After a while, Jiang Baosheng came back to his senses. Hearing the greeting of the sisters, he pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a forced smile: "Xiao Shou'an's verdict has come down - the county magistrate said that if you kill someone, you have to pay for your life, so he was sentenced to beheading, and if nothing else, he will be executed after the autumn." ”

said that the person who beat Yuan Chunhua at the tea stall that day was none other than the current head of his family, who had been waiting for Song for 18 years, that is, Zhao Yongzhong's eldest brother - Zhao Yongye.

Everyone thought that Zhao Yongye had encountered an accident when he was out wandering, and there would be no news for 18 years.

Only Zhao Yuanniang, who returned from rebirth, knew that her so-called father not only died unexpectedly, but on the contrary, before his son broke into a catastrophe, he had been living quite well. The reason why he hasn't sent a word back to his home in the past eighteen years is that he doesn't want his new in-law family to know that he has already been married in his hometown and even has a daughter.

Yes, Zhao Yongye, who was greedy for wealth and wealth, concealed his marriage history outside and married another newcomer.

The family's surname was Xiao, and they were wealthy merchants who traded silk. The Xiao family, which can be called wealthy, is also one of the most famous people in the local area, the only deficiency is that there are no children in the family, and only one daughter is under the knees. In desperation, the Xiao family had to choose to recruit a son-in-law. And the only daughter of the Xiao family fell in love with the dignified Zhao Yongye at a glance, and forced her father to agree to recruit this newcomer who had just arrived as a son-in-law.

Zhao Yongye saw that the girl of the Xiao family liked herself so much, and he was very good at reciprocating the favor, and he immediately said that as long as Master Xiao was willing to accept him, he was willing to inherit the incense of the Xiao family, and even did not hesitate to abandon his original surname and change his surname to Xiao.

In his later years, the more worried Master Xiao was about the inheritance of his family. Therefore, Zhao Yongye's actions immediately won the favor of Master Xiao. Later, Master Xiao heard Zhao Yongye say that he was born in a family of scholars, but his family was withered, so he left his hometown to make a living, and he couldn't help but be even more excited. After a period of observation, Master Xiao found that Zhao Yongye was indeed literate and hyphenated, and he spoke well. He nodded and agreed to this family business.

Zhao Yongye, no, although Xiao Yongye has a poor character, his mind is very flexible. There are also quite a few means to do business. With his help, the Xiao family became more and more prosperous, and later even became the richest man in the local area.

However, Xiao Yongye, who patronized to make money, neglected the education of his son, or rather. What can he teach even if he teaches him seriously?

In short, Xiao Yongye's son lived up to expectations and naturally became a well-known gentleman. As a tyrant in the city, he is not only good at eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, but also extremely competitive and ruthless. He relied on the wealth in his family, and if he disagreed, he would beat people, maim people, and sometimes beat people to death.

It's okay on weekdays, even if someone dies, at most it will lose money, and no one dares to embarrass the young master of the richest family. It's just that if you walk too much at night, you will eventually encounter ghosts. The soul that died in the hands of Xiao Shou'an that time was actually the grandson of the local family for three generations. Things can't get any better.

As a result, the Xiao family, who felt bad, had to flee with their family. In a hurry, the ancestral houses, fields and shops that the Xiao family had accumulated over several generations could not take away, and all that could be taken away was some gold and silver. Despite this, the Xiao family's family is thick enough, even if they only bring out the gold, silver and jewelry, they can keep the family without worrying about food and clothing. However, Xiao Yongye is quite ambitious, and he is not willing to live a dull life with this small fortune no matter what, so he wants to find a new business to do.

It is said that the ancestral house of the Xiao family is located at the junction of Yanshu and Shu, and his family takes advantage of this geographical advantage. Perennial engaged in "international trade". Over the years, we have naturally held a large number of stable customers in our hands. Now that he has offended the people who are very influential in the local officialdom, not to mention that the business is certainly unsuccessful, and he even has to leave his hometown in order to save his life. But the business is yellow. But in line with the creed of "it is better to be raw than cooked", Xiao Yongye plans to change places and continue to do border trade. So, the Xiao family, who were panicked like lost dogs, fled all the way along the border of Yan and fled to the border city at the junction of Yan and Yuan, thousands of miles away.

I have to say that Xiao Yongye does have a hand in business. Luck was pretty good, too. However, after two years of work, he put the business on the right track, and bought a lot of shops and fields, making the Xiao family one of the most famous families in the border city. Even with the prosperity of the Xiao family, Xiao Shou'an, who had been honest for a while, began to stumble around again and did evil.

People are watching the sky, the sky is unspeakable, but there is always a time when the sky is bright.

I don't know if God can't get used to the evil deeds of the Xiao family, so he took action to clean it up. Anyway, the good fortune of the Xiao family soon came to an end, after an earthquake, not only all the newly purchased permanent production was in ruins, but also the valuable goods purchased by consuming a large amount of silver were also buried. What's even more gratifying is that it is said that the gold and silver rescued by the Xiao family this time are not as soft as a fraction of what they brought out last time.

Perhaps it was Xiao Yongye's head broken this time, coupled with the fact that the money was almost lost, seeing that there was no possibility of a comeback, he finally remembered his hometown after wandering outside for most of his life, and actually came up with the idea of returning to his hometown, so he took the Xiao family back to Jinghai from the border city.

The above is based on Yuan Chunhua's description of the former master's family, combined with Zhao Yuanniang's memories of her previous life, Zhao Siniang's speculation on the ins and outs of Xiao Yongye's unexpected homecoming.

In fact, after Yuan Chunhua and her mother were sold to the border city, they only stayed in the Xiao family for less than two years, and they knew very little about the details of the Xiao family. In his previous life, after Xiao Yongye returned home, he was secretive about his experience outside, either keeping his mouth shut or opening his mouth, and Zhao Yuanniang had no way of knowing what they were doing outside. Later, many years later, Zhao Yuanniang returned to her hometown to worship the Song family, and only by chance did she hear about the murder committed by Xiao Shouan. It's just that at that time, the old Zhao family had already disappeared, and Xiao Yongye's father and son had already lost their bones, and Zhao Yuanniang, who had already taken revenge, heard it and didn't study it deeply, so she didn't know the details.

So, the problem arises.

Yuan Chunhua and Zhao Yuanniang have both heard of Xiao Shou'an's evil deeds, and Zhao Siniang also believes that this is by no means groundless, and has a high degree of credibility. But no one knows where the ancestral home of the Xiao family is located - it should be true on the Yanshu border, but the border is so long, which city is it?

Such a critical issue could not be clarified for a while!

You must know that if you want to solve Xiao Yongye in the shortest possible time, the most direct and effective way is to find out the bitter master and let them identify Xiao Shou'an. I heard that the family is quite powerful, and it can really make them stand up, but the result is definitely not only for Xiao Shou'an to subdue the law, but also for the entire Xiao family to die.

Xiao Shou'an is in the law, and the Xiao family is finished; Xiao Shou'an got away with it, there is nothing wrong with the Xiao family, it is estimated that Zhao Siniang's family will have to finish playing.

This is not alarmist, combined with the lessons of the blood of the previous life, Zhao Siniang felt that this possibility was going up.

In fact, after listening to Zhao Yuanniang's account of the past in the teahouse that day, Zhao Siniang realized that Xiao Yongye was a big trouble and must be prevented as soon as possible, so she immediately began to find out the details of the Xiao family. However, in the past few months, she has hired people to visit the countryside several times, but she has not been able to get useful information back. Later, Xiao Yongye sent it to the door himself, and Zhao Siniang took the opportunity to dig deeper, but she also failed to dig out the ancestral home of the Xiao family - she guessed that the reason why she couldn't find out was that Xiao Yongye, who was thoughtful, had repeatedly told his family not to talk nonsense, especially about his ancestral hometown.

After realizing this, Zhao Siniang could no longer be calm, and even began to regret that she should not have sent the Xiao family to the county government on impulse, but should have slowly planned and then acted.

However, regret is only for a moment. Anyway, the thing has been done, and there is no going back. If you have the kung fu to feel sorry for yourself here, it is better to find another way to solve the problem.

Zhao Siniang thought about it carefully, although the Xiao family was mixed into the bear-like way it is now, and all the people who could sell it were sold, and those who stayed were basically confidants, and theoretically they should have extremely high loyalty, which actually confirmed this view - it really failed to pry their mouths open. However, after listening to Yuan Chunhua's introduction to the situation of the Xiao family, Zhao Siniang felt that the rich and unkind Xiao family was by no means a monolith, and it was not successful before but the bait was not "sweet" enough.

Just when Zhao Siniang figured out some clues and was ready to do a big job, Shopkeeper Zhou personally rushed over from Fucheng, and repeatedly promised that he would teach the Xiao family a profound lesson, so that Zhao Siniang should not worry.

With Su Ji's assurance, Zhao Siniang should be more at ease, but this excessive enthusiasm made Zhao Siniang vaguely feel a little uneasy.

So while accepting Su Ji's kindness, Zhao Siniang did not recall Jiang Baosheng who was sent out before, but let him continue to stay in the county to find out the news, and even added one hundred taels of silver to facilitate him to act secretly.

Perhaps because of Zhao Siniang's previous money to save herself from the pain of hard labor, Jiang Baosheng was extremely conscientious, and after many investigations, he finally dug out many of the master's private interests from the mouth of a certain domestic slave of the Xiao family. At the same time, he also kept an eye on the movements of the Xiao family, and as soon as Xiao Shouan's verdict came, he immediately rushed back to report the news.

"The case is decided? That's too fast, right? Zhao Yuanniang asked incredulously.

Happiness came too quickly, and Zhao Siniang also felt unbelievable. After all, lawsuits from ancient times to the present are not so easy to fight, even if there is a complete set of human and material evidence, it will take at least several months to have a clear result. What's more, although she learned the location of the bitter master, Jinghai was not less than a thousand miles away from the ancestral home of the Xiao family, and it stands to reason that the messenger she paid for should still be halfway there, and it was impossible for the bitter lord to receive the news so quickly to testify against Xiao Shou'an.

The plaintiff has not yet arrived, so how can this case be decided? No, even if the plaintiff comes, the case occurred in Yunzhou, and according to the law of Yanguo, the defendant should be escorted back to Yunzhou to pronounce the sentence. The Jinghai County Ya, which is subordinate to Youzhou, has the obligation to assist in the arrest, but it has no right to try cases in other prefectures and counties, even if it is a major case where human life is at stake.

It's not scientific! (To be continued.) )