Take things as they come.

Zhang Dabin was not in a hurry to go back, after pickling preserved eggs in this village, it was still early, and he went to Hou Village again.

The rattle sounded, and there was another shout of "pickled eggs, pickled eggs-", and as usual, children chased after him and coaxed.

This time, the first person to come to pickle preserved eggs was a rural daughter-in-law in her twenties, combing a big braid and dangling it. Zhang Dabin's first love combed such a big braid, which made him a little in a trance, and when the little daughter-in-law asked him how much it cost to pickle an egg, Zhang Dabin blurted out: "You can give it." ”

What he meant was that it didn't matter how much you give, it didn't matter. But the little daughter-in-law has some plans, what if the price is not finalized now, what should I do if the pickled eggs are opened at a high price?

The little daughter-in-law said, "What to do?" Is there a business that does this? Settle it before pickling. ”

"One out of five." Zhang Dabin was flustered by this big braid, and said casually.

The little daughter-in-law began to calculate how much thirty-five eggs cost, and the ten fingers of her two hands were linked, clearly calculating the amount.

Zhang Dabin felt that her brain cells had died a lot, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he said softly: "One yuan, seven cents and five cents." ”

The little daughter-in-law glared at him: "Five points is also counted?" ”

"Then one yuan and seven cents."

The little daughter-in-law probably felt that it was cheap, so her face became better and said, "Okay, you pickle eggs." ”

Zhang Dabin felt that this little daughter-in-law was not scheming, so he asked: "I just pickled eggs in the front village, and I heard them say that there is a Qi Huogen in this village, and he has moved away. Is his house empty? To sell or not to sell? ”

The little daughter-in-law said in surprise: "Roar! Are you going to buy his house? Staying here? Where are you from? ”

Zhang Dabin said with a smile: "I'm from Jianan, you feel good in this place, the land is fertile and clear, and things can grow in the ground." ”

The little daughter-in-law flattened her mouth and said: "His house will not be sold, I heard that Qi Huogen will come back in a few years." ”

"Oh? What's going on? Did he move out to avoid debts? ”

The little daughter-in-law said, "What debt to hide? You man! I don't know, don't talk nonsense, okay? He made a small fortune and took the opportunity to go outside for a few years. ”

"So do you know where he moved to? I went to him to discuss if he could sell me the house. ”

The little daughter-in-law said: "Qi Huogen is weird. No one in the village knows where he has moved. ”

"I heard that he has contracted fish ponds before? Why move away? In recent years, fish farmers can make money. ”

The little daughter-in-law said, "You don't know this, do you? The person who died in his fish pond was still a county magistrate, and no one dared to raise fish in the fish pond later, and it had been filled in. ”

"Ahh Is there such a thing? Could his move have anything to do with it? ”

The little daughter-in-law said to him, "What's the matter with you, the guest?" Staring at Qi Huogen? ”

Zhang Dabin smiled. said: "Just now I pickled preserved eggs in the former village. I heard that the people over there had been talking about him, so I couldn't help but be a little curious. ”

The little daughter-in-law pursed her lips, ignored him, and waited for the pickled eggs to finish. Walked away with a thick long braid.

There are not many people in this village who pickle eggs, and after the little daughter-in-law left, a middle-aged woman asked him to pickle eggs, and then there was no business.

Zhang Dabin carried the burden and walked to another village, and he now has the bottom of his heart. When chatting with the people who came to pickle eggs, he took the initiative to focus on the Shaozhu Highway fundraising and the matter of the county magistrate Gu, and naturally got more and more information from different people. To sum up, the response is more consistent is that the management of Shaozhu highway construction is relatively chaotic, and the project cost is relatively high; Different approaches are taken for the payment of interest and the return of principal on the proceeds; County Magistrate Gu died a strange death, and there may be another hidden secret.

However, all this information is hearsay, and the words that are passed on among the people may not be close to the truth, and if further investigation is to be carried out, it will inevitably alarm a certain force. Thinking of Ye Zhiran's confession, he would rather return in vain. Don't attract the attention of others, Zhang Dabin doesn't dare to act rashly.

After walking four or five villages around the countryside, the time was a little late, and he carried the burden back to Zhuzhou County, planning to stay in the county seat for one night.

The county seat of Zhuzhou is not large. It only takes half an hour to walk around the city.

In the center of the county, there is a clear river in the north-south direction, and the river is paved with small green bricks and bluestones on both sides. On both sides of the river, there is a row of old-fashioned buildings with some traces of history. Green bricks and tiles, log pillars. The business atmosphere here is not strong. Many local residents live.

Zhang Dabin found a small hotel, the proprietress was a chubby middle-aged woman, looked at Zhang Dabin from top to bottom, and asked, "Boss, what business do you do?" ”

Zhang Dabin smiled: "What boss? I'm a preserved egg guest. ”

"Oh, no wonder what kind of room do you live in with your burden?"

Zhang Dabin said: "It's cheaper, of course, it's better to have fewer people." ”

The proprietress had a bad face and said: "Even if you pick up a bargain, business has not been good in the past two days, there are few guests in the hotel, thirty yuan a night, you can live in a room for two people." ”

Zhang Dabin finished the formalities, picked up the things into the room and put them away, the time was still early, and he intended to go to the service desk to chat.

said it was a service desk, but in fact, the proprietress was a one-person shop.

Fat women generally like to eat melon seeds, and when Zhang Dabin came out, the proprietress was snorting happily, and there was a sound of "popping" in her mouth.

"Boss, talk to you, are there any cheap houses for sale in this neighborhood?"

The proprietress was surprised and asked, "What?" Do you want to buy a house here? ”

Zhang Dabin said: "I have a relative who is doing business and wants to buy a house here, so just ask. ”

The proprietress nodded and said, "I'll ask the right person if you ask." Did you go to that four-story house on the other side of the river? There is a family on the third floor, the house has been empty for more than three years, and if you want to sell it, the house must be cheap. ”

Zhang Dabin looked at the small building and said, "That house is very good, much newer than the house here." How can it be cheap? ”

The proprietress pretended to be mysterious and said: "The owner of that house died strangely, and no one dares to buy this house?" ”

"Oh? Dead in the house? ”

"No, dead in a fishpond. Some people say that he accidentally fell into it while drunk, some people say that he was killed, and some people say that he committed suicide, but the key is that this person turned out to be the executive deputy county magistrate here, a big official, and others are worried that there will be trouble after buying it. ”

"And where did his family go?"

"I heard that his wife was afraid of reprisals and moved away with her daughter. However, sometimes I come back and hear that there are complaints everywhere. ”

Zhang Dabin kept it all in his heart, and said perfunctorily: "What a hard worker." ”

"If your relatives want to buy it, I'll keep an eye on it for you, and when the woman comes back, ask her."

Zhang Dabin hurriedly shook his hand and said: "This family has had such a big incident, my relative probably won't buy it, he is a businessman, and there are many taboos." ”

The proprietress nodded and said, "That's what I said." ”

The next day, Zhang Dabin went to a nearby teahouse shop for tea, hoping to find out more news. Unexpectedly, most of the people in the teahouse shop were old men, making a pot of tea and setting up the dragon gate array, talking about the short sesame trivial things in the parents. In the city, he kept Ye Zhiran's care in mind, and he didn't dare to ask around for this information.

At about half past nine, he came out of the teahouse shop, and went far away to the door of the Gu county magistrate's house that the proprietress told him that many people had gathered, Zhang Dabin's heart moved, and he hurriedly walked there.

As soon as he got there, he saw a police car whizzing up, and the two policemen went straight upstairs.

Zhang Dabin hurriedly asked the people nearby: "Uncle, what's the matter?" ”

Chinese people are very curious, and they will gather a group of people whenever something happens. The elderly man was not surprised at all by Zhang Dabin's unfamiliar face, thinking that he was also a person who lived nearby, and said, "On the third floor, County Magistrate Gu's house was stolen by thieves. ”

Zhang Dabin asked: "Didn't you say that no one lives in this family?" ”

"Yes, after the accident of County Magistrate Gu, his wife and children moved away, and it is rare to come back once. No, his wife came home today, opened the door and found that the house had been turned into a mess, and immediately called the police. ”

"Huh? So? What did you lose or not? ”

The old man shook his head and said, "County Magistrate Gu is a good official, but it's a pity that there is no good reward for good people in this world, which is completely different from the sixties and seventies." Listening to his wife, he only lost the previous work record book of the county magistrate, and eighty percent of it was sent by those who had ghosts in their hearts. ”

Zhang Dabin pretended to be confused and asked, "What are they stealing the record book for?" ”

The old man sighed and said in a low voice: "County Magistrate Gu was killed by someone, we all know it. His wife complained everywhere, maybe she had something in her hand, and these people came to steal the information. ”

"So, most of the records in the notebook have records of these people doing bad things."

The old man said, "Yes! ”

…… After a short time, the two policemen walked down and said to the woman behind him nonchalantly: "If you don't lose valuables, you won't file a case, it's not a big deal." ”

The woman said loudly, "Why is it not precious?" This notebook is a record book of my family's work before he was killed, which records the major events that happened in the county, and there may be confidential affairs of senior officials of the county party committee and county government. ”

The policeman spread his hands and said: "This is just talking, this kind of burglary thief comes and goes without a trace, and it is difficult to find it." ”

The woman was anxious and said, "I have a suspicion." ”

"Who?"

"A director of the Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Eighty percent of this matter has something to do with him. I just told him last night that I was going to come back and look for the notebook, and it was immediately stolen. Moreover, it was this notebook that was lost. It's been three years, and there have been no thieves patronizing, so why was it stolen as soon as I talked about it? ”

When the police heard that this matter involved a senior official of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, they hurriedly said: "Tao Xiao'e, you go to the police station with us to make a record, don't talk nonsense in public." ”

Zhang Dabin was shocked when he heard that the woman seemed to be saying that Ye Zhiran instructed someone to steal the notebook, how could this be possible!

If she went to the police station to talk nonsense, wouldn't she push Director Ye into the fire? It's bound to attract some people's attention!