The old man nodded, and the next moment he burst into tears, "My lord, the old woman has no children and no daughters, and the old man died early, if it weren't for Wang Er's help from time to time, my old bones would have died a long time ago." ”

"His life is also bitter, his parents died when he was young, because the family is poor, he has not been able to get a daughter-in-law, and finally life is a little better now, but I didn't expect this to happen."

Song Ci recalled the case file, which recorded that Wang Er once went to a cloth shop and bought a coarse cloth, but because of the problem of silver, he had a conflict with the cloth merchant, so he killed him in a fit of rage.

But judging from his helpful character, he doesn't look like a bad guy who does evil, and there is a chance that this case will be wronged.

However, there are two other witnesses in this case, and their testimony is not false? Song Ci didn't dare to guarantee this.

"Old man, I don't know what Wang Er was doing before his death? What does he use to support his family?" The old woman said, "What else can you do besides farming?" The old woman has an acre of land, and he also has an acre of land, and every time it is time to sow seeds, water, and harvest, he will collect the old woman's son together, my lord, do you think people like him will kill people?"

Song Ci shook his head and said: "It's not a secret, Song doesn't believe it either, by the way, how much silver can you earn in a year?"

“.... In addition to keeping some for yourself to eat, most of them are sold, and after a year, our two families only have one or two, you say, what can you do with this two pieces of silver?'

Qin Xiaoyue interjected: "According to the current level of the Great Song Dynasty, it is true that one or two pieces of silver can't buy much things, even if you go to the pharmacy to grab some medicine, you will need more than a dozen copper plates."

Song Ci thought to himself, with Wang Er's money, I'm afraid he was reluctant to buy it, but when he saw the clothes on the clothes pole, they were already in tatters, and there were many puddings on them, and they were almost impossible to wear.

"Old man, do you know that this cloth merchant is still there? And where is the location? Song wanted to take the time to take a look, and by the way, find some clues. ”

The old man said: "It's still there, the shopkeeper is dead, but his children are still in business, it is said that they have some discord with the county magistrate Hou Tianhua."

This sentence, Song Ci's body was shocked, and after asking so much, this sentence is the most useful. "Old man, do you mean that the shopkeeper of the cloth merchant had a discordant relationship with Hou Tianhua during his lifetime? Are you sure there's anything else going on?"

"Is this still false? In fact, it was Hou Tianhua who fell in love with the cloth merchant's piece of land and wanted to forcibly occupy the mansion after repairing it, but unfortunately there was no negotiation, this cloth merchant's shopkeeper is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and there is an acquaintance who is an official in the imperial court, although he is also a minor official, but he is also a person from the imperial court, so this matter has been delayed. ”

Song Ci thought to himself, maybe this is one of the reasons why he was killed, Hou Tianhua wanted this land, and he did not hesitate to be the shopkeeper of the cloth merchant, but there must be a murderer when people die, so he found Wang Er, who made him powerless and powerless, and had no family? Even if he died, no one dared to cry out for him.

If this is the case, then the son of this cloth merchant may also suffer in the near future, because Hou Tianhua's goal has not been achieved, and he is not willing to forget it.

At the same time, there can only be two murders in a short period of time, and the same father and son died, and when the time comes, it may attract attention.

"Old man, have you ever said this today? Song reminds you that you are not allowed to spread this news until everything is resolved, I am worried that Hou Tianhua will be unfavorable to you. ”

The old woman said: "Don't worry, my lord, I'm not so stupid as an old woman, once I say it, I can't make this corrupt official want to kill him, although I am not afraid of death, but I don't want to even have a human certificate."

After getting the address of this cloth merchant from the old woman, Song Ci and the others quickly rushed over.

"My lord, when I heard the old mother say just now, I also think that there is a big problem in this matter, and the death of the cloth merchant shopkeeper may have a lot to do with Hou Tianhua."

Song Ci said: "Song also thinks so, the reason why he is looking for Wang Er to take the blame is nothing more than because of the identity of a bachelor, if there is no Wang Er, there is also Zhang San and Li Si."

"It's just that in the cloth merchant's son, we don't know if we can find clues, but Song, as the criminal officer, why is it just like that?"

Wen Chengdao: "My lord is the first work of the Great Song Dynasty, I don't believe that this case can't be solved, as long as someone commits a crime in the world, then no one can escape."

"Yes, if it weren't for the fact that I Lu Sheng would have been beheaded a long time ago, my lord's understanding of the work can be described as very clever."

Song Cidao; "You still think too simply, it is true that the case can be solved, but if the murderer has learned to do it, then it will not be easy to do it, this is simply the pinnacle of the showdown."

Along the destination, everyone soon came to the door of a gold-clothed firm, outside the house everyone walked very fast, there were a few people in the house to choose fabrics, it has been a month or two, there was a murder here, the fear has not yet disappeared, people have disappeared from their minds.

Song Ci and a few people strode in, picked up a piece of fabric and looked at it, they were all medium and high-grade, the material was good, not to mention the poor, even ordinary people couldn't afford to buy a few pieces all year round.

After sending a few people in the house, a young man of about thirty or so ran over, and his face still had the pain that had not disappeared, as if he was trying to hide his sadness.

It's been a month, but he hasn't gotten out of the blow.

"A few guest officers, I don't know what fabrics to choose? I have no bullying in this store, the price is fair, if the guest officer buys more, I can give you a discount. ”

Song Ci picked up a piece of the worst fabric and said, "Shopkeeper, I don't know how to sell this?" He looked at it for a while, and immediately blurted out, "This thing, as long as one or two silver, is the guest officer taking a fancy to it?"

Song Ci put it down lightly and looked at the one next to him, "If the fabric is so rough, it costs a tael of silver, the shopkeeper, your heart is not small!"

"This... The guest palace doesn't know, my cloth is rough, but there are a lot of materials, if the guest officer takes it to the tailor shop, he can make at least twenty pairs of clothes and pants, whether the guest officer uses it himself or sells it, I guarantee that you will not lose money. ”

Song Ci smiled, but he didn't take it seriously, "By the way, the shopkeeper, which one is the cheapest fabric for you?" Song has been short of money recently, and he doesn't dare to buy too expensive materials. ”

"Guest, the one you took just now is the cheapest fabric, and there is no cheaper one.

"Have you ever raised the price? Has this always been so high?"

"No, no, since the opening of our store, we have never increased the price, as long as one or two silver, nothing more, nothing less."

Song Ci nodded, and he also had a scale in his heart.