Chapter 12: The Plague of Innocence
The shopkeeper moved a stool for Chen Siye to sit and wait, and ordered a helper to ask for a catch.
Maybe it's because of the money, but it didn't take long for the helper to come with a catcher, who was tall and thin, with a pair of dead fish eyes, and the shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him, "Master Ma, why are you here." ”
The catcher smiled at the shopkeeper, "Lao Dong, it's business again, there's no way, the little ones are all in trouble." ”
The shopkeeper leaned into Chen Siye's ear and whispered: "This is Ma Zhutou, I don't know why I came here in person today." ”
Chen Siye comprehended, hurriedly stood up, arched his hand and said, "Good horse catcher, thank you for your hard work." ”
Ma Zhutou glanced at him and said, "It's okay, it's the responsibility." Let's go, then. ”
The shopkeeper prepared a thin coffin and a set of very thin shrouds and loaded them into the car, instructed two helpers to pull the cart, and also brought shovels and other tools before setting off.
Everyone went out of the city together, Chen Siye led the way in front, two helpers followed behind to pull the car, and Ma Zhutou walked last.
Today the weather is fine, the visibility is high, the road is relatively easy to walk, there is nothing to say all the way, everyone walked for about thirty or forty minutes, and the few thatched huts are close in front of them.
The horse walked quickly to the thatched hut, and the body was still there, Chen Siye turned his head and said, "It's here." ”
Two helpers pulled the cart and parked next to the hut, waiting for the horse to come and verify his identity. Ma Zhutou muttered thankless words as he walked towards the hut, and everyone did not dare to answer without hearing it.
Ma Zhutou entered the house and saw a naked male corpse lying upright on the ground, subconsciously covering his mouth and nose, but now the weather is cold and there is no smell. Taking a closer look at the face of this dead body, Ma Zhutou seemed to have found it, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned his head to ask Chen Siye: "When did you find this dead body?" ”
"I came here the night before yesterday to avoid the snow and stumbled upon it." He had already figured out his rhetoric.
"Such a coincidence? Do you know him? And why should he be buried? ”
Chen Siye wondered, isn't it just to see if you want or not? Why do you ask so much, "I don't know, I don't think too much, I just can't bear it." He didn't say anything about picking up clothes, men always love face, and told Qiu Ju at noon because Qiu Ju knew what he was wearing before.
Without saying a word, Ma Zhutou pulled out a painting tube from his waist, and then pulled out a stack of paintings from it, rummaging through it carefully. Chen Siye had an ominous premonition, it wouldn't be such a coincidence, right?
However, the reality is always such a slap in the face, Ma Zhutou found a painting, "Yes, the sea fishing document in Liangzhou, the flower thief Kou Wen, is him." ”
Chen Siye took a closer look, and the corpse was indeed similar to the man in the painting, and the mole on his neck was exactly the same position. Xindao won't be the shopkeeper and Ma Zhutou teaming up to play with themselves, wanting to pit their own two taels of silver, but after thinking about it, it's unlikely, this corpse is placed in this inaccessible place, who knows if it will be discovered, and if it is found, it will definitely be buried, and if it is buried, it will definitely go to his coffin shop? I feel a little worried in my heart, but don't be a good person who doesn't do it, and then make a fuss.
Ma Zhutou didn't notice his psychological struggle, turned his head and smiled at him: "Little brother, you are really my lucky star, although this Kou Wen is dead, but this corpse is also a credit, you don't have to bury him." ”
As soon as he heard this, Chen Siye's heart suddenly relaxed, it seemed that it had little to do with him, as long as he didn't get into trouble.
But I heard Ma Zhutou say again: "But you have to go back to the yamen with me, find out your place of origin, and confirm that it has nothing to do with this Kouwen before you can leave." ”
Chen Siye was dumbfounded, he didn't know where he was from, he didn't know the name of the place of the Great Ji Dynasty, and he would definitely answer the question when the time came, it would be miserable, and he was not sure whether the original owner of the body had anything to do with this Kouwen, if it really had a relationship, wouldn't it be over.
I was so anxious that I couldn't go back to the yamen with him, so I said: "Ma Zhutou, I have never seen this Kou Wen before, and I really spent money to bury him out of kindness." ”
Who knew that Ma Zhutou smiled lightly and asked the helper on the side: "Will you spend two taels of silver to bury a stranger?" The helper shook his head again and again, saving a little money enough for him to spend more than half a year, how could he spend it on a stranger.
Ma Zhutou looked at Chen Siye again and said, "Come with me, it will be clear if it has anything to do with it and go to the yamen." After saying that, he beckoned two helpers to carry the body into the car.
Chen Siye couldn't cry or laugh, this was really lifting a stone and hitting his own feet, he had no choice but to move out of the name of Mingyue Tower, and he didn't know if it was useful for this horse catcher, so he smiled and said: "Master Ma, it's not that the small one doesn't go with you, but the small one has to go back to Mingyue Tower to work, otherwise the small one's monthly money will be deducted." ”
I saw Ma Zhutou's face change and said: "Are you playing tricks on me, who in this Jiangxia Mansion doesn't know that there is no man in Mingyue Tower?" ”
Seeing the change in the color of Ma Zhu's head, Chen Siye secretly said that there was a play, and continued: "Ma Ye doesn't know, two days ago, thanks to Sister Le Xuan's view, she left me in Mingyue Tower, it's normal that you don't know, why don't we go to Mingyue Tower first when we go back and let me explain to my sisters, and then go to the yamen with you?" ”
He stared at Ma Zhutou's eyes, and when he said the word Le Xuan, Ma Zhutou's pupils shrank, which proved that he knew Le Xuan, and Le Xuan had a high status in his heart. If it were an inconsequential person, there would certainly be no such reaction. Suddenly, he made up his mind that as long as Ma Zhutou was jealous of Mingyuelou, and confirmed that he was a person from Mingyuelou, he would definitely not embarrass him again.
Sure enough, as Chen Siye expected, Ma Zhutou thought for a moment and agreed: "It's okay, when you go to Mingyue Tower, you will know if what you said is true or false, don't play any tricks." Chen Siye said again and again, I don't dare to dare.
Everyone returned the same way again, and the difference from when they came was that there were more corpses in the coffin on the car at this time, Chen Siye secretly sighed that his two taels of silver would not come back, and he was a little distressed.
After entering the city, Ma Zhutou instructed two helpers to pull the car and wait for him at the gate of the yamen, while he and Chen Siye went to Mingyue Tower.
Back at Mingyue Tower, he suddenly returned home, Chen Siye quickly stepped forward to push the door, but he didn't push it open, it should be the latch inside. Glancing back at Ma Zhutou in embarrassment, Chen Siye banged on the door and shouted: "Sister Qiu Ju, I'm back, open the door quickly." "As for why he called Qiu Ju, it may be that Qiu Ju knows martial arts, so he has a sense of security.
After filming for a while, I only heard Qiu Ju shouting: "Stop shooting!" Don't you bother! Hearing Qiu Ju's voice, Chen Siye was overjoyed, and stood still waiting for the door to open.
The door opened, Qiu Ju glared at him, and saw a soapy coat standing behind him, suddenly felt bad, and glared at him fiercely, before saying: "It turned out to be a horse catcher, I don't know what to do?" ”
Ma Zhutou saluted back and said, "Miss Qiu Ju, there is a lot of trouble, please take a step to speak." ”
Chen Siye was very happy, it turned out that they were all acquaintances, so it would be easy to do.
Qiu Ju nodded, walked aside with Ma Zhutou, and muttered for a long time, he didn't hear a word, he saw Qiu Ju take out a token-like thing and show it to Ma Zhutou, and then he heard Ma Zhutou say: "Then I won't bother." Then both of them came over, and Ma Zhutou smiled at Chen Siye: "Brother Chen is really favored by God, not only entered the Mingyue Tower, but also inadvertently discovered the long-wanted flower thief." You have a share of this Kouwen's bounty, and I will send someone to bring it to you another day. ”
Chen Siye secretly said that he really saw people talking about people and talking nonsense, but he still had to do enough work on the face, and said with righteousness: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, as a good law-abiding citizen, maintain social stability, and contribute to the country." ”
Ma Zhutou didn't understand this sentence, but he was embarrassed to ask. Saying goodbye to Ma Zhutou, Chen Siye and Qiu Ju entered the house, Qiu Ju closed the door, turned around and stared at him expressionlessly and asked, "Say, do you have anything to do with this Kou Wen." ”
Chen Siye couldn't cry or laugh, and he had to deal with you after dealing with the horse catch, so he had to explain aggrievedly: "Sister Qiu Ju, you know, I don't know this Kou Wen at all, I just want to do a good deed, who would have thought that he was actually a wanted criminal, if I had known that I would not have caused trouble like this." ”
Listening to what he said, the poor Qiu Ju couldn't help laughing, knocked on his head and said, "You are a broom star, you said that you should not cause trouble, but you still caused a lot of trouble." ”
Chen Siye covered his head and didn't dare to speak, but he was still a little happy in his heart, and Qiu Ju was still reliable at the critical moment.
"Thank you Sister Qiu Ju for breaking the siege, I won't cause trouble again in the future."
"I don't believe you, go back to rest, and I still have you to work at night."
Chen Siye answered and walked towards the backyard.
"Hey, wait a minute," Qiu Ju called out to him. Chen Siye turned around, worried in his heart, could it be that Qiu Ju wants to fix me again?
Qiu Ju trotted to him, looked upstairs, and mysteriously leaned into his ear and whispered, "The first day of the lunar month is Cuiyun's birthday, remember to give her a backup gift." ”
Feeling Qiu Ju exhaling like an orchid in his ear, he only felt that his favorability towards Qiu Ju had increased dramatically, and secretly said that Qiu Ju was really cute and hateful.