Zhao was eager to hear this, and quickly nodded, Wang Yi handed over the embroidered shoes to Chai and Chai Meng and took Wang Wu towards the location of Zheng Baozi's house.

Wang Wu pointed to Zheng Baozi's back door and said, "It's here."

Meng Tianchu looked around, he asked Chai Meng to hand the embroidered shoes to himself, Wang Wu didn't know what Meng Tianchu was looking at, and his eyes looked around.

Meng Tianchu: "Are you sure you found the embroidered shoes here?" ”

Wang Wu nodded hurriedly.

Meng Tianchu frowned, and said, "You found the embroidered shoes here at dusk yesterday, and then went directly to the Yamen to report the case, right?" ”

Wang Wu saw that Meng Tianchu's expression was wrong, and his expression was also a little afraid, but he still nodded.

Meng Tianchu yelled and said, "You're lying!" ”

When Wang Wuyi heard this, he was suddenly a little frightened, and couldn't help but take a step back, just stepped on the steps, and almost fell.

Meng Tianchu looked at Wang Wu solemnly and said, "Say, where did you find these embroidered shoes, and then say that they are your daughter's?" ”

When Wang Wuyi heard this, he hurriedly said: "It's really my daughter's, this embroidered shoe is made by my mother-in-law when my Xiaolian came to Zheng Baozi, and the neighbor's Erniang made it for her, you can ask Erniang." ”

Meng Tianchu: "It has been raining for the past two days, you yourself look at the mud and sewage everywhere under the steps, you look at this embroidered shoe, except for some blood stains, even the soles of the feet are rarely muddy, it can be seen that your daughter was killed two days ago, and the shoes cannot be under the steps." So. You, Wang Wu, are lying, why don't you hurry up and recruit me from the truth? ”

As he was talking, the door opened, probably because Meng Tianchu's voice made Zheng Baozi hear it, so he opened the door to take a look, and saw that there were three people at the door, and he was about to scold, but he saw that Meng Tianchu was a little familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen it. Seeing that the man on the steps was actually Xiaolian's father who was working in his shop a few days ago, he immediately smiled, walked up to Wang Wu cordially, and said, "Brother Wang." Why are you still you, I thought you had gone back to the countryside? Why don't you come in and talk, this alley is so hidden, so hurry into the house to talk. Who are these two? ”

Wang Wu said hatefully: "I sued you to the Yamen, and the people from the Yamen said that they wanted... I want to preside over for my king... Public... Be fair, I want you to compensate my Xiaolian's wages and bride price! These two people are the people of the Yamen. ”

Zheng Baozi was stunned when he heard this. Said: "Brother Wang, your daughter has only been working in my store for more than ten days, according to what you said before." Those who work for a month before being paid. Later she left on her own. Why do you suddenly ask me what wages and bride price money I want, aren't you being vexatious? ”

Meng Tianchu stepped forward. said: "Below is the master of the county government." ”

Zheng Baozi hurriedly bowed his hand, and then said: "The grass people are familiar with you, but I don't know where I have seen it, so let's go to the house to talk first, it's hot and smelly outside." ”

After speaking, he invited Meng Tianchu and the three of them into the house, and then closed the back door.

Meng Tianchu saw that although the room was not big, it was very clean and organized by Zheng Baozi, and it looked very comfortable.

After Zheng Baozi asked Meng Tianchu and them to sit down, he said with a smile: "Master, I don't have tea, I don't know if I mind drinking a bowl of water to quench my thirst." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that although Zheng Baozi looked very rough, his speech made people feel humble and polite, and it was easy for people to get close.

Meng Tianchu nodded with a smile and said, "I'm sorry for you." ”

Zheng Baozi smiled and went to get water, and Wang Wu on the side said, "Pretend... Pretend to be a good person, don't think that you can not give me a girl's salary with a bowl of water, hum! ”

Meng Tianchu saw it in his eyes and said, "Wang Wu, you haven't told me yet, where did you find your embroidered shoes?" ”

When Wang Wuyi heard this, his face immediately changed, and he said, "I... I said it, I forgot. ”

Meng Tianchu: "You remember the day when your daughter paid her salary so clearly, why did you forget what happened yesterday?" ”

Wang Wu immediately stopped talking, and at this time, Zheng Baozi brought three bowls of water, handed them to them one by one, and then sat opposite Meng Tianchu with a smile.

Meng Tianchu took a sip of the bowl and said, "What is your original name?" It's always bad to call you Zheng Baozi. ”

Zheng Baozi smiled and said, "It's not in the way, it's not in the way, everyone calls me that, I'm used to it, it's just a name." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Wang Wu said that his daughter was helping you here, why did you leave?" When to go to the ground? ”

Zheng Baozi thought for a while and said, "Xiaolian is actually quite diligent, and..."

Wang Wu grabbed the conversation, pointed at Zheng Baozi and said: "Official, you heard, you heard, he himself admitted that my Xiaolian was diligent." ”

Meng Tianchu motioned to Wang Wu not to speak, and then said to Zheng Baozi: "It seems that you are quite satisfied with Xiaolian, why would she quit?" ”

Zheng Baozi smiled and said: "She actually worked for half a month, and suddenly said that she was looking for an errand to be a maid in a rich family, so she didn't do it, and I couldn't force it, and besides, I was used to it alone, so I let her go." ”

Wang Wu: "You lie! Where did my Xiaolian know any rich people, it was obvious that you didn't want to pay my Xiaolian salary, so you used her for half a month, and then drove her away. ”

Zheng Baozi always smiled heartily and said: "Brother Wang, you brought Xiaolian to me by yourself, everything was said in advance, she wants to leave, what can I do?" ”

Meng Tianchu took out the embroidered shoe and showed it to Zheng Baozi, and said, "Do you recognize this embroidered shoe?" ”

Zheng Baozi looked at it and shook his head.

Meng Tianchu: "Wang Wu said that he picked up the ground from your back alley, and said that it was Xiaoliandi's shoes." ”

Zheng Baozi looked at the embroidered shoes again suspiciously, and said embarrassedly: "That maybe, I can't remember, she has been gone for such a long time, not to mention what I do when I pay attention to the embroidered shoes of other little girls every day?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Did Xiaolian say who was going to be a maid when she left the ground?" ”

Zheng Baozi: "No, I asked." But she didn't say it, and said that she had already sent a letter to her family, so I didn't have to worry. ”

Wang Wu immediately stood up and said, "You lie to people, you have nothing to do!" ”

Meng Tianchu: "Did anyone else see Xiaolian when she left?" ”

Zheng

"Aunt Liu next door, she happened to help me send it to my domestic sow and persuaded Xiaolian."

Meng Tianchu nodded and said, "Okay, if we have anything, we will ask you again." ”

Zheng Baozi nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay." Then he got up to see off the guests.

Wang Wu saw that Meng Tianchu didn't ask anything, and he was about to leave. Then he said, "Just leave?" Official, you don't search his house, maybe my Xiaolian was killed by him and where is she still hiding? ”

Zheng Baozi's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he pulled down his face and said, "Brother Wang, what do you mean?" Do you still need to teach the officials of the yamen to do things? ”

Meng Tianchu: "Okay. Let's go, Wang Wu, you also go back for the time being, and the people from the yamen will inform you if there is any news. "After saying that, I don't want to go to the back alley anymore, it really stenchs unbearable. Let Zheng Baozi lead the way out of the front yard.

When I walked out of the hall, I found that there was a small courtyard with four osmanthus trees planted in it, which grew luxuriantly. There are also two bushes of embroidery that are also green.

Meng Tianchu walked and looked, and suddenly saw a child's shoes hanging in a corner of the courtyard, so he said, "Zheng Baozi." What about your wife and children?

Zheng Baozi chuckled a little embarrassedly. said: "My wife has been gone with her son for five years. I dislike that I am poor, and I don't want to continue to live with me. So he took his son and left. ”

Meng Tianchu was stunned and said, "Isn't your business very good now?" Why not get them back? How nice is it to be a family reunion? ”

Zheng Baozi sighed and said, "I can't find it, I've also looked for it, alas, forget it, I can live alone now." ”

Walking to the door, Zheng Baozi suddenly seemed to think of something, and said: "If the master doesn't dislike it, I made some osmanthus wine myself, can you take it back and taste it?" ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly excused himself and said: "No, no, I have injuries on my body now, so I can't drink, besides, where is there any reason to eat with your wine." ”

Zheng Baozi didn't wait for Meng Tianchu to finish speaking, he took out a small wine jar from a small shed next to the courtyard, about three catties of wine, walked to Meng Tianchu's side and opened the lid of the jar, and immediately exuded a pungent aroma, Meng Tianchu has always been a good wine person, but he knew that he couldn't ask for this wine, so he said with a smile: "I really can't ask for this wine, okay, I'm leaving, we will come to you if there is anything." After speaking, he couldn't stand the tempting aroma of wine, and hurriedly snatched people out, Zheng Baozi saw that Meng Tianchu insisted, so he couldn't say anything, and watched them leave at the door with the wine jar.

Wang Wu walked out of the alley, and then said a little unhappily: "I'm... But if he doesn't leave, he hasn't... I didn't pay my daughter's salary, I'm sure my daughter didn't go to work as a maid for someone else's family, but... Let him be killed. ”

Meng Tianchu: "People have no grievances with your daughter, what are people doing when they kill your daughter?" ”

Wang Wu was speechless, but his expression was still a little unhappy.

Meng Tianchu: "By the way, you haven't told me yet, where did you find this embroidered shoe?" ”

Chai Meng said on the side: "If you dare to frame a good person, let our yamen find out, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, you will be imprisoned." ”

When Wang Wuyi heard this, he immediately said in a panic: "That... That shoe is indeed the place I found in the back alley of Zheng Baozi's house, I... I'm not lying. At the time this shoe was placed in a... In a bamboo basket, there are some nice clothes in it, I think some of them have seven... Seventy percent new, so..."

Chai Meng let out a long sigh, and Wang Wu immediately said in fright: "I guess it's him... He didn't want the ground, so... So just..."

Meng Tianchu glanced at Wang Wu coldly and said, "Since you think that Zheng Baozi is not wanted, why are you saying it now?" ”

Wang Wuzhi was stunned, and said for a long time: "That's a big deal, I'll send it back, but the shoes are really my daughter's, I don't lie." ”

Meng Tianchu: "Okay, then you go back first, I'll find someone to tell you something." ”

Wang Wu had no choice but to leave in a huff.

Meng Tianchu returned home and asked the imperial doctor to re-coat the wound, and after eating, it was completely dark. Meng Tianchu was reading quietly in the study alone, and after a while, someone knocked on the door, and after he answered, someone pushed the door in, which turned out to be gentle.

"It's been a busy day today, why don't you take a break now?"

Meng Tianchu motioned to sit down gently, and then said, "Reading can be regarded as rest." ”

smiled gently and said, "Old Man He came here and brought you something, guess what?" ”

Meng Tianchu shook his head and said gently: "It was said that someone sent you a jar of osmanthus wine, and I don't know how to find it at home. ”

When Meng Tianchu heard this, he was very surprised, and said, "The person who delivered the wine didn't say who he was?" ”

Gentle: "I said that my surname was Zheng, and I didn't say anything else." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't know why he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, and said, "I know." ”

Seeing that Meng Tianchu was thinking about something, Wen Rou didn't disturb him to stand up and leave, Meng Tianchu said, "Long live Lord, when will they come back?" ”

Gentle: "I don't know, probably I should come back tomorrow, by the way, Tianchu, if you don't say it, I forgot, Jian Ning came here today, and brought you a bottle of healing herbs that she said was the best healing herb, and then she also brought some lotus root powder, saying that you like to eat, it seems that she really has thoughts about you." ”

Meng Tianchu deliberately stared at Gentleness viciously, and said, "Don't think nonsense, what a mess, thank her for me." ”

smiled gently and said, "She will come tomorrow, and at that time you will tell others in person." ”

Meng Tianchu had no choice but to nod, and his mind flashed over that transparent beautiful face.

Gentleness walked out of the door, and then carefully closed the door for Meng Tianchu, Meng Tianchu listened to the gentle footsteps and gradually went away, but his mind suddenly became chaotic, and all of a sudden Wang Wu's face, Zheng Baozi's face and Jian Ning's face all appeared at once, and the three faces changed alternately, sometimes thick, sometimes cunning, sometimes coquettish, sometimes cold, which made people more and more terrible the more they thought about it.