※ Pi Hao looked at him. And his face was full of pleading, presumably there must be something to ask for, hey six heads, and said to Pang Yuqin: "You wait."

Pang Yuqin saw that Ke Yao went to find Li Pu and them, and said, "It's okay, you are busy first, call me if you have something, I am in the house." Then he turned and went upstairs.

Du Wenhao followed the cold shopkeeper into the door and came to the backyard.

There were several people standing in the back garden, one of them was a fat old lady with a very fat body, with a few family servants, standing with her hands down with a humble face.

The shopkeeper Leng introduced: "Mrs. Han, this is the eldest master of the criminal officer. Du Imperial Doctor Du. A big man. This is the "Xianyun Restaurant" halfway up the mountain. Han's shopkeeper's wife, Wang. She has something to ask you,"

The fat old lady hurriedly lifted her robe and knelt down: the little one who said that the criminal officer was the master! Behind her, a group of servants also knelt down and kowtowed.

Du Wenhao was a little curious, in ancient times, when people saw officials, unless they were above the public court, they had to kneel, because in the public court, the official represented the court, and there was no need to kneel on weekdays. Just bow down and bow down. This fat old lady should have something important to do with this big gift.

At that moment, the void helped each other: "Mrs. Han, please get up." ”

The maid behind her hurriedly stepped forward to help her up. But she pushed her away, supported the ground with both hands, and cried, a handful of snot and tears, and said: "Master Mention the Criminal." Please, be the little one

"Say something when you have something to say!" Du Wenhao frowned. He really can't get used to seeing women crying.

The fat old lady still didn't get up, and sobbed: "Big master." Our lord is gone, and he doesn't care about the yamen when he reports to the official, but he has no choice, I heard that the lord has mentioned all kinds of prisons, so I came to implore the lord to be the master of the grass people

Du Wenhao couldn't cry or laugh: "Your master is gone, and you want the official to help you find it?"

"No, no, no!" The fat old lady was busy shaking a pair of fat hands wildly. The villain is killed, and he doesn't dare to work for this matter. It's just that the villain is suspicious. Our two masters have been murdered! Woo woo woo,"

The fat old lady began to cry again, and the maids and servants behind her also wept.

"Alright, alright! Don't cry, what's going on, talk about it! Move a chair." Du Wenhao said helplessly.

The cold shopkeeper hurriedly ran to bring a chair, and a guy brought a coffee table and made fragrant tea.

Du Wenhao took off his robe and sat down: "Say it!" ”

The fat old lady almost cried this time, kowtowed and continued: "That's the case, half a month ago, our lord brought three hundred taels of silver, and also brought a shop guy to the city to procure. As a result, he never came back! Woo woo woo,"

This time Du Wenhao didn't break her, he could understand the anxiety of not seeing his relatives, and only waited for her to cry before he said, "Why did he bring so much silver to buy?"

Three hundred taels is equivalent to 300,000 yuan, which is not a small number.

The fat old lady sobbed and said: "Our lord is going to check out the bill this time and buy by the way, our Xianyun Hotel and the purchase of various shops are settled once every six months, so there are more silver taels when settling." ”

"Three hundred taels of so much money, in addition to the purchase, if you go out for a tour or something, it's enough? Is this money his entanglement to run away from home? ”

"Impossible". The fat old lady looked left and right, knelt forward and climbed two steps, almost to Du Wenhao's feet, and said in a low voice: "The old man bought the goods with cash, he really has the heart to abandon his family and children and leave alone, he should bring silver tickets, and although our family is not one of the largest families in Hengzhou, the family background is still very solid." Don't say three hundred taels. Three thousand taels are in the house. I won't just bring three hundred taels, so how long will it last?.

"Oh, your analysis is very reasonable, so will he make the decision to go to a teacher and visit a friend temporarily? Or maybe you're stumbling over something?

"We went to the Yamen to report to the official, and the Lord Zhizhou said the same. But no, our lord was good before, treated people well, the family was harmonious, never made enemies with others, the business in the store was also very prosperous, and he didn't owe anyone money, so he didn't need to go out to avoid the enemy's creditors. Our lord doesn't prostitute or gamble, he never enters the green house and gambling house, and there are no good women outside. If you think about it, there is only such a result as being killed! Sir, please call the shots for us! ”

"Have you sent someone to look for it?

"I looked for it, my relatives and friends asked all over it, and I also painted a portrait to the big inn outside the city in Hengzhou. The inns and restaurants in nearby towns have also asked, including the Qinglou Gambling House, and they all said that they have never seen the master. Judge of the Judge, you said, isn't this a murder?

"What about the guy who came with him?

"It's gone! To say that our master is gone, he eloped to avoid debts or went out on his own. Playing in the water or something, it's still possible, but the guy Li Wangzu is also gone! ”

"Did you go with your master?

"It's impossible! Wangzu, this kid is one. Son. The grandparents, parents and parents at home are still there, and they all rely on him to support themselves. He would never leave them behind and run on his own, besides, he was also engaged. I'm about to pass through the door while talking, how can I leave at this time? ”

Du Jiahao thought for a moment. Then he asked, "Do you know where your lord buys the goods?" Have you asked? ”

"I asked, and several shops that often have business dealings with our restaurant have also asked, and they all said that the master has never been there

"That means your lord disappeared before the goods were stocked?

"yes. They heard that our master was gone, and they also helped to ask, and they had asked about similar shops in the city, but they had never seen the 7th master of Daizhou go. ”

"That's weird, after you asked, who was the last time you saw your master?"

"It's the city gate official who guards the city, and he said that on the day the lord disappeared, he saw the lord take his man Wangzu into the city. He also greeted the master. But didn't you see the lord and they went out? We asked the guards and soldiers of the other gates, but they all said that they had not seen them. ”

"Do they all know your master?"

"You all know, these city guards take their families to Hengshan Mountain to cool off in the summer, and they have to stop at our Xianyun Inn when they go up and down the mountain? In addition to a lot of accounts in our hotel, how can you not know it. ”

Since the rebellion of the Baiyi Society, all prefectures and counties have strengthened the city defense, this Han shopkeeper seems to be a well-known local rich businessman, and the city gate officials all know each other, if what they said is true, then this Han shopkeeper has never come out since he entered the city, and he should have disappeared in the city.

Du Wenhao carefully looked at the old lady's expression, that kind of anxiety and heartache and pain, it didn't seem like he was cheating, this Han shopkeeper did not have the good relationship of the enemy's creditor, there was no motive to abscond from the field, and the portraits were searched everywhere, and no one had seen him leave the local area, especially, the guy who accompanied him also disappeared at the same time, judging from all kinds of signs, it was indeed very similar to being murdered.

Du Wenhao pondered and asked, "You go to report to the official, what did the old man of Zhizhou say?" ”

"Master Zhizhou said that this kind of case of no one alive or dead can only be regarded as missing, and the case cannot be filed to prepare the murderer. Let's continue to search, only when the body is found, and it is determined that it was murdered, the yamen will not care. Listen, sir, they don't care about our master's life or death! Old woman, I really have no choice, I heard the cold shopkeeper say, you are in his inn on the mountain, the old man. So I have the courage to ask the big man to make the decision for the villain. Woowoo"

Du Wenhao said: "Your speculation just now does have some truth. However, purely from the perspective of criminal law, what Lord Zhizhou said is right, it is true that a case cannot be filed before the person is confirmed to be killed. In this way, this official will help you come up with ideas, and maybe help find the whereabouts of the two of you. ”

"Okay, thank you, sir!" The fat old lady kowtowed.

Du Wenhao pondered and said slowly: "If, what the official said is if, if your master is killed."

"It must have been killed! After going down the mountain and into the city, there has been no news for half a month. I've searched everywhere, where else can I go if I wasn't killed? Woowoo"

"Don't cry yet. Listen to the officer's words. ”

"Yes, yes! Big man. ”

"According to what you say, he has no grievances with anyone, and he does not owe money to anyone, let alone a debt of affection, which means that the person who plotted against him is unlikely to be a vendetta, and he has three hundred taels of silver on him, so it is most likely that he will kill for money! Of course, there are other possibilities. Solving a case starts with the best possible place. After getting the money, the murderer will definitely use the money. Now, first of all, find out what valuable things your master has brought with him? Then carry out targeted investigations to see where these things appear, and then follow the vine to find the real culprit! ”

The fat old lady suddenly saw hope, nodded again and again, and her chubby face was full of snot and saliva, and she couldn't care to wipe it;

Du Wenhao said: "Now you have a good memory, when your master left, what valuable things did you bring?" ”

The fat old lady knelt on the ground and tilted her head and thought: "When the old man left, he brought three hundred taels of silver." The fat old lady blinked, and glanced back at the children and servants kneeling behind her, "What else did the master bring?" What are you doing on your knees? ”

The fat old lady's son interjected: "Mother, Dad has a jade pendant on his body!" ”

"Yes, yes!" The fat old lady hurriedly turned back to Du Wenhao and said, "When our master left, he had a jade pendant on his body, which he bought when he married me in the early years, and it cost four hundred taels of silver!" ”

Du Wenhao suddenly became interested: "Jade pendant? What does it look like? ”

"It's a little pig, and our master is a pig. The back is also engraved with the auspicious day we have chosen. Before getting married, their family specially found a jade craftsman to customize. ”

"Oh, this kind of personal product, if the murderer has a little brain, he will not dare to sell it for a while, at least not in Hengzhou. Anything else? ”

A maid said: "Old lady, the old man still has a wrench in his hand, which he bought from the capital a few days ago. ”

"Yes, yes!" The fat old lady said to Du Wenhao: "The old man also has a jade wrench on his thumb, which was bought in the spring of this year, and he bought it when he went to the capital to buy it, and it only cost less than thirty taels, so we still said it was worth it." ”

"Oh?" Du Wenhao pondered for a moment and said, "The value of this wrench is not very high, and it is a generalized jade jewelry bought in a jade store." There is no specificity, and the murderer may be sold. However, since this jade wrench finger came back from the capital city of Wu, it should be rare in Hengzhou. It can be used as a clue for searching. Anything else? ”

The fat old lady and the others carefully recalled the clothes of the shopkeeper Han at that time, as well as the items they carried, including the items that the store guy Wangzu carried.

Du Wenhao said: "In this way, you immediately organize the family servants who have seen these objects of the old man and Wangzu to inquire about the shops in the city and near the township to see if these things appear, once they appear, you must be quiet, and immediately come to inform the official!" ”

The fat old lady agreed repeatedly. He took a brocade box from the butler behind him and opened it, and it was full of silver taels. Six-three! "Crying is the villain's concentration, please laugh at the big man"

Du Wenhao waved his hand and said: "I can't accept this, if my help can help you find your master, he is fine, and I can talk about the reward at that time." If your lord is really killed, this official will mention all kinds of prisons, and it is the duty of this official to find the real culprit, and this official has already received the court's money, and it is within his duty to investigate and handle the case, and he cannot receive a penny of newspapers

The fat old lady listened to Du Wenhao's righteousness, and she was afraid of annoying the eldest man, so she naturally didn't dare to insist. Close the lid and hand it to the butler, kowtow and thank you, and with the support of the servants of the family, staggered away.

The cold shopkeeper waited for them to go away. said to Du Wenhao: "Master." I'm sorry for your trouble, their shopkeeper Han is a good friend of me, so I took the liberty to come to you. ”

"It doesn't matter. Of course, those who can help must help, besides, if this case is really murdered for money, the official will raise some prison and inquire about this case is the duty? The perpetrators must be brought to justice. ”

"Yes, the eldest lord is the master of the people, it is really our blessing." The cold shopkeeper laughed.

"Okay, I'll go back if there's nothing else to do."

"Sir, please stay." The cold shopkeeper went up and said: The villain still has some private matters and wants to ask the master to help.

"Oh, it's related to your lady, right?" Du Wenhao immediately thought of it.

The cold shopkeeper laughed dryly: "Yes, big man, there were many people yesterday, it's not easy to speak, what Doctor Qian said, in fact, is what people think, cheap and sick for many years, but we have found all the Lang Zhong who can be found, and we all say that there is no medicine to cure, the big man is a miracle doctor of the world, and the house is kind and kind, and I implore the adults to treat the disease." As long as you can cure the disease in the cheap, it will cost as much as you want. ”

Du Wenhao was very simple: "Okay, there is no problem." Let's take a look! ”

"No, no, let's talk about it at night, this disease can't be approached during the day." Besides, don't you want to accompany your wife to have something to do? I can't delay you. ”

"Alright, then night!"

Du Wenhao came back with his hands behind his back? Lin Qingdai saw it and came over and said, "Wen Hao, did you go to the backyard to see the wife of the cold shopkeeper?" ”

"Well, but I haven't seen it yet, I said I'll watch it in the evening."

Lin Qingdai looked left and right, lowered her voice and said, "I heard." What kind of madness did the wife of the cold shopkeeper have, and the cold shopkeeper locked her up, which is really pitiful. ”

Du Wenhaoqi said: "Crazy? ”

Lin Qingdai: "Yes, I just looked at you with my eyes straight when I didn't move, and then I fell to the ground and convulsed, which is quite scary." ”

Du Wenhao remembered Li Pu's cry before, and couldn't help laughing.

Lin Qingdai: "Wen Hao, what are you laughing at?" ”

Du Wenhao cleared his throat and said, "Yesterday, Li Pu was startled by that woman like this. ”

"Yes, can this disease be cured?"

"I haven't seen it yet, I don't know that it can always be cured, and if it can't be cured, it's not that the disease can't be cured. It's that the healer doesn't master the method.

In the evening, Ke Yao came back with Li Pu and a few guards, bringing a basket of wild fruits. The guards also shot two pheasants. Leave it to the cook to cook. This chef has good cooking skills, and the food served is delicious, which is appetizing. Du Wenhao couldn't help but pull the money and didn't accept it, and had a few drinks together. The women were also not interested, and drank the two jars of old wine cleanly.

After the meal, Du Wenhao took the money and went to the backyard with the cold shopkeeper. Ke Yao also wanted to go, but Qi'er insisted on letting her go for a walk with her, Du Wenhao thought that she had also drunk some wine, since the patient was talking about madness, in order to avoid irritation, he didn't agree, and only took the money and left without charging anyone.

Qi'er took Ke Yao's hand out of the inn and came to a flat grass, where Pang Yuqin was sitting on a big stone and looking at him with a smile.

Ke Yao knew that it was Pang Yuqin looking for her, and turned his head to look at Li'er. Lian'er smiled apologetically at Ke Yao, and said in a low voice: "Madam asked me to come to you, saying that I wanted to talk to you, and I was afraid that the master would find out, so I said, "I'm sorry, you talk slowly, I'll go first." ”

Ke Yao saw the pitiful appearance of Li'er, and knew that she was also embarrassed, among the four wives of Du Wenhao, Li'er had no opinion, and anyone could instruct her, thinking of this, Ke Yao said: "It's okay, you go and get busy." ”

Seeing that Li'er walked away, the mountain breeze on the mountain blew, Ke Yao's wine also woke up a little, she walked to Pang Yuqin's side, Pang Yuqin stretched out her hand and pulled her to sit down on the boulder beside her, and asked with a sweet smile: "Sister-in-law, you have something to do with me, why don't you just say it?" ”

"It's inconvenient to have a lot of people just now. That's why I let the girl call you. Actually, it's nothing, I want to talk to you. How old are you this year? Fifteen, right? ”

Ke Yao snorted, and seemed to understand what Pang Yuqin meant by asking.

Pang Yuqin smiled and continued: "Fifteen years old is not too young, it's almost time to ask the media to say goodbye." ”

Ke Yao tilted his head and grinned: "The surname is so anxious to marry me off?" ”

"When a man gets married, a woman gets married, it's a matter of course. Women always play tricks on people, and I don't ask the matchmaker to say goodbye now. I mean, "You can pay attention, your brother and I are not unreasonable people, although the eldest brother is the father and the eldest sister-in-law is the mother, and it stands to reason that we should help you make the decision about your marriage, but you have to make the final decision." ”

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Ke Yao smiled faintly, looked into the distance, and asked leisurely, "Sister-in-law, has you figured out who you want to marry Ke Yao?" ”