Chapter 35: A poignant love story under the banyan tree
The rain in the middle of summer usually comes and goes quickly. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the sun comes out, and the water vapor in the air does not have time to disperse, and a rainbow will appear.
Very fast indeed.
Before the rain stopped, the back door opened. There is no heavy sound, so it should be turned on frequently.
The person who came out was busy stuffing his robe into his pants, presumably sensing the shadow in front of him, so he looked up.
Then Hu Zhou could clearly see the panic in his eyes.
Although Zheng Fusheng is small, there is no shortage of servants in the Spiegel Division who can tell meat jokes, so he naturally understands what the person in front of him was doing in it before. Then he had some contempt, for the people in front of him, and for the surviving people.
"The two officials ......," he had already cried.
The stealing person is known by the government, and he is going to enter the pig cage.
Gou Shun didn't understand that it was okay after so many times, why was he caught this time, it was still two officers. blamed the woman inside, complaining that she couldn't bear the loneliness. Fang Shu had just been dead for a few days, and the body was still in the Chengmu Mansion before it was buried when the woman found her. Yes, it had to be her. She killed her husband first, and now it's her turn.
Seeing his expression constantly changing, Hu Zhou said helplessly: "This is Fang Shujia, right?" ”
"Yes...... Isn't it...... "Gou Shun is really going to cry."
"How is Fang Shu on weekdays?" Hu Zhou asked.
Gou Shun didn't know what he meant, but he didn't dare to lie, "Others are very ...... Very good. Hardly ever blushed with the villagers. ”
Because he was telling the truth, the more he spoke, the smoother it became. Gou Shun is very thin, and his appearance is not outstanding, but his skin is dark because of the wind and sun of farming.
Hu Zhou nodded, "So, he doesn't have any enemies?" ”
"I didn't ...... No. Gou Shun's eyes were a little evasive.
"You should know that after asking you, I will still ask the rest of the village. If you don't tell the truth, I'll have to go over and over again. I'm usually afraid of trouble, and people who cause me trouble won't end well. Hu Zhou frowned.
Naked threats. And Gou Shun, who was blocked at the door of other people's houses, was mentally broken.
"Official...... The two officials, the little one really didn't lie, and Fang Shu really didn't have any enemies. If you really want to say that there is, it is...... It's the villain. But the villain is the one who loses, he once said that he wanted to give the little one a good look, but with his consistent cowardice, the little one didn't take it to heart. Official, his death really has nothing to do with the villain. Gou Shun said with a handful of tears and snot.
"Fang Shu is a foreigner, are there many people in the village who know about this?"
didn't care about wiping his tears, Gou Shun hurriedly said, "Back to the official, I know, everyone knows about this." He couldn't enter the ancestral hall, but when he was repairing, he also made donations, and people laughed at him behind his back for being stupid. ”
"Okay, it's none of your business." Hu Zhou said.
"Official......
"Don't get out of here!" Zheng Fusheng said angrily. The remarriage of his father and mother is a permanent scar in his heart.
Hu Zhou didn't care about Gou Shun's adultery with her, because she was now a widow, and she might be criticized for not being chaste, but it was really not a big deal. And Hu Zhou's heart is pretending to be a big thing.
Knock gently on the wooden door. The front door, for example, is more than twice as wide as the back door, which only allows one person to enter and exit.
Soon the door opened.
There was no flush on her face that would make Hu Zhou embarrassed, she didn't apply powder, and she couldn't see the traces of the previous beating. The body is plump, and the attractive bulge can be easily seen under the plain shirt, and if it is a long-tongued servant who comes with it, it must be the result of long-term moisturization.
There was no vegetarian in the house, which was expected by Hu Zhou before he came in. Otherwise, no matter how beautiful a woman is, it will be difficult for people to do anything here.
"Huilan, the people's daughter, has seen two officials." She looked pretended to be calm.
"You don't have to close the door, it's under this tree, I have some questions about Fang Shu that I want to ask you." Hu Zhou said.
The courtyard is not spacious enough, and there is a huge tree that requires several people to be enclosed, which is still somewhat in the way. What's more, leaves are constantly falling in the yard, and cleaning is also a problem.
From her distracted look at the fallen leaves, Hu Zhou knew that she shouldn't like this tree very much, "I didn't even put a table and chair under the tree, it seems that I don't covet this shade, but it is a little in the way." In that case, why not cut it down or transplant it elsewhere? ”
At first, Hu Zhou's question was not sharp.
"Back to the official's words, the tree was planted by the concubine's grandfather, so despite all the inconveniences, it still can't be cut down." Whelan explained.
Hu Zhou was a little surprised, "Fang Shu is in your house?" ”
Whelan shook his head, "This house was sold to him by my father. My father was addicted to gambling, lost all his land, and owed gambling debts, so he had no choice but to sell the house and marry him a cheap concubine. ”
When it comes to Fang Shu, her tone is always faintly detached. The words of the matchmaker of the parents' orders, the best result is probably to raise the eyebrows of the case. Raise the rice to the level of eyebrows, except for the humility, Hu Zhou really can't read the taste of affection.
"Before Fang Shu was killed, did he behave differently?" Hu Zhou asked.
She thought about it seriously and replied, "There's nothing different. ”
"Oh? Don't you think it's strange that he didn't return overnight? ”
“…… The concubine has had some disputes with him recently, and he came back drunk or came back early the next morning. She hesitated for a moment to explain.
"Before I came, I asked Fang Shu what kind of contradiction he was so blushing that he didn't want to go home?" Hu Zhou glanced at her and asked.
Hearing this, she was a little uncomfortable, "This is a family affair ...... concubine"
"Isn't it just stealing a man, but I'm embarrassed to admit it now? Speaking of which, he paid off your family's gambling debts, and there is always some kindness, if you don't miss him, it's just that, how can you do such a shameless thing. Hearing that she didn't want to admit it, Zheng Fusheng couldn't help but say.
Hu Zhou's face was embarrassed with a capital letter. In his mind, if a woman can't resist the temptation to steal people, there must be some reason. As for Gou Shun, Hu Zhou really can't think of any charm at all. And there is no husband and wife relationship between her and Fang Shu, and there must be many twists and turns in it. Although it was certain from the beginning that she could not be the murderer, but only a dead horse was a live horse doctor, Hu Zhou also looked forward to asking something that only people knew about the pillow. It's just that now it seems that nothing can be asked.
Sure enough, I only heard her say: "Since the official knows everything, why bother asking the concubine again." ”
"That's why he hurt you?" Hu Zhou continued to ask.
"Did the official think that the concubine had a grudge because of this, so he killed him?" There was disdain in her tone.
"You don't have this ability, and he doesn't have Gou Shun who we met at the back door just now." Hu Zhou didn't have to be so bitter, but he couldn't see that she was justified again and again.
Her face turned pale, "The official doesn't suspect that the concubine is a murderer, and is he just saying this to humiliate people?" ”
"Isn't it self-inflicted?" Hu Zhou asked rhetorically. I don't know if it's the pressure to solve the case that makes Hu Zhou very angry.
At this moment, Hu Zhou felt that Fang Shu must be the same as him, and tried to reason with the woman at first, but to no avail, so he hurt people.
"I'm just a widow now." The implication is that whoever I am happy with, who can control others.
"You!" In Zheng Fusheng's young worldview, there is no such shameless woman.
"In that case, please pack up your things and leave this house at once. Plus, you can only take your own stuff with you. This place is now at the disposal of the City Pastoral Mansion, if you want to know how to deal with it, you can go to the City Pastoral Mansion to find out in the future. Don't tell me that Fang Shu is dead, this house belongs to you as a matter of course, if you really plan to go into the pig cage. Hu Zhou was worn out of patience, and said very sharply.
Silence returned under the banyan tree.
"Fusheng, go to the street later to buy a few feet of white cloth and hang up the inside and outside of the house. By the way, buy some more ingot candles. Hu Zhou said softly.
"Okay, Brother Hu." Without waiting for a while, Zheng Fusheng ran out after speaking. After his father's death, it was also handled by his colleagues in the Spiegel Division, and he liked the friendship of the Division.
After a trip to Xiaoqian Village, Hu Zhou still couldn't find a reason for Fang Shu to be killed. It's just that the dark idea of killing one more Jinyue person to make up the numbers in order to make a big deal has been lingering in Hu Zhou's heart.
Hu Zhou, who didn't want to meddle in his affairs, drove Whelan away, and at that moment he was out of his own heart. Because if Fang Shu did die in vain, then the house left behind after his death became a place for her and Gou Shun to commit adultery during the day, which is too sad.
(on the banyan tree by the pond...... )