Zhuang Rou had already rushed out while speaking, and dragged out a chubby mother-in-law from behind the wall with her clothes, and when Mrs. Li saw this person, she asked in surprise: "Sister of the Zhu family, what are you standing behind the wall?" ”

The mother-in-law of the Zhu family smiled awkwardly, "I was just passing by, and I didn't dare to come out when I saw an official here, so I could only stand here." ”

"I see, the adults are kind, you don't have to be afraid. Your son hasn't been back for a few days, so you can let the adults check it, maybe he also took the money to work. Mrs. Li said casually.

For the sake of the silver, she has a little belief that her son is not dead, anyway, the son of the Zhu family does not study well, he runs around all day without a trace, and he can't earn a copper coin back.

She secretly thought to herself that she would not let go of any opportunity to show off her son over others.

When she said this, the mother-in-law of the Zhu family suddenly stiffened, and said with a somewhat ugly face: "As soon as my family came back, just a few days ago. ”

Zhuang Rou felt that this Zhu Pozi was deliberately standing outside to listen, of course, it was a habit for these old ladies to like to inquire about other people's affairs, but her son was not a serious person.

Otherwise, why would you be smiling so ugly?

So, she asked: "Don't dare to leave when you pass by, don't want to deceive the official." You are here to eavesdrop on the root of the wall, why are you so interested in Li Jiu's disappearance, do you know his whereabouts? ”

"For example, I know where his body is, but I am afraid that I will find out, so I quietly come over to hear it, so I can rest assured. Some people are like this, they are very scared after killing someone, and they always want to inquire about the situation at the home of the person who was killed, so that they can feel at ease. ”

Zhuang Rou looked the mother-in-law of the Zhu family up and down, with a fierce light in her eyes, and grinned at her: "You are so old, you shouldn't be able to kill a young man, it can only be your son who did it." ”

"Nope! You can't say that...... Official, my family didn't kill Li Jiu in one shot! The mother-in-law of the Zhu family shook her hand vigorously and stammered in defense.

Seeing that she was scared like this, Zhuang Rou didn't care if she was scared by herself or not, and shouted: "Then what are you afraid of!" ”

This scared the mother-in-law of the Zhu family so much that she couldn't speak, her legs suddenly became weak, and she sat on the ground limply. Mrs. Li looked at the mother-in-law of the Zhu family in a daze, and after reacting, she immediately pounced, grabbed her neck and shouted: "You who have suffered a thousand cuts, what about my family's ninth child!" ”

The mother-in-law of the Zhu family widened her eyes, grabbed Mrs. Li's hand vigorously, and said with difficulty: "No, I don't know, my family hasn't come back." ”

"Phew, it must be Zhu Yifa who coveted the silver my son earned, so he beat him to death!" Mrs. Li cried and scolded and beat the Zhu family's mother-in-law, this time it was confirmed that Zhu Yifa went out with Li Jiu. For so many days, her family made such a big fuss in order to find her son, and the mother-in-law of the Zhu family knew that the two of them were going together, but she didn't say a word.

Zhuang Rou grabbed Mrs. Li's hand, looked at the people of the Li family and said, "Why are you still standing, pull the old lady away, I still have to ask questions." ”

The Li family hurried over, helped and lifted Mrs. Li away from the mother-in-law of the Zhu family, and even kicked her shoes away when she struggled. Several members of the family finally pressed her on the chair and didn't let her get up.

"Don't talk, your son is yours, and if you can't find it, you'll have one less person to support your family." Seeing that Mrs. Li was still struggling when she was pressed on the chair, Zhuang Rou threatened.

These words worked better than anything else, Mrs. Li suddenly stopped making trouble, just glared at the mother-in-law of the Zhu family fiercely, gritted her teeth and scolded: "If Lao Jiu is really gone, your house will have to be used to pay off the debt, and you have to give me a pension!" ”

Zhuang Rou glanced at her, she didn't know whether people were alive or dead, so she was worried about someone else's house. Besides, where are the rich families on this street, every house is more dilapidated, only the poorer and not the poorest.

The mother-in-law of the Zhu family felt wronged and was beaten in vain, and her son also did not come back, wiping her tears and crying.

There was no need for Zhuang Rou to ask her, she took the initiative to speak, "Official, I just have such a son, although he usually doesn't have a serious business and follows some land all day long, but he is still filial to me." ”

"Half a month ago, he came back and gave me two taels of silver, saying that he had found a good job and could make a fortune......"

Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Li screamed and wanted to jump up from the chair, "Okay! One or two of them belong to the ninth child of my family, you give me back the silver! ”

Zhuang Rou couldn't bear to point at her and scolded: "You shut up for me!" If you talk nonsense, I'll let your family not be allowed to conduct scientific research for eight generations! ”

This hit Mrs. Li's death hole, and she muttered indignantly and sat down. Thinking that the people don't fight with officials, this person has a bad reputation, maybe he will really do this kind of thing.

Seeing that she was finally quiet, Zhuang Rou looked at the mother-in-law of the Zhu family, "Li Jiu followed your son Zhu Yifa out, right?" ”

"Yes, Yifa said that he picked up something to do outside the city and recruited someone to do the work. For each person recruited, he could earn fifty yuan, and only recruited the disaster victims outside. When this man recruits more, he will be able to control these people, and he can take a 10% of their wages every month. The mother-in-law of the Zhu family told everything she knew, and then concealed that the Li family could eat her raw.

"He hasn't been lazy since he was a child, so he called Li Jiu and wanted him to help take care of the victims who were recruited. After the two went out half a month ago, they didn't come back, and as soon as this incident happened, it was said that what they earned was money that others didn't know. ”

The mother-in-law of the Zhu family wiped her eyes with her hand sleeve, beat her heart and cursed: "Official, the conscience of heaven and earth!" If I tell a lie, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky. The two of them really went out together, and when the Wu family was wronged by this poisonous Mrs. Li, I didn't dare to come out to speak, for fear that she would find me to ask for a son. ”

"Today, I also want to come and hear if the government has found anyone, as long as Li Jiu is found, he can also find my son."

Zhuang Rou asked carefully again, and found that the mother-in-law of the Zhu family knew so much, and it was not clear where she was going to work or what she was doing. Mrs. Li knows less than she does, and she doesn't know anything.

But the only thing that can be determined is that the two of them can't be sure that they were killed, maybe they are still doing work somewhere, but they can't come back.

Closing the small book in her hand, after receiving it in her arms, she waved her hand and sent the Zhu family's mother-in-law away, "You can go, come to me if you think of something." ”

"Thank you, sir." The mother-in-law of the Zhu family didn't need to arrest herself, so she quickly thanked her and ran away in the cannibalistic eyes of Mrs. Li.

"As for you." Zhuang Rou looked at Mrs. Li again, "This matter has nothing to do with your daughter-in-law, if you go to the yamen to bring people back, if you dare to make trouble again." You should also know that the murderer pays for his life, I don't want your life, but I still don't let your family go on a scientific expedition. ”

She didn't want to put the Wu family in prison at all, it was an idle eater, and now that the government was so poor, it was purely a waste of food to lock up a prisoner without oil and water.

Like the mother-in-law of the Zhu family, if she hadn't encountered this disaster, she would have to go to prison for a few days. But now that there is a shortage of food, and these families are so poor, Zhuang Rou doesn't want to give them the opportunity to eat together.

Mrs. Li nodded helplessly with a bitter face, "Master, I'll have someone pick her up in a while." In the past few days, she has eaten three meals a day in prison, and she must have gained a lot of weight, and she will really enjoy it. ”

"You are also a talented lady, can you be more tolerant, how can such a small family teach a scholar. If you want to eat in prison so much, you will also come to the prison to enjoy it? Zhuang Rou really couldn't stand her anymore, and got up and said angrily.

"Don't dare, don't dare! The official walked slowly. Mrs. Li quickly shook her hand, her old bones couldn't stand tossing in prison. Now she just hopes that Zhuang Rou will leave quickly, so that she can go to the Zhu family to trouble the Zhu family's mother-in-law.

Zhuang Rou didn't let her go, raised her eyebrows and asked, "The fortune teller you said before, where can I find him?" ”