Chapter 297: Orchid
There is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no door in hell for you to break into.
Jiang Yanzhi frowned, looking at the person who came, he was worried that Xue Moran was alone, no, someone would automatically send it to the door.
"Kaifeng Mansion handled the case. Do you know Xue Moran? ”
The strong man was stunned and ran away, Min Weixiu wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Jiang Yanzhi, "Lu Bing." ”
Lu Bing, who was watching the play on the side, suddenly heard his name and almost didn't react.
Since he had Min Weixiu, he felt that he could retire to the rivers and lakes and plant flowers and grass, after all, he was not necessarily the opponent of the old Min family.
never expected that the three kings of beauty did not forget him.
"This thing of catching a stinky man, let's let Lu Bing do it, but show that you just smashed the wall, don't get tired."
Lu Bing stumbled, almost not falling, he felt that he had been slightly moved before and completely fed the dog.
He thought about it, and kicked the strong man angrily, knocking him to the ground, "Kaifeng Mansion is handling the case, what are you running?" Be a thief? ”
The strong man was sweating profusely, "No...... No...... I...... I am a homeless person, I don't have a household registration, I panicked when I saw the official master, this poor brother, you must not kick me out, my wife and children are counting on me to earn rations alone......"
Jiang Yanzhi frowned, "Lu Bing, let him go." ”
Lu Bing was relieved, and the big man turned around and sat on the ground, "The big official, the younger one is named Li Qingguan, and Xue Moran is the same township, and they are all from Qiantang people. One year, when Qiantang was flooded, nine out of ten people died in our village, and I narrowly escaped the catastrophe, but I became a homeless person, making a living by carrying coffins and building houses. ”
"The rest of the story is a long story, I came to Kaifeng Mansion, in a teahouse, and met Tailor Xue, who was a warm-hearted person who often helped our family. I was older than him, and he called me brother. He said before that he would go back to Qiantang to worship his ancestors and entrust me to take care of the house for him. I heard that someone was slamming on the door, so I hurried over, I really didn't know that it was the official who handled the case! ”
"My brother has a gentle temperament, and he only sews and mends on weekdays, he will never kill anyone! He had already left Kaifeng Mansion, and he didn't know why there were dead people in the walls of his house! This great official, my brother, he must be innocent. ”
Jiang Yanzhi frowned, "Li Qingguan, what injuries has Xue Moran suffered?" ”
Li Qingguan was stunned for a moment, pulled his hair, and after a long while, he said hesitantly, "I also know him halfway, and I don't know if he is injured or not." Only after drinking once, I heard him mention it, as if he said that when he was young, he once helped his grandfather cut rice in the field, but he cut his leg and spent a lot of money in the family. After that, he never went down to the ground again. ”
"The family thought that he was not the material for farming, and that he was born dexterous, so they sent him to the tailor's shop as an apprentice."
Jiang Yanzhi nodded, "Then there is nothing wrong, the person who died is Xue Moran." ”
As he spoke, he looked at Li Qingguan carefully, and the corners of Li Qingguan's mouth moved first, and then he cried in surprise, "How is this possible, my brother Xue, he was fine before, I just thought he went back to Qiantang." ”
"No, you're lying, you didn't know that Xue Moran was dead, you didn't know it at first, but when you came in the door and saw the bones, you would know. Right, Li Qingguan. I said before that Weixiu should not get her hands dirty, not because I look down on you, but because you are covered in dust and a lot of wood chips. ”
"If King Ben is not mistaken, you should be building a house for someone, right?"
Li Qingguan's face changed greatly, "The small one is indeed to give people a house, but I really didn't kill Brother Xue!" I'm ......"
He thought about it, gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and said in a slur manner, "What the big official said is not wrong, I am a little skeptical." Before, I told Brother Xue that he would go back to his hometown and build a mound for my father and aunt, and one day, maybe I would be able to go back and worship them. ”
"Obviously, I said yes, but he didn't come to ask me to take the money and left. I just thought he was in a hurry, and I was secretly annoyed, but I didn't think much about it. Until the Chinese New Year this year......" Li Qingguan said, a little embarrassed.
"I am a coolie, although I came to Kaifeng Mansion earlier than him, but I have been renting a large compound with my mother-in-law and children, and it is too crowded. Brother Xue is not here this year, I think that the house is empty and empty, so it is better to bring my family to have a happy New Year......"
"The house here is warm, and our family eats pots here, and my mother-in-law said that there seems to be a strange smell in the house, so I want to find it. I was used to being a mason, and I could tell at a glance that the eastern wall had been rebuilt. ”
But I didn't find out what the smell was, my mother-in-law was uneasy, and felt that the Bodhisattva would not let us live in someone else's house, so we hurriedly ate the New Year's dinner, and we went back to our own house. I didn't think much about it, but the year was over, and Brother Xue didn't hear from him at all, so I had a guess in my heart, and I never thought of it......"
Li Qingguan said, his face was a little bad.
Originally, I wanted to take advantage of it and have a good New Year, but I didn't expect to be stared at by a dead person in the wall and eat the New Year's dinner.
Jiang Yanzhi didn't say that he believed him, nor did he say he didn't believe it, and continued to ask, "Then do you know if Xue Moran has any other important people?" What has he been busy with lately, and who have he met with before leaving? ”
Li Qingguan shook his head, "Brother Xue's clothes are a bit like that, so he rarely mentions them." I only know that he often makes clothes for the ladies in the Qinglou. Oh, by the way, he also said that he is not young and intends to marry and have children. ”
Li Qingguan racked his brains and thought, "By the way, he likes orchids very much." Obviously, orchids are very expensive and troublesome to raise, but he saves money just to raise orchids. His orchids are not an ordinary variety, and I have heard that they are worth a lot of money. ”
Orchid?
Min Weixiu remembered the orchids painted at the door, the orchid potted plants in the yard, and looked at the orchid picture hanging in the house, this Xue Moran really likes orchids.
She walked around the room again, heard a jingling sound from the window, turned her head to see, there was a string of orchid-shaped wind chimes hanging in front of the window before, because she smashed the wall too much dust, Anxi had already opened the window to ventilate, as soon as the wind blew, the bell jingled the bell.
"Yanzhi, the house is so clean, as if someone has deliberately cleaned it."
Li Qingguan was almost scared to pee, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The big officials see that when the small one is in the New Year, this house will be clean and clean, and there will be nothing." Brother Xue is so clean, I definitely didn't kill people and destroy corpses. ”
Jiang Yanzhi walked to Min Weixiu's side, stretched out his hand, and touched the wind chime, "Xue Moran has no relatives and no reason, if he dies, this house is yours, right?" ”
Without waiting for Li Qingguan to defend, Jiang Yanzhi said again, "Weixiu, let's go to the Red Embroidery Pavilion." ”