"Brother Chang thinks that the housekeeper's words can be taken seriously?"

Leaving Yunfu again, it was already the time when the sun was sinking in the west. In winter, when the sun sets quickly, the streets are darkened in the blink of an eye, and the shops that are about to close are hung with their lanterns.

The brocade box containing the clothes was held by Chang Tai, and the afterglow of the lantern in front of the shop fell on the mahogany box, glowing with a strange sheen.

"It's a bit strange to say, I've heard of this stealing of corpses, but I have to sell the clothes of the dead...... No matter how you think about it, it feels weird. ”

"If this man is for money, he can do anything." Xing Ruyi looked at the wine shop not far away. The liquor shop was very small, and most of the people who came in and out were people who lived by hard labor on the Yunjiaji, but if you carefully distinguished, you could also see one or two people who were different. When I say different, I don't mean their clothes, but their expressions and the sneaky aura that comes with them.

Relying on hard work to earn a living, although he will be looked down upon, his bones are hard, he speaks cautiously and his voice is small, but he is neither humble nor arrogant. As for those who behave sneakily, speak loudly, and are full of confidence but have a pair of eyes that are blind, the money to buy wine is not the right way to go.

Xing Ruyi doesn't know if these people will also go to Hui Niang's inn to spend the night, if they do, will Hui Niang's in-laws be able to see their clothes? Perhaps, they really look at it.

"Ruyi has heard of this matter of selling the clothes of the dead."

"Oh? Could it be that there are really people in this world who do this kind of business? ”

"Man dies for wealth, and birds die for food. For their own benefit, there will indeed be people who do such immoral things. Ruyi had heard that in some places along the coast, there would be large ships carrying many kinds of clothes by sea. There are men and women, old and young. When the garments arrive at the docks, they are snatched away by the people on the shore, simply sorted, processed, packed and sold to various towns. Most of these clothes are worn by others, but some of them are taken from the bodies of the dead, and it is said that some of the clothes are stained with the vomit and even blood of the deceased, which is really disgusting. ”

"There are both shippers and shore-to-shore robbers, so there will be sellers and buyers. It's just that Brother Chang can't figure it out, will anyone really buy this kind of clothes? ”

"If it's a more novel style, it will be favored by a girl who loves beauty. If the quality is poor, those people will keep the price very low, even much lower than what you would pay for a piece of fabric. This rich and noble family, who is not short of food and clothing, naturally will not buy it, but what about those poor people? Especially like the people in front of us who rely on coolies to come out to earn a living. I have to count and eat the rice every day, and I am afraid that I am reluctant to buy new clothes. When you encounter this kind of clothes that can be worn and are cheaper than buying cloth, how can you not be tempted? ”

"So, they are pitting ......" Chang Tai silently clenched his fists.

"Although it cannot be said that it is certain, most of the people who buy these clothes are indeed people who are not very generous in money." Xing Ruyi sighed lightly: "These are just what Ruyi heard in her early years, as for whether Huiniang's in-laws are doing this kind of business, we still need to check again." The words of the Yunfu housekeeper are just speculations, and they can't be fully believed. If you can't keep it, others think that Huiniang's in-laws are difficult to get along with, and deliberately squeeze out others behind their backs. ”

"I'll go to the government office and see if I can find more from there. The matter of Yunfu, as far as it is concerned, seems to have become an unsolved case, and I am afraid that we will not be able to find more favorable and intuitive evidence to prove that this matter is related to people or non-people. I can't find out, and I don't need to waste my mind, so I can go home and have a good rest for the time being. You have been out for most of the day, but I am afraid that Yin Gongzi will have to bear a lot of heart for you again. ”

Ruyi thought the same thing. The disappearance of Mrs. Yun and Hongliu, there is no more to check from the Yun Mansion, so it is better to change the entry point and start with this dress in the box to see if it is really related to it. ”

"This dress, after I go back, let's ask Yin Gongzi to take a look." Chang Tai cautiously handed the box to Xing Ruyi's hand. "I know you know some spells, but after all, you are not as proficient as Yin Gongzi. If there is really anything strange about this dress, according to Yin Gongzi's cultivation, he will definitely be able to see it. It's like you, don't be willful! ”

"Brother Chang, when did you become so verbose." Xing Ruyi took the box.

Is there anything strange about this dress, as long as she uses ghost magic, she can see a rough idea when she opens a pair of ghost eyes, but when she goes out, the fox tells her thousands of words and instructions, saying that the things in her body have finally been pressed back, don't be willful, if there is something, he will definitely take action in person, tie her up and hang her.

It was rare for Xing Ruyi to see the fox threatening himself so seriously, so he naturally didn't dare to make a mistake. When she was in Yunfu, she almost couldn't hold back several times, but as soon as she thought of the fox's serious eyes, she suppressed the idea of using ghost magic.

Chang Tai didn't speak again, only patted Xing Ruyi's shoulder with his hand, turned around, and went in the direction of the post house.

"Brother Chang!"

"Huh?"

Ruyi has always had one thing hidden in her heart. You know Ruyi's temperament, once you hold things in your heart, you don't eat well, sleep unsteadily, and feel panicked in your heart when you do anything. You know in your heart that although Ruyi can't receive your good in this life and this life, in Ruyi's heart, he has always regarded you as a relative. Therefore, Brother Chang, Ruyi doesn't want to hear the lies you made up carefully when Ruyi asks the question in her heart. This question is asked as you wish, and you can not answer it. ”

"Brother Chang knows what you want to ask." Chang Tai's eyes flashed.

"Ruyi's thoughts, sure enough, I still can't hide it from Brother Chang. So what is the answer, can you tell Ruyi. ”

"Ruyi's ability, Brother Chang also knows. Brother Chang believes that at the scene of Li Yan's death, you must have seen something. That's right, Li Yan didn't die of illness. ”

"Then his death, is it ...... you, Brother Chang" Xing Ruyi paused, and after all, he still didn't ask the remaining half of the sentence: "Actually, Li Yan's thoughts, Ruyi can guess a few points." His illness is very serious, really serious, and even Ruyi is not absolutely sure that he will be cured.

Li Yan is a general, a general who was only replaced by his own hard work, and according to his character, he must not be willing to lie half-dead like this. His identity does not allow him to lie down like this. There are only two endings for him: one is to be used by others, and he is killed after being used. The other is a direct killing.

The word general will not only make people jealous, but also make people want to use him to make a living.

Li Yan is not stupid, he knows that if he has no way to return to the horse and return to the battlefield, his existence will be meaningless except to be used. But he is Li Yan, he is unwilling to be used, and he is unwilling to become a pawn in the struggle for power between the Chinese and Chinese warriors and the Li family. The reason why he is still alive may be that he really can't let go of the woods.

But that day, through the slightly open window, he heard the conversation between me and Mu Xi. Those conversations made him completely relieved. Because he knows that in this world, he is the only one who can really become a shackle to Mu Xi, and he is the only one who can hurt Mu Xi. So, he left, very embarrassed, but also very relieved. ”

"Ruyi—"

Chang Tai's mouth opened and opened, but he only said the word "Ruyi".

"Brother Chang, you're just a helper, right? Li Yan is your friend after all, if he begs you, you must not be able to bear to refuse, right? Xing Ruyi looked at Chang Tai's eyes, but Chang Tai dodged after glancing back at her.

"Yes, he begged me, because he hated that kind of self, that kind of self that could only lie down, that he could not help himself. He also knew that I would help him, just as he knew that once he asked, I would definitely agree to help him. Ruyi, Brother Chang doesn't want you to get involved in these disputes in the imperial court, nor does he want your life to have anything to do with the Li family or the martial family. Also, Brother Chang doesn't want to lie to you, today, there are some things that Brother Chang can't say to you clearly, but please believe that all he wants to do in this life, all Brother Chang wants to do is protect you. Brother Chang, I never thought of hurting you. ”

After speaking, Chang Tai turned around and left quickly.

Xing Ruyi stood silently in place until a familiar, reassuring aura came from behind him. She closed her eyes, took a half-step back, and leaned into the fox's arms with unmistaken accuracy.

"Why are you here?"

"My little Ruyi has been abducted and taken away for most of the day, and it looks like it's dark, how can I not come out and take a look."

"And what did you see? What do you see? ”

"I see that you are a little lost, even a little sad."

"Really?" Xing Ruyi turned around and grabbed the fox's placket with his hand: "The eldest brother Chang I know has never been like this, he is just a small catcher in Luoyang City, an upright, righteous, and enthusiastic little catcher, but his mouth is a little clumsy." But since when has he changed, he has become preoccupied, he has become ......"

Xing Ruyi raised his head and looked into the fox's eyes: "Is it because of me?" Brother Chang, did he become like this because of me? ”

"Ruyi!" The fox grabbed the hand that Xing Ruyi was holding on his placket, and glanced at the brocade box in his hand: "Don't always try to think of yourself as important. Each person's choices and changes are made by themselves. Chang Tai is like this, and so am I. ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)