Song Yitao looked left and right, and walked away quickly with his baggage.

The man in the gray-and-blue cloth spat on the ground and left behind the tree with a disgusted face.

Jin Xiaolou followed Lin'er with him, all the way to the mouth of Bali Lane, and saw that the man went straight into the house, so he gave up, stopped for a while, and returned to Luer Lane.

Zhou Shuli happened to come back from Jingkou Village, holding a small sandalwood box in his hand like a treasure, and when he saw Jin Xiaolou hurriedly chasing after him, he handed the box to Xiaolou.

Lin'er turned around first, grabbed the box with her chubby little hand, and raised it to send it to her mouth.

Jin Xiaolou sneered, snatched the box from the pink mouth dripping with saliva, looked at Zhou Shuli's nervous appearance, and deliberately quipped: "Is this box a New Year's gift for your nephew as an uncle?" ”

Zhou Shuli put everything on his face, and he didn't hide anything.

Jin Xiaolou knew at a glance that the box must have been given to Gui Zhi, but he couldn't help but want to tease him.

"No, no, no." Zhou Shuli hurriedly explained, "This is what my mother specially asked me to send to Guizhi." ”

"And what are you handing me for?" Jin Xiaolou looked at Zhou Shuli with a smile.

Zhou Shuli scratched his head shyly: "You help me put the guizhi under the pillow." ”

Jin Xiaolou shook his head: "I can't help you with this." ”

With that, he handed the box back to Zhou Shuli, and entered the house as soon as he pushed the door.

Raising his eyebrows, he shouted into the room: "Guizhi, Zhou Shuli has something to tell you." ”

Huang Guizhi was washing clothes in the back room, and just put the soap corner and rubbed the bubbles on his hands, but he couldn't wipe the slippery ones, so he quickly ran out.

Seeing Zhou Shuli standing at the gate with a red face, he greeted him, raised his face, and flashed his eyes: "What, what do you want to tell me?" ”

Zhou Shuli handed the box to Gui Zhi, and said slowly: "My mother said that she has nothing else, so she has to carry such a thing, and now she gives it to you, I only want to ...... I only wish both of us a safe and smooth life. ”

Guizhi stretched out his arm, bent his elbow to clamp the box, smiled sweetly, and went back to the house to continue the laundry.

"Guizhi, wait a minute." Zhou Shuli called out to Gui Zhi, and took out a white cloth handkerchief from his arms, and gently unfolded it, and inside were three tired persimmons.

Zhou Shuli took out a piece of persimmon and handed it to Guizhi's mouth, his eyes were full of expectation and joy.

As soon as the cinnamon branch bites down, the rich aroma of osmanthus overflows into the mouth, followed by the thick sweetness of the persimmon.

"This is my mother's osmanthus persimmon made in autumn, picked the fresh red persimmon pickled in osmanthus before the rain, this year's rain is more, the persimmon is not easy to do, most of the mildew is broken, only these three pieces, are for you."

Gui Zhi's heart was sweeter than persimmons, and after reaching out to wipe it on his dress, he picked up a piece and fed it to Zhou Shuli's mouth.

"Eat sweets together." After that, he took the last piece of persimmon and entered the house.

As soon as he entered, he handed the last piece of persimmon to Jin Xiaolou.

Jin Xiaolou took it and cut it into six parts, and one person sent a small piece to try it.

The last bit of it was stuffed into Lin'er's mouth, so sweet that Lin'er couldn't stop laughing.

Jin Xiaolou and Gui Zhi washed their clothes together, and after drying them, they sat on the edge of the bed and watched Gui Zhi open the small sandalwood box.

The box was covered with brocade, and inside was a pair of jade earrings.

The color is not a good jade, the dark green jade body is mixed with yellow and black markings, but the whole body is round, clean and bright.

What's even more rare is that the earrings are carved very well, ingenuity, the jade is carved into a curly leaf shape, the leaf vein lines are clearly visible, those yellow and black impurities are like the brown spots naturally generated on the leaves, from a distance, a young leaf that has first budded out is lifelike.

Jin Xiaolou took out the earrings and put them on for Guizhi, which was already born white and clean, glowing under the reflection of jade, and the delicate drops were like new dew on the leaves.

……

After Jin Xiaolou handed Lin'er over to Gui Zhi to take care of, he went out alone.

I bought a bag of plums, sat at the wellhead near the left side of Bali Lane, and stared at the mouth of the alley while eating.

From time to time, women in the alley came out to fetch water, laundry and cooking, and saw that Jin Xiaolou was a little strange, so Jin Xiaolou divided the plums, saying that he was looking for someone, but attracted one or two women with broken mouths to sit with her, and told the people in the alley all over again.

Just as he was talking happily, Jin Xiaolou saw from a distance that the man in the gray and blue cloth clothes who had seen him earlier was carrying a small cloth bag and walking out with his head buried.

Jin Xiaolou took a plum and asked while biting: "Who is that person, do you know aunt?" ”

The aunt unceremoniously grabbed a handful of plums in Jin Xiaolou's hand, turned her head and glanced at it: "He, he's Dachun." I've been living here for more than ten years, and I have a sick sister at home, and I rely on him to work as a guy in Qiuyue Restaurant to earn money to buy medicine for my sister and hang on to her life, and he is an honest and honest person. ”

"It's a pity that the two brothers and sisters, both of them are not young, the sister can't get married, the brother can't get a daughter-in-law, they depend on each other, and they are also poor families."

After speaking, the aunt glanced at Jin Xiaolou: "What, is the person you are looking for him?" ”

Jin Xiaolou's eyes rolled, and Qiuyue Restaurant ...... She hadn't seen this person in Qiuyue before, so it seemed that this person was even more suspicious, so she took advantage of the situation and nodded: "Like, looks like." ”

"What, is it really him?" The aunt muttered, "What are you looking for him?" ”

Jin Xiaolou's brain was grinding quickly: "I came to find a fellow villager, I lived next to him when I was a child, and I played together." ”

"Countryman?" The aunt waved her hand, "Then you must have seen the wrong eye, do you know where Da Chun is from?" ”

The aunt continued: "Changba Village!." ”

"Tanglin Changba Village!" Seeing that Jin Xiaolou was still at a loss, the aunt raised her voice excitedly, "You don't know Changba Village?" Thirteen years ago, there was a big earthquake in Changba Village, the mountain collapsed and surrounded a lake, who knew that one day it rained heavily, the lake burst the embankment, and all poured into Changba Village, and all the people in the village died. It's only thanks to his good water nature, not only did he live, but he also saved his sister, but that sister only had half a life left when she was saved, and she didn't raise it well until now, you say, how can he have a fellow countryman?! ”

Jin Xiaolou was stunned, he never thought that there were no fellow villagers in this big spring.

However, knowing that he has good water nature, Jin Xiaolou became more and more convinced, and Da Chun of Qiuyue Restaurant was the murderer.

It's just that how can I make up a reason, not only to make this aunt believe her words, but also to help see the feet of the big spring......

Nine times out of ten, the murderer stepped on a wooden thorn, and it was always better to take a look.

Jin Xiaolou paused for a moment and said eloquently: "My family is in Qingyang Village, there is a rich family surnamed Song in the village, this Song rich family has recently had a serious illness, and seeing that it is not possible, I asked me to come out to find his only son who was lost when he was young." I was a neighbor of Song Fuhu, lived close to him, and had a very good relationship with his son when I was a child, so I was entrusted by him to go out to find someone. ”

"Song Fuhu's son was lost early, and it is possible that he was abducted to Changba Village." Jin Xiaolou continued, "Then the Song family's brother was born with a big black mole on his feet, otherwise, my aunt will find a way to help me take a look, if it is really him, I will be grateful!" ”

Jin Xiaolou said that he had taken out a piece of silver from his arms and stuffed it into his aunt's hand: "This is hard-earned money, you can take it whether it is successful or not." ”

"Ouch!" The aunt almost fainted when she saw the silver, picked it up and took a bite, and hurriedly put it in her arms, "I never thought that there would be such a thing, but I am afraid that the Song family will find a son to go back to inherit the family business!" ”

Jin Xiaolou nodded.

"Since that's the case, I'll immediately ask Da Chun to take off my shoes and socks to show you!" The eldest aunt shouted, "Such a good thing, if it is really a big spring, the hard life of their two brothers and sisters can be regarded as the end!" ”

"Don't!" Jin Xiaolou grabbed the aunt who was about to leave, "Auntie, do you think that if it weren't for Da Chun, wouldn't it be disappointing if you let out this news and make him happy?" ”

"It's better to watch quietly, and when it's conclusive, then tell him before it's too late."

After Jin Xiaolou finished speaking, the aunt hurriedly stroked her chest: "Yes, yes, the girl is still young, and she thinks thoughtfully." ”

People who are accustomed to living a poor life are most afraid not of the dark, but of the light that suddenly descends in front of them, and they can almost walk in, but they can't pierce the layer of butter paper in front of them.

Disappointment is more difficult than hopelessness.

"Leave this matter to me, little girl, if you come back tomorrow, I will help you do it properly."

……

Early in the morning of the second day, Jin Xiaolou waited outside Bali Lane, and the figure of the aunt yesterday soon appeared, just as soon as she looked at her face, Jin Xiaolou knew that things were not as the aunt wanted.

Seeing Jin Xiaolou, the aunt took her hand and sat down by the well: "I put a lot of thought into it, I specially made tofu soup for Dachun's family last night, served Dachun's sister to drink, and boiled hot water to help her wash her feet." ”

The aunt rubbed her hands: "The time is just right, Da Chun is back, so I shouted for him to wash it too." ”

At first, he said he wouldn't take off his shoes and socks at all. If I hadn't been close to the two of them, I'd have blackened his face and chased me away. The aunt sighed, "I finally moved him, and put my shoes and socks in the footbasin, and I secretly leaned down to look, but it was a pity...... Da Chun is not such a good life, the feet are clean and there are no big black moles! ”

Jin Xiaolou already knew the result, and the big black mole was a casual nonsense, so he hurriedly asked her what she wanted to know: "Both feet are clean and nothing?" ”

The aunt shook her head, and suddenly muttered again: "There are three small openings on the left foot, the size of a peanut, bloody and not yet scabbed, and I don't know how to get it, it hurts to look at." ”

"You said he walks fast on weekdays, why do he have so many cuts on his feet?"

Jin Xiaolou pursed his lips and smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, auntie, it seems that this Dachun is not the same village I am looking for." ”

With that, he got up and walked to the yamen.

Gao Lang was right, the murderer did step on the wooden thorn, but in order to cover up the facts, he kept pretending to have a foot injury outside.

Now that the evidence is finally conclusive, I can finally tell the old lord Bo.

When he got the yamen, he knew that the old lord Bo had gone to the prefect of the county mansion, and Jin Xiaolou hurriedly turned his head and went to the prefect mansion.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the county magistrate's mansion, Jin Xiaolou saw Liu Yuyan, who he hadn't seen for a long time.

Liu Yuyan was wearing a long jacket that had been washed and worn, and her hair was meticulously combed, but her head was bare and there was no jewelry.

is next to the side door, and the little maid in the house is pulling and pulling and pulling and not knowing what to quarrel about.