Chapter 11: Murder on a Cold Night
In this town, Yongchang Teahouse is a legend. I heard that a group of thieves came to the town and wanted to settle down, so they built this Yongchang teahouse here. Some people say that the gold and silver treasures looted by those thieves are hidden in the teahouse, and some people say that they have hidden the good things they have accumulated over the years in the east of the town, and they are so frightened that everyone dare not look for them with the words of ghosts, but when the good people go to ask the owner of the teahouse, he shakes his head and smiles and says, "If the ancestors really left any gold, silver and jewelry, even if it is a jar of gold, I don't have to guard this small business and calculate the tea money all day long!" ”
Speaking of which, Yan Heyi has seen this boss chasing people for tea money several times, and most of them don't believe those gold and silver treasures. But Yongchang Teahouse is mixed, and all the men who go to drink tea are men, this Miss Li, why do you like to go?
He held his cheeks and said, "How can you stinky men understand the distress of our young lady? It is always said that there is a blessing called clothes to reach out for food and open your mouth, but if you live that kind of day every day, it is no different from painting the ground as a prison. ”
On weekdays, all they can go to is their own garden, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and all they can do is buy some hairpin clothes, rouge gouache, or go to the temple to pray for blessings and vows. If you have some talent, you can also make two sour poems to express your emotions, but Li Ruimei's heart is not on these, when she is bored, she likes to go to Yongchang Teahouse to listen to Mr. Storyteller to say a few words.
"You say, did this Miss Li meet someone in the teahouse?" Zhong Huachi said, "That person knew Miss Li's identity and didn't dare to reveal his real name, so he shamelessly impersonated me?" ”
"Yes, it must be so!" He Biyi slapped on the table, and the sound of "pop" startled Yan Heyi. She said confidently, "I'll go to the teahouse tomorrow and sit for a day, and then I will inquire carefully, and I will definitely find that bastard!" ”
Yan Heyi couldn't see the mess in the house, Zhonghuachi couldn't count on it, and this Hebi girl didn't touch the spring water with his fingers, so he could only do it himself. Yan Heyi said while sorting out the papers, "Instead of waiting to inquire, it is better to ask the owner of Yongchang Teahouse." He watched and listened to all directions, and even knew who had escaped the tea money, and a girl often went to the teahouse, he wouldn't notice it! ”
"yes, I'm so stupid, why didn't I think of that!" Zhong Huachi felt that after he met Hebi, all the smart and clever people in the past flew to Java, but he was willing to do it.
At this time, Yan Heyi noticed the piece of paper in his hand, with the word cousin written on it, and a question mark next to it. Since ancient times, there have been a lot of things about cousins and cousins, talented and beautiful, and when she saw these two words, Yan Heyi became suspicious.
"Have you met Miss Li's cousin?" Yan Heyi asked Hebi. Before He Bi could speak, he laughed out loud, "That person, I've met it once, but he's not Ruimi's cousin, but her stepmother's nephew." ”
The wife of the Li Mansion is a stepdaughter, although she is good to Li Ruimei, a stepdaughter, but she still has her own plans in her heart. If she marries her maiden nephew, then won't the Li family's property be in her own hands in the future? So, Mrs. Ji's nephew came to sit and talk for three days.
"That person, ugly-looking and vulgar in speech, Ruimi doesn't even look at it." The corners of Hebi's mouth twitched downward, "I suspect that Ruimei's affairs may also have something to do with him." He begged the lady so hard that he couldn't destroy the flowers? ”
Although this statement was also in line with Yan Heyi's mind, he was still surprised when it came out of the mouth of a boudoir lady, "Where did you hear this?" He Bi smiled mysteriously, "There are a lot of those playbooks, don't look at me like that, haven't you seen it?" ”
Zhong Huachi coughed and said, "I've seen it, but it doesn't seem to be as much as you." Anyway, since we have a clue, let's hurry up and find this cousin. He Bi's cheeks suddenly turned red, "It's already dark outside, and at this time, he's probably in that place." ”
"That place?" Yan Heyi looked at her, and Bi had already avoided it in shame, she stomped her feet and said, "That place is that place, you stinky men love to go the most!" Yan Heyi immediately understood that she was talking about Qinglou.
"I, I never go to that place!" Thinking of what happened in the embroidered red pavilion in the east of the town, Zhong Huachi couldn't help but feel empty. Yan Heyi said, "A good night is short, and there should be a beautiful woman as a companion." Huachi, let's go to Fengya too! ”
"Where are you elegant, that's merry!" He Bi spit out his bright red little tongue at them, and instructed them, "That person's name is Wu Liang, and there is a black mole the size of a soybean on the corner of his mouth. ”
The snow has stopped, the day has melted, and the night has become icy, making it even more difficult to walk. Yan Heyi and Zhong Huachi walked like flying, and the steps under their feet were not chaotic at all. In such a cold weather, the taverns and noodle restaurants that were originally open were also closed, and the streets were pitch black.
I don't know why, Yan Heyi suddenly remembered the little girl she met during the day, on such a cold day, she was still wearing a thin cotton jacket, I wonder if she ate that string of sugar gourds? At this moment, a man's scream suddenly sounded in the alley in front of him, followed by the sound of struggle, shouting, and the sound of hurried running footsteps.
"Something's wrong!" Zhong Huachi turned into the alley first, and at the same time took out a fire fold from his bosom and lit it. The faint flames were swaying in the wind, and he covered them with his hands and looked ahead.
There was a man on the ground in front of him with his back to him, a bloody breath rushed into his nostrils, Zhong Huachi held the fire fold and shone on the ground, a large amount of blood flowed on the ground, and there was white gas, the man twitched twice, and finally stopped moving.
"How's it going, is there any salvation?" Yan Heyi didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing as soon as he went out, Zhong Huachi squatted down and touched the man's neck, and shook his head at him. Life in the town is dull and boring, but there are few homicides. Yan Heyi said, "Follow it." He turned the man over, and the man's eyes were wide open and his face was full of horror, and the black mole the size of a soybean on his mouth was particularly eye-catching!
"It's Wu Liang!" Yan Heyi's heart sank suddenly, how could it be him? Zhong Huachi reacted very quickly, "Heyi, we can't stay here, we have to leave quickly!" I'm worried that it's another trap coming at us! ”
Before the words fell, human voices came from both ends of the alley, and the light of the torches could already be seen, and it was too late to leave. Yan Heyi Chong Zhonghuachi was a look, and the two of them simply stood aside calmly, waiting for their arrival.