Chapter 208: Tracking Five Taels
Luo Sanchuan took the woodcutter to the direction of the Yamen, but the woodcutter still did not give up his load of firewood, and Luo Sanchuan bought it back to Luofu with fifteen copper plates.
No matter how happy the woodcutter was, he was not carried away, he looked at this road and clearly went to the yamen, even if he had not done anything wrong, he was still panicked about the serious place of the yamen. He slowed down and said, "Three less? Didn't you say let the little one go back with you to get the reward? ”
"That's right, you look at my clothes that catch fast, naturally I'm back to the yamen." What Luo Sanchuan said was a matter of course.
The woodcutter walked more and more slowly, but at last he could not overcome the temptation of the reward, and followed him to the gate of the yamen, where he refused to go any further.
"Sanshao, I'll wait for you here." He rubbed his rough hands together.
Luo Sanchuan paused, "Don't mind, what are you afraid of, I won't arrest you, come in!" You've done me a great favor today. ”
The woodcutter was a little embarrassed.
Shen Yinqiu stood behind them, silently listening to their conversation, as if looking back with a sense of induction, just saw Wan Qiyan flying from a distance, only to see his toes on the bricks and tiles a little force, his figure suddenly took a big step forward, this posture seems to be similar, she seems to have seen it somewhere, and the memory in her heart.
When Wan Qiyan was in a trance, he came to her side, and the gold guard automatically retreated a few steps.
Wan Qiyan's body had a familiar fragrance, a little heavier than usual, and he couldn't stand the smell of corpses.
"Are you alright?" As soon as Wan Qiyan came to her side, he rubbed her head and said, even if it was through a layer of hats.
Shen Yinqiu shook her head, by the way, she took this opportunity to shake off Fang Cai's trace of inquiry, now is not the time to think about other things, they need to leave Luoshui Town as soon as possible, because she always feels uneasy in the capital, and she is afraid that she will be summoned back if she can't get to Dali. I have to go back to the capital to stay, it's boring.
Leave everything behind for the time being, isn't it just to pass by the rivers and lakes once! She has always been a wish hidden in her heart.
Wan Qiyan glanced at the gold guard, and the two secret guards also shook their heads together, indicating that nothing had happened.
Only then did he relax and look at the middle-aged man dressed as a woodcutter in front of him, "This is?" ”
Without waiting for Shen Yinqiu to answer, Luo Sanchuan preemptively said, "This is the woodcutter who lives at the foot of the mountain, and he said that there are ropeworms over there." After a few breaths, he continued: "The ropeworms are the worms we caught."
Wan Qiyan raised his eyebrows and was a little surprised, "Really? Does this brother really recognize what kind of worm this is? ”
The woodcutter was a little nervous by his momentum, but he still said confidently: "Of course, this is exactly the same as the rope worm on the west side of the mountain!" I can still admit that I can't make mistakes, but I've never seen such a big one. ”
Wan Qiyan smiled and invited the woodcutter into the yamen to talk.
His questions were more detailed and skillful than Shen Yinqiu and Luo Sanchuan, and the woodcutter could recall more details from his words.
After talking, Luo Sanchuan asked someone to give him a tael of silver, and the woodcutter couldn't earn so much by chopping firewood for half a year, so he happily carried the silver and prepared to leave.
It's just that before leaving, he said more: "I remember that a mother and daughter entered Bishan a month ago, and I don't know what to do in there." ”
Shen Yinqiu suddenly said: "Mother and daughter? What does it look like? ”
The woodcutter glanced at Shen Yinqiu, Xu was in a good mood after taking the silver, and really thought about it carefully: "The older ones are ordinary working women, and the younger ones are born well and have white skin. She was thin and thin, and she looked a little like this girl. He pointed at Shen Yinqiu.
Shen Yinqiu looked at Wan Qianyan, probably the Li family's mother and daughter.
Wan Qiyan said: "I want to go to your village to have a look." Can? ”
The woodcutter hesitated a little, looked at the sky and said, "If the son goes back from here, it will be dark when he goes." ”
Wan Qiyan pondered for a long time, and finally decided not to go in person, he said to Hu Jin: "Hu Jin, you and this eldest brother go back to his village together, and by the way, investigate the rope worms there, be careful." ”
The woodcutter didn't know what these rich young masters wanted to know what these ropeworms were doing, but he adhered to the principle of not asking that he shouldn't ask, and he was not curious.
Luo Sanshao is Luo Dashao's sibling, his character is guaranteed, and the people who are with Luo Sanshao are not bad, and the protector is Wan Qianyan's entourage, you can rest assured! After the woodcutter sorted out the relationship, he patted his chest and promised that he would never let anything happen to the guard.
It was very inconsistent to be guaranteed to protect the money like this.
Luo Sanchuan looked at Wan Qiyan, and stopped talking a little. Wan Qiyan wouldn't waste time on him, he took Shen Yinqiu and walked into the yamen, "Wu Yanzuo should have finished his experience, let's go and hear what he has to say." ”
Shen Yinqiu bowed his head and glanced at Luo Sanchuan, who was still entangled.
"Master!" No sooner had they turned around than several shouts rang out behind them.
Wan Qiyan and Shen Yinqiu turned around and saw that it was Qingzhu Qingye and Wan Bai and Mo Shaogong. Shen Yinqiu asked, "Why are you here?" ”
Mo Shaogong gasped and said: "That, you don't know where you went all afternoon, fortunately, the owner returned to the inn, and we followed." ”
"The owner?" Shen Yinqiu didn't grasp the point.
Mo Shaogong said a little shyly: "I just don't know what to call it, Big Brother Bai asked me to call the young master of the owner, I shouted it once and it felt weird, so it's better to call the owner." ”
Shen Yinqiu sighed and said with a smile: "You are free." ”
Wan Qiyan said to Humu: "Since they are here, you go to Hujin, the two of you have a care, and they will come back in half an hour." ”
"Yes!" The guard received the order, and he did the same light work in public as Wan Qiyan did before.
Shen Yinqiu looked at it enviously, all of them were as light as swallows!
When Gomu passed through the street, the tip of his nose moved, and he smelled the aroma of meat buns, thinking that he and his wife had eaten a little snack, and they were appetizing and slightly uncomfortable not eating enough. Now that it was not an emergency, he jumped from the eaves and bought ten buns at the bun shop, ready to use them with the gold to pad his stomach.
Shen Yinqiu kept looking at his figure, and when he saw him go to buy steamed buns, he smiled: "He's hungry." ”
Wan Qiyan smiled when he saw her, and he didn't care about the behavior of the guard, on the premise of completing the task, as long as they didn't do anything to kill people and set fires, he didn't care, and he had the strength to eat enough, and he hurried back and forth with light work, and it was not a joke if he was hungry.
And Mo Shaogong interacted more with the golden guard, seeing them go to do something, he was curious, and he had already figured out Wan Qiyan's temperament to get along with them, and immediately asked: "Dongjia, where are they going?" ”
Shen Yinqiu replied for Wan Yanyan: "They went to Bishan to investigate rope insects, know-it-all, do you know where Bishan is?" ”
Mo Shaogong shook his head depressedly: "I don't know ......"
"Then go along and see where it is." Wan Qian Yan didn't reply.
"Huh? Good proprietors! This is exactly what he wants, seeing that the figure of the guard is getting farther and farther away, he is not afraid that he will not be able to catch up, and shouted: "Brother Mu wait for me!" And he jumped up to the roof and ran after him.
The handguard glanced back, and for some reason he was running faster.
Wan Bai shook his head and said, "I can't catch up." ”
Wan Qiyan was not interested in any of this, and went around the screen to enter the main hall, everyone was there, and Wu Qizuo admired Wan Qiyan very much for this man who dared to pick out the corpse bug, so he stood up as soon as he saw him.
"Shan Gongzi, the corpse has been experienced, and there are no signs of beating, those bruises are all subcutaneous hemorrhage."
Wan Qian Yan shook his head and was not surprised.
Luo Zhiyi also took a step forward and reported: "I have also checked, and there is nothing valuable on the corpse. ”
Shen Yinqiu looked at him and confirmed, "No silver?" ”
Luo Yiyi glanced at her strangely and said, "No, this is normal, Aunt Li has been taking medicine all year round, and she died of illness not long ago, where did Li Xiuhua get the money from a girl's family." ”
If there is, at best, there are only a few copper plates.
"That's not right." Shen Yinqiu shook his head, "When did she have an accident?" Was it shortly after you met me? Already back home? ”
Luo said righteously: "I haven't been back home, Granny Zhao next door has been drying things in the yard at the time, and I haven't seen her come back." ”
Shen Yinqiu calculated the time, too, not long after they finished eating, Luo Sanchuan brought someone to the door. According to Li Xiuhua's walk back from where she sold wheat cakes, it was just the right time to walk to the north lane.
"She must have come into contact with someone on the way back, and after I collided with her, I saw that she had a very bad complexion, and I apologized for five taels of silver."
After Shen Yinqiu finished speaking, the county commander and the master both looked at her with blazing eyes, and Shen Yinqiu's back was cold, "What's wrong?" ”
The county commander's eyes lit up; "Madame Shan! Can you bump me? It doesn't need five taels, four taels is fine. He smiled embarrassedly.
Shen Yinqiu's expression stiffened, does this county order look poor? Ordinary people think that five taels is a lot She can understand, this county order ......
"Don't laugh, adults, you have a lot to take, and you are a parent official, so if you want to give it, you should give it to me." Shen Yinqiu raised a slight smile and said, but it didn't reach the bottom of his eyes.
"Now that the case is being investigated, please don't divert the topic." Wan Qiyan said with a cold expression.
The county order was seen by him like this, and he stopped thinking about anything, coughed and diverted his attention: "Yes, yes, what Shan Gongzi said makes sense." ”
Wan Qiyan stood here, although he was stained with Luo Dashao's light, he was respected by Wu Yanzuo because of his courage. Even the county order, which had no opinions, was very polite to him.
Luo Yiyi frowned slightly, "Could it be that he fell off halfway when he carried the corpse?" ”
"If you get five taels of silver, will you put it in the easy place?" Shen Yinqiu asked rhetorically.
The answer is obvious.
Wan Qiyan looked at the rest of the officials, focusing on the two officials carrying the corpses, he looked at them a few times and finally didn't ask anything.
The master breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Shan Gongzi, no one in this family who has a wife and children will take the money of the deceased, it is very unlucky." ”
He also spoke for the two officials.
Shen Yinqiu hadn't heard of this and asked, "Can't you?" What about those who have no father and no mother? ”
The master pondered for a moment and said, "Then it depends on whether he is afraid or not." ”
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