Although she wears a loose robe, she looks like a woman.

The official explained: "I heard that the deceased was a woman, so I asked the female servant from our county to come over." ”

Yes, it can be considered that the reputation of the deceased is taken into account.

He first asked the parents of the deceased: "Auntie, can I see her?" I promise not to destroy the body, let her walk decently. ”

Xinghua Niang was still crying, and Xinghua's father barely put away his sadness and said: "I'm tired of checking it and seeing how my Xinghua died." ”

He walked over, squatted down in front of the corpse, grabbed his tools and began the autopsy.

The action was skillful and fast, and the conclusion was reached after the autopsy.

"The deceased was wounded in the neck with a sharp object, there were no signs of struggle on his body, and the fingers were very clean, and he should have been cut in the neck and thrown into the river. The time of death was about three days ago. ”

The official asked Xinghua's father: "Is there anyone who has a bad relationship with the deceased?" ”

The villagers of Hexi Village, who came with her, couldn't help but speak: "Xinghua people are good, they often help their fellow villagers, and she is the first to rush up when anyone has something." ”

Another villager also chimed in: "That is, among the girls in the village, Xinghua is the best, and they are so beautiful and beautiful, it's a pity." ”

The official thought for a moment and asked, "Did the deceased ever marry?" ”

Xinghua's father said: "No." ”

When she examined it closely, she noticed that something was wrong, and she said, "The deceased is pregnant." ”

Xinghua Niang was stunned: "Isn't it Xinghua?" ”

Xinghua's father had also seen the deceased's appearance and clothes clearly, and was sure that it was his apricot blossom, and said busily: "Don't talk nonsense, our apricot blossom can be obedient." ”

He only told the results of the autopsy, and after hearing it, the official quickly had a guess.

"The deceased may have been killed by love, does she have a man who is close?"

The villagers looked at each other, which didn't know, Xinghua often helped everyone in the village, and everyone had a good relationship with her, and they couldn't be sure who Xinghua had a good relationship with.

The man's expression became more and more tormented, and he finally couldn't stand the condemnation in his heart and the guilt of Xinghua, and stood up.

"Xinghua's child is mine."

The man was dressed ordinarily, burly and tall, and at the moment he was standing in front of Xinghua's parents with his head drooping, looking like he was admitting his mistake.

Xinghua's father and mother immediately pounced and beat him.

"Xinghua is only sixteen, how can you do such a thing, brute!"

The man stood firm and motionless, letting his fists rain down on him.

The villagers began to talk.

"I really didn't expect Blacksmith Hu to be this kind of person."

"That's right, I usually look very honest, but I didn't expect to blink when I hurt people."

"How beautiful the apricot blossoms are, he likes people and doesn't know how to come to the door to propose, so he ruined people like this."

"Even if he goes to propose Xinghua's father, he may not agree, Xinghua is hurt like a jewel at home, what does Blacksmith Hu have at home?"

"Don't underestimate him, Blacksmith Hu can make money by striking iron, he has a lot of savings in his family, if he is willing to be good to Xinghua, he will be happy to marry."

Listening to the chaotic discussions, the official turned to ask the villagers who had the most lively discussion about the man's identity.

Hu Dalang, the only son in the family, his parents died early, he is the only one left in the family, twenty this year, unmarried, in the county town to make a living by making iron, the village people call him Hu blacksmith.

The official waited for Xinghua's father to vent almost before asking the man: "Is it the person you killed?" ”

Blacksmith Hu immediately shook his head: "It's not me, I'm sincere to Xinghua, how can I harm her?" ”

"When was the last time you saw the dead?"

Blacksmith Hu replied without even thinking about it: "Three days ago, I haven't seen her since then." It wasn't until dark that I came back from the county seat and heard from the people in the same village that Xinghua was missing, and I thought she was angry with me, and I often went to the places where we often met these days to look for her. ”

"Where did you last meet, what did you do, what did you say?"

The official asked, but the blacksmith Hu stopped talking.

"My lord, can you ask in a different place?"

The official understood that he didn't want the other villagers to hear about it.

He said, "Okay, you can go back to the yamen with me." ”

Blacksmith Hu had no objection, nodded with a wooden expression, and glanced at the apricot blossoms on the ground before leaving.

Xinghua's father and mother also went to the county government together, and the villagers should follow up, and those who should go home for dinner should go home.

Xiao Xixi pulled the sleeve of Leng Mozhi's coat, and was about to ask him, when he heard Leng Mozhi say, "Let's go and take a look." ”

They were eyewitnesses to the discovery of the corpse, and they were willing to follow them to the county office, and the officials naturally would not refuse.

When he came to the county office, Blacksmith Hu finished the rest of the words.

"I am in love with Xinghua, so I make a private decision for life. We agreed to wait until the end of the year when I had saved more money and went to her house to propose marriage. ”

"That day, I met Xinghua in the woods behind the village, and she happily told me that she could make money by selling the flowers she embroidered to the embroidery workshop in the town, and she would be able to add makeup to herself when she got married in the future."

"When the two of us separated, her emotions were not inappropriate."

"Originally, I planned to send her to the entrance of the village and then go to the county seat to work, but she insisted that I go first, saying that I couldn't delay."

Blacksmith Hu began to cry when he spoke, and he couldn't help but cover his face and cry: "If I knew that something would happen to her, I would definitely send her back." ”

What about being seen by others? He and Xinghua are truly in love, and they are not afraid of others knowing.

The official asked: "Since you like apricot blossoms, why don't you know that the matchmaker is marrying?" ”

Blacksmith Hu put away his tears, his expression was still painful and remorseful: "She said that she still wanted to accompany her father and mother more at home, so I discussed with Xinghua to go to her house to propose marriage after the New Year, and Xinghua agreed." ”

The officer's face was not good-looking: "What about the child?" ”

"Once Xinghua came to my house and cried that she dreamed that I was married, and the bride was not her. I watched her tears fall and fell in tears, and I was distressed, so I wiped her tears, comforted her, and then ......"

Blacksmith Hu glanced at Xinghua's father and mother, and stopped talking.

Xinghua's father and mother were still hiding their faces and crying, crying and shouting that their Xinghua was pitiful, but they were watched by the officials, and they couldn't rush over to beat the blacksmith again.

Song Xianling rushed over, and when he heard the crying in the house, he couldn't help frowning.

He first asked the officials about the situation, and then he noticed Leng Mo Ran and the others.

He asked, "I wonder what you have to do in our county?" ”

Xiao Xixi just wanted to say that he was visiting relatives and happened to be passing by, so Leng Mo Dye signaled to seal the words.

Feng Yan took out the document from his sleeve and handed it to Song County: "My family is an official in Dali Temple, and this time I came here to visit around to find out the people's situation, I never thought that I would encounter this kind of thing." ”

After Song County Ling took the document and read it, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted Leng Moran: "I don't know that Lord Xiao is here, and the lower officials have lost their welcome." ”

Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows in confusion, where did Lord Xiao come from?

When did the dog man get the vest?

(End of chapter)