Day 2.

Shen Wenjun and Zhou Yazhao, with two little maids, treat the store as a workshop, just one word: grind!

Song Che continued to go out on duty, and first went to the porcelain shop to find the boss to customize three hundred and a half catties of porcelain jars, and the mouth of the jar was engraved with the words "Zhou Dafa".

After that, I went to the pier again.

Every night before going to bed, Shen Wenjun will think about the tragedy of the He family, even if it is not fair to the world, just to relieve his wife's knot, Song Che has to find out the death of He Xianglian's mother.

Coincidentally, it was drizzling in Hangzhou, and the moist sea breeze blew coolly, and the whole Qiantang Bay seemed to wander in the mist and rain.

Song Che found the boatman who ferried yesterday, drove a flat boat, held a paper umbrella, and then went to Meizizhoutou.

This time, he did not go ashore, but asked the boatman to take him to the bay where the Tan people were pearling, and wanted to find out the death of He Mu, and it was most appropriate to ask the locals.

The first time he saw the ancients diving pearls, Song Che was really shocked. There are usually two Tan people on a boat, mostly husband and wife, the woman is soft and usually fishes underwater, and the man is strong and usually receives him on the boat.

Women only tie a hemp rope around their waists, and in order to reduce buoyancy and facilitate work, many pearl divers are naked, but they are not ashamed at all. The rope is also very thin, only smaller than the little finger, and such a hemp rope will definitely break if it is strangled twice on the reef.

The other end of the rope is tied to the bow of the boat, and there is a copper bell on the bow, if there is a change in the bottom of the sea, or if you want to dive, the pearl diver will pull the rope and shake the bell, and the man will quickly pull the woman out of the sea.

Every clam, every pearl, every Tan people, all come from a difficult place.

After yesterday's purchase, the people of Meizizhou already knew Song Che, and when they saw him coming again, many of them came closer with oars.

"Childe, it's only early in the morning, and we haven't opened yet, why are you here again?"

Even if you don't come to sell goods, you are willing to say hello, yellow corn teeth, wet buns, and a very simple smile.

"I didn't come today to buy pearls, but to inquire about a person, a person who died unexpectedly," Song Che said: "She was originally a pearl diver on Meizizhou, her husband's surname is He, and she has a daughter named He Xianglian." ”

The faces of the Tan people changed, and some of the timid hurriedly rowed away.

"Afraid of a bird! I'm not afraid of that cow Er! He can't eat us! "But there are always those who are bold, two young men in their early twenties, who look like brothers.

Song Che let the boatman come closer, and then asked in a low voice: "Two, according to He Xianglian, it was Niu Er who killed her mother, do you know the inside story?" ”

"It's probably Niu Er's bastard!" The older brother said: "That was half a month ago, He Xianglian's mother is called 'Aunt Cui', she is famous for her good water quality on Meizizhou, we can dive six or seven zhang, but Aunt Cui can dive ten zhang in one breath;

As we all know, the bigger the pearl will be buried, the higher the ability to naturally earn more, Aunt Cui can pick a good pearl every three or five times, this gradually, life is also rich, the He family left Orange Island, it is said that also bought a small yard in Suzhou City, but Aunt Cui will still come to the sea every day to dive pearls. ”

No wonder He Xianglian is white and tender, versatile, and has an amazing mother.

The younger brother continued: "Half a month ago, I heard that Aunt Cui picked a 'big pearl' in the sea, which is said to be the size of an egg, this kind of pearl is rare in ten years, at least the price of thousands of taels!"

Our Meizizhou is for the Zhou family to collect pearls, that Niu Er is the Zhou family's doglegs, if anyone comes out of the pearl, he will come to buy it as soon as possible, and the price is often much lower;

But there is no way, the Zhou family is a jewelry family in Hangzhou City, who dares to offend? We, the Tan people, don't know how to process, so we can only sell cheaply;

If Aunt Cui really picked the big pearl, Niu Er would definitely know about it, and he would definitely try his best to suppress the price acquisition. You said that it's okay to press a few dozen yuan, but this kind of rare treasure, I'm afraid it will cost hundreds of taels to press, who will do it? ”

Song Che roughly guessed the follow-up: "If you don't do it, Niu Er will kill people and cross the goods?" ”

The elder brother said: "That's not it, Aunt Cui was drowned in the sea the next day, and it is said that the corpse is not found now;

The He father and daughter have been in trouble for a while in Shangzhoutou, and everyone can actually guess that eighty percent of them are Niu Er's murder and seizure of pearls, but he can't be convicted when he goes to the government without evidence, not to mention that he is behind the Zhou family. ”

The younger brother sighed, "Alas! We Tan people are born cheap bones, and we have no chance to get rich in our lives! ”

Song Che pursed his lips and asked in confusion: "Isn't pearl diving usually a collaboration between two people?" Where is the other one? ”

The elder brother said: "If the pearl diving is two people together, the income must be divided equally, Aunt Cui's husband and daughter are in the city, she has always gone into the water alone, found the clam and swam up by herself." ”

Song Che asked again: "I heard He Xianglian say that her mother was drowned by someone who cut the rope, but He Mu's water nature is obviously so good, even if the rope is broken, she can swim up, why was she drowned?" ”

The younger brother shook his head, "We don't know about this, Aunt Cui is usually pearl diving in the deep water area of Qingping Bay, and we are all in the shallow water area." ”

"Where's Qingping Bay?" Song Che asked again.

The brothers pointed to one place at the same time: "Well, the bay on the back of Lingyin Mountain is it." ”

"Thank you for your doubts." Song Che took out a few taels of silver and threw them to the two brothers, and then asked the boatman to swing to Qingping Bay.

Qingping Bay is connected with the cliff of Lingyin Mountain, the bare reef is washed very smooth by the huge waves, and the waves in the bay are particularly turbulent, "lala......lala" is like rolling thunder.

"Childe, there is a resurgence ahead, you can't go any further, otherwise the boat will capsize." The boatman said.

"Then stop here." Song Che can only barely stand up straight by holding on to the canopy, he took out the binoculars and looked around, there are many reefs in the bay, clams grow here, and the same undercurrent must be indispensable, unless the artist is bold, otherwise he really can't live.

There are very few people coming from Qingping Bay, and it is covered by mountains on the left and right, so it is a good place to commit murder.

"He Mu has such a good water nature, why was she drowned......" Song Che was puzzled.

At this time, the boatman said casually: "It's not easy to drown people, isn't it?" The women who stole the man and were immersed in the pig cage, for fear that they would not drown, tied a big stone underneath, and the corpse could not float up when it swelled. ”

Hearing this, Song Che was like an initiation, and the cottage suddenly opened: "Uncle, you are a wise man!" ”

The boatman waved his hand, "Harm! I don't know a single word, and I'm still a wise man, but I've eaten a few more years than you! ”

If Mother He was really tied to a stone, her corpse would be under this bay!

Such an extremely vicious killing method, directly teaching Song Che is creepy!

"Uncle, let's get out of this bay first."