When Chen Qingtang heard this, he said for a long time: "How old is Qinghu this year?"

Zhang Fuling said: "Sixteen years old. ”

Chen Qingtang nodded and said, "That's it, that's it, when I left, he was still a kid in open crotch pants." In the blink of an eye, he has become an adult. I don't know if he looks more like Senior Brother or Sister Mei?"

Zhang Fuling said with a gloomy expression: "The son follows his mother, and he has inherited many of his mother's advantages. ”

"Sister Mei, how many years has she been gone?"

"It's been six years. Zhang Fuling sighed and said helplessly: "If she didn't leave, Qinghu wouldn't have become what it is today." ”

"Where's the Green Tiger?"

"In the prison of Wangshu County, I have been locked up for more than half a year. Zhang Fuling said bitterly.

Chen Qingtang was taken aback and asked, "What crime did he commit and why was he put in prison?"

Zhang Fuling looked behind her junior brother, and saw that the fat woman was not in front of her, so she lowered her voice and said: "After Amei passed away, I had some difficulty taking care of Qinghu alone, so I asked the matchmaker to renew a wife's room, and it was the woman who opened the door for you just now." After she passed the door, she was okay with me, but she didn't get along with Qinghu. The two of them had a small quarrel on the third day and a big quarrel on the fifth day, I knew that it was such a scene, I really might as well take the green tiger alone. Amei left Qinghu a long-lived golden lock, Qinghu regarded it as a treasure and wore it on his body every day, and then the red rope that tied the golden lock broke, and the golden lock was left in the courtyard, and was picked up by his stepmother, she didn't want to return it to Qinghu, but it was too much, and she took it to the jewelry store in the town, melted the gold, and made a bracelet for herself. After coming back, he showed off in front of the green tiger. Qinghu didn't say anything at the time, snorted, and walked away, I felt that something was wrong, it wasn't his temper not to make noise or make trouble. Sure enough, a few days later, when I went out to teach, his stepmother was taking a nap in the house, and Qinghu took a very sharp dagger, broke into his stepmother's house, and stabbed her more than 30 times......"

Chen Qingtang looked stunned, looked at the fat woman outside the house, and said, "I didn't die after being stabbed more than 30 times, that kid didn't want to kill her, he just wanted to teach her a lesson." “

"Yes, more than 30 knives have all avoided the vital point, but the bleeding is scary," Zhang Fuling continued: "Qinghu finished this matter, took a dagger in his hand, went to Wangshu County Ya, and surrendered. When the county magistrate heard about this horrific case of killing his mother, he was shocked and immediately put Qinghu on death row. I used to visit him in prison. Qinghu said to me, this woman treats my father well, and I have no reason to kill her, but she destroyed my mother's relics and didn't teach her a lesson, and it was difficult to calm the evil anger in her chest. “

"It's young, but it's a clear grievance. Chen Qingtang twisted his beard and said approvingly.

Zhang Fuling looked at Chen Qingtang, pleaded with a face, and said, "Senior brother, time is running out for my brother......

Chen Qingtang raised his hand, interrupted Zhang Lingling's words, and said slowly: "Senior brother, you don't need to say it anymore, I got acquainted with Lin Yiming, the son of the county master, yesterday, and I went to ask how to rescue Qinghu." “

"That's very good. Zhang Fuling coughed violently, with a relieved smile on her face.

Chen Qingtang got out of the house, took down a small and delicate wine gourd from the donkey's back, returned to the courtyard, recited a mantra in his mouth, lifted the wine jar, poured wine into the gourd, and said that it was strange that a jar of wine was full of ten catties, and all of them were poured out, and the small wine gourd was not filled.

Chen Qingtang said goodbye to his senior brother and returned to Wangshu County. When you find the back house, please report it to your subordinates and ask to see your son-in-law Lin Yiming.

The next person saw Chen Qingtang in the morning, did not neglect him, and went directly to report. In a moment, Lin Yiming greeted him and said, "The Taoist chief went and returned, I don't know what happened?"

Chen Qingtang briefly explained the meaning. Lin Yiming held his chin and thought for a while, and said to Lao Dao: "Dao Chief, please come with me." ”

Lin Yiming took Chen Qingtang to the front house, found the master of the yamen, and said to him: "Uncle Zhang, Zhang Qingyin in that prison, what does my father want to do with it?"

Zhang Zhubo said: "The eldest master once said that the child was young and vigorous, and he met his stepmother with blood, although it did not cause any great harm, but it should not be spared, if everyone followed suit, wouldn't it be a great chaos in the world, and he would be locked up in prison for three or five months as a punishment." After that, you can let him go home. ”

Chen Qingtang bowed deeply and said, "Lord Bo, that kid has been in prison for more than half a year, can I let him go home at this time?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhubo thought for a moment and said: "As long as the county master says a word, he can be released, but it's just ......"

"It's just what?" Lin Yiming asked.

"It's just that there has been a big case in the county these days. Zhang Zhubo said worriedly: "The case has no avatar, the eldest master is angry, to talk about this matter at this time, I am afraid that it will backfire, maybe he will be locked up for another year and a half." ”

Lin Yiming asked curiously, "What case?"

Zhang Zhubo looked left and right, and saw that there was no public in the yamen approaching, so he leaned into Lin Yiming's ear and whispered: "A few days ago, there was a murder in Nanhe Village, fifteen miles south of the city, the deceased was a teenage girl, the death was unbearable, she was dropped upside down on the beam of the house like a cow or sheep, and the skin of her whole body was stripped off by the murderer. ”

Lin Yiming gasped and smacked his tongue: "The murderer is so murderous, when did this happen?"

"On the fifth day of the month. Zhang Zhubo said.

"If Poor Dao didn't guess wrong, there should be more than one murder. Chen Qingtang suddenly interjected and said, "On the fifteenth, there should also be a murder. The deceased was also a young girl, and her body was also hung from the beams of the house, the only difference was that she was not skinned, but disemboweled, and all her internal organs were removed. ”

Zhang Zhubo was taken aback, pointed at Chen Qingtang, and asked sharply: "Who are you, how do you know about this case, is it possible, you are the murderer?"