Seeing that he was about to get to the point, Master Zhou urged: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Aunt Li said: "This old lady He's family is poor, and now she has brought her son back, and the whole family only relies on her to do some sewing and mending needlework for a living, and she has to ask her son for advice.

She snorted and said indignantly: "So, after thinking about it, she came up with a clever plan. She actually made up her mind about her own daughter!"

Master Zhou asked curiously, "What is the idea?"

Aunt Li asked, "Do you know which one is the richest in the west of the city?"

Lord Zhou thought for a while and said: "It should be Zeng Yuanwai's family, his family has good land and real estate, and there are several businesses in the city, so it can be said that he has no worries about food and clothing, and he can be regarded as a well-known rich family in this county." ”

Aunt Li nodded and said, "It's this Zeng family." Do you know the son of the Zeng family?"

Master Zhou has been in charge of Qingping County for two years, and he naturally knows the big families in this county very well, how can he not know? The second son is said to be frail and sickly, and he has been recuperating at home, but he has never seen him. ”

"Frail and sick?" Aunt Li snorted disdainfully and said, "Where is his second son who is frail and sickly and recuperating at home?

Lord Zhou was shocked: "There is such a thing?"

Aunt Li said: "When the old man of the Zeng family was young, he was clever and robbed, and he was rich and unkind, and he did a lot of things that lost his conscience. ”

"Although his eldest son is shrewd and capable, he is a eunuch, and he is not a man at all. From the fact that the eldest lady of his family has passed through the door for so many years and has not come out, he can know that he can't round the house at all. ”

Lord Zhou was stunned: "This matter is secret, how did you know about it?"

Aunt Li waved her hand nonchalantly and said: "Naturally, there are a lot of whispers between our women, and after so many years, this matter of their family has long been spread, and I heard that the eldest lady of his family is sick and does not dare to invite Lang Zhong outside, for fear of seeing that she is still a virgin." ”

Lord Zhou couldn't help but be silent, it seems that these long-tongued women are really not only powerful, but also definitely a lot, which family has some secrets, I am afraid that they will never be able to hide it.

Aunt Li didn't notice Lord Zhou's reaction at all, and continued to talk endlessly: "It's just that his eldest son can't give birth to a son, who knows that he gave birth to a younger son but is even worse than the eldest son, he turned out to be an idiot!

"Zeng had no choice but to lock him up in the house, and said to the outside world that he was weak and sick and needed to recuperate, but once he secretly ran out to play, and was seen, he was almost twenty years old, but he only had the IQ of two or three years old, sitting on the ground and rolling around, and lost his father's people!"

She sighed and said: "Therefore, this person must do good deeds and accumulate virtues, otherwise the retribution in this world, just like this Zeng family, will be repaid on the two sons." ”

Lord Zhou saw that he was getting farther and farther away, and hurriedly reminded her: "What does this Zeng family have to do with Mrs. He's daughter?"

Aunt Li looked at Lord Zhou with wide eyes, and asked in surprise, "Didn't you think of it, what does this old lady He have to do with the Zeng family?"

Lord Zhou blinked, and suddenly his heart moved,

blurted out: "Could it be that this Mrs. He actually wants to marry her daughter to ......"

Aunt Li looked at him and nodded slowly.

Master Zhou suddenly understood why Aunt Li was quite dissatisfied with Mrs. He's words before.

In order to send his son to Beijing to catch the exam, he ruthlessly married his daughter to an idiot, just for some dowry money obtained from marrying his daughter.

This is not only selling his daughter, but also pushing his own daughter into the fire pit!

If she marries such a family, the miserable life of this girl in the future can be imagined, what kind of mother can do such a thing?

Aunt Li saw that Master Zhou seemed to have understood, and sighed: "Since Mrs. He has such a mind, naturally she will not allow her daughter to associate with the little blacksmith anymore." It's a pity that this pair of beautiful people was broken up like this. ”

Lord Zhou also sighed and asked, "Are the two of them willing to be separated like this?"

Aunt Li said: "This little couple is naturally 10,000 unwilling, and when they heard the news, the little blacksmith was simply in pain, and the whole person was stupid." ”

Lord Zhou groaned and said, "Therefore, it is reasonable for the little blacksmith to resent Mrs. He because of this matter, and it is reasonable for him to kill her. ”

Aunt Li couldn't help but be shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "It's impossible! That little blacksmith can't even bear to step on ants since he was a child, how can he kill people? Someone has seen that he has gone to Wuyi Lane several times to beg Mrs. He, and even knelt down and kowtowed, hoping to make her take back her life, but unfortunately Mrs. He didn't pay attention to him at all. ”

There were also a few times when he borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, and after getting drunk, he once said that if he really couldn't do it, he took Mrs. He's daughter away and eloped secretly. Although this is just a drinking talk, it can't be taken seriously, but at least it proves that he is full of hope to be with Mrs. He's daughter, how could he kill his future mother-in-law? Wouldn't this make her daughter hate him for the rest of her life?"

After listening to Aunt Li's words, Lord Zhou felt that it made sense.

He whispered thoughtfully in his mouth: "Wine talk? Maybe there are people who spit out the truth after drinking." ”

Aunt Li didn't hear his words clearly, and was still trying her best to excuse the little blacksmith: "The woman thinks that since the little blacksmith is bent on marrying the girl from Mrs. He's family, it is naturally impossible to kill Mrs. He with such a poisonous hand, and the murderer must be someone else." ”

"My lord has been in this county for two years, and he has always loved the people like a son, and his official voice is clear, but he must be aware of everything and find out the real murderer, and don't wronged a good person!"

Lord Zhou looked at Aunt Li in front of him, and suddenly had a new understanding of her in his heart.

originally thought that this Aunt Li was just the kind of long-tongued woman who liked to play with right and wrong and preached the shortcomings of the East and West families everywhere, but when the little blacksmith had an accident, these neighbors, who were often favored by the little blacksmith on weekdays, all became silent, just thinking about not causing trouble and protecting themselves, and no one was willing to stand up and defend the little blacksmith.

On the contrary, it was this Aunt Li who spoke up righteously, boldly told everything she knew, and justified the little blacksmith everywhere.

Now in the eyes of Lord Zhou, Aunt Li's image has also become a little cute.

Master Zhou thought for a while and asked, "Since Mrs. He plans to marry her daughter to the Zeng family, can her son know about this?"

Aunt Li said: "How could he not know such a big thing?"

Lord Zhou asked, "Then what is his attitude towards this matter?

Is my sister married to an idiot?"

Aunt Li sighed and said: "Although Mrs. He's son has been working outside to earn money since he was a child, subsidizing the family, and rarely at home, but the relationship between him and his sister is very deep, since he knows about this, especially because his mother is sending him to Beijing to take the exam, how can he agree to this matter?"

It's just that he is also a good boy, although his mother sent him away to work since he was a child, but his mother is extremely filial, and he never dares to disobey his mother's will, and he is a famous filial son. I heard that for this matter, he knelt down and pleaded with Mrs. He several times, but Mrs. He never let go, and he was helpless. ”

Master Zhou nodded and asked, "Then what is the girl's attitude towards the marriage set by her mother?"

Aunt Li shook her head and said, "Knowing that it is a fire pit, who would want to jump into it by herself?" After hearing about this, this girl washed her face with tears all day long, and it is said that she was forced to die and swore that she would never marry into the Zeng family. ”

"It's a pity, but her mother, Mrs. He, is hard-hearted for some reason, and she is determined to sell her daughter to the Zeng family for that little bride price. It's just that poor girl who cries all day long, that sad voice, even those of us who pass by feel unbearable to hear it, I really don't know how to be a mother of your own heart to be ruthless?"

Speaking of this, the indignation on Aunt Li's face was overflowing.

When Lord Zhou heard this, he couldn't help but groan: "This daughter has a grudge against her mother because she doesn't want to marry into the Zeng family, and it is possible to do this." ”

Aunt Li couldn't help but be shocked when she heard this: "Why do you think so, your lord! That girl we have all seen here, she is very weak, and even her voice is as thin as a mosquito, how can she kill her own mother and stab so many knives in a frenzy? It is absolutely impossible!"

Lord Zhou nodded, and this statement was not unreasonable.

He groaned and said, "The murderer is neither the little blacksmith, nor the daughter of Mrs. He, nor the filial son of her family, right, Aunt Li?"

Aunt Li nodded again and again and said, "Lord Mingjian, that's exactly the case!"

Master Zhou smiled and asked, "Then according to Aunt Li's view, none of the three people who surrendered are murderers, who will this murderer be?"

"Well," Aunt Li was stunned for a moment, and said with a slightly embarrassed expression on her face, "My lord Qingtian is reincarnated, and he is full of wealth, so he can naturally find out, how can I, an ignorant woman and child, know?"

Lord Zhou shook her head, it turned out that Aunt Li was just a happy mouth, screaming for the little blacksmith, she actually had no insight into this case, and she didn't think about the question of who the real murderer was.

However, Lord Zhou is still very grateful to Aunt Li, she has provided a lot of useful clues, and it seems that sometimes, sure enough, this talkative person is not completely useless.

Seeing that Aunt Li knew almost everything, Lord Zhou looked up at the sky and said goodbye to Aunt Li very politely.

Before leaving, he told Aunt Li in a serious tone: "In the future, don't chase after the wind and shadows, and talk about right and wrong behind your back." ”

Aunt Li nodded again and again.

Master Zhou suddenly felt secretly funny in his heart, he knew that people like Aunt Li would ask her to talk more in the future, just like it was impossible for her to skip meals and drink.

Moreover, the biggest gain of today's trip to the east of the city was to accompany Aunt Li to nag about other people's gossip for a long time.

Lord Zhou waved his hand and called his entourage, according to the latest information, maybe he should visit the Zeng family, who Aunt Li said was rich and unkind.