Night, Wuxi Taihu Inn, Room 9 of the West Courtyard. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The cups and plates on the table were in disarray, and the goldfish and the white stripe sat crookedly at the wine table, although they were injured, they still had to drink this wine, and if they didn't drink, they would be bored to live. After drinking and smoking, the pair of brothers and sisters chatted, and suffered a solid loss in Zizhu Temple, and almost died.

Jinyu said: "Brother Bai, the sexual empty thief is so good at martial arts, he actually deceived the eyes of you and me, I really lost my eyes." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "This is called the sky outside the sky, and there are mountains outside the mountain." Our brothers are wise and wise, and it is also a lesson. In the future, don't be reckless. ”

Goldfish said: "If you want to say that, it's worth it." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "This is called a bloody lesson, and there are many good hands on the rivers and lakes." ”

Goldfish said: "How do you talk back to the boss when you go back?" ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "Tell me the truth." ”

Goldfish said: "Keeping it is another training." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "Then how do you say to reply?"

Goldfish said: "Make up, make up a story." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "You kid is impatient, the boss hates liars the most, if you wear a goof, cut off your tongue, believe it or not! The three boys of the No. 21 killer group missed when assassinating the king of Shanxi coal mines, and when they replied to the boss, they said that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the king of coal mines did not go to Taiyuan Hongbin Tower to entertain guests, so they pounced. In fact, the No. 21 killer group did not rush into the air, and when the coal mine king returned home after the banquet, they carried out a surprise attack, but the accompanying bodyguards were very good at martial arts and beat the three of them away. The boss's face sank at that time, and he said coldly: "Success or failure is secondary, success is gratifying, and failure is also a common thing." It depends on whether you have tried your best, what I hate most is people who lie, and people who dare to fool me must not want to live anymore. Come on, the family law will serve, and push these three puppies out for me to slaughter. 'Have you ever heard of this?'

The golden fish said: "The little brother is lonely and unheard, and he wants the white brother to enlighten him more." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "As a result, those three boys died, and their tongues were cut." Three bloody tongues were placed on a tea tray and displayed in the torture hall for three days. Have you ever heard of this? You have to understand the rules in the killer gang, and if you break the rules, you will die sooner or later. ”

Goldfish gasped and said, "Ah, we only know that the people of the No. 21 Killer Group were executed, but we don't know the reason for the execution. ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "It's not that my brother is relying on the old and selling the old, you kid doesn't understand a lot of things, grow more eyes and learn a little." You say, did our brothers do their best this time?"

Goldfish said: "Of course I tried my best, and I almost took my life." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "That's good, after we go back, let's tell the truth, I don't think the boss will be difficult for us." ”

The golden fish said: "Hey, Brother Bai, the little brother suddenly remembered something, and I don't know whether to ask or not." ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "Shao Lusu, ask." ”

Goldfish said: "The No. 21 killer group lied, how could the boss know it immediately? Could it be that someone is watching their every move in Taiyuan?"

Bai Tiaozi said: "Of course, there is a monitoring team behind the No. 21 killer group, and similarly, there is also a monitoring team behind our brothers." The boss of the monitoring team is personally in charge, do you know? Say you are tender, you are still pretending, and you still don't admit it, hum. ”

Goldfish said: "According to this, the little brother is really far worse than the white brother. ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "It's good to know." ”

Jinyu said: "Little brother still has a question. ”

Bai Tiaozi said: "If you have a fart, let it go, if you have something to say, hurry up, say!"

Goldfish asked, "Has Brother Bai seen the boss?"

"Nope. The boss occasionally showed his face, and his face was also covered with a black cloth. ”

"Haven't even seen you?"

"Yes. ”

"It's a bit of a mystery to the boss. ”

"No, it's cautious. ”

"That's too much. ”

"I can only say this to me, if I say it to someone else, you kid will have to move about his head. ”

The golden fish touched his head and said, "Yes, a word, a life?"

Bai Tiaozi said: "There are still few such things, from ancient times to the present, there are too many to mention." It's called 'too much talk'. Do your own business, don't be nosy, say what you should say, don't say what you shouldn't, keep your mouth shut, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't be curious, don't inquire about things that have nothing to do with you. The less you know, the safer you are, and the more you know, the more you stake. 'Silence is golden', I haven't even heard of this adage, that's too unlevel. What I'm talking about today is the golden rule of life, boy, remember. ”

The golden fish nodded again and again, and said, "Talking with Brother Bai overnight is better than reading for ten years." Brother Bai, when are we going back to Shenyang?"

Bai Tiaozi said: "First stay in Wuxi for half a month to see a doctor and recuperate, get better, and then go back to Shenyang." ”

Goldfish smiled: "Okay, what does the white brother say, what does the little brother do." What's more, the girl in Wuxi Qinglou is very smart, and she can also defeat the fire of the younger brother. ”

Bai Tiaozi was also happy, and said: "You kid doesn't leave the line for three sentences, maybe when he will die under a woman's skirt." ”

Their words, Ding Piaopeng under the window heard them clearly.

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It seems that the goldfish and the white strip can be put on hold for about ten days for the time being. Wuxi is close to Suzhou, and of course Ding Piaopeng wants to go to Xiao Tao's grave to burn incense.

Ding Piaopeng found an inn in Mudu Town, so he went to the street to inquire about the whereabouts of Xiao Tao's grave, and in the riverside teahouse, he asked for a cup of Biluochun, so he beckoned to the teahouse and asked, "Little brother, do you know Miss Chen Fengxian in Mudu?"

The teahouse shook his head suspiciously: "I don't know." ”

Ding Piaopeng asked again: "His brother's name is Chen Defu." ”

The tea room said: "Sir, Mudu is a big town, with a population of tens of thousands, I'm sorry, I haven't heard of it." ”

Ding Piaopeng was in trouble, but he didn't give up, and still asked: "Do you know Beijing's singer Xiao Tao?"

The teahouse smiled: "You are asking the singer Xiao Tao, you said it earlier, who doesn't know, I heard that she and the flying thief Ding Piaopeng are bosom friends, in order to save Ding Daxia, she snatched the poisoned tea and drank it all by herself, she is the chivalrous girl of our Mudu, the people of Mudu are well-known, and almost no one knows it." ”

Ding Piaopeng's heart was a little sour, but he forced a smile and said, "Yes, where is her grave?"

The tea house said: "On the southern slope of Tianping Mountain, you can find it when you go to Tianping Mountain and ask the locals. There are many people who go to the grave of Xiao Tao, ordinary people, literati and artists, dignitaries, and high-rollers. I heard that on the day of the winter solstice, people full of pits and valleys came from all over the neighboring towns to go to the grave of Xiao Tao, and the people and cars blocked the avenue in front of Tianping Mountain, and it was blocked for four whole hours, until it was dark, and the people who went to the grave gradually dispersed. Little Peach has become a celebrity for our Mudu. The Pavilion Doll Palace of Lingyan Mountain in Mudu, in ancient times, the beautiful Xi Shi of the city and the country once lived here; now, Mudu has produced a chivalrous little peach girl who is both beautiful and artistic, famous all over the world, and has become a beautiful talk in today's rivers and lakes, and her marriage with Ding Daxia is too poignant. ”

The teahouse said with his eyebrows fluttering, foaming at the mouth, very energetic. Ding Piaopeng thanked him repeatedly, took out two pieces of money from his sleeve, and appreciated the teahouse, but he didn't even drink a sip of tea.

Xiao Tao's grave is really easy to find, and almost everyone knows the farmhouse at the foot of Tianping Mountain, and they are very enthusiastic to guide the way.

The small peach cemetery is on the south slope of the sun, and there is a tall stone archway in front of the tomb, which is engraved with four big characters: chivalrous female infatuation. The stone pillars on both sides of the stone archway are engraved with a pair, the upper link is: since ancient times, the beautiful women love the heroes, thousands of delicate and delicate talks, laughs and drinks slowly; the lower link is: never love and hatred are difficult to continue, endless sighs, sorrows and indignation are rolling in.

Lianjia is good, there is no payment, I don't know who wrote it, about afraid of **, the government is looking for trouble, the craftsman chiseled the words are also very fine, between the lines, there is endless hatred and sorrow.

This sentence of the next link is too piercing Ding Piaopeng's heart, is it really difficult to continue the relationship? What about the overlord whip Cui Da'an and the spirit snake sword He Guihua? No, I can only blame my own bad life, there are those who can continue and those who can't, it's not that it can never be continued, it's not right, it's really wrong. It seems to be comforting me, and it is not right to comfort me. He couldn't help but weep.

Passing through the torii, there is a path with a thick shade, and at the end of the path, is the grave of Xiao Tao.

Little Peach's grave is not big, but it is very exquisite. The surrounding granite is made of stone, and the graves are withered and grassy, and they are depressed in the cold wind of winter. The granite tombstone in front of the tomb is engraved: The tomb of the martyr Chen Fengxian.

Ding Piaopeng placed incense, candles and fruits, knelt down and cried, empty mountains and valleys, echoing his heart-rending cry, which could not be calmed down for a long time......

Ding Piaopeng guarded the grave for Xiao Tao for three days, he swept the dead branches and leaves in front of and behind the grave of Xiao Tao, and the dead grass on the grave was also cut clean, and the words on the tombstone of Xiao Tao were painted with red paint again. On the fourth day, when he was about to leave, he saw a young man coming to the grave with a food box, and the young man asked, "Who is the gentleman?"

Ding Piaopeng saw that the person who came was delicate, and there was déjà vu between his eyebrows, and said: "I am a tourist, go to Lingyan Mountain Pavilion and Play in the Palace, and I heard from tourists that the tomb of the chivalrous little peach is at the foot of Tianping Mountain, not far from Lingyan Mountain, so I came here to pay my respects." Could it be that the little brother is also a tourist?"

The young man said: "No, I am Xiao Tao's brother, surnamed Chen Defu, and I came to go to my sister's grave." Thank you, sir, for going to the girl's grave to pay your respects. As he spoke, he took a deep splinter.

Ding Piaopeng replied and said, "Fortunately, it turned out that I met the brother of the chivalrous girl, and I heard that you had done something in Beijing Qianzhuang." ”

Chen Defu said: "Yes. It's unbearable to look back, my sister not only saved her brother's life, but I heard that she also saved the life of the flying thief Ding Piaopeng. It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Ding Piaopeng is not dead, and the person who took the head of the tower in Beijing is not him, he is a death row prisoner. ”

Ding Piaopeng pretended to be surprised and said, "There is such a thing?"

Chen Defu said: "The rumors of the rivers and lakes cannot be fully believed, nor can they be disbelieved, in this world, everything is possible." ”

Ding Piaopeng said: "Yes." ”

Chen Defu said: "If Ding Piaopeng is dead, there will be nothing to say, and if Ding Piaopeng is alive, it is too much of a thing." It's just a heartless bastard. ”

Ding Piaopeng said: "How do you say this?"

Chen Defu said: "In order to save him, my sister drank all the cup of poisoned tea, and left like this at a young age." If Ding Piaopeng is alive and is a loving and righteous person, he should avenge his sister and kill the person who killed her. ”

Ding Piaopeng said: "Of course, I think if Ding Piaopeng is alive, he will definitely avenge your sister." ”

Chen Defu snorted coldly and said, "Does he know who killed my sister?"

Ding Piaopeng said: "Of course I know, it's Qiao Wanquan, who is known as the iron-faced god catcher." He originally planned to help the third brother avenge the blood sea and then settle accounts with Qiao Wanquan, which is also a major event he must do in this life.

Chen Defu said: "No, it's not Qiao Wanquan. This poisoning trap, from the proposal, planning to implementation, is all in charge of a master. ”

"Who?"

"The No. 2 person in the Criminal Department, known as Shaoxing Master Yu Wenwen, was his ghost idea, and he forced his sister to implement the poisoning plan. ”

"How do you know this?"

At that time, when I had an accident in Qianzhuang and was imprisoned in Beijing, Master Yu told my sister that if she refused to poison and murder Ding Piaopeng, my life would be gone, and the three generations of the Chen family would be stopped when they came to me, and the seed would be extinct; if my sister took over this job and handled Ding Piaopeng, she would get a reward of 300,000 yuan; if in the middle, my sister played tricks and managed to release Ding Piaopeng, the Chen family would be wiped out by the nine clans. In the end, my sister was helpless, so she agreed, she thought, Ding Piaopeng probably won't come, and it's nothing if she agrees. Who knows, Ding Piaopeng passed two months, and as Master Yu expected, he threw himself into the net. Do you know that my sister has a deep affection for the surname Ding, so she chose to kill herself, drank all the poisonous tea, and used her death to end this public case. At that time, Ding Piaopeng was not arrested and taken down, he only drank a star and a half of poisonous juice, and staggered out of Chuntao Tower, and was later rescued by Liu Sange. In the blink of an eye, my sister's whole body was black, and she bled to death in her seven orifices, and she died so miserably. Speaking of this, Chen Defu's eyes moistened.

"Really?" Ding Piaopeng was stunned when he heard this, it turned out that the person he wanted to settle accounts with was not Qiao Wanquan, but Shaoxing Master Yu Wenwen. Hmph, surnamed Yu, look where you run, but he feels really boring, the surname Yu is a master, martial arts must not be good, it is really not a glorious thing to kill a person who has no martial arts or poor martial arts. If you are dishonorable, you have to kill, who let you kill Xiao Tao, killing people to pay for your life, this is a matter of course! It is unspeakable, this revenge will be avenged.

"I heard that Master Yu Wenwen of Shaoxing is alive and well now, and he alone got 100,000 taels of silver rewarded by the imperial court. If Ding Piaopeng is alive, if this revenge is not avenged, can he still be regarded as a person?"

"Of course it's not a person, it's just a shrunken turtle who is timid and afraid of death. ”

Chen Defu said: "Hey, what's the use of saying this, I'm just a little angry, I think my sister is really not worth dying for Ding Piaopeng." ”

Ding Piaopeng said: "I also feel angry, the little peach girl is too kind, she shouldn't drink all the poisonous tea at all, if she wants to drink it, she should drink it evenly with Ding Piaopeng, and everyone will die together." ”

"Die together, drink evenly?" Chen Defu felt that this person was speaking a little strangely, and he was very abrupt, he said, "Why?"

Ding Piaopeng said: "Since they love so deeply, why let one live and the other die, both the living and the dead will feel very lonely." Like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, they turned into two butterflies and flew away, no one could find them, how good it was to be free, loving and loving. As he spoke, his eyes were dazed and his eyes were chattering.

"What's good, two people are dead, it's even worse. Chen Defu said angrily: "Then who will take revenge? Tell me to take revenge? I don't have that ability, buy murder for revenge, I don't have so much money, don't make me angry to death! At least, now I still have hope, if I meet Ding Piaopeng, sturdy and scolding him, at least, in front of my eldest brother, he doesn't dare to be wild, maybe, he can scold him awake, so as to avenge my sister." You're such a strange person, hey, how do you know that they love each other so much?"

"I don't know, I heard about it. ”

"Listen to whom?"

"Jianghu. I also heard that Ding Piaopeng seems to be alive, and he will definitely go to Shaoxing Master Yu to settle accounts. Mixing in the rivers and lakes, you always have to pay it back. Debts to be repaid, debts to be repaid, lives to be owed, just have to wait, the time of liquidation will come sooner or later. Ding Piaopeng said, his eyes looked up at the sky, his essence was shining, his right hand held the hilt of the sword at his waist, the green tendons on the back of his hand burst out, and a murderous aura rose up all over his body. Seeing Chen Defu's cold hair, his back was cold.

As he spoke, he gave Chen Defu a deep bow, didn't look back, turned around and hurried away.

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The second thing Ding Piaopeng wanted to do in Suzhou was to go to Wang Xiaoer's house.

He has to try to tell Xiao Er's parents that Xiao Er is not dead, and he will go to see them in a few days, so don't be scared when the time comes. Also, to the outside world, it is necessary to say that Wang Xiaoer is no longer alive, so as not to cause extraneous branches.

The address of Wang Xiaoer's house, Ding Piaopeng, is very clear, Lianhua Village, Qingling Township, Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture. Wang Xiaoer often talks about his hometown, and it is difficult for Ding Piaopeng not to remember this address. In Wang Xiaoer's mouth, it seems that Lotus Village is a paradise on earth, and no place in the world can compare with Lotus Village. Since Lotus Village is so beautiful, why did you kid come to Beijing, if you kid doesn't come to Beijing, you won't suffer so many crimes.

Lotus Village is at the foot of Yu Mountain, on the shore of Shanghu Lake, and is a small village with beautiful scenery. Ding Piaopeng drove the carriage and came to Lotus Village. Today, it is a good winter day, there is no wind, the sun is shining, and the sun is warm.

As soon as I inquired, Wang Xiaoer's home was at the head of Lianhua Village, so it was easy to find. In the courtyard of Xiao Er's house, an old couple in their fifties and sixties were drying Chinese cabbage, probably prepared to pickle pickles.

The old couple was kind and kind-eyed, leaning over, and was busy. Ding Piaopeng bolted the carriage to the willow tree in front of the door, walked into the courtyard, and said, "Good old man." ”

The old man raised his head and said, "Hello guest officer." He rubbed his eyes, felt disgusted, and asked, "Is there anything wrong, guest officer?"

Ding Piaopeng said: "It's okay, pass by here and beg for saliva to drink." ”

The old man said: "Old woman, come into the house and pour a glass of water, the guest officer is thirsty." ”

The old woman muttered, "You don't have your own feet, can't you go by yourself, you want me to go." ”

That being said, go or go. After a while, the old woman came out with a bowl of steaming boiling water, handed it to Ding Piaopeng, and said, "Guest officer, please use it slowly." He pointed to the bamboo chair next to him and said, "Sit, you're welcome." As he spoke, he bent down again and was busy turning over the cabbage on the ground.

Ding Piaopeng sat on a bamboo chair, took two sips with a bowl, and said to the old man: "Old man, let me ask you about someone?"

The old man straightened his waist, immediately tensed his face, and asked vigilantly, "Who?"

Ding Piaopeng said: "Wang Xiaoer." ”

"What are you asking him for?"

"Just ask. ”

"He's dead, what's there to ask. ”

The old woman probably heard the conversation between them, and sat on the ground with her butt on her ass, wiping her tears and sobbing.

Ding Piaopeng asked, "This is Wang Xiaoer's home, right?"

The old man said, "Yes." Is the guest officer a catcher from the county or the government?"

"Neither. ”

"That's the arrest of the Criminal Department, right? Wang Xiaoer has been executed, and our family members feel that he deserves it, what else do you want to do?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fast catcher at all, I'm a friend of Xiao Er. ”

When the old woman heard that Wang Xiaoer's friend was coming, she got up from the ground, wiped away her tears, and said to the old man: "Old man, you are dizzy, Xiaoer's friend is here, what are you doing to him." ”

The old man stomped his feet and said: "Old woman, why do you believe what people say, and you can also believe the words of strangers? He said that he was the Taishang Laojun, and you should be a bodhisattva! You don't want to think that he is pretending to be a catcher, so you come here to probe the wind, and if you say something wrong, you will put a set of iron chains around your neck, buckle the top hat without the king's law, and hate the emperor's high hat, and then click and chop you up." Isn't this a rare thing? When the time comes, you won't even know how you're going to die. There's me here, and there's no place for you to talk. ”

The old woman thought about it, and sat down on the ground again and began to sob.

Ding Piaopeng said: "Old man, you misunderstood. ”

The old man snorted and said, "I didn't misunderstand, Wang Xiaoer colluded with the flying thief Ding Piaopeng, did all the bad things, and beheaded him, this is to blame, and he deserves it." On behalf of the whole family, I raised my hands in favor of the execution of the Criminal Department, expressed my firm support and enthusiastic support, and I would draw a clear line with him and sever the relationship between father and son. Guest officer, you don't have to test me anymore, I say this everywhere, the emperor's wise decision, is it still wrong, hehe, my old man can say what he thinks from his heart. No matter how much you try it, it's just a few words, and I'm going to memorize it backwards. Don't try to provoke thorns and hurt me, no one can hurt me. The old man's cynical eyes glared at Ding Piaopeng playfully.

Ding Piaopeng's heart is really not a taste, it is not easy for everyone to live, I have my way of living, the old man has the old man's way of living, how tired is the old man's way of living, my son was killed, it must be very heartbroken, but what I said in my mouth was the opposite, if I were to die, I would rather die than say this kind of thing. However, he had to admit that this is a kind of insurance way of living, living like this, there will be less trouble, and the life span will be longer, but the heart will be more uncomfortable. In fact, there have indeed been many tragedies similar to what the old man said.

The old man turned his head and pleaded: "However, I have a request, I wonder if the adults can agree?"

Ding Piaopeng was stunned and asked, "What requirements?"

The old man said: "I want to collect the corpse and collect the corpse for my son." The son is guilty, and he is innocent of death. But if I govern the country with benevolence, I can't let my son's corpse be eaten by dogs, and the eagle will take it in its mouth, making it all over the ground, and it will not look good on the face. I think the benevolent and merciful emperor will never refuse this request of the little old man. I hope that the Lord will return to his boss to reach the heavenly court. ”

The old woman cried even more sadly, and tears rained down.

The old man said to his wife: "Old woman, don't cry, okay, don't you bother, I'm not dead yet, why cry, wait until I die, it's not too late to cry, you cry like this, when I die, you can't even cry a tear." ”

The old woman said: "I'm not crying for you, I'm crying for my son." ”

The old man said: "Cry a fart, break off the relationship, draw a line, and cry a fart." ”

The old woman said, "Can't you cry if you break off the relationship?" A son is a son after all, and it's a baby bump that fell from my body. Who is like you, whose heart is so hard, like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard? ”

The old man was anxious and said: "Hey, old woman, can you say a few words, no one treats you as dumb, even if you are bold, in front of the big man, you dare to say this kind of thing, I can't even stop it, catch the big man, don't you have the same general knowledge as the woman's family, the woman's family, the hair is long and the knowledge is short, and the words are not counted, don't go to your heart." ”

Ding Piaopeng waved his hand again and again, and said: "Old man, it's far away, it's far away, it's not good for you to listen to me, I'm not a fast catcher at all, I'm really a friend of Xiao Er, brother, iron buddy, I just bring a word to you for Xiao Er, after speaking, I will leave immediately." ”

The old man saw that Ding Piaopeng was really anxious, and he was a little hesitant.

Ding Piaopeng said: "I won't probe your tone, two old people, you can not say a word, this is not a mouthpiece." As for me, I'll leave after speaking. Then you should rest assured. You must have been frightened by the Jinyi Wei of the Ming Dynasty, and frightened by the head of the village, aren't you?! Don't be afraid, I'm not the brocade guard of Lao Shizi, nor am I the criminal department of the son of a bitch, I am the brother of Xiao Er, Xiao Er is good, he is a hero, now, he is still alive, and he has become the boss, in a few months, he will come to see you. ”

The old man was stunned at first, blinked, didn't know if it was true or not, looked at Ding Piaopeng's serious appearance, and also believed it a little, and said, "Really, alive, boss, why?"

Ding Piaopeng said: "Listen, two old men, don't ask why." It must be kept absolutely secret from the outside world, and insist that Xiao Er has been decapitated, otherwise, there will be danger. Do you understand?"

The old man and the old woman nodded again and again, and said in unison: "Understood." ”

Ding Piaopeng said: "Don't even tell the brothers and sisters of the second child, the more people who know, the more dangerous it is, don't remember it." Don't speak, listen to me, why should I come to tell you? I'm afraid that Xiao Er will come to visit the two elders when the time comes, and the two elders will be frightened, so I'll report them first. It's as simple as that, oh, and, Xiao Er asked me to bring a hundred taels of silver, filial piety to the second elder, quickly, put it away. He took out two envelopes of silver from his baggage, handed them to the old man, and when he saw the old man's wooden face, he instantly burst into tears, and did not take the silver, but stood on the ground like a clay sculpture, looking at himself in a daze, not knowing what to do. Ding Piaopeng had to put the silver on the bamboo chair and turned around to leave.

The old man stretched his arms and said, "No, you can't go, hurry up, enter the house, enter the house, I have a lot to say, I have a lot of questions to ask." ”

The old woman also got up from the ground and said: "I look at this guest officer with a good face, how can there be such a good face to catch fast, the old man is suspicious, he scares himself, the ghost is scared and scares people to death, people are scared to death, I was almost scared to death by him, I said him, he still doesn't believe it, as if he is the smartest in the world." Actually, my junior is much smarter than him. ”

The two old men burst into tears, pulled hard, and pulled Ding Piaopeng into the house.

After entering the house and laying tea, the two old men sat on both sides of Ding Piaopeng, stunned, and the old man said to his wife: "Hey, what are you doing sitting here, why don't you hurry up and make two good dishes, so that the guest can drink and eat." ”

The old woman said, "Yes." "I went to the kitchen and got busy.

The old man asked, "Guest officer, where is my second child doing business?"

Ding Piaopeng said: "It's not good to say, he will be in Beijing for a while, and he will be in Guangzhou for a while, running everywhere, and wherever there is money to be made, he will run wherever he goes." As for when he will come to see the second elder, it's hard to say. However, he will definitely come to see you whenever he has time. ”

The old man looked at Ding Piaopeng's face in a daze, and asked, "What is the surname of the guest officer?"

"Don't give your surname Li, your name is Xiangtian, and the word Feiyi. Ding Piaopeng was embarrassed, and said: "Old man, why do you look at me like this, I don't have flowers on my face." ”

The old man suddenly slapped his thigh, laughed, and said, "Don't lie to me, okay, I'm not so easy to deceive, the more you look closer, the more you feel like a person." ”

"Like whom?"

"If you take off your beard and wash your face, you should be the one, haha, that Flying Rogue Ding Piaopeng. ”

Ding Piaopeng shook his head awkwardly and said, "It seems that my disguise technique is too bad." ”

The old man said: "What a difference. If my son is alive, Ding Piaopeng should also live, this is one of them; I have seen your portrait on the wanted list of the city countless times, and you are so handsome, you remember the appearance of your ears, eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips clearly, and I am very impressed by your appearance, this is the second thing; Also, who would go to the remote countryside to find the two of us who are about to die in order to bring a message, not to mention, there is no good face to see, no good words to listen to. And when he was leaving, he gave him another hundred taels of silver. How can there be such a person in the world? There will be no second person in the world who can do such a thing, except for the flying thief Ding Piaopeng. Based on this, I think you are Ding Daxia. ”

As he spoke, he knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to Ding Piaopeng. Ding Piaopeng hurriedly helped the old man up.

The old woman came up with a pot of steaming white chopped chicken, and said with a smile: "A good man has a big life, my son has been sensible since he was a child, obedient, and filial, and has never done anything bad, how can he die, he must stay in heaven, and in a few days, he will come down from heaven to see me, no, I'm right." ”

The old man said: "That's right, I see you are talking nonsense with your eyes open, he is not dead, why is he in heaven, he is staying well in the world, doing business in a down-to-earth manner, don't curse him." ”

The old woman said: "Who said in heaven that only good people who are dead can stay, and of course good people who are alive can stay! Good people have good luck, smooth sailing, and living in the world is exactly the same as heaven, full of joy and laughter." In short, a good person lives in heaven, and when a good person dies, he is blessed in heaven, with delicious food and wine every day, and undefeated flowers in all seasons. Bad people, whether they live or die, are in hell. When he is alive, he calculates others all day long, and he is afraid of being calculated by others, and he lives in the hell of his own demons, and when he dies, his soul is scorched in the furnace of hell, and he wants to repay the debts of the world one after another. ”

The old man smiled: "Hey, how do you know so well, as if you have been to heaven and hell." ”......

The old couple talked together, but their faces were full of joy, and the room was full of laughter......

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Ding Piaopeng finished dinner at Wang Xiaoer's house before driving the carriage away. The next day, rushed back to Wuxi Taihu Inn, this back and forth, he went for six or seven days, sure enough, the golden fish and white strips in the ninth room of the West Courtyard have not left, so he also stayed in the Taihu Inn.

Staring at these two boys, sooner or later he will be able to find the real culprit who killed the third brother's family, and he will help the third brother fulfill his wish to take revenge. After that, he went to the capital to kill Shaoxing Master Yu Wenwen to repay the blood debt for the little peach girl.

Wang Xiaoer's matter is over, he bought a big mansion for Xiao Er, and Xiao Er opened a Shunfeng Inn, and it is also decent. also told his parents that Xiao Er was not dead, this time he passed through Nanjing, and he was going to tell Xiao Er that it was time to take the time to see his parents, and his parents thought about him, and he was about to become a nerve. Xiao Er is really blessed, and his parents are worried, but what about me, hey, don't mention it, he doesn't dare to think about it, when he was six years old, all his relatives abandoned him, and now, the little peach girl also abandoned him, he thought of his relatives, remembered the little peach girl and shed tears, he felt that it was really boring for people to live, the reason why he lived was because there were many evil demons in the world, oppressing the people, he wanted to use the sword in his hand to eradicate these demons, to uphold justice for the people, to bring light to the world, this is the whole meaning of his life so far.

But now, what is the most important thing for Wang Xiaoer to live? It is to find Li Youzhong, the disciple of the White Horse Warrior, who knows the murderer of Liu Sange's family. The third brother wants to know who the murderer is most, and if he finds Li Youzhong, he can find the murderer, which will help the third brother a lot. At the same time, he has already made a bet with Brother Ding, whoever finds Li Youzhong first will have to listen to whoever he wants in the future, and it must be interesting to let Brother Ding listen to his own dispatch in everything. Thinking of this, he smiled.

Wang Xiaoer owes two people a debt in his life, and I'm afraid he won't be able to pay it back. One is Ding Piaopeng Dingge, and the other is the ever-changing third brother Liu. Brother Ding's debts, he also paid off some of them, on the way to escape, when Brother Ding couldn't move, he ate, drank, lassa, and slept, all relying on him to serve carefully, a flying thief, when he fell ill, he was really as fragile as a baby, and he couldn't even hold a glass of water in his hand; If Li Youzhong is found, the truth of the unsolved case can be revealed, and the third brother can take revenge and make a wish. I can be regarded as paying off a decent debt, although it is nothing, in short, I have done my part.

How can we find Li Youzhong? Wang Xiaoer actually has no way at all. Relying on him to take the time to inquire about Li Youzhong's news in Nanjing alone is too slim, and even he himself does not believe that he can find Li Youzhong.

After a few days of going to the market to inquire, I had no clue, and I couldn't help frowning, sighing.

One day, in the counter, Deng Caibao, the account room, finished the abacus and finished the accounts, and saw Wang Xiaoer's listless appearance, so he asked: "Shopkeeper Chen, are you a little unwell?"

"Nope. ”

"Is there something on your mind?"

"It's not. ”

"Or is there something going on in my hometown, don't worry?"

"Not really. ”

Deng Caibao said: "It's not nosy, I'm afraid that the shopkeeper will be depressed and hurt his body, that's not a trick, if there is anything, you might as well talk about it, maybe you can help the shopkeeper share the worries." I am a generation of Nanjing, on the ground in Nanjing, I can still do something, if the shopkeeper is useful, even if he is instructed, he does not have to be polite. ”

Deng Caibao is a middle-aged man in his forties, an ordinary man, thin and long, weak and windy, but those eyes, but there is a spirit, his hands are slender and fair, he is calculating, flexible and fast, his mind is lively, and it is very effective. He was recommended by the original owner of the inn mansion, and speaking of which, he has a little kinship with the owner. These days, Wang Xiaoer went out to inquire about Li Youzhong, and the affairs of the inn were all entrusted to Deng Caibao, and Deng Caibao was well organized.

Wang Xiaoer saw Deng Caibao asking about himself, so he sighed and said: "A few days ago, my uncle came, he said that the second uncle has disappeared, it has been more than a year, no one is alive, no body is dead, I don't know where he went, he wants me to help find it, I have been looking for a few days, there is no news, old Deng, what do you think is a good way?"

Deng Caibao said: "Where might your second uncle go?"

Wang Xiaoer scratched his head and said, "It's not good, it's Hang Jiahu, Su Xichang, or Ning Zhenyang, it's all possible, anyway, it won't run too far." The uncle said, you must find it, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death, so you have to give an explanation to your family. As for whether the second uncle is dead or alive, it's hard to say. ”

Deng Caibao said with a smile: "The shopkeeper, the places you said are not close, but if you want to find someone to rely on yourself, how can you find someone to find your own business, they have a semicolon in the country, just like a dart game, let them find it, it is more likely." ”

When Wang Xiaoer heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Really, is there a business name looking for someone?" Great, why haven't I heard of it." ”

Deng Caibao said: "You are busy, you are bent on the inn, how do you know these things." ”

Wang Xiaoer asked: "Is the cost expensive?"

Deng Caibao's face tensed, and he said, "It's not cheap." ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "Money is for spending, and you have to find it if it's not cheap." ”

Deng Caibao said: " There is a family in the west of the Confucius Temple, called Xinyi search firm, I heard that the man was originally a catcher in Nanjing Mansion, good mind, kung fu, this person's surname is Gan, the name is a good friend, known as the detective Gan Ye, can not stand the rules of the yamen, try to be free, he came out to run a search business, and Xinyi search for the general number of hooks, in Nanjing Mansion to run a branch, he has a wide range of doors, familiar with people, and, I heard that his wife is his sister, called Qiao Shuixian, quite a bit of posture, virtuous people, martial arts are also good, the two husbands sing with the wife, the search shop is prosperous, impressive。 Xinyi Searching for People Firm, the reputation is very good, the people he is looking for, men, women and children, most of them can be found, but there are also those who can't be found, and this thing really can't be guaranteed. ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "Great, great, thank you Lao Deng." ”

Deng Caibao said: "Do you want me to accompany you on a trip?"

Wang Xiaoer said: "No, it's just a little bit of the way, I'll come by myself, you just show me the inn, if you have a problem, you can come forward again." ”

Deng Caibao said: "If you have money, there is no problem, if you don't have money, the problem will be big." Anyway, the shopkeeper has money. ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "Where, there are many people in the family, the food is heavy, and the money is tight, not enough to spend." He also learned to sigh and know the benefits of being a man with his tail between his legs, and as he spoke, he left the counter and walked out of the inn.

Nanjing's Confucius Temple is a place where the dragon is hidden and the tiger is crouching. The crowd is crowded, the market is prosperous, the fish and dragons are mixed, and there are many talents.

On the side street at the west end of the Confucius Temple, the shops are lined up one after another, the goods of eating, drinking and having fun, are dazzling, most of the shops are decorated with exquisite and beautiful appearances, among them there is an inconspicuous shop, hanging a black background gold signboard, on which there are eight big characters: Nanjing Xinyi Searching for People Firm. In the hall sat a burly middle-aged man with two beards and a book in his hand, and beside him, a woman with a beautiful face was concentrating on embroidering flowers.

Wang Xiaoer walked into the store hall and coughed. The man with the beard put the book on the table, got up to sit down, Wang Xiaoer sat down, and the woman made a cup of Biluo spring tea, Wang Xiaoer asked the man, "Is it Gan Ye?" ”

Gan Ye waved his hand again and again and said with a smile: "Yes." But the detective can't afford it, it's a rumor on the rivers and lakes. ”

The woman sat smiling and embroidering.

Gan Ye said: "Mr. is here to find someone?"

"Yes. I don't know how to calculate the cost?"

Gan Ye said: "An agreement must be signed in advance, and the entrusting party will pay us the fee according to the agreement. Generally speaking, ten taels of silver are paid in advance, calculated on a daily basis, and one tael of silver for three days, starting from the date of entrustment, until the end of the search, if the matter is not over, after the ten taels of silver are used up, the entrusting party must pay another ten taels of silver until the agreement is completed or terminated. If the person finds it, in addition to the daily settlement, then according to the pre-agreed remuneration, all the payments will be settled at one time. ”

Wang Xiaoer asked: "How to determine the remuneration that people are looking for?"

Gan Ye said: "There is no fixed amount, it depends on the difficulty of the person you are looking for, the higher the difficulty, the higher the honorarium, the difficulty is not high, and the remuneration is not high; ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "That's the same, you can't generalize." ”

Gan Ye said: "If you want to find someone, the entrusting party must truthfully explain the situation of the person being searched, otherwise, it will be difficult to find the person." Of course, there are also things that are clearly stated, but people do not find them. This job, in the final ending, no one can guarantee the vote and draw conclusions. The client should be mentally prepared. As far as we are concerned, once we have received the job, we must try to find it, in addition to our husband and wife who are trying our best to find it, there are also a dozen or so men, looking for the missing person everywhere, and will never play tricks and defraud customers of money. Please rest assured that Mr. ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "The reputation of Xinyi Xunren is very good, and it has a good reputation, of course I am very relieved about this." I'm just worried that after I tell you all about the person I'm looking for, the word will spread about this person, and I don't want anyone else to know anything about the person I'm looking for, except for you and you. ”

Gan Ye smiled and said: "I understand that protecting the privacy of customers is the top priority in our industry, and sometimes it is even more important than finding people. In this regard, we have a whole set of measures and methods of secrecy, and you should not worry. ”

Wang Xiaoer patted his thigh and said, "It's good to dare to be kind, Gan Ye said it too well." Of course, it would be better to be able to protect privacy and find the person you are looking for. ”

Gan Ye said: "I hope so." We are in line with the wishes of our customers. ”

At this time, two young men came in and muttered a few words in Gan Ye's ear, and Gan Ye said a few black words that no one could understand, probably an incision in the line, and the two young men went out in a hurry.

Wang Xiaoer said: "Master Gan, I want to tell you about the search for people, this doesn't seem to be the place to talk." ”

Gan Ye said: "Of course, please come with me." He got up and walked into the shop.

Gan Ye stood up, Wang Xiaoer knew how burly he looked, half a head taller than himself, and the body was as wide as a door panel, he thought, if Gan Ye's big hand grabbed his neck, a little harder, the neck would be twisted off by him.

Gan Ye opened the door of the inner room and said to Qiao Shuixian: "Shuixian, you look at the store, my husband and I will go into the inner room to discuss business, and no one is allowed to enter the inner room." ”

Qiao Shuixian still lowered his head and embroidered, and said with a smile: "Got it." ”

Entering the inner room, there is a long corridor, on both sides is a secret room with a closed door, walk through the passage, it is a small courtyard, there are a few bushes of flowers and trees planted in the small courtyard, the environment is very quiet, there is a stone house facing south, the appearance is thick and solid, open the door of the stone house, but the house is a wooden floor, exude the fragrance of trees, they sit in the hall. There was silence here, as if he had come to the suburban jungle, Gan Ye made tea, and said with a smile: "Sir, can you tell me who you are looking for here?" If it is not safe, we will go to the basement to talk, but it will be a little boring there. ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "No, no, it's good here." ”

Gan Ye said: "Let me ask you to answer, if Mr. wants to find the missing person, you must tell the truth, okay?"

Wang Xiaoer said: "Okay, Gan Ye, ask." ”

"What's your name, sir?"

"The surname is Chen, the name is good, and the words are like flowing. Wang Xiaoer thought, the first question, I told a lie, fortunately, I am not the person I am looking for, it has nothing to do with finding someone.

"Origin?"

"A native of Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. "I don't know where Pinghu is, whatever, in this life, Lao Tzu tells lies everywhere, this sin has to be borne by Qiao Wanquan, it is all caused by the surname Qiao, but it has nothing to do with me.

"What does the person you're looking for have to do with you?"

Wang Xiaoer tilted his head and thought, "Well, yes, how to say it, um......"

Gan Ye's eyes were aggressive, staring at Wang Xiaoer's eyes, and said, "Mr. Chen, this question is very critical, please don't make up stories." ”

He seemed to have seen through Wang Xiaoer's heart, as if he knew that Wang Xiaoer's first two questions were all nonsense.

Wang Xiaoer said: "I want to think about it, it's a long story, I want to think about it, how to say it well?"

Gan Ye said: "Don't worry, think about it, think about it, and then answer, if you make up a story, people can't find it, it's throwing money into the water." ”

Wang Xiaoer frowned tightly and said, "Yes, that's right, I have to think about it." ”

"If you don't think well today, you can come back tomorrow, and if you don't think well tomorrow, you can come back another day, don't worry. ”

Wang Xiaoer said in his heart: Lao Tzu is out of the way, just say it, supplement with falsehood, focus on truth, try to be fake and not real. He coughed, cleared his throat, and said: "I have a cousin, who is a secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu twenty-five years ago, named Liu Renkuan, in the autumn of twenty-five years ago, in Yuling Guannan, the whole family of eleven was killed by the enemy, this unsolved case, you must have heard of it, right?"

Gan Ye said: "I've heard of it." Tragically, this case is extremely strange and has become an unsolved case for the ages. ”

In the meantime, there was a white horse warrior who saw that the road was uneven, drew his sword to help, fought with the killer, and finally died bravely because he was outnumbered. So far, no one knows who the murderer is. Three days later, a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old came, with a craftsman and a coffin, and buried all the eleven members of his cousin's family and the white horse in the place where they were killed. It is said that this person is the apprentice of the white horse warrior, named Li Youzhong. According to reliable sources, Li Youzhong is a person from Wuxi, Jiangsu, once a monk in Wuxi Zizhu Temple, known as the demon monk, five years ago, ran away from the temple, traveled the world, whereabouts unknown, I want to find the demon monk Li Youzhong, he must know who the murderer of his cousin's family is, and only when he finds him can he avenge his cousin's family. ”

"Are you looking for a man from twenty-five years ago? he was only seventeen or eighteen years old at the time?" asked Gan Ye.

"Yes. ”

"How do you know that his name is Fu Demon Monk Li Youzhong?"

"I heard that now the killer of 25 years ago is also looking for him, they want to kill people, 25 years ago, he is the only one who knows who the murderer is, solve him, and there will be no future trouble. I heard it by chance when I eavesdropped on the conversation between the killer's disciples and grandchildren, and there is nothing wrong with hearing it. "I want to find him as soon as possible, and keep it a secret." ”

Gan Ye's expression was very solemn and silent.

Wang Xiaoer smiled: "Are you afraid? I heard that this is related to the legendary killer gang, so I didn't say it, but please Gan Ye should keep the commission absolutely confidential." He flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and got up to leave.

Gan Ye said: "Mr. Chen, where is it, confidentiality is certain, even if this firm does not accept this order, it will be absolutely tight-lipped." Since Mr. attaches so much importance to this firm, this firm should also go all out to solve problems for Mr. It's just that after the deed is done, the remuneration is really expensive. ”

"How much?"

"After twenty-five years, the person I am looking for only knows a name, and he is tall, short, fat and thin, and he doesn't know anything about Li Youzhong's situation, and he has heard about it, and he has heard about it, and the credibility itself is problematic, and the difficulty is quite large, so of course the remuneration will be a little higher. ”

"Give me a number, Gan Ye, hurry up. ”

"Find the living Li Youzhong, 30,000 taels of silver, and find the grave of the dead Li Youzhong, 3,000 taels of silver. ”

Wang Xiaoer gasped, he frowned and pondered: Shunfeng Inn can be worth about 5,000 taels of silver, and the gold and silver tickets stored in Nanjing Huitong Money Village seem to add up to 20,000 taels of silver, left and right, there is still a difference of five or six thousand taels, he said: "Gan Ye, can it be cheaper, find the dead 3,000 taels, this price is no problem, find the living 30,000 taels, this price is too outrageous." ”

Gan Ye said: "I have heard of this case for a long time, it is indeed the work of the killer gang, if you are not careful, you will take your life, this price is not high." I think Mr. Chen is very sincere, so he wants to take over this business, otherwise, he really doesn't want to get involved. How much do you say, quote a price. ”

Wang Xiaoer said: "Twenty thousand taels of silver, there is only so much money under it, if you want to be rich, you won't bargain with Gan Ye." "I thought to myself, I can't spend all the money, otherwise, I will have to listen to people's calls and be a runner. Although the debt owed to the third brother has to be repaid, he can't bear a silver debt again, the days when he has no money are really scared, the days of debt are terrible to listen to, those debt thugs can't do anything. Even if the third brother knows, he won't agree to me doing this.

He looked at Gan Ye, if Gan Ye didn't agree, then he would try to find a search firm.

This time, it was Gan Ye's turn to make a mistake, and he asked, "Have you told anyone about this?"

Wang Xiaoer said: "I told a friend that I wanted to find my second uncle, but I didn't tell anyone that my second uncle was Li Youzhong, and he was related to the murder case 25 years ago. ”

"Oh, that's good. ”

"Gan Ye, have you taken over this business?"

"Nope. ”

"Scared, then why are you talking about this, it's not in vain during the day, nonsense at night, nonsense. Wang Xiaoer was really a little annoyed, he really looked down on this tall and burly Gan Ye, this kid, Xiong! If I make a move to beat Zhong Kui to fight the ghost, this stupid big man may have to fall.

Gan Ye said: "It is very dangerous to find Li Youzhong, as you said, the Killer Gang is also looking for him, if you can cooperate with me to find it at a critical moment, the price can be lowered." ”

"Absolutely. It's just that I have a business, so I can't follow you every day. He told Gan Ye the address of the Shunfeng Inn, and took care of it, if he was not there, he could let the bookkeeper Deng Caibao tell him.

"You need to follow it every day, and at a critical time, it will take you a few days. ”

"No problem. ”

"You're not afraid of danger?"

"What are you afraid of, I'm afraid that I have to go on, after all, it is a bloody case of my cousin's family, who can swallow this breath, not to mention, my cousin was kind to my family before his death, this revenge is not avenged, I am restless. Wang Xiaoer said in his heart: I'm afraid, Lao Tzu won't come to this troubled water, Lao Tzu has never seen any big winds and waves, and you Gan Ye is too underestimated.

"If you're not there, I can go to the bookkeeper, is the bookkeeper there every day?"

"It's every day during the day, sometimes at night, he's not there, I'm here, Lao Deng is my big housekeeper, and it's also his idea to go to Xinyi to find someone's business. However, he only knew that I was looking for my second uncle, who had been missing for more than a year, and he didn't know anything else. ”

Gan Ye said: "That's good, in short, we have to keep in touch in time." It is rare for Mr. Chen to have this filial piety, in order to avenge his cousin's family, he found Li Youzhong, who knew the inside story, and gave up everything, such a person is rare in the world. Okay, 20,000 is 20,000, make a friend. Gan Ye looked at Wang Xiaoer with a smile, there seemed to be another pair of eyes behind his eyes, as if he had seen through all of Wang Xiaoer's Xiao Jiujiu, and stripped off all of Wang Xiaoer's disguises, which made Wang Xiaoer a little stunned.

Wang Xiaoer asked, "When will the agreement be signed?"

"Now. ”

"Yes, yes. ”

So, Gan Ye unfolded the pen and paper on the table, and the two discussed the terms of the agreement word by word, signed the agreement, and signed the agreement, one copy for each of them as evidence.

After signing the agreement, Gan Ye asked: "If you find Li Youzhong and find the killer, who can avenge your cousin Liu Renkuan's family?"

Wang Xiaodao: "I have my own way to do this." Gan Ye, what you shouldn't know, please don't ask. ”

Gan Ye laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, that's the reason, I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Chen." ”

Wang Xiaoer said goodbye to Gan Ye and his wife, and walked out of the Xinyi Searcher with ease.