Blessings of Time Traveling

The matchmaker who handled Sanni, Sini, and Wuni back then was surnamed Zheng.

The three girls came into Mrs. Zheng's hands. Early the next morning, Si Ni and Wu Ni were stuffed into a carriage and taken away, and San Ni was also sold to Zhou Mansion soon.Qi Erniang didn't expect her sister to be sold at first, and later she didn't know who her sister was sold to, so she had to inquire one by one.When she came after her, she only found out Sanni's whereabouts from Mrs. Zheng, but she couldn't find out where Sini and Wuni were sold.

Sanni also asked Mrs. Zheng at that time, but she also didn't ask.The original words of Mrs. Zheng are as follows: "Don't meddle in the nobleman's affairs, and don't know if you die at that time!" Facing Sanni's begging, after all, she had no words at all. revealed.

There were several prostitutes in the town at that time, and Mrs. Zheng was considered a foreigner.

Other prostitutes have other livelihoods, but this Mrs. Zheng is a full-time human trafficker.Most of the time of the year, she travels around the backcountry, collecting daughters from poor families at a low price, and then taking them to more prosperous places to sell. She also occasionally visits Lidong Town.

Qi Mingcheng originally planned to find Mrs. Zheng personally to find out the news, but when he wanted to find Mrs. Zheng, he realized that this person hadn't been to Lidong Town for many years.It seems that after she took in the three girls from the Qi family and sold them out, people in Lidong Town never saw her again.

The clues were cut off like this. It wasn't until Qi Mingcheng bought several slaves from Ah Deng in the northwest, and because Ah Deng wanted to redeem himself, he deliberately accompanied Ah Deng to the Yamen for a walk. Where the two girls were sold, the authorities should have registered.The purpose of this kind of registration is to ensure tax payment, and the contract will be legal only if the official pastes the "deed tail" (tax payment certificate) on the deed of sale.

However, after Qi Mingcheng had a deeper understanding, he realized that this registration system was not perfect.

The normal registration process should be like this. When Father Qi Zha sells his daughter, he has to go to the Yamen with the Yamao and write the deed of sale in the Yamen. A certain tax must be paid, and then the official seal will ensure the legality of the contract.But in actual operation, ordinary people feel that going to the Yamen for no reason is too frustrating, so they keep it simple.

Therefore, when Father Qi Zha sold his daughter, he did not go through the witness of the yamen at all. He just pushed his daughter to the old woman and forced them to press their fingerprints on the written contract of sale, and then he took the money and ran away .When Mrs. Zheng sold her hands, for example, she wanted to sell Sanni to the Zhou Mansion. After the deal had been negotiated, she took Sanni and the deed of sale to the yamen to complete the procedures for stamping, and then sent it to the yamen. Zhoufu to go.

There are also situations where buyers are in a hurry to ask for someone, so they will take the maid away first, and then go to the Yamen to complete the formalities in a few days.

Qi Mingcheng didn't know the specific situation of Si Ni and Wu Ni at that time.

However, they were sold in a hurry at that time, and they left early the next morning. The person who bought them would probably go to his local yamen to register after taking them away.Therefore, there is no record of them in the yamen of Lidong Town.This is where the imperfection of this registration system lies, after all, it exists for tax purposes, not for censuses.Now Qi Mingcheng doesn't know where to find the records.

It would be great if we could know where the buyer was from.However, Qi Mingcheng didn't know.

So, things seem to be back to the original point.

Qi Mingcheng felt that it was necessary to find Mrs. Zheng.He asked many people in the town, except for one surname, it seemed that he couldn't ask too many people.

It wasn't until Qi Mingcheng bought a house, and the original owner of this house was also surnamed Zheng, that he was lucky enough to get a little clue.Shopkeeper Zheng has opened a shop in the town for more than [-] years, so he knows a little about everything in the town.When Qi Mingcheng was chatting with him, he asked Mrs. Zheng without hope.

Shopkeeper Zheng pondered for a while, and said: "Because we have the same surname, we are considered to be of the same family. She sometimes comes to my shop to have a rest. My mother-in-law died early, and there is only one daughter in the family, who was brought up by me alone. After a while, I was in a bad mood. Mrs. Zheng saw that I was unhappy, so she comforted me, saying that she had an adopted daughter herself, and she was married... Where did she get married? In short, she was very reluctant. "

"Where did you marry?" Qi Mingcheng asked.Maybe if you find that adopted daughter, you can find Mrs. Zheng.

Shopkeeper Zheng thought about it for a long time before saying: "I really can't remember it. I only know that the name of the place seems to have the word 'orange' in it. At that time, I thought this name matched our Lidong Town. There are no pears here but it is called Lidong Town, and I don’t know if oranges are produced there.”

At this time, there were maps, but ordinary people could not easily see them.Qi Mingcheng had no choice but to send Bao Chunsheng out to find out the news.He only asked Bao Chunsheng to ask in Yangquan County first.Considering the traffic in this era, since Mrs. Zheng used to come to Lidong Town once or twice a year, her home would not be too far from Lidong Town, and the possibility of being in the same county is relatively high.If it cannot be found in the county, it can only be expanded to the entire province.

Qi Mingcheng only asked Bao Chunsheng to inquire about the place names in Yangquan County with the word "ju", or not necessarily the word "ju", homophones such as "chrysanthemum" and "ju" are all possible.When Bao Chunsheng found out, Qi Mingcheng planned to go to those places himself.

Although Bao Chunsheng's task this time is a bit cumbersome, as long as he visits a few more lively places, preferably places where businessmen from all over the world come and go, he can still collect information if he is careful.However, after asking about the place name, the next work is more difficult to start.Qi Mingcheng didn't even know what the surname of Mrs. Zheng's adopted daughter was, maybe it was her husband's surname, or maybe it was her biological parents' surname, but it didn't necessarily have to be "Zheng".Even if they successfully found the "xju" or "orange x", they might not be able to find Mrs. Zheng's adopted daughter.

Qi Mingcheng patiently waited for Bao Chunsheng to come back.

During this process, Qi Mingcheng certainly didn't do nothing.He has moved to the town with Qi Sanniang, and he is also looking into where the rumors slandering Qi Sanniang first came from, and this investigation led to rich man Yao.Speaking of Mr. Yao, it may be because his living standard is much better than the people around him, and he is surrounded by people who fawn on him on weekdays, so he is very... stupid when he is past middle age.

Yes, Qi Mingcheng can only use "stupid" to describe this person.Does he think that the whole world revolves around him?A person like this, even though he is usually arrogant and arrogant, as long as he falls hard, he will be stuck in the mud forever, and he will not be able to get up!

When Qi Mingcheng was thinking about how to teach this person a lesson, Bao Chunsheng came back.

Bao Chunsheng was very lucky during this trip. He had just left Zhao Dalang's boat and chose to go alone, when he met a man from Deju Town who came to the city to sell delicacies.Seeing that the man was struggling to walk with his things on his back, Bao Chunsheng gave him a hand.This person was very grateful to Bao Chunsheng, thanked Bao Chunsheng a thousand times, and even reported his family.When Bao Chunsheng heard the word "Deju Town", he felt happy. It was so easy to get here!

By the way, Bao Chunsheng wanted to find out about Mrs. Zheng's adopted daughter. He is also a ghost. He didn't say that he wanted to find a woman whose adoptive mother was Mrs. Ya, but said this: "I came here this time mainly to find my sister... ...She was lost when she was a child. After so many years of inquiring, I vaguely learned that she was adopted by a toothmaid. It is said that her adoptive mother was surnamed Zheng. Unfortunately, I don’t know what my sister’s name is now, and I inquired for a long time, but I didn’t even No one has found out what the toothbrush is called. Good brother, do you have anyone who agrees with what I said?"

People in Deju Town sympathized with Bao Chunsheng very much, thought about the people in the town, and said with a little hesitation: "In our town, there is a daughter-in-law in her thirties who belongs to the Wangsheng family. Her adoptive mother is indeed a Mother-in-law, but she wasn't lost since she was a child, so she shouldn't be your sister, right?"

Bao Chunsheng patted his thigh and said: "I asked many people, and what you said is a little bit in line. Good brother, why don't you take me to have a look. My girl looks very much like my mother. I just want to You can tell if the person you are talking about is my sister from a distance. My sister was so small when she was lost. Is it just what others say? She said that she was not lost, which doesn’t count. ah."

Seeing that the man was still hesitant, Bao Chunsheng said again: "To tell you the truth, my mother's days are numbered in bed, and she just wants to see my sister for the last time before she dies..." Anyway, Bao Chunsheng's relatives His mother was already dead, so he was not cursing his mother by saying that.

The man in Deju Town heard him say this to this point, how could he not help him?

After the man sold out his items, he took Bao Chunsheng back to his own town.

Bao Chunsheng wasn't really looking for a girl, he clearly wanted to find someone for Qi Mingcheng.Therefore, when he arrived in Deju Town, the man pointed and looked at Wangsheng's wife from a distance, and immediately expressed disappointment that Wangsheng's wife was not his sister.The man still felt sorry for Bao Chunsheng, so he left him to have a meal at his home.Bao Chunsheng took the opportunity to stay in the town for a day and secretly inquired about Wangsheng's wife.

"...The woman's adoptive mother is indeed surnamed Zheng, and she is also a toothmaid. She has been traveling all year round, and it seems that they all match up. It's just that this old lady Zheng has already died. It is said that it was during the Spring Festival nine years ago. Xu Shi drank a few sips of wine, and for some reason fell into the river in a daze. The weather was so cold at that time, and when he was fished out, he didn't know whether he was drowned or frozen to death. .” Bao Chunsheng said.

During the Spring Festival nine years ago...

If this Mrs. Zheng is the person Qi Mingcheng is looking for, wouldn't it mean that she will die a few months after selling Si Ni and Wu Ni?Of course, there may be no connection between the two.However, the most critical clue person is dead, so how should Qi Mingcheng find someone next?

Qi Mingcheng rubbed his temples, feeling that this matter is getting more and more difficult.