Qinghe Pastoral

When Li Zheng brought the yamen servant to Liu Dafu's house, he had already surrounded a group of villagers. Although they were afraid, they were still chattering, and when they saw Li Zheng and the yamen servant, they stopped talking as if they had made a deal.

Liu Dafu's house was burned beyond recognition. The bodies of the two were placed in the yard, covered with sackcloth. The old lady in his family had passed out from crying, and only his two sons and daughter-in-law stayed by her side.

They were dressed in a mess, their faces were dirty, and their eyes seemed to think that this was just a dream.

Yu Butou asked Wu Zuo to conduct an autopsy, and lifted the sackcloth covering it. When the two burnt black corpses appeared in front of everyone, many surrounding villagers screamed, and those timid people quickly rolled their eyes. close.

Wu Zuo ignored the screams of the villagers and just kept on doing the autopsy. Looking at the Wu Zuo looking around, the villagers admired Wu Zuo and thought they were bold.

A quarter of an hour later, Wu Zuo finally got up from the ground, and Yu Zuo asked about the result. The Wu Zuo said: "The time of the two deaths was probably in the first half of the night. The wounds of the two deceased were at the heart. They should be killed by one blow. The murder weapon It's the knife on the chest."

Yu Butou nodded, and ordered the yamen guards behind him to pull out the knife. The knife was burnt black, and they had to scrape off the soot to see its original appearance.

"Yu Butou, do you see?"

Li Zheng watched Yu Butou silent for a long time, and asked anxiously.

"Li Zhenghe and the villagers don't need to panic too much. We will investigate the case as soon as possible, but we need more cooperation from Li Zhenghe and the villagers."

"Naturally natural."

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and Yu Butou ordered his subordinates to check Liu's house to see if there were any clues.

The Liu family is lively, but Lin Mu's is quiet.

At three o'clock in the morning, Xu Xiuqin knocked on the door of Lin Mu's room. Although she knew that neither of them had a good rest last night, the case of Wang Xiyun's murder of Brother Lin Mu was going to be pronounced at noon today, so she couldn't be absent no matter what.

Ji Ruixiu woke up for a while, when he heard Xu Xiuqin's call from outside the house, he answered and woke Lin Mu who was still sleeping soundly.

During the meal, Ji Ruixiu told them what happened at Liu Dafu's house last night. The three of them were shocked when they heard the words. They thought it was an ordinary accident, but it turned out to be a murder.

Lin Mu thought of the ugly face of Liu Dafu's daughter-in-law. Although he didn't like such a woman, such a thing happened in Qinghe Village, which has always been peaceful, would always cause people's discomfort.

With some inexplicable emotions, Lin Mu's family of five, together with Bai Junyan and Wei Xun, boarded the carriage to Jing'an County.

Because of the spread of the epidemic in Yong'an Island, the excitement in Jing'an County has also decreased by three points.Perhaps today's Dayu Dynasty is just a lion that recuperates its wounds quietly. It will be quiet for a while, but it will not fall asleep.

Seeing Wang Xiyun again, she was a little delirious. She felt like an old woman in her sixties. The last time I saw her in this court was not too long. They are all different.

She looked up at Lin Mu who was still intact, the jealousy flashed in her eyes was so obvious, but Lin Mu was not afraid of those poisonous eyes, she had no other emotions for the person in front of her except hatred .

The witnesses and physical evidence in this case have already been ascertained, and even all the prisoners have already pleaded guilty and are only waiting for the victim to return to the court for conviction.

The county magistrate interrogated them according to the procedures, and the Wang family confessed to the matter. First, Wei Qian said hello, and then the case was really bad. Jing'an County can have fewer such major cases.

Wang Xiyun was sentenced to slaughter. His brother and his mother were sentenced to [-] rods and imprisoned for three years.

Seeing Wang Xiyun's lifeless appearance like a puppet, Bai Junyan thought of all the recent events, and his heart still couldn't calm down. Before she was pushed out, he talked about Lin Jun and Tao Nan with embellishment.

Bai Junyan's words seemed to awaken the unwillingness in Wang Xiyun's heart. She cursed loudly in the courtroom, and even broke away from the yamen servant's hand to beat Bai Junyan, but was kicked far away by Wei Xun beside her, lying on the courtroom coughing up blood.

The county magistrate turned a blind eye to this, and only ordered the yamen servants to drag Wang Xiyun down like a dead fish, while the rest of the prisoners trembled even more, filled with remorse.Although they still have time to live, seeing the cold murderous intent in Ji Ruixiu's eyes, even if they leave the prison after a while, will they really be able to live well in this world?

After leaving the government office, a few people went to "Simu", which was still open, and the business of the store was not affected too much. Compared with many counties that were severely affected by the epidemic during the time they passed, Jing'an County was already affected. Very small.This is also Wei Qian's timely response, and the prescription to cure the epidemic is quite effective.The epidemic did not spread in Jing'an County, and the tense atmosphere of closed doors in Jing'an County only lasted for five or six days. By these days, it has basically recovered.

Lin Yue, who took care of Xu Xiuqin at the time, also contracted the epidemic unknowingly, but the symptoms were very mild, and she recovered after a few days, but a few of them went to the pharmacy to grab some tonics, just hoping that the root cause of the disease would not be left behind.

It was already ten minutes after sunset when we returned to Qinghe Village, and when we entered the village, we met Yu Butou and his party and exchanged pleasantries.They have been busy all day, and after removing the layer of carbon ash, the knife is just an ordinary knife. Not to mention that every household of five or six adults in Qinghe Village should have one or two of them, and it is impossible to rely solely on this for a while. Lock the real culprit, this matter still needs to be investigated slowly.

However, Qinghe Village was panicked because of this incident. There was a reason for Liu Yunqiao to kill Zhou Qihuan before, so what kind of deep hatred can kill someone and set fire to it? .

It was night, and Qinghe Village seemed to be quieter than usual, and the light from every household seemed unable to illuminate the boundless darkness. The autumn wind was strong, and the doors and windows creaked.On such a night, Lin Mu's house welcomed a guest, it was Lin Dashan who had just lost his wife.

Lin Dashan and Lin Sheng are about the same age, and they have been playmates since childhood. Decades have passed, but this friendship has grown stronger with time.

Lin Dashan and his daughter-in-law have a very good relationship, and the sadness in his heart cannot be understood by others. Lin Mu looked at the man in front of him with a scruffy beard and a puffy mouth, and couldn't connect the man in front of him with the hearty man before him.

"The mountain is here, come and sit down."

Xu Xiuqin hurriedly stood up to say hello, and while cakes and tea were being served, Lin Dashan rarely showed a sincere smile and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be so busy. Brother Lin Sheng and I will have a drink or two and talk for a while."

Lin Mu's family also understood that when Ji Ruixiu brought a bottle of good wine, they left the kitchen to let them have a good time.

"Brother Sheng, seeing that you and your sister-in-law are going through all kinds of hardships, life is better than brother, I'm happy for you. I respect you with this cup."

After a few cups, Lin Dashan couldn't stop talking, and Lin Sheng was a little smug, remembering that Lin Dashan would always support his decision.When the family was separated, Xu Xiuqin was still in poor health. Apart from Lin Yue, Zhou Dashan's wife often came to take care of him, and he couldn't go up the mountain. Lin Dashan occasionally caught a pheasant, and would send one and a half to Xu Xiuqin. Make up.In the next few years, Xu Xiuqin was unable to conceive again, and rumors spread in the village. Once, Lin Dashan overheard and fought with others over this matter. Brothers, brothers, this kind of relationship is not only bound by blood.

Lin Sheng couldn't help feeling sad when he thought of Lin Dashan's current situation, but he didn't know what to say to comfort him. It was useless to let others comfort him, so he drank the wine in his hand. Dashan felt better, so Lin Sheng would like to accompany him.

The two drank more and more, talking about the past, and the night was getting deeper and deeper, but the candle in the stove did not go out.

Ji Ruixiu and Lin Mu stayed up all this time. Ji Ruixiu had excellent hearing and couldn't hear the voices coming from the kitchen, so he wanted to check the situation.

As soon as he left the house, Lin Mu was shocked by the cool night wind. Ji Ruixiu took him over, and the two walked towards the stove at a faster pace.

The kitchen was still warm, and the candles had not been extinguished, but on the table, the good wine had bottomed out, and the pastries were not touched at all. Lin Sheng had already drunk and lay on the table, but Lin Dashan was nowhere to be seen.

"Father, father."

Lin Mu called a few times but couldn't wake up Lin Sheng, who was already in a deep sleep. Ji Ruixiu carried him on his back, so as not to disturb Xu Xiuqin and Lin Chen, Ji Ruixiu carried him to the guest room, which was also Xu Xiuqin's agreement before going to bed.

After Lin Sheng was settled, Lin Mu was a little worried about Lin Dashan, and said to Ji Ruixiu, "I don't know when Uncle Dashan left, and I don't know how much he drank this night. Let's go and see if he's home."

Ji Ruixiu nodded yes, and the two left the room.

The two families were not too far away, and not long after they left, they found a swaying figure in front of them, and that figure was Lin Dashan from the back.

Lin Sheng's drinking capacity is already considered good, he has drunk to the point of unconsciousness, but Lin Dashan can still go home by himself, which shows a lot.

The two quickened their pace to catch up with Lin Dashan. When they got closer, they saw Lin Dashan's red eyes and tears streaming down his face. Lin Mu's heart tightened, and he felt a burst of sadness.

"Uncle Dashan, are you okay?"

Lin Mu stretched out his hand to support him, Lin Dashan saw Lin Mu and Ji Ruixiu wiped their eyes, and smiled again: "Uncle is fine, why, why are you here?"

"I don't know when uncle left, come and have a look, I'll take you home."

"Okay, my old brother has been suffering for half his life, but it's okay, now, the bitterness has come to an end, Mu'er is good, Chen'er is also well-behaved, my old brother and sister-in-law can just enjoy life, okay, okay."

Lin Mu and Ji Ruixiu supported Lin Dashan on one left and one on the right. Lin Dashan babbled along the way, and the two just listened, occasionally echoing a sentence.

When he was about to arrive at Lin Dashan's house, he ran into Lin Dashan's eldest son. Lin Dashan had only one son and one daughter. His eldest son, Lin Kui, was almost twenty and had a daughter just last year.

Lin Kui was also cheerful and talkative, but his mother's death had obviously dealt a great blow to him, and he had experienced a lot of vicissitudes all of a sudden. He took over Lin Dashan from the two of them, and thanked them with a hoarse voice, with a barely audible sigh The sound was like a heavy hammer hitting Lin Mu's heart.

After saying a few words casually, it was already midnight, and they all went to their respective homes.