Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"That guy... pretends to be so noble every day!" Wu Liangfu said viciously: "You still say that my mother has a long tongue? My mother is not as long as him."

tongue! "

It seems that the accumulation of grievances is very heavy!

"Your mother just likes some rumors..." Master Wu was embarrassed.

Mrs. Wu is a woman from the countryside, so she naturally likes to spread some gossip. To be honest, in ancient times, gossip women were really common. After all, everyone had no entertainment, neither square dancing nor news to watch. .

Besides, although Mrs. Wu is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but their family is a businessman, and they don't have to abide by the rules and regulations of scholars, not to mention how old is she?Not afraid of being abandoned.

Following Master Wu, I have experienced hardships and kept the filial piety of my parents.

There are also two sons, the daughter is married, and the eldest son even has a grandson.

Master Wu is even less likely to divorce his wife.

Master Wu still doesn't take the old wife's liking very seriously... In the village, he has seen too many shrews, and the old wife is already very good.

But his indifference doesn't mean his sons don't take it seriously.

Of course, a son doesn't think his mother is ugly, and a dog doesn't think his family is poor.

Mr. Wu is married and has children, he is filial to his mother, and his daughter-in-law is also willing to whisper to her mother about things in the women's circle.

But Young Master Wu can't do it.

When he was in the school, he heard Zhang's family talk about this and that, and when he entered the academy, he refuted even more. No matter how bad his mother was, it was not for outsiders to talk about it.

Thus, he and Young Master Zhang San formed a grudge.

In fact, Young Master Zhang San's mother is also a gossip woman, but Zhang's family is strictly controlled. There are two layers of mother-in-law above, one is the old mother-in-law, and the other is her own mother-in-law.

It's not bad to be able to chew the bottom of the tongue to release the pressure.

But only secretly...

"Whose family members don't talk about right and wrong?" Tian Jing said indifferently: "My wife is always asking me about the case! A bunch of people are either dead or murdered, and a woman is not afraid."

He is giving Master Wu a step down, gossips or something, in this city, business is not a big deal.

After coming out of Wu's house, he finally figured out the whole story, but... Ding Tian felt worried: "He was passing by and eavesdropped, so what happened?"

Where can I find someone? "

"If it's in a restaurant, then go to that restaurant and find out!" Jing Tian led them to the restaurant Wu Liangfu mentioned.

This is a medium-sized restaurant called "Chunwang Restaurant".

Places with medium consumption also sell some lo mei, which can be packed and taken away.

When they went, the restaurant was only open, and it was not time for lunch, so there were no customers. It happened that the boss was thinking about it at the cabinet, and he was stunned when he saw them: "Tian catcher?"

"Boss Liu." Jing Tian smiled: "You still sit in the town yourself?"

"If I don't sit in the town myself, I won't trust anyone." The restaurant in Boss Liu's house seems to be newly opened, and the inside is very clean.

It doesn't have the greasy feeling of old restaurants that can't be cleaned thoroughly.

"I came here this time to ask something..." Tian Jing was very polite to Boss Liu, and the matter of asking was very simple, no need to threaten or anything, just asked.

"Oh, I know the person who booked the private room that day." Boss Liu said with a smile: "It's Guanshi Qiu from the Four Seas Casino. Yes, they often come to buy, and at night, their place is also brightly lit. It’s good to have some braised meat with wine in the middle of the night. As for me, there are guys working at night, and they only sell lo-mei. Everyone else goes to rest. Income."

This is the way of survival for a small shop. Don’t look at the low price of lo mei, but the profit is high, and the water, dried tofu, can all be the raw materials of lo mei, stew it, let it sit, eat it cold, or eat it hot , it doesn't matter.

"Why him?" Jin Buhuan pouted.

"What happened to him?" Ding Tian asked in a low voice.

"Qiu Wu was the earliest thug in the Four Seas Gambling House, later became the head thug, and finally became the steward who managed the thugs.

Ruthless role. "Jin Buhuan said: "You don't want to die in a fight. The owner of Sihai Gambling Shop appreciates him very much. It is said that he even saved his owner's life. Blocked a knife for the boss?It was many years ago. At that time, the magistrate dismissed the case, and no one saw the hurtful gambler again. "

Needless to say, either he was slaughtered to vent his anger, or he was dealt with quietly.

And the gambler's family members didn't say anything, it was just a gambler who died, and the family got rid of a disaster.

So even if the person is gone, no one will pursue it. When encountering such a thing, everyone pays attention to "the people will not be promoted, and the officials will not be prosecuted."No one goes to the yamen to make trouble, and the yamen doesn't care about reporting missing persons. After all, the yamen is not idle, chasing after a gambler's disappearance.

One is not that meaningful, the other is not worth it.

In ancient times, the productivity was low, the standard of living was not good, and there was not so much energy and material. To find a gambler by all means, with so many missing people, it is more worthwhile to find a kidnapped child from some good people's home than to find a gambler.

"Since then, this Qiu Wu has become the thug leader. After a few years, it seems that the manager of the Four Seas Gambling House has also been implicated. Anyway, there is no one, so Qiu Wu will take over the vacant position. Come on, he is bold, daring to fight, but also ruthless, he dares to do things that others dare not do." Jin Buhuan said: "I have done a lot of service for Sihai Casino. He asked about the exam questions of the government. It is to take it back to the casino to make dishes."

Plate means "to gamble". There must be a reason to gamble in the casino, right?

Too small a bet, not much fun.

It needs something bigger and more exciting. The Four Seas Casino is a place where you can gamble on everything. Not only can you gamble with money, but you can also gamble with people and lives.

It's no big deal to bet on the imperial examination questions... This is the confidence of Sihai Casino.

It's not that it hasn't happened before, but the former Xuezheng was old-fashioned and looked down on the prefect at that time, so the exam questions were all written by Xuezheng himself, and the prefect just read the papers along with him.

It's different now, the new Kong Xuezheng came from the Confucian family, a descendant of a sage, and the prefect Du is a clean official, so he was promoted based on his actual achievements, let alone the governor soon.

The magistrate may also take bribes and break the law, what about the governor?

This person will be promoted soon, and he will definitely not be favoritism.

In addition, Prefect Du came from the bottom, and his ten-year career as a county magistrate made him extremely close to the people. In Beifeng Mansion, he was also

Great achievements.

Moreover, Kong Xuezheng was able to become a school official thanks to Du Zhifu's political achievements. He solved cases and dealt with people's livelihood matters, which involved several scholars. went.

Kong Xuezheng made up for it, and he was very optimistic about Prefect Du, thinking that he is a practical official. He thought that the people in the north were tough, and I heard that Prefect Du had participated in battles, defending the city with a blade, against the barbarians. I thought he was a reckless and strong man, but who knew that Master Du is very elegant, can endure poverty, and has very good political achievements, so he gets along well with the prefect Du.

"You mean, they gambled with the content of the exam questions?" Ding Tian's eyes widened: "How courageous!"

"It's not big, does it show the ability of the Four Seas Gambler?" Jin Buhuan said, "I haven't been so ostentatious before, but this time... it's a bit intriguing!"

"Then let's go to Four Seas Casino!" Ding Tian said, "Ask, that Qiu Wu."

"I'm afraid, Tian Butou won't go." Jin Buhuan said in a low voice, "Si Hai Gambling House's water is too deep, he doesn't dare to offend, and... this case is getting more and more interesting!"

Jin Buhuan was interested in the case, and so was Ding Tian.

But Tian Butou is different. When he is looking at the case, he must also pay attention to the method of investigation and the place where he needs to investigate.

No, I heard that it was Qiu Wu from Si Hai Gambling House. Those who knew about Jin Buhuan knew better. Qiu Wu is a ruthless character, desperate

only.

Coupled with the profound background of Sihai Gambling House, he thought about it, brought the four people out and said, "Go back to the Yamen."

Seeing his serious expression, Ding Tian didn't ask any further questions. After returning to the yamen, Tian Jing went to find Mr. Fu Zun, while Ding Tian and Jin Buhuan looked at each other.

After Jing Tian left, Ding Tian exchanged words with Jin Bu: "Let's go by ourselves!"

Old Uncle Zheng thought about it for a while: "It's not easy to get in, let alone get out."

"Let's go!" Ding Tian said, "You don't have to follow me anymore. I'm a lord, and he's my client. Let's go play a little bet."

Money, are you okay? "

Old Zheng Shuming knew that Ding Tian was talking nonsense, but he couldn't refute it. After thinking for a while, he was worried: "May I let Zheng Dang follow you? I am an old bone, so I won't follow."

Zheng Dang is the eldest son of Uncle Zheng, young and strong, and has some skills. He thinks that if Mr. Chang is a frail scholar, he can't protect Ding Tian, ​​so let his son go.

Even if he is beaten, his son can resist it better than Mr. Buchang.

Jin Buhuan understood what he meant: "Okay, it's fine to take him with you, just carry something for me."

Ding Tian was amused: "When you go to the casino, you need someone to carry the money box."

"Carry my medicine box." Jin Buhuan said indifferently: "Forget about the money box, my wife is in charge of all the money boxes in my house." Ding Tian was even happier: "Sister-in-law has a good way of controlling her husband!"

Jin Buhuan is not ashamed, but rather proud: "My daughter-in-law has the final say in my family, and I have the final say on things outside."

Ding Tian curled his lips, he also has a wife... but the gender is not female.

At noon, Ding Tian went to ask the policeman, but Tian Butou went to see Du Zhifu, but he was left with a meal and did not come back.

Ding Tian and Jin Buhuan ate here in the cell, because there were no prisoners, the food in the cell was much richer.The lunch meal is also much richer.

Although it is pork stewed dried beans, it is full of oil and water, there are scrambled eggs with sauce, and a basket of pickled vegetables.

When eating, Ding Tian ate the lean meat, and all the fat meat was given to Zheng Dang who was eating next to him.

When Zheng Dang was a young man, he ate a lot, and the ancients liked to eat fatty meat, oily and watery, but Ding Tian liked to eat lean meat, and he ate some pork belly when he ate fat meat. not go down.

"Ding Siyu, why don't you eat fatty meat? How much fat should you eat?" Zheng Dang ate happily.

"Eat it!" Ding Tian smiled dryly, "I just like to eat lean meat."

Who can eat big fat meat?

After lunch, he went to take a nap for an hour, but Tian Tutou hadn't come back yet. Ding Tian and Jin did not exchange words: "How long has he been gone? Can't you explain?"

"I think he is waiting for you. You have a bigger head than him." Jin Buhuan said, "He has taught you so many things, but he still thinks this case is too big. It would be difficult for him to handle it alone. You are a lord. With the prince as his backer, he is not afraid of being coerced by others, so he must be waiting with the magistrate for you, and you can't hold back any longer, and go to ask the magistrate for orders..."

"I'm not going to tell Lord Fu Zun, it's probably useless to talk about it." Ding Tian has been in ancient times for so long, and he knows a little bit about the rules of officialdom.

"If you go to ask for instructions, it is estimated that the lord of the government will not agree." Jin Buhuan said in a low voice: "If he agrees, you will act as ordered, and the responsibility will be his at that time..."

No matter how upright and honest Du Zhifu is, he still has to abide by the unspoken rules of the officialdom.

"So I won't ask for instructions." Ding Tianxiong said arrogantly: "We will go by ourselves!"