Nongmen Shenjue

The next day, Jin Lilin sent a message to invite Mu Qingyan to the city.

When the two came to the restaurant in the city, Qiao Jiashu, the young master of the Qiao family, invited the two of them to a banquet, in fact, he wanted to meet Mu Qingyan with his own eyes.He County is far away from Fenglin County, and the transportation was inconvenient in ancient times. What's more, if you don't like to listen to books and stories, it is impossible to know the new things in Fenglin County.

Although Mu Qingyan has been investigating the case since March and April, to the people nowadays, what happened a year or two ago is considered news, and the farther the distance, the more so.

When Qiao Jiashu heard about the person Jin Lilin recommended to him, he was suspicious, not because of anything else, but because Mu Qingyan was too young and unknown.However, Jin Lilin was not a person who talked nonsense, Qiao Jiashu asked the yamen guards privately, and also inquired with the merchants around Fenglin, and finally found out about Mu Qingyan's deeds, he was really surprised.

At the moment, he has already believed in seven or eight points, and there is hope in his heart.

Qiao Jiashu asked for a private room in the restaurant, and when the door opened, two people walked side by side, one of them was very handsome but unpredictable, the other was as clear and indifferent as Zhilan Yushu.He had been described by Jin Lilin earlier, so Qiao Jiashu could easily recognize who Mu Qingyan was.

"Mr. Mu, Mr. Wen, I really have no choice but to bother you two in the heavy snow. Please." Qiao Jiashu spoke softly, politely and thoughtfully. Seeing the two of them coming in, he hurriedly ordered the waiter in the private room to serve hot tea.

"Young Master Qiao speaks seriously." This time, the other party mainly invited Mu Qingyan, so Wen Jixue served as an accompanying guest, and Mu Qingyan would naturally deal with people.

After looking at each other, they talked about business through the banquet.

Anyway, according to Qiao Jiashu, his younger brother Qiao Jiahe was a jerk, but he never dared to kill anyone.Qiao Jiashu told the case again, with more details, and the general situation was consistent with what Jin Lilin said.However, Mu Qingyan kept paying attention to the other party, and saw that the other party had something to say.

"I know Mr. Mu's rules. This is the deposit from the Qiao family." Qiao Jiashu nodded, and the attendant next to him brought a dark green money bag, and pulled the string at the top of the purse to reveal two pieces of yellow and orange money. Gold ingot. "It's 20 taels. If Mr. Mu can find evidence that his younger brother is exonerated, my father is willing to pay double the reward."

Double is 40 taels, plus the deposit, a total of 60 taels of gold.

Don't look at the exchange of one gold to ten silver, but gold is more precious, and private exchanges are often higher.Even according to the official exchange, it is 600 taels of silver, let alone a small family, this is not a small sum in Qiao's house.It can be seen that the Qiao family is eager, as long as they can save Qiao Jiahe, they are willing to use any means.

"I think Mr. Jin Wu told you, I'm looking for the truth." No matter how thoughtful Qiao Jiashu is, some ugly things still have to be said first.

Qiao Jiashu nodded, but said: "Mr. Mu, can you move on?"

It was obvious that Qiao Jiashu didn't want to say something in front of others.

Mu Qingyan glanced at Wen Jixue, and followed Qiao Jiashu out.

Qiao Jiashu led him directly to a private room at the end of the corridor. There were servants guarding him, so it could be seen that it had been prepared in advance.The two went in, and the attendants were guarding the door outside.

"Mr. Mu, please forgive me. There are really some words that are hard to say, but it involves the life and death of my younger brother, so I can't care about it now." Qiao Jiashu sighed: "There is something that outsiders don't know. My brother Jiahe has indeed taken a fancy to Yun from the tailor shop. But the reason why Tailor Gan is willing to make a bridge is not just for ten taels of silver."

"Why is that?" Mu Qingyan's heart skipped a beat.

"It's really ridiculous to mention it!" Qiao Jiashu opened his mouth several times, and then told the whole story in a low voice.

Mu Qingyan was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect it, but his reaction was not as intense as Qiao Jiashu's.

Mu Qingyan nodded: "I see. I'll leave after dinner."

Qiao Jiashu's face was overjoyed: "Do you want me to send someone to lead the way?"

"No, your Qiao family is too conspicuous." Mu Qingyan declined.

"Then I will wait for the good news from Mr. Mu." Qiao Jiashu saw that his face was calm, and because of the deeds he heard, he was a little more expectant, and his attitude was much more enthusiastic, so he invited him back to the table.

After the meal, Mu Qingyan and Wen Jixue went to the town where the incident happened.

Gao Tian was still driving, Gao Chun and Gao Dong were riding horses, and the two went to the town to settle down first.After passing from the county seat, it was dark and arrived. Fortunately, Gaochun rode fast, not only settled the room, but also had hot water and hot food as soon as he arrived.It is unavoidable that people are suspicious, they claim to the outside world that they are going to the Xiaoyu Mine.

After getting off the carriage, the heat from his body was taken away by the cold wind. Mu Qingyan instinctively shrank his shoulders, wrapped his cloak even tighter, and lowered his head.

"Go in quickly, Gao Chun has prepared a brazier in the room." Wen Jixue stood on his right, blocking the wind.

The shopkeeper in the inn greeted him with a smile: "Several distinguished guests, please come in quickly, the first-class rooms on the second floor, there are ready-made hot tea and hot water in the shop to warm up meals."

While talking, the curtain leading to the back kitchen was lifted, and a 25-year-old little woman came out.

The shopkeeper frowned when he saw her: "What are you doing out here! Where's Juanzi? She has tender hands, let her come out to greet customers!"

The little woman's face was unhappy, but she seemed to be worried about something and didn't dare to say more. She turned around and went back behind the door curtain, and immediately heard her call: "Juanzi! Juanzi, come out quickly, your father is calling you!"

Mu Qingyan swept around, then went upstairs.

Before coming here, he carefully inquired about the situation in the town, especially the inn where Qiao Jiahe lived.

The owner of the inn is called Bao Dagui, he is nearly forty years old, with two beards and a stout life.The ex-wife left Bao Dagui with a daughter, Juanzi, who was thirteen years old. Following Bao Dagui's appearance, the only saving grace was that her complexion was fairly fair.The current proprietress, Mrs. Pan, is remarrying, and Bao Dagui is still counting on having a son, but Mrs. Pan has been in the house for six or seven years, and there is no movement.

Pan's initiative to hook up with Qiao Jiahe may not only be for lust, but it is very likely that he wants to "borrow seeds".

It's that Mrs. Pan is very resourceful and able to coax Bao Dagui, but the two have a lot of quarrels over the birth of their son.This is not a secret in the small town. Although Pan's style is attractive, she doesn't go out of the inn often, so her reputation is not too bad.

Mu Qingyan had specifically explained it before, so the place where he lived was the room where Qiao Jiahe lived.

There is a brazier in the room, placed under the square table in the middle, and hot tea is also prepared.

After a while there was a knock on the door, and a little girl came in with a pot of hot water.This girl is Juanzi, her frame is larger than that of ordinary girls, she is thick in winter clothes, and she is very bloated and strong.She was quick to do things, and she could see that she was very energetic. Although she was a little nervous when she saw them, she didn't flinch too much.

After all, I grew up in a place like an inn, and I have seen all kinds of people, so I am used to it so I will not panic.

"There is water in the wooden bucket next to the basin stand, which is clean and can be used for washing. If you want hot water, just call and someone will bring it." Juanzi left the hot water bottle for them, and asked: "Send it now." Meal? The food is all ordered by you."

"Send it here, do you have any stoves? If so, bring one too, we can use hot water for convenience." Mu Qingyan looked at Juanzi, and felt that this girl was not like Bao Dagui. Temperament is good.

"Yes, it's free to use, but charcoal fire requires money." Juanzi said.

"Okay, just bring it over."

There are too many meals, which were delivered by Pan and Juanzi together.

Although Pan thought she was quite pretty, she could tell the difference just by looking at the clothes of the people in the room, she didn't dare to show off too much, she came and left in a decent manner.

After eating, Mu Qingyan soaked his feet, hugged the stove and listened to Gao Chun.

"The tailor shop is the third one on the right side of the inn. When we came, the shop door was still open. There was a man in a brown padded jacket standing behind the counter. He looked like 24. He should be Tailor Gan." Gao Chun thought and said: "After we settled in the inn, we looked at the yard of the tailor's house through the window of this guest room, and saw someone went to his house. Gao Dong stared at the door of the inn, and after a while, a woman came out of the tailor's shop, and the innkeeper saw him Let’s just say that she is the old lady from the tea shed on the street, and she is in charge of the matchmaker, but all she contacts are widows and widows, and the ones who keep her are remarried. When the tailor dies, the old lady is following her.”

The current court is more tolerant of widows remarrying, as long as the husband's family agrees.It is rare for rich and noble families to pay attention to face, but it is very common among the people.

"Can Tailor Gan agree?" Although in ancient times there were rules of mourning, such as husband and wife keeping a year, but in fact they are not equal. Most of the women keep it, and most of them keep it for a lifetime. Those who can stay for a year and remarry should praise the deep affection.

Gao Chun shook his head: "No, it is said that Mrs. Sun approached him several times and said that he is not bad, but Tailor Gan has not responded, only saying that Yun just died and has no intention of getting married, and we will talk about it after the filial piety expires."

Mu Qingyan sneered: "This Tailor Gan..."

It's a joke to be deeply affectionate to a dead wife, otherwise you wouldn't be able to sell adultery, and now you shouldn't be a matchmaker, but it's just another embarrassment.

The matter this time was very simple for Mu Qingyan. If he was a member of the yamen, he would have to check and fumble in various ways, but he only needed to go to the tailor's shop.Anyone who saw the murderer's face, searched for clues in the town, and then reversed, would naturally understand the murderer's motive for killing.

Sent Gao Chun and the others to sleep, but Ji Xue still kept it: "Don't you go to sleep?"

After all, they are outside, and each of them has a room.

Wen Jixue took him into her arms, and took a full quarter of an hour to smell it before she backed away, with a satisfied smile on her lips: "Go to sleep."

Mu Qingyan's kissed lips were numb and hot, but he was inexplicably amused: "Good night, Ji Xue."

A good night's sleep.

Get up early and the inn brought rice porridge, pickles, and white flour steamed buns. Mu Qingyan drank a bowl of porridge and went downstairs with Wen Jixue.

Bao Dagui stood behind the counter, directing the waiters to work, and hilarious from time to time, as if he hadn't slept well.Hearing the sound of the stairs, he raised his eyes and saw them, and immediately smiled all over his face: "Do you two want to check out?"

Earlier, the two of Gao Chun came to book a room, and they said they were going to the Xiaoyu Mine to buy jade.

"Not busy, stay another day." Mu Qingyan waved his hand, but did not explain to Bao Dagui.Although the other party will be puzzled, as a guest staying in the hotel, it is impossible to inform him of his whereabouts.

Bao Dagui asked casually, but seeing that they didn't say anything, he was sensible and didn't say anything.

"Let's go, let's go to the street and have a look. It's time to pass the time." Wen Jixue seemed to be talking to Mu Qingyan, but in fact she was talking to Bao Dagui on purpose.

Mu Qingyan smiled, and the two went out together.