Nongmen Shenjue

Yan Lang got the news and went to Ding's house early in the morning to inquire.

Ding Erniang didn't dare to offend the head of the county government, but she was very impatient when she was questioned about Ding Xiang's death again.It's not that she is cold-blooded, it's that even if the youngest daughter was strangled to death by a guest, the guest also died together, in the same bed, and they are prostitutes who open the door to welcome guests. When things like this happen, outsiders will only place the responsibility on the woman .Ding Xiang died pitifully, but Ding Erniang still had a family to support, and she really didn't want to be entangled in this kind of thing all the time.

There was no other way, but the boss Yan Bu came to the door in person, and he could only treat him with good tea.

Yan Lang asked about the pills.

Ding Erniang shook her head again and again, and gave a wry smile: "Master Yan, it's not that my second mother deceived me. Our family uses electricity to cheer up the little gadgets, but they are just some common incense powders. Put them in incense or wine, at most aphrodisiac." It's the same in every family, but our family doesn't have the pill that Master Yan said."

Yan Lang said: "Don't just say no, I have solid news that your little daughter Ding Xiang has this kind of pill, and she used it for guests. I went to Ding Xiang's room just now, what is that white porcelain box in her dowry drawer doing?" Even though it's empty, it still smells like medicine."

Ding Erniang frowned and yelled: "I really don't know, or she did it in secret. I called Yan'er, Yan'er is Ding Xiang's little girl, and Ding Xiang doesn't go out. If she really got the medicine, Yan'er would definitely get it." Know something."

Immediately, someone sent a message, and not long after, a little girl of eight or nine years old came in, and because of her timidity, she stopped by the door.

Yan Lang called to fetch the flat white porcelain box, and asked Yan'er, "Do you know this thing?"

Yan'er took a look and nodded: "I heard from Sister Xiang that this is filled with red pills, which are medicines for men."

"Where did this medicine come from?" Yan Lang asked.

"I don't know, but..." Yan'er hesitated, and said, "Maybe it was brought by Grandma Tan."

"Grandma Tan?"

Ding Erniang hurriedly explained: "Grandma Tan is a widowed woman. I heard that her family made face powder, but her family members died, and she was in trouble again, so she resumed her old business. The rouge face powder she made is very good. , can be fine-tuned according to personal preferences, especially popular. Not only Chunfeng Lane here, but also Qunfang Building, Yixiang Pavilion, and Cuiyun Courtyard. Come once."

Yan Lang immediately asked: "Do your other two daughters have this red pill?"

"This..." If it was before, Ding Erniang would definitely say no, but now she dare not break her mouth.

"Go and ask, I want the truth!" Yan Lang retreated.

Ding Erniang hurriedly agreed.

Not long after, Ding Erniang came back: "Master Yan, I asked, but they all said no. I made it clear, and they dare not hide it."

"Then where does Granny Tan live?"

Ding Erniang thought for a long time, then shook her head: "I don't know, I may have heard of it, but I forgot. Granny Tan's face powder is very famous, she doesn't open a shop, she only makes it at home, and the customers who sell it are also like us. Hey, I saw her coming out of Qian's house at the opposite door, and I was about to change the face powder, so I asked her to come in and ask."

Yan Lang didn't ask for the address, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Granny Tan often goes in and out of the brothel, so someone must know her details.

Yan Lang sent someone to inquire, while he himself went to Cuiyun Courtyard.

A year ago, a guest of Cuiyun Courtyard also died suddenly, accompanied by a woman named Yujiao in the courtyard.It is said that these two people are very good friends. The man spends most of the month with Yujiao. Before the man died, there were rumors that he wanted to redeem Yujiao as a concubine. This is a good way out for the woman who is deeply trapped in the dust. up.Unexpectedly, the man died suddenly, Yujiao was redeemed by the man's wife, and not long after, she hanged herself to death. It was said that she died for love, but in fact she was forced to die.

After a long time, Yan Lang can only find someone close to Yujiao to inquire.

The brothel doesn't entertain guests in broad daylight, and Yan Lang doesn't make any publicity, leading people in through the back door.The old bustard in the building also has a backing background, and is managed by all parties, but the so-called King of Hades is easy to hide from little ghosts, and when it comes to catching the servants in the yamen, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he must be kind.

It's not the first time that the bustard has dealt with Yan Lang, besides, Yan Lang is also a frequent visitor to the brothel, although he is a head catcher, he looks handsome and unrestrained, not only the girls in the building, even the bustard also likes to see him.

As soon as she entered the door, the old bustard Liniang pretended to be angry and joked: "Hey, isn't this a strict arrest of the boss? What kind of wind brought you here? Don't you go to the wrong door? I heard that you Recently, I was making out with Miss Furong from Yixiang Pavilion, when our Lily of the Valley got the news, I don’t know how many tears shed, and I blamed you, a heartless man!"

"Is it Linglan who misses me, or Liniang who misses me?" Yan Lang relaxed and teased the other party, but his eyes were clear, not only did not make people disgusted, but was endearing.

Even though Liniang was in her forties, she grew up in the building, was used to seeing men, and took good care of herself.Now she doesn't accept guests, and she has raised a man herself, but seeing her youth is gone, it is always a pleasure to get a compliment from a man, regardless of whether it is true or not.

Liniang joked with him again, but she didn't forget the business: "Master Yan came here because of Yujiao again?"

Yan Lang nodded and asked her suddenly: "Do you know Granny Tan?"

"You asked her?" Liniang was deeply surprised, nodded and said: "Yes, Grandma Tan supplies incense powder..." After a pause, Liniang laughed again: "Let me tell you the truth, the incense powder used in our place There are a lot of them, the girls put something special on their faces, smoke their bodies, put them in incense burners and candles, and use them in drinks. For convenience and safety, you have to find someone who is right for you. Granny Tan has good skills, can make all kinds of incense, and is good at making balm, but she has everything we need, and the things are good, and they are delivered to the door. In the past two years, we have used the things she made."

"What is the origin of this Granny Tan?"

"I asked, and it is said that 'Tan' is the surname of her husband's family. She didn't mention her own surname, so she obviously has a lot of stories. She said that her husband died, she had no children, and her husband's family had no relatives, so she relied on her natal family. She makes a living with the skills she learned. Her skills are so good, and her natal family also makes incense.

Granny Tan is not short, about the same size as me, with a thin body, half-white hair, and many scars on her face and hands, like burns.According to her, there was a fire at home a few years ago, and her husband burned to death. She didn’t die, but she had scars all over her body. She usually wore black gauze when she went out, and her throat seemed to be choked by the smoke, making her voice hoarse. .

She spoke official Chinese, and her accent was unrecognizable. After all, her voice was already like that, and it was not easy to speak clearly.However, she is not from the local area, at least not from Guanglin Mansion.She also said it was a foreigner, but she didn't say where her home was.She doesn't want to mention the past, and I'm not a yamen official, so I don't need to ask the bottom line. If I know that Master Yan is interested in her, I will pay attention. "

Hearing her detailed description, Yan Lang was surprised, so he asked her, "Where does she live?"

"It's not far from here, in Willow Branch Lane, but you can't find her now."

"how?"

Liniang said: "A year ago, that is, on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Grandma Tan came. She said she was leaving Guanglin Mansion, and she would not come to send incense in the future. Let us find someone else after the year. I asked her where to go Where, she only said to go to a good place. Later that day, when I thought of her, I sent a boy to go, her house was already empty, and the owner said that Granny Tan had moved out of the house on the tenth day of the lunar new year."

Yan Lang couldn't help frowning, once this person left Guanglin, it would be difficult to find out even if he was suspicious.

He even couldn't help but wonder, could it really have something to do with Granny Tan?Otherwise, how could the timing of leaving be so coincidental?

Liniang looked at his expression, as if Granny Tan was really important, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Master Yan, I have some important news for you, what are you going to thank me for?"

"What news?" Yan Lang said with a smile immediately: "If it's really useful, how about I accompany Linglan for a month?"

Liniang chuckled, and spat at him: "Dare to say, who got the advantage?" Having said that, Liniang was very knowledgeable, and told him: "Everyone calls her 'Grandma Tan', but actually In fact, she is definitely not older than 30 years old."

"Really? But..." Yan Lang couldn't hide his surprise, but he didn't question it easily.Although Liniang may look like a woman, she has been in the brothel for decades, has seen countless people, and has a very keen eye.

Liniang laughed and said: "Her appearance looks old, but if you look closely at those eyes, you will find that they are the eyes of a woman, not the eyes of an old woman. Even I can know that if she is not disfigured, she must She's a stunning woman."

The building has to take in little girls every year, Hao Miaozi will teach them carefully, Liniang is very familiar with all this.So when she sees a woman, she habitually looks at her appearance, temperament, manners, etc., and then evaluates the value of a woman. This is due to her profession.So when she inadvertently discovered that Granny Tan was not as old as she looked, she paid attention, and found that Granny Tan behaved differently from ordinary women.

I have gained a lot from Liniang here.

Yan Lang suppressed his joy, and asked the woman Yujiao had befriended when he was alive.

After a long time, the other party did not shy away from bringing up the original incident.Even if Yan Lang asked about Hongwan, the woman hesitated for a moment, nodded, and took out a small box from the bedside drawer, which contained Hongwan.

The woman said: "Although we have this pill, we don't usually use it. Firstly, it's expensive. Second, for those who can afford the pill, men's bones will soften when they see it. There's no need for this thing. It's just to be prepared, there are always some people. Customers like to play tricks, if they don’t mention it, we are reluctant to use it.”

What's more, they are reduced to prostitution, so involuntarily.Even if they voluntarily sell themselves for livelihood, it doesn't mean they like to be slept by men, so whoever is willing to take pills will not be the ones who suffer in the end.

"The guest really said that he wanted to redeem Yujiao?" Yan Lang asked casually.

The woman laughed mockingly: "I told you, it was he who said that and coaxed Yujiao into a dizzy head. I gave all the money I saved over the years to that person. What good did I get in the end? I persuaded her at the beginning, don't So stupid, but she doesn't listen." The woman said with tears: "I know her, she wants to get away from this fire pit, grab that man not far away and let go. Everyone wants to be a good man, but where can I find a good man? It’s just going out of this fire pit and falling into another fire pit.”

When Yan Lang left, he took a red pill from the woman.