Nongmen Shenjue

There was something haunted in the house, which was quite tormenting.

Zhao's wife didn't dare to speak up, and she was a little guilty.This time, her in-laws and husband accidentally ate poisonous mushrooms. Although she did not pick them, she cooked the meals. What's more, she and her daughter were the only ones in the family who survived. Criticism, even saying that she is a poisonous woman.

The Zhao family has no close relatives, and none of the distant relatives are close. In addition, there are neighbors who speak up and Yang Zhi speaks out, so no one persecutes or sues the officials.

Now that the family is in trouble, Mrs. Zhao is afraid, afraid that her in-laws will resent her, and also afraid that her husband will take her underground as a companion.

At the end of the seven-day coffin, when the coffin was buried, she let out the wind.It is only said that the orphans and widows have nothing to rely on, and they want to go back to their natal family to live. The house is going to be sold, and the price set is not too high.

Although people died in the house, houses in the county are in short supply and there are many inquiries.

Yang Zhi also showed up.

Naturally, Yang Zhi would not say that he wanted to buy a house as soon as he came, but first asked Mrs. Zhao if there was any difficulty in using money, and then he said to buy a house, and gave the amount that was higher than the market price.Zhao's wife is not a greedy person, let alone remembering Yang Zhi's kindness, she only agreed with him according to the previous amount.

In another three days, Zhao's wife has moved away.

Yang Zhi took the key and went to see the room alone.

It was during the daytime that he closed the courtyard door tightly and searched in each house.Mrs. Zhao is used to being frugal. When she left, she removed all the tables, chairs and benches. The house was empty, and she even cleaned it.Yang Zhi mainly glanced at the beams and the ground. He guessed that Zhao Yongyan hid things at home, and ordinary people would definitely not choose where they could find them.There is nothing hidden on the beams of the house, and the floor of each house is paved with earth bricks, which is very neat and there is no trace of excavation.I also looked at the brick wall, but I went through all the cracks one by one, but found nothing.

Yang Zhi frowned, and searched around the yard again.

Finally, he looked at the stove and woodshed.

Finally, a discovery was made on the ground of the woodshed.A stone slab was pressed behind the door of the house, and it was just covered when the door was opened, so I didn't notice it at first.Pry the stone slab open, and there is just a box buried under it.The box was locked, and he smashed it open with a stone, finally seeing the bloody clothes inside.

"Hmph!" Yang Zhi sneered, carried the wooden box to the stove, intending to set it on fire.

He had already prepared a fire bag on his body, just after taking it out, he heard a series of noises, as if someone had climbed over the courtyard wall and entered.Although he didn't see who it was, he immediately felt something was wrong, and he didn't care to check immediately, blowing fire notes to destroy the physical evidence.

Snapped!A stone was shot through the air and hit his palm, he felt great pain in his palm, he couldn't help but let go, the fire fold fell to the ground, and a stone the size of a lotus seed was already embedded in his palm, blood was flowing.

"Yang Zhi! We have all the evidence, let's see how you argue!" A group of yamen guards blocked the door, and Chen Shiliu stood outside the door, scanning the situation inside the house, and nodded to the head of the local county yamen: "Thank you!"

The headhunter received a lot of benefits, and got instructions from the county magistrate, so he was naturally easy to talk, so he waved his hand immediately: "Locked!"

Immediately, two yamen servants took iron chains, wrapped Yang Zhi around the neck, and bound his hands.

After Yang Zhi panicked, he wanted to argue: "Captain Li, what are you doing? I..."

Chen Shiliu sneered: "Yang Zhi, you are a smart person. Since we directly arrest people, how can we be without evidence. Don't you know what is in the wooden box in front of you? Or do you think that you used poisonous mushrooms to poison you?" Can you hide the matter of killing Zhao Yongyan?"

Yang Zhi didn't know Chen Shiliu, and he looked like a rich man in his clothes and demeanor.

He looked innocent and blank: "You must have misunderstood. Zhao Yongyan and I are good friends. He is also the second shopkeeper of my shop. How could I harm him? Besides, his family ate poisonous mushrooms by mistake. What has it to do with me?" Dry?"

Chen Shiliu was waiting for his words, and immediately smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with you? That little girl from the Zhao family named Xiao Fang, she picked mushrooms in the Liu family tea garden. Where were you that day? Xiao Fang I saw you, but there was no one else nearby except you. What’s more, there were only non-toxic white mushrooms in the area where Xiaofang picked mushrooms. However, the Liu family said that you once went to the other side of the tea garden, and there were mushrooms there too. There are many poisonous mushrooms similar to white mushrooms."

"No evidence, no evidence..." Yang Zhi refused to admit it.

"Don't worry!" Chen Shiliu was very sure this time: "There are two other people picking mushrooms with Xiaofang. One of them is Zhang Xiaohua. Her father works in Liu's tea garden and knows you. She saw you go Put mushrooms in Xiaofang's bamboo basket."

The little girl did see it, but she didn't really see the mushrooms inside, but saw Yang Zhi's figure from a distance.Yang Zhi was the son-in-law of the Liu family, so it was normal for Yang Zhi to appear in the tea garden. She didn't think much about it at all. Even if something happened to the Zhao family later, she didn't think there was any problem.

Chen Shiliu lied to Yang Zhi.

Yang Zhi is indeed cunning, but now he is "getting stolen goods from others", and his heart is very anxious. He was deceived by Chen Shiliu, his self-confidence was on the verge of crumbling, and his face finally couldn't hold back anymore. color.

"Zhao Yongyan, he is not greedy enough, he deserves to die!" Yang Zhi smiled miserably, staring at Chen Shiliu: "Who are you?"

He didn't believe that the trash from the county government could catch him.

"Me? My surname is Chen. Don't be reconciled. Master Qiu invited Brother Mu to investigate the case. I have never seen a murderer who escaped from Brother Mu." Chen Shiliu was very proud and extremely carefree.

"Mu, Qing, Yan." Yang Zhi sighed, no matter how unwilling he was, he knew there was nothing he could do.

Yang Zhi is really a smart man, he just admitted that it was related to Zhao Yongyan's death when he was provoked, and immediately realized that he was tricked.The reason why he didn't continue to defend was because he no longer had an advantage.Zhao Yongyan's matter may be denied, but Qiu Baozhu's matter cannot be escaped.He purposely chose to come to look for the bloody clothes during the daytime, just to do the opposite. How could he know that someone had suspected him long ago, and set up a new game for him to jump.

He couldn't justify his bloody clothes.

The material of the clothes is not expensive, but it is also good silk and satin, and it is made by Qiu's embroiderer.On his birthday that year, his eldest sister-in-law Qiu Baozhen gave him two sets of clothes to show his gratitude and closeness to the Qiu family, and he often wore these clothes when he went to the Qiu family.On the day of Qiu Baozhu's accident, he also dressed like this.

If you want to check, Qiu's embroiderer will naturally recognize her needlework.

That pair of shoes was taken by Yang's mother.Although Yang's mother is illiterate, she is good at sewing and likes to make certain hems on shoes.All the brothers of the Yang family knew about this, and so did the neighbors.

It was precisely because of his ability to point out his identity that he was threatened by Zhao Yongyan.

The trial of the case has not yet started, and the Qiu family has already arrived after hearing the news.

Whether it was the Qiu family's father and daughter, or Yang He and others, facing the captured murderer, they were all shocked and angry, unbelievable.But with all the physical evidence, and seeing that Yang Zhi had no excuses, the three of them collapsed emotionally.

Mother Yang and the third younger brother of the Yang family didn't come, not because they didn't know about it, nor because they didn't want to come, but when the news came, Mother Yang passed out. Not the second elder brother, he hurriedly asked for medical treatment for his mother.On the contrary, Yang Zhi's wife, Mrs. Liu, rushed here in a car, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she only covered her face with a handkerchief, ashamed to see others.

The Qiu family's father and daughter personally questioned Mu Qingyan and confirmed that Yang Zhi was indeed the murderer. They both hated and felt pain.

Such a cruel and vicious person, they didn't know that they had treated Yang Zhi especially kindly and helped him a lot in the past three years.Thinking about Qiu Baozhu's tragic death, I feel even more painful.Yang Zhi had evil thoughts, killed Qiu Baozhu, and indirectly killed Mrs. Qiu. The Qiu family lost their loved ones, which also caused Qiu Baozhen to kill due to hatred and obsession.

Qiu Hai couldn't hold on physically and fell into an old illness.

Because of this, Qiu Baozhen had a quarrel with Yang He, staring at him as if staring at Yang Zhi: "A wolf-hearted thing! I'd like to ask him personally, how can my Qiu family feel sorry for him, that he is so cruel? Orb!"

Qiu Baozhen didn't know about Yang Zhi's admiration for Qiu Baozhu, and Yang He didn't tell her.

Even though Yang He was honest and honest, he was not a fool. When he noticed his second brother's thoughts, he knew that this matter could not be done.What's more, he listened to Qiu Hai's voice, and he also chose a suitable son-in-law for Qiu Baozhu, so he used Qiu Hai's mouth to cut off Yang Zhi's thoughts.

How could he have expected that Yang Zhi would have evil intentions?

No matter how much Qiu Baozhen scolded Yang He, he couldn't utter a word. He couldn't express his guilt, and he couldn't accept Yang Zhi's actions.

The Qiu family has wealth and a good reputation, so they moved it with affection and asked for a chance to meet Yang Zhi in prison.

Many things are already known, but as a close relative, one would only be reconciled to hearing Yang Zhi say it himself.

Yang He came forward, but the Qiu family's father and daughter hid in the dark.

Chen Shiliu was also curious and followed in.

The cell was damp, covered only with hay, and smelled bad.After Yang Zhicai was locked up for a day, his face was already slumped and numb, and he ignored Yang He's arrival.

Yang He's throat rolled, and he asked him after a while: "Why are you?"

His second brother was smart since he was young, and he could do whatever he wanted to do.Even if Qiu Baozhu, who admired Qiu Baozhu, failed to propose marriage, it would not be difficult to marry another girl with both talents and appearances based on Yang Zhi's talent and appearance.Now the girl from the Liu family is indeed good, but there are better ones in the family of the relatives, only Yang Zhi chose the Liu family.

Yang Zhi smiled sarcastically: "Why? I also want to ask something. What am I worse than you? Why did the Qiu family choose you but not me?"

Yang He was startled, and suddenly understood something: "You, you had this idea in your heart?"

Now that all the calculations are in vain, Yang Zhi is too lazy to speak again.

Chen Shiliuyi was still a little puzzled at first, but when he saw the expression on Qiu Hai's face, he suddenly understood.

It turned out that the Qiu family's recruitment of relatives was the root cause of everything.

This is not a secret, Qiu Hai did have a crush on Yang He back then, but it was because of Yang Zhi that he first found out about Yang He.The Yang family was in decline, but the three brothers of the Yang family had their own strengths, and many people favored them.When the Qiu family wanted to recruit, someone mentioned Yang Zhi.Yang Zhi is two years younger than Qiu Baozhen, but this is not a big obstacle, the main reason is that there are many brothers in the Yang family, and Yang Zhi himself is outstanding, smart, and very promising.In this contact with Qiu Hai, he felt that Yang He was more suitable, because Yang He was the eldest son, and it took a little effort at the beginning.

Probably Yang Zhi was well aware of all this, but in the end the Qiu family chose his elder brother over him, which made him very angry.

This bit of injustice, as Yang He's life in the Qiu family was stable, and as the Qiu family gave him more and more help, over time, resentment grew in his heart, and he gradually developed delusions and evil intentions.

When Yang He said that it was impossible for him to marry Qiu Baozhu and asked him to give up, the hostility in his heart reached its peak.

Doesn't he really know that this matter can't be done?He knows, but he is not reconciled!

Yang He closed his eyes and asked, "Where are you hiding Baozhu's head?"

Yang Zhi sneered: "When I get to the hall, I will explain myself."

He is used to keeping some bargaining chips, at least in court, with this, he can suffer less flesh and blood.

Three days later, the county government opened a trial session.

The Qiu family was very reluctant to hear the case publicly, but the county magistrate felt that the case had a great impact and was a good political achievement.For this reason, Yang Zhi was released from the prison that day and dragged through the streets.The common people also knew that Yang Zhi was the murderer who killed Miss Qiu's family, and also poisoned the three members of Zhao's family.

Yang Zhi cherishes his face the most, and he wants to make a big career and stand out, even though he knows he must die now, but facing the rejection of all parties, he actually hates the Qiu family and his elder brother Yang He.He secretly became ruthless, and when he came to the court, he would definitely tell about the fact that the youngest daughter of the Qiu family would also elope with her lover, and he would also give out every detail of the case to shame the Qiu family!

Suddenly a rope was thrown, and it was precisely wrapped around Yang Zhi's neck, and the rope stretched instantly, dragging Yang Zhi out of the tight siege of the yamen servants.

"Someone is robbing the prisoner!" The yamen servants drew their swords and chased after him, and the common people gave way one after another.

However, he saw that the person trapping Yang Zhi was dressed in black, with a bamboo hat on his head and a black scarf covering his face, his appearance was well hidden.This man was riding a horse, galloping the horse. Poor Yang Zhi couldn't keep up with the speed of the fast horse. He was dragged to the ground, and the white prison clothes were soon stained with blood.

Everyone could see that the man in black was not saving people, but killing people.

The yamen servants followed behind, and no one came to stop them. The men in black rode their horses across the streets, dragging the screaming Yang Zhi.People only saw the blood-stained prison clothes wrapped around the ropes, and a bloody trail remained on the ground. Until half an hour later, the government officials found the horse and Yang Zhi covered in blood in the alley. The clothes were torn, the skin and flesh were worn out, exposing the white bones, and the person had long since lost his breath.

The whole city was in an uproar, what happened today is really shocking.

More people still think that Yang Zhi has committed many crimes and deserves to die tragically.

The Qiu family felt happy, but the Yang family was sad and dared not speak.

Chen Shiliu also saw that scene, and chased the man in black for several streets, but he failed to catch up.Seeing Mu Qingyan drinking tea comfortably, he didn't seem to be curious at all, so he couldn't help asking: "Brother Mu, who do you think the man in black is? Why did you torture Yang Zhi like this?"

Mu Qingyan asked back: "In the case of the Qiu family, there is one person who has been mentioned all the time but never showed up. Have you forgotten?"

"...Lover?" Chen Shiliu realized it later, and found it even more inconceivable. "No, since he had an appointment to elope with Qiu Baozhu, why didn't he show up that night? If he showed up, Yang Zhi wouldn't be able to do anything to Qiu Baozhu... No, no. Yang Zhi was waiting in the bamboo forest early, which means he knew Qiu Baozhu would Going there in the middle of the night, then he must know that he has an appointment with his lover. Isn't he afraid of his lover appearing in the middle of his attack on Qiu Baozhu? Could it be that he knows the identity of his lover? Can he also be sure that his lover will not appear that night? That's why he has no fear!"

"This is just my guess." Mu Qingyan really guessed that way, and even had a little guess about the identity of his lover.

"Then..." Chen Shiliu lowered his voice: "Is this lover really that 'Grand Thief'?"

"Perhaps." Mu Qingyan didn't plan to delve into this matter, if he really pursued it, he would definitely bring up Qiu Baozhu's matter again.Qiu Baozhu is dead, and the murderer is also dead. For the Qiu family, it is undoubtedly to maintain Qiu Baozhu's innocence, so it is better not to mention the lover, elopement and other matters.

Chen Shiliu scratched his head, felt short of breath, and couldn't get up or down: "Brother Mu, who is that person?"

"Guess." Mu Qingyan deliberately teased him.

Chen Shiliu had a bitter face and kept thinking.

They didn't go to Qiu's house again, and they bid farewell after the matter was over.The Qiu family really had no intention of entertaining them. Yang Zhi died. Fortunately, Mu Qingyan told them where the head was hidden. The Qiu family was busy asking people to watch the day, so they wanted to open the coffin and put the head in for a new burial.Furthermore, because of this incident, Qiu Baozhen and Yang He have separated, and the relationship between husband and wife may be difficult to maintain.

In response to this matter earlier, without negotiating the remuneration, Qiu Hai was not stingy and gave 1000 taels of silver.This was the bounty that Qiu Hai offered to find the head back then. Although it had been many years, the youngest daughter's revenge was avenged and the head was found again, so Qiu Hai felt relieved.

The money was too heavy, so the Qiu family gave me a bank note.

According to the earlier agreement, Mu Qingyan divided Chen Shiliu with 200 taels.

"The number one benevolent man in Fengzhou, his actions are really extraordinary!" Even the young master of the aristocratic family had to praise Qiu Hai's generosity.

It was noon, and the group went to a restaurant for dinner.

When Chen Shiliu saw a plate of sliced ​​mushroom meat on the table, his complexion changed, and he said, "I don't dare to eat mushrooms these days. Brother Mu, when I go back to Luyu County this time, I will hear about Zhao Yongyan's death from eating poisonous mushrooms." Let me tell you an old news. It is also a village under the rule of Luyu County. During the banquet, a mushroom soup was made, and as a result, many people were poisoned, and more than a dozen people died. How terrible."

Mu Qingyan naturally understood: "Huangjiacun."

"Well, yes, I heard that I still became an official and returned home, but I encountered such a thing." Chen Shiliu sighed, and said while eating: "However, since you are an official, the court must be cautious. .I have never heard of such a big event.”

Mu Qingyan said: "Sixteen, you go back to Fenglin first, I still have things to do."

Chen Shiliu paused: "What's the matter? If Brother Mu is not far away, I can wait in Fengzhou."

Before Mu Qingyan could answer, Wen Jixue said, "Then you stay in Fengzhou."

Chen Shiliu raised his eyebrows, seeing that this matter was related to Wen Jixue, so he stopped asking.

Huangjia Village is a small village surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the people in the village are basically people with the surname Huang.

There are many mountains in Luyu County, and most of them are tea gardens. There is little land, and most people have no land. They rely on working for tea gardens for a living.The same is true for Huangjia Village.Life is difficult, and daily life is frugal.There are two vegetable fields in front of each house and behind each house, and some common fruits and vegetables are planted. In spring, the wild vegetables are lush and tender, and they are also home-cooked dishes.

In the past, there were a lot of mushrooms in the village, and it would be great to dry them for stew in winter, but now few people pick them.

This happened ten years ago.

Huangjia Village held a big banquet to celebrate with the whole village, and many gentry came to congratulate, just because Huangjia Village had an official.Huang Li went to the army when he was not yet 15 years old. At that time, the imperial court was still fighting the Beiman. The village sent ten of them together, and only one Huang Li survived.Huang Li has endured year after year, and his family is not clear about his situation. Suddenly, this year, it was reported that he had been promoted and was going back to his hometown to visit his relatives.

Huang Li came back with a dozen soldiers, a beautiful wife, maids and servants to serve.

The people in the village were amazed. They didn't know about being a soldier, but they knew that Huang Li was an official. The whole village was honored, so naturally they wanted to celebrate and worship their ancestors.

For the banquet, the best ladle masters from several nearby villages were invited.The banquet consists of eight dishes, farm dishes, with ample portions, including chicken, duck and fish.It was spring at that time, and the Huang family knew that Huang Li loved to eat mushrooms, so they collected a lot of fresh mushrooms and made a pot of fresh mushroom soup.Unexpectedly, something happened to this pot of mushroom soup. During the lively banquet, someone suddenly vomited and had abdominal pain, and even fell to the ground.

Huang Li was at the head seat, and those who sat with him were the elders of the clan and the nearby squires.

Huang Li smelled the delicious smell of mushrooms, so he ate a bowl immediately. He only felt that it was smooth and refreshing, and the taste was better than he remembered.Everyone at the table flattered him, and the people in the clan also expected him to support the younger generation. Seeing that he liked it, they served another bowl and said a lot of good things.Huang Li's status changed, and he seemed to be friendly, but he also put on airs, and naturally accepted the hospitality of others, and he was eating another bowl of soup.

How can a banquet be without wine? As the protagonist, Huang Li drank a lot.

When a certain squire made a toast, Huang Li's expression changed suddenly, and he left the table in a hurry, never coming back.When someone found him, he was already lying at the door of the room with filth on his side, and he was already out of breath.

Huang Li died in the fifth year after the Xue family incident, and Huang Li was already the general manager of the seventh rank at that time.

It is not easy to be promoted in the army. It is not enough to have military merits, but also to have a network background, otherwise it is easy to be replaced.Fortunately, in the Xue family's army, the atmosphere is fairly good, and those who have meritorious service will not be buried.It's just that after the Xue family's incident, the Xue family's army was disbanded, and Huang Li was able to be promoted, all because he voted for the Xue family's political enemies, and in return, he was promoted.

However, although the world knows about the Xue family, not all the witnesses among them know about it.At least the people of Huangjia Village didn't know that Huang Li's contribution was made by framing General Xue.

Huang Li's death also attracted the attention of some people, who suspected that it was revenge from the remnants of the Xue family.

After a careful investigation, it was indeed a mistake to eat poisonous mushrooms, and the matter is over.

Wen Jixue also came to investigate, mainly to see where the mushrooms came from.The Huang family invited women from the village to go to the mountains to pick those mushrooms. A total of ten people went there and went back together, and there was no conflict with each other.Wen Jixue initially suspected that it was not poisonous mushrooms, but some poison mixed in the soup, but nothing suspicious was found.

Mu Qingyan carefully read the information collected by Wen Jixue, and was not sure for a moment.

What happened in Huang's Village is different from what happened in Zhao's family. The Zhao's family accidentally ate poisonous mushrooms, and the person who handled them was just a little girl.But there are so many women in Huangjia Village who have to pick mushrooms every year, and they need so many mushrooms, how can it be so easy to eat them by mistake?Even if one or two poisonous flowers mix in occasionally, it is impossible to poison so many people.