Nongmen Shenjue

According to what Kuishan said, it can be regarded as finding out the trajectory of Xiaoyu and his party at the ferry.

They appeared at the ferry around the first month of the lunar year, and Du Hu rented two boats from Liu Shui, mainly for ferry passengers from nearby prefectures and counties.And their business seems to be "not very good", there will always be a boat idle at the ferry.On weekdays, it was Dahu who punted the boat, and Lao Sun was also helping on the boat. There were also two people watching the other unemployed boat. A thin young man with a sweet mouth called another man in his prime as brother.The two people's surname is Wu, and they are said to be cousins. Outsiders call them Big Wu and Xiao Wu.

These people usually live on the boat, cook and eat with small stoves, or buy food at the ferry.

To the outside world, they said that their family was poor and had no land, so they pooled some money and planned to beg for food on the water.These people spoke with accents like people from the north, and when asked their hometown, they said they were from Sihe County.

In addition, these few also talked about the population situation at home, but in fact they didn't have much contact with the people at the ferry.The impression given is that he is honest and not good at talking. Even Xiao Wu, who is the most active, is always put on the boat by Da Wu and is not allowed to run around.

It seems that there is no problem at first glance, but in fact everything is carefully designed by liars.

If you are not good at words, you can save yourself the trouble of being questioned with clichés, but if you don't want to say something, you can hide it with a simple and honest smile.The active Xiao Wu is convenient to communicate with the outside world, collect information, and is under the supervision of Da Wu, so he can use this to get rid of many things he doesn't want to get involved in.

These four people are the periphery, and the center of the beauty bureau revolves around the beauties.

This group of people didn't see the rabbit and didn't scatter the eagle, and Xiaoyu never exposed it.

"I guess, they are here specifically for Master Yan, so Xiaoyu must not show up in advance. Master Yan is going back to his hometown, and rumors spread during the Chinese New Year, and even made up his mind earlier, so that he has enough time to deal with business .These people have laid out the ferry in advance, how can they ensure that their boat will be selected by Master Yan?"

"Internal response!" Chen Shiliu responded quickly.

"Yes, there must be someone around Mr. Yan who has been bribed and cooperated with them inside and outside. Mr. Yan will not choose the boat himself, and must leave it to the people around him. Even Mr. Yan is cautious, asking the details of the boat owner, and the people at the ferry will also I know, Master Yan would not have thought that the liar would prepare two or three months in advance to deceive him." Mu Qingyan continued: "However, it cannot be said that Nei Ying is among the three servants, and it may be someone who followed Master Yan. Master Yan is going back to his hometown and will no longer be in business, his original people will either return to the new owner or be dismissed."

Chen Shiliu scratched his head: "The population of the hometown revealed by these four people is all fake, otherwise the county government would have caught them long ago. They haven't shown up here since they succeeded, how should we investigate?"

"Wait first." Mu Qingyan wanted to see the reaction of Third Master Du.

After several inquiries, it was confirmed that the exact date that Master Yan boarded the ship from Fujiang Mansion was on the morning of the fifth day of March.Then, it must have been the night before that Xiaoyu hid on the boat.

Back in time, it was already midnight, and the ferry was very quiet with only the slight sound of water waves.

There were footsteps coming from a distance. There were two people, a strong man and a man covered in a black cloak.The two men came slowly along the river bank, a boat was moored at the corner, although the lights were not lit, but there were people guarding the bow of the boat, welcoming them to board the boat.Several people entered the cabin, and only then did they light the lamps, and with the addition of the next two people, there were five people in the cabin.The black cloak was very conspicuous, and when the cloak was taken off, she was a beautiful and pure woman.

Judging by age, seventeen or eighteen years old, it should be Xiaoyu.

"The person will arrive tomorrow morning, and everything will go according to plan. Don't make any mistakes."

"Sister, feel wronged and go to the back cabin in a while."

Xiaoyu smiled, under the candlelight, she was extraordinarily beautiful: "Don't be so nervous, it's not the first time."

"Be careful."

The few people stopped talking, blew out the lights, and went to rest.

This backtracking did not yield any valuable clues.These people are very cautious, they don't discuss matters on board at all, even they call each other code names.For example, Xiaoyu, her friends always call her "little sister" or "sister", regardless of her real name or alias, to avoid the risk of slipping the tongue.

In addition, he asked Jiao Li to follow Liu Shui secretly, and found that Liu Shui had a strong reaction to "Master Yan", and went to see Third Master Du immediately.Unfortunately, because it was broad daylight, Jiao Li couldn't sneak in, so I don't know what the two talked about.

Mu Qingyan decided to wait.

At this moment, Third Master Du was feeling a little irritable, because he had learned of Mu Qingyan's identity.

At first, he only knew that he was from Fenglin County, and he seemed to be particularly concerned about Master Yan being deceived.After careful investigation, it was found that Chen Shiliu had made a breakthrough in Fenglin County, and Mu Qingyan's identity naturally went without saying.Even though Fujiang Mansion is far away from Fenglin County, it can be regarded as a prosperous place for commerce and water transportation, and the news is also very well-informed. There are many stories about Mu Qingyan's investigation in the teahouse.

Furthermore, Chen Shiliu's family background was not a secret. No one would be afraid of the son of a first-rank official.

"Father, they must have accepted the commission. Although this Mu Qingyan is young, it is said that there is no case that cannot be investigated."

"It has nothing to do with us!" Saying so, Du Sanye looked very ugly.

"That……"

"You go and stare at them first, let me think about it." Du Sanye waved his hand.

After Liu Shui left, Third Master Du got up and went to the inner house.

Third Master Du has only one wife, and he has no children, so he can be regarded as a clean man.However, this wife is the stepmother.He married one in the early years, and later died of illness, leaving behind a son, and now he has already married and added a grandson.His stepwife had been married to him for ten years, and gave birth to him two sons and a daughter, who were well-bred.

As his stepwife, she has a rare appearance and temperament, not only saved his life, but also a noble person in his life.If it wasn't for the kindness of his step-wife back then, he would have been arrested by the government long ago, and now the grass on the grave is not so deep.It was his stepwife who persuaded him to open up again, and he settled down in the ferry, and gradually gained the foundation he has today.

If there is any trouble this time, it has something to do with his wife.

Sitting under the eaves of the courtyard was a woman in her forties, with a fair complexion and some fine lines at the end of her eyes, but her appearance was beautiful and charming, she looked like the wife of a big family.This is Du Sanye's wife, named Yunniang.But everyone who has seen Yunniang, no one does not admire, they all say that it is a pity to be married to the third master, and they are inexhaustibly envious.Yunniang is capable, and she can enjoy herself among the wives of various families, even with the county magistrate's wife.

This is also one of the reasons why Du Sanye loves her.

Such a good wife, Du Sanye naturally respected and doted on her.

"Didn't the third master make an appointment for tea today? Why are you here?" Yun Niang got up, helped him to sit, and brought tea to test the temperature before handing it to him.

Third Master Du patted her hand to let her sit down, and told all the maids to go out, then said: "Someone is checking Luzhu."

Third Master Du did not hide it from her, and told Mu Qingyan and his party.

"It's actually that famous Mu Shenduan?!" Yun Niang was startled.

Mr. Du nodded: "That's him! I heard that a case was just completed in June, and the bones buried in the ground for seven or eight years. He not only found out the identity of the bones, but also found out the murderer. What happened to him before You've heard of it too, with his abilities, it probably wouldn't be too difficult to find Luzhu and the others."

After all, can the dead be as difficult as the living?

"Fenglin County..." Yunniang shook her head slightly, and sighed softly: "Third Master, you are confused. Luzhu and I are master and servant. If she wants to go, I will let her go. After that, she What you did has nothing to do with you or me. If you talk about chartering a ship, you have signed the charter formally."

"But we were the ones who leaked the news about Mr. Yan, and took her benefits afterwards." Third Master Du frowned, because he was afraid of being bitten by the dew, and if he met another official who wanted to make political achievements, but Must kill him.

Yun Niang chuckled: "Who in the city doesn't know about Master Yan? She asked a few questions curiously, and you and I didn't care too much, just thought she was curious. If she gave you and me something, she was grateful, but Some pastry fabric, and we haven't seen her since."

Of course, Third Master Du knew that this meant denying it to death, but he just felt uneasy when he thought of Mu Qingyan's "prestige".

That night, Chen Shiliu couldn't bear his loneliness and came to look for Mu Qingyan.The two were wandering around at the ferry, and there was a man who was carrying a load of cooking meat and swallows. Chen Shiliu smelled the fragrance, so he pulled Mu Qingyan to sit down and asked for a bowl each.Beef pot stickers were sold next to them, so I ordered two more.

"The taste is really good." Chen Shiliu ate the meat swallow and said with a smile: "The first time I ate meat swallow, I just thought it was another name for wonton, but I found out later that the difference lies in this. superior."

Mu Qingyan ate two, stopped the spoon, and looked up at Chen Shiliu's back.

"What's wrong?" Chen Shiliu turned his head to look.

Three people came over, obviously aiming at them.The leader is a 40-[-]-year-old man with a burly figure, and even with a smile on his face, he can't hide his fierceness.While walking, someone called him "Master Li".

Mu Qingyan was surprised: He was waiting for Third Master Du, but unexpectedly he was waiting for Master Li instead.

"Mr. Mu, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Master Li obviously knew his identity, so he didn't hesitate to sit beside him.

"You're welcome. I don't know what you can do with Master Li?" Mu Qingyan asked with a smile, his attitude was very good.Because he guessed that Master Li came to him at this time, there must be important news, not because Master Li is so warm-hearted, but because he is keen to fight against Third Master Du.Then, Mr. Yan's deception must have something to do with Mr. Du.

Sure enough, regardless of his reputation outside, Mr. Li was very forthright at the moment, and he opened his mouth and said: "I came to send a message to Mr. Mu. I know that you were deceived by Mr. Yan. Those scammers were really quick. I haven't found anything in Nian, but I can tell you clearly that the clue is in Du Sanye. Others don't know, but I know that the woman in the liar went to Duan Sanye's house and met Du San. Master's wife, Lu Yunniang!"