Red catch quickly gets teased

Not only Landoumi could smell this smell, but Hong Qingrui could smell it too.

Without changing his face, he got up and said, "I want to walk around the village. You are busy with your work, so you don't need to call us."

Chen Yu also got up in a hurry. He knew that the yamen's long press was a bit taboo, so he didn't lick his face and said that he would follow and lead the way, but carefully explained the layout around the village to Hong Qingrui.

Chen Shi came in after washing his face, just in time for the two of them to go out.

"Where are the two officials going? Can the villain help me?"

Hong Qingrui stood in front of Lan Doumi, "No need, we're just wandering around."

"If there is something useful for a villain, you don't have to be polite, just open your mouth."

With a simple smile, Chen Shi scratched his head.

If Lan Doumi hadn't been able to see what he was holding, he might have believed that the man in front of him was an honest farmer.

"It's good that the village head has this kind of heart."

After Hong Qingrui left this meaningful sentence, he and Lan Doumi went back to the mountain.

Since Qinghe Village lives around the river, the back mountain is not big, that is, the villagers gather firewood and look for wild fruits on weekdays.

Hong Qingrui found it according to the terrain Yao Fulang said.

Yao Fulang said that a few days ago he and Xiao Ahmo went up the mountain to look for wild tea trees, but they didn't want to find the wild tea trees, but instead smelled a rotten smell.

Yao Fulang mistakenly thought that someone's animal was harmed by something on the mountain, so he followed the smell to find it, not wanting to see this corpse in a small mountain cellar.

Immediately, his legs felt weak, but he couldn't make a sound when he opened his mouth.

Xiao Ama has a lot of knowledge, and immediately pulled people down the mountain.

At this time, Hong Qingrui and the two came to this hill cellar.

Perhaps it has been a few days, but there is no such smell in the cellar, and it has rained for the past two days, so there is an earthy smell.

Lan Doumi stood on the hillside, looking at the village below.

"Brother Rui, could it be that the village chief killed someone here, then fled in a hurry without picking up the corpse, and was discovered after the corpse decomposed. In the end, the village chief was afraid that the government would find him, so he transferred the corpse to him overnight. In the main room, and finally put into the river to create a false appearance."

Before Hong Qingrui could speak, Lan Doumi shook his head and rejected what he said.

"No, if he is really afraid of hurting himself, when he kills someone, he will bring the person into his home instead of waiting for the corpse to rot."

"Let's not put it on the mountain and then put it back in the river."

Hong Qingrui continued.

Lan Doumi was a little frustrated, the murderer was right in front of them, and the only thing left was evidence.

Hong Qingrui walked around the cellar, "The red mist on the village head's hands is heavy, which means that he didn't just kill one person, maybe many people died, maybe there are still living people in his hands."

"But where did those people come from? The disappearance of so many people will definitely alarm the government!"

Lan Dou Mi didn't figure it out.

Hong Qingrui was not in a hurry, "Let's go down to the village and ask."

Young and middle-aged people all work in the fields, and those who stay at home are mostly the elderly or children.

Hong Qingrui deliberately found a single family and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

An old voice came from the yard. There was doubt in the voice, maybe it was guessing that the gate of the yard was open, why did they knock on the door instead of coming in?

"We are from the yamen, and we want to ask you something."

Hearing that it was someone from the yamen, there was a sound of something falling or someone bumping into it.

Not long after, an ancient and rare old man appeared in front of the two of them.

He folded his hands on his chest, looking nervously at the two people outside the door.

"The two officials, please sit inside. This matter has nothing to do with our family! My son and daughter-in-law are both working in the town, and my little grandson and I are at home. This matter really has nothing to do with us!"

"Don't be nervous, old man. We just asked something casually. We only came to bother you because we came down from the back mountain and your house is the closest to us."

Hong Qingrui cupped her fists and said softly.

Only then did the old man relieve most of his nervousness. He wanted to make tea for the two of them, but Hong Qingrui refused. He just asked some questions and left after asking.

"I don't know which house your son works in the town?"

Hong Qingrui started talking with his son.

The old man swallowed, "Doing rough work in the town, carrying things for the shopkeeper of the rice shop, you can't earn a lot of money, but you can still support your family."

"Except for your son, are there many people going out in this village?"

"Many," the old man sighed, "Most of the people in this village are old and young, and those who can go out go out to earn money."

Hong Qingrui nodded, and Lan Doumi then asked, "Do those people go home every year?"

Perhaps it was because Lan Doumi was a brother with a kind face, so the old man's face softened a lot, and he replied with a tone that seemed to be chatting about family matters.

"How can you just come back when you work outside? If you can break out a world by yourself, then it's okay, but if you spend your whole life working for others, it's hard to say."

"Hearing your tone of voice is also knowledgeable. Did you go out when you were young?"

Landoumi smiled.

The old man shook his head, "My father is a scholar. I learned some characters from him. I read some books in the early years. Unfortunately, I didn't have the material for the exam, so I stayed in the village."

"Speaking of which, it is thanks to the village chief that so many people in our village can go out to work."

"What's the meaning of this?"

Hong Qingrui asked calmly.

"The village head often walks outside and knows more people than us. If there is a shopkeeper who wants to find someone, he will let people from our village go there. At most, he can earn two taels of silver a year."

Speaking of this, the smile on the old man's face deepened.

Lan Doumi and Hong Qingrui looked at each other.

"How did you bring those wages back?"

The old man gave the two of them a strange look, "Of course the workers brought it back. It's hard money, so I don't feel at ease if I ask someone to bring it home."

Hong Qingrui nodded, "I noticed that people in your village seem to be a little afraid of the village chief?"

The smile on the old man's face stagnated, and he lowered his voice, "It's not because I'm afraid, but because I respect him."

"Our village chief is busy. He has to solve the village's affairs no matter how big or small. In the long run, he can bear it. Therefore, if the village can solve it by itself, we will solve it first, so that the village chief will not worry."

Hearing this, Lan Doumi suddenly thought of Xiao Ah Mo, so he asked Xiao Ah Mo about it.

After listening, the old man raised his finger and pointed to the east, "You must be talking about the old brother Yao Lin over there. He has never been married in his life. Fortunately, he is smart, and the village chief set up a line for him. Now he lives in the town. Had a great time too."

Lan Doumi was taken aback, "He is not married, how could someone call him Ah?"

He thought of Yao Fulang who ran to report to Xiao Ahma.

The old man smiled.

"That is the husband of his elder brother's third son. Yao Lin has never married and has no son-in-law. His elder brother adopted his third son to Yao Lin under the witness of the elders of the Yao family. What about him?"

It turned out to be like this...

After asking what they wanted to ask, the two didn't stay any longer. After saying goodbye to the old man, they continued to walk into the village.

On the road, I met many little kids who were chasing after each other. Hearing their childish laughter, Lan Doumi couldn't help but smile.

I don't know when he will be able to give birth to one, no, several for Hongqing Rui.

"Hmm! It hurts."

A little boy who was playing hide-and-seek bumped into Hong Qingrui's leg.

His eyes were covered by a piece of cloth, and he couldn't see anyone at this time. He could only realize that he bumped into an adult by the feeling of hugging his thigh.

The child quickly pulled down the strip of cloth, and when he saw that he was holding a strange man, he quickly let go.

"Don't be afraid, here it is."

Lan Doumi watched in amazement as Hong Qingrui took out two candies from his bosom and put them in the child's hands.

The child looked at the candy in his hand, his eyes sparkled.

Hong Qingrui pointed to the home of the old man who was talking to them just now and asked, "Do you know who lives in that family?"

The child swallowed his saliva looking at Tangtang, and raised his head, "That house is lived by the old lunatic in the village. My father and the others won't let us go there to play, and you don't want to go too, big brother, that old lunatic is scary."

Lan Doumi was startled when he heard this.

old maniac?

The person who talked to them so much just now is an old lunatic?

Hong Qingrui did not refute, but nodded, "Then brother will ask you a few more questions, and if you answer me well, I will give you some more candies to share with your partner."

The child nodded quickly.

At this moment, his partners are all running to hide, just waiting for him to find someone.

"Have many uncles in the village gone out?"

"A lot, but they will come back every night or in a few days. My father often goes out, but my mother doesn't want him to go out."

"Is the village chief treating you well?"

"The village head, like my father and others, often goes out, but my mother told me and my younger brother not to go to the village head's house if we have nothing to do, and even if we pass by, we have to go around."

Hong Qingrui nodded, and he put the candy in the child's hand, "If someone asks you where you got the candy, just say you picked it up, otherwise people will ask you for it."

The child laughed so hard that his teeth couldn't see any gaps, and ran away holding Tang.

Looking at the child's back, Lan Doumi felt a chill down his spine.

"Brother Rui..."

"Go back first."

Hong Qingrui looked back at the old man's house and said.