novelraw Chapter 60 I am a Chic Cat
Chapter 60 I am a Chic Cat
Isn't a plain-looking carriage bad?
Is it possible to make the jewelry show off in the suburbs, and be stamped with the words "I am a fat sheep, come to rob me"?
For this reason, Yan Buzhou specially instructed Wu Yan not to refer to Lao Dao's aesthetics.Her real name doesn't like to have a body covered in colorful bird feathers, she would rather the appearance of the carriage be mediocre to the street, as long as the performance of the carriage is extraordinary.
Summer insects can't talk about ice.
According to Peng Wanniang's preference, all seven of her fingers wear gold rings, so how can she understand the idea of not revealing her wealth.
Soon, Peng Wanniang had no time to think about things.It was different from her idea that she only had to lie low for a few days and fool the people from the county government. Seven days later, the Xinzhou government came with an arrest warrant.
Chen Ming acted extremely fast.As soon as I received Zhan Zhao's letter in the early morning, with a clear direction, Peng Wanniang's old background was revealed within three days.
Ghost marriage is a lucrative industry, allowing ghost matchmakers to make a lot of money.
Unlike living marriages, ghost marriages are almost a one-off sale, so there is no need to worry about after-sales issues.After all, the dead can't jump out of the coffin and accuse the matchmaker of making a bad marriage.
Just because the married couple is dead and unable to respond, the ghost matchmaker will inevitably challenge the double bottom line of morality and law for profiteering.
In order to persuade the woman's family to marry in a yin marriage, and meet the requirements of the man's family, killing one or two lives is not a concern.
The Ding family in Long County is not rich.Lady Ding's parents died early, and she lived with her uncle Ding Jiang's family since she was a child.
Ding Jiang has no daughter, only three sons.Ding Niangzi started washing and sweeping the floor when she was six or seven years old, and she started cooking and working in the fields when she was more than ten years old.
The villagers all said that Mrs. Ding was very diligent.In comparison, the three boys of Ding Jiang were like the idiot sons of the landlord's family.
However, Lady Ding's diligence did not bring her three full meals, let alone a new set of clothes.In the end, all he got was a weak body that couldn't handle the high fever and wind and cold, while Ding Jiang was so penniless that he didn't even want to invite a doctor.
"The neighbor couldn't see it, so he found a doctor for Mrs. Ding. The high fever has subsided, but her lung disease needs long-term treatment.
Not to mention the money needed for tonic, the most important thing for conditioning is to eat enough and avoid overwork.As long as Mrs. Ding is still living in Ding Jiang's house, how can she easily escape those heavy jobs. "
On the carriage, Zhan Zhao handed Chen Ming's letter to Yan Buzhou while speaking.
The letter mentioned that someone in Longxian County had seen a strange cat with a yin and yang face. Although it was not [-]% sure that it was glutinous rice balls, the possibility of a black and white cat bumping into the face was very low.
Today, it is impossible to know exactly what happened between Tang Yuan and Ding Niangzi.Undoubtedly, it is impossible for Mrs. Ding to raise a cat in a fair manner, let alone a cat with a strange appearance.
Perhaps, when the glutinous rice balls were hungry and cold, they received a kindness from a fish, so that one person and one cat had a secret relationship.
Lady Ding has no friends.When she fell ill again from overwork, her uncle refused to spend money to let her drink good medicine to continue her life. Instead, she accepted Peng Wanniang's matchmaking to let her die quickly without medicine, so as to squeeze out the last trace of value from her bones.
At this time, there was only one cat, which was regarded as an ominous omen, chasing the coffin all the way and making a big noise at the wedding scene.
Maybe Tang Yuan felt that if Mrs. Ding could choose, she would rather be turned into ashes than Ding Jiang's family stepping on her body to enjoy the blessings.
Yan Buzhou had confirmed that the Tang family gave out 300 taels of dowry money.
Throwing this money in a famous brothel in the south of the Yangtze River will not cause much splash, at most it will be drinking tea with the top card.But for Ding Jiang's family in Long County, at least seven or eight years of living a life full of flesh and blood is not a blessing.
Assuming that Lady Ding also thought about leaving and living outside independently, the idea is very good, but it is not a little difficult to operate.
Can the household registration be separated separately, can she take out the first rent and other miscellaneous expenses, and whether she can find a suitable job based on her physical condition.Questions like these, for a 15-year-old girl who has never left Long County, the outside world may be even more terrifying.
Indeed, the outside world is as dangerous as it is prosperous.
Peng Wanniang was arrested for homicide.Even if she didn't directly murder Lady Ding this time, as Yan Buzhou said, if she walks too much at night, she may hit a ghost.
Among the dozens of ghost marriages facilitated by Peng Wanniang, three of them are known to have involved deliberate homicide with the wife's family members.In some cases, the woman’s parents died and the wife was sold by her relatives; in some cases, her biological father and mother passed away, and her stepfather and stepmother forced her to sell her to pay back the money.
Chen Ming was able to grasp the news so quickly because the Xinzhou government office opened the mouth of the clerk of the Laiwang drugstore.
According to the investigation, Peng Wanniang went in and out of the Laiwang pharmacy from time to time. She secretly bought arsenic under the guise of buying items needed for the practice.
Three of them were ten days before she facilitated the three ghost marriages.This time was too close to the dead bride's death time, which made the government suspect that the dead bride might have been deliberately made.
In the letter, Chen Ming wrote that in order to ensure that unjust, false and wrongly decided cases did not occur, the arrest warrant that could have been issued in three or two days was postponed.
He tried his best to negotiate with the family members of the three families of the man who had been married in the dark, hoping to exhume the grave and conduct an autopsy to find out the cause of the woman's death.After all, the family was persuaded, and after the coffin was opened, it was confirmed that the deceased was poisoned by arsenic.
Now that the physical evidence is in hand, the woman's family has no choice but to plead guilty, and even confessed the instigator of the conspiracy. Peng Wanniang can no longer get away with it.
"It's really a crime." Lu Hao listened to these bad things.The purpose of ghost marriage is to wish the dead to rest in peace. Who can not be filled with resentment for such a random way of doing things.
For example, Ding Jiang's food is so ugly, even if he didn't do anything poisoning, but he abused his niece like that, he actually had the face to say that he didn't harm Mrs. Ding on the night of the dark wedding.
"How can such a person live comfortably. I hope Master Tang can sue Ding Jiang and spit out all the money he swallowed."
Lu Hao said angrily.When Peng Wanniang's arrest warrant came, Mrs. Tang heard about what the ghost matchmaker had done in the past, and ordered Mr. Tang to sue Ding Jiang for abusing the late eldest daughter-in-law of the Tang family.
Regardless of whether the Tang family is out of morality, or because they are afraid of Mrs. Ding's death, or because they really don't like Ding Jiang who has caused many troubles, in short, Mrs. Ding has finally waited for the day when someone can sue Ding Jiang in a reasonable capacity. .
"Woo--" Tang Yuan seemed to be yelling in agreement, it still didn't sound like other cats' meowing, but tilted its head and narrowed its eyes, and the cat's head rubbed against the ill-spoken palm again.
It seemed to indicate that it knew some inside information, and overheard the conversation between Yan Buzhou and Mrs. Tang.
Before leaving the Tang family, Yan Buzhou did say a few more words with Mrs. Tang.For example, you need to be cautious about retiring a marriage. After all, the wedding of the two deceased has already been completed, and it is unusual for a ghost marriage to divorce a wife.
Instead of thinking about not wanting Mrs. Ding to enter the Tang family's ancestral grave for fear of causing trouble, it is better to seek justice for her, and let the villagers know that the Tang family is benevolent and righteous.Not only for the sake of the living, but also for the sake of the dead daughter-in-law. A good reputation can also help Tang Erlang get better in the civil and imperial examinations in the future.
Yan Buzhou touched Tangyuan's head, and Quzhou City was not far ahead.
Although the matter of Ding's family and Peng Wanniang was found out this time, Chen Ming's letter clearly stated that there was no intersection between these people and the female ghost of the golden hairpin.If the female ghost of the golden hairpin also encounters a ghost marriage, it may be related to another ghost matchmaker.We can only hope that there is a detailed history of the buyer in Quzhou Baobao Pavilion.
About the origin of the buyer of this gold hairpin?
The treasurer of the Treasure Pavilion said everything he knew.Three years ago, it was bought by a gentleman from Xuanzhou area. The specific name is unknown, because the time has passed so long that I can't remember the appearance of the other party.
What is certain is that the man in his twenties back then, with a popular figure and a popular appearance, did not leave any deep impression on people.
The move was generous, and it was directly handed over to Fuze Qianzhuang Jiaozi. This note is in the account book of Baobao Pavilion.It's a pity that three years have passed, and those Jiaozi have already been used in other transactions, so there is no way to trace other clues.
Then look for clues that can be looked up.
The buyer of the gold hairpin was from Xuanzhou, and she met the face of Qin Ning, who was used by the female ghost when she appeared. The Wangqin Tower where Qin Ning was located was in Xuanzhou City.
Xuanzhou can also be called a prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River.This area is famous for producing rice paper, and it is also the place where Xuanzhou kilns burn porcelain, and there are also several places where famous Jiangnan wines are brewed.
The people of the Song Dynasty were fond of writing, so Xuan paper was one of their tributes, and good paper was naturally favored by literati.People in the Song Dynasty were also good at porcelain and wine, and the business related to porcelain and wine has been booming.
It is conceivable that there are many rich people in Xuanzhou, which creates a lot of difficulties for finding the buyers of the golden hairpin.
"Then face up to the difficulties and go to Wangqin Tower in Xuanzhou."
Yan Buzhou specially bought some new clothes for this purpose, not only for Zhan Zhao, but also for Lu Hao.There is no need to be particular about daily travel, but in some places, people should be respected first and then people.Changing a set of clothes is also less tossing yourself.
Lu Hao happily accepted the new clothes. He only regretted that the cat teasing stick he bought for Tangyuan was useless.
After Tangyuan came to Quzhou City with the three of them, she didn't show any intention of going with them all the time, and she never stayed in the post house.
It hunted pheasants for five days in a row, but it ate the half-dead pheasant and refused to eat it. It took it back to the post house and gave it to the three of them for dinner.It seemed that the case fee had been paid enough. At noon ten days ago, the cat let out a long meow and jumped out of the window.
After Zhan Zhao inspected the official affairs of the Quzhou government office, the glutinous rice balls still did not appear again, and it was true that they were gone and never looked back.
"Little Heitan always clings to Fifth Master, but Tangyuan left gracefully with a flick of his tail."
Lu Hao was a little disappointed, he hadn't been able to stroke the glutinous rice balls yet, so he didn't know if we would see each other again. "Cats are really different from dogs. Cats really don't love home."
"Tangyuan is not a domestic cat, so let it roam the rivers and lakes if it likes it. See you in the future."
Zhan Zhao's tone was gentle, and he glanced at Yan Buzhou, as if he just said casually, "The so-called not loving home is not the same for all cats."
When Lu Hao heard the words, he shuddered first.He secretly scolded himself for being stupid, how could he talk about cats in front of the royal cat, and immediately boasted about the glutinous rice balls in a fancy way.
"Yes, yes, glutinous rice balls appear when people need them most. They can run thousands of miles for their friends, and they are not afraid to face evil people. This kind of chivalrous spirit of fighting against evil and promoting good is very worth learning for me."
Seeing that Zhan Zhao was speechless, she laughed directly.When Lu Hao said this, he couldn't tell if he was praising Tangyuan or exaggerating Zhanzhao in disguise.
"Tangyuan has its way to go, and we should continue our way."
Xuanzhou Wangqin Building
During non-business hours in the morning, the Wangqin Building was very quiet, and only a few words of conversation could be heard faintly.
In the garden, there were two reclining chairs, and Qin Ning and a man dressed as a middle-aged scholar were lying bored.Both of them were covered with blankets, basking in the early spring sun and wanted to sleep back into the cage.
While Qin Ning was drowsy, she seemed to be woken up by someone around her, saying that there was a visitor looking for her.
This will not be able to distinguish Mengye Feiye, thinking that there will be no guests during the day, she looks sleepily at the entrance of the garden, and blurted out, "Today's dream is so beautiful, Pan An and Wei Jie fell asleep together. Pan An's It looks familiar, I think I've seen it before, and it looks a bit like Nan Xia. Three Changes, take a quick look at the beauty, isn't she thinking like a spring, and wants to write a new poem?"