Chapter 217: Xiufang has the means
Of course, he will not forget the purpose of going out of the county government today - Yangzhou felt hat!
Therefore, taking advantage of the reason for asking for rain, Cui Geng proposed that he needed that thing, of course, it was a Yangzhou felt hat.
The dignified Jiangdu County Order can't pretend to be a god and pretend to be a shaman who begs for rain once, and in the end, he doesn't even have any remuneration, it's too cheap.
Then he said on the spot that on the day of the prayer for rain, he must wear a good hat to be able to ask for rain. The better the quality of the hat, the higher the chance of getting rain.
Therefore, he asked the people to send the best felt hats at home to the county government, and the county government will pay according to the price, and the children will not be deceived.
As for why you ask for rain and a felt hat?
Cui Daxian Ling smiled indifferently and did not explain. Damn, I can't explain the rain itself, and I can't explain it to you when I wear a felt hat to ask for rain, okay?
However, people always believe in what they want to believe, and always crave what they thirst for~ what they want.
For example, just now Monk Zhiman claimed that he could talk to the Dragon King, and the people believed it. Because they urgently need a rain from the Dragon Lord to alleviate the drought.
In the same way, Cui Geng said that he could ask for rain, and he did not hesitate to bet on "resigning if he can't ask for rain", and the people naturally believed it.
Whoever can ask for rain for them, they will believe.
Even if there are people inciting trouble at this time, no one will listen.
For a while, the people agreed one after another, and when they went home, they would send the best felt hats at home to the county government for the county magistrates to choose.
Someone even shouted: "Cui County Order, this felt hat thing, just wrap it up on your body." The ancestral hat making craft in the villain's family is recognized as the second in Yangzhou, and no one can recognize the first. As long as you can ask for timely rain, no matter how good the felt hat is, our family can make it for you! ”
Cui Geng fixed his eyes and saw that it was Chun Yuliang who had just promised to repay the money for Monk Zhiman.
Cui Geng bowed his head slightly and said, "Really? Then let's go to your house now, get the hat, the price is easy to say. ”
"Not right now." Chun Yuliang said: "Although there are some hats in the villain's shop, they are all mortal. Since it is a major matter of asking for rain, I also ask Cui County to wait for five days. Five days later, the villain will send the best felt hat to the county office, and he will not take a penny. ”
"Then how to do it, the official must give the money that should be given."
Seeing that Cui County's order was very resolute, Chun Yuliang did not argue. Originally, it must be a hat for only a few dollars? It's dead, the dead can't die anymore, two pieces of money, the sky, right?
Whether it is for himself or for Cui County, it is not a big number.
However, as soon as Chun Yuliang came out, other people no longer asked for hats, it seems that Chun Yu's hat-making skills really have prestige in Yangzhou City.
After agreeing on a time to ask for rain and a time to send a hat, Cui Geng went home, returned to the county office, and waited for Chun Yuliang to offer a hat.
Until the fifth day, Chun Yuliang did not show up, but ushered in an uninvited guest - Cui Xiufang.
At night, the moon is sparse and the breeze is cool.
Bang dang~~
With the sound of a window, Cui Xiufang broke in through the window.
Cui Geng couldn't help but blurt out: "Why are you here?" How do you go through the window again? ”
Seeing Cui Xiufang coming to his county office, it was like entering a no-man's land, damn, there are also masters under Meng Shenshuang's hands, won't he be ......
Cui Xiufang guessed his fear, and hurriedly said: "Cui County Order doesn't have to worry, the county government has been heavily guarded these days, and it is impossible for the concubine to come in without alarming your subordinates." It's just that the county lieutenant Yongxian knew that it was me, so he didn't stop it. ”
Oh, that's fine.
Cui Geng relieved his mind at this time, smiled, and asked, "Then Xiufang came to find this official late at night, what happened?" ”
He deliberately accentuated the word "late night", and the meaning of the flirting was obvious!
Cui Xiufang's face was slightly red, she glanced at him, and said, "I didn't cover my mouth and took advantage of others!" The concubine had just found out the case of the death of Song Liming's wife, Yang, and hurried to report it to Cui County. You have no conscience, you can't have forgotten, right? ”
Of course, Cui Geng remembered the agreement with Cui Xiufang that day, but he didn't expect that this matter was really done by her.
He asked anxiously: "How did you do it, don't sell it, come and hear it!" ”
"That's it......"
As the saying goes, it is not difficult for those who will know, but it will not be difficult for those who are difficult. Don't look at Zhou Xing's helplessness against this case, but for Cui Xiufang, it is really not difficult.
She first inquired about the Yang family's height, shortness, fat and thinness, and then dressed in white every night, dressed in a shawl, pretending to be the ghost of the Yang family, and secretly came to Song Liming's house.
People are very afraid of ghosts by nature, and soon, after a few ghost scary tricks in the middle of the night, Cui Xiufang found a clue in a little maid in Song Liming's house.
Cui Xiufang said to the little maid in a gloomy manner, Mrs. Ben died unjustly, as long as no one can prove that Song Liming killed me, the king of Hades will not let me reincarnate. Can you testify to me?
The maid was so frightened that the six gods had no master, and she agreed repeatedly, and soon told the Yang Yin Ghost (Cui Xiufang) about the night she had seen.
That night, the maidservant heard a great commotion and the sound of falling things from the lady's room. The maid is dedicated to serving the lady, so she wants to see what is going on. Results ......"
"What do you see?"
The maid was afraid of being beaten, so she secretly opened the window and saw that the lady was scolding Song Zhutou for raising the outer room, and she also used a wooden stick to beat Song Zhutou's back. Later, the lady got tired and got up to drink tea. At this time, Song Zhutou picked up the wooden stick, and with just one stick, he beat the lady to the ground. ”
After a pause, the maid continued: "At that time, Song Zhutou was also very scared, and as soon as he probed his wife's snort, he kept saying, why are you dead, I didn't want to kill you!" Later, he paced back and forth in the house, and at last cried out, "Someone, Madame is dying!" ”
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After Cui Geng listened, he excitedly sent someone to invite Zhou Xing to the meeting.
Cui Xiufang repeated it again.
Cui Geng asked Zhou Xing: "According to what the maid said, the Yang family was beaten to death by Song Liming with a stick, even if there is no scar on the back of the head, there must be redness and swelling, right?" No matter how bad it is, there are external injuries, right? Then you said that when the autopsy was conducted at that time, how did Song Liming pass this hurdle? ”
Zhou Xing said: "Well, as the head of Song Liming County, it is not difficult to hide the past. As long as there are no obvious traces of blood, coupled with the statement of providential retribution, the Yang family's mother's family should not be suspicious. Yang's family believes that it was a natural death, so there is no such thing as reporting to the official, let alone conducting an autopsy. So, normal burial, normal burial, this is over. ”
Cui Geng's eyes lit up and said, "According to what you say, as long as we open the coffin for an autopsy, we can reveal the truth?" ”
Zhou Xing smiled bitterly: "How can it be so simple? At that time, the autopsy must have been able to find out the cause of the abnormal death. But now, everyone has been dead for more than a year, and even if the Yang family's family sues for justice, I'm afraid nothing will be found. ”
Zhou Xing was right, Cui Geng speculated that Song Liming should have been impulsive at that time, and he didn't mean to put the Yang family to death at all. It's likely that he just beat Yang to a cerebral hemorrhage or something, and there is no bone crack, how can he convict others?
Hey? Wrong!
Cui Geng suddenly remembered that even if there was no bone crack, he could find out the cause of unnatural death! Zhou Xing and the others couldn't check it, but how could he, a person who had gone through a ridiculous dream for more than a thousand years, not be able to see it?
He tapped a few cases and said with a punch: "Okay! That's it! The official has decided, open the coffin for autopsy! ”
Zhou Xing dissuaded: "My lord, please think twice, if you don't have the consent of your family to open the coffin without permission, you won't be able to see anything once you can't see it......"
"As long as that maid tells Xiufang the truth, the official will definitely be able to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy to find out what he does!" The corners of Cui Geng's mouth are slightly upturned, and he is confident.
"How do you find out?"
"That's it...... So check! Cui Geng whispered a few words in Zhou Xing's ear.
Zhou Xing looked at Cui Geng in disbelief and said curiously: "There is still such a means in the world?" How come Xia Guan has never heard of it? My lord, if your method works, I'm afraid your name of 'Cui Qingtian' will resound all over the country. ”
Cui Xiufang also stepped forward with concern and asked urgently: "That maid was so frightened by me that she already had no owner, how dare she make up lies to deceive me?" But what exactly do you want to do? ”
The corners of Cui Geng's mouth were happy, and he made do with her, and said awkwardly: "Come, Xiufang, you come closer, the official will tell you secretly!" ”
Color embryo!
Cui Xiufang took a sip secretly, knowing that he didn't have any good intentions, so he quickly took a step back, wrapped his hands in front of his chest, and scolded: "Don't come here, the slave family doesn't want to hear it!" If Cui County Ling really has an idea, I will come on the day the case is decided! ”
After finishing speaking, the little lady of the Cui family is like a frightened deer... Belch... He jumped out of the window again.
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Two days later, the new Jiangdu County openly disobeyed the laws of the imperial court, and under the strong opposition of his family members Song Liming and Yang's mother's family, he decided to open Yang's tomb and open the coffin for autopsy!
Some people regard this as Cui Geng's last madness, what made the people of Huainan Province cheer for him before, and what will rain on the 15th, it seems that they are all big words, but now they can't hold it anymore, so they have to break the jar!
Of course, there are also a small number of people who feel that the reason for Cui County's order is not insufficient.
Anyway, Song Liming's house has always been haunted these days, this is an indisputable fact, right? Maybe it's because the Yang family is dead, and he really gave the county master Cui Gengtuo a dream?
There are even those old people who are chattering with gods and gods in the market who are rumoring that this great drought throughout Huainan Province is because of the grievances of the Yang family, so Yangzhou and the states of Huainan Province have been condemned by God.
If you don't get snow for her, there will be no rain in the entire Huainan Road!
Cui County ordered to think about the people of the entire Huainan Province, regardless of personal safety, honor and disgrace, insisted on opening the coffin for an autopsy, which was even greener than the blue sky!
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Only Song Liming, who was familiar with both the criminal law and the inside story of Yang's death, lived calmly at home, sneering in his heart and silently reciting: Cui Geng, Cui Geng, you are going to die by yourself, it's really no wonder that others! If you don't open the coffin, as long as this coffin is opened, hum, you Cui Geng Cui Erlang is doomed to be ruined!