The warm pool water wrapped his whole body, and Li Canghai suddenly felt comfortable all over his body.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to take a bath, Li Canghai looked around.

It has to be said that the bath industry in Datang has been well developed, with all kinds of amenities readily available, and around the bath, there are various fruits for bathers to eat.

In addition, Li Canghai also found that there were still bath workers in this bathhouse.

"Tsk, these facilities are really matched!" Li Canghai couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, Qiu Sihu had already come to the pool.

"My lord, do you want someone to dirt you?" Qiu Sihu saw him looking at the bather, so he asked.

Li Canghai smiled and said, "No. Qiu Sihu, just now the official saw that you were carefully putting the purse, presumably the purse is very important to Qiu Sihu, right? ”

Qiu Sihu looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "My lord doesn't know, what is stored in the purse is the key to the household book, and the lower officials are worried that they will lose it, so they always carry it with them." ”

Li Canghai suddenly, he touched his nose, remembering that Qiu Sihu had indeed said this, and he had always carried the key to the household register, but the household registration record of Qin Fu was torn away, which was also one of the suspicious points he found.

However, he did not say anything to Qiu Sihu, because Qiu Sihu did not know about it.

"Did you really carry this key all the time?" Li Canghai asked.

Qiu Sihu didn't know what he was asking, he nodded and said, "Lord Hui, except for sleeping and bathing, the key has never left Xia Guan's body, why do you ask so?" ”

Li Canghai thought for a while and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered it." ”

casually dismissed Qiu Sihu, Li Canghai shrank in the pool, only exposing his head on the water, and fell into deep thought.

"Qiu Sihu. You're a frequent visitor to the bathhouse, so you must be familiar with everything here, right? Li Canghai poked his head out of the pool and suddenly asked.

Qiu Sihu nodded and said: "This is natural, since the opening of this bathhouse, I have been here often, and it has been more than ten years now." The guys at this bathhouse changed again and again. But I remember everyone. ”

Li Canghai sighed, he pondered for a moment, and asked, "Do you know a person named Xiong Ah Si?" ”

"Xiong Ah Si?" Qiu Sihu lowered his eyebrows and recalled, and after a while, he suddenly said: "I remember, he used to be a guy here, but this was fourteen years ago, he only did it for a while, and then he said goodbye." I heard that he opened a blacksmith shop in the West Market, and he became much richer. How could an adult suddenly mention him? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a casual question." Li Canghai smiled casually and praised: "Qiu Sihu really has a good memory, even people from more than ten years ago can remember it so clearly, it's rare!" ”

Qiu Sihu grinned and said, "My lord praised it falsely, the reason why Xia Guan remembered him so deeply was because he came to the bathhouse after the Qin family was full of beheadings. It was only because of the special time that the lower officials were deeply impressed by the people they saw. ”

"He came here after the Qin family was destroyed. I wonder when he left the bathhouse? Li Canghai thought for a while and asked.

"Xia Guan remembered that he left the bathhouse after the bodies of the Qin family were buried." Qiu Sihu recalled.

Li Canghai nodded, touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

Xiong Ah Si was lonely and miserable in the first half of his life, and the poor couldn't even afford to eat, but he suddenly became rich, which in itself is unreasonable.

The corpses of dozens of members of the Qin family fourteen years ago. It was received by Xiong Ah Si again, according to the shopkeeper of the Sheep Soup Restaurant, since he received the corpse of the Qin family, he has become rich, no matter how he thinks about it, he feels that there is another hidden meaning in this.

"The Qin family is destroyed. Xiong Ah Si, what is the relationship between the two? Is it just the relationship between the collection of corpses and the collection of corpses? Li Canghai's brows furrowed, and he carefully recalled the information he had obtained in his mind.

Xiong Ah Si was originally a poor man, in order to survive, he worked as a coolie, a blacksmith, a bath boy, and even collected corpses for the government.

Judging from these experiences, Xiong Ah Si is not like a person who has a lot of skills and is waiting for an opportunity to make a difference, so his source of wealth and wealth seems a little strange.

"Xiong Ah Si came to the bathhouse before the Qin family was destroyed, and left after collecting the body, is it just a coincidence?" Li Canghai lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Qiu Sihu, how much reward can the people get for collecting the corpses for the yamen?" ”

Qiu Sihu replied: "The collection of corpses by the yamen is usually carried out by the people, but when it is necessary for the people to collect the corpses, the yamen will post notices. But this kind of corpse is often the corpse that has been dead for too long and has decomposed, and the people collect it, and each corpse is a penny of silver. But this kind of thing itself is too unlucky, and few people are willing to do it. ”

Li Canghai pondered for a while and said, "Do you know that the person who collected the corpse for the Qin family fourteen years ago, apart from this Xiong Ah Si, is there anyone else?" ”

Qiu Sihu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "He is the only one, the Qin family was beheaded all over the house back then, because he was implicated in the crime of treason, so no one dared to collect the body after death." It was only because it was hot at that time, and the corpse was rotting and smelling, and after hearing about it, the elderly Di Gong couldn't bear it, so he posted a notice in the city and looked for someone to collect the body. However, after the notice was posted, no one dared to take the job at first. On the one hand, the people were afraid of being implicated in this, and on the other hand, it was really rancid and smelly, and no one could bear it, and in the end, Xiong Ah Si unveiled the notice. Fearing the plague, the then Fu Yin ordered him not to transport the body out of the city, so he was buried in the Qin family's mansion. ”

Li Canghai leaned against the edge of the bath, looked up at the roof, and pondered.

As he said, Xiong Ah Si received the corpses of more than 60 members of the Qin family, that is, more than six taels of silver.

More than six taels of silver is enough for him to live a life of small wealth and peace, but if it is said that he can embark on the road of wealth, it is a little unrealistic.

So the question is, how did he become rich?

Li Canghai thought about it and felt that this mystery still had to be investigated from Xiong Asi.

After soaking comfortably for a while, Li Canghai left the bathhouse and walked straight to the West Market, where Xiong Ah Si was.

As soon as Li Canghai came to Yongtongfang, he saw Xiong Ah Si walking out of his yard and walking all the way forward.

Li Canghai did not catch up with him, but followed him from a distance.

Xiong Ah Si didn't notice that someone was following him, and brought some fruit in front of the fruit stall as usual. Then he walked on.

After passing through two streets in a row, Xiong Ah Si came to an iron shop.

In the blacksmith's shop, two dark-skinned, sturdy teenagers were pounding on a red-hot iron vessel.

With the sound of tinkling knocks, sparks continue to fly out.

Seeing Xiong Ah Si leaving, the two teenagers hurriedly put down their work. Salute him respectfully.

Xiong Ah Si nodded at the two of them, motioned for the two to continue their work, and then walked into the iron shop.

Li Canghai clasped his hands to his chest, stood not far away and waited for a while, but he didn't see Xiong Ah Si come out.

After thinking about it, Li Canghai decided to talk to him in person.

Seeing someone coming, one of the teenagers hurriedly walked over and asked very politely, "What do you want to buy, this guest officer?" ”

Li Canghai walked in. Looked around.

This iron shop is not large, but there are a lot of iron tools on display, from daily use of firewood knives, axes to blades, everything.

Picking up a long sword with a cold light in his hand, Li Canghai stretched out his hand and flicked it on the sword, and said, "Good sword!" ”

The young man wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled honestly: "The guest officer really has a vision. This weapon was made by our master himself, and it is extremely sharp. The texture is durable, and it is guaranteed to be a must-have product for walking the rivers and lakes. ”

Li Canghai smiled, and said in his heart This young man seems to be honest, but he is also quite thoughtful, and he waved his long sword. Qi Dao: "This sword was made by your master?" What is your master's name? ”

"Our master's name is Xiong, and his name is Ah Si. Many knights have bought weapons in our shops, and they all know the name of our master! The boy said smugly.

Li Canghai sighed, he put down his long sword, and said, "But I don't know where your master is?" ”

"My master is now in the back hall. The guest officer wants to find my master, but I don't know what to do? The boy scratched his head and asked suspiciously.

"That's right, recently I opened a dart game, and recruited some new dart masters, but I haven't equipped them with weapons yet, so I want to buy some. It's just that I have a lot of demand, and I don't know if the price can be cheaper, so I want to talk to your master. Li Canghai thought for a while and said.

When the young man heard that there was a big deal, he hurriedly said, "Wait a while, the guest officer, I'll go and ask the master to come out!" ”

So saying, the boy lifted the curtain and walked into the room.

While the young man was looking for Xiong Ah Si, Li Canghai paced in the shop and watched.

There are indeed a lot of things made in this iron shop, but everything related to iron seems to be done, iron chains, iron locks, and so on.

Li Canghai walked to the low table where the iron tools were displayed, picked up an iron lock casually, weighed it a few times, and said with interest: "I didn't expect you to not only build weapons, but also make these daily things!" ”

The young man who was striking iron hammered the red-hot iron tool vigorously and replied: "The guest officer doesn't know that my master used to make these small things for a living, and then he got the guidance of a great benefactor and began to forge weapons. Don't hide it from the guest officer, in this Luoyang City, when it comes to building iron locks and the like, no one can compare to my master! ”

"Oh? The Venerable Master has met the guidance of a master? Li Canghai suddenly became a little interested.

The young man who struck the iron put the forged iron into the water tank, and suddenly there was a snorting sound, and he said, "Yes! I heard the master say that when he was poor, it was because he met a great benefactor that he was able to have something to eat, and even this iron shop was opened with the help of his benefactor. ”

"I see." Li Canghai nodded, and then asked, "But I don't know who the benefactor of the Venerable Master is?" ”

The young man scratched his head and said, "I don't know this, the master has never mentioned it." ”

At this point, another teenager walked out, he grabbed his hair, and said to Li Canghai: "Guest officer, I'm really sorry, my master doesn't know when he left, and now he is not in the iron shop." ”

Li Canghai's brows suddenly furrowed, "Your master is not inside?" But I haven't seen him come out, have I? ”

The young man said apologetically: "The guest officer doesn't know, we have a back door in this iron shop, and the master must have left through the back door." ”

"In that case, then I'll take my leave." After Li Canghai thought about it, he dropped a sentence at the two of them, and then walked out of the iron shop.

However, Li Canghai did not walk away, but went around to the back door of the iron shop.

Behind the iron shop, there was a narrow alley, Li Canghai looked left and right, and after a little contemplation, he walked towards the alley.

Walking out of the alley, Li Canghai only felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, but a mansion appeared in front of him.

This house is deep, but it gives people a sense of gloom.

Li Canghai touched his nose and looked down to find a row of footprints on the ground.

At this time, the drizzle had not stopped, the ground was already wet, and the row of footprints looked obvious.

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, and then followed the footprints.

Following the footprints, Li Canghai soon came to a dilapidated back door, under the eaves of the back door, some fruits were neatly placed, but there was no one to be seen.

Li Canghai thought about it and walked under the eaves.

He looked at the fruits, and then looked at the word 'Qin' engraved on the stone next to the back door, and he suddenly remembered that this mansion was the deserted mansion!

Li Canghai half-squatted down, looking at the fresh fruits placed in front of the door, and suddenly had some guesses in his heart.

This fruit is obviously for worship, and the person who worships it is none other than Xiong Ah Si.

Because this fruit was bought at a roadside stall when he came out of his home, Li Canghai saw it very clearly at that time.

"Xiong Ah Si came to pay tribute to Qin Fu, but he didn't dare to see anyone, which is interesting." Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, and gradually had some calculations in his heart.

At this moment, Xiong Ah Si walked over from the corner, and he was stunned when he saw Li Canghai squatting in front of the door.

"Why is this son here?" Xiong Ah Si held three thatches in his hand and walked over and asked.

"Like Your Excellency, come to pay tribute to General Qin." Li Canghai said calmly.

Xiong Ah Si shook his head, walked to the door in a few steps, stuck three thatchs on the threshold, and sighed: "Childe, let's leave quickly, so as not to be discovered and implicated." ”

Li Canghai looked at him and said, "Isn't Your Excellency afraid of being implicated?" ”

Xiong Ah Si smiled and said indifferently: "I'm alone, there's nothing to be afraid of." ”

"Your Excellency doesn't want to know, why did I come to worship General Qin?" Li Canghai asked.

Xiong Ah Si shook his head and said deeply: "Fourteen years, it's rare for someone to remember General Qin, if you can come to worship, General Qin's spirit in the sky will definitely be very pleased, why should I ask about this?" ”

Li Canghai nodded, he looked at Xiong Ah Si, and said, "Could it be that Your Excellency has paid tribute to General Qin for fourteen years?" ”

"General Qin and I have a favor, when General Qin was killed, I was powerless to help, and this is all I could do." Xiong Ah Si sighed and said.

A wave of respect rose on Li Canghai's face, he bowed to Xiong Asi, and said, "Your Excellency has been like a day for fourteen years, and you are not afraid of being implicated, and you will come to pay tribute to General Qin, you are really a righteous man!" (To be continued.) )