A funeral Xu Hao spent no less than fifty taels of silver piecemeal, and almost all of the Nie family's cash money was used on the coffin.

A good coffin cost almost five hundred taels, plus a mouthful of three hundred taels, Nie Yuji soon worried about not having any cash, and a friend named Jia Renyi who had a hanging sacrifice said: "Young master, don't worry, one of our relatives is a loan, as long as there is a deed as a mortgage, it is very easy to borrow a few hundred taels, but I am afraid that the interest will be too large and the deduction will be too much." According to my idea, our family doesn't have to spare money, find a suitable master to pawn this house for the time being, first, there is no need to worry about the monthly profits, and second, pawn a quasi-deadline, and wait for the eldest young master to redeem it. ”

This is the standard philistine's words, which seem to share your worries but are actually planning to get your real estate. The problem is that Nie Yuji, a young scholar, can't tell whether it's good or bad at all, he just thinks it's his enthusiasm for making friends and the supreme beauty of others.

I talked to Uncle De, and entrusted this matter to Jia Renyi, who wanted to quickly pawn out the mansion left by his ancestors, and repay the urgent debts everywhere at the price he obtained, and then he could be a little rich, and then he would be used for renting a house in addition to his filial piety, so as not to lose money.

Uncle De is helpless about this, although he is distressed, there is no way, he has spent money like Xu Hao before and after, where to borrow money at this critical juncture? You can't go home with a debt on your own, can you?

After the relatives and friends dispersed in the evening, Uncle De hurriedly handed over the accounts he handled, kept a list, and handed them over to Nie Yuji one by one. However, intentionally or unintentionally, he did not mention that Xu Hao did not spend less money, and Nie Yuji was probably too busy to daz, and forgot to ask Xu Hao how much he had cushioned.

Even if Xu Hao doesn't care about a little silver, but you don't have relatives with each other and don't even ask a word if you don't even ask, it will be a little pimple in your heart, and you won't ask about the money exchange from now on, otherwise even if Uncle De and Nie Yuji come over to thank you, Xu Hao will definitely ask how much silver is urgently needed at home? It's just a thousand taels of IOUs, and it's another thing if you don't pay back the money, so why cheat the house out of someone?

In short, everything in the world has a cause and must have an effect. Xu Hao's generosity to the people around him does not mean being a fortune boy everywhere. Wei Shi and the Nie family don't have much friendship.

Chang Fengdie walked to the spirit shed step by step, and cried at the two coffins, Chang Lu whispered behind him: "Sister, cry less, my mother is going to be angry again." ”

Chang Fengdie knelt on the ground and choked up, "Auntie and uncle have hurt us for so long. to death. I didn't even cry. I don't come to knock my head, it's really a loss. ”

Everyone persuaded her, and Nie Yuji suddenly fell to the ground with unbearable grief when she saw this. Frightened, everyone hurried over to help him up.

After feeding some sugar water, Nie Yuji came to his senses, and Chang persuaded him: "You don't have to cry as much as you want, your sister is half-crazy, and she is a tearful person when she is fine." The funeral is coming up tomorrow, so let's get down to business. ”

After speaking, he burst into tears and said: "Child, I sue you, your parents are dead, and I won't be able to hurt you in the future." As the saying goes, relatives come from afar, and the neighborhoods hit the walls, and I will find a house to move in a few days. ”

Nie Yuji cried anxiously when he heard this, he really didn't know what kind of hatred his mother and aunt had formed, so he decided to go so far, crying: "I don't dare to stop my aunt from moving, but if you don't love me in the future, I will be tasteless in life." ”

It seems that there are thousands of grievances in these words, it is obvious that there are words in the words, but it is a pity that Chang was careless and did not understand, or maybe he deliberately couldn't hear the deep meaning in the words, but he was reluctant to let her go, and he was secretly sad when he thought of his sisters.

Feng Die's heart was like a knife, she looked at Yuji in a daze, she didn't dare to cry, even if she had a thousand words, she didn't dare to say it clearly in person.

Xu Hao wanted to fulfill a pair of lovers, and he didn't want to suddenly get the bad news from the He family, saying that his cousin had killed He Chunying, so he hurriedly said goodbye and rushed to the He family.

When I arrived at He's house, the neighbors gathered outside to talk about it, saying that Xiao Yuying was very decent and should not kill people in the middle of the night when no one was around, and some people said that they were forced by He Chunying, and they ran to commit suicide after being forced to kill someone, and were rescued.

Xu Hao squeezed into the crowd and went in to take a look, and his cousin was sitting on the ground with a dull gaze, and there was no blood on his body.

"Get out of the way." Xu Hao took out a waist card from his arms and flashed it in front of the officer's eyes.

When the official saw that Jinyiwei was coming, he hurriedly got out of the way, and then the second wife Fan shouted: "You don't have to say anything, just take this slut to the lawsuit." ”

Niu De, the leading officer, said: "Wait first, and then you can send it up when you check it clearly." ”

A servant muttered a few words in his ear, Niu De glanced at Xu Hao, frowned, and said: "Don't move the things in this house, the dead body has moved an inch, and you have to bear the guilt." ”

At this time, the soldiers who patrolled the night came with lanterns one after another, and the deputy hundred households headed by the deputy hundred households entered the door and nodded and greeted Niu De, and couldn't help but say that he took out the lock to lock Xiao Yuying, Xu Hao quickly blocked it with a backhand, and Niu De hurriedly said: "Don't be rude, this is the brocade guard who came down from the capital." ”

"Oh!" Seeing this, Baihu didn't say anything.

He and other family members were stunned for a moment, and said in their hearts that Second Uncle Xia was still a brocade guard, no wonder he ran to Yangzhou alone, and he dared to handle the case.

The hundred households shouted at Xiao Yuying: "What do you use to cut people? Where is the murder weapon now, you have to tell the truth. ”

Xiao Yuying was frightened, and she didn't recognize her cousin until now, so she said distractedly: "What murder weapon?" I do not know. ”

Niu De also asked loudly: "Die in your house, will you not know?" ”

"Shut up." Xu Hao was displeased, and asked the second child of the He family directly, "What is the situation, you must tell the truth, otherwise you can't afford to be framed." ”

He Lao Er cried: "I don't know what's going on, anyway, Chunying's body was pulled out from the collapse of her aunt, and the scars on her head were blurred due to bloodstains, so I had to ask her to understand." ”

Fan Shi glared at his eyes and said angrily: "You don't need to ask about things, I was asleep at the time, and when I heard an oops, I hurriedly got up and ran to the East House to have a look." There's not even a figure, look down, my son dares to die of love, even if Chunying has a non-divisive thought, but she won't kill people, right? ”

Xu Hao looked at the bleached pants and gowns that his cousin was wearing again, and he was wet and curvy, and there was not even a trace of murder.

I heard my cousin's left sentence not killing, and the right sentence didn't know what was going on. Fan was in a hurry. shouted: "I don't have time to talk to you, it's you and not you, I'll talk about it when I get to the yamen." ”

At this time, Yangzhou came over with Zhiwen Qiushui and Suzhou magistrate Yuan Li, and Niu De hurriedly stepped forward to salute. The facts of the case were recounted. pointed at the expressionless Xu Hao and muttered a few words.

Wen Qiushui and Yuan Li glanced at each other. These days, the imperial court has sent many Qincha, and it is not surprising that there is a brocade guard.

Yuan Li, as a magistrate, took the lead, and first made a general record of the environment of the He family. Seeing that there are three rooms in the north room, there are ear rooms in the east and west, and three rooms in the east and west, and he asked He Lao Er: "Which room does your family live in, tell me carefully." ”

He Lao Er pointed and said: "My mother lives in the upper landlord, Erniang lives in the west room, and Xiao is a concubine who lives in the east wing." I sat in the west wing with my two sons, and the old Sanchun Ying and his wife lived in the matching room next to the east wing, and the east ear room was the kitchen. ”

Yuan Li nodded, and the two of them walked over together, seeing that although the He family was not rich and noble, it could be regarded as a well-off family, and the furnishings in the house were extremely neat.

The south room in the east wing is a dark room, and the outer room is connected by two rooms, and on weekdays, He Chunying and his wife live next to each other, not far from the wife's upper room, and a slight movement can be heard, which is probably the reason why the He family is relieved to let them live together.

Leaning against the north gable, a wooden collapse is set up to sleep alone, and there is a brick kang in the south room, and Chunying's body is lying in front of the wooden collapse, with blood inside and out.

Xu Hao looked at Chunying with a bare back, wearing single pants on her lower body, a knife wound on the right side of her neck, and her eyes were open as if she was dead, and her body was covered with blood.

Wen Tongzhi shook his head and said: "Even if you want to rape, just shout loudly, what is the indissoluble hatred and such a poisonous hand?" ”

Yuan Li said: "As the saying goes, it is not as vicious as a woman's heart, and there are people who are forced to wield a knife and cut people." ”

Xu Hao said coldly: "I said earlier that Xiao committed suicide by throwing himself into a water tank after killing someone, let's go and see." ”

Wen Tongzhi said unhappily: "The trial has nothing to do with Jinyiwei, it stands to reason that you are related to the He family, so you should be avoided." ”

Yuan Li glanced at Xu Hao meaningfully, he had been an official in Hangzhou for many years, how could he not know that there was a very popular minister in the city? The extraordinary son in front of him is surnamed Xia, and the only male member of the Xia family in Hangzhou died under his sentence, so it is not difficult to guess his true identity.

Over the past few days, Yuan Li was very worried that the Mu family hated him at first, but he didn't expect that after so long, there was no public announcement of personal vendettas, Yuan Li had learned about Xu Hao's personality, and he had a good reputation in the capital and was not a villain, so he said at this moment: "It's okay, let's go and see it together." ”

He Lao Er led the way in front and came to the kitchen, in addition to the furniture such as dishes, chopsticks, knives and spoons, there were two large and small water tanks, and there were many traces of water on the ground.

Yuan Li asked, "Which water tank did Xiao Shi vote into?" ”

He Lao Er replied: "The big one." ”

After looking at it carefully for a while, Yuan Li instructed the servants to guard carefully and not move anything, and suddenly said to He Laoer: "The lieutenant reported that you covered up the murder weapon, but this is the truth?" ”

He Lao Er trembled with fright, hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord Mingjian, how can there be a reason to hide the murder weapon?" I didn't see what the knife looked like, but I heard the officials shouting that it had been found in the west wing. ”

Wen Tongzhi said strangely: 'If the murder is in the East House, how can the murder weapon be in the West House?' ”

He Lao Er hurriedly said: "This, then I don't know." ”

Yuan Li stared at his reaction, and Xu Hao did the same, repeatedly scrutinizing the entire case in his heart. In ancient times, it was very troublesome to encounter a murder case, even in modern times, you have to be imprisoned in the collection of evidence or something, and it is impossible to find out in a short time, even if you are promoted to the court, you have to live in prison for a while.

At that moment, he inspected each room again, and an officer and soldier said: "If you want me to say that there must be something in here, let's put it this way, this murderer can't get out of this hospital." ”

A servant said: "The kitchen knife that killed the person was found in the East House, and the knife was covered with blood and wrapped in an embroidered handkerchief. ”

Yuan Li said with a smile: "This case is very bizarre, first bring the suspect to the yamen, and let the others continue to carefully check the clues and draw graphics." ”

After finishing speaking, Yuan Li invited Xu Hao to go back to the official office for dinner, Xu Hao thought about it and agreed, and Wen Tongzhi felt very puzzled.

went to the place where Yuan Li lived, the three of them gave each other their seats with all the wine and food, Xu Hao had nothing to hide at this time, and sat down on the top.

Wen Tongzhi was startled, and saw Yuan Ligong and said respectfully: "The lower official has seen Xu Dudu." ”

"Ahh Wen Tongzhi was immediately stunned, Xu Hao waved his hand casually: "Those who don't know are not guilty, there is no need to say polite words, sit down." ”

As the saying goes, there is a specialization in Taoism, Xu Hao has high hopes for Yuan Li, after all, it involves a life lawsuit, and it is best to be able to return his cousin's innocence, if it is really my cousin who killed someone, then the state has national law, even if my cousin is exempted from the death penalty, it is difficult to escape the living crime, how can I explain to my aunt at that time?

Xu Hao secretly said unlucky, obviously this matter was his fault, he should have revealed his identity as soon as possible and took his cousin away, but who knew that by mistake, Mr. Nie and his wife died of illness, and the He family had been safe for several years, and suddenly there was a fatality. (To be continued......)