Jin Tang

Chapter 21

Mo Yang's mission is to take the family members to the abandoned wasteland in the city where the boy's body was found before to look for traces.

Early in the morning, the family members went to the government to report the missing child. They found out that the child was missing this morning, and immediately searched nearby. The government servants helped to find it together, but they searched everywhere they could think of, but they had no clue.

Some yamen servants suggested that they might also be taken to the area where refugees gathered in the city, so the family members went to the car dealership, intending to rent a carriage to have a look.

In fact, up to now, everyone feels that the situation is already very bad.

After all, during this period of time, there have been endless cases of missing boys, and no one has been successfully rescued. Since there is still no news about the boy, something may have happened.

The guests were a young couple who were already waiting outside the garage door, so there was no need for Mo Yang to go to their house.

The other party was not in the mood to warm up to the coachman, Mo Yang, and after a few brief explanations, the couple got into the carriage.

After starting the journey familiarly, Mo Yang heard the woman in the carriage crying and talking non-stop.

At first, the two cried loudly, whimpering, and Mo Yang couldn't hear clearly. Later, the crying became quieter, and their voices became clearer. He heard the woman keep saying sorry to the child.

What's going on here, is there any hidden secret?
He just heard the grief-stricken look inside, and he was just a coachman, so he was too embarrassed to ask on the spot.

Just prick up your ears and listen to their conversation.

"Dalang's disappearance has something to do with me." The woman said sadly.

With such a scary sentence in one mouth, Mo Yang was a little dazed.

"Liu Niang, don't say that, talk about it if you have something to do, don't blame yourself. It's not your responsibility, it's him who behaved and ran out." The man hurriedly persuaded the woman beside her.

Immediately, he was a little annoyed and said expectantly: "This kid comes back, see if I don't break his leg."

"He's been thinking about eating meat these days, but I'm sick and the doctor at Baojitang told me not to eat meat." The woman cried angrily, "I reprimanded him a few times in the morning, who would have thought that he would eat meat?" Ran!"

"Don't blame the lady, I'm useless, I can't let you live a good life." The man sobbed sadly while comforting, "Wang Wu, that damned beast, if he didn't show off some meat pies in front of the children, How dare Da Lang never forget this."

Hubing with meat, this message reminded Mo Yang of the conversation he heard last night. Could it be that Wang Ba is using these Hubing with meat to buy people's hearts.

"That beggar is lazy, and I don't know what crooked ways he has done to make a living. Let me catch him and make him look good and avenge Da Lang." The woman said through gritted teeth.

"Young lady, you are interested. Although Da Lang is not your own, you have always treated him kindly. It is this child's life that is suffering." The man choked on his sobs and comforted him.

Mo Yang is not surprised by this, in this era, the eldest sons of many families are not born to their regular wives.

However, in some families with a good family background, before marrying their main wife and entering the house, they will put two people in the room to serve them first, which is the so-called "big house girl" in later generations.

This is commonplace for everyone.

It seems that it is only natural for a man to give birth to a maidservant before he is married.

Even if the married lady becomes jealous and wants to get angry because of this, the maid she brings will whisper in her ear, persuading her to show the grace and demeanor of a noble girl.

Don't look unhappy, you will be accused by your husband's family of being jealous and intolerant, and even your parents' reputation as a tutor will be humiliated.

That's how it is in this world.

The carriage drove past the high rammed earth walls on all sides, and the rather bumpy road conditions changed the conversation in the carriage.

The man's attention was focused on his pregnant wife, but his worries about his son's disappearance were slightly reduced.

After finally arriving at the destination and pulling the carriage to a stop, Mo Yang noticed that the refugees in the vicinity had stopped what they were doing and observed them carefully.

Seeing this, the male guest officer took out his money bag, and he bowed to the refugees around Mo Yanghe.

"Everyone, I have a heartfelt request. Please help me to find my Dalang. He is a fat boy, wearing a blue padded jacket, with a long bun on his forehead. He has a tiger head and a tiger brain. One front tooth is a little crooked."

The surrounding refugees fixed their eyes on the bulging money bag in his hand, and said hello one after another.

As far as Mo Yang was concerned, not to mention that he had the intention to inquire about the situation, let alone the other party's request, of course he would not refuse.

Together they walked along the shanty and began to visit house by house.

This man seemed to be prepared before going out, using copper coins to open the way, and anyone who was willing to answer the question would give one, and if there were general clues, he would give out more copper coins.

Soon, the story of a nobleman using copper coins to open a way to find a lost child spread in this area of ​​refugees.

Many impoverished refugees were poking their heads, trying to recall the clues about the boy's situation they had seen recently, intending to use it to earn some money.

Soon Mo Yang and the others got the news, a woman in her 40s with dark eyes and disheveled hair approached cautiously.

"My lord, I have news here, but..." she whispered, as if she was afraid of being heard by others, "I shouldn't have taken advantage of people's danger, but this world is really forcing people to die... …I don’t know what price the nobleman can offer.”

"As long as the information provided by my lady is valid, I'm willing to pay the usual money." The male guest officer said eagerly.

"The first news, I got up very early today and saw a carriage passing by, taking away a child Liu Mazi got from somewhere." The woman rolled her eyes treacherously.

"Car? What kind of carriage?" Mo Yang asked hastily.

"A carriage with gray linen curtains, bigger than Lang Jun's." The woman answered without hesitation.

Mo Yang understood that the other party was afraid that he would be suspected of lying if he answered too late.

"Who is Liu Mazi?" The male guest officer grabbed the other person's wrist.

The woman pursed her lips and smiled without making a sound, instead she spread her palms upwards.

The male guest officer quickly took out a handful of copper coins from the purse and stuffed it to her, shaking the purse: "Tell me quickly, if the information is accurate, then these are yours before we leave."

"He lives in this area, and he hasn't left today. Please don't say that I told you, at least look for it. Otherwise, I'm afraid I will die to enjoy these copper coins." The woman quickly stuffed the money into her arms, Grinning, showing yellowed teeth, pleadingly.

(End of this chapter)