Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 198 The third aunt couldn’t help but chatter her teeth

Ye Tianli seemed to be distracted by what he heard. He was so fiercely called out by Wang Heng that he was startled for a while. He sat upright again, his figure becoming more and more stooped, and he said quietly:
"When I was young, I was worried about studying in the study and building a career. I once dreamed of being a ranger. Because I admired the leader of the Jianghu sect, Chaobei Gang, the old hero Xue, whose thirteen-style wind-chasing sword technique was rare in the world, I became his disciple.

My master has great martial arts skills and a very righteous character. Chaobei Gang is engaged in shipping business at the wharf. The purpose of the gang is to hoe the strong and help the weak, and to help the poor and solve dangers. Although the gang members are doing hard work, The foot is passable.

The master's son is a few years older than me. Brother Xue is very ambitious and quick-thinking. He despises the hard money earned on the dock and wants to switch to a money lending business. The master thinks it is too harmful to one's moral integrity and does not agree to it in any case. , Brother Xue took advantage of his master's illness to take over the power and arbitrarily opened money clubs and levied interest.

Later, when the master heard the news, he was so angry that he had a stroke. He summoned a few old brothers to open an incense hall and passed the leading position to me out of anger. My purpose in saving him was to use my status as an official's son to suppress Senior Brother Xue.

Master doesn't know that times have changed, and the old-school loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are gone. Brother Xue has made a lot of money, has a lot of money, is very good at winning people's hearts, and is very skilled. I am young and have weak morals, how can I do that? Convince the public.

The Ye family in Fenhu is a family of farming and studying. Of course, the goal of the children is to become an official. It was only because of my youthful temperament that I joined the Jianghu Gang. After the death of my master, I never returned to the Chaobei Gang. Even the iron sword as a symbol of the dragon's head was given away. When I got back, it was none of my business who was the leader. I didn't care about the leader position at all.

Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Xue had a grudge against me and renamed his ancestral home as Saoye Shanfang. His direct disciples were all called Saoye Shanfang disciples. His disciples and disciples came to challenge me again and again, bringing me Endless trouble.

I ignored all of this and just studied hard. After three years of work, I was named on the gold medal list and became a disciple of the emperor. Not only was my identity different from theirs, it was not someone who could be looked down upon by the disciples of Saoye Shanfang. Only then did I restrain myself. A lot.

I just thought that Senior Brother Xue had stopped since then. I didn’t expect him to hate me so much and want to disgrace me.

The master is heroic and benevolent, so he did not choose him as the leader back then. This shows that it was not a moment of impatience, but a careful consideration.

Even if I resign now, I am still an official, and he cannot start from me. Fang'er is young and simple, and does not know the hardships and dangers of the world. Mr. Xiao Wang told me that if Fang'er had not been protected by a little light in her mind, she would have almost died. It was all my fault that I was seduced into being a concubine by a nephew of the Xue family. I only regarded my daughters as a burden and did not raise them properly. It was a big mistake. "

The old hero let out a long sigh. Heroes are short of breath, but love between children is long.

When Ye Tianli said this, he was already speaking sincerely.

Because the matter involved the private affairs of the Ye family, everyone in the seat listened with bated breath, all with solemn expressions and silence.

Only Ye Fangxue was heartbroken and on the verge of collapse. Her face was so pale that there was no trace of blood. After a while, she shed tears and said, "Dad, where did Aunt Ju go?"

"Ah Ju." Ye Tianli's voice gradually became deeper: "After the quarrel in July, she ran away and hasn't come back yet. I thought she went back to her parents' home in Yunjian County, but a few days ago, the Zhu family came and said she didn't go. Zhu family, I was planning to go find her."

Ye Fangxue said sadly: "Dad, I heard what the third aunt said to you. She said that Aunt Ju and the salesman were chatting and laughing and left the village in an ox cart. So you angrily picked up your sword and went out. He came back at dawn the next day, and his clothes were stained with blood. Could it be that you went to catch Aunt Ju, raped, beaten and killed her? "Ye Tianli looked tired and said in shock: "Fang'er, you kid, what are you talking about? Ju had been married for more than ten years, and even if I caught her running away with a salesman, I would only let her run away. How could I kill her when my third aunt said that Ju had left the village? I immediately rushed over to tell her to go home. It was getting late at that time, and I was afraid that the road would be unsafe, so I went back to my house to get a sword for self-defense. I asked questions along the way that day, and a farmer said that he seemed to have seen a woman who looked like Ah Ju, walking towards the surface of the water. , I chased him all the way, but there was no trace. In the middle of the night, I was so angry and anxious that I accidentally fell and injured my leg. It was bloody. I dragged my injured leg for half a night before returning to Ye's house. "

"Dad," Ye Fangxue said with a sad expression: "You have been chasing her all the way but you still can't find Aunt Ju, right?"

Ye Tianli said sadly: "I was worried at that time. I was afraid of seeing Aju. What if she begged to leave? Later, as I walked, I figured out that I must see her first. Let’s talk about it later, but I searched all night and couldn’t find her.”

Ye Fangxue said with tears: "In the clothes that dad changed out, there was a Su-made begonia-style hair flower, soaked with blood. That is Aunt Ju's thing. Since you haven't found her, how can you have her hair flower?" "

Ye Tianli's thoughts were up and down, and he said: "Aju used to have such a begonia-style hair flower. It has been worn for a year or two. She had no money and was reluctant to buy it several times. So I went to the county town and bought one, thinking that I would buy it in the future. When the Jiang family hosted a banquet, I dressed up with her. That day I went out to chase her, so I put my hair in my arms, thinking that finding her would be a happy ending. "

"Mr. Ye, does Aunt Ju usually have any private money in her hands?" Wang Heng asked.

Ye Tianli nodded and said: "A little bit, I estimate, at most thirty or forty taels of silver."

"Aunt Ju can't even afford a better hair flower. It must be because her private house is no longer there?" Wang Heng said.

"Looking at the appearance, it disappeared last year. There is not a penny in the things she left behind." Ye Tianli said.

Wang Heng asked again: "When Aunt Ju left, she didn't take anything with her, right? What can be seen on the surface? She is a middle-aged woman, at least she has a few pieces of jewelry, did she take it with her?"

Ye Fangxue said: "There are several worthless silver hairpins and hairpins placed in the house. Aunt Ayue said that Aunt Ju seemed to have taken away a change of clothes and pants."

Wang Heng asked again: "Miss Third, last time you said that your brother Ye Xiaodi told you that Aunt Ju took three cents from his new year's money?"

Ye Fangxue said: "Yes."

After listening to a lot of talk from the Ye family's father and daughter, Wang Heng said clearly: "I have a rough idea of ​​Aunt Ju's whereabouts."

Everyone stared at him, waiting for him to say something.