late Qing Dynasty arrest

Xie's mother is very good at reading people's faces. As soon as she entered the room, she could see the roles played by the three people in the room. Young, I like it just by looking at it, how old is it?"

With a straight face, Li Guolou scolded: "Thank you, mom, don't push your nose and play tricks. Please tell me back. If you dare to cover up someone, I will escort you to the western border and find you an old man with body odor."

Xie Ma was suddenly overwhelmed by Li Guolou, and she didn't dare to get close to Li Guolou anymore, realizing that people in the yamen are not easy to fool.Sitting on the chair cautiously, with only half of his buttocks, bowed his head and pleaded guilty, not daring to move a little.

"Hey! Little Li, I thank my mother for knowing the seriousness of the matter, and I promise to tell the truth. But the second mistress is really a good person, and she never flirts with others outside. For the old customers in the past, she also dealt with the situation politely. The business is not here. The friendship is still there." Xie Ma was the first to win the others, first to embolden herself.

Ai Hai did not expect that Li Guolou would even be able to scare the people in the yamen. It seems that he knows a lot about the affairs in the yamen.

Ai Hai retorted: "Xie Ma, did I ask you something? Why don't you ask yourself and answer. We haven't reached a conclusion on whether Xie Xiuzhu hooked up with Man Baye. Let's talk about this case first. Have you participated in it? If it is not very deep, I advise you to pull out this mud pit as soon as possible. If adultery is found, it will be nailed. Do you know?"

Not knowing whether she was really scared or just pretending, Xie Ma began to wipe the cold sweat off her forehead. Under the light, the three government servants were all so terrifying, with hideous faces and evil spirits.Especially Li Guolou in the corner was motionless like a ghost.Where are you looking?

Xie Ma, who is usually quick-witted and talkative, just nodded and agreed, but couldn't even speak clearly, and the sharpness in her body was gone.

Ai Haidao: "Thank you mom, let me tell you about your relationship with Man Youli first, have you ever received any favors from him?"

Xie's mother suddenly stiffened her waist, straightened her breasts, and patted: "Mr. Ai, I can assure you with my head that I haven't received the benefits of traveling. Why do I want his benefits? Xiuzhu protects me and my husband for a lifetime I can't make a fortune, but I can eat and drink without worrying about it, as long as I don't betray my second grandma, my children can live a good life in the future."

Ma Dequan asked suspiciously: "Xie Ma, how long have you been married? Haven't you had a child yet? See, you are already 40 years old."

Xie Ma said anxiously: "Look at you, you can't speak at all. I've only been married for more than a year. It's normal to have no children. Besides, I haven't reached 40 years old. I still have the tail of youth. You are quite old, Bai You are a gray-haired old man, it's time to go home and take care of your grandson, why is Master Bao still using you? People like Xiao Lizi should be used in the Yamen, so that you can be eliminated as soon as possible."

When it comes to the woman's age, Xie's mother can't help becoming furious. She can still give birth, and with the support of the second grandmother, her husband Wei Zhuangyong dare not go out whoring again, and devotes all his energy to her. It's just that the time has not come. big.

When Ma Dequan heard Xie Ma scolding him for being old and ignorant, he couldn't help being angry, and shouted: "Bold! I want to eat prison food. Seeing that your stomach is full of oil and water, let you lose weight first, wash your intestines, and turn them into reed sticks." Walk out of the yamen. I'm not as old as you, and I don't know what you use to judge people."

Xie Ma was not afraid of Ma Dequan's loud voice, but she was afraid of Li Guolou, who was educated, quiet, and spooky.Hearing someone picking on her, she stood up abruptly and shouted: "I didn't rob her, I didn't kill someone, I didn't seduce Mr. Manba, and I didn't tell lies. Why do you arrest me and go to the yamen? I'm going to Jinmen Bridge." Hitting the imperial court will also send you to the eighteenth level of hell."

Ma Dequan didn't expect him to say a word, so that the initiative in the house was suddenly in the hands of Xie Ma. Seeing her arrogance, she was so murderous that she seemed to want to kill, fight and scold her. Isn't this becoming a hooligan on the street? ?Ma Dequan knew that his ability was to scare people, and it was impossible to be reasonable, so he hurriedly shut up and waited for Ai Hai to save him.

Ai Hai scolded: "Xie Ma, why are you yelling, so that your master can survive? Do you want your master to not be able to cross the Naihe Bridge? Isn't Wei Mansion unlucky enough? You will be happy if you go to the Yamen to eat prison meals together."

After Ai Hai said a few words, Xie Ma was immediately speechless, and sat down obediently again.Don't forget to stare at Ma Dequan, this kind of flesh-faced guy is a softie, scolding the street!She is not afraid of anyone.

Li Guolou said slowly: "Thank you mother, the knife that was inserted into Wei Wenshao's heart is a sharp knife, and your husband Wei Zhuangyong is a good hand with this kind of knife. So you have to think clearly, for someone, take your husband Is it worth joining this case?"

Xie Ma's face turned pale, and she said, "Little Li, don't drag our family into the water. We are poor and cannot afford official affairs. As long as you don't arrest my husband, I will say anything, Xiao Li, which one do you think is an accomplice? I will testify against him."

Li Guolou's chest felt tight, and he was almost out of breath. It turns out that the yamen can handle cases like this.People like Xie Ma can betray anyone as long as they don't violate her basic interests.Now there are two people and she won't speak ill of them for a while, they are the second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu and her husband Wei Zhuangyong.Others are worse than dogs in Xie Ma's eyes, they can be sent to prison at any time, and she is the key witness.

Ai Hai was dissatisfied and said: "Thank you mother, where did you go? Now that the murderer has been caught, we are just looking for any accomplices? If there are, you can make meritorious service by telling them. If not, don't retaliate against Wei's mansion." We have no grievances or enmities with the Wei Mansion, no one wants to kill everyone in the Wei Mansion."

As time passed by, Mama Xie lowered her head in deep thought, thinking about the strangeness of this case, and finally said: "Master's death, I don't care what happened to Second Mistress, she is in the house, and most of the time she listens to operas. When I go shopping, I will always be by my side. There are things that the little boy is posted on, but what kind of business we used to do, the master who has no money wants to seduce my second grandmother, and he doesn’t think about himself. Who would take the little boy as a meal? As for the rich and powerful Ximen Qing, we are not lucky enough to meet people like Man Ba ​​Ye at most. It is a toad who wants to eat swan meat, say a few polite words, and deal with the situation. Who will be in public Come on. No matter how you say it, Ba Ye Man is a good guy outside, how could he disgrace the Axe Gang on the street. You say yes, Guan Ye."

Ai Hai asked: "What about the people in the mansion?"

Xie Ma squinted at the person and said, "Our yard is not very big. If we yell, we can hear it on the street. Who would mess with it? Xiuzhu made a promise in front of the Bodhisattva that she would never be Pan Jinlian for the rest of her life. As for her husband's death, Well, that's another matter. Little Lizi, you can't blame Xiuzhu for being promiscuous. Oh ;; You have to work here for a year, are you a relative of Xiao Lizi in the palace?"

When this question was raised, Ai Hai didn't scold Xie Ma, he also wanted to know the truth. The three people in the room all stared at Li Guolou, as if Xiao Lizi had become a suspect.

Li Guolou coughed and said, "Thank you mother, don't talk nonsense. I'm not from Hebei, and I have nothing to do with people in the palace. Tell me about it, except that Man Youli lost to Wei Wenshao back then. A beautiful woman. Does anyone else want your master to die? Especially the people in the Wei Mansion, let me think it through before I say it."

Xie Ma scratched her head and ears, thought for a while, and said: "It seems that there is really no one. If the master doesn't like something, he would have been dismissed. Although I haven't been in Wei's house for a few years, I know that these people are old people. He is still a servant of the family, and he will do nothing but serve others all his life. It is even more impossible for my husband. He used to live in the grandma's house, eating and drinking sloppy and had no savings. It was I who fell in love with him. That made him a phoenix. The master and the second mistress rewarded us as the head of the family, and everything we have now, our family is a grateful person, if we know that something will happen to the master, we will try our best to keep the comfort of the master."

Ai Hai said irritably: "Xie Ma, listen to your words, there is nothing nonsense, just tell me, what are you and your husband doing tonight? Don't just tease us."

Xie Ma said: "My husband, I'm playing mahjong here. Me! Let's do some needlework with Xiaoqin first, and then go back to bed. Wait for my husband to finish playing mahjong;;;;;; you understand He won the money and was excited;;;;;; If you don’t understand, it’s a gourd. So we were the last to hear the second grandma’s cry and rushed out of the door, so it’s not our fault.”

Ai Hai smiled and said: "Mother Xie, I don't understand what you said. I don't have a wife yet. Tell me about Xie Xiuzhu's passing out."

When Xie Ma heard this, she became angry again, stood up, and shouted: "Oh! After a long time of trouble, you still don't believe Xiuzhu. What I said is farting."

Ai Hai retorted: "Xie Ma, do you understand the rules? The transcripts in the yamen must be complete. I have written them now. Today;;;;;; In a few days, the court will close the case, so there is no need to bother Mr. Wu. If you ask Mr. Wu to take notes, you will be charged for writing. He asks you for money according to the number of words, so why don’t you give it? When you meet me today, you’re going to burn incense. Do you know?”

Li Guolou and Xie Ma marveled together, they had to collect money when they went to the yamen to make notes, and they could also clearly mark the price. This yamen has two doors, and it is really reasonable not to come in without money.

Li Guolou was thinking in his heart, how many people will take advantage of this Mr. Bao's hearing in private?Even if the death row prisoner Man Youyou wants to suffer less in court, he still has to spend money to bribe the yamen servants.It is said that when they are locked in a prison cell, there are many tricks, and they can be clearly distinguished.Prisoners without money are miserable, and prison is hell.The rich prisoners, on the other hand, domineeringly in their cells and enjoy a rich and colorful life as usual.It was even heard that some thefts in the capital were committed by people locked up in prisons.Really want to know, how rotten is the prison?Hope to have a chance to visit in the future.

Li Guolou was no longer interested in Xie's mother's words. This old vegetable had no use value at all, so it was impossible for him to say a word that was unfavorable to Xie Xiuzhu.Even if Xie Xiuzhu pretended to be unconscious, Xie Xiuzhu almost died if she said it from Xie's mother.As for Wei Wenshao's desire to take a concubine, the old fox Xie Ma didn't seem to know, and she still kept her mouth shut up to now, which was much more difficult to deal with than the second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu.Li Guolou made up his mind and stopped wasting time with Mama Xie.Ask the next person for a confession, and wait for the situation to make new progress, and then compete with Xie Mama.