late Qing Dynasty arrest

Guolou looked at the clay kang in Huangtian's bedroom. Two cold quilts were neatly folded, and two embroidered pillows were placed on the quilt, as if there were two other people sleeping here.He stepped into the courtyard and accidentally stepped on the chicken feces. The hairs on his body were glistening, and he exploded. He hurriedly stepped on a stone to clean the soles of his feet.Although Li Guolou eats chicken, he never touches chicken droppings. The countryside is full of cow dung, sheep dung and other animal droppings.Li Guolou wished he could fly, and as night approached, he no longer knew how to walk.

Li Guolou rubbed his nose, hoping that the cold is still good and that he doesn't smell all kinds of weird smells.

Huang Tian saw that Li Guolou was not suitable for the rural environment, so he hurriedly took a dustpan and a broom and swept a path in the yard to save Li Guolou from stepping on chicken and duck dung.

Mrs. Huang Tian cleaned the chicken and duck droppings in the yard, and drove a group of chickens and ducks into their respective cages. He apologized and explained: "Captain Li, I haven't been home for a day. The yard is dirty. Don't mind."

Li Guolou felt a little guilty, and said falsely: "Mr. Huang Tian, ​​don't worry about it. We'll leave right away. Let's go and see where your daughter disappeared."

Huang Yinyin, the daughter of Huang Tian's family, disappeared while washing clothes by the river. The wet clothes in the basin were still thrown by the river, and she disappeared just like that.One month ago in the morning, there was a bit of mist, and Huang Yinyin disappeared along with the mist.The whole village went out to search together, and the police came here, but there was no clue at all, and it has become an unsolved case.

Li Guolou turned his head and said, "Huang Baozheng, I will trouble you tomorrow to take me to the home of another missing girl. Where does that family live?"

Huang Bing pointed to the west and said, "It's not far away. It's more than a mile away from here. It's about to leave Huangcun. It's a family with a foreign surname. What's the name of the missing girl? I can't remember it right now."

Li Guolou looked down on Huang Bing even more in his heart, and he was the chief who maintained the law and order in Huangcun.Such a big event happened in the village, and in just over a year, the name of the missing little girl Jinxiuyu was forgotten.

Li Guolou rolled his eyes at Huang Bing, and said, "That little girl's name is Jinxiuyu, do you remember now?"

Huang Bing said hastily: "Yes, yes, yes! I only remember the word Yu, and we all call her Xiaoyu. Now that I am old, my brain is not as good as when I was young."

Li Guolou curled his lips, and did not stimulate Huang Bing's nerves anymore. On his territory, he still needed to be sincere and united.

Li Guolou stood at the gate of the yard and looked at the bare willow trees on the river bank. The distance was only thirty or forty steps. People just disappeared at such a short distance. What kind of secrets does Huangcun have?

Li Guolou walked towards the river on the cobblestone path. The bluestone slabs were built on the river bank. One end of the slabs was soaked in the river water. The river flowed quietly at dusk, and people could still be seen vaguely on the ridges in the distance. figure.The cold wind blew across Li Guolou's face, and the biting cold made him glow with fighting spirit.There is a sense of responsibility when stepping on the land of Huangcun. Li Guolou will not be intimidated by the dirty things under his feet, and he will never look at what he is stepping on.Anyway, I will change another pair of shoes tomorrow.

Li Guolou stepped on the bluestone slab on the bank of the river, and the river water had already soaked his feet. The waterproof military boots prevented Li Guolou from feeling the cold river water to his toes.He bent down to touch the icy river water, and his fingers immediately felt stiff. This is where the poor wash their clothes, braving the biting cold wind, and living a poor and monotonous life.

Standing on the shore, Jin Erzi couldn't stand the biting cold wind, and shouted: "Captain Li hasn't come up yet, it's getting dark soon."

Only then did Li Guolou stand up, turned his head and said, "Mr. Huang Tian, ​​hurry home, we will look for you tomorrow morning."

Huang Tian felt a little sorry, and said: "The two officials just drank a cup of tea and left. I don't know what to say?"

Li Guolou and Jin Erzi didn't ask for a penny from Huang Tian's family. Such a poor widowed mother can't do anything wrong.

Huang Bing was both dissatisfied and looking forward to Huang Tian's family in his heart. The thing he was dissatisfied with was that he was still blowing the northwest wind outside at such a late hour.The thing to look forward to is that maybe the village official Huang Kao has bad luck and loses his official position, so he will be promoted to a higher level.Therefore, his tone was full of emotion, and he kept sighing for Huang Tian's family. The poor lonely man is worthy of officials coming all the way to help.

Li Guolou remembered Huang Bing's nasty words in his heart, and couldn't help but feel weird. Does Huang Bing also like Huang Tian's?Li Guolou thought wrongly about this matter, and planned to write down every word and deed of Huang Bing in his notebook. He planned to write a book of tens of thousands of words tonight.

Country people stay at home at night, and the lights are dark. Poor people are reluctant to light oil lamps, and rich landlords have high walls to block them, so they can't see a ray of light.

Li Guolou followed Huang Bing to the door of the richest landlord in Huangcun. Two huge stone lions sat at the gate of the courtyard. The richest people in Huang Village are all so stingy, and they can't compare with the richness of the gangsters in the city.The door was half opened, and seeing Li Guolou and others coming, he hurriedly opened all of them.Huang Kao came out with a smile on his face, and there was a long speech, and two servants or long-term workers stood at the side, bowing and bending over non-stop, smiling coquettishly.

Li Guolou was a little sorry, he was standing at the door waiting for them in winter, it was a little too warm.

Huang Kaohao is less than 40 years old. He is a bit overweight, has a short beard, has a red complexion, and is less than five feet tall. He looks like a wine drinker.

Li Guolou didn't want to stay longer in the courtyard, so he followed the enthusiastic host Huang Kaohao into the living room.

The charcoal stove was warming, making people feel hot all over. Li Guolou, Jin Erzi, and Huang Bing hurriedly took off their coats.Huang Kao's two wives, big and small, are preparing to play the role of maids.

Li Guolou was not willing to let his wife be a maid, so he hurriedly said that he didn't mind men and women sharing the same table.Li Guolou has already seen that Huang Kaohao, an old wealthy landlord, is a stingy person. There is not even a maid in the family, and he does not support servants. He only uses long-term labor to work.

The table was full of game, poultry, and wine, which made Li Guolou want to say not to waste money, but he couldn't say it. He was ready, and besides, the defense line in his heart had collapsed. From the first time he saw the kind and friendly Huang Kaohao, he felt that this People are not like bad guys.

Li Guolou pushed the cup and refused to drink, Huang Kaohao immediately changed his face and said, "Mr. Li, you look down on us country people, don't you?"

The chubby little wife Huang Yueshi rolled her eyes at Li Guolou and said softly, "Mr. Li, let me pour you wine."

Li Guolou stood up in fright, because he knew the dirty things in the officialdom, some people let their little wives sleep with the chief, no matter whether it will happen or not?Or take precautions for the future.

Li Guolou blushed and said anxiously: "Don't bother Huang Yueshi, I'll do it myself."

Li Guolou already felt that Huang Yueshi had stepped on his foot lightly, and he secretly made up his mind to sleep in the same room with Jin Erzi at night.

Jin Erzi glanced at Li Guolou, feeling that the officer was not on the stage at all, and he would embarrass himself later.He hurriedly stood up and said, "Huang Cunzheng, my chief falls asleep when he drinks, I'd better drink more." After he finished speaking, he poured half of the wine in Li Guolou's wine glass into his glass.

Li Guolou was grateful to Jin Erzi Jianghu for his rescue, but also felt ashamed of his drinking capacity. The more he drank, the more he liked to drink, but his drinking capacity did not increase.

Li Guolou had seen how countrymen poured rice wine, and before he started eating, he came to serve three glasses of meeting wine.Li Guolou also drank three half-full glasses of wine, and his face immediately turned red.

Li Guolou was ashamed secretly, he had not told Huang Kaohao the truth of the case, and the hospitable host had become the defendant.Do you want to talk about it?Li Guolou thought to himself, as long as there is no evidence, it is better not to mention this matter, so that people will provide convenience in investigating the case.Otherwise, on other people's territory, nothing can be asked.

After drinking for three rounds, the feeling at the banquet became even better. Li Guolou couldn't help but said, "Huang Cunzheng, the Huangtian family has sold all the land, how will we live in the future?"

Huang Kao glanced at Huang Bing, and said: "This matter is not over. Mrs. Tian broke the rules of our Huang Village and sold the land to outsiders. Mrs. Tian doesn't know what to do. I will let her suffer."

Huang Bing slammed the table viciously and said, "Brother Huang, as long as you order, I will drive Mrs. Tian back to her in-law's house. She is not from Huangcun if she does so."

Li Guolou glanced at Huang Bing, he is such a fickle person, he should be an actor, if Huang Bing is the defendant, he believes that this person is the main culprit of abducting and trafficking Huang Yinyin.

Li Guolou and Jin Erzi glanced at each other, and Jin Erzi ignored Huang Kaohao's two wives and said, "Huang Cunzheng, I heard that you are going to give Huang Tian's 50 taels of silver. Is there such a thing?"

Huang Kao said without shame, "Yes! I just want to help the widowed Tian family, but she misunderstood her and ran to my house to make a big fuss, saying that I had kidnapped and sold her daughter, and that I must take her away." Hand it over to my daughter. I just want to be a good hearted person and help her through the difficulties, but she made me such an unbearable person with swear words, so that my village is also ridiculed. Hey!" After speaking, Huang Kaohao poured a cup He drank the rice wine in one gulp, and with endless sorrow in his heart, he glanced at the two wives with a bit of resentment.

Li Guolou is the best at guessing people's hearts. Looking at Huang Kao's good expression and the ashamed faces of his older and younger wives, he understood that the two wives were not up to date, and Huang Kao really wanted to change his luck and find someone who had given birth. The woman is the mistress, and Huang Kaohao must have expressed his feelings to Huang Tian's at that time.The treacherous Huang Tian family just doesn't talk about it, she just wants the government to continue sending people to solve the case, first there is a plausible suspect, and the Huang Tian family will not care about the rest.

It is also possible that the Huangtian family has become stubborn, like a donkey who can't turn the corner, and thinks that everyone in the village is a bad guy who kidnapped and sold her daughter. No wonder the Huangtian family has no popularity in Huangcun.The Huangtian family sold the land left by their dead husband to a foreigner, which added fuel to the flames. The days of the Huangtian family staying in Huangcun were numbered.Li Guolou's mood became depressed. He felt that he had a great responsibility. If he couldn't handle Huang Tian's affairs well, it was very likely that the widow would commit suicide.