Touring the Ming Dynasty

Xiao Shutong and his master were surnamed Xu, named Zhao, and he insisted that Xiaoyun went to Yangzhou to find his aunt, but Xiaoyun's father denied it, and when the two were about to quarrel, Yan Butou hesitated: "Aunt... Aunt? Could it be that it is not a real aunt, but those women who walk through the streets, sell rouge, gouache, embroidered purses, fortune tellers and embroiderers?"

Xu Zhao was tongue-tied and said: "It is true that there are women I don't know often in the mansion, but I am serving the master, so I really don't know about those women in the backyard."

Duan Fei and Yan Butou went back to the cell and asked Xiaomei and Xiaoju. Seeing that the master could not protect themselves, the two were already scared, so they answered any questions, and they cooperated very well. They counted more than ten names casually, and they all came out. The three aunts and six wives who often pass through the inner courtyard of the back house, these people live in no fixed place, wander around and sell goods, and do not have exact names. It is almost impossible to find Wang Sangu and Li Erniang one by one. Fortunately, Xiaomei and Xiaoju have good memories. In their memories, the three names of Wang Sangu, Li Erniang, and Hou Ma gradually surfaced.

Wang Sangu, Li Erniang, and Hou Ma have been walking around Xu's mansion recently. Among them, Wang Sangu is an embroiderer who sells embroidery items and teaches wives and ladies how to embroider. The backyard of the official mansion is for sale, but the waiting mother is a "medical woman". As the name suggests, she knows some medical skills and specializes in treating minor ailments and pains for women from big and small families.

Most of the women in these back houses seldom go out once. While the salesmen and embroiderers are convenient for them, they also bring great hidden dangers to the backyards of these high-end mansions. The old woman is good at talking nonsense, to the point of causing misfortune. If you listen to the words of the three aunts in the boudoir, Zhenlie can be called bad!"

The three aunts and the six wives are well-informed and often go in and out of the boudoir, revealing the information of the outside world to the boudoir women, or subtly influencing the boudoir women with their words and deeds, making them full of curiosity and longing for the outside world, and will not be willing to be bored in the boudoir living a life that is not allowed by today's etiquette.

Xiaoyun is just an example. She longed for the outside world, but was still hesitating. Until she was wronged and kicked out of Xu's house, she had no choice. A certain woman who spoke of the outside world as extremely beautiful became Her only support, who is Xiaoyun's "aunt" among the three "aunts" selected by the elimination method?

Let's all get together and discuss.

Yan Butou said first: "I think it should be Wang Sangu. Her nickname has the word aunt. Besides, she is an embroiderer. She can stay in the back house for half a day on the pretext of teaching people how to embroider. The other two are not like that." It's convenient, if she encourages Xiaoyun to go to the city to do some needlework for rich people, it should be more likely."

Duan Fei looked at Shi Bin and Guo Weiwang, the two hesitated for a moment, and when they were about to speak, Duan Fei said: "Say what you really think, don't be perfunctory, and you don't need to do this to please Yan Butou, you guys The opinion made the case solved smoothly, and the chief arrester will be happier."

Catcher Yan nodded and said yes, then Guo Wei said: "I think Catcher Yan is right, but that mother-in-waiting is also suspected, and I can't say exactly why I suspect her."

With Duan Fei's encouragement, Shi Bin said: "I also doubt the doctor's wife. I heard from the two maids just now that the doctor's wife has been in and out of Mr. Xu's mansion too frequently recently. Could it be that Mrs. Xu's family members have suffered so many illnesses recently?" ?”

The other police officers picked one at random and didn't have any constructive suggestions. In the end, everyone looked at Duan Fei, and Duan Fei concluded: "What everyone said is very good. I also think that Wang Sangu and Hou Ma are the most suspicious. Of course, the suspicion of prostitute Li Erniang is not small. These three people should be investigated at the same time. The focus is on Wang Sangu and Houma. Now everyone is going to work. If you have a good friend in Goulan, you might as well go and ask, those places are also the favorite places for aunts and six wives to visit."

Duan Fei assigned tasks, and Yan Butou assigned people. Among them, Duan Fei, Guo Wei, and Shi Bin were divided into a group. Everyone memorized the appearance and characteristics of the three women, and went to investigate separately.

After leaving the yamen, Shi Bin quietly said to Duan Fei: "Brother Fei, Captain Yan seems a little unhappy, otherwise he wouldn't have taken you by his side."

Guo Wei also said: "We shouldn't have said those words just now, just look at the place assigned to us by the head of the Yan catcher, alas..."

Duan Fei laughed and said: "You are too caring. How can Yan Butou have such a small stomach like you? He actually assigned us the best direction. Dongcheng is our territory!"

Dongcheng is indeed Brother Ah Fei's territory, but it is almost a slum area, with only a few rich households living here, including Li Shancai, a man from Li Dashan who was punished by Duan Fei once.

Li Fu, who was basking in the sun in the yard, saw Duan Fei and the other three men approaching aggressively, so he immediately jumped into the door and asked someone to close it. Duan Fei drank from a distance and said, "Don't close it, lest I will return it later. Break down the door!"

Li Fu came out with an apologetic smile, and asked: "Hello, three poor masters, I'm old and dim-sighted, I really didn't see the three just now, I don't know why the three poor masters came to the place again?"

Duan Fei said: "Nonsense, of course I came here to investigate the case, but this time there is no need to alarm Li Dashan. I said Li Fu, you should be very clear about the people who come in and out of Li's house?"

Li Fu said cautiously: "I generally know."

Guo Wei shouted: "Then have you heard of the three names Wang Sangu, Hou Ma, and Li Erniang?"

Li Fu was taken aback, thought for a moment, and then replied: "The name sounds familiar, could it be that they committed something?"

Duan Fei said: "You don't need to inquire about this. If you know it, you know it. If you don't know it, you say you don't know it. Looking at your expression, could it be that Li Erniang is your relative?"

"No, no!" Li Fu shook his head like a rattle, and said, "I don't know much about the affairs of these women's families, and I don't know much about their going in and out of the backyard, but the women in my family are quite familiar with them. Just go and call her, the three servants, please take a break in the concierge and have a cup of tea, I will come as soon as I go."

Li Fu called someone to serve tea, and left in a hurry, Shi Bin snorted, and said: "This old dog has learned to behave, I wanted to slap him again, but I didn't find the chance."

Duan Fei laughed and said: "This kind of person is the most adaptable to the wind. If he hadn't been punished last time, how could he be so honest."

After a while, Li Fu came in with a chubby middle-aged woman, and introduced him: "This is my mother-in-law, known as Aunt Li...You stupid woman, you have met three poor masters soon! "

The woman was also very shrewd. After saying a blessing to the three people, she quickly said without waiting to ask: "Do you three adults want to know about the three people? You are asking the right person. Then Li Erniang called me eldest sister, which is my sister." I am also very familiar with Third Aunt Wang and Mama Hou, what do the three adults want to know?"

Duan Fei coughed lightly, and said, "What's their real name? Where's their hometown? Where do they live? What else do you do for a living besides selling things in the streets and treating diseases? You tell me honestly. , since you know each other so well, don't you know the illegal things they did behind their backs? If you dare to hide it and not report it, this life-threatening case...hehe..."

Aunt Li is not afraid at all, she replied with a smile: "Yes, my lord, I must tell the truth and there is no lie. Wang Sangu's real name is Wang Qihui, she is from Shanxi, and she is currently living in the alley of Zhu's house in Baoying West City. People sew and embroider some flower shoes, handkerchiefs, and sachets to sell to the ladies and wives of rich families, secretly help people pass some love letters, pass money and go through the back door, etc., but they have not done anything illegal. She is talkative and humorous. Whenever she tells people stories about the market, she can get a lot of rewards from the ladies and wives, and then sell some groceries. She usually lives in the house of an acquaintance, but now...she is outside the door..."