Brocade clothing

Chapter 284 A Brother and Sister

Chu Qing followed Tianyi to the mass grave, and according to the degree of corruption of the corpses, found the other five of the six corpses mentioned by the yamen servant. soil quality.

This also confirmed Chu Qing's idea that this Yufeng town was really messing up.

"How is it? Did you find anything?" Li Tianxiao asked as she looked at the comparison of the soil quality found between the nails of the six corpses in front of her.

"Well, I found it. These six people should be in the same group. Before they died, they were all subjected to sleepless hard work, which caused their bodies to reach a limit and eventually collapsed. However, the latest one is better. But what are these people building?" And Chu Qing doubted that what the other party built must not be seen by others, otherwise, why didn't they build it openly, but sneaked and killed people?
Li Tianxiao also fell silent. Chu Qing may not understand, but he still knows a little bit. Before him, there were also people who built large-scale construction projects and used a lot of coolies, but those were all willing, just to support their families, and those who had to build All the things that have been reported have been reported, but it seems that they did not hesitate to sneak out, which shows that their freedom has also been controlled.

The most important point is that he has not received any news. Chu Qing said earlier that although he is the emperor, he may not know all the following things.

"I'll ask Tianyi to investigate. It looks like we'll have to stay in Yufeng Town for a while longer." If he doesn't find out about this matter, he will feel uneasy. Something happened in a place he didn't know How could he let go of this kind of careless disregard for human life?

Chu Qing saw what Li Tianxiao was thinking, and she agreed with it. Human life is at stake, and the matter of finding Nine Thousand Years can indeed be pushed back: "However, I think that although Mr. Tian is very familiar in the capital, in Yu Fengzhen is not necessarily more familiar than the local people here. Although the matter of the county government is kept a secret, if it is really necessary to build large-scale construction projects, the manpower and material resources consumed will definitely not be a star and a half, and it is impossible for there to be any real movement None revealed."

Li Tianxiao pondered: "Then what do you mean?"

"Split up and look for news at places with the most traffic." Chu Qing said.

Li Tianxiao thought of something, and immediately said: "The brothel is not good."

The corner of Chu Qing's mouth couldn't help twitching, helplessly, "Your Majesty, I didn't say I was going to the brothel this time. Although there are indeed all kinds of religions and nine streams there, it doesn't have to be there."

Li Tianxiao thought to himself, he can't be blamed for thinking too much, after all, when he didn't know the other party was a woman at first, he almost thought she was going to marry that punchline, but later the other party brought out a confidante, who almost made him soak in vinegar She couldn't get out, and now that Qiao Yu got married with great difficulty, she was the only one left. If another one ran out because of troubles, he felt that he was slowly chasing after him, and there was no end in sight.

Li Tianxiao forced himself to calm down: "Hey, I'm just reminding you, so where are you going? Tea house or wine shop?"

Chu Qing shook his head: "No, let's change the place this time..."

Li Tianxiao raised his eyebrows strangely: "What?"

But what Li Tianxiao didn't expect was that Chu Qing would take Li Tianxiao to ask a beggar, can this be found out?
Chu Qing explained along the way: "It may be possible in other places, but we used three ingots of silver earlier, and the waiter in the shop refused to tell. I am afraid that there are really some things in Yufeng Town, and the people here don't dare to say so. , but they dare not, but those beggars dare, they can’t even fill their stomachs, they are so hungry, they are going to starve to death, for them, money is equivalent to something that can be exchanged for food, so... in the end... Someone wants to say it."

After listening to it, Li Tianxiao felt that it was indeed reasonable, "But, will this scare the snake?"

"No, we're just inquiring about some random things. When the time comes, let Lord Tianyi observe and see who knows more about these gossips. Bring them here directly, and we'll ask them in secret." It's hard to guarantee that Yufeng Town won't There are spies from the yamen. They had a confrontation with the head of the criminal yamen at the entrance of the inn before. It is hard to guarantee that the other party did not notice them. Just in case, it is better to be cautious.

Chu Qing and Li Tianxiao blatantly stopped at a group of beggars. The beggars formed a group, in twos and threes. When they saw them coming down and wearing expensive clothes, they surrounded them and begged for money.

Tianyi got the order in the carriage earlier, and exchanged a lot of money, and started to distribute. When the distribution was almost done, he found a corner, took out a silver coin, and said to the beggars: "My wife wants to ask Whoever answers your questions more clearly and satisfies my wife, then this ingot of silver will belong to him."

When Tianyi said this, the dozen or so beggars almost showed ecstatic expressions: "Really? Really, as long as you answer the question well, will you give us the money?"

Tianyi replied: "Naturally."

Tian saw that they honestly couldn't wait to answer the question, so he turned his head, nodded to Chu Qing, Chu Qing hummed, then took two steps forward, looked at them, and asked the first question : "A man died suddenly on the street earlier, have you met?"

The dozen or so beggars looked at each other, they probably didn't expect the other party's first question to be this, but they had been running around begging in the street all day, and the incident was so big at that time, so they must have seen it before. So more than a dozen people nodded: "If you go back to Madam, you must have seen it."

Chu Qing started to ask the second question: "Then do you know him? Have you seen him before?"

The beggars thought about it carefully, then shook their heads: "It's someone I've never seen before, not from our Yufeng Town..."

Another beggar added: "That's right, it's not our Yufeng Town. If it is, unless he has never been out of the house, as long as he has appeared here, we will all have an impression. We have never seen that person before." ... definitely not from our place."

Chu Qing pondered for a while, and quickly asked the third question: "Then, has there been any major changes in Yufeng Town recently?"

"Big change?" A dozen beggars gathered in a group, thin and small, huddled there. They didn't seem to be very old, and there were many old people in ragged clothes lying not far away. There was no escape from this. Passing Chu Qing's eyes, she frowned, and then heard someone whispering: "There are fewer beggars, does that count?"

Chu Qing's pupils shrank, and she looked at the little girl who made the sound. She was only six or seven years old, thin and small, her face was so dark that she couldn't see her face. She was holding a broken bowl and shrunk in the Behind a group of little beggars, they looked even thinner, "This... is fine, but why are there fewer beggars?"

Someone shouted excitedly: "They have all gone to live a good life! A few months ago, some high-ranking officials came to buy servants and bought them all. They promised a lot of benefits. They are really lucky!" The person who spoke was a small child, probably unable to work physically, so these old and weak people were not taken away. Chu Qing's heart sank suddenly. It seemed that the matter was far more serious than she imagined. .

"Ma'am, do you want to ask anything else?" A group of children stared at the silver ingot in Chu Qing's hand with burning eyes.

Chu Qing smiled, "Since you have all answered, let's distribute the silver ingots to you." After finishing speaking, Chu Qing glanced at Tian, ​​and Tianyi took out a lot of broken silver ingots to distribute. It was given to those beggars, except for the little girl who spoke earlier, who was still holding the bowl and staring at her with big black eyes, but she didn't grab the broken silver.

Chu Qing was surprised: "Aren't you going?"

The little girl shook her head: "My brother is sick, ma'am... can you find a doctor for him? I am very strong and can do a lot of work. Can you buy me like you bought those people?"

Chu Qing met the little girl's eyes seriously, glanced inadvertently, and lowered her eyes: "Okay, then you can take your brother and follow me."

Chu Qing glanced at Tianyi who came back, and told about the little girl. Tianyi wondered why his wife brought back a little girl who probably didn't even know who he was, but he didn't say anything. The girl went to find her brother.

Chu Qing didn't seem to care about it at all. After getting into the carriage, Li Tianxiao asked, "What's the matter? Is there a problem?"

Chu Qing shook his head and said: "This child is fine, but she should not be an ordinary beggar." He raised his hand, saw Li Tianxiao's puzzled gaze, and said slowly, "At least, she should not be a few months before this."

"Why do you say that?" Li Tianxiao asked puzzled, how did she know that the other party was not a beggar a few months ago.

"The reason why beggars are beggars is because they are hungry and can't eat enough, they don't have enough clothes, and they have to beg for a living. For them, the most important thing is to have enough food, and the most important thing is to be full. But this little girl, the first For a while, she didn't show any enthusiasm for those silver eyes, which means that the other party has seen more than this before, and she doesn't care, what cares more is whether her brother can be saved; the second is her hand... The other beggars are all pitch-black. Although her face is painted black, her fingers are clean, and the gaps between her nails are also clean. This shows that the other beggar has not really adapted to being a beggar. Well, she was not a beggar at least a few months ago. .”

After Chu Qing finished speaking, Li Tianxiao was thoughtful: "Who could she be?"

Chu Qing shook his head: "I have to ask that little girl, but she should be quite smart. The other beggars only noticed that those beggars were taken away by the officials to enjoy the blessings. Her first concern was that there were fewer beggars. This is the appearance, and being able to see through this appearance shows that the other party does not regard himself as a beggar at all."

Therefore, the identity of this little girl is probably unusual.

(End of this chapter)