Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 222 Staying at the Inn

Xu Qing didn't want to do any of the thought-consuming things. After thinking for a while, he asked Chen Yili, "Since the case can't be settled after so long, it's better to let it go in a low-key manner, so that his father and son can meet each other."

Chen Yili nodded, but did not follow suit: "Alright, when his father comes, I have to ask again."

"Well..." Xu Qing expressed no objection.

Chinese medicine treats a disease with four steps of "looking, hearing, asking, and inquiring".But these four steps are not the same as those of Chinese medicine. It is to observe the heart and gallbladder by looking at the color, to know the public opinion by listening to the rumors, to infer the truth by asking the case, and to cut into the evidence to find out the truth.

Soon, the old boatman also brought him over, his face was much rosier than when we met by the lake before.How many days has it been?
After entering the hall, the old boatman burst into tears immediately. Although his son was a little distracted, seeing his father coming, he couldn't help but stretch out his arms to hug him.

The father and son embraced each other and wept in the hall, talking about the family for a long time, Xu Qing and the other three were all moved and did not interrupt them.When the light-bearer in the room came, the father and son realized that this was not a prison, but someone else's home, so there was no need to take this opportunity to talk enough.

"Well, benefactor, the little old man has lost his temper, and I will apologize to you." The old boatman wanted to kowtow to Xu Qing to make amends, but his son hurriedly stopped him, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed. what.

Xu Qing stopped the two of them, pointed at Chen Yili and said, "This is the magistrate of Qiantang County. If you two have something wrong, just tell him about your grievances."

"What, county magistrate?!" The two were stunned when they heard that it was the county magistrate.

When Chen Yili came out to visit Xu Qing, he was naturally wearing casual clothes. Except for the officials who had been paying attention all the year round, which ordinary people would recognize the county magistrate?The head of the village and the head of the township are big guys who cover their eyes in their eyes.

Both knelt down and leaned over to listen to Chen Yili's questioning.Chen Yili asked: "The two of you, tell us everything you can think of about the bandits on the lake that year, and the situation of that boatman, in short, before and after."

"Okay, let the little old man say..." The old boatman looked at Chen Yili, meaning that my son's brain is not very good. Chen Yili nodded, and the old boatman said: "Master, the surname Yang was still the emperor that year. We have Jiusu, when the Qiantang tide comes..."

The old boatman spoke slowly, from the words it was easy to see how much this incident had left in his heart. After all these years, he was able to explain the details clearly without any logical inconsistencies.

From the old boatman's words, Xu Qing knew why his son wanted to take someone else's boat.It turns out that when the tide comes, Wu Er likes to ride the tide, and he also went to ride the tide that year.Coincidentally, he was spotted by a big family, who said that he was going to grab the red head on his behalf, and of course he promised a lot of money.The son of the old boatman got married not long ago and was worried about money to build a new house, so he agreed without much thought.

That night, the big households formed a team and rented a boat to ask the water dragon king to bless them, which is called "asking for water". They wanted to live in the river or lake for one night, which was a step before making waves.But on this night, all the people on the boat died in the lake.

The old boatman's son miraculously survived, but he lost his mind, and everyone suspected him.The big family who invited him before did not have a documented evidence, so in the eyes of the victim's family, he was logically the murderer who sneaked onto the boat with evil intentions and planned this shocking case.

"That's probably how it happened, Mr. County Magistrate..." The old boatman finished his sentence like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, grabbed his son's hand, and resigned himself to fate.

"Alas," Chen Yili sighed, "Bandits rob big families, and they will get a lot of money. Your family is so poor, so even if you are a bandit, the crime is nothing more than a minor crime. Now that you have been in prison for so many years, you are guilty. Innocence can be dismissed. Besides, there is not enough evidence to justify arresting you for so many years, let’s go to the county government to pay ten taels of silver, and find a house and land a field.”

The old boatman father and son lay on their backs, tears streaming down their faces.Chen Yili immediately wrote the following document, and asked the public servant to take it to the county government office, find a house, and finish the matter.

After the matter was over, Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and then had dinner with Chen Yili and Shangguanyi.

On the second day, Xu Qing planned to leave. In the morning, he ordered his servants to pack their things and luggage, but Xu Qing went to the street to enjoy himself.With Chen Yili as the host, Xu Qing realized the inner prosperity of Qiantang County.

The story of Sun Youcai's suicide had already spread to all the families in Qiantang, but everything was within Xu Qing's expectations.The Sun family was arguing about property distribution, you go back to your Huaguo Mountain, and I go to my Gao Lao Village. After a funeral, the brothers almost turned against each other, and the so-called relatives all fought over a piece of land.Only one person was kind, and took over Sun Youcai's legitimate son and wife.He can't control so many other bastards, and leave them all to the elders.

And what about the other big players?

Turning a blind eye, listening but not hearing, it seems that there has never been a number one Sun Youcai in the Qiantang business world.

Xu Qing was naturally relieved, but the matter of establishing a business route that he had always wanted to talk to Chen Yili was impossible to talk about.Forget it, Xu Qing thought, going out to sea and sailing is not something that you can come and understand when you say you understand it.If Chen Yili is willing to establish a business route, he needs to see the real benefits.

For the well-being of the people.

Therefore, Xu Qing left the sailors from Cangzhou, chose a capable member of the underground river, and wrote a list, asking him to buy special products around Qiantang and send them to Cangzhou before the spring.Not only to buy and sell on your own, but also to persuade some big investors to come in and invest. These big investors should not be too big or newcomers.

After arranging these things, parading around the street drinking, watching the scenery by the river, having a good day playing.

Let's get on the road, set off to Yuhang, and then go up along the river.Xu Qing took all the girls and some members of the Underworld to go into battle lightly. As for the large amount of money and all kinds of gadgets bought in Qiantang, they were behind the cart.Especially for the sprouted potatoes, Xu Qing specially bought a few smaller water tanks that are easy to carry.This thing is a magic weapon. For a nation, it is called ginseng fruit, and it is not bad for prolonging life.

But Xu Qing came from Qiantang, passed Jiaxing, stopped in Suzhou, and then went to Changzhou, Wuxi. The road was relatively calm, but after passing Changzhou, when he arrived near Zhenjiang in Danyang, he encountered a little snow. .

So in order to avoid the wind and waves, I had to settle down in Zhenjiang ahead of time. After arriving in Zhenjiang, the streets were already covered with heavy snow.

So Xu Qing went to the town and found an inn to stay.

Zhenjiang is not big, and the inns are also very small. There are not many hotels that can accommodate Xu Qing and his party.So Xu Qing asked the person who delivered the goods to one room, and he and the others found another room.

After finding it, I went inside and looked inside, and saw that the lobby of the inn was occupied by business travelers temporarily staying away from the wind and snow.They are all temporary residents, so they sleep and rest in the lobby.

Xu Qing glanced at it, and couldn't help frowning, Zhang Linye immediately asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, do you have a roommate?"

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically: "Guest officer, you have also seen that the shop is full, not to mention the rooms, there is not even a guest room."

"Fuck you bastard, what kind of shop do you open without a guest room?" Zhang Linye patted the counter, it's better to be aggressive when going out.

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and said, "Look, the people in this lobby are all built to shelter from the wind and snow. If you don't dislike it, you can feel wronged here. I'll bring you straw, new ones, hot water, and hot rice. of."

Xu Qing also knew what the shopkeeper said, so he asked, "Does the shopkeeper know that there is a government post near here?"

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically, "Small place, where is there any government office? Unless you go to the county government... Thirty miles north of Zhenjiang is Dajiang, where there is an inspection department, and there is a water village guarded by officers and soldiers."

He asked where the water village was, and then ordered Zhang Linye to rush to the water village with his post.Why not go to the county government, because the county magistrate is the magistrate of a county, and the "official air" is very strong.Another one, go north to Zhenjiang, and across the river is another paradise on earth-Yangzhou.If the snow keeps falling, I will live in Yangzhou, and then go north instead of Huguang.As for now, Xu Qing and Xun Xueer and others will rest first in the lobby of the inn.

There are quite a few people in this inn who are running businessmen, seeing Xun Xue'er so bright and charming, she is quite pretty, it made these people look at them a few more times and start whispering.

Yang Cheng was very unhappy when he saw it, so he stared at him a few times.

Seeing Yang Cheng's figure Kong Wu, several businessmen showed a bit of fear in their eyes, but they continued to talk and laugh without any fear on their faces.

Xu Qing asked Yang Cheng not to cause trouble, and ordered a few servants to bring straw and spread it on the ground. Xu Qing sat on the ground with all the girls, and ordered the shopkeeper to bring food.

After eating, Xu Qing and everyone leaned against the wall to rest.

The inn was filled with all kinds of religions. After looking at Xu Qing and his party, several businessmen knew that they were probably wealthy guests, so they didn't care, so they talked about what they had seen and heard on the road.

Xu Qing didn't feel sleepy, and sat down against the wall, listening to all the stories.A story told by a merchant from Qiantang was so fascinating that everyone was mesmerized when they heard it.

He said: "When I was doing business in Qiantang, I heard people say that there is a kind of boat on the Qiantang River, which sails only at night. There is no boat light, the cabin is airtight, and the windows are also airtight. If anyone wants to board the boat, just go to the boat on the shore. The tea shop makes a secret appointment with a leader. At night, there will be a boatman punting the boat to the agreed shore. After boarding the boat, the boatman will not talk to you, nor will he turn on the lights, nor will he tell you the direction. Swimming around in the West Lake in a boat."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help being terrified, and one of them said: "Could this be murder for money?"

One person said: "This is such a boat, how dare an ordinary person get on it."

But seeing this person smiled and continued: "Who said no one will go, I tell you that there are many people who want to get on this boat, don't interrupt, just listen to me in detail. After you get into this boat, A candle as big as a bean was lit inside, and it was dim, and the light was small and dense, so it couldn't get out at all. Looking again, I found that the interior of the boat was extremely gorgeous, with a built-in couch, and beside the couch, there was a beautiful twenty-eight young girl, or incense Lying softly, or sitting red and fruity, waiting for you beside the bed."

Hearing this, everyone's Adam's apple moved up and down with a thud.

(End of this chapter)