Farmer’s Wife Has Magic Skills

  Chapter 523 523. Find clues

  Several people rubbed the medicine on the faces of those who were willing to try the medicine, and everyone who was unwilling to try the medicine did not persuade them. When the matter had an effect tomorrow, they would come to plead for it themselves.

  Seeing that Zhan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang were so concerned about this matter, Chu Qingyan added one more sentence, "Creams have prescriptions and preparation methods."

  Zhan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang were overwhelmed with surprise, and immediately went back to find Chu Qingzhi. After obtaining the consent of their master, the two took the prescription to the swing pavilion to study it.

  At this time, Chu Qingyan's master Wang Ximing came, and she also went to class.

  Fan Yuru and Rong Shiyu were very interested in Dabai, and after going around for a while, they went back to watch Dabai again.

  The second daughter was still surrounded by many children from the village, all kinds of questions were strange, and sometimes they didn’t know what to say when they asked them.

  …

  County Yamen · Tianlao.

  Ge Lihua was wearing a police officer's uniform and cap, and holding a sword in his hand, he walked into the dungeon heroically, "Xu Jin, has the prisoner confessed?"

  Chu Xujin nodded, "A few young men have recruited, but there is still one boss who has not."

  Ge Lihua hugged his sword and leaned against the desk, "What did they say?"

Chu Xujin said, "The paper for making bank notes needs incense trees, and this kind of tree is usually planted by the people in the bank. There are very few wild ones. There are just a few trees in the area where we went to arrest people. They are Those who were ordered to cut down, as for whose order and where to send it? Only the boss will know."

  Ge Lihua's cold eyebrows frowned slightly, "Does that person have something more important than his life in the other party's hands?"

  Chu Xujin was prompted, "There is a possibility, such as the lives of his family members."

  Ge Lihua clenched his fingers tightly, "If this is the case, it will be a little difficult to pry his mouth open."

  At this time, a policeman ran in quickly, "Lord Chu, a commoner came and said that he knew the leader of the prisoner."

   Several people hurried out.

  In a room in the county government office, a middle-aged man stood there feeling a little nervous. If it wasn't for five taels of silver to see a doctor for his old mother, he would not have dared to testify.

   Those who felled the trees did not know each other, so Chu Xujin posted their portraits on the bulletin board to let the people recognize them, and give five taels of silver to those who provided clues.

   When a group of people entered the room, Chu Xujin said bluntly, "Speak up, and I will give you money when you make it clear."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man took a deep breath, suppressed his uneasiness, and said, "I know the man with the ambition on the left cheek. His name is Zhang Qing. He used to be my neighbor. He moved away three years ago. Where did it go, I don’t know, but if I know it, Zhang Qing’s family has become rich all of a sudden.”

   "Zhang Qing is a bit idle. He dreams of making a fortune every day. His daughter was sold by him, and his wife ran away. Many people made fun of him."

   "Suddenly one day, I saw Zhang Qing wearing silk and satin, and his whole person changed drastically."

   "And then some strangers often go to his house in the middle of the night. I got up in the middle of the night and saw it with my own eyes, but the other party didn't know the details, so I didn't say anything."

   "It didn't take long for their family to move out."

  It seems that someone took the initiative to find him, Chu Xujin thought for a moment and said, "How many people are there in their family?"

  The middle-aged man said honestly, "When they moved, there was an old mother and father, three younger brothers, a younger sister, and a dog. There was no one else."

  Chu Xujin nodded, "Do you know who Zhang Qing is close to?"

   Who are you close to? The middle-aged man lowered his head and thought for a while, "Zhang Qing has a wine and meat friend named Xu Ming. The two drink together almost every day. I don't see anyone else who gets close to him."

   "Where does Xu Ming live?"

   "It's on the alley in the southwest of the city."

   "Give him the silver taels." Chu Xujin immediately led his people to an alley in the southwest of the city.

   found Xu Ming very smoothly.

  Xu Ming was drinking early in the morning. He was in a daze at first, but when he saw a group of yamen servants, the cold wind blew and he instantly woke up and stood up straight.

  Chu Xujin walked around Xu Ming, and at the same time looked at him with his eyes. He was full of fat, his feet were flimsy, and his clothes were ordinary. "Tell me, what is your relationship with Zhang Qing?"

  Xu Ming was so nervous that he couldn't do it, so he answered reflexively, "Wine and meat friends."

   "Why did he move suddenly?"

   "He got rich."

   "Get rich?"

   "With the help of the nobleman, Zhang Qing has made a fortune early and lived a happy life."

   "Who is your honor?"

  Xu Ming was extremely envious, "Who else could it be? A second uncle he knows, that second uncle is very capable, as soon as he sells it, he pays fifty taels of silver.

  Chu Xujin frowned, "Second Uncle?"

   "His second uncle works in a paper-making workshop. I don't know which paper-making workshop, but it's very big."

  Hearing about the paper-making workshop, several people cheered up and looked at each other.

  Chu Xujin asked, "How big is this papermaking workshop?"

  Xu Ming thought for a while, "His second uncle said that there are more than fifty people working in the workshop."

   There are more than 50 paper-making workshops in Shuiyun County, and there is only one, Zhao's Paper-making Workshop.

  Chu Xujin patted Xu Ming on the shoulder, "Keep secret what you said today, otherwise you will be killed."

  Xu Ming's heartstrings tightened, and he quickly responded, "I know, I know."

  Chu Xujin left Xu Ming's house with someone.

  …

  A middle-aged woman stood with her hips akimbo at the door of a jade jewelry shop, and said very rudely, "A dog's eyes look down on people, I have plenty of money, who said I can't afford it?"

  At the door of the jade jewelry shop, the clerk scolded the middle-aged woman, "If you are rich, then you should buy it. Look at it every day, every day. Is this affordable?"

  The middle-aged woman pointed at the buddy and said angrily, "If I can afford it, what do you say?"

  The guy crossed his arms and said arrogantly, "I apologize to you right away."

  The middle-aged woman immediately took out a stack of bank notes from her skirt, "Do you think I can afford it?"

  The man looked at so many banknotes, and thought to himself, I had no money when I saw it before, why did I suddenly have money? This thought flashed through his mind, and his attention quickly returned to reality. The man immediately bent down and apologized, "Madam is hiding something, I have blind eyes, please be generous, Madam, don't care about villains, Madam please .”

  The middle-aged woman saw everyone's envious eyes and the man's humble attitude, and her vanity was greatly satisfied. She pinched her waist and swayed her hips, and walked to the jade jewelry shop.

   "Wait!" Chu Xujin who was standing in the crowd suddenly called out.

  Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Chu Xujin.

  The middle-aged woman turned her head to look at Chu Xujin, and the haughty arrogance just now became humble, "What's the matter with this official?"

  Chu Xujin pointed to the bank note in the middle-aged woman's hand, "Show me your bank note."

  (end of this chapter)