Yanggu County, "Weishengtang" herbal medicine shop, a senior official from Ximen is sitting in the hall.
A young woman with simple clothes and pretty features, about twenty-two or thirty years old, walked in hesitantly. She waited for the patient in front to grab the medicine and go out. There was no one else around, then she walked up to Ximen Qing and said with a downcast look. He called out: "Brother Gao Sheng."
"Oh, it turns out it's my sister-in-law here. I haven't seen you for a long time. My sister-in-law's complexion is getting better and better. Look, she's getting more and more plump as she grows."
When Ximen Qing saw it, he quickly moved a chair for her. The young woman spat at him lightly, with a slight blush on her fair face, and said coyly: "Brother Gao Sheng is talking crazy again, my sister-in-law is a widowed woman, what... The longer it gets, the more juicy it becomes."
Ximen Qing laughed and said, "Well, you are naturally beautiful, naturally charming and charming. Ah, what is wrong with my sister-in-law?" After that, he went to explore her wrist.
The young woman shrank her hands and said slightly embarrassed: "Brother Gao Sheng, sister-in-law... sister-in-law came here today not to see a doctor, but to... want to..."
Ximen Qing hummed in surprise, and the young woman lowered her eyes and said softly: "Sister-in-law wants to...ask Brother Gao Sheng to fight a lawsuit for the slave family..."
"A lawsuit?"
Ximen Qing immediately rolled up his arms and sleeves and said, "Oh, someone has deceived my sister-in-law into her house? What kind of lawsuit is this? Sister-in-law, tell me, if you have any grievances, my brother will stand up for you."
The young woman became even more shy, lowered her head slightly, and her cheeks seemed to be smeared with two thick rouges, and timidly said: "Sister-in-law... My sister-in-law wants to remarry, but my father-in-law and brother-in-law don't agree. You also know that my sister-in-law is a widow." If a woman wants to remarry, she must get the permission of her husband's family, otherwise she has to go to the official court. But my sister-in-law has never been in a lawsuit and doesn't understand these things, so she thought of..."
Ximen Qing's eyes suddenly popped out and he said in surprise: "Sister-in-law, you want to remarry? You... have a family?"
The young woman glanced at him quickly, her head lowered even lower, almost slipping into the clothes. She did not speak, but nodded lightly.
Ximen Qing let out a long breath and said, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!" No, sister Qin Yun, if you ask me, you shouldn't have suffered for so many years. You should have remarried a long time ago. What do you think of the old Zhao family? , the father-in-law is doing nothing, and the brother-in-law is doing nothing, but you are a good person, why? Remarry! It should have been remarried long ago! But... who is he? Who is so lucky to marry a flower in Yanggu? ?”
The young woman's face was like a big red cloth. She glanced at him and said shyly: "Brother Gao Sheng, you...are you willing to help me?"
"Help, of course."
Ximen Qing nodded hurriedly. The young woman hesitated for a moment, then stood up and walked quickly to the door. After a while, a man walked in holding his sleeve. This man looked like he was almost forty and looked dull by nature. He looked honest, dressed straight and clean, and his face was even redder than the young woman's from embarrassment.
Ximen Qing looked straight at him, and after a while he shouted: "Gu Junde? Haha, Mr. Gu, I didn't expect it to be you. This is really... this is really... a biting dog doesn't bark, but you can actually seduce us in Yanggu A flower?"
Mr. Gu was so ashamed and embarrassed that his face turned purple and he couldn't even speak.
It turns out that Mr. Gu Jundegu is a private school teacher who opened a private school in Yanggu County and taught. He is the first teacher of children because of his mother's illness. He was born in a famine and his family was relatively poor. At such an old age, he had never gotten married. He was an honest man and a master who couldn't do anything. He was also ashamed to arrange marriages for himself.
Maybe it was because fate had not arrived yet. Once fate arrived, the destined person would naturally appear in front of him. I don’t know when he started to have a good relationship with his neighbor’s daughter-in-law from the Zhao family. The Zhao family’s daughter-in-law was called Qin Yun.
, when she was twenty-eight years old, she was a famous beauty in Yanggu County. Unexpectedly, her husband died of illness within two years of marrying her. Her father-in-law and brother-in-law were both people who were not doing their jobs properly.
, it’s her job to support two grown men.
The two poor people were in love and wanted to get together. However, when Qin Yun mentioned it to her father-in-law, how could he tolerate it? Mr. Gu was an honest man with no ideas. However, Qin Yun refused to give up at the critical moment, and finally thought of the most famous person in the county.
Litigator: Ximen Qing.
After listening to Qin Yun's explanation, Ximen Qing said repeatedly: "This kind of good thing should be fulfilled. Don't be busy. I, Ximen Qing, will take care of this matter. I will make sure that you get what you want."
Gu Junde pinched his sleeves and said sarcastically: "Brother Gao Sheng, I don't know... I don't know how much you... how much do you charge for the lawsuit money?"
Ximen Qing felt something in his heart and couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, the money for the lawsuit... forget it, it's hard for lovers to get married. It's really hard to live with. I, Ximen Qing, feel the same way. I'm very happy to be able to help you.
.It’s not easy for both of you. Is it reasonable for me to charge you money? Waiting for your big day, please Yun... please ask our sister-in-law from the Gu family to cook in person, make a few side dishes, and treat me to a meal of wine.
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Ximen Qing inquired about the situation of the Zhao family in detail, wrote a petition, went to the backyard to talk to his wife, took Mr. Gu and Qin Yun, and went straight to the county government office. When he saw the county government office, he suddenly saw a small shop on the side of the road.
The flags and flags were hung high, and the plaque was covered with red silk. It was obviously a newly opened place, and it was quite lively looking at the customers coming in and out.
Ximen Qing couldn't help but exclaimed: "I haven't been here for just a few days, why did I open a store? Who opened this? The business is good."
The hotel in front of the yamen is like the flower shop and shroud shop in front of the hospital, and the cigarette shop and restaurant in front of the court. These are all derivatives. The pubs opened here rely on the yamen for food. The subordinate staff in the yamen are tolerant.
When the defendant is detained, or the invoice is sent to the plaintiff, or when the lawyer helps with the lawsuit, he often comes here to eat and treat himself. Of course, the subordinate officials and the lawyer will not pay for it, and the food is either the plaintiff or the defendant.
The somewhat foolish Mr. Gu, who works as a private school teacher, often interacts with children and their parents, but he knows a little about the situation in this hotel, so he said: "Brother Gao Sheng, the store here is a pair of sisters, strangers. I heard that the two sisters opened the store here.
She has a beautiful appearance and a slim figure, so she is very attractive to drinkers."
When Ximen Qing heard this, his eyes immediately lit up: "Is she a beauty? Oh my, she is wearing a red dress, her figure is charming, and she is full of bees and butterflies. If she is really a beauty, I will try it with water in the wine."
One taste."
Ximen Qing said excitedly and went inside. Qin Yun couldn't help but call out: "Brother Gao Sheng, let's..."
Ximen Qing waved his hand and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I'll come and take a look."
He closed the fan, inserted it into his collar, and walked into the tavern excitedly: "The hotel is newly opened next to the Yamen, and the red dress looks like a pretty girl. It attracts many frivolous tourists, who are half drunk and still ask for wine...
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Ximen Qing's habit of appreciating beauty was known to everyone in Yanggu County. Gu Junde and Qin Yun could only look at each other and smile bitterly. At this time, they could only hope that the two sisters were of average beauty, otherwise Ximen Qing would never leave. , I don’t know how long their lawsuit will last.
Unexpectedly, just as the two of them were about to take a rest under the willow tree opposite, they saw Ximen Qing's face turned pale and he ran out of the tavern as if he had seen a ghost. Gu Junde felt happy and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Ximen Qing's eyes widened and he seemed to be about to run away in the opposite direction. He was startled and quickly grabbed him and called out: "Brother Gao Sheng!"
Ximen Qing's body was like sifting chaff, and his two limbs were fighting each other: "What's the matter?"
Gu Junde said in a daze: "Aren't we going to the county government office?"
Ximen Qingru woke up from his dream and said quickly: "Ah! I almost forgot, let's go, let's go!" He took the lead and fled towards the county government office.
Gu Junde and Qin Yun looked at each other, wondering what kind of horrific scene Ximen Qing saw in the tavern to scare him like this.
Ximen Qing was really good at litigating cases. When he went to the county government to file a complaint with drums, the plaintiff and defendant were summoned to the scene. The county magistrate Huang Baihong came to the court. When he took Ximen Qing's petition and saw it, he was stunned.
Ximen Qing's paper plus the word "paper" has only fourteen characters in total. The large characters are flying and the phoenixes are dancing, and the writing is very strong: "The husband is dead and has no heir. I am a widower and my uncle is strong. Should I get married?"
Magistrate Huang held the petition and turned it over, looking at it again and again, and thinking about it again and again, which made the plaintiff and defendant running below a little strange. What was the old man looking at there if he didn't ask about the case? Could it be that he didn't ask questions about the case? Is the master illiterate?
Ximen Qing's lawsuit has put a seventh-level official in a difficult position. If he had a few more chaste women during his term, that would be a political achievement worthy of showing off. But if there were to be any serious consequences, it would be a case under his jurisdiction. Scandal, because of today's lawsuit, even I can't escape the involvement. I don't seek merit, but seek no fault.
Mr. Huang secretly cursed: "Ximen Qing, this guy is so tricky!" Then he reluctantly picked up his pen and wrote a line of large characters on the petition. The number of words was more than double that of Ximen Qing's petition: "My daughter-in-law will be a young woman." , Uncle Weng Zhuang lives in the same room, under the melon fields and plum trees. Remarrying is a small matter, but ethics is a big matter. Just marry me, the master has approved it."
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There is no unearned victory. Being a detective, a real detective, cannot be as cool as the detective in literary creation. The Lijia system of the Ming Dynasty had a strong ability to control the population. It is better to go out on the street alone. , dreaming of being like a detective in a movie or TV show, and having the murderer or clues come to him on his own initiative. It is better to make full use of the official power and mobilize the whole people to invest in the investigation.
Don't underestimate the control power of the bosses, shops, cars, shops and inns. They are the ones who deal directly with the people. No one can hide the comings and goings of the place from their eyes. Especially those who Three aunts and six wives walked through the streets and alleys, going in and out of small high-end households. The Zhang family was short and the Li family was short, and they knew everything. There were also some rogue city foxes and rats who were active in restaurants, teahouses and brothels, digging and stealing holes to find out who lived there. The mother-in-law raises the man, and private matters like the man's involvement in prostitution can never escape their eyes and ears, and they are the bosses of the village, and they are the eyes and ears of the shopkeepers, inns, and car dealerships.
Xia Xun used these ears and eyes, as if he had a thousand hands and eyes, to focus countless messages in front of him. Xia Xun was like a spider lying in the center of a big web. The prey he wanted gradually entered him.