"Young master, go ahead and ask the watchman to see if there is anything unusual at night. You can go to the county magistrate's house or other homes where food is delivered and ask if Su San has any trouble with these people on weekdays." Zhang Xuan saw it.
Not far away is Drum Tower Road.
Many of the clerks who were on duty took shelter in the Drum Tower during the day. It was only an alley away from Magistrate Xu's home, so Zhang Xuan was not afraid that the two of them would not be found.
There is nothing we can do now, there are really not many clues, we can only discover them bit by bit.
Fang Wu nodded, followed the back door into the county magistrate's house, and found a girl in the house.
This girl is usually in charge of the kitchen. Vegetables and meats are only brought into the house after she has inspected them.
"Did you know that there was a man named Su San who used to deliver food? Have you ever had contact with him?" Fang Wudao said.
As he spoke, he wanted to unfold the portrait of Su San that the Zhouxue Yamen servant had just brought over.
She just didn't want to, so the girl didn't even look at it and said, "No, I just came here too. I used to wait on the flowers in the backyard."
Fang Wu was cold, why did something happen to Su Laosan, and the kitchen of the county magistrate's house was changed? Could it be said that the county magistrate had something to do with this misfortune?
Fang Wu strangled those thoughts in his heart and said, "About how long has it been since you came? Where is the original person?"
The girl said: "How dare I ask more questions? The girls in this kitchen have all been waiting for Hua'er in the back just like me. They have been there for more than a month."
"Do you often change people?" This time Fang Wu felt something was wrong even more. I'm afraid it must be wrong. Wherever there was a mistake, everyone in the kitchen made a mistake. It was obvious that something was going on to suppress the situation.
"No, it's just that there have been a lot of changes recently." The girl thought for a while and said.
Fang Wu looked around and asked, "Who do you have to deal with in your house on a daily basis?"
"I'm just a waiter, how dare I know about the master's family affairs." The girl shook her head and hurriedly came over.
Fang Wu asked other people again, and got similar information. The girls in the county magistrate's office were all afraid of getting into trouble, and they all kept themselves safe. None of them wanted to come into contact with Fang Wu alone. Most of them left after saying a few words.
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When he came out to find Zhang Xuan, Fang Wu told him what had happened and asked, "Do you want someone to come and ask if the original one will be sent out and sold again?"
Most of the servants in various mansions were sold to other places through Renyazi.
Zhang Xuan shook his head and snorted coldly: "If it really has anything to do with it, it will be strange if we can find it. I think it's better to try my luck in this city. Maybe I can find out where the Su family has moved."
Fang Wu said: "Then we have to go when the time comes. Has County Magistrate Xu been working as an official in Zhouxue? How is his official reputation?"
"It's very good. The people of Zhouxue have always praised him greatly. He was re-elected in the last term." Zhang Xuan said nonchalantly.
"You know a lot of people, but you still have to find a way to find those replaced servants."
"You are really capable of giving people problems."
"Although these people may not really have problems, this is our only direction. Moreover, if they can't be found, doesn't it mean that this Magistrate Xu is not simple?"
"Can this case be solved just because of a few dismissed servants? This County Magistrate Xu has contacts with many officials in the state. It is possible to give people to them at once. After all, many officials have
You like to eat something fresh, don’t you?”
Sending the cook as a gift is also an opportunity for Daman officials to make friends with each other in private.
There are very few officials in Daman who can serve as officials in the place where they grew up like Zhang Ji, so eating a bite of hometown food or finding an appetizing seasonal dish is also a major hobby of many Daman officials who have become officials.
Fang Wu felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't explain it for a while. She knew that Zhang Xuan would not make any mistakes in this regard. He often traveled among the people and officials, and he knew very well what all the forces were paying attention to.
As the two of them talked, they headed up to the city gate, wondering if Ji Xuan could find any new clues...
After turning into the city gate, he saw Ji Xuan holding a few books and leaning against the city gate as if he had fallen asleep. However, when he saw the water glass held firmly in his palm, Fang Wu knew that he was just pretending to be asleep.
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"master."
"Well, nothing was found in the county government office. Everything is normal. What about you?" Ji Xuan narrowed her eyes and returned the water cup to the vendor.
"No,……"
Fang Wu said casually. After thinking about it, he still told Ji Xuan about Magistrate Xu's house going to the kitchen to change the girl.
Ji Xuan nodded to show that she knew, but didn't say anything.
Indeed, there is really no connection between the two things. After all, a county magistrate would not replace a kitchen person just because of Su San. Wouldn't this just make people aware of it?
But if not, then why change the cook again? Could it be that there are other reasons.
As for giving it to other officials temporarily, Ji Xuan neither agrees nor objects. Is there really such a coincidence?
After entering the city gate, the three of them parted again.
In the past few days, under Ji Xuan's repeated reminders, Fang Wu finally surrendered and agreed to Ji Xuan's return.
The mountain path was overgrown with weeds. An old woman in her forties was walking back carrying a chicken.
Seeing this, Fang Wu hurriedly ran two steps to stop the person, and asked a few questions about his sister. After knowing that Fang Yue was indeed getting married, he felt a little relieved.
After thinking for a while, he took the person and asked again: "Hmm. I heard that you also work as a matchmaker for people in Zhouxue County. Do you know a food delivery person?"
"You mean Su San? We're not familiar with each other. He's seriously ill, how can we be a matchmaker for him?"
Fang Wu said again, "Then no one else wants you to come and complain about him."
Matchmaker Wang said strangely: "That's even more impossible. Who knows whether the disease is contagious or not."
"Then who have you been a matchmaker for recently? Is there anything new?" Fang Wu expressed his understanding and thought for a while.
"I originally proposed marriage to the Zhang family, the two childhood sweethearts, and even sold the cow. Then I found out that the girl from the Zhang family died suddenly."
"Dead? What's going on?"
"I don't know. They have already been buried. They haven't even stopped at the tomb. Why are you asking these questions? Do you want to get married? That's right. My sister got married before she even said anything. Your family is not particular about it." Matchmaker
As he spoke, he looked at Fang Wu's face.
It was as if I really wanted to kiss her.
"No, what are you talking about?" Fang Wu refused.
Matchmaker Wang pulled Fang Wu's sleeve and said, "You're still shy, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. I'll show you what a good-looking girl you are."
"Auntie." Fang Wu licked his lips and lowered his head. Ji Xuan's voice flashed across his mind. He felt strange in his heart. Then he remembered what Matchmaker Wang said about the girl from the Zhang family and asked hurriedly: "Don't change the subject.
The girl from the Zhang family you just mentioned lives in Zitao Village. Does she have an older sister?"
She remembered that Zhang Xuan asked when they were begging for water in Zuitao Village.
Matchmaker Wang nodded: "Yes. There are only four members of my family. It's the one at the entrance of the village, not far from the vegetable field."
She felt strange but didn't express it. The two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words and then left.
Fang Wu looked at the sky and finally went home first.