Portable Space: Reborn Little Couple

Chapter 600

A few days later, the people sent by Tang Yanxiu finally came back with specific news.

Fortunately in misfortune, no one was killed.

This is mainly due to season and time issues.

Just like when Mo Qianrui just crossed, it happened to be the midsummer season, and the crazy lady of the old Zhang family chose to start at midnight when everyone was asleep, which caused such a huge fire.And at that time, the Li family was poured with soybean oil to help the fire.

But this time, it was the complete opposite.

It's the middle of winter, and this year's winter came very early and it was very cold.

On the day of the accident, there had been several heavy snowfalls in a row.

Not only on the eaves, on the walls of the courtyard, but also on the door of some lazy people's houses, there are large expanses of snow.

In this case, even if the fire started, it would not spread quickly.

More importantly, this time, the old Zhang's mad woman did not target any family, but took a torch from the entrance of the village to the end of the village, setting fires as she walked.During the period, it seems that he didn't deliberately stay at the door of any family for a long time.

As a result, every house caught fire, but none of them were completely burned down.

The luckiest thing is not this.

It's... a biological clock.

The mad woman of the old Zhang family chose to light the fire at dawn when the cock crowed.

If this were to be put in Mo Qianrui's previous life, it would definitely be accurate. After all, it is impossible for a normal person to be awake at four or five o'clock in the morning.

It's a pity that people these days usually wake up at dawn.Even if they fell asleep because of the vigil the previous day, there are always a few who can't resist the biological clock and wake up on time.

Therefore, in the fire that ravaged the entire Yangliu Village, some people were injured, but no one died in the flames.

however……

"No one was caught." After Tang Yanxiu got the news, she immediately came back and told Mo Qianrui.

However, compared to the good news that no one was killed, the old Zhang family's mad woman escaped again, which is outright bad news.

"Did he run away after being caught, or was he never caught?" At first, after hearing the good news, Mo Qianrui breathed a sigh of relief.But when she heard that the scourge had not been caught, she became worried again.

That's a madman!
To put it bluntly, this kind of person is a disaster to live. Who knows what she will do in the future?In particular, this is not the first time she has made a move.

"Yes... never caught it."

Tang Yanxiu was also very helpless.

He is not the kind of person who is full of sympathy, regardless of whether the old Zhang's family is crazy or not.Even though she was indeed out of her mind when she set the fire.

so what?

Hurt is always hurt. Since there is no concept of immunity for mental illness these days, people should be arrested and questioned.

But rather...

In fact, more than just not caught it?

Prepared to say, now there is no evidence at all to prove that the old Zhang's mad woman was the one who set the fire.

Probably because, at that time, only a villager first discovered that his house was on fire.Then, they started yelling.In the early morning of winter, it is extremely quiet.As long as one person starts to shout, the whole village will be awakened sooner or later.

It is said that a sharp-eyed villager once saw a person holding a torch walking towards the back mountain.

But at that time, almost all the houses and houses in the village were on fire.Moreover, there are old people and children in every household. Even if you find someone who behaves strangely, you have to rescue the family members first.

Finally, everyone came out, and they were busy rescuing property and putting out the fire.

When everything is calm again, where will the person who set the fire be found?
Of course, the villagers did not make random guesses without any basis.

The reason why they all pointed the finger at the crazy woman of the old Zhang family was that after the incident, someone followed the path behind the mountain to the tombstone of the only son of the old Zhang family, and found that the old Zhang family left behind after burning the paper money. of ashes.

You know, the local custom is that you cannot go to the grave to worship during the first month.

Usually, people would choose to worship their ancestors during the daytime of New Year's Eve or simply New Year's Eve. No one would worship their ancestors during the period from the first day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

It is said that this is not very auspicious.

As for whether this statement is scientific or not, it remains to be demonstrated.

The only thing that is certain is that the villagers of Yangliu Village will never choose to burn paper money to the only son of the old Zhang family during the first month.

It's a pity that such a statement is difficult to be accepted by the government.

And now it is still in the first lunar month, even if it is an official office, it is also a New Year's Eve.Of course, if a major case such as the Ning County Miemen tragedy happened, the government office would have to come to investigate immediately even if it was not a new year.

But Yangliu Village...

No one was killed, not even seriously injured.

In terms of property losses, apart from the house and a few simple furniture, there is only food.

Anyway, in general, the loss is not very big.After all, even if things like copper coins or gold and silver jewelry are burned out, the problem is not too big.

In this way, it is almost impossible to take the official route.

So ever.

……

"Yan Xiu, you came here specifically to let me learn the tricks of the government office to catch wanted criminals from the imperial court?"

In Mingyue Town, shopkeeper Li Da not only arranged for his relatives, but also helped other villagers find a place to live.Just as he was thinking about whether to hire a group of people to find the mad woman of old Zhang's family, he saw Tang Yanxiu who almost fell from the sky.

Tang Yanxiu came here specially to give advice.

Not only that, he also brought a large stack of drawing paper.

There is only one unkempt human head on the drawing paper, not to mention the specific appearance, I am afraid that even men, women and children cannot be distinguished clearly.The only thing that is certain is that a person dressed like this is either a beggar or a lunatic.

This was drawn based on Mo Qianrui's dictation.

The level of the painter is not very high, but the significance of this portrait does not lie in the portrait itself, but in the small vertical characters next to the portrait.

Zhang, a former villager in Yangliu Village, rewarded him with 500 taels of silver for catching him. '

500 two!
Even though Shopkeeper Li didn't understand Tang Yanxiu's intentions at first, when he saw the small vertical characters, he suddenly understood.

Although it somewhat imitated the imperial court's method of arresting criminals, the difference here is really too great.

If it is said that although the imperial court also posted notices, they generally did not offer rewards, but threats instead.

For example: 'If you harbor this person, you will be punished with the same crime'.

It looks scary, but it's actually useless at all.What's more, some ordinary people clearly saw the imperial court's crimes, but based on the idea that more things are worse than less things, they just pretended to see nothing.Anyway, the imperial court can't use such a reason to arrest ordinary people for questioning.

But what about Tang Yanxiu's move?
Let's say that.

If it is really a gangster who murders and steals goods, the common people may not really dare to arrest him.

The problem is that although the old Zhang's family did arson, they can't be regarded as a particularly terrifying person in general.At least, ordinary people who have never met themselves will never think that an old lady has nothing to fear.

Even if you are afraid, think about the 500 taels of silver, will you still be afraid?
Even if you bite, you will kill that guy!
Shopkeeper Li Da saw the value at a glance, but he still felt sorry for the money: "Yan Xiu, that's 500 taels!...Who will pay for this money?"

Tang Yanxiu silently wiped off her cold sweat, and replied with twitching corners of her mouth, "I'll go."

"I can rest assured that."

"Father, I heard that you promised to help the villagers repair their houses. Isn't that a small sum of money?"

Tang Yanxiu was heartbroken as he looked at shopkeeper Li Da with an expression of 'I've been taken advantage of'.He just wanted to help, which is called a good thing!However, to be fair, he was quite worried.After all, that person is a ticking time bomb.If you don't remove it quickly, I'm afraid there will be accidents in the future.

This time, it was lucky that the Mo family and the Li family did not return to the village.

But what if it happens again?

Tang Yanxiu was quite aware of the status of the Mo family members in Mo Qianrui's heart.Even though looking at Mo Qianrui seems to have no worries now, God knows if Mo Qianrui will become autistic again in his previous life when the Mo family had an accident.

Besides, Tang Yanxiu still cared about Shopkeeper Li very much.

Give him two choices, one is 500 taels of silver, and the other is shopkeeper Li Da, he will definitely choose shopkeeper Li Da without hesitation.

Even if he doubled the money ten times, he would still do the same.

but……

The other party's performance made him not very satisfied.

"How much does it cost to repair a house? Timber, mud and tiles are nothing, and the cost of hiring people is high, but it's for them to build a house. Do you think I will pay the money for hiring people? Besides, building a house At any rate, I can see in the end that you paid someone to find Lao Zhang’s family, God knows if you can find it.”

"If I can't find it, I will naturally not pay."

Tang Yanxiu had an expression on his face that you thought I was stupid, which made Shopkeeper Li's teeth itch.

"Okay, okay, I know you have a quick brain. By the way, remember to mention it to the Mo family when you go back. The Li family will not postpone the marriage. Just go ahead as originally planned."

"Huh? Are you sure?"

Looking at the shopkeeper Li in surprise, Tang Yanxiu clearly remembered that when Brother Hui Niang went to report the news, what he said seemed to be quite serious.

"What's uncertain? It's actually because their injuries are difficult to heal completely. You say it's meaningless to delay the marriage for a month or two. Unless it's simply postponed for three to five years, so what Possibly? It's just..."

"What's the problem?"

"This marriage can't be done in Yangliu Village."

Shopkeeper Li Da was naturally worried that he would not be able to catch that mad woman of old Zhang's family within a short period of time.If you insist on going to Yangliu Village, if something happens again, it will be too late to regret.

Regarding this concern, Tang Yanxiu didn't think there was a problem at all.

Isn't it just impossible to go back to the ancestral house?
What is it!
However, when he sent the news back, he was severely rejected.

"No! Li Sandun is already Li Dalang's son, and he will be the head of the Li family in the future. If he doesn't go back to the village for a wedding, what's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)