Chapter 19 The 19th Session of Qidong Village Heavy Ringing Iron String Bell

But he said that Lao Can was entrusted by Bai Gong that day, and returned to his apartment in the afternoon to figure out what to do.The shopkeeper came to report: "There is a messenger from the county, Xu Liang, asking to see him." The old man said, "Tell him to come in." Xu Liang came in, called a thousand children, and went forward and said, "Please show me, the elder: Xu Liang is still here." Should I send Xu Liang there first to serve the master here? The county has allocated a thousand silver coins, so I have to ask for instructions: Should I send them here, or keep them in the village for use?" The old man said: "The silver is still available. No need, keep it in the village. But this case is really difficult to handle: taking poison must be good, but it is not an ordinary poison; It's something like 'Indian Grass'. I'll go to the provincial capital tomorrow. There's a big Chinese and Western pharmacy. I'll go and investigate. But you go to Qidong Village first, and check secretly. Is there anyone who has dealings with foreigners? It will be interesting to find out the origin of this poison. But where can I meet you?" Xu Liang said: "I have a brother named Xu Ming, and now I bring him here, and ask him to serve the master. What's the matter, others The boss is also very familiar, and it will be easy to deal with." Lao Can nodded and said, "Very good."

Xu Liang waved his hand outside, walked in a man in his thirties, and beat him up a thousand children.Xu Liang said: "This is my younger brother Xu Ming." He said to Xu Ming: "You don't have to go, just serve Master Tie here." Xu Liang said again: "Please see my aunt." At that time, Huancui was sitting by the window, and immediately asked the two to meet, each of them said hello, and Huancui returned two blows.Xu Liang took Xu Ming with him and went home to carry his luggage. When the lights were turned on, Renrui also came back and said, "I was going to leave two days ago, but because I was worried about this case, I was detained for life. Today's big case is over, and I will go to the provincial office tomorrow morning." I'm on a mission." The old man said, "I'm going to go to the province too. One is to go to the Chinese and Western Pharmacies and other places to investigate poisons; the other is to put this burden in a place, so I can get rid of my body so that I can do things. " Renrui said: "The house in my mansion is very spacious, you might as well live with me for now. If you don't like it, how about looking for a house slowly?" The old man said: "That's very good." Cui's old lady refused to follow up with the province. Xu Ming said: "Young women can send their concubine to the province, and come back when the old lady is hired." All arrangements were made properly.Huancui had to call his brother over, and paid a few liang of silver, the sister and brother cried to each other.Xu Ming took care of the car and the like.

Early the next morning, everyone set off together.When they got to the edge of the Yellow River, the old disabled and everyone like Rui didn't dare to ride in the car, so they got out of the car and prepared to walk across the river.Unexpectedly, there was a car waiting by the river, and when they saw them coming, a woman jumped out of the car, grabbed Huancui, and burst into tears. Who do you know?It turns out that Renrui never called Cuihua because he left early today, so Huang Sheng sent all the expenses.Cuihua was also afraid that the inn would be seen off by the government, so she didn't dare to come at night. She didn't sleep all night. At dawn, she hired a cart to wait by the Yellow River, which was also the meaning of seeing off at the Ten Li Changting Pavilion.After weeping for a while, Rui Jun, the old disabled man, comforted him a few words, and crossed the river on ice.

It's only forty miles across the river to the province. After one clock, I have arrived in front of Huang Renrui's mansion on Ruidong Jiandao. I get out of the car and enter.It is rare for Huang Renrui to fulfill his master's obligations, so there is no need to go into details. After dinner, Lao Can sent Xu Ming to buy luggage for him, but at the same time, he went to the Chinese and Western Pharmacy, found a shopkeeper, and checked carefully.It turned out that the pharmacy only contained cooked medicines in various bottles from Shanghai, but no crude medicines.Ask him about some chemical names, he doesn't even understand, he knows that he definitely didn't go here.

Feeling puzzled, he stopped by to see Yao Yunsong.It happened that Mr. Yao was at home, so he kept dinner. Yao Gong said: "The matter of Qihe County, Bai Zishou arrived last night, he has seen Gongbao, explained all the above situations, and asked you to handle it, Gongbao likes it very much, but he doesn't know that you are going to the province. Come. Will you see Gongbao tomorrow?" The old man said, "I won't see you, I have something else to do." He asked Caozhou's letter, "What did you say to Gongbao?" Yao Gong said, "I will submit the original letter to the palace. Bao watched it. Kung Pao saw it, and felt uncomfortable for several days, saying that from now on, he will not know how to protect him." The old man said, "Why don't you take him back to the province?" Yun Song laughed: "After all, you are a foreigner. How can there be a reason to withdraw the province after knowing the protection? No governor in the world will protect his shortcomings! This palace protection is already rare." Lao Can nodded.After talking for a long time, the old man began to return.

The next day, I went to the Catholic Church to visit the priest, named Ketusi.It turned out that this priest was proficient in both Western medicine and chemistry.The old man was so proud that he told Chris about the circumstances of the case and asked him what medicine he was taking.Chris thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and checked the books for a while, but there was still nothing corresponding to this situation, and said, "I will interview others for you again. This is all my knowledge." After hearing this, the old man was disappointed again.There was nothing to do in the province, so he packed his bags and took Xu Ming to Qihe County.Because I thought about how to visit Qidong Village?I hurriedly made a string of bells, bought an old medicine box, and prepared a lot of medicinal materials.But he asked Xu Ming not to go with him, but to meet each other in the village as if he didn't know each other.Xu Ming went.However, he hired a small car in Qihe County, and stated that the monthly subscription would cost three renminbi a day; he was afraid that the driver would leak the mechanism, and even the driver would hide the truth, so he said: "I want to practice medicine, and there is no business in this county. What kind of big village?" The coachman said, "There is a big village forty-five miles to the northeast called Qidong Village, and it is very lively. There are big fairs every three or eight days, and people from dozens of miles go to the market. You always go there to find Let’s do some business.” Lao Can said, “Very good.” The next day, he put his luggage on the cart and arrived at Qidong Village early by himself.It turns out that there is an east-west street in this village, which is very lively; there are small streets from south to north.

Lao Can walked back and forth, and saw that there were inns on both ends of the street; there was a store on the east side, called Sanhexing, which looked clean, so he rented a room in the west wing.There is a big kang in the room, and the coachman is asked to sleep on one end, and he himself sleeps on the other end.The next day I slept late, just got up, ate breakfast, rang a string bell and went to the street, wandering around in the streets and alleys.Before the moment, I walked to a small street north of the main street, and there was a big gate building. I thought to myself: "This is always a big family." So I stood up and shook the string bell.I saw an old man with a black beard coming out from inside, and asked, "Do you know how to treat traumatology, sir?" , is the second door, and then enters the hall.Walking to the ear room, I saw an old man sitting on the edge of the kang. When he saw the old man, he stood up and said, "Sir, please sit down."

Lao Can recognized Wei Qian, but deliberately asked: "What is your surname?" Wei Qian said: "My surname is Wei. Sir, what is your surname?" The old man said: "My surname is Jin." What kind of medicine can cure it?" The old man said, "If you don't look at the symptoms, how can you give the medicine?" Wei Qian said, "That's right." Then he asked someone to inform later. Don't stop, the inside said: "Please." Wei Qian and the old man went to the east wing behind the hall.There are three wing rooms, two bright and one dark.Walking inside, I saw a woman in her thirties, haggard, leaning on a kang, sitting cross-legged on the kang, trying to get off the kang, but also unable to support her.Lao Can yelled: "Don't move, so you can feel the pulse." Old Wei asked Lao Can to sit first, but he himself sat on the stool to accompany him.

Lao Can took the pulse of both hands and said: "My aunt's illness is that the blood stasis has stopped. Please take a look at your hands." Wei stretched out his hand on the Kang table, and Lao Can saw that it was blue and purple, and he couldn't help sighing. , Said: "Mr., the students don't dare to say something presumptuous." Wei Lao said: "But it's okay." The old man said: "Don't slap your mouth. This is like a disease that has been punished by the official. If it is not treated early, I'm going to be disabled." Wei Lao sighed: "That's not it. Please treat the symptoms according to the symptoms, and if you recover, you should thank you very much." The old man wrote a prescription and said: "If it works, I will I live in the Sanhexing store, you can call me."

From then on, they came and went every day, and after three or four days, they became acquainted, and Mr. Wei stayed in the front hall to eat wine.The old disabled asked: "How can such a big family in the house be punished by the official?" Wei Lao said: "Mr. Master, you outsiders don't know. My daughter is betrothed to the eldest son of the Jia family. Who knows that my son-in-law last year Died. He had an aunt, Jia Danizi, who flirted with Wu Erlangzi of Xicun, and they had long been interesting. Back then, my ignorant daughter broke the promise of marriage. Who would have thought that Jia Danizi hated my daughter to the bone. This year In the spring, when Jia Danizi was at his aunt's house, she hooked up with Wu Erlangzi. She didn't know what medicine to use and killed the entire Jia family, but she went to the county and sued my daughter for murder. , Wandaochou's surname is Gang, and he insisted that there was arsenic in the moon cakes sent by my family. My poor daughter died countless times. I heard that Ling Chi's case has been settled. God has eyes. Futai sent a relative to visit privately, and he lived in the Nanguan store. The visit revealed that my family had been wronged and reported to Futai. Futai immediately issued an official document and asked the court to loosen the torture tools of our father and daughter. Within ten days, Futai sent another Master Bai. It is Master Qingtian! He cleared up all the grievances of my family in an hour! I heard that someone was sent here to investigate this case. Wu Erlangzi, that bastard son, we are here When he was in prison, he was with Jia Danizi every day. When he heard that the case was overturned, he ran away."

The old man said: "You have suffered so much, why didn't you sue him?" Wei Laoer said: "Is the lawsuit easy to fight? I sued him, but he asked for evidence? 'Take the rape and get the double'; Stay tight, bite back, and you can't stand it anymore. God has eyes, and there will be retribution one day!" Lao Can asked: "What is this poison? Have you heard people say it?" Wei Lao said: "Who knows! Because there is an old woman in our family, and his man is Wang Er, who is a water bearer. That day, Jia On the day when the family died, Wang Er was carrying water at Jia's house, and saw Wu Erlangzi go to his house to gossip, while Jia's family was cooking noodles, Wang Er saw Wu Erlangzi pouring a small bottle into the noodle pot and ran away. Er was a little puzzled, but he didn’t dare to eat noodles when he was asked to eat noodles in Jia’s kitchen. After less than two hours, there was a quarrel. Wang Er didn’t dare to tell anyone, only his wife knew and told my daughter When I called Wang Er, Wang Er insisted again, saying: "I don't know." I asked his wife again, but his wife didn't dare to say it. I heard that his wife was beaten up by Wang Er when she went back. You always think, do you still dare to report this matter to the officials?" Lao Can sighed.At that time, when he left the Wei family, he found Xu Liang, told the Wei family what he had heard, and told him to call Wang Er first. The next day, Xu Liang and Wang Er came.Lao Can gave him twenty taels of silver for settling down, and told him to follow along as a witness: "We will provide all the food and food, and we will give you back one hundred silver when everything is over." Wang Erchu tried his best to deny it. I was a little convinced that it was true, so I said, "What will I do if you don't give me a hundred silver when the matter is over?" The old man said, "It's okay. I'll give you a hundred silver, put it in a safe shop, and write a letter. He gave me the evidence and said: "Wu poured the potion. I saw it with my own eyes. I am willing to be a witness. After the matter is over, a certain shop will deposit a hundred taels of silver, which will be used by me. There is no false wish." Is it okay?" Wang Ershang was a little hesitant.Xu Liang took out a hundred silver coins and handed them to him, saying: "I'm not afraid of you running away, so why don't you take it first? If you don't want to, just tear it down and let it go." up.Lao Can took the pen and wrote it as usual, and ordered Wang Er to take the silver first, and then read the note to him, and asked him to draw a cross and make a hand model.Think about it, when the water bearer in the country saw two big ingots, he naturally made his fingerprints happily. Xu Liang told Lao Can again: "It's true, Wu Erlangzi is now in the provincial capital." Lao Can said: "But let's go to the province. You should find an eyeliner first, so that you can find him." Xu Liang promised "Yes" and said: " Master, let's see you in the province." The next day, Lao Can went to Qihe County first, informed Zijin of the general situation, and then went to the province.I rewarded the coachman with a few taels of silver and sent it back.Informed Yao Yunweng that night, asking him to transfer the Gong Bao, and ordered Licheng County to send two policemen to prepare for cooperation with Xu Liang. In the evening of the next day, Xu Liang came to report: "It has been found out. Wu Erlangzi is now having a hot fight with Zhang's local prostitute in the south alley of Chasi Street, called Xiao Yinzi. He gambles with dubious people during the day and lives at night. At Xiaoyinzi's house." Lao Can asked: "This Xiaoyinzi's family is still one person, or how many people? How many houses are there in total? Have you found out?" Xu Liang replied: "There are two sisters in this family. The two rooms in the west wing are for his parents, and the two rooms in the east wing: one is the kitchen and the other is the gate." After hearing this, the old man nodded and said, "This person must not make a fuss. The case is too serious, and he will never admit it easily. Only Wang Er's evidence can't hold him back." So he told Xu Liang the detailed method in his ear, nothing more than this, this, and this. After Xu Liang left, Yao Yunsong sent a letter saying: "Gong Pao would like to see you, please engrave the copywriting tomorrow afternoon." Bao's family, after a while, please sign in and meet in the room.Zhuang Gongbao has already greeted the door, and inside the welcoming room, the old and disabled sat down. The old man said: "The last time I had a negative opinion of Gong Bao, I had to go because of some personal matters. I think Gong Bao will forgive me." Sin, we should always find ways to do it in the future. But right now, I dare not go back on what I said, it seems that it is not the way to treat the father of the king." Lao Can said: "It seems that it doesn't matter if you save the people and repay the king." Gong Pao was silent.After talking for another half an hour, they served tea and left. But it is said that Xu Liang came to this local prostitute's house after receiving the old man's blue painting, and met Xiao Jinzi, and they gambled with the prostitute.After a few days, I got in perfect harmony with Wu Erran.At first, Xu Liang lost four or five hundred silver to Wu Erlangzi, all in cash.Wu Erlangzi always regarded Xu Liang as a vulgar man, but he gradually won him back, and won Wu Erlangzi seven or eight hundred silver, paid one or two hundred taels of silver, and the rest was in debt. One day, Wu Erlangzi pushed Pai Gow and lost more than 300 taels to others, and more than 200 taels to Xu Liang.Wu Erlangzi said, "One more gamble, and we will settle accounts." Everyone refused to agree, saying: "You can't pay for what you lose in front of you, and if you lose again, you can't pay." Wu Erlangzi said anxiously: " My family has a lot of money, and I have never cheated on others. The money has been collected, and I will send someone home to get it!" Everyone just shook their heads. Xu Liang came out and said, "Er Angor, I think of this way: when can you pay it back? I'll lend it to you. But my money will be of important use within three days, so don't miss my business." Wu Erlangzi Eager to gamble, he quickly said: "I will never make a mistake!" Xu Liang counted 500 taels of tickets for him, and deducted the more than 200 he won, leaving more than 200 taels. Wu Er saw that it was still not enough to repay the debt, so he begged Xu Liang: "Brother, brother! You can lend me another five hundred, and I will pay you back immediately after turning over the original." Xu Liang asked, "What if I can't turn over?" I will return it to you." Xu Liang said: "There is no proof unless you make a promissory note due tomorrow." Wu Er said: "Yes, yes, yes!" At that time, he found a pen, wrote a note, and handed over the bill. To Xu Liang.I counted another five hundred taels of silver, paid back more than three hundred taels of money, and left more than four hundred taels of silver. If I have money, I will be brave and say, "I'll go up and push a dealer!" .Who knows that the limelight is good, and everyone shrinks their bets; when they feel resentful, the card will be unlucky. There was a man surnamed Tao in the seat, and everyone called him Tao San Fatty.Tao San said: "I'll go up and push a dealer." At this time, Wu Er had lost his capital and just watched others fight.Tao San went up, the first one took one point, and lost a Tongzhuang; the second one took eight points, Tianmen was the eighth of the earth, and Shangxiazhuang was nine points, and lost another Tongzhuang.Look at it is even more unlucky than Wu Er's Zhuang.Wu Er was so anxious that he begged Xu Liang again: "Good brother! Good brother! Good master! Just lend me another two hundred silver!" Xu Liang lent him another two hundred silver. Wu Er hit the sky horn of one hundred silver coins and Tong Tong of one hundred silver coins.Xu Liang said: "Brother, let's play less." Wu Er said: "It doesn't matter!" When the cards were turned over, the dealer was a dead ten.Wu Er was very happy when he got two hundred silver coins, and he didn't move his original bet.Article 4, the dealer lost Tianmen and Xiazhuang, and took the Shangzhuang. Wu Er's two hundred silver won't lose or win, and he will change to the second party. In the first article, the dealer took a sky bar and took it all, and Wu Er had one hundred silver left. silver. Unexpectedly, from then on, the big dealer started, not only Wu Er had already lost everything, but even Xu Liang had lost everything.Xu Liang was furious, took out Wu Er's paper and put it on the table, and said, "The orphan of Tianmen! Do you dare to push it?" Tao San said: "Dare to push it, just don't want this kind of money. Waste paper." Xu Liang said: "Could it be that the second master Wu lied to you, and my uncle Xu will also lie to you?" The two almost used force.The crowd persuaded: "Master Tao, you have won a lot, don't you care about this? We all guarantee: if you win, go; if the two of them don't pay back, we all pay back!" Tao San still refused , Said: "Unless Xu capital writes on the guarantee." Xu Liang was so angry that he wrote a guarantee with a pen, and indicated that it was a real loan, not an idle account.Tao Sanfang was willing to push out one, and said: "Xu Da, let you choose a pair, I will always win you!" Xu Liang said: "Don't blow it! Just roll your unlucky dice!" One throw is a seven out.Xu Liang revealed the cards to be the Nine of Heaven, put them on the table, and said, "Tao San boy! Look at your father's cards!" Tao San looked at them without making a sound, and took two cards. After looking at one, he pulled out the other one slowly, and shouted: "Land! Land! Land!" Once he pulled it out, he put it on the table and said, "Grandson of the Xu family! Look at your grandpa's!" Card!" It turned out to be a pair of people's ground sticks.He grabbed the pen and said, "Xu Da! You have no money tomorrow, see you at the Yamen in Licheng County!" At that time, everyone had run out of money and it was more than one o'clock, so they had to leave. Xu and Wu went back to Xiaoyinzi's house, knocked on the door and went in, saying, "Hurry up and get some food! I'm so hungry!" There was a guest sitting in Xiaojinzi's room, so they went to sit in Xiaoyinzi's room together.Little Jinzi touched Xu Liang's face and said: "Master, how much money you won today, just give me a few taels." Xu Liang said: "I lost more than a thousand!" Little Yinzi said: "Second Master won!" Are you ready?" Wu Er said, "Not to mention!" Then, the rice was served, including a bowl of fish, a bowl of mutton, two bowls of vegetarian dishes, four plates, a hot pot, and two jugs of wine.Xu Liang said: "Why is it so cold today?" Xiao Jinzi said: "There was a northwest wind blowing all day, and the sky was overcast. I'm afraid it will snow." Got a little drunk.I only heard someone calling at the door, and then I heard Xiao Jinzi's mother go out and open the door, and then came in and said: "Sir, I'm sorry, there is no room, please come tomorrow." Then I heard the man shout: "Fuck your mother! The third master doesn't care if you have a house or not! What kind of bastard guest? Come and meet the third master if you have the courage, and look out for me with all four paws if you don't have the guts!" It was Tao Three Fatty's voice.As soon as Xu Liang heard it, his anger came from above, and he was about to jump out. Here, the two sisters, Xiao Jinzi and Xiao Yinzi, hugged desperately. They don't know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down?