strayed into fairy mountain

Chapter 38 [Coffin Shop, Veterans]

Zhang Jingxu walked very fast, as if she was in a hurry to investigate the missing child, the yamen servants did not dare to say more, but they were a little angry in their hearts.

In the big prison just now, they really wanted to beat the head of the prison, but they dared to treat the head catcher with that attitude. Don't they know that head catcher Zhang is the leader of everyone?

Only Li San was not angry, instead he hurriedly chased after Zhang Jingxu and said furtively, "Uncle Zhang, I really feel very strange. That bastard Sun Dashan, the thing he hates the most in his life is rats..."

The boy paused slightly, then lowered his voice and said: "When I was working in the prison, the guards had to do one thing every day. Uncle Zhang, do you know what it is? That bitch asked us to catch mice every day. "

Zhang Jingxu didn't seem to hear it, and seemed to hear it but didn't care, and commented lightly: "Maybe it's because of cleanliness, some people are born with cleanliness."

Unexpectedly, Li San let out a 'bah', and said mockingly: "Cleanliness? Just him? That guy is said to be a retired soldier, and he used to fight among dead people."

"Uncle Zhang, you may not believe it, he doesn't care about being dirty at all!"

"For example, the prison is dark and damp. Normal people would definitely not want to stay in it, especially the deepest places. It's so dirty and smelly that it makes people want to vomit."

"I used to work in prison, and I couldn't get used to it for three full years, but Sun Dashan liked to stay there, often staying there all day without showing his face."

"Once I was on duty, and I had to go to the deepest part of the prison to deliver food, but guess what I saw, I saw him lying there and sleeping."

"It's nothing more than sleeping, he even took off his clothes, didn't care about the smell, and lay straight in a dirty place..."

"Uncle Zhang, tell me, does such a person have a cleanliness?"

Li San snorted coldly, and made his own judgment first, and said sarcastically: "Even if there is a pile of shit around him, I guess he doesn't care."

Zhang Jingxu suddenly stopped, and asked inexplicably: "When you were in the prison just now, the jailer once said that you were kicked out by Sun Dashan, so how did you provoke him before you were kicked out? "

Li San was slightly taken aback by these words, then seemed to be in a daze, and murmured: "I also find it strange that you mentioned it. I didn't offend him at the beginning, and I always respect him as an elder. Not bad, like treating a nephew..."

"I don't know why I went crazy, but I suddenly didn't like my eyes. For three consecutive days, I was troubled every day. In the end, I just found an excuse, saying that I was cheating, cheating, and not working. Tell me to get out, show some sympathy No."

"Uncle Zhang, I'm really confused!"

Zhang Jingxu let out a breath slowly, and said: "If you think about it carefully, did this happen after you saw him sleeping deep in the prison?"

Li San was startled for a moment, then said 'ah', "It seems, it really is. Ever since I saw him sleeping, he suddenly didn't like me."

Zhang Jingxu nodded, and said ambiguously: "This may be the reason."

Li San scratched his forehead, obviously puzzled.

……

At this time they had already returned to the court, and the woman was still waiting in the court, and when she saw everyone coming back, she hurriedly greeted them, and said eagerly: "Master Catcher, you just said that you can't delay too long..."

Zhang Jingxu nodded, and said in a gentle voice: "Let's leave immediately, don't be too anxious, even if the children are really abducted by gangsters, they will not leave the city for a while. First go to your house and look for clues. Otherwise, everyone will have no clue and can only run around like headless chickens."

"Yes, yes, you are right, my lord."

The woman nodded again and again, then hurriedly turned around and said, "I'll take you to my house as soon as possible."

After speaking, without waiting for everyone to agree, he hurriedly ran out to lead the way.

Zhang Jingxu sighed, and called the servants to follow.

……

Mothers in the world are most concerned about their children, so the woman walked quickly and hurriedly, and everyone had to trot along the way.

Walking through the streets and alleys, I gradually arrived at a square in the west of the city, and all I could see were low-rise thatched houses.

The house cannot be built with bricks and stones, which means that this is a slum. Sure enough, Li San whispered and introduced it to Zhang Jingxu in detail: "Uncle Zhang, this area is the poorest in the city. The official name is Huiminfang. It’s called Shaluofang.”

Zhang Jingxu nodded, and said: "There are wrong names in the world, but there are no wrong nicknames. Listening to the word "shabby square", I can roughly guess how poor the residents here are."

Li San snorted and said, "I'm afraid it's poorer than you guessed."

Zhang Jingxu was noncommittal, and led the crowd to follow the woman.

……

After finally passing through a narrow alley, he arrived in front of the woman's house.

Looking up, I saw that the courtyard wall was crooked, obviously in disrepair and showing a deep sense of decay.Seeing that the base of the wall is covered with moss, it is speculated that the place must be very humid.

Most of the poor and poor families are like this, so Zhang Jingxu didn't pay too much attention to it. What really caught his attention was the dilapidated courtyard gate of this house.

To be more precise, it is the two plaques hanging above the dilapidated courtyard gate.

It is obviously a poor family, but there is a plaque hanging at the door, and there is not only one plaque, but two plaques, one up and one down.

Weird!
You must know that the plaques are usually only found in rich and luxurious houses, and small households from poor families have problems with food and clothing.How can you have the mind to hang a plaque, and how can you be willing to spend money to hang a plaque?

But this house not only hung a plaque, but also hung two plaques one above the other.

I am afraid that anyone who sees this situation will scold in their hearts, 'Are you pretending to be poor? '

However, this is still not what Zhang Jingxu cares about, what he cares about is the words on the two plaques.

I saw the plaque on the top, and there were eight big characters written on it:

Veterans on the battlefield, return home alive.

Understood, this should be a plaque issued to the old soldier by the imperial army.

As for the plaque below, it's actually a signboard, but shouldn't the signboard only be found in shops, why is it hanging on the folk houses in this deep folk square.

Liu's coffin shop!
This is the word on the second plaque...

……

Zhang Jingxu's eyes flickered slightly, and suddenly he asked the woman, pretending to be curious: "Does your family run a coffin shop?"

Without waiting for the woman to answer, she turned her head to look at Li San, as if equally curious, and asked in a low voice: "I remember you just said in the county government office that the cell boss Sun Dashan is a veteran, right? "

Li Sanxian was obviously taken aback, a little puzzled.

But he still nodded and answered Zhang Jingxu: "Yes, I said that Sun Dashan is a retired veteran, but this is nothing unusual. The most indispensable thing in our Yicheng County is the veteran... It is said that because many years ago In a sudden battle, most of the young and strong in Yicheng County were conscripted into the army."

At this moment, the woman also whispered, "My father-in-law is in this situation, he is also an old soldier who has retired from the army."

Zhang Jingxu exhaled slightly, and said meaningfully: "Really? This is really a coincidence."

……

...Happy Chinese New Year, I wish you all New Year greetings, and I will post two consecutive posts today, thank you for following up.

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