Go to ancient times to catch fast

With the new case, Chu Xiaoyun's leisure time naturally came to an end.He put down his teacup, wiped the corners of his mouth with a towel, stood up and said to the policeman who came to report: "Please invite the person who reported to the official to the small room, and I will come later."

"Yes." The policeman left in a hurry.

Chu Xiaoyun turned to Su Wen and said, "It seems that I don't have time to drink tea with my little husband today."

Su Wen stepped forward to straighten Chu Xiaoyun's clothes: "It's okay, I know you're busy. We'll drink tea together after my husband finishes his work."

Hugging Su Wen in his arms, and kissing the little guy in the cradle, Chu Xiaoyun said coolly, "Let's go."

Taking a seat at the main seat, Chu Xiaoyun looked at the young man standing opposite the table, and said kindly, "Is it the official of your newspaper? Tell me in detail about your father's situation."

"Yes, sir." The young man saluted respectfully, and started from the beginning, "The villain's name is Wei Yuan. My father Wei Tang went to Qingzhou to deliver goods ten days ago. The journey took five days, and two days passed. Gyeongju prefecture delivered the goods and purchased the necessary items. According to my father’s plan before departure, he was supposed to come back three days ago, but he has not returned yet. At first we thought that my father was delayed by something, so we returned a day or two later, but now it’s over After three days, my mother's mood became more and more restless, and I was also worried about whether my father had encountered any danger, and I asked the messenger to help find and confirm that my father was safe."

Chu Xiaoyun thought for a while and asked, "How much value did your father bring with you to Qingzhou Prefecture?"

"Return to the messenger, together with money and goods, there should be more than 50 taels." Wei Yuan replied.

Five taels of silver is the annual expenses of an ordinary family, and 50 taels of silver is enough for ten families to spend for a year. If this young father's money is exposed and coveted by others... Chu Xiaoyun sighed and plotted. Wealth and death have always been accompanied by each other.If this is the case, there are eight or nine out of ten people who are gone.

"In this way, you first write a list of the place where your father went out to deliver the goods, and the money and things you brought, and give it to me. The sooner the better." Chu Xiaoyun said, "Write two copies."

"Yes." Although Wei Yuan didn't understand why he had to write two copies, but when it came to his father's safety, he hurriedly responded.

"Just wait outside. I'll take someone to accompany you to your home, and then I'll talk to your mother about the situation." After talking with Wei Yuan, Chu Xiaoyun ordered someone to go with him to Wei Yuan's house.

On the way there, the common people who met along the way saw a commoner in Wei Yuan followed by a team of policemen, thinking that he had nothing to do, and kept looking at them.Wei Yuan was also looked at a little at a loss, and couldn't help but look back at Chu Xiaoyun several times.

This Chu catcher just went to his home to ask his mother a few words, why did he bring so many people?

In fact, not only Wei Yuan didn't understand, but also the accompanying policemen didn't quite understand.Only Wang Sanqiang, who obeyed Chu Xiaoyun's words, turned a blind eye to everyone's eyes and just went his own way.

Wei Yuan's family is located in an inner alley in Hejing County, with a wide yard and well-organized houses. At first glance, it looks like a relatively well-to-do family.It is not facing the street and lacks a commercial atmosphere, but it seems that the owner's family background is relatively good. Otherwise, the owner, a businessman, would not choose such a quiet environment when buying a property.

After Chu Xiaoyun entered Wei's house, he walked all the way and came to such a feeling.

After entering the house, Wei Yuan led Chu Xiaoyun to the flower hall and invited his mother out.Chu Xiaoyun looked around: "Is there no one else in your family?"

If only two people lived in such a large courtyard, it would be too empty and deserted.The last time he felt this way was Gu Fu.Of course, this Wei family can't be compared with Gu's family, it's just that this deserted feeling kind of resembles it.

Wei Yuan said: "My two elder sisters are already married. My wife is taking care of the children inside, should I also call her?"

"How old is your child?" Chu Xiaoyun asked.

"The older one is two years old, and the younger one just gave birth not long ago, not yet two months old." Wei Yuan replied.

"Oh, then there's no need." Chu Xiaoyun said, and asked casually, "Is there no one to help take care of the child?"

"Mother will help my wife take care of the children in her spare time." Wei Yuan said again.

It seems that there is no help from maids and the like.Chu Xiaoyun nodded: "Remember what I told you just now."

Wei Yuan bid farewell and left to copy the list of money and goods his father had brought with him this time and the delivery address.After watching Wei Yuan leave, his mother said to Chu Xiaoyun, "Now that the family is poor, it makes Chu catch a laugh."

"Where is it?" Chu Xiaoyun waved his hands again and again, and then he heard "the family is poor now", and his thoughts stopped on this sentence for a while.Looking at this huge courtyard, you can say the word "poor". Thinking about it, you should be rich before, so you said, "Looking at the grand atmosphere of your mansion, it is quite elegant, and the family must have been very wealthy before. Yes. But what happened?"

Wei's mother forced a smile: "Last year, the old master and the dog have neglected their duties successively, lost their source of income, and the several working mothers and servants hired by the family have all been fired."

Isn't Wei Tang doing business by himself?How can there be a dereliction of duty?

Seeming to see Chu Xiaoyun's doubts, Wei's mother explained: "Before last year, my master has been helping others to manage business and be the shopkeeper. They are all working for others, but they are doing well and their income is not bad. .The son is also together. Later..."

Wei's mother paused for a long time when she said this, and it must be difficult to say what she said later.But after hearing what Mother Wei said earlier, Chu Xiaoyun could guess what was going on.

Wei Tang is like an executive of a big company like his previous life. Although he earns a lot on weekdays, once he loses power in the company, he will be kicked out in minutes.The old man was gone, and the son who relied on his father's protection on weekdays had no cover, no matter whether it was active or passive, it was not surprising to leave.Hearing Wei Yuan say that his youngest child is only two months old now, and the family needs to spend money. When he neglected his duty, it may be when his wife was pregnant, and it is very likely that he was forced to leave.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoyun was not very embarrassed.

Since this matter is someone else's sad matter, and it has nothing to do with the case, there is no need for me to mention it, so I changed the subject and said, "I wonder what kind of business Manager Wei is doing now?"

"Because in the business I was in before, many of them were contacts of the former boss. After you left, they still have to do business with the former boss. Even if they had some friendship in the past, they would not recognize you. After my master dereliction of duty last year, very I couldn’t find a living for a long time, and I couldn’t afford to start a small business, so I stayed at home for a long time. It wasn’t until the end of last year that I saw my daughter-in-law’s belly getting bigger and bigger, and the family had to open their mouths again. Make up your mind to do what you did before.”

"In the past, my master was the shopkeeper of the cloth shop, and his business was all expensive goods. His vision was spoiled by the previous supply. He also bought expensive goods when he opened his own store. Not to mention the high cost of opening a store, the new store has no stable customers. The sales volume is definitely not good. The price of this product is naturally high. The price of the product is high, and the selling price is naturally high. In this way, there must be fewer customers. The source is also limited, why don't people go to those time-honored stores and come to patronize your new store? In short, it was very difficult at home during that time..."

Probably finally found someone to talk to, Wei's mother told about the hardships of the past year, and she was very emotional.Chu Xiaoyun listened quietly from the side.

"What then?"

It seems that being a good executive is not necessarily suitable for being a boss.In his previous life, he often saw netizens complaining on the Internet, saying that those executives are so powerful, why don't they set up their own.In his previous life, he didn't understand either, but in this life, from Wei Tang, he understood a general idea.

"Later, I met my former employer..." Mother Wei paused at this point, "Well, another previous employer, her embroidery business is doing very well. I heard about my master's experience and saw that our livelihood is difficult. So I reached out to help us. Fortunately, my master bought expensive goods, which also met her material needs. She said that she would cooperate with our master. She consumed our cloth and satin, and we used her embroidery workshop products are delivered to stores operating everywhere.”

"It's cooperation, and we all know in our hearts that she is helping us. If she consumes so much, if she goes to the weaving workshop to get it by herself, it will definitely be cheaper than what we get, let alone the selling price. .”

"She also said that our master can't make much money just by delivering goods to her, and pointed out another way for my master to manage the local products in Hejing County. She said that the dignitaries in the capital, and the states The big families in the mansion are very fond of mountain treasures from all over the country. After hearing her words, my master collected a batch of mountain treasures from Hejing County and went to the capital for a trip. Surrounded the stockpiles, and even rented them to open The dilapidated shop of the cloth shop is being used."

"Although the old man had great vision and low power, and the cloth and satin business was almost ruined, after all, he still has the ability to operate for so many years. He took the batch of mountain goods and ran around the capital, found a regular buyer, and signed a supply contract later. Shanhuo has done a good job in this aspect, and gradually there are buyers in nearby counties, and the situation at home has gradually improved."

"This time, the master is going to Qingzhou to deliver the goods, and he will return within seven days after the agreement, but three days later than the agreed time, the master has not returned..." Mother Wei couldn't help but start to choke. "The life of this family has only improved, so please don't let anything happen to the master..."

Wei finally couldn't help covering his face and weeping.

At this time, Wei Yuan wrote down the list of money and things that his father brought on this trip and handed it to Chu Xiaoyun. Seeing his mother crying, he walked over and hugged her to comfort her: "Mother, don't think too much about it. Daddy may be on business. Where is the delay?"

After Wei's mother gradually calmed down, Wei Yuan turned to Chu Xiaoyun and said, "I will ask Chu to arrest my father's affairs."

At this time, Chu Xiaoyun happened to read the list written by Wei Yuanjuan, and replied: "This is a matter within the yamen's office, and Chu must do his best. I don't know if shopkeeper Wei told you about it before he left. Water or land?"

Wei Yuan said: "Although my father is a little seasick, in order to save road expenses, wherever there are waterways, we use waterways, and the waterways carry a lot of cargo."

At present, the situation of changing the street is basically understood, Chu Xiaoyun took the list written by Wei Yuanjuan and said goodbye to Wei's mother and son: "Whether there is something that needs to be confirmed with you or there is news, we will notify you. "

After leaving Wei's house, Chu Xiaoyun handed one of the lists to Wang Sanqiang who was beside him, and ordered, "Take this list and take someone to the places written on the list to see what Wei Tang delivers. Has it been delivered, when was it delivered, and whether the delivered goods are in compliance. Hurry up and come back soon.”

"Yes, arresting the head." Wang Sanqiang led a policeman to lead the order.Although in private he is always older than younger, but in the arresting room, the rules are still very clear.

After Wang Sanqiang left, Chu Xiaoyun asked the other four to go to the Honghe Wharf with his arresters to inquire about Weitang's travel situation.Only then did the few catchers who followed understand why the head catcher had to bring such a person when he went to Wei's house to ask a question.