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Su Wen was walking on the streets of Hejing County with Chu Xiaoyun clutching his hands: "Husband, where are we going?"

"Go to a book printing workshop." Chu Xiaoyun said.

During lunch today, Chu Xiaoyun was dealing with the informant's body, and he hasn't had lunch yet.Passing by a steamed stuffed bun shop, I heard the enthusiastic yelling of the clerk, and I remembered that my stomach was still empty.He bought five big meat buns, and the buddy wrapped them in lotus leaves for him.Chu Xiaoyun paid the money, took the meat buns wrapped in lotus leaves, opened the lotus leaves while walking, took out a big meat bun and handed it to Su Wen, then picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth.

He was really a little hungry, and after one bite, the bun was missing half of it.

Su Wen looked at the meat bun handed to him, took it with both hands, and held it in his hand: "I'm not hungry."

Chu Xiaoyun put the bitten meat bun back into the lotus leaf bag, and pinched Su Wen's face with one hand: "Try it, this bun tastes good. Wenwen will grow a little more fleshy after eating it."

Su Wen didn't finish eating the big meat bun in the end, Chu Xiaoyun finished four meat buns, stuffed the leftover half of Su Wen into his mouth, and smiled at Su Wen: "I can only work when I'm full." Strong."

Su Wen blushed, her husband was eating his leftovers on the street.

The place Chu Xiaoyun took Su Wen to was the workshop where "Experience in Foreign Lands" was printed. The two found the workshop according to the address recorded in the file, but they saw that the door of the workshop was closed, and there was no sign of people inside.Chu Xiaoyun asked the people around him, and the people he questioned looked at him in a strange outfit: "Didn't this workshop print Huwen books and was investigated by your arrest room?"

Chu Xiaoyun was very surprised, this point was not recorded in the file.Chu Xiaoyun asked, "Do you know where the owner lives?"

The man looked at Chu Xiaoyun vigilantly, and shook his head: "I don't know."

Chu Xiaoyun thought that the other party was afraid of causing trouble, so he showed his waist card and said, "There are different opinions in the arresting room, and the case has not yet been finalized. I hope you can tell the truth. The arresting room investigates the case clearly. Only the owner of the shop can lift the restrictions, the workshop can continue to operate, and the folks here can continue to make a living."

The man was thinking about Chu Xiaoyun's attitude towards this case, which was rumored in the market, and after seeing him today, he felt that what Chu Xiaoyun said did not seem to be false. He also thought that the yamen would not close the case, the workshop would not be able to open, and the big guys would have no way out. , so he told the truth: "I am the man of the workshop. If you want to find the owner of the workshop, I will call someone for you."

The place where the workshop owner lived was probably not far from the workshop, and not long after, Chu Xiaoyun saw the clerk leading a middle-aged man with a rather businesslike bearing coming over.

When the man saw Chu Xiaoyun, he cupped his hands and said, "Hurry up, arrest Chu."

Chu Xiaoyun returned the gift and explained the purpose of coming: "We want to confirm the relevant information with the owner of the workshop, and there is something else that we would like to ask the owner of the workshop for help."

The shop owner sized Chu Xiaoyun up and said, "There's no end to words, let's talk inside."

Chu Xiaoyun and Su Wen followed the workshop owner into the workshop, where all kinds of printing tools stood quietly in place, not being used for a long time, and covered with a layer of dust.There are still some printed books on the surrounding shelves.Chu Xiaoyun walked over and looked at it: "How long has the production stopped?"

He chatted with the owner of the workshop, and motioned Su Wen to look at the books and papers piled on the shelf.

The owner of the shop said: "Since the first time Catcher Yang brought people to the small workshop, we have been asked to close the door to cooperate with the investigation. But except for the day of the investigation, no one came to ask after that. We also went to the Yamen to ask many times, and every time we asked We'll come back and wait. It's been half a month, and we can't deliver the goods ordered by customers, and we have to lose money; in this state, no customer dares to place an order for us; printing is technical work, and the guys in the workshop can't I have to pay the monthly fee, the small workshop really can't bear it. I don't know if the Chu policeman is here today, is there any news?"

After Fangzhu finished speaking, he looked at Chu Xiaoyun expectantly.

"There is no new news for the time being, but if the case is solved, your workshop will be able to operate normally." Chu Xiaoyun said.

The light in Fangzhu's eyes suddenly dimmed, and disappointment surged up.

Chu Xiaoyun took out "Experiences from Other Lands" and handed it to the workshop owner: "Is this book produced by your workshop?"

The owner of the shop took the book and read it carefully: "Exactly. But the book in the small shop has the approval of the yamen, and it only introduces the relevant situation of the barbarians and barbarians, and there is no disrespect to me at all."

Chu Xiaoyun nodded, and took out "Prairie Eagle" to show the shop owner: "Have you ever seen this book?"

The workshop owner shook his head: "I told you the day Catcher Yang came that this book was not printed by this workshop, and we have never seen this book before."

Chu Xiaoyun picked up a few sheets of unprinted paper from the shelf: "How many supply workshops do you have for printing books in your workshop?"

Fangzhu said: "My brother-in-law is a paper maker, and all the paper we need for printing in our workshop comes from him."

"Only this one?"

"Only this one."

This makes things much simpler.Chu Xiaoyun asked: "Do you know what raw material the paper you print on is made of?"

The shop owner was a little surprised when he heard the words, and didn't understand why Chu Xiaoyun asked such a question, but he still answered: "It's made of bamboo pulp."

"Then do you know what material the paper of this book is made of?" Chu Xiaoyun handed "Prairie Eagle" to the workshop owner.

The owner of the shop laughed awkwardly and said: "If you ask me about graphite, I can still answer one or two things. I really don't know about the paper. I know what material our books are made of, because my wife and brother are relatives, and often Walking around, you will see the papermaking process of his workshop, and occasionally exchange some business matters."

Chu Xiaoyun expressed his understanding: "Then your wife and brother may see what material this paper is made of?"

The owner of the workshop did not expect that Chu Xiaoyun would ask some strange questions this time, but in order to start work on his workshop as soon as possible, he still answered truthfully: "I don't even know about this."

Chu Xiaoyun nodded, and said to Su Wen, "Wenwen, did you find anything?"

Su Wen put down the book in his hand: "The books and paper here are the same as the paper in "Experiences from Other Lands". They are all the same kind of bamboo pulp paper. No second kind of paper was found."

The owner of the printing workshop looked at Su Wen in disbelief, and then he took a formal look at Su Wen.This thin Shuang'er actually has the ability to distinguish between paper?No wonder Chu Xiaoyun brought him here.

Chu Xiaoyun asked again: "Does the owner know about the paper production in Hejing County?"

The shop owner shook his head: "I only know that the paper workshops in this county mostly use bamboo pulp, because there are large bamboo forests in this county for production. I don't know much about others."

Since the owner of the printing workshop doesn't know, he can only look for his brother-in-law who makes paper.Chu Xiaoyun said: "Please introduce your brother-in-law, Chu needs to understand some issues about paper."

Fangzhu was stunned for a moment, he was a little worried when he saw that his wife and brother were involved in his affairs.

Chu Xiaoyun said in relief: "I have something to ask him for advice, so don't worry."

Only then did the shop owner feel a little more relieved, and took Chu Xiaoyun and the two to his wife's brother's paper-making workshop.Chu Xiaoyun saw a large number of felled green bamboos and bamboo pulp beaten into liquid in the yard of the papermaking workshop.

The owner of the workshop explained his purpose to his brother-in-law.Chu Xiaoyun said: "Do you know the situation of papermaking in Hejing County? How many papermaking workshops are there? Where do all the materials come from?"

Although the owner's wife and brother knew about Chu Xiaoyun's intentions, they were still a little uneasy: "There are no more than seven or eight papermaking workshops in the county, and most of them use bamboo to make paper. There are several bamboo mountains in our county, which are full of green bamboos. , enough for our papermaking.”

"Are the bamboo pulp and paper all the same?" Chu Xiaoyun asked.

"Bamboo is different, so the paper must be slightly different." The owner's wife and brother said.

"What kind of paper does the workshop outside the list use?" Chu Xiaoyun asked again.

"Use straw. We also grow rice in our county, and the straw after threshing millet can also be used to make paper. Although our county has enough bamboo, everyone basically uses bamboo to make paper. Our county is also a well-known high-quality paper-making county. But the cost of bamboo is definitely still high. The price is relatively high, and the paper made from straw will be much cheaper, which is generally used in schools to practice calligraphy. There is also a big market.”

"Prairie Eagle" was printed on hemp paper, which did not match the paper made in Hejing County.It seems that the scope of the investigation still extends to the county, which is troublesome.

Chu Xiaoyun took out the "Prairie Eagle" in his arms and handed it to the owner's wife and brother, "Can you tell what kind of paper this book is printed on?"

The owner's wife and brother took the book, held it in their hands, and checked it repeatedly: "I'm not sure, but based on my many years of papermaking experience, this is definitely not bamboo pulp paper. The paper quality of this book is relatively inferior to our bamboo pulp paper. It looks like hemp paper. Our paper is much better than this."

Chu Xiaoyun had almost communicated with the wife and younger brother of the owner of the printing workshop, Su Wen turned back and said, "Husband, the paper here is the same as that used in "Experience from Other Lands"."

Hearing Su Wen's words, Fangzhu's brother-in-law also looked at Su Wen in surprise, just like his brother-in-law back then.

Fangzhu's wife and younger brother have the same views as Su Wen. It seems that Wenwen from his family is indeed very talented in this area, which is really remarkable.Chu Xiaoyun asked again: "Do you know where there is a papermaking workshop for hemp paper?"

The owner's wife and brother turned their eyes back from Su Wen: "The Yunling County next door grows a lot of flax and jute, and most of them make hemp paper in their county."

"Are you sure?" Chu Xiaoyun asked.Although the matter went out of the county, it didn't seem to be too far away, and this could be regarded as a new clue.

"They're all in the same industry, so there's some communication, that's for sure," said the brother-in-law.

Chu Xiaoyun took back "Prairie Eagle" and said to the two: "Thank you for your help today, I believe the truth of the case will be revealed as soon as possible."

The owner of the printing workshop cupped his hands and said: "I hope the Yamen will solve the case as soon as possible. My family and the staff in the workshop are all pointing to this workshop to open their lives. Can you please send a message to the Yamen for me, let us Open the door first. We will definitely cooperate if the arresting room needs to be checked.”

It doesn't matter what Chu Xiaoyun said about this matter, and he didn't dare to make any guarantees.But from this point of view, the family of the owner of the printing workshop has indeed suffered an indiscriminate disaster.Chu Xiaoyun said: "After I go back, I will try my best to explain whether it is effective or not, I cannot guarantee it."

The owner of the printing workshop thanked you again and again.

Coming out of the paper-making workshop, Su Wen asked puzzledly: "Husband, what's the use of this? Is what I did today useless?"

Chu Xiaoyun said: "Wenwen, what you did is very useful. It helped me confirm the details. Without you, I would never have thought of looking for clues from paper materials. Now this kind of paper is not manufactured in the county. Since the next county makes This kind of paper, when I go back, I will ask the county magistrate to give me an order."

"Then how long will it take you to come back?" Su Wen felt empty when he heard that he was going to stay behind again.

"I'm not too sure about this, it depends on the progress of the case. Wenwen will go with me and help me identify the paper." Chu Xiaoyun said, "I will explain to the county magistrate, and the adult should agree.

When Su Wen heard that he could walk with him, he became flexible.