[Seventy-five] Kaifeng House Famous Detective Code

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The middle-aged man was Gao Tuhu's neighbor, and when he saw the official, he immediately knew everything he wanted to say, and he couldn't stop talking.

The old woman who rushed out of the house was Gao Butcher's mother.And that skinny woman is Gao Butcher's wife, Mei Xiang.

Gao Butcher was born tall and strong, and his family was a butcher, so he was not poor.It's not difficult for such a person to marry a wife, but it's a pity that Gao Tuhu was born with a violent temper, and he would push and shove others if he was impatient, and beat others if he was in a hurry.

And this Gao Butcher's mother is even more bitter.

Gao Tuhu is a man who lived in Bianjing for generations. He once had a first wife, and it is said that he was destined to be a child relative.

As soon as Gao Butcher's original wife passed through the door, she was scared out of her wits by Gao Butcher's mother who dismounted.

When the original wife just passed the door, she served the two elders for dinner, rolled the noodles with a rolling pin and put them in the pot. Gao Butcher's mother scooped up chopsticks and picked up several noodles of different thicknesses.Immediately put down the chopsticks, wiped tears on the table, without saying a word.

When Butcher Gao saw this, he immediately jumped up, beat his wife until he cried, and knelt down in front of his mother-in-law, begging for mercy.

Yu Yikui interrupted the middle-aged man who knew everything and said endlessly: "How do you know so clearly about other people's family affairs?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Gao's mother: "Aunt Gao didn't say it herself, saying that her son is filial... the neighbors around know this."

Yu Yikui glanced at Gao's mother: "Oh... be filial, beating your wife is filial to your mother."

Although Gao's mother was going to Kaifeng Mansion for interrogation, she didn't feel wronged. Instead, she glared and argued, "Young official! This is a family matter of the Gao family! Besides, which man doesn't beat his wife! The matter of beating women , why do you still need to come to the government!"

She had a loud voice, as if she really felt that what she said made sense.

Yu Yikui's dark eyes slowly moved to Mother Gao's face, she didn't speak, and she didn't show any emotion, she just folded her arms and stared at her.

Gao's mother was frightened by her, so she got more courage, put her hips on her hips and said loudly: "That's the truth! Little official, even if Bao Qingtian is here, our surname Gao has nothing to blame!"

Yu Yikui: "Aren't you a woman? Since hitting a woman is nothing to worry about, do you want me to try again?"

Butcher Gao immediately became anxious: "You! Your Kaifeng mansion can't beat people indiscriminately!"

Mother Gao blushed, feeling that Yu Yikui was just messing around, she was originally a pungent character, but at this moment she didn't dare to curse, so she held back for a long time, stomped her feet and said to Yu Yikui: "Little official! Say... You can't say that, we don't know each other, why do you do it? As for the man who hit him, it was his wife! Wife! Can it be the same?"

At this time, everyone had reached the main gate of Kaifeng Mansion, and happened to run into Zhan Zhao who was leaving in a hurry.

Unlike when he only wore blue civilian clothes when he went out on business, he has changed into his own crimson fourth-rank official uniform today.

He was originally tall and straight, but in the golden autumn of falling leaves, he was dressed in red and had a long body, and a black belt hooped out a thin and powerful waist. He looked really heroic and imposing.

Yu Yikui looks like she doesn't care about anything on weekdays, but she is never late for work. Zhan Zhao saw that Yu Yikui didn't go to work on time today, and she still didn't see anyone after waiting for a while. For offending people's handling style...

Dang even decided to go out to find her, but he didn't expect to meet Yu Yikui head-on right after he went out, and he also heard Gao Mu's high-spirited remarks by the way.

Zhan Zhao's brows were furrowed immediately, he glanced at the tall and strong butcher Gao, then at Gao's mother, who was as skinny as wood and her head was broken, and asked Yu Yikui: "This man sent his wife away for beating his wife?" official?"

Yu Yikui said: "This is the case at the moment."

These two words are used very well at present.

Zhan Zhao said to Gao's mother, "Do you know how the government will punish a husband who beat his wife and injured him?"

Being questioned by Zhan Zhao like this, Gao's mother couldn't help but feel guilty, but she still insisted: "Why does the official bother to take care of the old woman's family affairs? There is a large population in Bianjing, and the official is able to take care of other people's family affairs!"

Zhan Zhao ignored her sophistry, and only said: "A husband beats his wife and injures him. The wife will sue. If the husband sticks one hundred times, he will be disabled. He will be imprisoned for three years. If he dies, he will be hanged."

It is impossible for Zhan Zhao to talk nonsense, and this law is naturally true.

However...the law says so, and it is very difficult to put it into practice.Even in Yu Yikui's era, when women seek help after encountering domestic violence, there is still a great possibility that they will be kicked and asked to "be patient and let it pass", let alone ancient times?

It was very difficult for women in ancient times to go into the yamen to sue in person, not to mention the evil officials in the ordinary yamen, when they saw a woman, they only wanted to bully them, so how could they provide them with convenience?

Even in Kaifeng Mansion, before Bao Zheng came to town, didn't he just pass over Mei Xiang in the dossier with a haha?

Therefore, even though the law says so, there are not many men who have been arrested for beating their wives. This law has no deterrent effect, so it is no wonder that Mrs. Gao dared to say in front of the yamen that "beating a wife is a family matter."

Zhan Zhao pronounced his words very heavily, and when he mentioned the word "hanging", his tone was even more serious, as if it was like a heavy sword, which suddenly changed the expressions of Gao Mu and Gao Tuhu.

The two of them looked at each other, and after a long while, the butcher Gao suddenly pointed at Mei Xiang and argued: "Master, Cao Min's wife is vicious! Cao Min's son... Cao Min's son was almost thrown into the well by her... Cao Min only hit her twice to vent her hatred." , this... you can't force grassroots people to beat you!"

Yu Yikui choked him unceremoniously: "Now we are talking about your original wife, what are you referring to Mei Xiang for, I will let you explain everything clearly later, don't worry."

Gao Tuhu's face was like a pig's liver, and he dared not speak.

Everyone entered the Kaifeng Mansion, and Master Bao was still in court at this point, Yu Yikui went to find Mr. Gongsun and explained the situation to him. Mr. Gongsun now trusts Yu Yikui very much, so he asked her to touch the place first. If there is any doubt about the background of the few people, the servants will go out to investigate first.As for Zhan Zhao, he had other cases to attend to, so he didn't come with Yu Yikui.

Kaifeng Mansion is in charge of the security of the entire capital, and there are so many things to deal with every day, it is impossible to investigate all cases in court, and the questioning and investigation beforehand are also part of the routine handling system.

Among other things, this butcher Gao beat his wife in the street for sure, and Yu Yikui took them directly to the cell for questioning.As for Mei Xiang, let's find someone to help her bandage the wound and wash it up first.

The scene inside the cell is naturally terrifying, Gao Tuhu, Gao Mu and where have they seen such a scene.

When even knelt down and cried out for being wronged, Yu Yikui sat on the only chair here, looking at these two poor people indifferently.

It's very majestic to beat up your wife, but now you know you're afraid?People who like to show off at home are surprisingly consistent on this point.

The same goes for Yu Yikui's scumbag father.

For as long as she can remember, the moody and violent man has left her with deep fear, like a huge demon that cannot be defeated, he has always firmly controlled Yu Yikui and her mother. .

Until later, her mother was beaten to death, but the relatives in the family pretended not to know about it, and no one called the police, and no one pursued it. They drink and brag, so happy.

At that time, Yu Yikui was less than ten years old, and the precocious she understood a truth without a teacher——

To evil people, doing evil is not worth mentioning at all.Even if other people lose their lives because of them, they can still eat, drink, laugh and dance.

From that moment on, she decided that she would be an enemy of this kind of people for the rest of her life. She wanted to win over them forever, and use her own hands to punish these villains who were at large.

She doesn't want them to repent, she just wants them to suffer!

, she finally sent her scumbag father to prison - the way her father cried and begged for her forgiveness at that time was very similar to Gao Tuhu and Gao Mu now.

Her voice seemed calm and impersonal: "Quiet."

After entering the cell, Butcher Gao and Mother Gao didn't dare to take the blame anymore, they kept their mouths shut obediently.

Yu Yikui asked the middle-aged man again: "Continue talking, how did the original wife die?"

The middle-aged man who knows everything scratches his head: "This... I don't know much about it, and I haven't heard that she has any illnesses. She died suddenly five years ago, and she didn't give birth to a child. There seems to be no one in the original spouse's family. No one came from my natal family, so the aunt of the Gao family asked her nephews to wrap them in mats and bury them. Later, Mei Xiang came, and there was no banquet, anyway, it was so unclear."

Gao's mother gave the middle-aged man a bitter look, as if blaming him for talking too much.

But when the disaster is imminent, they will go their separate ways. What kind of affection does the Gao family have for this middle-aged man to hide it for them?

Yu Yikui asked Gao Tuhu kindly: "Is it because you beat me to death?"

Gao Tuhu was full of thoughts about Zhan Zhao's sentence just now, "a husband beat his wife to death, and hanged." When he was questioned like this, he was in a cold sweat, and immediately denied: "How is this possible! She...she died of a serious illness! "

Yu Yikui: "I was seriously ill, but did I find a doctor? Who is the doctor, and which hospital?"

Butcher Gao was sweating and didn't know how to answer. Gao's mother rushed, "Our family has no money to treat her! Besides, she was very ill and died within a few hours. It was still midnight, so there was no time to find a doctor!"

Yu Yikui was expressionless: "So that's how it is."

She turned her head and called the yamen servant: "Go and find the tomb of the butcher's wife, and dig out the corpse to have a look. By the way..."

She stood up and whispered something in the yamen servant's ear, so that Butcher Gao didn't hear what she said.

When Butcher Gao heard that he was looking for his ex-wife's tomb, his face turned pale with fright.But after thinking about it, people have been dead for five years, and the corpses have long since turned into bones. How can the bruises and wounds on the body still remain?Immediately put my mind at ease.

But his heart didn't let go for long.

Because Yu Yikui asked: "Tell me about Mei Xiang, where is she from, how many people are in her family, who was the matchmaker at the time, and is there a marriage certificate?"

Gao Tuhu and Gao's mother stopped talking for a while, and huddled there with cold sweat on their faces, obviously asking about the pain.

After a while, the witty Mother Gao explained with a smile: "Uh... my lord, this, this Mei Xiang is a lunatic, no one knows where she came from, our house... our house just happens to be on the road Met her, she was homeless, she looked pitiful... So our family took her in... Guanye, you see, Mei Xiang and my son, aren't they just lonely and widowed?"

Yu Yikui: "So I don't know her identity, no matchmaker, no marriage certificate?"

Gao's mother: "We little people... really don't pay attention, sir, please forgive me, forgive me..."

Butcher Gao hurriedly said, "Oh, my lord, Mei Xiang...Mei Xiang has a bad mind and always talks nonsense. Don't believe what she says..."

Yu Yikui looked at him with a half-smile: "Oh? Really? She's a lunatic..."

Butcher Gao hurriedly said: "The neighbors in the neighborhood know about this, Caomin would never dare to lie! Early this morning, as soon as Caomin woke up, he saw Mei Xiang wanting to throw her son into the well, so... that's why I beat him out of desperation. She...Master, have you ever seen a woman want to kill her own son? She...she is really crazy!"

Yu Yikui glanced at the middle-aged man: "Tell me, how much do you know about Mei Xiang?"

The middle-aged man said: "This... this... Mei Xiang is indeed a crazy woman, and she doesn't care about her son on weekdays. This is not the first time, there was a time before... it was also Mei Xiang, and her son was kicked out by a vicious dog. No matter, still sitting on the threshold and laughing."

Yu Yikui: "Well, you can go."

She pointed to Gao Tuhu's mother and son again: "You keep it for now, and wait for Mr. Bao to come back for interrogation."

The middle-aged man was overjoyed and thanked repeatedly.But the butcher Gao's mother and son looked ashen, and they looked at each other, unable to speak.

After Yu Yikui finished speaking, she ignored the two and went out directly, leaving the two of them here to fend for themselves.

She went out to find Mei Xiang.

If this Mei Xiang is really Mei Xiang from many years ago, then she must still remember Kaifeng Mansion, even if she is crazy, she must be able to say something.

but……

According to the dossier, Mei Xiang said at the time that she was sold to Wang Lao Er.And that second child Wang was also her husband at that time.

If this Mei Xiang is really that Mei Xiang, then how could she have a son with Gao Butcher?

Mei Xiang was placed in a room in the mansion. Mr. Gongsun was proficient in medical skills and had already felt her pulse. When he saw Yu Yikui coming in, he sighed: "This girl is indeed crazy."

Mei Xiang was sitting on the bed, washed and washed, although she was as skinny as wood, she could still see the beauty of almond eyes and peach cheeks, if she was more plump, it is hard to guarantee that she is not a big beauty that people can't take their eyes off.

It's a pity... It's a pity that her eyes are dull, she mutters that she doesn't know something, she doesn't look at people, she doesn't listen to people's words, her face is in a trance, and she has been tortured to the point of insanity.

Yu Yikui tentatively called: "Mei Xiang? Mei Xiang?"

Mei Xiang turned a deaf ear, still muttering in her mouth, unable to hear what she said.

Yu Yikui said: "Mei Xiang, this is Kaifeng Mansion, do you remember? You have been here before."

Hearing the word Kaifeng Mansion, Mei Xiang suddenly raised her head and started to look around. After a while, she said expressionlessly: "Kaifeng Mansion... There is a servant in Kaifeng Mansion who wants to beat me... This is not Kaifeng Mansion... ...There is a yamen servant in Kaifeng Mansion who wants to beat me..."

Yu Yikui and Mr. Gongsun exchanged glances.

Mr. Gongsun stroked his beard: "It seems that this girl and Mei Xiang on the file are very likely to be the same person."

Yu Yikui nodded, then frowned again and said: "A few years ago, she was able to go to Kaifeng mansion to complain and explain the whole story, but now she seems to be very crazy, and she doesn't know what she is doing. What happened to me in the past few years, and the second child Wang, I don’t know where it is now.”

Hearing Wang Laoer's name, Mei Xiang suddenly became excited, and shouted loudly: "Uncle Zheng, young master, madam... Liu San, Wang Laoer, Gao..."

She repeated these names over and over again, her voice getting louder and louder.

These names seem to be what she just muttered in her mouth.

Yu Yikui was keenly aware of something, and immediately asked: "Mei Xiang! Are these people who have hurt you?"

Mei Xiang nodded ignorantly.

At this moment, a small yamen servant hurried over with a business deed, saying that it was found from Gao Butcher's house.

Just now, Yu Yikui whispered in this little yamen servant's ear, just to ask him to go to Gao Butcher's house to look around, to see if he can find any evidence of human trafficking...

Human trading is strictly prohibited in this dynasty, and this is under the feet of the emperor, so the management is even stricter.Generally speaking, the more prohibited the transaction, the higher the asking price, because the seller has to bear the pressure of being arrested, so the asking price is not high, which is really not worthwhile.

And this high butcher's family, although the butcher who sells meat is not poor, but it is not a wealthy family, if you buy a person back, you will definitely bleed!

Reminiscent of the fact that Gao Tuhu had a wife in the past, his wife died inexplicably, and he only had one child, Yu Yikui deduced that because of Gao Tuhu's tyrannical temperament, it was difficult for Gao Tuhu to remarry after killing his wife, and he could not "stop the incense of old Gao's family". ", so there is a need to buy women to have children.

Whether a woman can bear children is not something that can be seen just by looking at it. Butcher Gao spent a lot of money to buy Mei Xiang to have a child. What if Mei Xiang can't give birth?

His money can't be wasted... So, Butcher Gao must have signed some kind of written contract with the seller.Although it will not be clearly stated that it is a contract for buying and selling people, but it can definitely be seen.

This contract must be clearly written, but it is also very strange, for example, the extremely unreasonable price.

Sure enough, there was indeed such a business contract hidden in his home, which stated that the butcher Gao bought a head of livestock from Wang Laoer's house in the west of the city at a price of [-] guan.

One hundred coins, that is 100 taels of silver, what kind of livestock can be sold for 100 taels of silver?

The average price of cattle in this dynasty is ten guan, and the price of sheep is three guan. Even the most expensive horse, a general breed of horse, costs thirty to forty guan, and the price of a BMW dedicated to the emperor can reach a hundred guan!

Needless to say, it is very clear what this contract is for buying and selling!

And Wang Lao Er, who Mei Xiang sued back then, was the one who sold her... Then think of the many names that she said out of her mouth.

Over the years, could it be that she was sold, abused, and remembered the names of her enemies again and again in this way, and was slowly... driven crazy?

She had obviously tried her best to save herself, but those bad guys, those bystanders, and those who didn't do anything made her fall again and again.