Chapter 12 West Street Clues

All the way to the west, Wu Song found some problems. There is no big intersection on the westbound road. You can let the sedan chair pass calmly. In addition, the journey should not be too long, otherwise Dalang will definitely notice it, so there must be some kind of change around here. It is estimated that the first stop Dalang was coerced on this street. The matter passed on the same night, and it will There will be no clue left, which is difficult to say.

Wu Song thought about this, so he got off the horse to check it carefully. There were many hawkers on the street this time. Wu Song asked if he had seen his brother one by one. After asking around, there was no result. It is impossible for the kidnapper to trap so many hawkers at the same time, so it only shows that no one has seen my dwarf brother. How did the big man disappear? This problem troubled Wu Song.

Although this West Street is not as prosperous as Purple Street, the consumption level is higher than that of Purple Street. This street is full of relatively large workshops, so the door is next to the door, and there is no road between the business that allows the sedan chair to pass calmly.

After becoming the leader, the brothers also introduced themselves to the beauty of the traders on the West Street. For example, there is a satin village on this street. The boss is the most afraid of things. If you have nothing to do, you can knock on it and get some silver. There is also a rouge shop. Although it only sells some rouge powder on the surface, it is said that it also does some human trafficking. If some big maids disobey the owner's house, the owner's family will follow the rouge shop and set up a marker secret words to instruct the maid rouge shop to buy rouge. The people of the rouge shop found the mark. If the secret words are right, the maid will be forcibly detained and sold, and the money will naturally be given to a large family. The maid came to the rouge shop to buy gouache. No matter how normal it is, there will be no doubt. Even if the incident happens in the future, the big family can get rid of it. It's really vicious.

When Wu Song listened to his introduction, he once wanted to pull out this rouge shop, but he was stopped by his brothers and said that you had no real evidence. How could he just rely on rumors to come to get people? Moreover, this rouge shop is so bold that there must be * on it. I'm afraid that they can't eliminate harm for the people and will completely put themselves in it. Wu Song thought that his subordinates were right. He was usually easy to fight against each other, but it is true that the final result is often counterproductive, and he really needs to hone his mind in the future. At present, I no longer think about how to quickly pull out the rouge shop.

Oh, yes, there is another pharmacy on this West Street. Coincidentally, this pharmacy is on West Street. The name of the pharmacy is Ximen Pharmacy, and even the owner of the pharmacy is Ximen, which is called Ximen Qing. The ancestor of this pharmacy had a little industry. When it came to Ximenqing's father, it was defeated, and now there is only an empty shell left. Ximen Qing is not in the pharmacy, and he doesn't have much money. The official said that if you want to knock money from the Ximen pharmacy, you should mainly take the shopkeeper or even the clerk. As long as they threaten them that they deceive their owners to get prohibited drugs, the money can be knocked out casually. The shopkeeper is also willing to use his owner's money to buy benefits for himself. It's not a pity to use the money. It's much easier to knock on money than from the silk and satin.

There is also a sedan on this street. Yanggu and the surrounding sedan chairs are made from here. This is an old craft. Because the officials were also sitting in a sedan chair here, their men also specially reminded Wu Song not to go to this sedan chair to make money. The owner of this family knows the rules very well, but is * but modest. He will send silver to the officials of the county government on time, so the people who treat this sedan chair are also very kind. His subordinates once laughed and talked about whether they also made a sedan chair for Dutou. They always rode around for business. Although it is majestic, the suffering of this pommel horse also has many problems for men. What's more, they always pay attention to some influence when they go to some hidden places and look for girls for fun. Riding a horse is so high-profile, it is better to take a sedan chair.

Hmm, wait. A sedan? Wu Song turned over the horse, urged the horse to leave quickly, and arrived at the door of the sedan chair in a moment. Yes, that's it. The elder brother was not seen, which means that Dalang disappeared into the public eye with the sedan chair. There is no fork around, and the only possibility is that Dalang has been carried to a store. Ordinary shops will not have such a wide door, allowing sedan to enter. Even if it can accommodate sedan chairs, lifting sedan chairs into the door will arouse many people's suspicion. This kind of behavior is too eye-catching. Only the sedan, the door is wide enough, and there will always be sedan chairs coming in and out.

In order to ensure that there is no mistake, Wu Song calculated the distance again. According to the normal speed, the distance from my brother's house on Zishi Street to the sedan chair is longer than the county government, but my brother has never taken a sedan chair, and his walking speed is slower than others, and the length of the distance will not be particularly accurate. In addition, the brother is in a relatively closed environment of the sedan chair. As long as there is any mechanism in the sedan chair, what ability does a dwarf have to resist? Therefore, distance can only be used as an auxiliary reference. Now it seems that the sedan is the biggest suspect place.

Wu Song thought to himself that if he went to the sedan chair alone, as long as the other party prevaricates, he would have nothing to say. I'm new here. I'm in office for a short time. I haven't had time to greet all the big traders in the county. I'm afraid they won't sell their face. Not only can it not serve the purpose of the investigation, but it will startle the snakes. It is difficult to think of any breakthrough from the sedan chair.

Since I haven't said hello to you big traders, and the owner of the sedan is more powerful, why not start with him? One is to explore the truth, and the other is that you really need to visit, which is also a two birds with one stone, which is worth the trip. However, it's too early to come to the door, and I didn't change my clothes or bring any attendants when I came back from the capital, which was really abrupt and impolite.

Wu Song wanted to stop and returned to the county office. When I arrived at my place, I took a shower and changed my official clothes. I also informed the county magistrate that even after the business trip, he came back to work officially. Wu Song proposed to the county magistrate that he had been in office for a period of time, but because he always needed to go out on business, he did not meet the local people.

"Wu Song, you're right. I'm afraid that there are still many people who don't know you now, and it will be inconvenient to handle cases in the future. You don't have anything to do this month. You just walk around this county to let everyone know each other. It's also time to show off your official prestige and get some filial piety. The county magistrate said with a smile on his face.

"My lord, how dares to collect those silver and corrupt the reputation of adults."

"Alas, Wu Song, you don't understand this. You have indeed taken a lot of risks in sending money to Beijing for me, and I said it doesn't matter to listen to you. There are some big shops. Only when you collect their money can they feel at ease. Otherwise, you always think that you will find an opportunity to fix them, and this feeling will make them unite to drive you down. You can only make them feel that you are on their side, and you can only do it for a long time. I am also rich in oil and water, and the shops are stable and prosperous. Why not?

People of the Song Dynasty became one lineage and officials became one faction. Everyone is greedy. Here, if you want to be a clean person, it is like a madman among normal people, and everyone will kill him together. In this world, it is almost impossible to change the environment. So you can only change yourself. It's strange that from the moment Wu Song became the head, it seems that he has changed and is gradually moving towards his original most opposing image. Wu Song, who is already the head of the capital, has no resistance to this change, but has a trace of joy. People are greedy. The so-called hatred is just because you don't have the power to be greedy.

After a while, Wu Song said goodbye to the county magistrate. I ordered four Li's men and went to the sedan chair together. Three of these four people are survivors who followed themselves to the capital, and one is a particularly familiar ground snake on the ground. It is said that the local snake has survived seven heads and two county magistrates, but they are in their fifties, but they have never risen or fallen in this position. It's not that you can't rise, but intentionally don't rise. Such familiarity on the ground can't be done in a day or two. Nothing can escape his eyes in Yanggu County. Everything has oil and water to get. One is more beautiful than the county magistrate. Who wants to be promoted?

A group of five people rode horses to show their prestige. As the capital, Wu Song is naturally moving forward.

Out of the county government, the local snake asked Wu Song, "Dongtou, since you go to the street to say hello, which one do you think is better to go first?"

"The predecessor is older than Wu Song, and Wu Song dares to call the predecessor his brother."

"I dare not, my head is so small."

"My younger brother has not been here for a long time, and I don't know much about this ground. Therefore, I have to rely on my brother especially when I go out for a meeting today. Today, I want to go to the sedan in West Street first. Among the local merchants, the business is also at the forefront, and they are all engaged in the business of officials and nobles. It seems a little inappropriate to put the sedan in the back.

"Every head is indeed a young hero, Zhao Zi Xueliang. This sedan is indeed quite *, and it should also be put first to visit. When I first came to Yanggu, I could have such insight and be reused by the county magistrate. In addition, I was born with divine martial arts, and I will be able to rise to the future. At that time, don't forget my brother and me. Hahaha."

While the two were talking, the five riders had already walked to the front of the sedan chair. This sedan is elegant, especially the gate, which is three times wider than ordinary shops. Only such a door can allow the sedan chair to enter and exit freely. Five people got off the horse. When the clerk at the door of the sedan saw that the official came, he hurried over to take the reins and tied them to the pile next to him. At this time, when the shopkeeper heard that the official had arrived, he did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly greeted the first visit. First of all, he saw the ground snake and quickly blinked his eyes. The ground snake understood and immediately reached out to Wu Song respectfully.

"This is the good man who killed the tiger on Jingyanggang a few days ago, Wu Song, the new head of our Yanggu County."