"It seems that what Zheng Ping said is indeed true, but Luo is lying. But why? She went around in such a big circle just to get revenge on the Zheng family, but this evidence also shows that the Zheng family did not harm the Luo family at all. I I'm all confused." Dai Chang patted his forehead, "Is there any hidden secret in this case?"
Guo Langzhong put down the red bean cake that he was studying carefully and looked at An Ying and said: "Little girl, you probably haven't finished speaking yet. Keep talking. The old man like me was really narrow-minded just now. However, it seems that your investigation The way of the case is quite similar to Mr. Su." An Ying smiled and said: "How dare I compare with Mr. Su. It's just that I am familiar with making and selling tea at home. I don't understand anything else, I just look at things more carefully. "Su Huangzhe took a sip of the kumquat drink that Yayu had just brought, and said: "Being able to read confessions is also a skill. You can sit down and continue. In the past few days, I heard that you first ran away to Shuanglin Town and stayed at Shen's house. Some of the time, the rest of the time is spent looking at old archives.”
An Ying was indeed tired of standing and did not dare to sit down according to etiquette. Hearing Su Huangzhe's words, he sat down on a low stool beside him with relief. Yayu saw the opportunity and brought a cup of kumquat drink to An Ying to moisten his throat.
An Ying continued: "Yes, the confession must be viewed in conjunction with the scene, otherwise it is just talk on paper. When I went to Shuanglin Town, I talked with the Li Facai family, the neighbors of the Luo family at the time."
"I remember the testimony of the Luo family's neighbors, but I didn't see anyone named Li Facai." Guo Langzhong frowned and said.
An Ying returned: "There is indeed no such neighbor now. When I went to Shuanglin Town, I especially chatted with the elderly in the town and found out that the original Luo family's house was bought and rebuilt twenty years ago. Yes, I found my original neighbor, who was Li Facai. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, especially in this kind of scattered village, neighbors know more than you think."
Su Huangzhe nodded and said: "This is indeed an oversight on our part. I knew before that the neighbors of the Luo family have been here for more than ten years, and I think it has been long enough. Lao Guo, we have done a poor job in this matter."
Guo Langzhong nodded and said, "Indeed. Miss An, please continue."
"Li Facai said that in those days, every household in his village had similar conditions, each with a few acres of paddy fields. During the slack season, the hard-working families would go to work nearby as part-time workers or go to the city to sell wild products from the mountains. The Luo family was also like this originally, but Luo The family has tea-making skills, and it is said that Luo Mao's tea-making skills are outstanding. Suddenly, there was a period of time when the Luo family rebuilt a large house with blue tiles and purchased paddy fields. I specifically asked the time, and Li Facai said it should be the fifth year of Yongkang. At that time, his eldest daughter got married that year, so she had some impressions.
I asked Li Facai about Luo Mao's serious illness and the Luo family's selling of their daughter. Li Facai said that the village knew that Luo Mao was seriously ill, and they even visited him at home. He remembered that Luo Mao's face was sallow due to the disease, and he couldn't breathe even after speaking a few words. The Luo family invited a doctor from the town and took a lot of medicine, but he still couldn't be cured. Later, he also heard from the Luo family that the family was too poor, so they sold their youngest daughter to a dental shop and became a girl in a wealthy family. Selling sons and daughters is rare in their village, and everyone was talking about it when they heard about it. After all, the Luo family had bought tile-roofed houses and paddy fields before, but they didn't sell them, but they sold their daughters to pay off their debts. They said Luo Youde had no conscience. . Moreover, Li Facai also said that the two sons of the Luo family, Luo Youde and Luo Youcai, were not hard-working farmers who could endure hardships. The paddy fields they bought were not planted but were leased to other farmers in the village who had less land. This is rare in Shuanglin County. Most families farm by themselves unless they are not strong enough. Many people in the town remembered this and said that the two Luo brothers were lazy. I also found out that the farmer who leased the Luo family's paddy fields back then paid them almost two taels of silver and three measures of millet, which was just enough for the family to eat for a year. You see, the price of leasing these twenty acres of paddy fields is really not cost-effective for ordinary farmers compared with growing them themselves.
Later, Shuanglin Village became Shuanglin Town. Li Facai said that because his son bought a house in the town and started doing business, it happened that the Luo family's youngest son, Luo Youcai, was getting married and needed to expand the house. Their old house was sold to the Luo family, and their family moved to the town. At that time, he was still surprised that the Luo family was so poor that they sold their daughter a few years ago, but only a few years ago they bought land and built a house again. Mrs. Li Facai said that when she sold the land, she said she should redeem her daughter as soon as she had the money. She would live a hard life as a slave. But Luo Youde said that his daughter was sold to a good family..."
Dai Chang interrupted An Ying's words, shook his head and said: "What you are saying is that the Luo family is relatively lazy, and the selling of the daughter is actually due to the ruthlessness of the parents. The Luo family's daughter is rich after being sold. People, but what does this have to do with the case? I heard it in a fog, and my head was dizzy. Don't go too far, it's better to be more direct."
"I kind of understand what Miss An means." Luo Langzhong turned around and said to Dai Chang.
"Hey, tell me then. I really don't understand." Dai Chang said anxiously
Guo Langzhong looked at An Ying and said: "According to the Luo family's confession, in the early years they relied on those tea trees to earn some money to support the family and save a little. Later, the Zheng family cleverly robbed those tea trees, causing Luo The family was unable to make a living, and Luo Mao was seriously ill, so Luo Youde had to sell his little daughter to pay off the debt. This little daughter was brought up by Zheng Luoshi. The two sisters had a deep relationship because their younger sister was sold. That’s why Zheng Luo hated the Zheng family so much that she had been dormant in the Zheng family for so many years, deliberately seeking revenge on Zheng Ping. Originally, the whole case was settled after the trial, but now it seems that there is something wrong with the confession. There is no deep hatred between the Luo family and the Zheng family. There are still problems with Zheng Luoshi's confession. They concealed a very important issue. Where did the Luo family's money come from? This is what you want to say, Miss An, right?"
"Wait a minute and let me figure it out. In this way, all the previous trials we tried are useless. Alas, the case can't be closed now? Alas, I think this Zheng Luoshi was only eight or nine years old at the time, and he didn't know Regarding family matters, her sister was sold. Her father told her that it was because the Zheng family robbed the tea trees. She hated the Zheng family, which was right. Where did the Luo family's money come from and what happened with this case? What's the relationship? No matter what he does, the Luo family's household registration is clean and he has not committed any crimes. He is just lazy." Dai Chang said with a frown.
"Zheng Luoshi didn't know the details at that time. She only knew that her sister was sold and she hated the Zheng family. It made sense. Zheng Luoshi had been married to Zheng Ping for eight years, and she even took over the entire teahouse of the Zheng family. Now she can't understand that. It’s just weird.”
"Luo Shi will definitely be tried again, but she still needs to know more about the situation. Now that it is so unclear, it will be easy for her to lead her away after the trial. By the way, Miss An, I just said half of it, and the other half is where the Luo family's money comes from. Where did it come from? This is what you have always wanted to say, right?"
An Ying nodded and said: "Indeed, I have checked the government files for so many years, and I have actually been looking for the financial source of the Luo family..."
