Zhang Qian and Gan Lin were obviously not interested in investigating the case, mainly because they thought it was a waste of their brains. When they came over and saw that they couldn't get anything out of Shen Hao's mouth, they lost interest. After chatting for a few words, they left the Black Flag Camp. Send over the two guides we found from the garrison.
The two guides were both locals nearby. After introducing themselves, we learned that one of them was a salesman who traveled from village to village and wandered around the countryside all day long. The other man is the head of the village next door, and his wife is from Caiyuanzhuang, so she goes to Caiyuanzhuang frequently and knows everything about the village.
These two people had been asked by Wei Shu once before, but now that they saw the black robe, they became nervous again. They had also heard of Xuan Qing Wei, which was much scarier than Wei Shu.
The guards and yamen will still try to reason with you, but Xuan Qingwei is said to never be unreasonable.
"Don't be afraid, just say whatever I ask, do you understand?"
"Ming, I understand!"
The two of them nodded like nothings, standing in the corner of the tent with their shoulders hunched and not daring to raise their heads.
"How many people are there in Caiyuanzhuang? What is their main business?" Shen Hao started with the basic questions while holding tea.
"Sir, there are about a hundred households in Caiyuan Manor, more than 400 people, right? I don't have a specific number."
"Most of them are farmers, and there are a few hunters, blacksmiths, and stonemasons. By the way, in the past two years, the government has promoted the construction of fish ponds, saying that it is faster to make money than farming. A few households are bold enough to flood their fields for farming. The fish pond.”
Shen Hao asked again: "Has anything happened in Caiyuan Manor in the past six months that is different from before? No matter what, you can say whatever you can think of."
"..." The two of them shook their heads sadly. They must have been asked this question by someone from Wei Shu before.
Shen Hao shook his head when he saw this. The two of them were obviously absent-minded, so it was easy to miss many details. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and took out a handful of broken silver, about seven or eight taels, from the storage bag.
"In this way, the silver here can be regarded as a reward from me, but if you want to exchange it for a weird thing in the vegetable garden, you can say, I will give you a piece if I think it is appropriate. If you think of it, just say it, repeat It doesn’t count.”
Seventy or eighty taels of silver was not a lot, but it was quite a lot. They didn't expect that there would be some benefits to be gained? I felt energetic immediately. I was scratching my head and thinking hard.
"Sir, I...I thought of one!"
"explain."
"There are more girls than boys on the vegetable farm. There seems to be a saying that among the women they conceive, no matter who they are, 70% are girls and 30% are boys."
This...can be considered a strange thing!
Shen Hao picked up a broken piece of silver and threw it over. The other party caught it and his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that this adult would actually give it to him!
Looking at the remaining silver on the table, the two of them were extremely excited. After all, if even the gossip about having a boy or a girl were counted, then there would be too much to talk about.
"Sir! I remembered it too! The farmland in Caiyuan Village has always been 20% to 30% lower than that in other villages. It's obviously the same soil and the same planting method, but it's just worse than other places. It's because the soil is different. good."
...
A series of inexplicable "gossips" were told by the two of them. If the money on the table hadn't been gone in the end, the two of them would have talked until nightfall. This person was given three or four taels of silver and his expression was full of satisfaction.
"Also, Sir, I remembered another one!" The money was gone, but these two people had already regarded the generous Lord Xuan Qingwei in front of them as a good person, and continued to talk about something: "At the beginning of the month, we talked about Caiyuan Manor Some people over there said there was an earthquake, and several old houses in Zhuangzi were cracked. But except for them in Zhuangzi, no earthquake was felt at all."
Earthquake? It's another name for earthquake. However, this kind of thing will usually be reported by the local government offices, and it will also be mentioned in the official newspaper. But Shen Hao didn't miss every issue of the official newspaper, but he didn't find any information about the earthquake in Tukui City.
And how old is a Zhuangzi? When an earthquake comes, it won't just shock you. How could you not feel it elsewhere?
Or are the people from Caiyuanzhuang lying? But what about the motive? People still have houses that are in tatters, and the evidence is there, so they won’t just talk nonsense.
Or is the person in front of me lying? That's not right, this kind of thing can't keep the fire going. A little verification by someone can confirm whether there has been any "earthquake" gossip in Caiyuan Manor.
Or is that...really?
Seeing that the two of them had nothing to say, Shen Hao waved them away.
"Find someone to go to the surrounding villages and ask more people. Did there really be an earthquake in Caiyuan Village at the beginning of the month? Is there really a crack in the house? It's best to be someone who saw it with your own eyes, or heard it with your own ears. The villagers said so."
Yang Ming nodded in agreement, and then went down to do his errands. He is familiar with the local snakes here, and there are still a few people at his disposal, so Shen Hao does not need to make other arrangements.
After thinking about it, Shen Hao asked Wang Yiming to find someone who was more knowledgeable about physiognomy in Black Flag Camp to see if there was really something wrong with the physiognomy of Caiyuan Village.
In the eyes of others, Shen Hao's questions and answers with the two guides just now were just verbal chatter, most of which were completely meaningless. Is it necessary to investigate similar country gossip? Even Wang Yiming, who had always been in awe of Shen Hao, once again felt that his superior seemed to be fooling around again.
But who dares to give Shen Hao advice in person? Mr. Shen has risen through the ranks by investigating cases and cutting off people's heads. Who in Jingxi is as famous as him in investigating cases? You have to be crazy to want to teach Master Shen how to do things. Just say a few words in your mind. You still have to follow Master Shen to do what you should do.
Soon, the two most skilled physiognomists in Qianhusuo Black Flag Camp were called over by Wang Yiming, and then they first looked at the army-level terrain map around Caiyuanzhuang.
"Sir, just looking at the picture, Caiyuan Manor is surrounded by hills on three sides, with one side facing south, and the land is yin. And there are small rivers on the left and right, which bring luck and bring wealth, which is auspicious. Furthermore, there are two strips running from this side to the north. The mountains on the two wings are neither high nor low, and they just fit Caiyuanzhuang in the middle. They are very good auspicious wings.
The terrain here is very good! "
After one person finished speaking, the other person nodded repeatedly, indicating that this was the first time he had seen such a superior land.
Is the terrain very good? Shen Hao was surprised.
"This place is so beautiful. Will there be more boys and girls or less food production?" Shen Hao still asked the doubts in his heart.
"No. Sir, it's rare to see such excellent land. Living here will definitely bring you many children and blessings, and everything will be full of vitality. If what you said is true, it will definitely not be caused by the influence of the land. "
"Yes, sir, it is actually a waste to use this kind of superior land and blessed land to make Zhuangzi's living people. Generally, this kind of land is used to make large cemeteries."
