Ming Dynasty During the Hongwu period, there was a businessman named Yuan Hai in a small town in the southern town. He was an outsider and kind-hearted and often helped poor families.
One day, Yuan Hai went to check the bill, and the trip went smoothly. He recovered dozens of taels of silver. This was his hard work in recent years, and for a moment, he felt happy.
It was the hot summer and the summer was hot. Yuan Hai was busy rushing to go and was so thirsty that there was a family not far ahead.
Yuan Hai went forward to knock on the door. An old woman opened the door. Yuan Hai bowed and bowed: "Auntie has disturbed me. The young man is so thirsty, and he wants to ask for a glass of water."
The old woman saw Yuan Hai's kind-hearted and gentle look, and smiled: "Young master, come in, come in."
The decorations in the room were simple, but they were spotlessly cleaned. The old woman not only brought a glass of water, but also gave Yuan Hai a few pieces of watermelon. Yuan Hai was very grateful and took out some silver from his arms to thank him.
The old woman waved her hand: "Young master is just a few pieces of watermelon."
While the two were talking, a bearded man walked into the house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw the bulging bag in Yuan Hai's arms. His eyes suddenly lit up, and a strange thing flashed in his eyes.
The woman introduced that this was his son Wang Damang. Yuan Hai hurriedly bowed and introduced himself.
Wang Damang's voice was rough and he replied, "The person who came is a guest, Mr. Yuan doesn't have to be polite." After that, he entered the inner room and quietly released a pigeon. After drinking a few pieces of watermelon, Yuan Hai immediately felt the strength. After thanking the old woman again, he was ready to rush.
At this time, Wang Damang walked out, and a pretty woman was followed by him. Wang Damang introduced that this was his despised Liu.
Wang Damang laughed: "Young Master Yuan, it's fate that you and I know each other. The food is ready. How about sitting down and drinking a few cups before leaving?"
Liu's also smiled and advised Yuan Hai. It's noon now, and the scorching sun shines in the sky. After eating, leave.
just now, a seductive fragrance floated. Yuan Hai was just thinking, but he was embarrassed to speak. Now seeing the couple warmly invite him, he nodded slightly, took out a silver from his pocket as a reward, and sat down.
The wine is fragrant and the food is delicious. Wang Damang kept pouring wine for Yuan Hai. Although Yuan Hai was greedy, he was very sensible. When he was 70% drunk, he insisted on not drinking anymore and kept his hands tightly covering his bag.
Later, I didn't know what happened, and I fell asleep in a daze.
I don’t know how long it took, but Yuan Hai was awakened by the desolate cry.
When he woke up, he was shocked.
Wang Damang fell in a pool of blood. The old woman cried sadly, and what shocked him even more was that she was actually holding a dagger in her hand.
The old woman stared at Yuan Hai with anger, "Why did you kill your son? You also stole your daughter-in-law?"
Hearing this, Yuan Hai looked puzzled and hurriedly explained: "Auntie, have you misunderstood? Why did I kill your son? I am here, how could I stole your daughter-in-law?"
At this time, Yuan Hai realized that his bag was missing, and there were forty or fifty taels of silver in it, which was his income for several years.
The old woman also felt something was wrong. If Yuan Hai killed someone, why didn’t she run away? Besides, if he really killed someone, how could he lose his money?
Reading this, the old woman's expression calmed down a little, and she said to Yuan Hai, "Young Master Yuan, is there someone else in the murderer?"
Yuan Hai nodded, "The murderer must have snatched Yuan's money and took your daughter-in-law away."
Hearing this, the old woman collapsed, collapsed on the ground, and cried, "How can I live in the future."
Seeing the old woman crying sadly, Yuan Hai sighed and comforted, "Auntie, don't worry, Yuan knows how to repay kindness and will not leave you alone."
The old woman quickly knelt down to thank her.
Soon, someone came to the government.
The detective saw a knife beside Yuan Hai and tied him up without saying a word. Yuan Hai shouted "unfairly".
The captain's surname is Liu. After preliminary investigation of the scene, he felt that Yuan Hai was not like the murderer, so he said, "Let's talk about it when you meet the county magistrate."
The new county magistrate, an official who bought it by donating money, did not know what to do to investigate the case? He waved his hand and handed the matter to the master for handling.
Fortunately, the master was sensible. After some questions, the old woman insisted that Yuan Hai was a good person and did not kill his son, so the master let Yuan Hai go. Not long after, the case was also hurriedly concluded, saying that Wang Damang was killed by the bandits.
Yuan Hai, who escaped the disaster, breathed a sigh of relief. He said to the old woman solemnly: "Aunt, no matter what, this disaster caused me and killed your son's life. You are waiting for the family now. I will go home to get some money to hold a funeral for your son."
The old woman wiped her tears and said, "I have thanked Mr. Yuan for our Wang family."
In fact, those dozens of taels of silver are already all Yuan Hai's possessions, and there is no more money on her.
When he got home, Yuan Hai pawned some valuable things, then borrowed some from his neighbors, and finally got enough money.
Yuan Hai fulfilled his promise and held a funeral for Wang Damang, and gave all the remaining money to the old woman.
However, the old woman did not accept the money, but begged Yuan Hai to help her find her daughter-in-law.
The old woman said that her daughter-in-law was hardworking and capable, and she was very filial. She already had their Wang family's flesh and blood in her belly, which was the lifeblood of their Wang family.
Seeing the old woman crying sadly, Yuan Hai remembered his wife. Back then, their family escaped from the north, and his beloved wife was robbed by a bandit. This was his lifelong pain. Sometimes, he would hear his wife crying for help in his dreams.
He never married again.
"Auntie, don't worry, I will find your daughter-in-law back." Yuan Hai calmed down and said to the old woman with a serious look on her face.
After saying that, Yuan Hai put down the silver and left.
After some inquiries, he found that Wang Damang was not a gentleman and often did some stealing things.
Yuan Hai thought, although the Wang family was remote and bandits often appeared, judging from the method of committing the crime, it was not the act of bandits. The bandits have always been cruel and killing people without blinking, so how could they leave a living mouth?
Besides, the bandits have no intention of setting up a mystery and plaguing themselves.
In this way, the murderer may be someone around Wang Damang.
After several inquiries, Yuan Hai finally got a clue.
Wang Damang has a friend named Du San. Du San has a mysterious identity and rarely shows up. He wears a hat when going out, making it difficult for him to see his face clearly.
Strangely, on the day of the Wang Damang incident, Du San had disappeared.
Yuan Hai boldly speculated that the murderer was likely Du San.
In addition, the old woman told Yuan Hai such a thing.
One night, the old woman overheard the conversation between her son and Du San.
said that the two of them accidentally discovered a treasure chest filled with stolen silver. The old woman thought this was fake, but she didn't expect that a few days later, her son actually quietly brought back a box in the middle of the night.
The box was hidden in his son's bedroom. The old woman was very scared and persuaded her son not to do anything unconscience. Although Wang Damang was naughty, he was very filial to his mother. He comforted his mother, "Mom, my son swears that this treasure chest was picked up by his son."
Hearing this, the old woman felt relieved.
Nowadays, the treasure chest is missing, it must have been done by Du San.
The murderer is confirmed, but the sea of people is vast, where can I find Du San?
Yuan Hai decided to make money while doing business and inquire about Du San's whereabouts.
Several years have passed, and the old woman unfortunately passed away. Like him, the Wang family was a foreign household who fled from the north, helpless and pitiful.
Yuan Hai gave the old woman a mourning dress. When the villagers saw him, they gave him a thumbs up.
After finishing the old woman's funeral, Yuan Hai continued to search for clues about Du San.
Finally, he found out that Du San had gone to Jiujiang area in Jiangxi.
Yuan Hai was overjoyed and hurriedly set off for him.
Du San will definitely buy real estate and enjoy wealth and glory. Therefore, after Yuan Hai arrived at Jiujiang , he inquired about the news about wealthy families.
On a day, he found out that there was a rich man named Du in Liuyun Town. The rich man Du moved here a few years ago. He was greedy for beauty and had married several concubines.
After Yuan Hai learned the news, he hurried to the Du family.
Coincidentally, the Du family was recruiting a nursing home and paid a lot of money, so Yuan Hai quietly sneaked into the job application team.
Recruitment officer saw that Yuan Hai was tall and honest, and nodded with satisfaction. After asking a few questions, he ordered his servants to take him to a house.
Yuan Hai was puzzled and said to the servant, "Aren't he going to the Du family?"
The servant was serious and glared at him, saying that he shouldn't know.
Soon, the servant took Yuan Hai to a remote courtyard.
The house is deserted, with only a beautiful lady and a maid.
The servant said that your job is very simple. Be optimistic about the wife and maid, don’t let them run away. Work harder. The housekeeper will come to patrol from time to time every day.
Yuan Hai nodded quickly after hearing this.
entered the house, and the maid glared at Yuan Hai coldly, muttering: Another watchdog came.
Hearing this, Yuan Hai felt very uncomfortable. Just as he was about to get angry, a slim woman came over and scolded her maid: "Lian'er, don't be rude."
Yuan Hai looked up and saw the woman in front of him with a pretty face, and a faint sorrow appeared in her beautiful eyes.
Perhaps the woman saw that Yuan Hai was burly and handsome, and had a little affection for him, so she took the initiative to come forward and talk.
Yuan Hai’s mind was about how to get close to the rich man Du, and he didn’t want to chat with the woman. Out of politeness, he just responded simply.
The woman introduced that her name was Zhao Qingqing. She was originally a brothel woman, but later she was secretly redeemed by the rich man Du spent money to redeem herself.
Du Fuzhu was afraid of his inner self, but he was greedy for beauty, so he hid his concubine secretly in the remote courtyard.
A few days later, Yuan Hai and the woman gradually talked more and more.
One day, Yuan Hai went to deliver food to Zhao.
Seeing that Yuan Hai was frowning all day long, Zhao finally couldn't help asking, "Young Master Yuan, do you have any thoughts in your heart? Why not say it out loud?"
Yuan Hai saw that Zhao's eyes were clear and there was a hint of tenderness, and he couldn't help but feel a little favor for her in his heart, so he said the purpose of the Du family in the future.
Who knew that Zhao looked shocked after hearing this and asked, "Young Master is really Mr. Yuan from Daozhou Prefecture?"
Yuan Hai nodded.
Suddenly, Zhao was happy and murmured to himself, "It's God's will." As soon as
finished speaking, a mess of footsteps suddenly came.
Zhao exclaimed, "No."
She quickly pulled Yuan Hai into her inner room. Yuan Hai also felt something was wrong and followed Zhao into the house.
Soon, the housekeeper knocked on the door and said to Zhao, "Madam, why are you missing the guard?"
Zhao said to Yuan Hai, "Young Master Yuan, don't speak out, I am saving you."
After saying that, Zhao left the house and said to the housekeeper with an unhappy expression, "Butler, I am not a servant of the guardian, how do you know where he went?"
The housekeeper seemed to be very afraid of Zhao, and waved his hand and had to ask his subordinates to look for it separately.
After a while, my hands came down to report that the guard might have escaped.
The butler was so angry that his face turned pale and shouted, "What are you still standing there? Go and find it!" After
, the butler also left angrily.
When the butler left, Zhao entered the house and said to Yuan Hai, "Young Master Yuan, Mr. Du has been looking for you. The group of people must have come for you just now."
Yuan Hai nodded, feeling very regretful. It must be that the butler asked him about his name and address a few days ago, and he was careless and accidentally said it. Exposed his identity.
Fortunately, Zhao took help, otherwise he would be in danger of his life.
Read this, Yuan Hai was very grateful to Zhao.
Zhao waved his hand and said Mr. Yuan was polite.
She took out a package from the inner room and handed it to Yuan Hai, and said, "Young Master Yuan, this is the relic of Sister Liu. She said that if I have the honor to meet a man named Yuan Hai, I will hand over the bag to him."
Yuan Haixin was happy, "Ms. Liu is still alive? "
Zhao said, "Sister Yuan left a few years ago. She left miserably. She was unwilling to be humiliated by Master Du, so she jumped into a well and committed suicide. "
Hearing this, Yuan Hai sighed repeatedly.
Open the bag and saw that there were letters from Mr. Du and Wang Damang. In the letter, Wang Damang called Du San to come, and the two were preparing to steal the silver from Yuan Hai.
There was another letter. Yuan Hai was very happy after reading it.
It turned out that this rich man Du, also known as Du San, was the former captain of the county government, was actually with the bandits. Hu Dadao colluded, and the two of them stole the official silver for disaster relief from inside and outside.
This letter is evidence of Du San colluding with the bandit Hu Dadao.
Perhaps it was because Liu stole this letter, which made Du San uneasy. In addition, Yuan Hai was tracing his whereabouts, so Du San looked for Yuan Hai everywhere and wanted to kill people to silence him.
"Young Master Yuan, it's not time to go, please leave quickly with your bag. "Zhao said.
Yuan Hai bowed and bowed, "Madam, take care of yourself. "
After saying that, Yuan Hai took the evidence to the county government.
The county magistrate was very careful and immediately sent someone to arrest Du San.
In the face of the evidence, Du San had no way to deny it, so he had to admit the fact that he colluded with the bandits. What he never expected was that his beloved concubine actually "betrayed" him.
After this incident, Yuan Hai fell in love with Zhao, and soon after, the two became relatives.
Yuan Hai relied on his shrewd mind and assisted by his virtuous wife, and later became a famous local rich man.
The couple were kind and generous and did a lot of good things for the local people.
