Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 382 Fishing Jiangzhou
On the banks of the Xunyang River, in late spring and March, grass grows in the south of the Yangtze River, mixed peanut trees, and flocks of warblers flying around.

Hexi's sunshine spread on the surface of the Xunyang River, the breeze blew gently, and the water surface was rippling.

Next to the Jiajiang cliff, a narrow plank road winds its way to the river.

A fishing boat is moored beside the gravel beach by the river. The red clay stove at the stern of the boat emits light smoke. A village girl shakes her fan vigorously to ignite the charcoal fire. The teapot on the stove spits out curls of water vapor.

At the bow of the boat, a man in coir raincoat was sitting alone fishing. Suddenly, he pushed up his bamboo hat, and it was Wang Mang.

"elder brother!"

Suddenly, Xiaotao's voice came from behind, and Xiaotao, dressed as a village girl, came from the stern with a tea bowl in her hand: "The tea is ready."

Wang Mang took the tea bowl with a smile, drank two gulps, wiped his mouth, and said, "Well, the tea is good, the water is good, but the skill of cooking tea is a little poor."

Xiaotao smiled and said, "Come on, brother, just make do with it. Do you want Xiaomei Xiaofeng to make tea for you?"

Wang Mang smiled: "Hey! The two sisters will fight and kill each other. Let them make tea. Wouldn't that kill me?"

There was a smile in Xiaotao's big eyes: "Brother, aren't you afraid that the two sisters will hear it?"

Wang Mang smiled and said, "Aren't they not here? It's rare to accompany you out today, why do you always talk about them?"

Xiaotao gave Wang Mang a white look: "Who told you to trick the two sisters into the house? As an older sister, I shouldn't care more about my younger sister?"

When talking about her sister, Xiaotao deliberately amplified her voice.

"Cough cough!"

Wang Mang coughed lightly, and suddenly, he covered his chest: "Ah, my injury doesn't seem to be healed yet."

"Humph!"

Xiaotao snorted softly, and said dissatisfiedly: "It will change the subject, you deserve it if it hurts to death!"

Suddenly, the float in the water moved violently.

Wang Mang's eyes lit up, and he stood up: "Hey, there are big fish! Uncle Wen Zhong, hurry up!"

Li Wenzhong rushed out of the cabin with two stacks of rice paper in his hand, and shouted: "Don't worry, don't worry! Jing Yang, slip first and then pull, don't let the fish get off the hook!"

Wang Mang held his breath, pulled the fishing rod in his hand and slipped up.

"Snapped"!
A big fish leaped out of the water, splashing Wang Mang and Xiao Tao all over.

Li Wenzhong hurriedly threw the rice paper in his hand on the ground, took a step forward and grabbed the fishing rod, and pulled it upwards vigorously.

Wang Mang looked at the rice paper on the ground and shouted distressedly: "Oh, Uncle Wen Zhong, my poem!"

Li Wenzhong said with a smile: "Leave the poetry alone, let's talk about the fish!"

As he spoke, he stretched his arms, and with a "bang", the big fish broke through the water and landed heavily on the deck.

Wang Mang rushed forward, held the fish down hard, and said happily, "Hey, this big fish must weigh about ten catties!"

Xiaotao smiled and said, "Brother, we have been in Jiangzhou for a few months, and we often go out fishing. You wrote a lot of poems, but you didn't catch a few fish. Today is a very good harvest!"

Wang Mang said: "Hey, quickly pick up my poem, don't get wet!"

Xiaotao smiled and said, "Anyway, it's all poetry (wet), so if it's wet, it's wet!"

The three laughed.

Suddenly, the voice of a boy on the bank came over: "Master Hou!"

Wang Mang looked up and saw that it was Laifu.

Wang Mang asked: "Laifu, why are you here?"

Laifu panted heavily: "Master Hou, I finally found you, there is news from home!"

"Oh?"

Wang Mang let out an "oh" lightly, "Any news about Jinniang?"

Laifu nodded: "Yes, Mrs. Xiaomei sent news that Jinniang was found near Xiaopu Village."

Wang Mang nodded slightly, he pondered: "What is this Jinniang going to do? Huh! Xiaopu Village seems not far from Pingnanhou's Mansion?"

Xiaotao who was standing aside nodded: "Brother, we have been in Wuping County for so long, when will we act?"

Wang Mang said, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Xiaotao pouted: "I always say it's coming soon, it's coming soon, but I haven't seen you act yet!"

Suddenly, Wang Mang raised his head: "Laifu, go and call Uncle Li."

Laifu nodded.

Xiaotao asked strangely: "Brother, what are you calling Uncle Li for?"

Wang Mang said, "Master Di should be in Jiangzhou, right?"

Xiaotao nodded, and suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Brother, do you mean to ask Mr. Di Renjie to help us find the letter?"

Wang Mang smiled: "There are free case-solving masters, so how tired we are on our own?"

Xiaotao asked: "Then what if Lord Di doesn't come?"

Wang Mang said unpredictablely, "He will come."

……

Xiaopu Village is a small village with only dozens of families.

In the early morning, an old lady dressed as a village woman walked out of the yard quickly with her apron shaking, and brought back the firewood.

When she turned around, there was a man sitting on the ground, unkempt.

Suddenly, she raised her head, revealing a pitiful little face, it was Jinniang.

The aunt asked, "Girl, what are you doing sitting here?"

Jin Niang begged: "Ma'am, you have to be pitiful, I haven't eaten for several days, can you give me a stutter..."

The aunt squatted down, looked at her and said, "What's your name?"

Jinniang said, "I, my name is Jinniang."

The aunt said: "You wait, I will take it for you."

……

At noon, every household in Xiaopu Village smoked from cooking.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes at the entrance of the village, and it was Wang Mang and Xiaotao.

Wang Mang looked at the small village and said, "Xiaotao, what purpose do you think Jinniang has come here without telling us?"

Xiaotao said indignantly: "Hmph! This Jinniang really doesn't know what's good and what's wrong, stay at home well, she insists on running out to suffer!"

"Guilt?"

Wang Mang shook his head: "It's not that simple, this Jinniang is not simple!"

"not simple?"

Xiaotao blinked her big eyes: "Brother, what's so special about her?"

Wang Mang said thoughtfully: "I once overheard her muttering some letter to herself."

Xiaotao was stunned: "A letter?"

Wang Mang nodded: "Yes, think about our purpose."

Xiao Tao reacted: "You mean, the letter Jinniang is looking for is also the letter we want?"

Wang Mang shook his head slightly: "It's hard to say for now, I'll ask Jinniang later!"

Xiaotao nodded.

Soon, the two came to the small village.

The villagers looked at the two people who were riding tall horses and wearing silk and satin, and talked a lot.

Wang Mang got off his horse and smiled at an old man and asked, "Old man, are there any outsiders in your village recently?"

The old man asked vigilantly, "Why are you asking this?"

Wang Mang smiled and said, "I am the inspector from the state. I heard that there are prisoners coming to your village."

"Criminal, criminal..."

As soon as he heard that Wang Mang was from the government, the old man was startled and stammered, unable to say anything.

(End of this chapter)