Everyone was surprised for a moment and stopped one after another.
"Is that so?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "Nowadays, men and women cannot easily prevent pregnancy once they have sex, right?"
The room became quiet again, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, Hu Heishou was still more particular. After glancing at the cold patrol inspector, he assumed the responsibility of a big brother: "Zhang Sanlang, if you have any private matters, you can ask them in private."
"This is a serious question." Zhang Xing looked around. "I said it from the beginning, please don't laugh."
"In Wenwenfang, some people use sheep casings, but they are definitely not of much use and they are used sparingly, otherwise they wouldn't have had to abort babies all day long." Hu Yan said seriously. "The main thing is to rely on the woman's own methods...if she has money,
Some drink herbal tea as a contraceptive; those who have no money sit in cold water to stop menstruation, and drink mercury tea as a contraceptive, all of which cost their lives."
Zhang Xing nodded, becoming more serious under the candlelight: "But ordinary kind people always want to stay in the future, so they won't use this method, right?"
"It's natural."
"So, rich families often have dozens of cousins, while poor families often abandon their babies, right?" Zhang Xing still asked.
"That's the truth." Bai Yousi suddenly interrupted with a sword in hand. "There are often abandoned babies in the south of the Eastern Capital City, and almost none in the north. I know that. When I was a boy on Taibai Peak, there were many abandoned babies in front of the mountain gate.
...Although it is a pity, I am afraid it is inevitable...Zhang San, why are you asking this suddenly?"
"Nothing." Zhang Xing quickly explained. "I just visited four or five true fire temples today. The three temples that took the lower route to worship the true fire all had nursing homes, and they were basically full, so I couldn't help but be surprised.
, has a prosperous place like Jiangdu reached this point?"
"This kind of thing has happened in the north, south, west and east throughout the ages. Is it true that there are no poor people in rich places?" Hu Yan continued to explain. "You have already made the truth clear... There is nothing you can do about it. The poor families only have what they have.
There is no scruple in starting to have children, because as long as the children are able to work when they are in their teens, they will be a labor force. In addition, there are many premature deaths, which will often lead to extravagance in the next life; but if the children have been raised enough and they continue to have more children,
It is difficult to support the family property, so we have to kill and abandon the baby girl... It has been common for me since I was a child and has never stopped."
"Brother Hu is right." Qin Bao also interjected. "It's the same for me in the countryside of the Eastern Region. We've seen each other since I was a child, so I'm not surprised at all when I see the nursery today...
But those nursing homes really can’t support many people.”
Others also nodded a lot.
After Zhang Xing received the exact words, he nodded and everyone dispersed.
However, when he returned to the room, the Jing'an Taiwan patrol team member Bai Shou tossed and turned, but could not fall asleep. He was still thoughtful... because he always felt that something was not right, but he could not tell what was wrong.
superior.
This feeling of incompatibility was not the first time. When he was in Dongdu, he often had this feeling on various occasions and events. At first, he always felt that it was the difference in the world.
This leads to some logical gaps. After all, there are gods and true dragons on one side, but not on the other side. The way of thinking and experience in that world may not be valid and correct here.
But this time it was a little different. He had never felt such a strong sense of disobedience at close range. It was as if this time there was only a thin layer of film between him and the truth, and he could almost poke it open if he stretched out his hand.
Moreover, this kind of violation may not really have anything to do with gods and monsters.
He was speechless all night. The next day, although Zhang Xing was obviously tired, he still fulfilled the duties of a mature subordinate and went with Hu Yan in the black ribbon early to invite Zhan'er and Zhou Xiaoming to be witnesses.
Lai Mansion is naturally a stay-at-home mansion, and Zhou Mansion is not far away. In fact, Lai Zhan'er, as a local, has his own house built by himself in Baisha Village outside the city. This mansion is more like an official residence.
As we all know, Lai Zhaner does not take care of many general affairs, and usually his partner of decades, Zhou Xiaoming, does it.
As the saying goes, coming cannot leave Zhou, and Zhou cannot leave Lai.
It was the same today. Hu Yan and Zhang Xing discussed on the road and did not dare to go directly to Zhan'er... That person was too oppressive. He was the kind whose reputation, strength, personality and body shape were all legendary, which was really not good.
Well...but first went to the Zhou Mansion to pay a visit. When they arrived at the Zhou Mansion, the two informed them of their identities. They did not dare to go directly to see Zhou Xiaoming. Instead, they first called the little girl from the Zhou family who took the initiative to take over the handover two days ago.
Prince Zhou Xingfan.
Zhou Xingfan came out to take the two of them in. Hearing the words, he was stunned for a moment and did not dare to neglect. He quickly led the two of them into the back hall, and then hurried to invite his father.
When Zhou Xiaoming, a father, came to the hall and listened to the words, he was also stunned for a long time, but he couldn't help but ask:
"So, the night before yesterday, your patrol inspector was able to kill the female assassin with one sword, but was he actually letting the tiger go back to the mountain and playing hard to catch?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing, who had a pair of dark circles under his eyes, did not change his expression. "In that situation, with one strike of the sword, the person would probably die. And after the tiger returns to the mountain, the other party will definitely not dare to stay in Jiangbei for long, but the female assassin's
My cultivation level is not high enough to cross the river in one go, so I definitely don’t dare to cross the river at night. My house inspection can also be stationed at Jiangxinzhou early in the morning, waiting for the rabbit... When the opponent fell, he had no energy left.
Already."
"Oh." Zhou Xiaoming, who was dressed in plain clothes, twisted his beard and answered. "In this way, she does have three tastes of the art of war. She is both good at skills and good at strategy. She is worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ji'an and the second most talented person... But,
If you successfully captured him alive, why did you let him go again after only leaving a few words?"
This is because they suspect that the patrol team is hiding people.
"Reporting to Duke Zhou, I'm afraid this is not something that our subordinates can ask." Zhang Xing immediately smiled under Hu Yan's expressionless gaze. "But everyone in the eastern capital knows that our patrol inspector is accustomed to showing affection to women.
Everyone in Wenroufang knows her, and they don’t know what they learned in Ji’anhou Mansion and Taibai Peak…”
Zhou Xiaoming abruptly pulled off a beard, and after a while he returned to the root of the problem: "So you have to accuse a governor of Beiya with just one-sided words?"
"It's not a question of guilt, it's a confrontation... It's to help the governor clear his name... Our inspector also knows that this is probably a slander." Zhang Xing continued to work hard to smooth things over for his inspection. "Gong Zhou, the key to this matter is
It's about Yang Shen, Yang Ni! Now that this person is involved, who dares to ignore it? Are we supposed to pretend to ignore it and actually write a copy to our Zhongcheng... Then what if the superiors directly give him a glass of poisonous wine?
Doesn’t it seem even more disrespectful of human life?”
"Zhang Sanlang, you really have a sharp tongue." Zhou Xiaoming sighed. "It was like this the night before, and it was like this this morning."
"Duke Zhou, I would like to express my sincere words." Zhang Xing respectfully bowed his hands. "How is today the same as the night before? We were caught off guard the night before. We all thought that the princes of Jiangdu were going to do something to us, so there was no need to make any grievances.
I ignored it and just put it up. Today, there are actually similar heart-wrenching remarks, but the matter is no longer so urgent, so how can I dare to use it... On the other hand, Duke Zhou assists Lai Gong and takes charge of Jiangdu affairs.
Now that things have happened, there is really no way to avoid them.”
"So, it's my dead body that causes this kind of thing?" Zhou Xiaoming asked with a sneer.
"I don't dare." Zhang Xing quickly stood up and stood in awe.
Hu Yan also quickly stood up and stood in awe.
Zhou Xiaoming, a veteran in the army, thought for a long time, but finally shook his head: "Forget it, I will go with you in plainclothes. Don't call the father-in-law. His temper is erratic, and he may cause some new trouble."
Come on... we ordinary people, follow ordinary rules and make this matter ordinary."
Hu and Zhang were immediately overjoyed.
In this way, the two invited Zhou Xiaoming to come to the palace and came to a side hall here. The county magistrate Xie Mingshan and the companion Zhu Shou Liao En had already arrived, and the atmosphere was already tense, but all this
They all eased slightly after Zhou Xiaoming arrived.
"Gong Zhou."
Resident Zhu Shou Liao En stepped forward to greet him with a slightly nervous tone. "Eunuch Zhao is neither impatient nor angry, nor does he make excuses. He will only speak if you or Mr. Lai are present..."
Zhou Xiaoming was silent for a moment and walked directly into the side hall. Zhang Xing and Hu Yan naturally followed.
As soon as he came in, he saw Eunuch Zhao, who was sitting alone in the palace, raised his head, and his eyes lit up on the spot: "It will be good if Duke Zhou is here."
"Old Zhao, I'm late, I'm really sorry." Zhou Xiaoming, who was in plain clothes, immediately handed over his hand regardless of his identity, as if he had a clear stance.
But when Eunuch Zhao saw this, he laughed and said, "It would be great if Eunuch Zhou could come."
At this point, he looked at Bai Yousi again: "Inspection Bai, Duke Zhou is here, so I will speak naturally... Remember, I have only one sentence to tell you... I am loyal to the saint and have not colluded with Yang Shen."
, you are wronging me."
After saying that, he just bit hard on the tip of his teeth and swallowed hard. His face turned blue immediately, and then he bleed from all his orifices, and he died on the spot.
Almost all of Zhou Xiaoming and others, including Bai Yousi and others, were stunned on the spot and did not react for a long time.