Chapter 5: Mischief

At the end of Shen Shi, Lu Li received a silver box, which was sent by Liu Wenli.

He opened it and counted it, and it was one hundred and fifty taels, which was considered a hemorrhage for a young lady in the boudoir.

Lu Li is very satisfied, this is what you want, what you want to do, what you want to do!

The Liu family, married by Lu Li's aunt Feng, is a big family in this county. The ancestors of the Liu family are also scholars, and they have been big officials, but the descendants are not strong, and they are gradually declining.

Liu Changlin, whom Feng married, is the third room of the eldest branch, Liu Changlin is not good at reading, his brain is good, he is valued by the old lady, and he is in charge of the affairs of the Liu family. His eldest brother Liu Changchang is an official, and it seems that he has been sentenced somewhere, which is the greatest pride and guarantee of the Liu family.

Liu Changshui in the second room is not famous, but he has a good wife's room, and he is very embarrassed in front of the old lady.

When the family is big, even the brothers have to stop showing up, and the concubines are noisy, the Liu family looks peaceful on the outside, and there are many lawsuits inside.

The old lady holds almost all of the ancestral property of the Liu family, many of which cannot be placed on the surface, she is old, who will this thing give to when the time comes...... It's all up to her personal preference.

The boss is an official, but he is far away, and the oil and water are insufficient, so he can't do his filial piety in front of him; The second child has a good wife, and he always wants to press down on both ends; The third child relied on the nepotism of his daughter-in-law, raised Lu Li, and implicated the Ping Wangfu, although the Ping Wangfu did not express more than the New Year's gift, but as long as the relationship continued, it was his advantageous weapon.

So...... The Liu family can't afford to lose themselves.

Lu Li searched for his memories, thought things through, felt that he would not be in trouble, and could even use these connections to plan at a critical time. Although Prince Ping doesn't take himself seriously, as long as he doesn't make it clear that he is disgusted with the divorce, he can be safe for a day.

As for the Liu family, they don't pay attention to themselves...... Prince Ping clearly doesn't want this marriage, haven't you seen it except for the New Year's gift, haven't you come once?

Lu Li pondered it and began to look for a place to hide the silver box. Just relying on King Ping's gift, the daughter of the third room can come up with such a large amount of private room, and he knocked too little!

After hiding the silver, Lu Li was fine, and began to hold the quilt and read again.

At this glance, he even forgot to eat, until he saw that the lamp oil was exhausted, and he couldn't open his eyes and fell asleep. When he woke up hungry the next day, it was almost noon, Lu Li touched his stomach, when did he fall asleep? Missed a few meals?

The courtyard was quiet, and the Liu family obviously had no intention of delivering food, and even the person who delivered the medicine did not come.

Lu Li pursed his lips, cleaned himself up, walked to the wall, removed the stones, and went to Zhang's house.

Cao Shi was very happy to see him, and beckoned him to come and sit down, "If you don't come again, I'm going to let Xiao Meng call you!" Today I got some fresh shrimp and wrapped small wontons, I know you like it the most, and I haven't cooked it yet! ”

Lu Li was hungry, and when she heard her say, she sucked her saliva, "Auntie, you are so good!" He forcibly suppressed the urgency in his voice and looked left and right, "But let's wait for Uncle Zhang to come back." What about Xiao Meng? Why didn't you see anyone? ”

Cao Shi said with a smile, "Xiao Meng was called out by me to buy something, and he will come back in a while, your Uncle Zhang will come back early, I will cook a bowl for you first, you can taste it, the saltiness is not enough for me to change." ”

As he spoke, he put on his apron and went to the kitchen. She has fair skin, a round face, a very warm smile, and her enthusiasm is unstoppable, and Lu Li's eyes are a little hot.

Would she say this with her own self-esteem in mind? When she entered the door, she screamed twice in her stomach, and she was afraid that she heard it......

The small wontons came quickly, and Lu Li's eyes were scented with water vapor, and he was a little damp. He took a bite of the wonton, and looked at Cao Shi, who was smiling and waiting on the side, with a pitiful expression, "It's very delicious!" My aunt's craftsmanship is so good! ”

"Eat more if you like." Cao Shi took a plate of oranges and put it on the table, "After eating some fruit, your mouth is a little peeling in the past two days, I think you are irritable." ”

Lu Li lowered his head slightly, "...... Well. ”

He had something in his mind, and after eating the wontons in three or two, he went to the Zhang's treasury to flip through the books.

He still has a lot to know.

Seeing that he was obsessed with books, Cao shook his head with a smile, and quietly sent a charcoal basin and a pot of tea.

Lu Li saw that the sky was dark, and Zhang Meng came to look for him twice during this period, but he didn't move his nest.

There were a lot of books here, and he got a lot of good information.

The status of the work in the Da'an Dynasty was very low, and most of them were carried out by low-status untouchables, such as those who sold coffins at home, those who made paper shops to do funeral business, those who slaughtered pigs, and so on. It is bold to be bold, it is not easy to get money, and the character of the craftsmanship is not very good will gradually slippery, and it is very despised by others.

If you are not allowed to conduct scientific examinations, and your descendants are not allowed to conduct scientific examinations, you will basically enter this industry, and you will not think about the most noble type of work - becoming an official.

Of course, if the craftsmanship is good and the virtue is good, the work can also be mixed well.

If you can be as discerning as a torch and accurately identify the cause of death, it will be of great help to solve the case, and even directly find out the murderer, this is a political achievement, and no official does not like it.

If a servant is not only capable, but also has a noble moral character, is upright, is not bribed by others, is not afraid of the threat of murderers, always maintains justice, and is obsessed with the facts, then he will definitely be respected by the officials, and even become famous and become the object of competition by many officials.

If this is not only a capable and virtuous person, but also very intelligent...... The location he can reach may surprise people.

Lu Li silently pondered the possibility of becoming a puppet.

Forget about studying for the imperial examination, there is a huge difference between ancient and modern, and it is not easy for him to integrate into this society. Moreover, the cycle is too long, and he may not be able to wait. The dream of the imaginary and majestic Dali Temple will not be realized.

He understands autopsy, and with the suitable background of the Zhang family, he can take the road of hard work, operate with heart, and it is not a problem to support himself. As for the offspring...... Who knows when there will be, think that too far.

After years of fighting, it is now the time to rest and rest, and the household registration system is very strict. If he wants to leave the Liu family, he must have an official guide, and this official guide has no suitable reason, and the official family is unwilling to open it.

He still has a marriage contract on him, I don't know what the hated prince thinks, anyway, he wants to dissolve the marriage contract, if the marriage contract can't be dissolved, he will probably want to change his name and surname and run away, which is very difficult to implement.

If he becomes a powerful servant, he can ask for mercy from his superiors, and he can get connections and even money for helping people avenge their grievances, and operate it appropriately...... Maybe.

Lu Li thought as he flipped through the notebook in his hand......

He underestimated the status of the prince in the Da'an Dynasty, especially his fiancΓ©, King Ping.

King Ping grew up in the border pass since he was a child, and I heard that the old prince threw him into the wolf's den in order to train him. This person has always been careful and ruthless, but foreigners dare to attack, he never takes prisoners, he has always killed them directly, killing everyone, especially bloody!

Maybe it's because he's too strong enough to intimidate all the foreign races, or maybe he's on good terms with the current saints, and he's extremely favored by the emperor. Basically, what he wants to do, the emperor never cares, even if he brings hundreds of thousands of troops into the imperial capital, the emperor will not ask, because the emperor does not believe that he will rebel.

He didn't know what the actual situation was, but he dared to write it in the script, and there must be quite a factual basis.

So his annoying fiancΓ© is very, very powerful...... As long as the marriage contract is still there, he can not only keep himself safe, but he can also pull the tiger skin and do something that is not so easy to succeed!

Lu Li's eyes flickered.

"Brother Oak - it's time to eat!" Zhang Meng walked in and quickly snatched the book from his hand, "It's dark, don't look at it again, it hurts your eyes!" ”

Lu Li rubbed his sour eyes, smiled and said, "Okay." ”

In addition to the small wontons on the dinner table, there are also small dishes pickled by Cao Shi himself and rice cakes.

The side dishes were mixed with sesame oil, red peppers, sweet rice cakes, and delicious small wontons, Lu Li ate very comfortably.

Zhang Meng couldn't stay idle, and asked Daniel Zhang while eating, "Dad, has the drowning case been solved?" ”

"How easy is it?" Daniel Zhang snorted at the back of Zhang Meng's head, "Today, we checked around, and the neighbors of the deceased's house said that they didn't hear any unexpected movements, but found a teenager in the wine shop where the deceased went last night." The young man had an argument with the deceased last night and had moved his hands, and now the family of the deceased believes that the young man has a high spirit, and he is not angry for a while to kill the deceased, and he is holding the young man. ”

"But there is too much difference between the size and strength of the young man and the deceased, and the body has not been examined, the murderer ...... It's hard to say. Daniel Zhang sighed, "The county official document was sent over, and the neighboring county is not there, so we have to wait a day or two for the autopsy." ”

Zhang Meng's eyes widened, "Then the family of the deceased won't make trouble?" ”

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Daniel Zhang snorted and drank wonton soup, "There are relatives in the family who have passed away, the family relationship is understandable, the teenager is indeed suspicious, but the body has not been examined, the case is unknown, so it should not be targeted." ”

When Lu Li heard this, he suddenly interjected, "Does Uncle Zhang believe me?" ”

Daniel Zhang raised his eyebrows, "How do you ask that?" ”

Lu Li's eyes were slightly constricted, the tips of his eyes drooped slightly, and his voice was as clear as a stream under the moon, "I'll help Uncle Zhang conduct an autopsy, how about it?" ”

"You mean......" Daniel Zhang Teng put down the bowl and stood up, "you have to be a servant!" ”

Lu Li clapped his hands and stood up, looking at him with a smile, "Exactly." ”

Daniel Zhang's eyes widened, the muscles on his face trembled slightly, and he looked very excited, looking happy and unbearable.

Happily, his grandfather's skills were finally inherited. At first, when Lu Li was interested in that room of books, he had the idea that he would not be able to do the things of his ancestors, but he was very willing to see someone like them and pass them on.

What I can't bear is that it's not easy to do it, once you enter this circle, there is no turning back, it's okay to do it well, it's not good to do it...... It is inevitable that a lifetime will be wasted.

Daniel Zhang struggled, and finally sighed long, "It's not easy...... You'd better think about it. ”

Lu Li smiled, his small tiger teeth were exposed, and he was well-behaved and lively, and he was unparalleled in intelligence, "Uncle Zhang doesn't believe that I can do a good job?" Don't believe in the books in the storeroom? ”

Daniel Zhang hands clenched into fists, "I believe in myself...... But you're ......"

"It's useless to talk too much, so we might as well give it a try." The corners of Lu Li's eyes are slightly raised, his chin is slightly raised, and his hands behind his back are long and upright, very confident and very calm and elegant.

"Try? How to try? Daniel Zhang was a little confused.

"Uncle Zhang is a head catcher, there should always be some ...... rights" Lu Li pinched his fingers and moved his knuckles, smiling brightly, "Take me to the autopsy." ”

"Okay or not, I'll test it once, and Uncle Zhang will know."

Daniel Zhang felt that this was also a way, if Lu Li was afraid, he would just use some power to suppress the matter, and if Lu Li was really good, he could not stand in his way.

"Okay!" Daniel Zhang looked at the sky, "You are ready to prepare, let's go." ”。