Huang Li and Huang Ying quickly walked out of the medical hall, and before Qu Wurong could ask, Huang Li preemptively told her the result: "Madam, the doctor said that there is nothing wrong with this millet rice." ”

Although this answer was also expected, but after really hearing it, Qu Wurong was still a little disappointed in his heart, he originally thought that he could catch the handle of the Jade Flying Dragon this time, but his wish was still disappointed.

However, her frustration only flashed on her face, and she soon returned to normal, and she said to the other three: "Since there is no problem with millet rice, then let's go to the middle-aged man's couple's house to have a look." ”

"Huh?" Hearing her say this, Huang Li looked at her strangely, "But everyone has already gone away, and we don't know where their family lives, how can we get there?" ”

Without waiting for Qu Wurong to answer, there was suddenly a man in black in front of them, which frightened Huang Li almost screamed, but fortunately, Huang Ying next to her reached out in time to cover her mouth.

Qu Wurong ignored them, but asked the man in black to himself, "Have you checked it out?" ”

"Hmm." The black-clothed dark guard nodded, "That couple lives not far from the front. ”

"Then please lead the way."

Several people followed the black-clothed secret guard all the way forward, and after a while, they came to the front of a narrow alley, and as soon as they reached the mouth of the alley, they heard a cry from inside, and the sound sounded like the middle-aged couple just now.

After bringing the people here, the black-clothed secret guard disappeared back into the shadows, and Qu Wurong and a few others continued to follow the cry and walked forward, only to find that the sound came from the courtyard of the penultimate house.

"Ma'am, shall we go in now?" Standing at the door of the family, Huang Ying asked with some hesitation.

Thinking that the family had just experienced the pain of losing their hearts and had no way to ask for help, the mood of the middle-aged couple at this time must be very bad, if they took the liberty to ask to see them like this, wouldn't it be inappropriate?

Qu Wurong knew what she was worried about, but since she had already come to the door, there was no reason not to go in, so after hesitating for a moment, she nodded and motioned for Huang Ying to come forward and knock on the door.

Seeing that she had already decided, Huang Ying didn't say anything more, and walked straight forward and patted the door panel in front of her.

The crying inside suddenly stopped, and soon there was a rush of footsteps, and then the door was opened from the inside, and seeing several strangers standing in front of her, the woman who opened the door was stunned for a moment, and after a while asked softly, "What is the matter with you?" ”

"This sister-in-law," Qu Wurong spoke, "We all saw what happened at the door of the grain store just now, and this time I came here to see if there is anything we can help with, can you let us in and talk?" ”

Hearing her words, the woman's eyes lit up, but she didn't immediately let a few people into the house, "Wait a minute, I'll go and ask my father-in-law." After speaking, he didn't wait for her to react, and closed the door directly.

Several people looked at each other, and Huang Li said angrily: "They all said that we were here to help them, and they actually locked us out, it's really too much!" ”

Qu Wurong could understand the woman's approach very well, after all, they were just some strangers, even if they showed kindness, but ordinary people had a sense of precaution, and it was understandable to go home and discuss it with their man.

After waiting for a while, the door panel in front of him was opened again, and the person who opened the door this time was replaced by the middle-aged man, who looked at Qu Wurong and the others with excitement, "Can you really help my father avenge his grievances?" ”

"To avenge a grievance, you must first have a grievance." Qu Wurong did not answer his question directly, "If the old man really died because he ate millet rice, then we will seek justice for you; But if not, I think we should be able to help you find the real cause of death. ”

After hearing her words, the middle-aged man already had some bottom in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he let go of the deadbolt in his hand and said to a few people: "Those people come in first." ”

Qu Wurong and the others followed him into the door, and found that what was in front of him was not an exclusive courtyard, but a large courtyard where several families lived together, and at this time there was a thin wooden coffin parked in the center of the courtyard, and the lid of the coffin had not been nailed shut.

After entering the door, Qu Wurong glanced at Xu Tianming, Xu Tianming nodded knowingly, walked to the coffin and carefully observed the corpse lying inside.

Qu Wurong's master and servant sat down on the stool that the woman had brought and asked the middle-aged couple about some relevant information, such as when the old man began to get sick, what symptoms he had at the time of his illness, whether he had seen a doctor, and how long he had been angry.

In the process of talking, Qu Wurong and the others knew that the middle-aged man in front of them was named Zhang Dayong, and his wife's maiden name was Feng, and everyone called her Feng.

Zhang Dayong told them everything about his father's symptoms when he was ill, and then sighed after a moment of silence: "My father's body has always been healthy, usually when our husband and wife go out to do things, the affairs of the family are taken care of by his old man, and the two of us have no worries, but who would have thought ......" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but clench his fists, "Those unscrupulous profiteers!" ”

Hearing his tone of scolding the grain shop owner, he gritted his teeth and hated it to the extreme, Qu Wurong intuitively felt that it should not be just because of this incident, so he couldn't help but ask: "Why do you think it's the problem of millet rice?" Even if the old man is usually in good health, he is old after all, and it is normal for him to suddenly die of an emergency. ”

"Oh, you don't know anything about this lady." At this time, Feng interjected, "Those profiteers who sell grain, the grain they usually sell to us ordinary people is shoddy, even if it is new rice that has just been bought, there will be moldy and spoiled old rice mixed in it, and those people rely on this dirty method to earn money without conscience!" ”

Shoddy? Hearing this word, Qu Wurong's heart was suddenly touched by something, and the question that had been bothering her since just now also had a faint answer.

Just as he wanted to say something, he heard Huang Li ask, "Then why don't you go to them and return it?" ”

"It's useless!" The person who answered this time was Zhang Dayong, the husband and wife sang and harmonized, and they looked very good, "The grain shops in Xiaocheng are like this, and some people have made trouble when they found out that the new rice they bought was mixed with old rice, but those who sell grain have backers behind them, and we little people can't help them at all, and if they make a big fuss, they will find someone to beat them, and no one dares to care about it after a long time." ”

Qu Wurong also thought of this, those black-hearted businessmen can be so unscrupulous, there must be someone behind them to support them, and people like Zhang Dayong have no backing at all, so they can only let those black-hearted businessmen and officials bully and oppress.

Thinking of this, Qu Wurong suddenly asked, "By the way, do you still have the millet you bought?" ”

"And, there's!" Although he didn't understand why she suddenly asked about this, Feng Shi immediately stood up and walked into one of the rooms after hearing it, and after a while, he walked out with a cloth bag, and said while handing the cloth bag to her: "Since my father-in-law's accident, the two of us don't dare to eat this millet anymore, and the rest are all here." ”

Qu Wurong took the cloth bag she handed over, and as soon as she opened it, she smelled a moldy smell, she frowned and put her hand into the bag and grabbed a handful of millet and came out, only to see that the millet grains lying in her palm were dumb one by one, and some of them had already shown signs of mildew, which were completely different from the golden-looking millet they had just bought in the same grain store!

At this time, Xu Tianming had already checked the corpse and folded it back, and when he saw the millet in her hand, a pair of good-looking brows couldn't help frowning: If it is such a thing, it is not impossible to eat the dead.

"How?" Seeing that he was back, Qu Wurong put the millet in his hand back into the cloth bag and asked, "Did you find anything?" ”

Xu Tianming shook his head gently, although he knew some medical skills, but after all, he was just a few skins, and besides, the old man had already passed away, and it was not enough to find out the cause of death by just looking at it.

However, he still told Qu Wurong what he had observed, "That old man has no external injuries on his body, if he didn't die of a sudden emergency, then it would have nothing to do with these millet rice." ”

Hearing him say this, Zhang Dayong's face showed an excited look, "Childe may be sure?" ”

"I can't." Xu Tianming shook his head again, looking at the light that disappeared instantly on the face of the person in front of him, he thought for a while and added: "If you really want to know why your father died, I can go to the yamen to find a person to come over for an autopsy." ”

"Autopsy?" Zhang Dayong looked at him in surprise, and then shook his head violently, "No, no!" ”

Although he is just an ordinary person, he has also heard that he has to disembowel his stomach for an autopsy, and his father is already dead, if he can't keep a whole corpse after death, then isn't he very unfilial?

Without waiting for Xu Tianming to say anything, Feng Shi smashed him with his arm fiercely, "I think what this son said is very reasonable, if you don't have an autopsy, I don't know how our father died, is it because you want to be a filial son, let his old man die without turning a blind eye?" ”

Hearing his wife say the same, Zhang Dayong hesitated a little, and after a long while, he said loudly: "But we don't know the servants in the yamen!" ”

"We can help with that." As soon as his voice fell, Qu Wurong spoke, "As long as you and your husband agree to do this, then we can help you ask for help, but you have to discuss it." ”

"Then let's discuss it again, and ask you to wait a while." Seeing that Zhang Dayong was still a little reluctant in his heart, Feng simply pulled him back into the house and tried to persuade him to go.

After the two of them entered the house, Qu Wurong asked Xu Tianming: "According to what the guards Xu saw, is it more likely that this old man will die because of physical reasons, or is it more likely that he will die because of these millet rice?" ”

At this time, there was no longer the couple present, and Xu Tianming no longer had the same reservations as he did just now, and replied truthfully: "My subordinates think that it is probably caused by this moldy millet rice. ”

If he was not sure after looking at the old man's corpse just now, but when he saw the millet in Qu Wurong's hand, he already had some inferences in his heart.