A touch of warm sunshine in the early morning lazily sprinkled on the earth, bringing some warmth to the world, and the people of Dongzi County ushered in a new day.

Today was supposed to be a day for the county government to rest, but when there were murders one after another, the county ordered the adults not to speak, and no one dared to take a holiday.

Liu Yingyi didn't wear an official uniform, and hurriedly went out after breakfast early in the morning, others just thought that the county magistrate was busy with official business, but they didn't expect Liu Yingyi, who was wearing civilian clothes, to run directly to the grocery store in the county.

Yesterday, he just asked Qin Zhutou to lead the way, and today Liu Yingyi has found the grocery store of Shui Qingxiang's house with familiarity.

However, when she walked to the door, she found that the door of the shop was still closed, and it was clear that the water girl had not opened the door yet.

Liu Yingyi couldn't help frowning, feeling that this was not like Shui Qingxiang's style, obviously when he came with Qin Zhutou yesterday, this shop had already opened. Could it be that she asked Qin Zhutou to test her last night, and she hurt her body, and she couldn't open a store today.

Thinking of these, Liu Yingyi couldn't help but be a little worried.

Qin Er, the big guy, didn't love his brains when doing things, he just wanted him to try the depth of the water girl's kung fu, but he didn't expect to hurt people, it was really a sin.

Liu Yingyi was a little anxious in her heart, and when she saw a woman carrying a vegetable basket, she asked lightly: "This aunt, do you know where the water girl lives?" ”

"Water girl? Which water girl? Aunt Grocery Shopping looked back and forth on Liu Yingyi's body with a pair of eyes, "Oh, you're talking about the girl of the Shui Dali's family." My family lives next door to her house, if the son doesn't dislike it, come with me. ”

While talking, the aunt naturally took Liu Yingyi and walked towards Shui Qingxiang's house.

"This water is strong, it's really evil, it's sick in bed, thanks to this girl, otherwise it would have been really hard to have that day." On the way, the vegetable seller began to gossip.

"Oh, it turns out that the water girl's father is sick." Liu Yingyi said in her heart.

The vegetable seller sighed: "Originally, the girl looked handsome, this kind of thing happened at home, and the neighbors wanted her to find a good family, so there would be no need for anyone to suffer this kind of crime in the future. ”

"Oh, it turns out that the water girl is not engaged yet." Liu Yingyi echoed.

"Hey, with that girl's stinky temper, which man would dare to marry her? If you ask this street and alley, which one hasn't introduced her to a good person, she doesn't have a good face. Even I kindly persuaded her a few times, wanting to help her introduce a faithful man, but she was kicked out of the door. Hmph, just her temper, plus a paralyzed father, whoever marries her is unlucky! ”

Liu Yingyi's footsteps were sluggish, but she didn't expect Shui Qingxiang's reputation to be so bad, and she was actually such a violent temper in the mouths of the neighbors.

The vegetable seller took Liu Yingyi to a street corner, pointed to a small courtyard and said, "That's the Shui family." I see that my son is born, is it possible that he is a relative of the Shui family? Are you married? If you haven't married yet, your aunt has a ready-made marriage here. As he spoke, he also threw a wink at Liu Yingyi.

I'm afraid this aunt is a matchmaker. Liu Yingyi was so frightened that she hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of her feet and slipped away quickly.

The third house to the east, with a door god pasted on the black and old wooden door, is the home of Shui Qingxiang.

Yoo Young-yi knocked on the door, and it took a long time for someone to open it.

Shui Qingxiang had already taken care of the affairs in the house, and deliberately found a set of clothes that her father wore when he was young, and planned to feed her father breakfast and go out, but she heard someone knocking on the door at this time, and she was thinking about who came to the door at this point.

When I opened the door, I saw that it was Liu Xian Ling who came to the door in person.

"Lord Liu, what are you ......" Yesterday, Qin Zhutou suddenly followed and attacked him, although he taught him a lesson, but he didn't ask who told him to do this, but he didn't expect that the initiator would send him to the door by himself today.

Liu Yingyi saw that Shui Qingxiang was half-open, and did not take the initiative to call him in, so she smiled and said: "I wanted to go to your store to buy something, but I didn't think that you hadn't opened the door yet, so I asked, and I came over, a little presumptuous." ”

"Hmph, take the liberty of coming back?" Shui Qingxiang rolled her eyes in her heart, but the expression on her face still looked normal.

"I heard that Ling Zun is sick in bed, and this official knows a little about medicine, but he is willing to take a look at Ling Zun." Liu Yingyi smiled, and her eyes looked into the room, which meant that she wanted to enter the door and talk again.

"Hehe, adults really don't hide it, my father's illness has been some years, and ordinary Jianghu Langzhong can't be cured at all, let alone those wild doctors. I hung it with a decoction, so that he got a little better, and he didn't dare to trouble the adults. ”

The implication is that Liu Yingyi's medical skills belong to the 'doctor of the wild road'.

"Oh, this decoction can't be eaten indiscriminately, the kung fu of decoction is also a science, this official will help you see if the decoction is right." As he spoke, he had already stepped into the door with one foot.

The first time Shui Qingxiang saw such a county order, she insisted on running to the house after a secret visit, and when she saw him enter the door with one foot, she expected that this guy would enter the door alive or dead, so she simply opened all the doors and let him in.

"If you want to see the medicine I decoction, then let's look at it." As he spoke, he took Yoo Young-yi into the door and walked to the kitchen.

Liu Yingyi followed, he saw that this was a small house, and when he walked into the small courtyard, there were several rooms next to it, and the kitchen was not far behind the courtyard.

Before Liu Yingyi knocked on the door, Shui Qingxiang had already boiled the medicine, and even the breakfast with her father had been prepared, she had just eaten breakfast and was about to go to her father's room to deliver the medicine, but unfortunately Liu Yingyi rushed over at this time.

"If you want to see it, you can see it." Shui Qingxiang uncovered the urn of boiling medicine, and a strong smell of Chinese medicine spread.

Liu Yingyi obviously felt the smell of fire and medicine in Shui Qingxiang's words, and knew that it was mostly related to the martial arts that asked Qin Zhutou to test Shui Qingxiang last night.

"The water girl seems to be a little anxious? Have you been in a hurry lately? Liu Yingyi hurriedly glanced at the soup residue in the porcelain urn, which were all medicinal materials such as nourishing and nourishing qi, and the color of the soup was just right, which showed Shui Qingxiang's intentions.

"It's strange to say, last night this girl went home, and actually met Qin Zhutou, but I don't know that this Qin Zhutou didn't go to the yamen on an errand, and found me for no reason, indiscriminately It was a painful beating, what was the reason? Fortunately, this girl has also learned martial arts since she was a child, and she is not afraid of his sneak attack, otherwise I am afraid that I will be the one who can't get up from the bed now. Shui Qing said fragrantly.

"Oh, I see." Seeing Shui Qingxiang so angry, Liu Yingyi raised the corners of her mouth lightly, and then asked, "May I ask the girl, does he admit that he is Qin Zhutou?" ”

"How would he admit it?" It's a fool to admit it.

"Since he didn't admit it, how can the water girl conclude that it must be Qin Zhutou?"

"I have a few sides to Qin Zhutou, although I can't see his face clearly when it's dark, and he doesn't wear an official uniform, but looking at his figure, I'm sure it's him!"

"Hehe, Water Girl, yesterday when it was dark, you were attacked by a powerful man, and I suspect that it was Qin Zhutou. But the man did not admit it, and you did not see it clearly, how dare you be sure of your thoughts? The girl has been injured, if you go to the county office to report the case, the official is willing to find the real culprit for you. Liu Yingyi said frankly, as if the sneak attack on Shui Qingxiang last night really had nothing to do with him.

Shui Qingxiang was 100% sure that Qin Zhutou suddenly attacked her last night, but when she heard Liu Yingyi say this, she didn't dare to pack the ticket, so she had to say coldly: "Hmph, I have also practiced martial arts since I was a child, and ordinary little thieves can't hurt me!" ”

"The water girl is really good at martial arts, and the county government really needs a character like the water girl. If this case had been cleared up earlier, I would have given the girl a position. ”

Shui Qingxiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and her face returned to her previous glow: "Really? That's great. ”

The depressed mood just now was swept away, and it was replaced by new hope, and Liu Yingyi seemed to see the night pot girl who was gushing at the scene of the crime yesterday.

"You are wearing this ...... today," Liu Yingyi's gaze fell on Shui Qingxiang's man's dress again.

"Oh, I'm not going to open a store today, I want to go to Yichun Courtyard to have a look."

Liu Yingyi raised the corners of her mouth, "It's just right, I want to go shopping too, so let's go together." ”

"That's exactly what I mean."

Shui Qingxiang noticed that Liu Yingyi didn't wear an official uniform when she came to the door today, maybe she had planned it a long time ago.

She suddenly thought that she was a big girl and the county magistrate visiting the Qinglou together, and no matter how she thought about it, she felt a little incredible.

Shui Qingxiang settled her father and walked out of the door with Liu Yingyi.

Yichun Courtyard in Dongzi County is also a wonderful place.

According to the laws of the dynasty, the opening of Qinglou is a legal business project, so even if the folk customs of Dongzi County are simple and there are still a lot of women complaining, it still can't stop the men of Dongzi County from happily going to Yichun Courtyard to spend the Spring Festival with a group of warblers and Yanyan.

A three-story building at the west corner of the most prosperous street in the town, with dark red pavilions, colorful ribbons, and bright red lanterns, decorate this small building that is not too gorgeous to be festive and gorgeous. This is the only Qinglou Yichun Courtyard in Dongzi County.

The old bustard at the door was sitting on the bench leisurely eating melon seeds, and when he saw two handsome sons coming to the door, his voice became a little crispy.

"Two sons, come back for the first time, look at the face. We have a lot of beautiful girls here, please come inside! The old bustard was very quick to bring the two men into the door.

"Cuixiang, Moyu, come and pick up guests." The old bustard beckoned the two girls to come over.

"Mom, don't bother, we just want to find a place to have a pot of tea." Yoo Young-yi found a place where there were not many people to sit down.

When the old bustard heard this, his festive face immediately became gloomy, "Yo, the two guest officers want to drink tea, I'm afraid they came to the wrong place." ”

Liu Yingyi put a piece of broken silver on the table very knowingly, "Mom, I just asked you a few questions." ”

Shui Qingxiang took over the conversation and asked, "Qian Yukun and Master Qian of the private school, does my mother know?" I heard that he likes to come to Yichun Courtyard very much on weekdays, but does my mother know which girl he is usually looking for? ”

The old bustard glanced at the two of them, and looked at the broken silver on the table with some disdain.

"Mother, please smile at this silver. We just chatted and had tea. A silver ticket of twenty taels of silver was handed to the table by Liu Yingyi.

The old bustard immediately changed his face again, and put the silver ticket and broken silver on the table into his sleeve with a smile.

"The two sons are talking about the plague god, who usually always relies on our Yichun Courtyard and refuses to spend money, listens to Lan'er sing small songs every day, but doesn't even have the money to stay overnight, and has the face to say, 'If you have money another day, you must redeem Lan'er', a bullshit man, he knows how to deceive women!"

When Shui Qingxiang heard this, she felt that there was a door to this matter, and immediately asked: "Dare to ask Mom, who is this Lan'er?" Can you ask her to come and have a drink with us? ”

Just now, Liu Yingyi gave the old bustard twenty taels of silver, which is enough to invite the top brand in Yichun Courtyard to drink.

"Lan'er, it's the girl who sings the best song in Yichun Courtyard. You would have come a few months earlier, and you might have met her, but unfortunately you can't see her now. The old bustard sighed.

"Has this Lan'er been redeemed?"

"Redeem herself, who is willing to pay for her? Back then, her father sold her for 30 yuan, and her body did not survive, and she returned to the West early. Pity me for all these years of training, and I haven't even taken back my book! The old bustard nagged angrily, turned around and was about to leave.

"Mom, can you show us the room Lan'er has stayed in?" Shui Qingxiang and Liu Yingyi exchanged a look.

The old bustard pouted in disgust, "What's so nice about a dead man's room?" ”

"Let's just take a look and remember that Lan'er girl."

The old bustard thought about the twenty taels of silver that he had just carried into his arms, and he had to say with some concern: "Then you are not allowed to touch the contents of it." ”

"Mom, don't worry, we'll never touch anything inside."

The two then went upstairs to a bedroom. A small room with only one bed and a dresser, Shui Qingxiang looked at the made bed, and the empty dresser, and glanced at the whole room again.

Then he exchanged a look with Liu Yingyi, and then walked out of Yichun Courtyard.

"Brother Shui, what do you think?" Because Shui Qingxiang changed into men's clothes today, Liu Yingyi called her brother outside.

Shui Qingxiang revealed the results of her observation just now: "My lord, that old bustard didn't tell us the truth. She said that Lan'er had been dead for several months, but I saw that the room was very clean, how could a woman who died in the Qinglou still keep her room until now? Moreover, I saw that the rouge in the dresser was still new, which was enough to prove that the room was still inhabited. ”

"You're saying that Lan'er isn't dead."

"Not only is she not dead, but it is not even necessary whether she is a good friend of the deceased."

When Liu Yingyi heard this, she couldn't help frowning, and was a little angry because the old bustard didn't talk to her, "It seems that this Yichun Courtyard is going to be investigated." ”

Waiting for Liu Yingyi and Shui Qingxiang to walk away, the old bustard of Yichun Courtyard, who was still delicate on all sides just now, revealed another unknown side, she walked to Lan'er's room again and twisted the candlestick in the room.

Hearing only the sound of "boom", the wooden bed in the room actually retreated automatically, revealing a small wooden ladder from the rear, the old bustard picked up the candle on the table, and carefully followed the candlelight towards the bottom of the small ladder.

The space under this wooden ladder is similar to the room above, the only difference is that there are many weapons hanging on the wall, swords, crossbows, axes, and a person next to him playing Go alone.

The old bustard faded his previous disguise, and persuaded the chess player in horror: "The government has found out here, and I can't stay here, let's ...... Let's run away! ”

The chess player was dressed in a blue-gray robe, and his gray hair was a little embarrassed and scattered, so that people could not see his face clearly.

He played chess on his own as if he had not heard of it, until a black chess piece landed on the chessboard, and then he replied in a voice that was neither high nor low: "Run, where to run?" Now that he's found here, none of us can escape. ”

"Back then, I said don't do too much, but you just don't listen......," the old bustard looked anxious.

"Hmph, woman's kindness. It is only to blame that we did not cut the grass and eradicate the roots back then, and our hands and feet were not clean enough, otherwise there would be no such things today. The small Dongzi County can no longer accommodate us, since we are going to die, let's hold on to death! ”

The man waved his hand, and the entire chessboard, along with the pieces on the board, fell one by one, crackling to the ground.