Chapter 2 The Night Pot of Affection
In the early morning, the sky was just dawning, and the biological clock in Shui Qingxiang's body played a role again, urging her to get up from the bed.
Half an hour of basic training, plus a complete set of boxing skills, when Shui Qingxiang sweated profusely and washed her face, she began to boil medicinal soup in the kitchen, prepare meals, and then bring them to her father's room.
Shui Dali is fifty and two this year, and I heard that he was a dart walker in his early years, and he was also a well-known hero. It's a pity that he walked in the rivers and lakes back then, made too many enemies, and later retired to the rivers and lakes to marry a wife and have children, and after his wife died, he came to this town and opened a grocery store.
Two years ago, Shui Dali suffered a strange illness and couldn't even speak, and since then he has been paralyzed in bed and has never gotten up again.
However, Shui Qingxiang knows that Shui Dali's illness is called stroke, and he can be discharged from the hospital soon if he takes care of his health in modern times. It's a pity that in this world, the medical conditions are limited, and the lack of good care will lead to paralysis to this day.
Fortunately, Shui Dali's physical fitness is better, so he can drag it out until now. Because Shui Qingxiang also had a stroke patient in her family in her previous life, she went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine to improve her condition, and hung it with decoction every day, and Shui Dali's condition improved a little, and now she can speak intermittently.
Shui Qingxiang knew that she had died in the line of duty in her previous life, and she was able to travel to this world completely by borrowing the body of the original owner, and it was also appropriate to assume the responsibility of the original owner, so in addition to finding an opportunity to display her professional hobbies in her previous life, Shui Qingxiang also had to take care of her father and take care of the grocery store.
After cleaning his father, Shui Qingxiang fed another bowl of medicinal soup, Shui Dali's eyes kept staring at Shui Lingxiang, and his mouth trembled and spit out a few words: "You...... No...... I...... Daughter. ”
Shui Qingxiang sighed lightly, "Dad, you're confused again." I'm Qingxiang, the daughter you raised from childhood to adulthood, and now that you're sick, I'll take care of you. ”
"Haruka...... Base...... Won't care about me. ”
Shui Dali still remembers that when he told her about the events of the year, the angry eyes stared at him, and since then, his daughter has become his enemy since she was a child, and she wishes that she would die sooner every moment.
In fact, he also hoped that he would pay off the debts of the year earlier, and hoped that he would die at the hands of the daughter he raised, but Shui Qingxiang was angry with himself, but he never started. Even one night standing at the head of his bed with a sharp dagger, Shui vigorously looked forward to and longed for the blade to separate his throat and let the blood wash away the injustices of his first half of life, but he didn't wait for his daughter to stab the dagger down.
After all, she is a teenage girl doll, even if she taught her her martial arts early, she can't be ruthless after all, even if she did something like that to her and her mother at the beginning.
For a long time, Shui Qingxiang and Shui Dali didn't say a word under the same roof again, until he suddenly fell ill. Shui Qingxiang asked an old man to take care of him, and even put him in the pharmacy temporarily until he saw her again a year ago.
Although the appearance is exactly the same, Shui Dali clearly feels that this daughter is different.
"You're my father, how can I leave you alone, you can rest assured, there is me in the grocery store." Shui Qingxiang packed up her things and left the room, ignoring Shui Dali's suspicions.
Hehe, grocery store, Xiang'er has grown so big, there have not been a few times when she has taken the initiative to go in, let alone run the business in the house. Shui Dali blamed himself for lying on the bed, otherwise he must find out about this fake girl.
Shui Qingxiang finished her work at home and walked straight to the grocery store in front.
Their store is in front of the house, and it is convenient to open a store every day, so Shui Qingxiang thought about taking stock before opening the store and counting the turnover of the past half a month.
Liu Yingyi didn't sleep well last night, he came to Dongzi County to serve for more than three years, although he is not outstanding, but at least he works hard every day, he has never been a homicide before, at most a few passing thieves robbed and injured a few people, and finally they were all put in a cell by Liu Yingyi, and got the end they deserved.
Dongzi County said that it is not big, it is not small, and there are many people from other places who come and go, this butcher died a strange death, and I have not heard that a night pot is prepared to smash people's heads before killing people in the middle of the night. Although since yesterday, Liu Yingyi has sent officials to strengthen the guards at the checkpoint and search for outsiders who have just arrived in Dongzi County, but there has been no news so far.
The little girl who appeared yesterday heard that her family ran a grocery store, and when she thought of the girl who claimed to want the government to handle the case and share her worries, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Yingyi's mouth.
After breakfast, Liu Yingyi called Qin Zhutou: "Let's go, let's go for a walk on the street." ”
Qin Zhutou felt that his adult's mentality was good, there was just a murder case in the county yesterday, and he was still in the mood to go shopping today, which shows that the adult is confident.
Qin Zhutou originally planned to take Liu Yingyi to the city gate to have a look, but he didn't expect him to go straight to the bustling streets in the town, looking left and right, as if he was looking for something.
Oh, so adults are really shopping.
Qin Zhutou was looking at his adult curiously, not knowing what store he wanted to visit: "My lord, I am familiar with this area. In front are some rouge shops and garment shops, and then there are some wine shops and restaurants, and there is a sauce elbow made very delicious, if the adult does not dislike it, the subordinates take the adult to taste. ”
"No, you don't." Yoo Young-yi continued to walk forward, not knowing what she was looking for.
Liu Yingyi is not hungry, but Qin Zhutou is hungry enough. Yesterday I sent someone to search and came back late, and I slept very late at night, and this morning I just got up and walked to the county office, and I wanted to go out to eat a bowl of noodles when I wanted to order a mao, but I didn't expect to be called out by adults on an errand. When I saw the restaurant at this time, I was already hungry.
"Go further, there is only one noodle restaurant left, and the mixed sauce noodles are particularly authentic, why don't you invite an adult to have a bowl?" Qin Zhutou stared greedily at the steaming noodles in the noodle restaurant, and his stomach was already growling, "My lord, if you go any further, there will be nothing, only a few pawnshops and grocery stores left." ”
As soon as he heard the words "grocery store", Liu Yingyi's eyes immediately lit up, and the pace under his feet couldn't help but speed up a lot.
Not far ahead, I saw a small store in front of me, and a few big words were written on the plaque at the door: Shuiji Grocery Store.
Liu Yingyi did not wear an official uniform today, and wore a plain blue and white gown, which was quite handsome and elegant.
Liu Yingyi glanced at the Shuiji grocery store from a distance and walked towards the shop.
Shui Qingxiang has just finished taking stock and is reconciling the accounts. There are a lot of large and small goods in this shop, and it takes a lot of effort to take inventory, but fortunately, the things in the store are sold quite quickly, and there is no need to worry about the date, and the small business is done quite smoothly.
Her calligraphy is not good, and the accounting is all based on the algorithm of the previous life, and there is a series of numbers written on one of the words, which only she can understand.
Just halfway through the calculation, Shui Qingxiang heard the movement and knew that there was a guest coming to the door. This early morning was the first guest, Shui Qingxiang raised her head with a smile, and saw that it was a handsome boy, followed by a burly strong man.
The boy was wearing a blue and white crescent moon robe, with a graceful demeanor, and he looked quite familiar. And the burly man was wearing an official uniform of a yamen catcher and a quick errand, and there was a big knife hanging from his waist, which was Qin Zhutou.
Shui Qingxiang immediately thought, isn't this the county magistrate I met yesterday, I thought he was a pretext yesterday, but I didn't expect to really come to "visit" today.
Shui Qingxiang suddenly felt that her heartbeat had missed a beat, but in a blink of an eye, her heart was full of surprise: "My lord, why are you here?" ”
"I'll take a look." Liu Yingyi walked in the door, looked at the string of numbers recorded in the account book, and couldn't help but be a little curious, "What is this?" ”
"My lord, I'm keeping accounts, so I have nothing to remember." Seeing Lord Liu and Qin Zhutou appear, Shui Qingxiang immediately made tea for the two.
Liu Yingyi took a closer look at the account book, frowned slightly, and asked quietly: "If I am not mistaken, your way of accounting is the Persian algorithm." ”
Shui Qingxiang felt stunned in her heart, and she couldn't help but move, but in a blink of an eye, she said haha: "My lord has good eyesight, two years ago, a Persian merchant passed by my store and sold a few goods in my store on credit, wanting to exchange some entanglements." When my father saw that he was pitiful, he gave him cash, and the Persian merchant was grateful, so he taught us the Persian arithmetic, which can be regarded as a reward. ”
There were ready-made tables and chairs in the store, and Liu Yingyi sat down straight and glanced at the store. Pots, bowls, pots, spoons, those used in the kitchen, the inconspicuous ones in the home, and some items used in weddings and funerals, all of them are in the shop.
It's really a small sparrow, but it's full of organs, and it's really a dazzling grocery store.
Liu Yingyi looked down and saw the inconspicuous object in the corner: the outer body of porcelain, not a gorgeous appearance, but it is an almost essential utensil for every household.
"This is the one that Zhang Tuhu's family found...... Lethal weapon? In the end, Lord Liu still didn't say the word "night pot" in front of the girl.
"Exactly." Shui Qingxiang thought that Lord Liu was interested in this night pot, so she walked straight over with the night pot in her hand, "There is one thing I don't know if the adults have found out?" ”
"What?" Liu Yingyi's eyes widened, and she found that the little girl was holding the night pot used by the man without any shyness, and she explained to herself with a very awe-inspiring expression.
"The night pot at the crime scene yesterday was badly broken, only the port was still intact, and the victim was injured on the right side of the head." Shui Qingxiang said as she held the port used by the night pot and pretended to compare it for a moment, as if demonstrating it to Lord Liu.
Liu Yingyi squinted her peach blossom eyes slightly, and her appearance at this time looked more like a tentative fox: "'Crime scene', 'victim'? ”
It seemed to be the first time he had heard such a word.
Shui Qingxiang's face flushed, knowing that she had leaked her mouth, she blamed the work habits she had developed in her previous life, and when she talked about the case, she couldn't help but assume the role of a criminal police officer back then, forgetting that she was now in another world.
"Well, the 'crime scene' is Zhang's butcher's house, and the 'victim' is Zhang's butcher. I'm just making it up, adults don't have to take it seriously. ”
"What do you say...... That's right. When Liu Yingyi heard such words for the first time, in addition to finding it interesting, she also admired the woman in front of her a little more.
Shui Qingxiang then analyzed the facts of the case: "My lord, generally when we use utensils, we will use the most competent way. For example, Qin Zhutou and I are both right-handed, so we usually use our right hand to exert force, so we will generally leave traces on the left side of the other party. However, the victim Zhang Butcher was injured on the right side of his head, so it can only explain one problem......"
"The murderer is a left-hander." Liu Yingyi and Shui Qingxiang said in unison.
"Yes. Adults are wise. Shui Qingxiang lost no time in complimenting.
I saw Liu Yingyi's slightly squinted peach blossom eyes flashing with a cunning essence, "It's the water girl who analyzes it well." That being said, the rainbow farts are still very useful.
Qin Zhutou looked coldly at Shui Qingxiang and Lord Liu talking about the case, on one side his stomach was as hungry as a fire, and on the other hand, he felt that this night pot girl was grabbing a job in front of him, which really made people angry.
"The ancestor of the water girl is on an errand in the yamen?" A girl likes to investigate and handle cases so much, Liu Yingyi seriously suspects that it is because of her ancestors' genes.
"My lord, my ancestors have never been on an errand in the yamen. My mother died young, and my father was a dart master in the dart game in his early years, and he came here to open a grocery store when he was old, but unfortunately he was seriously ill in bed two years ago and can no longer take care of the business in the shop. ”
Shui Qingxiang said in her heart, Lao Tzu worked as a criminal police officer in his last life, and what he ate was the food in the yamen, but can I tell you this?
"Oh, I see." Liu Yingyi nodded in response.
After chatting a few words, Liu Yingyi got up and said goodbye.
"Your Excellency, please stay." Shui Qingxiang stopped Liu Yingyi, turned around and quickly wrapped the night pot that had just discussed the case with Liu Yingyi with a piece of paper, and then handed it to him, "This is a thin gift for adults, please accept it with a smile." ”
At that moment, Qin Botou's face turned green. And Liu Yingyi's face also collapsed, and there was a touch of imperceptible embarrassment.
"You...... You...... How can you send an adult...... What about the night pot? ”
Shui Qingxiang didn't have the slightest sense of giving the wrong gift: "This is the murder weapon that appeared at the crime scene yesterday, I discussed the case with the adult for a long time, so I sent this to the adult back for analysis." ”
Oh, so that's the reason.
Lord Liu bent his lips and smiled, just as a joke of the little girl, and said to Qin Zhutou unconcernedly, "Take it." He hurried out of the grocery store.
Poor Qin Zhutou this morning, before breakfast, he followed the adults shopping, watched others try to grab the rice bowl, and finally had to swagger through the market with a night pot.
Qin Zhutou was reviewing whether he really wanted to try to change careers.
Coming out of the grocery store, Yoo Young-yi was in a happy mood. This feeling is like meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country, it turns out that there are people in this world who are as persistent as themselves, and there are "monsters" who are the same as themselves.
Thinking about how many people envied the low-hanging glory and wealth back then, he chose to be the county magistrate in this remote town, and how many people thought he was crazy. However, how many people know what kind of ambition he has in his heart.
It wasn't until today that he realized that there were people in this world who smelled like him, and who didn't care about other people's eyes in order to do what he loved.
They had just walked through the bustling streets and headed towards the yamen of Dongzi County, but they didn't expect to meet a government official who came in a hurry on the way.
"My lord, it's not good, you can go and have a look, and ...... Another homicide! ”
When Liu Yingyi heard this, her eyebrows seemed to tie a dead knot, "Another murder case?" Where is it? ”
"Confucius Temple in the western suburbs, the one who died was the teacher in the private school."
Liu Yingyi's face couldn't help but sink, there are more than 100 households in Dongzi Town, the population is less than 1,000, although the people are not rich, but they are also food and clothing, usually at most some cases of stealing chickens and dogs, neighborhood disputes and the like, but there were two homicides in two consecutive days, which is really chilling.
"Let's go, go to the Confucius Temple." Liu Yingyi can't see the injustice in the world the most, and it is a matter of careless human life.
Suddenly, Liu Yingyi's footsteps faltered, and then he turned to Qin Zhutou beside him and said, "Call the water girl." ”
"Water girl?" Qin Zhu's face immediately turned black, is that the night pot girl? He suddenly had the feeling that his career was coming to an end.