Xiao Er probably knew who was coming earlier than Meng Tianchu, his face was very panicked, and when he saw Meng Tianchu asking, he said in a low voice: "Uncle, you don't know, this Hu Junye is..."

At this moment, the door was kicked open, and Hu Xiaoqi broke in with a few soldiers who had just seen him at the city gate. But Meng Tianchu didn't seem to see him, and still tasted the delicious food.

Hu Xiaoqi didn't expect that the person sitting in the seat was actually a young man who claimed to be the master of the criminal name, so he hurriedly looked to the side, and sure enough, the beautiful little lady who was like a fairy was sitting next to the master, and there was the pretty girl standing behind her.

"Yo! If you really want anything, you can come! What a good day is today, brothers, we came to eat with the silver given by these masters, who would have thought that we would meet them again, it is really fate, what do you say? The soldiers next to him naturally echoed.

Meng Tianchu turned his head and glanced at him: "What?" The military master also wants to sit in this elegant seat? ”

"No, no, you came first, of course you sat down." Hu Xiaoqi stared at Xia Fengyi with a pair of thief eyes, and said with a hippie smile: "Just now, Uncle Yu, you hit it off at first sight, and this meal will be treated by me Hu, how about we have a drink together?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled coldly: "I'm sorry, contemptible people have internal dependents, and it is not convenient for outsiders to coexist." ”

Hu Xiaoqi was very thick-skinned and said with a smile: "It's not in the way, once you are born and twice you are cooked, won't you become friends after drinking together?" Hey. A pair of eyes sparkled at Xia Fengyi's body, and she tilted her ass and sat down on a chair next to her.

At the moment when Hu Xiaoqi's butt was about to sit on the chair, Wang Yi, the head catcher on the side, wiped his toes and kicked the chair out.

Hu Xiaoqi was furious, got up and reached out to pull out the single knife on his waist. At this moment, suddenly a burst of flower fragrance wafted in, Hu Xiaoqi couldn't help but shiver, hurriedly turned around, and saw a woman walking in with curling steps.

The woman was eighteen years old and dressed in a plain white collared short. The plain white moon skirt is decorated with simple embroidered lace on the neckline, cuffs, and skirt, and a lake-blue palace wash on the belt, which hangs to the ground. The head is loosely tied in a slumped bun, and a hairpin of ivory hair is twisted. The dress and décor are as simple and elegant as this room. Although the powder is applied slightly, it is enough to bring out the delicate and delicate eyebrows and eyes of the face, especially a pair of large and clear eyes that are watery and very moving.

The woman stepped forward, and the fragrance of the flowers became more and more intense, so that she didn't know what the smell of flowers was, so good.

As soon as Hu Xiaoqi saw the woman coming, he immediately changed his smiling face, stepped forward in a few steps, and bowed: "I've seen Miss Zuo!" The sergeants followed suit.

The woman ignored it, walked straight to Meng Tianchu, and said a blessing.

Meng Tianchu has always been polite to girls, and when he saw this, he hurriedly got up and returned the salute.

"The little woman's surname is Jiayin, and she is the owner of the shop. Don't dare to ask a few high surnames? ”

Meng Tianchu was a little surprised when he heard that this young and beautiful woman surnamed Zuo was the owner of this restaurant, listening to her, she looked like a woman who had read some books, although I don't know if it was a beautiful girl, but at least she was a small jasper. So he got up and arched his hand and said: "Contemptible Meng Tianchu, these two are cheap and personal maids. That is Wang Yi, a good friend of the contemptible people. ”

After Meng Tianchu introduced, they greeted each other, Meng Tianchu gave up his seat, Zuo Jiayin sat down, bowed and said: "Meng Ye and everyone came to me to know the taste, and they didn't entertain well, it's really rude, I hope a few people don't be weird." ”

Meng Tianchu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Miss Zuo doesn't have to be like this, it's not the girl's fault besides, isn't it?" ”

Zuo Jiayin nodded with a smile, turned to look at Hu Xiaoqi, the smile on his face was still hanging, but it made people feel that the smile didn't look so kind, but a little infiltrating.

"Are you going to stay here? Or do you want me to ask you out? The voice sounded gentle, but it was cold.

"Look at what you said, I'll go, I'll go right away." After speaking, Hu Xiaoqi rubbed his buttocks, glanced at Xia Fengyi nostalgically, and was about to leave with the sergeants.

"Wait!" Zuo Jiayin still said softly, but there was an unquestionable commanding tone in his tone.

"Miss Zuo, do you have any other instructions?" Hu Xiaoqi stopped, turned around and looked at the girl timidly.

"You're just going?"

"I..."

"Hmph, you disturbed my guests, you should know what to do, do you want me to teach you?"

That Hu Xiaoqi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Meng Tianchu and the others: "It's all laughing, I swept a few people's interest, Hu will definitely not dare in the future, please look at the face of the girl in Zuo, it's good to spare the little one." ”

Meng Tianchu snorted and didn't speak. I thought to myself, this Hu Xiaoqi is arrogant, and he must have some origins, but when he sees this cold and glamorous woman, it is like a mouse seeing a cat, but he doesn't know what the origin of this woman is, it must be not just the shopkeeper.

Hu Xiaoqi then took the sergeants downstairs and left.

Zuo Jiayin turned to the shopkeeper and said, "These dishes are already cold, hurry up and ask the kitchen to take them back and heat them up." ”

"No need! Left shopkeeper. Xia Fengyi said, "It's still hot, so let's eat it like this." ”

The shopkeeper still followed the girl's instructions and removed the dishes back to the pot to heat, and the girl ordered a few more dishes to be regarded as an apology.

Meng Tianchu said: "It's no wonder that your store is making trouble in this matter, it's someone else who is making trouble, how can you make compensation?" ”

Zuo Jiayin smiled faintly: "Why do you have to be so clear?" Just eat happily. I won't say more, don't delay a few people to eat. After saying that, he stood up, gave everyone a blessing, and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Meng Tianchu smiled and got up to give up his seat, "Since the left shopkeeper gave me wine and food, why don't you have a drink together?" ”

Zuo Jiayin smiled lightly, and responded generously: "Okay, I heard you talking about the allusions of West Lake cuisine, the children don't know much, so it's better for me to explain it to the masters." ”

Meng Tianchu waved his hand and said: "The origin of the name of the dish is first, etc., I am very curious about the girl's name, when I entered the store, I saw a sign at the door, and there was a sentence on it, 'Quyuan Fenghe is good news', presumably it is the origin of the girl's name, or the girl's name is the origin of this poem." ”

"Yes, Childe is very intelligent, admire!"

"Hehe, I can't guess this, in vain I claim to solve the case as... Ahem..., girl, please tell me the origin of this dish. ”

Zuo Jiayin pursed his lips and smiled, as if he didn't hear what Meng Tianchu had just said, his big watery eyes flashed, and he glanced at Meng Tianchu deeply, and then continued: "This West Lake vinegar fish is also known as 'uncle and sister-in-law Chuanzhen', according to legend, there were Ning brothers in ancient times, full of stomachs, living in seclusion on the shore of West Lake to make a living by fishing. The local villain Zhao Daguan saw that Ning's sister-in-law was moving and wanted to occupy it, so he planned to kill her husband. Brother Song complained to the government in order to avenge his brother, but he was beaten with a stick. Sister-in-law Song persuaded her uncle to flee, and before leaving, she specially used sugar and vinegar to burn a kun in the West Lake for him to practice, encouraging him to 'not forget the bitterness and bitterness of the people'. Later, the uncle gained fame, and at a banquet, he actually ate a sweet and sour special fish dish, and finally found his sister-in-law who changed her name to seclusion. So, he resigned from his official position and resumed his life as a fisherman who fished for a living. ”

Meng Tianchu applauded: "What an 'uncle and sister-in-law'!" Wonderful! Come, come, come, let's take a sip first, and let Miss Zuo moisten her throat. As soon as Meng Tianchu proposed, everyone picked up the wine in their hands and drank it all.

Feiyan was most concerned not about the story, but about the way this dish was made, and asked in a very casual manner: "Shopkeeper Zuo, can you tell me how this dish is made?" Our young master likes it very much, and I want to learn to do it for our young master. ”

"Okay!" Zuo Jiayin glanced at Feiyan meaningfully, and said slowly: "To cook 'West Lake vinegar fish', you must use West Lake kun fish as raw materials, and starve it for two days before cooking, so that it can drain the debris in the intestines and remove the earthy atmosphere, so that the cooked fish is tender and has a crab flavor." ”

Everyone ate for a while, and Zuo Jiayin talked about the origin of several famous Hangzhou dishes such as "Dongpo meat". Feiyan asked about the practice, but Zuo Jiayin didn't hide it, and said it all one by one.

In ancient times, cooking was a skill to support a family, and it was easy to pass it on. I can't find any cooking books, this Zuo Jiayin has said it all in 1510, and he doesn't hide it at all. It really made Feiyan overjoyed. She is gifted and intelligent, and she is good at cooking, and she only listens to it once and remembers it.

After eating, Meng Tianchu and the others went downstairs to the carriage and left, and Zuo Jiayin was delivered to the door.

On the way back to Yamen, Feiyan was still immersed in the joy of learning Hangzhou cuisine, and said to herself: "This left shopkeeper is really good, enthusiastic and reasonable, and beautiful." ”

Xia Fengyi said in a low voice: "Don't you think this left shopkeeper is a little more enthusiastic?" If she entertained every customer like this, this business would not have to go to grandma's house! ”

Feiyan grinned: "According to me, she must have taken a fancy to our young master." He shook Meng Tianchu's arm, "Hey, young master, did you say that?" ”

"What nonsense. What has taken a fancy to me? This is called the way of business. ”

"Hee-hee! How could I see her eyes wrong? ”

Xia Fengyi interjected: "Are you jealous, look at anyone's eyes wrong!" ”

"Why?" Feiyan lowered her voice and said shyly, "The slave only thinks that the young master can decide on a family affair earlier... Take a concubine or something..."

While he was talking, the carriage came to the gate of the yamen. As soon as the two guards at the door saw Meng Tianchu's carriage, they exclaimed in surprise: "I'm back!" Master is back! One hurriedly ran in to report, and the other greeted him, and without waiting for Meng Tianchu to get out of the car, he shouted anxiously: "Master, you can come back, Lord Ke of the prefect has been waiting for you at the house of the county master in the yamen for a long time, the county master has been sitting with you, you can go in quickly." ”

Prefect Ke Qian? Meng Tianchu immediately understood, this Ke Qian's dignified prefect, he must have asked for something when he came to find him. This request, from the scene at the city gate just now, has already guessed eight or nine, and it is obvious that it is for the mysterious death of his son.

Meng Tianchu had a bottom in his heart, and still unhurriedly helped his lady Xia Fengyi to get out of the carriage, Xia Fengyi said: "Xianggong, the prefect is here, you better go quickly, let's go back to the house by ourselves." ”

Meng Tianchu leaned his head and said in a low voice: "If you don't put up a shelf at this time, people won't value you." Let him wait, and I'll go back when you get you back. ”

Feiyan listened to it on the side, stuck out her tongue, the prefect (equivalent to the mayor of Hangzhou), that is a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, the young master actually didn't pay attention to it, and he was still grinding slowly, which was really bold enough.

Meng Tianchu has been sending the two of them to destroy the small courtyard of the Yamen, and originally wanted to drink a cup of tea, but a few soaps came to urge, and Meng Tianchu came to Cai Zhixian's house in one step.

The porter sang loudly: "Master Meng has arrived!" ”

Meng Tianchu paced to the door of the living room, and Cai Zhixian had already greeted him: "Sir, you are back..."

Meng Tianchu arched his hand and said: "Dong Weng, I was greedy for the beautiful scenery of the mountains in my later life, and I forgot the time for a while, but is there any urgent official business that needs to be dealt with in my later life?" At a glance, I saw a thin old man sitting on the guest seat in the living room, with three strands of long hair and a bit of fairy wind and crane bones, but his eyebrows were full of sadness.

Cai Zhixian nodded, "Yes, the prefect has something important to discuss with Mr. He turned to the thin old man and said, "Lord Prefect, this is the criminal master Meng Tianchu Meng who was hired by his humble position. You whispered to Meng Tianchu: "This is our Hangzhou prefect Master Ke." ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed rudely: "I have seen Master Ke in my late life." ”

Ke Qian stood up and returned the salute: "Sir, don't be polite, sit down and talk." He was very polite when he spoke.

Meng Tianchu saw that he looked sad, presumably because of the tragic death of his heartbroken son, so he sat on the side of his clothes and waited for Governor Ke to speak.

Ke Zhifu sighed: "Mr. must have known that the dog died mysteriously last night, the house was in pain, but it was incomprehensible, I don't know why the dog died, I invited the famous Lang Zhong in Hangzhou to find out, and they also held their own words, from the saying that the wind evil entered the brain, from the poisoning and died, but also from the said that it hit the evil." Since the dog may have been poisoned and killed, the government decided to set up a card to check suspicious people. I searched for a day, but still found nothing. Today, Lord Cai came to mourn, saying that Mr. broke the mystery like a god, and the house also heard about it, and I came to visit today, and I want to ask Mr. to help solve the mysterious death case of my son, and arrest the real murderer. ”