It's late autumn in the eye.

On this day, Zuo Jiayin said that she would go back to her parents' house for two days to accompany her parents. After Zuo Jiayin left, Xia Fengyi shouted that she wanted to go out to play. So, Meng Tianchu took Xia Fengyi, Feiyan, and Wang Yi, the head catcher, and only brought personal guards Zhu Hao and Li Linjing to accompany him. The six of them went to a place called Lianwu Village not far from Renhe County and prepared to rest.

Come here to play, it is proposed by a fast catcher called Haiquan in Yamen, saying that the scenery here is pleasant, but the lotus root is very famous, not only sweet, but also relieves the heat, not as astringent as the general lotus root, just eat raw, that is also delicious. So, take advantage of the crisp autumn weather to go out for an outing and have a good rest.

The six of them got up early in the morning, because it was not far from the county seat, so when they arrived at Lianwu Village, it was bright.

This road is all mountain roads, and there is no way to take a carriage, so Meng Tianchu simply decided to walk and not even ride a horse.

After all, Feiyan is a rough girl, and she likes to climb the mountain to pick some wild vegetables in the wild on weekdays to make a pastry or porridge or something, so this mountain road is naturally a piece of cake for her, and she didn't pull her hind legs along the way, but Xia Fengyi couldn't stand it.

Seeing that she was about to arrive at Lianwu Village, Xia Fengyi saw a stone at the intersection that seemed to be used by the villagers to rest, thinking that there were people sitting all year round, and it had been polished to a very smooth and clean level.

"I'm going to rest, I'm almost tired." After speaking, Xia Fengyi made her ass on the stone and picked up her little sweat towel to fan the wind.

This time I wanted to be quiet when I went out, and I didn't bring a ring, so Feiyan hurriedly came over to help fan Xia Fengyi with a small sweat towel.

Meng Tianchu walked to Xia Fengyi's side with a smile: "I really can't walk?" It's about to arrive, we go into the village to find a family, give some silver taels, ask for some good tea, and some melons and fruits, and have a good rest, no better than in this place. Your flesh is fine, and mosquitoes like to suck your blood. ”

Xia Fengyi didn't pay attention to her husband's ridicule, and fanned herself to catch a cold.

Meng Tianchu was a little distressed. used his own fan to fan her next to Xia Fengyi's face. At this time, a few villagers passed by and saw these people sitting on the side of the road. A handsome man is fanning a beautiful woman. I think it's kind of funny. After all, in this small place, only women who have seen fans for men have never seen such a scene, so they all covered their mouths and whispered.

Although the sound was not loud, Xia Fengyi still heard it. I also felt embarrassed. snatched Meng Tianchu's fan away.

"Husband. There is no need to fan, the concubine can't afford it. Otherwise, you and they will go to the village first to find the households, discuss them, and then come and pick me up and Feiyan. ”

"I'm not leaving, I'm leaving, what if the bosses and singles in this village see such two beauties sitting at the entrance of the village and snatch them home to be their wives!"

Feiyan blushed and spat lightly: "Young master, I see that the villagers here are very simple, how could they do such a thing." ”

The female guard, Li Linjing, said: "Young master, let the old man accompany the two ladies, how about you go to the village first to find a good person to rest and eat?" ”

Zhu Hao and Li Linjing husband and wife were specially assigned to Meng Tianchu as personal guards by the new Dongchang Factory Supervisor Hot Spring, although they are both over fifty years old, but their martial arts are superb, and Li Linjing is a guard, which is enough to protect the safety of the second daughter, so Meng Tianchu nodded and took Zhu Hao and Wang Yi to the village.

Towards the front of the village, there is a small valley, the locals have given it a nice name called "Fairy Valley", green trees and red flowers, small river water, the scenery is very beautiful.

Meng Tianchu walked while picking wild fruits on the side of the road to eat while enjoying the scenery along the way, suddenly, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in the distance attracted his attention, only to see that the woman was wearing a light long skirt, silently sitting on the beautiful green grass, there was a weeping willow next to the grass just to take advantage of the shade, the woman's face was slightly thin, some delicate charm of the wind, but it was more like a painting, eyes like black jade, lips like fresh petals, temperament as pure as a lily, but her eyes were wise, restless, Flexible as electricity, so that her whole body was filled with a sense of flying agility, even if she sat there motionless, it felt as if she could fly out at any time.

Her eyes were half-drooping, and she looked at the tip of her nose, and her face was worried, as if she was contemplating, as if she were waiting. What was she thinking?

Meng Tianchu asked Zhu Hao and Wang Yi to stop in place, and slowly touched it, for fear of disturbing the beauty in front of him, hiding behind a tree and peeking, only to see her stretch out her slender and slender coagulation jade hand, caressing a bright and eye-catching red flower, I don't know what incomprehensible things are hidden in her heart.

Meng Tianchu must be a god, and suddenly felt that he was a little inappropriate like this, a lonely man and a widow, and he was still hidden behind a tree, peeping at a girl like a flower.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt uneasy, he decided to take another look and leave, the plain girl in front of the flower tree, not only looked fascinated at first sight, but also the beautiful face of Chu Chu and complained, it was even more pitiful at first sight. Especially, like this ice-clear and holy girl who is like a hundred flowers blooming and like a white lotus out of water, he thinks that it is rare to see it in the mortal world.

After looking at it for a while, the woman suddenly sighed, stood up, bent down and lifted an embroidery basket beside her, put it on her back, and walked slowly up the mountain. I saw that she was lire, walking as if she was floating in the air, without a sound. Meng Tianchu was afraid that the woman would find him, so he hurriedly hid aside, and waited for the woman to walk away towards the mountain, and then came out from behind the tree.

"In such a wilderness, there is such a peerless woman, could it be that I saw a fairy or a fairy?" Meng Tianchu said to himself.

"What goblins? What fairy? When Meng Tianchu turned around, it was actually Xia Fengyi and Feiyan. It turned out that Meng Tianchu only looked at the woman, and the second woman had already arrived later. The tip of the Feiyan girl's ears heard what he had just said.

"How did you get here? I thought you had already made tea in the village. Xia Fengyi said with a smile.

Meng Tianchu didn't speak, and looked up at the mountain, the girl's figure was gone.

I guess I've met a goblin! Meng Tianchu thought in his heart, turned around and smiled at Xia Fengyi and Feiyan, and walked towards the village first.

Six people came to the village, this village is really worthy of being called Lianwu Village, the ponds in the village, as far as the eye can see, are all pink, that is the lotus. The early morning wind blows, and you can smell a faint fragrance.

"What a beautiful place!" The delphinium runs like a happy little swallow on the village paths.

"Feiyan, slow down, the stone road in the early morning is very slippery. Be careful of falling. Xia Fengyi said.

As soon as the words fell, I only heard an "ouch". Feiyan only had one embroidered shoe left on the stone steps. The man had fallen into the grass on the side of the road.

Everyone burst out laughing. Li Linjing walked up and asked, "Third grandma, are you okay?" He reached out and pulled Feiyan up.

Feiyan had a lot of grass seeds stuck to her clothes, and Xia Fengyi and Li Linjing laughed while busy cleaning the grass seeds on her clothes.

Meng Tianchu smiled: "How is it?" Did you fall? ”

"My ass was hit by a stone on the ground, it hurts!" Feiyan crooked her mouth, and her mouth was ouching. Rub your buttocks with your hands.

"I'll rub it for you!" Meng Tianchu stretched out his hand towards Feiyan's buttocks and was about to rub it.

Feiyan blushed and hurriedly dodged. Said angrily: "Young master..." There's someone else here! ”

Zhu Hao and Wang Yi hurriedly coughed twice and turned around. Talking loudly about the scenery in the distance.

Grabbing Feiyan's arm with one hand, and gently stroking her buttocks with the other, "Okay?" ”

"Well... All right! Feiyan replied quickly, her face already red as a ripe pomegranate.

Most of the people in this Lianwu village are surnamed Hai, and their ancestors migrated from the coastal areas of Fujian, and it has been some years.

Everyone came to the village, looking for someone to inquire about the place to eat, only to find that it was not as beautiful as Meng Tianchu thought, he thought that he would have a place to eat and rest after giving money, but he didn't expect that the folk customs here did not seem to be simple, and the villagers didn't seem to be so interested in money, and they didn't want strangers to eat and live in their own homes, and several of them were traveling in plain clothes, and they didn't reveal their identities, no one knew that this young man was the famous master of the county government, or the foreman of the East Factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and the big celebrity in front of the East Factory Governor. So, no one paid any attention to them. After asking all the way, everyone was a little disappointed.

Feiyan said: "Young master, otherwise, let's find Lizheng, my throat is so thirsty that it's going to smoke!" ”

Meng Tianchu gently twisted her face lovingly and nodded.

Wang Yi hurriedly found a villager and asked about the village Zheng's home, searched all the way, and came to Lizheng's house.

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Meng Tianchu looked at the courtyard of this house, there was nothing special, just a little bigger. There were two very good-blooming peonies at the door, which gave off a faint floral fragrance in the breeze, and went straight up and knocked on the door.

After a while, an old man came out and looked at Meng Tianchu very kindly: "This son, who are you looking for?" ”

Meng Tianchu stepped forward and politely gave the old man a salute: "Old man, we are from Hangzhou City, we have heard that the lotus root in your village tastes very good, so we came to taste it, who knows that there are no restaurants and inns in the village, the four of us are very tired, we want to find a place to rest, I asked several people and did not find a place to stop, so I took the liberty to knock on the door of your house, we just want to rest for a while, eat something, I don't know if the old man can make a convenient?" ”

"You're from Hangzhou?"

"Yes, old man."

"My godson is also in Hangzhou, working as an errand in the Yamen of Renhe County."

"Oh? That's really a coincidence, what is Ling Lang called? ”

"His name is Haiquan."

The headcatcher Wang Yi in the back laughed when he heard it: "Haha, the water has washed the Dragon King Temple, Haiquan is my good brother." ”

"Ah, may I ask you are you..."

"I'm Renhe County Yamen head catcher Wang Yi, I don't know if Haiquan has always told you."

"Ahh It turned out to be the king catching the head! Said it! Ocean Springs often mentions you! I am Haiquan's godfather, and I am also the leader of this village, named Hai Shaoqing, I am about to go out for a walk, I don't want to meet you, everyone, please come in! The old man was busy and let Meng Tianchu and his party into the courtyard.

The countryside is vast and sparsely populated, and the houses are very large, especially the houses here. There are even ponds and rockeries in the yard, judging from the layout of the yard, this owner is not a layman, he should be a little more literate and elegant. There are also various flowers and plants planted in the yard, many of which have never been seen before, and the various colors are very beautiful.

Hai Shaoqing welcomed Meng Tianchu and others into the hall and beckoned everyone to sit down, at this time a little maid came in, brought water to wash everyone's face, and soon another little maid served herbal tea, everyone was thirsty, and you were not welcome, even drank several bowls, and the little maid on the side couldn't help but eat and laugh when she saw it.

After Meng Tianchu and the others drank the herbal tea, they quickly cooled down.

Meng Tianchu got up and thanked Hai Shaoqing: "Thank you, old man, we came abruptly and made the old gentleman smile." ”

Na Hai Shaoqing didn't care, and shook his hand with a smile: "Childe doesn't have to mind, it should be us who should apologize, alas, somehow, the folk customs of my village, alas~!" ”

While he was talking, a maid ran in in a panic: "Master! Go out... Something's wrong, there's something big! The maid stammered.

Hai Shaoqing's face sank: "What's the panic, the guests are here, don't be unreasonable!" Take your time. ”

"Yes..., sir, a corpse was found in the pond at the east end of the village!" The maid said with a pale face.

Hearing this, Hai Lizheng, who was calm and calm just now, suddenly showed panic on his face, there was a murder on his ground, and the ancient system of joint sitting was very strict, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape and be implicated.

Meng Tianchu was a little crying and laughing, thinking to himself what was going on, how could he die wherever he went? The whole broom is a handful of stars.

"Corpses? Who died? Hai Shaoqing asked hurriedly.

"The pillar, it's the sea pillar that is dead." The maid said.

"Sea pillars? Is he the son of Hai Dashan? ”

"yes, that's him."

Hai Shaoqing hurriedly stood up and said to Meng Tianchu and them: "This..., Wang Zhutou, it just so happens that you are here, and it is also a coincidence, so you don't have to go into the city to report to the official, please ask Wang Zhutou to investigate and deal with it." ”

As soon as I entered the door just now, I just drank tea to quench my thirst, and I didn't have time to introduce it, so Wang Zhutou hurriedly introduced Meng Tianchu and said: "Hai Lizheng, this is Master Meng, who is in charge of the criminal name of our Renhe County!" ”

Hai Li was shocked when he heard this, hurriedly looked at Meng Tianchu, and hurriedly bowed down to apologize: "It turned out to be Master Meng!" I heard that the master solved the case like a god, but I didn't have the opportunity to see it, but I saw it today, it's really a blessing for three lives! ”

Since there was a murder, Meng Tianchu was not polite, and hurriedly introduced Xia Fengyi and Feiyan to Hai Lizheng, and then asked Li Linjing to stay at Lizheng's house to take care of the two grandmothers, and he took Wang Zhutou and Zhu Hao, and Hai Lizheng followed the reported maid out of the house door.

Under the leadership of the maid, he walked for nearly ten minutes to the edge of a small pond at the east end of the village, and there were already many people watching the excitement by the river.

The village is in the village and Wang Yi, the head catcher, hurriedly stepped forward to tell the villagers to retreat. Meng Tianchu walked to the edge of the pond and found a man in his disheveled clothes and soaked with fir lying on a bluestone slab, about thirty years old, with his eyes closed and motionless.

Meng Tianchu first looked around, there is a small well in the upper part of this pond, which is built with bluestone slabs all around, and the water in the small well flows into the large pond below, and the pond is built with bluestone slabs all around, and there are several steps that extend to the water's edge, for people to wash clothes and vegetables, due to the long-term polishing, the stone slabs appear to be very clean and smooth.

Meng Tianchu came to the deceased's side, smelled a very pungent smell, looked around, and found that there was a puddle of vomit next to the corpse, squatted down and smelled it, a smell of wine, and his heart moved, according to common sense, this pond is obviously the place where the villagers drink water and daily washing, and the villagers generally do not run to the pond to vomit, could it be that the deceased was drunk before he died, went to the pond to drink water, and accidentally fell into the pond and drowned? It appears that the deceased's body alcohol content must be tested first.

At this moment, an old man separated from the onlookers and villagers, squeezed in, looked at the corpse and exclaimed, staggered to the corpse and squatted down, sobbing and crying.

Hai Li was telling Meng Tianchu that this person was the deceased's father, Hai Dashan.

Meng Tianchu whispered to the old man: "Old man, I am the famous master of the county government, and I am now investigating this murder case, please retreat, and after I finish the inquest and determine the nature of the case, you will take back the body for the funeral, okay?" ”

Hai Dashan sobbed and nodded, stood up and stepped aside, still sobbing and crying.