Chapter 209: The Secret Under the Pomegranate Tree

On Qi Ling's side, after seeing Gu Jinfeng following the two people who pretended to go to the kitchen but actually went to discuss strategies, she herself was not idle.

She first looked at the main room, trying to find the medicines that Meng Huan had prescribed to Liu's father.

What Liu honestly said just now, "throw away all the medicine in a hurry", Qi Ling didn't believe it at all.

Just imagine, if his own father really died because of drinking medicine, even if he is a fool, he should know to preserve the physical evidence, even if he is negligent for a while because of sadness, then he will not throw it away.

And just now when I saw Liu Laoshi's panicked and uncomfortable look, I knew that there must be something strange in this, so Qi Ling dared to be so sure.

Qi Ling, who had already seen all over the house, saw that the three of them had not yet returned, and put his eyes on the courtyard in front of him.

Although Liu Laoshi's house is not big, it is divided into several places, and there is a small yard in front of it, where some vegetables are planted and some clothes are dried.

In the middle were several main rooms, and it was one of them where Qi Ling was just now.

There is also a small courtyard in the back, listening to Zhang Furong's previous words, there should be a shed for grinding sesame oil, and a kitchen.

Qi Ling carefully inspected the courtyard in front of him, and he didn't even forget to open it under the stone to take a look, but he didn't gain anything at all.

At this time, her eyes were drawn to a pomegranate tree in the courtyard, or rather, she was attracted by the brown leaves of the pomegranate tree.

I saw that a large leaf near the ground of the pomegranate tree, which was supposed to be green, was dyed as if it didn't know what kind of stain had been splashed, and it looked very awkward.

Qi Ling intuitively sensed that there was something unusual here, so he squatted down and pulled out a leaf, and sent it to his nose without thinking.

Before she could put the leaves under her nose, she smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine, which made her choke a little.

Qi Ling's eyes lit up, and he threw the leaf aside, and instead began to look at the soil under the pomegranate tree.

If she guessed correctly, the pomegranate leaves must have been stained with the medicinal juice that Meng Huan had brewed for the medicines prescribed by Liu's father.

Now that the medicinal juice has been spilled here, Qi Ling feels that if nothing else, the residue left over from the boiling medicine must be here.

She took a small stick and began to poke it under the tree, and it didn't take much effort to find fresh residue in the topsoil layer.

Qi Ling took out a clean handkerchief from his body, and first said to it.

"It's your contribution, and this sacrifice is very honorable."

After speaking, he wrapped a lot of the medicine residue in it with a handkerchief, and suddenly the brown medicine residue stained the snow-white cloth.

And this medicinal juice is basically difficult to wash off, so even if this handkerchief can no longer be used, it is just like what Qi Ling just said, "glorious sacrifice".

Qi Ling carefully wrapped the dregs and stuffed them into his sleeves, and then stepped on the soil with his feet, so that people couldn't see that the soil here had been dug up just now.

After all, although there are no bags of medicinal materials to be found now, these medicinal residues can also be used as evidence.

At this time, Qi Ling saw Gu Jinfeng running from behind with a quick step, and knew that Liu Laoshi and his wife were afraid that they had already finished the discussion, so they also hurriedly got up and pretended to be casual.

Gu Jinfeng's foot strength was amazing, and within a few steps, he rushed over like flying, walked to Qi Ling's side, and listened to his breathing without a trace of disorder.

After he stood still and sorted out his clothes, Liu Laoshi and his wife came over, and Zhang Furong was still carrying a kettle as an excuse in her hand.

"Why, you two have come to the courtyard, why don't you continue to sit in the house."

When Zhang Furong saw the two people standing next to the pomegranate tree, she only felt her eyebrows jump, and her heart suddenly panicked inexplicably.

Qi Ling waved his hand at her disapprovingly and spoke.

"The eldest brother and sister-in-law won't come back for a long time, so we'll come out and have a look at random, but it seems that my sister-in-law is indeed a virtuous person, you see that this yard is cleaned up, and even the flowers and plants are well taken care of."

Saying that, Qi Ling pretended to touch the pomegranate tree beside him inadvertently, so that after Zhang Furong saw it, her expression was even more panicked.

After seeing her reaction, Qi Ling was even more sure that what he had just obtained was the evidence that was fake.

"Come on, let's come inside, this sun monster outside is shining."

Zhang Furong walked over, directly took Qi Ling's arm and pulled her into the house, and near the front of the house, Qi Ling glanced at the sky.

I saw that the sky was a little cloudy, and I couldn't even see the sun, so how could I talk about sunshine.

At first glance, I knew that it was just an excuse that Zhang Furong randomly pulled out in a panic.

When they walked into the house, several people sat down, and Zhang Furong hurriedly handed Liu Laoshi a look.

After he understood, he spoke slowly according to the set of words she had taught him earlier.

"Sister, the idea that you can help us is really touching, although we are relatives who recognize us today, but this relationship between the two generations from my father to this generation is also unusual."

"We know that you two are very capable, but we shouldn't need your help in this matter, because we're afraid of causing you trouble."

"And you have also seen, our family can be said to be in a poor situation, and now that my father is dead, I still have to do funerals, and the business is almost impossible to open these days, so I can't get by......"

Speaking of this, Liu Laoshi looked at Qi Ling with blank eyes, as if waiting for her to say something.

Qi Ling was not stupid, she knew that she was asking for money like herself, but although she pretended to be their distant relative, she didn't plan to give them money.

She rolled her eyes and instantly thought of a great idea.

"If you want to come to the eldest brother and sister-in-law to do the business of this sesame oil, it shouldn't be easy to do, how much does this small jar of sesame oil sell, and how much can you make from it?"

Zhang Furong listened to Qi Ling's question and felt a little strange, and didn't understand why she suddenly asked this.

Then she suddenly had a thought, thinking that Qi Ling wanted to understand how "miserable" her family's situation was, so that she could pay to help them.

So I deliberately pushed down the price and profit of things, as if I didn't make any money at all.

"The price of this can of sesame oil is thirty copper plates, and we can only earn half of it, so we can't make much money at all."