In the early morning, the fog is heavy on the street, and the quaint street market is shrouded in mist.

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, the street is deserted, only there are many people around the entrance of Xinyi Pharmacy.

There were a large pool of blood, spread irregularly on the ground, and there were some messy marks, which looked like human footprints.

There was also some splashing on the door panels.

People looked at the bloodstains in front of the pharmacy and pointed at them.

Seeing Xin Yi come out, there was silence in front of the door.

Aunt Li from the rouge shop was the first to speak, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Zhang, what are you doing at home?" ”

Xin Yi is a topic of conversation on Mahang Street, and her words and deeds have attracted much attention.

Seeing blood early in the morning, and the solar term is up, people will think so, but it is normal.

Xin Yi didn't speak immediately, squatted down to check for a moment, slowly poked a little blood with his finger, and then reached the tip of his nose.

An Niangzi followed her, and saw that her expression changed slightly, and she was a little flustered, "Lady......"

Xin Yi glanced at her, slowly got up, looked at the crowd of onlookers, and smiled.

"Let everyone be worried, this is probably the blood of our family killing chickens yesterday...... I asked the child to take it out and sprinkle it, and it was dark at night, and I didn't see it, which scared everyone, and I was really embarrassed......"

She looked back at An Niangzi and gave her a look.

"Go get the guys, and clean them up."

An Niangzi responded, turned her head and went in.

When the crowd saw her say this, they lost interest, so they dispersed, but the big-mouthed Aunt Li stayed and asked Xin Yi enthusiastically.

"Mrs. Zhang, your baby is the most sensible, how can you take chicken blood out and sprinkle it with nothing?"

Xin Yi smiled, "Who knows? He said that he was going to use blood to draw something, but there are always many thoughts that children don't understand adults......

Aunt Li sighed, looked left and right: "But these footprints don't look like children's footprints?" ”

"Yesterday my uncle's family came to dinner, so he left from here. There were a lot of people walking, and I accidentally stepped on it. What's so strange about that? ”

Xin Yiyun explained lightly, and seeing Aunt Li's half-believing appearance, she suddenly said, grabbed her arm, and said in a low voice:

"Auntie, there's something I want to discuss with you."

Aunt Li was really distracted by her, "What's the matter?" ”

Xin Yi smiled, "Do business together and make some money, are you willing?" ”

As soon as she heard that she was making money, Aunt Li's eyes brightened up a lot, and her white and chubby face was like a wrinkled bun.

"Look at what you Zhang Niangzi said? If you want to bring the eldest mother, it's too late for the eldest mother to be happy? What's not to like? ”

She smiled again and lowered her voice.

"What kind of business?"

Xin Yi said: "Of course, it's your old job, auntie." ”

Aunt Li was stunned, "Huh? Rouge? ”

Xin Yi said: "To be precise, it's a cosmeceutical. ”

"Cosmeceuticals?"

"Creams containing Chinese herbal ingredients."

Xin Yi has been pondering this matter in her heart for two days, after all, she is here to open a pharmacy, and the pharmaceutical factory next door is mainly engaged in manufacturing, cosmeceutical grease is the same kind as rouge gouache, she can open a separate piece to sell, one is limited in sales, and the other is easy to offend people.

Aunt Li's rouge shop is on the opposite street from her, this woman has a big mouth, she is very good at doing business, her husband is also well-connected in Bianjing Commercial Bank, Xin Yi doesn't want to fight alone, and then get into trouble for herself......

If you have money, everyone will earn it together, and that is the way out.

Therefore, Xin Yi is ready to let Mrs. Li act as an agent for her own products, and the grease she makes has a stable market, and in the business of rouge gouache, there is also a guarantee, and she does not need to deal with the people in the business house anymore, Mrs. Li can naturally do it.

Aunt Li heard it in a fog, but she felt that Xin Yi was a wealthy face, and with the support of the king of Guangling County, the medicine couldn't be wrong, and the ointment couldn't be wrong......

As long as you can make money, why can't you cooperate?

"Can the lady bring some of your cream, and I'll take it back for my boss to see......"

She said with a smile, "You know, I'm a woman, and I can't agree to you right away, I have to listen to the opinion of the master." ”

"I understand." Xin Yi turned around and gave her a set of finished cosmeceuticals, "Don't worry, we'll discuss it carefully after the festival......"

Aunt Li left happily.

Xin Yi turned around, glanced at the bloodstains by the door again, and looked at An Niangzi with a broom.

"Cover it with a felt cloth and leave it untouched."

Just now she made that look, An Niangzi knew that this matter was not so simple, because she came out with a broom and did not touch it.

Hearing this, she nodded, and quickly took out a felt cloth from the backyard and covered it with blood stains to prevent passers-by from noticing it.

"Lady, what kind of blood is this? Last night...... We didn't kill the chickens. ”

Xin Yi's eyes were gloomy, "Human blood." ”

An Niangzi couldn't help but shudder and looked at her worriedly.

"Shall we ...... Do you want to report to the police? ”

Xin Yi shook his head.

After being in Bianjing City for a long time, her view of things has been different from usual. Especially after Zhang Lu's case, her trust in the government is even lower......

"The king of Guangling will come over today. When he comes, we'll see what to say. ”

An Niangzi nodded.

Xin Yi told her, "Before the king of Guangling County comes, don't make a noise." ”

There was blood outside the store, was someone deliberately framing her? Or was there some homicide that happened on her doorstep last night?

Xin Yi and An Niangzi couldn't discuss a result.

But today is the Dragon Boat Festival, if she goes to Fu Jiuqu at this juncture, it will inevitably make the eldest princess hate her again. It wasn't intentional, it became intentional, so Xin Yi was ready to suppress this matter first, and wait for Fu Jiuqu to come over by himself.

However, she was about to go back to the house when she heard the screams of Sada-a coming from the backyard.

"Mother...... Mother......"

When An Niangzi heard this, she panicked, threw her broom and ran inside.

"What's wrong, Zhen'er, what's wrong?"

Zhen'er and An Niangzi slept on the first floor, she heard the movement and just got up, and wanted to go to the thatched house for convenience, but when she pushed the door in, she saw a pool of blood on the ground of the thatched house.

The little girl was frightened, and when she saw Ann Niangzi, she pounced on her and hugged her tightly.

"Mother, there is blood in the thatched house, there is a lot of blood......"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Mother is here......"

An Niangzi patted her daughter on the back, and when she turned around, she saw Xin Yi holding a firewood stick and slowly approaching the thatched house.

"Who?" Xin Yi said in a low voice: "Who's inside." ”

No one answered.

The surroundings were quiet, only the wind of the Wuzhang River, which made the leaves rustle.

Xin Yi tiptoed over and lifted the curtain of the hut.

There was no palm lamp inside, and the light was dim, but the naked eye could see a person huddled on the side near the stack of wood.

Looking at the length of his body, he is still a burly man.

As if he had died, he curled up silently, his face on one side, and a knife clutched tightly in his hand, from the hilt to the blade, all stained with congealed blood......

Xin Yi slowly approached him, blood curling all the way under his feet.

"Ann Niangzi. Go open the ward and get ready to save people......"

An Niangzi pulled Zhen'er who was hiding behind her and told her to go upstairs to find Sannian, and then left in a hurry.

There are few people in the pharmacy today, except for the small one, which is the pregnant Hu Man. The only man, Zhou Daozi, is an old man, and he was happy last night, he drank a lot of wine, and now he is still asleep.

Xin Yi didn't alarm others, took off a door panel, pulled the man up by himself, and then carried him into the ward with An Niangzi.

This person was covered in blood, his hair was messy, his beard was unkempt, and he could barely see his face, but he had a high nose and thin lips, his facial features looked very upright, and his figure was even stronger.

Xin Yi didn't have time to clean his face, so he hurriedly took scissors to cut off the clothes on his body and check the injury-

"Yikes. Odd. Xin Yi searched on him, and didn't feel embarrassed when he looked at the shirtless man.

An Niangzi was a little ashamed, and she didn't dare to look at her directly, "What's the matter, Niangzi?" ”

Xin Yi frowned, "Except for a few small abrasions, there are no other wounds on his body, those blood...... Who is it for? ”

An Niangzi opened her eyes and looked at him stunned.

"This ...... Could it be someone else's? He killed someone? This...... He's not going to be a murderer, is he? ”

The last sound, despite An Niangzi's restraint, her voice was still a little trembling.

As soon as she dragged the person in, she had already noticed that this man was extremely tall and strong, if he was really an outlaw, how could the two of them deal with it?

Xin Yi took the scissors and cut at the man's belt again.

An Niangzi let out a low sigh, trying to stop her.

"Lady, no."

Xin Yi didn't look back, "In front of the doctor, there is no distinction between men and women. I took a look, but it hurt ...... below."

An Niangzi looked at it for a while, and finally turned her head when Xin Yi pulled off the man's pants.

Xin Yi looked at her and smiled slightly.

"You grew up in a pharmacy, haven't you seen this?"

An Niangzi blushed and remained silent.

Most of the ancient women were conservative, and Xin Yi did not embarrass her, and she could not find any scars on the man's body, so she took a large velvet scarf and put it on his waist, and then put it on his wrist again.

Is it poisoning?

Xin Yi: "Lady An, go get chopsticks!" ”