Ji Liu finally walked to the entrance of the market where yams were sold, and unlike before, the market was already full of people at this time, with all kinds of things in front of him.

One by one, she walked over and listened carefully to their cries, trying to find among them the vegetable vendors with the accents of Lotus Village or Chunxi Town. The hard work paid off, and after a circle, she really found it.

This person is Ji Liu's old acquaintance in Chunxi Town, the uncle who told her that someone in Zhaofeng County bought yam at a high price.

The uncle knew her intention and said enthusiastically: "It's just a matter of a journey, nothing inconvenient." This afternoon, I'm going back to Chunxi Town to drag some fresh vegetables, and you and the old man can go together. ”

"Won't the aunt and the boy go back together?" Ji Liu was stunned, she didn't expect her uncle to stay here to sell vegetables, "Are you staying here in the future?" ”

"Haha, where can I be, this time I came to participate in the Hundred Flowers Festival, by the way, I want to find a county master for my son, and let him stay in the county to study in the future." The uncle said with a smile, it is the wish of every parent to hope that their son will become a Chan, and it is naturally the best to enter a better school.

"No wonder these days, you keep running to the county." Ji Liu looked at the happiness on his uncle's face and was envious.

"It's useless to run around, some famous schools in the county don't accept foreign boys," she sat next to the uncle, accompanied him to sell vegetables, and listened to his chatter: "The two of us just don't give up, this child can recognize a lot of words when he is four or five years old, and now he is eight years old, try to find it, I don't want to delay him." ”

Ji Liu nodded, she knew that the better masters were not willing to stay in the town, so they ran to the county, and the better ones ran to the state capital. If they want to get ahead, they have to go to a better school and worship a powerful master, otherwise they will only be literate for the rest of their lives.

"It's a pity, it's okay for my grandfather to teach the kid to read and write, otherwise ......"

Suddenly, Ji Liu seemed to remember something, she turned her head to her uncle and asked, "I know an aunt, her child is a female master, I heard that she teaches in the Chengfeng Academy in the county, she seems to be very powerful, do you want to try it?" If this doesn't work out, maybe you can get to know other masters through them? ”

After Ji Liu just finished speaking, the smile on the uncle's face couldn't be hidden, and he couldn't help but be happy. I never thought that I would encounter such a good thing, just because he was alone in the county like a headless fly, and I don't know when I will find it!

The uncle clenched his shirt at a loss and thanked him sincerely: "That's really bothering you, remember Liu, whether it works out or not, the uncle will remember your good." "It is said that someone is easy to do, if Ji Liu can make a recommendation to him, at least the opportunity is in his own hands, if his son can be more competitive, maybe he can stay in the county.

Ji Liu responded, she thought that she had to go to the aunt's house that sold purple cusper, and she couldn't talk to the uncle anymore, so she asked, "Uncle, what time are you returning to Chunxi Town this afternoon?" I'll bring my grandfather here. ”

"At noon, you and the old man will watch it, and I'll wait. It's just not too late, after all, you have to go back to the county. The uncle was happy in his heart, and he became closer and closer to Ji Liu.

"Okay," after confirming, Ji Liu stood up and prepared to leave, so he said goodbye to his uncle: "Then I'll go to my aunt's house first." ”

It was near the bazaar, and Aunt Zhang's house was not far away, and it was time to walk less than a cup of tea.

Ji Liu was pacing back and forth outside the door of Aunt Zhang's house, she was too embarrassed to knock on the door, this kind of begging for something and not bringing some gifts can only be done by a cheeky person like her.

She couldn't help but knock herself on the head and complained, "It's really a brain fever." ”

"What's giving you brain heat? Tell me about my aunt. Aunt Zhang had just come back from a friend's house, and she happened to meet Ji Liu staying at her door like a fool, muttering in her mouth, and knocking herself twice with her hand from time to time, so she asked out loud.

Aunt Zhang's sudden voice startled Ji Liu, she was very shy, thinking of the uncle with an expectant face, she still had the cheekiness to explain her intentions.

The eldest aunt saw that Ji Liu's face was flushed, revealing the posture of a little daughter, and said with a smile: "The left and right are just a matter of introduction, if that kid is smart, it is also your credit to accept it, what are you embarrassed to do." ”

Ji Liu finished what he had to do, and then said goodbye to his aunt: "Auntie, my grandfather and I went back this afternoon, and such a big thing happened, and the Hundred Flowers Festival was also lost." If you come to the county in the future, you will come back to visit. Don't worry, you'll be carrying something with you. ”

Aunt Zhang's enthusiasm made Ji Liu even more embarrassed, and after finishing speaking, she hurriedly wanted to leave.

At this time, Aunt Zhang grabbed her arm, looked next door, and asked Ji Liu, "Don't you want to see your sister?" Not long after you left yesterday afternoon, she was locked up, and she hasn't been out for so long. ”

"No, she doesn't want me to come over." Ji Liu recalled what Li Yu said to her yesterday, and said in her heart No matter what, since Li Yu didn't want her to get involved in this matter, then don't interfere, the matter between the two husbands and wives is unreasonable.

But even if she can't manage it, if there is really something, Ji Liu still hopes that she can help Li Yu in time, so as not to regret it later, she pleaded: "If Sister Yu has something, can you bother Aunt Zhang to deliver me a letter?" ”

Aunt Zhang responded quickly, and after Ji Liu returned to the Fulai Inn, she saw that Ji had woken up and was waiting for her to go back in the inn.

She talked to Ji about the morning, and asked him to clean up, and after lunch, she set off for the market, first to Chunxi Town, and then to find a way to go back to the village.

Different from the quick battle between the grandfather and grandson, the atmosphere in Zhaofeng County at this time was a little stagnant.

"So after half a day, you told me that the deceased had traces of a heavy object hitting the back of his head, and the cause of death was not drowning," Wen Yuecheng repeated the reply of the deceased, and at the same time pulled the thing that he had just presented with a brush and said, "And the deceased has a man's hair crown hooked on his hand, what are these results?" ”

The one who knelt down was the one from Zhaofeng County, and he didn't dare to answer yes.

"Let me ask you, based on the marks on the back of the deceased's head, what kind of tools do you know the murderer used to commit the crime?" Wen Yuecheng looked at the servant below and cowered, for fear of scaring him, and tried to show his side as a parent, after all, parents always have to tolerate their children, no matter how stupid he is.

He hesitated for a moment, buried his head in the water, and replied angrily: "My subordinates don't know." ”

Wen Yuecheng sighed and continued to ask, "Then ask you again, can the time of death of the deceased be calculated?" ”

"Depending on the decay of the deceased, it will take about two to five days." After carefully reviewing the autopsy, he came to a conclusion and gave an answer that was sure to be foolproof.

But this answer was so strong that Wen Yuecheng's face wrinkled in all directions.

At this time, it is at the stall of the Hundred Flowers Festival, not only are there many people coming and going to Baihua Lake, but there are more people entering and leaving the county.

Wen Yuecheng was irritable, and when he saw the hair crown, he couldn't help but think of the way the deceased's body exploded, and the acid water in his stomach gushed out. He simply pushed the hair crown aside, threw a wink at Sheng Li, who accompanied him to reply, hooked his finger and asked, "What about you?" Reiko Ko. ”

Sheng Li didn't want to see him with that bun face, but he insisted on pretending to be in a brothel, so he bowed his head and replied: "Lord Hui, my subordinates went to Baihua Lake again this morning, and there have been too many merchants and visitors recently, and nothing has been found." ”

"However," Sheng Li continued, "where the deceased was found, there was a mud bank that left a scratch in the place where the water level did not reach, and I don't know if it has anything to do with the case." ”

"If you tell Lord Ben that the scratches are on the deceased's body, maybe it can be of some use, and there are many people coming and going to Baihua Lake these days, even if it is left by the murderer, it cannot be used as evidence." It's rare for some clues to pop out of Sheng Li's mouth, it's still useless, Wen Yuecheng is a little annoyed.

He is now more concerned about the identity of the deceased, because his face is seriously damaged, and no one comes to the county office to identify the body, which is difficult to do.

"Sheng Li, you and him take a look at the characteristics of the deceased, and see if you can find the deceased's family by this." No name, that is, no identity, no relationship, no relatives and friends, it means that the murderer cannot be caught, Wen Yuecheng ordered the two to go down.

Sheng Li and Qi Zuo glanced at each other, raised their hands, put away their hair crowns and hurriedly retreated.

In the autopsy room, after careful identification, the two found that there was still some intact flesh on the smashed face of the corpse, and several bulging scars appeared intermittently on the gray-green flesh. According to the judgment of the scars, these scars are in the same direction, and there is actually only one connection.

With such obvious facial features, it is very easy to find the identity of the deceased, after all, there are not a few people with scars on their faces in the entire county.

Sheng Li immediately took his men to the street to inquire.

As soon as I heard that there was a scar on the left side of my face, someone immediately mentioned that there was a medicine dealer a year ago, who was robbed by bandits when he went out to sell medicine, and his face was cut with a long cut, and he desperately jumped into the river to pick up a life.

Sheng Li followed the direction pointed out by the man, and immediately knocked on the door with someone.

"May I ask if it's Qian Qingfeng's family?" Li Yu looked at the few men in front of him, dressed in a uniform black and blue crown uniform, who were from the county yamen.

She let go of her grip on the door frame, her lips trembling slightly, "My lord, what's the matter?" ”

Sheng Li stood in the first place, facing Li Yu.

Before coming, he heard that Qian Qingfeng had no father and mother, started from scratch, and had only one relative, that is, his wife.

"Mrs. Qian, in Xia County, these two are my fellow officials," Li Yu's face was pale, her thin body stood inside the door, her hands trembled slightly, Sheng Li was really afraid that she would faint before she finished speaking: "I want to ask something about your husband, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Li Yu stared at the three of them, hesitated for a while, and then turned sideways, nodded slightly, and welcomed Sheng Li and the others into the house.

"I didn't know if the adults came, and there was no tea prepared at home, so I had to give in." After Li Yu finished speaking, he bowed and walked slowly towards the kitchen.

At this time, the weather outside the house was gloomy, the May day was hot and dry, and the rain had just been harvested for nearly a month, and today there was a faint sign of continuation.