After a long time, Zhong Lao came out of the house, he picked up the crutches that Old Man Wang had thrown in the yard, sighed long, looked at Ying'er, but stopped talking.

"Elder Zhong, if you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it, this is not a court, so you don't have to be restrained."

Zhong Lao was entangled for a moment, knelt on the ground and said, "The old man wants to ask for some forgiveness for Aunt Pan." “

Pangu is the name of the old man Wang, Ying'er thought, most of the people of Panlong City value women over men, so if there is a boy in the family and wants a girl, the boy will often be given an "auspicious" name, and Zhong Lao's name is "Yingmei" for this reason.

"Let's hear it first." Ying'er thought that Zhong Lao should be measured, and he could sell personal favors if he didn't ask too much.

"According to the laws of Panlong City, all the relatives and family members of prisoners who touch the rights and interests of the public must wear handcuffs and leg irons during the escort, but Pangu has inconvenient legs and feet, and please be considerate of Pangu's advanced age and avoid his leg shackles."

"That's not too much." Ying'er nodded in agreement.

Zhong Lao just glanced at the old man Wang in the house, and saw the old man Wang walking out tremblingly, and then knelt in front of Ying'er with a key in both hands, "My son Kaibo's account books and bamboo slips for corruption and bribery are kept in the box buried in the ground in the courtyard, this is the key." ”

According to the location pointed out by Old Man Wang, the entourage quickly dug up a copper box, which Ying'er opened with a key, and it was a roll of bamboo slips......

Everyone has already arrived in the wild, and they are already hungry all the way, but there is no shop to rest at the moment, Zhen Xun also knows that Ying'er is stubborn and can't get used to eating dry food, so he and a few entourages went to catch a few pheasants and hares. A few hares pounced on their feet, looking cute and lovely, Zhen Xun couldn't bear to do it, so he gave a few rabbits to eat.

The guards lit a bonfire, and the hares walked crisply.

Zhen Xun just tasted a little, and then introduced modern barbecue to Ying'er:

The pork belly is grilled until it is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and then dipped in the sauce, and you can feel the crit of taste buds in one bite. Sitting cross-legged at will, watching variety shows on TV, eating oily barbecue, drinking cold Coke, and the quiet years full of fireworks will make people feel healing......

Ying'er's blank expression pulled Zhen Xun out of her memories.

"The dipping sauce in Panlong City is usually plum sauce, and if it's in the palace, you can also dip it in some beauty sauce."

"Beauty? What is it? ”

"Meirenjiu is a fruit paste made with peaches, which tastes sour, softens meat, and enhances the color and freshness of food. Only the enchanted beauty sauce is bright pink, like the lipstick on a woman's lips, which is not only beautiful, but also has a peach aroma, so it is called beauty paste. It should also be good to use beauty sauce as the barbecue dipping sauce you mentioned, appetizing and greasy. ”

Zhong Lao took down a chicken leg and handed it to Wang Lao, "Old Wang, have a leg?" ”

Wang Lao turned his head.

"Inconvenient? Why don't I feed you? Zhong Lao handed the chicken leg over again.

"Don't be embarrassed, who is with each of us." Zhong Lao persuaded again.

"You didn't wash your hands." Wang Lao muttered.

……

"If you are so greedy, you can't destroy his nine clans?"

"No, no, the crime of corruption in the law of Panlong City is the heaviest, and it will not destroy the nine clans."

"We still have to be careful, if he kills himself, then we can't continue to investigate."

"Don't worry, it won't."

"I just saw him find something to put in his mouth."

"He's going to pick his teeth." Zhen Xun glanced at the old man Wang behind him, "Moreover, which one of you think is going to commit suicide will still care about eating?" ”

Before Wang Pangu was sent to prison, Ying'er received an order from the old city lord to put Wang Pangu under house arrest in a side hall of the Xian family's mansion on the basis that the ancestors of the Wang family had helped the Xian family build a city.

Thinking of the iron wall of the Xian family, the two of them also relaxed.

rested for a night, and early the next morning, Ying'er pulled Zhen Xun to see a "strange object":

"The big fish caught in the Li River, my mother-in-law said that such a big fish is very rare, and it must be auspicious from heaven!" Ying'er introduced to Zhen Xun with great interest.

A few splashes burst out of the tub-sized barrel, and the big fish were still fluttering.

Remembering the experience of being slapped by the old mandarin woman before, Zhen Xun cautiously leaned over to see that a big fish of unknown species was lying in the water, and the mouth of the fish was still reluctantly closing one by one.

What a big fish!

However, is this auspicious rui too tight in the tank? The water in Panlong City is precious, so it won't be put so little, right?

"What are you going to do with this big fish?" Sending a fish from afar, is it to dig a pond to raise? Zhen Xun estimated the size of the pond, stretched out his arms vigorously, and muttered, "Such a big estimate is not enough." ”

"It doesn't need to be that big, it's so big, just prepare a few more." Ying'er stretched out her finger to draw a circle.

Do you dig a hole in the ground to prevent water from evaporating? This method of fish farming is rare.

"Mother-in-law said that after it is done, each palace will send a piece, and everyone will share the auspiciousness."

It turns out that you all share auspiciousness like this, it's really not a waste at all, Zhen Xun complained in his heart.

Lunch was of course fish, with a piece of steamed fish placed on a white clay plate, a cup of plum sauce on the side, and a pot of fruit wine specially sent by Lord Liangsheng.

Ying'er poured a glass for Zhen Xun, and said with a smile, "A-Niang said that you seem to like this kind of fruit wine very much, and specially asked me to bring you a pot." ”

Indeed, Zhen Xun still remembers that he drank with Lord Liangsheng that night, and it was this kind of pink and tender fruit wine that he drank, this kind of fruit wine is not high, and it tastes sweet and sour and fruity, so it is perfect for a drink.

"That is, if you want to drink, others may not give it to your aunt?" Ying'er said half-jokingly.

"It's not me who bluffs you, peaches are expensive in Panlong City, originally there was only a peach forest in Lihe, this thing has fine skin and tender meat, and it takes a lot of effort to send it over, so the peaches in Panlong City have always been exclusive to the envy family, and ordinary city residents can't eat them."

Ying'er joked as she divided the plum sauce into the plate in front of Zhen Xun, "It's a pity, my mother-in-law said that this year's beauty sauce production is not much, and it has already been distributed. Otherwise, I will ask for a cup of dipping sauce for you to taste."

The two of them were not polite, Ying'er flicked it with chopsticks, and picked out a few fish bones that were long by hand, which were sharp and hard, and could be used as hairpins.

After eating, the two found the side hall where Wang Pangu was under house arrest, and on the way, they also sighed that the exquisite old man Wang was not used to the coarse tea and light rice of Xianfu, and remembered his words when he drove away the guests that day, which was really a prophecy.

Why is it so quiet? Zhen Xun wondered, then knocked lightly on the door, but did not hear a response.

"Wang Pangu is probably resting after lunch." As if she saw Zhen Xun's doubts, Ying'er explained, she grabbed the slave who was passing by, glanced at the closed door, and asked Wang Pangu if there was anything unusual about being under house arrest.

Murnu shook her head.

What is the meal for Wang Pangu at noon today? Ying'er asked again.

Ying'er looked at Murnu, only to see Murnu stretching out one hand to the side, the back of her hand outward, moving like a wave to the side.

"He eats fish for noon." Ying'er turned her head and explained to Zhen Xun.

"Then he won't get stuck, will he?" Ying'er's thought popped up in an instant, so she immediately kicked the door in—

I saw that a piece of fish meat in the white clay plate on the table was only a small piece, and the small jar with dipping sauce on the side was empty, and there was only a little water stain on closer inspection.

"What grade is it worthy of eating a fish with us?"

Ying'er shouted to Wang Pangu, who turned her back and went to lie on the couch, but he was still "asleep", and reached out to pat, but felt the stiffness without body temperature, and Ying'er, who sensed that something was wrong, turned around and whispered eagerly: "Sister-something's wrong!" ”