I'm Liu Bei.

When I woke up the next day, it was already three poles in the sun. As soon as he opened the door, Li Dafu flashed away from the side and disappeared around the corner. It's so sneaky, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

I stretched my waist, took a breath of fresh air, and was in a good mood and full of energy.

"Brother Bei." A gentle voice came from the corner in front of her, and Bai Liru walked over with a basin and water.

Bailiru is so enthusiastic, refuse, it's not good; Don't refuse, it's not fair to Baili Sword. I hesitated and turned and went into the house.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Bailiru followed, put down the basin and beckoned me to wash my face, asking me what I was asking for when I saw her and turned back to the house.

"When I saw you coming, I knew that I was going to fetch water, so I immediately gave way to you."

Bailiru took out a silver vial from her arms with a smile on her face, sprinkled some powder into the empty wine glass, poured water and mixed it, and immediately a refreshing fragrance wafted out. Hand it to me. "Rinse your mouth!"

"What's that?" I was slightly confused.

"Good stuff. Cleaning the gums is better than rinsing the mouth with bird's nest. Bailiru opened her eyes and persuaded me to try it with confidence.

I took a sip. "Sweet."

"This sweetness is not like sugar, which can spoil your teeth, so rinse your mouth. Breakfast is ready. ”

What kind of fame is this Nizi, why is it so good all of a sudden. I didn't have that kind of treatment when I was in the White River Gorge before.

After rinsing my mouth, it feels as refreshing as brushing my teeth with a dozen dollars of Crest. The medicine was indeed a good thing, and he reached out to her for a bottle. Baili Ru said: "This is called Baicao powder, which I just made." In the future, I will serve and wash every day, what do you want? ”

I can't help but wonder.

After eating the breakfast she made, she put on an official uniform and led the servants to Jian Mansion with Xu Shu and Baili Jian.

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The housekeeper of Jianfu is a middle-aged man, with a mighty physique, and he is very disciplined in his work and speech. Under Xu Shu's words, he immediately invited the master of Jian Mansion to come out.

"The grass people go to the stone page to meet the adults." He was a middle-aged man with a long beard, who spoke and walked like a butler. This makes me curious.

"Excuse me, get up." I said casually.

"When adults come, the humble house is shining."

"This house of yours is not 'cold'." I said deliberately, and look at his reaction. A smile was piled up on the face of the stone page, and suddenly the face of a merchant appeared.

"Your Excellency, please." The stone page bowed down and please. So I went ahead and entered the hall.

After sitting in the north, the Baili Sword stood on the left, Xu Shu sat on the right, and Jian Shiye sat on the left. I asked, "Before, did you know about Jiang Dashun's death?" ”

"Now this matter is circulating all over the city, and the grass people have already heard it from their subordinates before they received the notice yesterday." Jian Shiye suddenly left the table and stood up and said, looking very respectful.

"Sit. The county said that you don't go out, but is there such a thing? I asked lightly.

"Back to my lord, all the affairs of the grass people are taken care of by the housekeeper. On weekdays, I get some flowers and plants at home, which is also leisurely. ”

"You have nothing to do with Jiang Dashun, right?"

"Don't dare to hide it from adults, this house was sold by Jiang Dashun to the grass people."

. If I didn't know, I wouldn't have come. "Let's talk about it."

"The grass people just came here last year to do business and want to settle here. I went to Tocao's place to inquire about the house, so Tocao introduced this place to the grass people. The grass people themselves did not meet Jiang Dashun. Why did he sell this house, the grass people really don't know. Perhaps Toga-sama knows why. However, I heard that Jiang Dashun missed the family business because of his studies, so he sold the house to make a living. ”

"What price did you sell this house for?"

"One hundred taels of gold." Jian Shipage said and handed me the notarized bamboo slip of the land deed and the purchase and sale of Tocao, which was really prepared.

I didn't look at the title deed, it was useless to look at it. I skimmed over Tocao's notarization agreement for sale and purchase with his name scrawled on it: Jian Shi Page. "This house is worth a hundred taels of gold?"

"The grass people are mainly in a hurry to move in, and the grass people have a deep admiration for the scholars, so there is no counteroffer."

Damn liar, I don't even bother to get out of this broken house for ten taels of gold. handed the bamboo slip to Xu Shu. "How much do you think this house is worth?"

"Look at this house, it has been redecorated up and down, twenty taels of gold." Xu Shu replied.

"How about I buy it for you?" I quipped.

Jian Shiye hurriedly said: "My lord, this ...... This ...... "looked extremely nervous."

I said, "Don't worry, I'll take a look around." If it's good, I'll buy it again, and if it's not good, I'll choose another place. ”

At this time, the valet brought out the wine. His face was slightly red, and his eyes were sleepy, apparently he had secretly drunk. Suddenly, his feet slipped, and the crackling jar of wine was shattered, and he himself fell to the ground drunk, unconscious. The butler was furious, and when he saw that I was present, he could not beat and scold, so he hurriedly dragged him down.

Jian Shiye hurriedly apologized. "The grass people will go and prepare another wine." As he spoke, he bowed down. Xu Shu left the table and walked up to me and whispered: "My lord, you see, the handwriting of Hu Cao's notarization is sloppy, and it looks like the words "stone" and "page" are next to each other, but they are actually one word. ”

When I look closely, this is indeed the case. This is the word "Shuo", and the surname is Jian Shuo! The name of the head of the ten permanent servants is also Jian Shuo! The reason why the owner of Saifu in front of him is not smooth, the reason is that he is not the master here, he is a copycat version, so it is twisted everywhere, and the real master is not Jian Shi Page, but Jian Shuo.

The reason why the real master of Jian Mansion is hidden is because Jian Shuo is a eunuch, even if I haven't seen his appearance, I will see that he is a eunuch, so it will definitely make me suspicious: a eunuch can buy a big mansion here, and the background is naturally not simple. So Jian Shuo hid and made a copycat to meet me.

I nodded in understanding. Xu Shu whispered again: "My lord, when you smell the aroma of wine, it is not Zhao wine, it looks like Du Kang wine." ”

Even Zhao Jiu was hidden, and he was really ready to fill it. However, I believe that what is false is false, and if the truth is here, it is useless to hide it.

Jian Shiye personally came out with the wine jar and apologized again: "The grass people are negligent, please forgive me." "Speaking of which, Xu Shu and I each poured a full duke. Then he raised his lord and said: "The grass people dare to give a cup to the adults." ”

"You're welcome, what kind of wine is this?"

"The best Yan wine comes from the Tang Society. Adult, please taste it. ”

"Good. I wanted to come to the house to drink some Zhao wine, but I drank Yan wine, which can be regarded as a fate with Yan wine. "I smiled and drank it all, the taste is good, extremely pure." That's a lot of money, right? ”

"Ten taels and one altars. If the adults like it, the grass people will send a few altars to the house. ”

Don't be in vain, it's a good thing to give such an expensive wine to the officers who come out with me.

"If that's the case, then the official will be disrespectful."

"The adults work hard for the people of the county, and the grass people just do their best on behalf of other neighbors." The hypocrisy of the stone page.

I deliberately said: "This official is here, I don't know if the merchant has prepared lunch, and I don't want to go back to the yagong after drinking this swallow wine." ”

Jian Shiye was immediately overjoyed: "It is a blessing for the grass people to be able to feast here, and the grass people can't ask for it." ”

"You go down and prepare, I don't know if there is a back garden in the house for me to watch and kill time."

"Yes, yes, yes. It's right behind the hall. "And he will lead me away.

"This official is accompanied by the county officer, so let's go on my own business. The official hopes that there will be some treasures on the table. ”

Jian Shipage understood and immediately prepared to go.

When I got to the back garden, I said to the messenger behind me, "What do you want to eat at noon, go and talk to the merchants." ”

The officers looked at each other, thinking I was joking. I said, "If you don't go, you will give the official home to eat at noon." ”

When the officers heard this, they immediately turned around and retreated, leaving only Xu Shu and Baili Sword. Xu Shu said: "My lord's method of recruiting people is really amazing, and the lowly chief has seen it." ”

"What's more, I'll let you know later. Now there is no one else, let's go and see if we can find tender aquatic plants. ”

As he spoke, he looked around the back garden separately and found nothing. I wondered when I saw that there wasn't a pond in the entire back garden. If you don't have a pond, you should have a big fish tank. There must always be a place for water in the back garden, so that the owner can take water and water the flowers at any time.

Looking at the various flower pots around me, I was overwhelmed. The first scene of Daibre's murder had the smell of tender aquatic plants and Zhao wine. The place where these two things appeared at the same time was most likely the back garden, but I didn't find it. Could it be that I made a mistake in judgment?

A middle-aged woman walked in through another entrance to the back garden, holding a linen cloth in her hand and dressed as a servant. Muttering something "pity", "fish tank" and the like. I walked over. When the woman saw me, she was at a loss for a moment, and her expression was very nervous, as if she had become a thief.

Xu Shu said: "Why don't you kneel when you see the county magistrate?" ”

The woman hurriedly knelt down in front of Xu Shu.

Xu Shu hurriedly said: "It's not me." ”

The woman knelt down against the Baili Sword again.

Baili Jian lifted the woman up with a cold face. "It's this one."

The woman was about to kneel down again, and I helped her up and said, "What were you talking about?" ”

The woman was frightened: "The old slave knows the mistake, the old slave knows the mistake." Don't put the old slave in prison. As he spoke, he knelt down.

Glancing at Xu Shu, I said, "Get up and speak." Say it carefully, or you will be put in jail immediately. ”

Xu Shu helped the woman up, and the woman swallowed her saliva, her nervous eyes flickering.

"Speak slowly, not in a hurry." Xu Shu commanded.

The woman opened her mouth and whispered, "The old slave stole his master's things. ”

"What's that?"

"The master let the old slave throw it away, and the old slave looked at something very good, so he didn't give it up."

"What the hell?"

"The aquatic plants that the owner put in the fish tank to raise fish."

I hurriedly said, "Is it an evergreen fish grass all year round?" ”

The middle-aged woman was puzzled for a moment, then nodded again.

Xu Shu and I were overjoyed. "Where, take us there."

The woman took us into the firewood room, where there was a small wooden bucket containing the tender aquatic plants we had been looking for.