This street-facing shop has two floors.

The first floor is for the tofu business, and the second floor is for residential use.

Daughter Jin Xianglian cleaned up the new shop on the first floor.

Mu Tianming was upstairs and Jin Xianglian's mother, Jin Zhang, talking.

Jin Zhang said: "The official said earlier that a murderer was beheaded, and a piece of the body was missing. The old slave spied on the heavens, and then took a hexagram, according to the hexagram, can there be a direction in the name of the murderer? ”

Mu Tianming looked at her, she had washed her face clean, and she was a half-old with still charm.

"Yes." Mu Tianming said.

"The old body can't figure out which piece of his body is missing or where it is, but the murderer's name is related to the east." Jin Zhang said, "He has an East character in his name?" If there is, then the source of the disaster is also in the east. ”

Mu Tianming said: "The source of the disaster is in the east? To the east of Aoyama Castle is Yokoyama Castle, and to the east of Yokoyama Castle is the East China Sea. What do you mean by the source of the scourge? Does East refer to Yokoyama, or the East China Sea? ”

Jin Zhang coughed and said, "After the old slave fell into the water, he has fallen ill. Divination just now, I got a glimpse of half a point of heaven, and I will age a little more. More fog, the old body can't see through it, it can't be seen through. Half a minute more will die on the spot. Officials, this matter is both a crisis and an opportunity. But there are many implications in this matter, so don't meddle for the time being. ”

Mu Tianming nodded. This woman still has something, and she can even count that the murderer has the word "east" in his name.

"If I die, I will kneel down and ask the officials to take the little girl Xianglian into the house, even if it is better to be a slave than to run it here herself. Can the official promise the old slave. Jin Zhang pleaded, "Even though the little girl is as humble as a firefly, one day, she may also be able to help the officials." ”

Mu Tianming saw that this old woman was a bit of a doorway, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Your daughter Xianglian's Peugeot, don't say that you are a slave, and it is not impossible to be a concubine." ”

Jin Zhang slid from his chair to the ground, kowtowed, and said, "If that's the case, it's her great blessing." I beg the officials to have mercy. ”

"Jokes, auntie, please." Mu Tianming picked her up.

She is a little thin, her body is very light, but her skin is white and greasy, although her face is decrepit, and there are faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but her facial features are also beautiful and attractive, and she must have been a beautiful woman when she was young.

Mu Tianming exchanged a few more words with her before leaving here.

There are many shops on both sides of the tofu shop, including hotel restaurants, hairdressing and face trimming, carriage and horse maintenance, solid wood home furnishing, bathing and massage, pedicure and massage, teahouse, noodle shop, loose wine peddling, medical hall, housing agency, storytelling and rapping, tailor shoes and hats, life accessories, face fortune telling, rope franchise, plaster franchise, sacrificial franchise, blacksmith shop, grocery store, tea shop, health hall, etc.

I took the food from the restaurant home, and bought some fruits on the way, including raw fruits, dried fruits, candied fruits, cold fruits, fragrant medicinal fruits, etc.

These snacks are generally eaten in the evening while reading a book.

Back in the house, take out the dishes, Qiu Fu brought them to the kitchen and heated them up, so she and Shangguan Rou ate them.

Although it was leftovers brought back from the restaurant, it was also hearty.

There are three crispy soups, stewed sheep, fried fish, fried chicken and rabbit, steamed goose and duck steaks, golden silk belly soup, lychee kidneys, etc.

After eating the lychee kidney, the two girls laughed stupidly and asked Mu Tianming to eat some more.

However, Mu Tianming has [Jing Yuan] plus points, and he doesn't need to make up for it, he has been working hard every day for these days, and the panel shows that there are already 50 [Jing Yuan].

Looking at the "Secret Book of Puppets of Organs" that broke out of the wolf's cave, it is vaguely understandable, and it introduces complex "secret texts", which can be drawn on puppets, and has all kinds of magical effects. According to Mu Tianming's understanding, after this thing is created, it may be more realistic than a bionic robot.

But here's the problem...... These puppets need to be driven by "energy", what is this "energy", Mu Tianming has not cracked it for the time being.

Another point is that, according to this secret book, in order to make a puppet, you need to build a "coffin" first, which is puzzling.

The language on the secret book was obscure, and the 50 points of [Jingyuan] still couldn't be understood, so I went to the side room to find two concubines and came to business twice.

After the bed board is shaken.

……

Mu Tianming returned to the study and continued to study the secret book.

[You work hard and get 2 points]

A line of small letters appeared in front of my eyes.

Continue to add these 2 points to [Jingyuan], which is 52.

[Jing Yuan] is related to "essence blood, vitality, mental power, and understanding".

After the increase of 2 points, he understood some of the obscure records in the secret book, so he drew the diagram of the "coffin" with his own understanding and drew it on rice paper.

Knock knock.

There was a knock on the study door.

"Master, Rou'er is here to deliver the fruit plate." A voice came from outside the door.

Mu Tianming said: "I'm busy, I don't eat fruit today." ”

"Yes, but what kind of ice cream does Rou'er want to eat." Shangguan Rou said softly outside the door.

Mu Tianming put away the "Secret Book of Puppets", covered the drawing of the "coffin", took out an ice cream, and went to open the door to let her in.

She carefully held it and ate it, her little cherry mouth open, and she looked like she was enjoying it.

After a while, white milk stains fell on her lips.

Mu Tianming wiped it into her red little mouth, and she swallowed it.

It was sunset, and the golden sunset was all over the sky, and the glow shone through the windows into the study.

Mu Tianming sat on the chair and felt a burst of peace and tranquility and desirelessness.

"It's delicious." Rou'er murmured softly.

When she finished eating, she cleaned up and went out.

Mu Tianming stretched his waist, Rou'er's small mouth was still quite good at eating. Then take out the "Secret Book of Puppets of the Organ" and continue to read it.

The "coffin" drawings were unconsciously drawn on a stack, and the materials needed to make them were made of steel and thousand-year-old purple peach wood from the South China Sea.

The steel he has in his [carry-on space] is, as for the South China Sea millennium mahogany wood can be purchased.

Although the price of this precious wood from Qiongzhou, the South China Sea, is expensive, but Mu Tianming now has money and can afford it.

By late afternoon.

Someone came to lock the courtyard door.

Mu Tianming put the secret book and the drawings he drew into the [Portable Space] and went to open the courtyard door.

Outside the gate, there were two six-door messengers, saying that they invited Mu Tianming to the "Huixian Yaju" restaurant for dinner, and the prison Li Yuanhao invited guests.

Mu Tianming reads and recites poems at home every day these days, and the days are a little monotonous, so he goes out.

When I arrived at the restaurant, under the leadership of the officer, I went to the inner courtyard.

There are corridors and pavilions in the courtyard, two rows are arranged with small pavilions, the pavilions are equipped with hanging windows, the outer doors are planted with flowers and bamboos, and the door curtains are hung at the doors.

Mu Tianming was led into a room by the servants, and saw that there were already nine people sitting inside, five women and four men.

Among them is Li Yuanhao.

Li Yuanhao introduced: "Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you, this is the patriarch of Maying County, Brother Mu Tianming. Brother Mu is a bright and upright person, with an extraordinary appearance, and he is a good brother worth befriending. ”

The others stood up and bowed.

Mu Tianming also arched his hand.

Li Yuanhao introduced: "Brother Mu, this is the god who catches Zhao Tuo, because of the merit of arresting Fudong, he has just been promoted to the capital, and he is already our boss!" ”

"Zhao Dushi!" Mu Tianming arched his hand.

"Pastor, please." Zhao Tuo also bowed.

"This black-faced man is the prison Wang Long, and this white-clothed Xiushi is the six doors of the school inspector Yu Qingming. Everyone handles cases and drinks together on weekdays, and they are all brothers who were born and died. Li Yuanhao said, "Introduce to Brother Mu today, get to know each other in the future, and take care of each other in the city." ”

Wang Lung and Yu Qingming also greeted each other.

Mu Tianming exchanged a few words with a few people, and everyone sat down together.

The remaining five women, Li Yuanhao, were not introduced, but were called from the flower building on the brothel street to accompany the wine and sing.

Everyone has a companion by their side, who is responsible for pouring tea and wine to increase the taste of drinking.

Mu Tianming is next to him, about twenty years old, wearing a purple and pink skirt, the skirt is green, eyebrows and eyes, Fu Fan Shi Zhu, combing a bun, it looks a bit beautiful.