"I have a place to live, and it's in this area. In a secluded alley next to the Li Mansion, Gu Er put down Shen Yun and invited, "If Brother Shen doesn't dislike it, how about keeping the New Year with me today?"

By this time, there was already a curfew in the city. Plus, it's Chinese New Year's Eve. All the inns in the city closed early. Shen Yun also had nowhere to stay, so when he heard this, he gladly accepted the invitation.

The residence of the ancient two is three junctions from here. Along the way, they evaded several patrolling immortal runes one after another.

"Strange!" said Gu Er in a low voice, "On the New Year's Day, these people have not stopped. ”

It's really not the style of the Immortal Rune Soldiers. Shen Yun thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because Marshal Bei is good at governing the army. ”

Gu Er snorted lightly: "I hope so." He highly suspected that something had happened again. However, now is not the time to discuss this issue, so I will not say more.

Soon, the lodging arrived. It is a small quadrangle. The old two brought people in from the back door.

The ancient great and the ancient three were also there, and when they heard the movement, they both rushed over with lanterns.

Seeing Gu Er's expression clearly, Gu Da was surprised: "Didn't catch anyone?"

"Caught. Gu Er waved his hand, "Let's go into the house." ”

"Go to the East Wing. Gu San said, "That house burned the earth dragon, warm." ”

So, the group entered the east wing.

As soon as Shen Yun entered the door, he felt a warmth rushing to his face.

The furnishings in the house are very simple, that is, a large couch is placed under the window. There is a small square table with short legs on the couch. On the table were a plate of beef in sauce and a half-eaten roast chicken, as well as a pot of wine, two bull's eye cups and two pairs of chopsticks.

Obviously, the ancient Yamato and the ancient trio drank in this house.

"Brother Shen, sit on the couch. The old grinned and beckoned, "I'll go get some more food." ”

Shen Yun hurriedly stopped: "No need." These are good. ”

"What's good. "You don't drink." ”

Gu Er also said: "I've been tossing for most of the day, I'm really hungry." ”

"Today, for the New Year, the kitchen has prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve meal, and it has been hot on the stove. I'll bring it, soon. The old man said and walked out of the house.

He was right, and in less than half an hour, he brought a large three-layer food box. Crispy *** treasure duck, jade white jade soup...... With a combination of meat and vegetables, there are ten kinds of dishes. Plus a large pot of steaming white rice.

Suddenly, the small square table was full.

"Come on, let's have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner first. The old man greeted warmly, "Other things, wait until you have eaten." ”

Shen Yun has also seen the world now. At a glance, it can be seen that these meals, as well as dishes and other things, are unusual. At the moment, my heart is like a mirror: Gu Da's predecessors must have used the technique of shrinking the ground into inches to patronize the kitchen of a large family.

Picking up the rice bowl again, he inadvertently found that the bottom of the bowl was still marked. And this mark, he is still very familiar with - those things that Yuan Feng brought from home have such marks.

It turned out to be taken from Yuan's house.

At this time, Gu Da also found the mark on the bottom of the bowl and sneered: "These big families are very stingy. A broken bowl must also be marked on the bottom of the bowl. ”

Gu San was about to eat, and when he heard this, he picked up the bowl and looked at the bottom of the bowl, with a clear face: "It's from Yuan Bancheng's family." ”

Gu Er is really hungry, and he is about to start eating.

"Wait. Shen Yun suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him.

"What's wrong?" asked the three Gu family brothers in unison.

Shen Yun Zhengse said: "You can't eat it, it's poisonous!"

The house immediately exploded.

"How is that possible!" exclaimed the old man.

Gu San shook his head in disbelief: "I didn't see it!"

The old two asked, "What kind of poison?"

Shen Yun replied: "It can't be called a real poison. Several kinds of pollen, juice, and so on were added to these dishes. Each of them is non-toxic, and the portion is very small and not easy to detect, but when these pollen are mixed together, after being consumed, the valve closes instantly, and the person suffocates to death. However, his death was very similar to that of a heart attack. Even if it is an autopsy, it may not be able to tell the difference. ”

As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and pointed them out in the same way, "This bowl is filled with jade pollen, and this bowl is phoenix grass juice...... Well, the poisoner should be worried that the portion is light and the effect is not enough, so he deliberately added some stone rock honey to the rice. In this way, once these meals are consumed, I am afraid that only the gods can save them. ”

"What a vicious method!" Gu Da couldn't help but shoot the case, "The victim must have a heart disease!"

Obviously, his two brothers were not interested in this topic at all: Gu Er asked Shen Yun clearly that as long as he didn't eat everything, those pollen and flower juice would be harmless and unharmed, so Fu picked up chopsticks again, picked out two of his favorite dishes, and feasted on them; Gu San became interested in the pharmacology of this method, pestering Shen Yun to ask questions.

It's just a little trick in the side doorway, and there is nothing hidden in the middle that cannot be said to anyone. Shen Yun answered in detail one by one.

Gu San was very satisfied, and at the end, he patted him on the shoulder affectionately and sighed: "Brother Shen, you know much more than we know at a young age!"

Shen Yun smiled: "Where." It happened that I heard an elder who traveled from south to north say a rural chore, and this harmful method was mentioned in the middle. I thought it was rare, so I remembered it. ”

He didn't lie. This prescription was indeed told to him by Master Lin Yan when he was talking about gossip in the rivers and lakes.

At this time, Gu Er was already full. He poured himself a cup of tea, held it in his hand, and sighed slowly: "The rivers and lakes are so big, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, it is indeed not to be taken lightly." ”

"Yes. "When I was young, I almost got a big deal out of a trivial matter. ”

"Really, why haven't you heard the eldest brother mention it before?"

The ancient two also listened attentively.

"You were both young then. The old man took a sip of wine, and said with great interest.

Shen Yun listened to this, and his heart deserted: This food box came from Brother Yuan's house. I don't know who the owner of the food box is trying to kill. Do you want to report a letter to Brother Yuan?

But then I thought about it: as the old saying goes, family ugliness should not be passed on. Although Brother Yuan has a deep grudge against his family, after all, blood is thicker than water, and kinship cannot be severed. Therefore, if I heard the Yuan family's selfishness from the mouth of an outsider, Brother Yuan would definitely be extremely embarrassed. Moreover, this matter has not yet been verified, and perhaps there may be some misunderstanding.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has never heard Yuan Feng mention that his mother suffers from heart disease. Therefore, this matter should have nothing to do with Yuan's mother. And with his understanding of Yuan Feng, among the Yuan family, Yuan Feng really cares about his mother. That being the case, the New Year's Eve is better than one less thing. He decided not to mention it for the time being, and when he had the opportunity to secretly remind Yuan Feng in the future, let him eat carefully at home.

He was pondering the affairs of the Yuan family here, but he didn't know that in the Medicine Valley, Yuan Feng was missing his relatives.

After nightfall, the wind began to blow in the valley. The temperature in the room dropped sharply, and soon it became like a cold kiln. Yuan Feng couldn't bear it, and hurriedly took out the brazier to make a fire. While adding charcoal to the basin, he couldn't help but say in his heart: On such a cold day, I don't know if my mother has the old problem of angina? Also, I'm not at home, and my mother may have to keep the New Year alone......

Yuan's house, the backyard of the long house.

A woman in a beautiful costume looked left and right, and dodged into the moon gate of the garden.

In the shadows behind the door, a maid waited with her head shrunken. She looked sixteen or seventeen years old. I should have been waiting here for a while, and my face was white from the cold.

"The slave maid has seen Aunt Mei......" Seeing the woman in beautiful clothes, the maid hurriedly saluted.

The woman in the beautiful dress, that is, Aunt Mei, interrupted her with a suppressed voice: "Did you send the things? Didn't you tell you how to behave? What are you calling me out in a hurry?"

The maid trembled and reported: "Mei, Aunt Mei, that food, box, it's gone!"

"What!" Aunt Mei immediately turned pale with fright, covered her mouth and asked in a trembling voice, "How could it be gone!

The maid took a deep breath and replied, "The slave maid went to the small kitchen to get the food box according to your instructions, and was about to send it to the eldest lady." As a result, before I went out, my stomach hurt. It's cold today, and the slave and maid are cold, and they have some stomach troubles. The slave couldn't hold it back, so she had to put down the food box first and go to the thatched house. The slave was afraid that someone would confuse the food box, so she secretly put the food box in the kitchen cabinet outside. I hid it before leaving. The slave and maid ran and ran back, and it took at most a cup of tea to go back and forth. Who knows, when the slave and maid came back, the kitchen cabinet was empty, and the food box was gone......"

Aunt Mei listened patiently, and was so angry that she stomped her feet again and again: "Have you looked everywhere?

"Nope. The maid replied with an oath, "The slave and maid have searched the kitchen inside and out......

"You!" Aunt Mei was so angry that she almost vomited blood, "how did you find it? Did you alarm the others?"

The slave maid remembered her aunt's instructions, and did not dare to ask anyone, but told the people in the small kitchen that the slave maid had lost a silver hairpin. By looking for the silver hairpin, the slave and maid rummaged through the small kitchen. ”

When Aunt Mei heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, stroked her chest and said, "Okay, it's just a food box, if you lose it, you will lose it." Just pity the eldest lady, the big New Year, because of your fault, you can't even eat Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

The maid smiled and said, "My aunt is really kind." There is Mother Liu on the eldest lady's side, how can there be no Chinese New Year's Eve to eat? The slave couldn't find the food box, so she specially went to the door of the eldest lady's house to inquire. When it was dark, the eldest lady had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the house. said that the eldest lady suddenly wanted to eat flat food, and Liu's mother chopped the meat filling with her own hands in the afternoon and wrapped a large plate. ”

"Alright. It's good that the eldest lady didn't delay her meal. Aunt Mei waved her hand, "You go back." Forget about it, don't tell anyone about it in the future. lest anyone chew his tongue again and say that I am currying favor with the eldest lady and have ulterior motives. ”

"Yes. ”