Zhao Wu'an looked serious, but he actually looked very lazy.

His eyebrows and eyes were still the same tired look, and he looked reluctant to wear sheepskin gloves for tailoring.

A handful of old servants hunched his back and squinted, his face was wrinkled and wrinkled, and when he saw his appearance of resisting and twisting, the wrinkles surged up like ripples: "Don't get an inch in the next life, give you this corpse, or for the sake of Lord Su's face." Otherwise, even if the county lord agrees, my old man will never let you in. ”

ridiculed and flattered, even the little county ya's work was so skillful, Zhao Wu'an smiled and didn't care.

Su Qinghe didn't know if she was learning the posture of the woman Zhang Chen just now, leaning on the lintel and looking in. Zhao Wu'an insisted on inspecting the corpse, as if he couldn't trust the old man who was older than him, and in Su Qinghe's opinion, he was inevitably suspected of doing so.

Zhao Wu'an pressed slightly, pressed the lower abdomen, thighs, and inner arms of the corpse one by one, and opened the oral cavity to examine it. The muscles of each part were only beginning to harden, far from decaying, and the mouth was overflowing with scarlet, apparently from a heavy blow to the chest before death, and everything was right.

Zhao Wu'an turned around and asked, "In your opinion, how long have these people been dead?" ”

He waved his hand and said, "From the time of discovery, it will not be more than eight hours." ”

Zhao Wu'an nodded, pointed to Zhang Jinzhou's corpse, and said, "And this decomposition situation can be regarded as very slow. Even if it was early spring, the abdomen of the corpse should have been bulging, and the cartilage should have been soft and sunken. But look at it now - even just slightly stiff, a little blue. ”

Recalling the blue skin of the green ghost in the tomb, Zhao Wu'an felt a chill in his back for no reason.

Could it be that the green ghost who is kind to people is really a zombie who gets up after death, right?

There was a look of shock in the old man's eyes, obviously he didn't expect a young man to be so sensitive to the changes in corpses. He let out a long sigh, bowed his head and said, "I heard that Gongzi is a Buddhist monk, and he is indeed a great wisdom. Now I am the only one in the county office, and the juniors are not without it, but most of them are still trained elsewhere. I have discovered this strange thing a long time ago, but I think it is too unbelievable, and I don't dare to talk too much, but I didn't expect that the great wisdom of Buddhism can still see through it at a glance. The old body is not to accompany him, and the layman is extraordinary at a glance, if he can see the sun, it is also the luck of Qingdi Township. The old body is incompetent, thank you first. ”

As he spoke, he was about to bow down, but Zhao Wuan hurriedly held a palm under his shoulder: "Seniors praise falsely." The younger generation will definitely be exhausted and dull, and the truth will be returned to the world. ”

Su Qinghe frowned: "So, the time of their death still needs to be speculated?"

"The original idea, since the body was still fresh when it was found, it must have been trapped for a long time, and the murderer may have disappeared from everyone's eyes for a long time. Zhao Wu'an's tone was calm, but he couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes, "But since the degree of decay is different from usual, the time of death may indeed be earlier." If they died on the night they entered the Land Temple, then everyone in Qingdi Township would be suspected of not being able to escape. ”

The old man's eyes were full of shock. Just thought that he was a Buddhist monk with great wisdom, and in a blink of an eye, he pointed the finger at everyone in Qingdi Township.

Su Qinghe nodded, quite agreeing: "When I was passing through the Mansion, I heard that there are many barbarians in Shannan Province, who can preserve the corpse in a special way, and it will not rot at full term, and they can even travel on their own feet. Originally, it was just a strange story, but the preservation of the corpse is indeed possible. ”

"But there is nothing in the ancient tomb that can be used to preserve the corpse, and the green ghost can't communicate with it......" Zhao Wu'an muttered to himself for a while, as if thinking of something, he turned his head and asked, "Where are their clothes?"

When the corpse is temporarily stored in the county office, it must be naked. He said: "Except for Zhang Jinzhou's, which was taken away by his aunt, the rest were destroyed together." ”

Zhao Wu'an sighed that it was really a blessing in misfortune, and turned around to go out, but was stopped by Su Qinghe, who was stopped at the door, raising his foot: "I knew that you forgot to take off your gloves." ”

Zhao Wu'an smiled, took off his gloves and threw them back to him, turned his head and pulled up the sword box by the door and put it on his back, and rushed out of the door.

Before, under the comfort of the two of them, Zhang Chen finally calmed down, and when he left, he also informed Zhao Wu'an where he lived. Qingdi Township itself is not big, Zhao Wuan walked out of the county office, looked for two streets to the east and found the residence Zhang Chen said.

Among the two Xuan Ang restaurants, an alley is cool and deep, and almost no one enters or exits, which is diametrically opposed to the bustle outside.

Zhao Wu'an entered the alley alone. The road under his feet was paved with rubble, recalling the broken bricks in the graveyard and Wen Chuanyu's attack after that.

The last time he and Wen Chuanyu talked and laughed and sat opposite each other, it was sixteen years ago. At that time, both of them were immature children, and they couldn't talk about hatred, and when they thought of meeting again, they were already dying.

The eaves in the alley are tight, and it can be seen that there are many people. Zhang Chen's residence is particularly remote and narrow, at this moment she has changed out of her cool black clothes, put on a skirt and sat against the door, looking at the white sky stupidly, as if looking forward to a spring rain.

Seeing someone coming in white from afar, Zhang Chen got up and straightened his dress and waited with his eyebrows lowered.

The person who came smiled and said gently: "Sister Chen." ”

Zhang Chen raised his head, and the person who came was the middle-aged Confucian in the county government who was gentle and elegant, and treated his wife like a spring breeze, Duan Bangcai.

Zhang Chen's eyes condensed into the spring water, and he said stupidly: "Zhou'er is dead, you only know that you are coming." ”

Duan Bangcai smiled bitterly, shook the folding fan, and said helplessly: "The one at home also makes me helpless." Since she gave birth to Kexu, her body has been vain and she can no longer raise a fetus. Now that she is angry with Ke Xu's death, I don't think she will last long. ”

He raised his eyes to look at Zhang Chen, with affection in his eyes, "When the time comes, I will carry the sedan chair eight times and marry you Ming Media into my Duan family." If the elders in the family dare to speak, I will kill your relatives and kill your mother and father for your righteousness. As long as you are not wronged, anything is fine. ”

Zhang Chen complained: "I don't want you to do this kind of thing. I know that when I enter the Duan family, the elders will definitely have a broken mouth, and I don't care about that. Even if I am no longer welcomed, as long as I am gentle and frugal and obey women's morality, I think the elders will not make things difficult. ”

Duan Bangcai smiled with his eyebrows: "You are indeed more beautiful than that sick and weak woman." ”

Zhang Chen's face was slightly gloomy, and Duan Bangcai hurriedly smiled: "Okay, okay, don't mention her, don't mention her." I came to see you today just to ask, is there anything missing, and I can't be bitter about the future Mrs. of my Duan family. ”

Although the sparrows in Qingdi Township are small, the five organs are complete, the Duan clan where Duan Bangcai is located, there are people in the clan who do the four grades in the court, although the Duan family in Qingdi Township is a side branch, but also the chicken dog ascends to heaven, and it can be called a wang clan in Qingdi Township.

Zhang Chen sighed helplessly: "What can be lacking is the lack of an ambitious young man." ”

A strange look flashed in Duan Bangcai's eyes, and he immediately erased it. He stroked Zhang Chen's trembling shoulders and comforted him softly: "In the future, we will have another big fat boy, and I will take the palace exam next year, and you can teach your husband and children at home with peace of mind." In the future, I will let him marry the most beautiful woman in the world and teach him to write the most talented poems in the world. You and I are not mediocre people, and the children of the future will not be more competitive than your useless brother. ”

Zhang Chen's eyes were painful, and he was obviously poked in the sore spot: "Don't say anything, brother." ”

Duan Bangcai responded continuously, and just wanted to reach out and grab Zhang Chen's slender shoulders and hug her into his arms, when out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a white-clothed young man with a box on his back, squatting in the corner of the wall without a proper shape, sneakily probing his brain here.

Duan Bangcai's face was gloomy, he was not afraid that anyone would sue the little lady at home who couldn't live for a few days, but the relationship between men and women was disturbed, which was really disappointing, and he immediately glared at the kid who didn't know the height of the sky.

Unexpectedly, the young man with the back box not only did not retreat, but stood up openly and walked here, Zhang Chen in his arms saw the man, hurriedly pushed him away, and eagerly looked at the scattered sideburns.

Duan Bangcai was eaten twice in a row, and the young man's gaze was very hostile. The young man didn't seem to care, and smiled softly at Zhang Chen: "My aunt is also a woman, this kind of thing, although the younger generation has lived in Buddhism for several years, she still understands it to some extent." ”

I still want you to understand?" Duan Bang rolled his eyes.

Zhang Chen's face was slightly red, and he bowed his head and did not answer.

Zhao Wu'an looked at Duan Bangcai sideways, and suddenly said coldly: "It's not like some well-dressed beasts, the little lady in the family is having a high fever and bleeding blood, and she can still flirt here." ”

It seems that he has already been next to these two people, and he doesn't know how long he has been hiding in the corner and listening secretly, which is really hateful and hateful. Duan Bangcai stretched out his hand and clenched his fists, the corners of his eyebrows jumped, and he said coldly: "Don't be arrogant in the next life, this Qingdi Township, no one has not sold me Duan Bangcai!"

Zhao Wu'an smiled: "It turned out to be Duan Gongzi, who didn't report his family, and I really don't know which family's ugly thing it is." ”

Seeing that Duan Bangcai couldn't contain the anger in his heart, Zhang Chen hurriedly persuaded him: "This is Zhao Jushi of Jiuda Temple, and he came down the mountain to be a super ghost......

Before she finished speaking, she was coldly interrupted by Duan Bangcai: "The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty are tired today, and the finances are unable to make ends meet, all because the people of the world have three out of every ten cents invested in the temple. In the whole world, Buddhism is the most hurtful and defeating the country's fortunes, but Li Min goes forward and succeeds!"

Zhang Chen held down his sideburns and said helplessly: "Zhao Jushi is not an ordinary layman......

"The woman's opinion. Duan Bangcai was cold, but obviously restrained the anger in his heart, and put on a-for-tat posture of Confucianism. Zhao Wu'an saw it in his eyes, and felt very interesting in his heart, these well-dressed beasts are really not easy to provoke, especially in front of the little lady who secretly has a song with him, and he has to put on a romantic appearance. If he was easily provoked into anger, he would not have the status he has now.

He smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Duan has a high opinion, and I admire it." It's a pity that I'm really not an ordinary layman, and I can't go beyond Buddhism at all. The reason why I came to my aunt was because I personally promised to thoroughly investigate the haunting case and give Zhang Jinzhou's soul in the sky a chance to rest in peace. ”

Duan Bangcai was stunned.

Zhang Chen hid his face and said: "I don't know what Zhao Jushi has to say. ”

Zhao Wu'an said lightly: "I want to see the clothes on Zhang Jinzhou's body when he died." ”

Zhang Chen nodded clearly, got up and went to the hospital, and moved the small stool with his hand. Zhao Wu'an stepped up the front steps of the courtyard, and when he walked into the gate, Duan Bangcai shook the pear blossom folding fan in his hand lightly and said in a low voice: "If you really have a heart, you must find out the murderer." I swear by the status of the head of the Duan family, and I will be rewarded. ”

Zhao Wu'an turned his face sideways and said lazily: "Don't dare." If Duan Gongzi really has the heart to repay, he might as well invest three-tenths of this year's government income in Jiuda Temple as incense money. The uneven incense in the temple is sometimes quite pungent. ”

Duan Bangcai's face turned dark, and he stopped talking.

Zhao Wu'an walked into the courtyard leisurely. The courtyard of the Zhang family is very narrow, and it looks like a separate courtyard shared by the East and West families. On the east side should be Zhang Jinzhou's usual study, with bright and clean windows, and the hut to the south is piled with dry firewood and a number of homely sundries. The west side should be the bedroom, the door is closed, and the internal structure cannot be seen clearly.

Zhang Chen walked out of the study, holding a mahogany box in his hand and hanging a golden lock. She put the box on the ground and opened it in front of Zhao Wu'an, in addition to a ball of blood-stained clothes, there were also some small accessories, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a few flowers, birds, landscapes, and idle pens. Zhao Wu'an did not eagerly look at the clothes that were the key clues, but picked up a small painting. The painting is a spring pear blossom branch, slender and exquisite, but full of wind and bones in the sick and weak air.

"Jinzhou: He likes to paint these things since he was a child. Zhang Chen said, raised his eyebrows and saw that Duan Bangcai was still at the door, and it was not to come in or to retreat. Zhang Chen frowned and shook his head, Duan Bangcai reluctantly folded the fan, turned around and left, and didn't look back again.

Zhao Wu'an raised his head and looked at Zhang Chen with straight eyes. Zhang Chen looked away, and Zhao Wu'an smiled: "Looking at your attitude towards the county master, I thought he was a heroine among women." I don't want to, but I'm a gentle person. Zhang Jinzhou has you as his companion, and he must be grateful to Dade. ”

Zhang Chen cleared his cheeks again with two lines of tears, and shook his head desperately.

"That's right. Zhao Wu'an smiled understandingly, "I have already regarded myself as a biological parent, so why bother to be grateful." ”

Zhang Chen cleared the beads of tears.