Chapter 4: The Coachman's Afterlife
Four watch days, ugly times.
The knocking continued, but it wasn't as sure as it had been.
"Please come in!" Qiu Yue shouted as she stared at the door.
The door opened, and the guy who had come here to deliver tea came in in a hurry with a pot of tea.
"Guest, I'm here to bring you tea!"
The shopkeeper walked over with a smile and a bold face, and he glanced in the room intentionally or unintentionally: "Do you want to help you change the pot of tea?"
"Shopkeeper, what time is it?" Luo Qiushui said.
"If you return to the guest officer, it's the fourth watch, and it's ugly!" the shop guy laughed.
"It's so late, do you still need to bring tea?" asked Chunhua.
"It's so late, isn't the light in the guest room still on?" said the shopkeeper with a smile.
"Well said, then it's hard work!" Luo Qiushui raised his hand, "Reward!"
Qiu Yue took out ten taels of silver from her waist and handed it to the shopkeeper: "Put down the tea, this is the reward given to you by my son-in-law!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly put the teapot down on the table, and then, rubbing his hands, took Qiuyue's reward with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Thank you, girl, thank you, son! The villain will leave! A few guest officers should also rest early and not disturb!"
Luo Qiushui watched the shopkeeper nod and withdraw from the room, and when he just went out of the door, before he could close the door, he suddenly shouted: "Zhang Dacheng!"
The shopkeeper was slightly stunned, but then glanced around: "Guest officer, the villain's surname is Zhang, but he is not called Zhang Dacheng." If you have any other orders, please call me!"
Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "It's nothing, I just recognized the wrong person, you go and get busy!"
The shopkeeper gently pulled the door open and left the room gently, his steps were also very light, and he was humming a little song in his mouth, and anyone could see that he was excited. The guy who got the bounty probably looks like this!
"Childe, there must be something wrong with that person!" Qiu Yue said with great certainty.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it! You see that his expression is so natural, he doesn't look like a person in the rivers and lakes at all! Moreover, just now Gongzi suddenly called out his name, and he didn't react at all, which means that he may just be similar to Zhang Da. Haruka completely disagrees with Akizuki.
"I don't know if you've noticed a detail. Luo Qiushui played with an empty teacup in his hand.
"What details?" asked Haruka hurriedly.
"The first time he came, he came with a plate and a kettle on it, but this time he came in with a kettle. Luo Qiushui reminded.
"What's so strange about that? He can take it as he wants, just bring the kettle anyway!, besides, it's probably just a time when we need boiling water in one of our rooms!" argued Chunhua.
"The first time he came with a plate, it means that he really came to bring us tea, but the second time he came with a kettle, it just shows that he came on the impromptu and didn't have time to prepare in advance!" Qiu Yue added.
Luo Qiushui smiled faintly, put down the teacup in his hand, and lifted the lid of the teapot: "You see, the water in this kettle is only half a pot at most! Moreover, this water is not so hot anymore!"
"He took half a pot of water from someone else's room to fill it, and he really has a problem!" said Chunhua as if she had realized something.
"So, although he denied that he was Zhang Dacheng, he just proved that he was Zhang Dacheng!" Qiu Yue said with a smile.
"It seems that we will be in trouble soon!" Luo Qiushui said lightly.
"You're saying they're about to make a move?" said Haruka.
"I'm not sure, I just have a hunch. "Luo Qiu waterway.
"Then what are we going to do? Are we waiting here for them to do it?" said Akizuki.
"It's not about waiting, it's about watching!" Luo Qiushui poured himself a cup of tea, "Let's see what tricks they want to play here!"
"Aren't we dangerous, then?" said Chunhua vigilantly.
"The more dangerous the place, the more fun it is, don't you see it that way?" Luo Qiushui said with a smile.
"Since Childe said so, then I can only agree! Anyway, where Childe is, we will accompany Childe wherever he is!"
The next day, the sky was bright, and the early morning sun was like a thief who had strayed into the room, omnipresent but silent......
Luo Qiushui had already woken up, but at this time he was squinting and pretending to sleep.
Chunhua and Qiuyue slept on the table all night, still sleeping deeply, and the early morning sun shone on them through the crack in the door, making them invisibly draped in a golden veil, but they didn't realize it.
The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes vigorously, because the reflection of the sunlight in the house on Chunhua Qiuyue's body made his eyes uncomfortable!
He had been observing here for a long time, and even his legs were sore, and he finally couldn't help but knock on the door: "Guest officer, I'm here to bring you face wash, is it convenient to open the door?"
After shouting three times in a row, Qiu Yue lazily got up from the table: "It's coming, it's coming! I was woken up by you early in the morning, it's really annoying!"
It's still last night's buddy, and at this time he was holding a basin of warm water, standing outside the door with a smile: "Guest officer, your face wash water!"
"Come in!" Qiu Yue didn't bother to pick it up, since she decided that he was Zhang Dacheng, she wanted to take the opportunity to make him have a good time!
The shopkeeper followed, put the washing water on the bench, and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect the three of them to be here, there is only one basin of washing water here, do you want me to bring the two girls again?"
"Okay, okay!" Qiu Yue agreed very neatly, but she immediately felt that she really shouldn't be so excited, and immediately returned to her original state seriously, "I don't want warm water, it's okay to be cold!"
"Okay!" the shopkeeper shouted, leaving the room.
When the film was not consumed, the shopkeeper came in with two basins of washing water, one warm and one cool.
Chunhua said with an unhappy face: "When did I say that I want warm water?
The shopkeeper was unhappy for a while, but then he laughed: "Girl, won't it be cold if you leave this water for a while?"
"Are you saying that this girl will have to wait for you for a long time if she wants to wash her face?" said Chunhua angrily.
"Since the girl said so, the villain will change it for you at once!" said the shopkeeper, picking up a basin of warm water and preparing to leave.
"Chunhua, don't be rude! Don't be so embarrassed Brother Zhang!" Luo Qiushui said while wiping his face.
"Yes, Childe!" Chunhua pouted, "Okay, you don't need to change it, you can just leave it here!"
The shopkeeper put down the washing water and continued, "Breakfast is ready, are the guests going to eat outside or in the room?"
"Of course it's in the room, do you still need to ask?" said Chunhua.
"The little one is mouthy, the little one is mouthy!" the shopkeeper nodded and exited the room.
Chunhua and Qiuyue couldn't help but smile smugly when they saw the shopkeeper's embarrassed face.
"You two really shouldn't be so rude!" Luo Qiushui couldn't help frowning.
"He's pretending to be a shop guy to fool people, and we should make fun of him!"
"He's a very small-minded person, and he loves to hold grudges, if you mess with him, we'll be in trouble!" Luo Qiushui said lightly.
"Trouble is trouble, who is afraid of whom!" This girl would like to see his ability!"
"Forget it, early in the morning, don't be angry with this kind of villain. Qiu Yue cleaned up the table a little, and sat down at the table, "Childe, we don't have a coachman, do you want to hire another one?"
"Well, of course, after breakfast, you can go around the city and ask a coachman to come back by the way. "Luo Qiu waterway.
"Ahh
The voice was frightened and a little uneasy, but it was heart-wrenching!
"Childe, it's no good, the coachman's body has been discovered!"
"Don't be impatient! Let's take a look first!" Luo Qiushui said.
At this time, the shopkeeper hurriedly ran in: "This guest officer, it's not good! Your coachman is dead in the room!"
Luo Qiushui glanced at the shopkeeper with a frightened look on his face: "Really, you shouldn't be scaring me, right?"
"Really! I didn't lie to you! I just passed by his room, and found that the door was ajar, and I thought it was wrong, so I dared to go in and try to remind him to get up for breakfast, but I thought, he, he is actually dead!" said the shopkeeper very nervously.
"Since this kind of thing has happened, then let's call your shopkeeper!" Luo Qiushui got up slowly, "My people died in your shop, there must be an explanation!"
"That's nature, that's nature!" the shopkeeper's eyes rolled, "Or, report to the official?"
"Okay, I also want to find the murderer as soon as possible and avenge my dead coachman!" Luo Qiushui said.
"Guest, can you take a step to speak?" said the shopkeeper nervously stepping forward.
"I'll listen to you, you can say it!" Luo Qiushui said.
"That's the case, before that, there was a similar thing in the shop, and it used to be reported to the official to deal with it, but it was often over! Presumably, the guest officer also knew that the current yamen was too dark inside! The money given was small, he didn't give you to investigate the case, and the money given was too much, and we couldn't afford it!"
The shopkeeper put his head to Luo Qiushui's ear when he said this: "Just a cartman, spend some money to send it to his family, then you can save a lot of money, if you really provoke the government, maybe you will spend a lot more money!
"Then according to you, what should I do?" Luo Qiushui said with a smile.
"According to the villain's meaning, you just need to nod your head, and our store will pay for it, buy him a coffin and ask a gentleman to choose a piece of feng shui treasure, and bury him as soon as possible, so as to save a lot of dreams at night! After all, this incident happened in our shop, and we are also at a loss, and the funeral expenses will be paid by us! You can spend some money and send it to the coachman's family, and this matter will be considered in the past!"
"People die with you, why should we pay for it?" said Chunhua angrily.
"That's right, we didn't hold you accountable, and you dare to let us pay?" Qiu Yue said.
"If you are not happy, we will pay the settling-in fee! However, we have to ask the guest officer to personally deliver the silver taels to the coachman's house!" The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, and then said, "If you don't have any opinions, we will make up our minds?"
Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "A human life, just gone?"
"What are you going to do about the guest officer? If you stab the official mansion, not only will the guest officer have to spend a lot of money, but also the reputation of the small shop will also be affected.
"It seems that there is no more suitable way at the moment!
"Okay, then I'll go and inform the shopkeeper and let him arrange it immediately!" said the shopkeeper and hurriedly left.
"Wait a minute!" Chunhua hurriedly stopped the shopkeeper.
"Does the girl have any other orders?" the shopkeeper's brow furrowed.
"How much is the settling-in fee, if we give too little, we won't agree!" said Chunhua.
"One hundred taels, what does the girl think?" said the shopkeeper.
"One hundred taels, one life is worth one hundred taels?" Chunhua made a very exaggerated expression.
"We didn't kill this man, a hundred taels is already a lot! Besides, a coachman and a pariah, it's not worth too much!" said the shopkeeper.
"What are these words? Although he is just a coachman, he still follows our son after all! One hundred taels is not enough for our son to buy a dog!" Qiu Yue said coldly.
"Then you tell me the number, and I'll discuss it with the shopkeeper!" said the shopkeeper.
"According to me, at least a thousand taels!" said Chunhua and slapped it on the table.
The shopkeeper almost jumped up in fright: "What, a thousand taels?
"You heard it right! A total of one thousand taels," Luo Qiushui smiled faintly, "However, looking at this situation, it must not be easy for your store, how do you think this is? Your store will pay five hundred taels, and the remaining five hundred taels will be paid by us, if you have no opinion, just do it!"
"Okay, deal!" the guy gave a thumbs up, "I just like it!"
"Childe, that's too cheap for them, isn't it?" said Chunhua a little unhappily.
"That's it!" Luo Qiushui said.
"Okay, if it's okay, I'll go out and take care of the aftermath?" asked the shopkeeper.
"You just shouted so loudly, everyone heard it, if this thing gets out, then how can it happen?" Qiu Yue said.
"The girl is really a careful person! You don't have to worry about this, everything is in charge!" said the shopkeeper, and without any further stop, he withdrew from the room.
"Childe, what do you think he's going to do with this?" asked Akizuki.
He would have said that he had mistaken the fact that the guest officer was not dead, but had fainted drunk. ”
"This reason is quite cute!" said Haruka with a smile.
Qiu Yue also smiled, and inadvertently moved her eyes to the window, and then, her expression immediately froze: "Childe, look! The trees outside ......"
"Why did that tree die, wasn't it okay yesterday?" Chunhua couldn't help but exclaim.
"That tree has been poisoned by a needle and is already dead!" Luo Qiushui said very calmly.
"What kind of poison is that, why is it so domineering? Could it be the long-famous poison 'Wuyansan' on the rivers and lakes?" A trace of horror had crept up on Qiu Yue's face.
"What the hell is that?"
"'Wuyansan' is one of the most powerful poisons in the rivers and lakes, and the poisoned person will festered and die of festering all over his body in a short period of time, until he becomes a pile of white bones! This poison has a very short attack time, and there is almost no cure!" Luo Qiushui's brows locked deeply.
"Who would use such a vicious poison, he must be a mad demon!" Chunhua said with hatred.
"I've heard people say before that this poison was invented by Ling Qianye, the 'Spicy Hands Guanyin'! She hadn't been on the rivers and lakes for twenty years, and this time she was back in the rivers and lakes?"
"What? Kill your own man? She's so perverted! A female devil like this must be punished by everyone, and if I see her, I will definitely let her taste the power of this girl!" Chunhua said, clenching her fists.
"If her man hadn't hooked up with her behind her back, how could she have killed him?" Luo Qiushui slowly walked to the window, "If it weren't for the extenuating circumstances of what happened to her, how could she be tolerated by the righteous people in the rivers and lakes? How could she live in the rivers and lakes until now?"
"Could it be that Childe also concluded that the person who sent the poison needle was her?" Qiu Yue doubted.
"I don't think there will be anyone else besides her!" Luo Qiushui slowly turned around and looked at Qiu Yue, "In the whole world, only she knows the formula of the poison!"
"Then why did she assassinate Childe?" said Haruka.
"That's exactly what I want to know!" Luo Qiushui's eyes suddenly became indescribably melancholy, "I hope she isn't really my enemy!"
At this time, a withered sycamore leaf blew by the wind and landed lightly on the windowsill, as if intentionally and unintentionally.
"Childe, is she here?" Qiu Yue looked at the withered sycamore leaves, and suddenly became nervous.
"What should come will always come, and what should not come will not come!"
Luo Qiushui's voice was so low that only he could hear it clearly, for fear that if he raised his voice, he would startle the sycamore leaves all over the courtyard!