Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

After returning to the city, Du Wenchan was sent back to the Du family. Du Wenxiu went in and sat for a while. Le asked Qin Dingxiang to serve tea, but she couldn't call her out.

Du Wenxiu thought she was just afraid of him, so he didn't force her. Instead, Le was very proud of herself and kept bragging about her good teaching.

Du Wenxiu was tired after sitting in the car for a long time and didn't want to say much to her. He just sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

Considering that the couple brought a lot of fruits and vegetables from the fields, Le gave them away for the first time.

Du Wenxiu told her not to forget to ask Du Wenchan to go to the shop to work tomorrow, otherwise she would be deducted from her salary. She agreed with a smile.

The next day, Lu Fanghai went to the government office to report for leave. He heard someone talking loudly in the next room. It sounded like they had just returned from a business trip to Fengning City.

Because he was concerned about Qin Dingxiang's situation at the Du family, he went over to listen.

"Hey, Fengning City is much bigger than our Dongxing County, and it's next to the sea, so there are a lot of marine pearls, but the price is much cheaper than here. I bought some and brought them back. If any of you have a lover to serve, you might as well buy a few to please the beauty."

The man in the middle surrounded by the crowd was none other than Yu Sanzheng, the squad leader. I heard that he went on a long mission to escort a prisoner a month ago, and it seemed that he had just returned.

"Captain Yu, how many pearls do you have? I want to buy a few for my wife and I." Lu Fanghai shouted with a smile.

Yu Sanzheng was ordered by the county magistrate and has always been at odds with the county lieutenant Fan Zhao.

If Lu Fanghai came up to talk to him, he would ignore him.

But these poor yamen runners, no matter how much he talked, still couldn't afford to buy the pearls he brought back from thousands of miles away.

I spent money to buy it. If I can’t sell it, won’t I lose money?

Hearing that Lu Fanghai wanted to buy, he hurriedly pushed others to make way. No matter who he was under, as long as he had money, he was the boss.

Lu Fanghai picked out a few pearls and asked about the customs and local habits of Fengning City as well as the strange people and events there.

Listen to Yu San who keeps bragging, not even getting annoyed, and even flatters from time to time, which makes him talk very excited and full of spirits.

"There is one more thing that you would never have thought of. There is a murder case in Fengning City. It is extremely bizarre."

Yu Sanzheng raised a finger and waved it in front of everyone. Everyone cheered and asked him to speak.

"There was a merchant in this city whose wife died early. To make a living, he entrusted his only daughter to the care of a neighbor and went out to sell goods to earn money. He did make a little money, but he was very frugal and saved some money. He said he wanted to marry another wife to leave a successor for his family. He fell in love with the daughter of a grocery store owner with whom he had business dealings, but she died the day before he was going to propose."

"How did he die? How did he die?" Everyone was amused and asked at once.

"Hehe, he died of poisoning." Yu Sanzheng took a sip of water and continued without leaving any secrets.

"But the murderer was never caught. Only the only girl was left wailing and crying. Everyone sighed with pity, but there was nothing they could do."

"That man died, so naturally the marriage was not possible. The only daughter lived with the neighbor's wife behind closed doors. For convenience, the two families even connected their yards. They have been neighbors for many years, so if there is any problem, everyone helps take care of it, so life is pretty good."

"The girl is not young anymore. She is alone and has little income. The neighbors have introduced several matchmakers to her, but she rejected them all because she thinks her family is poor. But you think others are poor, and those with rich families think you don't have a dowry or a family background. You are neither high nor low, and you live alone like this."

"Hey, how does this girl look? If she is pretty, I don't mind her being poor, so let her marry me?"

The fat man on duty laughed.

Yu Sanzheng glanced at him, smiled, and continued without answering:

"The woman who lived with the girl had a younger brother. Thinking that his sister was old and it would be difficult for her to live alone, he asked his son to pick her up while he was in Fengning City to discuss business."

"The woman's nephew received the payment and went to pick up my aunt. He said it was getting late and he would leave after daybreak, so he stayed at my aunt's house."

"The next day, the sun was high in the sky and they knew they would miss the boat if they didn't set off. The merchant who was traveling with them was getting impatient and knocked on the door. But the door opened as soon as he pushed it. Inside the main room was a table full of leftovers and three glasses of wine."

"The old woman and the nephew both had their eyes wide open and blood flowing from their mouths. They died on the spot."

Hearing his horrifying story, everyone was frightened and dared not breathe. Only Lu Fanghai asked, "Do you know who the murderer is?"

Yu Sanzheng lowered his head to drink a sip of water and glanced at him sideways, looking a little creepy.

"The coroner performed an autopsy and found that the cause of death for both of them was the same as that of the businessman next door."

"Didn't they say that the two courtyards were connected? Is there something wrong with that girl?" Lu Fanghai asked.

Someone nearby joked, "Old Lu is so worried about that girl, but is he tired of his old hag at home?"

Yu Sanzheng chuckled and said:

"Even if this girl is a hundred times more beautiful than the yellow-faced woman at home, she is still not something that ordinary people can afford."

Everyone hurriedly asked what this meant.

Yu Sanzheng looked at Lu Fanghai and smiled: "This girl is indeed not dead. Why do you think so?"

Lu Fanghai just felt that he understood.

"The murderer is this girl."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Yu Sanzheng didn't find it strange when he guessed that.

Lu Fanghai smiled slightly and said slowly:

"I guess all the money that the girl's father earned over the years and the money that the nephew paid for goods must have disappeared along with the girl?"

"Hehe, originally this case had been overdue for a long time, and no one had investigated it. But the newly appointed Fengning City prefect, Lord Xin, was just about to start a new case, so he brought up the case again, saying that the person who murdered his father was an unforgivable evil, and he must be arrested and brought to justice to serve as a warning to others. For this reason, he offered a reward of 100 taels of silver for the life of that evil woman."

"Did Captain Yu bring the arrest warrant for this man with him this time? I don't know if you brothers have the chance to earn a hundred taels of silver."

Yu Sanzheng took out a portrait from his arms and spread it out for everyone to see. Lu Fanghai took a look through the gap. Regardless of whether the painting was like the person or not, he saw the name under the portrait was - Qin Xiangyu.

It's just one word difference, what's there to be confused about?

Having long suspected that this person had a shady background, Lu Fanghai was even more worried. He went back to the duty room, asked for leave, and hurried home.

Du Wenxiu and her sister Du Wenchan were just arranging the jars when they saw Lu Fanghai running in a hurry with a frown on his face. They wondered what difficulties he had encountered.

"What happened? Why are you going home at this time?"

Du Wenxiu asked as he brushed the dust off himself with a rag.

"That Qin Dingxiang is indeed not a good person." Lu Fanghai sat down in the shop, thinking about how to tell this to Du Wenxiu and her sister.

He was also afraid that Du Wenchan would be frightened after hearing this and would reveal her true identity in front of Qin Dingxiang when she returned, so he asked her to go to the inner courtyard to cook dinner.

Du Wenchan was afraid that the couple might have something private to talk about, so she smiled at Du Wenxiu and went to the inner courtyard silently.

Only then did Lu Fanghai tell Du Wenxiu what he had heard in the yamen.

Du Wenxiu was horrified and felt a sense of fear.

This is a murderer who could even poison his own father!

I have lived in my own home for a few months and nothing has happened at home. I am very lucky.