I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

System: [After Chu Erya followed the Lin family back to the capital, the two elders of the Lin family took her to visit their relatives. The old couple learned about Chu Erya's situation and felt very distressed. They really loved their daughter.]

【So, the adoption was a natural outcome. 】

Qin Yue sighed: [Huh... It's good that it's done, it's good that it's done. It's really too difficult for a little girl to survive alone. I don't know if there is an orphanage in the Southern Dynasty that can take in these fatherless and motherless children, so that no children will be displaced. ]

Qin Yue remembered that she was also an orphan in her previous life. If there was no orphanage, she would probably have frozen to death or starved to death.

Upon hearing this, the prince tapped his fingers unconsciously on the tablet and thought to himself: Should I take in this orphan without a father or a mother?

It is possible to do so given the Southern Dynasty's current strength, but the Southern Dynasty has a vast territory and requires a considerable investment of manpower, material and financial resources.

So how can we ensure that orphans have stable food and accommodation without placing too much of a burden on the finances?

Well... I need to discuss this in detail with my father...

Not only the prince was concerned about the "orphanage" Qin Yue mentioned, but Emperor Yuan of Jin was also thinking about its feasibility.

But what Emperor Yuan of Jin was thinking about was not investment, but how to reduce the number of orphans.

Although the Southern Dynasty is now powerful, its grain output is still not abundant, which leads to many people not having enough food. If they don’t have enough food, they naturally cannot raise children, especially girls, who may be thrown away as soon as they are born.

Most orphans exist because they are hungry, while a small number of orphans may be like Chu Erya, whose parents died unexpectedly.

Therefore, the most important thing is to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people first.

At this moment, Emperor Yuan of Jin's desire for the high-yield crops mentioned by the system has almost reached its peak. He thought to himself that he must ask Xiao Fuguan to eat more melons and quickly accumulate enough points to exchange for high-yield crops!

Speaking of eating more melons… Emperor Jin Yuan couldn’t help but look at the officials below, his eyes lit up like a hungry wolf seeing its prey, hehe… these are all melons!!

The court officials couldn't help but shiver, and couldn't help but mutter in their hearts: Why is it a little cold in such a hot day...

Qin Yue then asked: [Sister, what exactly is the key to solving a murder case that you mentioned before? ]

Everyone: Oh oh oh! Here comes the point!!

System: [The reason why there was no sign of dragging on the body at that time was because a beggar had stripped the body of its original clothes. However, the beggar was quite conscientious and could not bear to leave the body exposed, so he put his own rags on the body.]

[So, when Chu Dashan arrived with a group of soldiers, the clothes on the corpse had already been replaced. What was even more coincidental was that the color of the corpse, whether it was the original clothes or the clothes replaced by the beggar, was similar to the color of the mud, so Chu Dashan did not notice anything unusual.]

[That’s why there was no trace of dragging left on the body! ]

Qin Yue couldn't help but sigh at the things that happened in the world. Sometimes, it was just such a coincidence. If Chu Dashan had been a step earlier, the beggar might not have had the chance to change his clothes.

The system added: [And every time the villain committed a crime, he liked to stay at the scene to admire his "murderous works", which is why Chu Erya saw him at the fire scene! ]

Qin Yue: [Alas... I didn't expect to eat Minister Lin's melon. I thought it was a sweet melon, but it tasted a bit bitter...]

[So, did Minister Lin find the key beggar witness? ]

The system confirmed: [Yes, and the appearance of this beggar seemed to come from nowhere! ]

Qin Yue was a little curious and asked quickly: [Oh? Tell me quickly, sister! ]

Everyone: Sister, please speak up! !

System: [When Chu Erya was thirteen years old, she opened a restaurant with the support of her adoptive parents. She wanted to use the restaurant's traffic to collect more information, just in case there was something related to the previous case.]

[Unexpectedly, Chu Erya had a good business sense and gradually began to open restaurants in various places in the Southern Dynasty, including the county where she used to live. ]

Qin Yue praised: [Chu Erya is great! So her decision to accept the Lin family's adoption proposal was the right one! ]

[It turns out that she worked very hard to improve her own strength, and also cleverly chose to use the restaurant to gather information! ]

[So the beggar was first discovered by the restaurant? ]

Everyone was also surprised at Chu Erya's rapid growth!

From the age of eight to thirteen, only five years have passed, and he has already begun to lay out a nationwide business map? !

Holy shit! !

This is a business genius! !

What is your child doing at the age of thirteen?

Haha, let’s not talk about it!

The mood of beating the child became more urgent!

The children of the officials suddenly felt a chill on their backs...

System: [Yes! When Chu Erya opened the restaurant, she set a principle: no matter their status, wealth or not, anyone who enters the restaurant will be treated as a distinguished guest and must be treated with the best service.]

[Because of this, Chu Erya's restaurant has a very good reputation among the lower classes. Even poor beggars can come in to drink and eat. That important beggar will occasionally patronize Chu Erya's restaurant.]

[Coincidentally, that day, Chu Erya went to the county town restaurant to check, and the beggar happened to be there. ]

[Coincidentally, the guests sitting next to the beggar were talking about the unsolved murder case five years ago. They said that a witness saw the murderer dragging the body and throwing it away, but surprisingly, the authorities did not find any signs of dragging on the body.]

[In the end, due to lack of evidence, the accused murder suspect was acquitted. However, not long after, the witness and his entire family died tragically in a blazing fire! ]

[After hearing this, the guests in the restaurant started talking to each other. Some people asserted that the fire must have been caused by human beings; others thought that it might be because of the dry weather and the firewood burned in the kitchen was not completely extinguished.]

[The beggar heard the discussion and felt nervous for no reason. It was the same body that was abandoned five years ago. Was it the same body that he encountered? ! ]

[The beggar quietly asked the guest at the next table where the body was dumped in the murder case. The guest said it was in a valley in the mountains north of the city.]

[After hearing this, the beggar became even more certain. That day, he wanted to go to the forest to hunt some game, so he ventured into the forest. Unexpectedly, he met the dead man in the valley.]

[Chu Erya happened to be in the lobby talking to the shopkeeper at that time, so she naturally noticed the discussion among the crowd, and began to listen to everyone's speech and the expressions of the people present without making a sound.]

[In order to collect useful information over the years, she has also learned a lot of ways to judge people, and to figure out the other person's mental state through their expressions and tone of voice.]

[So, the beggar's panicked look naturally caught Chu Erya's attention.]