I make a living solving crimes.

Chapter 54 Evil Nemesis

He went to the message room and called Old Man Zhang. When Chang Wei returned to the canteen from the toilet hiding from three young policemen, the half fruit was still on the table.

"Chang Wei, my health is better than your Grandpa Wang's. This fruit..."

"The old man talks a lot."

Chang Wei didn't have the patience to coax him like he did to Old Wang, so he just opened the old man's mouth and fed it into his mouth.

The fruit melted in the mouth. After eating half of the fruit, Old Man Zhang's eyes opened wide. He immediately lifted Old Man Wang's bedding and sat cross-legged on his bed to meditate.

After a long time, he finally stood up. He raised his head and exhaled a long breath. Then he punched the air, and the force of his fist broke through the wind, making a "whoosh" sound.

Old Wang sighed, "It's been five or six years since I last saw you box."

Old man Zhang slumped back down on the bed and sighed, "How can I pay it back?"

Chang Wei came over with a smile: "Old man, is it delicious?"

Old man Zhang rarely quarreled with Chang Wei. He touched his back and said, "Little Chang Wei, I have nothing. I am afraid I cannot repay this favor."

Chang Wei said proudly, "Then you owe it to me. When you die one day and meet your ancestor, ask him to teach me a few moves in your dream."

Old man Zhang touched his head, smiled and said nothing.

When Chang Wei got the two physical fruits, he was always hesitant about whether to let his family members try them.

The rare treasures that can cleanse one's bones and marrow are not considered precious to Chang Wei. If his guess is correct, as long as he solves a major case, he will always have a chance to get them.

The food ingredients rewarded by the system can be shared with others, and he thought the physical fitness fruit would be the same, so he gave it a try.

The two old men eat one, and then give one to the family members, and then give one to the grandparents and old lady, one by one...

As long as these people are alive, he, the time traveler, will not be alone.

The mood is beautiful.

Ignoring the two old men's sighs, he took out a lot of seasonings and spices from the small canteen, threw down a box of pork head, and Chang Wei went to the director's office.

After dropping another box of pig heads, Chang Wei explained why he came.

"No, no."

"Master, I really only catch thieves."

"You are so evil, who knows what case you will be involved in. You can be quiet for two days, not more, just this week. You can do whatever you want next week."

Chang Wei calculated that today was already Wednesday, so it wouldn't be too difficult to hold on a little longer.

"Master, are you promoting feudal superstition?"

"Am I promoting myself? Think about yourself carefully. I don't even want to say anything about you."

Chang Wei curled his lips and muttered to himself, thinking that it was probably the system's fault.

It's impossible that I have the physique to be a sin-killer, right?

He was a person who could not sit still. He rolled his eyes and said, "Then can I go fishing?"

Zhang Youde hesitated for a while before nodding and admonishing, "Only fishing is allowed."

"Well, promise to only fish."

"Change into casual clothes."

"Got it."

Without Chang Wei's "troublemaking", it was another peaceful day in the police station.

After a stroll around Shichahai and then outside Deshengmen, he looked at his watch and waited for home. The whole family was delighted to see that he had arrived home on time, which made Chang Wei feel embarrassed and ashamed.

Rushing forward without thinking, always forgetting that there is a whole family thinking about you behind you.

Chop three pounds of lamb ribs into small pieces, blanch them in water, heat oil in a pan and add seasonings. When the ribs are stewed, Chang Wei carries the little girl on his back to the front yard.

The little girl got two mouse candies by being close to her uncle. She smiled so hard that her eyebrows and eyes were invisible.

"Uncle, uncle is here."

Chang Tian was helping his friend move wood. When he saw Chang Wei coming, he pulled his friend over and called him "big brother".

"Take it and eat it."

After being rewarded with two rat candies, he walked back and forth between the three rooms and the front yard like a rich landlord inspecting his land.

The purlins and rafters painted with tung oil have been laid, and the tiles can be covered tomorrow. The water tank in the front yard has also been built. The one-meter-wide pool is large enough for the little girl to lie down and take a bath, and the fish pond is still being built.

Chang Wei moved a chair and sat in the yard to watch the old carpenter make mortise and tenon joints.

The purlins are overlapped and pinched at the waist, the flat plates on both sides of the eaves are carved in half, and the floor is grooved at both ends. With the craftsmanship of the old carpenter, several pieces of wood are connected very firmly without nails or glue.

The wisdom of our ancestors should not be underestimated.

"Uncle Jin, your cooking skills are truly amazing."

"Boss, you are too kind. My skills are really nothing. There are many good craftsmen in the capital."

"They are all amazing. In a few decades, they will be considered as intangible cultural heritage."

Old Man Jin didn't understand what Chang Wei said. He smiled and slowly hammered the two short wooden planks in his hand into the mortise and tenon. Chang Wei took them and pulled, but with his strength he couldn't pull them open at once.

"Mr. Jin, my room has been repaired but I'm still missing some furniture. How about I give them to you all at once?"

Old Man Jin waved his hand and said, "Everyone has his own specialty. I can't make furniture with my skills."

Chang Wei was surprised and asked, "What's the story behind this?"

"Although they are both carpentry jobs, carpenters who make furniture and carpenters who repair houses are two different things. They can't play bracket-arch eaves chess, and I can't carve dragons and paint phoenixes."

The old man still speaks in a different way.

Chang Wei understood the meaning after a little thought.

The furniture at this time also has a minimalist style. A few pieces of wood are pieced together to form a frame, and a board is laid on it to make a bed, cabinet, or table. But old craftsmen don't like these. Which one of them must have some carvings or hollow designs of auspicious clouds, dragons, and phoenixes?

When searching Su Can's home for evidence, the old furniture in the room was not taken away, which made the police officers feel sad.

"If the boss has enough money, why bother making furniture? He can just buy the best huanghuali wood from the second-hand store and use it directly. Many of them are sold at low prices by the wealthy families of the previous dynasty. That is the real good craftsmanship."

After hearing this, Chang Wei slapped his thigh and wondered how he could have forgotten this.

Thrift stores, trust stores, and cultural relics stores, aren't these the essential places for time travelers to make a fortune?

Chang Wei is not very interested in antiques. He will buy some if he sees them, but old furniture has always been his favorite in his previous life. It’s just that he can’t afford it, so he can only keep it with regret.

Got to check it out on the weekend.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Chang Long came and called Chang Wei, who was carrying the little girl towards home.

The whole yard was filled with the aroma of mutton.

Yang Min cut up some radishes to prepare as a side dish, and when she saw Chang Wei coming back, she said, "Go and call Xia Yushui to come over for dinner."

Chang Wei asked in surprise: "Mom, why are you calling her again?"

Yang Min kicked him lightly and said, "Yi Zhonghai just came back and threw the money on Yu Shui. The little girl is probably hiding in the house crying now."

"Hey, this Old Deng, he's not pretending anymore, right?" Chang Wei rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go to the central courtyard.

Seeing him like this, Yang Min quickly dropped the kitchen knife to stop him, sighed and said, "Forget it, boss, go ahead."

Chang Wei struggled twice but failed to break free. Seeing Chang Da preparing to leave, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Sister, ask that Lao Deng where is my stick?"

Chang Da responded, thought about it, and took the fourth child to the central courtyard.

If things really get out of hand again, she can stop He Yushui and have someone come back to report the situation.

Yang Min went back to cut radishes. Chang Wei saw Chang Tian taking the little girl to play at the door, so he washed his hands and mashed a physical fruit into meat paste and sprinkled it into the pot while no one was paying attention.

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