The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

Yan Heng looked at her with a smile in his eyes: "Have you forgotten that Zifang and I are from the same school? If I ask him for something, he will definitely not refuse."

Zifang was the courtesy name of Cui Yunsheng, the prefect of Nanshao Prefecture.

Xue Qingqiu was surprised when he heard this: "He is Cui Zifang?!"

In fact, it is understandable that Xue Qingqiu did not know Cui Yunsheng.

Although Cui Yunsheng and Yan Heng were from the same school, they were taught by the same fellow disciples.

Furthermore, the two were more than ten years apart in age. When Cui Yunsheng passed the imperial examination and entered the official career, Yan Heng had already reached the highest position in the country, serving as the Grand Tutor.

The late emperor had always been disgusted by his ministers forming cliques for personal gain. In addition, Cui Yunsheng volunteered to take up a post in another place, and he would only visit Yan's mansion when he returned to Beijing to report on his work once every three years.

Yan Heng often called him by his courtesy name, Cui Yunsheng, so Xue Qingqiu didn't know that Cui Zifang was actually the prefect of Nanshao Prefecture.

Yan Heng nodded: "Zifang is a man who is well versed in worldly ways and is adept at handling his career, but he is also a man of integrity and honesty. You don't need to worry."

Xue Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

But she immediately became worried and said, "Once you send this letter, I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to hide it anymore."

Yan Heng looked quite calm: "I can no longer ignore my disciples."

After hearing this, Xue Qingqiu lowered his head silently, his eyes gradually became moist, and he sighed softly.

While Xie Bai was rushing to the provincial capital day and night, Xu Yingtao was eating and drinking to her heart's content in the villa in the provincial capital.

Not only did she eat and drink herself, she also invited everyone in the hospital to eat and drink together.

It doesn't cost her any money anyway.

At first, due to the disparity in their status, everyone seemed very reserved in the face of the county lord's hospitality.

But she is barbecuing in the yard today, frying skewers in the yard tomorrow, and making teppanyaki the day after tomorrow. Every meal is filled with fragrance and is extremely tempting.

She does whatever smells good.

It smells so good that people can't even walk.

After a few interactions, Xu Yingtao became friends with all the servants in the villa.

Everyone wakes up every morning with great anticipation, wondering what new and delicious food Xu Xiangjun will bring.

On the evening of the third day after Yan Yunlan fell into the river, Wang Zhizhou sent someone to ask Xu Yingtao for a token of love and a letter from home.

Of course Xu Yingtao didn't give it to her, and she ignored the other party and went to the kitchen to make enough spicy hot pot for at least forty people.

After a few days of habit formation, people from all over the hospital spontaneously took their bowls to Xu Yingtao to get their meals.

The guard who came to ask for the token was confused.

Steward Wang said with a smile, "Since you are here, eat something before continuing to work. The food cooked by our Xiangjun is so good that even the chef of Wangjiang Tower may not be able to compare with it."

Wangjiang Tower is the best restaurant in the state capital.

Of course, this statement is exaggerated.

Xu Yingtao's cooking skills are acceptable in places below the county level, but not as good as those of professional chefs. However, her cooking is novel and strong in taste, which makes people want to eat more.

The guard had been traveling for several days and had not eaten or slept well. At this moment, he was attracted by the rich aroma of the spicy hot pot and his saliva was secreted crazily.

He almost instinctively took the big bowl handed to him by Steward Wang and joined the queue for food.

After a while, he held up a big bowl of spicy hotpot rice and smiled at the others, "Hey, it smells really good!"

Xu Xiangjun’s craftsmanship is indeed extraordinary!

He thought, with such delicious food ahead, it wouldn't be too late to set off tomorrow.

Xu Yingtao held a large spoon and greeted everyone enthusiastically: "If the fragrant pot is not enough, we also have scrambled eggs with black fungus and shredded pork with fish flavor. Come and try it!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately rushed over with their bowls and formed a long line again.

They had feasted on delicious food these past few days and sincerely hoped that Xu Xiangjun could stay a few more days.

Xu Yingtao then said to Cui Liu, the maid who had served her these days, "You serve these bowls of rice to the guards at the gate. How can everyone enjoy the food? They are waiting in the wind and sun."

Cui Liu agreed and praised Xu Xiangjun for his kind heart. Then she picked up the lunch box and hurried to deliver the meal.

Seeing that everyone was enjoying the food, Xu Yingtao smiled with a look of satisfaction.

A kind-hearted person?

I will soon let you see how evil I am!

The sky gradually darkened, and the villa, which should have been quiet, was unusually lively.

Especially in the backyard, people lined up in a long queue, holding their stomachs, anxiously waiting to relieve themselves. Some even squatted aside and vomited all over the place.

Steward Wang covered his chest and said to the servant beside him, "Why do I feel chest tightness and shortness of breath and can't breathe?"

The servant echoed, "Yes, I also feel weak all over and dizzy."

Before he could finish his words, he fell to the ground, unconscious.

Immediately afterwards, another dozen people fell into coma.

Manager Wang finally realized something was wrong.

They were obviously poisoned!

With a little more thought, it's not difficult to guess who did it.

But Manager Wang just couldn't figure out where Xu Xiangjun got the poison when there was no one to help him and he didn't leave the house.

Could it be Cui Liu?

But when he looked closely, Cui Liu had already fainted on the ground.

Oops!

At this time, everyone gathered in the backyard, so Xu Xiangjun would be left unattended!

Manager Wang was extremely anxious and struggled to go to the front yard, but after taking two steps, his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

And the Xu Yingtao, whom he had been thinking about all the time, had changed into a maid's outfit, and had taken away all her valuable head ornaments and jewelry. She took advantage of the night and sneaked out of the villa through the corner door.

She wasn't sure if there was anyone guarding outside, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat with every step she took.

The days are so exciting!

Only after running out of the street where the villa was located did Xu Yingtao breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to ask a fruit seller about the location of the pier, a deep voice sounded in her ears: "County lord, please follow me."

Xu Yingtao recognized the voice; it was the Cao Gang guard she had brought with her.

The two of them walked through the streets and alleys for nearly half an hour, and finally stopped in front of a house deep in an alley.

To be honest, Xu Yingtao was a little nervous.

She felt very unsure about following a man she had only known for a few days through the dark streets and alleys.

If the other party is someone with bad intentions, then she will have no one to turn to for help.

After all, she couldn't produce any fungus that could poison people.

That’s right, the reason why Xu Yingtao was able to poison dozens of people without any help was because of the over-soaked black fungus.

In hot weather, if fungus is soaked for more than eight hours, it will produce rice fermentation acid toxin.

This toxin is resistant to high temperatures and boiling water. Once ingested, it can cause vomiting and coma at the mildest, or organ failure and death at the worst.

It is a must-have killing item at home.

In the past few days, she took advantage of the opportunity to cook delicious food and her willingness to share, and quickly won the trust of everyone in the hospital.

At this time, adding the black fungus that has been soaked for two days into the meal will naturally not arouse anyone's suspicion.

Xu Yingtao finally followed the guards into the courtyard of the house.

She didn't believe that this man had been waiting outside the villa for six or seven days just to harm her.