The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

"I'd like to borrow Wenzhu for a moment."

Qin Miaoxi said as she pulled the person out.

Lu Qingchen shouted anxiously from behind: "Where are you going? I'll go with you. Why are you borrowing him?"

The way he begged for mercy was as if he was saying: Didn't you ask me to be a dog? He can be more useful than me.

"No need, you should go check your land god!"

Qin Miaoxi finished speaking without turning her head, and the two of them disappeared.

Lu Qingchen was so angry that he glared. Wen Zhu was really... lacking in vision.

After getting rid of a clingy person, Qin Miaoxi and Wen Zhu came to Fengshui Village again, but they avoided the crowd and found the yard of the old lady who sent them out of the village, and walked in when no one was paying attention.

"Isn't this Mr. Qin? Why are you here?"

At this moment, the old lady was peeling corn in the yard. When she saw them, she immediately stood up to greet them.

Qin Miaoxi's eyes flickered for a moment, and she quickly stepped forward to support her and said with a smile, "Auntie, when I came to the village last time, I saw that your family had planted these rare things. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to buy some back?"

She squatted beside the old lady, admiring the corn with a look of surprise on her face, but she was surprised in her heart.

This corn is not a grain native to Longyuan, but a new variety introduced from India. The price alone is five times that of ordinary grain, and one pound costs four cents of silver. Ordinary people cannot afford it, and it is usually only used by wealthy gentry when entertaining guests.

His lowered eyes had an ambiguous meaning, but when he raised his head his face was already full of smiles.

"Is this thing rare? I don't know anything about it. If you like it, I can decorate it for you. Buy whatever you want."

As the old lady spoke, she took out a sack and filled it with all the good corn in front of her.

"Auntie will pack these for you. Go home and cook them. They will taste delicious."

Qin Miaoxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Auntie, I really came here to buy this time, and I want a large quantity, 500 kilograms. If you don't accept the money, I won't dare to take it."

The old lady paused while packing and stood there in a daze, "You want so many?"

Although her family grows this, the amount is only about 500 kilograms. It would be fine if she sent some, but she really couldn't afford 500 kilograms.

Qin Miaoxi took out a ten-liang silver ingot and placed it in the old lady's hand, saying with a smile, "These are all good things. No one grows corn around here, so I'm lucky to have found your family to grow it."

When the old lady saw the silver ingot, she was shocked and waved her hands to refuse, "No, it's too much."

Qin Miaoxi held her helpless hand and comforted her: "Yes, I am giving you these because I am taking advantage of you. Auntie, please don't be polite to me."

The old lady refused again, but finally accepted it and took her to a dilapidated hut which was already full of corn.

She couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect this thing to be so valuable. In previous years, I used it to feed the pigs."

Qin Miaoxi was so heartbroken after hearing this, what a waste of resources!

This is something that is served on the table of a noble person, why is it being fed to pigs? These days pigs eat better than humans.

Qin Miaoxi looked at the corn all over the room with confusion and asked, "Auntie, did you plant all these? Where did you get the seeds?"

You know, this thing is easy to grow, but the seeds are hard to come by. In recent years, she has not seen many farms in Jingzhao growing corn.

“I planted this thing, but the seeds are not mine.”

Qin Miaoxi blinked her big eyes curiously and asked with a cute and obedient look, "How did that come about?"

The old lady said mysteriously, "I secretly went to the land temple to ask for it."

"Land God Temple?"

This answer is somewhat unexpected!

"I kowtowed to the Earth God for three days before he gave me these seeds. I never thought they would actually grow."

The old lady said proudly, "I heard that those families who can grow crops also ask for forgiveness from the God of Land in this way, so that they can grow the crops in the fields."

Qin Miaoxi's doubts grew even stronger, but she just smiled and said nothing. Instead, she asked, "Auntie, is there anyone else in the village who grows corn?"

"No, everyone grows grains and vegetables in their fields. Besides, nothing can be grown in the fields. I don't have money to buy seeds, otherwise I wouldn't grow these unknown things."

The old lady laughed out loud as she spoke. "Those families who can't grow anything haven't received the forgiveness of the Earth God yet! I never thought the Earth God would reward me with such good seeds. Thank you, Earth God!"

She bowed devoutly in the direction of the God of Land to express her gratitude, and suddenly the worthless things in her home were exchanged for ten taels of silver, which was enough for her food and clothing for a year. This was simply a windfall!

Qin Miaoxi asked casually, "Auntie, I see that all the people in this village are young and middle-aged. Where did all the elderly people go? Could it be because of the famine many years ago..."

She asked this question, and many people said that no one starved to death when times were hard.

The old lady shook her head and said, "It's because life in the village is too hard. Some elderly people can't stand it and go back to their parents' home. There they have nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law to support them. It's better than suffering here."

Qin Miaoxi pondered for a moment and said with emotion: "This is also good. I am old and my body can't bear such suffering."

"Yes! This old man is useless. He is not very agile at work. He only adds to the burden of his children and grandchildren at home."

"Auntie, who has returned to their parents' home?"

Seeing the old lady looking at her suspiciously, Qin Miaoxi quickly explained, "Auntie, I'm just curious. In these years, I've really never seen many families that allow old girls who have been married for many years to return to their parents' home. These are all very kind families!"

Her words immediately dispelled the aunt's doubts, and she chattered about several families who had returned to their mother's home.

Qin Miaoxi remembered them all, "Auntie, where are your family members?"

The old lady looked at the empty yard, her face full of loneliness, "It's all gone. I suffered a lot when I came to this world as a child, and now I am going to enjoy happiness."

"Then why don't you go back to your mother..."

Before she even said the word "my mother's home", the old lady's eyes were already red, and Qin Miaoxi quickly stopped talking.

The two were silent for a while before she continued to ask, "Auntie, where is the land temple you worship? I want to go and see it too."

"It's right over there in the back village. You'll see it if you walk east along the woods."

She agreed with the old lady on a time to pull the corn, and then left the yard with Wen Zhu.

The smile on her face immediately disappeared without a trace. "Have you written down the families I just mentioned? Go and find out about the elderly's current situation, then go to their parents' home to see the truth, and also check if there are any other families?"

Wen Zhu nodded, but the more he looked at the names, the more he felt something was wrong. In the end, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Qin, why are all these women?"

Qin Miaoxi smiled meaningfully, "Yeah! Isn't it strange? Why are they all women?"

Wen Zhu seemed to understand but not quite, as if he understood a little, but also seemed to understand nothing.