Wang Lai, a boy in the restaurant, saw the shopkeeper and Wei Yu coming back together, but he didn't know why.
Mingli couldn't help but scolded: "You are all stupid idiots! Please keep your eyes open for me from now on. This time, the patrol inspector won't care about you. If you really offend him, I won't rob you." Skin."
Wang Lai and the other guys looked at each other in confusion. None of them cared much about Wei Yu, but the shopkeeper was very rude to the guard during his inspection, but now he pretended to be a normal person.
Wei Yu said: "I don't blame those who don't know. Shopkeeper Ming said this but it made me uncomfortable."
Mingli invited Wei Yu to sit at the table by the window and said with a smile: "The inspector is so approachable and has no official airs at all. How can he not make people happy and respectful?" Then she ordered Wang Lai: " Haosheng will take care of the patrol and make a bowl of our fine Dongting Biluochun. I'll go change my clothes and come back."
After shopkeeper Ming left, Wang Lai hurriedly made tea and delivered it. Pay attention to Wei Yu's description and behavior. He is really a character I have never seen before, and I like him very much.
The information in the restaurant was the best. By this time, Hou Wanglai and others already knew about what was going on at Yelang Pass. They knew that it was thanks to Wei Yu that Su Jiuyao was freed from the crime. When he saw her eyes, he had a little more admiration, but even though I wanted to ask a few more questions, but I didn't dare to interrupt him rashly.
Wei Yu sat for a while, listening to the diners chatting about the recent news, etc., and just as he was thinking about it, Ming Li had already changed into bright clothes and came out.
Shopkeeper Ming was naturally beautiful, and after applying makeup on her eyebrows, she became even more radiant.
She walked up to Wei Yu in an alluring manner and said: "You know, horses rely on their saddles and people rely on their clothes. We ordinary people like us naturally have to take care of ourselves to be presentable, but for a person with such status as a patrol inspector, , you have your own style even without dressing up. If shopkeeper Xu knew that you were coming, he would not have run out to greet you."
Wei Yu made a gesture: "Please don't show off, just treat me as a relative of shopkeeper Ming and join in the fun."
Ming Li said happily: "I have relatives like Wei Xunjian, and the smoke comes out of the ancestral graves, so I can't ask for it. Don't worry, I know how to do it."
It turns out that because Wei Yu thought of the Xu family's extermination, she waved her hands and left.
Since I met him, I had to find out what happened, so I told Mingli to go to the Xu family to see it.
Ming Li, a woman who can open a restaurant, is naturally very beautiful. Seeing that Wei Yu suddenly wanted to go to the Xu family, she guessed that something was wrong.
The two of them went out to Xu's house. Mingli pointed ahead and said, "Can you hear the drum music during the inspection? It's very close to Xu's house. It can be reached in half a quarter of an hour at most. There's no need to drive. What's more, they are here today." There must be many cars and horses in front of our house, and we can’t squeeze in, so it’s cheaper to walk.”
Wei Yu said: "Shopkeeper Ming is very attentive, thank you for being here."
"You know how to praise people, what does that mean to me?" Ming Li said with a smile: "But I like the temperament of the patrol. It seems that you are destined to our small place. If you are not busy with official duties, you can live there more. A few days."
Wei Yu laughed.
Mingli added: "I don't have any other intentions, I just think... Xiao Jiuyao is very different about patrol inspections. If you stay, I'm afraid I can take advantage of you and eat more good things." "
Wei Yu raised his eyebrows, and the young man's slightly gloomy expression flashed through his mind when he left Chunyang Palace earlier.
She didn't want to think about it, so she changed the subject: "How did the marriage between the Xu family and the Wu family come about?"
Ming Li said: "You have asked the right person about this. There is a story about the marriage between these two families. In fact, the girl from the tea shop, Shopkeeper Wu, is not biological."
When they were young, shopkeeper Xu of the Xu family and shopkeeper Wu of the Wu family had average family backgrounds, but they had a good friendship. They once went to the south to do business together.
Later, he made a lot of money and returned home in fine clothes, and then he gradually became prosperous.
Although shopkeeper Wu was married at that time, his wife had always been frail and childless. When he came back that time, he brought a girl about five or six years old, who he said was an orphan taken in on the road.
Only some elderly people in the county know about this matter.
Ming Li said: "Three years ago, the wife of the Wu family passed away due to illness, and shopkeeper Wu has been in poor health recently, so she wanted to marry her daughter to the Xu family to give her a home before kicking her legs, which is also sentimental. Righteous."
Wei Yu only nodded without comment.
At this time, passing through the busy street, there are two-story buildings facing the street on both sides, with shops and homes.
While the two were talking, they walked under the window of a house. There was a pot of autumn chrysanthemums placed on the window sill of that house. Somehow, it suddenly fell upside down and fell directly onto Wei Yu's head.
Seeing that the pot of chrysanthemums was about to hit Wei Yu's head, shopkeeper Ming quickly pulled Wei Yu to the side, then spun around and kicked him over.
With a snapping sound, the flowerpot was kicked out and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
Wei Yu stopped and looked up upstairs.
Mingli was shocked and stabilized, raised her eyes and cursed: "Damn it! Who is so ignorant that he wants to kill someone in broad daylight?"
The people upstairs heard the noise and looked over, but their faces were full of doubts and asked: "What's wrong?"
Mingli pointed at the flower pot and said, "Stop pretending to be confused. Who pushed this thing down?"
The man had already recognized Ming Li and said hurriedly: "It turns out to be shopkeeper Ming. There was no one here just now... What do you mean by pushing it down?" After seeing the flowerpot on the ground, he hurriedly explained: "shopkeeper Ming, calm down. The flowerpot must have been placed improperly and blown down by the wind.”
"Fart, where did the wind come from?" Ming Li angrily looked at Wei Yu again.
Wei Yu looked at the situation upstairs, then glanced at the broken flower pot, and said thoughtfully: "It's probably a coincidence, don't worry about it."
Mingli's eyes widened and she saw many people around her staring at her. She took a step back and pointed at the man upstairs and said, "You are lucky this time. Be careful next time!"
Wei Yu thought of Ming Li's clean kick just now, and said with a smile in her eyes: "Did Shopkeeper Ming know martial arts? What an outstanding skill."
"It's nothing," Ming Li sneered and said, "It's just the superficial skills of a three-legged cat, and it can't be put on the stage."
"You are too self-effacing, but you know that this is already extremely rare. There are not many beautiful women with both civil and military talents like Shopkeeper Ru Ming in the world."
Mingli was actually a little wary of her, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but feel elated and overjoyed: "I don't dare to take this seriously. Please don't try to hurt me during the inspection."
At this moment, the Xu family was already in sight. As Ming Li said, half of the street was blocked by cars and horses. After all, he was the richest man in Changhuai County, and there was an endless stream of guests coming to congratulate him. Even the belated carriages were not allowed to enter, and the guests got off their cars and walked.
Mingli was in a very good mood, with a lively look on her face: "Look, what am I talking about? I'm afraid half of the county's famous people are here today."
The chef of Xu Mansion.
Several bamboo cages were lined up at the base of the wall. The cages made chirping sounds, and from time to time their wings struggled and fluttered.
It was a cage of oriole.
Almost everyone in the county knows that Mr. Xu loves yellow bird rolls the most.
Pluck the oriole's feathers and remove its internal organs, mince the meat, add chopped green onion, salt, sesame oil and other seasonings, wrap it in dough and roll it into a long roll, deep-fry it in oil until it's crispy and golden.
Since today is the prince's great joy, the guests are also in a good mood. They can have all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, including ginseng, abalone, wings and tripe.
Mingli was already late because she was delayed in Chunyang Palace. When Tong Weiyu came in, the maids were serving a dish of steamed red crab.
Take apart the extremely fat female crab, take out the crab roe, mix it with peanut oil, and put it back into the crab shell.
Clean the crab body and claws and put them on the plate, add onions, ginger, etc., steam them in a steamer over high heat, and then drizzle them with ginger vinegar, etc. The appearance is red and attractive, and the taste is rich and delicious.
When all the guests saw this, they all salivated and praised it one after another, eager to feast on it immediately.
Ming Li was unmoved, and even said to Wei Yu: "If Xiao Jiu Yao handles this, it will definitely taste a hundred times better."
Wei Yu looked at the red crab, and then at the prosperous surroundings where the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. The Xu family was very happy today, just like the steamed red crab. Who could have thought that overnight, tomorrow, such a big mansion would turn into a dead house. , just like the red crabs were demolished and killed.
Wei Yu asked: "By the way, is there a kind of... called 'yellow bird roll'?"
Ming Li blinked and was slightly surprised: "You also know? I only heard that shopkeeper Xu likes this the most. As for whether it is available today, I don't know."
Wei Yu remembered the details of the Xu family’s murder case.
The crime occurred at night, and after the incident, the police officer of Yuzhou Prefecture carefully inspected it, and found that the drug was found in a dish called Huangque Roll on the table.
From this point of view, these lunch meals should be fine.
Shopkeeper Ming saw Wei Yu's special inquiry, so he stopped a maid and asked her. The girl said, "It is true, but they are all in the kitchen and have not been killed yet. They will not be cooked until evening."
Ming Li was about to call the maid when she suddenly saw a familiar figure from the corner of her eye: "Why is it him?"
The man was tall, and even though he was wearing casual clothes, Mingli recognized him at a glance as being Touwu Wanli, the Wudu of the county government.
Mingli stretched her neck to look at it, and said to herself: "It's strange, he never likes such occasions. What happened today."
Wu Wanli didn't see them. He walked very fast, dodged a few guests, and strode towards the inner residence of Xu Mansion.
The smile on Mingli's face faded a little, and she murmured: "Where is he going? Is he trying to mess with the bride like others? It's weird... He doesn't have much interaction with the Xu family on weekdays."
Xiangwu Wanli was only wearing casual clothes, and it was obviously not official business. Mingli was about to rush over to take a look, but someone from the Xu family stopped her to say hello and asked her why she was late.
Mingli said a few words briefly and was about to introduce Wei Yu. When she turned around, she realized that Wei Yu was also missing.
When Wei Yu saw Wu Wanli, he quietly followed him.
The Xu family held a happy event today. There were too many guests coming and going in the house, and there were also many relatives coming in and out of the inner house. No one stopped them all the way.
After passing the double door, Wei Yu vaguely heard voices in front of him.
A man and a woman, it seemed that Wu Du was following them.
Wei Yu was about to lean over to take a closer look, but someone grabbed his hand from behind.
