Chief Liu nodded. It is true. He has been in the Criminal Department for a long time, has experienced many murder cases, and has a rough understanding of the art of murder.
"Mr. Su, even if this mission is completed, we can't bear the fatigue of traveling all the way. It's getting late today. Why don't we have a night's rest and get up early tomorrow and start our journey?"
"That's exactly what I meant. Where should we stay tonight? It can't be an inn, right?"
Mr. Liu rubbed his hands and looked cash-strapped: "Mr. Su, you also know that our punishment department is not as good as your Jinyiwei. Our salary is not much all year round, and we have to support a family. Hangzhou is rich and the inns are elegant. It's unique, why don't you please..."
"Stop it, Mr. Liu just said that Hangzhou is rich and prosperous. Compared with this inn, it is not much different. Let's go to the inn!"
Su Xiaolou regretted it as soon as he entered the room in the inn. There was a small cubicle inside, a single bed with straw, and a thin quilt with the cotton inside exposed next to it. There was nothing else. . There is a stable in the courtyard, and horses are fed inside. The faint smell of horse manure can be smelled throughout the inn.
Yi Cheng came out quickly to meet Su Xiaolou and his group. Yi Cheng was a little old man with gray hair on his temples. The bumps on his face were probably from chickenpox before. He looked fierce, but he was actually a kind-hearted person.
Accommodation was arranged, and dinner was just a few plain side dishes. There was really no oil or water at all. Yi Cheng took out two jars of his treasures and gave them to drink: "Blessed are you, sir. It was originally a drinking accident, and the post station is not equipped with it." As for the wine, Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, rich in products, and the inn has also prepared a small amount of wine to relieve the fatigue of the gentlemen who are taking a rest. It is not a strong drink, so it will not distract us."
Food is indispensable, and everyone is naturally happy to have drinks. Manager Liu couldn't wait to pour a glass, but when he was about to drink, he suddenly burst into tears.
Su Xiaolou raised his glass and was about to drink when he was surprised by Mr. Liu. What kind of behavior was this? Everyone around him looked confused.
Yi Cheng asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why are Master Liu crying?"
Manager Liu said sadly: "My favorite drink is wine. Today this wine is dead. How can I not cry!"
Su Xiaolou looked at the wine in his glass. Is the wine still alive? Could it be that Mr. Liu was stimulated by something this afternoon? Then he asked: "Master Liu, how do you know this wine is dead?"
Manager Liu said sadly: "I just raised my glass and smelled that the wine has no alcohol smell anymore, why is he not dead?"
Yi Cheng smiled awkwardly: "Sir, you really know how to joke! This wine is a little weak, but it is indeed wine. I bought better wine before, but there were always people stealing the wine and drinking it, and they posted the words 'Those who steal wine will be severely punished' The brand was not working well, and there was less and less wine. There was really no way. Later, someone came up with an idea: put the word "chamber pot" on the wine pot, so that no one would dare to steal the wine. As a result, you Guess what?”
Everyone asked curiously: "What's going on?"
The Yi Cheng's beard stood straight up in anger, and he frowned and said: "The wine is full, and I don't know which bastard is responsible for ruining my jar of good wine. If I catch him, I have to chop him up."
"Hahahahahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.
Yi Cheng continued: "After that, I no longer dared to buy good wine. People who stole wine thought the wine was bad, and no one drank secretly anymore."
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Early next morning.
"Idle dreams of ripe plum blossoms in the south of the Yangtze River, and night boats playing flutes and rustling rain." A man in a long gown stands with his hands behind his back, holding a jade flute, standing on a pavilion by the river, reciting poems, which shows the spirit of a literati.
Su Xiaolou looked at the river not far away and the big boats crossing the water, and wanted to hold back a sentence for a long time: "This scenery is so beautiful!"
After several subordinates inquired about the information, Su Xiaolou learned that the ship to Nanjing would not leave until the afternoon. He couldn't just stare at the water and the ship whirring away.
A few people decided to visit Hangzhou’s beautiful scenery and try Hangzhou’s delicacies.
Manager Liu asked: "What's delicious in Hangzhou?"
Xiong Er replied: "Squirrel Mandarin Fish"
"If I remember correctly, it's from Suzhou."
"That's the West Lake vinegar fish."
"Any more?"
"Forehead……"
Manager Liu glanced at the West Lake vinegar fish in a passing restaurant and said with disdain: "Believe it or not, the fish I cook is more delicious than the West Lake vinegar fish just now. If you take one bite, the fish will be dead."
"You know how to cook fish? Even dogs don't believe it." Su Xiaolou turned around with disdain and asked Xiong Er: "Do you believe it?"
Xiong Er shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
"Look, even the dogs don't believe it."
Xiong Er felt that something was wrong and changed his words: "I believe it."
Su Xiaolou joked: "Look! Only dogs believe it."
Xiong Er was so angry that he turned into a toad and said angrily: "I am half-convinced."
Su Xiaolou suppressed a smile and said: "Look! The dog is so confused, who still believes it! Hahahahaha..."
Xiong Er looked at Su Xiaolou with resentful eyes: "Boss, don't take me with you in your fight!"
Seeing Mr. Liu frustrated, Su Xiaolou felt particularly comfortable. The journey was boring. Mr. Liu was also a person who was afraid of loneliness. He always came to provoke Su Xiaolou. The two of them went back and forth, which brought a lot of joy.
"It's still an hour before we leave the ship, we have to eat something!"
"Now that summer and autumn are changing, it's the time when crabs are plump. Shall we go eat crabs?"
"I don't know~" Su Xiaolou lowered his head and met a pair of shy eyes, with a blush on his pretty face.
After the woman bumped into him, she lowered her head and left quickly.
Su Xiaolou was still recalling the moment just now, and sighed: "The women from Jiangnan are really as gentle as water, which makes people's hearts flutter!"
"Boss, you were ripped off."
Su Xiaolou touched his waist and found it was empty. It was cleaner than his face. He rushed out angrily and shouted: "Don't let her run away."
"Stop, don't run!"
Su Xiaolou led two government officials to rush forward at the speed of a thousand-meter race. Seeing that the woman was about to be overtaken, she jumped into the river, swam in twos and twos to a boat, climbed aboard, and the boat carried her for a long time. After almost running away, Su Xiaolou stood by the river and cursed angrily.
Several government officials dragged the furious Su Xiaolou back: "Forget it, Mr. Su, you look like he's a veteran now. He commits crimes in a gang and it's hard to get him back. Let's spend money to teach him a lesson!"
"Forget it, I have to go to the government office to report the case."
"Forget it, Mr. Su, the ship will sail in a while." In order not to delay the trip, Director Liu dragged Su Xiaolou into a restaurant and struggled several times, then reluctantly said: "I'm treating you to make up for Mr. Su's loss." loss."
Seeing the Iron Rooster starting to pluck its feathers, Su Xiaolou felt a little better.
A few people ordered a plate of drunken and lively drunken shrimps, hairy crabs with red oil, fragrant glutinous rice, and other vegetarian dishes. They were full of wine and rice, and the food was pretty good.
