It was already afternoon when Mingxi and Tian Zhenzhen finished shopping.
After returning home and putting down her things, Tian Zhenzhen hurriedly started preparing dinner. Ye'er and Manjing followed her aunt to help. Xiaoxue could also entertain herself by herself, squatting in the vegetable field and studying bugs.
Mingxi first carried home the things she bought from shopping.
She did not rush to her brother and sister-in-law's house. Instead, she drank some water and took a short rest. Then she came to the door of her yard and squatted down to look at the soil on the ground.
She had previously dared to assert that the things the hammer had spread were not poisonous because before she learned the news, she and her daughter had been in and out of the yard several times without incident.
Moreover, when the hammer was spread, he also got a lot of it on himself. If it was poisonous, he would be the first to suffer the effects.
She thought it was just some incense ash to ward off evil spirits. After watching the great drama in the Taiqing Palace on the street today, she realized that these dust powders may have similar effects.
The area in front of Lin's house would not turn blood red for no reason.
But what substance turns red when it encounters water?
Ming Xi thought for a while, then stood up and went to the water tank, scooped up a ladle of water, tried to splash it at the door of the yard, and waited for another three minutes.
That means there is no change at all.
"Did I think wrong again? It's just ordinary incense ash?" Ming Xi pondered and murmured, "What will turn red when it encounters water?... There is no chemical industry here, so it should be a relatively easy to obtain substance. , no need for industrial purification..."
Ming Xi recalled that the other party not only made the area turn red quickly, but also asked Second Sister Lin to bring out a basin of water to eliminate the color on the spot.
At that time, Du Zhenren soaked his hands in the basin of water. At that time, he added something to the water, right?
Ordinary water will only dilute the color, there is an obvious dilution process, and it will not be eliminated instantly.
She must understand Duan Zhenren's trick, otherwise there will still be hidden dangers, and there will always be ignorant people who regard this trick as a profound magic.
Ming Xi said: "Youyou, why don't we just ask a young Taoist priest from Taiqing Palace and scare him, and we should be able to get some truth out of him."
Youyou: [This is indeed a convenient method, if you don’t mind the presence of public officials in the Taiqing Palace. 】
"Huh? Public officials?" Mingxi took out the control screen, "Let me take a look."
Supervisor No. 2 has now targeted Duan Zhenren as the target of surveillance, and he is lying on the beam in the house.
There were many people in the room. In addition to Mr. Duan who was in a coma on the bed, there were Taoist boys carrying water, Taoist priests applying medicine, doctors doing consultations, and police officers asking questions.
Ming Xi wanted to laugh when she saw the old man who was pretending to be a ghost, and couldn't help laughing: "They crawled back so quickly?"
Reason: [Climbing to 321 meters outside the city, the target fainted due to exhaustion. Guardian 3 also turned back to Heshang Village due to insufficient battery. I reported this to you. 】
Mingxi had no impression at all. He was probably having fun shopping at the time, so he didn't pay attention.
She sighed softly, "The battery is running out faster than I thought."
Reason: [Emitting laser multiple times consumes most of the power. In addition, using the loudspeaker function for a long time will also accelerate the consumption of power. 】
Ming Xi thought for a moment, "Forget it, since the county government's agents are at Taiqing Palace, let's not cause trouble. We can find a testing agency to send these soils for testing, and we can get the same results."
She found a sealed bag from her space-time backpack, filled it with some soil from the door, and threw it back into her backpack.
Reason: [The basic package of testing has been booked. The test fee is 1,500 star coins. The results will be available within 72 hours. The expedited test will provide results within 15 minutes and the cost is 3,000 star coins. 】
Mingxi: "…………"
So why does a job that can be done in 15 minutes have to be delayed until 72 hours? Just to earn that extra 3,000 in expedited fees?
"Urgent." Mingxi was too lazy to think.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly. She tidied up the house a little and swept the yard, and it was time.
Reason: [The test results are as follows. The sample items contain mineral particles, humus organic matter, microorganisms, a large amount of curcumin, inorganic salts, a small amount of grass seeds and a small amount of water. 】
"Curcumin?" Mingxi was stunned for a moment. This stuff is not something that should be in the soil. It seems that the thing that the hammer spilled at her door was curcumin.
"I remember that curcumin turns red when it encounters alkaline liquids?" She glanced around thoughtfully, and her eyes fell on the stove in the yard.
Plant ash seems to be alkaline, right?
Mingxi got some ash from the stove, mixed it evenly with water, and poured it on the soil in front of the yard.
As expected, the moist soil quickly changed color, gradually becoming darker red, a bit like a semi-dried blood stain.
"Tsk, this old Taoist priest is half a chemist. Not many people can understand acid-base reactions these days." Ming Xi shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that he met me."
The truth is revealed and Mingxi is one step closer to exposing the other party. Mingxi is finally relieved.
She took a bamboo dustpan and filled half the dustpan with soil, then filled some plant ash with a gourd scoop, and went to the main house with a dustpan and a scoop in one hand.
When he arrived at Li Zheng's house, he asked to borrow a gong.
At this time, Zhao Lizheng's family was also busy with dinner. Seeing that she wanted to borrow a gong, he couldn't help but ask: "Ms. Ming family, the gong is only played when something big happens in the village. What do you plan to tell everyone?"
"It's a big deal." Ming Xi said seriously, "It's quite big. It has something to do with Duan Zhenren of Taiqing Palace."
Aunt Zhao remembered the last time the county magistrate came to see her, and couldn't help but smile: "I guess, are you so lucky that even Master Duan wants to come to see you? Then remember to talk to Master Duan carefully, let me He prayed for good weather in our village."
Mingxi said: "Master Duan is a liar."
Aunt Zhao's smile froze at the corner of her mouth, "...ah?"
"Really." Ming Xi looked at Zhao Lizheng calmly, "I have evidence."
Zhao Lizheng was smoking a cigarette. After a while, he stood up and took out a gong from the house. "Let's go, I'll go with you."
He stepped out of the house and rang the gong.
Mingxi quickly followed.
Aunt Zhao and the second daughter-in-law looked at each other, both a little confused.
That's Master Duan, Master Duan of Taiqing Palace. For decades, the village has been burning incense and worshiping gods, and it's Taiqing Palace that they have been worshiping! How did it become fake? ? ?
In order to give her daughter-in-law a baby, Aunt Zhao specially asked her second son to go to the Taiqing Palace to get a peace charm, and she spent a lot of money on incense!
"Mom..." the second daughter-in-law couldn't help but said, "Shall we go and see what's going on?"
Aunt Zhao couldn't sit still anymore, put down the half-peeled pods, stood up and said, "Come on, let's go take a look."
The gong rang, and the villagers heard the sound and gathered under the old willow tree at the head of the village. Soon more than a hundred people gathered around.
The last time we gathered here was because of the theft of the Ming family. This time everyone saw Ming Xi standing next to Li Zheng, and they became more and more curious.
"Uncle Zhao, what happened?"
"Ms. Ming's wife, your family must have been robbed again, right?"
Zhao Lizheng's expression was at a loss for words. He coughed twice and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Madam Ming has something important to do! She wants to tell everyone!"
