Zheng Yanjin and two yamen runners wrapped the female corpse in white cloth and lifted it onto a cart.

He stroked his chin and watched the water flow on the shore.

The river to the east of Qingshan Village flows down from Shangxi Village.

Shangxi Village is located at a high altitude and has fast-flowing water, which ends at Qingshan Village. It is not impossible that someone dumped a body from Shangxi Village and the water flowed here.

But we cannot rule out the possibility that someone killed the person and then dumped him directly in Qingshan Village.

He had just looked at the woman and found her stomach was empty, with all her internal organs gone.

Apart from the marks on his back, there were no other injuries on his body.

We can only wait until she is taken back to the government office for an autopsy before we can know who this woman is.

But what puzzled him most was why no one reported the disappearance of a family member to the police? He had not received any missing cases in recent days, and he did not rule out the possibility that a family member had committed the crime.

"Magistrate Zheng." Su Huaiyi came over with Su Yun.

[Lord Zheng actually came in person, he is indeed a good official. ]

Su Yun praised sincerely.

Zheng Yanjin turned around and asked, "Su Yun, did you fish this woman out?"

"Yes, I saw her floating on the water and fished her out." Su Yun nodded.

Zheng Yanjin asked, "Where did you meet him?"

"In the middle of the river, the woman suddenly floated up." Su Yun replied after thinking carefully.

Zheng Yanjin was speechless for a moment. He asked someone to turn the female corpse over and lift the white cloth to look at the injuries on her back.

Seeing the marks on it, he seemed to be thinking about something.

If it suddenly floated up, it is possible that the person was killed and tied to a big rock and then sunk.

The female corpse was not rotten, and her body had not been eaten by fish. It can be judged that she died no more than one day ago.

But if the rope breaks, it is not impossible for the body to float up.

To verify my guess.

He dived into the river and swam slowly to the bottom.

"Sir." Two yamen runners shouted anxiously on the shore.

Su Yun thought for a moment and said, "Zheng County Magistrate suspected that someone had sunk a body, so he went down to see what was going on."

The two runners were no longer so panicked and kept staring at the river.

Time passed little by little, and there was still no movement on the water.

When Zheng Yanjin, who was at the bottom of the river, saw this scene, his eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger.

Two naked female corpses were tied to two large rocks, and there was another large rock next to them pressing down a loose hemp rope.

He took out his dagger and cut them off one by one.

Two bodies floated to the surface and Zheng Yanjin broke out of the water.

After he got ashore, his internal energy evaporated, and his wet hair and official robes became dry in an instant.

[How come there are still two bodies, and each of them is naked, with an empty abdomen, without even an intestine. ]

Su Huaiyi covered Su Yun's eyes reflexively. After hearing her inner voice, he realized that his son was not an ordinary child, so he put down his hand.

[Why did my grandfather cover my eyes? ] Su Yun was puzzled.

Chief Sioux stepped forward.

"Zheng County Magistrate, these three women look very unfamiliar to me. They are not from our Qingshan Village."

The bodies were all placed on a cart, wrapped tightly in white cloth.

Zheng Yanjin nodded slightly, "During this period of time, girls aged 17 or 18 in your village should try not to go out."

"Yes." Chief Su responded.

The three female corpses just now were all around seventeen or eighteen years old. This matter was of no small importance and naturally had to be taken seriously.

Zheng Yanjin waved his hand, and the two yamen runners pulled the cart away together.

…

Shen time.

"Su Xingxue!" Su Huaiyi was furious, "Did you make my wolf-hair brush?"

He walked to the center of the courtyard, still holding a wolf-hair brush in his hand. The soft brush hairs were now split and rubbed into strands.

Li spread a straw mat in the middle of the yard and sewed a quilt cover, and Su Xingxue was rolling on it.

"I'm afraid~"

"You little devil, yet you're still afraid. That's your grandfather's favorite brush. You can find it even if it's placed in a mouse hole." Li tapped Su Xingxue's forehead.

Su Ruiwen covered his chest with his hands, looking sad.

He shook his head like an old man and sighed.

[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter.] Su Yun laughed wildly in her heart, but her face remained serious.

Su Huaiyi glared at Su Yun and took Su Xingxue aside.

He found a pile of flax that had been processed.

"Rub it! You're not allowed to eat until you finish rubbing it today. Don't you like rubbing it? Rub it as hard as you can today." Su Huaiyi gritted his teeth.

Su Xingxue looked at everyone in the family pitifully, and everyone pretended not to see anything.

She could only twist the hemp rope.

When Manager Zhang arrived, he saw Xiao Xiaoyi twisting a hemp rope, and Su Huaiyi was supervising behind him.

When something is wrong, he will give guidance from time to time.

"Ahem~" Shopkeeper Zhang made a noise deliberately.

Su Huaiyi went to greet him, "Why is Manager Zhang here today? Has the issue of the banknote been resolved?"

"It's solved. We've caught Xiao Xiao. He will be executed on the street in the autumn!" Shopkeeper Zhang brought two guards with him.

He waved his hand and the guard took out a square wooden box.

After opening it, there was a new version of the banknote inside.

"Huaiyi, take a look."

Su Huaiyi took one and examined it carefully. This banknote was similar to the previous one, except that a special golden line crossed the middle of the banknote. There were also four words of warning written at the bottom: Forgery will lead to death.

"Very good. This will greatly increase the cost, and no one will bother to forge it."

"In another month, Jubao Money House will only circulate new silver notes, and the old ones will be recalled within a month." Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile.

He handed the wooden box to Su Huaiyi.

"A small token of thanks."

"Need not."

"It's used. If it weren't for you, there would have been chaos." Shopkeeper Zhang put the wooden box directly into Su Huaiyi's arms.

Su Huaiyi declined, "This is what I should do. Since I carved the mold for Jubao Bank, I should be responsible to the end."

"How about this, let's not say anything. Just because you're here, I'll take this opportunity to exchange my banknotes for the new version."

"Okay." Shopkeeper Zhang didn't refuse after hearing that.

"Old woman, please take out our banknotes." Su Huaiyi shouted.

Li put down her needlework and went back to the house.

She first took out the more than one thousand taels that Su Huaiyi had hidden, and then felt a little worried.

She still had some banknotes. If she took them all out, the old man would not be able to explain because he would not see the right amount.

Never mind. There is still a month left anyway. She will find a chance to go to the bank to exchange it.

Li successfully exchanged the silver note for the new version of the silver note.

After finishing the business, Shopkeeper Zhang looked at Su Xingxue.

He was very fond of the little kid and felt a little sorry for him.

"Huaiyi, you let a little one-year-old child twist the hemp rope, aren't you afraid that your granddaughter's hands will be rubbed raw?"

Su Xingxue stopped and deliberately revealed her slightly red palms.

She looked at Shopkeeper Zhang pitifully.

"Xingxue made a mistake. If she is not punished, there will be others who will teach her a lesson outside. In this case, as an elder, I must teach my child well to prevent her from causing a disaster outside." Su Huaiyi looked stern.

Shopkeeper Zhang nodded, "That makes sense!"

The tears that Su Xingxue had just started to brew stopped in her eyes, she couldn't believe it.

Su Ruiwen snorted, "It's time~"

(End of this chapter)