Chapter 96 is different (Panni 10,000 coins reward plus more)
At the same time, I also feel that Chu Jinnian is really interesting.
How can a lake where people have died be called a beautiful scenery?
Could it be that he has this habit, that he only thinks that places where murders have occurred are good? After all, he works in the Ministry of Justice...
Maybe after a while, you'll get used to it.
However, Xu Zhengping didn't want to think too much, and even didn't want to spend too much time with such a high-ranking official from the capital. Seeing that Chu Jinnian had no intention of keeping him, he hurriedly took his leave.
"This Xu Zhengping doesn't seem like a good-for-nothing."
After Xu Zhengping left, Ning Feng poured Chu Jinnian a cup of tea.
The emperor gave some of the newly-tributed Longjing tea to the palace as a reward to several favored princes, including the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince was not stingy and gave most of it to Chu Jinnian.
Chu Jinnian did not stay in the mansion at all, and brought everything here this time. Combined with the spring water from the mountains here, the fragrance of tea was overflowing, and just smelling it was full of aroma.
"Yeah." Chu Jinnian took a sip of tea and nodded: "His aptitude is a bit mediocre, but he's not a bad one."
Xu Zhengping's official uniform had become a little white due to washing, and the toes of his official boots were a little worn. His face was dark red, which was completely different from his neck. It was basically possible to conclude that Xu Zhengping often visited the common people on weekdays.
It will be summer harvest in a while, and this is the time when crops grow in the fields. As the magistrate of a county, you need to personally monitor the growth of crops in the fields and whether the canal water irrigation is proper to ensure the long-term stability of the county and a good harvest in the future.
"There are many treacherous officials. If one has good character and is a little stupid, then he is worthy of the position of county magistrate."
Chu Jinnian tapped the teacup lightly with his slender, bony fingers.
But that’s all.
I'm afraid it's impossible to advance further.
Just from hearing that he was allowed to come to the house for advice, he only expressed concern about the case, but did not show any joy at being able to have a relationship with him. This basically shows that Xu Zhengping is a person who is not good at dealing with people.
However, if such people could devote themselves wholeheartedly to government affairs and the people, it would be a blessing for this county.
It is much better than those powerful people who only know how to fight for power and never care about the lives of the people or even the lives of others.
"You are right, sir." Ning Feng nodded in response, and then said, "Sir, although this case happened to happen to you, I think it is just an ordinary murder case."
"Young Master, do you really want to wait until the case is over before returning to the capital? If so, I'm afraid..."
I’m afraid it will delay Chu Jinnian’s affairs in the capital.
"It's okay. Send a letter over there and tell them that I have caught a cold and will be delayed for a few days." Chu Jinnian said nonchalantly.
"But, these few days..."
I'm afraid it's not enough. It's difficult to find a person of unknown identity, let alone find out the various reasons.
Ning Feng felt that the situation in the past few days was definitely not enough.
Chu Jinnian's eyes darkened. "That's enough. Now that this thing has been discovered, it must be dealt with as soon as possible. Just wait and see. In two days at most, the identity of this person will be known."
Ning Feng was shocked.
I was surprised why Chu Jinnian was so confident and looked like he already knew everything.
"You will know in two days." Chu Jinnian raised his hand: "What did you find on that person?"
"Here." Ning Feng ordered the person next to him to bring it over.
After all, these were things from a dead person, so Ning Feng was very concerned and just wrapped them in cloth and put them in a wooden box. At this time, he was just holding it and showing it to Chu Jinnian from a distance.
It is a bean-pod-shaped jadeite the size of a thumb, hanging with a thin red rope.
When it was discovered, this tiny jade was hidden in the person's bun, tied tightly together with the hair.
Perhaps because it was hidden so deeply, this thing has never been taken away by anyone, and it has become the only thing that can prove his identity.
And it just so happened that he recognized this thing.
As expected, some people and some things are no longer the same as before.
Chu Jinnian frowned for a while before relaxing his brows: "Let's go, it's getting late, I'm afraid Jinzhou is waiting anxiously in the garden."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the carriage.
Ning Feng hurriedly asked the others to hurry up and after tidying up, he drove the carriage back. ——After finishing the work in the afternoon and having some free time in the afternoon, Zhang Yongchang went to the county town and talked to the old chefs about the supply of tofu tomorrow.
After returning from the county town, Zhang Yongchang thought about it and decided to go to the tofu shop as usual.
At this time, Chang Ji Tofu Shop was also busy pouring the delicious tofu pudding into the mold, preparing to press it into tofu, just like before.
Although Chang Yuanda is the owner of Changji Tofu Shop, he usually just walks around and is responsible for selling tofu to various places. The tofu is made by hired masters, so even if he is not there, the tofu shop operates normally.
Previously, the tofu from Changji Tofu Shop was also shipped out of the pot in the morning, but because Zhuang Qingning and others bought tofu in the town in the morning, Changji's tofu was not easy to sell. If it was left over until the evening, it would become even more unpopular. So they simply changed the schedule to ship the tofu in the evening so that they could sell some of it while it was hot, and they were able to sell quite a few.
"Brother-in-law." Mrs. Wu happened to be in the tofu shop. When she saw Zhang Yongchang coming here, she raised her eyelids and asked, "Why do you have time to come to the tofu shop today?"
The tone was neither cold nor indifferent, and even a little unfriendly.
"Hasn't Fu Shun Lou stopped using Chang Ji's tofu a long time ago? Are you here today to see why this tofu can't be sold?"
Chang Yuanda was previously dissatisfied with Zhang Yongchang's decision to stop using tofu from Changji Tofu Shop in Fushunlou, and Xiao Wu was naturally unhappy about it too.
His resentment is actually deeper than Chang Yuanda's.
"He is my brother-in-law after all, so it would be fine if he didn't care about that, but he actually assisted outsiders in suppressing his own business. I really don't know what he was thinking."
"Why did I hear these past two days that you, brother-in-law, went to the county town to help the little girl who set up a stall sell a lot of tofu? This really puzzles me. What kind of benefit did that little girl promise you to make you work so hard to help them sell tofu, regardless of how difficult their own business is now?"
"That's because my sister left early. I really have nowhere to go. Otherwise, I really need to ask my sister whether this brother-in-law is her biological husband and why he could do such a thing."
After being criticized so harshly, Zhang Yongchang's face suddenly looked a little ugly.
"It's always been the case that people use whatever is good. The tofu from Changji Tofu Shop isn't as good as others. Can't I use others'?"
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