When Yi Yami arrived home, Yihuchun's servant had just left.
When He Huaizhu saw Yi Yami, he asked worriedly, "Have you told the guests? What did they say?"
"I've told you, Mom, don't worry. Although the customers felt a little uncomfortable, they were all very nice. They comforted me and urged us to go back and set up the stall early." Yi Yami patted He Huaizhu's hand.
"Dad, uncle, and third uncle, have they returned from reporting to the police?" Yi Yami looked into the yard and asked when he saw no sign of Yi Laoer.
"They haven't come back yet, so I guess they won't be back soon." He Huaizhu replied.
Yi Yami sighed as she looked at the braised food in the kitchen, found a small stool to sit on, and stared blankly.
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The clerk hurried back to tell the shopkeeper An the news, "It's bad, shopkeeper!"
When Manager An heard this, he hurried out from behind the counter and asked, "What's wrong? What happened? I asked you to bring back the braised food, why did you come back empty-handed?" Seeing that the waiter and the cart behind him were empty, he asked in confusion.
"No, the Yi family was targeted. The thieves threw dead rats into every jar of the braised food made by Miss Yi. They are all inedible. That's why I hurried back to report the news." The waiter answered truthfully.
"What should we do? I'm afraid the guests coming today will be disappointed." Shopkeeper An also looked a little worried.
"What's wrong? Why are you two standing at the door, blocking the way in?" Gu Beijian and Yang Zeju came in talking and laughing, and asked the two people who were worried.
"Young Master, you don't know that something happened to the Yi family!" Shopkeeper An repeated what the clerk said.
"Brother Yang, we have nothing to do, why don't we go to Green Pod Village to see what's happening?" Gu Beijian raised his eyebrows and turned to Yang Zeju.
Yang Zeju nodded, "Okay, it's been a while since I heard of such a disgusting thing happening in Luguang Town. Let's go to the crime scene and join in the fun. That way, when my good-for-nothing son comes back later, I'll have something to talk to him about."
The two got on the carriage and headed to Green Pod Village.
At the gate of the town's government office, three members of the Yi family struck the big drum at the door, and all of a sudden, the inside of the government office became active.
After the yamen runners stood in line, the three members of the Yi family knelt in the hall. They looked up and found that it was not the familiar mayor, but another young man. The three of them couldn't help but wonder, who is this?
"Who is kneeling? I am the newly appointed magistrate of Furui County. I happened to be in Luguang Town to inspect official business. I encountered the three of you beating the drums. What do you want to report?" Yao Wenyuan looked at the three people in the audience seriously and clapped the gavel in his hand.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, my name is Yi Lao Er, this is my eldest brother, Yi Lao Da, and this is my third brother, Yi Lao San. Our three families run a small business in town and set up a food stall. This morning, when we were about to set up the stall, my daughter discovered that dead rats had been thrown into the braised food in our house. There were dead rats in every jar, a total of thirty dead rats. Your Excellency, County Magistrate, we are all running a small business. We are all honest and upright people. We have never had any quarrels or disputes with others. Now we have been framed by this thief. It is really unfair. I hope that Your Excellency, County Magistrate, can relieve the people's worries and catch the thief!" Yi Lao Er was very emotional and tears fell as he spoke.
Yi Lao Da and Yi Lao San also felt sorry for him and said, "Yes, Your Excellency, County Magistrate, we can all testify. Moreover, because of this thief, we don't know if our food has been poisoned. We dare not sell it to the customers for fear of harming them and even killing them. Please, Your Excellency, County Magistrate, help us!"
Yao Wenyuan was shocked when he heard that poisoning was outrageous. He had just taken office and had encountered such a difficult case. "Someone, go to Green Pod Village!"
"Yes!" The yamen runners below responded in a loud voice.
A large group of people, including the county yamen runners and the town yamen runners, went to Lvjia Village together.
When Gu Beijian's carriage arrived at the door of Yi Yami's house, Yi Yami was sitting at the door, waiting for Yi Laoer. When she saw Gu Beijian's carriage, she was stunned.
"Why are you here?" Yiyami asked.
"Brother Yang and I came to see the fun." Gu Beijian said with a smile.
Yang Zeju pulled Gu Beijian's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Brother Gu, although we are really here to watch the fun, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to be so honest?"
Gu Beijian smiled and waved his hand. "Miss Xiaoyi is very generous and won't be angry with us."
Yi Yami rolled her eyes at him. What time was it, and instead of helping, she was just standing by and watching the fun. This was exactly what Gu Beijian would do.
After a while, a large group of yamen runners and a young man riding tall horses arrived at Lvjia Village. This grand scene attracted the attention of the people in Lvjia Village.
Seeing that the man was wearing official uniform, "Who is this master? Why haven't I seen him before?" Village chief Zhou Qi asked the elder next to him.
The elder also shook his head and said, "I have never seen him. The county magistrate does not look like this. I remember him not."
The village chief came forward and asked, "What is this?"
Yao Wenyuan reined in his horse and dismounted, all in one go. "Where is the head of Green Pod Village? I am Yao Wenyuan, the newly appointed magistrate of Furui County."
"I am the village chief of Lujia Village. May I ask what brings you here, County Magistrate Yao?" Zhou Qi asked with a bow.
The three brothers of the Yi family were panting in the back.
"The three brothers of the Yi family reported a case of poisoning, and this county magistrate came here specially to investigate," Yao Wenyuan explained.
Zhou Qi was shocked. Poisoning? Who poisoned?
"County Magistrate Yao, please come this way. That's Yi Laoer's home." Zhou Qi led the way to Yao Wenyuan and others.
The villagers followed behind to watch the excitement. They had only heard about crimes committed in other counties and towns in the fields, but they had never imagined that someone so close to home, in their own village, would be so bold as to poison someone! They definitely had to go and see this excitement!
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