Chapter 202 Taowu Village
Although Qin Wanyue could call all the shots in Anping Town, her father was only a county magistrate after all. When he arrived in the capital, he was just a minor official. She didn't like studying and was unwilling to stay at home to learn housework, and her parents never forced her to do so.
Many of her etiquette was just so-so, and could not be compared with that of the real ladies in the capital.
It’s just that Qin Wanyue is very proud and always wants to be the better sister, so she always has to take a few books and pack them up.
Her favorite thing to do on weekdays was to ask the kitchen to prepare a plate of cakes for her and eat them while listening to music.
It is best to eat while lying down, and never sit if you can.
Now, Su Yan has revealed all these secrets! Even the fact that her father was unwilling to give her money has been revealed!
She even expressed her feelings towards Chu Feng clearly!
Qin Wanyue's face flushed with embarrassment, and in desperation she waved her arms to cover Su Yan's mouth, "No, no, no! Don't say that!"
Qin Wanyue rushed towards Su Yan in a hurry, with her bangs falling down on her forehead, not looking presentable at all. But when she got to Su Yan, she remembered that Su Yan didn't seem to have opened his mouth just now.
Qin Wanyue turned around to look at the others and saw that Aunt Sun and Aunt Zhao had already returned to their yard to hang out their clothes to dry.
Birds were perched on the branches, singing happily. A gentle breeze was blowing. The warm sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches, casting colorful shadows of the trees on the ground.
The other people who had just stopped by continued to busy themselves with their own affairs and no one was looking at her at all.
Qin Wanyue: “…”
Huh? Why is no one here to laugh at her?
Qin Wanyue looked at Xiaotao and Xiaoliu, who were looking at her blankly.
It was eerily quiet around.
Qin Wanyue: "You..."
Only then did Su Yan stand up.
Qin Wanyue didn't pay attention to etiquette, let alone Su Yan, an ordinary citizen. She stood up and took two steps, each of which had nothing to do with a lady from a noble family, until she walked in front of Qin Wanyue.
Su Yan smiled his most sincere smile. "This girl has an extraordinary temperament. You can tell at a glance that she is not an ordinary person. I just heard her mention Mr. Chu. I do know Mr. Chu. Mr. Chu lent me a few books a few days ago. I happened to return them to him yesterday. I wonder if there is a misunderstanding?"
When working as a forensic pathologist, Su Yan was highly regarded by her superiors because of her ability to read people's expressions and flatter them. In this area, she was an expert.
Therefore, when she first found herself in a strange world, she was not afraid at all. No matter who it was, even if they were considered a bad guy by everyone, she could make friends with them.
Qin Wanyue felt comfortable listening to this, but she soon heard another voice: "In matters between men and women, only women are troubled, while men are invisible. This is not right."
Qin Wanyue's little face turned red instantly.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Liu also realized what had happened now. No one who had come into contact with Su Yan wanted to see her again.
They could always hear strange voices that accurately analyzed their situation. They had almost no secrets in front of Su Yan.
Just ask the people in Taowu Village, who dares to have contact with Su Yan in public? !
However, they also discovered that the little secrets about themselves that they heard seemed to be heard only by themselves and no one else could hear them.
But this doesn't stop them from being afraid of Su Yan. He has all the evidence in his hands, so what else can they dare to say?
Only because Qin Wanyue didn't understand the situation, she dared to rashly come to trouble Su Yan. "Don't talk nonsense!" Qin Wanyue denied with a red face, "Mr. Chu and I are innocent!"
Su Yan tilted his head, genuinely curious, "Miss, you came to see me, didn't you misunderstand our relationship? If so, why did you come?"
Qin Wanyue: “…”
She found that she was in a dilemma whether to argue or not. She was like an ant standing next to a frying pan. If she struggled a little, she would fall into the frying pan. If she didn't struggle, she would fall into the frying pan sooner or later.
Qin Wanyue secretly glanced at Xiaotao and Xiaoliu.
The expressions of the two were meaningful.
Qin Wanyue asked tentatively: "Did you hear..."
"No," Xiao Tao said, "Absolutely not."
If her mother knew that she secretly hid two taels of silver for the handsome young man in the building, she would definitely break her legs.
Because Su Yan had evidence against them, no one in Taowu Village dared to break the window paper. If they admitted that Su Yan had this ability, everyone's secrets would be exposed.
She didn't dare to bring this bad luck upon herself.
Xiao Liu also said firmly: "Yueyue, you may be too tired and have illusions. Why don't you go back and rest first?"
Qin Wanyue: “…”
Something seemed off, but it also made sense.
Qin Wanyue lowered her head slightly, with a fake smile on her face. She stroked her bangs and said angrily, "I came here today for no other reason, but Mr. Chu... still has to take the imperial examination, and I don't want him to focus on other things. After all, Mr. Chu is the hope of our Anping Town."
Xiao Tao shuddered when she heard this.
Su Yan was really scary. Even Qin Wanyue could bow her head and speak softly to her.
You know, in Anping Town, the county magistrate is their god, and Qin Wanyue has always been spoiled, and there is no one in Anping Town that she is afraid of.
However, the excuse Qin Wanyue made was really poor. Chu Feng himself had already given up on the imperial examination, so why bother asking others not to disturb him?
Besides, isn’t it that Qin Wanyue just fell in love with Chu Feng? If she marries Chu Feng in the future, this statement will be even more untenable.
Xiao Tao was a little worried that Qin Wanyue's words would annoy Su Yan. If Su Yan said something he shouldn't have, none of the three of them would have an easy time.
While he was daydreaming, Su Yan had already walked to Qin Wanyue's side. Although he was wearing a coarse linen shirt, his radiance could not be overshadowed by Qin Wanyue at all.
She was smiling and her voice was like the fresh breeze of early spring, accompanied by the gentle warm sunshine. Just listening to her made my heart warm.
"So that's how it is. You are so thoughtful. Don't worry, Mr. Chu and I are just friends. I won't bother you too much in the future."
Xiao Tao: “…”
Does this girl have no temper at all?
Qin Wanyue just thought that she was saving face and ran away in shame with Xiaotao and Xiaoliu.
The people in Taowu Village are used to it, and no one dares to take advantage of Su Yan.
After seeing Qin Wanyue off, Su Yan returned to the inner room, stepped on the cabinet skillfully, and touched a wooden box from the beam.
There was an open lock hanging on the wooden box.
Su Yan opened the wooden box and took out the silver and a token inside.
Like other feudal dynasties, in the Zhou Dynasty, being a coroner was still a lowly profession. Especially for a woman like her, although she helped in the government office, she could not even get a proper title of coroner and earned very little money.
Fortunately, Su Yan is diligent. When the county is peaceful and there is no need for a coroner, she will grow some fresh vegetables in the yard. In autumn, she will go up the mountain to hunt game and dig wild vegetables. She lives a very enjoyable life.
She didn't like gold or silver jewelry, nor did she like rouge and powder, as these were things that would affect her ability to perform autopsies. She didn't spend much money on a daily basis, and with the money left by her father, she had even saved quite a bit over the years.
Up to now, Su Yan has saved up a total of fifty taels of silver. Nowadays, it is a turbulent time and many ordinary people cannot afford to eat. This amount of silver is already a huge sum of money.
She put the silver away and carefully picked up the token through her handkerchief.
This token was not left by her father. Five years ago, a group of thieves broke into the Su family, burned, killed, looted and set a fire.
That year, she happened to rescue a man and brought him home. The man knew some Kung Fu and took her away from the Su family. On the way, she fainted due to her serious injuries. When she woke up, the Su family had been burned down and her parents were gone.
She dug out three incomplete skeletons from the ruins. The skeletons were smashed by the collapsed beams and were incomplete. She could not determine the true identities of the three people.
The token was left behind by the gang of thieves. After rolling in the blazing fire, the corners of the token were incomplete, but the carvings still showed that it was exquisitely made and valuable. There was a "日" character engraved on the front of the token. The "日" character was slender and located to the left. Su Yan suspected that this was only part of the character.
Before this, Su Yan had never seen this token at home, so she took it as evidence to find her enemy.
As to whether the thief was targeting her parents or the man she rescued, it was unknown.
Su Yan suspected that the man had also died in the fire.
After her parents left, Su Yan was reluctant to leave easily, so after the storm settled, she took some silver and renovated the house until it looked like it does today.
She would take out the token and examine it every few days, hoping to find some new clues, but the token had been in her hand for many years, so how could she find anything?
Su Yan was staring at the token in deep thought when he suddenly heard someone banging on the wooden door of the courtyard. "Su girl! Su girl! There's a case! The county magistrate wants you to go to the yamen!"
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Within a radius of dozens of kilometers, Anping Town is relatively prosperous. In addition to the large county government office, the most famous one is Taihe Academy.
Taihe Academy was built in Taihe Mountain, 50 kilometers away from Anping Town. It was famous for having produced two top scholars in succession.
Twenty years ago, the county magistrate at that time ordered the Taihe Academy to be moved to the town. Due to the influence of the top scholar, the academy has been prosperous over the years, and the invited scholars are all quite knowledgeable.
It’s a pity that the imperial examination has become more and more of a formality in recent years and no top scorer has been produced anymore.
Taihe Academy is the academy where Chu Feng is studying. Su Yan has been here several times and is quite familiar with the students there.
Su Yan and Chu Feng met by chance in the county government office. Chu Feng saw Su Yan performing an autopsy with his own eyes and was amazed at her skills. Su Yan also admired his knowledge and talked to him a few more words.
Someone saw that Su Yan seemed to be close to Chu Feng and mentioned to her that Chu Feng was not married yet.
Su Yan pretended to be worried and had no interest in matters between men and women. Moreover, although Chu Feng was friendly to her, he had never expressed anything else. Su Yan would not be self-indulgent.
I didn't expect Qin Wanyue to go there.
The place where the murder took place was Taihe Academy.
The town of Anping at that time fell into an unprecedented tranquility, or rather, this tranquility was just a false fabrication. Even with the warm sunshine covering it, it could not conceal the solemn and murderous atmosphere behind it.
There was not even a single peddler carrying a shoulder pole on the long street near Taihe Academy, and the doors of the shops on both sides of the street were also closed.
The once bustling streets were now deserted with only a few yamen runners hurrying back and forth.
Su Yan followed the yamen's Captain Zhao into the academy through the back door.
Captain Zhao covered his face with his hands and tried not to look Su Yan in the eye. He had just hidden two cents of silver a few days ago and didn't want to be discovered by Su Yan.
"The murder happened yesterday. A student saw the teacher of the academy bleeding from all seven orifices through the window. When they went to check, they found that the teacher had disappeared. There is a mountain to the south of Taihe Academy. They did not report to the authorities yesterday. Several teachers and students searched for him all night, but they found no one alive or dead. Now the government officials are searching for him in the streets and alleys, and ordinary people dare not go out on the streets."
"This is a serious matter. The county magistrate has already arrived, and everyone is in the lecture hall."
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