Chapter 103 Then Godfather and Father shall be of one heart forever
"My lord! Something terrible has happened!"
When the county government office opened early in the morning, the yamen runners found three people with their hands tied behind their backs being pushed to the entrance of the county government office.
Aren't these the three people who caused trouble yesterday?
"Hello!!--"
The constable stepped forward, and with a single outstretched hand, the man collapsed to the ground.
It hit the person next to it, and the person next to them also fell down.
Three people, one after another, are already dead!
He stumbled and ran towards the back office.
This was the first time Jiang Xingyao had encountered a murder case, and he was even left at the entrance of the county government office.
"Sir, here is a signed and fingerprinted confession."
The confessions detailed the crimes committed by the three individuals.
The list of their crimes is simply endless!
"My lord, such a villain doesn't even need an autopsy; dismemberment by five horses wouldn't be an exaggeration!"
The head constable was furious; several of the cases involved were outrageous!
Such a person deserves to die!
Jiang Xingyao shook his head. "Such people are certainly hateful, but commoners don't have the right to carry out executions. If this isn't recorded in the case file and the government tacitly allows such things to happen, wouldn't Ding County be in chaos!"
"When a trivial dispute escalates into a revenge killing, everyone is seeking their own revenge. Where is the law in this world?"
After a long pause, the head constable nodded. "Yes, I understand."
Xiao Shu stood in the courtyard, a smile playing on his lips.
"General Yao really went to unnecessary lengths."
He took a step and walked outside.
Where did Yao Shisan go?
Steward Qing said, "I heard he went to that little temple by the river."
"temple?"
Xiao Shu scoffed lightly, "Women believe in these things. Praying to gods and Buddhas is not as simple as asking me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped into the carriage.
"Go to that temple."
Steward Qing, "..."
The temples by the river are quite popular, better than the White Horse Temple in Beijing, and you don't have to climb up them.
When praying to gods and Buddhas in temples, one should abstain from eating meat.
People were fishing with fishing rods by the river outside the temple.
On one hand, they fear it; on the other hand, they kill it.
That's really interesting.
Fu'er stood under the marriage tree in the temple, looking up to identify the characters on it one by one.
"To be forever united in heart and soul, what does that mean?"
Xiao Shu reached out and ruffled the girl's hair. "To be of one heart and mind forever means to be of one mind and one heart forever."
"What does 'working together with one heart and one mind' mean?" Fu'er continued to ask.
Xiao Shu regretted coming in to talk to a child who asked so many questions.
"That's right, we're of one mind!"
Fu'er tilted her head. "One heart? Does that mean one heart?"
She pressed on, "If we're not of one mind, will the other person die?"
Xiao Shu thought of Zhou Congxian and laughed, “Yes, just like your father.”
Fu'er exclaimed in terror, "I don't want Father to die! Mother, please stand with Father!"
He scooped the little girl up in his arms, saying, "Your mother and your father are on the same side now, what am I supposed to do?"
Fu'er suddenly exclaimed with delight, "Then Godfather and Father will be united forever, and neither of you will have to die!"
Xiao Shu, “…”
Who wants to be forever united with the man surnamed Zhou?
unlucky!
Yao Shisan used to disbelieve in fate, but she was reborn.
When the master of Baima Temple was telling Fu'er's fortune, he said that Fu'er's bad luck was about to turn into good luck. She knew that in this life, as long as she worked hard, she could rewrite her fate from the previous life.
Fu'er was a child blessed with good fortune, and Pang Xi was also born safely.
She vowed to donate incense to every temple she encountered.
After she finished donating the incense money, she came out and heard her daughter's innocent words.
I don't know when Xiao Shu arrived, nor do I know what nonsense this increasingly mischievous little girl has been spouting.
Ever since my daughter started school, she'll misuse information she only has a superficial understanding of...
She quickly reached out to take her daughter from her, saying, "Fu'er, you're talking nonsense again."
Xiao Shu, however, strode towards the outside of the temple.
"Fu'er, would you like to go boating?"
"want!"
Fu'er grabbed Xiao Shu by the back of his collar with one hand, and raised the other hand high.
His round eyes were full of excitement!
Is it possible that children this age have no memory? She seems to have completely forgotten the thrilling scene on the cruise ship in Beijing.
Yao Shisan was terrified by the madness of Song Jiyun.
"The boat ride isn't fun, how about we go buy some candied hawthorns instead?"
“No.” Fu’er refused decisively.
"My uncle bought me candied hawthorns, and I want to go boating."
Xiao Shu didn't know what had happened to her, but he saw fear in her eyes.
"Are the people of Chuzhou also afraid of water?"
Yao Shisan didn't want to talk to him. "Your Highness is being a bit nosy."
As they were talking, the boat reached the shore.
Before the boatman could even put down the footboard, Xiao Shu tucked Fu'er under his arm and leaped onto the pleasure boat in one swift motion.
"Hey!"
She reached out, and only a corner of her clothing brushed against her palm.
Xiao Shu put Fu'er down. "Aren't you getting on? The boatman is setting sail."
He turned to walk into the cabin.
"Go! I'll go!"
Seeing that the boatman was about to pull the pedal, Yao Shisan gritted her teeth and boarded the boat.
Pirate ship!
As soon as Fu'er entered her mother's room, she immediately pulled her upstairs to the second floor.
"Mom, this place is so much fun!"
She smiled wryly, "As long as you find it fun..."
Now she regrets not bringing Shuang'er along.
With more people, at least we won't feel so lost...
Xiao Shu glanced at her. "Back in Hezhou, Yao'er was still so proactive."
"How long has it been, and you're already avoiding me like the plague?"
Yao Shisan said, "Your Highness and I each take what we need, and we cover for each other."
"His Majesty must have finished planning for Yuzhou, so I, a commoner, should not remain in the Prince's residence and get in the way."
She can ignore the rumors.
But her daughter couldn't.
She went through countless hardships to bring Fu'er out of the village, hoping that she could grow up peacefully.
"In the way? So you moved to that alley overnight?"
What upset Xiao Shu the most was that she left without saying goodbye.
Will they try the same trick they used in the capital again on him?
"That day was just an accident. Fatty liked it there. It was my first time going there, and he couldn't wait to come out."
"So we just moved them all out as a matter of course."
As she spoke, she glanced at Xiao Shu with a smile, "We've been staying here for a while, we can't just take over someone else's place, can we?"
Xiao Shu lightly twirled his index finger inside his sleeve, remaining silent for a long while.
"There are no sparrows."
"The fish hot pot is here!"
His voice was drowned out by the boatwoman's voice.
On the cruise ships in Yuzhou, the boatwomen also prepare some food.
It's quite different from the flavors in Beijing!
In Beijing, the main dishes are all kinds of fried food, but here we have stewed fish hot pot.
A steaming hot fish stew was served, with a milky white broth made from fish, and various vegetables stewed inside, making it delicious and fragrant.
It's also a delicious food right now in the cold spring.
I wonder what these distinguished guests were thinking, going on a boat trip in such cold weather.
It is cool in summer.
But isn't this kind of seasonal change just asking for trouble?
The fish hot pot soup is so delicious that a bowl of it makes you feel completely refreshed.
However, the wind was strong on the river, and even the piping hot fish pot cooled down in no time.
After Yao Shisan and her daughter had eaten about half their fill, Yao sneezed. She then took Fu'er's hand and hurried downstairs to the cabin on the first floor.
It's too cold up here.
She and Fu'er are not made of steel.
The windows on the first floor of the cabin are small and closer to the water.
Fu'er gripped the window, gazing out at the emerald green water.
She got bored after watching for only a short while.
It was too cold outside, so her mother wouldn't let her go out.
The cabin was too small; it wasn't fun at all.
"Mother, when are we going back?"
Just as Yao Shisan was about to respond to his daughter.
A series of loud sneezes came from above.
She touched her daughter's face. "We'll be going back soon."
Xiao Shu stared at the fish pot that had completely cooled down and sneezed several times.
I didn't get to say what I wanted to say clearly, and I suffered for nothing.
"Dock!"
That night.
The Dingxian government then invited a doctor.
His Highness Prince Cheng developed a high fever.
The other two, however, slept soundly through the night, completely unaffected by the cold.
The next day, Jiang Xingyao took a day off, and Yao Shisan naturally handed his daughter over to his brother.
She plans to go to Chicken Wing Mountain to look for medicinal herbs.
A few days ago, when he was in Yuzhou, Manager Wu learned by chance that there was a medicinal herb field for sale in Ding County.
Yao Shisan specially invited a doctor from next to the county government office to come and see him.
Different places produce different herbs.
This place is now the most suitable for planting starfish, crickets, hemp grass, and branches.
Wild herbs have good natural medicinal properties, but are scarce. They are usually collected and sold by local farmers or by apprentices who follow their masters into the mountains to collect herbs.
But if it's to be sold by quantity like grain, then the only option is to grow it.
The quality of cultivated herbs also varies.
Yao Shisan was a complete novice, so she had to ask someone else to argue her case.
The medicinal herb field isn't far away.
When we arrived, the owner of the medicinal herb field was tidying up in the yard.
Hearing someone approaching, he turned around and glanced at them. "I'm not selling."
Not for sale?
The owner of the herb field was also helpless. "There are too many people like you lately! I never said I was going to sell the herb field! Where did you hear that from!"
"If I sell it, am I supposed to starve?!"
Yao Shisan said, "I'm sorry to bother you, sir. I came here because I heard that this place was for sale."
The owner of the medicinal herb field, carrying a small hoe, continued walking towards the field. "Then you can go now."
A huge blunder.
She sighed and was about to leave when there was a loud bang from inside the cabin.
The owner of the medicinal herb field grumbled as he threw down his hoe and walked toward the small wooden house.
"I've saved so many people in my life, I must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck to meet you!"
He had just entered the house when he shouted outside.
"You two come in and help!"
His tone was both urgent and angry.
Yao Shisan and Doctor Tang rushed in immediately.
The owner of the medicinal herb field was seen tightly restraining a person whose face was flushed and who was still muttering something.
"Wei Xun?!"
The owner of the medicinal herb field looked at her and said, "You know her?! Hurry up and help!"
"Baihui, Renzhong, Tianxi, Hechi!"
"Huh?" Yao Shisan wasn't a doctor, so she couldn't understand a single word.
Dr. Tang had already taken out his acupuncture kit and quickly and accurately inserted needles into the four acupoints.
Wei Xun quieted down after a short while.
The herb garden owner wiped away a bead of sweat. "I don't want your money for the medicine anymore, just take him away quickly!"
Yao Shisan looked at Wei Xun, who was lying on the ground and seemed to be asleep.
"What's wrong with him?"
"He's been poisoned."
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