Su Ruanruan brought Gu Ji back to the courtyard, poured him a cup of sugar water, and placed a plate of dried fruit in front of him.
"Have some water first."
Gu Ji picked up the bowl and took a sip; it was very sweet.
Su Ruanruan cut to the chase, "How did you know I lived here?"
Gu Ji: "Qin Bei told me."
Su Ruanruan frowned. "He said he wouldn't tell the villagers."
Gu Ji quickly waved his hand, "No, he didn't tell anyone else because he's been busy these past few days, but he was worried about you. He only told me to come and see if you were alright."
Su Ruanruan, "?"
"You're not hiding anything from me, are you?"
Gu Ji lowered his head and remained silent.
Su Ruanruan rested her chin on her hand, staring at him intently. "If you don't say anything, I'll kick you out, and don't blame me for not considering you my friend anymore."
"No, no, I'll tell you."
“Your family has a few acres of land, right? The villagers harvested their wheat a while ago, but your family hasn’t done anything.”
"Let's talk about your family first. You have no idea, your family has been in chaos these days. Ever since your second uncle and the widow next door were discovered, he hasn't been hiding it anymore. The two of them are exchanging glances all the time."
"Your second aunt was so angry that she made a scene with him. Your second aunt went back to her parents' home, but the incident last time caused her family to lose several taels of silver. Her sister-in-law couldn't get the money from her, so she kicked her out. She had no choice but to come back in disgrace."
"That's not all. A few days ago, Widow Wen was diagnosed with pregnancy, which made your grandmother very happy. Your grandmother decided to take Widow Wen as a concubine."
Su Ruanruan, "..."
"It's really strange. This is the first time I've ever seen a farmer take a concubine."
Gu Ji nodded secretly, "Who says otherwise?"
"But what does this have to do with Qin Bei?"
"Your family has a lot of problems, and nobody cares about the wheat in the fields."
“You’ve forgotten, when your parents were alive they were the ones who did all the farm work. Now that they’re gone, it’s your turn. Your grandma scolds you every day at home…”
"Ever since she heard about your accident, she's been cursing you even more, and she even said she'd drag you back from the city to work."
"Qin Bei was afraid she would really come and cause you trouble, so he's been busy working in your fields these past few days."
Su Ruanruan grabbed Gu Ji's hand, looking at his palm and then at the back of his hand.
"He's not the only one busy, is he? How foolish."
Su Ruanruan felt a warmth in her heart; the original owner's two childhood sweethearts were actually quite nice.
"How is Su Fangfang doing lately?"
Gu Ji thought for a moment, "I've only seen her once in the past few days. I don't know why she seems so absent-minded. I'm afraid it's because of some troubles at home."
Su Ruanruan smiled, saying that family matters were only part of the reason, and the other half was probably because of Butcher Zhou.
Gu Ji added with concern, "Be careful these next few days. Butcher Zhou's mother is back from another county. I saw her go to the county government office. I'm afraid that if she can't find the murderer, she'll take it out on you. She's not someone to mess with."
"I think that Young Master Mu treats you quite well. You should stay here and recover from your injuries. It's better not to go out. If you run into her, you'll be the one who suffers."
When I saw them so affectionate in the market, I felt a void in my heart. It turned out that Young Master Mu was really as good as Qin Bei had described.
"She's back..."
Su Ruanruan's gaze fell into the distance, her eyes deep and thoughtful.
She remembered going to the tofu shop today. She had made some progress in her investigation. Ziwu told her that a few days before her accident, someone had seen Su He leave the city.
Before she was kidnapped, the last person she encountered was Su He, which aroused her suspicion.
Even now, she refuses to believe that she is such a person.
She doesn't want to convict others based on conjecture unless there is concrete evidence.
Moreover, this person's name is Su He.
Even if it's a homonym but a different character from the name of an old friend, she doesn't want it...
Su Ruanruan looked at Gu Ji again, "Could you do three things for me?"
Her face was too serious, so Gu Jilong frowned and listened to her instructions.
"The first thing you should do is go back to the village and find out if a strange woman went to the village a few days before my accident. She was about my height, probably wearing a veil, and had a slender figure and a sweet voice."
"The second thing is that I need to trouble you to go to my uncle's house in Daoxiang Village..."
Su Ruanruan leaned closer to Gu Ji and whispered some instructions.
Upon hearing this, Gu Ji looked surprised. "This...how can this be allowed?"
"You don't need to worry about that. The third thing is that I need your help to add fuel to the fire."
After seeing Gu Ji off, Su Ruanruan went to the tofu shop and asked the shop assistant to inquire whether Butcher Zhou's mother was still at the county government office.
The waiter returned quickly and told her that the woman had not left.
Su Ruanruan concealed the polished dagger in her sleeve. She then handed the IOU she had just written to Ziwu for safekeeping.
He instructed, "Remember what I said. You can set off after I leave."
Ziwu was really worried about her. "Then you must be careful, Master."
...
Su Ruanruan hid not far from the county government office, keeping an eye on the situation at the entrance.
Finally, a quarter of an hour later, Zhou the butcher's mother came out of the county government office, cursing and crying.
Although it had been a long time since she had seen her, she still had some impression of the woman through the original owner's memories.
Sharp-tongued and sarcastic, and acts ruthlessly.
Su Ruanruan emerged from behind the wall, looking soft and weak, and headed towards the county government office.
Appearing in the line of sight of Butcher Zhou's mother, Madam Han, at just the right moment, Su Ruanruan's eyes were glazed over, and she walked with a absent-minded look on her face.
He lightly bumped into Han Shi beside him, instantly blocking her path. Then he slowly turned sideways, intending to walk around her towards the yamen.
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