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"Yeah." Hehua couldn't help but said after hearing what Miao'er said. "I'm the only one eating. I won't need seven plates and eight bowls in the future. It's not like there are outsiders here to support the scene. There will be leftovers every time." With so many dishes, even if you eat them, they will all be cold, so it is better to save some ingredients when cooking, so that you can still stir-fry them and eat them hot when you are done here."
"Grandma is a person who knows how to live a good life, but now that I am the head of a county, we can't be too shabby. If it spreads, it will make people laugh. From now on, I will order the dishes to be smaller, so I can save a little. Besides, the leftovers The slaves and maids will also eat the same food, so grandma doesn’t have to worry about wasting it.”
As soon as the food was put on the table, someone came from outside to report: "Grandma, the wife of Liu Tuiguan's family came to visit grandma."
Upon seeing this, Miao'er quickly put some chopsticks on Hehua and said, "Welcome them to the flower hall first and serve tea. Grandma, please have something to eat before going out!"
"Mrs. Liu is not an outsider, please come in." Hehua straightened her clothes casually, stood up and went to the door to welcome Han Hongpei in and said, "Sister Hongpei, are you here for something? I got up late today, and I just laid out the food. These are all home-cooked things. Sister, would you like to eat some with me?"
"It's really late to have dinner at this hour." Han Hongpei saw that Hehua really didn't treat her as an outsider, and she liked it in her heart. She immediately sat down without refusing and said, "Although I came here after eating at home. , but if I don’t sit with you for a while, I’m afraid you won’t be able to eat well.”
Miao'er hurriedly placed another set of bowls and chopsticks for Han Hongpei, and dismissed all the little girls in the room, leaving only herself and Bai Zhi to serve.
Only then did He Hua see the young woman following Han Hongpei. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a half-length honey-coloured soft satin gown. She was wearing an ingot bun and simple hair accessories, but a pair of jade earrings beside her ears. The rich and transparent green swayed gently with the movement. Her cheeks are as white as snow. It seems that she must be Master Liu's new concubine. With a low eyebrow and a gentle look, she stood behind Han Hongpei and served her dishes. As long as Han Hongpei's eyes glanced at wherever she was, her chopsticks would immediately reach out, and she was very good at observing people's emotions.
Since Han Hongpei didn't introduce her, Hehua naturally didn't ask any more questions. After the meal, tea was served and she said, "Sister, why are you here today because of the murder case?"
"That's right!" Han Hongpei sighed after taking a sip of tea. "My family didn't sleep all night yesterday, so I went to the Yamen in a hurry this morning. Although Qingxi County is remote and poor, the people are still relatively simple. Although there are some ruffians in the county, they only extort money from them at most and rarely give out money. Such a murder happened at this moment. No wonder he was worried, but he didn't know what Mr. Qi's plan was? "
"What kind of plan could he have? He encountered such a thing less than a year after taking office. He has never experienced it before. Now I am afraid that I can only rely on Mr. Liu to solve the case as soon as possible and give an explanation to the deceased and the people. He Hua felt a little guilty but still said with a heavy face, "My father couldn't sleep last night either. I stayed with him for most of the night and fell asleep very sleepily. He disappeared when he woke up early this morning. I just sent someone to ask, and he was gone." I just said I won’t come back for lunch. Now I can’t hear anything at home, and I’m still thinking about sending someone to my sister in the afternoon to ask!”
"I'm afraid this matter is going to be a big deal. Who do you think is dead?" Han Hongpei lowered her voice and said, not really asking Hehua to answer. She said directly, "It's the son of Cen Yong, the owner of Chengdong Gold Shop. My daughter, Cen Qiaoxuan, is only fifteen this year and has not yet given birth to a child. Now the Cen family is crying endlessly!"
"The home of a daughter who has not yet left the court?" He Hua frowned when he heard this. The last part of yesterday's tanci singing was all pornographic songs. If there were some girls who had not left the court, how could they sing those things? "It seems that everyone went there yesterday." It’s all the ladies from each family, why are there still those who haven’t left the cabinet?”
"Of course they didn't follow us, that's why this thing is so strange. A girl from our family, without any servants, drowned in the pond together with the Xue family's servants. Now it has been widely spread among the people in the city. It's a mess inside." Han Hongpei sighed, "It would be better if the case could be solved early, but if it takes too long, it is getting hotter today, and the body cannot be kept for a few days. The Cen family is still unwilling to let go. There is no need for trouble."
"Now we can only rely on Mr. Liu to solve the case as soon as possible." He Hua said to Han Hong.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult. Now I can't even find anyone who saw the girl going to the garden. If the servant is not dead, I might be able to find out a few words. Now that both of them are dead, is it possible that we can arrest her? A ghost came to interrogate him?" Han Hongpei shook her head and sighed, "I heard my master sigh all night, and even this morning I felt anxious and angry, and my mouth was blistered."
Lotus looked at the blue marks under Han Hongpei's eyes that could not be covered by makeup, and looked at her already peeling lips, and knew that she was indeed very angry and had become like this overnight.
"Well, no matter how much we worry about these things, it's useless. In the end, it still depends on the man's ability. If a familiar girl goes to inquire among the servants of each house, maybe she can get some gossip. I can help!" Hehua thought, "I can't do this. Firstly, my family doesn't have any old girls in the local area. Secondly, when the people here leave, how can I ask questions? , I’m afraid I’ll scare them all away.”
After hearing this, Han Hongpei felt that this was reasonable and called the girl in to give some instructions, "Your brain is better."
"It's easier to have random thoughts when you're bored at home. If you have nothing to do in the afternoon, just accompany me to the mountains to see what's going on with those bayberry trees. You can't live a life for such a case." Hehua said. After getting up, he told Miao'er to prepare the carriage and horses, and also prepared some herbal tea. He took advantage of the nice weather to go out for a walk, thinking it was just to relax.
The open space between the trees has been cleared long ago. Hehua specially invited two old men who knew how to clean up fruit trees to take charge. He sent two boys from home to follow him and hired a few more people to take care of it. The surrounding area was also covered with bamboos. The fence was surrounded, and a straw shed was built in the forest for people to rest. Everything looked decent.
Because He Hua and Han Hongpei came, several boys hid away to avoid suspicion. The two of them wandered around in the forest casually, then went to sit under the thatched shed and drink tea, while someone else carried two buckets of herbal tea. Give it to the boys.
Sitting under the thatched shed, all I see is the tender green of early spring. When the gentle spring breeze blows, it seems that all my troubles have disappeared.
"Ladies, could you please give me a place to stay and have some tea?" A clear young voice suddenly came from the official road not far away.
Hehua turned around and saw a simple green oilcloth car parked on the side of the road. The driver was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. He was clasping his hands around his mouth and shouting in this direction. ! ! !
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