Xu Qingxiao's pace was slow, his expression was alert, and his aura of awe was circulating.
It is most appropriate to use Haoran's righteous energy to deal with evil spirits. As for swords and guns, it is probably of no use.
Although she knew that the opponent was using poison and was not much stronger, Xu Qingxiao was still very vigilant.
The inside of the tea shop is not big, there are only two tables in the shop, and most of the tables are placed outside.
Some tools for making herbal tea are placed.
No big problem.
Xu Qingxiao walked inside to take a look. Several large tanks appeared, running vigorously and vigorously, and there was a faint green light surrounding the large tanks.
Looking around, Xu Qingxiao moved her steps. When she came to the water tank, Xu Qingxiao opened the lid.
Vats of herbal tea swayed.
There is a layer of green light floating on all the herbal teas, which ordinary people cannot see clearly, except the Confucian scholars who have great righteousness.
"The herbal tea has already been filled with poison."
"The rest of the place is free of evil spirits."
"This is not the place to start."
"It's in front."
Xu Qingxiao thought to herself that there was nothing strange in the tea shop except that the herbal tea in the vat was poisonous.
And this is not some kind of poison, it should be a secret technique, related to evil spirits.
As for the toxicity of drinking this herbal tea, Xu Qingxiao didn't know.
But I probably know some information.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingxiao walked out of the tea shop and nodded towards brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu to reassure them.
Indeed, after seeing Xu Qingxiao appear, the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could ask anything, Xu Qingxiao came to the carriage, took out two water bags, and returned to drink herbal tea.
After filling two water bottles, Xu Qingxiao walked out again.
"Brother, wake him up."
Xu Qingxiao shouted, Yang Bao nodded and shook the old man slightly.
The latter had his eyes closed and was still in a coma.
But Xu Qingxiao could tell that the old man was pretending to be dead.
"Kill him if he doesn't wake up. Find a place to bury him. Then go back to the mansion to ask for credit. The two brothers must remember me for my contribution."
Xu Qingxiao opened her mouth and said with a smile.
As soon as he said this, the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu were a little confused. How could they dare to do such a thing? It was a serious crime before, let alone now.
But the next moment, the old man opened his eyes suddenly, knelt on the ground and cried.
"My lords, my lords, I have really been wronged. I am just an honest tea seller."
"There must be a misunderstanding here. If I am poisoned, I will have to die a good death. I will have no children or grandchildren. Your Excellency, you must be aware of this."
The old man was really panicked. He didn't know that this would happen just because he sent two bowls of herbal tea. If he had known this, he wouldn't have given it away.
It's all my fault, I'm too humane and worldly.
"Shopkeeper, I know you didn't poison me, and you don't have the guts either."
"I'm asking you a few things. If you tell me carefully, you might even get some reward money."
Xu Qingxiao came to the old man, patted his shoulder and said.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has learned from it. My lord has learned from it."
Hearing Xu Qingxiao's words, the tea shop owner became even more excited.
"Okay, calm down first and listen to me."
Xu Qingxiao's expression became serious.
"When did you make this herbal tea?"
"Who has been to your shop?"
Xu Qingxiao asked with a serious expression. This calm cross-examination made the eyes of brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu light up.
Those who didn’t know better thought Xu Qingxiao was a policeman.
But thinking about it, Xu Qingxiao seemed to have been a yamen servant before, so it was acceptable.
"Sir, there are three vats of herbal tea in the shop. They were brewed three days ago. Usually, one day is spent brewing tea, one day making loose tea, and one day making herbal tea."
"As for who has been to my shop, sir, I haven't done any business since the notice was posted the day before yesterday. There were so many people here the day before yesterday. I have to say who has been to the shop. I, I. I really can't remember.
"
The old man said with a sad face.
What he said was not lying. Xu Qingxiao could see that it was reasonable.
After all, how many people can remember what happened three days ago? In TV dramas, people with extraordinary memories often appear, but they are all fake.
Let alone the store owner, just invite ordinary people over and ask them what they were doing three days ago. How many of them can remember it?
Unless you go to a dragon, it's impossible to remember.
"Three days ago."
Xu Qingxiao thought in his mind, and soon he continued to ask.
"Then let me ask you, have you sold a lot of herbal tea in the past two days?"
"Or, has anyone come here to drink tea before us?"
Xu Qingxiao continued to ask.
The old man thought for a while and then answered.
"There were some people yesterday, but not many, less than ten people. Today there are only a few of you."
The old man replied.
"Just us?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned slightly.
"What's wrong? Brother Qingxiao, what's the problem?"
Yang Bao saw Xu Qingxiao frowning and couldn't help but ask.
"nothing."
"Okay, shopkeeper, I was a little disturbed just now, but things happen for a reason. Please bear with me. If something good happens later, the government will send someone to reward you with silver."
Xu Qingxiao smiled, helped the old man up, and gave Yang Bao and Yang Hu a look, and the latter immediately put away the blade.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I don't care about silver rewards or anything like that. As long as the murderer can be caught and brought to justice as soon as possible, it's a good thing."
It was as if he was surviving a disaster. How could the old man still worry about whether he would be rewarded with silver or not?
"Brothers, could you please pour the tea out of the vat to avoid anything happening."
Xu Qingxiao spoke up.
"OK."
The two of them nodded and walked into the tea shop without saying anything else.
Bang! Bang!
The sound of two jars being smashed sounded, and Xu Qingxiao was a little stunned. Should she be so direct? Just dump it.
Soon, two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, came out with smiles on their faces.
"Brother Qingxiao, is there anything else you need to do?"
The two asked Xu Qingxiao.
Xu Qingxiao smiled bitterly, took out some broken silver from her purse, placed it in front of the old man and said: "Shopkeeper, this is a little bit of kindness, please take it."
Putting the silver on the table, the old man quickly waved his hand and said: "Where is it? How much is the water jar worth? If you don't need it, don't use it."
The old man looked frightened and said.
Xu Qingxiao did not take the broken silver that the old man returned, but looked at the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu and said.
"Brothers, it's getting late, let's go."
As the voice sounded, the two nodded and returned to the car together.
Under the watch of the old man, he gradually left.
A quarter of an hour later.
On the official road.
Chen Xinghe's voice sounded.
"Qingxiao, next time you encounter something like this, don't be impulsive and take risks. Although you have some skills, you can only deal with thieves. If you encounter evil demons, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"I'm not going to show off. Senior brother is about to enter the imperial examination. If a demon really appears, he will be afraid of me. You must remember this next time, you know?"
Chen Xinghe spoke up, and his words not only blamed Xu Qingxiao for being impulsive and reckless, but also contained some care and guidance.
"Thank you, senior brother, for your advice. I was a little confused just now."
Xu Qingxiao said with a slightly wry smile.
Zhou Ling did not allow himself to tell about his grade, and Xu Qingxiao did not mention his Confucianism and Taoism grade, causing Chen Xinghe to think that he was just an ordinary scholar.
But Xu Qingxiao didn't prove anything. He knew that the other party cared about him.
The brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu couldn't help but speak.
"Brother Qingxiao, how did you know that the tea is poisonous?"
"Yeah, we both couldn't tell after looking at it for a long time. How did you tell?"
The two of them were curious. They were drinking tea well, but Xu Qingxiao suddenly said that there was something wrong with the tea, which frightened them both.
"Oh, I learned some medical skills when I was young, and I know a little bit about poisons. Herbal tea is cold in nature and tastes sweet, but it smells like medicine. But I just smelled it and found it a bit pungent, and I was a little wary.
So I concluded that there was something wrong with the tea."
Xu Qingxiao made up a random reason.
It's impossible for him to say that he's qualified, so it's obvious right?
Yang Bao and Yang Hu looked amazed when he said this, and Chen Xinghe couldn't help but nodded.
It’s not that I really understood it, but it sounded very powerful, and Xu Qingxiao also spoke very seriously, which made people believe it.
"The poison in the tea proves that the thief wants to seek wealth and death. However, according to what the old man said, the poison in the tea should not poison people immediately, but has a delayed effect."
"In other words, this guy should be somewhere, waiting for us to take the bait. Brother Qingxiao, why don't we try to lure the snake out of its hole? Pretend to be poisoned, lure them out, and then capture the thief alive?"
Yang Bao's thinking is still relatively active, and he has judged some possibilities through this information, and wants to use this opportunity to lure the snake out of the hole.
"No."
Xu Qingxiao immediately shook her head and directly rejected Yang Bao's idea.
"We are not very strong. Although we are high-ranking, the other party is hiding it while we are showing it. If the other party is not as strong as us, then it is okay. But if the other party is simply more cautious, then we will be the unlucky ones."
"There is no need to take risks. The two brothers only need to report this matter, and the government will naturally send people to investigate. Although the main credit is not ours, the credit for providing clues is not bad."
Xu Qingxiao analyzed it very carefully.
Yes, if you can lure the snake out of its hole and catch the thief, it is a great achievement.
But the question is, does it have the strength?
What if you make a mistake in judgment?
You only have one life, so you can't be careless. It's good to want to take credit, but you also have to live.
Xu Qingxiao's words made the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu wake up.
"Brother Qingxiao, you thought carefully, but I was reckless."
Yang Bao nodded, looking a little ashamed.
"It doesn't matter, it's a trivial matter. We will drive normally later, not too fast or too full. The two brothers will laugh as usual and laugh loudly when they need to. Just keep everything as usual."
Xu Qingxiao doesn't think she is very smart, she is just cautious.
"OK."
The two nodded.
"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. I filled this water bag with problematic herbal tea. I will go back to the government office and hand it over. I have to get back the money I paid for smashing the vat. It is public and private."
"But no matter what, when officials do things, don't let the people pay the bills."
Xu Qingxiao said calmly.
As soon as he said this, Chen Xinghe in the car was slightly startled, and the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu outside were also stunned.
But no one spoke.
Yang Bao took out the broken silver and gave it back to Xu Qingxiao.
"Brother Qingxiao reminded me well."
Yang Bao thanked her from the bottom of his heart and had great admiration for Xu Qingxiao.