As soon as the county government carriage left Weng's house, Hua Rujin faintly heard a burst of crying.
She thought it was the little girl Nini who was feeling sad again.
It's just that there's no such thing as a feast that lasts forever, and she can't protect this little girl all the time. She has to slowly adapt to getting along with Zhou's mother and son.
Seeing that Mrs. Zhou is also a kind-faced and down-to-earth person, she shouldn't treat Nini too harshly.
He lowered his eyebrows and counted the silver in the package, and found that there were as many as three hundred taels.
She counted on her fingers and added the three hundred taels of silver notes in her pocket. If Hua Junnian could bring back another four hundred taels this time, it wouldn't be a problem to buy a cheaper house in the outer city together.
But thinking about her career, she still firmly decided to buy a house in the inner city.
"It seems that we have to work hard for a while."
The people in the sixth house were all good people, and she really didn't think of the words to say goodbye to this family.
After all, he bears the body of the original owner.
Moreover, in Hua Junnian, Cai Baiwei and his wife are not as disgusting as Hu Nanxi and the second house. If they want to establish a new family, it will not be as simple and smooth as splitting up the houses. At least they must have a reliable husband's family.
Rather than marry hastily, she would rather stay with this family.
"Ahem, in your last life you focused all your attention on your career, are you really going to be a lonely widow again in this life?"
Thinking of this, Hua Rujin cried secretly in her heart.
If possible, she really wanted to feel the joy of having flesh and blood relatives.
It's just that my status is really embarrassing now.
Young—little widow.
At the age of thirteen, he was just an ignorant middle school student in his own world.
This shows how malicious this era is towards women.
I returned to the county government posthouse gloomily. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Ye Chengguan sitting at the corner of Langfang on the right, staring at an old hen in front of him in trance.
"male"
Ting'an was about to call him, but thinking that his son didn't like to be disturbed when he was thinking about problems, he immediately stopped.
He and Hua Rujin looked at each other and walked over quietly.
Ye Chengguan fed the old hen some of the unfinished wine that Tuhong had brought back and the black foreign objects scattered on the ground. He waited until now and the old hen did not show any abnormal reaction.
He gradually realized that these two things were not the cause of Tu Hong's death.
Could it be that Tuhong really died of a heart attack?
He raised his head thoughtfully, only to see Hua Rujin and Ting An suddenly appearing in front of him.
His expression tightened slightly, then returned to normal after a moment, and said with a faint smile: "Is everything settled?"
"Um."
Hua Rujin looked at the old hen pecking and nodded hesitantly: "Master Ye, what research do you have on this old hen?"
"Miss Hua came back just in time."
Ye Chengguan unfolded the foreign object wrapped in a handkerchief and gestured: "Can you recognize this object?"
Hua Rujin took a closer look, and there was a faint fishy smell coming to her nostrils. She immediately blurted out: "Isn't this it?"
What's the beef for?
But then I thought about it, how could he ask himself about such a simple thing.
He immediately stopped talking, and smiled slowly with a stiff face: "If I say that I don't know what this is, is Mr. Ye willing to believe it?"
"I can believe it."
Ye Chengguan slowly raised his eyes to look at her: "After all, he said he didn't know."
"I see."
Hua Rujin pretended to be calm and sat down next to him.
The Daye Dynasty prohibited the slaughter of farm cattle. Let alone the officials and servants around him, even ordinary people would not reveal it easily even if they secretly ate such things.
If you don't know it, you are causing trouble for yourself.
However, the number one scholar has always been a serious person, so he shouldn't make fun of himself casually.
Hua Rujin glanced at him hesitantly and asked weakly: "Why does Mr. Ye want to inquire about this thing?"
Ye Chengguan collected the remaining wine on the ground and handed the contents of the handkerchief to her hand: "Today, Tu Hong suffered a heart attack and died suddenly at the Hongding Restaurant, and these two items are not owned by the restaurant. I think something happened."
There was something fishy about it, so I brought it back."
"Tuhong is dead?"
Hua Rujin was shocked and stared at the thing in her hand for a moment, then said in detail:
"I have indeed seen this thing. I was lucky enough to taste it when I was picking up medicinal materials at my cousin's house. This should be spicy beef jerky made from dried beef."
Although Daye Dynasty prohibited the slaughter of farm cattle, these animals are not endangered protected animals. As long as the procedures are complete and legal and compliant, those old farm cattle can be slaughtered after obtaining approval.
The meat is too old, so few people use it for cooking, and most of it is used for medicine.
Hearing what she said, Ye Chenggui didn't have any doubts.
The Shu family is a medical family, so naturally they are no strangers to this thing.
He nodded with sudden realization: "So, Tuhong's death was definitely not caused by this thing?"
But no matter how he thought about it, he still felt that something was wrong: "Since it can't kill people, why would someone sneak these two things into the restaurant?"
"I only said that I have seen this thing, but I didn't say that it can't kill people."
Hua Rujin smelled the familiar fragrance emanating from the remaining wine, and roughly came to a conclusion. She replied with a smile: "Wine is good wine, and meat is also good meat, but not everyone is blessed to enjoy it."
"What do you mean by Miss Hua's words?"
Ye Chengguan became even more confused after hearing this.
Hua Rujin slowly shook the half glass of remaining wine and replied truthfully:
"This wine is supposed to be a fine wine brewed from Schisandra chinensis pollen. It is a good medicine for nourishing the kidneys, calming the heart, replenishing qi and promoting body fluids. However, it is not suitable for those who have excessive liver fire or are allergic to this substance. In addition, beef is inherently
It has the effect of accelerating hair loss. If the two are combined together and used excessively, it will only aggravate the symptoms, or even lead to sudden death."
Although it was not stated explicitly that Tuhong was murdered, the meaning could not have been clearer.
Ye Chengguan carefully recalled the survey situation in Hongding Tower, nodded thoughtfully and said:
"It seems that someone may have known the details of Tuhong for a long time and deliberately created the illusion that he died of a sudden heart attack."
At this point, he couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly: "He is indeed an old friend, and he is an old friend with some tricks."
If I hadn't been careful enough to detect these hidden clues, I would have been fooled today.
It's just that he didn't want to discuss this matter in depth with Hua Rujin.
This girl wants to become a lawyer for others just for fame and fortune and to earn some money for living. As long as she upholds her integrity, she will not cause trouble for her.
But Tuhong, Liu Cheng's death involves officialdom, and if you are not careful, it will lead to an abyss.
He couldn't involve this girl in it.
Thinking about what he was going to say in front of the Yamen today, Ye Chengguan deliberately turned around and said: "I have sent people to clean up the upper room for Miss Hua. Miss Hua should go and rest early. She has to stay in Jiang'an County next."
If Miss Hua is interested, you can stay for a few days."
Seeing that he never mentioned Tuhong again, Hua Rujin felt a little puzzled.
But then I thought about it, whether it was Tu Hong or Liu Cheng, the cause of their death had nothing to do with me.
Even if you find out the truth carefully, you can neither get promoted nor make money.
After being a lawyer for so many years, she has a profound understanding of the truth and knows which cases can be accepted and which cases cannot be accepted.
If you encounter something that you shouldn't take care of, you will only bring trouble for yourself, no matter whether you win or lose.
On the contrary, she was secretly happy when the Number One Scholar asked her to stay in Jiang'an County for a few more days.
It seems that the No. 1 Scholar has already recognized himself.
I am willing to allow myself to take over the litigation business in this county.
Watching him stand up slowly, Hua Rujin suppressed her inner joy and frowned in a reserved manner: "I will carefully consider the magistrate's proposal."
Then, he picked up the package and turned around and left.