He was still pushing the wheelbarrow, delivering pork, pig blood and other goods to various parts of the city.
Butcher Zhao exchanged two full buckets of fresh pig blood for yesterday's two empty buckets. In fact, Chai Yan had already thought of how to answer the question of how quickly he consumed pig blood, but Butcher Zhao didn't mention any related questions.
, it seems to be based on the principle that you buy and I sell, why not use it?
After closing the door to see Butcher Zhao off, Chai Yan came to the two barrels of pig blood. He bent down and touched the handles of the barrels with both hands when the barrels disappeared out of thin air.
Just when Chai Yan finished washing, Shangguan Peining's voice appeared: "Take it!"
Chai Yan immediately opened his hands with his palms facing upward, and the next moment the handles of two empty barrels were hanging in his palms.
Chai Yan was thinking of going out for breakfast. As soon as he went out, he saw Mr. Shi next door. Mr. Shi happened to be going out with his eldest son.
"Good morning, Mr. Shi..." Chai Yan raised his hand to say hello.
Mr. Shi clearly heard Chai Yan's voice, but he still pretended not to hear it, lowered his head and continued talking to his son.
Upon seeing this, Chai Yan just smiled, locked the courtyard door and walked to the other side.
While eating breakfast in the small shop, Chai Yan heard noisy people outside.
When he looked up, he saw a lot of people on the street rushing in one direction. Chai Yan immediately understood that something was going on.
Even if you are idle, just take a look...
Chai Yan finished his breakfast in three gulps, paid the copper coins, and walked in the direction of the crowd.
The place where the incident occurred was an ordinary house. At this time, the people who were watching the excitement were already standing on three floors inside and three outside. There was no room for Chai Yan to get in.
Chai Yan couldn't squeeze in, so he had to ask the people around him: "Uncle, what's going on inside?"
The uncle who was asked was also confused. He was standing on tiptoes and looking inside.
"You asked me who I asked, I just came..."
Chai Yan wanted to ask someone else, but Shangguan Peining's voice suddenly appeared: "Someone is dead inside!"
"A dead person?" Chai Yan said in surprise: "How do you know?"
Shangguan Peining snorted and replied: "The smell of human blood inside is so strong, do you think I know about it?"
"So, it's a murder case?" Chai Yan asked.
Shangguan Peining said calmly: "I don't know."
At this moment, a group of government officials appeared at the other end of the street. Chai Yan looked over and saw that the person leading the group was indeed Capt. Qin.
Chai Yan thought to himself that it would be better to do less than to do more. If a murder really happened inside, then if the policeman Qin saw him, he would definitely have to waste a lot more money.
So before Mr. Qin noticed him, Chai Yan decisively turned around and left.
After noon, Chai Yan arrived at Hexiang Courtyard on time.
As soon as he entered the door, Chai Yan felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in Hexiang Courtyard. At this time, everyone was discussing a murder case enthusiastically.
Chai Yan stood in an inconspicuous corner and listened for a while, and then he roughly understood what was going on.
The place where the murder that the Hexiangyuan girls discussed took place was the lively house that Chai Yan had visited in the morning.
According to the girls, a young couple lived in that house, and they had no children. The man was away doing business for a long time and could only return home once or twice a month, while the woman took care of the housework.
Just last night, this family was the same as usual, with only the mistress at home. Someone suddenly sneaked into the house at night, not only raped the mistress, but also brutally killed her.
Chai Yan frowned at this moment. What he had always hated and despised the most was the rapist, and now he was actually a rapist and murderer who was even worse!
"Psychopath!" Chai Yan scolded angrily.
If you want to satisfy your physiological needs, don't you just spend money on prostitutes? But this beast insists on raping a decent woman, and eventually kills her. If not, is it a psychopath?
Shangguan Peining was as angry as Chai Yan. She gritted her teeth and said: "If I can leave the barrier, I must cut this person into pieces!"
Also, how could Shangguan Peining, who is also a woman, not be angry when she heard about such a tragedy...
"Well done! Xiaoyan..."
At this time, a woman's voice sounded in Chai Yan's ears. Chai Yan turned around and saw that it was the Yiren girl from Hexiang Courtyard.
This Yiren girl was the one who teased Chai Yan as the "eldest young master" when Chai Yan came for the first time that day.
After Yiren praised Chai Yan, she did not forget her beautiful eyes and gave him a wink.
Then he deliberately rubbed Chai Yan's arm before he walked up to the crowd and said loudly: "Sisters, do you still remember that when Mr. Qin came yesterday, he showed us a portrait of a flower picker? Let me guess.
, it was the flower picker who did it!”
These words suddenly touched the hearts of many people, and the girls upstairs and downstairs all nodded in agreement.
Looking for pilgrims!
The original appearance of the portrait immediately appeared in Chai Yan's mind.
Qin Captou also said that this person specializes in picking out single women. Maybe it was this person who did it...
The girls discussed it for a while, and then Sister Xiang appeared.
"Okay, okay, when will we have to wait until this matter is enough? It's time for everyone to wash up and dress up. It's time to study and practice..."
As soon as Sister Xiang said this, the girls' disappointed voices came from upstairs and downstairs, but everyone dispersed obediently.
Although the women in ancient brothels were a bit worldly and dirty, there were also many who were versatile. Talented girls needed to dance, sing, recite poems and recite lyrics when receiving guests. These actually require hard work!
The girls in Hexiangyuan are no exception. They get up around noon to eat, wash and dress up after eating, and then open the door to receive guests. This is their own time to practice and study.
I heard that in order to improve the talents and quality of the girls in Hexiangyuan, Sister Xiang would occasionally invite some gentlemen to come over for teaching and guidance.
Chai Yan bowed his hand to Sister Xiang and went to the accounting room.
Sister Xiang stopped Chai Yan and asked, "Xiao Yan, I remember you live alone, right?"
"Yes, Sister Xiang, what's wrong?" Chai Yan said.
Sister Xiang said with lingering fear: "Then you have to be more careful. The door must be locked at night."
"Sister Xiang, why did you suddenly say this?" Chai Yan asked confused.
Sister Xiang said: "Hey, it's not because of that flower picker. You live alone, so you should be more careful!"
"But Sister Xiang, I'm not a woman..." Chai Yan felt happy in his heart.
Sister Xiang shook her head and said: "You can't say for sure. This kind of flower-picking thief who kills without batting an eyelid is as common as stealing money and sex... Listen to Sister Xiang, you have to be more careful these days!"