Chapter 39 Regular

The butcher was the fourth child in his family, with three sisters in front of him, so he was the only one who inherited his father's sword and ran the slaughtering business. Mother Song served the butcher several plates of meat and a cup of hot wine, saying, "Master Zheng, please enjoy. If it's not enough, I'll ask someone to prepare more."

Zheng Silang stood up and thanked her quickly, saying, "Just give me a bowl of hot tea. That's all. I really dare not accept such a generous favor.

Mother Song laugh and said, "You don't know, sir, this Cow is Called Changsheng. My lady Cherishes treasures it so much that if she doesn't get it back, she'll be sad for a long time."

"I see that's the case. I have done a good thing."

"That's exactly it, just eat at ease, no need to think too much."

After Qi Sui arrived at the house, she went to see Changsheng first. He's eating grass, but his right horn was missing half. She walked up to him with heartache and touched him several times. Changsheng rubbed his head against her and mooed out a few more times.

Shen Yu stood beside her and said softly, "Glad you're back."

Qi Sui stroked Changsheng's head and said, "I'll be back in a minute." Then she asked Shen Yu to wait for her in the study.

In the main hall, Zheng Silang was still chatting with Mother Song. When they were talking about his youngest daughter, Qi Sui came in. He stood up and called out, "Madam Qi."

Qi Sui clasped her fists and said, "Thank you, sir, for sending Changsheng back home."

Zheng Silang was obviously stunned for a moment, then remembered that the cow's horn was broken in half, and explained to her, "Madam Qi, the horns on your Changsheng's head were like that when I saw it."

"I know." Qi Sui nodded, and asked him to sit down again, she said, "But I want to ask you, sir, how did you meet Changsheng?"

Zheng Silang began to recall, and said slowly, "This morning at dawn, I washed the knife and prepared to kill a pig, but when I opened the door, I saw this cow tied next to the meat stall." He suddenly remembered something, took out a piece of paper and handed it to her, "It says Changsheng from the Qi Mansion on it. I usually come to your house to sell meat, so I sent him back. Fortunately, the neighbors didn't find out, otherwise I would really have a hard time explaining myself."

"Thank you, sir." Qi Sui compared the paper with what Zhang Wenchi wrote. The handwriting was the same, and she crumpled it into a ball with a gloomy face.

Zheng Shilang secretly was fortunate to send it back, saying: "What else does Madam Qi want to know? I will definitely tell you everything."

Qi Sui showed him the horns sent by Zhang Wenchi and asked, "With your expert eyes, who do you think this piece of cow horn came from?"

Zheng Silang took it, looked at it carefully for a few times, and said, "The section is uneven, and there are several marks on the edges, so it should be an ordinary kitchen knife, but this person's strength is comparable to mine, and they are also quick, precise, and ruthless, so they must have some kung-fu in their hands. Madam Qi don't laugh at my boasting but my ancestors are executioners, generations have relied on the hand of the knife to support the whole family."

Qi Sui nodded and said, "Is there anyone in town who privately takes over the business of slaughtering cows?"

Zheng Silang was shaken by her question and denied, "Absolutely not, this is a serious offense that will lead to imprisonment!"

"Don't worry, I am not suspicious of you."

Zheng Siro calmed down in a good mood and said: "If there is nothing else, I have to go back, there is only my wife and son at home, my heart is not steady."

"Good, the mansion has prepared a carriage for you, so that you can also return home quickly." Qi Sui got up and thanked him solemnly, and then Mother Song brought several silver ingots and said, "This is a meager gift, but not enough to honor respect. Please accept it, Master Zheng."

Zheng Si Lang was worried that he would not be able to do business with his meat stall today, but he did not expect Qi Sui to be so generous, so he only accepted a single ingot, and said cheerfully, "I only accept what I deserve today, and I would like to ask you to come and take care of my business in the future!"

Qi Sui personally sent him out of the house. After the carriage drove away, she turned and walked to the study. Shen Yu was unhappy but When she saw her coming in, her eyes brightened, and said, "How is it?"

"The butcher is not a member of the Zhang family." Qi Sui strung together what she knows today and told Shen Yu: "Yesterday, ChangSheng was taken away, and immediately after that, someone delivered the white bones of other livestock, and early this morning, I received an invitation from Zhang Wenchi, but Chang Sheng was not in the Zhang family."

"According to Zhang Wenchi's words, Changsheng was taken away by my uncle, and the cow's horns were also chopped off by my uncle, and had nothing to do with him."

After listening, Shen Yu thought carefully and said, "Why did your uncle send Chang Sheng to the Zhang residence?"

"Perhaps to avenge the harm I had done to Qi Cheng, so the first thing that came to my mind was my second uncle, but he was only an ordinary man who had never used a sword before, and would certainly not have done it himself. And there are no butchers in town willing to risk the threat of suing the officials to take over the business."

Shen Yu was silent for a moment, pacing back and forth, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Perhaps there is someone else you haven't thought of."

Qi Sui thought about who else she had a grudge against, and said, "Could it be the Fourth master?" Then she thought it's unlikely, "I just didn't lend him any money, so it's not a big grudge.""What kind of person is the fourth master?" Shen Yu lowered her eyes and said in a low voice.

Speaking of which, Qi Sui has not yet understood the details of the fourth master, and Zheng Silang said that this person to use the sword fast, accurate and ruthless, she immediately called Mother Song, the fourth master of the matter to ask a clear.

After asking, she learned that the Fourth Master had been to the border before. Because of his burly figure and infinite strength, he wanted to go to the battlefield to earn military merit. Later, the war subsided, his merits were replaced by others, and he could only come back with the money. The clan members are all farmers, and they rely on Qi Sui's father to live a comfortable life collecting rent from the fields. When the Fourth Master came back, the clan members thought that he was too murderous and might anger the gods, so they didn't let him go to the fields to plant crops.

Qi Sui's father did give him a lot of silver, so that he could go out to the outside world, the fourth old master was at first willing to do some small trading, but see him look scary, they dare not go near him, and over time, he can not raise half of the will to fight, but also to develop the problem of asking for money.

"Then it makes sense. "Qi Sui clapped her hands and said, "Zhang Wenchi has been looking for trouble with me for a long time, and he must have spies outside the mansion. He was the one who took the initiative to approach the Fourth Master and must have paid a lot of money. He also asked someone to impersonate a servant of the Qi mansion to kidnap Changsheng. He lured me to his mansion just to clear himself. Even if Changsheng was really in danger, the Fourth Master would be the one to take the blame afterwards."

Qi Sui said angrily: "What a vicious person!"

Shen Yu echoed: "Yes, vicious."

Qi Sui gently pulled her over, avoiding Mother Song's gaze, and said in a serious voice, "Don't learn from me. I said that because I'm angry."

"I'm also very angry. "Chen Yu said seriously.

System: "I don't understand!

"Then let me explain it to you. I will analyze Shen Yu's meaning with you in Level 2 Mandarin."

"Get out! "The system cursed.

Qi Sui let out a short laugh. Shen Yu looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

She didn't answer, but said to Mother Song, "I've been busy for most of the day, I'm hungry, please tell the steward that the servants who went with me to the Zhang family today have suffered a lot, so take them to a restaurant to have a good meal, and the money will come out of the account."

After sending Mother Song away, Qi Sui asked Ruo Wei and QiuYun to go to the kitchen and cook some of their favorite dishes.

Only she and Shen Yu were left in the study. Shen Yu naturally understood that she did this on purpose and could only pretend to be calm.

Qi Sui closed the door gently and explained, "It's windy outside, I'll close it first."

Shen Yu hummed, then sat down, just picking up the cup and putting it down again. As soon as the door was closed, the room suddenly became so quiet that the breathing of two people could be heard.

After Qi Sui closed the door, she slowly turned around, squatted in front of Shen Yu, and said, "I don't have any other thoughts, I just want to be alone with you for a while."

The system always says something to ruin the atmosphere, like now, "Yo, you're still the pure love god of war."

"Can you fuck off?"

"Yes."

Shen Yu's eyes moved slightly, she felt a little happy in her heart, smiled and said, "I know."

Qi Sui's heart skipped a beat, and she was silent for a long time when she thought of the kiss she left on her forehead last night.

"Why did you think of kissing me last night?"

Shen Yu blushed immediately, originally she had been troubled all night and it was hard for her to keep the matter at the back of her mind.

Realizing that she probably shouldn't have asked that, she quickly changed her words, "I know, you were trying to coax me, but on impulse."

Qi Sui suddenly felt unnatural, so she stood up and did a set of radio gymnastics, and said with a smile: "Movement can relax my mind! "

Shen Yu looked at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled. After thinking for a while, she said, "How do you know that I was just impulsive? Maybe it was well thought out or planned for a long time?"

When Qi Sui heard this, her brain exploded and her arms stopped in the air.

System: "Zundu fake zundu?"

"You really overwhelm me sometimes." Qi Sui pretended to be calm, then leaned over and asked tentatively: "Have you been planning this for a long time?"

Shen Yu cooperated with her and said, "Yes. "

Qi Sui was defeated instantly, hugged her waist, sighed and said: "Why haven't I married you yet?"

Shen Yu found it funny. How could someone be in a hurry to get married? His elder brother in the family has already reached adulthood, but he is not in a hurry to discuss marriage.

In the evening, Qi Sui took Changsheng back to Yunyan Village. She chattered all the way, Shen Yu looked at her like a child.

"Sister, do you want to say something to Changsheng?" Qi Sui tilted her head, her eyes full of smiles.

Shen Yu lifted the car curtain, thought for a while, and said: "Then I hope Changsheng will be safe and sound after this incident and never leave us again."

"Did Changsheng hear that? "Qi Sui leaned close to its ear and said, "Sister is talking about us. "Changsheng called out to her to walk faster, and she followed him and talked a lot.

A few days later, Cheng An came to the Qi Mansion and brought a batch of newly grown fruits. Qi Sui asked the kitchen to wash and cut all the fruits, and then distribute them to the people in the inner and outer courtyards. Finally, Mother Song and the housekeeper collected everyone's opinions.

Qi Sui and Cheng An were waiting for the result in the main hall. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so she asked, "Why didn't Miss Ying'er come with you?"

Cheng An's mouth curled up slightly, his eyes softened unconsciously, and he said, "She has been busy learning embroidery these days."

"Embroidery?"

"Yes, in an embroidery shop."

Qi Sui then realized that Ying'er went to the shop with Cheng An. There was an embroidery shop near the village with only four embroiderers, but Ying'er was dexterous and had good eyesight, so the embroiderers there taught her.

When Cheng An asked what to do with the fruits in the farm, Qi Sui already had a plan and said, "Of course we have to sell them all."