Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 6 What is Mr. Pei doing?

In a blink of an eye, the sun sets in the west, and the sun in early spring is always reluctant to set, burning with hope. Even when it gets dark, there is a strong warmth, as if it is reluctant to leave.

Jiang Xihe is busy in the kitchen of the Jiang family.

She changed into light green cotton clothes, her hair was wrapped in a scarf, and the firelight in the stove reflected her little face pink.

With a smile on her brows and piercing eyes, Liu Tang glanced at Jiang Xihe and exclaimed, "Why are you so good-looking? The Li family is so blind when they want to cancel the engagement."

Jiang Xihe was dumbfounded, "What does appearance have to do with whether or not to withdraw from the engagement?"

Liu Tang curled his lips.

She was sitting on a low stool, holding Jiang Xihe's long aqua dress in one hand and needle and thread in the other. The stitches were so dense that if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see the patch at all.

Jiang Xihe couldn't help but praise, "Your embroidery skills are superb. Without you, how much more money would I have spent."

"Don't come here, I'm not telling you. You work so hard to make money, why don't you buy a few clothes for yourself? Why do you keep the money? Save for a dowry."

Jiang Xihe rolled his eyes, "How can I be like you when I'm paying back the dowry? When my brother left, I gave him all the money at home. If I don't make money, how can I support myself."

Liu Tang's eyes drifted away, and he came back to his senses after a while. He continued to work, but he sighed, "Xiaohe, the person I admire most is you. You have an indescribable energy in you. Just talk about the Li family." , if it were me, I would be finished long ago."

Jiang Xihe smiled, "What's the point? It's just a bad reputation, but I don't care about reputation. If others say I'm good, it doesn't mean I'm really good. If others say I'm bad, it doesn't mean I'm really bad. I'll do well. Just do it yourself.”

Liu Tang thought for a long time and understood, "You can always say something I never dare to think of. Did Brother Xifeng give you a letter?" Liu Tang asked naturally, and Jiang Xihe didn't notice the flash of blush on her face. .

"Okay, I will leave for the capital in the next few days. Right now, I don't think about anything. I just hope that my brother will be safe and be named on the gold list."

"I will definitely do it. Brother Xifeng is so good. He will definitely be able to pass high school. In the future, you will be the number one scholar."

Jiang Xihe laughed loudly, "I like to hear this, so you say, can I not work hard to make money? I think about the day my brother comes back, he will set up a flowing table for a week, no matter who he is, just say hello, come on, Jiang Xihe Treat yourself with wine and food.”

Liu Tang's eyebrows were smiling, and under the candlelight, his eyes were shining with tiny light. "There will definitely be a lot of people coming to kiss you by then. I think your threshold will be stepped down."

Jiang Xihe didn't notice a hint of sadness flashing in Liu Tang's eyes, turned around and put the cooked dough on the board, "It's a good day, look at how well this dough has woken up, just wait and eat the most delicious glutinous rice cake in the world. "

Liu Tang raised his eyelids, took a look, and said with a smile, "Tell me, is there anything else you can't do?"

Jiang Xihe pointed to the skirt in Liu Tang's hand, "Nv Hong, I won't do it on your hands."

Liu Tang chuckled and remembered something, "By the way, how about the new county magistrate? I heard from the boss of the embroidery shop that all the merchants who wanted to see the county magistrate were kicked back today, and the county magistrate was not seen. .”

Speaking of Pei Zhizhao, Jiang Xihe pressed a kneaded dough cake onto the panel and sighed, "That person is not easy to get along with."

"Ah?" Liu Tang frowned, worried for Jiang Xihe, "Then what will you do in the future?"

Jiang Xihe was also a little worried, "Before, Magistrate Qi took care of me, and I could still take on some work in the Yamen. But now I see that it will be difficult in the future."

Liu Tang frowned even more when he heard what Jiang Xihe said.

Jiang Xihe turned around and saw Liu Tang's stern expression, and smiled sweetly, "Don't worry, the Yamen road is dead. There are other roads that won't let me starve to death. I'm young and strong, what can't I do? The worst, the worst Oops, can I go to Bushi Street to sell cooking cakes?"

Liu Tang was infected by Jiang Xihe's optimism and continued to immerse himself in the needlework in his hand, "That's why I admire you the most. You are not afraid of anything. You are not afraid of anything. You are so soft and weak. Where do you get that vigorous energy?" ?”

"Why am I not afraid, Liu Tang? I am afraid of getting burned."

The blazing fire in the stove lit up the little faces of the two girls. Jiang Xihe picked out the glutinous rice cakes one by one and blew on his fingers while picking them up. The steaming heat filled the stove. The two people laughed.

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  The next day, when the genius was bright, Jiang Xihe heard a rhythmic knock on the door.

Jiang Xihe hurriedly got up and opened the door. Jiang Xihe was stunned, "Han..."

Standing in front of the door was the man named Han Fang who followed Pei Zhizhao yesterday.

Jiang Xihe was stumped as to what to call him.

"Lawyer Jiang, just call me Brother Han. The general has something to do, and I would like to ask Lawyer Jiang to come over and talk to me."

Jiang Xihe glanced at Han Fang. His eyes were calm and his behavior was polite.

Pei Zhizhao is looking for her?
  Jiang Xihe was in a state of confusion. She wanted to tell something from Han Fang's expression, but unfortunately Han Fang kept smiling and could not see any emotion.

"Then I'll just clean it up. Brother Han, can you wait for me for a while?"

Han Fang was polite and said, "The general always gets up early. I also developed the habit of getting up early in the army and forgot the time." Han Fang then saw Jiang Xihe's hazy sleepy eyes clearly and raised his eyes to look at the sky. Later he realized that this hour was a bit embarrassing. . "Sorry, I'm waiting here. Lawyer Jiang, don't worry." Han Fang regained his expression and his attitude was sincere.

Jiang Xihe lived alone, and it was not convenient for Han Fang to enter the house. He nodded without further explanation, "I'll be quick."

Jiang Xihe was indeed very fast.

Han Fang thought that if a girl went out to draw, she would have to spend time with a stick of incense. Unexpectedly, Jiang Xihe walked out of the courtyard before he had finished walking back and forth in the alley.

The little girl was also carrying a two-story food box in her hand. She smiled at Han Fang and said, "I made some snacks yesterday. I couldn't finish them all by myself. I took them to the Yamen to feed the brothers on duty."

Han Fang was stunned for a moment, then saw Jiang Xihe's eyes shining brightly, and raised his hand to take the food box, "Miss Jiang is interested, give it to me."

The Korean side's name for her changed from Lawyer Jiang to Miss Jiang, and Jiang Xihe's heart was settled. From this point of view, it shouldn't be a bad thing for Pei Zhizhao to find her.

After taking a few steps, Jiang Xihe asked tentatively, "Brother Han, Mr. Pei came to see me so early. Is there something wrong?"

Han Fang then understood Jiang Xihe's worries and explained, "The general encountered a murder case when he first arrived in Ping'an County. He wanted to know the situation as soon as possible. I also forgot the time. Miss Jiang, don't worry."

Although he didn't say he was careless, Jiang Xihe was still stunned by the sight in front of him as soon as he stepped into the county government office.

Pei Zhizhao stood in front of the screen wall in a black suit. The Ping'an County government servants, tall, short, fat and thin, stood in a line opposite Pei Zhizhao.

Pei Zhizhao's face was dark, his voice was low, and his words were like a bell, "Those who are on duty today have not yet gone to the office at Mao hour. Those who are not on duty today, in case of emergencies, have not finished gathering even a stick of incense."

Everyone lowered their heads.

Jiang Xihe counted the 25 yamen servants of Ping'an County. Except for the four who were watching Fang Lianqing, there were two others who had not arrived.

When Jiang Xihe was in a daze, Liu Qing, who usually liked to argue, ran in from the Yamen in a hurry without even wearing clothes, and explained breathlessly, "Master Pei, I have diarrhea and I'm late."

Pei Zhizhao had a cold face. When Liu Qing rushed to the far left of the team and was immersed in arranging his clothes, he kicked Liu Qing in the crook of the leg.

Liu Qing was unprepared and fell to the ground. He groaned and couldn't help shouting at Pei Zhizhao, "Master Pei, what are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)