The Pastoral Empress Merchant

Chapter 72 Who

After asking around, nothing came out, and I couldn't report the case, because the dead were only a few fish, not a few people, so the government would not take care of such a trivial matter, they could only solve it in private, but the whole village There is nothing suspicious, and there are no clues, what's the matter?
And besides Da Zhu, no one else noticed anything special, something was wrong, but what Da Zhu said...was like saying nothing.

The village chief couldn't help but feel that Da Zhu was talking about a dark shadow. He felt that Da Zhu had been beaten by his mother a lot, so his eyes were dazzled when he was young.

In this way, Mu Jinxi has no other choice. There are so many methods to check here compared to modern times. There is nothing suspicious about the people in the village, and it is even more impossible for people in other villages.

She still has to go to Taohua Town to tell shopkeeper Zhang about this. If someone really poisoned the river, even if there are other fish that are not dead, they don’t need to eat them. What if something goes wrong?
But in this way, the business of Peach Blossom Restaurant has to be temporarily put down, and I don't know if shopkeeper Zhang can accept it.

It was already Shen Shi, and there was still time to rush to Peach Blossom Town, but it was impossible to make it back, so Mu Jinxi decided to stay overnight in Peach Blossom Town at night and come back tomorrow.

The Mu family naturally didn't agree at first, how could she, a girl, live outside alone?Mu Jinhua wanted to follow her, but Mu Jinxi became impatient, so she had to agree. Father Mu and Mrs. Mu agreed to let her stay in Taohua Town for one night. Xiaobao was naturally very reluctant, but he was young. , if you can't follow, you can only pouted and watched Mu Jinxi go to Peach Blossom Town.

When Mu Jinxi and Mu Jinhua arrived at Peach Blossom Town, the sun was already half hidden on the top of the hill. Seeing Mu Jinxi appearing in Peach Blossom Restaurant at this time, shopkeeper Zhang was very surprised.

"Xiaoxi? Why are you here at this time?" It's already evening, so it's too late to go back to Xiushui Village, right?
Facing the shopkeeper Mu Jinxi, I feel a little ashamed.

Shopkeeper Zhang is actually more like an elder. He has the shrewdness and treachery of a businessman, but he is also a person with clear grievances and a warm heart.

She was able to take a stake in Peach Blossom Restaurant so easily not only because she was able to create value and profits for Peach Blossom Restaurant, but also because of the shopkeeper Zhang.She was right to his taste and caught his eyes. He felt that she was a woman who lost her husband at such a young age, and everyone in her family had that kind of temper. Life was difficult, so he was moved to sympathize with her.

If it wasn't for shopkeeper Zhang, she wouldn't have harvested the first bucket of gold so easily, so she was grateful to shopkeeper Zhang.

But now something like this happened, and it was very likely because of his own relationship, that person poisoned Xiushui River in anger...

Seeing Mu Jinxi's solemn expression, shopkeeper Zhang immediately realized that something might have happened, and he didn't think about things related to himself and Taohua Restaurant except Xiushuihe.

"Is something wrong with Xiushui River?" Shopkeeper Zhang guessed.

Mu Jinxi was not surprised either, she nodded and told shopkeeper Zhang what happened today.

Shopkeeper Zhang's complexion changed slightly, he didn't expect such a thing to happen suddenly.

"What should I do? The fish are caught fresh from the Xiushui River every day. Now that the fish is dead, the dish..."

Mu Jinxi shook her head, "I'm afraid the supply has to be suspended."

Shopkeeper Zhang quickly accepted it, and said optimistically, "If that's the case, then temporarily stop the supply! I'll explain it to everyone."

Mu Jinxi froze for a moment, she didn't expect shopkeeper Zhang to have such a reaction.

Shopkeeper Zhang laughed out loud when he saw Mu Jinxi's stunned expression, and said, "Xiao Xi, you are worrying too much. Am I the kind of unreasonable person? You and I will bother you if something like this happens. I don't want to, no matter how many accusations are made, it won't help, so why hurt the harmony between each other?"

Talking about it, shopkeeper Zhang changed the subject and said, "It's just that you have to think about it, whether you can come up with a new dish to replace sashimi."

Mu Jinxi smiled, "That's no problem, I'll figure it out for you as soon as possible."

The two talked for a while, and Mu Jinxi thought that she was going to stay in Taohua Town at night, so she asked, "Which inn in Taohua Town is better? I'm going to stay in Taohua Town tonight."

Shopkeeper Zhang patted his thigh and said, "Why do you need to stay at the inn? You can follow me home! I still have a vacant room at home."

"It's not good, it's too troublesome, besides, my elder brother is also here—"

"Hey, Xiaoxi, you don't have to see me anymore. I can still entertain you and your eldest brother, so don't shirk it, unless you dislike my family's poor conditions." Shopkeeper Zhang pretended to be unhappy Said.

Mu Jinxi laughed, he said so, it would be bad for her to refuse, so she happily replied: "Then I will interrupt."

At night, Mu Jinxi and Mu Jinhua were arranged to rest in the guest room after having dinner at Shopkeeper Zhang's house.

Shopkeeper Zhang’s family is small in population, his wife is a typical ancient woman, virtuous and docile, but hospitable and hospitable. I saw them come to visit at night and cooked a lot of dishes to entertain them. The bedding in the guest room was also replaced with new ones. Some are not used to it.

Lying on the bed in Zhang's guest room, Mu Jinxi didn't feel sleepy at all. She still had to think about the Peach Blossom Restaurant and Xiushui River.

She felt that what happened to Xiushuihe was most likely done by the masked man who had met twice, and it was very likely that he annoyed him by making him lose money and refusing to let him stay overnight, so he took revenge on herself carefully. , because he knew he was from Xiushui Village.

In the dark night, Mu Jinxi gritted her teeth bitterly.Damn masked man, a big man is so stingy, he really has no grace. Fortunately, she thought he should not be a bad person before, but she was wrong.

The next time she meets him, she will make him look good!Although she is just a little girl without any peerless martial arts, but... hum, it's not too late for a little girl to take revenge for ten years!
Mu Jinxi lay on the bed thinking angrily.

Then I thought about what shopkeeper Zhang said to her. She had to think about what dish to use instead of sashimi. It was not difficult to come up with a dish. She had never eaten any food in her previous life. You know how to do it, otherwise what would the cook at Peach Blossom Restaurant do?
Mu Jinxi opened her eyes in the dark and her mind was still running, then opened her eyes wide suddenly, her nerves tensed up, she sat up from the bed quickly, her eyes scanned the room like electricity, and she spoke in a deep and vigilant voice. Ask: "Who?"

(End of this chapter)