Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 274 Reappearance of Toad Poison
A batch of newly customized quilt covers from Hongxiufang arrived soon, with exquisite and gorgeous designs of various colors. At the same time, the operation of silk quilts was also very smooth, and [-] quilts had already been produced.

The quilts are still sold at Li Jin's silk and satin shop. Du Xiaoyu was afraid that these quilts would be sold out again, so he stated that each household is limited to two. Buy.There are two more guys in the shop, who are responsible for this business. It will be summer now, and the weight of this batch of quilts is about two catties, which is suitable for use in early autumn. Like winter, it will cost another five or six catties Yes, so as to keep warm.

As soon as the news of the sale of silk quilts came out, twenty of them were sold in one morning alone. Some wealthy merchants tried to please them by saying that the price of the quilts was set too low and they were willing to pay more for them.This was really because Li Yuanqing was too clean and honest, never accepted any bribes, and those with crooked intentions would do everything possible to take advantage of loopholes.

Du Xiaoyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, "Look, you've tried everything you can to please me. What you've done as an official makes others think it's very boring."

"It's not only boring, it's really boring." Li Yuanqing picked up a piece of orange and put it in his mouth, "There's not even a single case of theft these few days."

Du Xiaoyu burst out laughing, "You're selling melons in Wang Po again, won't you go to other villages to inspect people's conditions in your spare time?"

"Have all the brassica seeds sprouted from those farmers?" Li Yuanqing said with a smile, "Then I will accompany you to Beidong Village tomorrow to inspect and see how they are growing."

"That's good." Du Xiaoyu swallowed a piece of orange, which was extremely sweet and sour, and couldn't help praising, "This orange is very good. Next time, I'll plant some trees in our backyard."

"It took three years to produce fruit, can I eat it?" He reached out and touched her head.

Three years is not a long time, but for the two of them, it is unknown. A month ago, Li Yu was demoted from the Minister of War to be the governor of Jiangxi, and he only arrived in Jiangxi two days ago.Lin Song talked with him in the study that day, and they talked about this matter. Now that the political situation is unstable, although Lin Song has already left the officialdom, it does not mean that he does not pay attention.

Du Xiaoyu was taken aback for a moment before realizing that she is an official wife now, and she can marry a chicken as she likes, but she doesn't do as she used to.Li Yuanqing will be transferred in the future, and this mansion will be replaced by someone else, so naturally these orange trees will not belong to her.

"Forget it then, I'll ask dad to plant it, it's the same anyway." She quickly laughed again.

The two went to Beidong Village early in the morning on the second day.

The weather has been fine in the past few days, and it is the most suitable for growing brassicas. I went to the homes of some farmers who sent seeds before and found that the seedlings have grown well, and some have been planted in the fields earlier.

Seeing the county lord come to visit in person, those villagers were extremely excited and motivated, and took out the hens at home. The freshly harvested grains had to be accepted by them. Whether the ditches are in place, whether the spraying potions have been prepared, see that everything is ready before you feel relieved.

Du Xian had already prepared a table of meals, and when he sat down, he smiled and said, "I often go to see it, and I put my heart into it. After all, a lot of money has been planted, who would be lazy?"

When the brassicas are mature, they will buy them at a high price. They just need to collect some experience in planting. Those farmers are naturally happy, and they can improve their lives after all.

After dinner, Mrs. Zhao called Du Xiaoyu to the bedroom to talk, "I plan to visit your uncle's place in two days. Xiaomei hasn't been there since she gave birth. Now Huanghua's place is safe, and your auntie is too." We plan to go together." Zhao Mei gave birth to a boy two days after Du Huanghua.

Du Xiaoyu frowned, "I don't have time recently..."

"You are the county magistrate's wife now, and they know you are busy. Besides, I didn't intend to ask you to go, just to say something." Mrs. Zhao touched her shoulder, and picked up a piece of grass stuck to her skirt, Concerned, "You also need to rest more. Hey, I don't know what you think. They also took over the shop of the Lin family. One person can't be divided into two people! Your father is looking forward to having a grandson."

Her face flushed slightly, "Father is always in such a hurry, how long have I only been married?"

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Your father has nothing to do, and Qingqiu is getting older, so he doesn't have to worry about it on weekdays. She can make trouble, and she can listen to a few words of scolding. He just wants to take a grandson to play."

I'm afraid that Mrs. Zhao thought so too, so Du Xiaoyu wondered, "I can't help it." Besides, they've only been married for a few months, so there's really no rush.

"I won't say much, just pay attention to yourself. I will go with your father in the day after tomorrow. The gifts are all ready, so you don't need to spend any more time." Mrs. Zhao took out a small brocade box from the cabinet. A golden lock, and some fabric, this child grows fast, and the clothes always have to be made new, Xiaojin gave a lot of them before, and we couldn't use them all, so we gave them away for favors."

The gold lock is exquisitely crafted, Du Xiaoyu looked at it and said, "Isn't it the same as the one Xiao He wears?"

"A gold shop sells them, they just look pretty." Mrs. Zhao said with a smile, "The two of them can be considered as cousins, they are a good couple."

"When the child is older, ask Xiaomei to come over to play and get together with Sister Xiaoying."

"Yeah, that's what I mean too." Mrs. Zhao nodded repeatedly.

Stayed there for one night, and the two went back in the morning.

As soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw the head catcher in the yamen waiting there, and after bowing respectfully to Du Xiaoyu, he hurriedly said, "My lord, someone poisoned the toad again, this time I directly poisoned him." died!"

Du Xiaoyu was taken aback. There was a new case before the truth about Sun Xiaoshan was found out last time.

Li Yuanqing looked serious, and went straight to the yamen.

She didn't have the heart to do other things, she flipped through the book, but didn't read anything, and it was hard for Li Yuanqing to come back.

"What's going on?" She couldn't wait to ask.

"This time the diners of Mochizuki Tower died."

Du Xiaoyu hurriedly asked again, "Who is the diner? Does it have anything to do with Sun Xiaoshan?"

"It's a landlord surnamed Zhong. He used to come to Wangyue Tower for dinner often. It's not the first time. It has nothing to do with Sun Xiaoshan." Li Yuanqing pinched his brows. The building was sealed off, and all the staff had to interrogate carefully, after all, they were the easiest way to poison the food.

It's a pity that toad poison is a very common poison, and it's not an expensive thing. Otherwise, we can start from this aspect, but now we can only slowly eliminate irrelevant ones and find the crux of the problem.

"What does the shopkeeper of Wangyuelou say?" Thinking of the shopkeeper Mao who once cooperated with him in business, and because of interests, the two parties finally ended the cooperation in an unhappy way. Du Xiaoyu couldn't help asking, it sounds like these two things are the same The wind and the horse are irrelevant, but how could such a coincidence involve Wangyue Tower.

"Mao Zong reasoned that it had nothing to do with their restaurant. Could it be that the diner poisoned himself to death?" Li Yuanqing said with a sullen face.

The two talked for a while about this matter, and did not go to rest until late at night.

Li Yuanqing got up to go to the yamen as soon as it was dawn, and Du Xiaoyu woke up from the color screen after sleeping until mid-sun. He heard that Mrs. Lin was waiting in the main room.

She washed and dressed, and because she hadn't eaten breakfast, she asked the maid to bring the food to the place where she met the guests. Anyway, it was a family, so there was no need for so many formalities.

As expected, Mrs. Lin didn't mind at all, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat, hey, seeing that you can't get out of bed after being so tired these days, I should have known that I would be here later." He said and asked the maid to take the food box Come on, "There are good things for you." Her two maids had been replaced because of the ecstasy last time.

Du Xiaoyu asked curiously, "What?"

"It's just time to add some food, but it's a bit bland. I thought you had already eaten it. At this time, it was originally used as a snack." Lin explained.

The maid brought out a bowl of thick yellow soup from the food box, which smelled like beef.

Give her beef soup this morning?Du Xiaoyu scratched his head, showing a puzzled expression.

"Mother asked me to bring it to you. There are many tonics in it, and it's good to eat." Lin blinked, covered her mouth and smiled, "Isn't it because you want to hug your great-grandson?"

After hearing this, Du Xiaoyu could only sigh inwardly, and it was impossible to refuse the old lady's kindness, so she picked up the soup and drank it down.

The taste is really good, very fragrant, and indescribably alluring, making people want to drink it again after drinking it. She couldn't help asking, "Is this soup made by the cook at home? How do you feel that the craftsmanship has improved? "

Mrs. Lin seemed extremely happy, "As long as you like it, the cook is of course still the same cook, but he didn't make this kind of soup before. It's normal that you haven't tasted it."

It makes sense, Du Xiaoyu nodded.

"Do you want to go to the shop today?" Mrs. Lin finally spoke up.

It was true that she hadn't visited for a few days, and Du Xiaoyu ate something before going to the jewelry store with Mrs. Lin.

Speaking of the jewelry shop of the Lin family, the business is mediocre. In fact, it is no wonder that the Lin family originally made a fortune in the brocade and timber business, and then gradually expanded to other fields. Although they dabbled in it, they were never good at it. Too much energy is spent on it, such as medicine shops, as long as they don't lose money, they almost don't care, because they are supported by other industries, and these are nothing.

The shop is full of beautiful things, shining gold, gems, and pearls everywhere.

Lin can't put it down, even though she also wears some, but most of them are old styles, the business of the Chen family is in a downturn, and I don't know how many years I haven't bought new ones.

Du Xiaoyu glanced at her, pretending she didn't see her, and went inside.

The current steward is surnamed Tao, he is very disciplined in doing things, and he can distinguish priorities. He was recommended by Lin Song, and the old lady let him take the place of steward Yao.

Tao Guanshi stepped forward to salute, and took out the account book, "This is the details of last month, please have a look, Young Madam."

Du Xiaoyu sat down, Lin Shi also came in from the outside at this time, saw that it was the account book of the shop, and immediately moved forward to read it together.

(End of this chapter)