Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

"Yesterday, I heard that it seems to be his mother-in-law's birthday today. It's probably because he didn't come to celebrate his mother-in-law's birthday." Laiwang suddenly remembered.

Zhao Hanyan glanced at the tailor's ruler. Although he knew the possibility was very low, he still felt that it would be better to be cautious, so he said to Chun Lai Chun, "You guys go and have a look?"

Without saying a word, the two brothers set off immediately.

Zhao Hanyan first made arrangements in the kitchen. The shredded radish had been marinated for half a day before, and a lot of water came out.Zhao Hanyan squeezed the shredded radish dry and put it in a basin, then drained the oil from the bean curd skin, blanched the fungus and shredded it, and set it aside for later use.

Zhao Hanyan crushed boiled red beans to make red bean paste, added sugar and fat to make a filling; then made a second filling with walnut kernels, fat and sugar.Then pour the bought rice noodles into a basin, knead the noodles with boiling water, and wrap the first two fillings into the rice noodles.Walnut kernels are wrapped in a crescent shape, and red bean paste is wrapped in a round shape.Boil water in a pot, put the steamer on it, spread the lotus leaves, and steam the two kinds of oil and sugar powder dumplings wrapped before.

Zhao Hanyan tried to make this kind of dumpling for the first time. Although she has the background of a chef and has a good hand feeling when cooking, it will definitely not be too unpalatable, but she has always had high requirements for cooking, so she just tried to make two drawers for herself at first. Try it with the people in the kitchen, and finally she will improve it according to the taste.

"People are coming!" Chunlaichunqu brothers went back and forth, followed by another person, it was Li San.

Li San smiled and apologized to everyone, "It's my mother-in-law's birthday. I thought the kitchen wouldn't be available during the day. I don't have much work to do, so I'll go to her first, and I'll have time to chop firewood in the evening. I'm sorry, I'll come late."

"It's fine." Zhao Hanyan smiled lightly.

When Li San heard that old man Zhang had brought firewood, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and went to work in the woodshed.

When Zhao Hanyan saw that everyone was present, he put the freshly made dumplings into the pot.After waiting for less than a stick of incense, the first pot of dumplings was steamed, and the rice fragrance overflowed as soon as the pot was uncovered.

When Laiwang, Chunlai, and Chunqu brothers saw the dumplings on the pot, they all said in unison in their hearts: "I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat..."

Now that they saw that the dumplings were ready, they all gathered around.

Xiuzhu laughed at their greedy cats, and according to Zhao Hanyan's instructions, each picked up a bowl for them and asked them to taste it first.

"It's so delicious! The skin is strong, and the filling is fragrant and sweet. The walnut kernel and red bean paste filling are both unique, and I like both." When Laiwang was talking, he was afraid of delaying the delicious food, and he couldn't see clearly when he was biting into the dumplings. Said indistinctly.

Brother Chun Qu Chun Lai is even more shrewd, he doesn't even say a word, except for eating, he only nods.

"Eat slowly, this stuffing is easy to burn." Zhao Hanyan instructed.

All three nodded obediently, but there was no intention of slowing down at all.

Xiuzhu picked one of each, tasted it first, and tested the heat. When she felt that it was ready to eat, she put the two kinds of dumplings on the plate and asked Zhao Hanyan to taste it.

After Zhao Hanyan finished eating, he was dissatisfied and said, "It's too sweet and a bit greasy, and the aroma of the bean paste is not enough."

"Is there, I don't think so." Lai Wang and the other three agreed.

"Li San hasn't eaten it yet. If he does, he must not think it's sweet enough." Laiwang sighed.

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, and Li San will come back.

"The firewood is all done, and it's getting dark, so I'm going back! My child took the opportunity to quarrel with his grandmother today, forcing me to agree to go to the night market with him!" Li San shouted from a distance.

Everyone hurriedly stopped him and told him that there was something good to eat.

"Really? But I really have to go back early, the child's mother specifically told me." Li San took two steps over, stretched his neck and saw that there was really something delicious, and couldn't help swallowing.

Xiuzhu kindly wrapped the remaining dumplings with lotus leaves, handed them to Li San, and asked him to take them home to eat with his wife and children.

Li San smiled and held it in his arms, thanked Zhao Hanyan and Xiuzhu Fang and left.

Zhao Hanyan saw a badge pinned to Li San's waist, "Is that yours?"

Li San took off his badge, "No, I just picked it up when chopping firewood."

Zhao Hanyan took it over and took a look. There was a seal character "Zhong" engraved on the front of the mahogany waist card, and the regular character "Wan Chun" was engraved on the back.

"Bring it for fun, Brother Han will give it to you if he likes it." Li Sanhan said with a smile, and said goodbye to everyone.

Zhao Hanyan took a closer look at the waist card and saw a small amount of blood.She put the badge and the ruler together, and sent Chun to watch the wind, "If Mr. Bao or Mr. Gongsun come back, please let me know. I have something important to ask them."

Lai Wang promised.

Zhao Hanyan washed his hands and tried to adjust the stuffing again. He decided to add sweet-scented osmanthus sugar to the bean paste stuffing, slightly reduce the amount of fat, and put some sour pear juice in it. After a while, six drawers of powder dumplings were made, and they were placed on the temporary stove. Served with white rice porridge.

After about two sticks of incense, Chun Lai ran back to report, "Mr. Gongsun and Guard Zhan are back."

Zhao Hanyan put down the work in his hand, put the tailor's ruler and waist badge into the white cloth bag, and went to see Gongsun Ce with them.

When Zhao Hanyan arrived, he heard Gongsun Ce Zhanzhao and others discussing the case in the hall.She asked Zhang Ling, the clerk at the gate, to help report it. Zhang Ling shook his head and said that the adults were discussing the case at the moment and could not report it.

"I have clues about the case." Zhao Hanyan said.

"What clue?" Zhang Ling asked.

Zhao Hanyan moved his eyes, smiled and shook his head, "I can't say that, I'll ask Mr. Gongsun to decide whether to tell you or not."

"Oh," Zhang Ling sneered, "Then you should wait."

Zhao Hanyan glanced back at Zhang Ling and said nothing more.

Zhan Zhao: "The identity of the deceased in Pig Killing Alley has just been found out. It was Chen Zhou, the guard of Wanchun Tower. That is to say."

"Rainy weather, coir raincoat, and throat cutting. The murderer's method was clean and cautious, and he obviously came prepared. Except for these three points, there are almost no other clues left for us." Gongsun Ce said.

Zhan Zhao nodded, "This case is a bit tricky. If he continues to commit crimes, it will definitely cause panic in the capital."

"Of course crimes will continue."

The sound was unusually positive.

When everyone handles a case, they generally speak very cautiously. Such affirmative words immediately attract attention, and everyone looks for the source of the voice.

Zhang Ling glared at Zhao Hanyan angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Who's outside?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Zhang Ling hurried into the house to make amends: "It's the new cook who said he had something important to see Mr. Gongsun, and his subordinates told him to wait. Who knew he was so rude and talking nonsense. The villain sent him back immediately. "

important?

Gongsun Ce said to Zhang Ling, "Let him in."

Zhang Ling was stunned.

"Hurry up." Zhao Hu urged.

Zhang Ling agreed, and looked at Zhao Hanyan with reproachful eyes after going out.

"Are you allowed in?" Zhao Hanyan asked deliberately, and was about to enter the room when he raised his foot, but his wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Zhao Hanyan looked down at Zhang Ling who was holding his arm, and looked at him displeasedly, "What do you mean?"

Seeing that Zhao Hanyan seemed to have a temper, Zhang Ling felt even angrier, and preached: "You are new here, and you are still a cook. I am sorry that you are a rough person who does not understand the rules. Let it go this time. Next time, if you do this again, I will teach you a lesson." .”

"Let go." The voice was extremely cold, full of warning.

Zhang Ling let go, and then realized that he was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and beat someone, but Zhao Hanyan had already entered the house, so he had to endure it, but he could remember the hatred.No one in Kaifeng Mansion dare not give Zhang Ling face, he is Zhang Guifei's younger brother!

"You just said that the murderer will continue to commit crimes. What is the basis?" Zhan Zhao immediately asked her when he saw Zhao Hanyan enter the door.

"The deceased died at night, and the tailor's shop was closed, but in the early morning, many people saw that the tailor's shop opened early. When I went, the door panels of the tailor's shop had been completely removed. Obviously, the murderer opened the door on purpose. In order for people to discover his killing results as soon as possible. Moreover, the time interval between the two cases is less than one day, which shows that he is not tired of killing people, and is probably still enjoying it. With these two things as evidence, it is even more obvious that the murderer will not Stop, even if the Kaifeng government intervenes in the investigation, it will not stop his determination to continue killing." After Zhao Hanyan said, he put the tailor's ruler and waist badge on the table.

Gongsun Ce picked up the waist card, glanced at the tailor's ruler again, and suddenly understood, "This is it?"

"There is blood on it." Zhao Hanyan said.

Gongsun Ce hurriedly picked up the two things and examined them carefully, and it was true.

Zhan Zhao also came over to take a look. He naturally recognized the tailor's ruler, and tailors used it. As for the waist card, "Zhong" was written on the front, implying Guan Zhong, who is the ancestor of every brothel. The "Wan Chun" on the back is definitely It refers to Wanchun Tower.Obviously, these two items are belongings related to the previous two deceased.

"Where did you get these two things?" Zhan Zhao stared at Zhao Hanyan and asked in doubt.

"Old man Zhang sent firewood today, and these two things were mixed in the firewood he sent." Zhao Hanyan then told the old man Zhang's walking route again.

Gongsun Ce: "Old man Zhang has been delivering firewood to our Kaifeng mansion for three years. Many people know that he has deafness. Two things."

"But why did he do that?" Zhao Hu asked puzzled.

"Show off your might with us," Zhan Zhao said.

Gongsun Ce nodded.

"But there is one thing I haven't figured out yet. Brother Han just said about the tailor's door panel. Although the person died last night, it could be that the murderer called the door before committing the crime, or the tailor opened the door panel before going out at night. " Ma Han refused to accept.

"In that case, the next door panel is enough, and there is no need to lower the whole door panel." Dynasty reminded.

"It's best to catch the murderer as soon as possible, otherwise someone will probably suffer in the next rainy day." Zhao Hanyan said.

Everyone in the room fell silent after hearing the words.

"Why is it raining?" Zhao Hu really couldn't figure it out.

Zhao Hanyan: "The way he kills people is that when he cuts his throat, the blood will splatter three feet. The coir raincoat can perfectly cover the blood stains, and wearing a coir raincoat and hat in rainy days, even if someone witnesses the crime, it is difficult to recognize who he is."

Gongsun Ce: "But he will take off the coir raincoat after killing people, why?"

"It is very likely that he is a person who loves cleanliness. He would rather be in the rain than wear a coir raincoat covered with other people's blood. The murderer always lives in the capital, is cautious, strong, conceited, loves cleanliness, knows sword skills, and has practiced martial arts when he was young. He should be more easy-going and good at chatting with people, and the Killing Pig Alley case is by no means his first murder." Zhao Hanyan continued.

Everyone in the house was silent again, and the quiet time was longer than last time.