I am a consultant in Kaifeng

The moats are all built around the city, and the water conservancy projects that benefit the country and the people have been built, which can not only defend against enemies but also irrigate farmland and crops.

Zhan Zhao and Du Xiaoning arrived by the moat, and they brought a beautiful snow-white little dumpling, Li Ping.

The two walked retrograde from the place where Ren Minling's body was found.

It was probably the first time for Li Ping to come out to play without a crowd of people around him. Although he was not as lively as a boy of his age, compared to his usual, he was still very lively.

Zhan Zhao: "Ren Minling is a villager in Renjia Village. She is 16 years old this year. Her parents died young. She lives with her uncle's family."

Du Xiaoning had heard a little about Ren Minling's life experience.

After all, such a young girl has just begun her life, and she has already passed away, which is somewhat admirable.

That day when she was sorting out the files in the library, Gongsun Ce stepped in with a heavy heart and mentioned it to her.

"I heard from Gongsun that her father was a private school teacher before he was alive. He had a clear style and was very literati. Her mother was an embroiderer, and the livelihood of the family was mainly maintained by her mother. This is also the reason for her mother's early death. Her mother After his death, his father also died in depression. When her parents died, Ren Minling was only eight years old."

Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao walked side by side by the moat, the summer wind blew by, blowing up their belts, sometimes separated and sometimes intertwined.

Du Xiaoning turned her head and looked at Zhan Zhao: "How is the relationship between Ren Minling and uncle's family?"

Zhan Zhao: "Wang Chao and I went to see her uncle's house and asked about the situation. The relationship between her and her uncle doesn't seem to be good, but my aunt seems to have a very deep relationship with her."

Du Xiaoning: "Why is there a bad relationship between uncle and her?"

Zhan Zhao: "Ren Minling's father is a teacher in a private school. He taught Ren Minling to read and write since she was a child. But my uncle thinks that he is a scholar. If Ren Minling's father didn't pretend to be noble, perhaps her mother would not have to rely on her age to make a living. She died of overwork and illness very lightly. Ren Minling was taught by her father to read and write since she was a child. Her temperament seemed docile, but she was very assertive. She often argued with her uncle about some things. The uncle saw that the older the niece was, the more she looked like her brother. I like it so much."

This surprised Du Xiaoning a little.

A woman's ignorance is virtue. In this era, women are mostly regarded as accessories of men. They only need to regard their husbands as their gods and don't need too much of their own opinions.

Ren Minling's father taught her to read and write since she was a child. These things should have had a great impact on Ren Minling.

As for the autopsy, Ren Minling was no longer a virgin.

Du Xiaoning thought for a moment, then Xu Sheng said: "Mr. Zhang said that he wanted to propose marriage to Ren Minling's uncle after he cooked rice with Ren Minling. After Ren Minling heard what he said, he cursed loudly, and he pushed Ren Minling into the moat in a fit of anger. Does he know that Ren Minling might already have someone he likes?"

"The person you like?"

Zhan Zhao looked at Du Xiaoning in surprise, "Do you think Ren Minling already has someone he likes?"

Du Xiaoning smiled slightly, "I mean maybe."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes fell on the little boy playing in front of him.

Probably because of the outdoors, the completely unfamiliar environment made the little boy feel novel. He ran happily for a while, and then squatted down in front of a grass by the roadside, looking at something seriously.

Then, he squatted under a willow tree by the moat, concentrating on studying something.

Zhan Zhao's arm touched Du Xiaoning.

Du Xiaoning:? ? ?

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "What do you think that little guy is doing?"

The two walked over and found Li Ping squatting under the willow tree, looking very intently at a gold bracelet beside the willow tree.

It was a shrimp whisker bracelet, which not only cost silver, but also took a lot of effort, requiring high craftsmanship.

Li Ping tilted his head to look at the shrimp beard bracelet, stood up and said to Du Xiaoning: "My sister also has one."

Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao exchanged glances.

Du Xiaoning leaned over and picked up the shrimp whisker bracelet.

The third young master looked at the shrimp whisker bracelet and said, "This is the jewelry from the Golden Pavilion in Bianjing."

Zhan Zhao: "How do you know?"

Du Xiaoning smiled, and put the shrimp whisker bracelet in front of Zhan Zhao, "Look."

Zhan Zhao looked at the shrimp beard bracelet, confused.

To be honest, Mr. Zhan didn’t know anything about these girls’ stuff. When he put the glittering golden bracelet in front of his eyes, he didn’t see anything, but he noticed that the third son’s hands were clean and fair, and his fingers were very beautiful. Against the background, the whiteness has a strange beauty.

Some words come out of my mouth without thinking——

"Why are your hands so white?"

Du Xiaoning was stunned, and turned to look at Mr. Zhan.

Master Zhan: ""

Mr. Zhan stood where he was, feeling a little numb in his heart.

The third son couldn't laugh or cry, she glanced at Zhan Zhao, and said jokingly, "I stay in the study building all day, unlike Master Zhan and a few elder brothers, who are outside in the wind and rain every day, so naturally I'm not as rough as you. "

On a different day, Mr. Zhan would definitely have a joking argument with the third young master.

But today, for some unknown reason, he was inexplicably guilty and didn't say a word.

The third young master glanced at Lord Zhan with his smiling phoenix eyes, and said, "Can't Master Zhan see it?"

Mr. Zhan put on a wooden face.

Third Young Master: "Master Zhan, if you don't understand, just tell me, I will teach you."

Master Zhan: ""

The third son accepted it as soon as he saw it, she approached Zhan Zhao, and showed him the inside of the shrimp beard bracelet.

"Master Zhan, have you seen it?"

There is a plum blossom engraved on the inside of the shrimp whiskers.

Du Xiaoning: "The head of the Cangjin Pavilion is surnamed Mei, and all accessories from the Cangjin Pavilion have this plum blossom symbol."

Mr. Zhan thought that I was poor and I could not afford a shrimp whisker bracelet for a whole year, how could I know these things?

At this time the third young master said: "It's no wonder Mr. Zhan doesn't know, after all Mr. Zhan is relatively poor."

Mr. Zhan had a straight face, and his tone was cold, "Third Young Master is going too far."

It is true that he is poor, but he can't poke people's pain like this.

If the third young master pokes his sore spot like this again, he will lose his face.

Du Xiaoning couldn't help laughing.

When the third young master laughed, his brows and eyes were soaked in a smile, very pretty.

Master Zhan looked at her smiling face and was made to lose his temper.

Du Xiaoning finished laughing, coughed lightly, and said, "The things in the hidden golden pavilion are very valuable, how could they be dropped here?"

As she spoke, her eyes fell on a small path opposite.

"Where did that go?"

Zhan Zhao was startled, "It's the only way to Renjia Village."

It turned out that he took Du Xiaoning and Li Ping to the entrance of Renjia Village unknowingly.

Have they come this far?

Du Xiaoning raised her eyebrows and walked across.

Zhan Zhao looked at the back of the third young master, a little stunned, but when he came back to his senses, he found that Li Ping was still standing beside him.

The height of the little guy was less than his waist, a small snow-white one, and those big black grape-like eyes looked at him without blinking.

Zhan Zhao folded his arms around his chest, lowered his eyes and looked at him, "Xiao Pingzi, what are you looking at?"

Li Ping beckoned to him, motioning him to bend down.

Zhan Zhao bent down and listened with his ears.

Li Ping: "Du Xiaoning is really cute, isn't she?"

Zhan Zhao: ""

At this time Li Ping said again: "Du Xiaoning not only looks so white, but also smells so good!"

Zhan Zhao: ""

***

Du Xiaoning stood under the big banyan tree at the intersection, still holding the shrimp whisker bracelet he picked up just now.

Zhan Zhao led Li Ping and walked over, "What's wrong?"

The path is winding, with unknown trees planted on both sides, and the trees are full of fruits.

Du Xiaoning looked at the path winding far away, and said, "I want to visit Renjia Village."

Zhan Zhao: "Now?"

Du Xiaoning smiled and shook her head, "Today is too late, the city gate will be closed later, wait until tomorrow."

Zhan Zhao originally wanted to say that even if the city gate is closed, it doesn't matter, because he has a badge to enter and exit the city gate.

But after thinking about it, today is the day for Du Xiaoning to rest and take a bath. He took Li Ping to someone's study to eat and eat. He also brought the third son to the moat to discuss the case, and then asked the third son to go to Renjia Village and grope in the dark. Going back to the city seems a little unkind.

So Master Zhan touched the badge on his waist, but said nothing.

Du Xiaoning didn't have the bad habit of working even when she was taking a bath, so her request to go to Renjia Village was not too urgent.

She walked slowly along the path. Some of the peasants on both sides of the path were already planning to go home, and some were still busy. A few young girls who looked like thirteen or fourteen years old were always aiming in the direction of the third son inadvertently.

Du Xiaoning noticed his gaze, and put on a springy smile on his handsome face, and nodded friendlyly to the little girls.

A shy little girl pursed her lips, lowered her head and turned sideways, not looking at the third son.

There are also bold ones, although they are a little shy in their hearts, they still look at the third young master with big eyes blinking.

Mr. Zhan who followed the third son: ""

Some people really never forget to open their peacock tails no matter what time they are.

Mr. Zhan was complaining in his heart, when he saw a bold little girl walking towards some people with some wild fruits in her hand.

The little girl's name is Xiaofang, and she is from Renjia Village.

She held a few wild fruits in her hand, and looked at Du Xiaoning with big eyes, "My lord, do you want it?"

Du Xiaoning smiled and asked warmly, "What kind of fruit is this?"

The little girl was a little shy, her cheeks were flushed, probably because she thought the third son was good-looking, so she didn't move away from the big eyes staring at the third son, but her voice was a little soft.

"I can't tell what kind of fruit it is, it's a bit sour and a bit sweet, it can quench your thirst when you're thirsty, and satisfy your hunger when you're hungry."

Du Xiaoning: "I took your fruit away, so what do you eat?"

The little girl smiled and pointed to the basket in front of her, "I still have a lot."

Du Xiaoning picked a few from the wild fruits she was holding, and he was about to exchange the jade pendant around his waist with others.

The little girl waved her hands again and again, "My lord, I gave this to you."

The third young master: "How can I do that? You won't get rewarded for your merits. If you give me the fruit you worked so hard to pick, of course I want to show it. Besides, it's just a worthless gadget."

Mr. Zhan looked at the "frivolous gadgets" that the third young master said, even if it wasn't high-quality white jade, it was still worth half a month's salary.

But the little girl is naive and innocent, and she doesn't understand these things.

She fell in love with the handsome young man, and when she saw the gift in return, she blushed and accepted it, "Thank you, sir."

The third son frowned, "Hey, don't be in a hurry to thank me. Xiaofang, I have something to ask you."

Holding the jade pendant, Xiaofang was overjoyed, "Excuse me, my lord."

Du Xiaoning pointed to the willow tree on the opposite side of the intersection, and asked, "You've been busy working here for the past few days, have you seen anyone coming to that willow tree?"

As soon as the third son's words came out, Xiaofang's face suddenly became very strange.

Du Xiaoning: "What's wrong?"

Xiaofang: "Master, that willow tree is not very auspicious."

Du Xiaoning: "Huh? How should I say it?"

Xiaofang: "There is a girl in our village who likes to sit under that willow tree for the past few months. She died a few days ago."

Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao looked at each other.

At this time, Xiaofang said: "The body was dragged to Kaifeng Mansion, and her uncle brought her home the day before yesterday. A Mr. Zhang from a neighboring village said that he killed the girl, but we all thought it was not Mr. Zhang." Killed."

Du Xiaoning: "Mr. Zhang didn't kill her, so how did she die?"

Xiaofang: "She's offended!"

Du Xiaoning: ""