Nongmen Shenjue

Fang Erping was taken aback for a moment, and then he was a little annoyed, but he was concerned about the identities of several people, and suppressed his anger and said: "It's all happened ten years ago, why bother to ask. Besides, I didn't go to the Yellow River that day. Jiacun, my two senior brothers followed me, I don’t know anything about Huangjiacun. You guys go!"

"You have been there." Wen Jixue said coldly.

Fang Erping wanted to deny it, but when he saw the other person's eyes, his heart shrank and he smiled wryly: "I'm just going to pass on a message. The other day my master went to Huangjia Village to make banquet noodles. Someone came looking for it temporarily, and he also wanted to ask the master to make noodles." Banquet. My master is quite famous in the surrounding area. The family is very particular, so they must invite my master to go, but I am afraid that I will bump into other people’s houses on the same day, so I have to make an appointment with my master first. Go to Huangjia Village and tell me about it. I didn’t have time to spend a cup of tea in Huangjia Village, so I rushed back to give people an answer after I finished speaking, and ordered the things I needed.”

Mu Qingyan didn't care about these things, and just asked him: "I heard that your master's mushroom soup is a must."

Fang Erping forced a laugh, and sighed: "Yes, to tell you the truth, my master was really beautiful at that time, and many people wanted to invite him to a banquet. Not only the villages and towns, but also the restaurants in the county town invited him to be the chef. Well. He didn’t feel comfortable, so he didn’t go. My master’s braised pork is good, but he is best at stewing soup, and mushroom soup is one. There are many mountains here, and there are many wild vegetables and mushrooms. I went to Huangjia Village that day. The family also specifically asked for mushroom soup, saying that the official likes mushroom soup, and said that the other party has been away from home for many years, so they want him to have a good taste of his hometown."

"Do you know how mushroom soup is made? What are the specific steps and ingredients used?" Mu Qingyan asked again.

"If you talk about mushroom soup, it's actually very simple. It's shredded mushrooms, shredded bamboo shoots, and shredded lean pork, and put them in a pot to cook the soup. The mushrooms and bamboo shoots are roughly fried with chicken oil, and only salt is added. However, My master still has a hand, and every time he cooks mushroom soup, he will add something, and I don’t know what it is mixed with. It’s a white powder, and it doesn’t look like gorgon powder. We also asked, and my master said it was an exclusive secret recipe.” Speaking of the past In the past, Fang Erping was very disappointed. Originally, he could be a good cook.

Mu Qingyan especially remembered the backtracking scene, when Fatty Liu stirred the soup pot and added something to it twice.Referring to what Fang Erping said, the first time is salt, and the second time should be the so-called secret recipe.

The use of salt in cooking soup is limited, unless it is highly toxic like arsenic, it is possible to poison so many people in a small amount and on a large scale.However, the people who were killed or injured at that time showed symptoms of food poisoning, the most likely being poisonous mushrooms, and he himself was partial to this judgment. Since it is unlikely that there will be a large number of poisonous mushrooms, it is more likely that there is a problem with the secret recipe added for the second time. big.

Thinking of this, he continued to ask: "Tell me in detail, what is the secret recipe?"

"Who are you?" Fang Erping asked many good people in the past, but apart from the government, even if it was asked by the gentlemen in the city, he found excuses to shirk.He really didn't want to talk about that.

Wen Jixue snorted coldly: "You can answer whatever you ask."

Fang Erping couldn't help but take two steps back, obviously the other party was threatening verbally, but he felt as if there was a knife on his neck.This person was terrifying, simply, simply... He couldn't describe it, but he didn't dare to disobey. After all, a small person like him wouldn't have the confidence to fight against others.

"I said, I said." Fang Erping didn't think much, and said: "My master's secret recipe is packed in a white porcelain jar, the size of a palm, and I use a wooden spoon to scoop three spoonfuls of it every time I cook soup. It's white powder, sometimes a little yellow The small particles are mixed, and it smells a bit fragrant, like what kind of vanilla, I can't tell. I guess, it is made by blending and grinding several spices, and the white powder is mushroom powder."

"Mushroom powder?"

"It's the powder ground after drying the mushrooms. The taste of the mushrooms is very recognizable, probably to increase the concentration of the soup, but I don't know about the other things added in it."

Mu Qingyan smiled: "Mushroom powder, your master is really fantastic."

Fang Erping couldn't figure out what he meant, so he could only laugh along with him.

Mu Qingyan pondered for a while, and didn't ask any more questions.

All the way back to the inn, he sighed and said, "I guess the secret recipe has been changed. It's not that the mushrooms picked in Huangjia Village are poisonous, but the mushroom powder in the secret recipe is ground from poisonous mushrooms. In this way Without knowing it, Fatty Liu added a lot of poisonous mushroom powder to the soup pot."

Poisonous mushrooms are still poisonous even after being dried. If the other party intends to poison, they must choose very poisonous mushrooms.Boiling soup and drinking alcohol can maximize the toxins in mushrooms.

"Who would do this?" There was a piece of paper in front of Wen Jixue, on which were densely packed names of people, all of whom were Xue Dingyue's confidantes and others.

Mu Qingyan knew that he was anxious.

Even though the Huangjia Village was investigated first by the government and then by Wen Jixue, they found nothing, but when Mu Qingyan came to investigate, Wen Jixue still had some hope.There is still no progress at the moment, and he feels somewhat disappointed.

"It's really difficult to find the person who changed the secret recipe, but you can speculate. This person must be very familiar with Huang Li, so he knows the situation in Huang Li's hometown, and he also knows that Huang Li likes to eat mushrooms. Although this preference is trivial, But no one would pay attention, and Huang Li would never specifically tell anyone about it, it must have been known by those close to him in their daily lives.

Another one, if he wants to make a move, he will naturally come here, because it is the secret recipe for changing Fatty Liu, so he must grasp the time well.Fatty Liu is a cook. One day he cooks for this family, and tomorrow he will be at another one. If he wants to ensure that the exchanged items will be used in Huangjia Village, he can only do it the night before coming to Huangjia Village or directly in Huangjia Village.I don't think he would choose Huangjiacun. Whether he came in person or sent someone, they are all foreigners, which is too conspicuous.Since his timing was so precise, he presumably knew that Huang Li was going back to his hometown, so he came here first to prepare.Huang Li is still in the border army, and there is no war at the border. If he wants to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives, he only needs to follow up with the seal application, not through the court.Then this person who knew the news in advance is also in the army. "

Wen Jixue's eyes lit up: "If you say you are still in the army, the scope is much smaller."

It was said earlier that after the Xue family incident, the Xue family army was dispersed.Afterwards, there was no fighting, and the soldiers at the grassroots level were conscripted. When the fighting stopped, those who had completed their service were allowed to return home, and naturally there were new recruits.As a result, there are naturally very few people who are familiar with Huang Li. After checking the list, there are only a dozen or so people.

Mu Qingyan smiled and said, "Aren't there two more, go check the next one."

If the next one is still not sure about Huang Lizhi's death, then circle the list again. At that time, two references will be made, and suspicious people will always surface.

The next day, I packed my bags and set off from Fengzhou to Putai Town.

Putai Town is a military town, seven or eight days' drive from Fengzhou.The reason why the garrison is placed here is that it has been a transportation fortress since ancient times, and a place where military strategists must contend. Moreover, there are several large and small gold mines in the local mountains.

Eight years ago, Tu Xingwu served as a general in the army of Putai Town. He went hunting in the mountains in winter and accidentally fell into a deep ditch. When his followers found him, he was frozen to death.

The participating generals are of the third rank, and their official positions are not low, not to mention that Tu Xingwu is a noble descendant.After the accident, the imperial court sent imperial envoys to investigate the case, but the final result remained unchanged.Originally, he would not die if he fell into the deep ditch. After all, there was heavy snow on the ground at the time, and there was a buffer. At most, he would break his leg. However, the deep ditch was turned into a trap by hunters, and many sharp stakes were buried underneath. Tu Xingwu was out of luck. , Not only did the horse directly puncture the carotid artery and died, but he also punctured his thigh and chest cavity.Although the vital parts were avoided, he lost too much blood, the weather was extremely cold, and the followers were too far away, so he missed the opportunity to rescue him, and finally froze to death in despair.

If Tu Xingwu really died this way, he was really unlucky.

Many people talked about it back then, mostly as jokes.

This time when going to Putai Town, Chen Shiliu did not go with him, but stayed in Fengzhou for the time being, waiting for the Feng family's affairs to be completed, before going back to Fenglin.The following itinerary was really not suitable for Chen Shiliu to go with him. Once he knew that they were investigating Tu Xingwu, Chen Shiliu could easily guess the inside story.

As a child of an aristocratic family, how could he not know what happened to the Xue family back then?Even if Chen Shiliu was young at that time, his family would mention it to him when he grew up. Then, Chen Shiliu must have known the name of Tu Xingwu, one of the three witnesses.

It was for this reason that Mu Qingyan told Chen Shiliu to part ways.

Chen Shiliu just thought that Wen Jixue didn't want him to disturb.

Arriving at Putai Town, Mu Qingyan and Wen Jixue headed straight to Dongyang Mountain.

Dongyang Mountain is some distance away from the town, with high mountains and dense forests, and many wild animals, suitable for hunting.Tu Xingwu is a military general, he is good at riding and shooting, and in winter, only the deep mountains can see good prey, so one day he was bored and went into the mountain with two followers.

After entering the mountain, he found a fire fox. He thought the fur was beautiful, so he chased after him, leaving the two followers far behind. Unknowingly, he went to the depths of the dense forest and was led to the deep ditch by the fire fox. fell down.

Foxes are indeed cunning and sometimes lure hunters, but is Tu Xingwu really that unlucky?

It is early summer, and the forests are lush with dense shade.The group walked carefully, and it took an hour to find the deep ditch where Tu Xingwu had an accident.Now there is no heavy snow cover. Looking down, it is indeed very deep, about ten feet long, and three or four feet wide. This deep ditch runs across the forest and extends for an unknown length.Looking at the bottom of the ditch, there are still wooden piles below, which should be a few years ago, and they are all rotten and have not been replaced.

It is estimated that when Tu Xingwu had an accident here, the hunters who often walked in the mountains were also unlucky.

People always like to vent their anger.

After looking around, Mu Qingyan said, "I'll try."

Wen Jixue frowned: "Are you sure?"

Mu Qingyan nodded: "Eight years ago, I carefully controlled it, and I was quite sure."

This is not a lie.

He really doesn't like to take on old cases that are more than five years old. It's because he thinks it takes too much energy, not because he can't do it.The limit he tried in his previous life was 15 years, and if he looked back once, he needed to recuperate his spirit every month.Of course he doesn't plan to try the 15-year limit now, even in Huangjia Village, he strictly controlled the time, and it was only a little bit of greed that led to fainting.

It has been half a month since the time in Huangjia Village, and he is recovering well.

Moreover, Tu Xingwu died eight years ago, and he only watched it for three to five minutes.