Nongmen Shenjue

There are no peasant children who can't work.

The whole family worked together, and the dumplings were made in no time.

Mu Wu boiled the pot, and Mu Wan took the bamboo grate and put about fifty dumplings into the pot.The flour is home-grown wheat, which is ground by a stone mill in the village. It is not so fine and white, but it tastes delicious when cooked.To be honest, there are six people in a family with a large appetite, and this little dumpling is not enough.

Mu Qingyan also understood that Mu Lin Mu Wan didn't know how to eat this pot of dumplings, so she saw Mu Wan heating wild vegetable buns in a small pot.

Wild vegetables are fresh and tender in spring, and they are everywhere. Farmers will dig wild vegetables, dry them and store them until winter.

Making steamed buns with wild vegetables like Mu Wan's is to save food.The skin of the steamed stuffed bun is made of double-sided noodles. It is made very thin and filled with a lot of stuffing. It is delicious when it comes out of the pan, but it will become astringent when it is cold.The wild vegetable stuffing is not prepared with various seasonings, nor is it supplemented with pork, just put some salt and pepper.

After the dumplings were cooked, Mu Wan filled a bowl first: "Xiaowen, send it to Aunt Zhao's house."

Mu Wen felt reluctance in his eyes, but he knew it in his heart, so he went with his bowl in hand.

Aunt Zhao's house is about ten steps away from Mu's house, and they all fled here together.The original villagers of Qingshan Village treated them with a sense of estrangement and a sense of superiority. The twelve families who had fled were naturally closer, and among them, the Mu family had the best relationship with the Zhao family.

Mu Wan distributed the remaining dumplings one by one. She and Mu Lin each served two, but Mu Qingyan gave Mu Qingyan a full bowl.

"I haven't had a good appetite these days, so I'll give it to Xiaowen and Xiaowu." Mu Qingyan directly removed the dumplings, and there were only four left. If they gave them all, Mu Wan would get angry.

As expected, Mu Wan didn't say much, but said: "You are just sick, so you need to take good care of it. If you are hungry in the future, steam an egg and eat it. Big brother can earn money, and the family can still afford a few eggs."

Mu Lin nodded quickly: "Yes, second brother, your sister is right. You just eat too little, you eat more to grow your body."

Mu Wan ate a dumpling, and said in surprise, "Second Brother's stuffing is so fresh!"

The three little ones who had been immersed in eating also rushed to express their opinions first: "It's delicious! This is the best dumpling I've ever eaten!"

Mu Lin smacked his lips: "Second brother is really good, the food is even more delicious than Shixianlou."

Perhaps it was an illusion, Mu Lin felt that after eating two dumplings, the melancholy was gone when he came back, and he felt a sense of well-being.

Mu Wan also had a similar feeling, but she didn't think much about it, she just thought that the dumplings were delicious.

After dinner, the two sisters Mu Wan and Muxiu cleaned up the kitchen, and Mu Wen and Mu Wu pestered Mu Lin to tell anecdotes about the county town.

Mu Lin had something on his mind, and was about to tell Mu Qingyan to see if his second brother had any good ideas, so he sent Mu Wen and Mu Wu away.

"Second brother, there's a flower picker in the county recently, you know that?"

It has been several days since Mu Qingyan woke up, and after sorting out the memory of the original owner, he naturally knows that there has been a flower picker in the county town in the past month.People like to gossip, especially eclectic gossip. At the same time, women nowadays value Joan of Arc, and there is a flower-picking thief, which undoubtedly makes people pale.

"The person was not caught? Another case?" Mu Qingyan couldn't help guessing.

Mu Lin raised it with anger on his face: "That guy is too courageous. Last time, he was the daughter of an ordinary merchant. This time he actually sneaked into Huang Yuanwai's house. The lady of Yuanwai's family hanged himself that night."

Mu Qingyan sighed.

The last time the victim was the daughter of a small merchant, she also wanted to die after the accident, but her family stopped her, but she couldn’t stay in the county.It's just that when there was a commotion at the beginning, outsiders knew about it, everyone was in danger, and the government was investigating, but nothing was found.

Huang Yuanwai was different, he was from a prominent local family, his family was wealthy, and his pampered daughter was already engaged to the son of an official.Now that a disaster has happened, even if the woman is the victim, she has the original sin because of the loss of her innocence. If she wants to avoid discrediting herself and her family, she has to die.

"Once Member Huang loses his temper, we will be miserable." Mu Lin scratched his head, his eyes full of helplessness: "Our new county magistrate has only just taken office, and when we are about to make achievements, we will encounter such a case as soon as we are born. Putting pressure on us, the county magistrate will take us as arresters and kill them quickly. Arrest people? We want to arrest them too, but the flower-picking robbers are so easy to catch?"

"The county magistrate asked you to arrest people within a time limit?"

Mu Lin vomited bitterly: "The limit is three days."

There is a time limit for the police to arrest people or investigate cases. For ordinary cases, the time limit is seven days, and for serious cases, it is three days. Once it is done, the catcher will be punished, usually with a board.

Mu Lin went on to say: "The first few Cai catchers have already been punished this morning. If they haven't been caught after three days, the rest of us will also be punished."

So the county magistrate divided the arresters into two groups to call, not only to supervise, but also not to affect the arrest.

"What did the county magistrate say about the flower picker?" Mu Qingyan asked.

In ancient times, it was usually the responsibility of the officials to decide the case, and the arresting yamen servants were only responsible for arresting people according to orders.

"To be able to sneak into the Huang's house at night without disturbing anyone, he must be a martial arts master! The only person who has seen his face is Miss Huang's family, but Miss Huang's family is already dead. The county magistrate asked us to conduct a thorough investigation in various places in the county. , Anyone who behaves suspiciously should be questioned. This is looking for a needle in a haystack, I see enough!" Mu Lin sighed again, and asked tentatively: "Second brother, where do you think this flower picker might be hiding?"

After hearing so much, Mu Qingyan intuited that the flower picker was a habitual criminal, skilled in committing crimes, and confident and arrogant.

He has seen many crimes, and out of inertia, many thoughts flashed through his mind.

Mu Lin suddenly said again: "Yuan Wai Huang posted a reward outside, and whoever catches the flower picker will get 200 taels of silver! If you can provide information, you will also get money."

Mu Qingyan's expression moved slightly.

Perhaps the county magistrate and others were worried and helpless about this case, but for Mu Qingyan, it was a very simple matter.He didn't dare to talk about arresting people, but he could know exactly how the flower picker committed the crime, how he escaped, and even where he hid.

"Brother will leave in a while?"

"Well, I'm busy catching flower-picking robbers. I haven't been back for a few days. I finally asked for leave to come back." Mu Lin worked as an errand in the county government. It depends on him.What's more, his younger siblings are still young, so he is not at ease.

"I'll go with elder brother." Mu Qingyan didn't intend to return to his old business, but 200 taels of silver was very important to the Mu family.

"Are you going to the county seat? If you want to go, ask Aunt Zhao's house tomorrow. Their family has a bullock cart, so it's tiring to walk." Mu Lin thought he was going for a stroll in the county seat.

In fact, it only takes two quarters of an hour to walk from Qingshan Village to the county seat, which is nothing to farmers.But Mu Qingyan's body was not very healthy since he was a child, and Mu Lin felt that he was weaker than the girl's family, so he was reluctant to let him suffer that.

"My health is much better, I'm going today." Mu Qingyan didn't explain too much.

"Okay, if you don't want to come back, you can go to Big Brother Zhao's house to stay for one night." Mu Lin is a favorite of his younger siblings, especially the second younger brother who has been used to accommodating since he was a child, and he compromised without much thought.

And the "Brother Zhao" he mentioned was Aunt Zhao's eldest son.

The Zhao family has two sons. The eldest opened a noodle shop in the county town. It is said that it is an ancestral handicraft. The business is good, so he settled down in the county town.The youngest son is also able to fight and break through. He entered the home dart bureau and went to run darts.At the beginning, Mu Lin was invited to go with him, but Mu Lin was worried about his family.

When Mu Lin returned to the room, he probably told Mu Wan about Mu Qingyan's entry into the city, and soon Mu Wan blamed him.Because Mu Wan is the eldest sister, she has a tough temper and is used to dealing with the Li family, the head of the family. She is afraid that Mu Qingyan will feel unwell or encounter something when she is outside.

After a while, Mu Wan came out with lingering anger on her face.

Mu Lin followed behind with a smile: "Xiao Wan, don't worry, I will look after my second brother."

Mu Wan glared at him, and spoke to Mu Qingyan much softer: "You haven't gone shopping for a while, and you're bored at home, so go buy a book you like." She grabbed a handful of copper coins and gave him: "I want to Buy what you eat yourself, if you go to Big Brother Zhao’s house, don’t forget to bring a bag of snacks to his house, it’s kind of interesting. As for the money for buying books, ask your big brother to take it!”

If it wasn't for some flower-picking robbers in the city, and Mu Lin didn't allow her to go, she would definitely follow.

Mu Qingyan smiled, clutching the copper coin, feeling somewhat complicated.

In his previous life, he had a bad background, and he had been earning his own money for food since he was twelve or thirteen years old. This kind of experience of relying on other people's money to buy things is very far away.

It is also because I have been independent for so long that after rebirth, I feel a sense of urgency, hoping to make money quickly, as if I don’t lose money in my heart, and I can feel at ease.