That night, unable to resist Zhu Ba's invitation, Gu Ming stayed to have a so-called so-called steamed rice: steamed fish, scalded shrimp, hot duck, stewed chicken soup, and braised pork.

There are also a few side dishes, plus aged daughter red.

Such a simple meal is really good and worth a meal every day.

"Wow, this is delicious..."

"The fish is pretty good, too..."

On the table, Mu Qianxun ate the most and wanted to comment from time to time.

What is politeness?

I don’t understand, anyway, you adults are hypocritical.

In fact, the ingredients she ate on the island were much more exquisite and precious than this table.

However, they are cooked in the most primitive way with spiritual medicine, without adding any seasonings.

After all, it is a cultivation family and focuses on absorbing the essence of food ingredients.

But what the people care about is taste, and strive to have both color, fragrance and taste.

For Mu Qianxun, it is rare to eat such a delicious dish, so he naturally has a big appetite and becomes a cute foodie.

Seeing that the little girl was eating with relish, Gu Ming couldn't help but feel moved:

"Speaking of this, Sister Guihua, your cooking skills are really good!"

Osmanthus smiled shyly: "Gu Bantou laughed."

"I mean it's true that this cooking skill can catch up with many chefs... By the way, I wonder what Sister Guihua is doing on weekdays?"

"She does housework and vegetables on weekdays." Zhu Ba rushed to answer.

When Gu Ming heard this, he was delighted: "Since that's the case, I want to discuss something with you."

"Oh?" Zhu Ba was stunned.

"That's right, it's not convenient for me to take care of Chihiro alone. After all, she is young and can't take care of herself.

So I think that Sister Guihua is idle, so why not help me take Qianxun with her, that is, cooking, cleaning, etc.

Don't worry, I won't let you help in vain. I will pay my monthly salary."

"That's all? Gu Bantu, you're so disgusting..." Zhu Bayi looked like he was holding a big bag and patted his chest, "Just let her take care of him, don't mention any wages."

"Yes, yes, I like this little girl very much..."

The osmanthus glanced at Qianxun, and her eyes were filled with love.

Speaking of which, she is also a poor person.

She is almost thirty years old, and I don’t know if it’s her or a man’s problem, but she has not moved her stomach so far.

Gu Ming waved his hand: "No, no, no, one is one, two is two, this is not a matter of one month or two.

Sometimes I can't come back when I handle the case outside, so I have to ask Sister Guihua to accompany Qianxun at home.

Otherwise, how about five cents a month?”

The couple couldn't help but look at each other.

Then, Zhu Ba replied: "Gu Bantu, if you have to pay a salary, you can give 200 quotas a month, and you really can't use five cents of silver."

Speaking of which, the wages were not high at that time.

Even in Gusu City, if a mistress is responsible for food and accommodation, it will cost about three or four cents of silver per month.

"Then it's 300 yuan, that's it. I'll pay additional food."

Although Gu Ming is not a rich man, he still has a net worth of more than 100 taels of silver. He doesn't care about such a small amount of money.

"In this way, I would like to thank Gu Banteu for taking care of him."

"Don't worry, Gu Bantu, I...I don't have my own children, so I will definitely take Chihiro as my own child."

"Well, it's so good. Come on, I'll give you a cup to you couple."

"They want to drink too..."

Mu Qianxun followed and made a fuss.

"Where are you going, what wine should I drink at a young age?"

A dinner, the guests and guests are happy.

Back at the rented courtyard, Gu Ming pulled Mu Qianxun over and said solemnly: "Qianxun, remember, you must not mention your origin in front of anyone.

You can't play flying swords in front of others or something.

There are also little white foxes that should be managed well, and do not let others know their existence.”

"Yeah, I know my brother-in-law."

Chihiro seems very well-behaved.

Gu Ming patted her head with relief: "Also, when I am not at home, unless Mrs. Gui takes you, you cannot go out alone."

After giving some instructions, Qianxun went to wash up and told her not to be lazy and not to stop practicing.

...

The next morning, Osmanthus came to the yard and brought breakfast.

After eating, Gu Ming left some money as food expenses, and then went to the government office with Zhu Ba.

This place is indeed not far from the government office. It takes about half an hour to get there.

After changing his clothes, Gu Ming went to find Captain Jin.

"Sir, did you say yesterday that there is a case to be handled?"

"You are here just so... It's like this. In recent days, several bizarre deaths occurred in the Wangjiaqiao area.

It is said that all the dead have a state similar to drowning.

I received a letter this morning and reported it again...

Didn’t you solve a few strange cases in Linjiang County before? So, I hope you will continue to work hard.

You have to understand that this is not a challenge or test for you.

After all, if you serve as the head of the class as soon as you come, it will inevitably attract some people's doubts and controversy..."

Of course, Gu Ming understood the profound meaning of his words, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "I understand the painstaking efforts of the captain... But where is Wang Jiaqiao?"

"Outside the city... you take Zhu Ba with you, anyway, you two are familiar with each other."

"yes!"

Gu Ming responded and went out to find Zhu Ba.

As soon as I asked, I found out that Wangjiaqiao is not far from Gusu Mansion, and it is about thirty miles away from the city.

The two walked out of the city immediately.

On the way, Zhu Ba explained in detail the reason for the case.

"Actually, Hou San took the initiative to investigate the case before. He wanted to make a contribution, but he still couldn't find the cause of death.

Everyone knows in their hearts that Captain Jin deliberately suppresses this case, just to make you show off and make everyone convinced.”

"Well, Captain King has good intentions. I have to invite him to have a good meal if he has the chance."

"Hehe, if Gu Bantuo is promoted in the future, I hope he will support the younger one..."

The two arrived at Wangjiaqiao at noon.

Wangjia Bridge is a bridge and also a place name.

"The two arresting masters, I am Zhao Dezhu, are local gentry..."

As soon as he entered the entrance of the town, a middle-aged man came forward urgently.

Zhu Ba smiled and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Zhao, where is the deceased?"

"Just not far ahead, please follow me!"

When I walked to the other end of the market town, I found a man lying on my back on the street, surrounded by people from afar, whispering in groups of three or five.

"The two arresting masters, this person's name is Xiong Wu, and he is a long-term worker in my family.

Before dawn this morning, I went to the opposite side of the river to pick up firewood, but when I returned, I suddenly fell to the ground...

At that time, there were more than a dozen villagers drinking morning tea at nearby tea stalls, who witnessed this incident with their own eyes.

Someone plucked up the courage to look up and looked at it. It was exactly the same as the people who died suddenly in the past few days."

"Well, let us test it first."

The two walked to the corpse and squatted down to check it carefully.

"Hiss...the head looks like it's really like drowning."

As soon as he took a look, Zhu Ba couldn't help but mutter in a low voice...
Chapter completed!