County government.

County magistrate Tang Ju’s housekeeping.

It was past noon. Tang Ju frowned and read through the official documents, one after another. There were three dishes and one soup on the table. That was his meal, but he did not touch a single chopstick until it was cold.

Princess Lanling went to Youzhou to take charge, and was about to pass by Yingzhou. This matter had already put him under great pressure, but another major life case happened...

Boom!

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Tang Ju paused for a moment, then put down his paperwork and sipped his strong tea.

"Reporting to the Ming Dynasty, the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the county lieutenant, and Mr. Lin are here." The voice of a subordinate was heard outside the door.

"Come in." Tang Ju was shocked.

The four of them filed in.

The county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the county lieutenant are relatively calm.

Lin's head was trembling and he kept his head lowered.

After the ceremony, the county magistrate and others first reported the matters under their respective jurisdictions, such as customs, taxes, etc. There were no problems. Tang Ju nodded slowly.

Finally, it was Lin's turn to catch the head. He took two steps forward, still lowering his head and not daring to speak.

Tang Ju's face darkened and he asked: "Captain Lin, how is the progress of the City Wall murder case? Has the murderer been arrested and brought to justice?"

"Reporting to the Ming Mansion... The crime occurred on the city wall, late at night, without any witnesses... and the murderer was very clever and did not leave any clues..."

"Just tell me what you found?" Tang Ju's face darkened again.

"No... no progress..."

"Trash!" Tang Ju was furious and stood up, slapping the table, his beard trembling under his jaw.

Lin Captou was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "My subordinates are incompetent." At the same time, he secretly prayed that the great savior Tang Shujing would come as soon as possible.

The county lieutenant came forward and bowed: "Mingfu, please calm down..."

Tang Ju sat back in his chair, rubbed his temples, and said in a deep voice: "The murder case is not solved, and if Princess Lanling pursues the blame, it will be difficult for me to protect my head. Can you teach me how to calm down my anger?"

The county magistrate, the chief registrar and others looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Dad!" At this time, a clear voice came from outside the door.

Before anyone could react, there was a creak, the door was pushed open, and a long-legged and heroic girl rushed in.

Tang Ju was stunned for a second, and scolded with a majestic face: "There are no rules, no rules, noisy, noisy, what are you doing?"

"Dad, please calm down. My daughter knows that her father is worried about the city wall murder case, so she came here to do her best." Tang Shujing turned her head and glanced at Lin Captou, raising her eyebrows.

Lin Captou felt relieved, it felt so good to be protected by his big brother.

Tang Ju's expression softened.

Although the county magistrate and others criticized Tang Shujing, the case involved so much that they turned a blind eye at this time.

"Dad, why haven't you eaten yet?" She was my daughter after all, and she saw the cold food on the table at a glance.

"I have no appetite, I can't eat."

"Dad, although official duties are important, your health is also important..." Tang Shujing advised softly.

Tang Ju sighed softly. Although this daughter was unremarkable, she also knew how to care about people, which made him feel warm...

Wait, Tang Ju suddenly raised his head and said happily: "I have thought of an idea, please let me know if it is feasible."

"Please tell me Mingfu."

"Reward!"

Tang Ju stood up and said loudly: "Post an announcement. If anyone can provide clues to this case, I will..."

Tang Ju's heart ached, "I will reward you with a thousand taels in my own name! Not only that, I will also treat him as a guest!"

"Dad, where did you get the thousand taels?" Tang Shujing's beautiful black and white eyes were stunned.

"A guest?" The county magistrate and others had different concerns.

Being a guest of the county magistrate means that the person is protected by the county magistrate and can walk sideways within the county.

Tang Ju came from a large family and was a direct descendant. Although the family had weakened over the years and was completely crushed by the imperial power, he was still very popular with his thick legs.

The county magistrate and the chief registrar looked at each other, but shook their heads and said: "No, the Ming government absolutely cannot do it. If a reward is posted, it will definitely make the whole city aware of it. This case... it is better to keep it secret!"

Tang Ju was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, with a slightly unnatural look on his face, "Yes, it's better to keep this case confidential."

Princess Lanling's inspections are better than those of the capital. In order to keep their heads above their heads, some local officials often cover up some difficult things, such as unsolvable murder cases.

Although Tang Ju was wise, he was not a fool in the officialdom. If the case could not be solved, I am afraid that this would be the only way to do it.

After deliberation for a while, with no clue, the county magistrate, Lin Datou and others withdrew from the check-in one after another.

Tang Shujing was worried about her father's health, so she personally heated the food and persuaded him to eat, but Tang Ju, who was too stressed, had no appetite at all.

"Stinky tofu!" Tang Shujing's eyes lit up, "Dad, do you want to eat stinky tofu?"

"This..." Tang Ju's mouth was filled with saliva for no apparent reason. The smelly and fragrant taste was indeed very special. He wanted to eat it, and his brows widened involuntarily.

But when I touched the clean money bag, my brows that had just relaxed were frowning again.

Tang Shujing saw him touching the money bag and said with a smile: "As long as daddy has an appetite, my daughter can treat me. Daddy will wait a moment. I'll be right back!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Tang Ju ate the smelly and fragrant stinky tofu, and his appetite was really whetted. The food that he had not used chopsticks for a long time was also eaten up.

The temple of the five internal organs was filled, and his mental state improved a little.

But then the pressure like Mount Tai approached again.

"Who is that cunning killer? Where is he hiding?" Tang Ju murmured.

…

Within the city.

a certain street.

A short, thin beggar girl, wearing coarse linen clothes and patches, with disheveled hair, was walking on the sweltering street when she suddenly fell down and fell straight into the street.

"Where did this little beggar come from? Is he dead?" Pedestrians on the street quickly gathered around and pointed.

"I must be hungry and thirsty, so I fainted..."

"..."

A few feet away, Su Xian walked leisurely with brisk steps.

The stinky tofu business was extremely prosperous. In just one morning, he made a lot of copper coins. Su Xian received a thousand coins for his first "dividend"!

With a huge sum of one thousand cash in his pocket, the first thing he wanted to do was to go to the building and have some fun.

...restaurant.

He wanted to let go of his belly and eat a big meal to celebrate that he had gained a firm foothold in the evil ancient times and had enough food and clothing.

Su Xian, who was in a beautiful mood, walked briskly through the crowd of onlookers, and the voices of passers-by automatically reached his ears.

Um?

Su Xian took a few steps back and gathered around.

He looked carefully at the little beggar lying on the bluestone street. His lips were dry and peeling.

"This scene looks familiar."

Su Xian quickly realized that when he first traveled through time, wasn't he lying on the street with dry and flaky lips?

Among the passers-by who were watching, no one offered a helping hand.

Su Xian hesitated for a while, then saw a restaurant on the street, so he walked over and took out a penny and said to the waiter: "Scoop out a bowl of water. I am in a good mood today and want to do a good deed!"

"Okay!" It's easy to do things if you have money. The waiter quickly brought water from a coarse porcelain sea bowl.
Chapter completed!