At noon the next day, Shaoyao woke her up and mentioned the result of Bi Shiyi going out early to investigate.
"The rain hasn't stopped yet, and the road is too muddy to walk on, otherwise the carriage will easily get stuck in a pit."
"Then just wait, there's no rush." ​​Ming Jin drank tea to refresh himself, "There are a lot of people down there, it's even more lively than yesterday."
Now I can hear the noise from outside and from downstairs.
The originally quiet place suddenly became noisy.
Shaoyao laid out the food sent from the kitchen, "Fortunately we bought all the rooms in the upper row, otherwise there would have been a lot of noise. By the way, I just went to get the food and found that two families were fighting below."
"Huh? Because of the room?" Ming Jin asked.
"Yes, it's so crowded now that we can't leave. But who wants to sleep in the stable? The boss is a nice person and doesn't chase people away."
Not bad? Ming Jin smiled softly and told Shaoyao, "If Boss Jiang comes to see you later, he will be very embarrassed and say that the residents below are too full and are unwilling to leave. He can't bear to let those people leave in the rain, but
There is really no place to move people, and if you want us to free up one or two rooms, you can ask him to return twice the money."
Shaoyao was stunned, and there was a knock on the door. It was Jiang Chunlai. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a reserved look on his face, and he said sheepishly, "Miss Xie, are you here? I have something to do..."
Shaoyao's expression was a little weird, but she restrained herself and said calmly: "Girl, it's not convenient right now. Boss, just tell me."
People who do business have a poisonous eye. From early on, I felt that this group of people was very popular, especially Miss Xie. She always had an indescribable demeanor that made people feel ashamed. It was normal for the other party not to talk to me.
"It's okay, it's just that there are a lot of guests down there, but there's really no room..."
Both Shaoyao and Shaoyao want to say that their girl is clever and clever, but they all say the same thing.
When Jiang Chun finished speaking, he pretended to look at Shaoyao nervously, thinking that since he was already in this position, this little girl should...
"Yes." Shaoyao agreed. Jiang Chunlai was overjoyed and praised Shaoyao people for their kindness and kindness. Miss Xie was even more...
Before he finished speaking, Shaoyao added: "Then the money is not allowed to be refunded?"
Jiang Chunlai's expression froze and he said angrily: "With so many people here, my store is also losing money..."
He wanted to continue saying something, but saw the indifferent look on the little maid's face. He suddenly thought of the several strong servants in the group, and the young man with the knife, and felt frightened. Finally, he said: "That's natural.
I will refund the rent for two rooms right now..."
Shaoyao stretched out two fingers and waved, "Double."
Jiang Chunlai's expression changed, and he was about to accuse the other party of being too greedy, but Shaoyao smiled and said: "When I first came here, I heard how much rent those people paid? How about I ask now?
When we deal with them in person, they will change our rooms."
Those people paid four times the rent.
Jiang Chunlai was not sure whether the other party knew about it and knew that they were not easy to mess with, so he could only spit out twice the rent money, but he did not dare to offend him. After all, the other party did not block the money, and he made more money.
He could only swallow this breath and did not dare to fall out.
After Jiang Chunlai left, Shaoyao snorted at his back, closed the door and complained to Mingjin: "I really made a mistake. This is a profiteer. It's only thanks to your intelligence, girl, that he would have tricked you."
It's just that the people on his side squeezed, and maybe he agreed in good faith, but behind the scenes, he didn't know why Jiang Chunlai was so proud.
The benefits are all his, and the losses are his own. Why?
"You can't be considered a profiteer. If you open your business and God helps you, it doesn't matter. But we also paid for it. It's convenient for people, so they can get rooms and accommodation, but we can't suffer in vain."
Ming Jin, who had seen through Jiang Chunlai's words and deeds yesterday, was not annoyed. He turned to the book and casually asked Shaoyao to divide the refunded rent money equally among the few people who squeezed into one room.
Shaoyao answered and turned around to go out. Ming Jin read a few lines in the book and saw that it mentioned the government decrees of these years. One of the names caught her attention at a glance.
Xie Yuan.
When there is no one in front of Shaoyao and others, she may not be so strong.
"Father..." She sighed lowly, frowning, unable to let go. She suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to tell Peony. After thinking about it, she got up and went to the balcony.
It's also a coincidence.
Last night, the gentleman next door pushed open the door and saw her.
Today it's the other way around.
"Thank you, girl?"
Xu Qiubai, who was standing on the balcony and leaning on the railing, was slightly surprised, but she raised her hands and bowed. Ming Jin returned the greeting and didn't ask him what he was looking at on the balcony. But when she looked at the lake, she was slightly surprised.
There is nothing on the lake.
That piece of white... you could see it all night last night. It should be a big piece, but it disappeared after one night.
Could it be that last night was a hallucination?
Ming Jin laughed and forgot about it, because Xu Qiubai happened to ask her something.
"Thank you, miss, can't you leave today?"
"Well, the roads in the area here are not very good. I'm afraid it's muddy and difficult to walk on. If you get stuck halfway, it will be very troublesome. Are you in a hurry, Mr. Xu?"
"No, there is still plenty of time for the scientific examination." Xu Qiubai denied, and Ming Jin just saw a question in the book and asked about it.
Xu Qiubai understood, and Ming Jin smiled and said: "Thanks to your knowledge, sir, otherwise I would still be trapped in it."
Her appreciation for this man originated from the old gentleman's recommendation, as well as from the latter's rich knowledge and interesting qualities.
It gets deeper and deeper every time.
Xu Qiubai was silent for a moment, and then said softly, "It's not difficult. It shouldn't trap the girl, but you are not calm."
The voice was like cedar, but Ming Jin's heart felt like it was covered with a layer of snow.
Cool.
Yes, her heart was not at peace and her thoughts were not what they used to be, so she could not solve the problem and was still trapped in it.
It's not because her father wants to kill her, but because he clearly placed people like Bi Shiyi and others around her, but he also deliberately hired some low-ranking people who couldn't kill her at all, and yet he was clumsy enough to let these people know about him.
Identity, tell her when you bring it to her to beg for mercy.
What his heart is is worth examining.
Probing, warning, tempting?
It’s probably the only father and daughter in the world who can achieve this feat.
Ming Jin lowered his head and smiled, laughing at himself, but he tapped the wooden crossbar with his finger, and the eyes that glanced at Xu Qiubai made people more sad and disappointed than the long rain curtain.
"Sir, what you said is wrong, it's not that I'm not calm."
"But there is constant wind and rain between heaven and earth."
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After making people sad, she herself smiled. Before Xu Qiubai said anything, there were more people in the courtyard below.
Xu Qiubai noticed that many people were looking this way, glanced at Ming Jin, and suddenly said: "It's still raining and the wind is cool. Miss, please go inside. We can discuss it another day when we have time."
Ming Jin retracted his gaze, responded, and turned around to go back to the house.
Shaoyao pushed the door open and walked in, "Girl, I just heard someone say that a group of official family members came here this morning. They seem to be from Che Tingsi."
"Already seen."
Ming Jin didn't mention anything more, and told Bi Shiyi that there were suspected wild animals in the area, and asked Bi Shiyi to take a look around.
In the evening, just before dinner, Bi Shiyi came back, covered in moisture and looking a little solemn.
Ming Jin thought he had really detected any traces of ferocious beasts, but before asking, Bi Shiyi said: "Girl, there are no wild beasts over there in the pond, but I found that there are a lot of fish and dragons in this shop, and there are a few with strong internal energy."
people."
Ming Jin put down the book and thought thoughtfully: "But someone else is protecting you?"
"No, he's a retail investor, but he's disguised very well."
If you are a true martial artist, you don't need to pretend like this. If you are pretending, there must be a purpose.
Bi Shiyi suspected that the other party was here for his girl.
Ming Jin is not sure either. She only knows that the first wave is Xie Yuan. As for whether there will be others later...
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The not-so-spacious lobby of the Barnyard Inn was particularly crowded at this time, overcrowded and noisy.
Ming Jin was sitting there, eating his food, and there were always people looking around him.
Shaoyao originally wanted to guess who the suspicious people were, but her idea was quite straightforward - actually it was simple, whoever kept spying on her girl was the one to blame. But when she got there, she realized that she was naive.
There were so many people looking at my girls in the hall that it was impossible to tell who was suspicious.
Shaoyao was upset inside but didn't dare to reveal anything on the surface, while Mingjin was much calmer. While drinking soup, he asked Bi Shiyi in a low voice: "Are they the three people at the table in the upper left corner and the two people at the second table on the right?
"
Bi Shiyi did not ask Ming Jin how he could tell, because during those years in Biezhuang, Ming Jin could not leave, but she was not limited to having people collect many books. If she had wealth and connections, she could get some martial arts secrets, not to mention
She has some connection with the martial arts, and it is not surprising that she was influenced by the original identity of the madam...
"Can you beat me?"
"Can."
Ming Jin was thoughtful and said in a low voice: "Then he wasn't the one sent."
Knowing that he can't beat him and giving him a life, her father will not do such stupid things over and over again.
Bi Shiyi vaguely heard her words, but said nothing.
The two were about to continue talking when suddenly...
Two groups of passengers were sitting next to each other. For some unknown reason, they had a conflict and started fighting immediately.
Fearing that his inn would be demolished, Jiang Chunlai hurriedly came to deal with it.
In chaos.
boom!!
The door was suddenly pushed open, and everyone was startled. They saw a few government officials who kicked the door open and walked in with their heads held high. Ming Jin noticed that Jiang Chunlai's face became ugly and nervous, so he hesitated for a moment before passing over with a smile.
call.
People generally don't lie with their body movements at the first moment, so nervous?
Ming Jin unconsciously turned the small bowl with his fingers, and the soup in the bowl swayed slightly. The officer who suddenly arrived over there just posted a notice, and he was actually looking for someone.
"This person?" Jiang Chun came to see the notice, denied seeing him, and asked where he was from...
He asked in detail and was very enthusiastic.
Cowardly, greedy for money and scheming, why do you end up like this?
Ming Jin took a second look, and a flash of lightning seemed to flash in his mind, and an idea emerged.
She laughed a little again.
What's wrong with her to have such thoughts?
The guard was a little impatient, so he said a few words and left without paying attention to the room full of tourists. However, someone stopped him and asked about the way forward.
"Of course it's difficult to walk in such a heavy rain, so why ask? Okay, you can still stay here and have a hot meal, while we still have to run errands in the rain."
I couldn't bear to be pestered by these common people, and some of the government officials were so fierce that they scared off many people and did not dare to pester them any more, so the officials left.
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Going upstairs, Bi Shiyi and Shaoyao still wanted to mention those suspicious characters.
Ming Jin suddenly said: "Shaoyao, find a chance to see the notice."
Shaoyao was surprised, but agreed and went out immediately.
Now that everyone was curious, it wasn't surprising that she came up to take a look.
"Girl, what is this...?" Bi Shiyi didn't understand why Mingjin turned his attention to this matter.
Ming Jin didn't say anything, but asked Bi Shiyi: "I remember that you have an excellent sense of smell?"
Since ancient times, those who have been trained as scout hunters have always been outstanding.
Her father had always been picky, and what valued Bi Shiyi from the beginning was not only his martial arts skills, but also his extraordinary talent.
She walked to the tub and tapped a spot with her finger, "Come and smell this place."
Then she turned and moved.
Bi Shiyi didn't ask anything and went over. He noticed some ants on it, frowned slightly, sniffed twice, and looked strange.
“It has a bit of a fishy smell.”
It stands to reason that this is ordinary camphor wood. If it is used for bathing and soaking in water all year round, how can it have such a fishy smell?
This is not fish.
And this kind of fishy smell is most familiar to warriors like him who were born as dead warriors.
Ming Jin, who had just walked away, came over, holding a snow-white cotton towel in his hand, and poured some water on it to moisten it.
Ming Jin pressed the wet part of the cotton cloth into the gap in the wooden barrel, squeezed it for a while with his thin fingers, and then gently poured some water into the gap with a kettle.
The water slowly seeped into the cracks in the wood. After a while, she took out the cotton cloth and took a look. Her usually gentle eyes suddenly became a little colder.
And Bi Shiyi saw the moist blood seeping into the snow-colored cotton cloth, because he had suspected that the bathtub contained a secret before, and now it was undoubtedly confirmed, a fierce look flashed on his face, and he asked: "Did he give this bathtub?"
Chapter completed!