After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

Wang Yugui couldn't help laughing: "Haha, what a coincidence, I thought it couldn't be pushed in!"

"Oh, Painter Wang, look at you, you are so busy and sweating," Jin Baochai said, taking out the handkerchief she brought with her and wiping the sweat off Wang Yugui's forehead.

Wang Yugui was startled and took a step back: "Miss Jin, it's okay, I'll wipe it myself!"

It is not suitable to stay here for long, and he hurriedly said: "Miss Jin, your house is newly built this year, and the door panels are also new, so it shouldn't be stuck."

"Did the carpenter cut corners and not oil the boards enough?"

"This, these things in my family are originally managed by Brother Qi. I, I don't understand either." Jin Baochai smiled embarrassedly after hearing this.

Then he looked at Wang Yugui and said, "Master Painter Wang, can you help me fix it?"

"Ah? Repair the door panel?" Wang Yugui frowned.

He knew how to apply oil, but after listening to what Zhang Siwen said today, he didn't want to get too close to Jin Baochai.

Wang Yugui smiled and said, "Miss Jin, I'm sorry, I don't know how to do carpentry work."

Then, he pointed to the grocery store next door and said, "Why don't you ask the owner of the Zhang family grocery store next door?"

"She sells tung oil. Her boss, Zhang, should know how to apply oil. You can buy her tung oil, give her a little more money, and ask her boss to help you with it!"

After hearing this, Jin Baochai looked at Wang Yugui and pursed her lips: "Really? Well, forget it!"

"Tomorrow, I'll ask my brother to come over and take a look."

After Jin Baochai said this, Wang Yugui remembered that Jin Baochai's father and her brother were both carpenters.

Damn, this is her family’s ancestral craft, why does she want me to help?

"Oh, yes, look at my memory. Miss Jin has a ready-made carpenter at home. How could I forget it?" Wang Yugui laughed.

Then he hurriedly said, "Miss Jin, please lock the door quickly. I want to go back too!"

After saying that, he nodded to Jin Baochai and hurried back to his shop.

Jin Baochai looked at Wang Yugui's back as he left, frowned, said nothing, silently locked the door, and went to her parents' home.

……

The next afternoon, Wang Yugui was sitting in the store because he was tired of reading.

Captain Liu came over, holding a big watermelon in his hand: "Haha, Painter Xiao Wang, are you watching the store? I brought you a watermelon!"

"Hey, Captain Liu, where did you get this watermelon?" Wang Yugui hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Captain Liu laughed: "Hey, didn't our government help Shuijing Temple sell watermelons?"

"They are all sold out. We also bought some for the government office. Mr. Hai said that everyone will be given a big watermelon to cool down."

"Look, Lord Hai specifically instructed that Painter Xiao Wang helped solve the case and worked hard, so let's give him one too!"

"Look, I brought it to you personally, haha!"

"Oh, Lord Hai is too polite. Thank you, Captain Liu. Please go back and thank Lord Hai for me." Wang Yugui smiled and took the watermelon.

Captain Liu took out another five taels of silver and placed them on the counter: "Painter Xiao Wang, here's the rest. This is the money you paid for painting a portrait for the government office at Shuijing Temple last time. It's three taels of silver in total."

"Master Hai said that he can't pay you for the painting at the market price. Our government is short of funds, so he can only pay you three taels of silver."

"Master Painter Xiao Wang, please don't think it's too little!"

"Oh, Mr. Hai still remembers it, I forgot it, haha." Wang Yugui laughed after hearing this.

He added: "Ah, Lord Hai is too polite again. How could I complain that it is too little? It is my honor to be able to help the government!"

"Haha, Painter Xiao Wang, how can I put it? You are so likable. You are really good at talking."

"Not only does Lord Hai like you, but even County Magistrate He often praises you for your generosity!"

"Really?" Wang Yugui smiled.

Captain Liu said as he took out the document and said, "Painter Xiao Wang, come and sign for it so I can report back to you!"

"Okay," Wang Yugui nodded with a smile, and hurried over to sign for it.

After finishing his business, Wang Yugui smiled and asked Captain Liu to sit down and drink tea. He then asked, "Captain Liu, speaking of County Magistrate He, I haven't seen him for some time."

"I didn't see him when there was a case in the government office some time ago. What was he busy with?"

"Oh, County Magistrate He, Lord Hai sent him out for a secret visit." Captain Liu took a sip of tea and said with a smile

Wang Yugui was stunned when he heard this: "Secret visit? What happened there?"

"Haha, no, no, County Magistrate He went to visit the surrounding villages, mainly to see the farming conditions and water conservancy and flood prevention conditions, and to listen to the people's sufferings," Captain Liu explained hurriedly.

Wang Yugui heard this and laughed: "Oh, so you went to understand the people's sentiments."

"Oh, maybe I've seen too many cases. When I heard about the undercover investigation, I thought it was another big case somewhere, haha!"

"Haha, Painter Xiao Wang, it's a pity that you don't become a constable." Captain Liu laughed when he heard this.

After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "Originally, Lord Hai wanted to go there himself, but unfortunately, he couldn't leave, so County Magistrate He went instead."

"Master Painter Xiao Wang, you know County Magistrate He. Lord Hai is confident in his ability to handle affairs!"

"Yes, yes, yes, County Magistrate He is also a good official who can do things." Wang Yugui nodded in agreement.

Captain Liu drank a sip of tea and suddenly asked Wang Yugui: "Mr. Zhang's old lady is gone, Painter Wang, did you know that?"

"Yes, I know. I went to Zhang's house to pay my respects yesterday." Wang Yugui nodded.

Captain Liu listened and nodded: "Hey, I'll go too!"

Then he sighed again and whispered, "Mr. Zhang's family is in trouble, and there is no peace in the house!"

"Captain Liu, birth, aging, illness and death are human nature, and it is inevitable," Wang Yugui said.

Captain Liu looked at Wang Yugui and said, "Hey, Painter Wang, I'm not talking about Madam Zhang."

"You may not know this, but after Mr. Zhang San died, Mr. Zhang took in two concubines in order to have an heir."

"I heard that his two new concubines are not easy to deal with either, and they don't get along with Madam Zhang."

"I heard that one of the concubines is pregnant, and that concubine and Ruan Dongmei don't get along!"

"Ah? There is such a thing?" Wang Yugui was surprised.

I thought, in the family of a wealthy man, these wives and concubines are making things like palace fighting, is it really that serious?

Captain Liu laughed: "Haha, the rich family's backyard is bustling!"

"I heard that Madam Zhang has a very good relationship with Ruan Dongmei now. After all, Ruan Dongmei is pregnant with her grandson!"

"Haha, Captain Liu, how do you know it's a grandson? It could also be a granddaughter." Wang Yugui laughed when he heard it.

Captain Liu took a sip of tea and said, "Hey, I didn't say that. Someone from Zhang's house said that."

"It seems that Madam Dongmei likes to eat sour food, so sour boys and spicy girls, so everyone said that she must be pregnant with a boy, haha!"

"Haha, so that's it. If it's really a boy, that would be satisfying." Wang Yugui also laughed after hearing this.

……

Captain Liu drank a few cups of tea and chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.