I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

After coming down from the lobby and returning to the study, Ji Zihe took off his official hat and put it on the table, he couldn't help but sigh.

Meng Zhang was lying on the cushion reading travel notes, and raised his head after hearing the sound, "What's wrong?"

"I suddenly found out that what Uncle Gao said is true." Ji Zihe said with a serious expression.

"What?"

"Two days ago, didn't he tell the mouse catchers in the county government office that he had no hair on his mouth and could not do things well. Today I almost failed to calm down in the courtroom. Do you want me to grow a beard? Make me appear more dignified."

Rat catcher?Is it those fat cats whose fur was scorched by the torch in order to steal the stew from the stove?Chef Gao was scolding the cat for stealing food, why did it change the taste in Xiaohezi's mouth.

Meng Zhang rubbed his chin, "It's not difficult to say it's difficult, but it's not easy to say it's easy."

"why?"

"It's hard to say because, do you remember how many times you have shaved your beard since you became a fairy?" Meng Zhang reminded.

"Huh?" Hearing what Meng Zhang said, Ji Zihe suddenly realized that he seemed to have never shaved since he became a fairy, no, since he became a city god.

"There is a big difference between a mortal and a god. After becoming a mortal, the body will also change. The body will stay in the years you have experienced, the moment when the body is at its peak. The years always seem to miss the fairy, and I can't bear it. Leave marks on their faces. Although you already started to grow a beard when you became a fairy, but after you shaved it off in those few days, the beard either couldn't grow again, or it grew too slowly. If there is no external intervention, it may wait Hundreds of thousands of years, you can definitely get your wish."

"Ah, how long will it take?"

"Of course, not to mention immortals, even monks who have not become immortals grow beards much slower than ordinary people. Otherwise, they will be hundreds of thousands of years old once they retreat, and they will have to become bearded savages when they come out. How can you be so immortal?"

Ji Zihe imagined the scene where the gods would shave their beards in the mirror as soon as they left the customs, and couldn't help laughing, "That's right. As for the bones, is there any secret recipe for growing beards?"

"No, who has nothing to study that. But what's so difficult about wanting a beard, even if it's not real, I can post a fake one for you. If you don't want a fake one, I can teach you a trick." Meng Meng Zhang said.

"Then you should take the time to teach me how to hide your eyes. Fake beards are easy to reveal." Ji Zihe thought for a while and said.

So when Ji Zihe took the yamen servants to investigate the case in the afternoon, the yamen servants discovered that their county magistrate had grown a goatee in just one noon.

Everyone was calm on the face, but in fact they knew it.How can someone's beard grow so fast, it must be a fake beard!

Ji Zihe didn't expect his subordinates to believe that he didn't do this trick for them to see, but for the people to see.

When investigating a case, unlike working in the county government, Meng Zhang never leaves Ji Zihe.The county government is a government office. Since ancient times, no matter whether it is a government office in the yang or the underworld, it has a certain deterrent power against evil spirits, and no one dares to make mistakes in it.But business trips are different, what to do in case of danger.

The first place Ji Zihe went to was the place where Chen Mo'er disappeared, which was the Chen family.Along the way, in order to prevent Meng Zhang from being bored, Ji Zihe rode on the horse and told Meng Zhang the ins and outs of the case.

The horses in the county government are also limited. Except for Ji Zihe who rides a horse, the other government servants walk on two legs, and the speed of all the horses is definitely not very fast. This allows Ji Zihe enough time to go to Meng Zhang to discuss the case.

After Ji Zihe came out of the hall, he took out the book of life and death. This thing recorded the brief life history of all the people in Ning'an County. He had one, and the judge had one too, but the judge's book was even simpler than his.

Ji Zihe opened the book of life and death and found Chen Mo'er's book of life and death. Her name had been checked off, which proved that this person was dead. Write.After all, this book is not a personal biography, and the most detailed description of his life is only a few sentences, so how could it be possible to know everything.

Ji Zihe summoned Black and White Wuchang again, wanting to bring Chen Mo'er's soul over and ask who killed her.After questioning, it was discovered that Chen Mo'er's soul had disappeared and was not taken away by them.

It is actually a very common thing that the soul is not taken away by the errands. If the errands cannot find a new ghost, it does not necessarily mean that the soul must have been taken away by the bad guys.There are many accidents, some wander around by themselves, some hide on purpose, and there are even ghosts who can kill themselves before the ghost finds them, without leaving a trace of scum, messy and shady. We have seen too much.So in a situation like this, the errands would not specifically report to Ji Zihe who was lost. At most, they would write a sentence when reporting work every night, how many people died today, and how many souls were actually hooked.

Although sometimes the soul will be missing a lot, but don't worry about not having enough souls.Although there will always be lonely ghosts or ghosts dying, the number of creatures in the world has not decreased.Because in addition to these reincarnated souls, the world will naturally produce new souls, otherwise, how could the population of Da Chu increase day by day?

Unable to find Chen Mo'er's soul, this blocked Ji Zihe's way to take a shortcut to solve the case.He could only tell Black and White Wuchang to try his best to find Chen Mo'er's soul, and it would be best if he could find it, but Ji Zihe also felt that there was not much hope.

There is no shortcut to take, so we can only handle the case down-to-earth.How can I say that Ji Zihe has also read so many files, and his conscious reasoning ability has been greatly improved. He is very confident that he will find the murderer of Chen Mo'er for the Chen family and give her justice. This is why Ji Zihe has to go to the field to investigate in person.

"Why don't you think Zhao Laifu is the murderer?" Meng Zhang asked after listening to Ji Zihe's narration.

"Although Zhao Laifu is suspected, I don't think his suspicion is too great. Chen Mo'er's body was found in Niutouling, but Chen Mo'er disappeared in his own home. Zhao Laifu couldn't afford to go to Chen Mo'er's house and take him so far away on purpose. Throwing the corpse near your home is asking for trouble. In fact, I don’t think the Chen family really thinks that Zhao Laifu is the murderer. If it is really sure that it is him, they will definitely sue him when they beat the drums. There is no need to go around in circles. The reason why I don’t think it is him now is mainly to vent my anger. I was very sad when my daughter died, but this guy is still talking sarcasticly there, so it’s strange that people don’t beat him. I just poured my anger on him, and I still have to blame him for being owed." Ji Zihe said.

"But if it wasn't for him, why would he make sarcastic remarks after Chen Moer's death?"

"Well, I also have some guesses about this. He proposed marriage to the Chen family before, but the Chen family did not agree. Seeing how they looked in court yesterday, the Chen family should have said something ugly to Zhao Laifu when they refused the marriage, and Zhao Laifu kept going. Holding a grudge. So much so that after seeing Chen Mo'er's body, Zhao Laifu couldn't help but speak sarcastically, sprinkle salt on the Chen family's wounds, and verbally retaliate against them."

"But in this way, he has a motive to kill. He was rejected and insulted, so he held a grudge and took the opportunity to kill Chen Mo'er." Meng Zhang said again.

"It's not impossible, and it's also possible that he was trying to clear himself of his suspicions. So I didn't remove the suspicions from him. I put him in the prison first, and I will ask him to interrogate him at night. , to see if he knows anything. After all, he is the only one in Niutouling, so maybe he knows something." Ji Zihe said.

Soon, Ji Zihe and his party arrived at the Chen family.Chen Mo'er's body is still waiting for an autopsy at the county government office. After the autopsy, the Chen family can take the body home.So even though the Chen family has hung white cloths, they haven't decorated the mourning hall yet.

Generally, for an autopsy, Wu Zuo and Mr. Yin Yang will be invited to do the autopsy together with the chief examiner, but Chen Moer is a woman, and Wu Zuo and Mr. Yin Yang are mostly men. In order to respect the corpse, Wu Zuo cannot be allowed to do the autopsy, otherwise the family members of the corpse Surely there will be trouble.

There are no female wives these days. If you want to examine the female corpse, you can only find Wen Po.It was hard to find a courageous and experienced Mrs. Wen. Ji Zihe asked the old officials in the county government, and learned that the one who used to examine female corpses for the county government was a Mrs. Wen surnamed Du.But that old woman lived far away, and the person Ji Zihe sent to invite her hadn't come back yet, so it might take some time for the Chen family to bring back Chen Mo'er's body.

After arriving at the Chen family, the Chen family welcomed Ji Zihe and his party into the house.The Chen family also has a large population. Chen Moer is the youngest girl in the Chen family. His brothers and sisters have already married. Only Chen Mo'er, an old woman, accompanied her parents every day.

Now that something happened to Chen Mo'er, both the married woman and the elder brother who lived in the city returned to their hometown after receiving the news. When they saw Ji Zihe coming, they hurried over, crying and letting him make the decision.Ji Zihe had no choice but to hand over these people to the master, and ordered Chen Huanxi to take him to Chen Mo'er's boudoir to check.

Chen Mo'er's boudoir was tidy and tidy. Obviously, the crime scene had already been destroyed.Unable to see anything from the room, Ji Zihe had to settle for the next best thing, and asked Chen Huanhuan what he saw in the room at that time.

"That night, the old lady cooked the meal, so I went to Mo'er's room to ask her to eat. After entering the door, I found that she was not in the room. I didn't pay much attention at the time. Mo'er is a very sensible child. Blind Li said that If there is danger, we will not let her go out. She is not in the room, so I thought she was in the yard, so I went to the yard to search around. There is no hut, no pigsty, no cowshed, and there is no room for her brothers and sisters. No, I knew it was broken, so I quickly called the old woman to look for it. My Mo'er is obedient, we won't let her go out, she will definitely not go out, someone must have taken her away."

"I remember you said before that when you came to her room, the window was open, and the needlework was all on the floor, right?" Ji Zihe walked to the window, which faced the yard of his house, and his house also There is no back door.

If she was really taken away by someone, then the thief must have come in through the gate, so why bother to leave the room and look through the window.Therefore, Chen Mo'er should have opened the window by herself, because she was doing needlework at the time, and the light could be brighter by opening the window, and this reason is valid.But here comes the problem again, if Chen Mo'er was sitting by the window at that time, the whole yard could be seen almost at a glance, if a thief really came in, wouldn't she be able to see it?

Well, it doesn't rule out that the thief was like a cat and didn't make any movement, and Chen Mo'er was too focused, so he didn't notice it.

"Yes, when I was in her room, the window was open, and all the sewing and stuff were on the floor under the window."

"Was the door open or closed?"

"open."

Ji Zihe nodded, "Are the tables, chairs and benches in the room overturned, or are there any traces of fighting?"

Chen Huanle thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, everything else is fine, nothing unusual."

"By the way, were you all at home yesterday?"

"No, after lunch, I went out to the mountains to chop firewood, and my wife should also go out to chat with people."

"Are you going to chop wood alone? Can someone go with you?"

"No, I went alone."

"Aren't you afraid to go to the mountains alone? What if you encounter a beast?"

"There's nothing to be afraid of. I grew up in this area since I was a child. I know the place very well. I can walk back and forth a few times with my eyes closed."

"Oh, that means you're not at home?" Ji Zihe asked.

"Yes, did your lord find anything?"

"I have some ideas." Ji Zihe said.

There was no trace of a fight in the room, and the needle and thread alone could not prove that Chen Mo'er was taken away. Maybe she was in an emergency and accidentally knocked over the needle and thread, but because she was in a hurry to go out, she didn't care. Gotta pick it up.Or maybe she accidentally knocked over the needle and thread, because she was facing an acquaintance, so she went to pick it up unguarded, and was attacked by someone in the end.

After all, Chen Huanhuan didn't have any witnesses to prove that he was really not at home, did he?

Ji Zihe didn't read so many files for nothing. He didn't read any prisoner Ji Zihe.As long as the prisoner has not been identified, everyone will be suspicious, even if they are relatives, Ji Zihe will also be suspicious.

But Ji Zihe didn't say anything, but went out directly, and asked the policemen to go to the next place with him to investigate.

The so-called next place is the place where Chen Mo'er's body was found.Chen Mo'er's body was discovered by the Chen family at the foot of a cliff in Niutou Ridge. This cliff is not high, even if you jump from it, you won't be killed.But it is very steep, as if it was cut out by a single knife.The entire cliff wall is a piece of stone, and the bottom of the cliff is also full of gravel.

Ji Zihe was going to see the scene of the crime, and the Chen family naturally followed. Not only the Chen family, but even the villagers in the village heard about it, and followed up very gossip.A group of people came to the bottom of the cliff in a mighty manner, and Ji Zihe asked the police to surround the bottom of the cliff to prevent other people from coming over, so as not to cause secondary damage to the scene.

Ji Zihe found a small piece of blood-stained stone at the bottom of the cliff, and called Chen Huanhuan to ask, Chen Huanhuan said that they did find Chen Moer's body here.

Ji Zihe asked someone to remove the layer of stones on the surface, but the stones below were also stained with blood.Ji Zihe asked them to continue pawing until they saw the soil, which was also stained dark red with blood.

"With such a large amount of blood, Chen Mo'er should have died here. If she had taken out her heart or thrown her body after death, there wouldn't be so much blood here." Ji Zihe said.

After reaching this conclusion, Ji Zihe ordered people to search the vicinity, but found nothing, so he could only withdraw the team temporarily and return to the county government office to wait for the results of the autopsy.

When we arrived at the county government office, Mrs. Wen, who performed the autopsy, had already arrived.In addition to Wen Po, the yamen servants also invited an old witch who danced to the gods, saying that she was a fairy girl, mainly because they were afraid that the corpse would suddenly cheat, so they asked someone to guard against it in advance.

The autopsy results came out soon, and Chen Mo'er's fatal injury was the hollow hole in her chest.This hollow was formed by cutting open with a sharp weapon such as a short knife or dagger, and then breaking it apart violently.But judging by the flatness of the wound and the section of the ribs, the murderer cut off all the flesh and blood with only one knife.This shows that the murderer is very powerful, and ordinary people can't do this kind of thing.

In addition to the fatal wound, Chen Mo'er had some abrasions on her body, probably from the stones at the bottom of the cliff.

Ji Zihe specifically asked Wen Po to see if there were any traces of binding on Chen Mo'er's hands and feet, but after the autopsy results came out, it was found that she had never been tied.It's just that on her arm, there are still a few large handprints, blue and purple. It can be seen that a lot of strength has been used at a glance, and it should be left by an adult man.

Ji Zihe guessed that Chen Mo'er probably walked to Niutou Ridge by herself.After all, Chen Mo'er died in the afternoon. There are many villages between Chen's house and Niutou Ridge. In broad daylight, it would be very difficult for the thief to take Chen Mo'er to Niutou Ridge without the sight of others.If her hands and feet are not tied, it means that she will struggle. If she is held back by a weapon, the speed is too slow and it is easy to be discovered.Moreover, there were traces of struggle on Chen Mo'er's body, which proved that she had not been drugged. Of course, the doctor had checked this point, and there was indeed no drug residue on Chen Mo'er's body.Therefore, Ji Zihe guessed that Chen Mo'er should have walked over by himself, so he included the people Chen Mo'er acquainted with into the category of suspicion.

Ji Zihe asked someone to rub the handprint, and took it to the prison for comparison with Zhao Laifu.Not only is Zhao Laifu tall and tall, but his hands are also not small. His fingers are twice as thick as those on the paper.

But Ji Zihe didn't let Zhao Laifu go, because he had other guesses.A person with not too big hands has such great strength that he can cut off several ribs with a single stroke. Is this something ordinary people can do?Or is it that the owner of the handprint was not the one who used the knife, and there was more than one person who killed Chen Mo'er?

After the autopsy was over, Ji Zihe asked the government servants to search for the villagers from Chenjia to Niutouling according to the time of death obtained by the autopsy, hoping to find witnesses or some clues.

Chen Mo'er looked at her transparent body in a daze, did she just die?

She saw who killed her, it was a Taoist priest in rags, he didn't look strong, but he was very strong.

Recalling the scene where he killed himself, Chen Mo'er's soul couldn't stop trembling.

The man grabbed his arm with one hand and pushed her down to the ground, leaving her powerless to resist. At the same time, the other hand slashed open her chest with a sharp movement without any hesitation.

After a white light flashed in front of her eyes, Chen Mo'er lost consciousness.But soon she regained consciousness, at this time she has become a ghost, floating in mid-air.The surrounding houses have disappeared, revealing the true colors of this place.This is not her home at all, but a cliff full of gravel.

The sunshine that used to be mild, now shone on her like a scorching flame, making her feel stinging.

Ghosts cannot bask in the sun.Chen Mo'er suddenly thought of this old saying, and hurried to find a shady place.Although she died, she still didn't want to be scattered.

But the place where she died was really unfortunate, surrounded by rubble and not even a shade tree, Chen Mo'er was extremely anxious, and had no choice but to hide in the shadow of her enemy.

After the Taoist priest killed her, there was no trace of fear or regret on his face, as if he had just done an insignificant thing.This made Chen Mo'er feel angry. She is a person, not a chicken, duck or fish. Killing a person doesn't even change her expression. Are you a devil?

He obviously looks honest, but acts like a ruthless monster.Sure enough, as the old saying goes, knowing people and faces doesn't know the heart.

Chen Mo'er couldn't figure it out, she didn't know this Taoist priest, why did the Taoist priest kill herself if she had no injustice in the past and no hatred in the present.

Poor her, Chen Mo'er, is so young, and her parents will definitely die of grief if she is gone like this.Chen Mo'er was so sad that she wanted to cry but couldn't shed tears.

Chen Mo'er, who couldn't cry, held back her stomach, and was jealous when she saw her enemy, wishing to catch him into a big face and crush his bones.But she is just a ghost that humans can't see and touch, no matter how much she stretches her teeth and claws, it has no effect on the Taoist priest. Even if she wants to spit a few mouthfuls of saliva on the Taoist priest, she can't spit it out, which is really aggrieved.

She made up her mind that when she got to the king of hell, she must sue the king of hell. This guy killed someone, and there will be no good end for him in the future.

Just as Chen Mo'er was thinking, the Taoist priest pulled out the knife from her chest, wiped it clean, put it away, and then stretched out both hands towards her chest.

Chen Mo'er turned pale in shock, and shouted, "Stop! You Taoist priest is shameless, I have been killed by you, and you still want to molested my body. You are still a monk, I'm sorry, you are the only one , will be struck to death by lightning sooner or later!"

It's a pity that no matter how angry she jumped, the Taoist priest didn't stop.Chen Mo'er sniffed, thinking that her body would be found disheveled, she had the urge to die again, and she could hardly see anyone again.

The Taoist priest's hand had already touched Chen Mo'er's skirt, but for some reason, he changed the direction and moved to the knife edge, which made Chen Mo'er slightly relieved, and wondered what he wanted to do.

The Taoist priest grasped Chen Mo'er's broken bone with both hands, and pulled it to both sides.With a click, the wound was pulled open violently, exposing the internal organs.

Chen Mo'er felt that her bones must be broken, and she felt pain when she heard it. Fortunately, she is dead now.

The Taoist didn't know how to cut off the sternum and ribs, but he was able to take out a whole heart that was still beating slightly from Chen Mo'er's chest.

The Taoist took out a small wooden figure, dripped the blood from Chen Mo'er's heart on it, and recited a spell.

Chen Mo'er sensed a hint of danger. The Taoist priest must be performing some kind of sorcery, so she ignored the sunlight and ran away.

Unexpectedly, the Taoist suddenly seemed to be able to see her, forming a seal with one hand, and shouted, "Come!"

Chen Mo'er only felt a huge suction force coming from behind her, so that she had no strength to resist and was sucked to the Taoist priest's side, and he pinched her neck.

"Go." The Taoist grabbed Chen Mo'er, pushed her down, and stuffed her into the little wooden figure.

There was the sound of a beating heart in her ears, and Chen Mo'er felt that her limbs became very stiff, and she couldn't move any more. The Taoist priest became extremely huge in her eyes, and she became one with the little wooden figure.

"It still needs to be sacrificed and practiced." The Taoist murmured while holding the little wooden figure in one hand and a beating heart in the other.

"What on earth do you want to do? Why are you arresting me?" Chen Mo'er shouted.

"Be honest, don't shout loudly, it makes me have a headache." The Taoist scolded.

"Can you hear me?" Chen Mo'er asked in surprise. Didn't the Taoist priest hear what she just said?

"Of course I can hear it. You are my slave now. Have you seen this heart? As long as you don't obey, I will crush it and make you lose your soul immediately." The Taoist said.

I don't know what happened, but since Chen Mo'er and the little wooden figurine became one, the heart beats more and more vigorously.One after another, as if still alive.

Chen Mo'er's heart trembled, and she remembered the scene where the Taoist priest killed herself, and said submissively, "I see."

"Don't worry, as long as you are obedient, I won't kill you again." The Taoist said, hanging Chen Mo'er around his waist.Then he took out a large wooden box from a small pocket on his waist, put the beating heart in it, and put it away.Throwing the corpse at the bottom of the cliff, he walked away.

After searching for two days, Ji Zihe didn't find a clue, which made him feel very anxious.

"I feel like I've read all my files for nothing, who is the murderer!" Ji Zihe yelled, and fell down on the table, with dark circles on his face, capitalized "Unrequited Love".

There were no witnesses, no evidence, several suspects were caught, and the interrogation for a long time did not yield any results.Black and White Impermanence did not find Chen Mo'er's soul, and Day and Night Wandering God did not find anything unusual.The case didn't improve at all, which made Ji Zihe's hair fall out.

"Calm down, what are you eating today?" Meng Zhang gnawed a root of snow ginseng in his claws.

"Canteen meal cooked by Uncle Gao."

Ji Zihe looked at him, and suddenly stretched out his hand to snatch the snow ginseng from his paw. Before Meng Zhang could stop him, he stuffed it into his mouth three times, five times and two times, and looked at Meng Zhang triumphantly. Flow three feet.

"What should I do if it's swollen?" Ji Zihe covered his nose, as soon as he opened his mouth, blood flowed into his mouth, and he quickly closed his mouth again.

Meng Zhang shook his little head, hating that iron cannot become steel, "Look at your useless appearance, why are you so anxious, you stuff everything into your mouth. This snow ginseng has been around for thousands of years, look at your small body, It's the same as anything, how can you not get a nosebleed if you eat such a nourishing thing all at once."

Ji Zihe raised his face, looking at the sky speechlessly.

He just came up on a whim and suddenly wanted to bully Xiao Qinglong for fun.Seeing that Meng Zhang has been eating these messy things recently, he thought it was a snack, so he grabbed it and ate it in one bite, thinking that maybe he could see Xiao Qinglong's distraught look.Who knew that after eating this thing, he didn't see Meng Zhang getting angry, but he got a nosebleed instead.

"Aren't I a god, why can't I resist any ginseng?" Then he, a god, must have taken too much time.

"There is no rule. Immortals cannot be physically weak. I have seen the kind of immortals who take a step and have to rest, and take two steps and then vomit blood."

"It's so miserable, then how did he become a fairy?"

"Who knows, I didn't inquire, but he seems to be alive now, who made him a god."

Ji Zihe pinched his nose, thinking rather emotionally, it seems that not all gods are free and unrestrained.

"Don't be afraid, practice hard, and when your cultivation reaches a certain level, your physique will naturally improve." Meng Zhang comforted.

"Then what should I do now?" Ji Zihe pointed to his nose with one finger.

"It's not a big problem. It will stop when it flows enough." Meng Zhang said.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" As soon as Huang Jiulang entered the door, he saw Ji Zihe's face covered in blood, and hurriedly moved up to him, and said in an eloquent voice, "You've lost so much blood, what do you think you're doing with Mr. Bones? Look, you got hit."

"I didn't hit it." Meng Zhang's face darkened.

Although Huang Jiulang was afraid of Meng Zhang's strength and did not dare to refute, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Meng Zhang clearly said that it was not you who dared to be a heartless man who dared not be a man. Could it be that the nosebleeds can still flow out by themselves?

Meng Zhang's face turned darker, and Ji Zihe slapped Huang Jiulang on the dog's head, "Why do I think you are taking pleasure in other's misfortune?"

Huang Jiulang rubbed his head and smiled, "No way, I am concerned about you."

"Okay, don't be poor, why are you willing to come back?" Ji Zihe tore a piece of waste paper that he had practiced calligraphy, crumpled it into two balls, blocked his nose, and finally managed to save his neck, and lowered his head .

"Didn't I miss you?" Huang Jiulang stretched out his paws to pinch Ji Zihe's shoulder to please him.

Meng Zhang immediately flew to Ji Zihe's shoulder and squatted, knocked off his hand with his tail, and raised his chin.

Huang Jiulang rubbed the back of his reddened hand, okay, if you don't touch it, don't touch it, this stingy dragon.

"It's so rare that you can still think of me. Where's your heroine sister, do you need me to help you prepare the bride price?" Ji Zihe joked.

Huang Jiulang's mood fell instantly, "That's still a matter of nothing. Sister Rong said that she wants to take care of her mother, and she doesn't want to think about getting married yet."

"Then what are you going to do, wait a few more years?"

"I'm not afraid of waiting a few years, but I'm afraid that someone will poach my corner!" Huang Jiulang said through gritted teeth as if thinking of something, "There is a scholar surnamed Gu who lives opposite the room rented by Sister Rong and her mother. He looks like a dog. He has not married a wife in his 20s. His old mother fell in love with Sister Rong. I went hunting that day, and when I came back, I saw Gu Sheng’s old mother asking Sister Rong’s mother. Did she agree with others? She was so angry that she wanted to blow Gu Sheng's dog's head off on the spot, but was stopped by Sister Rong, who knocked my dog's head off."

"What a tragedy." Meng Zhang smiled gloatingly.

Huang Jiulang sniffed, looked at Ji Zihe's arm, and then at Meng Zhang, who was on his shoulder to protect the food, suddenly turned into a prototype, hugged Ji Zihe's thigh, and cried bitterly, "Master, I am so happy!" What a pity, my daughter-in-law is about to run away, and her head was blown off, you have to make the decision for me!"

"Well, how can I manage this? Hurry up, what are you talking about!" Ji Zihe tried to pull his leg out.

"If you don't make the decision for me, I won't get up."

"If you don't get up again, I'll beat you!" Meng Zhang threatened.

Huang Jiulang cried for a while, thought for a while, and then hugged Ji Zihe's thigh even tighter, "I won't get up, you can kill me if you have the ability, and I will die on the master's thigh."

Looking at Huang Jiulang's rascal appearance, Ji Zihe felt a bit of a headache, "I really should show your sister Rong what you look like now. Alright, tell me first, how do you want me to help you?"

Huang Jiulang's crying disappeared in an instant, and he looked at Ji Zihe with his round eyes open, "Master, is there still a shortage of people in our county government?"

Ji Zihe: "???"

What is the relationship between the two?

"Sister Rong just came to live in our Ning'an County, and all the money in her hands was spent on the road. There is no surplus food at home, and there is no livelihood. She relies on her hands to earn money, and her life is very difficult. I want to help her and help her find a job. Work. I know you have disliked Uncle Gao's craftsmanship for a long time, why don't you let her cook and let Uncle Gao feed the horses."

Ji Zihe thought in his heart, Master Gao has provoked someone, so he stayed in the kitchen well, and someone still missed him.

"I think Uncle Gao did a good job." Ji Zihe said sincerely, although Uncle Gao's cooking is a bit unpalatable.But by virtue of his skills, how many prisoners who entered the prison have gone astray and turned back to the right.

"Don't be embarrassed, whoever you want to be the cook is just a matter of your words. You should be kind, be accommodating, and give Sister Rong a chance. She still has a mother to take care of, and now she is almost out of control." Huang Jiulang wagged his tail tirelessly, and rubbed his ugly face against Ji Zihe's thigh.

Meng Zhang's eyes changed instantly, and a tiger pounced on Huang Jiulang.His body suddenly became as thick as an arm, and he rode on Huang Jiulang's body, his two paws locked his neck, "You can just hug your thighs, and I have never rubbed them against you! Stupid fox, that thigh is too. I don't know if you know."

"Master, save me!" Huang Jiulang yelled.

Ji Zihe sighed helplessly, and suddenly felt the pressure of a single old father with two bratty children alone.

Bending down, he tore Meng Zhang, who was baring his teeth and claws, off Huang Jiulang's body, imprisoned him in his arms, and patted his big head, "Don't make trouble."

"Hmph!" Meng Zhang stretched his claws out of Ji Zihe's arm, scratching and scratching at Huang Jiulang, as if as long as Ji Zihe didn't hold him tightly, he would immediately rush down to fight Huang Jiulang for [-] rounds.

Huang Jiulang shrank his head, looking scared.But he complained frantically in his heart, look at this showman's dragon, he pretends to be even more like him, his tail is almost up to the sky, okay!If he really struggled, how could the master hold him.

The old father, Ji Zihe, ran his hand along the back of the eldest baby Meng Zhang, and thought, "Xiao Jiu, did your elder sister Rong propose to work in the county government?"

Huang Jiulang shook his head, "No, I thought of it myself. Sister Rong didn't want to accept my help. I saw that her family didn't have much food, so I went to the countryside to hunt for her every day, and threw rabbits into her house every day. It was confiscated and returned to me. That's why I thought about finding a job for her."

"I don't plan to move the position of Mr. Gao. He has done a good job. I don't plan to demote him."

When Huang Jiulang heard this, his eyes immediately began to accumulate water, as if he was ready to cry at any moment.

Ji Zihe was worried about him, how could a girl like him with such a childish appearance.

"However, I heard from you that Miss Rong knows martial arts. Let her try some other day. If her martial arts is good, I can keep her as a catcher in the county government." Ji Zihe said.

Huang Jiulang held back his tears again and asked, "Can women also be officials?"

"The arrester is a yamen servant, not an official." Ji Zihe said.

Officials are officials appointed by the imperial court, their salaries are issued by the imperial court, yamen servants are hired by the yamen themselves, and their salaries are also issued by the county yamen themselves. How can it be the same?

"I think it's almost the same. I haven't heard of it. Women are the fast catchers." Huang Jiulang stood upright and scratched his head with his front paws.

"Then what's the matter, this is just for you to see." Ji Zihe said.

Because of the female prisoners and female corpses he encountered in handling the case before, Ji Zihe felt that it was inconvenient to have only male government servants, and he really wanted to recruit a female arrester.At least in the future, when searching for a woman's body, you don't need to go far to find the old woman, and when the woman's body is examined, the yamen will not have no one who can help.

"I know, too.