Ye Zhinan looked around, but there was not a trace of Wei Shishi.
"What are you looking for?" Qin Yihuai followed her gaze and looked around.
Apparently, Wei Shishi had left by the time he arrived.
Ye Zhinan shook her head and replied casually, "It's nothing. You've saved me again. Come to my place for a simple meal!"
Saying so, the two of them returned to the Ye family together.
"How is Mrs. Liu?" Han Xiangmei was anxiously waiting at the door. As soon as she saw her daughter, she hurriedly asked.
"Don't you trust your daughter's medical skills? Of course, she's fine!"
Saying so, she motioned that there was someone behind her.
Qin Yihuai stepped forward and greeted respectfully, "I've come to bother you again."
Han Xiangmei was taken aback for a moment, and immediately hid the meaningful look in her eyes.
"Inspector Qin is here. Come in and have a simple meal."
"Sure enough, like mother, like daughter. We think alike," Ye Zhinan said as she leaned on her mother and walked into the house affectionately. But she always felt as if there was a pair of eyes staring at her from behind.
Because Han Xiangmei was worried about her daughter, she had been waiting outside. She originally planned to pick some fresh vegetables from the back yard and have hot - pot. Seeing Qin Yihuai, she said embarrassedly, "I've been neglectful to Inspector Qin today. When the ducklings grow fat, I'll invite you to have roast duck."
"Auntie, there's no need to be so polite. I came in a hurry today."
Ye Zhinan, however, was not polite at all. She pushed a large bunch of freshly cooked vegetables in front of Qin Yihuai.
"Although there's no meat, these are all green, pollution - free organic vegetables. You can't buy them outside!"
"Pollution? Organic?" Qin Yihuai looked confused.
This woman was always saying words he didn't understand again.
But he quite liked it.
Ye Zhinan didn't plan to explain. She picked up the vegetables on her own and then added some self - made hot - pot seasonings.
"These are all made by my mother. You can't buy them outside!"
Qin Yihuai nodded frequently.
This woman always brought surprises. The things she made were all very interesting. Sometimes, he even had the feeling that she didn't belong here. Whenever he thought of this, he would feel sad.
So now, no matter what she said, it was right. He was like an obedient young lady, accepting all the vegetables put into his bowl. In turn, he put a lot of vegetables into her bowl.
Ye Yingfeng, on one side, saw this and also kept putting vegetables into his sister's bowl.
While putting vegetables, he also took care of Qin Yihuai.
"Inspector Qin, on behalf of my sister, I thank you for saving her life."
He raised the teacup in his hand. "I'll use tea instead of wine. I'll drink first!"
Ye Zhinan squinted her almond - shaped eyes and focused on the vegetables in the pot. She didn't want to interfere in the business between the two men at all. But when she looked, her bowl was already full of things.
Ye Shenyan and Han Xiangmei just smiled and said nothing on one side.
They didn't interfere in the children's business.
After Ye Zhinan was full, she patted her belly and burped. She didn't look like a well - bred young lady at all.
"Pay attention to your behavior in front of outsiders, young lady," Han Xiangmei said as she secretly kicked her daughter.
But her daughter had already anticipated it, and the kick missed.
A playful look flashed across Ye Zhinan's half - squinted eyes. She got back to business. "Today's matter is quite strange."
Everyone looked at her in unison. Ye Zhinan took a sip of tea and continued, "Even if Mrs. Liu kowtowed, it's impossible for her to hurt her head. She went crazy because someone drugged her."
Qin Yihuai nodded in agreement.
Ye Zhinan continued, "There's also something wrong with the mage invited by Wei Shishi. There was something in his whisk. Fortunately, Inspector Qin came in time."
"You noticed it too?"
While Ye Zhinan was treating Mrs. Liu, Qin Yihuai went back to look for the mage, but found that the man had already disappeared without a trace. However, there were some clues left on the ground.
"Is it the Wei family again?" Ye Shenyan's eyes dimmed a bit.
After all, they were old friends. Although they had taken different paths, he still didn't want to believe that one day they would become enemies.
"We're not sure if it's the Wei family. Maybe it's just that Wei Shishi is jealous of your daughter's excellence!" Ye Zhinan saw through her father's sadness, so she told a kind lie.
"And the rumors about me..." Ye Zhinan looked at Qin Yihuai, as if waiting for something.
There was a sharp and deep look in Qin Yihuai's eyes. "The rumors about Miss Ye started from the sacrificial ceremony..."
On that day, when everything was ready for the sacrificial ceremony, Magistrate Shen Beiting took out the four sacrificial vessels, only to find that they were damaged. Rumors spread among the onlookers, and all the arrows pointed at Ye Zhinan of the Ye family. The magistrate remained silent, which was equivalent to a tacit approval. Since then, the rumors had spread.
Coupled with the confrontation between Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Yan, all these coincidences came together and became a premeditated plot.
"Confront the enemy when they come and block the water when it comes. Be happy every day."
Ye Zhinan's optimism drove away the family's worries, but it planted a firm seed in Qin Yihuai's heart.
There were always bright stars shining in this woman's eyes, which strengthened his determination to protect her.
It was already late at night. Ye Zhinan tossed and turned in bed. The howling north wind blew outside, blowing away the haze and stirring up waves.
There were three familiar soft knocks.
Ye Zhinan put on a fleece coat and climbed out of the window.
"You're getting more and more skillful!" Qin Yihuai joked.
During the day, they had estimated Ye Taifu's situation and agreed to talk again at night.
Ye Zhinan's pupils suddenly shrank. She noticed what was in Qin Yihuai's hand.
"What is this..."
It was exactly the damaged sacrificial vessel.
"The gap is too regular," Qin Yihuai pointed at the gap on the sacrificial vessel. A trace of hostility flashed through his deep eyes. "Who do you think did it?"
The two of them looked at each other, but neither dared to say the person in their hearts.
"There's no evidence... But there's only one truth!" Ye Zhinan said another classic saying.
Qin Yihuai stared directly at her with his jet - black eyes.
"Why do you always have so many new things?"
Finally, he voiced his doubts.
Ye Zhinan replied playfully, "Do you think I'm amazing without knowing why?"
After saying that, the corners of her mouth turned up, and a happy look flashed across her lips. "Do you know what 'amazing without knowing why' means? I knew you didn't understand."
Qin Yihuai wasn't angry. He just quietly watched her joking about him. Finally, he said lightly, "The spring plowing is coming soon. Do you have any suggestions?"
"Sow seeds, irrigate, improve the methods, and increase productivity. Maybe we can increase the harvest."
"I'm all ears!"
Ye Zhinan talked about her plan endlessly, and Qin Yihuai listened quietly.
"Did you see all these in books?"
Was Qin Yihuai going to borrow books again?
Ye Zhinan was recalling if there were any books about these in the space. Sure enough, Qin Yihuai started to borrow books.
"May I borrow them?"
"One cent per book."
"One pig's trotter per book."
Ye Zhinan just said it casually, but Qin Yihuai answered seriously.
Ye Zhinan looked up at the sky speechlessly.
She had to copy another agricultural encyclopedia!!!