said that at noon, Hongzhu didn't want to go back to Zhu's house to eat, so she stayed in the restaurant. After the busy lunch market and some free time, Hongzhu took a nap in the back kitchen of the restaurant with her eyes closed. I was startled when I heard the voice in my confusion, and when I looked again, I found that there seemed to be a thief. At first, she thought wrongly, the thief came in broad daylight, and instead of stealing treasures from the courtyard of the deep house next to her, she came to the back kitchen of the broken food shop in this small alley, what could a thief steal, it was really unreasonable.

But if you take a closer look, the remaining ingredients and seasonings on the long table have been turned over, and even the rice jar and flour bag have been opened, isn't it really someone who came.

In the end, it was blue and white, Hongzhu settled down, and he was not afraid, and he got up and walked around only to catch a glimpse of the wall that the man had climbed over, but at this time, there was no one there.

The house they rented was not a serious house, and in order to facilitate the livelihood of the food shop in front, the small courtyard behind it was made smaller, and it was not a square circle, only a narrow strip. And there was no back door in this courtyard, but the person who rented the house in front mentioned it to the steward of the Zhao family, saying that it was inconvenient to have no place to enter and exit at the back, so he got the permission of the steward, so he opened a back door in the narrow alley behind.

Hongzhu leaned against the small door first and listened, but didn't hear a movement, so she dared to open the door, and looked left and right, naturally she didn't see anything.

This back alley is not facing the street, and it is narrow, so it cannot be used as a market, but there are roads, and naturally there are people walking around. And the back is full of houses, and there are neighbors' gateways to the left and right of them. When Hongzhu came out, she happened to see the door on the opposite side open, and an old woman sat in front of the door with a low stool to bask in the sun, and she was also leading a seven or eight-year-old girl embroidering flowers next to her, looking at the three of her mother-in-law and grandson.

Since there are people, Hongzhu is not afraid at all. After a closer look, she could roughly recognize people, so Hongzhu stepped forward to ask Granny Liu if she saw any strange people coming out of the wall and leaving.

Granny Liu was old and ear-backed, staring at Hongzhu, but she looked puzzled. However, the older granddaughter understood the words and answered her first: "Sister, we have been staying for a while, and we haven't seen it over the wall, but I seem to have seen Uncle He Liu hurrying by." ”

At this time, Granny Liu snorted and said loudly: "What Uncle He, what kind of uncle is he, you can recognize such a person!"

Hearing her angry, Hongzhu wondered, "Who is this Sixth Uncle He?"

Granny Liu waved her hand and said, "I don't know, I don't know." ”

The eldest granddaughter tilted her head to look at the red beads and pouted at her.

Hongzhu knew that she had something to say, so she smiled and leaned over and listened to her say in her ear: "Uncle He is a hooligan, and his mother-in-law said that he is the least good at doing things." After a pause, he said seriously: "Sister, don't tell your mother-in-law that I sued you." ”

Granny Liu saw them talking, but she couldn't hear what they were saying, so she only asked, "What did you say?"

Hongzhu smiled and prevaricated: "It's nothing, I said that the flowers she embroidered are beautiful, and they are all taught by her mother-in-law well." Then he thanked him, and hurriedly went back to the kitchen and took out four or five pieces of snacks and gave them to the little sisters, as if they were so happy.

Granny Liu didn't refuse when she saw something, and she smiled on her face, saying how embarrassed she was.

Hongzhu asked two more questions, but didn't ask anything, and then went back. After arriving at the restaurant, she closed the back door and closed the door of the back kitchen, and then went forward to find Zhong and told her about Fang Cai.

The Zhong family has been setting up a stall in the south of the city for nearly ten years, and people before and after are not all familiar with it, but she knows seven or eight out of ten. As soon as she heard Hongzhu talk about He Liu, her face changed, and she grabbed Hongzhu's hand and asked, "Why did he come in?"

Hongzhu was stunned by her, and frowned: "I don't know how he got in, he also came in over the wall left and right, and the kitchen was very messy, as if he had stolen something." ”

Zhong patted his heart, and said a few words of "Amitabha". She saw that there were only a few regular customers sitting in the corner of the restaurant drinking tea and resting, far away, thinking that she couldn't hear them talking, and she couldn't hinder anything, so she pulled Hongzhu over and said a little eagerly: "That person is not a good person, idle, stealing chickens and dogs, these are all small, but his reputation is the worst, and if you meet such a person, you are afraid that your little girl will suffer." ”

Hongzhu's mind turned quickly, and although Zhong was vague, she still understood what Zhong meant when she heard it. This He Liu is afraid that he is a bastard in the mouth of others, who steals and abducts people who do not do his job properly on weekdays, which makes everyone hate and disgust. And this person is still a greedy and lustful person, but if he gets a chance, he will definitely lick his face and come up to the thin little daughter-in-law to tease the little girl. said that he had stolen something today, but Zhong was not so worried, but he was worried about his virtue and worried about what Hongzhu would lose.

Hongzhu remembered that she was dozing off in the back kitchen by herself before, and she was really a little scared. In fact, in the blue sky, someone really has bad thoughts about her, and she can't do anything. As long as Hongzhu shouted, this thief would definitely not be able to leave. But at this time, what people were afraid about was not what the thief really did, but Hongzhu staying with such a person......

Seeing her expression change, Zhong Shi realized that he was about to say the wrong thing, and secretly said that a girl in Hongzhu had seen this, and Mo frightened her indiscriminately. She comforted her a few times, and still remembered the situation in the back kitchen, so she hurriedly said: "You stay in front and stay alive, I'll go and call your second uncle to get up, don't be afraid." ”

Hongzhu answered, and sat down behind the high counter. After a while, there was a sound, and it seemed that I could hear Second Uncle Li's scolding. Hongzhu had hurriedly glanced at the kitchen before, and she didn't feel that she had lost anything important, but when she heard the voice of Second Uncle Li, she couldn't help but wonder if she had missed it, and she had really lost something valuable. She wanted to go in a few times to have a look, but she couldn't help but go, and still guarded the counter.

When Second Uncle Li came out, his face was extremely ugly, and he scolded in a low voice.

Hongzhu asked in a low voice, "Second uncle, but what did you lose?"

Second Uncle Li shook his head and only said, "It's okay, it's really important that I sleep in the utility room." He looked at Hongzhu, and when he saw that she did not look frightened, he was relieved and said, "Those thieves are just spoiling food, and there is nothing to steal in the kitchen." ”

Hongzhu was surprised, "This ...... Isn't he alone yet?"

Second Uncle Li shook his head again, and only said: "I can't see clearly, there are a few people who follow him in He Liusu Ri, and they are all people who steal chickens and dogs! I see that it is chaotic, and I don't know how much I have taken for a while." Your second aunt is cleaning up. He snorted angrily, "Now that we know who it is, this matter is not over, and sooner or later it will be counted for him." As he spoke, he told Hongzhu again: "If something like this happens, you don't shout, but you are so bold that the little girl's family dares to open the door and go out to see!"

Hongzhu didn't expect Zhong to say anything, but Second Uncle Li was angry and scolded her, she was stunned, and only said: "I just saw that it was a white day......"

"What if it's daytime? How can you know if there are people left outside? If people see you chasing you, they deliberately stay outside and wait, and come back and slap you with a stick, or to hurt you, or to get you away, then where do you regret going?

Hongzhu really didn't think about it that much.

"Whatever happens to you in the future, call me here!" Second Uncle Li was annoyed, and even an honest man blushed excitedly, "This matter of catching thieves and chasing thieves is not something that you little girls should be involved in, you usually see you steady and neat, and you really think you can do it, don't you, do you still treat you as a brat?"

Hongzhu saw that the more he talked, the more anxious he became, and if he continued to talk about it, he was afraid that he couldn't even control the volume, and he really wanted to let the customers in the store know that it was not appropriate. Hongzhu had no other way, so she quickly admitted her mistake to him, and persuaded him: "Second uncle, don't be annoyed, I'll be careful in the future." He added another explanation: "I was sleepy at noon, and I didn't come back to my senses for a while before I was stupid, if I thought about it, I wouldn't." The second uncle will spare me this time. ”

"When I am sleepy, I will go to the hut, and I will go outside to rest. Second Uncle Li said.

"Then how to make it, that house was originally reserved for the second uncle. ”

Second Uncle Li said: "What's the matter, I'm a rough man, and I can sleep in the haystack." If it weren't for the fire burning under the cauldron, I would have been able to leave it alone. When you go back, let your second aunt clean up the house and be your mother's rest place in the future. ”

Hongzhu couldn't help but laugh when she said this.

"Still laughing, let your mother know, and don't clean you up. ”

Hongzhu then remembered that she was afraid that she would not be able to hide it from the Li family, so she said again: "When I turned back, my mother scolded me, and the second uncle said a few words for me." ”

Zhong Shi heard this, and only smiled: "You are also scared sometimes! I think she should know that she will scold you." ”

Hongzhu had to beg for mercy again, and when she saw that she was pitiful, Second Uncle Li just said a few more words.

"Lao Li, here's your little bun. "A guest came in just outside and shouted.

"It's coming-" Second Uncle Li answered, didn't bother to say more, turned around and went into the room to get busy.

In the afternoon, Li came over, and Hongzhu gave Zhong a look, and Zhong smiled silently. Hongzhu stepped forward to talk to Li Shi first, and covered up the fact that she chased herself out to see.

Because Zhong didn't speak, Li didn't know what He Liu's was, but he was a little thief, and said in surprise and suspicion: "What a miracle, what is there to steal from our kitchen, could it be that we are very hungry to come?"

Hongzhu didn't expect her mother to have a good heart here, and said angrily and funny: "Mother, those people are lazy and don't do serious things, even if they starve to death, they deserve it! Look at us here to earn so much hard-earned money by working hard all day long, where can we stop these ** harms! Mother, is it possible that you still think about them?"

Li glared at her, "What stupid things to say, where will I help the thieves think!" ”

Hongzhu smiled: "Yes, yes, yes." ”

Then he got busy, and Li didn't care about asking about it.

Hongzhu made fun of her mother by making such a joke, so she easily covered up the matter, and she was glad in her heart. But after thinking about it for a while, Li's words are not bad, those who can steal things in the kitchen of the restaurant are not hungry...... But how strange the reason is, suddenly Hongzhu feels that something is wrong.

According to what she had just seen, there was not much less dry goods such as the hungry dim sum buns, but the condiments and sauces were turned into a mess, and even the rice and noodle bags were poured out...... The hungry person will not eat the rice and noodles raw, right?

Suddenly, I remembered that there were a few strange people in front of their restaurant, neither leaving nor coming in, just going back and forth on the street, stopping and squatting from time to time, looking at their restaurant...... At that time, the streets were full of people, and Hongzhu didn't feel anything, she also said that Cheng Wenhan was too careful, but she didn't know that she had attracted thieves today.

Thinking that the time for their restaurant to open is very short, and it encounters a big festival like the Chinese New Year, but it opens every day, and the business is booming, and some people will be red-eyed! The steamed buns and dim sum and other foods made by their family are not unusual, but because of the exquisite materials and unique techniques, the taste made is extremely delicious. As far as their small food shop can have this good quality and low price, it is not the first one in the south of the city, but it is also considered to be the first.

Could it be that someone suspected that they had some secret trick and deliberately came to rummage through the ingredients and seasonings?

Hongzhu is not worried about the thief who steals food on a hungry stomach, but she is a little worried about a villain with bad intentions like this.