Chapter 120: Prison Visits
Meng Qianxiu came out of Nanxun Prison, holding a folding fan in his hand and knocking on the palm of his hand from time to time.
"It's a tough stubble, nerve-wracking. ”
He didn't look back, and went straight in the direction of Mochizuki's house.
The alley was quiet, and there was a cold car in front of Mochizuki's house, and he knocked on the door to explain that he was Mochizuki's old friend and had something to look for A-Yao and bird's nest.
As soon as the morning incident came out, the eldest lady saw that everyone was a bad person, and it was inconvenient to let him in the door, Meng Qianxiu kept smiling: "Since that's the case, then I'll wait for them to come back nearby." ”
The eldest lady stared at Meng Qianxiu, slammed the door, and made him eat a snort.
Of course, Ah Yao and Bird's Nest were not there. They filled their stomachs and rushed home, the two little girls worked together, and A-Yao was responsible for packing up the clothes, going to the kitchen to pick up a few pieces of fried rice cakes, and the fried rice cakes were lined up in a tube, wrapped in mulberry paper, and tied with hemp rope. This is what she made yesterday, as a small snack to grind her teeth when she is homesick, but she didn't expect that it would be used on Mochizuki's body the next day.
As the name suggests, fried rice crackers are cakes made of fried rice, fried rice until golden brown, ground into rice flour, and crushed sesame seeds with candied peanuts, pressed into a printed mold and knocked out, and finally baked. It tastes crispy and sweet because it is fried with rice, which is quite hunger-resistant and can be stored for a long time. Ah Yao only thought about this for a while, Master Mochizuki hadn't even eaten breakfast when he was taken away.
I don't know how she is in prison now, whether she will be bullied by the jailers.
A-Yao was in a sad mood, the movements in her hands were only fast and not slow, and she used a bamboo tube to hold meat floss, and the water bladder was filled with cold water. When she came back, the bird's nest had already packed a few pieces of clothing, and asked Ah Yao to look sideways at the money next to the clothes, the silver tickets were pressed by neatly stacked silver ingots, and there was a small stack of broken silver and copper coins next to it.
"The silver ticket is prepared, it may not be useful, the silver ingot is to beat the jailer, and the broken silver is for the girl to defend herself inside. The bird's nest pointed to them and explained to A-Yao, "I'll take a look at what you have prepared...... Okay, pack it all up, let's go to Zuixianlou to buy a food box and then go to prison. ”
Not long after Yao Mochizuki left in an ox cart, Meng Qianxiu arrived at Mochizuki's house.
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"Who are you looking for?" the jailer laughed when he heard this, "If you want to visit, you can pay three hundred taels of silver and a pillar of incense." ”
Ah Yao jumped up, why didn't she grab three hundred taels of silver!
Bird's Nest held A-Yao down, glanced at her, stepped forward, and stretched out a finger: "One hundred taels." Five hundred taels, I can go to the magistrate. ”
"One hundred taels, one hundred taels is fine, bring it. The jailer's eyes rolled, and he stretched out his hand to let the bird's nest put the money in, and Ah Yao pulled the corner of the bird's nest's clothes, attached it to her ear, and said in a breathy voice: "That person looks like he has a bad stomach, what if he collects the money and doesn't let us in?"
It's okay.
Bird's Nest lips twitched, patted her hand, turned her back and touched her sleeve for a long time, pulled out a crumpled silver ticket and handed it to the jailer. "Can we go in?"
"Little girl, trespassing in prison is a felony, don't go to the wrong place when playing. The jailer took the money, like a June child's face, changed his face in an instant, and drove Ah Yao and Bird's Nest away with a stick.
"You are really a liar, you took our money and didn't admit it!" Ah Yao was furious and immediately shouted.
A few jailers surrounded them, like a high mountain in front of them, compared with them, Ah Yao and bird's nest are like small flowers and grass, "How can you be rich, you little bit, lie must be true, if you don't go away, the stick will not grow eyes, it is difficult to say where it will hurt, if you become a little fool, it will be even more miserable hahaha!"
Ah Yao gritted her teeth, hating that she was not tall, and she couldn't help them.
Bird's Nest protected Ah Yao behind him, and took a few steps back to distance himself from them: "Yao Zhu, did you bring the invitation you brought when you went out?" Bird's Nest suddenly asked, she mentioned it before going out, and when she heard the invitation, A-Yao was a little confused, but nodded and took it out honestly: "Yes." ”
"Come on, then let's go, go to Zhao Sanniang and the high prison warden's house for a birthday banquet, you don't have to take this hundred taels to heart, anyway, the wool is out of the sheep......" Bird's Nest took A-Yao's hand, disagreed, and walked away Her voice drifted into the jailer's ears, and the last few words made them change color when they smelled, and the silver ticket they grabbed seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and they trembled.
High Warden who, their boss. Zhao Sanniang, who is the tigress-like lady of Zhixian County.
These two people, one is in charge, and the other is the family members of the boss blowing the wind on the pillow, especially the county governor, the lady's mother's house is walking sideways in Nanxun, and the birthday banquet of the two is before and after, if this little girl has a way, give them small shoes, and the hundred taels in their hands are not enough to fill the gap between the front teeth of one of them.
"Wait!"
Bird's Nest smiled slyly at Ah Yao.
"Mochizuki, someone is looking for you. ”
The iron lock clicked open, and the iron door was pushed open with a squeak, and A-Yao rushed to the edge of Mochizuki: "Master Mochizuki!"
"You guys?" Mochizuki was really surprised.
"This is what we packed from the Drunken Immortal Building, girl, you haven't eaten for a day, eat quickly. "Bird's Nest opened the food box and laid out a cold dish, a small stir-fry, a small cup of soup and rice. Mochizuki looked at the loss of laughter and laughed at himself: "When is it, I was raised by you to be so picky, what should I do if I stay here and be hungry next?"
"Don't be afraid. Ah Yao blinked, and handed over the small baggage, "There is meat floss and fried rice crackers in it, and you will be hungry." Master, you are innocent, you won't stay here for long!"
Mochizuki lowered his eyes and bowed his head to eat. Originally, she was confident that she was innocent, and her acquittal would only take a day or two, but after Meng Qianxiu came, she didn't think so.
Bird's Nest was astute and noticed that Mochizuki's expression was wrong, and when she finished eating, she asked, "Who has the girl met, and what did he say to you?"
"Meng Qianxiu came, and he said that he was a classmate with the prefect and could persuade the prefect to testify to my innocence. ”
"What do you mean, what does he want to do?" Bird's Nest wanted to ask, but the jailer interrupted her questioning, saying that the time for the visit had come, and told them to leave quickly, and in a hurry, Bird's Nest could only leave one sentence: "Girl, we are coming over tomorrow." ”
The sunlight in Nanxun became hot, and Ah Yao stepped out of Nanxun Prison and was so pierced by the light that she couldn't open her eyes, and she was thinking about it when she came out of the prison. There seems to be a secret relationship between Mochizuki and Meng Qianxiu and Bird's Nest, and I wondered if Master Mochizuki relayed Meng Qianxiu's words, and then remembered that Meng Qianxiu said that he wanted to accept her as his goddaughter at that time, whether it was a spur of the moment, or if he had other plans.
As an outsider, she seems to be facing a complex mystery that seems to have nothing to do with the case, but it affects Mochizuki and their fate.
Then, will the death of the rich merchant be related to Meng Qianxiu?
"Bird's nest, I'm going to go to the place where the incident happened. ”
Bird's Nest looked at her inquiringly for a while, "It's okay, let's go our separate ways, I'll go to Zhao Sanniang's house to work, start with her, and inquire about the progress of the case." See if you can find clues, but you have to be careful not to be discovered by them and not to break things. This is the place where I copied down the menu and feast of the day, and you take it. Be careful, Miss Mochizuki is the only one of us now. ”
"Uh-huh, I will!"
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