Chapter 149: Tongpu
This man was dressed in a white-washed white dress that had been changed from an adult to a small one, and his hands and feet kicked in a sharp voice, "Let go of me-"
It was the fate that had happened before, and Shen Wansha fooled the child saved by a shopkeeper.
Shen Wansha was happy, ran over and pinched the child's face, "You followed us just now?" What do you want to thank me? ”
The child was carried by Zhao Shu by the back of his neck, and he was struggling very much, but when he saw Shen Wansha coming, his momentum weakened, and he didn't hide even if he pinched his face, his little face was slightly red, and he looked very shy.
Shen Wansha was even happier, took out the gold folding fan in his sleeve and 'brushed' it open, smiling reservedly and proudly, "Young master, it's not easy to thank you, little guy, tell me, how do you want to thank me?" ”
The child's body stiffened, and his head hung down, as if he was very ashamed.
Shen Wansha was slightly stunned, how did you say this, the change was so sudden?
Lu Li sighed, slowly stepped forward, grabbed the child's arm, and hugged the person down, "Don't listen to him, he just has a bad mouth." ”
Receiving Lu Li's eyes, Shen Wansha immediately understood that he had said the wrong thing, put away the fan, and smiled at the child, "I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously." ”
The child felt even more guilty, twisting the corners of his clothes with his hands, as if he didn't know how to deal with it, and suddenly turned around to run...... was grabbed by the back of the neck by Zhao Shu again.
He turned his head angrily and glared at Zhao Shu viciously, "Let go of me!" ”
Zhao Zhu's slender eyes narrowed, and the murderous aura around his body overflowed.
The disobedient little cub dared to let Lu Li hug him, and Lu Li was also what he could think? It's too under-tuned!
Probably because of the strong and sharp murderous aura on Zhao Zhu's body, the child's body trembled, he didn't dare to move again, and bit his lower lip deeply.
Lu Li pulled Shen Wansha away, squatted in front of the child, patted Zhao Shu and asked him to let go of the person, and talked to the child with a smile, "But when you suddenly saw us, you were kind and subconsciously followed?" ”
His eyebrows and eyes are crooked, his smile is bright, and his voice is warm, it is easy for people to lose their guard, the child saw him that day, and he liked it, but now when he sees him talking to himself so gently, his eyes blink, and there is mist in his black and white eyes.
Since he was a child, except for his mother, few people have been so kind to him.
The child glanced at Lu Li cautiously and replied obediently, "...... Be. ”
Seeing him cooperate, Lu Li's smile became warmer, "What's your name?" ”
"Big Pillar."
"Do you live nearby?"
The child pointed in the direction, "Over there, the last room to go inside is my house." ”
Lu Li looked in the direction he was pointing and found that it was a narrow alley. The alley was extremely narrow, and there was a shadow near noon, so that the sun could not shine in, and he could imagine the situation of the child's home compared to the clothes on the child's body.
Huajinfang is very large and looks beautiful, but there are also shadow corners in beautiful places, so the house at the end of the alley is estimated to be very similar to the Su Yun house I found before.
In order to avoid the child's embarrassment, Lu Li did not propose to be a guest, but only spoke to him softly, "I saw you protecting your mother's things that day, your relationship must be very good, and the clothes on your body are made by your mother?" The stitches are very flat and beautiful......"
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"My name is Lu Li, and his name is Shen Wansha," Lu Li pointed at himself, and then at Shen Wansha, and at the same time took out a bag of broken silver from his arms and stuffed it into the child's hand, "This Young Master Shen is very rich, and he likes to sprinkle money everywhere on weekdays, so you can thank him in your heart, don't want his silver, otherwise he should be angry." ”
The child was really about to refuse, but he was shocked by Lu Li's words and didn't dare to move.
"We have something to do, we need to be vigilant all the time, the big uncle just caught you a little harder, but there is no malice, don't be angry, okay?"
The child glanced at Zhao Zhu, Zhao Zhu's face was still unhappy, and he didn't feel that he was wrong at all...... The child hurriedly looked back at Lu Li and nodded slightly. Lu Li is very good to him and won't lie to him!
"People are separated from each other, you need to think twice before doing things, don't be as reckless and bullied as last time...... You have to study hard, grow up quickly, and protect your mother, you know? Lu Li admonished, touched his head, and said goodbye with a smile, "We still have something to do, you should go home early!" ”
The child shook his head and took Lu Li's hand, "The Si Xingying you just talked about...... I've heard that. ”
Not only Lu Li, but also Shen Wansha was also very surprised, "Have you heard it?" ”
The expressions of the two benefactors were too excited, and the child swallowed his saliva, thought about it seriously, and nodded his head firmly, "I heard it." ”
"But I don't remember who......" the child's face was slightly confused, "it was too dark for me to see the faces of the two men." ”
"Two people?" Shen Wansha was even more surprised, how could there be two people?
Lu Li looked at the child seriously, "It's okay, Dazhu, what have you seen and heard, just tell us carefully." ”
The child nodded heavily, "It was about half a month ago, I don't remember the specific day, I went to get medicine for my mother." A large number of new medicinal materials came to the pharmacy, and the shopkeeper said that if I was willing to help, I would be exempted from half of the medicine money, so I came back very late, and it was dark. ”
"I took a shortcut, from that side," he pointed in the direction, "and came around the back alley of the Drunken Eight Immortals Wine Shop." The back alleys were rarely crowded, and it was quiet all around, and I could hear the quarrel in the distance. It was two people, their voices were very low, and they spoke so fast and slurred that I couldn't understand a word. It seemed that something had not been discussed, and a person was very angry and shouted out the three words 'Si Xingying' and scolded the other party's villain. ”
"The guy named Si Xingying scolded this person for not knowing how to lift, as if he also punched this person, and warned him that 'my name is Sheng Yu now, if you dare to reveal my original name, be careful of your life'......"
The child wasn't quite sure if the original sentence was like this at the time, but it definitely meant this, "The two couldn't talk together, and they quickly dispersed, and the one called Si Xingying said that if the other party figured it out, go to Mu's carriage and horse shop to find him." ”
"Mu's carriage?"
"Well, over there." The child pointed in another direction, "It's close." ”
Lu Li touched the child's head, and asked some details seriously, understanding that the child didn't know more, so he smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for your help." ”
The child's face was slightly red, "No...... Something," he quickly waved his hand and turned away, "you are busy with business, I won't bother, my mother should also call me dinner!" ”
"This kid is so sensible." Looking at the child's back, Shen Wansha was very emotional. Thinking about his age, he can always attract his father and mother to take turns to be fat......
Lu Li didn't have time to think about this, "Let's go to the Mu's carriage and horse shop." ”
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Mu's carriage and horse shop is close to the bustling lane, located in a long and narrow place, the back door is narrow, out of all kinds of shops, wine shops, rice shops, rouge shops, the drunken eight immortals wine shop that the child said is not far from here. Its main entrance faces Fangwaimin Street, the street is wide and sparsely populated, and it is very deserted in comparison.
Although it is convenient here, it is mixed, and it is still a little more complicated for people with official bodies, how could Si Xingying be willing to live in a farming place?
With questions, Lu Li lifted the corner of his robe and took the lead to walk into the carriage and horse shop.
The carriage and horse shop is mostly engaged in transportation business, although there is also accommodation, but that is only for the convenience of the feet, and the grade must not be high. All the way in, several people saw the carriage coming and going, loading and unloading, feeding, and busy.
Shen Wansha avoided the little man who cleaned the horse manure twice, frowned and muttered, "Why doesn't Si Xingying live in an inn, how bad it is to live in such a place." ”
Before entering the door, Xiao Er came to greet him, and Lu Li explained the reason very politely: he wanted to find someone named Si Xingying.
Xiao Er looked dazed, shook his head at the end, and said that he had never heard of this name.
Lu Li also said, "My friend has a strange temperament, and sometimes he doesn't use his real name when he comes out, and often uses the name 'Sheng Yu'...... Have you ever heard of it? ”
"Who is my Dao, it turns out to be Sheng Yu!" Xiao Er immediately had an impression, "I know, I know, I have lived with us for more than ten days!" ”
"My friend has an awkward quarrel with his family, and he hasn't heard from him for many days, so I'm in a hurry to find it, I want to ask about something, and I ask the second brother to make it convenient." There are no officials around, and the investigation needs to be low-key, Lu Li smiled and asked for help.
Xiao Er greeted customers in the store, and he was the most clever, and when he saw a few people dressed well, he didn't dare to slack off. Even if he is not a customer in the store, so as not to cause trouble to the store, he is very enthusiastic to lead a few people in, and also served herbal tea, "The things in the store are coarse, don't dislike them." ”
"Where," the herbal tea is slightly bitter, the entrance is sweet, and it is very comfortable to drink a bowl on a hot day, Lu Li's smile is even bigger, "The herbal tea in the summer is really intimate, your store is prosperous, but it is thanks to the blessing of the second brother." ”
"This ...... The nobleman has won the prize. Xiao Er scratched the back of his head, smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth.
After the politeness, to get to the point, Lu Li first asked the most concerned point, "My friend is angry with his family, he has not returned for several days, his whereabouts are unknown, dare to ask the second brother, when will he stay in the hotel, when will he leave the store, can there be something left?" ”
This little two didn't remember it clearly, so he took it to the store record book and looked through it, "Check in on the eighth day of the first month of June, when will you leave the store...... Not recorded. He tilted his head and thought, "I haven't seen him in nearly ten days, and I guess I left the store more than ten days ago." ”
"As for things, there are no more than a few pieces of clothing."
Lu Li's brows furrowed.
Shen Wansha looked incredulous, "There is no record of checking out and leaving the store, there are still things left, which proves that the person did not leave at all, and disappeared for no reason, why didn't you report to the official!" ”
These words were full of condemnation, Xiao Er recalled it and immediately shouted injustice, "This young master has misunderstood us!" He explained, "Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing must be reported to the official, but this guest is different. ”
"When he moved in, he didn't have baggage, the clothes were bought after he wore dirty, and the house money was also paid in advance, saying that he had something to do, and he might leave immediately after finishing it, and he didn't have time to come back and check out, anyway, he didn't have any luggage, but two pieces of clothes, and he threw it away when he arrived."
Xiao Er finished speaking, and sweated in a hurry, "Because the guest explained in advance, we didn't think that the guest had an accident, we just thought that he left early after finishing his errands!" Saying that, he also flipped through the account silver records, "This guest has two hundred yuan left in advance for the room, you are his friends, please help take this money away and return it to him!" ”
"Second brother, don't worry, I still have something to ask." Lu Li's eyebrows were slightly constricted, his eyes were calm, and the whole person seemed to have a quiet temperament. Xiao Er exhaled deeply, as if he had thought of some possibility, and looked at Lu Li solemnly, "May I ask." ”
"When guests come to the door, you are the reception?"
"The carriages and horses are busy day and night, and the small ones change shifts with people."
"Do you know about Sheng Yu?"
"He has lived for a long time, and the brothers in the industry are no strangers."
"Do you remember what he looked like?"
"I remember, narrow face, slender eyes, white face and beard."
Lu Li paused, reminding himself that he would ask the painter to paint a portrait later, and let Xiao Er help recognize it.
"Which room does he live in, and he might take us to see it?"
"Yes, he lives in a bunk."
Lu Li's eyes suddenly narrowed, "Live in Tongpu?" ”
Xiao Er nodded, "Well, it is true that I live in Tongpu." ”
Shen Wansha also felt a little strange, but he didn't understand why Lu Li was surprised, his big eyes flickered, he looked at Lu Li, and then at Xiao Er.
Zhao Shu snorted coldly, and in order to show that he and his daughter-in-law have a good heart, he didn't like to talk and interjected at this time, "Does he often give you rewards?" ”
Xiao Er nodded immediately when he heard this, "Reward, the reward is very generous." If anyone wants to accompany him when he gets up at night, he will give him a silver ingot! ”
Shen Wansha nodded in hindsight, "Oh...... It's not like there's no money. "Why do you want to live in a shop if you don't have bad money? Could it be ...... "You don't have a room here?" ”
"Yes," Xiao Er's expression was slightly proud, "Our Mu's carriage and horse shops are all over the states and counties of Daxia, and the business of the owner is big, how can we not go to the house?" ”
Why doesn't Si Xingying live? Shen Wansha frowned and didn't ask, because even if he asked, Xiao Er might not know...... He is not Si Xingying.