Chapter 9 Fugui Building
Later, he will tell July exactly what he has seen and heard in the ancestral hall.
Looking at "Exotics" on the table, January picked it up and asked, "Brother Xi, this is the clue you got back?" ”
"Hmm"
"Just such a broken book, where did you find it? Didn't you go and look for the archives? "For such a clue, January is a little unoptimistic to ask?
"Isn't it in the pile of files about Momiji Village! However, the archives of Momiji Village were destroyed, and even the page number of Momiji Village in the prefectural records was missing, but the book was hidden in the middle of the prefectural records and archives, and I thought it would be useful, so I brought it back. Twilight explains the origin of the book to January.
But I didn't know that July suddenly thought of the codebook used by spies during World War II and modern times, and said undoubtedly: "This book must be useful, maybe it's a codebook like something like that, but we don't know how to crack it."
Twilight and January had received the knowledge and training of July's modernization, so they naturally knew what the codebook was, and Twilight said, "I'll go and see it again tonight, and look for it carefully, I don't believe I can't find it." ”
July is much clearer and more familiar with the password than Twilight, and in order to find the clue as soon as possible, July says, "I'll go with you tonight." ”
Determined for the evening's actions, July said: "Let's go back and sleep first, and in the afternoon we will go to the streets for a stroll, maybe an unexpected harvest." ”
After a few people left, July picked up "Exotic Chronicles", interpreted word by word, did not even let go of a punctuation mark, without any clue, it seems that it is better to visit the county government at night.
In any case, she has to find out about this matter, because this case has already involved her, and if the source is not completely resolved, it may affect her revenge.
July spent half a day in the room, and when she went out, Twilight and July had been waiting outside the door for half an hour.
"Ling, you can rest well in the inn." July's eyes swept the room where the old man lived.
Although Qiao Ling is unwilling, she is not reluctant to arrange for July, how can there be a little girl who doesn't like to go shopping, but she still has a task to complete well, and she can't hold back her princess.
July, dressed as a man in white, took Twilight and January to the largest restaurant in the county, although July was only nine years old, but he was taller and looked like a teenager.
In order to find out the news, July naturally couldn't sit in the box, the three of them chose a table in the corner and sat down in turn, and July said in a loud voice: "Boss, what specialties do you have here?" ”
The boss of Fuguilou saw all kinds of people coming and going, and immediately came out of the counter to the front of Qiqi and the others and said, "A few guest officers, we happen to have a few dishes here that can't be eaten elsewhere." ”
"Okay, give it all to me!" July is particularly heroic, and when he speaks, he hints at Twilight.
Seeing July's hint, Twilight carefully brushed up on the questions she was about to ask and asked, "Shopkeeper, why aren't there any people on this street when we've been all the way?" ”
When the shopkeeper heard Twilight's words, his face was a little unnatural, as if he didn't want to answer the question, and said, "Yes, I haven't been out for a few days!" ”
"The shopkeeper's business is very good, and it's really a lot of money!" July said with a smile.
When the shopkeeper heard the words of praising his own restaurant, he said in a comfortable mood: "What's the matter, the business was good some time ago!" ”
Before asking more detailed questions, Xiao Er brought up the dishes they ordered, and the shopkeeper saw it and retired.
July didn't want to ask any more, so he got up and said, "It's time to delay the treasurer." ”
In fact, those dishes are not particularly precious ingredients, and I don't know what they are after watching them for most of the day in January.
"Childe, this should be a special product unique here!" January took a chopstick and tasted it.
After tasting a little bit of everything, July put down his chopsticks and carefully observed the diners on the nearby tables, including peddlers and merchants, ordinary people, and a few richly dressed people, among which there was a table of people who attracted July's attention.
The people at that table were dressed in black, and at first glance they were Lian Jiazi, with hideous faces and fierce facial expressions, no one even touched the tables around them, and people who came in and out made a detour.
July felt that these black-clothed people were inextricably linked to the black-clothed people in Hongye Village, and July calmly put a piece of silver on the table and said, "Shopkeeper, settle the bill." ”
July, who put down the silver ingot, didn't even ask for the rest of the money, and strode out of the Fugui Building with January and Dusk.
January and Twilight looked at July blankly, not knowing why they were being paid by Childe while they were still eating.
January asked a little cutely: "Childe, I haven't eaten yet." ”
Twilight knocked on January's head hard and said, "You were beaten in the head, Childe must have the intention of letting us out, what are you making trouble?" ”
January glared at Twilight, and then turned into her usual steady appearance, looking at July, July looked at the interaction between the two, and secretly laughed in her heart, found a corner that could clearly see the entrance and exit of Fuguilou, and said: "Just now in the restaurant, when you were eating hard, I saw a few people dressed in black, and my intuition told me that they must be inseparable from Red Leaf Village!" ”
Twilight Xi was so embarrassed when she heard this, she had never been so embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "It's your fault, you insist on letting me eat, look, it's delaying business." ”
January heard where he was willing to carry this pot, and when he opened his mouth, he wanted to go back.
July didn't care about them when he saw it, shook his head and continued to stare at the door of Fuguilou without even blinking his eyes.
"Coming, coming, it's them." Said as he pulled Twilight and January's sleeves as they were arguing.
January and Twilight suddenly regained their cold and calm appearance, and their eyes were fixed on the man in black walking in the direction of their street.
After those people gradually walked away, July said solemnly: "January, keep up, no matter what, you can't startle the snake." ”
January started to catch up all the way, leaving July and Dusk West master and servant, July shook off the fan in his hand and put on a suave look and said: "Twilight, go, I'll take you to a fun place today, that's a good place!" ”
Twilight didn't know what kind of dumb riddle July was playing, and she believed that she followed, but her son-in-law stopped in front of the door of the Red Mansion.
"Childe, where are we going!" Twilight asked, a little confused.
In July, he closed his fan and pointed to the sign of the Red Mansion and said, "That's it, what's it?" I kid you not! ”
Twilight looked at July with a flushed face and said, "Childe, let's go, this ......." ”
July walked in straight as if he hadn't heard him, and was playing with the girls he met along the way, and Twilight didn't want to watch her son-in-law go in and wait outside, and finally awkwardly followed July in.
Twilight grew up in the dark guard since she was a child, so naturally she didn't know about the snow moon between these men and women, and she hadn't been in contact with it, so she still couldn't accept things like visiting brothels.
July entered the box and put on a look of often visiting this kind of place, and said to his mother: "Call your Oiran here, and then call a few women who are both beautiful and artistic, and just come up with good wine and good food." ”
In order to get a few more money, the old bustard hesitated and said: "Oh, this son is a noble person at a glance, but today is really unfortunate, we are now accompanied by a guest, childe, you see?" ”
July saw her mother's behavior, and asked Twilight to take out a few ingots of silver and press them on the table, saying, "What's the matter, can you serve food and wine?" ”
Seeing the money, Yihongyuan's mother happily put it in her pocket and said flatteringly: "Okay, son, I'll go and arrange it for you." ”
"Okay, don't keep a straight face, think about what we're here for, there will be no less scenes like this in the future, so you don't have to follow me." After the bustard left, July looked at Twilight with a strange expression and said in an unkind tone.
In fact, July was just scaring him, not to mention that no one had changed, and Twilight had been with her since she was three years old, and she was used to it.
But Twilight took it seriously when she heard it, and hurriedly said, "Childe, I will change it in the future, don't worry!" ”
Twilight looked at July, who was less than ten years old, and could still be so calm about visiting the Qinglou, but what he didn't know was that July was used to seeing such a place in modern times, and a killer and spy had seen more embarrassing scenes than this kind of place when assassinating and obtaining news.
After a while, a group of gaudy women came into the box, one of them was a little more elegant, and July saw that it was Oiran and smiled and said, "Miss Yihong, please play a song for us first, how about it?" ”
Yi Hong was originally a dusty woman, and felt that her fate was as adrift as catkins, no one had ever taken them in her eyes, and even stepped on them like dust, and suddenly heard a voice that respected her so much, and her heart suddenly had an inexplicable touch.
"Yi Hong is a person who is mired in the quagmire, and it is Yi Hong's duty to serve Gongzi, and Gongzi does not need to be polite." Yi Hong bowed to July and Twilight.
The melodious sound of the piano beats between Yi Hong's fingers, and the light notes are a little smart, but it is completely opposite to Yi Hong's character.
July listened to the sound of the piano and listened to the little song and the rest of the girls drank and had fun, you feed me a glass of wine, I will feed you a little snack, and Twilight, who was obsessed with listening to the music, was dumbfounded.
After finishing the song, July handed Twilight a pot of wine and said, "Axi, pour a glass for Miss Yihong." ”
Twilight took the wine with a red face, slowly poured a full glass of wine, handed it to Yihong, and whispered, "Yihong girl, please!" ”
Yi Hong smiled slightly and said, "Yi Hong, thank you to Mr. Xi." ”
July said to the rest of the girls, "Girls, go out first, I want to listen to Miss Yihong play a song quietly." ”
Yi Hong didn't know why July had left her behind, but she still sat gently and gracefully waiting for July to speak.
"How many years has Miss Yihong been in this Yihong Mansion?" July asked