The number of tourists was enough, and the boat finally left the shore. The troupe also moved musical instruments and other objects to the stage one after another, and it seemed that the performance was about to begin. The turtle prince beckoned Meng Tianchu and the others to sit down not far behind the handsome boy.

After another moment, the troupe began to sing.

Rippling on the West Lake, the night breeze blows slowly, and the scorching heat disappears. Meng Tianchu felt refreshed, and pointed to the actors who were babbling and singing on the stage. smiled: "This is really 'more things to do with a solo smile, and force Xizi to dance in a beautiful dress." ”

The handsome boy seemed to be watching with relish, and applauded from time to time.

At this time, Wang Zhutou came back from his errands, found Meng Tianchu, and drank and listened to the drama together.

After listening to the drama until the third watch, the boy stood up, walked past Meng Tianchu, glanced at him, ate and smiled, and walked down the stairs with his head down.

Meng Tianchu no longer had any doubts, stood up and shouted, "Left... Zuo Gongzi, please stay! ”

chased to the staircase, and saw the young man standing at the stairs, his eyes flowing, looking at him with a smile, it was Zuo Jiayin, the owner of Zhiweiguan.

Meng Tianchu went down the stairs, looked left and right, and arched his hand: "Left, shopkeeper, why are you here too?" ”

Zuo Jiayin glanced behind Meng Tianchu and grinned, "What? If you can dress as a man, can't I come? ”

Xia Fengyi and the others had already followed, and when they heard them say this, they noticed that it was the left shopkeeper.

Zuo Jiayin whispered to Meng Tianchu: "I'm going back, what about you?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled: "We're going to leave too, it's getting late." ”

"Okay, let's go together."

The bustard was called to settle the account, and the bustard sent a boatman to send them ashore in a small boat.

Zuo Jiayin saw that Meng Tianchu and they didn't have a carriage, so he invited them to take her carriage back together, Meng Tianchu looked at Zuo Jiayin's carriage was very gorgeous and spacious, and thought, this Zuo Jiayin is really not an ordinary person.

In the night, the West Lake is still very lively, the flower boats come and go like shuttles, looking at it from a distance, the night is charming, Meng Tianchu has drunk a little dizzy, and can't help but praise: "The spring dawn of Su Causeway is really worthy of being the first of the ten views of the West Lake!" It's a pity that I've been busy with mundane things and can't have time to play. ”

Zuo Jiayin raised her eyebrows: "It's more fun to play when you're busy, why don't we go to Su Causeway tomorrow?" ”

Xia Fengyi first applauded: "Okay! "She's stuck at home all day, and she's trying to get out and walk more.

Meng Tianchu thought about it, and the son of Ke Zhifu will be buried tomorrow morning. It's not convenient to look at them right away. Or wait until the afternoon to go. Just take this opportunity to visit Su Causeway. Then he nodded and said, "Okay, it's better to see the days than to hit the days, have fun!" ”

"Well, that's a deal. Tomorrow the concubine will set up a carriage to pick up a few people. ”

The carriage walked all the way on the quiet city street, and when it came not far from the county government of Renhe County, Meng Tianchu and the others got out of the car and asked Zuo Jiayin to come here tomorrow to pick it up. He didn't want Zuo Jiayin to know that he was from the yamen for the time being.

Zuo Jiayin didn't ask much, smiled and waved his hand, and left in the carriage.

Early the next morning, Meng Tianchu got up and finished washing up under Feiyan's service. explained that Murong Zhenxue handled official business, and then took Xia Fengyi and Feiyan out to prepare to go to Su Di with Zuo Jiayin to play.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the yamen, Meng Tianchu was startled. I saw a bunch of soldiers kneeling at the gate of the inner ya, and the first one was Hu Xiaoqi, who checked and collected the deposit at the gate of the city yesterday. There were purple black whip marks all over his head and arms, and his clothes were also torn. It looks like he was beaten with a leather whip. The other soldiers were also beaten off topic.

When Hu Xiaoqi saw Meng Tianchu come out, he knelt forward and climbed two steps. Dong Dong knocked his head twice: "Master Meng, the little one has eyes and no beads, I offended your old man, your old man doesn't remember the villain, please forgive me." After that, he took out a money bag from his bosom, poured all the broken silver in his palm, and made a dozen or so pieces of large and small: "Master, this is the deposit collected yesterday, and I will return it to you." ”

Meng Tianchu immediately understood, he sued the prefect Master Ke last night, and Lord Ke immediately beat up this group of people. I asked them to apologize to myself early this morning, and it seems that the prefect takes himself very seriously. It is no wonder that his son died mysteriously, and now it has been found that he died of poisoning, and it is very likely that he was murdered. Catching the real culprit is what the prefect hopes for the most, and this matter seems to be at present, it can only be pinned on Meng Tianchu, of course, to show it and make Meng Tianchu angry.

Wang Zhutou stood aside and watched the excitement. Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "Head catcher, the deposit you paid yesterday was sent back, you can take it back." ”

Wang Zhutou was going to accompany Meng Tianchu to visit Su Di today, so he was still wearing civilian clothes. But with the waist card, when he heard the words, he stepped forward and took out the head-catching waist card, and lit up in front of Hu Xiaoqi: "Master Jun, see clearly, I am really the head catcher of the Yamen of Renhe County." ”

Hu Xiaoqi said with a smile: "Don't look at it! Hey, don't look at it. Please take back the deposit you collected yesterday. He handed the silver in his hand to Wang Zhutou, who was not polite, and took a piece of broken silver weighing about one or two and put it in his arms.

Hu Xiaoqi held the pile of broken silver and turned his head to Meng Tianchu and said, "The little one collects the deposit indiscriminately, and the prefect has already punished us heavily." The villain has already realized that he is wrong, and he has come to return the silver taels collected. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Our silver has been taken back, these should be collected by you from other people, I see that you have not issued any receipts, how are you going to return them?" ”

"The prefect explained, and asked the little ones to go to the gate of the city and put a notice on them to return the money. If he finds the Lord, he shall return it to the family with a collar, and if he cannot find it within three days, he shall confiscate it. ”

"Okay, you guys go quickly, the despicable person has something to go out."

Hu Xiaoqi agreed, got up, and left with the gang of soldiers.

Wang Zhutou had already handed over his shift, and took Song Xiangyu, a little catcher in civilian clothes, to accompany Meng Tianchu's family out of the yamen and to the place they had agreed with yesterday. Zuo Jiayin's two carriages were already waiting there.

Seeing Meng Tianchu and them coming from afar, Zuo Jiayin jumped out of the carriage, only to see her flattering eyes and shyness, her lips smiling, the wind swept the grape belt, and the sun shined on the pomegranate skirt. Meng Tianchu saw Zuo Jiayin standing outside the door, so he couldn't help but admire the beauty of the woman in front of him.

Meng Tianchu, Xia Fengyi and Zuo Jiayin were in a car, Wang Zhutou and Song Xiangyu and Zuo Jiayin's two guys were sitting in another carriage, and it didn't take long for the carriage to come to Su Causeway, the weather was sunny, and there were many people playing.

As soon as they got off the bus, everyone came to a pavilion at the entrance of the embankment and sat down, and an old woman came over with a basket in her hand and greeted them with a smile: "Masters, girls, buy some hairpins and hairpins." It's all embroidered by yourself, as well as insoles and purses. ”

Meng Tianchu saw that Xia Fengyi stepped forward with great interest, and Zuo Jiayin saw that Xia Fengyi stepped forward, so he also came up to see the excitement, so Meng Tianchu also walked up.

At a glance, they were all crude gadgets, which only some peasant women in the market would use. Xia Fengyi glanced at it twice, and didn't find anything interesting, so she turned around and wanted to leave, but Zuo Jiayin looked at a hairpin and couldn't put it down. Meng Tianchu stepped forward to take a look and found that although the workmanship of this hairpin was not fine, there was a "sound" word engraved on the hairpin.

Meng Tianchu smiled: "I think it's made especially for Miss Zuo." It's not a rare thing, but it's rare to come across, if the girl likes it, how about Meng buy it and give it to the girl? ”

Zuo Jiayin was also generous, and smiled affectionately: "There is no reason to refuse if someone sends it, so thank you." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and paid for it.

Continuing to move forward, I found a cool grass and sat down, and the guy from Zuo Jiayin's 'Zhiweiguan' store brought the food box he brought, which seemed to be very rich.

Xia Fengyi shook a folding fan lightly and said, "We have never known Miss Zuo all our lives, and we have been letting Miss Zuo break the bank, which really makes us too distracted." ”

Meng Tianchu also echoed.

Zuo Jiayin smiled: "You're welcome." Listening to the lady's accent, it seems to be from the capital? ”

Xia Fengyi smiled and shook her head: "My hometown is not in Beijing, but my father has been an official in the capital, and I have lived in the capital for a long time, and my accent has changed." ”

Zuo Jiayin sighed: "My father was also an official in the capital before. At that time, Jiayin was still young, and my mother was worried about the fatigue of the boat and car, so she didn't let me go, and now my father has returned to his hometown. There is no place to go in the capital, but fortunately, I met you, and Jiayin also felt that he was very close to everyone, and if he went to the capital in the future, he would have one more place to go. ”

"Ling Zun used to be an official in the capital?" Meng Tianchu asked curiously.

Jiayin nodded and said, "My father used to be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the capital. Standing up, the wind gently blew her clothes, and Meng Tianchu smelled the fragrance again.

"Oh!" Meng Tianchu nodded, thinking, no, looking at Zuo Jiayin's age, her father should be in the prime of life. And the official residence of the four products, why did they come back?

"Then why don't you and your mother go over?" Xia Fengyi interjected.

Zuo Jiayin just smiled slightly, and Meng Tianchu found that Zuo Jiayin's face was very ugly. It seems that there is a lot of hidden meaning here.

Suddenly, a man ran in the distance. Panting: "Miss, Miss, the master's illness has occurred again, and Mrs. asked you to go back quickly." ”

Zuo Jiayin was shocked: "Is it very sick?" Is it called Lang Zhong? ”

"It's amazing, I've called Lang Zhong."

Meng Tianchu hurriedly said: "Since Miss Zuo is in a hurry, let's go back to take care of Ling Zun first, let's visit Su Causeway another day." ”

Zuo Jiayin's face turned pale, nodded and apologized, leaving a carriage and the two guys from Zhiweiguan to take care of Meng Tianchu and them, and hurriedly took the rest of the family into the carriage and left.

Xia Fengyi looked at Zuo Jiayin and said to Meng Tianchu: "Husband, you mentioned her father just now, it seems that you touched her pain, and her face is very unpleasant!" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded. Looking thoughtfully at the carriage in the distance.

At this time, a shopkeeper who "knows the taste" smiled and said, "Master Meng, please don't blame our girl for her rudeness." ”

Meng Tianchu said with a smile: "Speaking of which, by the way, why don't you call Miss Zuo the shopkeeper, but call the girl?" ”

"It was the girl who ordered it. Our girl has been in the restaurant since the age of thirteen to help Mrs. take care of it together, and it is also very good to our people, just at the beginning, she doesn't understand things, often put down the identity of the lady and ask shamelessly, and then don't want half a year to actually have no Mrs. to help take care of the business alone in the store. The little two looked very proud when he spoke.

"Then your lord is an official in the capital, why don't your old lady and Miss Zuo go together?" Meng Tianchu asked again.

When the junior heard Meng Tianchu say this, it was the same as the expression of Miss Zuo who was very unsightly, and he couldn't tell it clearly.

Is there something hidden in it? Meng Tianchu looked at Xia Fengyi beside him curiously, Xia Fengyi gave him a look, and Meng Tianchu stopped asking.

Xia Fengyi sat on the grass and shouted: "Husband, let's come back with Miss Zuo another day, I didn't rest well yesterday, and now it's windy again, let's go back." ”

"Okay, let's go back first."

The group returned to the yamen. Meng Tianchu called Wang Zhutou and whispered in his ear, and Wang Zhutou left.

Xia Fengyi said strangely: "What are you doing sneakily? ”

Meng Tianchu said: "This Zuo Jiayin is a little strange, she and we only met because of the incident of Hu Xiaoqi in her tavern, it stands to reason that there is no need to be so attentive to us, we met on the West Lake flower boat last night, I always feel that it is not like a chance encounter." It seems that this left good news is following us. Last night, we were invited to visit Su Causeway today, which is very strange..."

Feiyan smiled on the side and said: "What's strange, didn't the slave maid say it a long time ago, the girl Zuo has taken a fancy to you." ”

"What nonsense!" Meng Tianchu glared at her, "There was another incident in this Zuo family just now, so I sent Wang Zhutou to inquire about the situation of this Zuo family." ”

Feiyan grinned and said to Xia Fengyi: "Grandma, we have to be careful, we can't be too nice to the young master." ”

"Why?" Xia Fengyi said curiously.

"Beware of people sending arrests to investigate you! Giggles! ”

Feiyan and Xia Fengyi laughed together.