Chapter Seventy-Two: Another Discovery
Huai Yanqing asked the signboard, ordered two vegetarian dishes and a meat dish, and asked for a big bowl of rice.
"Are you really alone?" The little second was a little surprised to see him order so much.
Huai Yanqing didn't reply, and waved his hand to signal him to go to the kitchen.
The little second looked at the size of the fat boss in front of him again, and slightly accepted the amount of food he ordered.
I said yes, served him a cup of tea and went to the kitchen to report the order.
Liu Shengjin behind him did not leave, and Huai Yanqing could hear the small sound of him smoking a dry cigarette.
"Damn, Lao Tzu did something for him, and actually let me squat here to wash the dishes!"
The cigarette pouch in Liu Shengjin's hand was slammed to the ground by him, and after a while, he picked it up a little distressed, regardless of the little tobacco scattered on the ground and stuffed it into his arms.
"Liu Shengjin, what are you stealing, come and work!" There was a cry of discontent from the kitchen.
"Got it!" Liu Shengjin replied with resentment, got up and went to the back kitchen to continue working.
It seems that the relationship between Liu Shengjin and Shopkeeper Mo is not as good as they thought.
Huai Yanqing paid attention to the movement in the kitchen with his spare eyes, and took a sip of tea from time to time until Xiao Er served the food.
At least it looks very good, and that's his first impression of the dish.
After he came to this county, in order to avoid attracting attention, he never came to this most famous restaurant.
This time it can be regarded as taking advantage of Lin Jinxiu, let's taste the dishes here.
The greens are green, the roasted fish sauce is red, and even the rice is crystal clear, which is really fragrant.
Huai Yanqing paid little attention to the dish for a while.
Pick up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it in your mouth, and the bones have been removed.
The fish melts in your mouth, soft and silky, and the skin sucks the sauce into it, making it just sweet and salty.
In addition to braised fish, rice and vegetables are also very delicious.
While eating, Huai Yanqing sighed in his heart, worthy of being the first restaurant in the county.
The fly in the ointment is that the faint smell of fat powder in the store is too strong.
Seeing that he was eating well, Xiao Er in the store stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Guest, is the food in the store to your taste?" ”
Huai Yanqing buried his head in hard work, and didn't have time to answer, just raised a hand and gave a thumbs.
"It's good if it suits the tastes of the guests." The little second brought another pot of tea, "This is the tea specially prepared for you by our shopkeeper, I hope you can eat happily." ”
Of course, this can't be given by the shopkeeper himself, it's just a strategy of the store to please customers.
Huai Yanqing knew that he didn't break it, so he thanked him in a rough voice and accepted the pot of tea.
I don't know what the tea is made of, only the tea soup is opened, there is no tea leaves, and the entrance is fragrant and refreshing.
It happened to be washed with the greasy braised fish, which complemented the green vegetables.
Although he was sneaking in to observe, Huai Yanqing ate this meal very happily.
When he swept everything into his stomach like a storm, although it was a little supportive, he still looked like he was still unfinished on the surface.
He only sat down for two cups of tea, and Liu Shengjin walked out of the back hall, sneaky.
Huai Yanqing paid attention to his movements, his eyes stuck behind his back and never moved.
I saw Liu Shengjin standing in front of a small door, and after looking around, he got in.
There has been no movement in this small door since Huai Yanqing entered the door, but Liu Shengjin behaved like this, could it be said that there was something else hidden inside?
This Liu Shengjin seems to be very familiar with Qinghe Tower.
It's just that it didn't take long for the cup of tea in Huai Yanqing's hand to finish before Liu Shengjin came out of the door again.
The sharp-eyed Huai Yanqing found that the clothes on his chest seemed to be a little undulating, as if something was stuffed inside.
Liu Shengjin ran out of the door, and Huai Yanqing also stood up and walked to the front of the counter to settle the bill.
The food in Qinghelou is indeed not cheap, but fortunately, he also brought Lin Jinxiu's purse with him when he went out.
After paying, Huai Yanqing hurried out of the store and glanced left and right.
happened to catch a glimpse of Liu Shengjin's back disappearing around the corner, and Huai Yanqing immediately followed.
I saw Liu Shengjin put one hand on his chest, turned left and ran in the direction of the outside of the city.
Knowing that his posture was conspicuous, Huai Yanqing followed from a distance, not close, and only followed a few steps when he turned a corner.
Now at this stall, what did he do outside the city?
However, Liu Shengjin did not go out from the city gate, but stopped in front of a dog cave in the northwest corner of Celadon County.
It might be a bit small to say it's a dog hole.
The cave was more than a man tall and was sealed with stones.
It looked like a broken wall had been refilled.
Liu Shengjin, who walked to the entrance of the cave, began to take down the stones that sealed the wall one by one, apparently to drill into it.
When Liu Shengjin walked outside the dog cave, he deliberately turned around and checked behind him to make sure that no one was following.
Seeing this, Huai Yanqing hurriedly hid behind a wall, avoiding Liu Shengjin's detection.
There was a sound of rustling, and Liu Shengjin got out of the hole in the wall.
As soon as Liu Shengjin disappeared, Huai Yanqing took off his robe in a corner where no one was around, and even the things on his body that were used to support his body were almost gone.
He buried all his gear in a straw pile near the dog's hole and drilled it out.
Because of a lot of sweating before, Huai Yanqing's body was wet and uncomfortable, and the breeze made him want to sneeze a little.
So he stepped on the ground with both feet, rose from the ground and landed on the tree, and followed Liu Shengjin farther and farther away.
…… Where is this Liu Shengjin going?
The sweat on Huai Yanqing's body was dry, and Liu Shengjin finally slowed down and stopped next to a big rock.
This stone is very conspicuous.
In the woods, the grass and trees are dense, and even the road that Liu Shengjin has just groped for is covered with weeds.
But there was not much grass growing around the stone, and a gray-white clearing had formed.
Huai Yanqing tapped his toes on the tree a few times and landed on a tall tree closer to Liu Shengjin.
Liu Shengjin didn't notice that someone was following at all, and he put his two hands on the stone with great force, and his face was red before he slowly moved the stone away.
Under the boulder, a pitch-black hole was revealed, and the edge of the hole showed the edge of a ladder.
There's a secret space down there? Huai Yanqing frowned.
Liu Shengjin lay on the ground, shouting something towards the entrance of the cave, and soon a person appeared, who was dressed in white, and it was all dirt that I didn't know where.
Liu Shengjin took out a cloth bag from his arms, and after handing the cloth bag to the man, he moved the big stone back to its original place, and ran back the same way in small steps.
After Huai Yanqing waited for Liu Shengjin to leave, he turned over and jumped off the tall tree and landed next to the stone.
As can be seen from the traces of the land underneath the stone, the stone was often moved, and it seems that people often come here.
There is no grass growing around, only a few grasses are pressed on the ground, and it seems that heavy objects are often placed around, and it takes time to get such a clearing with almost no grass.
Is it often someone here who carries something?
Huai Yanqing squatted down and picked up a pebble from the edge of the clearing that had been crushed by something and embedded in the ground.
Only there is no grass in this clearing, and there are no roads around it, and where does the goods come from in and out of the hole......
If you don't go down and investigate, I'm afraid you won't be able to know for sure.
Huai Yanqing decided to go back and tell Lin Jinxiu first, and take advantage of the night to take a look tonight.
He flew up the tree again, and did not forget to stir up a cloud of dust and sand with his internal force, covering his footprints.
Only then did he follow the route he had just come back to the city.
When he returned to the edge of the city wall, he happened to see Liu Shengjin putting back the stones he had dismantled one by one.
After squatting on the wall and waiting for Liu Shengjin to leave, Huai Yanqing dug out the equipment he had buried in the straw.
Huai Yanqing looked at the equipment he had taken off his body with disgust.
It was too hot and smelled of sweat, but he had to put it back on to get through the market.
No, after paying such a big price, I have to ask Lin Jinxiu for benefits when I go back.
As he spoke, he put back on his clothes and walked in the direction of the store with three staggering steps.
……
After Huai Yanqing also went out, Lin Jinxiu was left alone at home.
Lin Jinxiu looked at the empty shop and let out a long sigh.
Thinking that the day before yesterday was still full of customers, I sat at the back of the bar and collected the money, who knew that today would become like this.
I don't want to think so much, it's better to get down to business.
Just as she turned around and wanted to walk to her room, Aunt Li walked out of the back of the house with Lele in her arms.
Lele obediently bit her fingers in Aunt Li's arms, smiled when she saw Lin Jinxiu, and stretched out her hand to hug her mother.
"Auntie, you've worked hard these two days."
Lin Jinxiu really didn't expect that in an era like the ancient era of focusing on childbearing, she would be so busy that she didn't have time to take care of her own children.
Fortunately, Xiao Lele is still young now, otherwise he may have a big opinion about his mother.
Lin Jinxiu doesn't want her children to feel like they lack love.
"It's fine." Aunt Li knew that Lin Jinxiu was busy, and smiled kindly, "Anyway, Aunt usually has nothing to do." ”
Saying that, Aunt Li also advised: "But Sister Xiu'er, you still have to remember to breastfeed the child, now the child is small, and you can't eat anything else." ”
"Okay, I'll remember." Lin Jinxiu knew that this was her own negligence, so she nodded hurriedly and went back to the room with the child to breastfeed him.
Ning'er doesn't have to worry about it, she is quite relieved to have Zhao Kang and Qin Shuyao here.
While coaxing Lele to feed, Lin Jinxiu's thoughts ran to the two people she sent out.
As for Huai Yanqing's side, she was still a little worried, not to mention that he was acting alone, and the equipment on his body might cover him with heat stroke.
Prepare before they come back.
At least take out a clean set of clothes for Huai Yanqing first.
After placing Lele, Lin Jinxiu stayed in the room alone, thinking about how to track the medicine.
She did want to do it with something in space, but only if she had to think of a good way to do it first.
For example, if you pour the water on it for verification, it will not be good if you find that there are traces of water.
So......
Lin Jinxiu, who couldn't think of it, stuffed the two sugar packets she deliberately brought to the room into her bag and lay down on the bed into the space.