He Taiping's expression was grim, but he still said: "Maybe my beloved daughter has an accident, she is disheartened, and she wants to leave Chang'an." ”

While the unusual she mentioned is indeed worth noting, it may also be due to something else.

"Why isn't the house in Baqiao Lane sold? I didn't sell it for a while, but after I saved the intention of leaving, how could I not pack my bags at all? Qiao Ran asked.

If you insist on leaving, even if the house is not sold for a while, you should clean it up, so that you can leave in time after the house is sold.

He Taiping was silent for a moment and said, "I really don't have the impression that there is no sign of tidying up. The booklet recorded only a few lines of words, many of which still existed in his memory.

"If things are strange in the house, I should have the impression." He said.

In this regard, Qiao Ran affirmed: "This matter is a bit strange. ”

He Taiping hesitated for a moment, but nodded slightly: "Not bad." First of all, it stands to reason that finding the lost and recovered beloved daughter should be regarded as a palm bead, but why did the beloved daughter drown suddenly, and the couple not only came to the yamen to report to the official, but also sold the shop with a sign of being ready to leave? ”

It's not that he boasts, he has a good reputation over the years in Chang'an Mansion, although it is difficult to ensure that every people's grievances are redressed, but he also does his best. With the couple's previous behavior of looking for their beloved daughter to come to him directly to report to the official, it can at least prove that the couple still trusts him.

The beloved daughter drowned suddenly, in view of her past experience, according to ordinary people's thoughts, isn't it the first to wonder if Yu is Huan did it? But the couple had no suspicion at all.

"There is one more thing," Qiao Ran reminded him, "the cause of the fire is the Lantern Festival lanterns, not to mention whether the fire is strange or not, but to say that the couple had the intention to visit the Lantern Festival soon after the death of their beloved daughter, and they always felt a little strange." Of course, this cannot be used as evidence. ”

After all, no one has stipulated that after the tragic death of their beloved daughter, parents can't go to the Lantern Festival, and sadness and fatigue also need to be relaxed. It's just that the successive oddities make people have to be vigilant.

"A couple who are willing to sue the yamen to find their beloved daughter must love this lost daughter very much, but their performance doesn't seem to be enough to pity the word at all." Qiao Ran said, "It's like a dead person who is irrelevant. ”

At the time, I didn't think that after analyzing it like this, I feel more and more foggy.

He Taiping sighed.

The girl also got up at this time, she accepted the waist card of "Ru Zhen is coming", and raised her hand at him: "Lord He, I'm bothering you today." ”

He Taiping snorted, his expression was a little complicated: "If there is anything that needs help from the government office, this official is waiting for you at any time." ”

Qiao Ran thanked her and walked out.

When she got out of the gate of the Chang'an Mansion, the girl stopped.

Tang Zhongyuan followed her and asked, "Master Qiao, where are we going now?" ”

Although I don't know the specific progress of the case, looking at Lord Qiao's worried look, it can be seen that the progress is not smooth.

Qiao Ran was silent for a moment and said, "Go back!" Find Pei Qingqing. ”

Anyway, let's find the legendary Mr. Pei first.

But before going back, she took out some silver from her arms, handed it to Tang Zhongyuan, and said, "There are some pastries in the newly opened snack shop on Mingluo Street, you can help me buy some." ”

Tang Zhongyuan took the silver and took two steps, but he couldn't help but stop, turned his head to Qiao Ran, who had not left, and said, "Miss Qiao, it's not cost-effective to buy pastries and go to a snack shop, it's better to go to a special pastry shop to buy them." ”

The newly opened snack shop had to pass by on the way to Yamen every day, and he still knew what it was selling.

Wontons, noodles, lo-mei, and so on, the shop mainly sells these snacks. You must know that no matter what the newly opened shop is, it is a freshness for the people around it, and the officials of Dali Temple are no exception. Therefore, these days, when they come to the yamen in the morning or take a break at noon, there are people who bring snacks to eat in the lobby.

So he knows a lot about what is sold in the snack shop. There seem to be pastries too, but not many people buy them, but they are bought by those with a bigger appetite to fill their stomachs. Therefore, it is conceivable that buying pastries in such small food shops that are not the main pastries is naturally more expensive than specialized pastry shops.

"It's fine." Qiao Ran lowered her eyes as she spoke, wiped away the deep thought in her eyes, and said, "I'll buy pastries useful." ”

……

Shen Shi is the time when Miss Qiao gets home every day, Pei Qingqing stood on the wall and looked at Qiao Ran's nose that appeared in sight, and quickly turned over and jumped off the wall.

"Miss Joe." She happily ran to Qiao Ran's side, grabbed the cleaned Xiaobai's paws and raised them at her, saying hello, and then looked at the oiled paper bag in her hand without blinking.

"I smell it, it smells." The little girl swallowed her saliva as she spoke, and said happily, "It's a walnut cake, isn't it?" ”

Miss Qiao is so likable these days, she brought Xiaobai back to play with her yesterday, and today she brought walnut crisp back for her to eat, the little girl looked at her eyes shining, and she didn't know what would happen tomorrow.

Facing Pei Qingqing, who had "I want to eat" written all over her face, Qiao Ran touched the dumplings above her head and said with a smile: "It's not for you to eat." ”

As soon as these words came out, Pei Qingqing was like being struck by lightning, and she was stunned in place with Xiaobai in her arms.

Not for her? Why? It was as if the sky was about to fall.

"Who are you not going to give me food?" Pei Qingqing, who came back to his senses, complained loudly.

Qiao Ran looked at her sad and angry little face, resisted the urge to laugh, and said, "I want to invite your father to come to the house as a guest." She said as she raised the large bag of oiled paper in her hand and said, "This will be ready to eat then." ”

Pei Qingqing, who suddenly realized, pursed her lips at this time, and couldn't help but hate: "Miss Qiao is really bad, if you want me to call my father to say it directly, why bother to seduce people with this thing?" She swallowed, "Can I eat a piece before I go!" ”

Qiao Ran took a piece of walnut cake and stuffed it into Pei Qingqing's hand, then took the Xiaobai she handed over, and said, "Go early and come back early." ”

Pei Qingqing took the walnut crisp in her mouth, nodded fiercely, and then turned around and disappeared from sight after a few ups and downs.

Qiao Ran walked into the door.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw the red bean with the food and said, "It's almost time to eat, why did Pei Qingqing run away?" Even Xiaobai has fallen. ”

Pei Qingqing's girl especially likes the cat that this young lady brought back, all day long, when she holds the cat the most, she doesn't know what to do, and she doesn't even bring Xiaobai.

"I told her to go." Qiao Ran said and walked towards the lobby, "I'm going to invite her father to come over and ask about something." ”

Hongdou was stunned for a moment and said, "Then do you want to prepare a few more dishes?" ”

Qiao Ran thought for a while and shook her head: "It's okay, cook some sugar water balls, and then put the walnut crisp here on the table." ”

Hongdou immediately gave Qiao Ran a thumbs up: "It's still a good young lady." ”

If it hadn't been for the young lady's reminder, she would have almost forgotten! Pei Qingqing said that her father likes to grab food with her the most, "disrespecting the old" or something, which shows that there is a father and a daughter, and Pei's father must also like Pei Qingqing's bite very much.

Therefore, the sugar water balls just need to be cooked according to Pei Qingqing's taste.

Red Beans went to the kitchen to prepare.

Qiao Ran walked into the hall with Xiaobai in her arms and sat down at the table.

Not long after, Tang Zhongyuan, Qiao Shu and the mother and daughter of the Fang family also came over, and when they learned that there were guests coming today, they didn't move their chopsticks and sat at the table waiting for the guests to come.

After waiting for a while, she didn't hear a knock on the door, Fang Xiuting touched her stomach and couldn't help but say, "Will the guest you said come?" Although it is Pei Qingqing's father, looking at the way she runs away from home from time to time, I think her father is not an obedient master. ”

"It's fine." Qiao Ran didn't care about this, she looked at the sugar water balls and walnut cakes on the table, and said, "It will come." ”

"Because Jiang Taigong is fishing, those who wish to take the bait." Qiao Shu, who was still reading a book sitting on the side, raised his head and said.

Qiao Ran snorted and looked at him: "Has the Guozijian notice arrived?" When does the course start? ”

Previously, Guozijian was suspended because of heavy snow, but now it has been sunny for a few days, and Qin Tianjian said that it will not snow anymore, so Guozijian is said to be about to start school.

Qiao Shu said: "The news I received during the day today will start classes in three days. ”

Qiao Ran nodded, turned to Hongdou and said, "At that time, you will send Qiao Shu to Guozijian." ”

Hongdou immediately patted his chest and promised: "Miss, rest assured, the slave must have watched Qiao Shu enter the school house before leaving." ”

said that he seemed to be skipping class, Qiao Shu's face turned red, and he hurriedly said, "I can go by myself." ”

Hongdou glared at him: "You...... Wow! ”

Before he could say a word, he blurted out an exclamation.

The two people who jumped off the wall landed steadily in the courtyard, and the long ankle-length silver-gray hair that was blown by the sleeves was blowing in the night.

The crowd breathed sluggishly.

Immortals?

This expression fell in Qiao Ran's eyes, she smiled, thinking about her shock at the time, and then looking at the reaction of everyone at the moment, she called "red beans".

"What a fairy!" Hongdou came back to her senses by her shout, and hurriedly pushed Tang Zhongyuan on the side, and said, "You sit down, don't occupy the position of the immortal." ”

Tang Zhongyuan glanced at her and muttered, "Then don't you sit next to you?" ”

Hongdou glared: "It's not beautiful to sit next to me!" ”

Tang Zhongyuan rolled his eyes, but he still moved a position to the side.

When Pei Qingqing and Mr. Pei walked into the hall one after the other, and after sitting down, they couldn't wait to grab a piece of walnut cake and stuff it into their mouths.

"Well, this walnut crisp is so delicious." Pei Qingqing squinted her eyes while eating, and didn't forget to praise again and again, "Miss Qiao, where did you buy it?" ”

Qiao Ran smiled at her, looked at the person sitting next to her, and said, "Mr. Pei, do you want to try it?" ”

The "fairy" nodded, reached out and picked up a piece and ate it, before taking a bite, he frowned slightly: "Is it the one on Minggong Street?" ”

A hint of discoloration flashed in Qiao Ran's eyes, and the smile on his face was even worse: "Mr. Pei is really powerful, I heard Pei Qingqing say that you are very good at eating near Chang'an, and you can taste it with your tongue." I was skeptical, but now I believe it. ”

He hummed, lowered his eyes and turned to Pei Qingqing, who had already eaten the third piece of walnut crisp, stretched out his hand, grabbed a few pieces and ate them.

"I'll talk about it when I'm done." He said.

The few people at the table were very quiet, and everyone looked at the father and daughter eating walnut crisp there without saying a word.

It seems that there are immortals present, which always makes people nervous unconsciously.

"Let's eat!" Qiao Ran opened her mouth and smiled, scooped up two bowls of sugar water balls, and pushed them in front of the two.

Hongdou picked up the rice bowl and twitched the corners of his mouth, and glanced at each other with a few people beside him: The gods are eating, who dares to eat?

However, this immortal's appetite seems to be really good, and he is the one who wants to come to Pei Qingqing's image.

Eating walnut crisp and drinking sugar water at the same time, the father and daughter were very happy. With Qiao Ran's opening, everyone also began to eat.

"Eating without words" was really implemented to the peak in this meal.

After eating walnut crisp and sugar water balls, Pei Qingqing touched her round little belly and shouted happily: "Why don't you speak!" You are not like this in your daily life. ”

Everyone glanced at the people around her with their eyes: Don't expose people's shortcomings in front of the gods.

Pei Qingqing realized something later, reached out and patted his father's shoulder, and said, "You don't have to care about my father, he won't care about these things!" ”

Everyone still tried to eat "elegantly", and no one spoke.

It's a weird atmosphere. Pei Qingqing twisted her eyebrows, looked at Qiao Ran, the only one on the side who had a natural demeanor, and opened her mouth: "Miss Qiao." ”

Qiao Ran smiled and put Xiaobai in her arms into her arms, then turned to Mr. Pei, who had finished eating the walnut crisp and drinking tea slowly, and asked: "Mr. Pei, do you remember the taste of walnut crisp in the snack shop on Mingluo Street two years ago?" ”

The "fairy" narrowed his eyelids, and his eyelashes trembled slightly: "The same taste, isn't his house reopened?" ”

"It's not." This answer made Qiao Ran stunned, and said, "The original shopkeeper died two years ago, and he sold the shop." ”

After hearing this, the "immortal" only nodded expressionlessly and said, "No wonder the door was closed suddenly." Now that I have opened a new shop, I can buy it again and eat it. ”

Obviously, compared to the shopkeeper's business, it was the walnut crisp that attracted his interest more.

The same snack shop, the same walnut crisp. Qiao Ran's mind moved, but this was not the time to be in a daze, it was still important to ask about the matter, so she coughed and said to clarify the intention of inviting him today: "Actually, I came to invite Mr. Pei today to ask for something." ”

The "fairy" rolled his eyes and looked at her: "What's the matter?" ”

Qiao Ran said: "I heard that Mr. is from the actual temple, and the most powerful Buddhist temple in the world is the actual temple, I want to ask some things about the Buddhist scriptures." ”

The explanation on the "Records of Ghosts and Gods" is only a few words, and I don't know if there is any meaning other than judgment for such a ritualistic killing.