Chapter 1 The Lady of the Xiao Family
Du Xiaomeng doesn't go shopping or wandering around boringly, she uses wandering as a cover, but in fact, she secretly pays attention to where there are houses for sale, or to see if there are shops similar to modern real estate agencies.
Although there is not enough money to buy a house now, it is still necessary to understand the property market in Beijing first and know the approximate property price.
After walking on the street for more than half an hour, Du Xiaomeng felt a little tired and wanted to find a place to rest for a while. She asked Liu Lu beside her: "Xiao Yanagi, is there a teahouse or anything like this nearby?" Let's go get something to eat and take a break. β
Liu Lu raised his head and stretched out his hand to point forward, and said, "In front of it is the largest and most famous Longfeng Teahouse in the capital." β
Du Xiaomeng looked in the direction she pointed, and the first thing she saw was a large signboard connected by four diamond-shaped wooden boards and hanging from the wooden pole that poked out from above, and the four wooden boards were written with several elegant characters of "Dragon and Phoenix Teahouse".
See "Dragon and Phoenix" again, I don't know if there is a beautiful woman named Sister Feng in this Dragon and Phoenix store?
Seeing that the faΓ§ade of the teahouse was decorated quite well, and there were many guests coming in and out, thinking that he had not seen a teahouse or something like that for so long, Du Xiaomeng raised his feet and walked to the Longfeng store, saying, "Let's go to that store." β
As soon as she took the first step towards the teahouse, she was dragged by Liu Lu: "Madam, let's not go to that store." There's a lot of stuff in there! A meat bun costs thirty yuan. β
"What?!" Du Xiaomeng stopped his steps stiffly, reacted loudly, and subconsciously clutched the money bag in his arms.
What is the concept of a meat bun for 30 yuan? That's equal to 30 catties of rice! Thirty catties of rice can kill people several times, and it is not cost-effective to exchange thirty catties of rice for a small meat bun!
Liu Luxiang saw Du Xiaomeng's thoughts, and she smiled and said, "Madam, I'll take you to a restaurant that is both delicious and cheap." β
Du Xiaomeng hurriedly nodded yes.
Liu Lu took Du Xiaomeng away from the bustling and lively street, and after turning around in the side streets and alleys, he came to a street that was not so lively. She walked up to a humble shop and said, "Madame, this is it." β
That small shop can't be compared with the dragon and phoenix teahouse just now. The door of the store is narrow, and on the left side of the door hangs a wooden board a little larger than a palm, although it is covered with a thick layer of dust, you can barely see the two black characters "Fu Ji" written on it. The dirty black curtain that covered the door was scooped up and hung on the iron hook on the side, and it could be clearly seen that there were several simple tables and long tables in the store, and a middle-aged woman was turning between the tables, cleaning up the mess on the table, and flies flew up from this table from time to time and fell on other tables.
The hygienic environment of this small shop obviously does not look so good. However, a lot of delicious food is hidden in such an unpopular place, and maybe this small shop is a place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is located. So, Du Xiaomeng ignored the flies flying in the store and the greasy stains on the table that had not been wiped off, stepped over the bones scattered on the ground, and found a table to sit down.
Seeing that a guest came to the door, the middle-aged woman hurriedly put down the work in her hand and stepped forward to greet her: "Two guests, what do you want to eat?" β
Du Xiaomeng looked at Liu Lu and said, "Xiao Liu, you decide." β
Liu Lu said without thinking: "Boss, two bowls of leek pig blood, and a steamed dumpling." β
"Okay! Come right away. β
The middle-aged woman tore her throat into the inner room and shouted: "Two bowls of pig's blood, one dumpling!" β
Liu Lu said to Du Xiaomeng: "Madam, the leeks and pig's blood and steamed dumplings here are very famous, you must try them when you come here!" β
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sound of smashing dishes in the inner room, and then a male voice was heard exclaiming, "Will you work?" No, just fuck off! Fuck it! β
The middle-aged woman hurriedly walked inside.
At this time, a timid female voice said: "Boss, I'm sorry, I, I didn't hold it firm...... Boss, I'll do a good job, please don't let me go. β
Hearing the familiar female voice, Du Xiaomeng was stunned. After a while, she came back to her senses and said to Liu Lu casually: "Xiao Liu, was there a stall selling sour plums at the corner of the street just now?" I suddenly want to eat sour plums, can you buy some for me back? With that, she took out a few copper coins and put them on the table.
"No problem, the slave will buy it." Liu Lu picked up the money on the table and walked out of the small shop quickly.
Seeing her leave, Du Xiaomeng stood up and walked quickly to the inner room.
The inner room was a small kitchen a few steps square, and there was a door on the right that led to a small courtyard outside, where there were many dirty dishes and dishes, a large wooden basin filled with water and a whole basin of dishes, and a broken dish lying on the side of the basin.
A middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman stood in the kitchen looking at the small courtyard, and a girl in a coarse cloth dress was standing next to the large wooden basin, she desperately held back the tears that were about to fall, lowered her head no longer, and pulled her sleeves with her hands uneasily.
Seeing that girl, Du Xiaomeng's heart skipped a beat. She stepped forward and said to the middle-aged man and woman, "I will buy all the dishes she has broken, so don't embarrass her." β
Hearing Du Xiaomeng's voice, the girl's slender body trembled involuntarily. She looked up at the kitchen and saw a veiled woman, who was quickly recognising the familiar eyes, even though her face was covered.
The girl covered her mouth and suppressed the screams that almost jumped out of her throat, staring at the masked woman in the kitchen with wide eyes in disbelief.
Du Xiaomeng walked over quickly and held the girl's hand, and found that the girl's originally delicate little hands had become rough. She sighed in her heart, and then said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Miss, it's me." β
Lin Xinru was so excited that her hands were trembling, she wanted to laugh, but as soon as she pulled the corners of her mouth, the tears brewing in her eyes poured down like a river without an embankment.
The middle-aged man and woman in the kitchen saw that Du Xiaomeng seemed to be a rich man, and he was willing to spend money to buy broken dishes, so they didn't say anything more, just stood in the kitchen and watched the wretched dishwasher holding the hand of the masked woman, and shed tears desperately.
Lin Xinru cried for a while before she barely stopped her tears. She forced out a stiff smile and said, "Xiang'er, are you okay?" β
Du Xiaomeng took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on Lin Xinru's face, and signaled to her with her eyes that there were still two idle people behind her, and then said softly: "Miss, it's inconvenient to talk here." Where do you live? When are you at home? I'm going to look for you. β
Lin Xinru understood, she sniffed and suppressed her voice and said, "I live in Liulipo in the west of the city, and I will be at home until noon." The house I live in is not easy to find, but as long as you say that you are looking for the lady of the Xiao family, someone will show you the way. β
The lady of the Xiao family? Suddenly hearing this title, Du Xiaomeng was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted.
"Six miles west of the city." She wrote down the name of the place, and then gently patted Lin Xinru's hand, "Miss, I'll look for you later." β
After speaking, she let go of Lin Xinru's hand and turned around and walked towards the kitchen. When she walked in front of the middle-aged man and woman, she took out the money bag from her arms, took out a number of copper coins and put them in their hands, and said with a smile: "This is the money I bought for the broken plate, please don't embarrass her anymore." β
gave the money and walked out of the store, and Liu Lu just bought the sour plum back. She stepped forward and pulled Liu Lu and said, "Let's go, go home." β
Liu Lu said inexplicably: "But, we haven't eaten ...... yet."
"Don't eat it, let's go." Du Xiaomeng interrupted her words suddenly and walked out decisively.
So, Liu Lu didn't have any chance to figure out what happened, so he was taken away by Du Xiaomeng.