Chapter 22: Acting
Ximen Kai ran outside all morning, and the smell of fragrant powder on the furoshiki skin was subdivided by Hualou's mother, and finally found out that it was the rouge taste of Jinwan Fat Powder Shop, but that rouge was used by many people, and there was no direction at all. But those boots are like Qingqing said, they are haute couture, but here is Kaifeng, there are as many rich people as dogs, and there are really not a few people who can afford to wear such boots.
Coming out of the boots, he stood at the door for a moment, thinking of what Qingqing said yesterday, this case is really getting more and more complicated. Even if he found the killer's custom record, he doubted whether it was his real name, and the imperial court did not require a user membership for the shoes.
As soon as He looked up, he saw the West Gate open, and hurriedly waved to the West Gate downstairs.
Ximen Kai first saw Qingqing next to He's side, and frowned slightly. But he still went upstairs, and when he saw Yue Wenqin, he still nodded.
"How do you come out to eat together?"
"Qingqing doesn't like to eat, come out and try the food made by others to see if she can eat some." He smiled and pointed to the soup dumplings, "Have you eaten them, do you want to try the soup dumplings." ”
"Have you tried? Is it tasty? Simon Kai sat down on the edge of Qingqing.
"Not bad." Qingqing moved to the side, a little embarrassed.
"Guest, the fish is here." Little Beans served the freshly steamed fish with both hands.
Qingqing looked at the fish, "The fish is already dead when it is steamed, change it." ”
Little Bean's eyes widened.
"Qingqing, the fish can only be steamed when it is dead." Simon rubbed his temples.
"If the gesture is good, the fish will open its mouth when it is put into the pot, so what she said is right, so either the master is slow, or the fish itself is dead." Yue Wenqin smiled.
Xiaodouzi couldn't live anymore, crying and sad, and her hands were shaking.
"Alas!" He shook his head, let out a long sigh, picked open the fish belly with chopsticks, and took a bite himself, "It's very steamed, you go down, they will tease you." ”
Xiaodouzi was busy, and looking at his back, his legs were shaking.
"You're really, what would it be to die less for a while and a half? It's fun to scare people! He glared at Qingqing.
"If you still have a breath, the smell of steaming is completely different from completely deflated." Yue Wenqin shook his head and took a sip of soup by himself, "If this shop changes places, with this cook, it will be dead." ”
"This soup dumpling is okay!" Ximen Kai clipped one by himself, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and said vaguely.
Qingqing frowned, and subconsciously retreated her neck and leaned back.
He Shi patted her gently, gave her the soup, and smiled at Simon in disguise, "Lord Simon, why are you here?" ”
"Investigating the case, the rouge on the furoshiki is a mainland product, and there is no direction. The boots are still being checked, there are too many rich people in Kaifeng, and there are a lot of people who order such boots. Ximen Kai didn't notice Qingqing's discomfort and said directly.
Qingqing heard that the case was normal, sat down, took the soup and began to think about the details of yesterday's pair of boots, in fact, she had already seen the boots back and forth yesterday, if there were details, she would have told him yesterday.
"The black cloth on those boots is from Taixingji, and the cowhide is calfskin, and now the cow should be restricted to slaughter, right? What's more, it's still the skin of a calf! The hem of the boots is quite interesting, and each shop master has a different way, so you take this and ask. Qingqing took the pen and paper in her bag, drew a pattern, and handed it to Ximen Kai.
He propped his head, and wanted to slap himself twice, and come out to see the shop, why did he investigate the case again.
Yue Wenqin looked at the pattern and raised his eyebrows, "Xishi Liuji!" ”
Qingqing and Ximen looked back at Yue Wenqin together, the West Market is dominated by Hu merchants, and ordinary Han people will not order these daily necessities. The point, of course, is, how would he know this.
"Don't ask me, I don't know." Yue Wenqin shook his head and sat down,
"That's right, the West City is all from the Western Regions, and they can bring in cowhides from outside the territory. Mainly, they don't pay attention to what a Han Chinese looks like. Qingqing nodded, "That's so smart!" Can I go check it out? ”
"Qingqing." He sighed lightly.
"Why don't you go to the West Market and see if there are any good seasonings." Yue Wenqin looked at He.
"Go to the boot shop to see the seasoning?" He glared at Yue Wenqin.
"Go to the West Market to see what else can be used to decorate, you must know that this place is full of phoenix return springs, and it must always have its own characteristics. Aunt He, let's go together! Yue Wenqin looked at He with a smile on his face.
He Shi looked back at Qingqing: "Let grandpa know what to do?" ”
"Let's go to see the condiments and decorations, didn't the old man let the eldest girl take care of the shop?" Yue Wenqin still had an innocent smile on his face.
"Xiao Yue, how old are you?" Ho's heart moved.
"Forgot!" Yue Wenqin still smirked.
"Let's go!" Qingqing lowered her head and smiled, she knew what He was thinking, and it was estimated that now she felt that this little Yue person was not bad. If Xiao Yue was really fine, she would want to leave this Xiao Yue behind.
Ximen Kai thought that the three of them were weird, but he didn't bother to say it, so he went to ask someone to settle the account, and the four of them went to the West Market in a donkey cart together.
Xishi is on the other side of the city, Qingqing and He are sitting in the car, Ximen Kai and Yue Wenqin are sitting on the edge of the car, the two are not familiar with each other, so naturally they have nothing to say. The donkey cart was too small, and the four of them were separated only by a curtain, and the two people in the cart could not speak. He pinched Qingqing's wrist, Qingqing gasped, but didn't dare to scream.
Xishi Liuji, Ximen Kai frowned and stood in the dim shop full of peculiar smells, staring at the bronzed-skinned West Asian.
Qingqing was just looking at the finished boots that had been made in the shop, all of them were in different styles, but they were full of Western Regions style, which was completely different from what she saw yesterday. But she turned the boot upside down, and the boot came back on its own.
"Is this the case?" Yue Wenqin let out an 'oh' and asked in a low voice.
Qingqing nodded and pointed to the seam on the side of her boot.
Yue Wenqin nodded, went in and said loudly: "Lao Liu, help me make a pair of boots." ”
Lao Liu hurriedly stood up and spoke in a very authentic Kaifeng official dialect: "Hello adults, what do you want to order." ”
Ximen Kai glared at Yue Wenqin, it was really smoke.
Qingqing drew a picture and handed it to Lao Liu silently.
"How much do you Han people like this?" Lao Liu looked at the picture and frowned.
"There are a lot of people who like this? I hate the same thing as people the most. Yue Wenqin hurriedly jumped up, with a straight face.
Lao Liu sighed, took out an account book by himself, and pointed at it casually.
Yue Wenqin glanced at it and rolled his eyes: "What are you kidding, who can understand this, can you understand Chinese characters?" Give me this man's address, and I'll tell him not to wear the same boots as me in the future. ”
Yue Wenqin slapped the table, and Qingqing silently put down a silver nugget.
Lao Liu hurriedly took the pen and quickly wrote a line of words, and handed it to Yue Wenqin, Yue Wenqin snorted, and Lao Liu hurriedly handed the note to Qingqing. turned to Yue Wenqin, "Adult, the small one will give you the size." ”
"I'll find someone first, and if he wears it, I can't wear it anymore." Yue Wenqin raised his head and went out by himself.
Ximen Kai silently followed out, Qingqing bowed to the boss, bowed his head and ran out. Of course, after coming out, I stuffed that address to Simon Kai.