In the wax moon, the weather has been so cold that people shiver, there is nothing to do, and no one goes out anymore.

The snow had melted a little not long ago, but the road surface didn't look clean, and it was very uncomfortable.

The dry and cold wind is like a knife, unceremoniously blowing people's faces, as long as you dare to go out, he can leave a bloody trail on my face.

People who have nothing to do are stuck at home, and people who have nothing to do also wrap themselves up like a bear, go out in a hurry, and come back in a hurry.

Although the door of the Tiantian Detective Agency is open, there is not even half a person in front of the door except for the remnant snow.

The housekeeper got up early in the morning, swept the floor in front of the door with the servant, and then hurried back to the house, poured a cup of hot tea and drank it first.

When he was finished, he looked out the door and said, "There is little snow this year, but the weather is very cold, it is dry and cold, colder than snow." ”

Ji Xiaotian came out of the corner, carrying a kettle in his hand.

He added another cup to the housekeeper, and then asked, "Uncle Liu, isn't Mr. Si's illness still well?" ”

Uncle Liu sighed: "I heard that it is better, but it doesn't seem to be much better, anyway, it is cold now, and I always don't come out to walk around." ”

After speaking, she turned her head to look at him and said, "She still remembers you and wants Master Tang to send you to the academy." ”

Ji Xiaotian shook his head: "I'll see her and then go." ”

Uncle Liu persuaded: "You kid, your temper is quite stubborn, you go to the academy, you can still see her in the future, when the spring begins, it becomes ambiguous here, and Mr. will naturally come out, and you will have to go to the academy at that time." ”

Ji Xiaotian smiled: "Does Uncle Liu think I'm annoying you here?" ”

Uncle Liu was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "What is this saying, why do you think so, you are here, you have helped me a lot, I don't bother you, it's just that you are still young now, and you can't learn anything here, you look at us here, we are all idle people, nothing to think about, but when we go to the academy, it is different, you can learn both civil and military, and you will have to do great things in the future." ”

Ji Xiaotian shouldn't have said this, but he wasn't moved by his words.

He carried the kettle and poured himself another cup of hot water, but he didn't drink it, but he held the cup in both hands and looked out intently.

Near noon, a man finally came to the door.

The man was dressed in tattered clothes, and he was holding a stick and a broken bowl in his hand.

Ji Xiaotian saw it from afar, didn't say anything, walked out quickly, went to the stove to get a steamed bun, came out and put it in his bowl and said, "Go over there to eat, there is lee." ”

Tell Hanako to look up at him and not leave.

Ji Xiaotian had already turned around and was about to leave, but when he saw that he was still looking at him, he stopped and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Hanako is wearing very thin, and her clothes are rotten in many places, so it makes people chill when they look at it.

Ji Xiaotian had two sets of clothes, but he couldn't wear his clothes, and he couldn't give away the clothes from other people's clothes privately, so he said to him: "Let's talk about something else." ”

Whatever he said inside, shut up a little wind, and the man followed him in.

Uncle Liu was still in the house in the main courtyard and saw what Ji Xiaotian was doing, but he didn't say anything.

It wasn't until he brought people in that he asked, "On such a cold day, you can still get food when you go out." ”

The man glanced at him, and then turned his gaze to Ji Xiaotian.

Ji Xiaotian had already turned around and poured hot tea for him at this time.

The man didn't shirk, just took the hot tea, ate all the steamed buns in his hand in a few moments, and then put the bowl down before saying, "I'm here to find someone." ”

Uncle Liu and Ji Xiaotian glanced at each other.

Uncle Liu thought to himself: "You don't even have a breath, how can you come to us to find someone?" We all charge high prices here, and if you find someone cheap, you will have to pay a few taels of silver, and the expensive one may be hundreds of taels. ”

And Ji Xiaotian had already opened his mouth to ask, "Who are you looking for?" ”

The man lowered his head: "My son." ”

Uncle Liu didn't want to worry about it.

In such a year, there have been wars everywhere, and there have been epidemics in the capital, and people from all over the country are running around, and it is really normal to lose a handful of people.

Some of them may not have been lost, or they starved to death somewhere without their parents seeing them, or they were simply taken away by wild dogs.

If they do look for it, they are so busy every day that their feet don't touch the ground, and they may not be able to find people back.

When Zhuang Siyan established this detective agency, he didn't really do things for the poor, because most of the poor people heard that they would ask for five taels of silver, and they would return it themselves.

She wanted to use this place to enclose the money of the rich, and only those who were idle all day, walking dogs and teasing cats, were interested in finding something that they thought was very important.

Uncle Liu saw that this person had no money, and the person he was looking for was not reliable, so he didn't want to talk much.

Ji Xiaotian was extremely enthusiastic.

He poured another glass of water for the man, and added a cup to Uncle Liu, and then said, "Uncle Liu, he wants to find someone, don't we record the case?" ”

Liu Bodao: "Then you first tell me what kind of person you are looking for, where you lost it, let's see if we can record the case, if you can, you will pay five taels of silver, go back and wait for the news, if not, then we will not talk about it later." ”

Ji Xiaotian hurriedly moved a stool for the man, and added two pieces of charcoal to the stove to make the room warmer.

The man said: "My son is ten years old this year, and he is estimated to be about the same height as this little brother, and he looks very similar to him. ”

Uncle Liu and Ji Xiaotian were still waiting for his words, but the two of them waited for a long time, but the man didn't say a word.

Uncle Liu had no choice but to ask: "Where did you take it from, did you say where you went, and did you contact them again later, or did you hear from them?" ”

The man nodded: "I took it away from Jiangnan, and later I heard that when she came to the capital, she married into a merchant family, and then she didn't believe it." ”

Uncle Liu frowned and asked, "Do you know what the child's name is and what the woman's name is?" ”

Called Huazi Dao: "The woman's name is Wang Ying, the child's name is Shi Baochen, and the nickname is Baobao." ”

Uncle Liu: "......"

The name of the baby is really unrecognizable, and anyone's child can be called, but the name of the woman and the child is a very important clue.

However, there was still no hope that he could get it back, but Uncle Liu asked with a lot of mouth: "What about your surname?" ”

The man hesitated, and his voice suddenly weakened, as if he was speaking from his throat: "Shi Fangbin." ”

Uncle Liu was stunned for a moment.

After a while, he asked: "Shi Fangbin, is the champion of liberal arts in Hongwu for 14 years?" ”

Shi Fangbin was busy covering his face with his sleeves: "What a champion, it's just a broom star, don't mention it more, uncle." ”

Ji Xiaotian curiously pulled Uncle Liu's clothes and asked, "Uncle Liu, is he really the champion?" Isn't that everything? ”

Uncle Liu nodded: "Yes, Hongwu has been in the fourteenth year, not to mention the champion, even if it is a very powerful person, they have real talent and real learning, but it was ...... at that time"

When he said this, he stopped his mouth and looked at the person in front of him: "Sir, wait a minute, I'll set up first, but I'm just the housekeeper here, that is, I'm in charge of some things, and it's not me who really goes out to find someone, so I have to go inside to reply." ”

Shi Fangbin nodded, then sat down and didn't speak again.

When Uncle Liu walked in, Ji Xiaotian came up to him and asked, "Do you really know everything?" ”

Shi Fangbin shook his head: "No, don't say that you are just a literati, you are both civil and military, as a saint, you don't dare to say that you can do anything." ”

Ji Xiaotian was still young, so he couldn't understand his words, but he was really interested in the title of champion, so he asked him again: "How did you get the champion?" ”

Shi Fangbin didn't want to talk about it at all, so he shook his head and went around the topic, thanking him for the steamed buns and hot tea.

Ji Xiaotian waved his hand and said: "What is it, our husband here is good, everyone will take him in, you see me, I am also a homeless child, isn't it delicious to eat and drink here now?" Mr. Shi, let me tell you, it's right for you to come here to find someone, even if you can't find your child, with your identity as the champion, you will definitely have a good place to return. ”

Saying this, Shi Fangbin couldn't sit still.

He glanced inside, but before Uncle Liu came out, he picked up the bamboo pole and said, "Then I'd better go, I just want to find my son, and I don't want to do anything." ”

Ji Xiaotian hurriedly went to stop him, and at this time, Hu Yun in the inner courtyard had already come out.

When Hu Yun was in Zhuang Siyan and they went to Jincheng, they stayed in the detective agency.

Ling Tiancheng had always cared about these things, and he didn't expect the concubines in the harem to do anything anyway.

There are only a few people, and Zhuang Siyan can find a good home for them.

Hu Yun has been living in the Xuan Hall with Zhuang Siyan for a short time, and now it is not easy to find something she can do and is willing to do.

Besides, it's quite safe in the detective agency, Qingshi Qingtian and they usually settle here, and there are big internal guards guarding outside, so ordinary people don't come here to make trouble.

Let her stay here for a year and a half, learn whatever she wants, and find a good family to marry if she doesn't want to learn anything, which is better than being alone in the palace for the rest of her life.

It's just that Hu Yun still had some things to do here at first, but after the epidemic in the capital started, there was no business to do in the detective agency.

Then winter came, and there were even fewer people here, and occasionally one or two came, all of them in the name of looking for people and things, and came to her trouble.

Hu Yun is not angry, when she opens the door to do business, she will encounter all kinds of things, she has seen Zhuang Siyan's way of doing things, but she can think of anything.

It's just that those people are diligent, and they are also worried, so they don't show up often, and often let Uncle Liu and them receive them first, and if they encounter something really wrong, they will invite her out.

For example, Shi Fangbin is like this.

Hu Yun is not very old, when Hongwu was fourteen years old, she was just born, but her family was a scholarly family, so when she was very young, she would listen to her father and grandfather talk about the affairs of the court and China, as well as the stories of these literati.

Shi Fangbin was among the best in that year's scientific expedition, which was the object of praise and envy of many people, and what happened to him later, and how many people sighed and regretted it.

Hu Yun had naturally heard of it, and when she heard Uncle Liu say that he was coming, she was stunned for a moment: "Is it true?" ”