Chapter 645: Dumplings
From the capital to Yangzhou, Bai Shuixian only brought two people. Chazi act closely together, unless there is an order from above, even if they are in the same place, Chazi have no connection with each other.
Unlike other chazi, Bai Shuixian not only can tell stories, but also is good at silk strings, plus she is handsome but not outstanding, and her demeanor is dignified.
Over the years, a lot of information has been sent by her, including the situation of Peng Chengbo's Mansion was also investigated by her first, and Zhanyu then handed over her information to Zhang Jing, who pretended to be Zhang Xiangu, with the information of Bai Shuixian, Zhang Jing easily won the trust of Mrs. Xu, and sold the gold bracelet to Mrs. Xu at the right opportunity.
Bai Shuixian has been in the capital for many years, and she has two people under her, they are two men and one woman, and the two men are her palanquin husbands, these two people were given to her by Zhanyu, not Chazi, but they are very reliable and have good skills; There is also a woman, only fourteen or fifteen years old, and she is her apprentice to the outside, who usually follows her in and out, but in fact, this is a child transferred from Shaanxi last year, named Xiaolu.
The two chazi sent by the Zhan family back then picked a few people from the group of orphans that Huo Roufeng brought back when he was recruited, and took them into the mountains, and since then, these people have never returned.
Xiaolu is one of them, and her name is still given by Huo Roufeng.
Bai Shuixian took leave to return to his hometown to visit relatives, and brought a sedan chair driver, and another was the titular apprentice Xiaolu.
Everyone in the Sifang Teahouse knows that the fawn is by Bai Shuixian's side, not only an apprentice, but also a maid, it is normal for her to take the fawn back together, and it will be strange to leave the fawn alone.
In fact, the reason why Bai Shuixian took the fawn was because the fawn was still inexperienced and young, and the current situation in the capital was complicated.
These days, she and Xiaolu have been disguised and have been near the small courtyard where Huo Sijin lives, and in the eyes of outsiders, they are a mother and daughter who have just come from the north, selling dumplings from the north.
Every morning, the mother and daughter will carry the burden to the street, the dumplings are freshly wrapped and cooked, the mother and daughter speak with a northern accent, and when they meet the old people who can't understand the northern dialect, they can also speak a few words of Yangzhou.
These two people are good-looking, people are also happy, less than half a month after coming, business is getting better day by day, no matter when, there are people eating dumplings in front of the stall.
Today, they set up stalls on the street as usual, and there were two idlers on the side who said a few words without saying a few words, and when the mother immediately pushed back without being angry, she was very good at speaking, and she did not offend anyone, nor suffered losses.
At this time, an elderly mother-in-law came over and asked, "What kind of dumplings are filled?" ”
Xiaolu hurriedly sent a smiling face and said crisply: "Auntie, my dumplings have lotus root pork, as well as green vegetables and mushrooms, the lotus root is the new root this autumn, and the green vegetables were picked from the ground this morning, all of them are fresh." ”
The woman snorted and asked, "Is there any radish beef?" ”
Xiaolu shook his head and said with a smile: "No, my aunt should taste this lotus root." ”
The mother-in-law ignored her and said to herself: "Then I want a bowl of green vegetables and shiitake mushrooms, hurry up, I want to take it away." ”
As she spoke, she handed over a large bowl in her hand.
bought dumplings, and the mother-in-law didn't delay, turned around and left, and didn't even bother if Xiaolu asked her to eat well and buy it again.
Seeing that she was far away, Xiaolu said to herself: "This lady is so strange, my mother and I have been setting up a stall here for so long, and it is the first time that I have seen someone want to eat radish beef filling." ”
At this time, the idler who was talking to him smiled and said: "This woman has just moved here, and she should be from the north like you. ”
Xiaolu flashed a pair of big eyes and asked curiously, "Uncle, what is the secret door?" ”
Bai Shuixian, who was making dumplings, heard this, raised his head and scolded: "Dead girl, ask everything, is this what you can ask?" Go wash the dishes! ”
Xiaolu was scolded by her mother and pouted, but she still made a "quick talk" mouth shape at the idler.
The idle man couldn't wait to say something in front of the mother and daughter, and immediately said: "The secret door is secretly sold, unlike the girl on the flower boat, people sell openly, they sell secretly." ”
Xiaolu couldn't help it, and asked again: "What is going on in secret, how does the uncle know?" ”
The idler touched his chin proudly: "Last night, I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and I wanted to go out for a walk, but I saw a few people standing at the door of her house, and then the door opened a crack, and these people rushed in, I waited for half an hour, and I didn't see those people coming out. ”
Bai Narcissus was shocked, she and Xiaolu stayed here during the day, and the sedan chair man was on duty at night, but she didn't find out about it, so there was only one possibility, that is, the sedan chair man was discovered by them.
Back to the residence, Bai Shuixian asked the sedan chair man, sure enough, last night the sedan chair man said that he fell asleep for some reason, took a nap, after waking up he saw the idler hiding under the tree to pick up his head and poke his brain, and then scolded and left, he had seen this idler around there before, and knew that he wanted to get a cheap woman, so he didn't care.
This matter is not trivial, the Taiping Society is hidden from the people, they have a way to contact the woman, there is no need to come over in the middle of the night.
The reason why it is so hidden can only be that the identity of the person who came is extraordinary.
White Narcissus was about to send the news out, and the person sent by Zhan Chen had already arrived.
Zhan Chen sent two banners and twenty people, they were not ordinary soldiers, but Zhan Chen's personal guards.
Leading the troops was Zhan Chen's adjutant general Xu Zhi, who immediately took action after learning about last night's incident.
This matter can't be delayed, when he came, Zhan Chen said that this woman's identity is delicate, and there is no guarantee that someone will take people away before them.
Fortunately, during the day, the mother-in-law came to buy dumplings, and the mother-in-law wanted to eat radish beef, but she didn't, so she only bought a bowl of green vegetables and shiitake mushrooms.
Huo Sijin grew up in an antang in Jiangsu, and her tastes may be different from those of others, and she has to eat vegetarian stuffing for dumplings, which is also in the past.
Then it means that Huo Sijin should still be in the courtyard.
That night, twenty men in black lay in ambush around the small courtyard, and after making a gesture, several black shadows jumped in from the wall.
In an instant, there was a sound of swords colliding inside the wall, Xu Zhi frowned, the people of the Taiping Society were really prepared, listening to this sound, there were no less than ten people fighting inside.