Chapter Eighty-Seven: Tea Tasting
The old eunuch seemed to see everyone's doubts, and said very considerately: "Don't worry, everyone, in order not to be difficult for everyone, we also have a certain amount of consideration......"
When I heard him say this, I thought to myself that I knew that this game could not be arranged so perverted, and I must have drawn a general range or provided a clear clue.
But seeing that he took the small Dan furnace in his hand, he continued: "...... The goal used in this competition was specially commissioned a while ago, and there is only one in the world, and it is impossible for anything exactly the same to interfere with you! ”
As soon as I said that, my jaw almost fell to the ground. Uncle, if you don't bring such a playful person, it's enough for us to find something in such a big city, if there is more than one of these things, and let people live? That's not what we want!
Immediately about to say something, Ling Yunyan chuckled and said, "Even if there is more than one, it is not a simple matter to find it, isn't it going to give another hint to my father-in-law?" ”
Well, sure enough, it's more natural for a girl to be coquettish.
"Hint...... "The old eunuch began to think seriously as if he had just reacted, but based on his repeated teasing, I didn't want to expect anything more.
"The hint is, always on your own!" He said.
Look, I'm talking about it!
The old eunuch wrapped the little Dan furnace with a yellow cloth and handed it to the little eunuch behind him, and the little eunuch immediately hurried out of the palace gate, and a few seconds later, he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound gradually faded away, probably to find a place to hide the little thing.
And our men stood here and waited idlely, until the old eunuch felt that the time was almost up, and let the guard open the door again, and said to us, "Go ahead, and good luck to you!" "So far.
I thought that since I was in a group of two, I would definitely have to go with Granny Hua, so I stopped when I was about to go out and waited for her to come over. As a result, she walked so slowly and slowly, and by the time we finally went out, we didn't see anyone else, so we must have hurried to find something.
But seeing Granny Hua walking tremblingly, she couldn't bear to urge her, so she had to stand still and ask, "What should I do next?" Do you have any ideas? ”
"Young man, are you coming to Luoyang for the first time?" She asked me in a hoarse voice.
I was stunned for a moment and replied, "Ah...... Oh, yes! ”
"Then you come with me, I'll take you to a place." With that, she turned and walked slowly. I was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed, thinking, does she already know where the things are?
We walked through a small square, and beyond that we were in the city's market. She took me left and right for a long time, and then suddenly stopped and said, "It's here." ”
I looked up and saw that it was a teahouse, the name was still unknown, and I knew that it was a teahouse because I smelled the fragrance of tea, and there was a partner with a white towel on his shoulder in front of the door who greeted enthusiastically: "Two guest officers, what kind of tea do you drink?" ”
Seeing Granny Hua raise her legs and go inside, I had to follow in, the guy seemed to want to beckon us to sit downstairs, but Granny Hua ignored him and went upstairs all the way.
The upstairs were all private rooms, so she chose one and walked in and sat down at the table by the window. The young man saw that he dared to love this master who still had a quality pursuit, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly came over and served him diligently and wiped the table and handed the towel, and asked, "What kind of tea do you have?" ”
"Ask for a pot of the best peony flower tea." Granny Hua said.
Peony flower tea? This is the first time I've heard of it. The guy said as if he was proud: "You really know the goods, peony flower tea is a major feature of our store, please wait a while, come immediately!" ”
When he went out, I walked over and looked out, at this time it was already past the best time to drink tea, only a few guests were still on the first floor, and the second floor was already empty, so I returned to the table with peace of mind and asked Granny Hua in a low voice: "Could it be that thing is hidden in this tea house?" ”
"Peony Flower Tea ......" Granny Hua ignored my words, as if she was talking to herself, "It's a good thing, soothing the liver and regulating qi, nourishing blood and removing stasis......"
I'm not in the mood to drink tea now, so I said "yes" and asked, "Is that really here?" Where? ”
Granny Hua was silent for two seconds, and then said to me full of curiosity and anticipation, "...... Perfect for a young and vigorous lad like you. The big black hat still obscured most of her face, and I couldn't see her expression, and I wondered if she was snickering at my angry look!
I sat down helplessly, and looked out, a crescent moon was already hanging high in the air, thin as a beauty's eyebrows, and the stars were like a waterfall of black hair ornaments, shining and contrasting. The teahouse where we are located is a relatively tall building in the neighborhood, and you can see several streets, and the houses and people are looming under the shade of trees and lights, which seems hazy and quiet. It is different from the beautiful scenery of the countryside that I have seen on the road for more than a month, and it shows another different kind of beauty of the night view of the city.
I let out a sigh of relief, thinking that since I don't have a clue for a while, I might as well just drink tea here and enjoy the scenery for a while.
After a while, the young man walked in, put a pot of tea and two cups on the table, said a few polite words, and withdrew.
I lifted the teapot and poured a cup for Granny Hua before pouring it for myself, and sure enough, a good smell of tea began to spread in the room, refreshing people's hearts.
I raised my glass and said to Granny Hua, "Replace wine with flowers, toast your old man, thank you for saving your life last night!" ”
She also reached out to pick up the teacup, and when I said this, the gesture paused slightly, but then she picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "Hmm...... The flowers are still fresh, but the pollen is removed, and the taste is much inferior......"
This person has been chattering since she saw her yesterday, as if she had never put others in her eyes, but her small action just now was a big flaw, indicating that what I said was still right, and it must have been her who threw the candlestick last night!
At the moment, strike while the iron is hot, and said sincerely: "The younger generation is new to Chadao, many things can't see the doorway, but my mother-in-law is a person who understands, and this competition is still very important to me at the moment, if my mother-in-law can give me some advice, the younger generation will be grateful!" What do you need me Tao Yong to do, it is incumbent on you! ”
Granny Hua heard this, but she didn't react immediately, I didn't say anything, just looked at her eagerly, and after a while, she said in a dumb voice: "What do you think, what is this competition for?" ”
When I heard her say that, I was overjoyed! What could be more annoying than a partner who can't talk to the sky? As long as she is willing to talk to me seriously, nothing is a problem!
But for her question, I thought for a while before saying: "I heard that the emperor needs talents in Taoism, so it must be compared to all kinds of strange arts, right?" But I don't quite understand why I want to find things, so I ask my seniors for advice! ”
What I'm saying is just humility, and I still have my own inferences about the design of finding things. After all, I know that the emperor is fighting the idea of the blood furnace, and summoning people to find things must have something to do with this original intention. What I don't understand is that if that's the case, there's no need to play any Taoist signs, just say that the detective game is over, after all, reasoning and pursuing the truth are not the biggest skills of detectives! In other words, what is a detective called in this era?
Granny Hua turned her head in the direction of the window, looked at it for a while, and said, "What do you guess the others are doing now?" ”
I sighed and said casually: "Then it goes without saying, I must be desperately looking for it!" ”
She smiled and said, "I think they must be waiting like us." ”
"What are you waiting for?" I asked.
"Waiting for someone to find something." She said.
Her understatement woke me up all at once! Yes, looking for such a small thing in such a big city is equivalent to looking for a needle in a haystack, most of our group of people come from other places, and they are not familiar with Luoyang at all, let alone one night, give a week, a month, and they may not be able to find it.
But among the nine of us, except for me, we are all unfathomable talents, and the last ray of hope and the best shortcut is to hope that one of these people can find it, and then snatch it directly from that person's hand!
Among the three rules of the old eunuch, it was only mentioned that no unrelated people should be injured, and no more emphasis was placed on not fighting each other.
At the moment, he was overjoyed, and said to Granny Hua: "You mean, we just need to wait for the rabbit?" ”
But she didn't say anything, just sipped the tea slowly.
I was deflated again, but I felt so tired that I couldn't ask anything anymore, so I leaned against the window and pondered by myself.
I don't know how long I sat there, but I just knew that the young man had added the water in the tea over and over again, the voices downstairs had completely disappeared, and there was no one on the street at all, and there were no lights left, so it was estimated that it would be at least midnight. I was already sleepy, my consciousness began to haze for a while, and my head began to start little by little, and I felt like I was about to fall asleep.
Just when my willpower was about to lose to fatigue, Granny Hua suddenly stood up and scared me so much that I almost fell off the chair, only to hear her hoarse voice but unusually firm and say, "Let's go!" ”