Master Lin stood at the gate of the courtyard, holding a collected oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and saw Xiaoyue looking like he was about to go out, with a smile on his face, and asked enthusiastically, "Where is Master Wen going?"

This Master Lin is wearing a green gown, with a long Chinese face, and his facial features are good, and he looks like he is only in his thirties, but there are already some wrinkles on his face, and it is estimated that the master's work is still a little stressful.

But Xiao Yue didn't want to be too enthusiastic with him, and said coldly: "I'll just go out and have a casual walk." ”

Master Lin still greeted people with a smile: "Then do you need to guide Master Wen in the next step?"

Xiao Yue shook her head: "This kind of trivial matter won't bother Master Lin." ”

Master Lin asked again: "If Master Wen doesn't have something to worry about, can you go to the backyard study to have a cup of tea?"

Xiaoyue was thinking about resigning, but someone sent someone to report that someone was looking for her at the gate of the county office. Xiao Yue was overjoyed and said to Master Lin, "I'm sorry, I'll drink the tea another day." ”

Seeing this, Master Lin no longer hindered him, gave the umbrella in his hand to Xiaoyue, watched her leave, turned around and asked the messenger: "Who is looking for Master Wen?" The messenger said: "Master Hui, it is the kid of the Xu family in the town." ”

Master Lin was a little surprised, and said, "Oh, I know, you can go and get busy." ”

Xiaoyue walked quickly to the door of the county office, and when she saw Xu Chengchang waiting for her, she was very happy to know that there was probably news that there was an innkeeper.

"Chengchang, so soon you found out about the innkeeper?"

Xu Chengchang's face flushed slightly and said, "Master Wen, I'm sorry, I didn't hear the news of the innkeeper." ”

Xiao Yue said in a depressed mood as if she had been splashed with a basin of cold water: "Oh, it's okay, let's inquire slowly." ”

Seeing her disappointed look, Xu Chengchang hurriedly said: "I didn't hear the news of the innkeeper, but I heard from the neighbors that the inn's shopkeeper would go to the Yamen soup kitchen every day to get porridge. ”

Xiao Yue's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Where is the place for the soup kitchen?" ”

Xu Chengchang said: "It's on the side of the road into the mountain, I'll take you there." ”

The two hurried to the place where the porridge was cooked, on the way Xu Chengchang introduced this shop to Xiaoyue Xiao Er is also a foreigner, it seems to be an orphan, two years ago begging to Luodai Town, was taken in by the innkeeper, in the inn miscellaneous work, I don't know the name, everyone calls him Xiao Dongzi on weekdays.

Before they could reach the intersection, they saw a long line of people in front of them.

The porridge had not yet been cooked, and people spontaneously lined up first.

Xiao Yue saw that most of these people's clothes were tattered and dirty, she felt different from the victims in the lawn area, so she asked Xu Chengchang: "Are these the victims of Luodai Town?"

Xu Chengchang shook his head and said: "These people are not residents of Luodai Town, they all fled and came here, and they heard that there was free porridge, so they stayed." ”

Xiao Yue nodded thoughtfully: "So that's the case." She looked into the crowd again and asked, "Isn't the innkeeper from Luodai Town, why did he come here?"

Xu Chengchang also felt strange and said: "Yes, so he lined up here to receive porridge, was seen by the people in the town, and was driven away by the officials who gave porridge, but I don't know why he still came here every day to receive porridge." ”

Xiao Yue listened to him, her eyes were not idle, and she kept looking for the shopkeeper in the crowd: "So, aren't people from your town allowed to come here to receive porridge?"

Xu Chengchang said: "Yes, everyone is a neighbor, and they usually help each other, like my grandmother's burial this time also depends on everyone's help." He seemed to be caught up in a memory, and his tone was a little low.

Xiao Yue interrupted him and said, "It's strange, the shopkeeper won't be reduced to begging for porridge and drink." She thinks that this matter must have something to do with the innkeeper, and she must find this shopkeeper.

She and Xu Chengchang acted separately, checking the people in line one by one, but they hadn't found anyone yet, but they heard the officials cooking porridge scolding from a distance.

"Ge Laozi, how many times has Lao Tzu told you, you don't have to queue, wait for them to finish receiving the porridge, the rest of the porridge is yours, if there is no remaining porridge, then I have no choice. I told you to come back to the queue, don't blame me for being rude!"

The man didn't reply, and was still standing in the team.

The official was also angry and pulled the man out of the crowd, but the man was still motionless and silent, but he was thin and small, and he was pulled to the ground by the thick officials of the five or three years, and then he was dragged out of the team.

When the servant returned to the straw hut where the porridge was cooking, the man got up and returned to the team to stand.

The official was furious, and threw the spoon of soup porridge in his hand into the pot: "Damn, are you kid looking for death?"

Xiao Yue saw that the situation was not right, so she hurriedly walked in front of the official officer, made a round and said, "Brother Guancha, this person is probably hungry and didn't understand your words, let him go for the time being." The official glanced at Xiao Yue and looked at her, but she didn't dress like an ordinary person, and she didn't dare to speak too arrogantly: "This son, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't ask for trouble, please get out of the way." ”

Xu Chengchang listened to the conversation between Xiaoyue and the servant, and also came over and said, "Brother Chen, what's going on?"

When Chen Yashi saw it, it turned out to be an acquaintance, so he asked, "Xiaochang, do you know this son?"

Xu Chengchang asked in surprise: "Don't you know him? He lives in your county office, and he is the master of the new Master Wen." ”

When Chen Yashi heard this, he was shocked, and he didn't dare to make a mistake anymore, wiped off his sleeves, bowed to Xiao Yue and said: "The little one has eyes and no beads, I didn't recognize Master Wen, my words were offensive just now, I hope Master Wen won't blame the little one." ”

Xiao Yue waved her hand and said, "It's out of the way." ”

Xu Chengchang suddenly shouted out in surprise: "Hey, I found you, Xiao Dongzi! Master Wen, come and see, this is the inn's shopkeeper." ”

Xiao Yue looked back and saw that the person who was dragged out of the crowd by Chen Yazhi just now was actually the shopkeeper they had been looking for.

Seeing that they were acquaintances, Chen Yashi explained nervously: "I don't want to treat him like this, it was all ordered by Zhang Zhixian, Master Wen, you don't know that Zhang Zhixian has specially ordered this porridge to be in limited quantity, and the residents of this town are not allowed to receive it." ”

Satsuki interrupted without waiting for him to finish, "It's okay, we're just looking for him to ask some questions." ”

Xu Chengchang walked up to the shopkeeper and said, "Xiao Dongzi, our son-in-law has something to do with you, you can go with us." ”

The shopkeeper didn't seem to hear their conversation, and his eyes looked straight at the boiling pot.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Yue knew that this person was afraid that he was hungry, so he took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and quietly handed it to Chen Yashi's hand. Chen Yashi was a little flattered, and hurriedly pushed his hand and refused, saying: "Master Wen has something to say, and the small ones who can work must do their best." ”

Xiao Yue secretly scolded herself in her heart, she was so stupid that she couldn't give a gift, but she still tried her best to maintain a smile on her face and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, you see if you can serve this person a bowl of hot porridge, even if I pay for the porridge for him." ”

Chen Yashi didn't dare to ask for his silver when he heard this, walked to the grass shed, filled a bowl of porridge, handed it to Xiaoyue and said: "This porridge can't be paid, it's our Zhang Zhixian's order, but I don't let him receive this porridge, I am also acting on orders." Master Wen spoke today, I think even if Master Zhang is here, he will sell you a thin noodle, but... He bowed to Xiao Yue and said, "Master Wen, don't be difficult for us errands, we also have our difficulties." ”

Xiao Yue heard this and hurriedly helped him up and said, "Where is it, this time I really embarrassed you, I promise that this will be this time, and I will not take it as an example." ”

Xiao Yue took the porridge in her hand, brought it to the shopkeeper, and asked him, "If you're hungry, if you want to drink porridge, follow me." ”