Chapter 22: Refusing to take the blame
An autumn rain and a cold, but Dongshan has been raining for three days in a row.
Wen Tiantian moved a chair and sat at the door, with a fluffy bun on her lap. One person and one fox looked at the drizzling rain outside in a daze, and Qiu Yan, who was bored, couldn't help but yawn.
"Tiantian, when are we going to see Su Gongzi's friend? I went to deliver the medicine two days ago, and the man had already woken up, but his face was blue, it was difficult to speak, and he couldn't lift his spirits. ”
Speaking of Ye Shiyuan, Qiu Yan would personally visit every time he went down the mountain to buy vegetables. On the one hand, he was worried about whether Ye Shiyuan's body could recover, and on the other hand, he was also very curious about who the mysterious person who could kill a master like him with one move.
"It's still too inconvenient to live in the mountains." Wen Tiantian changed her posture, supported her chin with one hand, and said boringly, "Qiu Yan, you said that we have so much money, should we go to the town to buy a house?" You have to walk so far every day to go down to the mountains to buy groceries, and if you live in the town, you can save a lot of effort. ”
"Or not, right? Lu Mansion is too annoying, let's live in the mountains to be clean. ”
"Lu Mansion? What happened to the Lu Mansion? Wen Tiantian was puzzled. Mrs. Lu's matter has already been successfully resolved, and the two of them can be regarded as a successful retirement when they have the money, what else can have to do with them?
Qiu Yan sat behind the table fiddling with the small wood carving, and continued: "Lu Jiashu is very popular, and the news that Mrs. Lu was rescued spread outside after we came back that day. It is said that when his family sent people to clean up the courtyard, they found more than a dozen corpses, all of them in a miserable state, and some people suspected that we opened an altar in the courtyard to worship, and killed more than a dozen living people for the sake of money to get Mrs. Lu's soul back. ”
"Some people also say that those dozen or so people have become Mrs. Lu's substitutes, and we are the executioners who came up with the idea."
"In short, there is everything, and many people are curious about who we are. At this time, it is easy to get into trouble when moving to town, so I think I should avoid the limelight first and pick a good day to move next spring. ”
Wen Tiantian stroked the soft white hair of the bun, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really terrifying!" We didn't do anything about killing people and setting fires, how could it be rumored like this? You say, could it be that Lu Fu deliberately planted a false accusation in order to cover up the facts? ”
With the power of the Lu family, it is completely effortless to control public opinion, it is likely that the matter of the other courtyard is too big, and when they can't hold it down, they pull the two of them out to carry the black pot.
"Not impossible." Qiu Yan used a small carving knife to carefully polish the lines on the wood carving, and her voice was calm, "The Lu family's methods are dirty, they can do this kind of thing." ”
"Qiu Yan, let me ask you something." Wen Tiantian thought about it and looked back at him with a serious expression.
"What's the matter, you say." stopped the movement in his hand, and Qiu Yan also raised his head to look at her.
"Did you already know about the corpse hidden in the Lu family's courtyard? You didn't let me see it that day because there was a body in the house, right? ”
In fact, she was aware of it at that time, and even secretly made up the terrible scene in the house, and she still has palpitations from time to time.
Qiu Yan blinked and said curiously: "Tiantian, you are a girl anyway, aren't you afraid of this kind of thing?" ”
"There's something terrible. People are dead, can they still get up and bite me? "I don't care about it, I don't want to say it, forget it. She has even seen female ghosts, and dead people are not a big scene.
Seeing her shaking her head and humming a song, Qiu Yan shook her head with a smile. Sometimes he really doesn't know whether this girl is careful or big-hearted, she can talk about corpses without changing her face during the day, but she has a nightmare at night but is scared to cry, which is really elusive.
However, he still didn't plan to tell the scene in that room, after all, it was easy to talk about one or two dead people lying on the ground, and who had ever seen four or five corpses with blood in the same bed? The house was so wet and soaked with human blood that he had just reached the door and even suspected that he had almost gone to hell.
"Boss, see how bold you are, why don't we go down the mountain to buy a house and move tomorrow?"
"Huh." Wen Tiantian smirked, stood up and put the bun on the chair, then walked around to him and looked at the man in front of him condescendingly, "Qiu Yan, I found that you have become different from before after you have recovered from your injuries. ”
Raising an eyebrow, the corner of the man's mouth smiled, "What's the difference?" ”
"What a difference! Quarrel with me, laugh at me for being cowardly, and dare to make fun of this girl! Is it floating? ”
Leaned over and hugged him from behind, and directly locked his throat!
This guy just owes a beating, and if he doesn't clean it up, I'm afraid he will have to make more inches!
The carving knife in her right hand was put away in an instant, and Qiu Yan threw the half-carved small wooden carving on the table, and let her play without resistance, her eyes were full of smiles.
Wen Tiantian is a child at home, she loves to play and coax, and occasionally she is willful and naughty, and she will obediently admit her mistakes and reflect on it, which is very cute.
After a few more days, the continuous autumn rain in the mountains finally stopped, and the two of them locked the courtyard door and walked down the mountain one foot deep.
Coming to the town again, Wen Tiantian first went to buy steaming snacks and ate them while walking.
Drinking soy milk and eating freshly cooked pastries, Wen Tiantian carefully looked at the mansion passing by. They didn't plan to settle down in the town before, and they didn't know anything about the price of land here, so in order to avoid being cheated on money, they had to ask around first, inquire about it and then decide whether to start it.
But coincidentally, before they could ask about the sale of the house, they heard a lot of gossip about them.
"Girl, I suggest you don't buy a house or land for the time being. The matter on the Lu family's side has just been resolved, and the yin qi has not dissipated, and it is easy to have an accident when buying a house and land at this time, so let's talk about it after a while. ”
"Yes, I heard that there are more than ten or twenty corpses turned out in the Lu family's courtyard, and how angry it is to have so many lives! It will take a year and a half for this town to live in peace. ”
"Hey, it wasn't those two Taoist priests who did it! In order to make money, taking more than a dozen people to sacrifice Mrs. Lu to renew her life is really a sin! ”
Wen Tiantian and Qiu Yan glanced at each other, both of them were inexplicable, when did they become Taoists again?
"Huh? Why does this girl look familiar? ”
"Yo, I remembered when I said that, weren't you the little girl who unveiled the notice that day?"
Everyone was gossiping, Wen Tian's sweetheart was not good, so she quickly found an excuse to pull Qiu Yan away.
Running wildly all the way, the two ran two streets in a row before they stopped panting, "Good guys, when did we become so famous?" ”
Wen Tiantian couldn't believe it, if they were recognized as the legendary "Taoist priests", I am afraid that they would immediately become street rats, and everyone shouted and beat them.
"It's not because of the Lu family. These dog things, we helped to settle the situation and were framed, it's so annoying! Qiu Yan was also so angry that his teeth itched, he fled for his life twice in this remote town because of the Lu family, when did he grow so big?
Wen Tiantian leaned against the wall and gasped for breath before saying, "It seems that we still have to go to Lu Mansion, this matter must be explained, otherwise it will be troublesome to come out to buy vegetables in the future." ”
The last time I entered the Lu Mansion, I came and went in a hurry, and I didn't even see the master. This time, Wen Tiantian planned to have a good talk with Master Lu in person, and if it didn't work, let the dead ghost get a few more geists in, and toss the old guy who couldn't die.
The two of them had been here once and were already regular customers, and the housekeeper at the door directly informed the middle-aged housekeeper.
The middle-aged man still greeted him with a smile, and the way he said that he didn't leak made Wen Tiantian a little uncomfortable.
"Why are you two here? If you're in trouble, there's anything I can do to help, just ask. ”
The middle-aged man knows their ability, and he can solve the strange things in the other courtyard in just half an hour, and his ability is naturally very human, so his attitude is much more respectful than before.
Wen Tiantian didn't understand that these so-called hospitality were just superficial work, she didn't know how to speak, and she didn't bother to go around in circles, so she went straight to the point: "It's a pity that I didn't see Master Lu last time, this time I came to the door to see how Mrs. Lu recovered, and secondly, if Master Lu is at home, please help report it, there are some things I hope to make clear to him in person." ”
Qiu Yan stood behind, and Wen Tiantian naturally didn't need him to come out. What's more, Su Zihe found out that there was a backer behind the Lu family before, and he was staying here alone now, not wanting to leak his whereabouts. Dealing with the Lu family is enough for Wen Tiantian, and there is no need for him to make a move to arouse suspicion unless he has to.
"I see." The middle-aged man smiled decently and replied politely, "Thanks to the blessings of the two masters." My old lady's physical condition has improved, but she is still unconscious, which makes my husband very worried. ”
"It happens that the master and the three young masters are at home today, why don't you wait here for a while, and let me go and report, it is more convenient for you to tell the master in person about the old lady."
"Okay, I'm sorry for you."
Seeing the middle-aged man leave, Wen Tiantian sat in the side hall, playing with the small wooden carving pendant made by Qiu Yan in her hand, and her mind was spinning quickly.
The main purpose of their coming here is to let the Lu family issue a notice to clarify the rumors, and at the same time, it is best to keep their identities secret and minimize trouble. But the master of the Lu family may not be a good talker, and if he is not careful, he will be pitted, and it seems that he will have to think twice before he speaks, so as not to lose more than he gains.
Qiu Yan sat next to her, and when she saw Wen Tiantian trying to use her brain, she unconsciously hooked the corners of her mouth slightly. The little girl seems to be planning to fight wits with the old fox, and it is inevitable to suffer a loss, but if she wants to come to today, she may not gain nothing, it depends on what the old man of the Lu family plans.
"A man and a woman?"
Unhurriedly fell a son, at this time the black and white sides on the chessboard were fighting tightly, but the old man was still unhurried and relaxed.
The middle-aged man stood aside and said respectfully, "Exactly." The girl looked to be only about twenty years old, and the man next to her was also very young, but the two of them looked very raw, not like we were in town. ”
"Of course it can't be from the town. Are there any capable people who can live in our small place for a long time? ”
He has been in this town for nearly fifty years, and he has single-handedly established the Lu family, and after so many years, no one can shake his position as Lu Zhaoyan. And he also entrenched here with peace of mind to enjoy his old age, and the Lu family has been quiet for decades, and the foundation has become more and more stable.
"Master, these two must have come to ask for an explanation for the rumors in the town, and they bluntly said that they wanted to see you, you see ......"
"Two yellow-mouthed children, with a little ability, they think they are the kings of heaven."
The chess pieces have fallen, and the situation has been decided. Master Lu raised his eyes and snorted coldly: "Lao Fu, do you say that I am old, and outsiders think that I am old and useless, and I can step on two feet casually." ”
"The master is too worried, no one dares to provoke our Lu Mansion in this ups and downs for decades, those two children are just young and vigorous, just teach a lesson."
The middle-aged man's respectful and rigorous attitude made Master Lu look sideways slightly, "Old Fu, you have to step up the handling of the affairs of the other courtyard and suppress the limelight as soon as possible." In a few days, someone will be sent from above, and these nonsense rumors should be stopped. ”
"Don't worry, sir, the rumors will be eradicated within three days."
To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell, and you can use two young people to block the mouth of Youyou, and his Lu family is not afraid of carrying two more lives.
Wen Tiantian waited honestly in the front hall, while Qiu Yan got up and wandered around. The Lu Mansion looks golden and brilliant on the surface, but there are countless filths and filths behind the scenes, if the mysterious person who injured Ye Shiyuan can run rampant in the town, will the Lu family not know?
While the two were thinking about it, the middle-aged man had already stepped into the front hall.
"The two of you have been waiting for a long time, the master is here."