Chapter Twenty-Six: Escape from the Dungeon
The Lu family died again, which made the people in the house panic. It's just that this time it was not an outsider who died, but Lu Fu, the chief housekeeper in the house, and a few guards and thugs.
Lu Zhaoyan was sitting in the study, and in front of his bookcase stood his three unsuccessful sons.
"Recently, there have been frequent incidents at home, so you have moved out for the time being to avoid the limelight. When things settle down, I'll send someone to inform you. ”
The short and thin old man sat upright in a chair, he had worked hard for half his life, and now he was over half a hundred years old. He married more than 20 wives and concubines in his life, but only gave birth to three sons in total. Although he is not angry, but in the end he is his own birth, he is close to old age, and he only hopes that his three sons can continue the bloodline of the Lu family, and the existing property in the family is enough for their next generations to enjoy, and they will not worry about food and clothing.
"Dad, what are you going to do when we're gone?" Lu Youcai was the first to speak, he was worried that after the separation of several people, his father would secretly divide the family property to the other two, and he would be uncomfortable if he couldn't get the money himself.
"The identities of the man and the woman yesterday are unknown, but looking at the reaction of the surname Yan, I am afraid that these two people have some origins. Now they are locked up in the dungeon, and the surnamed Yan will not let us interfere, if the news is leaked, not only the forces behind the two people may come to the door, but the surname Yan will not spare us. ”
"For the sake of the Lu family, the three of you must keep your mouth shut after you go out, you should not know anything about today's affairs, and you must not say more than half a word outside, remember?"
The three young masters nodded seriously and remembered that they were just idle and did not seek progress, they were not really stupid, they had seen a lot of murder and killing.
"Dad, there's something I don't know if I should talk about or not."
"Speak." Raising his eyes and staring at Lu Youcai, the old man was expressionless.
"Xiao Zhang, who was driving on the day the car overturned, told me that he had seen the man and woman, and that day it was this woman who stood in the middle of the road and caused the carriage to suddenly lose its balance, and the old lady was the one who killed her!"
"That's all?"
"Well, that's all."
Lu Zhaoyan exhaled a sullen breath, closed his eyes, and waved his fingers slightly, "If there is nothing else, go down, pack up your things, and move out as soon as possible." ”
The old man's attitude made Lu Youcai confused, and he was dragged away by the other two brothers with a blank face.
Lu Zhaoyan opened his eyes, and the cloudy eyes crossed the loss.
Through decades of hard work, he has a wealth and an unattainable status that others have not earned for generations, but there is no successor to his huge family business. The eldest son is a gambler, staying in the gambling house all day long, the second son is greedy for money and lustful, and has done a lot of dirty things behind his back, only the younger son can reassure him, but how can a literary and artistic young man who is addicted to poetry and poetry be a good candidate to inherit the great cause?
Standing in front of the study window, Lu Zhaoyan silently looked at the fallen leaves outside the window, and the depressed scene was no different from the Lu family today.
No, Dongxian, I broke the promise I made to you, is this retribution?
There was not much rumor about the incident in Lu Mansion this time, and the reason for this was that Lu Zhaoyan gave a death order, and whoever dared to talk more would have his head.
Seeing that the day of inspection from above was getting closer and closer, the rumors about the haunting of the Lu family in the town were gradually suppressed.
"The Lu family has issued a notice again! Let's go, take a look! ”
Passers-by saw two subordinates wearing Lu family's clothes pasting a piece of paper on the notice board, and they all put down their work and ran to watch.
"Yo, look at what is written here, it says that there are two young people who took advantage of Mrs. Lu's illness to spread rumors and cheat money, and they have now been arrested and put in prison."
"Oh, that's a rumor! I'll just say, where did Lang Lang Qiankun come from such rampant ghost troubles, and they are all nonsense made up by liars. ”
"Not really! Everyone will be relieved to find out about this matter. The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, we will open the baked cake shop, and everyone will come to cheer! ”
The people who read the notice breathed a sigh of relief, and the news quickly spread through the town. There were also people who discussed how the Lu family should deal with the rumor-mongers after dinner, but most of them only talked casually and put the matter behind them.
Everyone is busy, there are a lot of things happening in the town every day, and it is not new for the haunting of the Lu Mansion to be rumored for so long. After the results came out, everyone should listen to the fun, and the discussion was quickly overshadowed by more parents.
However, the two wrongdoers involved were locked up in prison, and they still don't know how public opinion outside has changed in just two days.
"Hungry ......" Wen Tiantian hugged Qiu Yan and shrunk in the corner, her stomach gurgling, and there were words in her mouth, "I want to eat chicken legs, steamed buns, fried meat, small yellow croaker, sugar gourd, cloud cake, meat buns......"
It's been two days, and they've been locked up for two days!
The mysterious man didn't seem to remember their existence at all, and there was no water, no food, and no human figure. Qiu Yan slept and woke up intermittently, the bleeding from the shoulder wound stopped, but the whole person was still groggy, and the time to be awake every day was limited, so she could only gently accompany her for a few words, and her body didn't need much strength.
"Where the hell have you gone, dead ghost? If we don't come again, we won't have to be knifed, and we will starve to death! ”
"I haven't been home for two days, and I don't know how the buns are doing. There's leftovers in the kitchen, so the kid can't go hungry, right? ”
Wen Tiantian said as tears fell again, a cold touch brushed her cheeks, and gently helped her wipe away her tears.
"Baozi is smarter than you, so he won't go hungry." Qiu Yan's weak voice carried a different kind of comfort, "You are the only one in our family of three who can't take care of yourself, and you are embarrassed to worry about others." ”
"Come on, look who's taking care of whom! I've been holding you for two days, and I said I wasn't hurt, but you stood up and walked around for me to see! ”
Wen Tiantian's mouth was hard and soft-hearted, and when she saw him wake up, she thought that he was awakened by the pain of the wound, and her eyes immediately fell on the wound behind his shoulder, and she was relieved to find that there was no major problem.
"Walking around? All right! ”
Qiu Yan's pale face suddenly bloomed with a smile, sat up straight under Wen Tiantian's stunned gaze, and then slowly stood up as usual, his movements were natural and relaxed, and he couldn't tell at all that he was a dying person who had just stepped on the Nai He Bridge with a gossamer.
The chains of his hands and feet rattled as he walked, and Wen Tiantian opened her mouth in surprise.
"You...... You ......"
Qiu Yan honestly walked around the cell, then returned to her and sat down cross-legged, and said with a smile: "How about it, I didn't lie to you!" ”
After only walking a few steps, his complexion was no longer as pale as just now, and he had a slightly ruddy complexion, which looked a lot more normal.
"How did you do that?"
"It's very simple, I've been recuperating for two days, and my physical strength has naturally recovered a lot, and it's not unusual to be able to walk."
"But you ......" Wen Tiantian watched him move his shoulders in a daze, his muscles and bones stretched, Qiu Yan's face couldn't show any fatigue at all, and he was clearly a big boy in good spirits.
Ignoring his smooth movements, Wen Tiantian turned his body to inspect the wound on his shoulder without believing it.
The strange thing is that the bleeding wound that was pierced by the heart piercing has healed most of it, leaving only a shallow scratch, and it is believed that it will not take long to recover.
"Isn't it amazing?"
was looked back and forth by the little girl's eyes full of curiosity, Qiu Yan hooked the corners of her mouth proudly, the more she asked, the more he didn't say it, and the beautiful name of heaven must not be revealed.
After watching it for a long time, he couldn't look at the doorway, Wen Tiantian pushed him hard, but he didn't eat for two days, and his subordinates couldn't make it hard, but this push was a bit of a girl's coquettishness.
Qiu Yan grabbed the dishonest hand and wrapped her into her arms, and said softly: "Think about what to eat at night, go back and I'll make a good meal for you, I've made you suffer in the past two days." ”
"Talk counts, don't be lazy!" Wen Tiantian leaned on his chest and looked up at his chin, "I want to eat hot pot, go back and take out all the dishes in the kitchen, remember to put more chili peppers at the bottom of the pot, I want to add spicy and spicy!" ”
I was hungry for two days and had no taste in my mouth at all. Losing weight and being hungry is not a problem, the problem is that you have a gluttonous mouth, and you can't stand it if you don't eat!
Qiu Yan tried hard to hold back his laughter, he never thought that the topic he talked about in prison for the first time in his life was actually the taste of hot pot bottom, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.
"Okay, add numb and spicy."
The two were discussing the issue of dinner in full swing, and suddenly Wen Tiantian was stunned for a moment, and then struggled to sit up, staring at the roof motionlessly.
Qiu Yan also looked at it, and her eyes were full of clarity.
The dirt was gouged open and fell with a clatter, and a hairy head emerged from the hole, and the bean-sized eyes were rolling around, and something was still in its mouth.
The little guy saw Wen Tiantian's figure and immediately retracted his head, followed by another digging pit, and then his whole body jumped down from the roof through the small hole and landed firmly on the ground.
"Buns!"
Wen Tiantian covered her mouth in disbelief, she never thought that it was not a person who was called by the dead ghost to save her life, but the little fox who loved to eat chicken legs at home.
The snow-white furry dumpling saw the two happily plunging into Wen Tiantian's arms, and her head rubbed crookedly on her chest.
Qiu Yan on the side hadn't seen the little fox for a long time, and he was relieved to see this guy jumping around, and couldn't help but reach out and touch its soil-stained hair, and said: "It's dirty like this, you have to wash it well when you go back." ”
Wen Tiantian glanced at him: "You too!" ”
Baozi brought them steel needles, and Qiu Yan skillfully pried open the locks on the shackles of the two people's hands and feet, and then opened the cell door in a second, leading Wen Tiantian to bypass the guards and come to the dungeon gate.
easily stunned the two Lu family guards, and the two of them escaped smoothly, and directly groped to the haunted courtyard and went out over the wall.
Qiu Yan didn't stay long, and didn't care if Ye Shiyuan's side had been found by a mysterious person, picked up Wen Tiantian, and quickly returned home with the little fox who was in her arms and refused to come down.
Closing the courtyard door, the two of them were relieved.
Wen Tiantian went to the kitchen to find food first with the buns, and Qiu Yan took some firewood to set up a pot in the yard to light the fire and prepare everyone's bath water.
After working for more than half an hour, they finally sat down at the dining table as they wished.
As Wen Tiantian said, Qiu Yan took out all the vegetables and meat at home and set a table. The small hanging pot was set on the fire, and the fragrant chicken soup was boiling in the pot, Qiu Yan filled a bowl for each of them and put it at hand, and then poured the various spices prepared on the plate into the pot.
The red oil, sesame pepper and dried chili peppers were boiled in the pot, and the hot and spicy fragrance suddenly spread, and Wen Tiantian, who was playing with the buns, was so greedy that his mouth watered.
"Don't worry, the spicy flavor has to be cooked to be delicious." Qiu Yan saw that she was hungry, so she handed over a spoon, "Drink some chicken soup to warm up first, so as not to hurt your stomach by eating such a spicy thing." ”
The thick chicken broth is filled with mushrooms, which is delicious and appetizing.
Qiu Yan brought two plates of cut meat and a large bowl of freshly wrapped wontons from the stove, and put them on the table until the water boiled before putting them in the pot.
took a rag to dry the water on his hands, picked up the cucumber and took a bite, and said while eating: "It's too late to steam steamed buns, I'll wrap a few wontons with meat filling to make do with it, and I'll clean the steamer tomorrow." ”
The man in front of him who complained that it had rained for a few days and the firewood was not good to burn where was the chic and handsome when the Lu family fought the mysterious man, he was completely like a cook who was entangled in housework. He rolled up his sleeves to his elbows, nibbled on cucumbers and poured meat into the pot with chopsticks, and mixed the sauce with his hand.
Qiu Yan is so capable!
Wen Tiantian once again sighed that he had picked up a treasure, and the Qiu Gongzi, who was rumored to be amazing, was just an ordinary person in his daily life, eating, drinking, talking and laughing, and he would be in a hurry when he started housework.
"Don't just giggle, the meat is cooked, eat it!"
took out the hot meat and put it in her bowl, Qiu Yan shook her head secretly, this girl is afraid that she is not hungry and stupid. I used to be in prison and kept talking, and when I got home, I finally had a meal, and I stared at him with a bowl and walked around, and I didn't know that I thought this girl was a little pervert.