CHAPTER XVIII
She sat down and looked at the big meal in front of her, according to usual, it is indeed worth being happy, after all, this thing may not be able to enjoy it in the New Year, but today is really not a good time, she thought of Li Yu, who had been tortured in prison, and thought of the child who was killed by her biological father.
Ji Liu got started directly, taking the roast chicken as the culprit to vent her anger, she bit it one by one, choked up, and a thought rose in her heart.
Sheng Li seems to be taciturn, but in fact he has a pure heart, he reads all the year round, has the arrogance of a literati, and is also contaminated with the rigidity of literati, the person who is really difficult to approach is Wen Yuecheng, and his reaction is beyond ordinary people, even if he hides his intelligence under cynicism, once he deals with things, he is still extremely conspicuous.
She wanted to avoid Wenyue City, follow Sheng Li, and find an opportunity to rescue Li Yu.
After making a decision, Ji Liu's swallowing slowed down, she couldn't help but sniff her nose, tears fell, she stuck out her tongue and couldn't help inhaling, and said vaguely: "Why is there a pepper in the roast chicken?!! ”
Sheng Li, who was holding the book in his hand, sat on the round stool, his eyes staring directly at the wall, he couldn't hear what Ji Liu said, but the crying was obvious, he suddenly threw the book on the table, and was angry again for believing in Wen Yuecheng.
"I shouldn't have listened to him." Sheng Li was angry in a low voice, and silently thought in his heart: How could he trust that man in Wenyue City.
Ji Liu next door took a bite of the pepper that was brought out, her mouth was hot and painful, and in a fit of anger, she tore open the thin and crispy belly of the roast chicken, full of red and green objects leaking out, she couldn't hold back her anger and shouted: "Sheng Li, you wait for me!" ”
At the same time, in the back kitchen of the county government, the chef unintentionally rubbed his eyes with his hands, and soon his eyelids were red and swollen, tears flowed down his face, and the strong man showed an indescribable expression and said: "Miss Ji looks thin and small, but I didn't expect the taste to be quite heavy." ”
He was preparing for the dinner of everyone in the county office, and the little tune was humming leisurely, when suddenly Sheng Li was wearing a crown dress, walking with the wind to his side, and saw the hen he was roasting, fat and delicious, with crisp yellow skin and oil.
"I'm going to have this chicken." Sheng Li glanced at it, very satisfied, and he asked for it directly.
The chef was a little inexplicable, Sheng Li was extremely restrained, and this kind of thing when he was hungry to grab the chicken would only be staged on Wen Yuecheng, he wiped the sweat from the fire on his forehead, and explained: "This chicken is prepared by Lord Wen for the little one to be prepared for Miss Ji, dinner is going to be served, you see, why don't you cook a bowl of noodles for you?" ”
"It's for Miss Ji," Sheng Li's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he took out the wooden box that was commonly used in the back kitchen, which also contained a plate for meat, and said, "I will bring it to her." ”
In this way, a hen with a belly stuffed with red and green peppers and roasted with oil was brought to Ji Liu, who was thinking about it, and Ji Liu, who was thinking about it, didn't notice that the belly meat that was torn off the chicken leg was sticking to the pepper and was chewed into it.
Knock knock~~
Taking off his coat, Sheng Li, who was about to take a nap, quickly put on his mask and stepped forward to open the door.
Sheng Li was stunned when he saw the person in front of him, Ji Liu's eyes were red and swollen, and his lips were also bright red, and the tip of his nose was also red, and there was no image at all.
"You ......," he asked in surprise.
"The roast chicken is delicious, thank you, sir," Ji Liu was hot and spicy from stomach to mouth, she put one hand behind her back, pinched the red pepper taken out of the roast chicken's belly, and asked, "My lord wants to rest so early?" ”
He remembered that he was wearing a shirt, and hurriedly entered the house and put on his coat, Ji Liu had already entered his room, and asked, "My lord, don't you want to do bad things at night?" ”
Ji Liu squinted his eyes and watched Sheng Li scramble to tidy up his clothes.
Sheng Li turned around and said helplessly: "Remember the girl, enter the men's bedroom at will, it is not a proper system." Although he didn't expect that Ji Liu would come to thank him for the meal he sent, and he appreciated her even more in his heart.
"The folk girl ate the roast chicken, and her heart was very moved, and she came to thank Sheng Daren," Ji Liu said as she approached Sheng Li, and the hand behind her was about to move, and she just came out of her mouth: "Your Excellency......"
Because she kept getting closer, Sheng Li was a little uncomfortable, and Ji Liu talked about the roast chicken, he took two steps back and interrupted her: "No thanks, I still have something to do at night, I need to rest, the girl should go back to the room early." ”
"Errands? Qian Qingfeng's case? ”
Ji Liu thought sensitively, her heart had already been filled with Li Yu's affairs.
Sheng Li avoided answering, he wouldn't lie, but if Ji Liu knew, he would definitely follow him.
Going to monitor a widow's house in the middle of the night, maybe there will be a murderer, it is really inconvenient to take her with you, in case you are accidentally injured, as a big man, where will his face go.
Sheng Li refused to say more, and shut Ji Liu out of the door.
Ji Liu stood outside the door for a while, and then she had to leave, she first went to the back kitchen, and then went back to the room, lay down on the bed, and after a short time closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already completely dark outside, and Zhao Zhuang was shouting outside: "Miss Ji, it's time for dinner." ”
"Oh no," she quickly sat up, and the whole person instantly came to her senses, and hurriedly asked, "What about Master Shan?" Still in the room? ”
Zhao Zhuang said: "Sheng is fast? The little one doesn't understand, and I didn't see it when I came back, otherwise the girl went to the front hall to ask Lord Wen? ”
After listening to Ji Liu, her movements were faster, why did she oversleep! It's really damn, I didn't sleep well in the morning, and I was in a depressed mood in the afternoon, I didn't want to sleep until now, I thought about going out with Sheng Li secretly, but now don't waste the opportunity.
When she went out to the front hall, Zhao Zhuang had already gone to the back kitchen to eat.
Ji Liu opened the door curtain, and the first thing that caught his eye was Wen Yuecheng's sad face, he turned around when he heard the voice, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Ji girl, you are too resentful, and you don't like men." ”
"Each other," Ji Liu glanced at the dishes on the table, and sure enough, it was the red and green that she and the chef had agreed on, every bowl was, originally she wanted to disgust Wenyue City, if the grand ceremony was still there, she would be even happier: "What about the grand adult?" ”
She watched Wen Yuecheng open the pepper on the plate, stuffed it into her mouth one by one, and couldn't get back to her senses after chewing it for a long time, and was very anxious: "What about Master Shan?" ”
The voice suddenly rose, Wen Yuecheng shuddered, bit the tip of his tongue, and his already spicy mouth was full of fire, and at this moment he rolled his eyes angrily, and said jokingly: "Looking for your man, Lord Ben won't tell you, I'll be angry with you." ”
Ji Liu really didn't have the heart to practice with him at this time, she turned her head and left, refusing to say, so she could only look around.
Widow Zhu's house is planted near the sparse hollow bamboo, which is too obvious in the daytime, if you come at night, you can hide your body well, Sheng Li hid in the bamboo forest at this time, lying behind the low mud slope to drive away mosquitoes.
Fortunately, it is not yet the height of summer, and there are not many mosquitoes, otherwise there will be a lot of red and swollen cysts on the face of the grand ceremony tomorrow, and the mask will be covered all day long, and there will be no way to scratch the itch.
As the son of a family and a self-proclaimed reader, Sheng Li didn't expect that there would be such a day when he would lie down in front of someone's house and squat.
If he obeys his father's arrangement, takes the entrance examination, stays in the Sheng Family School with peace of mind, and becomes a teacher, he will never have the day when he feeds mosquitoes in the mud until he dies.
The night is a little deeper, there are fewer and fewer vendors on the road, Widow Zhu's house is on the north side of Baihua Lake, separated by a small bamboo forest, and the nearby households are already scarce, and there is not even a figure on the road.
The candles in Widow Zhu's house were kept on until Sheng Li's eyelids were sore, and he heard the door on the other side being opened, and the creaking sound of the wooden door in the dark night was particularly obvious, especially for him who had been here for a long time.
It was Widow Zhu who went out, her eyes glanced around, she turned around and whispered a word inside, a man walked out of it, Sheng Li's eyes lit up in an instant, her figure was tall, and her steps were firm, isn't this image exactly the same as what Ji Liu described!
"Going tonight? Don't wait two more days? Widow Zhu asked at the man, the surroundings were empty, she spoke without scruples, and was heard clearly by Sheng Li.
The man was not like her, he pulled her sleeve, and then cautiously glanced up at the bamboo forest, so frightened that Sheng Li quickly shrank his head behind the dirt slope.
The man's voice did not come, and after a while, he did not hear the sound, he raised his head carefully, the candles in Widow Zhu's house were still bright, but the two people at the door were nowhere to be seen.
He hurriedly got up and walked to the front of the house lightly, Widow Zhu was still inside, humming a flirtatious tune in her mouth, as if she was in a very good mood.
Sheng Li squatted down, lowered his head and carefully searched for clues on the ground, but fortunately, the footprints were still clearly left on the ground at this time, and he followed all the way.
It didn't take long for Sheng Li to see rows of blue brick houses in front of him, and when there was no trace of footprints on the ground, he stood up and raised his head, the surrounding environment made him familiar with horror.
Sheng Li has worked hard since elementary school, and climbing the wall is not a problem, but he is not sure if the man is inside, let alone guarantee that the sound will not be detected.
He walked around the walls of the Qian family, undecided.
Did you catch him at the door?
Or go back and report to Wenyue City, and then arrest people?
Sheng Li hesitated, since he became a fast catcher, there has been no such case in Zhaofeng, and his parents have made him numb for a long time.
Knowing this, I should have taken Ji Liu with me, and there was someone to go back to report the news, Sheng Li regretted very much that in the daytime, in order to reflect the gentleman's style, he blocked the curious Ji Liu.
Now he can't wait to slap him twice, who asked him to drive Ji Liu out of the room, and he was pretentiously happy.
Just when he hesitated, the sound of climbing the back wall of the Qian family suddenly sounded, Sheng Li was shocked into a cold sweat in the spring, and two kinds of pictures flashed in his mind in an instant, one was to grab the man and return to the yamen, and the other was to flee in embarrassment, and he was punished for beating the grass and startling the snake.
He resolutely dodged and hid around the corner, watching the man quickly return the same way, Sheng Li didn't dare to follow too closely, he took advantage of the moonlight to carefully observe the man with a hurried expression, and then turned around, ready to return to the yamen from the road from the market.