Xia Dezhang and his family lived in this ordinary house in the suburbs for nearly ten years, and in such a long time, not only did he not find the opportunity to move out of here, but together with his family, he adapted to life here, and gradually his heart that wanted to move out of here died.

Zhou Ming soon came to the outskirts where Xia Dezhang's house was located, which was far away from the most prosperous place in the capital, and if ordinary people wanted to come here on foot, even if they didn't eat or drink, it would take half a day.

Zhou Zhou Ming was looking for Xia Dezhang's home, and at the same time secretly thought in his heart, his family lives in such a remote place, and it is so far away from the inspection yamen in the south of the city, Xia Dezhang, this kid, it seems that life is not easy, just every day, if he doesn't take a carriage, it will be enough for him to drink a pot.

In this place where Xia Dezhang's family is located, the price of land and houses are very cheap, so the people who come to live here are generally ordinary people, and those who have some spare money in their hands can't stand the living environment here at all.

Because it is too far away from the city, when the local residents build houses, they don't consider the overall planning at all, and they are all built randomly, so that the roads here are narrow, winding, and the houses are uneven, and it is not easy to find Xia Dezhang's home smoothly in such a chaotic place.

According to the information given by the housekeeper of the Deng Mansion, it took Zhou Ming a long time to finally find the specific location of Xia Dezhang's house.

Xia Dezhang's home is not much different from the surrounding houses, from the outside, his family has only five or six rooms, and all of them are wooden structures, and there is a small courtyard outside the house.

Zhou Zhou Ming walked to the gate and found that the gate was open, he looked inside from the door and found that the courtyard was quiet, as if no one was living there.

The scene in front of him couldn't help but make Zhou Ming very puzzled, Xia Dezhang was the same as himself last night, and he didn't return overnight, why wasn't his family in a hurry at all? Could it be that this kid's family status at home is so low, and the family doesn't care about his life or death at all?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou Ming thought of the way his family was worried about him after he disappeared, and suddenly felt very happy.

Zhou Ming stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and then asked in a loud voice, "Is there anyone?" ”

"Who?" After a long time, a voice inside finally agreed, and this voice sounded like it should be an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.

Soon after the voice, a little maid came out of the house lazily.

Xia Dezhang's family's financial situation is very poor, and they can't afford to take care of so many subordinates and maids, and there is only this little maid in the family for Xia Dezhang's wife.

After seeing Zhou Zhou Ming's dress, the little maid immediately pulled down her face, she thought that Zhou Zhou Ming was a performer in the rivers and lakes, and she couldn't find a rut to eat, so she came here to pretend to be pitiful and ask for food.

"Well, where do you think you can find food? If you have to come to my house, you really don't have any eyesight. The little maid looked unhappy, and said with great disgust, "Let me tell you the truth, my wife is in a temper now, and she is not in the mood to eat at all, if you know each other, leave quickly, otherwise if my wife is angry with you, you will be unlucky!" ”

Zhou Ming wondered for a while, thinking what was going on? Why do these people who run errands in the house think that they are here to ask for food when they see their clothes?

It seems that when you come out to do things in the future, you must pay attention to your image.

Zhou Zhou Ming didn't have the same acquaintance with this little girl, but smiled politely: "Little girl, you misunderstood, I didn't come here to beg for food." I want to ask, is this Xia Dezhang, Xia Zhutou's home? ”

As soon as she heard that Zhou Ming was not here to beg for food, the little maid's attitude did not change, after all, the people who live in civilian areas and usually come to the door for no reason are either beggars or vendors who sell things.

Just as the little maid was looking at Zhou Ming carefully, trying to find out where the things he wanted to sell were hidden, Zhou Zhou Ming suddenly said Xia Dezhang's name, which surprised the little maid.

Because although Xia Dezhang's family lives here, they usually have no contact with the people around here, so although they have lived here for nearly ten years, the surrounding neighbors don't know the details of Xia Zezhang, and even what he does for a living, everyone doesn't know.

The little maid knew in her heart that the person in front of her knew the details of her master, and he must have some origins, in case he really had a relationship with his master and was a good friend, he would definitely cause trouble if he treated him so rudely just now.

Thinking of this, the little maid felt a burst of regret in her heart, regretting that she shouldn't have looked down on people so much just now, she immediately changed her attitude, and stepped forward enthusiastically and asked: "How do you know that my master is a head catcher, do you know my master?" ”

Seeing that he had found the right place, Zhou Zhou Ming was very happy, he said with a smile: "It's not just that we know each other, the two of us are still on an errand in the same yamen, today I suddenly took the liberty to visit, I want to discuss something with your master, I don't know if he is at home?" ”

As soon as she heard that Zhou Ming was a colleague of her master, the little girl's attitude became more respectful, she smiled and let Zhou Ming enter the courtyard: "It turned out to be a colleague of the master, disrespectful, please come in." Just now, the slave maid has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, please forgive me. ”

"I won't go in, has your master come back?" After Zhou Ming refused the little girl's invitation, he asked directly.

The little maid sighed, and said helplessly: "After my lord went on a business trip yesterday morning, he hasn't come back yet, my wife originally planned to go out with me to find someone, but just now a woman came who didn't care, and when she saw my door open, she broke in directly, and without saying a word, she asked my lord if he had come back......"

Without waiting for the little maid to finish speaking, Zhou Zhou Ming walked up to the little maid in two steps, grabbed her shoulders with two hands, and asked excitedly, "Is this woman wearing a gorgeous dress?" Beautiful? ”

The little maid was frightened by Zhou Ming's sudden move, and almost fainted, because she thought that Zhou Zhou Ming was going to do something wrong to her, and when she realized that it was the mysterious woman who excited Zhou Ming, her mood slowly calmed down.

She widened her eyes, looked at Zhou Ming with an innocent face, and said tremblingly, "My lord, how do you know?" That woman is really very good-looking, and the clothes she wears are also very expensive, so as soon as my wife saw her, I guessed that she had an unusual relationship with my master, and just wanted to teach her a lesson, but who knew that the woman saw that my master was not at home, turned around and left, without even saying a word. ”

After listening to the little girl's words, Zhou Zhou Ming was angry in his heart, thinking that my lady is Bingqing Yujie, three chastity and five martyrs, how can she become a woman who is not a woman in the eyes of these people?

If it weren't for Lao Tzu's rush to find the lady now, and he didn't have time to worry about you, he would definitely settle this account with you.

Zhou Ming didn't say a word, he directly picked up the little maid, walked outside the gate, and asked the little maid with a solemn face: "Come on, where did that woman go?" ”

The little girl's hand was held painfully, she could feel it, Zhou Zhou Ming was very angry now, so she didn't dare to be the slightest slack, pointed directly in one direction, and said timidly: "It's going this way." ”

Zhou Ming's eyes widened and he asked again, "Are you sure?" ”

The little maid was about to cry in fright: "Sure, my wife tried to chase the woman at that time, but the woman walked too fast and couldn't catch up." ”

Zhou Zhou Ming didn't ask any more, let go of his hand, and chased directly in the direction where Lin Ajiao left, and after running out a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said loudly to the little maid who was still stunned outside the gate: "The woman just now is not a random person, she is my mother!"

In the future, if you dare to slander my lady, I will expose your skin carefully! ”

After listening to Zhou Ming's words, the little girl was frightened, thinking that the situation here is getting more and more complicated, the woman who has an unusual relationship with her own lord is actually this person's wife, looking at this person's temper, it is not easy to bully, if the contradiction between the two sides breaks out in the future, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat from her own master.

Scared, the little maid quickly hid in the yard and closed the gate tightly, and at the same time felt that even if his master suffered a loss because of this incident in the future, he deserved it.

If you look for a husband in the future, you must not find this kind of person, even if you are poor, but you must have a conscience.

Zhou Ming followed the direction that Lin Ajiao left and chased all the way, but found nothing.

chased all the way to the bustling area of the city, but still didn't see half of Lin Ajiao's figure.

At this time, Zhou Zhou Ming was really anxious, although he guessed that Lin Ajiao was looking for his route, he was still one step late, and finally missed Lin Ajiao perfectly.

And he also knew in his heart that Xia Dezhang's house was his last hope to find Lin Ajiao, because Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were two key figures, if they didn't meet Lin Ajiao in their home, it would be a fool's dream to find Lin Ajiao in the rest of the officials' homes.

On the one hand, because of the large number of these officials, even if Lin Ajiao really went to these officials' homes to find herself, the probability of meeting her was very low, and more importantly, he didn't know where these officials' homes lived, even if he wanted to try his luck, he couldn't do it.

The hope of finding Lin Ajiao was completely shattered, which made the breath that Zhou Zhou Ming had been holding in his heart disappear in an instant, and the fatigue engulfed him again.

With his hands on his waist, he stood on the road, looking at the pedestrians on the road with a blank expression, not knowing what to do next.

Just when he was discouraged and wanted to go home to have a look, through the bustling pedestrians, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

This figure is slender and graceful, and the steps of walking are soft and dignified.

"Lady!" Zhou Ming shouted, like crazy, and rushed towards the figure.