The location was about a remote teahouse, in the suburbs of Beijing, and Miss Qiao Er spent two hours just by car.

The second-in-command is high-powered, but he is low-key, only bringing a few entourage, and there is no bodyguard 'around' as Miss Qiao Er imagined.

The teahouse is very remote, there is no business district around, no community, not even a farmer's house, only a desolate and desolate building in the depths of the dense forest.

It is a very pure Beijing style building, with red walls and yellow glazed tiles, and the mountain-style roof and layers of dougong show the traces of time.

If it weren't for someone with it, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find such a remote place.

Miss Qiao Er clenched her handbag, tightened the brown woolen trench coat on her body, and then walked towards the vermilion gate, and entered the solemn and majestic main entrance, Miss Qiao Er felt that this place was not like a teahouse, but like a big family a hundred years ago.

Before she entered, there was a special person waiting for her, bowing slightly towards her, and making a gesture of please: "Miss Qiao Er, this way." ”

Miss Qiao Er frowned almost imperceptibly, she was a little strange about the other party's name, according to reason, he should call her 'Mrs. Shao'.

Although she was puzzled, Miss Qiao Er didn't think much about it, just thought it was a mistake in his mouth, and continued to follow him inside, bypassing the corridor, and passing through the lobby of the main hall, before arriving at a warm pavilion at the back.

A bodyguard in a black uniform lifted the cotton curtain and made a gesture of invitation to Miss Qiao Er.

Miss Qiao Er bowed slightly, and walked in with dignified and steady steps, the room was very large, and there was a desk facing the door, on which were the ornaments of the East Bottle and the West Mirror, and below was the tea table, and on both sides of the tea table were agarwood Taishi chairs.

On both sides of the left and right hands are three Taishi chairs and tea tables, which are very typical of the living room pattern of large families in ancient times.

Miss Qiao Er had never seen the second-in-command herself, but it was not uncommon on the TV news, and she recognized the person sitting in the guest chair on the right-hand side at a glance, looking up at her with an amiable smile on her face.

In his sixties, he was older than her father, and he did not have the prestige he imagined, but was amiable like his grandfather.

Even so, Miss Qiao Er's heart was still nervous, her palms were sweating all the time, she took off her coat and handed it to the attendant waiting next to her, and then she owed to the second in command.

"Sit down." The second-in-command raised his hand slightly, and then ordered a woman in her thirties standing at the door, "Serve tea." ”

Miss Qiao Er sat opposite the second-in-command, with a modest and polite smile on her face: "I'm really sorry to disturb you rashly." ”

The second-in-command raised his hand slightly, and diverted the topic that Miss Qiao Er had just started: "What do you think of the environment here?" ”

"It's very clean and the air is good, it's rare to have such a place in Beijing." Miss Qiao Er told the truth, but her little hands kept pinching the silver handbag, and her palms were already wet and soaked with sweat.

"Like it here?" The second-in-command asked again, and as he spoke, he took a sip of tea, looking like he was going to chat with Miss Qiao Er.

Miss Qiao Er couldn't figure out the meaning of the second-in-command, so she asked her to come over from afar, was it just to discuss this house?

Apparently impossible.

"It's okay to stay for a few days once in a while, but it's not okay to live for a long time, I'm a person who likes to be lively, go shopping, and get together with friends." Miss Qiao Er told the truth.

Because I can't figure out the meaning of the second-in-command, I can only tell the truth.

"Hehe, young people like to be lively and normal." As the second-in-command spoke, he gave another glance and motioned to Miss Qiao Er to drink tea, "Taste it, this tea is very mellow, and you can't drink it outside." ”

Miss Qiao Er put the handbag on the table next to her, her palm was breathable and not so sticky, and she carefully picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

Sure enough, the tea is fragrant, and there is a sweet aftertaste after swallowing, and the taste is somewhat different from the tea leaves you usually drink.

"It's good tea." Miss Qiao Er's pertinent evaluation.

"It was grown by the owner of this place." The second-in-command chuckled and looked in the direction of the door, his gaze seemed a little distant.

Miss Qiao Er was surprised: "Isn't this a teahouse?" ”

"This is the courtyard of an old friend of mine, who has lived here for nearly fifty years, and he takes care of every flower and tree here." The second-in-command seems to have something to say.

Miss Qiao Er was surprised: "Such a big house, can you take care of it alone?" ”

"Well, every day is to take care of this house, and then eat and sleep, fifty years like a day, that's how it has been." The second-in-command said, his expression a little meaningful.

Miss Qiao Er looked around, this warm pavilion is very big, it is so cold in Beijing, but the house is as warm as spring, how can a person do it.

The second-in-command seemed to see the doubts in Miss Qiao Er's heart, and chuckled: "There is a water channel under this room, and there is a hot spring flowing from below, so the room is very warm." ”

Miss Qiao Er suddenly realized, but she still couldn't figure it out: "That friend of yours, don't you feel bored?" ”

"Why don't I take you to see him?" The second-in-command chuckled, very patient with Miss Qiao Er.

Miss Qiao Er came over because she was asking for someone, so she had to nod her head: "Okay." ”

The attendant handed over the coat with great discernment, Miss Qiao Er put it on, went out with the second in command, bypassed the cloister of the warm pavilion, only to see that there was a large garden and vegetable field behind it, although it was already spring, but the capital city was not suitable for sowing seeds at this time, an old man with a hunched back and gray hair was turning over the land that had not completely melted, using the most primitive tools, one after another, and they didn't even know that they were standing not far away.

"Is there a story?" Miss Qiao Er knows without guessing, but she doesn't understand why the second-in-command brought her over to tell this story.

The second-in-command looked at her sideways and nodded slightly: "Sure enough, it's a smart child, this old friend of mine does have a story." ”

"Something to do with my current situation?" Miss Qiao Er cleverly led the topic to today's purpose.

The smile under the eyes of the second-in-command was even more obvious, and Miss Qiao Er's careful thinking couldn't hide it from his eyes.

"It's a little bit." As he spoke, the second-in-command walked back again, and the two of them returned to the warm pavilion one after the other.

Miss Qiao Er took off her coat and sat back in her original position: "What kind of story is it?" ”

"It's not bad, but it's definitely not a good story." The second-in-command sighed, I don't know if he deliberately sold Guanzi, and after tasting the tea that had cooled, he said, "It's better not to be too affectionate, this old friend of mine moved to this isolated place after his wife died, and fifty years have passed like a day." ”