Half fairy

Chapter 507

The old well pits are actually a few pits dug in various locations when Haishi opened its port in the early years. The purpose was to dig out drinking water sources. It turned out that there was no water source in this area, so a few were left behind which were useless. Almost all of the deep pits with stagnant water have now become large pools of water.

The old well pit in Beishi has now become the central landmark of Beishi. The space in such a prosperous area will not be wasted given the density of buildings in Haishi. Even if it is a big puddle, it has been built into a magnificent waterhole. Pavilion, colorful lights reflected in the water at night, really beautiful.

"There's no such thing as Lingxi Zhai here..."

After almost turning around the streets around the big pool, Nanzhu couldn't help muttering suspiciously when he didn't see the target shop he was looking for.

But just as he finished speaking, Mu Aotie suddenly said, "Look."

He stopped at the entrance of an alley, and pointed to a signboard hanging on the corner of a shop nearby. It was made of a string of lanterns, and each lantern had a character on it, which together became the three characters "Lingxizhai", and the bottom one The emblem of swimming fish is painted on the lantern.

The shops on the left and right of the alley have their own signboards, and the lanterns of "Lingxizhai" in the corner are almost facing the alley. It is "Lingxizhai".

The three of them looked at each other with a taste of unexpected joy, and they all walked in with anticipation of what they would gain from this trip.

Walking in the dimly lit alley, a few rats running past looked like ghosts.

After walking a few steps, Nan Zhu couldn't help muttering, "Good guy, this shop is hidden inside, and it's not easy to find if you turn around, but ordinary customers can see it? Can this business continue?"

Having said that, in fact, there are quite a lot of shops here and there in Haishi.

The alley is not very deep, and the shop door of Lingxizhai is almost as wide as the alley.

The three people who stopped at the door looked at the signboard on the door. Yu Qing raised the ring on his hand again to compare the emblem on the signboard, and confirmed that they were the same. When he was about to step in, he was startled and stared at it again. To that signboard.

Nanzhu greeted, "Go, go in and have a look."

But Yu Qing stretched out his hand and tugged at his sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure that the news you inquired that day said that this shop has not been open for a few days?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?" Nan Zhu was puzzled, and took advantage of the situation to look at the signboard again, following Yu Qing's train of thought, and suddenly froze.

Mu Ao Tie, who was staring at the signboard, said: "This shop should have been open for a long time, at least this signboard has been written for a long time."

He didn't need to explain, Nanzhu himself could see that this signboard has traces of time, and some places are slightly mottled. At first glance, it is unlikely to be a newly hung signboard. He couldn't help hesitating: "I should remember correctly. Bar?"

"Look." Yu Qing said and had already stepped in.

The light inside is not very good, and the first impression when entering is that everything is hazy.

There is only a counter in the small space facing the door, and a wall behind it. There are a row of large and small jars of different colors on the wall shelves, which looks very messy.

There was also a snow-white cat curled up on the counter, and when it sensed someone coming in, it just opened its eyes and looked, and then continued to sleep soundly.

The three of them looked behind the counter and found that there was no one there, just an empty chair.

At this moment, a hoarse old man's voice suddenly appeared, "What do the three distinguished guests want to buy?"

The three brothers and sisters looked up in unison, and were almost taken aback. They saw a head on the wall of the main door, a gloomy old man's head, and the smile on the face was not because of the light. People have a weird feeling.

A head growing on the wall?After the three of them were dumbfounded for a while, Yu Qing's Adam's apple twitched before he replied, "Let's have a look first."

"Guests are welcome." The old man dropped his words and removed his head from the top of the wall.

After the three of them looked at each other for a while, they bypassed the counter, the wall, and the small space at the main entrance. The space in front of them suddenly became spacious again, and rows of shelves and large tanks were placed under the dim light. .

The three of them were not in the mood to observe the surroundings for the time being, and they all turned their heads to look at the place where the footsteps came from. They saw a crooked old man with gray hair wrinkled in his face, walking up the stairs with a lantern in his hand. When he got down, under the light was the old face he had seen before.

Only then did the three of them understand what the head was on the top of the wall. It turned out that there was a staircase behind the wall. The person stood on the staircase and stretched his head to the top of the wall. It was a false alarm, thinking it was some magic trick.

Except for the footsteps of the old man going downstairs, it is very quiet here, and a wall seems to separate all the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

"Guests want to see the goods, so light up the lights."

The old man who walked downstairs shouted, and then hung the lantern in his hand beside the stairs.

Another light came on on one side, and the three brothers and sisters looked back, only to see a tall, thin, one-eyed man holding a torch in his hand, and was lighting the extinguished oil lamps in the indoor space one by one.

After a while, the bright lights all around dispelled the gloomy atmosphere in the room, and the old man's complexion looked a lot more normal.

"There is no shortage of all kinds of alchemy furnaces and materials needed for alchemy in this shop. Even if the shop does not have any, as long as the distinguished customers are not in a hurry, we can also contact you for help."

The crooked old man introduced with a hoarse voice, and stretched out his hand to beckon.

The three brothers followed him into the rows of shelves, and saw all kinds of labels on the jars, such as cinnabar, meat ganoderma, water rhinoceros cinnamon, ground saffron, ten zhang green, etc., all of which are too famous. Many, can see, can't remember.

The three brothers and sisters were not interested in these things at first, and they were observing other aspects.

After a row of shelves came to an end, Yu Qing seemed to ask casually: "Shopkeeper, looking at some traces of decorations in your shop, it shouldn't be newly opened, right?"

The crooked old man chuckled and said, "Of course not, anyone can see it."

The three brothers and sisters looked at each other, and Yu Qing said again: "That's not right, I saw your account's soliciting banners on the street a few days ago, so I went over to ask why the hired soldiers who carried the flags and walked the streets said this" Lingxi Zhai' is newly opened, isn't that the banner of attracting customers from your account?"

The rickety old man nodded as he walked and said: "A few days ago, I did hire some people to carry the flag to solicit customers. There should be nothing wrong with that. As for why it is said to be newly opened, it is probably because the person who picked up the job didn't make it clear to his accomplices. Well, it’s not surprising that they mistakenly think it’s a newly opened one, after all, most of those who sell that kind of pie are newly opened stores.”

Hearing what he said, the three brothers and sisters looked at each other with doubts, but it was undeniable that there was indeed the possibility that some people said that they had no influence here and could not find the person who carried the flag that day to check again.

Nan Zhu, who was walking slowly among the shelves, couldn't help asking: "Shopkeeper, how many years has your 'Lingxi Zhai' been open?"

The rickety old man shook his head and said: "To be honest, I don't know how many years this book has been open. I'm afraid only the boss knows. Anyway, I must be older than the old man."

Is there another owner behind this shop?Yu Qing looked around subconsciously.

Nan Zhu wondered, "You are the shopkeeper, so you don't know how long this shop has been open? Judging by your appearance, you have worked in the shop for a long time. After so many years, can you resist not asking the shopkeeper?"

The crooked old man hehe said: "Of course I have asked, the boss is not clear about it, and we work for others, so it is not easy to ask to the end."

Nan Zhu: "Is your boss here?"

The crooked old man: "My boss is a kind-hearted person, and he rarely shows up in the shop."

Nanzhu: "May I ask your name, who is your host's name, is it a man or a woman, and where does he live?"

Hearing this, the crooked old man stopped, turned around and looked at the three brothers and sisters, "I tell you, you don't seem to be here to buy things. I'm too old to say anything about my boss, because my boss has explained it to me. This old man can make decisions about all the affairs on and off the bunk, if you have anything to do, just talk to this old man."

From the obedient words, one can feel that this boss is a mysterious person, but it is precisely because of this mystery that the three brothers and sisters are full of expectations, and suspect that it is very likely that Liniang is.

Yu Qing was silent, raised his hand in front of him, and showed the ring on his hand to the other party, "Shopkeeper, take a look, does it look familiar?"

The crooked old man was puzzled, but he still took a closer look. After a closer look, he let out a "huh" sound, and continued to observe carefully.

Yu Qing was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Have you seen the same ring before?"

"Is there another ring like this?" The rickety old man looked puzzled, and asked Yu Qing with a lonely face, and then pointed to the direction of the gate, "But the pictures and texts on this ring look similar to ours. The emblem of the shop is exactly the same."

Yu Qing changed gestures, clasped his fists with both hands, and begged, "Shopkeeper, can you be accommodating, and let your boss know, so that I can talk to you down here for convenience?"

The old man shook his head and waved his hands, "No, no, the boss said, don't disturb him no matter how big the business is. He strictly ordered it first, and it's useless to say anything. I don't think you are here to do business, but to visit For those who are private, I am sorry that this shop will no longer accept you, please come back."

Yu Qing had no choice but to put it another way, "How about this, it's up to your boss to decide whether to see me or not. The shopkeeper just needs to tell your boss that the ring pattern on my hand is the same as your store logo. I will leave an address here. Waiting for the good news, how about it?"

The old man waved his hands impatiently, and hurried away, "No, no, let's go, if you don't go, you will call the people from Zhenhai Division to invite you to go."

Seeing this, Yu Qing suddenly changed his face, "Keep Qingya from the shopkeeper?"

The crooked old man was taken aback for a moment, and asked back, "You were sent by Lord Qing?"

Yu Qing: "Qing Ya is my brother, I advise you not to toast or eat fine wine, I just ask you, do you still want to open this shop?"

The crooked old man was obviously apprehensive, and sighed: "The old man said, the master is a kind-hearted person, even if Master Qing came to smash up the shop, the master would not show up because of the matter."

Yu Qing: "As I said just now, can I leave an address and ask you to bring a message to your boss?"

He believed that as long as Liniang was behind this shop, he would definitely contact him after knowing the news.

The old man thought for a while, and finally sighed, "Okay, but I can't guarantee whether the boss will respond to you."

Yu Qing was too lazy to talk, "I'll borrow a pen and paper."

So the group went to the front counter again and put out pens and paper. Yu Qing picked up the pen and left Hu Youli's address, and attached a sentence below: Looking for my sister Liniang.

After that, this matter is temporarily over.

After the three brothers and sisters left the shop, they went to the surrounding shops to inquire about the situation of this "Lingxi Zhai", and it turned out that the situation was exactly as the crooked old man said before, and even the neighbors in the neighborhood were stunned. , is indeed mysterious enough.

Walking on the street, Nan Zhu was a little worried: "That boss is so mysterious, are you sure you can meet him with a word?"

Yu Qing: "That boss is not easy to see, but Qingya is always easy to see."

"Qing Ya?" Nan Zhu was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Yu Qing: "Qingya is well-informed and Lu Ziye is well-informed. It should be no problem to ask him to help us find out the details of this owner. If we don't see anyone in a few days, we will go to the door and visit by ourselves. Let's go to Qingya. "

He also had no choice, the owner was so mysterious that he had to exhaust all means to investigate, Liu Piaopiao's place was really inconvenient, so he could only go to Qingya in this Haishi.

(End of this chapter)