Half fairy

Chapter 64
When Xiao Young returned to the noodle stall, it was almost midnight. After returning, he put on his apron and continued to help his grandfather silently.

For those who set up night stalls, it was already very late, and there were hardly any people on the more remote streets, but the old man of the noodle stall added lamp oil to the lanterns again, obviously wanting to boil again. Do some business.

Nearly early in the morning, the sound of horse hooves and the sound of wheels breaking the silence.

A luxury carriage appeared on the street in the dark, with seven or eight guards in front of and behind the carriage.

The lantern of the Zhongfu was hung on the carriage, and anyone who knew it knew at a glance that it was the bellman from the Zhongfu who had gone home.

When the convoy turned into the alley, the old man kneading the dough on the booth suddenly pulled the dough up and down, smashing it three times on the platform, and then kneading it again.

The leader of the team was a big man with a beard, and his slightly moving eyes were always watching the shadows on the left and right in front of him.

Anyone in the vicinity knows that this person is the personal guard outside Zhong Yuan, and he is also the general manager of the security of the entire Zhong Mansion. His name is Du Fei.

He suddenly turned the mount, pulled over, and jumped off the horse, "I'm a little hungry, I'm going to eat a bowl of noodles."

When the convoy arrived at the gate of Zhongfu, Du Fei also walked to the booth and sat down, "Come and bowl noodles."

"Okay, Master Du wait a moment." The old man greeted him, turned around to uncover the pot, pulled the cut noodles into the pot, put the lid on the pot, continued to knead the noodles, and turned back to Du Fei: "Just now someone was exploring the Bell Mansion. end."

Du Fei also turned his back, "What kind of person?"

The old man: "The one who came in the carriage was a young man. He was quite handsome, with a heavy sword hanging from his waist. He didn't look like someone from the capital, but he had an accent from Liezhou."

"Liezhou..." Du Fei thought for a while, then asked, "What did you ask?"

The old man: "I was round the corner to inquire about the situation of the staff of the Zhong Mansion. I heard that the master was not at home, and asked when the master would come back. By the way, he seems to be particularly concerned about the situation of the two young ladies, and he asked in detail."

Du Fei: "Do you know where people are staying?"

The young man who was squatting on the side washing dishes said, "The official hall of Liezhou. The carriage was rented from the 'Shengji' car dealership, and the driver was also from 'Shengji'."

"The Liezhou Guild Hall?" Du Fei was obviously stunned for a moment, wondering, "The big exam is approaching, and now the halls in each state should be vacated for the candidates. Could it be the candidates?"

Little Young: "I don't know. There are officers and soldiers guarding it, so I can't get in."

Du Fei pondered for a while, and said, "You've seen someone, you can go together later."

The young man said "um".

When the noodles were cooked, they brought it to the table. Du Fei snorted and ate it. He threw the money and went back to the Zhongfu.

And the noodle stall has also completed the last order of business, and began to close the stall...

On the streets and alleys, Yin Shi is even louder.

A lonely lamp was in the case, and Du Fei, who was behind the long case, meditated cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Someone came hurriedly outside the Yuemen Gate, leaned forward, put a post with both hands, and placed it right in front of Du Fei, "General Manager, the basic situation is here."

Du Fei slowly closed his eyes, took the post on the case, turned it on, and looked at the lights and muttered, "Liezhou, Changmingfu, Liangtao County, Angui Town, Jiupo Village, Ah..." The words got stuck. , his eyes suddenly widened a bit, his eyes fixed on the name 'Ashiheng', and he slowly stood up.

The person before the case was stunned, "General Manager, what's the matter?"

Du Fei took a closer look again, took a deep breath, and slowly closed the post, "It turned out to be a candidate."

The person before the case asked: "Do I need to investigate it?"

Du Fei waved, "No need, go down and rest."

The person in front of the case bowed his hands, took two steps back, and turned away.

Without the others, Du Fei opened the post in his hand again, and muttered to himself while looking at the content on it, "It turned out to be hiding in Liezhou, young master, you are finally here!"

early morning.

In the inner house of the Zhong family, Mrs. Zhong Wen Jianhui was wearing a long brocade dress. The milfs were still charming and dignified. The hostess was natural in style, and she helped her two daughters to pick out the jewelry on their heads with a smile.

The jewelry was made in the palace, and it was brought back by Zhong Yuanwai yesterday. It was a gift for the three women in the family to go out to meet people.

There is a resort in the southeast outside the city called Lingci Mountain, which is the place where Lingmi is grown.When Lingmi flowers are in full bloom, the scenery of the sea of ​​flowers is infinite. Lingci Mountain will be open to the public for one day for some noble people to enjoy the flowers, while ordinary people refuse to enter. It is really inappropriate for such a place to be crowded.

For women, it is another day of flamboyance and competition. The long-awaited, good-looking clothes and good-looking jewelry are indispensable. If the bellman doesn't get some jewelry to explain it, it will be too much.

Wearing a white dress with beautiful eyebrows and picturesque eyes is the eldest daughter, graceful and reserved like a slender summer lotus, and it is refreshing and refreshing.

The woman in the hooded skirt of Huang Shansha is the youngest daughter. She has a beautiful face, and her eyebrows are clever. She is equally good-looking. She is obviously more lively than her elder sister. When her mother talks to her elder sister, she chirps and chirps non-stop.

The eldest daughter's name is Zhong Ruochen, and the youngest daughter's name is Wen Ruowei, which is obviously named according to the time of birth.

The second daughter took her mother's surname.

In the early years, Zhong Yuanwai was only a buddy in his wife's family. When the shopkeeper had no queen, when he married his daughter to Zhong Yuanwai, Zhong Yuanwai agreed, and one of them was to be adopted by the Wen family.What I didn't expect was that Wen Jianhui's stomach was unsatisfactory, and she failed to give birth to a son to adopt to the Wen family. After giving birth to two daughters, her stomach stopped, so she could only do this.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper Wen is not wrong, Zhong Yuanwai has just developed the small shop that my father-in-law has been running for decades to the point where it is today.

It's just good luck, and today's Zhong Yuanwai seems to be facing the old situation of the late shopkeeper Wen, and he has no son to inherit the family business.It can be considered that the shopkeeper Wen had a vision back then. Even in the face of this situation, the shopkeeper Zhong did not do anything about concubining a concubine and giving birth to a child.

In this world, it is simply unbelievable. This is not the small shop of the shopkeeper Wen back then, and it is given to outsiders.Now that the Zhong family has such a big family business, if it is given away so easily, does it really not feel bad at all?
Mrs. Zhong was also quite ashamed and anxious, and even tried a lot of home remedies, but her stomach just didn't respond.She herself also hinted to Zhong Yuanwai that as long as she was willing to give half of her property to her two daughters as a dowry in the future, she could turn a blind eye to other things.

The hint is already obvious, but Zhong Yuan didn't do that. At most, there will occasionally be a happy face outside.

There has also been an accident. A certain Hongyan wanted to take advantage of the belly, but was easily disposed of by Zhongyuan and failed to make waves.

Marrying the daughter of the Zhong family is equivalent to sharing the property of the Zhong family, not to mention that the two daughters of the Zhong family are beautiful and coveted by many people.

After picking out the jewelry that he likes, Wen Ruowei, who was eager to show it, couldn't stand it, and jumped up and down, "Mum, what's the matter with Dad, what time is it, it's time to leave, why haven't you come yet?"

"Look at the way you walk around with your hands behind your back, how do you look like a girl's house?" Madam Zhong reprimanded the younger daughter while helping her eldest daughter with jewelry. After a comparison, "Your father came back late last night, let him sleep a little longer, it won't delay you from playing."

Wen Ruowei came, and put one hand on his back and the other on his mother's shoulder, "Mother, I know you're looking at me, don't worry, this time I go to Lingci Mountain, I will definitely bring a son-in-law back to be your son-in-law."

"Damn girl!" Madam Zhong was annoyed and tied her hairpin up.

The young man reacted quickly, Wen Ruo didn't jump and dodge, made a grimace next to him, and said with a smile: "Just kidding, don't worry, my sister hasn't married yet, how can it be my turn."

Zhong Ruochen, who was sitting in front of the mirror, smiled softly.

Mrs. Zhong couldn't help but sigh. When it comes to this eldest daughter's marriage, she is also worried, and the inside story is not enough for outsiders...

In the inner courtyard, a man with a long white beard, slightly gray temples, and a graceful bearing walked out of the room, walked to the reclining chair that was temporarily brought up in the courtyard, and lay down and closed his eyes.

It was none other than the owner of Zhong Mansion, outside Zhong Su.

The people on the side have already prepared hot water, soaked a towel in water and wrung it out and applied it to the face of the bell. After a while, I took it off, and then smeared my face with pancreas ointment. Then I took a sharp razor and shaved my face. The towel carefully cleaned the face.

When Du Fei, the head of the guard, came over, he stood aside without disturbing him and waited quietly.

After everything was over, Zhong Yuanwai got up and went back into the room. Du Fei followed and said to Zhong Yuanwai, who habitually had a cup of tea after washing up, "Waiyuan, someone was touching the bottom of the Zhong Mansion last night."

The bell member, who was slowly tasting the tea, didn't care, blowing hot air, "If it's nothing special, you can just deal with it."

Du Fei: "It's the young master, the young master is back."

"Uh..." Zhong Yuanwai looked up, a little dazed, "Which young master?"

Du Fei took out the post from last night and handed it to him.

Zhong Yuan put down the tea cup, took the post and opened it. At first, he looked puzzled. When he saw the word 'Ashiheng', he suddenly stood up and knocked down the round stool behind him. He checked it again and again. , looked up and asked, "Are you sure it's him?"

Du Fei: "It's unlikely that this name will have the same name. Besides, it's at the bottom of the Bell Mansion, so it's almost certain that he's here."

Zhong Yuanwai read the post again and snorted, "It's finally here, my daughter is about to get old." Fu frowned again, looked at Du Fei, and wondered: "He probes the bottom of the Zhongfu? What do we know about him? Don't you know? What does he mean by sneaking?"

Du Fei: "I didn't come to the Zhongfu when I came to the capital, and I wondered what he meant. Also, he came to Beijing to take the exam. It stands to reason that the boss should have sent a letter to let us know in advance, and we can make arrangements. Accept."

"Yeah, after the boss came to the letter three years ago, he has never contacted him again. What exactly does this kid want to do? Wait a minute, go to Beijing to take the exam..." Du Fei looked down at the post again, "The candidate, he is He came to Beijing to take the exam, it seems that the boss wants him to be named in the gold list, um, the rank of [-] in the Liezhou Township Exam..." The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he looked up at Du Fei.

Du Fei smiled, a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid there is no hope of being named in the gold medal list for the results of this township test."

(End of this chapter)