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Chapter 534 The Lost Friend

The roast chicken is a time-honored brand in the city.The paper was tightly wrapped all the way, and when you opened it, it was warm, oily and fragrant.

In a small and cold room, except for the little white dog Xueqiu chewing its wings with gusto, the two boys bowed their heads and thought.

"How much do you know about Li Yan's life experience?" Qilan thought for a moment before breaking the silence.

Yitang raised his head slowly, his gaze was calm.

"Ah Yan was adopted by a cooking veteran. He has been working as a guard by his uncle since he was 13 years old."

Roughly speaking, the person being asked doesn't know much about the inside story.

Qilan glanced at the bed, a kraft paper envelope was pressed against the pillow.He took the envelope without saying a word.

His eyes fell on the words "Li Chaosheng".The recipient's surname is Li? !
If you look closely, the address is actually a small town in Fuzhou.

"What are you doing through my things?!"

Yitang's tone was flustered and anxious, and he didn't care if there was oil on his fingers, he was going to snatch it when he came over.

"Wait a minute," Qilan put the envelope behind his back, staring into his eyes, "Is it for Li Yan's adoptive father?"

"It cannot be dismantled!"

"I am biased!"

"His!"

No matter how thick the kraft paper was, it couldn't stand the two boys pulling back and forth forcefully, and it tore open, revealing the letter paper like a peeled fruit.

"Whoosh!" Qilan had sharp eyesight and quick hands, took away the letter paper, turned around and ran away.

There were many walls in the printing factory. He circled around and spotted a wall and jumped on it.

Unable to lose face, Yitang climbed over the wall, chasing after the boy who read the letter on the wall and shouted:

"Come down! If you don't return the letter to me, tell the workers to 'catch the thief' together!"

The people on the wall ignored his warning, looked over the letter, crumpled it into a ball of paper, and threw it on the ground with a "slap".

"Now General He is very strict and has sealed the gates of the city. This letter cannot be mailed."

"Pretend to be Li Yan and write a letter to my adoptive father asking about my aunt's whereabouts. If someone stops me, wouldn't it be over?"

After being scolded, Yitang knew he was wrong, and picked up the ball of paper with a bit of embarrassment on his face, "I shouldn't be found out that I have sent it once."

Yitang defended in a low voice, feeling uneasy.

Last month, Mr. Lin took his nephew to the street early in the morning, saying that he was queuing up to buy a boat ticket.

On the way, he was temporarily sent to post a letter.

When it was thrown into the mailbox, Yitang looked at the handwriting and his fingers were shaking.

Uncle desperately wanted to find out his wife's whereabouts, so he made this decision.In the current situation, it seems that there are no more choices.

Although Uncle Li is dumb and can't read characters, it's hard to fool him when he's used to seeing strokes.
"Come with me to the inn."

Qilan jumped from the wall to the ground with a "swish" and patted him on the shoulder.

"I've been on a lot of night shifts in a row, and I'm a little tired."

He bit each word slowly, and the dark circles under his eyes seemed to have deepened.If you don't want to go, why bother?
"We're leaving, see you later."

After speaking, he blew a loud whistle towards the little white dog, and Snowball ran vigorously after him.

Tang hesitated to speak, and insisted on sending them to the gate of the factory building before returning to the dormitory.

Small room, cold and lonely.

On the small bed, Li Yan's quilt was neatly folded, and a set of blue work clothes was also washed clean.

"Ah Yan," he wiped his eye sockets, "We are sorry for you."

On the streets full of people, Qilan and Xueqiu were busy on their way.

The location of Longfu Inn is relatively remote, and it can't stand its reputation for good quality and low price, and there are many guests.

After passing through the crowded and messy dining room, they touched the back kitchen, and they were sneezed repeatedly by the tangy smoke and heat through the greasy cloth curtain.

Hearing the sound of sneezing, the little apprentice squatting on the ground washing vegetables raised his head.

I still remember the last time he helped with the cooking, and I greeted him with a smile when I met him.

"Yo, here we come again!"

Qilan was anxious to find someone, and asked straight to the point: "Where's your master?"

"Today he said that he will take a rest for a long time due to dizziness, the shopkeeper's leave."

"You mean he's been here all the time, and only asked for leave this afternoon?"

"Yes, I didn't leave until closing last night. I also fried more than 40 dishes today."

In this way, Li Yan must have learned some clues before taking the time to prepare?

"Do you know where he went?"

"Of course I know," the little apprentice stood up, wiping his hands on his apron, "I went to see a girl, the one who gave him the handkerchief."

Asking inadvertently, I have gained something.

Shi'an borrowed a handkerchief to wipe Li Yan's tears, he probably returned the things.By the way, go to He Zhai to find out the news.

Qilan continued to walk east of the city with Xueqiu.

In the afternoon, the weather became colder.There are many gray clouds gathered in the sky, and the thick clouds cover the sun tightly.

They hid on the side of the street more than 300 meters away from Shi'an's home.

The guards on the front, back, left, and right sides of the house have increased a lot, and it is even difficult for sparrows to fly in.

Half an hour later, the gate of He Zhai opened, and a small carriage came out.A fat man sat on it and urged the driver to hurry up:

"I went late and the food market was scattered. If I can't buy all the ingredients, you and I will be punished!"

He sounded like someone working in the kitchen.

The young man came up with a plan, hugged the little white dog and ran after the car.

The place where the pony cart went was the place where he and Chen Xing had bought vegetables before.Relying on her familiarity with the location of the vegetable market, Qilan swiftly opened the curtain behind the car while the fat man was not paying attention——
Sure enough, it was for the ingredients, and the six baskets were lined up one by one.

I only heard the man yelling at the vegetable stall, haggling over the price, making a deal, and finally asking them to pile the vegetables into baskets.

I bought a lot of home-cooked vegetables, and I also bought some wild rabbits and fresh fish caught by the villagers.

The baskets were full, and the fat man gave the money, threatening to lower the price.It seems that he is not a good person.

Get back on the carriage and return with a full load.

Just as he was proud of his ability to squeeze, his thick belly was stabbed——
It's a knife!

The fat man opened his mouth to call for help, but a carrot with dirt stuck in his mouth.

"Boom"

The fat body bumped, and the pain caused two rows of teeth marks to bite the carrot.

"Don't move around", a voice came from the basket behind the car, "Do as I say"

The carriage for grocery shopping returned.As usual, the guards of He's house left a small door on the south side for him to enter and exit.

Everything seemed to be normal except that the coachman occasionally heard a crash or two of baskets in the cart.

"Chef Liu is back!"

"Come and unload the vegetables!"

The fat man shook his fat head, his eyes that were squeezed into slits by the flesh suddenly opened wide.

"You go down first, what should you do?"

Qilan put away the Erlenmeyer glass bottle and pushed his back.The fat chef nodded and climbed out of the car awkwardly.

This person Shi'an's father has used the old chef for 20 years.It stands to reason that everything has experience.

The rush to make big purchases in the afternoon can only show that General He's return to the city this time is indeed an unexpected arrangement.

In order to ensure that everything was safe, Qilan took out the bottle.

The rest of the medicine is not enough and has to be used sparingly.

Before the medicine expired, he jumped from the rear of the car while the servants were busy carrying the ingredients.

Holding the snowball in his arms, he quickly walked up the side stairs on the second floor.

(End of this chapter)