One or two branches of plum outside the bamboo

Chapter 85
Hong Dayou was very satisfied with this, stood up and said a word to Yan Qingzhi, and went to wait outside the door.

Yan Qingzhi told Yan Qingzhu to lock the doors and windows and not run around, waiting for her to come back.

It was really like explaining to a child, Yan Qingzhu also nodded in agreement and said yes, without the slightest impatience.

Even so, when Yan Qingzhi went out, Hong Dayou still asked worriedly.

"Is the door unlocked?"

It is normal for children to be locked at home when adults are not at home. Although Yan Qingzhi is also a child, judging from her words and actions, Hong Zhaotou has placed her in the scope of becoming a virgin.

Yan Qingzhi shook his head, looked up at Hong Zhaotou, and said.

"He'll take care of himself!"

Hong Dayou did not show trust or distrust in Yan Qingzhi on his face, but turned to look at Yan Qingzhu who was already lying on the big table by the window.

It didn't advise anything!
Yan Qingzhi followed the tall and long-legged Hong Dayou to the front hall quickly. The shopkeeper's son had taken over from the old shopkeeper and was busy at the counter.

The old shopkeeper seemed to be instructing the other party, and his expression was a little dignified, but when he saw the two of them coming out, his expressions instantly became enthusiastic, and his slightly chubby body hurriedly got out from under the baffle.

Xiaoxiu followed behind him, obviously not tall, and imitating the old shopkeeper, squatted and moved out.

She is so short that Yan Qingzhi wouldn't have noticed her if she hadn't come out by herself.

After all, the Hu family is a female liar, and things like going to the yamen are hard to say or not. In this world gossip, even if they treat the victims, they will not be so kind.

Therefore, the matter of going to the yamen is done by the old shopkeeper!

Before leaving, the old shopkeeper explained to the man again, and then he took Xiaoxiu and followed Hong Zhaotou out of the inn.

A few people went out, the road outside was still dry, the old housekeeper in cloth shoes walked a little slower, slightly behind the two.

Although Yan Qingzhi has lived here for several days, it is the first time to say that she has gone out. She is inevitably curious about everything she sees. Hong Jutou will explain it to her from time to time.

On the way, I also met many acquaintances of Hong Zhaotou and the old shopkeeper. They stopped and walked, and it took about two quarters to reach the yamen.

When seeing the county government here, Yan Qingzhi was surprised.

This yamen is not really impressive, the gate is not high, the lacquer on the plaque and the doorpost is mottled, and the halls on both sides are even more gray and can't see the original color at all.

Stepping over the high threshold and entering the yard, what you see is just a courtyard-like pattern, with ordinary blue-brick ridged houses on both sides, and the lobby in the middle.

Yan Qingzhi didn't dare to lean over, and only slightly tilted her head to look at it, but at a glance, she could see all the furnishings in the entire lobby.

Except for the plaque hanging high in the mirror and the brightly colored map of the mountains and seas of Jiangya below, there is only one bill and a top chair, and four standing plaques stand behind the top chair, writing to be quiet and avoid...

Simple to a little rudimentary.

However, considering the overall style of painting here, after the accident, she felt that there was nothing unreasonable about this scene. Relatively speaking, the yamen was indeed very decent!
Following Hong Dayou around the lobby, a few people went to the front of the row of houses behind.

Seeing that there were more and more people behind him, passers-by would greet Hong Dayou with a few words, and he nodded in response. Many of them also knew the old shopkeeper who came with him, so they chatted with them. .

Xiaoxiu had just been kidnapped a few days ago. Seeing that she was still very resistant to strangers, she stuck close to the old shopkeeper's leg.

At this time, you can see how insincere she likes Yan Qingzhi...

Hong Dayu quickly sent the old shopkeeper and Xiaoxiu to one room, and then sent Yan Qingzhi to another place, so that she could be separated from the shopkeeper so that she could be questioned individually.

The person who asked her was an old master, with a weak and clean appearance and a little moustache. The question asked was not too difficult. Hong Dayou had already explained it before, and Yan Qingzhi naturally knew how to deal with it.

After the questioning was over, the master took her to the dungeon in the backyard and asked her to identify the offender.Although it has been a while since the last meeting, Yan Qingzhi still recognized the person at a glance.

The process went very smoothly. After the testimony was recorded, Yan Qingzhi checked it carefully and pressed the fingerprint after confirming that it was correct.

After pressing the button, the master said that there was no need for her here, and when it was time for a court trial, let her come forward, and someone would inform you of the specific time...

Yan Qingzhi was soon sent out.

As soon as he came out, he saw the old shopkeeper swaying around the yard holding Xiaoxiu who was crying.

The old shopkeeper is not too young, and he is a little puffy. It is not easy to deal with a crying child.

Seeing this scene, Yan Qingzhi felt a little sympathetic to him.

In the past few days, Yan Qingzhi, relying on her talent of being smart and discerning, took the time to hear about a lot of things in the inn in addition to drawing pictures.

The relationship between the shopkeeper and the Hu family is also within the scope of her audition.

It is said that the shopkeeper was able to have his current life because he was sponsored by a fellow villager in his early years.

Later, that fellow died early, and the widow remarried, leaving only a young daughter who was lonely and helpless.

This one has been raised for seven or eight years, and was even given off at the shopkeeper's house.

It was a well-known story at the time.

Unfortunately, Hu seems to have no luck, and the marriage is not a good person.

A few years after the man got married, he hooked up with a wealthy little widow in the next village. When he got home, he kicked both Hu and Xiaoxiu out on the pretext of not being able to give birth to a son.

Hu has nowhere to go, so he can only go back to the old shopkeeper.Only then did the old shopkeeper take care of her now.

Not only did she arrange accommodation for her, but she also left her to help in the inn, so that she could support herself and take care of her daughter.

In fact, in the old shopkeeper's heart, he raised Mrs. Hu as his daughter. After all, he took care of him from a very young age to an adult, but how could he have no feelings except for being grateful!

But Hu didn't agree. She felt that she was a bad person and could not bring good luck to others. If she recognized a father like the old shopkeeper, she would bring bad luck to the other party.

Even on weekdays, he didn't call the old shopkeeper uncle, but just called him 'sun shopkeeper' just like everyone else.

However, the movement between the two parties remained the same, otherwise there would not be a scene where a group of people surrounded Yan Qingzhi when he brought Xiaoxiu back.

Everyone still understands that the Hu family is different from them.

Xiaoxiu cried very sadly, with snot and tears, and there was still some panic in her eyes. The old shopkeeper walked around with a face of vicissitudes, no matter how hard she tried to coax her.

Yan Qingzhi took a few steps forward and asked.

"Can the shopkeeper be done?"

(End of this chapter)