Pastoral little master

Chapter 94 Whose house is it?
Liuju curled her lips, "But she looks exactly like Sister Damei, so who else is it?

I haven't seen you for a few days, but sister Damei seems to have made a fortune. "

While they were talking, a middle-aged man and woman approached Tan Damei and the others.

Tan Damei smiled and said something to the middle-aged man and woman, she pointed into the alley, the middle-aged man and woman nodded, and then a group of four walked into the alley.

"Where does Sister Damei live?" Qiduo asked Tan Dejin.

She has never been to Tan Damei's house, so she asked this question.

"No." Tan Dejin shook his head. He had been to Tan Damei's house three times and knew her address very well.

Qiduo rolled her eyes slightly, and said to Tan Dejin, "Father, Second Sister and I went to the alley to see if that person is Sister Damei."

"Forget it, whether she is or not, it has nothing to do with us." Tan Dejin waved his hand.

"Why doesn't it matter? Dad, think about it. If Sister Damei really becomes rich, our Tan family will also have glory in the back. We have already talked about it around our house.

But we didn't hear a single word. This matter is a bit strange, so let's see if we have misunderstood. "Qiduo said seriously.

Then he pulled Liuju and trotted across the street, worried about losing track of Tan Damei.

If the woman who looked like a lady was really Tan Damei, and Tan Deyin and Yang deliberately kept it from the Tan family, then this matter would be a bit difficult.

For some reason, Qiduo felt that there was something tricky in it, so she wanted to find out what happened.

Tan Dejin had no choice but to follow up and exhort, "Then you two be careful."
"Don't worry, Second Sister and I wear men's clothing, even if it's Sister Damei, she won't recognize her at a glance." Qi Duo comforted.

Tan Dejin nodded, watching Qiduo and Liuju walk into the alley.

This alley is very wide, paved with bluestone slabs, and cleaned very cleanly. The alleys are full of tall mansions, which are very grand. It seems that the people who live here are either rich or noble.

Seeing Tan Damei and the others entering a house on the left side of the alley, Qiduo and Liuju hurried over.

The vermilion wooden door is tightly closed, with gold-painted door handles, and a stone sculpture of a lion holding a ball stands on both sides of the door, which is very powerful.

Qiduo raised her head, there was no plaque hanging on the gate, so she didn't know who lived in this house.

She and Liuju walked into the alley again. Except for this house, there was a plaque on the other houses with the owner's surname written on it.

"Duo, the door is closed, we can't get in, what should we do?" Liuju whispered in Qiduo's ear.

Qiduo pursed her pink lips tightly, thinking about how to determine whether the woman was Tan Damei.

She looked at the vermilion lacquered gate and was a little dazed.

With a soft 'squeak' sound, the side door of the Lin House opposite the house opened, and a little maid with a bun came out from inside, with a basket in her hand, as if she was going shopping.

Qiduo rolled her eyes, hurried forward, imitating others, bowed slightly to salute the little girl, and asked politely, "Sister, may I ask if the county magistrate's arrester lives in this house? "

She pointed to the house where the plaque was not hung.

The little girl looked up and saw that it was a strange boy. Although she was younger than her, her little face couldn't help but blush.

She took two steps back, glanced at the unnamed house opposite and shook her head, "This house is temporarily unoccupied, and I don't know whose house it is."

"Oh, then who lived here before? How could no one live here?" Qiduo asked again in a warm voice.

"It used to be Master Juren's house. Years ago, Master Juren sold the house and his family left Tonglin County. This house has been vacant. It seems that someone bought it, but it's not the policeman you mentioned, I don't know." Xiao Xiao The maid blushed and said softly.

Then he hurried away with the basket.

Since it was an empty house, what did the four of them go in for?

Qiduo frowned, she had no clue, and while she was thinking about it, the side door of the mansion opened, and a rose-red figure came out gracefully from inside, it was a woman who looked exactly like Tan Damei.

Coming out right behind her was the middle-aged man and woman and the woman in green, all with smiles on their faces.

Qiduo hurriedly pulled Liuju to dodge and hide under the west corner of Lin's house.
The four of them didn't notice the movement around them, they just looked at the house in front of them. The middle-aged man stepped forward and patted the stone sculpture of a lion holding a ball, and then patted the door frame.
"Second sister, you have good eyes, take a closer look." Qiduo whispered in Liuju's ear.

"En." Liuju nodded slightly.
After all, Qiduo is not familiar with Tan Damei, the memory of the original owner is just a memory, there is no such reality as seeing and experiencing it with her own eyes.

Liuju is different. I watched Tan Damei in the Tan family for eight or nine years, and I was deeply impressed.

"Master Wu, Mrs. Wu, this house is in a good location, quiet and elegant, spacious inside, and the price is cheap. You can't find a second house with such a low price on this street." A few people four or five meters away spoke. The voice came clearly.

The voice came from the mouth of the rose-red woman, just like Tan Damei's.

Even if the appearance is similar, but the voice is the same, there are too few in the world.

It is almost possible to confirm Tan Damei's identity.

And Liuju made a new discovery, leaned close to Qiduo's ear and whispered, "Duo, she must be Sister Damei, I remember Sister Damei has a mole on the left side of her upper lip, when she was at home, grandma always said she was Delicious mole, so sister Damei is always upset about it, I heard her and sister Sandao scold grandma in private."

Qiduo looked over carefully as she said, and although the face of the woman in rose red was covered with powder, the mung bean-sized black mole above her lip was not covered, and she could still see it very clearly.

"Well, let's listen to what they are saying first." Qiduo said softly.
According to what Tan Damei said just now, middle-aged men and women should want to buy or rent a house.

So what is the relationship between the house here and Tan Damei?Did the homeowner commission her, or is she now working as a dentist?
These are all unknowns to Qiduo.

There was another voice from the opposite side, it belonged to a middle-aged woman, and she said, "Madam Wang, this house is a bit too big for us, our family only has four or five people, plus a few servants, we can't use these places .

Of course, if the price can be cheaper, we can still consider it. "
Tan Damei shook off the veil and said, "Oh, Mrs. Wu, what a status you are, if you live in those small houses with low families, it would be too wronged for you.

Speaking of the price, it's really very cheap. If my parents didn't want to serve their filial piety in front of my grandparents, and my grandparents are used to living in the countryside and don't want to live in the county, this house wouldn't be empty. with.

To be honest, this house is newly renovated inside and out. If ordinary people want to rent it, I still don’t want to rent it. I am worried that they will damage the house, and the rent will not be enough to repair the house.Only when I rent it to people of status like Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu, can I rest assured and have peace of mind. "

The woman in green also agreed, "Mrs. Wu, what Mrs. Wang said is right. You have to find a second house for the same house. Not to mention the high price, the conditions are definitely not as good as Mrs. Wang's. Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Wu, Such a good thing, but there is no such shop in this village, you have to think carefully."

After looking around, Mr. Wu asked Mrs. Wu, "Madam, you like this place. If you like it, you can rent it. Anyway, it's only a few dozen taels of silver, not much."

The rich and powerful tone is quite local.

Tan Damei and the woman in yellow immediately looked at Mrs. Wu with burning eyes, expecting her to nod.

Mrs. Wu did not nod as they wished, but said, "Master, let's talk as we walk, and we are not in a hurry for this moment."

"Okay." Master Wu nodded.

A group of people walked out of the alley again.

Qiduo and Liuju walked out from the west wall and walked slowly towards the entrance of the alley.

Tan Damei said that this house belonged to her parents. Are these parents Tan Deyin and his wife, or Wang Honglei's parents?

If it belonged to Tan Deyin and his wife, it would be no small matter. They haven't separated yet, so where can they get the money to buy such a big house.

This house, not to mention too much, must be a few hundred taels of silver.This is not a small amount of money. Could it be said that fortune-telling or something really earns such money that they can afford to buy a house?

Qiduo stared in deep thought, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was strange, no matter how she looked at it, she felt that the origin of this house was somewhat unknown.

Did Tan Damei suddenly become rich, or did she become rich a long time ago, but why did she hide it? Whether the source of the money was unknown, or she was worried that she would be beaten by the Tan family, Qiduo didn't know for the time being.

But things are a little weird inside and out, which is very unreasonable.
"Duo, who do you think owns that house?" Liuju frowned and asked, she was also full of suspicion.

Qiduo shook her head, "I don't know either, but I feel that it is unlikely to be the Wang family. Second sister, think about it, this house changed hands a few years ago. Since the Wang family bought a big house for hundreds or even thousands of taels, why rent it?" It's unreasonable that their family lives in a crumbling house while living with others.

But if it is said that the house was bought by the second uncle and the others, I don't believe it. Where did he get the money.Alas, I am also confused. "

Both Wang Honglei and his brother are married, and they live in a small courtyard with their parents, each with only one room.
Liuju nodded, thinking that Qiduo's analysis was correct.

Before the two sisters had walked a few steps, Tan Dejin trotted over. They didn't know what was going on, so they rushed to meet him.

"Father, what's the matter?" Qi Duo hurriedly asked, thinking that something happened, seeing the nervous expression on the father's face.
Tan Dejin didn't speak, just looked his daughters up and down, and when he saw that there was nothing wrong, his expression relaxed, "I saw Damei went out, and I was worried that you had something to do, so I hurried over to find you, I was scared to death, it's okay All right, let's go."

He didn't ask Qiduo and Liuju if they saw or heard anything.

"Father, are you sure that's Sister Damei?" Qiduo asked.

"Well, I grew up watching Damei. I used to look like her from a distance, but I didn't dare to recognize her in that dress. I took a closer look just now. If it's not her, who is it? However, I I just didn't let her see me." Tan Dejin said with certainty.

Liuju immediately said, "Father, did you know that Sister Damei was showing people the house just now, and she said that the house belonged to her parents."

"What, big mansion?" Tan Dejin was also surprised.

Qiduo nodded, and said what happened just now, together with her own questions.

Tan Dejin's complexion also sank, and he was silent.

After a long while, he said, "It's impossible for your second uncle to buy the house. Even if they keep it private, they can't hide it. I suspect Damei's words are a lie. Your elder brother-in-law may have bought the house.

My eldest brother-in-law works in the county government. Last time, I heard from your second uncle that he was promoted to be a head arrester. There are many people who ask him to do things.It should be that those who asked him to do things gave him a lot of benefits, so he used them to buy the house.

But it's not easy to tell other people about this kind of thing, let alone live in it directly, so I rented the house in the name of your second uncle and the others first, and we can talk about it after getting some rent. "

There is some truth in what the old man said, the officials are greedy, and the brats under the officials are equally greedy, and some are even more ruthless.

Didn't people say that the king of Hades is easy to see, but the little devil is hard to deal with.

But Qiduo doesn't believe it all, all of these are just speculations, and what is the truth has to be investigated slowly.

"Duo, Ju, after you go home, don't tell your grandparents about this for now, let alone mention it in front of your second uncle and second mother, it won't be too late to talk about it when you figure it out in the future.

After all, we are separated now, whether it is Damei's house or your second uncle's purchase, we can't control that much. Tan Dejin looked at his two daughters and gave solemn instructions.

Seeing that Qiduo nodded in agreement, Liuju also nodded.

But Qiduo was thinking in her heart, if the house belonged to Tan Damei's family, it would be fine, if Tan Deyin bought it with money, right, Mr. Tan and the others said, it depends on the performance of Tan Deyin and his wife.

The three of them walked towards Chunfeng Deyi Building, Xu Youxuan should be back by now.

At the entrance of the restaurant, Qiduo and the others happened to meet Xu Youxuan who was getting off the carriage and had just returned.

Accompanying Xu Youxuan to get off the carriage, there were two other people, one was Wen Xiuyi with a jade-like face, and the other purple-robed man Qiduo was also familiar, the one who should have accompanied Xu Youxuan to hunt on Jigong Mountain last time.
When Xu Youxuan saw Tan Dejin, he was slightly startled, and felt that Tan Dejin looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

And Tan Dejin quickly turned his face away, unwilling to look directly at Xu Youxuan.

But facing Wen Xiuyi, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him warmly, "Wen Engong."

"Uncle." Wen Xiuyi felt a little headache when he was addressed by benefactor, but he was helpless.
"Xiu Yi, do you know each other?" Xu Youxuan asked hurriedly, his voice was a little surprised, if he was an acquaintance, many things would be easier to talk about.

"Wen Engong saved a child." Tan Dejin hurriedly explained.
Xu Youxuan nodded in a dazed way.

Qiduo was also stunned when she saw Wen Xiuyi, but he and Xu Youxuan were also acquaintances.

Wen Xiuyi didn't recognize Qiduo at first glance, but at the second glance, she saw through her identity, and with the presence of Tan Dejin, she confirmed her identity even more.

The corners of his lips twitched lightly, and he nodded to her almost imperceptibly.

Qiduo also twitched her lips, and called together with Liuju, "Mr. Wen."

"En." Wen Xiuyi lightly nodded.

At Qiduo's request, Tan Dejin also went up to the second floor to discuss the recipe.

Several people sat down according to priority, Xu Youxuan looked at Qiduo and said straight to the point, "Little Qi brothers, since you are familiar with Xiu Yi, then you are not outsiders, and I will not play tricks.

We at Chunfeng Deyilou are willing to buy the recipes. According to what you said before, the top ten famous dishes of Sichuan cuisine, here are the names of ten dishes. Brother Xiaoqi, take a look and see if it suits you? "

He took out a piece of paper from the armhole and handed it over to Manager He.

He Guanshi turned the paper to Qiduo.

And Wen Xiuyi was amused by Xu Youxuan's "little seven brothers".
"Okay, let me take a look." Qiduo took it with a smile and unfolded the paper.

Looking at the names of the ten dishes above, she nodded approvingly. These dishes are indeed very distinctive, and they are the most famous in Shu cuisine.

No, Xu Youxuan clearly doesn't know about Sichuan cuisine, how could he know about Shu cuisine in the blink of an eye?
Qi Duo didn't know that when she was curious about Xu Youxuan's changes, Wen Xiuyi and the others were also looking at her.

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