Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 30
Tips: From this chapter onwards, the brothers and sisters of the protagonist use new names

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Kuilin Courtyard is located in the Diaohua Lane in the north of Jinling City. Why is it called a courtyard instead of a building? Because it was rebuilt from an ordinary house. The place is small and there are not many guest rooms.The brothers and sisters of the Cheng family have little luggage, so they still only rent three rooms as they did in the capital city. The brothers and sisters live in one room each, and the two maids, two cats and their belongings are mixed in one room.As for the coachman, he was originally from the Escort Bureau, and he left after delivering them safely to Jinling.

According to the previous plan, rest for a day, and then find a reliable middleman to rent a small yard.After officially settling down, Cheng Han went to Yubei Academy with a recommendation letter from Wang Shanhai, the head of Wutong Academy in Beijing.Cheng Fu, on the other hand, opened a small tavern first, making a living while learning about Jinling's business situation.

"Boys and carriages must also be prepared." In any era, transportation is indispensable, otherwise we will not be able to do anything.

After the two brothers and sisters discussed it well, they went back to their houses to rest.Jiujiu and Wenxiang were also busy tidying up those cages, and they had to appease the winter melons and pumpkins who were wary of the new environment.

There was no dream all night, and I didn't even hear a rain.

Chengdong Caishikou

It is said that this is the famous place where Jinling's three religions and nine streams intermingle. The brothers and sisters of the Cheng family called a carriage early in the morning and came to the east of the city under the fading rain.As soon as he got out of the car, he was consumed by three men.They are all guys from nearby restaurants and restaurants, and their main job is to wander around the entrance of the vegetable market. No matter who they see, they will grind it out, with the purpose of attracting them to spend in their own houses.As long as people enter the door, the guys inside will have a way to make people "bleed."

Now that the brothers and sisters of the Cheng family don't have the title of gold and noble, they naturally don't worry about getting scoundrels for refusing others and damaging their reputation.Cheng Han held Cheng Fu's hand tightly, and refused the three people's entanglement very simply.With a smile on his face, Cheng Fu explained in a good manner that they had something important to do, and they would go to a few other houses to try something new.Those three people knew that they couldn't entangle, so they changed their previous courtesy and went to block others.

After getting rid of the three of them, the brother and sister walked into the busy vegetable market.

Mrs. Liu Ya, a native of Jinling, was born and bred in the east of the city, and her husband's family was also from the east of the city.When they were young, the couple's family was not bad, and they were slightly thin.

Can't stop a word of gambling.

Mrs. Liu Ya's husband lost all his property, and because he couldn't bear the beatings of the creditors every day, he left the family of old thieves and left Jinling secretly. Later, he died at sea and never came back.

Mrs. Liu Ya has no choice but to take care of the family's livelihood. She first started a wild kiln business at home. At the beginning, her beauty attracted many repeat customers, and some generous old and ugly men fell in love with her. .However, as they grow older and their color fades, there are more and more wild kilns near Caishikou in the east of the city, and fewer and fewer people visit their doors.In desperation, she began to do some human trafficking for these three religions and nine streams.

"No older than double ten, in good health, able to ride a horse, drive a cart, and do rough work." Cheng Fu expressed his needs to Mrs. Liu Ya.

Mrs. Liu Ya smoked a Southwest hookah, and called out to the two strong men with her, "Go, pick a few people out as the young master said."

In the space of a cup of tea, four or five teenagers dressed in sloppy clothes were pushed out.Mrs. Liu Ya introduced to the siblings one by one, the ages and prices of the three teenagers.

Cheng Fu saw all kinds of things in the world through the eyes of these young people.

"Those who can read stand up," she said.

The thinnest and shortest boy stood up.Cheng Fu took out a purse embroidered with poems from Cheng Han's waist, and handed it under the boy's eyelids, "Read."

"The shadows of the leisurely clouds and lakes are long, and things change and the stars move a few times in autumn..."

Cheng Fu took back the purse and returned it to Cheng Han, then turned around and asked Mrs. Liu Ya, "What hidden disease does he have?" Although it may not be possible to get an accurate answer, but if you are interested, you can tell it based on the subtle changes in the other party's expression.

"Hey, this dental shop of my mother does not sell sick seedlings." In fact, those who are sick will not sell them, because they are not worth the price.But it is impossible to ask the dental office to pay for their medical expenses, so as long as those who are sick, no matter how serious they are, they will be sent directly to the wharf to work hard until they die.

Cheng Fu and Cheng Han exchanged glances.

In the end, apart from the literate one, they also bought two other teenagers about 15 years old.Jinling is no better than the capital, and it doesn't cost much to buy someone.The three young men are only 120 taels in total.

"Let me ask you again, where can I rent a house?" Cheng Fu told Mrs. Liu Ya that he wanted to rent a small house.

"You really asked the right person." The half-mature woman Liu Ya became more enthusiastic.

After inviting the person into the pawn shop behind her, and serving tea, Mrs. Liu Ya reached out her hand under the high counter, and at the same time said a few words in Jinling's local dialect quickly, and then someone handed her a thin notebook from under the counter.She twisted her fat waist again, went in front of the siblings, and showed them page by page.

Cheng Fu didn't want to buy a house for the time being, so he turned directly to the second half, where it was all for rent.It's a pity that after looking for a long time, there is no suitable one, either it occupies too much space or the location is too far away.Seeing that they wanted to go back home, Mrs. Liu Ya hurriedly said that she still has a small courtyard that has just been renovated, which is on Shuimen Street.

The neighbors are easy to get along with, and there are not many households. Open the door and there is a clear artificial canal.The most important thing is that the furniture inside is complete, and the pots and pans are ready-made. You can buy rice, meat, and firewood and charcoal when you go out and cross the bridge. The monthly rent is only five taels of silver.

As soon as she said it, Cheng Fu became a little tempted.Immediately let Mrs. Liu Ya lead them to have a look.

Sure enough, Mrs. Liu Ya didn't exaggerate. The small courtyard was really in her favor, so she signed the lease quite readily and paid half a year's rent.Mrs. Liu Ya took the silver and said happily before leaving.

After renting the house, Cheng Fu felt that there was no need to continue to live in the inn where privacy was not protected, so he moved out of Kuilinyuan on the same day and officially settled in the house on Shuimen Street.

Jiujiu and Wenxiang were in charge of lighting the fire and cooking, while the others swept the dust and cleaned the windows. Finally, it was tidied up before lighting the lamps, so that everyone could sit down and eat.Taking advantage of his free time, Cheng Han renamed the three teenagers, and the literate one was called Zhaohui. From then on, besides chores in the yard, he also had to take care of the duties of a book boy.The fair-skinned one is called Bai Ju, and the strongest among the three is called Endo. These two are mainly responsible for rough work, maintenance of carriages and horses, and security of the porter.

Before buying them, both brothers and sisters had already learned about the life experiences of the three from Mrs. Liu Ya.Zhaohui and Endeng were originally the sons of a rich family. Later, because the little master who served them made a mistake, the mistress of the family took the anger out on the servants and sold them indiscriminately.Bai Ju's family was a tenant farmer outside the city. Because there were so many children in the family, Bai Ju's parents couldn't support them, so they sold the weak ones under the instigation of relatives.He was sent to Caishikou in the east of the city when he was four years old. His parents took the two taels of silver they sold him and left without looking back.

Although Human Ya was not good to him, he didn't beat or scold him on purpose, and he didn't miss three meals a day, so he was raised like this until he was six years old.The owner of a silk and satin shop finally bought him and worked as a handyman in the shop.Until not long ago, the boss was killed by his family brother, all his property was taken away, the people in the shop were purged, and he and other staff were sold to Mrs. Liu Ya and Mrs. Li Ya respectively.

The small courtyard is not big, but there are six vacant rooms that can accommodate people. The younger brothers and sisters each occupy a living room and share a study room, Jiujiu and Wenxiang occupy one, and the three young men occupy one, and there are still some leftovers. .

Everyone was tired all day, and it was getting late, Cheng Fu sent them back to have a rest, and they don't need to be on duty tonight.But Jiujiu and Wenxiang were not at ease, they discussed it and agreed to spend half the night with each other.Cheng Fu saw that they insisted, so he did as they wanted.After a while, I still have to buy two more maids.

At dawn the next day, Wen Xiang, who was in charge of food money, went out to buy groceries.Endo was in charge of chores in the kitchen, while Bai Ju and Zhaohui were in charge of rough work in the yard.

Their population is simple, they were tidied up yesterday, and there is not much to do today.On the contrary, Cheng Fu suddenly remembered that she needed a cellar, so she couldn't fall asleep.After hastily washing up, he asked Bai Ju and Zhao Hui to find the cellar, open it and clean it up.

The two walked around the yard a few times, and finally found an inconspicuous entrance next to the kitchen water tank. Because it was covered by wooden boards, when they cleaned it up yesterday, they thought it was used as a moisture-proof mat, so they didn't care.

Wen Xiang bounced back from the outside and told her young lady elated that she had bought meat and two fatty fish, and the fishmonger gave her an extra half catty of river prawns.Cheng Fu gave him a thumbs up.

At this time, Zhao Hui ran out of the kitchen with a pale face, stammering for a long time without smoothing out his words, and others were anxious when they saw it, "Little...Miss...what should I do...there is someone in the cellar..."

Cheng Han had just twisted the veil in the room, when he heard the movement outside, he dropped the veil, opened the door and strode out.

"You wait here, I'll go and have a look." Undoubtedly said to his sister.

Cheng Fu nodded hesitantly, first asked Wen Xiang to put the ingredients in his hands, and then asked Jiujiu and Endo to prepare the breakfast.

Not long after, the little brother came up from the cellar with a very bad expression on his face.

"Report to the officer."

Cheng Fu frowned, "What's inside?"

"Dead." The little brother sighed.

Cheng Fu quickly remembered the attitude of Mrs. Liu Ya when she recommended this yard yesterday... The furniture is complete, and it is only five taels of silver per month... The experience of these years made her sometimes unconsciously measure others with malice.Of course, there is still a voice in her heart trying to persuade that there are always more good people than bad people in this world.It's just that the luck of their brothers and sisters has not been very good since they were young, and there are not many good people they have met until now.

After calling for a carriage, Cheng Han ignored breakfast and led Zhaohui to the Yamen.Cheng Fu ordered Bai Ju to keep an eye on the door and not let the neighbors disturb him.Although Wen Xiang and Jiu Jiu are not very courageous, their backgrounds in poor families make it easier for them to calm down when they encounter problems.Cheng Fu first asked Wen Xiang to go out and buy some steamed stuffed buns to feed the big guys, while Jiu Jiu was in charge of moving the small stove to the yard to boil some water to quench their thirst.

Shuimen Street was not close to the yamen, and it took Cheng Han an hour to come back, followed by a group of officials and gangsters.They checked the inside and outside of the yard, and even the women's boudoir was not spared.Cheng Fu handed over the lease to the other party, proving that they arrived in Jinling the day before yesterday and moved into this yard yesterday, and they knew nothing about the corpse that appeared in the cellar.

The leading official inspected the guides and identity papers she presented, as well as the identities of the three young servants, and asked the neighbors on Shuimen Street whether they had seen them moving in or not.Therefore, the credibility of the statements of the Cheng family brothers and sisters is extremely high.

And Wu Zuo's initial examination of the corpse has also come to an end. He said that the person died for five or six days, and the specific cause of death can only be determined by transporting the corpse back to the Yamen for a detailed inspection.

Cheng Fu wanted to see what the dead body looked like, but the younger brother gave him a warning look, and had to obediently go back to his room.Come out after everyone has left.

"Is this a haunted house?" Jiu Jiu asked Wen Xiang in a low voice with lingering fear.

"Fortunately, it's only rented." Wen Xiang also clutched her small chest with a look of luck.

After the officials left, Cheng Han led the three strong men down to the cellar, first washed it with boiling water no less than ten times, and then bought some quicklime and sprinkled it thickly.The cover above the cellar was also removed and burned, and there was no plan to replace it for the time being, and the entrance was left open for ventilation.

After finishing all this work, the sun was already past noon, and after dinner, Cheng Han went out with Wang Shanhai's recommendation letter. If all goes well, he can come back before sunset.

Cheng Fu actually wanted to re-rent a house, but the little brother didn't seem to be afraid at all, and he didn't want to be troubled, so she put this idea to rest, anyway, she wasn't afraid.I'm just a little curious. Is Mrs. Liu Ya clear whether there is a problem with this house?The lease was signed with Mrs. Liu Ya, but the other party also clearly stated that the owner of the house is the son of a big family in Jinling. Because the family is strictly controlled, it is inconvenient to come forward, so she was appointed to release the rent on her behalf.

Mrs. Liu Ya will definitely be summoned by the government, but I don't know how she will get out.Mrs. Liu Ya, or the owner of this house, may have originally wanted to find out-of-town tenants as backers, but Mrs. Liu Ya miscalculated and never asked when they arrived in Jinling, or she herself did not know that someone was in the cellar. Dead for so many days.When they died, the brother and sister had not yet entered Jinling City.

Cheng Fu was still a bit puzzled, if the owner of the house knew about the condition of the cellar, why didn't he deal with it?If the cause of death was related to him, shouldn't he destroy the corpse in time?He didn't do that, and he didn't call the police.But if he didn't know about it, how could he explain Mrs. Liu Ya's enthusiasm and this value-for-money yard?
Who is the deceased?Who is the last tenant in this house?

With more and more doubts, Cheng Fu lay on the bed in a daze, rolled up the quilt, and soon fell asleep.After falling asleep, it was sunset time, and Cheng Han hadn't come back yet, but the two hard-working little girls had already started cooking.Winter melons and pumpkins are chasing in the yard, and they seem to have gotten used to the environment.

Sitting on the porch, Cheng Fu held a book in one hand and rested his cheek in the other, and sighed inwardly. If there hadn't been what happened in the cellar, today's days would be most comfortable.

Cheng Han returned home after holding the lamp for ten minutes. He was so hungry that he didn't care about his youthful demeanor in the past, so he ate his stomach.Cheng Fu learned that the delay for an afternoon was because Ji Yan, the head of Yubei Academy, refused to accept the recommendation letter, saying that all entrants had to pass a serious entrance examination.The time that the little brother was wasted was to bury his head in writing papers in the academy.

"Then when will I be able to enroll?" She has always known that her little brother can make people feel at ease when it comes to learning, so Cheng Fu just skipped the exam and failed the exam.

Cheng Han shook his head, "I didn't say anything." He planned to wait for a few days, and if there was no news, he would visit other academies to try his luck.

(End of this chapter)