Not long after Li Gongfu left, Huang Hu's wife and Huang Xiaojiao came.
They took Xinrui and were naturally ready to live here.
Mrs. Huang was dressed in mourning clothes and said, "Xiao Taoist Zhang, we will live here from now on."
Although they don't have to pay back the money from Su Weaving Company, it will be useless for the escort agency and their orphans and widowers to keep it if Huang Hu dies.
Finally, with the help of Li Gongfu, it was sold directly.
The two of them also rented a house in the small courtyard and became Zhang Yange's neighbors. During this time, Mrs. Huang was in very bad spirits and had nightmares every night.
For some reason, as soon as she stepped into this small courtyard, she felt light all over, and sleepiness came with her.
Zhang Yange helped them tidy up the room, and Mrs. Huang fell asleep.
Huang Xiaojiao stood guard outside his mother's door. Zhang Yange asked him, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay! I want to be an upright man like my father." Huang Xiaojiao said seriously.
Zhang Yange gave him a thumbs up.
Mrs. Huang slept until evening. This time she had no more nightmares and slept very well.
There is a kitchen in the courtyard, but neither Zhang Yange nor Cao Zhuang used it. Mrs. Cao simply made some soup cakes and made one for Zhang Yange.
Cao Xiaojiao called Zhang Yange, and the three of them sat in the yard eating soup cakes... just noodles...
After dinner, Mrs. Huang took out one hundred taels of silver.
"Xiao Taoist Zhang, I would like to ask you to help fulfill the last wishes of my late husband and Cao Zhuang." Mrs. Huang said a little shyly, "I am a woman, so it is really inconvenient to go there."
"Okay!" Zhang Yange took the money politely. "Are you so confident in handing over the money to me?"
"There is no one in the world who makes us feel more at ease than Taoist priest Zhang." Mrs. Huang said seriously.
The next day Mrs. Huang's complexion looked much better to the naked eye. Her outfit was full of charm, and coupled with her mourning clothes, it made people feel pity for her.
Huang Xiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his mother was in good health.
Zhang Yange went to Cuihonglou early in the morning.
To be honest, they didn’t open the door so early...
Zhang Yange didn't know when the doors would open for such an occasion, so he ordered a pot of tea from the tea stall at the door and drank while waiting for the door to open.
"Did you hear that? The Lord Cheng showed his spirit and subdued the silkworm demon, and also got to know President Liu and Manager Su of Su Weaving Company!"
"Then Manager Su was such a good person. Why did he die?"
"Then Manager Su is the one who colluded with the Silkworm Demon!"
"Ah! What..."
"I'll tell you in detail..."
Although the Qiantang County Magistrate issued a gag order, some people still saw what Zhang Yange wrote.
Now the incense is flourishing in front of Chenghuang Temple...
It was almost noon when the Cuihong Building opened, and Zhang Yange went straight in.
Everyone in the tea house saw Zhang Yange eagerly walking into Cuihong Mansion, and they couldn't help but sigh that the world was declining!
After Zhang Yange walked into Cuihong Building, someone came to greet him.
"Guest, Master Tao, you're here so early." A man greeted with a low eyebrow. "Is this your first time here? I'll find you a gentle and considerate girl?"
"I'm looking for Su Niang!" Zhang Yange said.
He felt that he should ask Su Niang clearly before making a decision! After all, Cao Zhuang is dead now...
"Su Niang? Su Niang is dead..."
After Lord Turtle said this, Zhang Yange raised his eyebrows.
"How did she die?"
Mr. Gui shook his head and whispered, "It is said that one of her concubines died outside, so she hanged herself to death!
The landlady won’t let me tell you, so don’t say I told you when the time comes.”
"Does Su Niang have a maid?"
"You are talking about Ling'er, right? Let me find her for you? But she is an upright official..."
"Okay." Zhang Yange's expression remained as usual.
Turtle Gong took Zhang Yange into the Chunhua Pavilion. He gave Zhang Yange a pot of tea and three or four plates of dried fruits, and asked him to wait for a while before leaving.
Zhang Yange looked around here, and Ling'er came after a while.
At this time, Ling'er was wearing a long palace dress. She was a little more mature than the last time we met, and her innocence was completely gone.
"Master Dao..." She looked at Zhang Yange with a calm expression.
Zhang Yange really didn't like this title. "How did Su Niang die?"
Zhang Yange asked straight to the point, and Ling'er told Zhang Yange everything without hiding anything.
When receiving guests that day, Su Niang heard the guests talk about the encounter with demons at Huxiao Escort. After waiting for three or four days without seeing Cao Zhuang, she waited for the news of his death!
In the evening, she sent Ling'er away and hanged herself with her belt.
"The young lady said she was going to find Brother Cao!" Ling'er cried.
"I want to see her body." Zhang Yange said.
What a coincidence!
So Zhang Yange always felt that something was wrong.
"When this happened, Mother Liu didn't want anyone to tell anyone, so she buried the young lady in a straw mat outside the city." Linger burst into tears when she said this.
Zhang Yange comforted her with a few words, "What are your plans?"
"If the young lady dies, I will have no home." Ling'er glanced at Zhang Yange. "It's not a bad idea to stay here."
"I can help you redeem yourself." Zhang Yange said seriously.
"Master Tao, but from childhood to college, I have always been able to serve men. How do you think I should live after leaving here?" Ling'er looked at Zhang Yange.
Zhang Yange was speechless for a moment...
"Master Tao, thank you! I want to stay here, and I want to be an oiran like the lady! Only then can I sell myself at a good price." Ling'er said firmly.
"Has your landlady asked you to pick up customers?"
"Master Tao, the slave family is an upright official..." Ling'er knelt down and looked at Zhang Yange, "If Master Tao wants it, Ling'er is willing to give it."
Zhang Yange stood up quickly and said, "I have a wife."
He wanted to find a Taoist scripture to recite and calm down.
Only then did I realize that I had never learned anything.
Master only taught how to beat people, not these things...
Naturally, Zhang Yange would not lose his temper because of such a girl. The girls he lived with before were among the top ones on the Rouge in the Snow list.
He just felt that such a girl changed so quickly.
"Then I wish the girl to become an oiran soon." Zhang Yange gave her ten taels of silver.
Ling'er took it with both hands, her eyes changing from hesitant to firm.
Seeing this, Zhang Yange didn't wait long.
He turned around and left without even drinking tea.
Ling'er sent him to the door and met Liu's mother when she went back.
"Ling'er, mom really likes you! But if you want to be an courtesan, you have to throw away your love. A man only has one mouth. Apart from sweet words and money, he can't give you anything else!
My mother came here like this back then." Mother Liu said sincerely.
"I took note of Mother Liu." Ling'er nodded.
She withdrew her eyes, which had been staring at Zhang Yange's back, and would not return the umbrella to him, but just kept it as a thought...
Zhang Yange came out of Cuihong Building and went home under the contemptuous eyes of the teahouse owner.