There are many idle people in the capital, and they especially like to watch the excitement.
Today, I suddenly saw dozens of police officers from the yamen running past, followed by a young man riding a snow-white dragon horse. The people on the street immediately became energetic, and everyone stretched their necks and stared.
, the neighbors kept asking around.
The drunkards in the tavern immediately stopped staring, the tea drinkers in the teahouse couldn't sit still, and the people who heard the book stopped listening, and they all came to the street to watch the excitement.
People on the street started talking about each other:
"Hey, this is a big battle. Should we catch thieves or robbers?"
"Eh? Among the gang of detectives who just ran over, there is the eldest nephew of my cousin's neighbor! He is a detective from Shuntian Mansion!"
"No, no, it's the police from Wanping County. I saw the 'evil ghost' Qiao Dezi!"
"You are all confused. Don't you recognize the owner of the horse? Have you been listening to the book in the teahouse for half a month? That is Mr. Jia of Shuntian Prefecture. You don't recognize his white horse, right? His horse's name is...
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"It's called 'Thunderbolt Little White Dragon'. 'Big Mouth Li' just said it yesterday. He said that he rode this horse to the salt owl's lair to attend a meeting alone. The horse trampled on the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, killing seven in and seven out." "Yes, yes, you have a good memory. Huh? The posture you are in today is not small. Where is this horse going to step on?"
"He's heading north. Let's go for a walk. Let's follow and see who they are arresting. We can catch up with the excitement this time. It's much more lively than listening to a book!"
As a result, many idle people followed the police team and ran all the way to Beicheng.
Before they had gone two miles away, dozens of police officers were followed by hundreds of spectators, making the procession look spectacular.
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Leading the way is Long'er, who has been responsible for inquiring about all kinds of information.
He spoke slowly, but his legs and feet were neat and tight. He ran in front, not to mention several agents who were over thirty years old couldn't keep up, but even the young ones were out of breath.
It is estimated that if they run another mile, these detectives will lose their shoes.
Jia Lian was riding on the horse, looking at the grinning virtues of these policemen, he couldn't help but shook his head:
This physical quality is really bad. It’s almost catching up with the national football team. Can this catch a thief? We must increase physical training tomorrow, but we can’t all be like "killing chickens for nothing".
In order not to be too embarrassed, Jia Lian spoke and asked Longer to run slower.
The policemen, who were almost running out of breath, burst into tears of gratitude to Mr. Jia. They followed behind to watch the excitement. The idlers who had already run away felt that Mr. Jia was too attentive to the public sentiment, and suddenly burst into cheers.
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The cheers of the crowd attracted more people, and more and more people followed along the way to watch the fun. By the time they arrived in Beicheng, the people watching the fun had already formed a mighty procession.
After passing the Drum Tower, we turned into Datongjing Hutong.
This is a very wide and neat alley. From the doors of the houses on both sides of the alley, it can be seen that the people living here are quite respectable, most of them should be wealthy businessmen, and at the worst, they must be small-time officials.
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Walking to the inside of the alley, Long'er suddenly stopped, came to Jia Lian and said:
"Second Master, after passing the two big locust trees in front, you will find everyone at Lai."
Jia Lian is very satisfied with Longer's careful work:
Longer's move was based on the consideration that if so many people were shouting in front of Lai's house at once, the people in the yard would definitely hear the shouting and screaming outside, and they would probably have taken precautions.
Jia Lian immediately stopped everyone, dismounted himself, and walked forward with only Xing'er.
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This is the first time Jia Lian has returned to Lai Da’s home.
This will also be the last time this place is Lai Da’s home.
Therefore, Jia Lian took a closer look.
Although this house cannot be compared with Jia's house, it is already at the ceiling level among private houses.
Only a government palace like Rongguo Palace can use three animal-headed doors, with two large stone lions squatting outside.
However, ordinary houses can only use Manzi doors and Ruyi doors. It would be good to put a door pier in front of the door.
The Lai family uses a golden pillar door.
This is already the top ceiling in the form of a residential gate. The one one level higher than this is called the Guangliang Gate, which no official of rank seven or above would dare to use.
Although the level is not exceeded, the door of Lai's house is obviously wider than the doors of other houses. There is also a large plaque hanging on the door with the word "Lai's house" written on it.
There are several wooden stakes for tying horses and horse stones at the door. There are two benches beside the door and four young men sitting on the doorstep. This shows that the owner of the family has a great business and guests often come to visit the house. .
Jia Lian couldn't help but sigh:
"Just by looking at the facade, you can tell that this house is not small. It is probably worth two to three thousand taels of silver."
Xing'er grinned:
"If the second master doesn't buy a house, of course he doesn't know.
Every inch of land in Beijing is at a premium, and with the increasing population in Beijing in recent years, land prices and housing prices have skyrocketed.
What's more, this is Beicheng, not far from our Ningrong Street. The alleys are neat and straight, the houses are tall and decent, and the water wells are all sweet water wells, which are much more expensive than Nancheng.
In Beicheng, for a three-bedroom house with a small garden, the minimum starting price is 5,000 taels.
Also, as far as I heard, the garden behind him is quite big. He bought it from an official's house and moved it in. He also dug a bigger pond and built a new building. I heard that just
It cost tens of thousands of taels of silver to build a garden."
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The two of them whispered and walked to the door of Lai's house.
The boy in Lai's house didn't know Jia Lian, but because Lai Shangrong often interacted with many young masters, he was used to seeing people wearing silk and satin.
Just seeing that Jia Lian was young, very handsome, and had a handsome boy, he thought he was someone like Liu Xianglian or Qin Zhong, and thought he was a rabbit who came to curry favor with Lai Shangrong, so he smiled and said:
"Oh, it's not a coincidence that you came here. Our uncle said today that no one will be seen. Your trip was in vain."
Jia Lian was stunned:
"Your uncle?"
It happened that in the first few days, Lai Shangrong and a group of dandy boys called a few actors in the house. Among the actors and actresses, there were also a few run-down children from rich and wealthy families. They had no choice but to fawn over the rich and play the romantic part.
Play, even make a living by being a rabbit sitter.
The lai house boy regarded Jia Lian as such a person and said with a smile:
"You've already done this for a living, what else do you have to be embarrassed about?
Our uncle Rong is busy today and won’t see any guests. You can dress up and come back another day.”
Jia Lian was an idiot in terms of masculinity, but Xing'er understood everything, frowned and said:
"We're looking for Lai Da."
"Bah!"
The boy in Lai Zhai looked arrogant and spat in his pocket.
"You have sore teeth and bad breath. A little tortoise slave from Mr. Rabbit's family dares to call our master by his name. You are not afraid of retribution and your tongue will be rotten! Go away——"
Before he could say the word "go" for the third time, he felt a strong kick in his lower back.
The boy screamed in pain and stumbled out, his head stuck to the ground.
Jia Lian dusted his shoes:
"Kick this thing, it will dirty your shoes."
He stretched out his hand and slapped his palms twice in the air. A group of detectives quickly rushed behind Jia Lian. Zhao'er and De'er, who had been closely watching in the dark, also appeared with others.
Jia Lian said lightly:
"Bring Lai Da here and let him see it with his own eyes."
After that, he led the people into the gate of Lai's house.
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The four boys at the door of Lai's house were immediately arrested and quickly bundled into a ball. Xing'er kicked the boy who just spat at him three times:
"Bah! Dogs look down on people!
Your master? Your master is our Jia family’s dog! You are a dog’s own dog!”