Zhao Si and Luo Xiaoxiao were confused by the dirty boy's incomprehensible yelling. Guan Qiu, who had just been put down, also hadn't figured out what was going on. He only knew that he had just entered the blacksmith shop.
After looking around, his feet were suddenly pulled by something, and then he seemed to fall into the abyss. When he saw the sky again, he saw Ah Liu carrying a child.
And the child was hugging his feet tightly...
Zhang Shou, who had already heard Lu Sanlang explain that this place had changed owners several times due to being haunted, already had a guess at this time. He looked at the dirty child whose face was so dirty that he could not see clearly, and asked with interest:
"Brother Zhu you are talking about, is he the owner of the house next door?"
The dirty boy cried so hard that his face turned black and white, like a tabby cat, and he didn't even bother to answer. But when Ah Liu forcibly pulled his head, forcing him to raise his head to look at Zhang Shou, the tearful boy was suddenly stunned.
.
The sun shone on that particularly beautiful face with a warm smile. He couldn't help but think of Brother Zhu who had been gone for a long time. He wiped his eyes hard and then said with sobs: "Yes, Brother Zhu is
Good guy, he didn’t drive me away…”
Although Dirty Boy's words didn't match what he said, Zhang Shou had a firm opinion and continued to ask with a smile: "You mean, you originally borrowed the house next door to live in, and then, that house was bought by your brother Zhu.
He was kind-hearted but did not drive you away, but took you in. And now there used to be a Miss Zhou living in this house, and she also took good care of you? "
As soon as these words came out, Lu Sanlang's eyes suddenly lit up. After reading many stories about talented people and beauties, he had already imagined all kinds of plots in an instant, and he quickly asked: "Is it that one?"
The man surnamed Zhu had an affair with Ms. Zhou, the daughter of Mr. Zhou who used to live here, so he bought the house next door? But later he went to fight with the Northern Expedition Army, and Ms. Zhou's mother died again.
So she had to carry her coffin back to her hometown, and you became a lonely Piaoping?"
Zhang Shou's attitude was gentle and his words were simple and easy to understand, while Lu Sanlang's words were like setting off firecrackers. They were talking about personal relationships, returning home with coffins, and lonely Piao Ping. How could an eight or nine-year-old child listen?
Do you understand? Besides, his head was still held by Ah Liu, so he couldn't move around casually, so he could only see Zhang Shou, and he couldn't care about others.
He grinned, as if he wanted to cry again, but in the end he held it back: "My parents are dead. Not only did my uncle and aunt not want me, they also sold my house! Brother Zhu bought my house and took me to find my uncle."
My aunt settled the scores and gave them a lesson, and then she lived in my house and taught me how to practice martial arts... Sister Zhou is not the daughter of Mrs. Liu next door, she is the girl of Mrs. Liu!"
Lu Sanlang was of course dumbfounded and speechless by this completely unexpected plot. After all, even in the play, the role of matchmaker can only be a supporting role for Yingying, and Zhang Sheng's decision to fold the quilt and make the bed was just casual.
It was just talk. He had never imagined the possibility of the girl becoming the protagonist. Therefore, when he saw Zhang Shou laughing, he couldn't help but be puzzled.
"Ah Liu, take him to wash his face first, find a clothing store, give him a change of clothes, and then try to tidy up the house in the yard next door. After the classes in Jiuzhang Hall of the Imperial College are over in the afternoon, you can take this child
Bring it here, I will ask him slowly. By the way, I will find someone to send a message to my mother, and bring Yang Hao and Qiao Dang here, and let them guard the door and do odd jobs in the blacksmith shop."
Ah Liu nodded without thinking, and then picked up the dirty child. Regardless of the person who suddenly bared his teeth and claws and started to resist again, he lightly and skillfully jumped onto the wall and left. Zhang Shou, on the other hand, looked at Zhao Siluo Xiaoxiao as if nothing had happened.
He Guan Qiu said with a smile: "This blacksmith shop used to be the private residence of a Beijing official. Later it was sold to several owners, but it was all disturbed by this child's haunting."
Guan Qiu finally realized: "No wonder I was grabbed by the foot against the wall before!"
Zhao Si was immediately horrified, and then he couldn't help complaining: "It's broad daylight, you didn't know how to scream when someone was kidnapped?"
Guan Qiu said seriously: "Isn't this okay? Besides, there are so many of you, Dr. Zhang and senior fellow apprentices here, and you will definitely save me if you find that I am not here. So I just wanted to see what was going on.
As a result, when I opened my eyes, I saw the little guy being held in the hands of Dr. Zhang’s powerful guard.”
Luo Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh and cry when she saw the angry expression on Zhao Si's face after hearing this. But now that Zhang Shou explained it, the reason why such a good layout of the front shop and the back room could easily change owners can be regarded as the truth.
, he was naturally relieved. Immediately, he came out to act as a peacemaker for Zhao Si and Guan Qiu, and then took the two of them and quickly began to take stock of things.
With only such trivial matters left, Zhang Shou became impatient and continued to watch. Of course, he did not keep the drawings, but took them back first on the pretext that he still wanted to think about modifications.
As soon as he took the resentful Lu Sanlang out, he heard the extremely unhappy voice of the little fat man from the side: "It's just a little devil who scared away so many people. This is simply ridiculous."
Oh! And the swords made by the blacksmith before were all broken inexplicably. How can a little devil do it? There must be a big conspiracy behind this, if not..."
"If not, will you cut off your head and play it as a ball?"
Zhang Shou made a sarcastic remark in time, and when Lu Sanlang suddenly fell silent, as if he was wondering whether such a curse was necessary, he touched his smooth chin and said with a half-smile: "How do you know, what's in that little guy's mouth?"
Brother Zhu didn't leave him a sword that can cut gold and jade, and his sister from the Zhou family didn't leave him a bunch of spices or drugs to help people sleep?"
Lu Sanlang took a breath: "Mr., I thought I was brave enough to think, but you are even braver than me! Could it be that Liu Zhishi, who can only buy property in Beicheng, the cheapest place in the inner city?
Poor Beijing officials, and Mr. Zhu who bought a house next door, are actually some famous people? How is this possible? I have never heard of any famous people living here!"
"Bold assumptions, careful verification." Zhang Shou casually said a truth most commonly used by science students, and then said calmly, "Besides, have you forgotten that Teacher Ge also lives in Beicheng?"
Lu San muttered unconvincedly: "Teacher Ge lives to the east of Shuntian Mansion, which is northeast of the inner city. It's a good location."
Zhang Shou was too lazy to continue discussing with Lu Sanlang the issue of which areas of the capital had more dignitaries and dignitaries. He changed the topic and said: "Okay, okay, anyway, the source of the haunting incident should be found out. Don't worry about the rest. You can take your time."
Slow down. What I'm really curious about is, did that boy Ah Liu find this place by chance, or did he already discover that there is something mysterious here?"
Lu Sanlang was really shocked this time: "Isn't this possible? Although Ah Liu is very powerful and his ideas are really unexpected, he shouldn't be such a manipulative person, right?"
"I don't know whether he is being mean or not, but I know that he is an extremely serious person." Zhang Shou paused for a moment, as if he was organizing his sentences, and then said meaningfully, "I teach you in the Imperial College, you
Do you think that with his temper, he would just wait for me outside the Imperial Academy and then just do chores like delivering meals and cleaning the house?"
After a pause, he didn't look at it as if he had a toothache. Lu Sanlang, whose face was twitching, laughed and said: "In the past two months, this kid Ah Liu has touched all the houses and shops near the Imperial College.
After all, I don’t think it’s strange!”
"I..." Lu Sanlang wanted to curse out a series of curse words, but when the words came to his mouth, the fear of being smashed with black bricks and the pressure of the teacher beside him finally prevailed, so he could only whisper in a low voice.
, "You are right, young sir. With this boy's resolute temper, he can really do it..." He is indeed the apprentice of Master Hua Qi!
I followed Zhang Shou and walked back to the Imperial Academy. When it was time to go to class in the afternoon, Lu Sanlang, who had always been attentive in class, became distracted for the first time. Fortunately, he had a strong receptive ability and had a good habit of previewing, so he attended two classes. Not that he left anything behind. But when Zhang Shou announced that get out of class was over and he was leaving, he immediately rushed up.
Zhang Shou saw that the little fat man was sticking to him like brown candy. He knew without thinking that Lu Sanlang had guessed the wrong point from the beginning, so he was curious or gossipy. In addition, he had just told Ah
Liu's guess, so he tried to follow him to watch the fun. Now he regarded Lu Sanlang as one of his own, so he didn't chase him away.
When he saw the university archway from a distance, Ah Liu's always upright figure came into view. However, what caught the eye more than the stern young man was... a man wearing an emerald green dress. At first glance,
The girl looked very abrupt! He seemed calm about such a result, but Lu Sanlang beside him spit out a curse word and then took a breath.
"Ah Liu, this kid, wouldn't have known that she was a girl earlier, would he?"
"It's very possible." Zhang Shou casually said three words. When he got closer, he discovered that from a distance, the girl in green clothes who seemed to be standing obediently in front of Ah Liu was actually desperately trying to get away from the boy.
It wasn't until she saw her that the little girl became quieter, and then she unnaturally averted her eyes.
Lu Sanlang couldn't help but be curious, but considering that he might get beaten if he teased Ah Liu, he ducked behind Zhang Shou first, and then asked seriously: "Ah Liu, who is this little beauty next to you?
"
"I am a man, not a little beauty!" The girl in green clothes couldn't help shouting in protest. However, the next moment, the little guy who raised his head and stared at Ah Liu received a cold look from him, and then heard an understatement.
"You want people to know you're dressing up as a woman?"
"I..." Seeing that the kid who had been difficult to deal with before suddenly choked and turned red, Lu Sanlang sighed secretly, but then he suddenly realized a more important problem. This guy Ah Liu, actually
Forcing a boy to wear women's clothing?
Zhang Shou was also dumbfounded. But knowing Ah Liu very well, he felt that the boy definitely thought that wearing women's clothes would calm the kid, thus saving effort and trouble!
Because this is a place where people come and go, Zhang Shou asked directly: "Has his house been cleaned?"
"We invited eight people." Ah Liu said concisely and concisely as always, "It's like a doghouse."
"My home is not a doghouse!" The little devil in green clothes couldn't help but protest again, but the result was that the hand on his shoulder was so heavy that his expression suddenly changed. Although he gritted his teeth and tried to hold back, he couldn't.
After a while, cold sweat began to trickle down his forehead, and at the same time, something struck his ears that made him feel particularly unwilling.
"Can your brother Zhu live here when he comes back?"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile when he saw that Ah Liu was able to beat people into submission. Since the road was very close, and Ah Liu obviously couldn't drive because he had to watch people, he planned to follow this group of people with Lu Sanlang.
A small walk passed by. The other students who had just left the Imperial College were curious and excited when they saw this scene, when they heard a loud voice.
"Ashou!"
Zhang Shou, who had just walked out not far, turned around when he heard the sound and found that Zhu Ying, Zhu Hong and others were trotting over on horseback, so he simply stopped and waited for him.
When Zhu Ying jumped off her horse and came excitedly to Zhang Shou, before she could say anything, she suddenly looked at the child suspiciously. Many prison students couldn't help but watch the excitement. But after just a moment, many people quietly looked at the child.
Taking a breath. If Zhang Shou was ten years older, the cute little girl with pink makeup might still be called his daughter. Now...
No matter how impulsive Ms. Zhu is, she won't make a mistake!
Naturally, Zhang Shou would not misunderstand Zhu Ying's meaning. However, when he saw Zhu Ying looking up and down, looking left and right, and staring at the little devil next to him, he was about to explain the person's origin.
, but Zhu Ying suddenly reached out her hand with lightning speed, pinched the little guy's cheek, and then screamed in annoyance.
"Why is your face so rough...and so thin!"
Lu Sanlang only remembered that Zhu Ying used to go to those rich and noble families, and she was mostly polite to the children who pretended to be adults. He really didn't expect that she was interested in teasing children. When he heard this complaint, he couldn't help but whisper.
He muttered: "This kid is so short of food and clothing that he is going to haunt people and scare people. How can he be fat? If he can still see his face, then he is lucky!"
"Lack of food and clothing? Is it haunted and scary?" Zhu Ying suddenly raised her eyebrows, "What's going on?"
Zhang Shou didn't want to explain on the street, so he smiled and said: "This is not the place to talk. Let's go to this little guy's house first, and I will explain it to you in detail. Since Ah Liu said that he hired eight people to clean it, now
His home should at least be able to entertain guests. How about it, little guy, can you take us to visit your home?"
Being pinched in the face by Zhu Ying, who was as beautiful as a fairy, the little guy in green clothes and green skirt was already stunned. After Zhang Shou asked twice, he suddenly came to his senses and nodded with some embarrassment. However, his embarrassment
However, Zhu Ying regarded him as a clever boy. For a moment, the eldest lady couldn't help but touch the horn on his head, which made him panic and hide behind Ah Liu, who he had previously regarded as the big devil.
Zhu Ying retracted her hand with a smile, and when she saw Lu Sanlang standing next to her, she said angrily: "Lu Sanlang, you are the head of Jiuzhangtang, why don't you join in the fun! Go and give it to Zhang Chen for me.
They sent a letter saying that the emperor wants to choose a husband for Princess Deyang and Princess Yongping. Those who are interested should go to the Ministry of Rites to apply for the selection, and the emperor will choose it himself. The news has been announced, so those who are interested should be ready!"
After saying this, she drove away the stunned Lu Sanlang without saying a word, and then said to Zhang Shou with a smile: "Okay, the troublesome fat man is gone, Ah Shou, let's go!"