The little girl was holding a bag, with a hint of excitement on her face, but her tone seemed a little hesitant.
Will it cause ridicule if someone sees the bare walls of his home?
"Yes, of course the main reason is to meet your neighbor."
After hearing what Tang Zhen said, the little girl didn't want to say anything else, but immersed herself in leading the way.
The little girl's home was in the center of Tianxu City. Tang Zhen and the others walked for half a day before arriving at their destination.
In this special place of Tianxu City, the houses on the edges and near the top are of the highest value, while the interior of the center is where civilians live.
These places are more messy and dark, the air circulation is not very good, and there is a weird smell permeating all day long.
By the time we arrived at the area where the little girl's home was, there were almost no fluorescent plants on the roadside. There were still large amounts of domestic garbage piled up in some places, and there was a smell of excrement.
The little girl's face turned a little red. She glanced at Tang Zhen secretly and found that there was no change in his expression, then she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, this is my home."
Pointing to the one-meter-high cave on the side of the road, the little girl whispered, then walked over and knocked on the door.
"Mom, open the door quickly, I'm Ellie."
Following the little girl's knocking, the wooden door was opened, and a plainly dressed woman looked out.
When she saw the little girl standing at the door holding a package, she frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something bad.
"Ellie, why are you back so early?"
The woman asked casually, and then she saw the items in the little girl's hands, and also smelled the mouth-watering aroma of the food.
It was only then that she felt something was wrong,
"Ellie, what's going on?"
A trace of panic flashed across the woman's face, and then she asked in a stern tone, as if she had done something wrong to protect her daughter.
Looking at her mother who looked confused, the little girl replied in a serious tone: "Your Excellency hired me to guide the way, and gave me a gold coin as a reward. At the same time, he also took me to have a meal at Thumbsucking Restaurant.
This is your leftover food, please give it to me to take home, there will be no problem if you eat it."
The little girl explained quickly, and then looked at Tang Zhen behind her, trying to prove that she was not lying.
The woman glanced at Tang Zhen and Ergou, feeling that he was of extraordinary bearing, and quickly bowed and saluted.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, for making you laugh."
Although the clothes are very simple, the woman's words and deeds are also very polite. Although she does not deliberately take care of herself, her appearance is still very delicate.
"Don't be nervous. I just heard your daughter say something about the neighbor, so I went over to take a look."
Tang Zhen said to the woman, telling him not to worry too much.
"Neighbor?"
The woman glanced at Ellie. Although she wanted to know what her daughter said, it was obviously not a good time to ask now.
However, since the neighbor and his wife both passed away, their child has grown up under his own watch, and he always eats at his own home on weekdays, which is not much different from his own child.
So after hearing about Tang Zhen's purpose, the woman still felt a little vigilant in her heart, fearing that Tang Zhen was some bad guy and would try to do harm to the child.
But when I thought about it again, I found it a bit ridiculous.
One look at Tang Zhen's clothes and the extent of his generosity, and you know that he is definitely not an ordinary person.
Under normal circumstances, they would not have any intersection at all if they lived in the same world.
Now that he suddenly came to my door, it must be something really happened. I was so cautious that it would inevitably make people laugh.
Having worked as a maid for a wealthy family for several years, Ellie's mother is not an ignorant person. She knows that since things have come to an end, she can only face them positively instead of making things worse.
While I was thinking about it, two little figures walked out of the dim room. They looked exactly the same, they were obviously twin brothers.
After the brothers came out, they immediately gathered around Ai Li, shouting "Sister, Sister", but their attention was attracted to the bag in her hand, and they kept swallowing saliva.
"These are my two younger brothers. They know how to eat and make trouble all day long. They are really annoying."
Ellie explained to Tang Seng, then took out two pieces of pastry from her pocket and gave one piece to each of her younger brothers.
From beginning to end, there was a smile on his lips.
After the two little guys got the food, they immediately started eating with their cheeks puffed up. Their appearance was very similar to the way the little girl had eaten before.
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
After seeing the appearance of her child, the woman smiled and the expression on her face softened a lot.
"Your Excellency is looking for Li Te. I will call you right away. He should be at home now."
While the woman was talking, she walked to a nearby cave. She took out a stone from the pit in the rock wall and tapped it a few times in the pit.
This thing is equivalent to a doorbell. If the occupant's cave is very deep, it can notify the owner in this way.
"Wait a moment, he should come out..."
The woman's tone was a little uncertain. It was obvious that the owner of the house named Li Te did not always open the door when he knocked on the door with a stone.
Ellie said at this time: "That guy is very weird. He never lets others enter his house. He acts sneaky every day and doesn't know what he is doing?"
"Brother Li Te is painting. The paintings are all over the house. Those pictures are bright and look very beautiful!"
A little boy who was eating suddenly opened his mouth and said something, his expression looking very serious.
"He also has knives and armor in his house, but we are not allowed to touch them."
Another boy said. At this time, he had finished eating the pastry in his hand, and his face was covered with jam or something like that.
"Don't talk nonsense, how did you two know?"
Ellie's mother scolded her, and you could tell from her expression that she was obviously very angry that her child had lied.
"We didn't lie. Some time ago, Brother Lite went out without locking the door, so we sneaked in and saw the things in his house."
Two small boys stood together, looked up at Tang Zhen and others, and said in a very serious tone: "Later, Brother Lite came back and when he saw the two of us in the house, he immediately showed a fierce expression.
His expression was as if he wanted to eat someone.
My brother and I were very scared, and then we heard him say that if we told what we saw, our butts would be blown open.
Later, he made us swear that we would not talk nonsense, and then he let my brother and I leave..."
Two young men poured beans out of bamboo tubes and told them what they had experienced.
Ai Li, mother and daughter, looked at each other. They didn't expect that such a thing would happen. If it weren't for Tang Zhen's arrival, they would never know about it.
However, it was also confirmed from this that Li Teken was doing something secretly and hiding it from all of them.
Then they suddenly thought that Tang Zhen's personal call to the door was related to this matter.
When I was thinking wildly, the wooden door suddenly opened, and a pale young man poked his head out.