Jiang Bian usually does things quickly and eats quickly, but only when eating breakfast, he eats more gracefully and slowly.
Everyone has their own living habits. Tang Shijin felt that he should really enjoy the free time of breakfast.
So she didn't bother him. She finished eating and looked around.
This seems to be a mom-and-pop shop. There is a woman in her forties or fifties sitting outside, making beef pot stickers on the spot, but the tofu is waterlogged, but it is an uncle who makes it and brings it out.
Tang Shijin asked her: "Auntie, who wrote the poems outside?"
The woman seemed to be used to being asked this question, and said with a smile: "It was a kind-hearted scholar who helped write it. This place is ancient, and no one knows about it unless he writes poetry!"
Tang Shijin said oh.
After a while, the woman finished wrapping a bowl of stuffings and went into the house to get new stuffings. Someone next to her said, "Is the young man from outside the country?"
Tang Shijin nodded.
The man was obviously an old neighbor who knew the details. He couldn't hold back his gossip before he spoke. He knew that the woman would come out soon, so he didn't ask any more questions and said directly: "The kind-hearted scholar that Mrs. Liu mentioned was a wealthy young man back then."
! Mrs. Liu was his nanny. Later, his family suffered a disaster and he became paralyzed. He was the only one left in the family. Mrs. Liu kindly took over and raised her. I heard..."
As a result, just as he was talking, the woman came out, and the man immediately stopped talking.
Tang Shijin wasn't very curious and didn't ask any more, but it was really delicious here. She came over again the next day. On the third day, Jiang Bian didn't want to come, so she dragged him over and ate again.
On the fourth day, Jiang Bian left without waiting for her.
Tang Shijin had no choice but to come over to eat by himself, but when he came over to take a look, he found that no one was out of the stall.
A few people outside, who probably wanted to come over for dinner, were gathering together to inquire about each other. Tang Shijin listened to a few words and saw that these people didn't know anything, so he wanted to leave.
But when I turned around, I found that there seemed to be a crack in the door?
Tang Shijin hesitated for a moment, then walked over, pushed gently, and the door opened.
Several old diners also came over to take a look, and someone shouted loudly: "Uncle Zhou! Are you at home? Mrs. Liu! Mrs. Liu!"
Tang Shijin pointed to the yard and said, "That's not quite right."
There was a bit of chaos in the yard, with a bucket lying on the ground and unknown soup spilled all over the floor. There was also a big broom, which seemed to have been beaten with something and was half scattered on the ground.
It was obvious that there had been a fight.
When she pointed, others noticed it and said, "Yeah, what's going on?"
"Mrs. Liu is so clean and careful, how could she be left unchecked like this?"
"How about we go in and take a look? See if Tang Xiaolang is here?"
Then one person said: "Tang Xiaolang! Tang Xiaolang!" As he said that, he went in, and then carefully opened the door and took a look: "There is no one! It's impossible! If others are not at home, there is no way Tang Xiaolang will not be here!"
Someone behind him suddenly said: "My lord?"
When Tang Shijin turned around, he saw Kong Yulin standing behind him, as if he had just met by chance: "Why is the Duke here?"
Tang Shijin raised his eyebrows.
Several other people were also surprised and stared at her.
When she was outside and did not want to reveal her identity, even her voice was that of Xiao Langjun. These people were stunned for a moment, and then they came back to their senses. They suddenly remembered the previous rumors and knelt down in confusion: "Master Guo."
Tang Shijin said: "No need to be polite, please get up."
She answered Kong Yulin again: "I came here to have breakfast, but something seems to have happened at this house. Do you know what happened?"
Kong Yulin's expression changed slightly, but then he asked with a strange expression: "What happened?" He walked over and looked inside, "What's going on? Liansheng is not there?"
He turned around and explained to her: "I know the young man from this family, but... I don't know what happened? It seems like there was a scene?"
Tang Shijin chuckled twice in his heart.
Xin said it's strange that you don't know! Moreover, she felt inexplicably that this matter should have something to do with her.
Tang Shijin's face was very calm and he said: "The food here is very delicious. I have been eating it for several days, and I was just about to invite him back home...Looking like this, something must have happened. You are a local, and you have a head."
I'm familiar with it, go check it out and find him for me."
Kong Yulin squeezed the hand in his sleeve.
Although he was waiting for her here just to get this favor, what he wanted was not this kind of natural order.
But she is a majestic prince, and he is just a white man, so it is natural for her to give him orders.
So he immediately responded: "Yu Lin will do his best."
Tang Shijin said: "I heard from your uncle that you are smart and capable, so I will wait for you."
This sounds...a little weird.
Kong Yulin's heart was pounding, but he thought she couldn't know, so he still said: "Yes, yes, Yulin will go right away."
Tang Shijin pulled away and left.
Sure enough, Kong Yulin came over before noon, and he was very smart and capable... and brought the person back.
After Tang Shijin got the report, he went over and saw a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, leaning on a chair, as if he couldn't use any strength.
The clothes he was wearing seemed to have been dragged and torn in several places. He was so thin that he was skinny, his face was pale, and even his lips were white. However, because of his extremely beautiful bones and dark and bright pupils, he did not look embarrassed.
, but showed a bit of indescribable beauty.
The old couple next to them seemed to be injured. They knelt down in fear and saluted. Tang Shijin said: "Please get up."
The young man tried his best to raise his arms and cupped his hands: "Tang Ting has met the Duke. Please forgive me for being ill and unable to salute."
Tang Shijin said: "There is no need to be too polite."
She asked Kong Yulin: "What's going on?"
She guessed right, this matter really had something to do with her.
This young man's surname is Tang, his name is Ting, and his courtesy name is Liansheng. His great-grandfather once served as a pavilion elder, and then retired and returned to his hometown. He is considered a prominent family in Baoqing Mansion.
But later on, the Tang family did not produce any high-ranking officials. Instead, they had considerable experience in business for three generations, and gradually became a famous merchant in Jiangnan. Tang Liansheng's father also once served as the president of the Huguang Chamber of Commerce.
But later his younger brother, Tang Liansheng's uncle, fell out with Tang's father for some reason, and then they had tit-for-tat conflicts that lasted for several years.
After Tang's father died of a serious illness, he gradually became unable to support the family business. Later, Tang's mother also died.
Tang Liansheng was only fourteen or fifteen years old at that time. He went to file a complaint, claiming that Uncle Tang had poisoned his parents. However, in the final trial, there was no evidence. Instead, Tang Liansheng was beaten up and almost couldn't be saved. When he woke up, he was paralyzed.
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But when Uncle Tang wanted to take over Tang's father's family business, he discovered that Tang Liansheng had unexpectedly handed over the deeds of the house and land to local tycoons, and confiscated the money!!
Anyway, I have made it clear that I will not give it to you even if it is given away for free.
Therefore, many people believe that the death of Tang's parents was indeed caused by Uncle Tang.
Why is this matter related to Tang Shijin?
Now two or three years later, Uncle Tang has a big business and is in the Chamber of Commerce. He is thinking that Tang Shijin has come and wants to take advantage of her. However, he heard that Tang Shijin came to Tang Liansheng's place for dinner for several days in a row. He himself
Feeling guilty, she was afraid that Tang Liansheng would say something to her, so she asked people to arrest these three people.
Then Kong Yulin came directly to the door and snatched the three people out.