Chapter 168 When I leave, my hair is covered with white hair after the tea has cooled.
On the table in front of him, there were small mountains of mutton slices stacked in a large bowl. They were fat, white and lean, sprinkled with seasonings, and stirred gently by Kuai Zi. The smoke was rising, and the meat slices were about to squeeze out of the big bowl, so he had to protect it with his left hand.
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Li Qingxian remembered that he had met this person before. He met this person when he and Zheng Hui came to eat haggis for the first time.
At that time, Zheng Hui was very unhappy when he saw this man. Afterwards, Li Qingxian asked Zheng Hui, and Zheng Hui said that he didn't know him. He never understood why Zheng Hui looked at this man's face.
Li Qingxian saw that the other tables were too crowded, so he walked over to sit across from that person and shouted: "Old Zhang, bring me a big bowl of mutton soup, plus cut up steamed buns, and help me choose a greasy salted duck egg."
"Okay...Young man, I've never seen this official before. Do you have any other instructions?" Lao Zhang and his son came over in a hurry. It's rare to see a ninth-grade official here.
"I'm Zheng Hui's friend. I was here last time. Don't worry about me. Everything is business as usual." Li Qingxian said.
"Okay! A big bowl of mutton soup, chopped white buns, and a salted duck egg!"
"Hello, sir." The tenth-grade military attaché opposite took off the stool with his left foot, clasped his hands in his fists, and felt uncomfortable all over.
"Yeah." Li Qingxian was influenced by Zheng Hui and was too lazy to pay attention to this person.
While waiting for the mutton soup, Li Qingxian looked at the others and saw smoke rising from each table.
There was less mutton and haggis in other people's bowls than in the military attache's bowl.
After a while, Lao Zhang came with two large bowls and one small bowl. His son wiped the table and placed them one by one.
Li Qingxian looked at the mutton soup in front of him and was stunned.
My own mutton soup is exactly the same as that of the military attache opposite. It is piled up into a hill. If you want to stir it, you have to protect it with your hands.
Li Qingxian glanced at the half-eaten mutton soup of the military attache opposite, and then looked at the new mutton soup of others.
The new mutton and haggis on the table didn't even come out of the bowl, which was even less than what the military attache had now.
One bowl of meat is worth three or four bowls of meat to others.
Li Qingxian glanced at the wall again.
A bowl of mutton soup costs 5 cents, and a bowl of mutton soup costs 15 cents.
Li Qingxian stayed for a while, with mixed feelings in his heart. He finally understood why Captain Zheng didn't often bring people to eat, and why he only ordered haggis soup instead of mutton soup.
I finally understood why Captain Zheng glared at this man that day.
Li Qingxian silently picked up the chili pepper and sprinkled it on, ate part of the mutton first, and then slowly poured in the chopped white buns.
I took the salted duck eggs, lightly cracked the egg shells, and slowly peeled them off.
"Sir, I've finished eating, please eat well."
The military attache opposite stood up and looked at Li Qingxian with a smile.
"You sit down first, I have something to tell you later." Li Qingxian said with a dark face as he broke open the salted duck eggs, the yolk was sizzling and oily.
"Ah? Yes." The man shrank down and sat on the bench, secretly looking at Li Qingxian. He no longer had the same sitting posture as before.
Li Qingxian slowly finished the mutton, white steamed buns and salted duck eggs. The soup was also bottomed out. The mana in his right hand surged, and he flicked his mouth cleanly.
Li Qingxian raised his eyes and glanced at the military attache who was sitting upright.
"May I have your name?"
"Xiaguan Zhong Baishan."
"Serving in the Military and Horse Department?"
"Yes, I serve as team leader in the Western District Military and Horse Division."
"How much does a bowl of mutton soup cost for you?"
"Fifteen coins for mutton soup and two coins for white steamed buns. I give you enough money every time." Zhong Baishan said.
Li Qingxian nodded and said, "Let's go pay."
"Sir, how about I treat you to this meal?" Zhong Baishan said.
Li Qingxian glanced at Zhong Baishan with a half-smile, and his face suddenly turned red.
The two of them paid separately.
"follow me."
Li Qingxian was in front, walking a few steps into the alley not far away.
Zhong Baishan's face was full of sorrow and he cautiously entered the alley.
Li Qingxian turned around, looked at Zhong Baishan, and said, "How many times a month do you come here?"
“I’ve been here for more than a dozen times and my meat is really delicious and the portion is plenty.”
"How is the old Zhang family's business?"
"Business is very good, but no matter how good the business is on this street, not all the money you make is yours. After paying all the expenses, you won't get much," Zhong Baishan said.
"I won't use my official position to pressure you. Let's discuss something. How about you not being allowed to come to Zhangji again in the future?"
A teenage boy looks at a thirty-year-old middle-aged man.
Zhong Baishan looked confused and didn't know what was going on. He nodded hurriedly and said: "Don't worry, sir. If you say you won't let me come, then I won't come! If you have other instructions, I will definitely comply with them."
"No need, just don't go there in the future." Li Qingxian said.
"Okay!" Zhong Baishan nodded.
"Go." Li Qingxian said.
"I'll take my leave." Zhong Baishan saluted and left with a puzzled look on his face, thinking as he walked.
Li Qingxian glanced at the "Zhang Ji" guise floating in the wind, remembered the four bowls of hot haggis soup that day, sighed softly, turned around and walked back to the Yewei Yamen.
Walking into the door of Room A9, Li Qingxian stood still.
On Zheng Hui's empty bed, he saw a strange figure with a hunched back sitting on it.
The man looked up and saw that his hair was white and his face was wrinkled.
Li Qingxian was stunned. It had only been a day since he saw Zheng Hui. His hair had turned white, and he seemed to be more than ten years older.
"Qingxian...Captain Li...do me a favor and save the official."
Zheng Hui stood up, with his back hunched over and his hands trembling, looking at Li Qingxian with tears in his eyes.
Li Qingxian walked over in three steps and two steps at a time, supported him, and said: "Captain Zheng, don't worry, sit down first and let's talk about what's going on."
Zheng Hui nodded, stretched out his hand to rub the corners of his red eyes, and said: "Just yesterday, a friend of the high official said that he was kidnapped by people from the West District Military and Horse Department. I just thought it was a misunderstanding at first, so I took the money and went to find him.
I met an old friend from the Western District Military and Horse Department. My friend is the same as me, but he is not good enough and can’t see anyone. My friend told me not to worry, he would ask around first. I didn’t find out until the evening.
The ninth rank of the Military and Horse Division that I offended was promoted to the eighth rank. When he found out that I had been deprived of my Dantian, he found someone who had fought with the high official before to be the tormentor, and arrested the high official."
"That's it." Li Qingxian said.
Zheng Hui continued: "I thought it would be alright to be a coward and give me some money, so I collected some money and asked my friend to give it to the man, and said he was willing to bear the burden of sin. Who knew that the man accepted the money, but what did he say?
He didn't say anything about kicking my friend out. My friend asked me to wait again and sent him a letter this morning, saying that he had tried his best, but the man never let go. Only then did I understand that the man was afraid that he wanted to kill the high official.
Hand. I looked for some of Ye Wei's friends, but they were either not there or there was nothing they could do. I came to you because I was desperate. Captain Li, I, Zheng Hui, have never asked you for anything. This time, please..."
Zheng Hui burst into tears and knelt down while crying.
Li Qingxian raised his hands, grabbed Zheng Hui, and prevented him from kneeling down, saying: "Captain Zheng, don't worry, the senior officials must save you. But I don't know anything about the Military and Horse Division, and I don't know their people, so I can't
Go rashly. I will send someone to find Brother Han, he will definitely have an idea."
"Yes, yes, yes, look for An Bo, he is a sensible person." Zheng Hui said.
Li Qingxian comforted Zheng Hui, then called people in the street patrol room, found three free men, handed over a few taels of silver, and asked them to quickly go to Huangji Teahouse on Ya Street to find Han Anbo.
Zheng Hui was in a state of chaos and groaned. Li Qingxian had to comfort him and take time to think about how to save people.