The carriage stopped at the door of Xue Pan's house for a long time. Let alone a wealthy family, even ordinary people should come out to ask questions personally, but no one from Xue Pan's house has come out until now. This is too unreasonable. .
Xiaodong looked back at Xiao Han's carriage, lifted his legs, turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the idiot who followed him, and ran up the steps in a few steps. He first looked in from the concierge and looked inside. There was no one inside, so I went back to the door and started banging on the door.
"Bang bang bang..." A heavy knock on the door came far away in the quiet alley.
After knocking on the door for a few times, an impatient voice was heard hurriedly from the door: "Come, come, who is it? It's noon, don't let anyone sleep!"
As the voice fell, the door opened a crack in the middle, and a man who looked like an old servant squinted through the door and looked out: "Who are you looking for?"
Xiaodong was still waiting for someone to come out to greet him. After waiting for a long time, a servant and a gap the size of a finger came. He immediately became angry. Was he looking down on others, or was he treating us as robbers? !
"Hey! You old man! We have a guest! If you don't go out to greet us, maybe your leg is broken..."
Xiaodong opened his mouth to curse, but Xiao Han quickly stopped him: "Xiaodong! Don't be rude! We are here to visit, not to cause trouble!"
With that said, Xiao Han jumped out of the carriage, looked up and down at the old man inside the door, then held his hands and asked, "Excuse me, is this Miss Xue Pan's home?"
Hearing this, the old man opened the door a little wider, looked at the noble young man in front of him doubtfully, and said, "Exactly, I didn't know you..."
"I'm Xiao Han!"
"boom……"
The door slammed shut, leaving only Lengzi and Xiaodong staring at each other. What's going on?
Outside the door, Xiao Han's heart seemed to sink sharply as the door closed! Looking at the closed door, the words Xiao Han practiced along the way turned into an unfunny joke at this moment!
Gritting his teeth, Xiao Han looked at the door in front of him and whispered: "Knock on the door again!"
"Dong dong dong..."
Xiaodong used all his strength to hit the door this time, until the door began to shake. Only then did the old man's voice come from inside: "Hey! Stop knocking! Stop knocking. If you knock again, I will call the police." No! There are no guests in the Xue family today. Go back to where you came from!"
"No visitors! Hey, Lord Marquis, I think he won't see you! Wait until I tear down this door so that he can see you even if he doesn't see you!"
The fool became furious when he heard this. He tied the reins on the little lion's head and was about to go up and help Xiaodong open the door! You are simply rebelling against this person. The Marquis has condescended to you and you are not even allowed to enter. This is simply too much bullying! Yes, that’s the word…
After walking up the steps, he was about to kick the door open, but was unexpectedly grabbed by Xiao Han.
At this time, Xiao Han's face was extremely pale. He grabbed the idiot's shoulders and his voice was a little hoarse: "Okay! We are here as guests, not as robbers! People don't want to see us, so let's not stay here shamelessly. Shame on you, Xiaodong, you fool, let’s go!”
Finally, he glanced at the word "Xue Mansion" with a livid face. Xiao Han turned around and walked out without any hesitation. He seemed free and easy, but who knew that he had so many mixed feelings in his heart? Could it be that after just one night, even Xue Can't even see the person you've been looking forward to? !
I was excited when I came, and depressed when I left.
Xiao Han was not even in the mood to get in the car, and walked back slowly with his head lowered, while Xiaodong and Lengzi looked at each other and quickly followed behind.
The atmosphere is strangely uncomfortable! Even the horse behind him seemed to be aware of this. He didn't even snort his favorite horse, and was led away with a ticking sound.
After walking out of the alley, there were more and more people outside. Perhaps it was the noisy sounds of traffickers and lackeys that woke Xiao Han up. Xiao Han slowly raised his head and looked around.
The surroundings were so strange, strange places, strange people, even the sky was a little gloomy, just like Xiao Han's mood at this time.
"Master Hou? Master Hou?"
"Um?"
"Where are we going next?"
Xiaodong saw Xiao Han in front of him suddenly stopped and waited for a long time without moving again, so he had to follow him carefully and asked.
Xiao Han felt empty at this time, as if he had lost something very important. When Xiaodong asked, he didn't know whether to go home or where to go.
Seeing Xiao Han's silence, Xiaodong looked at Xiao Han's face and said cautiously: "Why don't you, Mr. Hou, let's go find someone and ask about Miss Xue Pan? Could something have happened? Otherwise, Miss Xue Pan is so good. Why don't you call me Lord Marquis and you won't see me?"
As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed with things, but bystanders know clearly. Because they care too much, they worry about gains and losses. Xiaodong's words are like a hole in Xiao Han's heart, just like the sun peeking out half of the dark clouds at this time. Head, the sunlight shining down illuminated Xiao Han's front!
"Yes, it's impossible. Even if the Xue family doesn't see me, there's no reason why Xue Pan and Xiao Ai can't see me. When the servant hears my name, he feels like he's seen a ghost. Something must have happened here!"
After thinking about this clearly, Xiao Han, who had been standing still for a long time, felt that all his strength suddenly returned to his body, and the world around him began to come alive! Just where to go to find out the news?
There is a teahouse diagonally across the street, and a large flag is swaying in the wind, dangling back and forth, as if it is an enchanting woman, inviting Xiao Han to come over.
Teahouses, as one of the oldest businesses in China, can be seen in almost every prosperous city. Teahouses are not as quiet and indifferent as ordinary people think.
Talk about things, gossip, eat, and take a nap!
A teahouse almost covers the few hobbies that ordinary people have in their spare time.
The teahouse that Xiao Han saw was not too far from Xue Mansion in terms of location. It was noon and there were not many customers in the teahouse. The waiter who had just finished his work was dozing off against the counter. , suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside the door, he immediately thought of something clever, put the towel on his shoulders, and quickly went out to greet the person. Before the person arrived, the voice passed over first:
"Hey, our guest is here. Would you like the three of you to have tea or dinner?"
"Drink tea! No tea leaves!" Xiao Han looked at the teahouse and simply said two words.
"..."
As a result, the waiter who came to greet him happily almost choked to death at these words...
After working as a waiter for so many years, this is the first time I have seen a customer like this. Drinking tea without tea leaves? Don’t you even need to add water? So do you eat the cup or gnaw on the table? You came here to entertain me at noon, right?
The waiter's face turned a little cold at that time. Just when he was about to ask, Sir, are you kidding the store, a small bag was thrown towards him. The waiter was so surprised that he subconsciously caught the small bag.
"Crash..." The sound of coins colliding came from the small bag in his hand. The waiter's smile immediately bloomed like a flower. He stuffed the small bag into his arms and his newly straightened waist immediately bent down:
"Oh, thank you for the reward! Distinguished guests, please take a seat. There is a private room on the second floor of the shop..."
Xiao Han looked around at the furnishings in the store and said calmly: "No, just find a cleaner place in this hall!"
"Okay, please go this way, the water will be here soon, back hall, back hall! The best tea in a pot, no tea leaves allowed!!"
The more calm Xiao Han acted, the more respectful the waiter became. He led Xiao Han to a seat by the window. The waiter raised his voice and shouted something behind the counter, regardless of whether they could understand it, and then picked up the The rag on the shoulder wiped Xiao Han's seat so clean that it almost wiped out the ground!
Country bumpkins and rich people are two completely different concepts!
However, not everyone likes the fact that the waiter is so flirtatious! For example, Xiaodong felt a little unhappy when he saw the waiter's attentive look.
This kid is better at flattering than him! Is this possible? He reached out and pulled the waiter over, pointed to the door, and said to him: "Okay, stop wiping, go feed the horse quickly, go quickly, this man has something to ask you later!"
"Okay, please do it!" The waiter was dragged over by Xiaodong, and he was not unhappy at all! Instead, he bowed to several people with a smile on his face, and then ran quickly to the back room. Those who knew it said he was going to get the bean ingredients, and those who didn't know thought he was going to put out the fire.
Not long after, water was served. It wasn't that Xiao Han didn't like drinking tea, but that he didn't like drinking Tang Dynasty Sencha.
Fine tea leaves are ground into powder, and a bunch of messy things are added to it. It will make your teeth ooze when you drink it. It is better to drink plain water to feel comfortable.
When the tea was brought, the waiter did not step back. He was nodding and bending to wait on these gentlemen. Although he hadn't had time to open the bag of coppers just now, according to his experience, there were definitely no less than a hundred!
A few glasses of water earned most of the day's sales. The waiter became more and more attentive to these gentlemen, and he didn't even care about the guests at another table who wanted to add tea.
"Sir, if you have any orders, just tell me~"
Knocking lightly on the low table in front of him, Xiao Han pondered for a moment. Before he could think of how to ask, Xiaodong immediately said to the waiter with long eyes: "Well, my young master asked you something, please answer me truthfully, no. You must be talking nonsense, if you answer well, there will be a reward here!"
"Okay! Just ask me, I will tell you everything I know!"
It was obviously not the first time for the waiter to meet such a person. After listening to Xiaodong's words, the smile on his face became even brighter. What does the teahouse do? Chatting over tea and bragging! If news circulates fastest there, apart from teahouses, I can’t think of another place!
"The Xue family in the alley over there, has anything happened recently?" Xiao Han knocked on the table and thought for a long time. In the end, he decided not to talk nonsense and asked him what he wanted to know most now.