The end of the long street.
A group of people came to an inn called "Xiangyun".
"Xiangyun" Inn is a famous time-honored restaurant in Qingfeng Market. Many people come here because of its reputation, but just to drink a bowl of unique mutton foam.
This mutton steamed bun is a traditional delicacy in Sanqin. Almost every restaurant that sells specialty snacks will have such a delicacy. In the territory of Qin, this mutton steamed bun is well-known to every household, and it is not that rare.
But the mutton steamed buns made by this Xiangyun Inn are truly outstanding. The mutton is juicy, oily but not greasy, the soup is fragrant and pure, and the aftertaste is endless!
Therefore, after coming to Qingfeng Market to catch the market, many local people come to Xiangyun Inn to eat a steaming bowl of signature mutton steamed buns.
The mutton steamed buns here are not expensive. A bowl only costs five cents. If you are not full, you can add half a bowl for free.
The shopkeeper's surname is Hu, Hu Fugui, and he is known as "Hu Sanshao". He is a short, fat, middle-aged man. It is said that he has suffered from a strange disease called dwarfism since he was a child. He is less than one meter tall. Although he is short and fat, his skin is very good, with fine skin and tender flesh, and white skin. It was red and seemed to be broken by a blow.
What a strange dwarf!
Such a person is a magical existence in itself. No matter who sees him, they can't help but take a second look.
Although he is short, he has been apprenticed to a famous country cook since he was a child. He studied cooking diligently and learned the unique skill of cooking. No matter what kind of ingredients, as long as they are in his hands, he can make delicious dishes with full flavor and flavor.
Therefore, for ten years, he worked as a cook for others and used the money earned from hosting banquets to open the "Xiangyun" Inn in the bustling Qingfengji District.
By this time, he had become somewhat famous, and people from all over the surrounding areas knew that Xiangyun Inn had opened at the end of Qingfengji East Street.
Naturally, everyone has heard that the shopkeeper of Xiangyun Inn is a dwarf with an unattractive appearance. Therefore, everyone wanted to see what this dwarf looked like.
Rumor has it that he is an expert at cooking, and it is guaranteed that your taste will be left with a taste that you will never forget. Many people come here to taste his craftsmanship.
After tasting it, everyone felt that his craftsmanship was almost comparable to that of the royal chefs in the capital. Every customer who came to taste his craftsmanship would give him a thumbs up and praise him endlessly.
As a result, the reputation of the dwarf shopkeeper in Xiangyun Inn for being a good cook gradually spread.
At this time, it was past noon, but the lobby of Xiangyun Inn was still full of people. Everyone was just eating with gusto. From time to time, guests would call the waiter to add soup.
The inn is divided into two floors, and most of the private rooms on the second floor are reserved in advance.
When the waiter saw Xu Feng and his entourage appearing at the entrance of the hall, he came up to them sweating profusely and led everyone to sit down by the window in the lobby.
Then he introduced the special dishes in the store to everyone. Of course, the signature mutton steamed buns are indispensable.
After the waiter finished the introduction with excitement, while everyone was hesitating, he turned around and went to the counter to bring tea and poured a cup for everyone.
Xu Feng looked at everyone happily and asked what dishes everyone wanted to eat.
Leng Yue looked around, thought for a while, and said, "Dad, didn't the waiter say that the mutton steamed buns here are the most famous! Why don't we each have a bowl of mutton steamed buns to try first?"
Menghua placed the porcelain vase in her arms on the table and looked at it from top to bottom. The two fishes were attached together and looked small and exquisite. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them.
Seeing her eyes shining with obsession, Leng Yue couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, jokingly: "Look, you've been looking at the vase for a while, but you can't seem to get enough. I think you should regard it as a My dear, just three incense sticks a day is enough!"
Everyone looked at her with a smile. Menghua rolled her eyes at Leng Yue and said with a smile: "Yes, you are right. I will offer it when I get back and serve it with delicious food and drink! I, too I need to make new clothes for it!"
Everyone laughed at her innocent girlish feelings.
Xu Feng then ordered another sweet and sour pork ribs, a roast duck with konjac, a chicken stewed with mushrooms, a steamed mandarin fish, and a stewed pig trotters with lotus root.
He didn't order a drink because he was already drunk at the Yuelai Inn the day before yesterday and had a splitting headache. It had been a long time since he had tasted the taste of drunkenness, but that time made him worse than death, and he would never forget it.
It's not that he can't drink well, he is an alcoholic. Getting drunk is a common occurrence for him and it is nothing at all. However, the reason he got drunk at Yuelai Inn the day before yesterday was to drink away his sorrows and hope to use drunkenness to forget. The anguish, sadness, guilt and pain in my heart.
He originally thought that he could get rid of all his worries with just one drink, but little did he know that instead of dispelling all the worries in his heart, this wine only made him more and more worried, and the more he drank, the more worried he became!
So, he decided not to drink anymore today. He needs to keep a clear mind in order to figure out how to deal with his own affairs.
He still has so much unfinished business.
When everyone saw that he only ordered food but not wine, they all felt very strange and looked at each other in surprise.
Still, Menghua couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Xu, you usually drink some wine during meals, why don't you order wine today?" She was really used to being careless, so she asked casually.
Xu Feng looked at her, smiled, frowned slightly and said, "Uncle was drunk at Yuelai Inn last time and felt uncomfortable, so he won't drink today. Why, Hua'er, do you want to drink?"
Menghua curled her lips, looked around in embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "I don't want to drink, it's uncomfortable when you're drunk!" She also imitated Xu Feng's words, winked, and showed a quirky and playful look. appearance.
Liu Ruyan saw that she was deliberately imitating her elders, neither older nor younger, and had no respect for her elders. She was a little stunned and scolded softly: "Hua'er, don't be unreasonable! How can you talk to Uncle Xu like this? Why don't you agree with her quickly?" Uncle Xu admits his mistake?" Liu Ruyan looked at her with a sullen face.
Only then did Menghua realize that she had spoken rudely to her elders. She couldn't help but blush with embarrassment, pouted, and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Shangguan Hongqin knew Menghua's temperament and thought that she was joking like that because she was happy. He was also afraid that she would not be able to get off the stage and get angry, so she hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said, "Oh, Hua'er has no disrespect to her, Uncle Xu." I just got a baby and I was so happy that I said this jokingly, "Nephew Liu Xian, please stop blaming Hua'er." She looked at the two young people with a smile on her face, which looked very loving.
Hua'er couldn't help but smile sweetly and said to Shangguan Hongqin: "Look, my aunt understands me best. How can I be disrespectful to my uncle? My uncle has been so kind to me since I was a child and treats me as my own daughter. I am my favorite." Where are uncle and auntie’s!”
At this time, Leng Yue couldn't help but smile, rolled her eyes at Menghua, and said faintly: "Sister Hua, you are the only one who can open your mouth and please your father and mother, but I am not as good as you and can't speak. Use nice words to please them! Hey, by the way, do you have time to teach me?" After she said that, she put her head close to Menghua's face and looked at her with wide eyes.
Menghua glanced sideways at her, and was amused by her abrupt ridicule. The two couldn't help but look at each other and burst into laughter.
At this time, the dishes were served.
After the waiter finished serving the dishes, he nodded and bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "Dear guests, all the dishes have been served, please use your time! If you need anything, just say hello!"
After saying that, he bowed to everyone, turned around and walked away quickly.
At this moment, a group of young men wearing official uniforms and swords suddenly appeared at the entrance of the lobby. There were about a dozen people, standing at the door with their heads held high, looking majestic and majestic.
Everyone's face looked extremely serious, looking steadily into the hall.
When the waiter saw the official coming, he quickly greeted him with a smile, ran over quickly, nodded and bowed in greeting, and welcomed the group in.
As soon as they came in, they glanced at the canteen where they were eating and drinking. The leader was a tall and strong young man. He took out a picture from his pocket, shook it open, showed it in front of the waiter, and asked in a deep voice: He said: "Xiao Er, have you ever seen the person in this painting?"
When the waiter saw this, he was suddenly startled. He opened his eyes wide and took a closer look. He frowned, shook his head and said, "Go back to the official, no, I have never seen this person before!" He could only laugh along with him. Said sarcastically.
Seeing the serious look on the officer's face, he knew that he did not dare to offend, and there was a trace of fear on his face.
The officer and soldier looked at him steadily, as if interrogating a prisoner, and asked again with a sullen face: "Look carefully, have you seen it before? Listen carefully, the person in this painting is Qi There was a thief in the door. The night before yesterday, he committed murder and goods at Peach Blossom Villa ten miles away. He not only stole the property of the Nangong family, but also killed two people in a row. Now the government is looking for him everywhere." After saying that, he turned to the hall again. The guest in the hotel glanced at him and said, "This person is extremely vicious. Anyone who provides any useful clues and assists the government in arresting this person will be rewarded fifty taels of silver."
When the canteen in the hall saw the officers and soldiers coming in, they were all silent and turned their faces to the side. They knew that if the officers and soldiers came to eat, nothing good would happen, and everyone was afraid to avoid them.
Now when I heard that the government was handling the case, and that there were useful clues and there were so many rewards available, another swarm of swarms came forward and gathered around the painting to look at it carefully.
After watching for a long time, everyone shook their heads in disappointment. The man in the painting has a ferocious face and a big beard, but he looks very much like the legendary ghost-catching Celestial Master Zhong Kui.
They had seen Tianshi Zhongkui before, but they had never seen this thief who looked like Tianshi Zhongkui.
Everyone whispered to each other for a while, and then dispersed.
At this time, the officer and soldier saw that everyone else had come to take a look, but only Xu Feng's table didn't come to take a look, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Then he slowly turned around and walked to the crowd, looked at them steadily, and said in a deep voice: "They have all come to see, why don't you come?"
The officer and soldier shook the picture in front of everyone, and said to himself: "You have clearly seen that this is a wanted criminal by the government. If you know about it and do not report it, once it is found out, you will be punished as an accomplice!" He looked at everyone vigilantly. , saw that they were carrying weapons, and they looked like people from the martial arts world, so they paid special attention.
Suddenly, the officer and soldier caught a glimpse of the Pisces porcelain vase next to Menghua, his eyes flashed, and he asked in shock, "What is this?" He then reached out to pick up the Pisces porcelain vase.
As soon as she stretched out her hand, Menghua grabbed it and held it in her arms, for fear of being snatched away by that person.
The man was startled and shouted sharply at Menghua: "Take it out!"
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. Liu Ruyan hurriedly stood up and shouted at the officer and soldier, "What do you want to do?" He walked up to the officer and soldier, stared at him and said, "We just bought this from the market. .”
The officer and soldier stared at the Pisces porcelain bottle and said quietly: "Bought it? I think it was stolen?" He glared at Liu Ruyan sideways.
Xu Feng also stood up immediately, stared at the officers and soldiers and said, "This officer, I heard you just now, is investigating a case at Peach Blossom Villa?"
The officer and soldier stared at him for a moment and said slowly: "Yes, we are from Liumen. We are investigating this case. Do you know what happened at Peach Blossom Villa the night before?" He stared at Xu Feng alertly.
Xu Feng sighed and said faintly: "It turns out to be the official from the Six Gates. I'm disrespectful! To be honest, the official, we just came out of Peach Blossom Villa! We saw with our own eyes what happened at Peach Blossom Villa the night before!"
When he said this, the officers and soldiers were shocked and looked at him in surprise.
The officer and soldier were suddenly startled and asked in surprise: "Are you from Peach Blossom Villa?"
Xu Feng shook his head and said, "No!"
The officer and soldier became even more confused and asked: "Then how do you know about Peach Blossom Villa?"
Xu Feng glanced at the people at the table and said slowly: "To be honest with you, I am a close friend of Nangong, the owner of Peach Blossom Villa. I passed by Peach Blossom Villa the day before yesterday and was invited by Nangong to stay one night at Peach Blossom Villa. So, , we didn’t know what happened at Peach Blossom Villa.”
The officer and soldier nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "Oh, is this really the case?" He seemed not to believe what Xu Feng said. Still staring at him dubiously.
Xu Feng smiled slightly, looked at him and said, "Everything I said is true, but have you found out anything about it?"
The officer shook his head and said slowly: "We initially suspected that it was the Seven Gates. However, so far, there are no clues. The thieves of the Seven Gates have done many evil things and are extremely cunning. If they are not eradicated, When the refugees and civilians are angry, the civilian population will never have peace. If you know any clues, please tell us so that we can solve the case as soon as possible and restore peace to the world."
On the surface, he spoke righteously and seemed to hate evil, but in fact he was eager for success and wanted to get some clues to catch the seven-door thief as soon as possible, so as to ask for credit and reward from his superiors.
Xu Feng sighed softly and said quietly: "In the middle of the night, we heard screams. When we chased them out, the two servants had already had their throats cut with a knife and had died long ago. The murderer also escaped, but According to Brother Nangong's guess, the murderer should be a thief from the Seven Doors. After the theft, he went to the secret room to check and said that he did not find any valuable items missing. As a friend of the Nangong family, I also hope that you will find out as soon as possible. The murderer is caught and brought to justice, and justice will be given to the Nangong family!" There was a look of sadness on his face.
After hearing this, the officer and soldier turned his eyes to the Pisces porcelain vase in Menghua's arms. As his eyes flashed, he suddenly showed a very strange expression.
