After a few words of conversation, a big customer came to buy food. Li Ru went out to greet him, and Gao Fan came in to add tea.
"Miss, the shopkeeper has to wait for a while. If you want to sit here and be bored, I will take you to see the granary in the side room. The shopkeeper took us to place them all. They are neatly arranged and make you feel comfortable. ."
Lin Jinyan stood up with a smile: "Then I'll ask you to lead the way."
Gao Fan: "I don't want to be a young lady. Please excuse me. Please come here."
Gao Fan jogged to find Li Ru and said a few words. Li Ru looked at Lin Jinyan and handed Gao Fan the key in his arms.
When he arrived at the side room, Gao Fan unlocked the door and invited the three masters and servants in. After closing the door, he changed his smile from before and knelt down and clasped his fists with a serious face:
"Gao Fan has met the lady."
Lin Jinyan: "Get up, what do you want from Boss An?"
Gao Fan was stunned for a moment and then stood up:
"Master said that the young lady has a sharp eye, and she is indeed well-deserved. How did the young lady guess my identity?"
Lin Jinyan smiled and said: "You and I have never met before today. When you saw us, you came up to us and looked at Hong Jiu first, and then called me Miss. You must know Hong Jiu, so it doesn't matter who you are." It’s hard to guess.”
Gao Fan glanced at Hong Jiu and smiled:
"My lady is as careful as dust."
After saying that, he pointed at the side wall seriously:
"The master said that there are many people staring at the teahouse now, and he was worried that it would be inconvenient for young lady to go there. So he bought the yard next to the grain store, which is separated by this wall."
Lin Jinyan looked over: "Boss An, do you want to meet across the wall?"
Gao Fan: "Young lady is joking, please come this way."
After saying that, Gao Fan stepped forward and removed the wooden frame by the wall, slapped a brick on it, and a crack suddenly appeared on the wall. Gao Fan stepped forward and pushed it open, and a door for only one person to enter appeared in front of several people. .
Leaving Hongjiu guarding the door of the granary, Gao Fan led Lin Jinyan and Bai Zhi into the stone gate.
As the stone door closed, the dark passage became dark. Gao Fan took out the fire stick beside the wall, blew out the flame and lit the oil lamp hanging on the wall, and led the master and servant inside. After walking about seven or eight feet, they came to a three-way intersection, turned a corner and saw A step up.
Two oil lamps beside the wall of the steps swayed gently due to the wind brought by the approach of the three people, illuminating the steps clearly. Gao Fan blew out the fire folding bag and put it in his arms:
"Miss, watch your step, we're almost here."
Lin Jinyan looked at the secret passage, followed Gao Fan's footsteps, and was helped up the steps by Bai Zhi.
Gao Fan walked to the top and pressed the bulge on the wall. A hole opened in the wall, a door slowly opened, and light poured out randomly.
After entering the door, a simple and elegant study suddenly appeared in front of them. Gao Fan led the two of them into the room and sat down.
Lin Jinyan turned around and looked at the stone door. There was a landscape calligraphy and painting hanging on it. After closing it, it fit tightly without any clues.
Hearing the movement in the house, a man in dark clothes entered the house. He quickly glanced at several people, clasped his fists and said:
"Miss Lin, wait a moment, the master will be here soon."
Lin Jinyan nodded: "There's no rush."
The man bowed and left. After a while, he came in with hot tea and refreshments. He poured three cups of hot tea, one cup was placed in front of Lin Jinyan, one cup was placed opposite Lin Jinyan, and one cup was placed in front of Bai Zhi who was standing aside.
Lin Jinyan's body was as straight as stone and his neat movements were inexplicably familiar to Lin Jinyan. He felt like two cousins.
Before he had time to think about it, the stone door opened again, and the figure swayed, revealing An Zhixian's handsome face.
(End of chapter)
