Han Changmu's eyebrows were dull, and he was not angry at the contempt of Gu Chen and the others. He said slowly: "The three of them were brought out by Yang Youzi. I have a deep respect for him. Now Yang Youzi's life and death are unknown. I So he took over all his manpower. It is reasonable for them to be dissatisfied. As long as they do their job beautifully, there is no need to delve into these trivial matters. As time goes by, the estrangement will disappear. "
Meng Suige nodded and thought, I hope so. It's hard to say with those prickly heads.
After arranging these things, Han Changmu took a nap. When he woke up, it was already dark, and the wind blew outside, causing the shadows of the trees to sway violently.
This Hu's shop is really a bit dilapidated, the windows can't be closed tightly, and the wind blows in with the aroma of mutton.
Han Changmu touched his stomach, he was really hungry.
He slowly walked downstairs. The lobby on the first floor was empty. Meng Sui and a few other people were not there. Yao Yao was probably still asleep. Only the shopkeeper with thick eyebrows and big eyes rolled up his sleeves and was delivering mutton soup to the lobby on the first floor. .
Seeing Han Changmu coming downstairs, and seeing the respectful looks on his face from the four people who had moved in early, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, you must be exhausted from the journey. Let's have a bowl of thick soup first. The sesame cakes will be ready soon." ."
As he spoke, the owner filled a bowl with soup and meat and placed it on the food table with both hands.
Han Changmu thanked him politely, and the fragrance of the soup hit his nose.
He drank a few mouthfuls of soup quickly, and as if he had just remembered something, he asked the owner: "Which room does that girl live in?"
The shop owner was stunned for a moment, but he spoke fluent Chinese: "I thought that the girl would be inconvenienced, so I asked her to live in the westernmost room. It would be more peaceful."
Han Changmu nodded, and while drinking the soup, he said calmly: "Can the owner of the shop ask the girl to come down and use the evening meal, and send another quilt over by the way."
The owner of the shop hurriedly said with a smile: "This is a poor thought. I just thought that the girl would be quiet. I didn't expect that the kang is not burning yet and it is very cold."
While he was talking, chatter and laughter came from the door.
Han Changmu looked up and saw Yao Yao holding a bunch of candied haws, turning his head and talking to Gu Chen while walking.
Before they finished speaking, the two of them started laughing. Yao Yao also took one off the red candied haws and handed it to Gu Chen.
Han Changmu covered his heart and felt that his whole body was not well.
Such a heartless person could just freeze to death, yet he still asked someone to give her some kind of bedding.
He coughed slightly in frustration, reminding the two people who were no one around that there were others in the lobby.
Yao Yao turned around and saw Han Changmu's gloomy face, confused.
Why is he angry again? Who provoked him again?
This person must have been a toad in his previous life, but he is always angry in this life.
She walked over with a busy smile and bowed respectfully: "Young Master is awake. He slept well."
Han Changmu looked at that smiling face and felt embarrassed to express his anger. He pursed his lips and said calmly: "Where are you going?"
Yao Yao continued to laugh: "Lao Gu took me out for a walk." She hurriedly took out a long paper bag from her sleeve, placed it on the food table, and said with a smile: "I brought it for you."
Han Changmu didn't move and said calmly: "What."
Yao Yao smiled, feeling a little proud: "Don't you know if you open it and take a look?"
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows and opened the paper bag. Inside was a bunch of candied haws, which were bright red. When the light shone on them, they folded out with crystal clear light.
He coughed slightly in embarrassment, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's common in Chang'an City, what's so rare about it?"
Gu Chen snorted, looked at Yao Yao, and made an expression like "Look, I'm right."
Yao Yao was not angry. She still picked up the candied haws and put it to Han Changmu's mouth. She smiled like a treasure: "Try it, it's different from what is done in Chang'an City." Seeing that he was always awkward, she sighed. , how could someone be so awkward, but still smile: "Really, the heat of this soup is very good, it is neither sticky to the teeth nor bitter, you see, there is also bean paste stuffing in it. "
Han Changmu finally took a bite reluctantly. Sure enough, the sugar coating was crisp and sweet, the hawthorn was crisp and slightly sour, and the bean paste filling was soft, glutinous and sweet. The texture was indeed extraordinary.
He finally smiled, took the candied haws, and nodded while eating: "A Yao, I found that you are indeed a capable person. When you come back to Suzhou for the first time, you can find delicious food."
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows and smiled, but the tip of his nose was sour and astringent, and there was a little dull pain in his heart.
She saw the candied haws at a glance. This method was not found in this dynasty. The candied haws in this dynasty did not boil the sugar skin so hard. At most, it was sprinkled with a thin layer of icing sugar, and the hawthorns were not hard cored. , let alone filling it with bean paste filling.
The recipe for this bunch of candied haws was something she often ate in her previous life. At that moment, she seemed to have returned to her previous life.
The candied haws seller is an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl. She said that this method was given to her by her mother. Unfortunately, her mother passed away three years ago.
The longing in Yao Yao's heart disappeared. Now in this world, she is probably the only one who has traveled through time.
After thinking about it for a while, she figured it out and smiled happily: "Master, the bunch of candied haws you just ate were paid by Lao Gu. This is his filial piety to you."
Han Changmu was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Gu, for letting Brother Gu spend money."
Gu Chen grinned awkwardly, said politely, then turned his hand and gently poked Yao Yao, whispering: "If I knew you said that, I wouldn't buy it for him."
Yao Yao smiled jokingly, turned around and saw the owner of the shop coming over with a quilt, and said with a smile: "Is the window in the young master's room not closed tightly? Just now when the young master was resting, I heard the window scratching, is it? It’s better to get extra bed and bedding.”
Hearing this, Han Changmu felt that although Gu Chen bought the candied haws, it was quite sweet.
But the shop owner smiled and said: "The girl was wrong. This quilt was just sent to the girl's room by the young master's order."
Yao Yao opened his mouth, a little embarrassed.
Gu Chen looked at Han Changmu with a deep look on his face, then looked at Yao Yao, and smiled strangely.
Yao Yao was a little angry and glared at Gu Chen fiercely.
Not long after, Meng Sui and several others came back.
I don't know whether Gu Chen and the others were a little afraid of Han Changmu, or were silently assessing his real abilities. In short, they didn't cause any trouble, and they all used Mu Shi in silence, and behaved very calmly.
After eating the food, everyone went back to their rooms, but Han Changmu left Yao Yao behind.
Yao Yao felt that Han Changmu's gaze was a little deep, his expression was a little strange, something was wrong. She sat uneasily, ready to run away at any time if something went wrong.
Han Changmu rinsed his mouth, wiped his mouth, then knocked on the food table and said calmly: "Have you known Gu Chen and the others for a long time?"
It turned out that this was what he was asking, and there was nothing he couldn't say. Yao Yao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Yes, we met when we were working in Jingzhao Mansion."
Han Changmu pursed his lips and said, "Tell me about the three of them in detail." He paused slightly and said with deep meaning, "There's nothing you can't say about these."
Yao Yao grinned and said, "Look at what you said. As long as you ask, I will definitely know everything and tell you everything."
Han Changmu snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Okay, let me stop this nonsense and tell you."
Yao Yao drank tea, moistened his throat, and smiled brightly: "Gu Chen, he must be forty, um, almost, he has been running a stall in Dongshi for more than 20 years."
Han Changmu was astonished. The secret document he got only contained a name and a walking identity. There was no exact age. However, Gu Chen's appearance was indeed young, and he looked like he was in his early twenties.
Could it be that setting up a stall to swindle people is just a side job for him, and his main job is actually to have good looks?
Yao Yao looked at Han Changmu's stunned expression and couldn't hold back his laughter: "Master, you didn't expect it. When I first met him, I didn't expect it. Didn't we get used to it later? Once you get used to it, you'll get used to it." ." She paused and smiled and said: "He takes a kind of elixir on weekdays, and that prescription has the effect of rejuvenating his appearance."
Han Changmu nodded and motioned for Yao Yao to continue.
Yao Yao smiled and said: "Gu Chen looks arrogant, but he is the most kind-hearted, but he is a bit harsh and refuses to forgive others. He usually runs a stall in Dongshi and encounters injustices. , I always have to pretend to be a ghost and scare people, so as to seek justice for others."
Han Changmu smiled. This man's temperament was interesting, and he was even more awkward than him.
Yao Yao took a sip of tea and continued: "As for Wang Xian, he is honest and responsible. Perhaps he has been working in Pingkangfang for a long time. He is very polite and respectful to everyone." She slowly suppressed her smile. Holding his chin, he said seriously: "Young master asked these three people, I know what it means. I didn't know that they were secret stakes of the Internal Security Department before, I just looked at them with ordinary eyes. Now I look carefully, although Gu Chen is noble, But he does have talent, and if he uses it well, he will be a very good subordinate. Wang Xian is also good at being down-to-earth and hard-working. The only person you should pay attention to is Chen Gui."
Han Changmu said softly, sitting upright and looking at Yao Yao.
Her eyes were very bright, like cold stars in the dark night, eclipsing the sky and the earth.
His eyes gradually darkened.
Yao Yao didn't notice the change in Han Changmu's expression, and just continued: "Chen Gui used to be a teacher in a family in Tonghuafang. He was kicked out because he had an affair with the second lady of that family. This kind of thing Although the son is consensual, once the incident occurs, the man will be laughed at for a few days at most, but the woman's reputation will be ruined, and she may not even be able to save her life. I can't say more about who is right and wrong in this matter, but Chen Gui was just looking for a quick moment and didn't think too much about the woman. If they were really in love, why should they be secretive? Why not just invite a matchmaker to the door openly? Even if they were rejected, the consequences would not be so serious. "
