Chapter 688： One person is short-changed

Chapter 688: One person is short of the other

Li Laoer frowned, played with the small box, and asked: "How about that place? Since it is called Yaochi, is it because it is convenient for playing in the water?"

Zheng Sanjiang shook his head, with a hint of contempt in his expression, "No, uncle. The reason why it is called Yaochi is because there are many 'fairies' in this place.

“The interior is decorated like a heavenly palace, with food, drink and supplies, all extremely luxurious. In fact, it’s just a gold-smelting cave!”

He thought for a moment and then added: "I walked around secretly and found that many of the guests were young men from various families in Xindu, and some of them had official positions.

“They were in a building, and they were served by a woman who smoked a long pipe, and when they finished smoking, they looked like they were crazy.

“Some people were crawling all over the floor, some were crying and laughing, and some were just having sex, as if they were trapped in some illusion.

“I originally wanted to take a closer look, but the guards inside were changing. In order not to leave any traces, I had to take advantage of this opportunity to come out.”

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Li Laoer's heart beat wildly when he heard this, and he always felt that some big secret was involved.

 He ​​took a deep breath and said: "This matter, after investigation up to this point, is no longer a trivial matter. Wait until I think about it, and don't tell anyone about it."

“Yes, uncle.” Zheng Sanjiang saluted and retreated.

Li Laoer walked around the room with his hands behind his back.

Xindu is not without its gentle towns like brothels.

Although the imperial court prohibited officials from entering and leaving such a place, how could it be forbidden if men were lustful?

It was nothing to go there once in a while to drink and have fun, and no one was caught by the censor for this.

Perhaps the censor will come occasionally...

But this Yaochi is obviously different.

It is well guarded, expensive, and sells psychedelic things.

The guests he faced were almost all juniors from powerful families, even young officials.

Is this a place of enjoyment arranged by someone behind the scenes, intending to make friends with the younger generations of each family?

But why is it so mysterious, or so secretive? !

Zheng Sanjiang's ability is quite good, even it is so difficult for him to investigate.

At this time, Zheng He came in to deliver new tea and asked: "Uncle, are you going back to Suijintan tonight? There is news from home that today is Mr. Wen's birthday, so I want to have some fun at home."

Li Laoer came to his senses and said quickly: "Get the car ready and go back now."

Zheng He hurriedly went out to make arrangements. Li Laoer gave Lao Cao a few words and got in the car to go home.

He just got into trouble, but he forgot that one person can count on shortcomings and two can count on strengths.

There is a miraculous doctor Zhang and a smart little niece at home, so maybe they know what is weird about the ointment in this jade box!

In the yard of Li's family in Suijintan, the cooking stove is busy right now.

Today is Mr. Wen’s birthday. When he got up early and went to the Yamen, Mrs. Wen personally cooked longevity noodles for him and added two poached eggs.

Finally, he put on new clothes and shoes and stockings from head to toe.

After lunch, Mrs. Li went for a walk in the Wen family yard. When she heard about this, she naturally wanted to organize something.

The Li family has long regarded Mr. Wen as one of their own!

Although Mr. Wen is not celebrating his birthday, nor is he looking forward to his birthday like a child, it is still appropriate to cook some good dishes and have the whole family gather together to have some fun.

When Li Laoer entered the door, he saw Mr. Wen, the village chief, Uncle Zhao and others, as well as Doctor Zhang and Liu Biaotou sitting in the hall talking. He smiled and said, "Oh, I'm the last to come back. Fortunately, I'm the last to come back." , I bought two jars of good wine as an apology."

As he spoke, Zheng He stepped forward and placed the two wine jars on the table.

There are no men who are not good at drinking, especially old men. Soon, they unsealed the jar, smelled the rich aroma of wine, and smiled with flowers on their faces.

When the sky was completely dark, tables were opened in the main room and the east room of the Li family. Men and women sat separately to celebrate Mr. Wen's birthday together.

Mrs. Wen personally served the dishes to Mrs. Li and Tao Hongying to thank them for taking the trouble.

“Auntie, Hongying, we should have a banquet at our house and invite you to dinner, but I didn’t expect that we would make you spend money and be tired and worry about it.”

Old Mrs. Li clapped her hand and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? We are separated by a wall and are closer than a family. It doesn't matter where we have a banquet.

“You, raising the child well in your belly is better than anything else, the rest is just trivial matters!”

"Yes, we treat Mr. Wen as a brother. It's just a small matter like setting up a banquet, and it's not worth it. Besides, we have a lot of people in the family, so it's easy to organize the banquet."

Tao Hongying took a piece of dried fried saury, carefully removed the bones, then put it into Mrs. Wen's bowl and said, "Eat more fish, and the children you will give birth to will be smart!"

After saying that, she picked another piece for Wenjuan.

Jiayin held the small bowl and waited for a long time but did not receive any care from me. He couldn't help but sigh and pretended to ask himself.

“Oh, Fu Niu’er, you’ve really fallen out of favor! Before your junior brother and nephew were born, no one would love you anymore.

“What should I do? Should I run away from home?”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said one after another.

“This girl really doesn’t suffer at all!”

“That is, not to suffer, but to be jealous.”

"Not even letting go of the baby that hasn't fallen to the ground in the belly!"

Mrs. Li even hugged her granddaughter's sweetheart and shouted, "Grandma's fat girl, you are my granddaughter's sweetheart, and grandma loves you the most!"

Perhaps to show that they had not forgotten this jealous and greedy girl, everyone picked up vegetables and put them into Jiayin's bowl, which soon became full.

Jiayin laughed so hard that he couldn’t see his teeth, he no longer said sarcastic words, he shook his head happily, and ate happily, like a puppy wagging its tail.

At the dinner table in the main room, the old and young men were also very lively because of the good wine.

Telling about the big and small things in the village, the strange guests in the hot spring valley, and the plan to plant melons on a large area next year, and of course the big scales to divide the money on the New Year's Day, and laughter from time to time.

At this time, Li Laosi came back on horseback, covered with wind and frost.

Everyone was surprised, but they didn't ask any questions and told him to sit down and drink to cool off the cold.

Tao Hongying also went to the kitchen and asked Shuiyun and Dongmei to cook more braised noodles to feed the guards.

At that moment, the guards finished their meal and went to the back-seat room in the front yard of Ye's house to rest.

The old and young girls also removed their tables and were sewing and gossiping.

The village chief and others guessed that Li Laosi suddenly came back because he had something to say. After eating and drinking, they didn't stay too long and left early, feeling quite drunk.

Jiayin found a few sweet potatoes, dragged the charcoal pot, and roasted them while listening to the excitement in the main room.

Li Laosi was sitting on a small bench, baking sweet potatoes with his daughter.

Li Laoer and Mr. Wen drank the sobering soup. Li Laoer asked: "Fourth brother, something happened at the military camp? Why did you suddenly come back at night?"

(End of this chapter)