Chapter 545 Details
The so-called people do not fight with officials is by no means empty talk.
The so-called Ya Nei was originally a errand assigned by each government government for their own descendants, but now it has gradually become the name that the common people refer to some high-ranking officials who have bad behavior.
The point is not 'bad behavior', but 'children of high officials'.
Perhaps, after several generations of the Chi family, someone might be an official, but now he is at best a wealthy dude, not worthy of being called a yamen at all.
At least in the face of Shen Ruzhuo, who was in the official position, Chi Yanei didn't dare to offend Shen Ruzhuo face to face, so he used his not very clever little brain to come up with a "smart plan", ordering the boatman to move the boat closer, and whispering something to Zhang Haohao sentence.
On the other side, Song Yinzhang had already bluntly rejected Shen Ruzhuo, but Shen Ruzhuo still didn't take it seriously, his expression was not the slightest bit disappointed, and even the smile on the corner of his mouth didn't change at all.
Seeing Shen Ruzhuo stretching out his hand towards her, Song Yinzhang panicked, subconsciously hugged the pipa tightly and took half a step back, tilting his head to dodge, "Mr. Shen, please respect yourself."
"What did you say? Zhao Pan'er was hit by a carriage on the street just now?! When did it happen? Hahaha~ Heaven has eyes!"
Not far away, the Chi family's painting boat slowly approached, Shen Ruzhuo was about to touch the hairpin on Song Yinzhang's head, but saw her face change slightly and slapped his wrist away, and walked quickly towards the bow of the boat.
"Hey~ I heard people say that it should have been quite serious just half an hour ago, and her sister Sanniang who was with her partner, the two of them had an accident together, I heard that they both saw blood~~" Zhang Haohao's voice was not loud. Small, just enough to reach the boat on the other side without being obtrusive.
"Good sister! Good sister!"
Song Yinzhang suddenly became anxious, leaning forward and shouting at the opposite boat, holding on to the fence with one hand.
"Yeah? Yinzhang? Why are you here?" Zhang Haohao couldn't help showing a 'surprised' expression when he heard Song Yinzhang's voice, then bowed and said respectfully, "I've seen Shen Guanren."
Song Yinzhang didn't care about returning the gift, and said anxiously: "Sister, you just said that Sister Pan'er and Sanniang were hit by a carriage. What's going on? Is it serious?"
"Why are you talking to her about this? Don't you know I'm not getting along with Zhao Pan'er?" Chi Yanei snorted coldly, glanced at Song Yinzhang in dissatisfaction, and said in a strange way, "Ms. I broke my bones, I didn't scratch my face on the gravel road, I didn't bleed or get injured, so don't worry~~"
The more Chi Yanei 'talked the opposite', the more Song Yinzhang worried about the safety of Zhao Pan'er and Sanniang, and hurriedly asked Shen Ruzhuo to bring the boat to shore, wanting to go back to confirm the safety of the two.
Shen Ruzhuo originally wanted to use this lake tour to 'take down' Song Yinzhang, but it turned out that something like this happened, and it was hard to do much to keep him.
Anyway, there will be a long time to come, and it will be more fun for him to slowly 'domesticate' this frightened little wild cat.
"Don't worry about introducing Zhang, I'll send someone to take you back right away, but I'm lucky enough to introduce Zhang to give you pleasure today, I don't know when we can meet again?"
Song Yinzhang found that Shen Ruzhuo began to call her by her name again without avoiding suspicion, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Don't call me that, I have already made it clear what I said today, please don't put your mind on me again gone."
After Song Yinzhang finished speaking, he looked at the carriage parked by the lake, and said in a deep voice, "My carriage is waiting by the shore, so there is no need to bother Mr. Shen."
As the boat docked, Shen Ruzhuo looked at the receding carriage, the smile that had always been on his face suddenly withdrew, and his cold eyes revealed a somewhat dangerous light.
"I really don't know how to flatter you!"
Today is the day when Tongfu Teahouse invites a group of teahouses in the capital to discuss cooperation. Song Yinzhang is not only the instructor of the theater troupe musicians of Tongfu Teahouse, but also the major shareholder who has invested the most in half-mask.
On one side are Mr. Zhou, Si Teng, and Xiao Kui who have helped her a lot.
On one side are "good sisters" Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang.
Every time she encounters this situation, she is a little bit in a dilemma.
It's just that she chose her "good sister" in the past, but this time, she chose to escape and not make a choice.
Lifting the curtain of the carriage, I told the driver to go faster from time to time. The carriage galloped all the way, and finally arrived at Tongfu Tea House after crossing half of the capital city.
Zhou Ji leaned against the low rail in the corner of the lobby and drank tea. When he felt the carriage stop, he couldn't help but look suspicious.
Didn't Zhao Pan'er say that the little girl Song Yinzhang went swimming in the lake? Why did you come back so soon?
With hurried steps, Song Yinzhang jumped out of the carriage, walked towards the threshold with the hem of his skirt, and looked around worriedly.
Zhou Ji waved at her, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong? It looks like the sky is falling. Could it be that someone fell into the water?"
"Young Master Zhou! How are Sister Paner and Sanniang?"
Song Yinzhang couldn't care less about joking with Zhou Ji. Seeing Zhou Ji waving at her, his anxious heart eased a little, and he asked hastily.
"Huh? What do you mean? Miss Paner and Sanniang have an accident?" Zhou Ji asked in surprise, "When did it happen? What happened?"
"I don't know, but someone heard that Sister Pan'er and Sanniang were hit by a carriage. I thought they were going to come to the teahouse to discuss today, so I hurried over here." Song Yinzhang recalled that Chi Yanei said that Zhao Pan'er and Sanniang were together again. His bones were broken, his face was scratched, and the tears that he had been holding back all the way finally flowed down.
"It's you. Don't cry!" Seeing Song Yinzhang's pitiful appearance, Zhou Ji felt dizzy for a while. He reached out and took out a wet wipe from his sleeve and handed it to her, comforting, "It won't be Where did you make a mistake? A person was hit by a car. It took half an hour to cross the half of the capital and reach the ears of Zhang Haohao on the lake. As soon as there is news, tell Zhang Haohao right away? She is not Gu Qianfan."
Song Yinzhang was anxious and chaotic. He didn't have time to think about it before, but now he heard Zhou Ji's analysis, but he also felt something was wrong.
However, since hearing such bad news, if you don’t confirm it yourself, you won’t feel at ease after all, Song Yinzhang took the wet towel and wiped away his tears, took a deep breath, and said seriously: "No, I have to go back to Osmanthus Alley to have a look. "
"Well, let me go with you." Zhou Ji clapped his hands, went to the private room on the second floor to ask Si Teng to explain a few words, and slipped out quietly without telling Hong Kui.
"Aren't you going with me?"
Si Teng looked at the contracts signed with the major tea houses just now, and asked casually.
Hongkui opened the window sash, watched Zhou Ji and Song Yinzhang get into the carriage and left, smiled indifferently, stretched a big lazy waist, as if taking off the shackles imposed on her body, and said calmly: "Already. No need."
Si Teng raised his eyes and glanced at the heroic red-clothed woman in front of him.
Even if it was only fleeting, Hongkui, combined with Sito's eyes and tone, still keenly caught a trace of resentment that was so subtle that it was almost imperceptible, which immediately aroused curiosity.
Tiptoe lightly, even though they were less than ten steps away, they still flew up and landed beside Si Teng's table lightly, stretched out their hands to hold down the stack of deeds that Si Teng was about to pick up, and looked at Si Teng with bright eyes, as if It is full of words: 'detailed', 'detailed'.
On the other side, Zhou Ji took Song Yinzhang to Osmanthus Alley first, but Chen Lian's private house was empty. After asking the neighbors, he found out that Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang hadn't come back since they went out in the morning.
Since it’s not in Osmanthus Lane, let’s go to Half Mask.
At the same time that Zhou Ji and Song Yinzhang were leaving for Ma Xing Street, Chi Ya Nei rushed to Tongfu Teahouse to claim credit, and told Si Teng that Shen Ruzhuo had been eyeing Mrs. Song recently, and asked her to be more careful.
Zhou Ji and Song Yinzhang didn't know about these things, and they just rushed to Ma Xing Street at this time.
Seeing Sun Sanniang who had just finished shopping for vegetables and came back from the street with a basket on her shoulders, Song Yinzhang finally let go of half of his hanging heart, quickly lifted the curtain of the car to stop Sanniang, and said with concern: "Sanniang! Sanniang, where is Miss Pan'er? She How's your injury?"
"Yinzhang? Mr. Zhou?" Sun Sanniang hummed a ditty and was suddenly taken aback by Song Yinzhang. Seeing these two people appearing at the same time was enough to be suspicious, and Song Yinzhang's inquiry made her even more confused. "What injury, what kind of injury did Pan'er suffer?"
"Didn't you and Sister Pan'er get hit by a carriage?" Song Yinzhang helped Zhou Ji get off the carriage, and briefly told the rumors he had heard.
Sun Sanniang laughed back angrily, rolled up her cuffs and said angrily, "That Chi Yanei! He was hung on the ball frame before and didn't know how to reflect, and dared to curse us! I think he was hit by a carriage!"
Song Yinzhang's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, he stroked his chest lightly, and said happily: "It's fine if nothing happens, it's fine if nothing happens."
Sun Sanniang saw Song Yinzhang's tear-stained eye makeup, and guessed that Song Yinzhang must have rushed over as soon as he heard the news that Pan'er and her had an accident, and the slightest complaint against her disappeared.
"Since it was a misunderstanding, Sanniang and Miss Pan'er are all fine, so I'm relieved"
Zhou Ji wanted to leave at this point, but Sun Sanniang hurriedly asked to stay: "The tea house is right in front, Mr. Zhou is here all the time, how can he pass through the door and not enter? Last time someone made trouble in the tea house, and the reception was not good. This time, you must come in and sit down." Sit down and have a good taste of our peach blossom crisps and red fruit drinks."
Song Yinzhang responded from the side, "Yes, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou worked hard all the way with Yinzhang. At least have a cup of hot tea and let me play a piece of music. Let's express our gratitude."
The hospitality between the two was hard to refrain, so Zhou Ji had no choice but to agree.
Zhao Paner was settling accounts in the hall, and when she saw Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and Zhou Ji entering the door, she also showed suspicion.
Understanding what had happened, Zhao Pan'er was grateful again, bowed to Zhou Ji, invited him to sit in the hall, and packed the tea set for grinding tea powder.
As the tea is poured into the cup, the water vapor is dense, and a scent of tea lingers in the room.
Zhao Pan'er came with a red fruit drink and peach blossom cakes. The steps on the stairs were gentle. Song Yinzhang, who had changed into a red and white skirt, patched up her makeup and walked down from the second floor with her pipa in her arms. Just as she was about to play, she saw a disgraced man. The embarrassed young man covered in injuries came to the door, hesitating.
"that is"
Zhao Pan'er frowned slightly, walked to the door, looked at the embarrassed young man with blue nose and swollen face, and immediately recognized him as Ge Zhaodi who came to make trouble a few days ago.
Zhao Paner is not a pure cold-blooded and ruthless person after all. Seeing the other party's miserable appearance, he sighed and said helplessly, "Didn't I ask you to buy wound medicine? Why did you get hurt like this again? Where is your elder brother?"
"He's not my elder brother, he's just my fellow countryman! He lied to me, so I beat him up." Ge Zhaodi turned his head and said stubbornly.
Zhao Pan'er was immediately amused by Ge Zhaodi, and teased: "Little girl, you are quite strong."
"Little girl?" Song Yinzhang asked in surprise.
Ge Zhaodi raised her head proudly and said, "Women can't beat people? I broke one of his ribs!"
Sun Sanniang was amused, and said with a smile: "Heh~ Beating people at this age is quite similar to me."
"Although the man's bones are not broken, there are many fractures all over his body, and he is accompanied by a mild concussion. He will not be able to recover after ten and a half months of recuperation." Zhou Ji glanced at Ge Zhaodi and said lightly.
"I'm not lying, I really beat him up!" Ge Zhaodi said urgently.
"Then what's the matter with your body injury?" Zhao Pan'er figured out something was wrong, looked at Ge Zhaodi, and asked.
"Let Ba Ye know what happened last time. He called someone to beat me up. I fought with that man, and that's it." Ge Zhaodi failed to avoid the important and lighten the words, and her voice became smaller and smaller.
"Then why are you looking for us now?" Song Yinzhang frowned.
"Are you hiring a waiter? I can do any job!" After Ge Zhaodi finished speaking, seeing the three women fell silent, she quickly added: "I don't need wages, I just need to take care of the meals."
If Tongfu Tea House hadn’t snatched up half-masked business, such a tea house would have been too busy with just the three women, but now.
Ge Zhaodi glanced left and right, and saw that they were still showing embarrassment. She thought it was because she was concerned about her previous blackmail, and said anxiously: "Don't worry, I, Ge Zhaodi, have clear grievances since I was a child. No matter what, I am responsible! But I have no money, so I can only use this method to compensate you. I worked as a waiter in the town of my hometown, and I can do everything in this shop."
Obviously he wanted to stay for a long-term meal ticket, but he persuaded others to stay with him by saying "responsible for previous mistakes" and "we can only use this method to make amends if we don't have money".
At such a young age, he has a lot of thoughts.
Zhou Ji looked at the agitated Sun Sanniang, shook his head, picked up the teacup and took a sip of the red fruit drink. Feeling the aftertaste of tea powder, salt, and ginger, his expression changed slightly, and he stuffed several pieces of peach blossom cakes. Breathe a sigh of relief.
Sun Sanniang is different from Zhao Paner and Song Yinzhang. She is from a real bottom class. She has never studied or seen the market.
Ge Zhaodi's seemingly outspoken character of "clear grievances and grievances" made her very close.
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er has not expressed his opinion for a long time, Sun Sanniang hesitated and said, "Pan'er, how about?"
The future is uncertain, and the corners of Zhao Pan'er's mouth are full of bitterness: "When Miss Si Teng's troupe is stationed in Chatang Lane for a tour, I am afraid our business here will be affected. It is really inconvenient to recruit people at this time."
After going through so many things, Song Yinzhang is no longer the greenhouse flower that separated herself from the traffickers and pawns. Although she still had doubts about Ge Zhaodi in her heart, she still turned her head to look at Zhou Ji, and said hesitantly: "Mr. Zhou "
(end of this chapter)