The past life is cold and the present life is warm

Chapter 115
Hearing Zhou Ziyao's words, the boss nodded deeply and said, "That's right, then you can take advantage of her freshness and earn more money quickly, so that I can also earn more money."

Zhou Ziyao nodded with a smile, but sneered in his heart.I think this boss is really vulgar.Then he didn't take this matter to heart.

On the other side of the alley, Qiu Ke walked along the alley.This alley is a bit strange, and the gates of every house are closed.After passing several houses, I saw a door was open, and a middle-aged fat woman was drying things in the yard.

Qiu Ke happily walked up to the door and said, "Auntie, can I ask you for someone?"

The fat woman looked up and saw a thin and frail little girl standing outside.Then he wiped his hands on the apron, got up and walked over.

The fat woman frowned and stood inside the door looking up and down at Qiu Ke and said impatiently, "What do you want to know?"

Qiu Ke hurriedly took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve pocket.When the fat woman saw the broken silver, her eyes lit up immediately, and she said with a smile on her face, "Little girl, just ask if you want to know."

Qiu laughed and said: "A little sister of mine said that there is a gentleman who lives here and is very good at calligraphy and painting. She often comes here to ask for calligraphy and painting. I wanted to ask for calligraphy and painting for me through her, but I haven't seen him recently. I used to have my little sister. So I found here by myself according to what she said. I remember that gentleman's surname seems to be Zhou."

Hearing that it was Mr. Zhou, a fat woman, her eyes became brighter, and she smiled like a big bun: "Hey, the Mr. Zhou you mentioned is called Zhou Ziyao, right? Your little sister is called Dan Mei, right?"

Qiu Ke shook her head and said, "I don't know the name of that Mr. Zhou. But my little sister is indeed called Dan Mei."

The fat woman smiled even more heartily: "I see that you both wear similar clothes, but she is wearing much better materials than yours. Your little sister said that she came to ask for calligraphy and painting. I don't think she followed suit. Tell the truth. She, she comes here every few days. I don’t look like someone asking for calligraphy and painting, how can someone asking for calligraphy and painting come so frequently.”

Qiu Ke looked at the fat woman puzzled and said, "Auntie, what do you mean? She is a little maid. What else can she do if she doesn't come to ask for calligraphy and painting?"

The fat woman chuckled, looking wretched.Qiu Ke's heart was pounding, and the woman went on to say: "There are so many things you can do. You are still young and don't understand this. But every time that little girl comes, she always takes good care of that Mr. Zhou." Yes. She does laundry, cooks, and cleans the house. From my point of view, the relationship is not ordinary. But that little girl is born to be a brother and sister. I don’t believe this. I have never seen Mr. Zhou admit it.”

Qiu Ke couldn't help asking curiously when he heard this: "Why do you think they are not brother and sister?"

The fat woman covered her mouth and smiled even more happily: "Think about it, this Mr. Zhou is this year's Juren. He was already a scholar when he moved to our knowledge alley. If this is really his sister, a dignified one A scholar can let his sister go to someone else's house to be a servant girl and a slave. This is not something to honor the ancestors. So I think they say they are brothers and sisters to deceive people. I don't know what they are up to. "

"Although this Mr. Zhou was poor when he first moved here, he is not short of that money now. The clothes he wears in recent years are also delicious. There are many girls in this alley who have taken a fancy to him. But They were all rejected by him with righteous words."

Thinking of this, the fat woman laughed again.Qiu Ke nodded half-understanding and asked, "Where does their family live?"

Perhaps it was the fat woman who wentssip to the best of her ability.Pointing out the place to Qiu Ke happily: "Here, do you see it on your left? Is there a sycamore tree at the intersection over there? The small courtyard with the sycamore tree is their home."

Qiu Ke hurriedly thanked him, and then gave the fat woman the dime.The fat woman continued to laugh like a steamed bun and said, "Hey, she is really a witty little girl."

Qiu Ke said goodbye to the fat woman.Go to the small courtyard with plane trees.And the ink cup fell against the base of the wall not too far away.I also listened to their conversation.When the fat lady turned around, she also quickly walked towards the small courtyard

In front of the small courtyard, Qiu Ke stepped forward and patted the wooden door of the small courtyard.No one in the yard responded.Qiu Ke gently opened the wooden door a crack and looked inside.

The small courtyard is not big.There are only two rooms.The courtyard was also tidy and tidy.A sycamore tree grows on the southeast corner of the yard.Because the gap in the door is very small.Through the gap, you can vaguely see a small shed under the plane tree.Nothing else can be seen.

In the yard, a row of shelves stood under the eaves of the house on the left.How many clothes are on it?There is also a row of shelves under the eaves on the right.There are some fruits and vegetables hanging on it, and even some bacon.Qiu Ke smacked his lips and thought: These things are not locked up, and I am not afraid that a cat or a dog will steal them.

Qiu Ke made sure that there was no one in the house.So I went to the house on the opposite side of the street and patted on the courtyard door.A woman who sounded younger responded, "Who is it? Wait a minute."

Not long after, a young woman came out of the house.Gently opened the door.The woman looked Qiu Ke up and down, raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, "Who are you looking for?"

Qiu Ke smiled and pointed to Zhou Ziyao's house across the way, and said, "Ma'am, I want to ask if that is Danmei's house across the way?"

The woman continued to say in amazement: "That's right, but Danmei hasn't been here for a long time. Why is that little girl missing?"

Qiu Ke continued to smile and said: "I don't know if she is lost or not. I haven't seen her for a long time. I am a little maid from another house. I wanted her to help me bring a calligraphy and painting. But I haven't seen her for a long time, so I I found it myself according to what she said."

The woman's eyes lit up and she asked, "Long time no see, how long has it been?"

Qiu Ke pretended to think for a while and replied: "At least ten and a half days. We didn't see each other every day. I didn't realize it had been at least ten and a half days until I felt like I hadn't seen her for a long time. months. Maybe longer. Hasn't she been back all this time?"

Hearing Qiu Ke's words, the woman smiled and said, "Hey, not only have you not seen each other for ten days and a half months, but Mr. Zhou who is across the street has also not seen him for at least ten days and a half months. Two days ago he He also asked me if I had seen the girl who often came back to his house. When I turned around, I saw Mr. Zhou and told him. Mr. Zhou hurried to look for it.”

Qiu Ke nodded and asked again: "Then where is Mr. Zhou now? I want to ask him for calligraphy and painting."

The woman waved her hand and said, "Mr. Zhou is a candidate now, and he is very busy. Maybe he went outside to socialize with his classmates."

Qiu Ke shook his head pretending to be sorry and said, "Then I can only come back when I am free next time." So he took out another dime and gave it to the woman, thanked the woman and was about to turn around and leave .

　no collection~
　　no reward~

　　I am a novel that no one appreciates.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)