A little weak chicken came to Dali Temple

As he was talking, Yeats suddenly felt that the silence was too much. When he raised his eyes, someone was looking at her with bright eyes. Yeats blushed and said, "Sir, come over and eat."

Pei Jingning sat on the bench without moving, and even waved to her.

Yeats felt something, and his face turned a little red, as if blood had been splashed on his face. Then he turned completely red: "My lord..."

Before he finished speaking, someone stretched out his long arm and pulled the little lady into his arms.

"grown ups……"

Yeats often coveted someone's beauty, but once it was real, she would give up and huddle in Master Shaoqing's arms, not daring to move, looking like she had no future.

Lord Shaoqing lowered his head and kissed her.

Under the dim light, Master Shaoqing was gentle and affectionate. Yeats was so enchanted by his kiss that he felt confused and groggy until Master Shaoqing kissed down along the skin behind her ears and reached out for her. Yeats suddenly woke up when he unbuttoned her collar and felt the cold air suddenly touch his skin.

"Sir..." She stood up and stood on the other side of the table, adjusting her appearance in a panic.

Lord Shaoqing raised his eyes.

Between the two of them, the hot pot on the small table was boiling in the high temperature of the charcoal fire. The soup was tumbling and the steam was rising, floating in the air like mist.

Just now... Pei Jingning stretched one hand on the bench and stroked his forehead with the other to calm his heartbeat.

Seeing that Mr. Shaoqing was no longer staring at her, Yeats patted his heart, sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started to cook the food.

After a while, Pei Jingning also sat down at the small table. In fact, he was hungry for a long time. He picked up his chopsticks and ate vegetables with the young lady opposite.

On a cold winter day, the small room that was as cold as ice half an hour ago became warm due to the charcoal brazier and steaming hot pot. After eating to their heart's content, the two of them took off their coats.

There were not enough ingredients on the table, so Bai Lang went downstairs to get another portion. The two of them ate until midnight, and after being fed up for a while, Master Shaoqing left in a carriage.

After eating too much and lingering with Mr. Shaoqing, Yeats really had no strength to go back, so he asked Ade and Ye Lan to take the people in the restaurant back. She stayed alone in the attic. Yang Fuquan was worried and hugged the bed The quilt slept in the accounting room next door. Fortunately, there was a charcoal fire in the kitchen, so I made a pot and put it in it, so it didn't get cold.

After taking up duty on the second day, Yeats continued to organize the documents on the desk. At noon, Qin Dachuan came back from outside and brought information about the Hua family who asked for help last night.

"Still not found?"

Qin Dachuan shook his head.

Yeats put down what he was doing and thought for a while, "Well, let me go and see if there are any clues."

Seeing Yeats walking out, Qin Dachuan said, "Have you eaten lunch yet?"

Yeats called to Xiao Quanzi, "Go to the cafeteria and get some steamed buns. Uncle Qin and I will wait for you at the door."

"Okay." Xiao Quanzi disappeared in a flash.

Zhao Bai stood up and said, "I'll be with you."

Yeats waved his hand, "Mr. Zhao, you are suffering from the cold. It stands to reason that you don't have to come on duty today. It's cold outside, so don't go out. It's nothing. It's just that the daughter of a friend of Uncle Qin's is missing. I'll go take a look. Are there any clues?"

Zhao Bai looked sick and pale today, and he coughed from time to time.

Yeats couldn't bear hearing this and said, "If you come back early, I will bring you some cough ointment."

"Ahem..." Zhao Bai coughed a few more times, "Then...thank you, little brother Ye."

"Master Zhao is too polite. Then you can sit down and we'll go out first."

Zhao Bai sat back obediently and kept staring at the door. Even if Yeats disappeared from his sight, he did not look back.Yeats and Qin Dachuan met Teng Chong and others who were returning from work at the door.

"Where to go?"

"Uncle Qin has a friend whose daughter was lost. It's the fourth day today and no one has been found yet. I'm going to see if there's anything I can do to help."

Tengchong let out a cold breath, "Then you two have eaten?"

"No, let Xiao Quanzi get the steamed buns."

Tengchong almost rolled his eyes. It was such a cold day. He just wanted to eat something warm when he came back from the field. Now he couldn't eat it. Come on, turn around.

"It's not a case, it's fine, no need to follow." Yeats said to Teng Chong.

Tengchong said: "Forget it, I'll just grab a bowl of hot noodle soup from any small restaurant I encounter on the road."

Yeats smiled and said, "Then I'll invite you."

More than half an hour later, Yeats and others arrived at Pianwa Alley.

Why is it called Pianwa Alley? It is where some small traders and hawkers who live in relatively difficult circumstances live. The houses and yards are old, dilapidated and in a state of decay.

When they arrived at the entrance of the alley, Yeats and others dismounted and left their horses at the entrance of the alley.

"Further north is the moat!"

Qin Dachuan nodded: "Well, many men in this alley are coolies in the canal north of the moat, and so are the Hua family. The men of the Hua family work as coolies on the canal. Hua Ding goes to the canal trough boat to pick up dirty clothes, and washes clothes for others. Earn some copper to support your family."

Yeats asked, "Is this the only girl in the Hua family?"

"There is also a boy, but this boy was sent to be an apprentice in a shop, leaving a four-year-old girl in the family. Unlike other families that favor boys over girls, the Hua couple are also very good to girls, so the child is missing. The couple is almost crazy about looking for a child."

In order not to be exterminated, Ye Dahe asked his daughter to show off in men's clothing. It was really not easy to see a family in ancient times that did not despise girls.

This may be why Yeats was willing to help.

As expected, there are mostly poor people in the north of the city. Walking down an alley, the children playing in the alley are all wearing patched cotton clothes, and some are even wearing autumn clothes. Their faces and hands are covered with frostbite, which makes people feel unbearable.

There were some elderly people sitting at the door basking in the sun. Seeing Yeats and others in official uniforms, they all stood up nervously.

There was an old man who knew Qin Dachuan, "Officials, what are you..."

"For Hua Wu's daughter."

"Oh, I haven't found this child after looking for it for three or four days. He must have been taken away by Pai Hua Zi."

Another old man retorted, "That day, I was sitting at the entrance of the alley and didn't see the little girl come out of the alley. She must not have been taken away by the flower girl."

"The alleys have been searched. Where are the people?" The old man sneered, "Old man Ding, don't think that because you have the same surname as Hua's wife, you are a relative, and you talk nonsense without being taken advantage of. Let’s go, could it be eaten by a dog?”

A third old man interrupted, "Even if the dog eats it, it still has bones."

"That's right." The old man who spoke first saw someone echoing his words, and his tone of reply became more confident.

Yeats looked from one end of the alley to the other, "Is there no exit at the end of the alley?"

"Yes, there is, but there are no streets or roads behind it. It's just a piece of garbage. No one goes there except dogs." (End of Chapter)