Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 671 Careful Observation
Wang Zhan pointed to a layer of dust on the steps, on which there were two clear footprints. Wang Zhan frowned and said, "It's an old lady with bound feet. She doesn't look tall, probably in her fifties or sixties."

Qi Dasheng was used to Wang Zhan's judgment, but he didn't expect Wang Zhan to know who was coming just by looking at a footprint. He asked, "There wasn't any dust when I left?"

"I made it to prevent theft." Wang Zhan said nonchalantly.

Qi Dasheng asked: "What should we do now? Should we go in or not?"

Wang Zhan took a look at the door lock and found it was intact, so he said, "Go in, the person who came just stood there for a while and then left."

Qi Dasheng opened the door, and Wang Zhan and his sister moved things to the kitchen with him. Some meat was hung directly outside. It was winter and the temperature in the north was below zero, so there was no need to worry about the meat spoiling.

Wang Li said, "Brother, I'm tired. I'm going back to my room to sleep for a while."

"Go ahead, I'll light the stove right away." Wang Zhan carried the sack into the kitchen, then went to the backyard, lit the stove in the house, and opened the window a little.

Wang Li had already climbed onto the bed, took off her coat and cotton pants, and got under the quilt. Wang Zhan did not go out, but waited in the room for the temperature to rise. He looked at his sister again, whose little face was rosy and who was sleeping soundly. Then he closed the door and returned to the front yard.

Qi Dasheng was preparing a goat, hanging it near the stove in the kitchen, and was skinning it when Wang Zhan walked in and said, "Master, what can I do?"

"Fill the big pot on the stove with water and bring it to a boil." Qi Dasheng said without turning his head.

Qi Dasheng moved quickly, and in a short while, the sheep was dismembered. For example, the lamb head, lamb tenderloin, lamb ribs, lamb chops and lamb legs were all collected by Qi Dasheng and prepared to be used in hot pot. The lamb offal was put into a bag and hung on the corridor outside.

The remaining sheep heads, bones and tails were thrown into the big pot and blanched. After the blood was removed, they were put into cold water and started to cook. Qi Dasheng stretched and said, "Done!".

Wang Zhan could only watch what happened next, but he asked, "Master, do you only drink mutton soup at night?"

Qi Dasheng was unhappy and said, "How can that be possible? I'm just returning the car. I can just bring back some sesame cakes from Caishikou when the time comes."

Wang Zhan was speechless and replied, "Master is wise!" After saying that, he curled his lips, turned around and went to the bedroom in the backyard.

This pot of mutton soup was stewed for four hours because Wang Li didn't wake up. The mutton head was stewed to the bone.

When Wang Li got up from her bed, there was a knock on the door outside. Wang Zhan ignored it and concentrated on dressing his sister, covering her tightly. The weather was cold and Wang Zhan was worried that his sister would catch a cold.

Wang Li asked who was coming, and Wang Zhan said, "How would I know? It's okay, there's a master in the front yard."

When Wang Zhan dragged Wang Li to the front yard, he saw Aunt Wang sitting in the restaurant on the right drinking tea. Qi Dasheng was not in the room. Wang Li happily jumped to Aunt Wang and asked, "Aunt Wang, why are you here?"

Sister Wang responded happily and said, "I missed you, so I came to see you."

At this time, Wang Zhan also came over and greeted warmly: "Aunt Wang, it's better to come at the right time than to come early. You don't know that today's mutton soup has been stewed for the whole afternoon. It is so delicious. Please wait, I will bring you a bowl." Wang Zhan ran straight to the kitchen. After a while, there was no sound of talking in the restaurant. Two adults and two children, each had a big bowl of mutton soup, eating with sesame cakes, sweating profusely.

After two bowls of mutton soup, Sister Wang stopped drinking, but she intentionally or unintentionally told Qi Dasheng what happened in the Yan family. Qi Dasheng listened with great interest and was amazed. Both the brother and sister had confused expressions on their faces.

Suddenly, Qi Dasheng stopped talking. He stared at Wang Zhan, who didn't even raise his head. At this time, Wang Zhan was still struggling with the third bowl of mutton soup.

Sister Wang really couldn't see anything wrong with Wang Zhan, so she dispelled the little bit of suspicion she had about Wang Zhan. After dinner, she said goodbye and went back happily. She was really afraid that Wang Zhan would be implicated.

Wang Zhan took a knife and made a bowl of dipping sauce for himself. He was dismantling the sheep's head piece by piece. When he finally cracked the sheep's skull, took out the sheep's brain with a spoon, put it in a bowl, and pushed it to Wang Li, he said, "As the old saying goes, you are what you eat."

Wang Li looked at her brother with dissatisfaction and said unhappily, "I have a brain."

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, brother is wrong. The main thing is that it tastes good. Sprinkle some dipping sauce on it and it will be delicious."

Wang Li then happily picked up the spoon and started eating. Qi Dasheng said beside her: "You really know how to eat, don't you?"

After eating the mutton soup and sesame cakes, the three of them were so full that they didn't want to move. After they finished eating, no one stood up and they all lay on the stools to rest. Qi Dasheng lit a cigarette and suddenly asked, "Is it you?"

Wang Zhan didn't react, and replied blankly: "What do you mean, is it me? I don't understand."

Qi Dasheng looked at Wang Zhan, and finally he had no more doubts. He felt that he was overthinking. This silly boy could not possibly be the culprit. How could such a young child have such great abilities?

Sister Wang had the same idea as him. This time, Sister Wang came specially to test Wang Zhan, but from Wang Zhan's reaction after hearing what happened, it seemed that he knew nothing at all. All his reactions were normal, like a child listening to a story with great interest. In Wang Zhan's eyes, she only saw two words: "curiosity".

A month later, Qi Dasheng took the brother and sister on a trip to the market. They visited all the big markets nearby and bought New Year's goods, firecrackers, and some precious ingredients. However, Qi Dasheng did not spend a penny of his money. According to Wang Zhan, the master had to save money, otherwise he would not be able to find a wife.

Qi Dasheng knew that Wang Zhan was rich, but he really didn't know how much money his apprentice had. One day, Qi Dasheng was a little worried. Qi Dasheng muttered unintentionally in the kitchen, "I wonder how much money this kid has?"

Wang Li, who was standing next to him at this time, said, "My brother has a box of money, all kinds of money, Master, you don't have to worry." Wang Li opened her arms and measured the size of the box. Of course, her arms were not enough. Opening them as wide as possible only showed that the box was obviously very large.

Qi Dasheng was shocked after hearing this. His apprentice had kept something in reserve. Has this kid changed so much? At this time, Wang Zhan came over and said, "Master, let's go to Changdian for a stroll. Isn't that the biggest market?"

Qi Dasheng said, "Okay, let's go tomorrow morning. There will be more jugglers there."

Wang Li jumped up when she heard this and asked, "Is there anyone who can perform monkey shows?"

(End of this chapter)