Concubine

Chapter 353
Song Yun'er held Shui Wanqi's hand affectionately, and after greeting Yang Qiuchi, the two walked into the yard talking and laughing together.Peng Jiafu originally wanted to take Hong Ling to play with him, but Shui Wanqi knew that Hong Ling was going out with Yang Qiuchi and the others, so she asked the maid to carry Peng Jiafu in.

When Peng Hexi learned that Yang Qiuchi was going out for a walk, he said he would send two house slaves to make an introduction, but Yang Qiuchi refused, saying that he would just hang out at the door and be back in a while.So he took Hong Ling, Nan Gongxiong and other guards out of Pengjiazhuang, asked the gatekeeper the direction of "Enzhiyang" restaurant, and walked slowly.

Walking on the streets of the ancient town, when the passers-by saw the old man coming, they all hid on both sides, standing respectfully and with hands down, but Yang Qiuchi greeted these ordinary people with a smile.

Arriving at the entrance of the restaurant of "Enzhiyang", the old shopkeeper was a very kind-looking old man in his 60s. Seeing Yang Qiuchi and the others stopped, he quickly came out with Xiao Er, knelt down and kowtowed.

"The grand master's visit to the small shop really makes the small shop flourish! The little one is really sincere and frightened."

Yang Qiuchi helped up the old shopkeeper who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Old man, are you old Guigeng?"

"According to my lord, the untouchables are sixty-two years old this year," the old shopkeeper replied tremblingly;

Yang Qiuchi and others walked into the restaurant and found that although the restaurant was small, it looked elegantly furnished and clean.

The old shopkeeper asked Yang Qiuchi to sit down, and hurriedly asked Xiao Er to bring out the best tea leaves for Yang Qiuchi, and stood bent over to the side, waiting for Yang Qiuchi's order.

Yang Qiuchi asked the old shopkeeper to sit down and talk, but the old shopkeeper didn't dare.

"Old man, sit down and let's have a good talk. When you stand like this, I always feel that my neck is always up. Do you have the heart for my neck to be so hard?" Yang Qiuchi said to the old shopkeeper with a smile.

When the old shopkeeper heard this, he couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to carefully sit on the chair next to Yang Qiuchi with half of his buttocks tilted.

"Old man, what's your name?"

"Shangguan, Shangguanzhe, a lowly surname," said the old man.

When Yang Qiuchi heard it, he admired: "What a good name, is the old man's hometown here?"

Shangguanzhe shook his head with a smile.

Hong Ling asked softly: "Master, let the store serve you some food first, it's already at this time, and you haven't brought in anything yet, your body can't bear it."

Upon hearing this, Shangguanzhe quickly called Xiaoer over: "Hurry up and get some delicious dishes for your lord, hurry up, you know?"

Yang Qiuchi smiled: "Don't worry, it's time to start cooking soon, let's talk first, don't rush too much."

Shangguan Zhe also smiled: "My lord, if you don't dislike it, we have some snacks and snacks in our store. You can try them, but you can't eat them in other places. Even if you are lucky enough to eat them, it's not bad Authentic."

"Okay, just serve any special snacks in Enyang Town." Yang Qiuchi was really hungry.

After a while, Xiaoer brought several dishes of snacks, and Shangguanzhe explained them to Yang Qiuchi one by one.

Shangguanzhe pointed to a dish shaped like a full moon, golden in color, and densely packed with white sesame seeds on the full moon, just like a sky full of stars, which made the sesame cakes more attractive and said: "This dessert is called Titang sesame cakes. It is yellow but not burnt, the skin is crispy and the heart is crispy, and it is sweet and slag. There are 72 processes, each of which is meticulous, and it is made from eight kinds of materials, including fine noodles, glutinous rice, barley, brown sugar, sesame, sesame oil, and sesame oil. "

Yang Qiuchi was salivating just looking at it, and finally waited for Shangguanzhe to finish his introduction, so he quickly took a piece and wanted to put it in his mouth: "My lord, be careful!!" Shangguanzhe hurriedly reminded, but Yang Qiuchi had already put it in. Putting it into his mouth, he just bit it lightly, and the melted brown sugar in the snack was so hot that Yang Qiuchi couldn't swallow it or spit it out. Shangguanzhe was very embarrassed, but Yang Qiuchi himself laughed vaguely.

Shangguanzhe saw that Yang Qiuchi was very excited, so he pointed to another plate. These were four golden round pastries. Yang Qiuchi wanted to take them with his hands. Who would have thought that these pastries would be so soft that they would fall apart when touched. , Shangguanzhe picked up a small bamboo spoon from the side of the plate, carefully lifted out one side of the pastry with the other hand, and handed it to Yang Qiuchi.

"My lord, this pastry was created by Xiaomin. It's called 'Poppy Poppy'. Would you like to try it?" Yang Qiuchi heard that the name is much more elegant than the one he ate just now. Isn't it true that the thing in his mouth is named after a beauty? Should the words "beautiful and delicious"?

Thinking about it, Yang Qiuchi took a bite, unexpectedly, it melted in the mouth, smooth and sweet, with a faint fragrance of corn.

Seeing that Yang Qiuchi likes to eat, Hong Ling paid attention to it. Although she is a first-class cook, the craftsmanship of this pastry can't be seen from the outside, so she couldn't help asking: "Old man, you probably have a lot of background in this pastry. Ah, can you tell me how to do it?"

Ever since the incomparably beautiful Hong Ling entered this shop, the little girl has been staring at Hong Ling without turning her eyes. Now when she heard Hong Ling's question, she hurriedly laughed and interjected, "This is the signboard of our shop, it's from the shopkeeper Shangguan." The secret recipe passed down from one's ancestors is generally not something that can be casually mentioned, but since you asked, miss..."

"There are no rules! Don't let me go down." Shangguan Zhe's face sank, and he scolded.Xiao Er was startled, and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

Yang Qiuchi also felt reasonable when he heard it: "Okay, Hong Ling, that's his signboard. If you learn it, it will stop his life. It doesn't matter if you don't talk about such things."

After hearing this, Shangguanzhe got up and bowed quickly: "It's no wonder, my lord, it's Xiaomin who indulged these fellows on a daily basis. If you offend me, please forgive me."

Yang Qiuchi smiled and motioned Shangguanzhe to sit down: "You don't have to be polite, I'm telling the truth. If you want to eat in the future, I will naturally eat it. Anyway, Enyang is not far from Bazhou, so I still eat the original flavor of your cooking, hehe .”

After listening, Shangguan Zhe nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face: "My lord is really a good man!"

Yang Qiuchi said: "Old man, let me ask you something."

Shangguanzhe bowed and said, "My lord, please tell me, the villain knows everything and can say everything."

"Have you known Peng Si for a long time?"

"Peng Si? Is that the Peng Si who was found dead at the pier this morning?"

"Ah."

"Why don't you know each other? They're all from the same town. Besides... Besides, he's from Mr. Peng's family and helps Mr. Peng take care of things at the pier. Who in this small town doesn't know him."

It seems that this Peng Si is still a celebrity in Enyang Town.Yang Qiuchi then asked: "How is he?"

"This... this... is pretty good." Shangguanzhe said so, but the expression on his face was quite disapproving. However, it is a virtue not to speak ill of the dead.

Of course Yang Qiuchi knew this, he picked up another pastry, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, smiling at Shangguanzhe without speaking.

Shangguanzhe was stunned by Yang Qiuchi, lowered his head and said in a low voice, "This Peng Si...sometimes... some things are a little too much..."

"I know what you think, how about it, I won't make things difficult for you old man, you just need to tell me, did this Peng Si have any plans for Mr. Peng Hexi and Master Peng's wife Shui Wanqi before his death?"

"This... this villain is hard to say... the villain conducts business in a regular manner, and those things... the villain dare not inquire about it."

It seems that this matter involves privacy, and the old Shangguan is very cautious.Yang Qiuchi asked straightforwardly: "Did Peng Si come to your shop to buy a box of dim sum the night before yesterday?"

When Shangguanzhe heard Yang Qiuchi's sudden question about this, he was slightly taken aback. He was a little worried that there might be something wrong with the box of pastries he sold to Peng Si, but this kind of thing cannot be concealed, so he nodded: "Yes. , I came to buy it."

"Did he say what he bought it for?"

"No... I didn't say that, and I didn't dare to inquire about it..., but... Later..." Shangguan Zhe hesitated to speak.

Yang Qiuchi had already finished eating the pastry in his hand, and said: "Old man, I am investigating the case, and what I am investigating is the bizarre death of Peng Si. What you know may be useful for me to solve the case, so if you know something, you must Tell me, don't worry, I won't tell others that you said what you said. Okay?"

Yang Qiuchi's words hit Shangguanzhe's most worried thing, his old face blushed, and he cringed in embarrassment: "Many...thank you, sir..., it's like this, the night before yesterday, Peng Si was here with me For dinner...he always keeps accounts when he eats, but he never pays...he also drank half a catty of Laojiao wine, and then asked me to pack a box of pastries, humming a little song and went to Pengjiazhuang."

"I heard that he seldom comes to Peng's Village, does he?" Yang Qiuchi asked.

"Yeah, Mr. Peng doesn't like him coming to the village very much. If it wasn't for his family's sake, and this Peng Si is very good at managing the coolies at the dock, this Mr. Peng would have kicked him out a long time ago."

"Oh? Why doesn't Mr. Peng like this Peng Si coming to the village?" Yang Qiuchi asked with interest.

Now that Shangguanzhe had already opened his mouth, of course he went on to say: "I don't know exactly why, but I just heard that Peng Si was messing with the maids and women in the village. The old man was very angry. Originally If he wants to choose one of the servant girls to promise to him, he either thinks that she is mediocre in appearance, or he thinks that she has a low status, but she is a decent girl, who would be willing to promise to him."

Song Yuner had already heard this point clearly, Yang Qiuchi changed the subject and asked: "The night before yesterday he took pastries from you and went to Pengjiazhuang. Have you seen him since then?"

"I've seen it, why haven't I seen it? He went away for a while and came out clutching his head. He came back to my small shop, cursed and ordered half a catty of Laojiao wine, and went back with a bag of cooked beef."

"Holding his head?" Yang Qiuchi's eyes lit up, "What is he doing while covering his head?"

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