Chapter 86 Luo Xiao was kidnapped
"What are you doing in my cellar?" My aunt didn't believe it and pushed the man aside.
When she saw that the dust on the cellar had been removed and there were messy footprints, she asked sharply, "Did you open the cellar?"
Luo Xiao saw how quickly her expression changed and thought: Is there really a dead body in the cellar?
But didn’t Wen Baolu say there wasn’t one?
He shook his head: "Can't it be opened here?"
Seeing that he seemed to have discovered nothing, the aunt was still worried, "You really didn't go down?"
Luo Xiao: "Really not."
But... Wen Baolu did go down.
Maybe it was a man's sixth sense. When he heard the footsteps outside the door, he closed the cellar door and concealed Brother Wen's whereabouts.
"Where's Wen Baolu?"
He pointed outside and said, "I'm going to buy rice."
Aunt He didn't believe it and wanted to open the cellar to take a look. Luo Xiao quickly walked up to her, raised a smile, and praised loudly: "Brother Wen, you have always been aunt's virtuous and beautiful. After seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed extraordinary."
Pooh!
What virtuous and beautiful, she is just a poisonous snake hiding in the dark!
At this time, Wen Baolu, who was underground, was already climbing up. Just as he was about to lift the lid, a noise suddenly came from above.
A group of tall and strong men with ferocious looks suddenly broke in.
Luo Xiao couldn't help but retreat, but was still surrounded.
grass!
Who on earth did this woman steal? He just wanted to come here to learn some experience, so why is he so unlucky?
Luo Xiao struggled hard: "Get out of here! If you dare to tie me up, you're dead!"
Aunt He also explained: "He is not Wen Baolu!"
Old Zang didn't expect that the person was not there, and he immediately got annoyed: "Where is he?"
My aunt also felt aggrieved: "He was gone when I came back."
Wen Baolu paused: Looking for him?
"Brother Xiao." Wen Baozhong was also woken up. He walked out rubbing his eyes, with sleepiness still on his little face.
When he saw Aunt He beside him, he called out sweetly, "Aunt!"
Luo Xiao panicked and quickly shouted, "Baozhong, come here, Brother Xiao."
He hugged the child and his expression returned to normal.
"Yes, this is the younger one." My aunt's eyes lit up. "The older one didn't take the younger one with him. He will definitely come back."
Old Zang took a look at the child and saw that he was indeed good-looking. He waved his hand and said, "Take him away." Then he said to his aunt, "You must stay at home and keep him here. As soon as he comes back, tell me immediately."
"Yes, of course." My aunt agreed readily.
Listening to the exchange between the two, Luo Xiao tightened his grip on Wen Baozhong, his eyes wide with anger: "How dare you? How have I offended you? Why are you arresting me?"
Old Zang snorted coldly: "Grandpa, I can arrest you if I want to. Be honest, or your body will suffer!"
Luo Xiao suddenly became angry and yelled at the top of his lungs, "If I disappear, you won't have a good life!"
"I've seen plenty of high-ranking officials in this city. I don't know where you came from, kid. Do you really think you can scare me with just a few big words?" Old Zang waved his hand impatiently, "Hurry up, take them all away."
In the cellar, Wen Baolu became anxious and immediately quickened his pace, wanting to go out and stop the dispute.
But Luo Xiao shouted, "You are finished. My mother will definitely find out and she will not let you go."
This remark immediately caused others to laugh.
"Haha, he's still a baby who hasn't been weaned."
"She won't let us go yet. We were afraid she wouldn't show up!"
"Let me go, my mother will definitely find out." Luo Xiao kept emphasizing, his voice getting farther and farther away. "You must tell my mother."
This sentence also awakened Wen Baolu in the cellar.
He gripped the wooden ladder tightly with both hands, his expression filled with shame.
He asked himself if he had ever offended anyone in Zhending Prefecture.
Could it be that my aunt is afraid that he will find out about my uncle's affairs? !
Thinking of this possibility, Wen Baolu felt even more uneasy.
It was he who implicated Luo Xiao.
Moreover, if he went out at this time, not only would he be unable to save people, but he would also be captured.
Only then will you really be helpless when you cry out to heaven or earth.
"Is there anyone here?"
My aunt's voice came again from the cellar door.
Wen Baolu was afraid of being exposed, so he quickly hid in a pickle jar in the cellar and held his breath.
My aunt also held a lamp and shone it around the door. She felt relieved only after making sure that there was no one there.
Hearing the sound of the wooden board falling again, Wen Baolu's tense body suddenly relaxed.
Notify Mrs. Zhu as soon as possible.
We also have to report to the authorities. If the authorities arrest people, we will definitely be able to rescue Luo Xiao and Bao Zhong as quickly as possible.
Yes, that’s it.
Wen Baolu immediately came out of the pickle jar, his whole body emitting a strong sour smell.
He climbed to the top of the wooden ladder and waited quietly for a while, but there was no sound.
He lifted the cellar door, revealing a pair of eyes and looked around, but there was no one.
Then he left the cellar.
After running out of Liushu Hutong, Wen Baolu did not dare to delay for a moment.
He was afraid of being discovered, so he wiped his cheeks with dirt and started asking at every inn.
When passersby smelled his scent, they all tried to avoid him!
Some waiters treated him like a beggar and drove him away.
Wen Baolu felt extremely regretful. Why didn't he just send them to the inn before leaving?
Anyway, my uncle's house is right there, so it won't be a big deal if I go there a little later.
And my uncle, was he really killed by my aunt?
His eyes were red and he couldn't stop worrying. He was afraid that something might have happened to Luo Xiao and Bao Zhong, and all kinds of random thoughts started to run through his mind.
…
After Zhu Mingqing had a good rest, he came out of the inn again.
This was the third relatively prosperous provincial capital she had seen in ancient times, besides the capital and Zhencheng.
This time, she wanted to learn more about the living customs of Jizhou and see how the grain market is doing here.
After all, Jizhou is so close to Guancheng. If she wants to gain a foothold in this industry in the future, she will definitely have to deal with it.
Most of the food in the north is pasta, and restaurants offer a wide variety of delicacies.
Sitting in the private room by the window, feeling the breeze blowing towards him, Zhu Mingqing felt a rare sense of relaxation that he had not felt for a long time.
Zhending tofu, lion head, and a signature dish, the Golden Lion King.
Not to mention, being able to open such a big restaurant in the capital city requires some strength.
The tofu is also wrapped with meat and shrimp, which is rich in flavor, golden and tender.
The main ingredient of the Golden Lion King is carp. The fish strips are fluffy like a lion. They are fried first and then seasoned with seasonings. The taste is sweet and sour.
This is also the most expensive dish, costing ten taels of silver.
Today's meal cost Zhu Mingqing twenty-three taels of silver.
Tsk tsk.
Zhu Mingqing shook his head.
As expected, the recipe is still in the hands of a few people. In addition, the ingredients are hard to find and the spices are expensive, so the price of the finished dish is also much higher.
If you have cooking skills, you will never starve in this world.
While she was eating, she listened to the gossip coming from next door.
"The Feng family is really going too far!"
"They have the governor as their backer, so my Shan family can only accept their fate!"
"Humph, I just don't believe that all the food in the world can be monopolized by the Feng family."
After eating and drinking, she leaned back in her chair, her eyes slightly narrowed.
The Shan family, are they from the same family as the shopkeeper Shan from Ji County?
Just then, there was a noise from across the street.
"Are there any officials staying here?"
"Get out of here, don't stay here, you're blocking the guests."
Wen Baolu handed over another piece of silver and said urgently, "Excuse me, if you don't have any here, have you seen those officials? There are about fifty of them."
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