Chapter 199 Is my brother-in-law brave enough? (Two chapters in one)
The chickens were not finished, so some were left for the group of beggars, and two were packed, one as a thank-you gift to Old Wang, and the other for Xiao Niuzi and Xiao Gouzi.
A few people wiped the oil off their mouths, brushed off the chicken feathers on their bodies, and then went to the herbal medicine shop.
Old Wang's herbal medicine shop has been open here for many years. Except for Zhao Shiqing, who is from another place, the others have some impression of this shop even if they have never been there.
During festivals, medical shops and pharmacies are open. This has been an old custom for many years.
Although the weather is cold, it is a sunny day today. Before I even enter the shop, the aroma of medicine hits me in the face.
Old Wang had a cold face until he saw the chicken, then his expression brightened up a little.
"That guy is back there, he won't die for a while. Let me tell you, I used only good herbs for him, and only let those two little guys do the work for two days. It was really a bargain for you."
When he reached the door, he remembered something and said, "There's still a bowl of medicine in the pot on the stove. Since you're here, don't just sit there and give it to that person."
Soon, Zhao Shiqing saw the person lying on the hospital bed. The person's face was pale, he looked sick, and his eyes were closed. If he was not still breathing, he would look no different from a dead person.
Xiao Niuzi said, "He woke up twice, but fell asleep again soon. Uncle Wang said he lost too much blood and needed to be taken care of."
As soon as Xiao Niuzi finished speaking, Old Wang said, "It's more than just taking good care of himself. You can see that this man is in poor health and needs to eat and drink well. If he doesn't make up for it while he's still young, even if he escapes this time, he won't live to be forty."
Zhao Tinggang: "You should have told me earlier. I stole some ginseng from home and brought it here."
Old Wang:......
Yan Jiu touched his nose and said, "We still have to find his family and catch the murderer. As for replenishing his body, that is what his family has to do."
Yan Shiyi: "He hasn't been home for several days. I'm afraid his family is looking for him too."
Zhao Tingluo: "Not necessarily. He's wearing a scholar's robe. Don't forget, not all scholars in the capital are local. There are also many from other places. If he is also from other places to study in the capital, if something happens to him, his family really won't know about it, so why would they look for him?"
Xiao Niuzi: "Brother, you are absolutely right. We also thought he was from another place. When he woke up, he spoke a few words, but none of us could understand what he said, not even Uncle Wang."
Old Wang had run the shop for so many years, and he had seen a lot. When the little beggar said he couldn't understand him, he got upset and said angrily, "He only said a few words, and his voice was so weak that I couldn't hear him clearly at all, okay?"
Zhao Shiqing didn't say anything because she felt that this person looked familiar. While everyone was discussing whether this person was from another place, she pushed aside the Yan brothers who were blocking the way in front of her, squeezed to the front of the bed, and carefully looked at the person on the bed.
Looks like it, really looks like it!
Suddenly, she turned around and said something. Everyone was stunned. Yan Shiyi was puzzled: "Brother Abao, what did you say? What's the matter?"
Xiao Niuzi's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Zhao Shiqing and said, "Yes, that's what he's talking about."
Everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Shiqing's face. Yan Jiu asked, "Brother Abao, how do you know what this person is talking about?"
Zhao Shiqing: "Because I've been to Wu, and this person is speaking Wu dialect, he's asking where you are."
Zhao Shiqing said that she had been to Wu, but others didn't know about it. The Yan brothers and Zhao Tingluo had no doubts at all.
He is the younger brother of Master Zhen. Master Zhen is in the shipping business and has been everywhere.
Old Wang slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, I remember now. This is the Wu dialect."
Xiao Niuzi curled his lips and said, "You only said it after this brother said it, and you said you knew it. If you know why didn't you say it before?"
Old Wang snorted, picked up the chicken and left.
Zhao Tingluo looked at Zhao Shiqing and asked, "Brother Abao, how did you guess that this person was speaking Wu dialect?"
Zhao Shiqing smiled bitterly: "Because I have seen this person before. I know he came to the capital from Wu to study."
As she spoke, she looked at the Broken Stone brothers and said, "When you were selling grilled fish, he and I both ate grilled fish at your stall. Take a closer look. Do you have any impression of this guy?"
The Sui Dashi brothers only sold grilled fish for one day before changing their business, so they remember clearly the few customers they received that day.
After all, when they were at home, every time they said they wanted to grill fish, their family members would stay away, for fear that they would drag them over to eat grilled fish. What made them most sad was their own mother, who finally took a bite after much persuasion, and then vomited out the overnight meal.
If their families didn't support them, they wouldn't be selling grilled fish on the street.
Fortunately, there are still many good people in this world. Although they only sold grilled fish for one day, they attracted several customers.
The two of them suddenly remembered that there was indeed a young scholar eating grilled fish at their stall that day.
"I remember now. There was a scholar there. Although he spoke Mandarin, it was obvious that he was from out of town."
"Brother Abao, I remember now. You and he were sitting together, and you both had foreign accents."
Zhao Shiqing: "I speak Mandarin, Mandarin. I speak Mandarin the best in our village!"
Everyone laughed together.
Bro Shi Dashi's nose was almost touching the man's face. He stared at him for a long time, then raised his head and said to Zhao Shiqing, "There was indeed a scholar there that day, but I don't know if it was him."
Well, these two were talking so animatedly that they actually didn’t remember what the scholar looked like at all. They just remembered that there was a scholar who spoke Mandarin poorly.
Zhao Shiqing said with certainty, "It's him. I'm sure it's him. I chatted with him for quite a while that day. Not only do I know he's from Wu, I also know his name is Lin Xian. His cousin is studying at Huiwen Academy, and he's auditing there. We can send someone to Huiwen Academy to ask around; his cousin might be looking for him."
Zhao Shiqing doesn't need to take care of finding people at all, the Yan brothers are the best at it.
They turned around and walked out, leaving immediately. Yan Jiu said, "I know Huiwen Academy. I know the way. Let's go now."
Zhao Shiqing thought of what she had said to Lin Xian that day, and a vague idea came to her mind. She hurriedly called out to the Yan brothers, "Wait a minute. Although I've only met Lin Xian once, I can tell that he's a very kind and upright person. Besides, his family isn't wealthy, just an ordinary one. How could a petty thief in the capital be so desperate as to commit murder for a small sum of money?"
Yan Jiu: "If it's not murder for money, then this is revenge killing?"
Zhao Shiqing thought of Yang Shengqiu: "It could also be murder to silence him."
Yan Jiu: "I must tell my brother!"
Zhao Shiqing reminded: "If it is really a murder to silence the witness, will the murderer continue to kill him if he knows that Lin Xian is still alive?"
Everyone nodded. "Need I ask?" Of course.
The Yan brothers immediately understood what Zhao Shiqing meant: "Brother Abao, don't worry, we will be careful and will not alert the enemy."
Zhao Shiqing looked at the Broken Stone brothers again, and they understood immediately: "Don't worry, we will tell those little brothers to shut up and never tell anyone about this."
Children from ordinary families may not understand, but they all have the surname Zhao. People with the surname Zhao can still live a prosperous life now, so there are no stupid people. What's more, these three people with the surname Zhao, one is from Prince Fu's Mansion, two are from Prince Lu's Mansion, and the three of them have learned to avoid danger and seek good fortune since they were in their mothers' wombs.
Zhao Shiqing was very confident in them, and her gaze fell on Lin Xian again. If it was really as she guessed, then Lin Xian must have not listened to the advice and went to find Yang Shengqiu.
Yes, in Lin Xian's eyes, Yang Shengqiu is his good friend.
The few of them did not leave, but chatted in Old Wang's shop. Lin Xian woke up again, but this time he said nothing. Xiao Niuzi fed him medicine, and he fell asleep again.
In the evening, the Yan brothers returned, but Zhao Shiqing did not expect that Yan Xia would also return with them.
Seeing Zhao Shiqing, Yan Xia was stunned. Why was his sister-in-law here too?
Yan Shiyi pointed at Zhao Shiqing and introduced him to Yan Xia: "Brother, this is the brother Abao I told you about. He was the one who recognized Lin Xian."
Zhao Shiqing was embarrassed and scratched his hair, a little embarrassed: "Yan, Master Yan, it's me, hehe."
Yan Xia nodded: "Yeah, okay."
While Yan Xia was away visiting Lin Xian, Yan Jiu told Zhao Shiqing, "Brother Abao, you are right. Huiwen College does have an auditor named Lin Xian, and his cousin is Chen Mingsheng, who is a regular student at Huiwen College.
Chen Mingsheng originally lived in the academy, but Lin Xian was an auditor and there was no place for him to live in the academy, so the brothers rented a small courtyard near the academy.
We found the courtyard and discovered the gate was locked. However, we ran into a scholar who had also come to visit them. The scholar told us that the landlord had informed Chen Mingsheng and Lin Xian that the rent would be raised after the New Year, so Chen Mingsheng was looking for anyone willing to move in and share the house with them. The scholar was interested and made an appointment with Chen Mingsheng to come view the house today, but to his surprise, no one was home.
Zhao Shiqing narrowed her eyes. "Do the other people in the academy, and the neighbors, all know where they're going?"
Yan Jiu shook his head: "The academy is on holiday. All the local students and those who live nearby have gone home. Chen Mingsheng and Lin Xian are from Wu, which is far away. It costs a lot of money to go home, so they stayed in the capital for the New Year. We went to the academy, and there are only a few odd jobs in the academy now. The teachers are also on holiday.
As for the neighbors, because there are limited dormitory spaces in the academy, many out-of-town students can only rent houses outside, so they live very close to the academy. The neighbors on both sides are the same as them, out-of-town scholars who come to Beijing to study. At this time, they either return to their hometowns or visit relatives and friends. No one pays attention to them.
However, there was a wonton stall where they lived and the owner knew them.
The stall owner said that usually two brothers would come together to eat wontons, but the day before yesterday only the cousin came. The stall owner casually asked, "Your cousin didn't come?"
My cousin said that his cousin went to meet a friend and did not come back all night. He was worried that his cousin would get lost in the unfamiliar Beijing city, so he went out to look for him after eating wontons.
The stall owner didn't open the stall for the next two days, so it's unknown whether Chen Mingsheng found his cousin.
Zhao Shiqing's heart sank. It wasn't just Lin Xian who was missing, but also his cousin Chen Mingsheng.
Lin Xian was seriously injured, but fortunately he survived and is not in danger of death. However, Chen Mingsheng's whereabouts are unknown.
At this time, Yan Xia came over and said to Zhao Shiqing, "Auntie...Brother Abao, come here for a moment. I have something to ask you."
Seeing Zhao Shiqing walking towards him, Yan Xia wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and almost said "sister-in-law".
Before they were officially married, he called her sister-in-law. Will Miss Zhao go to her sister and complain about him, saying that he is a dishonest person?
Well, he actually has many good qualities, especially he is very upright, extremely upright.
Zhao Shiqing had already walked in front of him. Yan Xia pointed outside and the two walked out one after the other.
When they got outside, Zhao Shiqing smiled and extended her hand: "Brother-in-law, Happy New Year."
Yan Xia didn't react for a moment until Zhao Shiqing repeated it again. Then he realized that she was asking him for New Year's money.
He wasn't prepared either.
If he had known that he would meet his sister-in-law here, he would have prepared a big red envelope early in the morning.
He touched it subconsciously and breathed a sigh of relief. When he entered the palace today, the Queen Mother gave him a red envelope.
The Empress Dowager and his mother were close friends, and she looked at him like her own nephew.
At that time, he was in the palace. He took the red envelope but did not open it to see what was in it. He just felt that it was heavy in his hand. After leaving the palace, he was stopped by his younger brother on the way and brought here. So until now, he didn't know what was in the red envelope.
He handed the red envelope to Zhao Shiqing. When Zhao Shiqing saw the red envelope, his eyes lit up immediately.
The red and golden purse turned out to be Shu brocade upon closer inspection!
My brother-in-law is so generous!
In front of Brother-in-law Yan, Zhao Shiqing opened the big red envelope that showed that the person was either rich or noble.
Inside were several gold ingots, which were even more exquisite than the gold ingots used by Prince Liang's Mansion to reward people during the New Year. They were obviously things from the palace.
Zhao Shiqing happily accepted the gift: "Thank you, brother-in-law. I will definitely write to tell my sister later."
Yan Xia secretly swore to himself that he would write it down in a small notebook when he got home, and that no matter what he forgot during the holidays, he would never forget to prepare a gift for his sister-in-law.
He had long seen that his sister-in-law was not only smart, but also eloquent. She could say good things as well as bad things. A few words from her in front of Zhao Yunnuan was enough to make him run around.
Zhao Shiqing accepted the big red envelope and got back to the point: "Brother-in-law, are you wondering why I know this Lin Xian?"
Yan Xia nodded: "Yes."
Zhao Shiqing: "It's a long story. It all starts with my life experience. But, brother-in-law, are you brave enough?"
Yan Xia nodded again: "My mother always said that I was foolish and bold."
Zhao Shiqing pointed to a few bricks on the ground and said, "Why don't you sit down first? I'm worried that if I tell you, you'll be too scared to stand."
Yan Xia: ...
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