Chapter 261: Midnight Haunted House 48
After receiving the money, the madam immediately shouted "boy" towards the backyard, and a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old ran out from the back.
"Sister Lin, what's the matter?"
"Go to Yangshan Hutong and buy some food."
The boy took the money away, while Yunyun and Xianxian took out some snacks like fruits and peanuts and placed them in front of Ye Jian and Xu Xinghe. While they were doing this, they kept glancing at Su Qingyun from time to time.
Finally, he smiled and asked Ye Jian and Xu Xinghe, "It's really unusual for the two gentlemen to come to our place with such a pretty housekeeper at this time."
"It's nothing special. We came all the way to Qingshui Hutong to do some business. She said she was the housekeeper," Ye Jian pointed at Su Qingyun, "She was just being modest. She's actually our housekeeper. If you want to make money, you have to serve her well. When she's in a good mood, she might reward you with a lot of money."
"real!"
Yunyun and Xianxian immediately went over and surrounded Su Qingyun, some pressing her shoulders and some hammering her arms.
The madam also came over and asked Su Qingyun to take a seat quickly.
They made tea for the three of them, and the boy also bought some food from the alley next door: a bag of braised pork elbows, a bag of crispy peanuts, and a plate of boiled potatoes.
These foods, together with the fruits and peanuts from before, filled up a large table.
The madam collected the money twice and was in a good mood. She asked Yunyun and Xianxian to serve Su Ye and Xu well, while she went upstairs with a twist of her waist, probably to hide the money.
The boy returned to the backyard, closed the door, and did not come out again.
Yunyun and Xianxian squeezed in next to Su Qingyun, one of them fanned Su Qingyun to help her cool down, and the other held chopsticks to help Su Qingyun pick up food. The whole scene made Su Qingyun look like a playboy.
Su Qingyun asked Yunyun and Xianxian how much money they could earn here in a day.
"The guests who come here are very stingy. You are so generous, the manager. I saw that you just handed our sister a thousand-yuan bill. It's good enough to give her two hundred yuan for a night spent here."
Su Qingyun took out a few hundred-yuan bills from her bag. She gave some to the two and made a request, "Can you sit across from me? Don't fan me or help me with food. I just want to ask you some questions."
"Can."
The two of them divided the money and happily sat opposite Su Qingyun.
A square table can seat five people.
Su Qingyun picked up a boiled potato and peeled it while asking the two of them, "How many households are there in Qingshui Hutong?"
Yunyun and Xianxian looked at each other and said they didn't know. They said they were also from other places and were not locals.
"Who is the local, your sister?"
"Sister, it's not like that either. How can someone in our line of work be a local? We were all born by our mothers and raised by our fathers. It's so embarrassing to run a business right next to our home."
Su Qingyun felt that the several hundred pieces of paper money he had spent on the grave were all wasted.
She started eating potatoes and left the inquiry to Ye Jian.
Ye Jian asked, "I see that all the alleys in yours have door lights hanging on them. What's the significance of this?"
"Hanging the door light proves that the girls in our brothel are allowed to receive customers."
“Is there ever a time when you don’t hang up?”
"Of course there are. Some people live alone and can't hang door lights unless they are clean."
Ye Jian said "oh" and then nodded, as if he was here for an interview.
He peeled a peanut and put it in his mouth, then continued, "I heard there was a fire here. Were you there at the time?"
"Yes." Xianxian was more outgoing, and when Ye Jian asked her, she took the initiative to speak. "I was in the house at the time, and the fire suddenly started burning. Oh my god, it was so scary."
"Were you at the fire?"
"Yes, Yunyun and I were there that day. The fire department came. Luckily, our Yunxian Hall is at the entrance of the alley, so the fire was put out in time. The one next door wasn't so lucky. It was completely burned inside."
next door?
Su Qingyun and the other two exchanged glances. The house next door was on fire.
When the three of them were looking for No. 33 along the alley just now, they found that the house numbers in this alley alternated on the left and right. No. 1 was the first house on the right, and No. 2 was the first house on the left. The house next to No. 1 Qingshui Hutong was No. 3 Qingshui Hutong.
Su Qingyun searched for the appearance of the house at No. 3 Qingshui Hutong in her mind. She had the impression that this house seemed to be larger than Yunxian Hall, and the location of the gatehouse was also further back than other houses. There seemed to be a door lamp on the gatehouse at that time.
Su Qingyun was thinking about the appearance of Room 3 in Qingshui Hutong in her mind, only to hear Ye Jian continue to ask Yunyun and Xianxian.
He asked, "Does Qingshui Hutong often suffer from fires?"
"Not often. If it happened often, that would be terrible. The houses here are all small wooden buildings. We are most afraid of fire. We usually pay attention to it."
"Then why is there a fire next door?"
"I don't know." Yunyun replied.
Xianxian was covering her mouth and laughing beside her.
Ye Jian turned his head and asked her, "What are you laughing at?"
"I wonder if this gentleman comes to us to ask about fires instead of risqué stories. Are you from the fire department?"
"That's about right, because we want to know if there is any dirty stuff here." Ye Jian joked, and he peeled another peanut and put it into his mouth.
Yunyun and Xianxian cried out at the same time, "Sir, you're such a joke. We take a shower every day, so we're clean."
As she said that, she stretched out her white and tender arm and let Ye Jian smell it.
Ye Jian blocked them with his hands and pushed their arms in front of Xu Xinghe.
Xu Xinghe stood up and asked Su Qingyun, "Should we go over and take a look?"
"Okay." Su Qingyun put down the potato and glanced at Ye Jian. "Ye Jian, you stay here first. We'll be back soon."
Ye Jian was about to stand up, but Su Qingyun reached out and pushed him down.
"No. 3 Qingshui Hutong is not No. 33 Qingshui Hutong. We will come back."
Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe left Yunxian Hall.
The sky was darker than before. Su Qingyun looked at the time and it was almost seven o'clock in the evening.
The two walked towards No. 3 Qingshui Hutong. Su Qingyun's memory was correct. The gatehouse of No. 3 Qingshui Hutong was indeed a few steps back from that of Yunxian Hall.
There is no rule that houses built opposite each other must be built on the same level. Some can be built a little earlier and some later, and there is no problem. Some people even like to plant a few big trees in front of their house before building their house.
There are two big trees planted at the entrance of No. 3 Qingshui Hutong. Although the sky is dim, the two trees are growing lush and green.
"It's a locust tree." Xu Xinghe said to Su Qingyun.
Su Qingyun said "oh", but then she reacted.
Sophora tree!
The first of the ten yin trees mentioned in the book Ghost Hunter.
Then you have to go in and take a look.
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