Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

Chapter 435 Sherlock Holmes

At five o'clock, the bell for the end of get off work rang on time.

Cai Quanwu has been waiting for a long time.

After the bell rang, he came out, locked the door, walked to the bicycle and waited for Xiao Wu.

After Xiao Wu came over, Cai Quanwu rode his bicycle and took Xiao Wu back to the courtyard.

After returning to the courtyard, Xiao Wu got out of the car and walked in front of Cai Quanwu, greeted the third uncle and walked straight into the courtyard.

Cai Quanwu followed behind pushing his bicycle, smiled at the third uncle, and was walking towards the yard when he was stopped by the third uncle, who said mysteriously:

"Old Cai, let me tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Cai Quanwu looked at the mysterious third uncle, pushed the bicycle into the yard, parked it aside, and asked curiously.

"The Jia family went to eat roast duck last night." The third uncle walked up to Cai Quanwu and said in a low voice.

Hearing what the Third Uncle said, Cai Quanwu asked calmly, "Old Yan, how did you know about this?"

"I guessed it." The third uncle looked like he had everything under control.

In the third uncle's mind, he considers himself the second smartest person in the courtyard, and no one dares to claim to be the first.

Cai Quanwu knew that the Jia family ate roast duck, but he couldn't hide it from anyone who was interested.

However, he still wanted to hear how the Third Master knew this, so he said in a joking tone:

"Oh, Old Yan, you are really amazing. You can even guess this."

"I'm telling you, don't make blind guesses."

"If I guess wrong, it would be a joke."

When the third uncle heard Cai Quanwu's tone, he thought he didn't believe it, so he quickly gave his reasons:

"Old Cai, I really didn't guess blindly."

"I'm telling you, you didn't come back yesterday. I saw the Jia family go out together yesterday, all dressed up."

"At that time, I was wondering what the Jia family was doing outside."

"I asked them, but they didn't tell the truth. They just said they were out for a walk."

“I really believed it at the time.”

"I just got home from get off work today, and my wife told me that someone cooked something at noon, and it smelled really good. I thought she was mistaken."

"I didn't expect that not long after I came back, my wife said that the same fragrance was wafting from the middle courtyard again."

"I leaned in and smelled it, and it was the aroma of roast duck."

“I think this smell is right.”

"Besides you and Sha Zhu's family, the only family in this middle courtyard is Yi Zhonghai's family."

"No one is home from your family or Shazhu's family, so it can't be your two families. My wife said she never saw Lao Yi's wife go out, so it must be the Jia family."

"Yesterday, the whole family went out in style, and today the aroma of roast duck wafted from the Central Courtyard. How could it be such a coincidence?"

The Third Uncle's words were well-reasoned and anyone who heard them would find them reasonable.

But Cai Quanwu didn't expect that the third uncle would be so gossipy. He could think of so many things just by smelling the aroma of roast duck.

It’s not illegal for people to eat roast duck.

"Old Yan, if you put it that way, it's really possible."

"But it's nothing strange for a family to go out and eat roast duck."

Cai Quanwu defended the Jia family.

As soon as Cai Quanwu finished speaking, the third uncle shook his head again and again. He and Cai Quanwu had different opinions:

"Old Cai, I don't think the Jia family went out to eat roast duck by themselves."

When Cai Quanwu heard the Third Master say this, he asked knowingly:

"Oh, Old Yan, how did you know that?"

"Let me hear what you say. Is there anything else to say?"

Hearing what Cai Quanwu said, the third uncle smiled and analyzed it for Cai Quanwu:

"Old Cai, I must have my reasons for saying this."

"Look, with the Jia family's character, even if they go out to eat roast duck, ordering a roast duck is a big deal."

"They are a whole family, eating one roast duck, how could there be any left?"

"Even if they were reluctant to eat it and left some for later, Jia Dongxu would not be at home at noon and would definitely not cook it for them."

"But now the Jia family not only roasted it at noon, but also at night, which means that they brought back a lot of roast duck."

"That means they must have ordered more than one roast duck."

"Given the character of the Jia family, it is impossible for them to order so much roast duck."

"So I dare to conclude that the Jia family must have been treated to roast duck by someone else. They themselves are not that generous."

Cai Quanwu didn't expect that the third uncle's analysis was almost correct by accident.

He can think of so much just by smelling the roast duck. What kind of teacher is he? Cai Quanwu feels that it is a pity that the third uncle does not become a policeman to solve cases.

"Old Yan, even if what you said is right, what does it prove?"

"Isn't it normal for someone to treat me to a meal?"

"Last night, someone also invited me to dinner."

Cai Quanwu deliberately brought up the fact that someone had invited him to dinner, wanting to see how the third uncle would react.

The third uncle was a shrewd man. When he heard what Cai Quanwu said, he seemed to think of something. He rolled his eyes and asked tentatively:

"Old Cai, you didn't eat roast duck last night, did you?"

When Cai Quanwu heard the third uncle's question, he knew what he was thinking and immediately denied it:

"No, I went to the same house last night."

"Zhu Zi asked me this morning, and I told him I went to Tongheju. He laughed at me and said Tongheju was not as good as Fengzeyuan."

The third uncle was a little disappointed when he heard the answer. It was different from what he expected.

When the third uncle heard Cai Quanwu say that he was going to live together, he did not doubt Cai Quanwu anymore.

Given the relationship between Cai Quanwu and the Jia family, it seems that Cai Quanwu has no reason to invite the Jia family to eat roast duck.

The third uncle was puzzled and said, "I don't know who is willing to treat the Jia family to roast duck."

Cai Quanwu smiled at the doubts in the third uncle's heart and gave a reason:

"Who doesn't have two rich relatives? Maybe it's the Jia family's relatives who are inviting us to dinner."

The third uncle couldn't understand it, but when he heard Cai Quanwu say this, he didn't object, but nodded and agreed:

"Old Cai, what you said is not impossible."

"No outsider is that good."

"But I've never heard of such a rich relative in the Jia family."

Seeing that the Third Uncle was being led astray, Cai Quanwu smiled and teased the Third Uncle:

"Old Yan, instead of wondering whether others have rich relatives, you might as well think about whether you have any rich relatives."

"Okay, Old Yan, take your time to think about it. I'm going home first."

After Cai Quanwu finished speaking, he pushed his bicycle towards the central courtyard without waiting for the third uncle to speak.

After Cai Quanwu left, the third uncle actually wondered if his family had any rich relatives...

After returning to his doorstep and parking his bicycle, Cai Quanwu smelled it carefully.

You know what, I can still smell the aroma of roast duck, but it's very faint now. This is right in front of his house, and I probably can't smell it if I'm far away.

However, when it is first put into the pot, the fragrance is definitely quite strong.

No wonder it is said that during the years of famine, to make something delicious, people had to sneak into the cellar with a stove in the middle of the night.

Otherwise, once the fragrance comes out, the whole courtyard will probably be able to smell it.

After returning home and putting down his bag, Cai Quanwu closed the door and went to Sha Zhu's house.

At Sha Zhu's house, Xiao Wu was not seen. He probably went to the kitchen. He Yushui was doing his homework. When he saw Cai Quanwu coming in, he boasted to him, "Uncle, I picked up three eggs today."

Cai Quanwu looked at the happy He Yushui and reminded him with a smile:

"Then you better keep it well."

"Don't let the mice steal your food."

After listening to Cai Quanwu's reminder, He Yushui said with a smile:

"Uncle, no."

"I put the eggs in an enamel basin and locked it in a cupboard in my room."

When Cai Quanwu heard this, he was surprised.

Are you trying to protect against rats or idiots?

In the past, He Yushui would pick up good eggs and put them in Sha Zhu's room.

Now she has taken it to her own room.

No matter how you look at it, this looks like a fool-proof pillar.

Although Cai Quanwu saw He Yushui's little thoughts, he did not point them out. He nodded and smiled: