The Plow

Zhou Sa did not realize that he was being followed at all.

With his back to Ling Shu, he squatted not far in front, having a great time playing with a little yellow dog.

That kind of vigor is even more tender than being gentle with Ling Yao at home.

After listening carefully, some weird words popped out of his mouth from time to time.

"Xiao Huang, you said you are not a cat, why do you like eating dried fish so much?"

"Don't eat so fast, I don't have much left on me, if you eat it all at once, you'll be starving for the next few days!"

"Oh, you're smart, you really understand, that's right, haha, eat slowly, I'm not in a hurry to leave today, you can play with you for a while after eating!"

Ling Shu almost thought that the dog was transformed from a human.

He looked up and down, left and right.

The dog is about the size of the palms of two adult men, and has not yet grown up. Its yellow hair is slightly curly, fluffy and puffy, and its eyes are dark and spiritual.

It's really cute.

The dog ate two mouthfuls of dried fish, then looked up at Zhou San, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

When Ling Shu approached a few steps quietly, Zhou San didn't notice it, but the little yellow dog immediately noticed it, and stopped eating the dried fish, and jumped behind Zhou Sa's buttocks, barking at Ling Shu, wary of threats.

Zhou Thirty turned around, showing a surprised expression.

"Ling Shu?"

……

After the summer, the weather is getting hotter and humid, and people's appetite is also weak.

No delicacies from mountains and seas can compare to a bowl of shredded chicken cold noodles with a cup of sour plum soup.

The sour plum soup cannot be completely cooled, it is best to keep it warm on the stove, and then take it out when the guests want to use it, otherwise, rashly drinking iced drinks in this weather will cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

As for the cold noodles, it doesn't matter.

When Ling Shu was in Sichuan, he often ate cold noodles. The taste must be spicy. At the beginning, he was so hot that he burst into tears. When he first arrived there, he would get angry whenever it was spicy. He had to ask the chef to avoid spicy food when cooking. When you meet a hot-tempered restaurant cook, he immediately picks him up, saying that he can’t cook it if it’s not spicy, so you can cook it yourself.

The land of Sichuan and Shu is humid, and pepper, chili and star anise are all necessities. After eating, I get used to it. Later, Ling Shu traveled to the northeast and returned to Shanghai. Everything he ate felt bland.

Just like the bowl of cold noodles in front of me, there are fried shredded chicken, peanuts, sesame paste, sesame oil, vinegar, and green onion or coriander according to the customer's preference, except that there is no chili.

Ling Shu sighed slightly melancholy.

"Eat, why don't you eat, doesn't it suit your appetite?"

Zhou San gulped down most of the bowl of cold noodles. He took a big gulp of sour plum soup, let out a long breath of satisfaction, and gave a two-word evaluation.

"readily!"

When you're hungry, it doesn't really matter if you have chili or not.

Ling Shu's melancholy turned to melancholy, but it didn't affect his eating speed. A few minutes later, the noodles in his bowl were almost the same as Zhou Sa's.

Zhou Sa smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you, did the cold noodles here taste better than your sister's?"

Ling Shu responded with two hehes: "That's much more delicious."

Zhou Sa: "Sometimes I quarrel with your sister, or I get tired of the food at home, I will come here to ask for a bowl of noodles. Don't tell me, although the decoration here is a bit poor, it looks a bit dirty, but it The noodles at home are no worse than Xiaoji Noodle Restaurant, hey, it's a pity that Boss Xiao has suffered a disaster and has no successor!"

Before Yue Dingtang appeared and Ling Shu got involved in all kinds of weird cases, Ling Shu had a good relationship with Zhou Sa. The two brothers would go out for a drink every now and then. He is not as good as the top but more than the bottom. Although he is limited by his mediocre background and cannot be promoted, it is still possible to move forward when the time comes. However, he is content with the status quo, which can be regarded as the same temperament as Ling Shu.

"Brother-in-law, what is going on with that widow?"

Ling Shu opened the skylight to speak frankly, and stopped playing around in circles.

He had to clarify this matter today, otherwise Zhou San and Ling Yao would have to quarrel in the future.

Zhou San smiled wryly: "Your sister's speculations are all fabricated out of thin air, don't you believe it?"

Ling Shu: "Then you have to tell me, what is the background of that widow, and how did you two know each other? Later, when my sister asked, I don't know what to do, how can I help you?"

Zhou Sa: "One day I saw a child running after a dog on the street. The dog was chased and hid. I looked very pitiful, so I followed behind to rescue the dog. The child quarreled a few words."

Ling Shu: "Would that dog be the little Huang you just fed?"

Zhou Sa nodded, feeling a little embarrassed: "Didn't your sister not allow a dog, and I dare not take it home, she will have to quarrel with me later, so I can only feed it on the way home from work every time." Something, it's strange to say, this dog is very smart, not only recognizes me, but also waits for me on the way back, it doesn't kiss others, it just plays with me, you say it can't be the fate of the previous life Bar?"

Lingshu thought to himself, what fate in the previous life, you couldn't be a dog in the previous life, right?

"So you come home late every day, just to watch Xiao Huang?"

Zhou Sa: "Mostly, didn't you just talk about the child? We didn't know each other. He lost his way that day, so I took him to find his home. Then I met Widow Sun. They are both orphans and widows. My mother is unfamiliar with the place, and it is not easy to live in Shanghai. On weekdays, I help out as much as I can. It is nothing more than moving heavy objects and changing light bulbs. Widow Sun said that she did not want to owe favors, and often sent Bring something here, I took it home the first few times, but your sister insisted that I had affection for him, and now I dare not take it."

Ling Shu: "Did you tell my sister about these things?"

Zhou Sa: "I said it, but she just doesn't believe it!"

Ling Shu pondered and said: "Brother-in-law, it's not easy for me to intervene in the matter between the two of you, but recently you and my sister have been arguing about this matter, and this is not the way to go. In my opinion, my sister has a knot in her heart. She has been lingering for many years, which is why she worries about gains and losses."

Zhou Sa: "Are you talking about children?"

Ling Shu hummed.

Don't look at Zhou Thirty's usual honesty and honesty, but his heart is still clear.

"Lingshu, let me tell you the truth. Actually, we have already talked about the child. I know that my parents in my hometown are urging me to have a grandson, and I want a child too, but it's not up to us. Yes, it depends on whether God will show you face. I never blamed your sister, and I tried every means to comfort her. When we were talking, she obviously promised well, but every time we quarreled, she would always talk about the child. Son!"

Saying that, Zhou Thirty smiled wryly.

"It's fine once or twice. It's like this every time. I'm also a little tired. Can't I afford to hide?"

He is also a human being, and no matter how good his temper is, he will be tired. Zhou San can't even guarantee whether he can stay at home for a minute when Ling Yao provokes the war again.

To be honest, Ling Shu sympathized with Zhou Sa.

He also knows that Ling Yao has a quick temper, which is a temper brought from his mother's womb.

But we can't just let a loving couple break up like this, one of them has to make concessions.

"I'll go back and persuade my sister, you should also sit down and have a good chat with my sister, open your heart, you are still young about the child, you don't have to be so anxious, my sister is also worried that she can't leave a place for your Zhou family. After that, you will be so anxious."

Zhou Sa patted him on the shoulder.

"Understood, let's go back after we finish eating the noodles. As for you, your sister always worries about your affairs. Is there any girl you like? If the family background doesn't make it through, I'll tell your sister."

Ling Shu originally wanted to say that there were too many girls who liked him, and he was too picky, but Yue Dingtang's figure suddenly appeared on the edge of his mouth, and somehow he swallowed it.

"Brother-in-law, I'm not in a hurry, let's settle your matter first."

With the matter of Zhou Sa and the dog, Ling Shu completely forgot about Yue Dingtang. He was planning to go to Yue's house for dinner at night, but now he ate cold noodles with Zhou Sa halfway, and he was very happy Xing went home and bought Ling Yao fried chestnuts on the way, intending to make him happy before talking.

Everything went well that night.

Seeing that they came back early, Ling Yao was in a good mood when Zhou Sa brought her food again. Ling Shu took the opportunity to ask the family of three to sit down and have a good chat, and told Ling Yao the whole story, using a sharp tongue, Patiently persuasion, strong presentation, Ling Yao can listen to it.

Ling Shu thought he was done, and was about to go back to his room, leaving the living room for the young couple to continue in-depth communication, when there was a hasty knock on the door outside.

Aunt Hong, the old servant, recently took leave to go back to the countryside, so Ling Shu had no choice but to open the door by himself.

In the middle of the night, he really couldn't figure out who would come looking for him.

Unless it is Yue Dingtang.

But the one standing outside was not Yue Dingtang.

It's Widow Sun.

She looked anxious, and when she saw Ling Shu, she plopped down on her knees!

"Officer Ling, please save my child!"

Ling Shu was startled, and hurriedly bent down to help.

"Get up and talk, what's going on!"

Sun: "My child disappeared after school, and he hasn't returned until now!"

Ling Shu: "How do you know that I live here?"

Mrs. Sun: "Mr. Zhou told me before that I didn't intend to come to bother me, but at this time I am really like a headless chicken, so I can only come here to ask for help!"

Her face was anxious, her eyes were red, and she was about to shed tears.

Ling Shu looked around.

There was a rickshaw parked outside the door, and the driver seemed to be waiting for her, but there was no maid accompanying her.

She actually traveled alone in the middle of the night, and it seemed that she was really anxious.

Ling Yao and Zhou Thirty who were inside also came out when they heard the movement.

When Ling Yao saw Mrs. Sun and heard her coming from Chen Laili, his face, which had already cleared up, was shrouded in dark clouds.

Ling Shu secretly thought something was wrong, and hurriedly said before Sun and Zhou Thirty said, "You should go to the police station to report missing persons. I will accompany you to the police station. Brother-in-law, you can stay at home with sister!"

Ling Yao said angrily: "Why didn't she go to the police station to report the case, instead she came straight to our house, isn't our house a police station!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ling Shu quickly pushed Mrs. Sun out and closed the door by the way.

Behind the door there was faint sound of Zhou Sa comforting his wife.

Sun wiped her eyes and apologized repeatedly.

"Officer Ling, I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to go to the police station, it's that I'm a weak woman who went there alone in the middle of the night, and they didn't take it seriously, at most they blackmailed some money before sending me away. When I first came here, I'm already scared by such things. The only capable person I know in Shanghai is Mr. Zhou, and I really have nowhere to go..."

"Okay, stop, let's stop talking nonsense, go to the police station and report the case first, it's important to find the child!"

Ling Shu raised his hand to stop her from continuing.

To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of Mrs. Sun, on the contrary, he had many doubts, but the child was innocent, and everything would wait until the child was found.