strange village

After the meal, the two children, Chongmu and Axi, stayed in Mo Tan's yard and lived with her, while Dongyue and Zhu Yao went back to their own residence to rest separately.

Early the next morning, Dongyue opened the courtyard door to let the maid who brought breakfast in, but saw Mo Tan leading a woman passing by their door, and greeted her: "It's so early, where are you going? Have you eaten yet?"

"Let's eat when we come back. Ah Qing went to discuss matters early in the morning. I won't send him there, so he won't have to bother someone to call."

Mo Tan said.

"Who?"

"Just the one who went out without authorization yesterday to buy."

"Oh, that's her."

Dongyue couldn't help but glanced at the woman following her. Hearing their conversation, she remained calm. This person was dressed in a very simple and ordinary way, and his attire was absolutely unobtrusive. This face made him feel very familiar, but he thought about it for a while. I can't get up, maybe it's my own illusion, thinking this way, said in my mouth: "Go, don't delay you, we will have dinner too."

As soon as he entered the room, there was a lazy and handsome face in front of him. When he saw Zhu Yao who had just woken up, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and rushed out of the room, and ran all the way to the courtyard door. But the two people just now have gone far away, and I don't know which road they have turned to.

Seeing him coming in happily, Zhu Yao's expression changed again, and he ran out in a panic, and now he came back in a daze, and asked, "What are you talking about so early in the morning, and who is it that you see? of?"

"Do you remember the woman who drowned in the village before?" Dongyue said.

"Of course I do. What's the matter?"

When you think about it, it hasn’t been long since it happened, so how can you forget it.

"Do you remember what that woman looked like?" Dongyue asked.

"I have an impression, what's wrong?"

"I seem to have seen her just now! It's the new buyer of the Chu family." Dongyue said.

"No way? Did you read it wrong?" Zhu Yao said.

"It's really similar! I don't know if I read it wrong." Dongyue replied.

"Maybe it's just a resemblance, but there is such a coincidence? Let's meet her after dinner." Zhu Yao said, urging Dongyue to sit down and eat the meal first.

Even for a person like Dongyue who is easily tempted by delicious food, this meal was tasteless, and he didn't taste any flavor.What he thought in his heart these days, he didn’t actually tell Zhu Yao completely, because he secretly thought that Zhu Yao knew a lot of secrets, but he didn’t take the initiative to say it, and he shouldn’t get to the bottom of it, it can be regarded as a tacit understanding. But now that he heard about it, he seemed to be really ignorant.

Thinking that Chu Qing and Mo Tan might be talking about something important, so they couldn't disturb them, they didn't act rashly until it was almost noon when Mo Tan came to the door by himself. The sky outside was cloudless, and the noon sun The outside is vicious, Mo Tan walked all the way, his whole face was red from the sun, and he shouted: "It's hot, it's so hot outside."

"Hey, you've been here for so long, haven't you gotten used to it yet? Look at me, you won't go out." Dongyue giggled and handed Mo Tan a wet towel.

Mo Tan sighed softly at the comfortable and cool moment when the tanned skin was stuck to the cool wet towel.

"Where are Axi and Chongmu?" Dongyue asked.

"I didn't take the two of them, I said I went to see Uncle Chong, and made trouble everywhere, hey."

"They're all quite sensible, Chongmu is such an obedient child." Dongyue said.

"Chongmu is obedient and smart. If Axi can be half as good as him, I can rest easy." Mo Tan leaned back on the sofa and sighed, as if he was full of worries about raising a baby.

It is said that the eldest sister is like a mother, and it seems that this statement is true.

"Ah Xi is also smart and lively, why are you so worried, I think the two of them play well together, one is well-behaved and the other is smart."

"I hope it's true to be close to Zhu Zhechi. Sometimes, I really don't know how to take him. Who told me to be the first big girl to get on the sedan chair?"

Dongyue chuckled when she heard it, and thought that the two siblings were really interesting.

"What are you and A Yao doing in the house?" Mo Tan looked at Zhu Yao and asked.

"I don't want to run out to be exposed to the sun by myself. It's so hot today that snakes burn their skin even when they crawl on the ground," Dongyue said.

"Hahahahaha, yes." Mo Tan laughed extravagantly.

"By the way, what's the name of the person you took away this morning?" Dongyue suddenly remembered what to ask.

"You asked the right person. I just found out that it's called Pei Chang. Why are you asking this?" Mo Tan was puzzled, but still answered.

The poor woman who drowned seemed to be called Lin Changchang?One word is the same, could it be a coincidence?

"Where is she now?" Dongyue asked.

"Where is it? Of course I'm back to work. It's still working hours. I've asked Ah Qing about it. She just picks up the goods normally when she goes out. It's not a big problem. What's wrong?"

"Where can I find him?" Zhu Yao asked.

"I just said that I went to the warehouse. I should usually work in the row of houses in front of the warehouse. Why are you suddenly so interested in her?" Mo Tan was puzzled.

"I seem to have seen her before, like me...a former friend!" Dongyue said.

"Impossible? She's only been here for less than two weeks, so it's not a mistake?" Mo Tan looked suspicious.

"It's because of this that it's even more strange. Can we go to her now?" Dongyue asked.

"Yes, yes, but don't you think it's too hot outside?" Mo Tan asked.

"Hey, why don't you wear a cloak to cover your face, how about I hire you a wolf grandma?" Dongyue said with a smile.

"Grandma Wolf? No, no, then I will wear your cloak, and I will wrap it for you, hahahaha." Mo Tan smiled and took a silk scarf and wrapped it around Dongyue, even covering his face.

Zhu Yao stuck it up and pulled up the veil, saying: "Cover tightly."

Dongyue was thinking about Pei Chang in her heart, so she just hummed softly under the veil: "I know."

"Let's go." Mo Tan greeted the two and went out.

Ever since Dongyue saw the drawings of the Chu family, she felt that she already had some ideas about the layout of the courtyard, but who knew that it was completely different from what she imagined when she walked out. The warehouse should be in the southeast direction of the entire courtyard, occupying The land is not small.But after coming out and turning a few turns, Dongyue was a little dazed, almost lost her direction, so she could only follow Mo Tan, Zhu Yao kept silent all the way, and she didn't know if she was remembering the way or planning something.

After walking for a long time, I finally arrived, stepped into the gate of the courtyard, and there were rows of sand-colored two-story buildings in front of me.

"It's here." Mo Tan said.

Seeing someone coming from outside in that room, with a strange face again, he came out to stop him, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

"I'll find Pei Chang and ask her to come out and have a chat." Mo Tan was not polite.

"She is working and can't see you, who are you?"

"Of course it's a guest invited by the Chu family. You don't know me? I came here this morning." Mo Tan said.

"I'm not on duty in the morning. I haven't seen you, so I can't let you in."

Unexpectedly, the janitor was quite conscientious.

Just as Dongyue was about to go forward to ask someone a few words, that person glanced at him coldly, looking him up and down, with serious distrust in his eyes, perhaps because he was wrapped up too tightly, which made people feel uncomfortable. Feel suspicious!I had to give up.

It seems that in addition to those who greeted and sent off at the front of the Chu family, there were also many people who did not see guests at the back. It is normal for there to be many people.

Dongyue lost her mind, she looked at Zhu Yao with two round eyes peeking out of her face scarf, and gave him wild winks, which meant to ask him to find a way, but Zhu Yao didn't take any action yet, but Mo Tan said: "Don't let me do this!" I'll go in, okay, I'll just stand here and say."

Then he pulled his neck and shouted loudly in the direction of the warehouse: "Pei Chang! Pei Chang! Come out! Come out for me, don't hide inside and keep silent, I know you are here!" Hearing this voice, the people in the row of houses People became commotions one after another, some poked their heads out to watch the excitement, and were not in the mood to work anymore, all of them looked like they were waiting to gossip.

"Come out, you have the ability to snatch it..." Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by the gatekeeper.

"All right, all right, you wait here, I'll call for you, you just stay here and don't move."

Mo Tan waved to him and told him to go quickly.

Dongyue raised her eyebrows at Zhu Yao from behind the veil, thinking that Mo Tan had a way.

After a while, it was a long time before the gatekeeper brought him out. The woman didn't flinch, and looked at the three of them: "Miss Mo, what do you want from me?"

"No, it's not me. I have nothing to do. It's my two friends who want to see you."

This woman is at least in her 40s, her mid-length hair is neatly combed, hanging behind her head, her clothes are simple, like work clothes, her eyebrows and eyes are very plain, but her temperament is good, her face is different from that side. Yuan's Lin Changchang is exactly the same.

"Meet me? I don't seem to know you two." Pei Chang said.

Dongyue thought to herself, it might really be a mistake, it is normal not to recognize me, not even Zhu Yao, that can only show that they are two people who look very similar.

He glanced at Zhu Yao, but saw that he frowned slightly, not like usual.

"I heard that you are new here. I saw you in the morning. You look like a friend of ours, so I mistook you." Dongyue replied.

"What did you do before?" Zhu Yao asked directly.

"Huh?" The man also seemed surprised.

"I used to do shopping too."

"Who else is at home?"

"There's a younger brother." The woman didn't question this kind of household registration check, and when she talked about her younger brother, a happy smile appeared on her face.

It seems that there is a story, but who knows that Zhu Yao stopped asking at this time.

"What's wrong?" Dongyue asked.

Seeing that Zhu Yao didn't answer, he said: "I'm sorry to disturb you when you are busy, how about this, we will come back after you get off work, what time do you go off work?"

"Six o'clock in the evening." The woman said.

"Okay, we'll come to you again that night, so go get busy."

After that, the three left.

Walking out of the courtyard gate, Dongyue hurriedly asked, "Hey, what's going on?"

"It's not sure yet." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Mo Tan, signaling him to keep silent for the time being.

Dongyue understood and stopped asking.