[Sherlock Holmes] Captured a detective

Chapter 20

Now that the number of guests had been determined, Jenny began to prepare the Christmas dinner. She was a little annoyed that she hadn't reminded Fantine to buy Christmas items in advance. At this time, the price of buying Christmas trees and the like was almost double that of a week ago.

But Jenny still bought a small Christmas tree, and there weren't many good things to buy for decorations at this time.Jenny simply made a lot of candies, bought some wrapping paper, and asked Fantine and Cosette to wrap the candies in cute shapes and hang them on the Christmas tree for decoration.

Then came the Christmas Eve dinner.Sherlock and John saw Jenny and Fantine busy in the kitchen every day, and they were more and more looking forward to the Christmas Eve dinner in their hearts.

Jenny woke up early on the 24th, she pushed open the window, it snowed all night, the outside world has turned into a silvery white... It is not accurate to say that it is silvery white, the snow in London has always been grayish white , which is a side effect of the Industrial Revolution.When people gain something, they always lose something else.

Jenny wore a scarf and looked out of the window for a while. It was early morning today, and there were already scattered pedestrians and carriages on the street, and the street was muddy.But from Jenny's point of view, the snow on the roof is still intact, giving people a desire to step on it and destroy it.

Today's market will be extremely lively. Although experienced housewives will prepare the materials to be used tonight in advance, they will still find that today's kitchen is either missing this or that.

Jenny is no exception. When she made the dough in the morning, she found out that there was not enough black pepper and cinnamon, and there might not be enough wine. How could she bear it?Jenny hastily sent Fantine to the market again.But when Fantine came back, Jenny found that the milk and tomatoes ordered today had not been delivered, so she had to ask Fantine to go again.

Sherlock and John knew that the downstairs must be very busy today, so they both agreed not to go downstairs after getting up.Fortunately, Jenny didn't forget the two when she was busy, and asked Fantine to bring hot water for breakfast (lunch) and refreshments.

Tom's family was scheduled to arrive at 04:30 in the afternoon, but Sherlock and John had shaved and dressed up early in the afternoon, put on formal suits and sat on the second floor to wait.

Sherlock asked while flipping through the newspaper: "Watson, my dear friend, can you be quiet for a while and don't walk around restlessly? I believe that Mrs. Hudson must have prepared enough for your dinner. You Don't worry."

As soon as John heard that Sherlock paid attention to him, he immediately rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "But, Holmes, don't you look forward to it? Smelling this fragrance... I can't help it."

Sherlock: "Then you go downstairs, I don't think Mrs. Hudson will be stingy to let you taste some first."

John: "Oh, Holmes, I'm not Cosette... By the way, Holmes."

Sherlock: "What?"

John: "Uh...um...you..."

Sherlock stared at John hesitantly from the top of the newspaper.

John: "I heard that Clayton, who will come later, is an important partner of Mrs. Hudson, you know..." John seemed to have made up his mind, but the last words he said were still very "tactful", "Daihui Even if there is something bad, don't say it outright, okay?"

Sherlock glanced at John unhappily, and turned the newspaper again, "Don't worry, Watson, or do you think I'm like the kind of clown who likes to show off?" Before John knew, Sherlock had already "molested" I've been there once.

John hurriedly explained: "No, of course not, I'm just talking." Now John was relieved, he didn't want to eat potatoes and dry bread for a week.

When they heard the coachman's "wheeze" at the door, Sherlock and John tidied their clothes in a hurry and went down.

Tom and Ally arrived on time with their eight-year-old son and three-year-old daughter.Little Tom was wearing a small suit of the same style as his father's. He moved his shoulders uncomfortably for a while, and tugged at his bow tie for a while.Little Lida was held by her mother, looking at the strange environment curiously.

"Dear Jenny, thank you for your invitation." Tom handed the gift to Jenny, and then kissed her on the cheek.

"You're welcome, Tom," said Jenny, smiling. "You're welcome, Ellie."

"Hello, Jenny, thank you for inviting us." Allie also kissed Jenny on the cheek.

"Hello, little Tom~" Jenny bent down to greet little Tom, and adjusted his suit by the way.Formal clothes have relatively high requirements for posture, and children will feel very uncomfortable if they are not used to wearing them.

"Thank you, Mrs. Hudson." After the adjustment, it was much more comfortable, and Little Tom expressed his thanks solemnly.

"Mrs. Hudson~" Little Lida greeted Jenny in a childlike voice under her mother's reminder, and immediately turned Jenny's cuteness.

"Hello, dear." Jenny pinched Little Lida's face, and Little Lida was stunned for a second before giggling.

"Come in and warm up." Jenny called everyone to the restaurant on the first floor.After Jenny and Fantine had decorated it, it was already a Christmas scene.The long table was moved to the right to leave a seating area in front of the fireplace.A large candlestick was placed on each of the four corners, and together with the fireplace, the whole room was brightly illuminated.

The long table had already been covered with a fine linen tablecloth and a table runner embroidered with bright patterns.But there was nothing on it, just a three-branched candlestick and a vase with flowers.

The old carpet in front of the fireplace was replaced with a brand new one, and the blanket that was carefully kept in the cabinet was stepped on without hesitation at this time.The four chairs in front of the fireplace were moved down from the second and third floors respectively, and the chair covers and cushions were replaced with the same style.

The fire in the fireplace was burning vigorously. A Christmas tree about one meter high was placed beside the fireplace. There were several gifts piled up under the tree, and the tree was covered with small shiny pendants, many of which were packaged candies... ...Of course, besides Cosette, the other two little friends don't know about it yet.There is also a very large gold star on top of the tree that Jenny made herself out of paper.

John really admires Jenny for keeping everything organized even when she is very tight on time.

The duo of 221b tenants were standing in front of the fireplace at this moment.Sherlock's usual black three-piece suit, a pocket watch hanging on his vest, pomade on his hair, and an official (no face) expression.John was wearing his best flaxen suit, his mustache was neatly combed, and his expression was gentle and sincere.Just from the outside, it's hard to believe that these two would be such good friends, but then you're like "ah, sure enough, they can be good friends".

"Let me introduce." Jenny introduced to Tom and his wife, "My tenants (accent), Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson." Then she turned to the tenant duo and said, "This is Clay. Mr and Mrs Ton, and their sons, little Tom and little Leda."

"Hi, Mr. Clayton, Mrs. Clayton." John held out his hand first.

"Hello, Dr. Watson, Mr. Holmes." After shaking hands with John, Tom extended his hand to Sherlock, but Sherlock ignored him, and Tom withdrew his hand in a little embarrassment.

JOHN: As long as Holmes doesn't speak harshly, everything else is fine.

But in order to ease the embarrassment, John still pretended to remember and said, "By the way, you already know each other, right? I heard from Mrs. Hudson that Holmes visited your shop last time."

Sherlock immediately gave John Pig teammate Watson a look when he heard the words: We are still good friends, not to mention the black history.

"Please sit down." Sherlock said neatly, but he turned around and walked to the fireplace, took out the pipe filled with tobacco, took out another charcoal from the fireplace, lit the pipe and started smoking.

Crowd: ...

John who doesn't understand what happened but understands Sherlock's character: Oops, I must have said something wrong.

Tom, who knows what happened but doesn't understand Sherlock: Damn, why does it feel like his tsundere level has risen?

Ellie, who is completely confused about the situation: --?

Jenny, who watched the whole process, came out to smooth things over. She clapped her hands and said cheerfully, "Please sit down. By the way, I made apple tea today. I don't know if you are used to it... Uh, Dr. Watson?"

The atmosphere seemed to come alive again. Tom and John sat on the chairs, and John said, "I'd love to try it, thank you, Mrs. Hudson."

Tom: "Uh, yes, Jenny."

Sherlock interrupted suddenly: "Black coffee, two sugars, thank you."

Not gregarious at all!

Jenny smiled nonchalantly, and said to Ellie, "What do you think, dear?"

Allie felt that she might not be able to hold back, so she decided to go to the kitchen with Jenny to have a look.

Jenny let little Tom, little Lida and Cosette play together on the carpet by the window, and folded some presents for them, all of which were toys.Although Cosette is the maid's daughter, Eri thinks she is very cute, so she also gave her a small gift.Cosette thanked him very politely.

Tea and coffee were quickly delivered, and Jenny and Ellie hid in the kitchen.

Ellie seemed a little afraid of Sherlock, she asked Jenny, "That Mr. Holmes doesn't seem to be easy to get along with."

Jenny felt that it would be fine if she got used to it, "Mr. Holmes? He seems a bit withdrawn, but he is actually a very reliable person, hehe. Don't worry, my dear, if he is really a bad person, I will not rent a house Give it to him, right?"

Allie believed in Jenny's vision very much, she nodded and said, "That's true."

The two hid in the kitchen and gossiped for a while, Jenny asked Allie to go out first to announce the dinner, and helped Fantine make the final preparations, and then walked out with a bottle of aperitif.

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Tom's face showed excitement, shock and curiosity, Dr. Watson's face showed pride and a sense of superiority, and Holmes' face showed nothing, but based on what Jenny knew about him, he was in a good mood now... There is no need for any deductive method, and Jenny also Can think of what happened just now.

"Go wash your hands, boys," urged Ellie.

The children have just started playing, and some reluctantly put down the toys to wash their hands.Everyone sat at the table, because Jenny was the host, and this time she sat at the main seat, with Sherlock and John on the left, and Tom Ally and Little Tom and Lida on the right... Emma, ​​what a surprise! The queen's feeling feet, oh hehe~