Chentan's Memories

No.20 The righteous father and son reunited in the market for the sixth time, and the brothers went to court again

Although it is the twelfth lunar month, the severe winter chill did not cover up the strong atmosphere of fireworks in front of the God of Wealth Mansion.

The booming business of Dianjiang Lip Restaurant has made the already lively Caishenfu market more crowded, and people come and go every day as if they are going to the market.

After no longer supplying drinks to Juxianlou, Ah Ci originally thought that most of the business would be discounted; but judging from the recent business, although it is indeed a little less, it is not as sharp as imagined; on the contrary, I heard that Juxianlou , although the cunning shopkeeper Sun made Ji Yuan pass the poisoning plot, but the business did suffer a lot.

The fried fish business of the two sisters, the fat girl and the thin girl, did not add much color because of the taste limitation (...); but when the stalls were closed every day, the fish that could not be sold would be taken away by the restaurant and boiled in the hot pot, so On the whole, the cost risk has been reduced a lot.

Speaking of it—even Uncle Wang’s noodle stall is the same, Tang Yushu will take all the leftover noodles from the daily sales to the restaurant—"The customers say that the noodles can also be cooked, and they are also delicious!"

Regarding this fiery scene, Lin Lang concluded: People in Chentan really love to eat...

Let's say that at noon that day, Chen Ni went out to buy some grilled fish with Pang Gu for the guests in the restaurant.

Standing in front of Fat Gu's booth, looking at the steaming fish on the iron frame, while waiting in a daze, the fish in front of him suddenly disappeared without a trace with Fat Gu's scream.Chen Ni quickly gathered up his sloppy consciousness. When he looked up, he saw a dirty old beggar grabbing uncooked fish and putting it in his mouth—probably because he was too hungry. He bit off half of it, and swallowed it in his stomach regardless of the fishy smell.

Swallowing alone was not enough, I saw the old beggar holding the roasted fish with one hand, and grabbing the fat girl's arm with the other, refusing to let it go, and muttering something in his mouth.But the terrified Fat Girl had already been blinded to her seldom rationality, and she continuously let out extremely high-frequency screams, which attracted everyone in the market to look over.

——Not to mention stealing food, but also playing hooligans.

Chen Ni jumped forward in three steps, and with a sweep of his legs, he put the old beggar on the ground, and the roasted fish in his hand fell out. The rations in the belly were spit out again.

Just now when he heard the movement, Tang Yushu who ran out of the restaurant also surrounded him: "What's the matter?"

Shun'er, who likes to join in the fun, also followed Tang Yushu's ass, imitating Tang Yushu's words: "What's the matter?"

"The old beggar snatched sister Yuanfang's roast fish - and even touched her arm, and I put him down." He held his head high and asked for credit, under the two black and stubby eyebrows raised high, there was a pair of eyes looking at Shun'er Show off eyes that won't look away.

Shun'er was shy and hid in Tang Yushu's back.

The fat girl gradually felt that things were weird, and walked around to the old beggar to have a closer look.The look in his eyes suddenly changed from fear to hesitation. It seemed that he had been thinking hard for a long time before he called the thin lady next to him: "Come and see, this person... is it... we..."

"--father?!"

The one who recognized the face of the old beggar and blurted out, but it happened to be Shun'er.

For a while, everyone in the God of Wealth Mansion had a headache.

After the county magistrate and Shun'er explained each sentence, everyone figured out what was going on:

It's just that Chen Tan's jurisdiction is small and the law and order are good. Apart from a county magistrate, there is only one dumb policeman in the county government—the case of property dispute in the God of Wealth Mansion that day can be regarded as Chen Tan's once-in-a-century case.The dumb policeman had never been out of Chentan, and the county magistrate was afraid that he would be bullied when he went out—so he took the evidence from both parties and went north to the capital to verify the authenticity. Anyway, he had to do it himself.

I have been there for nearly two months, not to mention the hard work on the road, and lost my personal wallet and official seal on the return trip, and I had no choice but to beg along the street... I even went astray and turned to the east side of the road. Gusu City.

Picking up Shun'er happened in Gusu—and besides, Shun'er escaped from the Lin Mansion and lived on the street. One day, he was bullied by gangsters. Fortunately, Miss Hua rescued her, and learned from Miss Hua: The young master has gone A restaurant opened in Chengdu.This Chengdu is far away from Jinling Tiangao Road, Shun'er didn't know what to think, but decided to go to Chengdu to join the young master... But he had never been out of Jinling City since he was a child, and he didn't dare to deal with strangers, the road was chaotic Chaos land, also went to Gusu City by groping blindly.

The beggars, the old and the young, met at the foot of the city of Gusu, became companions and recognized a adoptive father and adopted son. They begged for food and divided them in half, and hid together in search of the eaves; I got lost in the nearby mountains and got lost.

After the farewell, Shun'er met Chen Ni; and Yantang was his own jurisdiction, so the county magistrate searched all the way back to Chentan... The journey was twists and turns, and after seeing his daughter, he was overjoyed and hungry— — There is an explanation for the behavior of grabbing the grilled fish and grabbing the fat girl's arm and refusing to let it go.

The father and son were very cordial when they met each other. They hugged each other and cried for a long time, but the fat girl and the thin lady stood there stunned.

It was with great difficulty that she pulled Shun'er away from her father's arms, and it was the first time that the two girls stood together in such a sympathetic way, and said bitterly: "You went out for a while and picked up a kid?" Between the two of them The bitterness and bitterness are exactly the same: "What can I do if I pick up a kid, but I didn't expect him to be a second-tailed kid."

Shun'er was stunned for a moment, but Chen Ni took a step forward: "How do you talk?"

"Yo—come to protect the little son-in-law?...Or the little daughter-in-law?" The two sisters kept pace with sharp teeth.

Chen Ni blushed with anger, but what he said was the truth, there was nothing he could do about it.

Seeing this scene, Lin Lang smoothed things over a bit embarrassingly: "——What... the county magistrate's return is a good thing, let's go home and tidy up... These days, the journey is tiring, so I hope I can rest. Others." After speaking, he grabbed Shun'er by the collar and carried the child, who was about to quarrel with the two sisters, back to the restaurant.

Tang Yushu also grabbed the shoulders of Chen Ni, who was standing still and glaring at the two sisters, and it took a lot of effort to pull him back.

The county magistrate had a headache, so he went home with the fat girl and the thin lady, so I won't repeat them.

Let's say that after the oolong at noon, the atmosphere in the restaurant was tense and gloomy.

It was right that the two children involved were in a bad mood, and the two shopkeepers who had witnessed all this felt a little tired.

While washing the dishes in a muffled voice, Lin Lang walked in suddenly.Chen Ni, a child, has always been polite. When he saw him coming in, he immediately stood up: "Mr. Lin, why don't you take a rest..."

"Not in the mood." Lin Lang closed the door: "Do you know that you are afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?" Chen Ni didn't understand.

"I'm afraid of people's tongue."

"..." After a moment's pause, he said firmly, "I'm not afraid."

"Aren't you afraid? This is just the beginning, and the days to come will be long-term. Can you bear it?"

"Yes." Chen Ni continued to bury his head in washing the dishes, but the obstinate expression on his face was adorable: "Let them say what they say, anyway, it's not like living with them, and being ridiculed for a few words doesn't hurt or itch."

"You don't feel pain or itch, what about Shun'er?"

"He...!" The words were answered quickly, but there was no confidence to continue: "...I don't know."

Lin Lang looked at his expression, feeling both sad and envious, and secretly glanced at Tang Yushu, who was silently tidying up the stove on the other side.Withdrawing his eyes, Lin Lang said: "Then if you can bear it, you don't have to worry about Shun'er - that guy grew up with me, I don't know anything else, there is loyalty - look for it Man, he is absolutely reluctant to let go." As he said, he rolled up his sleeves: "I'm afraid you'd hear other people's gossip, and you can't stand it, so you don't want him, and cried with me for a long time—put down the dishes and I'll wash them , you go coax."

He made big moves at every turn—immediately bowed several times, gritted his teeth, and ran out of the back kitchen to find Shun'er.

After Chen Ni left, only Tang Yushu and himself were left in the back kitchen.

The atmosphere had been dull for a long time, and when Lin Lang couldn't figure out what to do with the calculations in his mind, Tang Yushu suddenly said rashly: "I'm not afraid either!"

"..." Lin Lang turned his head, the man frowned, and stood there with his eyes open, looking at him.

Lin Lang couldn't help laughing: "Aren't you afraid of anything? You just said that out of nowhere..."

Tang Yushu stammered again: "I, I... I mean, if... if... such a thing... I'm not afraid."

"Oh." Lin Lang knew what he wanted to say, and felt that he was amused because he was so stupid that he couldn't speak, so he just said "Shut up, you!" to prevaricate him.

This fool really wanted to say something, Lin Lang didn't know if he could face it calmly.

In the middle of the next year, the county government sent someone to summon him, saying that he was going to settle the "real estate dispute case".

After receiving the notification, Lin Lang and Tang Yushu looked at each other, and giggled for a while: "I almost forgot about this."

In the shabby courtroom.

Courteously reported his family name: "The villain Lin Lang, named Tingzhi, is from Jinling. He inherited a gift from his grandfather, Chen. There is a courtyard in Chentan Township, and the Cibieyuan is located in 72 households in Chentan." After the statement, Make a salute.

The magistrate looked at Tang Yushu: "What about you?"

He saluted in a dignified manner, and also followed Lin Lang's example and reported his family: "The villain Tang Yushu, Shan Ziyu, is from Chengdu. He has made great achievements in suppressing rebellion in the southwestern territories. After the war, the imperial court granted him a house. It is located in Household 72 of Chentan." After finishing the statement, he made a salute.

"There is actually a word..." The county magistrate interrupted, then cleared his throat and said, "After the verification of the household department - the real estate deed submitted by Lin Lang is true - and the dispatch order submitted by Tang Yushu is also true."

"Huh?" Lin Lang and Tang Yushu looked at each other.

Then the magistrate of the county explained: "It's just that Lin Lang's title deed is for the 72 households in Chentan, and the dispatch order held by Tang Yushu is for the 72 households in Chentan."

"Eh?" Lin Lang and Tang Yushu looked at each other again.

"Court A faces south and faces north, with its gate facing East Street; while Court B faces south with its back against Court A, with its gate facing the river. The structures of the two courtyards are exactly the same, and the main halls of the two courtyards are connected together to form Chentan No. .70 Erhu's entire Chen family compound."

As soon as the magistrate of the county finished his explanation, the crowd started to discuss each other sentence by sentence.

"...But there is no door to a big house on the East Street."

"That's right, I always pass by East Street, and I never remember the gate there..."

"Quiet—" After patting the gavel for a long time, the county magistrate continued: "Chentan Township has developed rapidly. Seven years ago, the East Street was no longer enough for driving, so it was reduced to a small road. Now it is called Yuanyuan. An Lane—not East Street today.”

Lin Lang and Tang Yushu were not familiar with the word "Yuan'an Lane".

——But the sudden discussion from the crowd behind them made the two of them a little puzzled.

There is indeed a place in Yuan'an Lane that is very similar to the structure of the Caishenfu market: three sides are surrounded by high courtyard walls, and one side faces the street.There is also a row of pine benches repaired by unknown people on the street for passers-by to rest their feet.But the time is too long, so long that people have long ignored what is behind the courtyard wall full of grass and sundries. Everyone only remembers that there is a market in that open space, selling vegetables, fruits, river fish, mules and horses Chicken and duck.

"That's right." The county magistrate said, "It's Dongshi today."

"That means..." Tang Yushu was confused.

Lin Lang tacitly continued the second half of the sentence for him: "From now on, you don't need to make a big detour when you go shopping in the morning."