Chapter 238 underestimate

In a few days, it is the winter solstice. According to the custom, it is customary to make dumplings, but Jiangdong City is located in the south. Generally, on the day of the winter solstice, Lin Huazhi's family is more used to eating sweet dumplings.

In the morning, Lin Huazhi got up early and went through the kitchen to help the wet nurse with dumplings. Lin Shi rubbed the sweet dumplings on the side. Lin Huazhi stretched out her head and said coquettishly, "Mom, I love sesame stuffing. Please pack more."

Lin looked up and saw a small piece of white face on Lin Huazhi's nose, and couldn't help laughing: "Look at you, how old you are, like a child. Well, this pot is stuffed with sesame, which is enough for you to eat.

Lin Huazhi squinted and laughed. Seeing that the dumplings made by the wet nurse were white, fat and neatly on the table, she had an appetite just by looking at them. Lin Huazhi couldn't help swallowing, "Ah, there are so many delicious foods. I'll eat them later."

The wet nurse clapped the white face on her hand, greeted the cook beside her to boil water, took the time to look at Lin Huazhi, and laughed and scolded, "I know how to eat. They are all swollen things. Be careful not to eat too much and spoil your stomach."

Lin Huazhi stuck out her tongue and made a grimace: "I'm not afraid. I've thought about it. I'll eat five sweet dumplings and five dumplings."

Listening to her childlike words, Lin and the wet nurse looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. The wet nurse made it bad and stretched out her hand to scrape her face: "Is this enough? Do you think you are a cat?"

Lin saw another white mark on Lin Huazhi's face and smiled more happily: "After a while, Master Zhang will come to eat more. You should save a few less to save money for us."

Lin Huazhi saw that Lin and the wet nurse made fun of her, and couldn't help stamped her feet: "Okay, let's see if I'm easy to bully, right? Humph, I won't pack it." After saying that, he turned his head and walked out, and behind him was the loud laughter of Lin's wet nurse.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the hospital, Qingling happened to come in from the outside. Qingling looked up and looked at Lin Huazhi. First, he was stunned, then his mouth cracked and laughed. He joked, "Lin Huazhi, didn't you steal food when you were a cat?"

Lin Huazhi was laughed inexplicably by Qingling. After hearing this, she didn't understand it, but it didn't sound good. Lin Huazhi stared at Qingling and ignored him. She snorted at Qingling and went to her own courtyard.

The first thing to do when entering the house, Lin Huazhi rushed to the dressing table and looked into the bronze mirror. Alas, no wonder Qingling said that she was a cat. Lin Huazhi quickly took the veil and wiped the white face on her face. Halfway through, she ate and laughed.

"Yo, are you so happy early in the morning? Did something good happen?"

As soon as Lin Huazhi looked up, she saw Chunbai walking into the room with a hand in her arms.

Lin Huazhi shook her head, but she was not generous enough to talk about her own troubles. Hanging up the veil, she straightened her dress, went to the table and sat down, and asked, "Why did you come so early? Have you eaten dumplings yet?

"I ate a few before going out, but I was not full. The young master was so anxious that he came to see you early. As soon as he entered the door, he was called to the kitchen by Aunt Lin.

Lin Huazhi couldn't help laughing. Relatively speaking, Zhang Ziqing liked to eat more than she liked her.

poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Chunbai. Lin Huazhi said, "I heard that Cui Yuan is back?"

Chunbai took a sip of tea first and waited for him to be warm before nodding and humming, "I came back last night, but today is the winter solstice. I'm afraid it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow when the people of the governor of the nine cities come to find him."

Lin Huazhi looked at the tea in front of him and said after a while, "This can only be said - a deserved grievance. Who knows that as soon as a little rumor was released, Cui Yuan was sent to Beijing by His Majesty. I'm afraid the nine city governor can't ask anything."

Chunbai also felt a pity that Cui Yuan did not leave Beijing early and did not leave Beijing late, but he went to Beijing with the imperial edict before the governor of Jiuchengfu came to find him. Even if people come back now, I'm afraid it's not interesting.

"Do you have any news these days?"

Cui Yuan came back too late, and Lin Huazhi also lost interest in the past few days. She asked casually, but thought about what to wear to the Dharma meeting later.

Chunbai said, "There is not much useful news. I only know that Si Mao has been living in Comb Lane in the west of the city before leaving. There are old shantytowns. The surrounding areas are chaotic and no one cares about their own business, so Si Mao has been hiding there that no one knows."

Lin Huazhi couldn't help sighing, and Si Mao was also determined to find such a place to hide. No wonder so many people couldn't find him. It was a little cold, so she got up and closed the door, only opening a window to breathe.

"Did you hear that anyone has gone to him?"

Chunbai handed Lin Huazhi a warm hand: "After some effort, I only know that someone has entered and left the house rented by 40 cents, but it is not known whether it is a man or a woman. However, according to the news back, the man is not tall and walks heavily. I think he is probably a woman.

"Female?" Lin Huazhi frowned, "Will the person who killed four hair be a woman?"

Chunbai shook his head: "I'm not sure about this. No one has gone to Yizhuang to identify the body these days. It's not easy to find out the truth.

Hearing Chunbai's emotion, Lin Huazhi also knew that things are difficult to do. How many days have passed, and there is still no clue about the death of Simao. It's really frustrating to think about it every time.

Seeing that Lin Huazhi was not very interested, Chunbai thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any news from the Mao family?"

"It's similar to you. When Simo had an affair with the third lady, he might be afraid of something wrong. Si Mao did not dare to reveal too much information in front of the third lady. When he accidentally mentioned a small village in the north, he thought it had something to do with Simo. The Mao family had sent someone to investigate."

Hearing this, Chunbai laughed and looked at Lin Huazhi jokingly, "You are really bad. Not only makes Cui Yuan unable to escape the suspicion, but also makes the Mao family have to work. You can just sit at home and know everything.

Lin Huazhi stared at Chunbai: "Don't say that. It's not good for me to die. Besides, if Cui Yuantong Mao's big mouth is innocent, there is no need to be afraid to find out. I'm helping them prove their innocence."

Seeing that she was not embarrassed, Chunbai took a bite of her, looked at the sky outside the window, and hurriedly asked, " By the way, what are you going to wear to Xuanhuaguan later?"

Lin Huazhi pointed to the thick cotton-padded clothes on the hanger and laughed: "Just wear this, it's warm."

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After Cui Yuan got up in the morning, he changed his plain robe and went to the side hall. When he entered the door, he saw Cui Ting and Yan Shaobai sitting at the table, with steaming dumplings on the table.

"Brother!"

Seeing that Cui Ting was about to get up, Cui Yuan hurriedly said, "You don't have to get up with a big belly. The family doesn't talk about those false gifts."

Yan Shaobai beside him helped Cui Ting sit down, and then politely said a few words to Cui Yuan.

and others sat down. Cui Yuan saw that Cui Ting didn't wear much clothes and couldn't help frowning: "After the winter solstice, it's getting colder and colder in Beijing. Now that there are two people, but you have to take good care of yourself and wear more clothes. Don't freeze my nephew." After saying that, he stared at Yan Shaobai with a little dissatisfaction.

Cui Ting said hurriedly, "Brother, don't wrong me. I've worn a lot today. Isn't it a little hot when I entered the room before I took off my hair? Look, Cui is still holding my fur coat on her hands.

Cui Yuan looked up and saw that Cui Shuang stood behind Cui Ting, holding a fur cloak in his hand.

Cui Yuan was relieved and rarely smiled on his face: "Okay, okay, it's my fault. Come on, come on, eat dumplings." After saying that, he put a dumpling into Cui Ting's bowl and said softly, "This is your favorite tofu silver shredded dumpling. I think it tastes light, so I asked them to add some minced meat to it, which is more fragrant than the vegetarian stuffing you often eat. Try it quickly."

Cui Ting nodded with a smile, reached out and put one into Cui Yuan's bowl and another dumpling into Yan Shao's white bowl.

At this time, Yan Shaobai said, "Brother, while Tinger can still walk around, we want to go back to Jiangdong City in two days. Jiangdong City is not as cold as Beijing, and after the Spring Festival, Ting'er's body became heavier and heavier. By the time she gave birth, Jiangdong City was about to be warm in spring.

Hearing that Cui Ting was going back to Jiangdong Mansion, Cui Yuan couldn't help but be stunned. Yes, the silk production conference has ended and all the dust has settled. I'm afraid he will also go to Nanjiang to take office before the end of the year. At that time, no one in Beijing will take care of Cui Ting. It's better to let Cui Ting and Yan Shaobai go back to Jiangdong City first while the weather is not too cold.

Although Cui Yuan thought so, he was still slightly reluctant. After thinking about it, Cui Yuan said, "What Shaobai said is also reasonable. I thought that if you stayed in Beijing for the Spring Festival, I would go to Jiangbei to take my parents to Beijing, and our family will be reunited for the New Year. However, everything is still based on my sister's body. Shaobai, set a date and let me know.

Yan Shaobai nodded and looked back to see that Cui Ting's eyes were a little red. She put a few dumplings in her bowl.

Cui Yuan looked up at Cui Ting for a while, then turned around and looked at another person. His eyes gradually became a little obscure.

After eating dumplings, Cui Yuan accompanied Cui Ting for a while. Because he was going to Xuanhua Temple to attend the Dharma Conference, he put on his cloak and went out as soon as he passed.

The carriage outside the door has been waiting for a long time. The housekeeper stood aside with his hand and said a few words to Cui Yuan in a low voice. After listening to Cui Yuan, his face was flat and he snorted coldly, "It's just some rumors. Is the governor of the nine cities really confused or fake? Who gave him the courage to use chicken feathers as a sword? It's really blind to dare to ask questions in my house. You go to Li Zhiming and ask him to give some suggestions to the people below. If you can't tell the importance, you will lose your head.

Seeing that Cui Yuan was unhappy, the housekeeper responded one by one.

Cui Yuan was so angry that he suddenly remembered something when he got into the carriage. He waved his hand to get closer to the housekeeper and asked in a low voice, "How about what did I ask you to investigate when I left Beijing?"

"When I returned to the master's words, I didn't dare to take it lightly these days. I have been observing secretly and writing down every detail. Recently, it's settled down. Only the master went to Xiangyunfang on the day he left Beijing, and then..." In the middle of the stewor's words, he suddenly didn't say anything.

The housekeeper was hesitant. Cui Yuan couldn't help looking up, but saw that the housekeeper's face was first red and then pale. Cui Yuan was stunned and seemed to think of something. He said harshly, "Tell it."

The housekeeper trembled and hurriedly said, "Then I went to the west of the city and turned back about two hours later."

West of the city? Where are you going?

Cui Yuan asked, "What did you do in the west of the city? Can you reply?"

"In the words of the master, our people lost people in the west of the city." The housekeeper replied with a bitter face.

Cui Yuan's face suddenly became very ugly. It seems that he really underestimated someone.