Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 135: The Tide Comes to Qiantang River

Xixi at night seems to be isolated from the world, and the twilight casts a layer of unreality on it, like a dream.

In the distance, fishing lights flickered.

It was a fisherman on a small boat, cooking dinner.

Duck Brother was sitting in the boat, with a few fat fish jumping around at his feet, trying in vain to escape back into the water.

The inhuman corpse with its hands and feet tied with stones slowly sank into the water.

It soon sank into the water and was out of sight.

Duck Brother sighed, "We won't be able to eat the fish here for a while."

"It's nothing. Some things are just the difference between seeing and not seeing. In these rivers, there are always people drowning every day."

Yang Yuan sat at the other end of the boat, adding firewood to the stove as he spoke.

The hut was filled with a strong smell of blood and could not be used for a while.

"Everything in this world, you eat me, I eat you. If you don't eat me, I will still eat you. It's just a cycle. If you think about it, it's nothing."

Ya Ge felt that Erlang at this moment had the feeling of a great monk.

Because what he said seemed profound and mysterious, and seemed to make a lot of sense, but could not withstand close scrutiny.

Once I thought about it, I found loopholes everywhere and I couldn't understand it at all.

The oil was hot. Yang Yuan picked up a large fish tied with a straw rope and had been cut, and slid it into the pan.

With a "hiss", the fresh and fragrant aroma spreads.

……

Luxi looked at the fish fried into golden brown, nodded with satisfaction, and began to add various seasonings and water.

This is the last dish.

She is now obsessed with inventing and cooking all kinds of delicious food, and she has to constantly find things to do so as not to fall into endless anxiety.

Now she finally understood why her second brother was always busy during the days when eldest brother Yang had just passed away.

Sometimes he would rush to do things that could obviously be delegated to others, or some very small things.

He just doesn't want to be idle.

But being so busy, she lost weight.

Because she was not only busy, but also couldn't eat or sleep.

A person who can occasionally come up with a delicious dish that will make gourmets rave about it, but he himself has no appetite to eat.

Lu Xi's sweet round face has become so thin that it is almost like having a pointed chin.

Her sweet eyes now always have dark circles.

Because once it touched the pillow, she couldn't help but imagine some terrible scenes.

These scenes were far more tragic than she had imagined. Her second brother and Miss Yingge had gone to the north, and their loving companionship made her feel distressed.

She had a lot on her mind, but she couldn't tell her father a word. Wouldn't that just make him worry about her for nothing?

……

Dan Niang and Qing Tang were sitting in a private room partitioned off from the room where Yang Yuan originally lived.

There were several exquisite dishes on the table, and with the vision educated by Dan Niang as she ran a restaurant, she felt that the food was impeccable.

That little cook is really good at cooking delicious food.

Dan Niang thinks her cooking skills are better than that young cook, but the other cook is good at developing new kinds of delicious food.

The superiority and inferiority are determined from this.

Dan Niang knew very well that in time, Lu Xi would be a "celestial chef", a "master of the cauldron", and a "vegetable general".

In any industry, a great master who creates a new source will be at the top.

And her cooking skills, which she was so proud of, would be vulnerable in front of others.

"Okay, this is the last dish. It's a new type of fish soup that I made. Sister Danniang, please try it and see how it tastes."

Luxi came in holding a clay pot filled with soup.

She cooked herself today because she met a sister who understood her.

In the evening, two women, a master and a servant, came to the restaurant, tasted several new dishes in the restaurant, and commented on them one by one.

The new dishes developed by Luxi are constantly improved and perfected by listening to diners' suggestions during the launch process.

Therefore, she had already instructed the waiter to write down any comments from the guests and tell her in a timely manner.

The advice given by this guest today was very pertinent, and the praise he gave just hit the spot for her.

She had no choice but to come out and meet the guest in person.

Unexpectedly, the guest turned out to be a beautiful young lady who was very good at speaking.

Luxi has been helping his father run a snack shop since he was a child. He never had many opportunities to go out, and it was rare for him to have friends of the same age and sex.

Therefore, the more I talked with this sister Dan Niang, the more I got along with her, and we became close friends.

Lu Xi cooked herself and prepared some of her most delicious dishes to share with her sister.

At the same time, I also hope that Sister Dan Niang can come up with better suggestions to further improve this dish.

"Luxi, you've worked hard. Come, come, sit next to your sister."

Dan Niang pulled a chair next to herself and asked Lu Xi to sit down.

Luxi put down the soup and sat next to Dan Niang.

Qingtang immediately stood up and poured a bowl of wine for her.

"Oh, I won't drink it."

"How?"

Dan Niang smiled as if she was a flower: "The restaurant doesn't need you to be the chef, so why worry? Sister and He hit it off right away. We will visit each other more often in the future. How can best friends live without wine? Come, let's have a sip, just one sip..."

Unable to refuse the kind invitation, Luxi had no choice but to raise his glass.

……

When Dan Niang first came to Songjia Fengweilou, her original intention was to find out the truth behind Yang Yuan's strange behavior.

After arriving at Qingshi Lane, I learned a little about what happened in Yang Yuan's family from the neighbors, and I had some vague guesses in my mind.

But it is obvious that these people don’t know more than Luxi.

Moreover, "an ugly daughter-in-law is bound to meet her parents-in-law", and she will meet Luxi sooner or later.

In this case, it would be better to meet her first, so as to understand her personality and preferences, and especially to see if she is easy to get along with.

On the other hand, you can also learn more about Jilang from her.

However, when Dan Niang and Lu Xi met and exchanged a few words, they felt that they got along very well.

Dan Niang knows how to speak, and she has a corresponding way to deal with any difficult person.

But when facing Lu Xi, she felt that all these so-called rhetoric and techniques were unnecessary.

If the other party has no tricks, how can you respond?

Such a simple, lovely and cheerful little girl, as long as you treat sincerity with sincerity, it is enough to gain her sincere friendship.

Therefore, in front of Lu Xi, Dan Niang also took off all her disguises and burdens. In just one afternoon, the two became a pair of close friends.

Luxi, who initially just took a sip of wine, soon raised his glass on his own initiative after being persuaded by Danniang and Qingtang.

She started talking more and more, and talked endlessly about the delicious food she developed.

Dan Niang held her chin and looked at her with a smile as she spoke.

This little girl is so cute when she praises herself.

Dan Niang's eyes flickered, and she took advantage of the two people's lively conversation to say, "Our Xiaoluxi's cooking skills are really impeccable, and she is so sweet and lovely. I don't know which young man will get her in the future."

After hearing this, Lu Xi, who was already a little drunk, felt a lump in his throat and his eyes suddenly became tearful.

"Oh, what's the matter? Don't be sad, don't be sad, my dear sister."

Dan Niang put her arm around Lu Xi's shoulders, took out a scented handkerchief and gently wiped her tears, saying softly, "If you have any grievances, talk to your sister, don't keep it in your heart."

Luxi lost her mother when she was young and had no close friends of the same age, so the sister Dan Niang in front of her was particularly close to her.

Hearing her such gentle words, Luxi couldn't help crying.

It's just that my second brother and dad are doing something that must not be shown to anyone.
Even though she and Dan Niang hit it off right away, she dared not tell anyone about her worries.

So, she could only tell Danniang the things that happened before she overheard the truth, in a stuttering voice.
That is the story of a heartless man named Yang Yuan...

……

The fishing fire on the boat has gone out.

Yang Yuan and Ya Ge had a simple dinner together, then took advantage of the moonlight to sail the boat away from Xixi.

A small boat gently plows the calm water surface, occasionally startling a few seagulls.

"Brother, what shall we do next?"

Yang Yuan sat on the bow with his knees hugged, watching the water plants separate to the left and right in front of him, as if clearing away layers of fog.

He knew the end was ahead, but he couldn't see it yet.

"It's me who does it, not us."

Yang Yuan emphasized this, and before Lu Ya could refute, he said, "I have to do the next thing by myself, and I don't need your help."

Duck Brother said anxiously: "Second Brother, we can't do big things, but we can run errands and deliver a message..."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Next, where I'm going, I don't need anyone to run errands for me, nor do I need anyone to report the news. I'll be among them. Except for myself, everyone I look around is my enemy."

Brother Ya was a little frightened when he heard this: "Second brother, where are you going? That Shen He...what did he confess?"

"You don't have to ask. You think you have nothing to do, right? Didn't Luxi change the snack shop into a flavor restaurant?

"You can go to the store and apply for a job as a clerk. You'll have something to do instead of just hanging around. If anyone makes trouble, you can help out, too."

"Second brother, I still want to work with you in Youqiusi. I don't want to be a waiter. If I want to be a waiter, can't I do it at home?"

"Go and help me keep an eye on it first. If... I manage to survive this, I will come find you.

"If you can't wait for me, do whatever you want, but... don't tell Lu Xi anything."

"why?"

"Because the pain of hating someone is much lighter than the pain of not being able to love someone."

Brother Ya felt that his second brother was being a Buddhist again. What he said sounded very reasonable, but he just couldn't understand it.

……

Dan Niang and Qing Tang got out of the car two arrows' distance from the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant, and walked slowly towards their home under the shade of willows to get rid of the smell of alcohol.

Qingtang couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Mother, why did you tell Luxi that Mr. Yang might not have changed his mind?"

"what happened?"

“Tell her that Mr. Yang is likely going to avenge his brother, and once his identity is exposed, his family will be implicated.

“Mr. Yang was afraid of implicating her, so he deliberately staged this drama to let everyone know that he and Lu Xi no longer had any relationship.

"But in this case... Miss Luxi will not only no longer hate Mr. Yang, but will probably love him to death even more? You clearly have the opportunity to break them up..."

Dan Niang glanced at Qingtang, brushed away a willow branch in front of her, and said slowly: "I, 'Xueyu Dan Niang', have cheated many people. But I have never cheated someone who was truly kind to me."

Qingtang said: "But if Miss Luxi believes that Mr. Yang has betrayed her, she might get angry and marry someone else soon. Then... wouldn't that be a problem for Master..."

"Shut up! If I were that bad, I would sell you out sooner or later!"

Dan Niang glared at Qing Tang and said, "That pitiful little girl Luxi looked so pitiful. When she cried in your arms, it was so heartbreaking. Could you bear to let her be sad?"

Qingtang sighed like a little adult: "That's true. Sister Luxi is obviously older than me, but why does she look so cute, like a little sister? I want to hold her in my arms and love her..."

As they talked, they gradually walked towards the big peach tree.

Behind the shade of the trees, Old Man Song stopped and slowly moved his hand away from the hilt of the knife.

After a long while, he raised his head, looked at the full moon shining among the graceful branches, and sighed softly.

Erlang is a good boy, but he may not be a good husband!
I thought that by using this excuse, I could help my daughter escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and after a while, I could find her a stable family...

But this talkative woman...

This time, it's all fucked up...

However, this little girl had good intentions, although these good intentions were not good at all in the eyes of her father, Old Man Song.

However, it would be unreasonable to get angry at others for this.

……

Since the fire at Zhiweitang on July 7th, another month has passed quickly.

The big exam is about to begin, and the tide in the Qiantang River is getting higher and higher.

The ruins of "Zhiweitang" have not yet been completely cleared, and the whereabouts of the mysterious killer are still unknown.

Many people saw the person being rowed away from the torch-like rooftop of "Zhiweitang" with the help of an iron chain, but after that, the government dug deep into the ground but could not find this person.

This put the detective in a difficult situation.

Li Yaban seriously suspected that it was the Imperial City Bureau who did it.

But the Imperial City Bureau only needs to say one sentence: "What motive do we have to do such a thing?" to shut up the National Information Institute.

Li Yaban couldn't just say, "Because we killed twenty-one of you, you retaliated by killing two hundred of us, right?"

Like Li Yaban, Old Man Song was also in a state of confusion.

Because, Old Man Song lost the person!
This made Mr. Qu Da, Lao Ji and Xiao Gou Zi criticize him a lot.

But, can we blame him?
If he wants to hide it from his daughter, he can't be away from home all day.

Moreover, when the fight really comes, he has to take action too, and he won't be able to do anything else.

So, after discovering that Ya Ge was running errands for Yang Yuan, he had an idea. As long as he kept an eye on Ya Ge, he would have no problem finding Yang Yuan.

However, Brother Ya is no longer in contact with Yang Yuan.

This made Old Man Song suddenly at a loss.

Could it be that Yang Yuan thought that his great revenge had been taken and disappeared?
Do not!impossible!
When he evacuated from "Zhiweitang", he took a person alive.

His purpose of taking the people away alive was self-evident. Apparently, everything was not over yet.

So, where is he?

(End of this chapter)