Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

The Qiao family members went back to their houses to rest, and silence returned to the yard.

When Old Mrs. Qiao entered the house, she looked back at the three children and said nothing.

She didn't intend to ask step by step so as not to disrupt the children's actions. She wanted to wait for the final answer to be revealed.

Qiao Jianer and his two brothers entered the main room.

At first glance, they saw leaves stuck to their heads and clothes.

Dayong patted the leaves and said, "We followed Shen Liang to where he rented a house. That alley is the best location in town besides Anning Alley. There are teahouses and restaurants outside. He rented a small courtyard and the monthly rent is eight taels of silver. The Shen family is so frugal, but they are willing to spend so much money to rent a house for Shen Liang. Either they really value this grandson, or they have other reasons."

The monthly rent was eight taels, which shocked Qiao Jianer. For villagers who rented a house in the town for personal residence rather than as a shop, a little over two taels a month was the maximum, and that was mostly for one room.

Shen Liang actually lived in a courtyard with a monthly rent of eight taels.

Even if the Shen family made money, they wouldn't be so extravagant.

"anything else."

Dacheng continued, "We observed that Shen Liang read a book for a while, wrote and drew on paper, and was about to go to bed. But before he went to sleep, he took off the sachet on his waist, held it in his hand and smelled it, then stared blankly into the air, as if muttering something."

“Then the lights went out and we came back.”

Dayong: "That sachet, I'm afraid it was given to her by a girl. Judging from the style and the patterns on it, it doesn't seem like my sister's style."

Qiao Jianer said, "It's good that you've learned so much information right after arriving. Let's go to sleep first."

The alley where Shen Liang lived was called Datong Alley, which was just behind Anning Alley. Most of the wealthy but not very conspicuous families in the town lived in this alley.

But any one of these families is far ahead of others in the village.

After selling mushrooms at Han's house, Qiao Jianer went for a walk in Datong Lane.

She had asked when she passed by the school just now, and found out that mathematics classes were all in the afternoon.

The door to the small courtyard rented by Shen Liang was locked, and there was no sound from inside. After asking the people next door, he found out that Shen Liang was an apprentice in the accounting department of Tianxianglou, which was equivalent to practice.

Qiao Lian'er stood on tiptoe, trying to see the situation in the yard clearly, but she was too short and her neck was sore from looking up, so she could only see the yard wall.

Dayong lifted her up and let her sit on his shoulders.

Jianer has completely accepted the fact that her body is that of a child and is no longer as embarrassed as she was at the beginning.

She looked inside and found it very spacious, with carved beams, painted pillars, and corridors.

It's really worth it, and such a big place is too big for one person to live in.

"Brother Dayong, Brother Dacheng, let's go to Tianxiang Tower and have a cup of tea." Qiao Lianer said again.

"Okay." Dayong agreed. Now they not only came to the town to sell mushrooms, but also to find out about Shen Liang's affairs.

Tianxiang Tower has three floors. The first floor is mainly a place for drinking tea, cooking some snacks and serving some wine. The second and third floors are accommodation.

Even in the morning, Tianxianglou's business is very good. After all, there are several official roads passing through Qingshui Town, and there are many people coming and going, and many of them stop here to rest. Tianxianglou's charges are slightly cheaper than other teahouses and restaurants, so it has become the first choice.

The first floor was mostly occupied by people. The shopkeeper and the waiter were very busy. The old accountant with half of his hair and beard white was keeping accounts. Standing next to him was Shen Liang.

The old accountant was keeping accounts while explaining things to Shen Liang, and Shen Liang was learning very seriously.

Qiao Lian'er took a look and saw that Shen Liang indeed had a sachet hanging around his waist, embroidered with auspicious clouds and a crane soaring into the sky.

Normally, the pattern on this sachet seems to be a beautiful blessing for a bright future, and it doesn't look like a token of love between a man and a woman.

But when Shen Liang took it out and smelled it last night, he felt something was wrong.

It's impossible to be praying for the future.

They chose a relatively secluded location, which was blocked by a bonsai pot and there was a waiter serving them, so Shen Liang did not see them.

After asking the waiter for a pot of tea and two plates of snacks, Qiao Jianer waved to him.

Seeing that she seemed to want to whisper something, the second brother put his ear close to her and said, "Little girl, what's the matter?"

Qiao Jian'er whispered, "That boy next to the accountant is good-looking. Is he engaged?"

The second brother looked at her in surprise and said, "Little girl, you're only eight years old, and you're already thinking about that big brother?"

The corners of Dacheng and Dayong's mouths twitched, and they couldn't help laughing, but when they thought about the Shen family, their faces became serious again.

"No, I have an older sister at home who is about the same age as that little brother. I'm looking for a man for my sister."

The second brother became interested and handed the task to another second brother. He lowered his voice and said to them, "His name is Shen Liang. He's from the nearby Datian Village. He came to Tianxianglou a month ago and is studying mathematics at the academy. He's only been studying for three months. At first, he was unfamiliar with many aspects of the accounts, but now he's getting a little more used to them."

"She's good-looking and a nice person, but you'd better not set your sights on her. She's already been spotted."

"Ah, who took a fancy to me?" Qiao Jianer pretended to look regretful.

The waiter stopped talking and hinted at something.

Qiao Jianer had no choice but to take out a few coins and give them to him.

The waiter quickly put the money into his sleeve and said, "It's the Shi family at the east end of Daying Lane. Shi was originally an official in the prefecture, but due to poor health, he retired and returned to his hometown. He has a granddaughter, sixteen years old this year, named Shi Murou. She has come here to look for Shen Liang several times."

Qiao Jianer: "Does Mr. Shi know about this?"

"I don't know about these. I've already told you what I need to tell you. I'm going to get busy now."

The waiter threw the towel over his shoulders and walked away quickly.

Then another waiter came over and placed their tea on the table.

Dayong's face was already extremely ugly, and he was in no mood to drink tea.

"Since you have a sweetheart, why don't you tell her clearly? You want to waste my sister's best years."

Qiao Jianer said, "What's there to be upset about? People are selfish. If we can't get married with the Shi family, we can consider Sister Xier. That's what the Shen family thinks."

She guessed that either Shi Yuanwai was kept in the dark about this matter, or he knew about it but was hesitant and had not made a decision.

It is now almost certain that Shen Liang is having an affair with another woman, and it is a rather ambiguous relationship.

The aroma of tea wafted from the table, and the teahouse was bustling with laughter and chatter, but none of the three picked up their teacups.

Everyone felt like a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts.