Chapter 80
Lin Ting An suddenly noticed another kind of gaze. It was cold and deep.
He looked toward the owner of his gaze and his heart shuddered. Was it him? The person that countless people in the capital want to see but couldn't see was actually in a small restaurant in Wuling County? No wonder the three words on the plaque outside were so vigorous and powerful.
Seeing Shen Feng Ming shocked Lin Ting An much more than he was shocked by seeing Jiang Yun Zhu. For a moment, he forgot his purpose of coming here.
Lin Qing didn't know Shen Feng Ming. He felt that his family gentleman was so strange today. A person who had always been calm, first stared at a girl in a daze and now he looked at a man in a daze? Even though this man was handsome and extraordinary.
"There seemed to be a mistake here." Shen Feng Ming said softly, pulling Jiang Yun Zhu's mind back.
"Where?" Jiang Yun Zhu lowered her head to look at the account book. Her mood slowly returned to calm.
"Here, a plate of baked stuffed sesame biscuits, a plate of lotus root cake, and a pot of Biluochun. It wrote 73 Wen, but the below says 68 Wen." Shen Feng Ming pointed out the mistake to Jiang Yun Zhu look.
Jiang Yun Zhu saw that it was indeed the case. She picked up the pen and began to revise it from the side.
At this time, Lin Ting An regained his sense. He heard Jiang Yun Zhu talking to Shen Feng Ming about seventy-three wens and sixty-eight wens. He didn't know that Commissioner-in-chief Shen would bother about dozens of wens.
He looked around. At this time, there were some customers in the tea room and servers in the hall. But none of them seemed to feel that there was anything wrong with the scene now.
Lin Ting An had a guess in his mind. It seemed that these people didn't know the identity of the person behind the counter. Also, if Shen Feng Ming's identity gets out, the scene here should not be like this at all.
"Guest, what would you like to eat or drink? Please sit down." Li He warmly greeted Lin Ting An.
Lin Ting An regained his previous sternness and composure and chose a seat by the window to sit down. While carefully looking at the surrounding environment, he ordered some tea and random food.
Li He went to prepare.
"Go and investigate the owner of this store carefully." Lin Ting An instructed Lin Qing.
Lin Qing went out immediately.
After a while, a plate of baked stuffed sesame biscuits, a plate of mince cakes, and a pot of Dahongpao were brought up.
Li He poured tea for Lin Ting An before turning around and retreating.
Lin Ting An looked at the table and saw that the tea bowls and plates were the same as the store; they were all well planned out. The fine white porcelain plates were painted with the appearance of gardenia flowers with three small words ‘Chabuliang’ next to it. Although the patterns and characters weren't as powerful as the three characters on the plaque outside, they were definitely not vulgar.
This store was very interesting.
Lin Ting An picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. It was Dahongpao of the upper middle class. Its taste was completely brewed out. Moreover, it was very strange. Because Dahongpao was resistant to brewing, when other places brewed this kind of tea, they would use boiling water. However this store used slightly cooler water for brewing.
It wasn't that the latter was better than the former, but that he liked the taste of the latter.
This Dahongpao seemed to be made especially for him.
"Who made this tea?" Lin Ting An asked Li He who was passing by.
"It's this small one. Why? Guest don't like it?" Li He replied.
"Who did you learn how to make tea from?" Lin Ting An only asked.
"From our boss." Li He replied.
Lin Ting An glanced at Jiang Yun Zhu again. The way she lowered her eyebrows to look at the account was exactly the same as the leisurely and independent look under the fireworks.
"Guest?" Li He didn't know what Lin Ting An meant.
"Retreat." Lin Ting An said.
Li He departed in bewilderment.
Lin Ting An originally ordered at random. But after drinking the Dahongpao, he became interested in the two plates of pastries. He first picked up a baked stuffed sesame biscuit and took in how the biscuit was golden and round, like a crab shell.
One bite, the outer shell was crispy, while the filling inside was slightly spicy and flavorful. It also carried a special sweet taste. Quite delicious.
The same went for the mince cake. With so many dried fruits in it, it wasn't sweet at all.
When Lin Qing came back, he saw that his family gentleman, who was usually a picky eater, had already eaten half a plate of baked stuffed sesame biscuits and half a plate of mince cake. From the look of it, he had drunk a lot of tea.
Lin Qing was amazed. Strange things happen every year. Today was quite an amount. Afterwards, he wondered if the food in this store was so delicious?
Lin Ting An looked at him.
Lin Qing shivered and hurried over to report to him. Jiang Yun Zhu, the owner of this store, sought refuge from Changfeng Manor with her parents last year. She began to live in Changshi Village and made a living by selling a kind of breakfast called Hulatang.
Later, they switched to selling lunch and then came to the county town to open Qishanju...
Oh right, he inquired about Shen Feng Ming. His surname was Shen and his name was Yu Yu. He was a grain merchant from the capital and borrowed accommodation here.
It was worth noting that Jiang Yun Xiu was actually Jiang Yun Zhu's younger sister.
"Jiang Yun Zhu." Lin Ting An said in a low voice, rubbing the cup with his hand.
After another quarter of an hour, Lin Ting An left, as if he was an ordinary customer.
Lin Qing was puzzled. My family’s gentleman, didn't you come here for that matter? Why did you leave like this? However, his family’s gentleman had always been unpredictable. So he didn't need to ask; just wait for the order.
Sure enough, after leaving the teahouse, Lin Ting stated, "Let that Jiang Yun Xiu come to see me."
"En." Lin Qing responded.
In the inn in the west of the city. Jiang Yun Xiu was ecstatic, Eldest Gentleman wanted to see her? Did he finally...
Before she bowed down, Lin Ting An said calmly, "Tell me about your family."
Family? Jiang Yun Xiu was puzzled, but she continued to speak.
Regarding her family, what she remembered most clearly was how difficult life was when they fled to Qinghe Village in the dream and how glorious Jiang Yun Zhu looked after coming back. Of course, none of this could be said.
Just talking about what happened before seeking refuge, she was stuttering.
As she spoke, she peeked at Lin Ting An's reaction.
She only saw this charming and handsome young man had no expression on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking. But the more he was like this, the more he looked cold and extraordinary to the point people got dazzled.
"So, you don't know what happened after your parents escaped here?" Lin Ting An asked.
Jiang Yun Xiu was very annoyed. If she had known that Lin Ting An was interested in these things, she would have asked Mrs. Chen more.
"You should go home more often." Lin Ting An said out of the blue.
Jiang Yun Xiu didn't know what he meant, but she regarded it as a golden rule. As long as he was willing to see her, she was willing to do whatever he asked her to do.
Half an hour later, Jiang Yun Xiu returned to Changshi Village with her big and small bags.
Jiang Cheng and Mrs. Chen were naturally happy to see her.
This time, Jiang Yun Xiu seemed to be a different person. She greeted the two of them. This made Mrs. Chen's eyes red. Naturally, she wouldn’t hide everything she knew and talked endlessly.
Soon, Lin Ting An learned more about Jiang Yun Zhu and Shen Feng Ming.
This time, the matter of congee and tree planting in Wuling County was related to her. He became more and more interested in her.
Shen Feng Ming claimed to be Shen Yu Yu and had truly concealed his identity from everyone. And he stayed here for a long time. He guessed a little bit today. Maybe because of Jiang Yun Zhu?
Everyone said that Shen Feng Ming wasn't close to women. Who would have thought that he would hide his name for a woman.
Lin Ting An leaned back on the chair, looked at the sunset outside, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
This Lu Prefecture finally had something worth looking forward to.
Chabuliang. When Lin Ting An got up, Jiang Yun Zhu saw it. Then she suddenly thought of something. For example, why the Qin Family's grain was suddenly investigated. For example, why did Lin Ting An suddenly appear here...
The two seem to be unrelated, but what if they must be connected?
Wasn't Lin Ting An's usual practice to scare the snake away, follow the vine for fruit, figure out the whole thing, and control the whole thing? If anyone in this world knew Lin Ting An best, it must be Jiang Yun Zhu.
It was estimated that he saw the huge interests behind this matter and wanted to make a profit from it!
Jiang Yun Zhu felt a headache. There was no end to this matter.
At this time, Shen Feng Ming had obtained information about Lin Ting An and why he appeared here. From the data, Jiang Yun Zhu and Lin Ting An didn't seem to know each other, but why did she stare at him today?
Lin Ting An’s appearance was quite noble.
Shen Feng Ming looked up at the bronze mirror on the opposite. His current appearance was reflected in the bronze mirror.
After pondering for a while, he stated, "Come in."
There was no one outside the room, but soon, a figure appeared, "This subordinate Shadow Thirty-Nine greets Commissioner-in-chief."
"Go and do something for me." Shen Feng Ming ordered.
"En."
Early the next morning, when Jiang Yun Zhu went out, she saw Shen Feng Ming standing in the courtyard.
He changed into a new suit today- a moon-white brocade robe, darkly embroidered with clouds and silver patterns on the collar and cuffs. It made his figure even more upright. And the white jade crown on his head. It was haloing a little in the morning light. Simply enhancing him to shine all over like flawless jade.
Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned for a moment.
"Miss Jiang, I remembered that when I went for a walk, I found a few wild cherry trees growing in a mountain depression. Counting the time, it should be almost ripe now. Do you want to go and have a look?" Shen Feng Ming asked.
Cherry? Jiang Yun Zhu only felt that her mouth salivating. The wild cherries in ancient times were small, but when they were ripe, they were sweet and sour. Moreover, how delicious things could cherries make!
Coincidentally, spring was here. She hadn't been outside to enjoy the spring scenery yet.
"Where is it?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked.
"I'll take you."
"This, Gentleman Shen tell me the place. I'll hire a carriage to go. If there are a lot of cherries, I can bring back more." Jiang Yun Zhu hesitated.
"Let me go with you. I'm afraid you won't find a place." Shen Feng Ming stated.
Jiang Yun Zhu felt it made sense. She prepared a basket, water, and some food. Taking He Ying with her, she hired a carriage and went straight to the suburbs.
Shen Feng Ming rode a horse and followed at the side.
Currently, spring’s color was perfect. Many people went out for spring outings. So the journey was very lively.
It was getting more and more remote, "Gentleman, are you sure this route is correct?" the driver who drove the carriage asked Shen Feng Ming.
"It's right. Just right ahead." Shen Feng Ming replied.
The driver didn't dare to ask more questions and continued to move forward until the road ahead became narrower and narrower. It was to the point that the carriage could not pass.
"Gentleman?" the coachman asked.
"Just stop here." Afterward, Shen Feng Ming got off his horse and said to Jiang Yun Zhu, "Miss Jiang, it’s up the front."
At first, Jiang Yun Zhu was excited to enjoy the spring scenery along the way. But then she became a little drowsy. Hearing Shen Feng Ming's voice, she woke up with a startle, opened the curtain of the carriage, and looked out.
She saw cliffs everywhere. This?
"It's there." Shen Feng Ming pointed to the front and said.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked in the direction of his finger, but couldn't see anything.
"Got to head straight and walk a bit." Shen Feng Ming said.
He Ying jumped out of the carriage first and hurried a few steps in that direction. Suddenly, she turned her head in surprise, "Miss, quickly come and see!"
Jiang Yun Zhu got out of the carriage and walked there too.
At the beginning, she only saw some rocks. Who would have thought to walk a few more steps, a small waterfall flowing down from the cliff and converging into a small pool entered the sight. The water in the pool was sparkling and crystal clear.
By the pool, there was green grass and wild flowers of various colors blooming in the middle. How colorful.
And what attracted Jiang Yun Zhu's attention the most were the wild cherry trees on the side of the pool. At this time, the cherries were already ripe. The cherries hung on the tree like agates, reflecting in the pool water. It was too beautiful to behold.
Jiang Yun Zhu was overjoyed and walked quickly to that mountain depression.
Soon, she smelled a faint fragrance of flowers. Then she stepped on the grass, feeling as soft as a blanket.
"Miss, this place is so beautiful." He Ying praised.
Jiang Yun Zhu directly nodded. It was indeed beautiful.
At this time, she had reach those cherry trees. SHe stretched her hand out to pick a few cherries, washed them in the nearby pool, and put them in her mouth. Delicate cherries were broken at the touch of the teeth. The sweet and sour juice immediately overflowed the mouth.
"It's delicious." She turned her head, wanting He Ying to taste it too. Unforeseen, Shen Feng Ming had walked behind her at some point. He was raising his hand as if about to do something. But when she turned her head, his hand brushed against her lip.
Go Feng ming, go Feng ming, go!
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