Zhou Heng was actually a little scared in his heart, but he thought that if he could find the murderer in this house, even if his mission here was completed, Shen Fu would not be able to push back and stop him from looking at the jade horse head sculpture. Really, Zhou Heng felt that it was better to go back early due to long nights and many dreams, and he was also very worried about his grandmother.

So now I can be considered as secretly encouraging myself, while holding Chunyu's hand tightly. From the outside, the two cousins ​​seem to be very good friends.

The black door with some mottled paint looks very ordinary, and the sound of Brother Wang knocking the door knocker sounds a bit dull in the noon sun.

"Who is it?" After a while, an old female voice came from inside. It sounded like an old lady.

Zhou Heng couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother Wang in front of me has already answered loudly: "I'm from Wang Ji's dry goods shop. I heard that you want to sublet, so I came to see the house."

After saying this, Zhou Heng thanked him in a low voice with great gratitude. Brother Wang's face turned a little red and he turned around and smiled slightly in return.

"Wait a minute, it's coming!" the old lady muttered, and after a while, the door was finally opened. A short old lady with some gray hair and wearing a brown sarong came out of the slightly opened door. I poked my head out and saw Brother Wang standing at the front, and there was a smile on his face: "It turns out to be Brother Wang, please come in!"

Brother Wang seemed to recognize her and shouted: "Aunt Peng!"

Aunt Peng responded, but looked at Zhou Heng and the two who were following behind: "Who are these two girls?"

The tone sounded kind, so Zhou Heng smiled politely and replied: "Our family wants to rent a house in Tangquan Town to do business," and pointed to Brother Wang next to him to explain the reason: "We just heard what Brother Wang said I thought your house was going to be sublet, so I thought I'd come over and have a look."

"Oh, okay, please come in!" The old lady pushed the door open a little, stepped aside to let the three of them in, and then closed the door again, causing Chunyu to look back.

Zhou Heng had been looking ahead. After turning around the screen wall, he hurriedly looked at what was going on inside. However, he was a little disappointed to find that it was actually a somewhat dilapidated courtyard, with a small hole in it. There is a large water tank that has accumulated some water, and there is a relatively spacious house on the opposite side of the screen wall and on the left and right sides. The entire house can be said to be unobstructed. There is nothing special about it, and no one can be seen moving around.

Fortunately, just when Zhou Heng was disappointed, Xu heard the movement of their group. The door curtain of the room on the left was lifted, and a strong man in his twenties wearing a short jacket with a dark face and a beard appeared. , holding a rice bowl in his hand, he poked his head out to take a look, looked at Zhou Heng and Chun Yu up and down, and then asked: "Do you want to rent a house?"

Then he asked Brother Wang: "Are you relatives?"

Brother Wang quickly turned around and looked at Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng nodded and replied calmly: "Yes."

The strong man held the rice bowl and let out a sneer. Although the meaning was unclear, it sounded a bit malicious. Brother Wang's face turned red again, and Chun Yu behind him also felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this.

Zhou Heng, however, didn't think anything was wrong at all. He just smiled and asked the strong man: "Did I discuss the subletting with you?" Aunt Peng had already walked away. From the fact that she and Brother Wang knew each other, In fact, it can be judged, and the hands look very rough. She is probably a rough woman who washes clothes and cooks for the people in the house, and she can't make the decision.

While the three of them were talking, a few more heads popped out from behind the strong man. Zhou Heng took a look and saw that there were five people in total, but they were all unfamiliar. Chun Yu, who was following her, suddenly pulled her slightly.

Get off her.

Knowing that the person who had gone to the dead boatman's house to instigate him must be among them, and he didn't see the person he was looking for, Zhou Heng gave it up and said, "Brother, can you please show us how big the room is?"

?My cousin wants to rent a place to stay. It would be best if he could also have a place to store goods."

The strong man had no intention of showing them around. He still stood without moving with a rice bowl in his hands. He just pointed at the opposite room with his chopsticks and said, "Both sides are about the same size. Over there is the big bunk for sleeping."

Do you mean you don’t want to take yourself there to see it? However, this kind of Datong shop where men sleep is probably very smelly. Zhou Hengle agreed not to go: “In that case, let’s go in and take a look at your place to eat.

,OK?"

At the same time, he smiled and said to a few people who were standing at the door, eating with rice bowls and watching calmly: "I'm sorry, brothers, for disturbing your meal!" As he said this, he looked into the room.

The room is indeed quite spacious, but there is only a rectangular dining table in it, with a clear view. It feels like a temporary residence. The food on the table is quite rich, and it seems to be in the dining room.

"Where are you from?" A man in gray robe who looked to be in his twenties and was dressed more elegantly came over and asked Zhou Heng. This man looked ordinary, but unlike the others, his hands were

There was no rice bowl in his hands, and he stood at the dining table with his hands behind his back, giving a vague air of being the leader.

Compared with those few men who were dressed in short clothes and behaved in a less polite manner, this man was at least the wise man among them just by looking at his clothes.

Thinking of the time Chunyu pulled him just now, could this person be the instigator? Did he ask this because he had doubts about his identity?

Zhou Heng smiled and began to urgently use the few place names of this dynasty that he had heard these days, as well as some geographical knowledge he had gained from reading at Daxiangguo Temple. After thinking about it, he said to the man in a vague way.

:

"Our hometown is in Jungnam-do, and my cousin's family is still there. However, my parents moved to Gyeonggi-do in the early years, and my cousin has been with us since she was a child."

"Zhongnan Road?" Following the strong man just now to the door, a strong man in his early twenties, wearing a short jacket and holding a rice bowl, smacked his lips and suddenly interjected: "I heard that the people there are good at eating.

Spicy, no matter how spicy it is, you won’t like it, but really? How spicy is it?”

Does Zhongnan Dao eat spicy food? Zhou Heng was stunned for a moment. Of course he has never been to Zhongnan Dao, but since it is a place that knows how to eat spicy food, thinking of Hunan in the 21st century, he responded vaguely:

"I grew up in Gyeonggi-do, so I don't like spicy food very much. However, my parents usually add some chili peppers when cooking for themselves. My cousin and I would choke when we smell it outside the house, and we wouldn't dare to

Taste it, it must be quite spicy, my dad always said the food here is too bland."

When the strong man heard this, he laughed loudly: "Oh? It sounds very exciting. What a coincidence, I also like spicy food." He pointed at the man in gray robe just now with his chopsticks and said with a smile: "I

What a great talent, then you will be miserable!"

As soon as he said this, the other people also burst into laughter, looking like they were not very polite to this relatively gentle man in gray robe.

But the gray-robed man surnamed He was not angry when he saw this. He only smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the Central and South Road is a thoroughfare. There are many people going south and north. They are definitely not all spicy eaters.

You won’t be able to find dishes without chili peppers, right?” This last sentence was addressed to Zhou Heng and the others.

Zhou Heng quickly nodded in agreement: "Well, it's quite prosperous over there, so my cousin doesn't really want to come over!" Then he will use this as an excuse to turn down the house. It's just to recognize people.

This kind of unnecessary money cannot be spent.

But since the other party mentioned Zhongnan Road, Zhou Heng felt that it was still appropriate to inquire: "Are you going to Zhongnan Road to do business?" Could it be that the murderer had already fled to Zhongnan Road?

"Doing business?" After hearing Zhou Heng's words, everyone except the man in gray robe burst out laughing again, winking at each other while laughing.

It seemed that this group of people were going to Zhongnan Road to continue causing trouble. Zhou Heng was heartbroken, and then he forced himself to look a little naive and asked: "I wonder what business these brothers are going to do?"

?My cousin is still in Zhongnan Road now. If you need any help, please rely on friends outside, maybe—"

"Girl, you're welcome!" The man in gray robe interrupted Zhou Heng at this moment, glanced at the other strong men who were chatting and laughing and dropping rice grains, and said lightly: "My boss has told me

Have you forgotten about the matter?"

As soon as he said this, the strong men put away their playful smiles, and unanimously took the bowls into the room and sat down to continue eating.

Only the bearded man who looked like the leader of the strong men just now was still holding an empty bowl that he had finished eating, and said to Zhou Heng: "If you want to rent, you have to hurry up, in two days

We are leaving now, the rent can be easily negotiated." As he said this, he turned around and entered the house.

Zhou Heng took a look, and hehe, he actually sat at the table and continued to eat a bowl of rice.

It seems that I can't ask anything today. I don't know if this is a strong man's daily behavior or if he was reminded by the words of the man in gray robe just now. Anyway, the bearded man probably doesn't want to pay attention to himself.

Zhou Heng pretended to look around and asked himself, "Huh? Where did Aunt Peng go?" In front of the man in gray robe, he pointed at the main room and asked him, "You can go there.

Do you want to take a look? I don’t know if the furniture is complete. My sister-in-law also has two children, so it’s best if you don’t need to buy too much and you can live in it when you get here.”

The whole play was performed. When the man in gray robe looked a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer, Zhou Heng asked again: "Are Aunt Peng going to go with you? If not, I also want to ask her,

Do you want to continue doing this? Anyway, my sister-in-law has to take care of the children, and I have to hire help at home."

"What a talented man," said the bearded man who had turned his back to the door and was immersed in eating rice. Suddenly he spoke again without looking back, because he had food in his mouth and was still breathing loudly:

"If they sincerely want to rent it, what's the point of showing them the main house?"
Chapter completed!