The He family settled down, sorted out the things they brought, and asked Shen Su about He Luo's people, and brought things to He Luo together.
Shen Suxiao said, "I originally planned to let A Luo live in the city.
After all, the city is lively and it is not as suitable for studying in Wen Daotang.
He and the two elders in our county all live in the house over Wen Daotang. , let’s go together during the holiday, the scenery there is great.”
He Zijin said, "I heard that Feng Shui is good.
Brother Rui said that it won't be shaken down even by earthquakes."
After hearing this, Mrs.
Shen quickly said, "Isn't that right?
We had just arrived in the imperial capital at that time, and we knew that there was a heavy rainstorm suddenly.
The next day when the rain stopped, we knew that the ground was moving.
Except for the southern suburbs, Even the Imperial City has some houses collapsed, just in the southern suburbs.
I heard that there was nothing wrong with the Daotang, so your aunt and I went to the temple to burn some incense.
Since then, people have said that the feng shui there is good and that it is blessed by the gods.
I would say so, otherwise, The whole empire was shaken, why is there nothing happening in the southern suburbs?"
He Zijin didn't have the scientific spirit of a time traveler at all.
Instead, he was possessed by a faction of feudal theism.
He nodded repeatedly, "Yes, this is really strange.
It's also our family's luck.
If we hadn't moved there in advance, we wouldn't have done it."
Frightened by the earthquake."
Mrs.
Shen smiled, "Yes, I didn't realize it when I first came to the Imperial Capital.
At that time, my eyes were dark.
Except for a few of your uncle's colleagues, I didn't know many people.
Although the Imperial Capital is prosperous, the residents are not as good as those in our hometown.
It was very lively.
Later, when we moved to the southern suburbs, our fortunes were very different.
I said that the feng shui in the southern suburbs was good."
Mrs.
He loved hearing these gossiping things the most.
She hurriedly said after hearing this, "This Feng Shui is different from Feng Shui.
My uncle's luck has been reversed when he moved to the southern suburbs.
It can be seen that the Feng Shui in the southern suburbs will benefit my uncle."
Mrs.
Shen also strongly agreed with this and said, "My in-laws are more knowledgeable.
I think so too."
Mr.
Shen is a scholar and has his own opinions, saying, "There is a cultural context in the southern suburbs."
He Gong couldn't help but said, "By the way, I heard that Mr.
Beiling lives in Wen Daotang."
"Isn't that right?"
Mr.
Shen said with a look of longing for him, "Sir, he is ninety years old.
Teaching and educating people all his life will be a great achievement.
His merits are immeasurable."
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He Zijin then asked, "Grandpa, have you seen that old gentleman?"
Mr.
Shen shook his head, "Mr.
Beiling is not easy to see.
He is old and sees fewer people now.
Your uncle, on the other hand, was lucky enough to meet Mr.
Beiling a few years ago."
As he said that, he said The picture looks like a proud one.
He Zijin was an inquisitive person, so he asked her uncle, "Uncle, what is Mr.
Beiling's appearance like?"
Uncle Shen chuckled, "White hair, white eyebrows, white beard."
Shen Xuan added, "He's just an old man.
I think he's very close to my grandpa."
He hadn't seen him either.
Mr.
Shen reprimanded his grandson with a straight face, "You speak without restraint, how can you compare Mr.
Beiling with ordinary people like us?"
Shen Xuan stuck out his tongue and did not dare to speak.
He turned around and said, "Sister Zijin, the earthen pot chicken soup you stewed yesterday was really delicious.
I originally wanted to drink two bowls, but as a result, everyone in the family ran out of one bowl."
Mrs.
Jiang felt depressed when she heard her son act like he had never had chicken soup in his eight hundred years.
He smiled and said, "Chicken soup is available every day, and I haven't seen you looking so greedy."
Shen Xuandao, "I think the stew prepared by Sister Zijin is more fragrant than the one prepared by our kitchen."
Jiang asked, "Zijin, is there any secret to this?"
He Zijin said with a smile, "There's no secret.
It's just to cut off the head and feet of the hen into pieces, add shredded ginger, dried peppercorns, and put it into the mushroom soup.
Serve it in an earthen pot and put it on a small charcoal stove to simmer for an hour.
That’s it.”
Shen Xuandao, "My chicken soup is not as fragrant as Sister Zijin's."
He Zijin smiled, "This is chicken soup stewed in a local way.
You think it's fragrant because the chicken soup simmered by hens must have a golden layer of oil on it.
I used to go to Master Chaoyun's place to eat, and he always disliked chicken soup.
It’s greasy, and someone needs to skim off the oil to leave a clear chicken soup that’s delicious.”
Shen Xuan slapped his thigh and said to his mother Jiang, "So that's it.
Why do I always feel that our chicken soup is not fragrant?
Doesn't this completely take away the essence?"
Jiang said, "Don't be ignorant.
I went to have a banquet at Tang Shangshu's house.
Their chicken soup was also light and light."
Shen Xuandao, "I like to eat delicious food."
Jiang had a headache, so she had to say, "From now on, I will have the kitchen cook you something delicious."
Unexpectedly, Shen Jiang and Chen Zhu said in unison, "We also want to drink delicious chicken soup."
Jiang Shi laughed angrily and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, from now on we will all drink delicious chicken soup."
Everyone laughed together, and Mrs.
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Jiang said to Shen a little embarrassedly, "When I first came to the Imperial Capital, I didn't know what the customs were in the Imperial Capital.
Alas, I also made a lot of jokes.
Later, I hired a cook from the Imperial Capital. , speaking of which, I also like our home-style chicken soup, which is much more fragrant than those clear soups that are less watery.”
Shen Su smiled and said, "It would be better for you to eat some clear soup with less water."
He teased Jiang's Fengrun.
Jiang said with a smile, "You guys can't grow fat even if you beat us to death, so you can laugh at us who can grow fat even if we drink cold water."
Mrs.
Shen smiled and said, "Why are my brothers and sisters so fat?
This is just right.
At first glance, they are the blessings of an official wife, a prosperous husband."
Jiang had already looked away.
She had given birth to four sons, and her husband had no concubines.
Even though he was getting a little fat now, he had not left her.
Shen also praised her for her prosperous husband, but Jiang didn't say anything. , I also thought so in my heart, thinking that when she was not married into the Shen family, the Shen family was a single family.
Now that her husband is an official and she has given birth to four sons for the Shen family, it can be said that her husband is not prosperous.
Mrs.
Shen's words hit home in her heart.
Mrs.
Jiang was very happy and said to Mrs.
Shen, "Sister, I don't know, but in recent years I have not dared to eat too much fish and meat, and I have never been able to lose weight."
Shen said, "As long as you are in good health, it will be fine.
I have gained some weight in recent years."
"My sister has gained some weight.
She looks just like before."
Speaking of this, Mrs.
Jiang was very envious.
Like her husband, this sister-in-law was born thin.
Shen said, "You haven't seen that my waist is an inch thicker."
Jiang looked at He Zijin's bright and charming face and said, "I remember that when my sister was young, she had a figure like Zijin's."
Mrs.
Shen smiled, "Isn't it?
When I was young, she wore a few shirts to do work.
Her waist was just right, neither too fat nor too thin."
Shen Xuan went over to talk to Sister Zijin, and Shen Xuandao said, "While I'm waiting to take a bath, I'll take Sister Zijin for a walk around Nanxiao, and let's go hiking together."
"Okay."
He Zijin asked Shen Xuan about the scenery in the southern suburbs.
A-Nian also came over to listen, and even changed a cup of tea for Sister Zijin.
In the evening, Shen Xuan quietly said to his father, "Brother A-Nian is really considerate to Sister Zijin."
Shen Su said, "Your brother Anian and sister Zijin are engaged, so you should be considerate."
Shen Xuan was jealous, "In the past, Sister Zijin was the best to me."
Shen Su glanced at him and said, "Isn't it good now?
I just ate the chicken soup stewed by your sister Zijin yesterday, and now you look like this?"
"No."
Shen Xuan scratched his head and asked his father, "Dad, I heard that many aunts and uncles get married.
Sister Zijin and I are also childhood sweethearts, and we have a close relationship.
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Why haven't you ever thought of asking us to get married?"
Facing his precocious son, Shen Su felt regretful, "Hey, wasn't it too slow to start?"
Shen Xuan also stamped his feet with regret and said, "Brother A Nian looked honest, but as a result, he snatched sister Zi Jin away while I was not at home."
Shen Xuan sighed, "I want to find Zi Jin in the future.
It’s hard to find someone like my sister who can cook.”
Shen Su was amused and joked, "How about I ask you the third girl from Aunt Li's family in the kitchen?"
Shen Xuan jumped up and said to his father, "What are you thinking about?
The third girl's legs are thicker than my waist."
That girl is too fat.
Shen Su couldn't help but smile, with a face that looked like an old god, "Three girls are also good at cooking."
Shen Xuan said angrily, "I'm looking for a wife, not a cook."
He complained, "Dad, what do you think?"
Shen Su asked her son, "Tell dad what you like."
Shen Xuan really thought about it and said, "You have to be good-looking and have a thin waist.
I don't like a bucket waist.
You have to have bright eyes, as if you can talk.
You also need to be able to read and write, and be able to talk to me.
You can."
Caring about people, being sensible, knowing how to live a good life, and being able to cook a few side dishes, that’s about it.”
Shen Suren smiled after hearing her son's conditions for choosing a wife and said, "You have no fame and no ability now.
You can only talk about it like a third girl.
You have to wait until you are elected to be the first person to be able to talk about your request."
Shen Xuan choked to death because of his father.
Feeling that his father looked down on others, he went back to school in a depressed manner.
Boys' maturity period is obviously later than that of girls, and Shen Xuan is not like A Nian, a young man who has experienced ups and downs since childhood and has an early love interest.
Shen Xuan choked for a while because of his father, but he recovered in three to five days.
Xiu Mu, an official scholar, had the same vacation days as the imperial court.
When Xiu Mu was ready, he and his father took his aunt, uncle, and family to Wen Dao Hall.
Shen Xuan became the family's little tour guide.
On the way, he wanted to introduce the scenery to Zijin's sister, but he told A Nian that he was not in the same place with him.
He also said, "We brothers haven't been close for a long time, and A Xuan is so unlucky with me."
Tell me about the scenery on the road.”
Shen Xuan had a good temper.
Although he felt a little regretful that he could not ride with Sister Zijin, he still took advantage of the situation and told Brother A Nian about the desolate scenery on the road.
It's really desolate.
In the winter, the Imperial Capital is no better than Shuzhong.
In the winter in the Imperial Capital, all the trees and leaves have fallen off.
Especially Wen Daotang is located in the suburbs.
Along the way, besides bare trees, there are bare farmland.
In the distance, Some mountains are so hazy that you can't see them clearly, and there isn't much scenery to enjoy even if you think about it.
No matter how enthusiastic the tour guide Shen Xuan was, he could only introduce to Brother Anian that this was a certain road.
Ah Nian copied his hands and made a road in the car, "This road is really good.
The roads out of the city are so smooth.
It is even better than this official road."
Almost there.”
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Shen Xuandao said, "I heard that the fourth and fifth princes contributed the money to build it.
The princes and concubines contributed the money, so they naturally built this road with great care."
Anian said, "The two princes and concubines are really kind-hearted people."
"Yes."
Shen Xuan was in the imperial capital and his family was an official.
He knew a lot of gossip and said, "It is Wen Dao Hall.
It is said that the fifth prince's concubine bought the land and later dedicated it to the court.
This way Xiu Wen Dao Hall.”
Anian said, "There are many things that women in the imperial capital can do."
Ah Xuan nodded, "Yes, when the weather gets colder, Ci'en Tang will come out to give out porridge and rice to the poor families.
This Ci'en Tang was built with the money given by the Queen Mother.
It is said that the money came from the princes, concubines and princesses. , donated by the officials’ ladies.”
A Nian asked, "Can my adoptive mother donate it?"
Ah Xuan shook his head, "My father's rank is too low, not enough to donate money."
After chatting along the way, the motorcade arrived at Wen Dao Hall.
In the car, I could hear the sound of reading everywhere.
It was indeed a gathering place for scholars.
Shen Su's Jinshi Hall was opened here.
Now Shen Su has already found a teacher to teach him.
He has become his own boss and has not taught classes for a long time.
Mr.
Shen and his son-in-law He Gong said, "I have often said that this is a very elegant place.
Our family also has a house here.
I would like to live here, but they just don't allow it."
He Gong said, "Although this place is nice, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for me to go to court on weekdays."
Mr.
Shen was born into a scholar.
Although he has the lowest status among those in the family, the old man is quite stubborn and said, "I can't come here by myself."
He Gong was the most gentle and patient person, and said, "It would be deserted for my father-in-law to come here alone, and Brother Dan has no one to enlighten him, which will also delay the child.
Even Su brother wants to have fun at his father-in-law's knees to fulfill his filial piety."
He Gong coaxed his father-in-law, Mr.
Shen, into talking openly.
Shen Suqiao said to her sister, "Our father is still like that.
He always likes his brother-in-law when he sees him."
Mrs.
Shen patted her brother lightly, and Shen Su smiled and asked the whole family to go to the house to rest first.
After all, my father and mother, as well as my in-law He and his wife, are all old.
No matter how warm the car is, it will still be cold after sitting in the car for such a long time without moving.
Shen Su's house also has four rooms and is very neatly built.
He Zijin believes that her uncle is really rich.
The old people were resting in the house, but the children couldn't sit still.
Ah Xuan had already started to organize everyone to go hiking.
He thought Ah Lie and Dan were young, so Ah Xuan was not willing to let them go.
The two of them insisted on following, and they didn't want them to. , they looked like they were about to cry, so they had to ask two boys to follow them, specifically to carry them when they couldn't walk.
Then, a group of people went out to climb the mountain.
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Mrs.
Shen warned her daughter very much, "You are the oldest, remember to take good care of your brothers."
"Just don't worry."
He Zijin agreed.
There is actually not much scenery to enjoy on the mountain, except for a few early blooming wintersweets, which are all bare flowers and trees with all their leaves gone.
Shen Xuan introduced, "It's cold now and the scenery is not very beautiful.
In March and April, when the azaleas bloom, the mountains will be filled with azaleas, which are very beautiful.
This mountain didn't have a name before.
Later, people named it after seeing that there were many azaleas growing on the mountain.
It’s called Dujuan Mountain.”
He Zijin asked, "I heard Brother Rui say that there is a huge azalea tree in the imperial capital."
"I can't see that.
That tree grows in Xie Shangshu's mansion.
My mother once went to his mansion to have a drink and she never saw it.
No one is allowed to enter his yard."
He Zijin heard that this extremely rare rhododendron tree grew in the Shangshu Mansion.
Do you know what kind of official the Shangshu was?
He Zijin had never heard of it before, as he was a ministerial-level official.
Upon hearing this, He Zijin stopped mentioning it.
She also heard her uncle talk about the prominence of Xie Shangshu's mansion.
While everyone was talking, He Zijin felt deeply that this mountain was not high enough or unique enough, so he said to Ah Xuan, "It's not as good as our Furong Mountain."
Shen Xuandao said, "This is why people are here.
They have nothing to do to climb.
Our Furong Mountain is higher than this mountain and the scenery is much better."
A Lie was already talking childishly about the landscape of his hometown with his little cousin A Dan.
The group of people returned at noon.
He Luo and a few strangers had already arrived and had seen each other.
He Luo was very happy to see He Zijin and said, "I heard Uncle Shen say that A Nian and Uncle Gong I thought you would come if I won the prize.
I didn't expect that sister Zijin would come too.
"Seeing that the little girl who used to play behind him has grown into a big girl, Mr.
He Luo's.
A deep sense of relief filled my heart.
He Luo and several of his disciples were all from Shu and were very hospitable, so they were allowed to live in this house, where they could study in peace and go to cram school every ten days.
They were all from their hometowns, and they became closer to each other when they talked in the imperial capital.
After lunch at the men's and women's table, He Luo and the others went to the Jinshi Hall to attend cram school, and He Gong and Anian followed.
He Zijin is Mr.
Xiao Tang, a friend of Uncle Shen whom he met in the afternoon.
Mr.
Xiao Tang arrived uninvited and shouted as soon as he entered the door, "A Su, I heard that a distinguished guest came to your house."
There are differences between men and women.
Mr.
Xiao Tang was invited to the study to talk.
Shen Su and Mr.
Xiao Tang have a good relationship.
Mr.
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Xiao Tang has a good background and a good person.
He is the disciple of Jiang Daru in Jiangbeiling.
He also introduced Shen Su to Jiangbeiling in the past.
Got acquainted.
The two have known each other for many years, and their words were casual.
Shen Suxiao said, "It's my sister and her family who are here.
How did you know about it?"
Mr.
Xiao Tang's eyebrows curved, "I am well-informed."
Shen Su knew without asking, "It must be Lao Chen who told you the news."
Shen Su's neighbor, Chief Chen, works as an errand in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Xiao Tang's father, Tang Shangshu, is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is more than five levels higher than Mr.
Chen. .
Chief Chen is a small boss and wants to curry favor with Lord Shangshu, but Lord Shangshu may not have the time.
On the other hand, Xiao Tang had a lot of contacts.
Because Xiao Tang and Shen Su knew each other, and Chief Chen was a neighbor of the Shen family, Chief Chen got to know Xiao Tang and was very flattering to Xiao Tang.
Mr.
Xiao Tang smiled and said, "Old Chen told me that your niece who is good at growing flowers is here.
No, I came here today to pay my respects to Junior Uncle Ouyang.
I heard that you brought a large family here. , I came quickly to meet the chrysanthemum girl."
Shen Suxiao said, "You are considered an elder, so you have to be careful and don't scare my niece."
"How could it be?
If you go out and ask around, who wouldn't say that I, Xiao Tang, are the best to get along with?"
Mr.
Xiao Tang looked confident.
Shen Su invited Xiao Tang to go in and meet the elders.
The women gathered together to talk together.
Hearing that Xiao Tang came in to pay homage to his elders, Mrs.
Shen was a cautious person and said, "He is a foreigner after all, so Zijin should stay out of the way first."
Jiang smiled, "Sister, don't worry, Mr.
Xiao Tang must have come to see Zijin.
He knew that Luju was raised by our Zijin, and he came to talk to the master about many experiences."
He Zijin did not avoid going out, he also wanted to see this handsome young man of Xiao Tang.
Mr.
Xiao Tang looked very young, with a baby face and a tender face.
He looked like he was in his early twenties.
He Zijin knew that this kind of person would still look young even if he was forty.
However, these days, men are only in their thirties.
With a beard, Mr.
Xiao Tang has a white face and no beard, thinking that he has not arrived yet.
As expected, he is very young, with a pair of crescent-moon smiling eyes.
Although he looks rich and noble, he is very approachable.
He is warm and polite to others.
He even brought a greeting gift.
When he saw Mr.
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Shen, Mrs.
Shen and Mr.
He, they all gave him their hands as a gift.
To put it bluntly, "I heard from Brother Shen that a relative came to the house.
I have known Brother Shen for many years, so I came here to pay a visit."
Madam He was polite, and Master Xiao Tang said, "Oh, I have admired Miss Chrysanthemum for many years.
When I heard that the rare green chrysanthemum was raised by Miss He, I was shocked.
Miss He, you He is so capable at such a young age, it is really impressive."
He praised He Zijin from head to toe, and asked He Lao Niang, "Does your girl have a family?
Alas, several nephews in my family are planning to get married. " He Zijin was surprised by Mr.
Xiao Tang.
He secretly thought that the people in the imperial capital were so rough and unrestrained.
Madam He was afraid of being robbed of her bride, so she quickly said, "It's settled, we'll settle it at home."
Mr.
Xiao Tang is not a bride-stealer, but he is very regretful, "What a pity for such a talented girl, forget it, now that we are engaged, let me know when the wine will be served at your house, and I will definitely prepare a generous gift for Miss He." " He Zijin felt that Master Xiao Tang's words and deeds were very pleasant, and asked her a lot about flower cultivation.
He Zijin told Master Xiao Tang, and Master Xiao Tang said, "I have a pot of wintersweet.
I don't know why, recently, Not very energetic.
It is a token of love between my wife and I.
Since Miss He is good at growing flowers and grass, I wonder if you can take a look at it for me."
While He Zijin felt that the people in the imperial capital were a thousand times more unrestrained than she thought, and words such as "love tokens" could come out of the mouths of the imperial officials, she sighed in her heart, He Zijin also Not being a fool, he didn’t agree directly, but said, “Don’t there even be a gardener in Shangshu Mansion?”
Mr.
Xiao Tang waved his hand and said, "It's very useless.
I showed it to the gardener for several days and couldn't see it.
The gardener even persuaded me to buy another pot of red plums."
He Zijin said, "I'm not as good as a gardener."
"Girl, don't be too modest.
How many gardeners can grow such rare chrysanthemums?
I leave my wintersweet to you.
It doesn't matter.
If I raise it to death, I won't ask you to pay for it."
He Zijin said to himself, "It's good if I confiscate your wages, and you ask me to compensate.
Go and find out how many people want to pay for me to grow flowers, but I don't give them the face."
However, at this moment, I heard that Mr.
Xiao Tang was the Minister of Finance.
He Zijin was very philistine and said in a flexible manner, "Okay, sir, please ask someone to deliver it any day."
Mr.
Xiao Tang looked at He Zijin's eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and couldn't help laughing, and said to Shen Su, "If you don't mean what you say, that means you don't mean what you say."
He Zijin was not a stingy person.
He was very happy for Xiao Tang's popularity and said with a smile, "If you keep doing this, I won't help you look after your flowers."
"That's not possible.
Niece Xian is not a stingy person."
Mr.
Xiao Tang would also give people high hats.
He Zijin had never seen such a lively adult, and he couldn't help but smile.
Mr.
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Xiao Tang was a bit eclectic, and Mrs.
Shen felt that he was a bit too casual.
However, Mrs.
He felt that Mr.
Xiao Tang was not a bad person, and said to Mrs.
Shen, "Look at how kindly the young man talks about his wife.
He looks like he is talking to her."
We have a good relationship.
Even if this young man is casual, he is not a bad person."
After thinking about it for a while, Shen thought it made sense.
He Zijin felt that his grandmother was actually very good at judging people.
Shen Su did not forget to ask Mr.
Xiao Tang to help find the gentleman named Xie Moru.
Shen Su was always considerate and thoughtful.
He mentioned this matter to Xiao Tang in private.
When Xiao Tang heard this, he couldn't help but frown and said, "This name feels so familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere."
Shen Su quickly said, "I think you recognize this person."
"Anyway, I've heard of it, but I can't remember it for a moment."
Mr.
Xiao Tang was very familiar with the Xie family.
After thinking about it, he said, "The Xie family doesn't have a ranking that starts with the word Mo.
I'd better ask Azhi. , I always feel that this name has been mentioned before.
If you are from the Xie clan, you will know it by asking Azhi.
If you are not from the Shangshufu clan, I will help you find out."
Shen Su thanked him, and Master Xiao Tang couldn't help but ask, "You have something to do with this person?"
If you have something to do, why don't you know the address?
Shen Su said, "It's my niece.
Someone asked her to bring a letter to Mr.
Xie, but I don't know Mr.
Xie's address."
Mr.
Xiao Tang couldn't help but laugh and said, "The person who brought the letter is strange.
He has no address, where can he bring the letter?"
Shen Su said, "According to my niece, the gentleman who asked her to bring the letter didn't know the address of Mr.
The letter came.
I thought that you are more familiar with the people in the imperial capital, so I asked you about it. " Master Xiao Tang said, "Don't worry, I have definitely heard of this name, but I just can't remember it right now.
I'll have to think about it when I get home.
I'll definitely remember it if I ask Azhi again."
Shen Su knew that the Azhi that Xiao Tang was talking about was Xie Zhi, the grandson of the Shangshu Mansion, and Xiao Tang Yan had heard of this name, so he was afraid that he was not Ji Ji's unknown person, so he asked Xiao Tang solemnly again and again, saying, "If Mr.
Xie can't find out, Xiao Tang, please stop shouting around and ask around quietly. " "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about what I'm doing."
Mr.
Xiao Tang patted his chest as a guarantee.
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