After leaving the branch office of the Wuchengsi Department, Pearl looked at the Qilin Gate not far away and couldn't help but sigh.

The front of the Qilin Gate was clean and clean. It was impossible to see that there had been blood and death here last night.

After thinking about it, Pearl decided to go to Li Shiji to take a look. There was also a guy on duty in Li Shiji.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. You can see red spring wavings everywhere, red lanterns, and those who are particular about the family, even the trees at the doorstep were tied with red silk. Although the wind was shivering last night, when the sun rose again, people still walked out of their houses, greetings and laughing filled the streets and alleys.

After a thrilling night, the first Spring Festival after Emperor Chengwu ascended the throne came as promised.

Although Li Shiji did not open the door for business, a long desk was placed in front of the door, with peanuts and melon seeds and rice cakes wrapped in red paper. A beggar passing by said, "Happy New Year, congratulations on getting rich." The guy at the door would grab a few cakes and throw them over.

This is also a custom in the capital. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, they set off firecrackers, and sprinkle copper coins.

This is a good job of giving rice cakes at the door. I stood there for an hour or two and gave two taels of silver. The guys drew lots of money, but I felt very distressed that I didn’t get it. Two taels of silver.

So the guy standing at the door was full of energy and joy, and waved when he saw pearls from afar.

Pearl knew him, and this kid was a native of the capital.

Pearl asked him: "When did you come? Who was on duty at the shop last night?"

"It's Lao Meng. As soon as you come, I know what's going on. The boss's wife is worried and asks you to come and take a look? It's okay, it's okay. Lao Meng has nothing to do. I woke him up until dawn. But he's fine, there's something wrong with the opposite door."

The guy lowered his voice as he spoke the last sentence.

Pearl turned around and saw that Li Shiji's door was a small shop selling dried fruit, not a time-honored brand in Beijing. Most of the business came from nearby restaurants and teahouses. It is reasonable to say that the business is neither good nor bad.

The boss's surname is Deng, and his wife died in the year of moving the capital. I heard that she felt sorry for her family that she could not take away from her. She was so anxious that she couldn't breathe.

Boss Deng has a son and a daughter, his son Deng Dalang is seventeen years old, and his daughter Nannan is only six years old. Once he was playing at the door and almost hit a mule cart. Yan Xuehuai was quick-eyed and hugged her away. From then on, whenever he saw Yan Xuehuai coming, Boss Deng would ask Nannan to send dried fruits to Yan Xuehuai as a snack.

Pearl remembered these things and asked, "What's wrong with the opposite door?"

"Lao Meng told me that he fell asleep when it was almost dawn, so he overslept. Just last night, Feiyuwei checked his household registration from house to house. The door of our restaurant was locked, and Lao Meng walked through the back door. The door was opened today. So Feiyuwei saw that it was locked, so he didn't knock on our door. The opposite door was different from ours. The family lived in the shop. When the three and two friends came out, a person suddenly jumped out of the slant. Lao Meng heard Deng Dalang say that it was there. He saw that the tree jumped out of the tree. After the man jumped down, he picked up Xiaonan and ran away!"

Pearl was surprised: "Take Xiaonan away?"

"Yes, we are all neighbors. I think you know that Xiaonan is the flesh of Boss Deng. You said that this is so unethical and you are really brave. You just robbed the child in front of Feiyuwei."

The guy was angry as he spoke. A group of beggars came over and shouted loudly to congratulate him on his fortune. The guy waved his hand angrily, grabbed a few rice cakes and threw them over. The beggars snatched the rice cakes, cursed them "stingy", and turned around and ran to another store.

The guy spat at the backs of the beggars and continued, "Flying Fish Guard went after, but he didn't catch up, so he asked Boss Deng's family to go back and wait, saying that he would ask the runners of the Beijing yamen to look for him after dawn. Boss Deng could not wait until dawn, so he took his son and the guy to find him by himself. Lao Meng was a kind-hearted person. He heard the noise outside through the crack of the door, so he came out to help. Not only him, but also the neighbors of several shops next to him, he also came. Boss Deng had a good reputation and could see it at the critical moment."

Pearl looked at Deng Ji's store again and saw that there were long tables outside the shop, but there were no rice cakes or peanuts and melon seeds.

"It was originally placed, and they were all snatched away. Xiaonan got it back and threw it at the bottom of the bridge there. It was so unethical. It was cold and it was midnight again. Such a young child had rags in his mouth and his hands and feet tied. The child couldn't cry even if he wanted to cry. The child was sick. Now the family was in the clinic and didn't care about this. He put the rice cake outside and took it casually, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye."

After hearing this, Pearl breathed a sigh of relief. It was a blessing that the child was recovered.

"Where are you caught by robbing Xiaonan?" asked again.

"No, even the Feiyugu cannot catch it. It would be strange if we ordinary people can catch it. Even the child picked up a shoe. I guess the child was nearby, searching everywhere, and finally found the child under the bridge."

At this time, another child came over to ask for rice cakes. Pearl said to the guy, "You are busy, see you later."

The gate leading to the outer city has not been opened yet. The wine shop and Qianweiju are both in the outer city. Pearl couldn't go there even if she wanted to go, so she had to go to the wine shop in the inner city and saw that there was nothing wrong, so she went back home.

As soon as Pearl walked into Qingping Lane, she saw the agate walking out.

Pearl rushed over as if she saw her relatives: "Agate, are you still alive?"

Agate spat: "It's the New Year, and dogs can bark and greet New Year's greetings. It's just you, no wonder Master Qi doesn't want you anymore."

Pearl was not angry either, and reached out to hook Agate's neck. The two walked to the secluded place. Pearl asked, "Why are you here?"

Agate said, "Master Qi sent me here to pay New Year's greetings and pay my peace by the way."

When he heard the last four words, Pearl breathed a sigh of relief. Not to mention, he was really worried about his seventh master.

"What's going on in the palace? Is it easy to say?" Pearl asked in a low voice.

Agate looked around and pressed the sound to the lowest point: "There is black gunpowder hidden in the fireworks, and he also said that the top scholar Hong from the Five Blessings is several times larger than other fireworks. The emperor and Changsun rushed to go and the eunuchs didn't stop him, so he asked him to ignite it."

Pearl was startled and almost screamed: "The emperor's eldest grandson? Where is the man, he is still alive..."

"Don't shout, let's hear you, you're destined to die!"

Agate reached out to cover Pearl's mouth, but Pearl bit her.

Agate was so angry that she swung her hand that was bitten by the pearl and scolded: "You pig's brain, if the emperor and the eldest grandson really... can I still leave the palace?"
Chapter completed!