Zhao Si and Luo Xiaoxiao were completely confused by the inexplicable shouting of the dirty child. Guan Qiu, who had just been put down, also hadn't figured out what was going on. He only knew that he had just entered the blacksmith shop and looked around, and then something suddenly grabbed his feet, and then he was like falling into an abyss. When he saw the light of day again, he saw Ah Liu holding a child.
The child was clinging to his feet...
Zhang Shou, who had heard Lu Sanlang explain that this place had changed owners several times due to being haunted, had already made a guess. He looked at the dirty child whose face was so dirty that he couldn't see clearly, and asked with interest: "Is the big brother Zhu you mentioned the owner of the house next door?"
The dirty boy cried so much that his face was black and white, like a big cat, and he didn't even bother to answer. But when Ah Liu forcibly turned his head and forced him to look up at Zhang Shou, he was stunned with tears in his eyes.
The sun shone on that very, very beautiful face with a warm smile. He couldn't help but think of Brother Zhu who had been gone for a long time. He wiped his eyes hard and said with sobs: "Yes, Brother Zhu is a good man. He didn't chase me away..."
Although the dirty kid's words were incoherent, Zhang Shou had a firm opinion in mind, so he smiled and continued to ask, "You mean, you originally lived in the house next door, and then that house was bought by your brother Zhu. He was kind enough not to drive you away, but took you in. And now there used to be a girl named Zhou living in this house, and she also took good care of you?"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Sanlang's eyes lit up. Having read many different kinds of legends about talented scholars and beautiful women, he could already imagine all kinds of plots in his mind. He immediately asked, "Did the man surnamed Zhu have an affair with Miss Zhou, the daughter of Mr. Zhou who used to live here, so he bought the house next door? But later he followed the Northern Expedition Army to fight, and Miss Zhou's mother died, so she had to carry the coffin back home, so you became a lonely drifter?"
Zhang Shou was gentle and his words were simple and easy to understand, while Lu Sanlang's words were like fireworks, talking about love affairs, carrying a coffin back home, and being a lonely drifter. How could an eight or nine-year-old child understand? Besides, his head was still being held by Ah Liu, so he couldn't move around, so he could only see Zhang Shou and couldn't care about others.
He grinned, as if he wanted to cry again, but he forced himself to hold back. "My parents are dead, and my uncle and aunt not only don't want me, they also sold my house! Brother Zhu bought my house and took me to settle accounts with my uncle and aunt, and taught them a lesson. Later, he lived in my house and taught me martial arts... Sister Zhou is not the daughter of Mr. Liu next door, she is the maid of Mrs. Liu!"
This completely unexpected plot, of course, stunned Lu Sanlang, speechless. After all, even in the play, the role of Hongniang can only be a supporting role to Yingying, and how could I bear to fold the quilt and make the bed was just a casual remark by Zhang Sheng, he had never imagined the possibility of a maid becoming the protagonist. So, seeing Zhang Shou actually laughed, he couldn't help but be very confused.
"Ah Liu, take him to wash his face first, find a clothing store, change his clothes for him, and then try to clean up the house next door. After the class at the Jiuzhang Hall of the Imperial College is over this afternoon, bring the child here and I will slowly ask him. Oh, by the way, ask someone to send a message to mother, and bring Yang Hao and Qiao Dang here, and let them watch the door and do odd jobs at the blacksmith shop."