novelden Chapter 317: Wang Lin is enjoying himself?
Chapter 317: Wang Lin is enjoying himself?
After all, the Dragon Boat Festival was a happy occasion, but a disappointing one. Wang Lin's absence also made Xiao Yining increasingly depressed, and the smile on his face disappeared. He also disappeared for three consecutive days.
Xiao Yining even asked Qiu Yi to take the money and find the beggars to help keep an eye out for Wang Lin's whereabouts.
Now, of the Wang and Lin families, only Xiao Yining is worried about Wang Lin.
The person who caused this situation was sitting diagonally opposite her, counting his silver in a very money-obsessed manner.
Little Yining had been staring at him for a long time with his eyes slanted. On the night when his second uncle left without saying goodbye, this person actually said that his second uncle was having a good time and there was no need to worry.
Isn't being romantic and happy just strolling around red-light district?
What bullshit! How could her second uncle, a cheap laborer who couldn't even earn any money, go there and have fun? It would clearly damage his reputation.
Because of these words, the adults in the family, who were already careless, even gave up the idea of looking for Wang Lin.
Thinking of this, she was so angry that she really wanted to materialize her eyes and cut the nonsense Wang Gungun into pieces.
Wang Gungun was in a very good mood and put away all his belongings. He then smoothed his rough hair and said in a sly voice, "Alas, some people want to act like children, but they don't act properly. They insist on meddling in adult affairs and don't feel awkward doing it all day long."
After saying that, he swung his little feet twice, then jumped to the ground, staggered to the side of Xiao Yining, and patted his chest in a mean way, "Unlike me, I know I'm an adult, and I'm too lazy to pretend to be a child. I can do whatever I want and live happily, right...cousin."
Xiao Yining narrowed his eyes and watched the face that was worthy of beating slowly approaching. He couldn't help but swing the pen in his hand twice. A big black fork instantly appeared on the little boy's face.
Before the little boy could explode, she quickly turned around and complained, "Uncle, GunGun is bothering me while I'm practicing calligraphy."
Wang Gungun: ...
Pei Yi looked up speechlessly at the two little kids who were about to make a scene again, and said in a fair manner, "Go away, this is a study, not a place to count money."
Then he looked at Xiao Yining and kept on teaching her, "Qing Jie'er, you have wasted ten pieces of rice paper today because of the ink dripping. One piece of paper costs ten coins. You wasted a hundred coins. A hundred coins can buy 20 meat buns in Yanjing..."
Xiao Yining: ..., the fellow villager who was originally sensitive about money, became as stingy as her father, even crazy, after losing 100,000 taels.
She took out a piece of silver from her purse expressionlessly, immediately ran over and stuffed it into his hand, and said with a wry smile, "Uncle, Sister Qing is wrong."
Pei Yi put the money away with satisfaction and patted her head. "Later, your uncle will ask Ah Da to use the money to buy you some more rice paper for calligraphy practice. Your mother earns money with great difficulty, so you must not waste it."
Xiao Yining smiled stiffly: Thank you, my devilish fellow.
At this time, Qiu Yi finally came to the study and saved her from the fire and water.
"Miss, Miss Xu's carriage has arrived at the door."
When Xiao Yining heard the news, his eyes lit up instantly, and he said happily to his fellow villager, "Uncle, I'm going to ask Sister Xu to help me find my second uncle!"
Xu Niannian's father is the commander of the Left Guard. During the day, little Yining had asked the beggars to keep an eye out. After no news for a few days, she thought of the Left Guard who appeared at night and sent a note to him.
Unexpectedly, Xu Niannian was quite enthusiastic. When she learned that Xiao Yining was looking for her, she immediately replied and said that she would come to play with her. Half an hour later, she arrived at Xiao Yining's house.
Pei Yi helplessly watched the little kid leave in a hurry, then his expression became serious, he turned to look at Wang Gungun, and asked in a cold voice, "I asked Qingshan Jun to find out the news, Brother Linzi didn't go to the red-light district. You said he was having a good time, where was he and with whom?"
When Wang Gungun heard this, he smiled like Xiao Yining just now and said, "Boss, as the saying goes, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. I don't want to be struck by lightning. When Uncle Linzi comes back, you will know."
The kid slowly moved out while talking. When he stepped out of the study, he immediately shouted, "Cousin, wait for me! My aunt asked me to watch you while you eat!"
After saying that, he also ran away like Xiao Yining.
Pei Yi looked at the little boy's departing back, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Wang Lin’s inexplicable disappearance has been on his mind.
He had been investigating for the past three days. The day before yesterday he found out that Nalan Qingye was also near the Drum Tower on the Dragon Boat Festival, and was missing just like Wang Lin. Yesterday he got the news that he was tortured to death by his own guard Qingsong.
Pei Yi reviewed the clues he had figured out over the past few days and thought he had found the truth, but he still had no clue.
On the second day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor appointed a new Minister of Revenue and ordered that the military pay be sent to the north city within five days.
It has been three days now. If Wang Lin is still not found, he may be imprisoned for disobeying the imperial order.
Thinking of this, Pei Yi sighed with fatigue. With the two old men gone, he was the only reliable one left in the family, with Xiao Yining occasionally joining in.
Xiao Yining didn't know that her fellow villagers were also asking about Wang Lin's news like her.
At this moment, she was looking at the two people who came with Xu Niannian in surprise.
The three little sisters who came with them burst into laughter when they saw the big clown next to Xiao Yining.
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Xiao Yining interviews small theater
Xiao Yining: Sister San, you were the one who assassinated the emperor on the Dragon Boat Festival, right?
13: Yes!
Xiao Yining: So how do you feel about the assassination of the emperor?
13: Cool!
Xiao Yining: There are so many experts among the Shadow Guards, why did they choose you to be the assassin?
13: Because the killing target has not been met this year, money will be deducted.
Xiao Yining: ...