Zhuangzi was originally home to many servants of the Zhou family.
However, when the two of them arrived, they only met a few skinny boys with fierce eyes, and they were not good people at first glance.
Now he has been knocked unconscious.
Cheng Xi said that there was no psychological burden from the fight.
"Where does this secret passage lead to?"
After all, it couldn't be the prefect's house.
Shen Xingluo's next words confirmed her guess, "Zhou Lesong lives in a house on East Street, and he keeps an outhouse there."
Ah, this is something that was inherited from the Zhou family.
"Did Zhuang Kun confess again?"
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Shen Xingluo responded with silence.
Cheng Xi took it as acquiescence, picked up an oil lamp from the side and walked into the secret passage first.
It is a long distance from Zhuangzi to Fucheng. The secret passage is narrow and dark, and even with lighting equipment, walking can be a bit stumbling.
I really missed the flashlight in the space~
The two walked for about half an hour and found that the secret passage was getting wider and wider, from only allowing one person to pass through to two.
"We're almost there, watch the road carefully."
Shen Xingluo passed her sideways and walked to the front, "Give me the oil lamp."
Cheng Xi was startled and handed over the thing in his hand.
This time it only took a few minutes, and the originally flat road ahead turned into three-meter-high stone steps.
The two knew they had reached the exit.
"Did Zhuang Kun say where the exit of this secret passage is located?"
"The bedroom in the outer room."
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Cheng Xi inexplicably thought of the bedroom of the third wife of Qingshan Village, and always felt that there was something similar between the two. Diudiu similar.
Is there something wrong with you ancients?
Shouldn't secret room passages and the like be set up in one's own dormitory or study, only one person knows about it?
This is how much trust you have in your pillow partner to share a secret!
Just outrageous.
Next to him, Shen Xingluo listened quietly for a moment, making sure that there was no sound coming from outside. He slowly opened the wooden door, and a faint light came in from the outside.
He blew out the oil lamp and walked out, with Cheng Xi following behind.
What catches the eye is a screen embroidered with pictures of flowers and birds. The person on the bed behind the screen cannot be clearly seen through the gauze.
The owner of the room was already asleep, and there was a little girl watching the night who was sleeping messily next to the bed.
The bright light comes from the lanterns hanging outside the room.
The two restored the entrance to the secret passage without disturbing them, and planned to climb out through the window.
However, Cheng Xi was stunned when he caught a glimpse of the sleeping person on the bed, with a look of shock on his face.
This woman looks so much like the beautiful woman who automatically handed over the wooden box!
Shen Xingluo just glanced at her and knew her thoughts when he saw her shock.
"This woman and Zhuang Kun's wife are biological sisters. They were once the top stars of Cuihonglou in Lin'an Prefecture. One of them is good at playing the piano and the other is good at dancing."
Cheng Xi: "."
Good guy.
It turns out they are brothers-in-law!
Zhou Lesong's method of swaying people's hearts is not easy to answer. He is giving away both money and women. Who wouldn't follow him wholeheartedly?
It's just that the cleverness is misled by the cleverness.
Walking out of the small courtyard, Cheng Xi quickly felt a sense of familiarity - this place was only one intersection away from his previous residence.
She has walked this road many times and can go back with her eyes closed.
"Go back and take a look first."
The two of them headed straight for the Shen family's house with a clear goal in mind. However, it was very difficult to walk through just one intersection.
Without him, the alley now would be very different from what it was three months ago.
Cheng Xi almost thought he had entered a refugee camp.
This was originally the area with the strongest living atmosphere in Lin'an Fucheng. Although the yards of each household were not large, the density of residents was ridiculously high. On average, there were at least seven or eight people in each yard.
The noises of children and the barking of cats and dogs can be heard in the streets.
Now not only have they disappeared, but even the houses have been smashed into a mess, and there are even a few houses with their doors open along the way.
"It seems that Fucheng has not been peaceful recently."
I think these families have encountered unexpected events.
The two quickened their pace and soon arrived at the Shen family's house. It was in an expected mess. Bedding, cotton-padded clothes and other things used to keep warm were gone. Not even many wooden tables and chairs were left.
Cheng Xi looked in the direction of the study, "Your book?"
Shen Xingluo shook his head, his expression not too depressed, "Everything outside the body must have been taken away to keep warm."
The two of them stepped into the study, and it was indeed empty, let alone books. Even the wooden bookshelves where the books were stored were removed.
It's really a bit miserable.
"Other places in Lin'an Prefecture are probably not much better."
From the small to the big, the most lively residential areas have become like this. You can guess what kind of life the people are living just thinking about it.
The two of them walked out of the house silently with heavy hearts.
There is a long distance from the residential area on the east side to the prefect's Yamen. Half of Lin'an Prefecture is separated by half of the city. This journey gave the two of them a deep understanding of the situation in the city.
Tragic, really miserable.
Even worse than the Shen family's house.
Cheng Xi avoided the blood-stained snow on the ground and heard waves of suppressed cries coming from the alley.
They heard too many similar sounds along the way, and both of them became numb.
The doors of some houses were closed tightly, and there was no light inside the house. However, based on the current skills of Cheng Xi and Shen Xingluo, they knew that there were still people working hard to survive inside.
Cheng Xi felt worried in his heart.
"We."
"Let's go to Sun's house first, and then go to Hongwei Escort Agency."
The two spoke at the same time, reaching a consensus together.
So the original route took a turn and went directly to the residential area closest to the inn.
Cheng Xi stood in front of a small courtyard door, stretched out his hand and knocked, and the wooden door made regular knocking sounds.
Soon there were extremely faint footsteps in the yard.
"Who?!"
"It's me, Cheng Xi."
The wooden door was quickly opened, revealing Sun Xiaorong's long and thin face, with an expression full of horror.
"Xiaoxi, why are you here?!"
The city gate is not open!
He works in the Yamen, so he naturally knows this.
It was because he clearly knew that the city gate was not open that he was so shocked now!
Cheng Xi said casually, "You came in over the wall, where is Aunt Sun?"
"My mother is fine, but the weather is too cold, and her bones are not good, so she has been resting in bed."
Sun Xiaorong hurriedly greeted the two of them to come in, and was extremely careful when closing the door. Observed the surroundings.
A bright light was quickly lit in a living room in the small courtyard, reflecting the faces of the three people, and the faint sound of the old man's cough could be heard next door.
Sun Xiaorong observed the two of them for a long time and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's great to see you all fine. Knowing that you moved to Shenjiacun, my mother has been thinking about you all day long because you don't have anything to eat."
Now it seems that this pair makes people feel happy day and night. The caring couple eats better than anyone else.
Look, not only have I not lost weight, I have also grown a lot taller.
In comparison, he is more like a disaster victim who has not eaten for a long time.
Cheng Xi also felt that he was in a hurry today. He had known that this was the situation in the city and would have brought some food over.