Qiao Liansheng had been very busy these two days. He went out early in the morning and came back late at night. Zhang Xianyong was so angry that he didn't sleep at night and squatted at his door. When he saw Qiao Liansheng, he put his hands on his hips and pointed at Qiao Liansheng's nose."You're busy all day long, but I don't see you working on a girl! My form teacher is about to run away with someone, why are you still so busy!”
Qiao Liansheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This bastard Zhang Yong was really learning from Old Xu and acting as a matchmaker. He really thought that he was a matchmaker who helped Qiao Liansheng test his wife. He was even more responsible than the service staff of those matchmaking companies.
Rather than saying that Qiao Liansheng had been busy these two days, it was more accurate to say that he had been wandering around. He was not wandering around anywhere else but the Xinfadi area of Beijing. After two days, Qiao Liansheng could even use his impression to outline the exact location of every store in that area.
On the afternoon of the first day, Qiao Liansheng found the Siheyuan mentioned in the Ma Hou text. It was a little remote, about four to five hundred meters away from the long street in the center of the new development area. The courtyard house was surrounded by gloomy trees. There was a lake through the trees. The clear water was dwarfed by the black and smelly bridges around the street.
Perhaps it was because she had been in prison for more than two months, but Qiao Liansheng had become much calmer and had a patience that her peers did not have. Instead of waiting at the entrance of the courtyard house, they wandered around the street in the center of Xinfadi. Every time it was time for dinner, they would find a popular restaurant and sit down for two to three hours.
In the past two days, Qiao Lian had stayed in four restaurants. She had a meal and drank a few glasses of wine. She was very relaxed. There were all kinds of people in the restaurant, so there was a lot of talk. There were always a few idle people who were not careful with their mouths and even bragged a little, so there was a lot of news.
Qiao Liansheng sat at the dining table, not making a fuss, not making any noise, quietly listening to every word that came out of his mouth. In these two days, as Qiao Liansheng had expected, the owner of the courtyard house was the hottest topic.
The old man was called Xia Linfeng. He was over seventy years old, but he was still living healthily. Xia Linfeng was an official who had retired for more than 20 years. After retirement, he was even more awe-inspiring than when he was an official. When he said this, the middle-aged man who had his foot on the stool and the other hand holding peanuts and throwing them into his mouth shook his head and sighed. He said that these days, when he was an official, he had clean sleeves and only took a public car when he went out. After retirement, he drove several branded cars, just like a nouveau riche.
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, he was scolded by a few good friends. They said that the walls have ears, so it was better to keep these words to yourself.
Hearing this, Qiao Liansheng's lips curled into a faint smile. Xu Changpeng, a small deputy section chief of the local tax bureau, could come and go freely and leisurely after being imprisoned. It was nothing strange for someone with a higher position like Xia Linfeng to be so awe-inspiring in Fengtai District.
In another restaurant, Qiao Liansheng heard that Xia Linfeng had no children and was all alone. It was said that he once had a daughter called Xia Ziyi who ran away from home twenty years ago. She was originally a beautiful woman, but strangely, she lost one eye on the day she ran away from home and became half blind. She had not returned home for twenty years.
Qiao Liansheng, who was about to pour a mouthful of black earth into her mouth, suddenly shook her hand and smashed the cup into pieces. The waiter came over to clean it up, but Qiao Liansheng was stunned and did not move away. Her hands on the table trembled uncontrollably.
Seeing that Qiao Liansheng didn't respond, the waiter didn't know how to clean up. Coincidentally, someone called out to him, so he walked to another table. Before he left, he didn't forget to curse," Crazy."
"Sigh! Who do you think blinded Xia Ziyi? It seemed like he didn't see Xia Linfeng mess with anyone in those few days!”The short middle-aged man who had revealed the news frowned and asked his friend.
"That's right! I also find it strange that my precious daughter's eyes were blinded. Why didn't Xia Linfeng move? This is unbelievable!" The short middle-aged friend nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, Qiao Liansheng's entire body suddenly trembled. His eyes were filled with disbelief. He had figured out what the two people opposite him did not understand, but he did not dare to believe it because this thought chilled his heart.
Qiao Liansheng had read the Investiture of the Gods before. It was a comic book that she loved to read when she was young. Every time he saw Zhou Wen's king, Ji Chang, eat the meatballs that were made from his son's flesh despite knowing it was his son's flesh, and escape, Qiao Liansheng would think of a saying: tigers are too venomous to eat their cubs.
Qiao Liansheng couldn't understand and couldn't imagine such a scene. Presently, Xia Linfeng was equivalent to that Jiang Taigong who enjoyed a great reputation through the ages, personally blinding one of his own daughter's eyes.
This thought made Qiao Liansheng feel a chill in his heart. He didn't want to think about it or guess, but this was the only reasonable explanation. It was also the best explanation for why the half-blind woman said that she came clean and left clean. Therefore, the stele on the Dog Bone Mountain was very clean, not even a speck of dust.
Qiao Liansheng's hands trembled as he picked up the bottle of black earth. He poured a full glass and downed it in one gulp. The spicy white wine burned from his throat all the way to his stomach. It was very painful and hot, just like his racing heart.
After leaving the restaurant, Qiao Liansheng walked on the streets of the new development area. Qiao Liansheng had imagined that this woman, who was only willing to be called half blind in Lugou Village, had once had an enviable and jealous scene. He had also guessed that she had a scar that would not fade away with time, but he had never thought that this scar would be so painful. The onlookers felt heartbroken and tragic…
A woman like this was willing to follow a drunkard to a remote village like Lugou Village. Qiao Liansheng suddenly felt that it wasn't that the half-blind woman was unwilling, but that Qiao Xianjing, who was always drunk with Lunatic Zhang, had once been too dazzling. Moreover, it was in this Beijing that he had only visited a few streets before.
At this moment, Qiao Liansheng felt that it was a blessing to have the surname Qiao and not Xu or Xia. Perhaps this was an illusion, Qiao Liansheng shook his head and sighed.
At the entrance of the courtyard house in the Xinfadi area, Qiao Liansheng was squatting by the wall with a cigarette in her mouth and five to six cigarette butts on the ground.
This was Qiao Liansheng's fifth day squatting here. When he was hungry, he would go to a restaurant on a street in the center of the new development area to have a meal. When he was sleepy, he would lean against the wall. He was very persistent, but he didn't gain anything. It was as if no one lived in this courtyard house. For four consecutive days, no one entered or passed by.
Qiao Liansheng waited until 12 o'clock every day and then returned to the south of Liuliqiao on time, walking. It wasn't that she couldn't afford to take a taxi, but she felt heartache. Just like how Qiao Lianxiang worked 24 hours a day but only ate two steamed buns for every meal, she felt heartache for the hard-earned money.
At eleven o'clock at night, just as Qiao Liansheng finished smoking his fifteenth cigarette, a black car drove over from not far away. Under the strong headlights, Qiao Liansheng was completely exposed.
Ten meters away from Qiao Liansheng, the car stopped. Two men in black suits nimbly got out of the car. One of them protected the front of the car while the other quickly rushed towards Qiao Liansheng. The moment Qiao Liansheng opened his eyes, he was already pinned against the wall by his neck.
"Who are you?" The man in the suit searched Qiao Lian Sheng's body for a while. After confirming that there was nothing threatening, he asked coldly.
"Qiao Liansheng." Qiao Liansheng, whose face was pressed against the wall, spat out his name with difficulty.
At this moment, an old man got out of the car. The person protecting him whispered something to the old man before the old man slowly walked over to Qiao Liansheng and waved his hand to let her go.
"Who are you?" Staring at Qiao Liansheng, who was rubbing his face, the old man asked again. His aged voice did not contain any emotion.
"Qiao Liansheng." Qiao Liansheng stood up and straightened his back, neither servile nor overbearing.
The old man was stunned for a moment before a smile appeared on his face. He nodded with a smile and said,"What a good name! Everyone was fighting for this name. It should be a good name.”
Qiao Liansheng was silent. There was a hidden meaning in the old man's words and he didn't want to interrupt.
"Qiao is a good surname! However, in the past few months, there were not many people with the surname Qiao.”The old man once again sighed with deep meaning. He then used the light to size up Qiao Liansheng, his eyes filled with vicissitudes of life and sorrow occasionally emitting light.
"This is the fifth day I've been waiting for you." Qiao Liansheng's sudden words were the truth. His eyes were fixed on the old man without any excitement or complacency.
The old man was stunned by her words. He then smiled and waved at Qiao Liansheng." Come in!" It's cold outside."
With that said, he walked slowly towards the courtyard house with his hands behind his back. Two men stood on both sides and pushed open the door. The old man walked straight in.
Qiao Lian calmly followed behind the old man. Just as she was about to step through the door, she suddenly turned around and elbowed the man who had pinned him against the wall. The elbow hit him hard without warning.
The man grunted and a painful expression flashed across his face, but he did not fight back. Qiao Liansheng then placed his hands behind his back in satisfaction and leisurely stepped into the courtyard house.
Hearing the voice behind him, the old man turned around and caught this scene. He was slightly stunned, then he chuckled and muttered to himself,"Yes, they really do!"
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