Chapter 638 - 339
Late evening at the Lianshun Escort Agency, all the people gradually left, shouting back and forth, leaving only a couple of torches burning in the front and back yards.
Today, Zuo Jinxiang did not rest at the Escort Agency, she tidied up the kitchen in no time, and turning her head, she called out, "Meng Leader, be careful tonight," then merrily headed home with her basket, locking the back door on her way out.
In the front yard, Han Hu, holding up a few recruits, was stylishly giving them instructions, and after sending them off with a wave of his hand, he scampered like a monkey to the back yard, heading straight for the row of rooms by the wall, and without knocking, he slipped right into the furthest room.
A tung-oil lamp was lit on the table, and the window was opened halfway, when a gust of wind blew in, flickering the flame and instantly adding a smoky, burning smell to the room.
Meng Yuhuai sat by the window, preoccupied with his thoughts, and slightly lifted his eyes to see Han Hu standing at the doorway, grinning at him, to which he also curved his lips: "Close the door."
Han Hu responded, closed the door, shuffled to the table to pour a bowl of tea to drink, and then pulled up a stool to sit down, looking around, he lifted the bamboo sieve to peek inside, only to discover it was empty, and instantly, a wave of disappointment rushed over him, he said with a bitter face, "Not even a piece of cake? Didn’t you go home today, brother Yuhuai? Didn’t your sister-in-law bring you any food?"
"I was in a hurry when I went, and your sister-in-law is busy taking care of the children, how could she manage?" Meng Yuhuai glanced at him, "Are you here to look for food?"
"Hey, who in the Escort Agency doesn’t know, when you are hungry, you just come to Brother Yuhuai and you can’t go wrong?"
Smacking his lips, Han Hu was full of longing: "Eating Sister-in-law Zuo’s cooking every day, I’m getting fed up with it, unlike you who can enjoy a good meal at home - aren’t I allowed to crave something occasionally? Just the other day, that eight treasure cake you brought, I could eat two pounds with an open stomach!"
Meng Yuhuai shook his head with a wry smile: "That’s nothing, when you come back from Lizhou, and the affair is properly settled, we’ll all go to Daoxiang Garden for a meal, then I’ll have your sister-in-law prepare an extra couple of good dishes - does that work for you?"