"Are you hungry?"
Xiaodong shook his head first, then nodded again.
Mo Chen took out a qi invigorating pill and gave it to him, then motioned Xiaodong to sit cross-legged.
Xiaodong had already brought the two cattail trays that were a foot apart from each other in the room closer together. At this moment, Mo Chen asked him to sit down, while Xiaodong bent down, he seemed to have accidentally pushed the side of the pan, and now the two rowing boats got closer.
How close is it
As soon as Mo Chen sat down, he realized that he and Xiaodong were sitting side by side. Xiaodong could rest her head on his shoulder as long as she turned slightly to one side.
But Mo Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
He still doesn't feel at ease when he is far away.
If it wasn't for fear of being seen as wrong, he simply wanted to tie Xiaodong to himself.
"Brother, they are here..."
"En." Mo Chen just nodded to him.
Xiaodong saw what he meant—it was not safe for them to speak in this Qianshantang, so she swallowed the rest of the words.
He wanted to say a lot, but looking at the elder brother, he felt that there was no need to say anything.
The senior brother understands what he thinks in his heart.
What does the senior brother think... Xiaodong dare not say that he can guess it. But he knew that the elder brother must be thinking about protecting him, thinking about how to get the two of them out of this dangerous place safely.
The sky soon dawned, and Xiaodong, like a vigilant little animal, pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside.
Wang Mengchen went out, and when he left, he also confessed a lot to his juniors.
It seems that he went out to explain and solve the matter of Qing Yuan San.
One of the two people who dispensed the medicine came over yesterday and brought two cups of porridge and soup.
"It is boiled with green leaves, green branches and other medicinal materials. This rice is ivy rice, which is good to eat." After finishing speaking, he added: "It is definitely not boiled with well water, both of you You can rest assured." Probably because he knew that he didn't have to bear the responsibility, he was in a much better mood than yesterday, and introduced himself: "I was so busy yesterday that I didn't even meet you two. My surname is Huang, my name is Huangqi, and I The one who dispenses the medicine together is my junior brother, Bupleurum."
Xiaodong was stunned for a moment: "It seems that they are all medicine names?"
Huang Qi smiled: "That's right. But my surname is Huang, and Junior Brother Chai is indeed surnamed Chai. Master was a little joking when he chose the name, but these medicinal materials can cure diseases and save lives, and they are all good names."
Mo Chen nodded and said, "Not bad."
"What happened yesterday is bothering Senior Brother Li and Junior Brother Meng. But we are acquaintances now. In the future, we need to get closer if we have the opportunity. If there is anything I can do to help, Senior Brother Li must not be polite to us. It is."
Mo Chen nodded: "That's natural."
When he went out, Xiaodong looked at the bowl of green rice soup he sent, and smelled the bitter fragrance of medicinal materials.
"Brother, can this drink?"
Mo Chen shook his head, picked up two bowls of soup and poured it out, and took out Bigu Pill from the pouch to Xiaodong: "Take one under the tongue."
This bigu pill should be refined by the master, its appearance...it's really not good-looking, like two clay balls, not round when rubbed, Xiaodong played with mud when he was a child, it looks much rounder than this one.
As for the taste, it is bitter, but the aftertaste is sweet.
Xiaodong asked softly, "Is there a problem with the soup?"
"Be careful."
Xiaodong understood.
There is not necessarily a problem, but one thing more is worse than one thing less.
Mo Chen said softly: "Qianshantang should have a waist card that can go out of the city. Wang Mengchen's position in Qianshantang is very important, so he can take out the waist card."
Xiaodong's eyes lit up, he was afraid that his words would be heard, so he wrote with his fingertips on Mo Chen's palm: "Then can we go out?"
Mo Chen was scratched by his fingers, and he clenched his hands and grabbed Xiaodong's fingers: "It's not that simple, just having a waist card is not enough, you should tell some elder where you are going, Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t be able to get out with just a waist card.”
"Why is it so troublesome." Xiaodong thought for a while, pulled Mo Chen's hand away and continued to write: "It's not easy to go out, it's like guarding a prisoner."
"There's a word for being complacent."
Xiaodong blinked, he understood what the elder brother said. Just as I was about to write again, there was another noise outside.
what 's wrong? Something happened again
Mo Chen didn't go out this time, he just looked through the window.
Huang Qi, who came to deliver the porridge just now, and his junior Bupleurum, were dragged out of the house by a man in gray. The man in gray quickly pulled out two red ropes to tie them up, and gagged their mouths. One, just take it out the door.
Xiaodong opened his eyes wide in surprise.
This is how the same thing
Just now Huangqi came to deliver the soup, and she looked lucky to have escaped from birth.
If there is a problem with the well water, as long as the person dispensing the medicine does not taste the water intentionally, they will not be able to find the abnormality. Speaking of which, Huang and Chai didn't make mistakes intentionally, so the punishment should not be severe.
But... Looking at it from the outside, it seems that it is not a small punishment, but a severe punishment.
He turned his head to look at Mo Chen: "Eldest brother..."
Mo Chen didn't make a sound.
After Huang Qi and Bupleurum were kidnapped, Wang Mengchen came back slowly.
Only then did everyone in Qianshan Hall dare to come out and ask Wang Mengchen for details.
"Senior brother Wang, why did the people in the torture hall kidnap people? How are they going to be punished?"
"You can't blame us for this matter, who would have thought of well water..."
Wang Mengchen glanced at him with a cold warning. The disciple who spoke was taken aback by his eyes, and quickly stopped speaking.
"Don't mention the matter of the well..." Wang Mengchen said softly, "Otherwise, you have seen what happened to the two of them just now."
Xiaodong was even more puzzled watching this scene.
what 's wrong
Mo Chen already understood.
"Duan Zhenren in Qianshantang is not here, Wang Mengchen probably can't withstand the pressure from Elder Wu, and was forced to make a big concession."
Before Xiaodong could ask, Wang Mengchen came towards them.
There was frustration and embarrassment on his face, and his voice was low: "Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Meng, please take a step to speak."
His words confirmed Mo Chen's guess.
When Wang Mengchen went, not only Elder Wu, but also Elder Qian was there.
He talked about the abnormality of the well water, and gave the well water he brought to the two elders to defend the two junior brothers.
However, after a short discussion, Elder Wu and Elder Qian said that the matter of the well water should not be publicized, so as not to cause riots in the city. Accidents happened one after another, and now the city can no longer be chaotic.
Huang Qi and Bupleurum should be responsible for the wrongdoing of Qing Yuan San. They are indeed guilty of negligence, so they are not wronged.
Xiaodong looked at Wang Mengchen's appearance and was a little embarrassed for him.
Although it was said that this was for the sake of the overall situation of Tianjian City, Qianshantang's face was indeed thrown on the ground this time and people stepped on it. No matter what Wang Mengchen said, he could not erase this fact. Yesterday he dragged Mo Chen and his brother to testify, but now he has to come over to explain and persuade them not to leak the matter of the well water.
This was too embarrassing for Wang Mengchen.
Even Xiaodong felt hot for him.
Mo Chen still seemed so perceptive as always: "Senior Brother Wang needn't say anything, we all understand that we should keep this matter secret. It's just..."
Wang Mengchen hurriedly asked, "What?"
He thought, do these two people have to be given some benefits in order to seal their mouths
It's not difficult, Wang Mengchen has a lot of good things on hand.
I just don't know if this person will open his mouth like a lion.
Wang Mengchen knew in his heart that what Elder Wu said was so high-sounding, and they always said they were thinking about the overall situation. In fact, this was only a small aspect. The bigger reason was that they wanted to take this opportunity to weaken and suppress Qianshantang.
Now that the master is not here, Wang Mengchen can't stand up to Elder Wu and the others. A hero doesn't suffer from immediate losses, and everything has to wait for the master to come back before we can discuss it.
"Since this matter is to be completely concealed from people, then Elder Wu and the others will send someone to investigate the cause of the abnormal change in the well water? This matter is not concealed, cover it up, and just pretend it never happened. From the last glance, the spring water has dried up. Up to now, the well water has also undergone a change. How many days have passed? Then, could the next change have actually happened somewhere in the city, but we don’t know it yet? Or, it was also artificially Did you hide it?"
Wang Mengchen was also vaguely worried about this in his heart, but he didn't expect Mo Chen to say it so clearly.
This was his worry, and it was also the fact that he tried his best to escape.
Wang Mengchen forced a smile and said: "It shouldn't be..." His face suddenly changed, and he asked eagerly: "Could it be that the book pavilion has some news?"
"Not yet."
Wang Mengchen breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't think so."
It's just that he has no confidence in what he said, and he knows it best.
I'm afraid there are other things happening, but everyone doesn't know yet.
But blindly concealing it like this is like a person covering the wound with clothes and pretending that he is not injured. But if the injury is not treated, it will only get worse day by day, so what should I do then? How will those who know nothing about the truth protect themselves in the future
"I... have to go and take care of Junior Brother Huang and the others, so that they don't suffer now. If you two have nothing to do, Junior Brother Li, you can just stay in Qianshantang for a while, but I can't accompany you."
"We should go back too."
His words already revealed the intention of seeing off the guests, and he obviously didn't want them to stay here to be an eyesore, so Mo Chen naturally took his leave.
Originally, I wanted to get a waist card from Qianshantang, but now it seems that I have to find another way.
Xiaodong thought that if he could guard the people who were about to go out of the city and try to get their badges, it might be a way out.
But Tianjian City is quite big, and there are many people, where can they go to find out the news
After leaving Qianshantang, Xiaodong and the others certainly couldn't really go to that bookstore. This fake identity will definitely be exposed when he gets there.
The clear sky above Tianjian City is still so pure blue, but under the seemingly calm appearance of Tianjian City, it is unknown how much restlessness and turmoil is hidden. (to be continued)