"I can go by myself." Mu Qingshan was also taken aback by being hugged suddenly.
Shang Yunze put him on the ground and said with a smile, "Planning to climb the wall by yourself?"
"..." Mu Qingshan was silent, because that seemed a bit stupid, and he might not be able to climb out.
Shang Yunze helped him straighten his messy collar.
Wen Liunian squatted on the wall and asked, "Can we come down?"
Shang Yunze calmly withdrew his hand.
Zhao Wu jumped down with Wen Liunian, and the group went out through the alley and circled the street before returning to the government office.
In the hall, the old monk Mu Wanlei usually half-closed his eyes when he was in meditation, obviously extremely bored, while Mu Wanxiong was on the verge of being irritable or not, and he looked like he had eaten a dynamite barrel—all the way from Yunnan to Cangmang City. It's a mountain, it's easier to walk than a flat road. I was extremely tired after staying around day and night, but finally arrived in the city. In the future, I came to the government office when I had time to eat and rest, but I have been waiting dryly until now. No one even came to refill the tea!
"You two distinguished guests, my lord is back." After a while, the butler Xi Diandian ran over to pass the message, but was surprised when he entered the room, "Why is it so dark?"
Mu Wanxiong: ...
Shouldn't this be asking you
"You can't serve tea without refilling snacks. What if you let the adults know." The butler stomped his feet and complained, and then said, "Don't be angry, you two. These servants were just hired a few days ago. Very easy."
"Of course not." Mu Wanlei smiled, "It's just a small matter, and we won't tell adults about it."
"The two of you are really heroes of the world, and you are upright in what you do." The housekeeper praised, and at the same time called the servants to serve tea and snacks quickly, and added some lamp oil, and finally the room was brightened.
It's just that before Mu Wanxiong had time to eat snacks, Wen Liunian had already stepped into the room, and said with a smile, "Forgive me, I'm late."
"My lord, you don't have to be polite, we didn't wait long." Mu Wanlei said politely.
Mu Wanxiong had no choice but to retract the hand that had just reached above the plate.
"That's good." Wen Liunian said again, "I really want to thank the two villa owners this time."
"Villa Master Mu." Zhao Wu also entered the hall, followed by Hua Tang.
With the rejection of the marriage proposal last time, meeting again will inevitably be embarrassing, but the Mu Wanlei brothers are both old fritters, so naturally they just let it go after a haha, and Quan pretends that nothing happened before.
Shang Yunze originally wanted to send Mu Qingshan back to his room to rest, but he couldn't help but wanted to watch the fun, so he brought him along. After several parties introduced each other, Wen Liunian said, "Please study, everyone."
So Mu Wanxiong had no choice but to miss out on Dim Sum again.
"There are many bandits in Cangmang Mountain, and it's not easy to eliminate them. I wonder if the two villa owners have any plans?" Wen Liunian asked straight to the point.
Mu Wanlei paused, and said, "Mujiazhuang is far away from Cangwu City, and my two brothers don't know much about it." If there is a plan, he won't wait until now to join hands with the government. Leading people up to Chaomu Cliff, cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots will never cause future troubles.
Wen Liunian was shocked when he heard the words, "Looking at the previous letters from the two owners, I thought it was inevitable."
Muwanlei: …
Where did you read this meaning from
"If that's the case, then things will be troublesome." Wen Liunian sat on the chair with a sad face, sweeping away the proud face before.
Mu Wanlei came to his senses vaguely. Judging by his posture, he didn't prepare at all before, and just waited for him to come to help suppress the bandits
"I heard that your lord has borrowed artillery from the imperial court?" Mu Wanxiong couldn't help reminding.
"That's true, but in such a vast expanse of mountains, a few cannons are of no use." Wen Liunian said, "Originally they were just borrowed for show."
Mu Wanxiong: ...
"The two villa owners really can't think of a way anymore?" Wen Liunian looked sincerely.
Mu Wanxiong wanted to flip the table for a moment, they just came to "help", why now it seems that all hope has been poured into it
"I'm good at doing people's livelihood, but I really don't know anything about suppressing bandits and fighting wars." Wen Liunian looked embarrassed.
Mu Wanlei looked at Zhao Wu and Shang Yunze, "What do you two think?"
Shang Yunze said, "As your lord said, the vast mountains are vast, and Tengyun Castle and them have always been non-aggressive. I really don't know what's going on in the mountains."
Zhao Wudao, "Since everyone doesn't understand, then this matter can only be discussed in the long run."
…
Mu Wanlei started to have a headache.
"It's getting late at night, both of you should go back to rest earlier, we'll discuss things tomorrow." Wen Liunian was weak, as if he had been hit hard.
Mu Wanxiong: ...
Shouldn't it be me who was hit
Mu Wanlei said, "There is one more thing, I'm afraid I will bother you."
Wen Liunian said, "Master, please tell me."
Mu Wanlei said, "There are too few inns in Cangmang City, and there are too many people coming from Mujiazhuang, some of them can't fit in."
Wen Liunian was in a dilemma, "But there are no spare guest rooms in the government office."
"Is there any vacant house in the city?" Mu Wanlei asked, "We can rent it."
"Yes, there is, but the discussion will have to wait until tomorrow." Mu Qingshan said, "Most of the people have already rested now."
Wen Liunian nodded, "Then let's wait until tomorrow. People who practice martial arts should not have any major problems if they sleep in the open overnight." His tone was very natural.
Mu Wanxiong didn't want to talk to him anymore.
After the two parties bid farewell, Mu Wanxiong asked, "What do you think of the magistrate?"
Mu Wanlei said, "Nine times out of ten, I'm pretending to be confused. Otherwise, the person who can make friends with the Chasing Shadow Palace shouldn't be such an idiot."
"Why pretend to be confused?" Mu Wanxiong was puzzled, "We are clearly here to help him."
"If you pretend to be confused now, you can do less in the future," Mu Wanlei said.
Mu Wanxiong came to his senses, "Brother, what do you mean, he wants to throw the head of the bandit suppression to Mu's Village?"
Mu Wanlei nodded.
"This is too treacherous." Mu Wanxiong's eyes widened, "He didn't think about it, how could such a good thing happen in the world." The owner's house was burglarized, and the neighbors came to help, but the owner didn't even thank him. , but closed the door and started to sleep, how thick-skinned it is to do it.
"Officials are mostly cunning, so they are naturally more difficult to deal with than ordinary people." Mu Wanlei said, "It's getting late, let's rest first and talk about it tomorrow morning."
"It's no wonder we can make friends with Chasing Shadow Palace." Mu Wanlei shook his head, "They are all the ones who take advantage of it and don't lose it."
When Mu Wanlei entered the inn, he faintly felt that the magistrate seemed to be a little entangled. But fortunately, it is necessary to cooperate together rather than hostile, so it should not be too stalemate.
Inside the government office, Wen Liunian was rubbing his stomach - he ate a little too much at night.
Mu Qingshan said, "My lord acted a little fake just now."
"Fake is right." Wen Liunian said, "It is to let the other party know that I am not that easy to deal with, so that they will not be too arrogant."
Zhao Wudao, "What do you plan to do next, my lord?"
Wen Liunian stroked his chin, "Scare them first."
Hua Tang was puzzled, "Scared the Mu family brothers?"
"No." Wen Liunian said with a smile, "Scare the bandits in the Cangmang Mountain."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone at the scene felt that no matter what method was used to "scare", it would probably be very wicked.
"The head of the family." On Chaomu Cliff, Lu Zhui said, "Received the news from Tengyunbao, the people from Mujiazhuang have entered the city, and they should go to see Mr. Wen tonight."
"How many people are here?" Zhao Yue asked.
"There are about two hundred disciples, and Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong also came together." Lu Zhui said, "They are determined to deal with the master this time."
Zhao Yue put his sword into its sheath, "Seeking death."
"But there is no need to worry." Lu Zhui said, "Master Wen is here at the foot of the mountain, maybe in three days' time, he will be able to kill his two brothers, and it will save us trouble."
Zhao Yue thought of Wen Liunian's face again.
Although he knew it was a joke, he felt that it would not be impossible with just that mouth.
In the early morning of the next day, Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong arrived at the gate of the government office—otherwise, if Mr. Wen went to eat again, they would have to wait for a long time.
"The two of you are looking for my lord again." The gatekeeper recognized the two of them and said with a smile, "Come in quickly, your lord is having breakfast."
Mu Wanxiong was dizzy when he heard the words, he thought he had come early enough, why was he still a step late? !
Fortunately, the gatekeeper added in time, "It should be in the dining room now."
Both the Mu brothers breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this time it was eaten at home.
Beside the dining table, Wen Liunian was drinking soup with a huge sea bowl in his arms, almost covering his face.
When Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong saw it after entering the room, they were shocked as expected.
Will this appetite be too good
"The two owners are here." Wen Liunian smiled and put down the bowl, which was in stark contrast to the white porcelain blue and white rice bowl in Mu Qingshan next to it.
Not only the Mu family brothers, but the rest of the people at the table were also very puzzled, why these two people have such a big difference in appetite, but their statures are almost the same
Shang Yunze picked up a chopstick of shredded pork and handed it over.
Mu Qingshan complained in a low voice, "I can't eat any more." He didn't like to eat pickled cabbage noodles in the first place, and he was struggling to swallow a small bowl, and he didn't know where the adult got his good appetite.
"I said last night that I'm going to find an empty house in the city today." Mu Wanlei reminded, "Do you still remember, my lord?"
"Naturally." Wen Liunian nodded, "Master has already sorted out the roster of people with vacant houses in this city, and was just planning to bring the yamen servants there to inquire."
"That's great." Mu Wanlei breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, sir."
Wen Liunian said, "You don't need to thank me, I just have a question I don't know if I should ask it or not."
Mu Wanlei nodded, "Sir, please tell me."
Wen Liunian's eyes were full of doubts, "Mu Family Village is thousands of miles away from Cangmang City, why did the two owners come to help me suppress the bandits?"