Tossed and turned for most of the night, I didn't fall asleep until dawn. When Zhao Yue woke up the next day, it was almost time for lunch.
The quilt is very warm, and the person in my arms is also very warm.
After realizing this, Zhao Yue froze for a moment, and slowly lowered his head to make sure he was asleep.
Wen Liunian was looking up at him.
Zhao Yue: ...
After a while, Wen Liunian said, "Morning."
Zhao Yue said, "Morning."
Wen Liunian stretched vigorously, and then curled up together again, as if he hadn't woken up yet.
Zhao Yue felt that he didn't want to let go.
Fortunately, Wen Liunian didn't have any opinion on this, instead he said, "In winter, there must be many people who want to sleep with the head."
Zhao Yue felt like he was struck by lightning.
Why did he sleep with "many people"? !
Wen Liunian asked and answered, "Because it's warm and not cold at all."
Zhao Yue asked, "Are you afraid of the cold?"
Wen Liunian nodded, "Yes."
Zhao Yueqiang said calmly, "Do you want to be warmer?"
Wen Liunian readily agreed, "Yes."
Zhao Yue held his hand and slowly channeled some internal force.
Wen Liunian asked curiously, "Is this what martial arts practitioners call true energy?"
Zhao Yue nodded.
Wen Liunian took his hand and looked at it, and saw that there were many calluses on the palm, and the palm lines were also rough.
"What are you looking at?" Zhao Yue asked.
Wen Liunian said, "Palm reading."
"You can also tell fortunes and fortune-telling?" Zhao Yue was a little surprised, the nerd is quite capable.
"Know a thing or two." Wen Liunian swept his index finger across the lines of his palm, "Your life is very good."
"What is my fate?" Zhao Yue laughed, "If someone like you set up a stall on the street, I would definitely not pay the money."
Wen Liunian also looked at him with a smile.
"Your life is good." Zhao Yue poked him in the face, "Your family is clean and you don't have to worry about food and clothing. You are smart and attractive. I'm afraid there are not many people in this world who can be as smooth as you. .”
"I know." Wen Liunian said, "That's why I say your life is good."
"Huh?" Zhao Yue didn't react.
"Get up." Wen Liunian sat up.
Zhao Yue said, "It's still early."
"I'll go to the government office to have a look." Wen Liunian put on his clothes and stayed on the bed.
"It's agreed to rest and recuperate." Zhao Yue was a little helpless.
"I'm in good health." Wen Liunian called for hot water to wash up, "Because I ate a lot."
Zhao Yue nodded, "That's the truth."
Wen Liunian smiled, and returned to the government office after washing his face. Naturally, Zhao Yue would not continue to sleep any longer, he simply tidied up and returned to his small courtyard, planning to go to Zhao Wu to discuss the bandit suppression together after a while.
Before Lu Zhui got up, Zhao Yue went to the kitchen to heat some steamed buns, sat at the stone table and had breakfast with a pot of strong tea, but couldn't help but think of what Wen Liunian said just now.
What is "that's why I say your life is good"
As smart as a nerd, it shouldn't be a mistake, so the meaning of this sentence is... Suddenly, as if something was about to come out in his mind, Zhao Yue stood up instantly, startling Lu Zhui who had just left the house, "Did you see the hell?"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this sentence had a deep meaning, and the smile on Zhao Yue's face became deeper and deeper.
Lu Zhui retreated to the room calmly, "I'd better sleep for a while longer."
Early in the morning, he had an evil look on his face, how could he be so scary.
Zhao Yue stepped forward and patted his shoulder hard.
Lu Zhui frowned and complained incessantly, "What's the matter?" He couldn't have stayed overnight in the adult's room, so he would be so happy during the day, right? It's too embarrassing for a man of seven feet.
Zhao Yue grabbed him and shook him twice, then went back to his room and sat on the bed, continuing to enjoy himself.
Lu Zhui swallowed hard.
Should I think about it, and change to another big brother to follow suit.
There is a sense of bleak prospects.
In the government office, the red-armored wolf is drinking dew on the edge of a small plate. After seeing Wen Liu, he shakes his whiskers as usual to say hello, here we come!
Wen Liunian rubbed his back with his fingers, and then sent someone to call Master over.
"My lord." After a while, Mu Qingshan came over, "I still think you need to rest for one more day."
"It's almost recovered." Wen Liunian said, "Where is Lord Shang, why didn't you see him come with you?"
Mu Qingshan said, "Too tired last night, still sleeping."
Wen Liunian: ...
cough.
As if realizing that he seemed to have said something wrong, Mu Qingshan blushed instantly, and hurriedly explained, "I was asking Li's shop about rice paper and ink, and I didn't come back until late at night." It wasn't anything else.
"I see." Wen Liunian poured him a cup of tea, "What did you find?"
"That day, after Boss Li loaded the things that the adults wanted into the car, he went back to eat lunch, and then sent the things to the government office." Mu Qingshan said, "At that time, there were people coming and going on the street, and it was very lively. At that time, I'm afraid I can't find out who cast the Gu."
"What about the rest of the inventory in the shop?" Wen Liunian asked.
"The rest of the things are fine." Mu Qingshan said, "I tried them once with the green-headed Gu king left by the left guardian and the golden Gu king left by the Mu family village, and found nothing abnormal."
"Having said that, we still can't take it lightly." Wen Liunian said, "Well, the Yellow River Meeting will be held in a few days, take this opportunity to set up a shed in the shantang in the city, and cook some spicy things for the common people to eat. Explain the reason, so as not to cause panic." Even if the matter of Gu insects is mentioned, it may not be able to prevent it, so it is better to keep it a secret for the time being.
Mu Qingshan nodded, "I'll do it now."
"Is there any silver in the government office?" Wen Liunian asked.
Mu Qingshan nodded, "There are still quite a few. The imperial court allocated some, Lord Shang sent some, and the head of the family also gave some."
"The head of the family sent silver taels to the government office?" Wen Liunian was surprised when he heard this.
"Yes." Mu Qingshan said, "Not a lot, it's useless to say that they stay on the mountain."
Wen Liunian rubbed his chin, that's it.
"Then I'll go to Shantang to discuss with Mr. Zhang first." Mu Qingshan said, "I'll see you in the afternoon."
Wen Liunian said, "Thank you, Master."
"My lord, you're being polite, this is what I'm supposed to do." Mu Qingshan said, "My lord, it's better to rest more."
Wen Liunian nodded, and after watching him out of the small courtyard, he spread out the map of Cangmang Mountain and continued to stare at the location of the Tiger Head Gang in a daze.
A strong attack will suffer, so you can only outsmart, but outsmarting is not an easy task. With such a precipitous terrain, martial arts masters like Da Bo and Xiao Wu are naturally walking on the ground, but the suppression of bandits cannot be accomplished by one person alone. How to make the Tiger Head Gang members fall into the encirclement of the government really takes a lot of effort. Brainstorm.
The red-armored wolf lay on the stone table and watched him.
Wen Liunian supported his cheek with one hand, and poked its shiny carapace with the other hand.
The little tentacles of the red-armored wolf were straight and wanted to be covered.
Wen Liunian played it once.
The red-armored wolf was dizzy and shook in a daze.
Wen Liunian laughed out loud, put it into a small wooden box, and took it out of the mansion, wanting to see the situation in the city.
Just after lunch, most of the people were resting. There were not many people on the street, they were all hawkers who had not yet closed their stalls. Seeing Wen Liunian and the dark guard coming together, they greeted them warmly and invited everyone to their home for dinner.
Holding a sugar cake in one hand and sour plum tea in the other, the dark guard waved to the people beamingly.
When passing by the rice paper shop of the Li family, Boss Li happened to be squatting on the steps basking in the sun. After seeing Wen Liuhou, he hurried up to greet him—a lot of people from the government came to the house yesterday to ask questions, although he didn’t know what happened. , but it is also clear that there must be something wrong with the four treasures of the study, and I have always been uneasy.
"Boss Li doesn't need to worry." Wen Liunian said, "The government has already found out that there are other people involved in this matter, and it has nothing to do with Boss Li."
"It's fine, it's fine, it's fine." Boss Li said repeatedly, "In the future, I will personally check, count and escort the things that are going to be sent to the government, and I will never make any mistakes again."
Wen Liunian nodded with a smile, chatted with him a few more words, and then left with him.
When he reached a street corner, Wen Liunian said to the dark guard, "Is someone watching Boss Li's shop?"
"Yes." The dark guard replied, "He belongs to Lord Shang."
Wen Liunian said, "Remember, don't let go of any suspicious clues."
"My lord, don't worry." The dark guard said, "I guarantee nothing will go wrong."
Wen Liunian rubbed his chin, walked around the city with the hidden guards, went out of the city to see the officers and soldiers stationed at the mountain pass, and then returned to the government office.
"Where did you go?" Zhao Yue was waiting for him in the study.
Wen Liunian said, "Go and have a look in the city."
"The next time you want to go out, remember to tell me first." Zhao Yue said, completely unaware that his words were a little... unreasonable.
Wen Liunian nodded, "Okay."
"Have you eaten yet?" Seeing that he was so obedient, Zhao Yue felt better.
"No, eat at home and save money." Wen Liunian said.
Zhao Yue frowned slightly, "Is the government office out of money?" It shouldn't be, he obviously sent a lot over.
"Not really, but I plan to cook some hot and sour noodles for the common people at the Shantang during the Yellow River Meeting." Wen Liunian said, "It costs a lot just to buy meat."
Zhao Yue shook his head, "When you have no money in the future, just come and ask me for it."
Wen Liunian said, "The head of the family seems to have a strong family background."
Zhao Yue said calmly, "Well, I have been a bandit for so many years, and I can at least snatch some jewelry, gold and silver."
Wen Liunian laughed out loud.
"In the early years, I went all the way to the Northeast in order to avoid being chased by Mujiazhuang." Zhao Yue pinched his cheek, "It happened that several chambers of commerce were gathering people to go hunting in unmanned mountains, so I followed them and harvested Quite rich."
Wen Liunian said, "Bear hunting?"
"Not only bears, but also a lot of rare gems. Later, I saved the son of the boss of the chamber of commerce and got a lot of thanks." Zhao Yue said, "Don't worry, all the money was exchanged with your life back then, and it was clean. "
Wen Liunian said, "Thank you."
"You don't have to thank me." Zhao Yue looked at him, "I am willing."
Wen Liunian said, "After the bandit suppression is over, I also have something to say to the head."
Zhao Yue was startled, and then said, "Okay."
Wen Liunian looked at him with a smile.
Zhao Yue's heart throbbed, and he almost wanted to write all his feelings on his face.
Wen Liunian asked suddenly, "Can you cook?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yue was a little puzzled.
Wen Liunian asked again, "I mean, can the head cook cook?"
"Naturally." Zhao Yue nodded, and said again, "But I can barely eat."
Wen Liunian said, "I'm hungry."
Zhao Yue rushed out almost instantly.
Xiao Wu hurriedly moved aside, and pushed open the study door, still in shock, "Did your lord release ghosts to scare him?"
Wen Liunian giggled, "Do you need me?"
"There was a discovery at the Li's shop." Zhao Wudao, "There is a sneaky person. During the daytime alone, he has passed by the door four or five times intentionally or unintentionally, and he still wants to talk to the people in Li's house."
"Oh?" Wen Liunian regained his energy, "Who is it?"
"There is a woodcutter in the city named Wang Dagui." Zhao Wudao, "Do you have any impression, my lord?"
"Naturally." Wen Liunian nodded, Yunlan City was so prosperous before, he could still remember every household in the city, let alone this small vast city.
"I will continue to send people to watch." Zhao Wudao, "If there is a ghost, I think the Tiger Head Gang will find an opportunity to contact him."
"Thank you." Wen Liunian said, "How is Guardian Zuo, I haven't seen him all day today."
"Rest in the room." Zhao Wudao.
Wen Liunian said, "I will solve the bandit problem in Cangmang Mountain as soon as possible, so that the two of you can go back to Chasing Shadow Palace earlier."
"It's not in a hurry." Zhao Wudao, "I will take good care of her."
"Then let's go back earlier." Wen Liunian said, "It's almost time to rest."
Zhao Wu nodded, turned and walked out the door.
After a while, Lu Zhui came over and knocked on the door.
"Second leader." Wen Liunian opened the door, "Why are you here now?"
"Ahem." Lu Zhui coughed twice and said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to buy a new casserole."
"Huh?" Wen Liunian was a little puzzled.
Lu Zhui said, "The kitchen is a little messy now."
Wen Liunian: ...
Lu Zhui said helplessly, "The casserole that my lord brought back from Yunlan City was burned by the master."
What a shame...