[Baiyutang] Wind-dried clothes

The next day, Lu Caichun woke up with a splitting headache as expected.Bitao was woken up early in the morning by the smell of alcohol on her body. She got out of bed and rushed to the kitchen to cook soup for her to sober up. Unexpectedly, someone put a bowl on the stove at some point Hangover soup.

Bi Tao didn't dare to move, for fear that this was reserved for others.But suddenly seeing Bai Yutang walking towards the cooking room, he held the sober soup in his hand, ran out and asked him, "Fifth Lord, where did this soup come from?"

Bai Yutang glanced at it, and said, "Why are you asking so much? I'll just give it to you, Sister Chun."

Bitao understood, so she took the bowl and went into the room.

After a long while, Lu Caishu came out of the room rubbing his temples and frowning, and saw Bai Yutang sitting under the eaves of the veranda from a distance, with his legs folded together, stretched out, resting on the bench, holding his hands together. Yan Ling Dao, his eyes were looking at the side room.

Seeing Lu Caichun approaching, he stood up from the bench and walked towards her.

Seeing him coming, Lu Caichun unconsciously took a step back.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand towards her.Lu Caichun glanced down at the outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Fifth brother...this is..."

Bai Yutang was helpless at her lack of understanding, and said, "Do you know what you said last night?"

"What did I say?" Lu Caichun thought about it for a moment, and repeated the words several times in his mouth, and suddenly thought that he seemed to have told Bai Yutang that he didn't want to go to Danzhou because he couldn't bear to leave him. It was red and burned to the root of the ear.

She waved her hands again and again and said, "No... Fifth brother, listen to me... Am I not drunk... What I'm talking about is all nonsense... You...I..."

Bai Yutang laughed, took her hand in front of her, and said, "Who cares if you're drunk or not—now hurry up and check with me about that Xiangyang matter."

Lu Caichun's hand was held tightly by him, and he didn't dare to move, so he could only be dragged out by him for a few steps.It wasn't until he bumped into Yan Chasan head-on that Lu Caichun came back to his senses.

Yan Chasan looked them both up and down, glanced at Lu Caichun's hand held by Bai Yutang, coughed lightly, and said, "Are you two going to patrol the streets?"

Bai Yutang said, "Exactly."

"I was supposed to be an official... I shouldn't have disturbed the two street patrols," Yan Chasan pondered for a moment, looked away, and said, "Mrs. Hu's natal family sent a letter back. The letter was just received by Yumo before it was handed over to Aunt Tang will not be long."

Lu Caichun finally broke into laughter, she struggled lightly, retracted her hand, glanced at Yan Chasan, then at Bai Yutang and said, "In that case, Fifth Brother, let's take care of Mrs. Tang's affairs first."

Bai Yutang folded his arms and said, "Okay, let's go." As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the house.Lu Caichun bid farewell to Yan Chasan and hurriedly followed him.

Yan Chasan explained Tang's affairs, turned around and looked out, and muttered, "Why didn't you see Mr. Yi come to the yamen today?"

Along the way, Bai Yutang didn't say much.Yan Chasan was gone from behind, so Lu Caichun stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold him, walked quickly to his side, clenched his hands tightly, looked up at Bai Yutang and curled his mouth into a smile: "Fifth brother... you Won't you be angry?"

A chestnut hit her forehead, Bai Yutang couldn't help laughing, and said, "I'm really afraid of you."

It was Ah Jin who opened the door for Lu and Bai.Entering Tang's room, bypassing the screen, I saw her sitting on the couch, holding a piece of letter paper in her hand, and wiping tears with the other hand.Seeing Lu and Bai coming, Tang stood up hurriedly, put the letter in front of Lu Caishu, and said, "Madam's natal family has replied, Miss Lu, please take a look."

Lu Caichun took the letter, glanced at it quickly, and probably knew that it was there to report safety, and also urged Mrs. Tang to take Ah Jin back quickly.Bai Yutang thought for a moment, and asked, "You replied to the letter so quickly? It's only been a few days?"

Tang said: "Maybe it's a fast horse. Madam's natal home is not far from Fengtai. If it's a fast horse, it's not difficult to go back and forth in two days and nights." There was a look of joy on her face, obviously she was glad that she could leave Fengtai as soon as possible. Taiwan County.

Now that Tang said so, Lu Bai and the two stopped asking.

Lu Caichun said: "The sooner you leave, the better. If not tomorrow, I'll send Da Niang and Ah Jin back to Mrs. Hu's natal home."

Tang nodded her head and said, "This is what I mean too—it's just that I have to trouble Miss Lu again."

Lu Caichun waved his hands again and again: "No trouble."

Bai Yutang thought about it for a while, since it was not far from Fengtai, Lu Caichun's trip was considered light, so he didn't worry about it, he just said: "I stay in Fengtai County, in case there is no one around Mr. Yan. By the way, each to visit Xiangyang unannounced."

Lu Caichun thought for a while and said, "This is just right."

For the rest of the day, Lu Caichun went to the post station first, and told Pang Yumeihe that he was going to travel far away, and that he could not learn the piano from Meihe for the time being, so he came back to accompany Tang to pack his luggage.

On the second day, before leaving, Lu Caichun confessed to Yan Chasan that Bitao wanted to stay in the county, and Yan Chasan agreed.An ox cart with people was parked in front of the gate, Lu Caichun helped Tang and Ah Jin get into the cart, and after they sat firmly in the cart, he turned to the front of the cart, kicked his feet, and jumped into the driver's seat.

Bai Yutang walked up to her and instructed, "Be careful in everything."

Lu Caichun said with a smile: "Don't worry, fifth brother, I can handle the small things of giving away——Didn't I give Bitao away before, didn't it also go back and forth safely?"

Driving an ox cart, he gradually left the market and entered the official road.The sky is wide and the clouds are low, the land is wide and the trees are short, Tang shi opened the reed curtain and quietly stared at the scenery outside the window.The breeze was blowing, and sadness rose from her heart. She hugged Ah Jin who was sitting by the side tightly, resting her chin lightly on top of his head, her voice was so low that only she and Ah Jin could hear: "Jin'er, Ah Niang will definitely protect you." hold you."

The bullock cart stopped by the roadside post station, and it was already dark that day.In the past few days, it has been raining non-stop. To this day, the cloud on the dome has not dispersed. It is unknown when it will start to rain again.After handing over Yan Chasan's letter to the postmaster, Lu Caichun took Tang and A Jin off the bullock cart and took them back to their room for resettlement.It was originally intended for three people to live in, but when they entered the room, they saw that there was only a narrow bed in the back room, which was not too small.

The postmaster asked: "If the three of you live in the same room, I'm afraid the couch is too small."

Lu Caichun asked: "Can you move in another bed from another room. The two of them sleep in one room alone, I'm still not at ease."

The postmaster didn't speak, but he didn't move either, apparently quite reluctantly.

Seeing the postmaster's complexion, Tang said to Lu Caichun, "Miss Lu, you don't have to force this matter."

Seeing this, Lu Caichun didn't want to force her to stay, so she said to Tang: "Ma'am, you take Ah Jin to live in this room, and I will live in the room next to yours. If you need something, just come to me."

Except for a few post officials, there are only three people, Lu Caichun, in the post station.After dinner, everyone went back to the house to rest.

The sound of wind and rain at night seems to be splashing and pouring.Outside the window is the sound of rushing rain, splashing under the eaves, and the wind blowing sharply through the window lattice, even people hiding in the house can hear the biting coldness in the wind.The night is as thick as ink, even if you light a bean lamp, you can only see the situation in a corner.Lu Caichun was already fully clothed and half-lying on the bedding, she turned her face to the side, and blew out the candle.She closed her eyes, and gradually fell into a deep sleep amidst the noise outside the window.

The entire post station fell into silence and darkness, only the iron horses under the eaves were still shaken by the wind and rain.

I don't know the time in the dream.

Suddenly, a high-pitched scream cut through the night and rain.

Lu Caichun suddenly woke up from the dream, when she listened carefully, the scream was annihilated, only the wind and rain remained.

She put her hand on the pillow, holding the Yuying Knife in her hand.With a lift of his hand, the quilt was lifted.She turned over and got out of bed, ran to the door quickly, lifted the latch, and was about to pull the door open, but found that she couldn't pull it open no matter what.

Lu Caichun thought it was bad, put her hands on the protrusion on the door, and shook it vigorously for a while, the sound of iron chains rattled outside the door, and someone sealed the door with chains.

Tang shi and Ah Jin immediately came to mind.

Lu Caichun gritted her teeth, pulled out the Yuying Knife, stuck it through the crack of the door, raised the knife and slashed at the chain.Fortunately, Yuying's knife cut the iron like mud, and the iron chain broke with a bang, and fell to the ground with a clatter.Lu Caichun hurriedly opened the door and ran out.

It was raining heavily outside the house, mixing with the night, making it difficult to tell the east from the west.

And at some point outside the house, there were already several people wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats, some of them were holding hatchets in their hands, and even the postmaster who received them today was standing among them.

Lu Caichun suddenly understood that this group of people came well prepared, and even set up their plan in this station.

The leader held a torch in his hand, and the flames fluttered left and right in the wind.All these people blocked in front of Tang's room, and the flames of the torches made their faces as indifferent as a rock.

Lu Caichun ran out a few steps before someone noticed her.Seeing the iron chains scattered on the ground, some people showed astonishment on their faces and blocked them one after another, while others shouted to the door: "Master, the woman who was traveling with her came out of the room—how should I deal with it?"

When Lu Caichun heard this, thinking of the unpredictable life and death of Tang and A Jin, her hand with the knife was drenched with sweat.Seeing someone blocking him, he knew in his heart that they were all the people of the county, so he turned the knife in his hand and showed the back of the knife.

Someone came forward to capture her.With a flash of Lu Caichun's body, he raised his knife and slashed down, landing heavily on the man's shoulder.The man screamed, and one arm was dislocated.Seeing this, the companions shouted one after another: "This woman knows martial arts!"

Lu Caichun raised her eyebrows and shouted: "Whoever wants to try the knife in this girl's hand, just come up!"

At this time, a person came out of the room, slightly hunchbacked, with gray beard and mottled temples.The firelight illuminated his face, revealing his slightly drooping old eyes.There was nothing but calmness and composure in those eyes, just like he usually assists Yan Chasan, without any difference.

Lu Caichun rushed forward in three steps and two steps, and the county officials standing aside wanted to come up to stop her, but they were all scared back by the sharp blade she showed.Master Yi stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the young woman rush towards him.

Seeing that the knife was pointing at him, Master Yi didn't avoid it, but took a step forward instead.The point of the knife almost pierced his chest, but fortunately Lu Caichun stopped it hastily.Master Yi chuckled lightly and said, "Miss Lu, you dare not hurt anyone."

Lu Caichun turned sideways, wanting to look into the room, but unexpectedly Master Yi stretched out his hand to stop her.Lu Caichun was anxious, gritted her teeth and said, "I hope Master will not force me."

Master Yi said: "I really don't know why Miss Lu must protect these two people?"

On one side of his face, he could see Tang and Ah Jin in the room were tied up with ropes, stuffed with sackcloth in their mouths, lying on the ground like two chrysalis, still struggling.Seeing that their lives were safe, Lu Caichun slowly lowered his hand holding the knife, turned his head and asked Master Yi, "Then why did Master decide to kill them all?"

"Kill them all?" Master Yi shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice, "It is their mother and son who want to kill them all."

"What's the meaning of Master's words?" Lu Caichun asked, frowning, "One of them is the nanny of the Hu family, and the other is a child who has not yet reached the age of [-]. Is there any supernatural means that can turn against you?"

"Nurse?" Master Yi heard the words, as if he had heard a big joke.He laughed, turned his face, and asked Tang who was still struggling in the room, "I don't know why Mrs. Hu lied to Miss Lu, saying that she is a lowly nanny?"

After listening to Mr. Yi's words, Tang's tongue was gagged, and he could only whine twice, but his eyes looked at Lu Caichun, and tears welled up from his eyes.

Lu Caichun took a breath and let it out slowly.She said in a low voice: "Even if Mrs. Tang is the official wife of Zhizhi County, you have no right to punish without permission."

"Miss Lu's words are wrong." Master Yi waved his head and said, "Miss also knows that we are not punishing privately, but revenge."

"Revenge?" Lu Caichun asked sharply, "That Zhang Zhuo Fangyuan has already killed Zhizhi County, slaughtered his whole family, leaving only this pair of orphans and widows, how do you have the face to say 'revenge'? I just ask you—— Involving innocent people and driving them to a desperate situation is still 'revenge'?"

"They are not innocent." Master Yi put his hands in his arms, and slowly took out two letters, "Miss Lu, I saw that there was a letter from home in the package you sent for Mrs. Hu, and the words on it were beautifully written. It's quite different from the other one, so it must be your handwriting?"

Lu Caichun didn't know why he asked this question, but he handed over one of the letters.She didn't reach out to take it, but Master Yi continued: "You wrote the letter for Mrs. Hu, and also helped her deliver this bundle, but you don't know that she has another letter in the bundle?"

Cold sweat gradually broke out on Lu Caichun's back.She reached out to take the letter from Master Yi, quickly opened it, and hurriedly read it.

Mr. Yi said: "Madam Hu confessed to her natal family in the letter that she must write a letter as soon as possible and report it to Master Pang of Bianjing. In recent years in Fengtai County, Hu Taiping has amassed tens of thousands of money, most of which were submitted to the Pang Guozhang, and asked for his protection. Only by letting Pang Guozhang know about Fengtai County, can the rioters be wiped out."

"Until now," Master Yi stared at Lu Caichun and asked, "Miss Lu still thinks Mrs. Hu is just an innocent 'innocent person'?"