[mouse cat] Shiyi

. ——"Flying Fish in Brocade"

Laba Undercurrent

Stepping into the twelfth lunar month means that the end of the year is approaching, and the streets of Kaifeng become lively.Shops big and small began to make New Year gifts for regular customers, and the common people also began to buy New Year's items. The faces of men, women and children were full of joyful smiles. Monasteries outside the city also started cooking Laba porridge early by monks. Inside and outside Kaifeng, there is a scene of living in peace and happiness.

Bai Yutang rode Qingshuang and stopped at the gate of Kaifeng City, got off his horse and led the rope and walked in. Seeing the happy and contented appearance of the people, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved into a relaxed and joyful arc.

When the neighbors saw Bai Yutang, they all smiled and said hello: "Fifth Bai is back, you have worked hard on the case."

"Fifth Master come to my place tomorrow to raise a bar. Thanks to your help, my youngest son was rescued from the traffickers last time."

"Fifth Master, you have come back safely. My old lady has been thinking about you all day long."

"Fifth Master, I have made Tusu bags here, you can bring some more back to the adults in Kaifeng Mansion, don't be too polite, don't be too polite."

Bai Yutang was used to the enthusiasm of the people of Kaifeng, and he replied all the way while leading the horse towards Kaifeng mansion.Having children is fun, and when they see Qingshuang, they want to climb up. When Bai Yutang saw him, he lifted the thick-headed little boy onto Qingshuang's back. The little boy was startled when he found this beautiful big boy The white horse walked steadily, and the novelty and excitement suddenly took the upper hand. Sitting on the horse's back, shaking his head and giggling non-stop.When the child's parents arrived, they took their son down and apologized repeatedly to Bai Yutang, who waved his hand indifferently.

Seeing Bai Yutang walk away, a few people in the crowd sighed, "At first, I thought Bai Wuye was too arrogant to get close to him, but now he seems to be very approachable."

"Didn't you see how Master Wu came to Kaifeng when he first came to Kaifeng? That is indeed very different from what it is now. I can still think of those who didn't have long-sighted eyes and went up to provoke him when they saw Master Wu's appearance. , Fifth Master's aura, hiss—"

"Fifth Master used to be more or less detached, but now he's more restrained. Not to mention, I'm really not used to it."

"Shh - is Fifth Master something you can talk about?"

"Actually, Master Wu is very good like this, how relaxed it feels, and even Mr. Zhan is more cordial."

"The two adults standing together are really indescribably harmonious."

Of course, the comments of these people could not reach the ears of Bai Yutang who had gone far away, but they were accidentally heard by a thin middle-aged man by the window of the restaurant next door.The man's eyes shone with shrewdness, he stroked his little mustache, and smiled: "Hey, fifth brother, fifth brother. That Zhan kitten is really capable, it can make fifth brother grow so quickly Know who is being eaten to death by whom..."

Naturally, Bai Yutang didn't know what his fourth brother thought when he heard the people's gossip. He finally returned to Kaifeng Mansion with a small pile of undeniable presents, and handed them the reins to Ma Han, the dynasty who came over. After giving it to the boy, he went directly to the study.

"Master Bao." Bai Yutang closed the door and reported the result of the trip to Bao Zheng, his brows and eyes were full of tiredness that could not be concealed, "Recently, the reason for the frequent incidents around the area has been investigated, and it was done by the same organization or the same group of people , the purpose is to consume the manpower of Kaifeng Mansion, and it is more likely to hold the cat... Zhan Zhao, but they should have reacted recently."

Seeing his dusty appearance, Bao Zheng hurried forward to support him, feeling a little distressed: "Thank you, Young Master Bai, thanks to your constant help after the Zhan guards set off, let's go down and rest now."

Bai Yutang shook his head, and said as if nothing had happened: "It's nothing, sir, don't worry, this is what Bai should do. Zhan Zhao has his mission, so let me guard the Kaifeng mansion that he cares about." He suddenly thought What? He raised his head and laughed again: "By the way, some elder brothers of Bai wrote a letter a few days ago saying that they would come to Kaifeng Mansion to help. My lord may feel at ease."

Bao Zheng was surprised, thanked him happily, and advised Bai Yutang to go to rest quickly, maybe there will be something that needs his help later.When Bai Yutang went out, Bao Zheng looked at his back and sighed, feeling that his heart was suffocating, these two young men were not safe for the sake of the common people.

Zhan Zhao has already been ordered to secretly protect Yan Chasan and went to Xiangyang to investigate. It hasn't been long since he left, and there is no news yet, but this also means that there is no bad news; Bai Yutang has taken over Zhan Zhao's daily work, and these days It has been exhausting to work all day long, and some people have made troubles secretly, and if this continues, the iron body will not be able to bear it.It's a pity that Gongsun Ce also followed Yan Cha to Xiangyang, otherwise there would be someone to help recuperate, but the Wuyi Wuyi will gather in Kaifeng Mansion, with them, the burden on Bai Yutang must be easier.

Bao Zheng walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the gloomy sky outside the window and sighed, I really hope these things can end soon...

Next door, Bai Yutang sensed something was wrong as soon as he stepped into the yard, he walked lightly to the door with his breath held, Huaying's sword scabbard opened the wooden door, and was discouraged the moment he saw clearly what was going on inside: "Fourth brother, what are you doing?" What a sudden attack, I thought someone was ambushing inside."

Jiang Ping was sitting at the table, shaking his goose feather fan intermittently, shaking his head: "Hey, fifth brother, if you want me to say that the safety of your Kaifeng mansion is very serious, I'm just like this in broad daylight." Just climbed over the wall and came in, no protection measures?"

Bai Yutang sat down on the other side, rolled his eyes unceremoniously, picked up the teapot and poured himself tea, drank several cups before saying: "No thief or thief would come in through the wall in broad daylight, let alone If someone dared to go directly to the residence of Royal Cat and Chinchilla to face the two of us, the other guards probably...have gotten used to it." Who knows that Master Bai used to jump over the wall and enter the yard when he had nothing to do, and he was too lazy to go through the gate.

He silently thought of Zhan Zhao again, if that cat was still here, he would probably joke something like "As expected of the mouse family, they have climbed over the wall and entered the house in the same line" or something like that...

"Huh?" Jiang Ping's small eyes widened. He didn't know what kind of habitual expression there is, but he understood after thinking about the character of the fifth younger brother.Seeing Bai Yutang lost in thought, with a gentle smile on his face, he couldn't help shivering, guessing that he started to miss his cat again, and subconsciously asked, "Oh, old man. Five, where is your cat?"

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment and recovered, and said flatly, "Investigate according to order."

The word "by decree" is not just for fun, Jiang Ping straightened his expression, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter? Fifth brother, you suddenly sent a letter asking us to come and help without explaining the reason. Big brother and the others are still here." The entrusted business will arrive later, I will come over to check the situation first."

Warm currents flowed through Bai Yutang's heart, and without revealing his face, he explained to Jiang Ping in a low voice: "Mao'er followed Yan Chasan, Brother Yan and Mr. Gongsun to Xiangyang to investigate the case of King Xiangyang. It is related to the imperial power, and the itinerary is kept secret. The other party has been making trouble for the Kaifeng Mansion during this period of time, intending to drag the cat, so I followed suit to make the illusion that the cat is still handling the case in Kaifeng Mansion, and some people said that the cat was injured in a certain case and is recuperating in the Kaifeng Mansion. , so I helped him. But if you can hide it for a while, you can’t hide it for a lifetime, and the other side should have noticed that the cat is not in Kaifeng Mansion. I am the only one here, and I guess they are about to recruit people and go back to Xiangyang. "

"So, you want to go with them, and you can find clues along the way, and then meet up with Zhan Kitty, and then call our brothers to guard Kaifeng Mansion?" Guessing what Bai Yutang's purpose was, he slapped a fan on his head and said angrily, "A guy who has a wife and doesn't want a brother."

"Hehe, how can fourth brother say that? Even if I have a cat, I haven't forgotten my elder brothers." Bai Yutang poured Jiang Ping a cup of tea with a smile, "And fourth brother, don't say that in front of cats. , he can shine his claws."

Jiang Ping raised his eyebrows and drank, disgustedly said: "Okay, we are not unreasonable people, we will definitely help you with Mr. Bao's help. By the way, you have changed a lot, fifth brother, you can bear it Temper aside, it seems that the obsession with cleanliness has also been changed? Should I say that Zhan Xiaomao taught well?" While talking, he glanced up and down at Bai Yutang's dusty white clothes and snickered.

Bai Yutang followed his line of sight to see himself, screamed strangely, and rushed out of the room to boil hot water, and there was a voice "Sick man, wait for Master Bai" from far away, which made Jiang Ping laugh Lie on the table.

After explaining the matter, several masters of Zakong Island rushed to Kaifeng on the day of Laba Festival.Bai Yutang and Jiang Ping had received the letter earlier, so they came to the gate of the city today to wait for nothing.After receiving the person, Bai Yutang was taken aback when he saw Min Xiuxiu who came with him, not to mention how the brothers exchanged greetings: "Sister-in-law?! Why did you come with me too?"

Min Xiuxiu stepped forward to nod his forehead, and pushed Bai Yutang back a few steps: "Why can't I come? All of you have come to Kaifeng, and I'm the only one left on the island? You don't worry about me. Why don't you rest assured? How can I rest assured if I don't come and watch, ah?!"

Bai Yutang didn't dare to talk too much, and knew that his sister-in-law was worried about him, so he could only please him with a smile, which made Min Xiuxiu happy.

After entering the city, I saw monks from monasteries serving porridge on the street, devout men and women lined up, children playing with bowls in their hands, and the smell of nuts and rice filled the streets and alleys.Lu Fang saw it and sighed: "No matter when you come to Kaifeng, you will always be here."