The witch doctor's character can't be broken

In winter, the capital began to turn cold.

Every sunny day, there are always a few idlers sitting lazily under the sunny wall, whispering a few gossips about the neighbors, and slowly passing the comfortable and lazy time.

Shen Yulin stood straight at the gate of the city, holding a red tassel gun, with a scorched face, except that he was taller and taller, he was no different from an ordinary soldier at the city gate.

He is no longer riding a captain from the fourth rank.

The north wind was blowing hard, but it didn't feel cold in the scorching winter sun. Shen Yulin breathed out and found that such a day was not bad.Except for the noisy mother-in-law at home, one moment dislikes him as useless and wants to take the child back to her mother's house, and the other moment is afraid that he will starve to death by himself, making excuses and refusing to leave.

The gong rang a few times, and several officials of the palace quieted down the street, shouting "Quiet" and "Avoid".

The carriage of Prince Xuan's Mansion drove out of the city gate slowly, Shen Yulin looked at his nose and heart without looking around.

Ever since the emperor demoted him to guard the city gate, Prince Xuan had to go out of the city every day, hoping that the emperor would soften his heart, at least don't forget about "Shen Yulin".

Yuqian has never lacked capable people, not to mention that he is still a mediocre person who has made mistakes.If the emperor can't remember him, he will have to guard the city gate for the rest of his life.

This is the kindness of Prince Xuan, and there may be a little guilt in it.

"Sir Shen!"

The carriage stopped outside the city gate, and the curtain was lifted for a while, as if the people inside had ordered something.A long history came running with a foot-long wooden box in his arms, with a smile on his face, and he was still as warm as before.

Shen Yulin looked at the pitch-black wooden box, "This is..."

"This is a gift from Lord Shen." Chang Shi handed the wooden box to him, and then lowered his voice: "Chen Xiucai also has something, and it was delivered to your house quietly."

Shen Yulin thanked him, watched Chang Shi return to the team, and then slowly walked away with the frame.

It was already evening when the shift was over.

Shen Yulin couldn't ride a horse, so he walked home.While thinking about whether his wife scolded him or felt sorry for him today, he opened the wooden box.

Inside was a folded winter coat of very ordinary material on the outside but fine otter skin sewn inside.

The prince is good at everything, but he is soft-hearted.

This is a good thing for other people, but it may not be good for the children of the royal family.

He sighed and looked up to see the children playing in front of the house.

His mother-in-law raised her hand and splashed the dishwashing water without looking at him, "The rice is ready, the dishes will be ready in a while."

Shen Yulin laughed, knowing that she was not swearing today, so she hugged the two children into her arms and led them to the dinner table.

On the table was a plate of salted beans, a pot of steaming millet rice, and a jar of unopened wine.

"Chen Xiucai sent this. He said it's brewed at home. It can be drunk directly without storing it in the cellar." His wife stood at the door and didn't come in. She lowered her head and thought about her thoughts.

Such a day is actually quite good.Although Old Shen was demoted, causing her to be laughed at by the neighbors when she went out, but the family finally had a good meal.Old Shen doesn't have to live a life of licking blood with a knife, and the children can have their father by their side, and she doesn't have to be afraid that he will die soon...

She thought about it, and stopped picking at Shen Yulin. She quickly prepared the dishes and filled Shen Yulin with a glass of wine.

The wine was very clear, a bit like rice soup, and it was not quite the same as the wine they usually drink.

Shen Yulin patted her hand and had a drink.

He drank until the moon was high, the children were asleep, only the wife was still sitting on the side, holding the soles of shoes by the candlelight.

In fact, they were not so embarrassing yet, but she said that she would calculate it according to the salary of guarding the city gate for a lifetime, dismissed all the servants, and saved a lot on food and clothing.

I can't help but leave some wife books for the children

Shen Yulin thought wildly for a while, then sighed softly: "My lord will not let me bend by the city gate for the rest of my life."

"I know." This didn't stop her from teasing him.

Shen Yulin laughed, "It turned out that I didn't protect the prince well."

What is the identity of the prince, how can he easily risk himself?He can't stop him with deadly remonstrance, and let the prince go to the temple, because he is incompetent.

He lost his prince that day, if it wasn't for Chen Qiwen's efforts to turn the tide, he would not be drinking northwest wind at the gate of the city, but a family of old and young would be queuing up to drink Mengpo soup.

This wine is sweet, but a bit drunk after drinking too much.He looked out of the window in a daze, thinking of what happened that day and still wanted to laugh.

As soon as the prince lost it, he surrounded the temple, and immediately sent someone to the palace to report the news, who knew that the news was delivered, and the prince returned before the emperor had time to be angry!

The lord was fascinated by the magic and couldn't remember the time, but Chen Sheng said that he spent two nights and one day in it.The two of them went into the wall one after the other, and the time should be about the same.

But Shen Yulin was outside, all he knew was that the prince had been lost for less than an hour.

The emperor was also surprised, so he called the famous Buddhists and Taoists in Beijing to ask.

Probably because the demon world is different from the mortal world.

Shen Yulin took the crime to destroy the demon wall, but saw that the painted walls on both sides had already collapsed. When he asked Habayashirou who was surrounded outside the temple, he heard nothing.

Huguo Temple sent hundreds of monks out to piece together the dilapidated wall and prepare to build a water and land dojo near the wall for 49 days.

Shen Yulin took the special envoy sent by the emperor to watch around, and saw the assembled wall clearly.

The paintings in there are not what they used to be.

Originally, on the west wall were monks preaching Buddhism, and on the east were celestial maidens scattering flowers.Now the one to the west is a wounded eagle, while the one to the east is a constricted constrictor.

Shen Yulin didn't dare to hide anything, and reported everything.

The monk of Huguo Temple made some calculations, pointed to the statue of Zhigong with bird claws in the courtyard and said: "This is my Buddha's mercy. Zen Master Zhigong will subdue demons and save King Xuan."

According to their opinion, the eagle is the brave and benevolent Zhigong, and the python is naturally the culprit who kidnapped the prince.

The emperor was dubious, and sent the aftermath to the Huguo Temple.

King Xuan was only slightly affected by his inability to understand, and was confined in the palace to receive treatment from the imperial physician.Shen Yulin, who was in charge of the guards, was demoted to guard the city gate, while Chen Qiwen, who had contributed to the rescue, was imprisoned in the palace.

When King Xuan was released from the palace, the investigators of Chen Sheng also came back.The emperor saw that he was indeed born innocent, so he no longer made it difficult for him, and gave him a hundred gold as a reward, and also hinted at the imperial examination three years later.

This time, only Shen Yulin was still bitter.

The disaster was caused by three people together, only he fell into trouble, and the other two couldn't let it go, so they kept trying to make up for him.

King Xuan tossed about for half a month, seeing the new year, the emperor didn't want him to go outside the city every day to brag about the north, so he kindly let Officer Shen Yulin return to his post.

The family has used servants again, and every meal can have meat and vegetables, and eat white rice, and the children have also received the New Year gift from Xuanwang Mansion, and happily bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

Shen Yulin was not very happy when she saw that his wife had been ostentatious outside for a whole day and closed the door behind her, so she couldn't help shaking her head and sighing.

Only women and villains are difficult to raise, and the ancients did not deceive me.

The sound of firecrackers was crackling, and every household was full of joyous laughter. Even the white snow on both sides of the street seemed to be dyed festive red.

The doctor continued to be unable to accept this happy atmosphere.

Sitting in his newly opened small clinic, he was still wearing the same snow-coloured white robe with wide sleeves, with black and thick black hair hanging down, reading a book and eating jerky while facing a cup of smoky fragrant tea.

Xiaohuan swallowed her saliva, Baba watched the thin lips open and close, chewing, and refilled a cup of hot tea for him in aggrieved way.

"hungry?"

Xiaohuan nodded, and asked reservedly: "What kind of meat is this?"

"This is your master." The doctor flipped through a page of the book, showing her a piece of jerky that was as long as his little finger.

Xiaohuan was stunned for a moment, looking at the red jerky wrapped in chili seeds, he couldn't think of the sinister and terrifying Master Liu.

"Mr. Doctor, Xiaohuan, it's time to eat!"

Xiaohuan's eyes lit up, and she quickly hugged the gentle and quiet beauty, "Sister Yuelan, what delicious food did you cook?"

Yue Lan tapped the tip of her nose, and led her to the table of the Eight Immortals to have a look, "They are all your favorite dishes, as well as Mr. Chen's newly brewed rice wine."

The rice wine was sweet, and Xiaohuan was allowed to drink a little.

Chen Qiwen put a clay pot of stewed chicken soup on the table, touched his ears with hot red fingers, and sighed: "I don't know who gave this chicken, it is fatter than the ones we bought ourselves."

King Xuan went to the palace to receive a banquet, so he slipped out to accompany Mr. Yi and Yuelan to celebrate the new year.

The three of them sat down around the table, waiting for the doctor to come over and start the meal.

The young man couldn't comprehend their eagerness and expectation. After eating a plate of spicy dried snake meat cooked by Yuelan himself, he closed his book and stood up, pushing the door to go outside.

Chen Qiwen served Xiaohuan soup, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Doctor is probably full, so let's ignore him."

Xiaohuan just ate hard, Yuelan and Chen Sheng had a drink together, their smiles were extraordinarily gentle.

The snow in the yard was piled up half a leg deep, and the doctor stepped on the snow slowly without leaving any shoe marks.

Between the moonlight and the snow, a little red fox jumped up and down, leaving a string of small plum blossom marks.

It squatted at the foot of the doctor, secretly stepped on the corner of his robe that mopped the floor and rubbed its paws: "Mister, is the New Year's gift from the students delicious? That is the fattest chicken for this fox fairy this year!"

"You have to ask Xiao Qin." The doctor picked it up by his ear.

The little fox flapped its paws twice and grinned, "It's Xiao Chen now."

Its coat color is smooth and soft, and its appearance is also cute, and its smile is a bit silly.The doctor put it on his knee and touched it a few times.

"Young Master Shan was released without charge, you should rest assured."

The little fox snorted, feeling a little comfortable being touched, "How long will Mr. Xiao stay in the capital?"

The doctor thought about it intermittently, "I won't leave for the time being."

The little fox was slightly surprised, listening to the voice in the wind, obediently lying on his lap, sniffing the faint fragrance of herbs, snoring comfortably.

"Yue Lan is a member of the fox clan. I want to bring her back to the clan, and those beautiful young ladies—well, touch here..."

The doctor continued to scratch under its neck, and turned to look at the three people in the window who were drinking together.Such a happy scene is a little strange to him, but it is not repulsive.

"This is for you." He took out a snake bead from his sleeve and hung it around the little fox's fluffy neck. "It's... New Year's money."

The little fox turned over in surprise, turned its soft belly to him, held the round beads in its two paws, and narrowed its eyes happily.

The dragon ball is in the jaw, and the dragon ball is in the skin.This bead is condensed from their lifelong cultivation, and they have benefited endlessly from nature.The snake's orb was hidden in its mouth, Mr. Xiao peeled off the skin of Master Liu, and made the meat into snacks, so naturally this big treasure would not be left behind.

It's just that it never thought that Mr. Xiao would give it to itself!

The little fox happily ran around twice, and returned to Yixuduan, holding his leg with two front paws, his eyes were shining brightly: "Mr. Xiao, when will I make up for the new year's money from the previous hundreds of years!"

"It's a beautiful idea."

The young man carried the little fox and walked slowly under the moon, with the endless sound of firecrackers behind him, he was always deserted in the bustle.

—perhaps not always.

The author has something to say:

The original idea was that except for Xiaohuan, the other girls would all die.Thinking about being reluctant to part with Yue Lan, let's just have a happy family reunion!

Unnamed Mr. Huangfu: I wish you an early year, and bring the lucky money~