[Rat cat] The legend of Lou Xiaochong

"Hey, Master Cat, why are you so preoccupied with thinking?" Bai Yutang ate two fruits, and the hunger in his stomach could not be relieved, but instead he became more and more sad.It turns out that this fruit is no better than food, and it is grown in the wild, half-baked, even if it is picked by Zhan Zhao, it will be sour after all.Since it didn't suit his stomach, he didn't want to eat it anymore, and Lou Xiaochong gnawed there until the juice splashed all over, while he himself looked up at Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao was holding half a fruit in a daze, the juice was winding down his wrist, and it was about to flow into his sleeve.

Zhan Zhao was engrossed in thinking about what happened last night, when he suddenly felt a white thing flying towards him, he turned slightly to catch it, and it turned out to be a silk handkerchief.

Bai Yutang spoke with a hint of sarcasm: "Be so vigilant, Mr. Mao." Tsk, if the hidden weapon were really thrown, Hui Zhanzhao would have already fallen.

"Thank you, Brother Bai." Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, but just smiled, and wiped his hands, "Uh, I'll return it to you after Zhan has washed it?" Fifth Master Bai's handkerchief is naturally pure white and flawless, Now stained with a little yellowish juice, it looks particularly eye-catching.

"...Give it to you." Bai Yutang looked at the handkerchief with disgust, then at Zhan Zhao's apologetic smiling face, and added suddenly, "I don't dislike you. If you insist on returning it, you can do it yourself." .”

While Lou Xiaochong was full, he leaned over and said, "Lend me too!"

Before Zhan Zhao could move, Bai Yutang frowned and said, "It's all dirty, do you still want to use it?"

Lou Xiaochong was stunned.Zhan Zhao secretly sighed, opened the other side of the veil, stretched out his hand to help Lou Xiaochong wipe off the juice on his cheeks and chin, and then took his hand to wipe off his fingers one by one.

This time the veil was really dirty.Bai Yutang shrugged: "Forget it, throw it away, it won't be clean."

Brother Bai, don't do this.Zhan Zhao gave him a wink, and motioned him to look at Lou Xiaochong's back as he turned to pack his things.That was still a child.

All right.Bai Yutang watched Zhan Zhao rummaging through the pile of firewood, and confirmed that it had been extinguished to the point that not a single spark was left. "Are you still thinking about that town just now? What do you gain?"

Zhan Zhao glanced at him: "I haven't figured it out yet, let's talk slowly on the way—brother Lou, are you ready?"

At the end of summer and early autumn, the mountains and forests should be picturesque.

While rushing on the road, Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang, "I don't know if Brother Bai has seen groups of villains?"

"I wiped out the Black Wind Village when I was 15 years old." It was the first battle that Bai Yutang fought alone, who dared to come out to rob the village when he had just experienced the pain of losing his brother.

Zhan Zhao smiled: "Then, when the wicked meet ordinary people or passing business travelers, do they just walk along without paying attention?"

That's never heard of.All those strong men who occupy the mountains and become kings, even if they are dedicated to killing the rich and helping the poor under the banner of loyalty, did not allow outsiders to come in and spy on them, and then let them come and go freely.Bai Yutang thought for a while: "You mean..."

"Let us enter at will, and don't chase or stop us when we want to leave. They are really crazy." Zhan Zhao sighed and looked at the road ahead. Today is a bit foggy, and the drowsy weather makes people feel upset for no reason. "I originally thought that among those people, there would always be a few leaders who pretended to be confused. With the help of the elders... and the remote location, they wanted to become the emperor of the country. But it really happened, and we didn't let us leave. reason."

When Bai Yutang heard it, it was true that they were all lunatics, and none of them were left: "But judging by their appearance, they have lived like this for a while, even though they are located in a remote place, isn't there a single traveler who passed by and reported them to the government?" ?”

"Or really no one can enter that town alive." Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, "Brother Bai, do you still remember those robbers who were killed by you on the mountain road? It's a little bit confusing for Zhan... one In a town that cooks and eats human flesh, there are hundreds of crazy people, who wants to cover up and let them live such an 'outsider' life? What can these people do?"

Hearing him mention that matter again, Bai Yutang restrained his nausea, and turned his head to look at the broken plants and flowers by the roadside.After a while, he said: "What I care about most is the firework."

"That's right. Brother Bai didn't set off the fireworks, but I don't know who they were showing them to." Zhan Zhao nodded and thought, "It doesn't seem to be to introduce a certain past - nothing happened afterwards. And Brother Bai and I With the fireworks as an agreement, and no outsiders present, it should be sufficiently secretive."

Bai Yutang recalled the scene at that time: "The fireworks are pure in color, well-proportioned in shape, and high enough to rise, which is not an ordinary hand." He took out his bamboo tube of communication fireworks from his arms, and twirled it twice with one hand, " Although it’s not as good as the one specially made for me by my second brother, it’s still comparable to the standard of sending messages on the empty island.”

When Zhan Zhao heard this, it was indeed a good clue: "I don't know if Brother Bai pays attention to the business on the island on weekdays. The Wuyi is well-known and well-known. Zhan is not suspicious, but may be used by others..."

"What a coincidence, my second brother is not the only one who knows how to make fireworks in the world! Just like my elder brother who knows how to make fireworks..." Bai Yutang turned to look for him, "Lou Xiaochong! He arrived where it goes!"

Lou Xiaochong, who was behind the two of them, was slowly urging the horse forward, but now the horse is still there, but the man is gone.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other in dismay, the two characters with first-class kung fu were completely unaware of the loss of a child who was traveling with them.Bai Yutang tapped himself on the head: He is the most vigilant of any living person who is panting, with any movement coming and going—presumably Zhan Zhao should be the same.can not understand.

Zhan Bai and the others hurriedly turned their horses and went back to look for it. They searched the whole mountain, but they couldn't find any trace of Lou Xiaochong.Although he was puzzled, he had no choice but to continue on his way.

"This guy Lou Xiaochong is much weirder than that case." This was Bai Yutang's evaluation.

But after all, Lou Xiaochong did not show any danger.There are priorities, and right now I still have to go to Beijing to report the case to the Yamen of my government.The matter of Lou Xiaochong may have to be discussed in the long run.

After twists and turns, it turns out that Jiangzhou has already been ruled.Finally, there is a clean inn to stay in, although there is only one upper room left.Bai Yutang ordered hot water, wine and food, and rode upside down on the chair with his chin resting on the back of the chair, watching Zhan Zhao keep busy walking up and down.

Zhan Zhao cleaned his hands, twisted the handkerchief and wiped his face twice, then opened the package, checked it twice, took out the official uniform and put it aside, and began to untie the belt on the outer robe.

The store clerk was really slow, Bai Yutang was bored waiting, glanced at the pile of red cloth: "Your official skin?" After saying that, he stretched out his hand and poked two fingers. The material given by the emperor seemed to be It can't compare to the comfort he usually uses in his daily life.

"I knew Brother Bai wouldn't take these things seriously." Zhan Zhao explained to him with a smile, "It's not about showing off, I'm going to visit the local magistrate, but it's better to dress well, it's also showing respect to others."

"By the way, let's suppress the prestige of these small officials—" Bai Yutang sat up a little bit, "Wait a minute, didn't they all say 'the first-level official crushes people to death'? You are fourth-rank, he is seventh-rank, he must be able to do everything. Listen to you obediently, don't be so careful, right?"

Zhan Zhao shook the dusty blue robe to dust, straightened the fold in half, threw it on the table, and picked up the official uniform again: "Officials are also raised by their parents, so it's all about grades. Besides, he is a civil official, and I am a military official, but we can’t compare it that way.” However, if you behave more formally, others will always consider that Master Bao, the prefect of Kaifeng, sits behind him, and he is not just a fourth-rank military official when he speaks. portion.Zhan Zhao secretly mocked himself, but didn't explain these things—if he said it, Bai Yutang would definitely laugh at him again, "he learned to play official tricks after only a few days in the public school".Although it is far from fear, Zhan Zhao somehow does not want to be looked down upon by Bai Yutang.

Seeing Zhan Zhao put on the red robe, Bai Yutang looked even more energetic: "You look good in this leather."

"Really? If there is a good chance, God will also send Brother Bai a piece—" Zhan Zhao smiled and took out his black gauze hat, took out the tunic that was rolled up and stuffed inside, and stretched his fingers in to remove the corners and corners. All tidy.

"...Since Lord Wu was born in the Bai family, of course it's appropriate to wear white." Bai Yutang turned his face to look at the door, and there were footsteps in the corridor outside, it was the younger brother who brought the food and drinks.

The chef in this store is not bad.Bai Yutang tasted a piece of bamboo shoots, but saw that Zhan Zhao had put on his boots and was about to go out: "Hey, don't you want to eat before leaving? You've been hungry for so long."

Zhan Zhao turned his head and smiled: "If you don't do anything, Zhan feels uneasy. He really doesn't have any appetite at the moment—Brother Bai, don't mind, just eat and rest."

Talk like who really cares about you, you deserve it.Bai Yutang saw that Zhan Zhao had stepped out of the room with one foot, and shouted, "Come back early! Otherwise, Master Wu will eat up the entire table!"

The author has something to say:

The world of two is open!It's not intentional to let these two sleep in the same room, it's really because there are no extra rooms!

By the way, Master Wu, what kind of a hero is he if he eats a table of food and drink?coincidence.

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Lou Xiaochong's light bulb was temporarily thrown out of sight by me, guess where he went?