Kaifeng Cat and Mouse Detective Manuscript

Kaifeng extended in all directions, and the government was well-governed. There was almost no war in the Song Dynasty. Even if it was hundreds of miles away from the city gate, there were many merchants and tourists coming and going.They usually set up a tea stall on the side of the official road, and baskets selling pasta and preserved fruit are piled up on both sides for passers-by to choose from.

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A sound of horseshoes came from a distance, and the peddlers who were eating melon seeds immediately picked up their baskets and stepped back to avoid being bumped by the blind horses.

I saw the figure on the horse getting closer and closer, one white and one blue, it was Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao.

"Shop, two bowls of noodles, and fill up the water bladder."

Before the people arrived, two black water bags flew off the horse and were thrown in front of the proprietress of the tea stall.

"Wait a minute, guest!"

The proprietress ignited the stove, invited the little boy who was playing nearby, and asked him to go to the river to fetch water first, then she took out two balls of dough from the wooden drawer, shook her hands, and sprinkled them into the boiling pot.

Over there, Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang had tied up his horse and found the nearest table to sit down.

"Cat, after passing this section of the official road, you can take a shortcut up the mountain." Bai Yutang pulled out the bench, Zhan Lu placed it in front of him, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup for himself and Zhan Zhao.

"I heard that there are many wild beasts in the Langhu Mountain. You and I will definitely sleep in the wilderness tonight. I will ask the proprietress if there is any fire book for sale, just in case."

Before Zhan Zhao left, he deliberately put more insect repellent prepared by Mr. Gongsun, but he heard from the maid in the mansion that Bai Yutang had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time, and in a moment of anxiety, he forgot to ask the kitchen lady for the firefly.As the name suggests, wolf and tiger mountains are often heard of fierce beasts hurting people, and wolves and the like are afraid of fire, so if they have one more thing, they should be more careful.

"With your master Bai's martial arts, it's easy to deal with a few big bugs."

Bai Yutang didn't take it seriously, he always liked to take risks, and before he met Zhan Zhao, he had always scoffed at the idea of ​​taking one step and thinking three steps.

Zhan Zhao didn't say anything, just put the cup down, and met Bai Yutang with cold eyes.

"Okay... I'll buy it."

Bai Yutang raised his hands up, he was not afraid of anything except that Zhan Zhao liked to look at him with inexplicable eyes, like looking at a fool.

"Guest officer! Here come Yangchun noodles!"

The hearty voice of the proprietress came from one side, and then the noodles with clear soup and little water at both ends were placed on the table.

"Hey, cat," Bai Yutang bumped Zhan Zhao with his arm, "Are all noodles without toppings called Yangchun noodles?"

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao was at a loss for words, he only knew that the mutton noodles were called mutton noodles because of the addition of mutton.

"Hey, young man, you must have never come out to eat before!"

It was the boss lady's voice.

"Oh?" Bai Yutang was curious, he really didn't come out to eat noodles very often, almost every time he ordered it when he was with the cat.

"This Yangchun noodle is also called Qingtang Guangnian. As businessmen, we are afraid of Qingheguang, so we changed the name to Yangchun noodle."

The proprietress sat down on the recliner, crossed her arms and said.

"I just heard that the two of you are going to Langhu Mountain?"

"Exactly," Zhan Zhao nodded, "I wonder if the proprietress has any spare fire pockets here?"

"Hahaha, we don't have many things here, but we have a lot of things to make a fire." The proprietress smiled heartily, "Little brother, bring the fire pockets and water bags to these two guests, are you ready?"

Zhan Zhao turned his head to look at the side of the proprietress, a half-grown child was having fun playing with mud, when he heard the proprietress yell, he wiped his hands down, unsteadily took out something from the box and ran over like Zhan Zhao.

"Mother, the water isn't completely cold yet." The child said in a childish voice.

"Then I have to trouble the two of you to wait a little longer." The proprietress waved the little third brother to continue playing in the mud. "My man is a hunter. He often catches some rabbits at the foot of Langhu Mountain to sell. I haven't been to the mountain before, but I heard that in the You can often hear tigers roaring in the middle of the mountain. The two of you seem to be good at martial arts, but you must not be careless."

Bai Yutang put on the fire folder, and cupped his hands to the proprietress, "Thank you for reminding me."

"When you go up the mountain at the intersection ahead, remember to go up the path stepped by the Orion. There is a cave on the mountainside, which is used by the old Orion to rest when going up the mountain." The proprietress pointed to the front, "Put the torch in the cave so as not to burn the forest."

Zhan Zhao nodded again and again, and not long after, the little third brother came forward with two water bags in his hands, and after paying another thirty coins, he put another piece of silver in the child's clothes.

When we arrived at Langhu Mountain, the mountain had gradually turned dark, and the mountain road was complicated, so it was not convenient to take it immediately.Bai Yutang patted the horse, and said to Wuyun Taxue, "Follow that horse beside you back home?" It didn't matter whether Wuyun Taxue could understand him or not.

Zhan Zhao's horse is named Lvzi, a green-eared horse that was raised in Kaifeng Mansion since he was a child, and is a good at knowing the way.

After taking the two packages, Zhan Zhao threw one of them to Bai Yutang, let go of the rein in his hand, and gestured for Lvzi to leave. Lvzi took a few steps on the spot, flicked his tail and ran towards the official road. Seeing this, he ran away with his companions.

Zhan Zhao untied the sword belt and carried the package on his back. Because the mountain road was dangerous, it was safer to hold the weapon in hand.Langhu Mountain is very high, with dense forests, and just after spring, almost all the snakes and rats have recovered.

"Sprinkle this." Bai Yutang took the medicine bottle from Zhan Zhao, opened it, and saw that it was yellow powder, which smelled a bit offensive. "Mr. Gongsun has researched some new medicines, and every time the taste makes people instantly refreshed."

"It should be specially designed to repel insects and snakes, with realgar and silver dancao added."

Yindancao refreshes the mind and dissipates heat. When Zhan Zhao caught cold in Kaifeng Mansion, Gongsun took the pill made from this thing and smelt it for him every day.

The two sprinkled a little on the hem of their arms and went up the mountain along the trail the proprietress said.I didn't meet any big animals along the way, but several hares and mice jumped in front of my eyes.

"Mao'er, when talking about poisoning, I think of a place. They have all the medicines that can be found in the whole martial arts world, and they can also cure the poisons that can't be cured outside." Bai Yutang remembered a place he went to when he was young. place.

"Five poisons?"

Zhan Zhao kicked away the rocks under his feet. The place Bai Yutang mentioned, in today's martial arts world, is only the Five Poison Sacred Cult far away from the Central Plains. However, Zhan Zhao has been active in Kaifeng since he followed Lord Bao, so he has no chance to go there.

"Yes, I once went to ask for medicine with Master. People in that place are good at raising Gu and love poison. Hey, cat, why do you think there are people raising slippery snakes and spiders?"

Bai Yutang touched his chin while talking.

"I met a friend there. Speaking of which, you should have heard of his name. His name is Tang Yu. Gong Ziyu, who shocked the martial arts before, was the one who led the battle at Bishuimen. Didn't the prefect of Jinshui Town say that there was no one?" Find out which drug it is, maybe you can ask him then."