Cub Nursery

The big pot outside was gurgling and boiling water, Yan Xun was standing by the stove, scooping hot water out with a ladle.The little cub hugged his small wooden basin and stood by and waited. The boiling water and cold water were mixed into warm water. The little cub carried the wooden basin to the side to wash his face, hands, feet, and then wiped the floor clean before entering the house. .

In the past, there was nothing in the main room, and the cubs had to dig their own holes to sleep in it. Now, in addition to the main room for learning, there is another main room with stone slabs on the floor and a layer of wooden boards on it. It is clean and clean. Not cold at all.

After washing, the cubs climbed onto the kang one by one and lay down in their own dens.

Yan Xun and Jing Fengye were the last to go to the kang. Seeing the little cubs looking over with bright eyes, Yan Xun smiled and said, "Two places. One, we recommend ourselves; the other, we draw lots."

The sharp claw cub hurriedly grabbed the quilt, covered it over his head, and quietly revealed a pair of eyes to look at Yan Xun, looking forward and fearful at the same time.

At least everyone inside Honglu Temple is a cub, but it’s different outside.And the last time they saw Yang Shuning, the cubs already knew that those Taoist soldiers were not friendly to them.

"Will it cause trouble for the adults if you go out?" The snake-body cub curled up the quilt with the tip of its tail and looked at Yan Xun cautiously.

"No." Yan Xun said with a smile, "Last time Jing Fengye was fine when he went out, didn't you guys learn how to call candied haws?"

The little cubs hurriedly looked at Jing Fengye.

The quilt was spread out evenly, covered with a layer of soft cloth, and then the quilt and wooden sleepers were taken out and arranged.Jing Fengye lifted a corner of the quilt meticulously, so that as long as Yan Xun passed by, he could get under the quilt.

The cabinet is on the kang, and the quilts are warm, so there is no need to warm the quilts.

"Scared." The snake-body cub blinked its big eyes at Yan Xun, and retracted the tip of its tail into the bed, "I dare not, I look different from them."

The long-haired cub also shook his head lightly. He was covered with long black hair, and his appearance was even more terrifying. The Dao soldiers brought by Yang Shuning accidentally looked at the long-haired cub that day, and they were all startled.

The Huashu cub was looking forward to it, but when he saw the long-haired cub, he quickly shook his head, huddled under the blanket, and secretly looked at Yan Xun.

Knowing this would be the case, Yan Xun said with a smile: "Then let's not draw lots and let Jing Fengye go, and let's choose another cub for Jing Fengye to take with him, how about that?"

Jing Fengye went out once and saw the outside world. It was different from the cubs, and everyone was a monster.

"I am the prime minister of Honglu Temple, the official of the imperial court, you are all from Honglu Temple, so there is nothing to worry about." Yan Xun said lightly, and nodded the flower tree cub's little head, "Now recommend a cub to come out. "

Jing Fengye sat upright with his back against the wall, watching Yan Xun intently.

As the candlelight flickered, the cubs quickly agreed.

The wind howled and blew on the window, blocking the air-conditioning outside, Yan Xun blew out the candle, closed the small wooden door, and said, "Today, let me tell you a story about a tortoise and a hare running..."

The gate of Honglu Temple opened, Yan Xun looked out, and found that the Taoist soldiers brought by Yang Shuning this time were different from the last time.

The cub Huashu was still a little scared, being picked up by Yan Xun, he immediately put his head in his arms, secretly pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside.Jing Fengye was still getting smaller, he led Yan Xun by the corner of his clothes and got into the carriage.

"My power has not been sealed." Jing Fengye suddenly whispered.

Yan Xun nodded, and patiently coaxed the flower tree cub, "Don't be afraid, you see we are in the carriage, we cannot be seen from outside."

"The sound of selling candied haws." Jing Fengye said suddenly.

The cubs of Huashu hurriedly pricked up their ears to listen, and sure enough, they heard the sound of selling candied haws, which was exactly the same as what the cubs learned when they were in Honglu Temple.

"Seller of pies." Yan Xun said again, "Listening to the voice, there must be no one buying them outside, otherwise they wouldn't be shouting so hard."

"En." The little cub listened very seriously, and the carriage stopped again unknowingly, this time he was not so scared, just like Jing Fengye, he took Yan Xun's clothes and got off the carriage.

Outside is a courtyard, apart from Yang Shuning and Dao Bing, Zhou Guang greeted him and said with a smile, "You guys are here."

"Brother Zhou." Yan Xun brought another wooden box this time and said with a smile, "The kang in Honglu Temple is really warm, I don't even want to come out."

"Hey, don't mention it." Zhou Guang watched the kang pan complete with his own eyes, and even tried it.Although the walls are not warm, the kang is warm and covered with bedding, which can keep you warm all night. If the doors and windows are closed, you can even put it on a low table for learning.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yan Xun went to talk to the craftsmen about how to make a kang.

Jing Fengye and Huashu Cub followed Yan Xun on one left and one on the right, listening very carefully.The flower tree cub has hard hair, the same color as the tree roots, green pupils, ears like cut petals, pink lips, slow speech and slow movements.

But in order to come out today, the flower tree cub is wearing a hat, and a small piece of fur is put down to cover his ears. At first glance, he can't see any difference from Jing Fengye.

After finishing speaking, Yan Xun took the two cubs back to the house to chat with Zhou Guang, while eating snacks and drinking.

"My lord." The Huashu cub blushed suddenly, and quietly tugged at Yan Xun's clothes.

"What's wrong?" Yan Xun hurried over.

On the opposite side, Yang Shuning looked at the little cub with a cold face, while Zhou Guang laughed, not letting Yang Shuning stare at the little cub.

The flower tree cub clenched its fist and whispered, "My lord, I want to pee."

"Well, I'll take you there." Yan Xun hurriedly stood up, and said generously, "Brother Zhou, the cub wants to pee, where is the clean room?" Before going out, Yan Xun told him that no matter what happened, If you see something or feel uncomfortable, you have to say it.

Zhou Guang hurriedly called a servant, and Yang Shuning sent a Taoist soldier to follow.

"You guys go, I'm here." Jing Fengye sat firmly on the bench, with her little hands hidden underneath and clenched into fists.

"Okay." Yan Xun nodded with a smile, not nervous at all.

The clean room is also in the yard, but it is very remote. Apart from the woodshed, there are sundry houses around, and there is nothing in it.

The flower tree cub held Yan Xun's hand tightly, his big eyes were full of curiosity, and there was a trace of nervousness.

Before going in, the Huashu cub took off the hat and gave it to Yan Xun, as well as the gloves and the outermost thick coat, otherwise the short and fat cub would be inconvenient to arrange the clothes by himself, and the hat would fall off easily.

"There should be no one inside, I'll wait outside, let's go." Yan Xun said.

"En." The flower tree cub went in, looked at the things inside, and found that he knew how to use it.

After finishing the convenience, the clothes on his body had to be tidied up carefully. The flower tree cub cherished his clothes very much. They were all sewn by Yan Xun himself. He also saw Yan Xun's fingers were pricked by needles and bled.

"Hey, what are you?" Suddenly, a child appeared behind the screen of the clean room, a head taller than the flower tree cub.

The flower tree cub was startled, ran out, and jumped on Yan Xun.

A child chased after him, staring wide-eyed, "Are you a monster? Why is the soap I use exactly the same! No, the clothes are different, and there are no flowers!"

The child was very similar to Zhou Guang in appearance, wearing a thick jacket, with a lively air, Yan Xun recognized it at a glance, it should be the naughty child that Zhou Guang often said.

"He is also a child." Yan Xun said, "You are Zhou Ruizhi, right?"

Zhou Ruizhi glanced at Yan Xun, found that he didn't recognize him, and then went to look at the cub of the flower tree, "You are also a child? Then why is it the same as my soap. I have many, many soaps like yours, how about I give you one?"

"I'll give you this." The flower tree cub remembered what Yan Xun said, that he wanted to reciprocate, but he didn't have any extra things on him, so he looked up at Yan Xun questioningly with his small gloves on his head.

Yan Xun nodded lightly, and the flower tree cub hurriedly handed over the small gloves.

"Okay then, wait for me, I'll go back and bring it to you." Zhou Ruizhi took the gloves, turned around and ran away.

There is also a bright flower inside the transparent soap, which looks like a squat flower tree cub, and the oil paper wrapped outside is still the appearance of Honglu Temple, but the flower tree cub is held in the hand and is very cherished.

There are many steps in Pan Kang, many things have to be carefully checked, Yan Xun has to go over to look at it from time to time.

With the experience of being alone, Jing Fengye can still bring the Huashu cubs together in the house.

Zhou Guang heard that his youngest son had sneaked into his yard, so he hurried out to make arrangements. Yang Shuning also went out, and when he came back after a while, seeing the two cubs in the house, he suddenly sneered and said, "Yan Xun can't protect him now." Looking at you, aren't you afraid?"

The flower tree cub hurriedly hid behind Jing Fengye, expressing that he was very scared.

"Don't be afraid." Jing Fengye puffed up her small chest and said in a childlike voice, "My lord has said that you are an official of the imperial court. If you break the law, the emperor will not let you go."

"You're a monster, and it's not under the law's control if I kill you." Yang Shuning's heart moved, and he showed a ferocious smile.

He killed countless monsters, and they were all big monsters. At this time, his momentum was full, and the two cubs couldn't breathe.The flower tree cub almost cried, but said loudly: "This is Daqin. The monster broke the law, and it is the same crime as the people."

Yang Shuning was taken aback for a moment, but was a little stunned.

"Okay, okay, okay! What a monster who broke the law and committed the same crime as the people." Zhou Guanglian said, "Okay", came in with a flushed face, and praised, "Brother Yan always has witty words, I didn't expect you to be so smart. "

"It was taught by adults." The flower tree cub said boldly, and he found that he didn't seem to be so scared anymore.

Jing Fengye was still standing in front of the Huashu cubs, looking at Yang Shuning warily.

Suddenly, Yang Shuning laughed loudly and said: "Good, good!!! Very good." After saying that, he turned and went out, until Yan Xun left with the two cubs and never came back.

The kang is hot, and almost the whole room is warm. Putting on a low table, having a drink for a while, is really relaxing.

The emperor arrived in a humble manner, and almost stayed on the kang. After hearing Zhou Guang's words that "monsters break the law, they are guilty of the same crime as the people", Longyan was also very happy, and said: "I promoted Yan Xun to be the young minister of Honglu Temple, and I am an official. department."

The next day, Yan Xun got the imperial decree. Because of the words of the flower tree cub, "a monster breaks the law, it is the same crime as the people", he was promoted to the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. all available.

Yan Xun immediately wrote the first booklet and submitted it, without going through the Tongzheng Envoy, but asked Zhou Guang to help, and sent it directly to the imperial study.

After reading the excerpts, the emperor suddenly asked Zhou Guang, "Aiqing, Yan Xun has made great achievements again, how should I reward him?"

Zhou Guang immediately became nervous.How to reward the courtiers is the business of the emperor. If the following ministers speak indiscriminately, it is trying to figure out the holy will, which is disrespectful. But since the emperor asked this question, if he said it badly, it would annoy the emperor.

So Zhou Guang made a detour and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Yan Xun doesn't want a reward, but just wants to have the opportunity to bring more cubs from Honglu Temple out for a walk."

Don't ask for a reward, ask for something else.

"Then...reward...the Honglu Temple can be open for an hour a day."

Yan Xun received the imperial decree, gave some soap and fresh tofu to the eunuch who passed the decree, and when the gate of Honglu Temple was closed, he casually put the imperial decree in the cabinet.

As soon as they heard that the Honglu Temple could be opened, the cubs were all happy, and they found the Huashu cubs again and asked about the events of that day.

"It's so cold, there is no kang outside, and there is no bathhouse." The flower tree cub tilted his head and said, "But there are pie sellers, and you can smell the fragrance."

"Wow." The snake-bodied cub looked curious, with the tip of its tail dragging half of its cheek, "There is no kang, so it's cold to sleep in."

The little cubs all nodded.

Jing Fengye saw the performance of the little cubs, and quietly said to Yan Xun, "Will the door really open then? Honglu Temple is surrounded by Taoist soldiers, no one dares to come."

"There will always be people coming." Yan Xun didn't care about this, "It's a good thing to be able to open the door, and we will find a way for other troubles."

"En." Jing Fengye suddenly came over and kissed the corner of Yan Xun's mouth, "It's a little pale, it might crack."

Yan Xun didn't care much, and continued to work on his own.

Fried patties, warm, cut into small pieces and served in wooden bowls with a thick bone-in egg soup, it was a meal.

The gate of Honglu Temple opened slowly, and there was an empty alley outside. The Taoist soldiers were hidden in the dark, but their aura was not restrained. The whole alley was filled with a murderous aura. No dogs will come.

Yan Xun and Jing Fengye carried out a long wooden table and two long wooden benches.

"It's impossible for someone to come." Cao Xianfeng was one of the Taoist soldiers guarding outside Honglu Temple, he muttered secretly, but with a smile on his face, he didn't hate these little cubs.

"Come out." Yan Xun waved towards the inside.

The snake cub was the first to swim out, and quickly looked around the alleys on both sides, but he was relieved to see no one, and obediently climbed onto the wooden bench and curled up.

The cubs came out one by one from behind, and they were relieved to see no one outside, but also a little bit disappointed, and afraid that Yan Xun would notice it, they hurriedly looked down at the wooden table.

"Don't get distracted, start..." Yan Xun said calmly.

The little cubs took a deep breath and began to sing the alphabet song.

The voice was neither loud nor small, clear and crisp, and could be heard far away.

Little You'er didn't find anything to eat today, and was still hungry and was about to go out of the city to see if he could dig some wild vegetables, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice, and he hummed along.

But today's voice seems to be very clear, little Yu'er is curious, he will occasionally pass by that alley that has nothing but feels obedient, originally thought it was empty this time, but as soon as he entered the alley, little You'er saw that forever The closed door was opened.

As he got closer, little Yu'er saw many wooden plates on the table, inside of which were white steamed buns as big as two palms, there must be a lot of meat inside, it was so fragrant.

"Here is one." Yan Xun took a steamed bun, wrapped it in clean leaves and handed it over.

Little You'er was taken aback, sniffed hard, looked up at Yan Xun, and didn't dare to reach out to take it.

"Take it and eat." Yan Xun put the leaves in front of little You'er, and returned to the wooden table.

While gnawing on the steamed buns, the little cubs peeked at Little Yuer secretly. Seeing that he finally picked up the leaves and took a bite of the steamed buns, their eyes lit up, and they felt that the steamed buns in their mouths tasted even more delicious.

This is the most delicious steamed bun that little Youer has ever eaten. He ate it before he realized it, and even licked the leaves.

"Continue when you're full." Yan Xun took out a square wooden board, pointed to the characters on it and the pinyin on the characters, and explained it to the cubs.

Little You'er looked at the wooden board in a daze, and wrote down the appearance and pinyin of the character in two or three strokes, and he could still pronounce it. It was the word '尤', which sounded the same as his name.

Yan Xun changed a board, and little Youer watched and listened intently.

Unknowingly, an hour passed, although the Taoist soldiers did not appear, but Yan Xun sensed that the surrounding momentum was not right, and said: "Today is almost the same, let's go back."

The little cubs obediently got down from the wooden bench, took a peek at little You'er, and ran into Honglu Temple.

The wooden tables and benches were all put back, and then the gate of Honglu Temple closed with a bang.

Little Youer froze for a moment, clenched her fists, and stood for a long time before leaving.

The little cubs were all well dressed, especially the snake-bodied cubs, in order not to scare anyone who might show up, they even wore pants and jackets outside, and a big hat on their heads.

Jing Fengye kept his head down, not showing Little Youer his face.

The next day, little Youer came early to squat at the gate of Honglu Temple and waited, watching helplessly.

Finally, the door opened, and Yan Xun and Jing Fengye came out carrying wooden tables and stools.

Inside, the little cubs pushed each other and didn't come out immediately.

Back to Honglu Temple yesterday, the little cubs have been discussing little Yuer, because he is the first person to appear outside Honglu Temple, a completely different person.

After discussing and discussing, it was Yan Xun who pointed it out, "The child is not old, and the clothes are also thin. It is estimated that he is from a nearby family. He does not have enough food and sleep."

"Then let's give him something." The snake-body cub said hastily.

"Giving things is fine, but not in vain." Yan Xun reminded, "It's better to ask him to pick beans for us."

Teach this matter to Xiao Cub and Xiao Youer, and Yan Xun will not intervene.So before leaving Honglu Temple, the cubs were all pushing and shoving inside, and no one was willing to be the first to come out.

Yan Xun coughed loudly outside, and finally a little cub came out inside.

The whole body was wrapped tightly, except for a pair of bright big eyes, the little cub walked slowly in front of little You'er.