Crown Sword

Except for Qiao Min and a few other accomplished brothers, the Qiao family basically didn't live in Wandu Mountain City, but built an old house near the domestic city.

After finding out the address, the four of them assigned each other. Shuang Li stayed behind and continued to collect news. Chao Chen and Cui Tanfeng went to the man who led the horse to translate the conversation. The people headed by Mrs. Qiao were tied up, while Gong Yangyue quietly sneaked into the back house to find out.

After going up the outer wall, just after leaping over two roofs, I saw someone waiting beside Chikiss.

"Come early."

"I haven't slept all night," Zhang Xiuyi squatted down with his black eye sockets in his eyes, looking at the other person's calmness, and he was a bit apprehensive, "Gongyangyue, are you sure I'll come?"

The corner of Gong Yangyue's mouth twitched: "If I come, if you don't come, you will miss the opportunity in vain."

Zhang Xiuyi refused to admit it: "It's strange, I come whenever I like, it's none of your business!"

"I'm leaving."

"Don't go."

Zhang Xiuyi lowered his face and called the man back, and spread his arms: "Then what... If you find out later, you will say that I am your accomplice, look, look at what I'm wearing."

Needless to say, that outfit is really similar to Chao Chen's.

Seeing that she deliberately imitated her dress, Gong Yangyue was displeased and said angrily: "You are not allowed to dress like this!" Then without saying a word, he directly chopped with his sword and picked a hole and broken edges.

Zhang Xiuyi cursed: "Why did you lose your mind and reincarnate?"

Gong Yangyue's expression was unkind, and she didn't answer, she turned her head and left.

"Okay, okay," Zhang Xiuyi admitted, clasped his fingers, and cupped his hands again and again, "Little brother, I owe you a favor, I guarantee that with me one day, you and your friends will not be harassed in Wandu City."

Gong Yangyue also put on airs: "I want to call you big brother."

Zhang Xiuyi rolled his eyes.

Gongyangyue returned to the subject: "Your martial arts are afraid of being exposed?"

Zhang Xiuyi, let alone his compliments, felt much better, and then explained: "Don't underestimate the Qiao family's family property. Being able to control the Seven Sword Guards for five generations without decay, and flourishing day by day, is by no means an airs."

"Perhaps it is due to the fact that the battle between the Seven Sword Guards and the chief of the guards is more of a quack spirit. I heard from my mother that my grandfather was frustrated in the competition and has never recovered from it. Later, the family fell into trouble and my mother went away. In the Central Plains, there is another opportunity, and I also see through the world, and go boating all over the world with my father, but I am still angry, so I come here again."

Gongyang Yue asked, "Why are you resentful?"

Zhang Xiuyi's eyes were heavy, and there was no smile on his face.

Among the three kingdoms occupying the four counties of Eastern Liaodong, apart from the native Silla, Goguryeo and Baekje were branches of the Fuyu tribe who went south to establish the country, and the ancestors of the Xiu family were the personal guards of the Fuyu royal family. Naturally, they looked down on those who went out, and there was a sense of arrogance in their bones. He felt that he was a mediocre person who moved out because he couldn't survive in the clan.But after Fuyu's royal family perished, the Xiu clan had no choice but to go for refuge, but they couldn't even compare with these reckless fights, so they were unwilling to do so, and suspected people of cheating.

She didn't say too much, just said: "My Xiu family's 'Fei Liu Xiao Dao' will never lose to Qiao's 'Kuai Zai Sword', who knows if there is any article in it. Forget it, it's useless to say more, it will add to the mood. "

"You're in good spirits, you will have three points more strength in the fight later." Gong Yangyue teased her.

For Zhang Xiuyi, it was safer to eat enough, so he searched here and there, and took out a lot of things, including chicken feet, preserved fruit, and marinated jerky.

"Come on?" She pushed her hand forward.

Gong Yangyue glanced at the black cured meat with unknown ingredients and sauce material in disgust, and said sarcastically: "No wonder, I don't know why when I see you, the national teacher, I always smell the smell of pork."

"Hey, don't tell me, my father used to be a pork seller." Master Zhang Daguo tore the meat into strips, stuffed half of his back molars, and exposed half of them, chewing wantonly, making him look ugly.Yue Mo noticed the twitching corners of Gong Yangyue's mouth. She was anxious to speak, but couldn't swallow, so she simply pulled out the unchewed part and waved it, "Why, are you trying to say I'm a country bumpkin?"

Gong Yangyue was caught off guard, and was really disgusted, she avoided the rotten meat covered with saliva, and said with a smile: "No, I want to say, your family's ancestral grave is really smoking."

"Laugh and laugh."

Zhang Xiuyi didn't have the slightest restraint of a girl. After wolfing down the meat, he bowed his hands politely, and imitated his nonsense: "I didn't want to be a teacher of the state. You might not believe me when I tell you. It's a good prince who tried his best to keep me."

Gong Yangyue became vigilant, and asked calmly: "Extremely... Heh, what is he trying to figure out for you? He wants you to eat meat and chew well? Or is he trying to make you have an appetite?"

"Don't tell me, I really thought he could burn pork when he saw me!" Zhang Xiuyi clapped his hands loudly.Gong Yangyue was not intimidated, and was even stingy with giving a smile. She felt that she was making fun of herself, and said to herself: "However, after staying in this Marudu mountain city for a long time, I gradually tasted it. Come on, no matter how delicious the food is, it will be greasy.”

"So eat instead?"

"It will be boring to eat differently," Zhang Xiuyi blinked, "If the dishes are cooked too much, the cook will be lazy, and everything tastes the same. Adding a few spoons of salt, a few spoons of oil, and a few spoons of vinegar will become a habit. "

Gong Yangyue smiled: "Then change the cook."

But Zhang Xiuyi shook his head and sighed: "A restaurant is the most miserable when it is first established. It has no reputation and word of mouth. If the business continues, the master of the spoon will have to work hard without credit. It is unethical to cross the river and demolish the bridge. Who will work in the future?" She said, raising her head. , sweeping away the haze, "The best way is to invite a few more. It is best to each have their own specialties. Whether it is delicious or not is up to the guest officer. Since you can speak according to your ability, no one can rely on anyone. The cook actively learns, but it is not just a day. A drill?"

Gong Yangyue didn't agree immediately, and said after a long time: "Great Master, I was thinking about it, Shuang Li is right, you really don't rely on your beauty to win."

It was about Chao Chen and Cui Tanfeng who entered the inner house, and the housekeeper announced that Mrs. Qiao had been suffering from migraines for many years. I heard that she was a quack doctor who his son befriended. Dress up and go to the flower hall to meet.When going out, the girl who came to shout was waiting in front of the steps, and she didn't know why the old lady was uncomfortable, so she insisted on beating and scolding her, and made a reason that she was not safe when delivering the message, and her voice was louder, which shocked her.

As for that soft voice, it's not like it's dying, but can it cause something wrong with scaring?

It is obviously a happy event for a genius doctor to come to the door, but people are fussing about such a trivial matter. Zhang Xiuyi's indescribable reaction is really the fault of many people. Drinking cold water will dislike it for not being cooled to the temperature he likes.

"I don't like that old lady."

Gong Yangyue thought for a moment, and seriously agreed: "It's really inappropriate to be a mother-in-law, she's too mean."

Zhang Xiuyi felt awkward when his careful thoughts were punctured, and he hurriedly pulled the subject away: "Ahem, where's your clerk?" She actually wanted to describe Chao Chen as a cashier, after all, Gong Yangyue was dressed in white clothes and didn't have any clothes on. He was an official and a half job, but then he thought about it, he was so poor that he went out of the rivers and lakes, so he didn't need someone to take care of his accounts.

Gongyang Yue corrected: "He is not Mr. Clerk."

Zhang Xiuyi said "Oh", "That's the follower."

Ram Yue is very stubborn: "It's not a follower either."

Zhang Xiuyi really didn't want to be stingy on this trivial matter, but seeing how persistent he was, he became curious, so he asked repeatedly: "What is that? Subordinates? Relatives? Housekeepers? Friends?"

"No, he's the one I want to spend my life with."

"Aren't you joking?" The answer was as natural as if he had secretly typed the manuscript no less than ten times. When Zhang Xiu heard this, his hands shook, and the wrapped dried meat fell to the wall, and was picked up by the guarding wild cat. He was immediately furious. Hold back red face.

He is really unscrupulous and dares to say anything!

Gong Yangyue looked serious: "Do you think I am joking? I am much more honest and sober than some people who dare not even express their feelings."

Zhang Xiuyi selectively ignored the second half of the sentence, squinted his eyes, and smiled slyly: "There is a sentence that I don't know whether to ask or not..."

"Don't ask, don't ask."

"You know what I'm going to ask?"

Zhang Xiuyi was startled and blushed because of his broken mouth and careful thinking. He didn't say that he had seen the broken sleeve, but the owner was Gongyangyue, and this was the first-hand talk!Although she has the name of a national teacher, she is essentially no different from the seven aunts and eight aunts.

Gongyangyue has jumped off the green tile wall and landed in the bushes, she hurriedly chased after it.

"I don't know, but I'm not interested in listening, and I don't want to answer." Gong Yangyue replied confidently, and even pushed the dragging guy into the yellow mud pile.

When the cleaning maids and servants were gone with their brooms and rags in their hands, the two of them sneaked close to the wall and disappeared from the shadows.

There is nothing special about the old house of Qiao's house. Its construction system is almost the same as that of the courtyard in the Central Plains.The small garden where he lived had a total of four rooms, one for sleeping, one for study, one side room and one for servants.

Gong Yangyue chose the bedroom first, swaggeringly opened the front door to enter.

As soon as the door was closed, there was a "gudong" sound from behind. It turned out that the great master Zhang insisted on showing off his lightness skills, and turned in through the window. As a result, the window got stuck in the bracket, and it couldn't be fully opened. fat buttocks.

"Give me a hand!"

Gong Yangyue didn't want to talk to her at first, but when she saw that she was pointing her head at the porcelain vase in front of the window, as if about to bump into it, she looked like a dead fish, so she quickly kicked her face in the opposite direction.

When Zhang Xiuyi pushed the soles of his feet and opened the door to come in, Gong Yangyue finally understood why she just said that she missed a hand, it was so unreliable, let alone a miss, a mistake is not a problem.

"You don't hit people in the face."

"Did I hit you?" Gong Yangyue seriously argued, "You use your hands to hit someone, but your feet if you don't."

After all, he looked around the room by himself.

The old house is not in the city, and they usually live less. According to the previous speculation of the two, Qiao Min should move out of this place after entering the Seven Swords Guards. It has been dusty for a long time, but the sleeping place is obviously brighter and more refreshing , clean and tidy, there are several vases and pots in the house, with cloud bamboo orchid grass, a deep smell, and old sandalwood that lingers around the beam.

Zhang Xiuyi stretched out his hand and flicked the cloud bamboo: "That's right, Qiao Min also raised a lot of people in the Seven Sword Guard's guard." In other words, he found the right place and the right person.

On the other hand, Gongyangyue's eyes are dignified, so elegant, it's not Shiqi's personality.

After Zhang Xiuyi looked at the furnishings one by one, he stretched out on the couch and lay down on the couch, grabbed a pillow and hugged him in his arms, falling into a sweet dream in an instant.

It's just that this intoxication didn't last too long, Gongyang Yuejuanxiu grabbed her feet and dragged her out rudely.

As soon as the front foot left, a girl brought a water basin to the back foot, and scrubbed the utensils one by one.The two squatted at the corner, watching the girl pour dirty water into the green area, and then walked back to the servant's room.

"woman?"

Zhang Xiuyi took the opportunity to ridicule him, "Do you think everyone is like you? Who in a big family doesn't have a few open rooms? Even if it's not, it's not normal for you to come and go to the residence of your son and brother."

No, not normal.

Since Shi Qi was afraid of women to the point of death, even a female cat would not be allowed to be kicked out of the house early, unless Jinyang started. The gaffe was just a scolding out of courtesy.Or, what they saw was indeed two people.

Are there two people so alike in the world?

Gongyang Yuebudi asked: "How many young masters are there in the Qiao family?"

There is no one who knows more about Qiao Min than Zhang Xiuyi: "Seventeen, the number of rooms is calculated according to age, and Qiao Weichang is the youngest, ranking seventeen." Zhang Xiuyi still has the brains he should have when he is doing business, "I know What do you want to ask, none of the sixteen brothers and sisters above resembles him, his father, Qiao Xinjian, is the former chief of the guard, and there is only one son."

Ram Yue's doubts deepened.

Then, the two turned into the study again.

The study room is equipped with the four treasures of the study, the desk screen, and the bookshelves that occupy three of the four walls. Each of them is filled with paper books and bamboo slips.

——Among the five of them, the one who loves to read is Chao Chen.

Zhang Xiuyi flipped through a few volumes casually, and found that he had everything from ancient to modern times, not only books written in Fuyu, but also a lot of classics from the Central Plains.The pork seller didn't understand the joy of reading, so he just sighed: "He was too tired when he was a child. It must be forced by that mean mother. If he can't recite the book, he will play the handboard!"

"stop looking."

Gong Yangyue took the book in Zhang Xiuyi's hand and threw it back to its original place. Two voices were heard outside the door. Just to be on the safe side, the two climbed onto the beam.