Jiapingguan Chronicle

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The people from the Hutchison Grocery Store, who were across the passage from the Southwesterners across the way, finished watching the big show without saying a word, and only breathed a sigh of relief when there was no movement on the other side.

"The shopkeeper!" A young boy approached the shopkeeper with his eyes closed and meditating, and said in a low voice, "What do you think about this?"

"What's the matter? What do you think?"

"It's about the quarrel across the face, what do you think?"

He and the shopkeeper didn't even lift their eyelids, and said flatly, "The quarrel across the other side has something to do with us? Why should I take it to heart?"

"Look at what you said, the quarrel on the other side has a lot to do with us, you have to imagine how we should deal with it!"

"Just say what you want to say, I didn't sleep well last night, and I didn't have the energy to play riddles with you."

"Shopkeeper, that's what I mean." The little boy rubbed against the shopkeeper again, "I mean, this Lord Hou has turned his back on the Duke and Miss, and they have already started fighting. Even Lord Hou was locked up, this is a huge event, we must not ignore it. Just in case... just in case..."

"What if?"

"I mean, if they really broke up because of this, wouldn't it be dangerous here? It's not good for us, it's not good for our plans, is it?"

Hearing the boy's words, he smiled with the shopkeeper, opened his eyes and glanced at the boy who came close to him, then reached out and patted his head lightly.

"There's a lot to think about."

"You..." The boy was confused by the inexplicable smile, and stared blankly at the shopkeeper, "I... what does this mean?"

"What do you mean, what do you mean? It means literally, children's family, don't listen to the wind and rain, do what you should do, stay away from here, don't disturb the shopkeeper's rest."

An older guy grabbed the young guy by his collar and dragged him back.

"Boss, don't I want to think more about us? Why doesn't the shopkeeper say anything? It makes me feel uncertain."

"It doesn't matter if you have a bottom in your heart or not? If the shopkeeper has a bottom in your heart, it's over?"

"But, if I don't ask, how do I know what the shopkeeper has in mind?"

"Hey, who do you think you are? The shopkeeper will tell you everything he thinks to make you feel at ease, doesn't he? What's the matter, you want to replace the shopkeeper?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

"Since that's not what you mean, don't think about it. The shopkeeper doesn't want to say it. Naturally, the shopkeeper has his own reasons, and it has nothing to do with you. You are such a small person, think about whether you have finished your work. , Think about whether you have finished practicing your kung fu, and don't worry about other things, you understand?"

"But..." The boy pouted, "but..."

"Where are there so many?" The older guy stretched out his hand and knocked on the young guy's head twice, "If you really have nothing to do, go practice your skills, go to that corner and step on the horse, I won't tell you Stop, you are not allowed to stop, you understand?"

The young man had a bitter face, and looked at the older man with aggrieved eyes. He didn't want to take the horse's step, because the horse's step was too tiring, and his legs couldn't bear it.

But the boy's resistance was ineffective, and the coquettish offensive had no effect. Looking at the ruthless face of the older boy, and then at the shopkeeper who was out of the way, he could only run to the corner in desperation, take a step on the horse, and plant a horse by the way. The mushrooms went.

Seeing this posture, the other boys knew that the shopkeeper and the older guy had something to say, and they needed to avoid them, so they all ran to their cells with a sense of humor, and they needed to take advantage of the two I haven't noticed them yet, so I slipped away quickly. If I was a step late, I would probably be caught in the corner to practice kung fu like that poor little unlucky guy. They don't want to encounter such a miserable thing.

Feeling that the people here were almost gone, He and the shopkeeper yawned, stretched, and slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the old man sitting at the end of his bed meditating. The two of them looked at each other, and there was a faint smile on their faces.

"Missy always surprises us, doesn't she? Every time I think her thoughts and methods are just like this, next time she will impress us." The older man chuckled lightly, "Now you can rest assured Right? With her temperament, she won't be bullied, right? Besides, those two can't bully her, you, put that heart back safely, okay? "

"How do you judge that this is the eldest lady's idea? This is not in line with the eldest lady's usual style, but more like the means of those two."

"No, no, no!" The older man waved his hand lightly, "Although those two are not easy-going lamps, although they are scheming, they are the kind of merciless masters who can kill grass and roots, but like They don't know how to retaliate with an eye, or even double it. This is our eldest lady's forte. Do you remember what the master said, what is the eldest lady good at?"

"Cutting flesh with a blunt knife will hurt a little more, it will be more painful, and it will be able to defeat this person's defense line."

"So, this is definitely Missy's idea, those two can't do such a cruel thing." The older man chuckled, "Those two are enough to spoil Missy, the risk of this method It’s huge, and if it succeeds, it can be hit with one blow, but if it fails, the line will be completely broken, and another way out has to be found.”

"This is what I sent to my door. If you fail or fail, it's no big deal, and it doesn't affect the overall situation." Looking across from the shopkeeper, he waved to his old buddy, "Is there any news from Jiangnan?"

"Not yet. Although those two are relatively famous merchant houses, we haven't noticed them before, so it will take a certain amount of time. The situation in Jiangnan is relatively complicated, and we have certain difficulties in finding out. Take your time. It is estimated that the eldest lady is also investigating, and it should be more convenient for them, at least the local government will not dare to embarrass them."

"Look at what you're saying, as if they dared to offend us."

I yawned with the shopkeeper, and wanted to continue talking, when I heard a little movement outside, he made a silent movement towards the older guy, and the two of them quickly lay down on the bed again, pretending to be It doesn't exist.

The leader of the Southwesterners also heard the commotion outside, and before he could react, a black shadow had already appeared at the door of his cell.

"Who?"

"Xue Ruitian!"

(End of this chapter)