Half fairy

Chapter 220 Homecoming
Knock left, knock right, and even the cat crawled into the messy wooden frame, knocking the floor tiles in this corner one by one.

"What are you doing?" Nan Zhu who was standing on top asked in surprise.

Both he and Mu Aotie saw the general meaning, but they didn't hear anything unusual about the knocking sound.

"Ow...Ow..."

The captured little guy was yelling, and Mu Aotie squeezed its mouth.

Yu Qing, who didn't make any abnormal movements, didn't answer, and stared at the floating smoke for a while, then raised his hand again, secretly exerting internal force on his knuckles, and began to knock slowly on the floor tiles again and again "Boom...boom..." hit.

After exerting force, the sound finally became abnormal, and there was a faint sound of metal trembling in a certain area.

Yu Qing stretched out his hand, "Give me the light."

Mu Aotie quickly took it from Nan Zhu's hand, then leaned over and handed it to him.

A few benches were stuffed under a wooden table. Yu Qing passed the oil lamp in and found an abnormality in a gap between the floor tiles. Most of the gaps between the floor tiles were blocked by dust. There were several tiles patchworked together under the table and bench. The line is not completely clogged with dust.

At this time, looking at the ups and downs of the floating smoke and dust, the disturbing weak airflow changes did indeed come from below this brick line.

He removed the oil lamp, put it on the ground aside, and began to move out the benches under the table, and Mu Ao Iron piled them on top one by one.

The bottom of the table was cleared, Yu Qing clasped the floor tiles with his fingers and turned over one, Mu Aotie and Nan Zhu who were looking down from above were all surprised, because they saw the metal objects below, followed Yu Qing to move the floor tiles one by one Open, a metal plate is exposed.

There is also a recessed handle on the metal plate.

Yu Qing grabbed the handle and slowly lifted the metal plate, revealing the dark hole below and the steps to go down, which is obviously a tunnel.

The three seniors, who were in high, middle and low positions, couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

What surprised Nanzhu and Mu Aotie even more was that the old fifteen's perception was too powerful, so could he also discover that there is a tunnel here?It is absolutely impossible for them to find out, even if they move all the things and let them walk through it, it is impossible to find out.

The lifted iron plate was placed against the wall, and Yu Qing took the oil lamp to explore the tunnel, then got under the table, and went down the steps with a cat.

The tunnel is not spacious enough for two people to pass side by side.

It's pitch black ahead, and I don't know where to go.

He was about to go for a walk, when Nan Zhu on the top suddenly shouted: "Old Shiwu, it's dawn, I don't have time, come back. I'm looking for this little dog everywhere, someone may come in at any time. The following must be the secret passage of the Wen family, it is inappropriate to explore this during the day, and talk about it at night when no one disturbs you, come back soon."

He had faintly heard footsteps running past outside the yard.

Thinking about it, Yu Qing held back his curiosity and hurried out, covered the iron plate, laid back the floor tiles, and quickly put the bench and other sundries back in place.

After leaving the warehouse, the three of them looked at each other, their curiosity about the inside of the tunnel was obvious.

Nan Zhu: "I didn't expect that there is a secret passage under this warehouse. We are different from your situation here. No matter whether it is day or night, we can't escape for a long time. We can't come and visit with you. If you really want to go down and investigate, this I don't know what's going on next, so be careful."

He looked around and pointed to the courtyard wall under the eaves at the door of the bedroom, "Before entering the tunnel, put a stone on the wall, in case you disappear, we can also know that something happened to you in the tunnel, Regardless of whether I can save you or not, at least I know the direction of the accident, so I can find a way."

Yu Qing hummed, seeing that he was going to take the puppy in Mu Aotie's hand again, and immediately grabbed his wrist, "I said, I can't always give you the credit for this, is it true that you always find the puppy? I won't talk about it, Lao Jiu is still working as a coolie, can you also let him make a meritorious service?"

Nan Zhu pushed his hand away, "Look at you two, am I that kind of person? What's there to grab for the credit of the servant, this little credit is not enough to share the gap between the teeth. Give the credit to me alone It’s different, I’ve already been able to enter the gate of the inner courtyard, and after accumulating merits, maybe I’ll be able to walk around the inner courtyard in a green suit, and it will be convenient for me to inquire about anything.”

The other two were taken aback by what he said, which seemed to make sense.

Nan Zhu hugged the dog, turned around and left, "Well, go one by one, don't follow too closely."

Yu Qing: "Don't say I found it here."

"Don't worry, no, I'm not stupid, what you found, how could I carry it away? I'm sure I found it in the grass." Nan Zhu turned around and said, he had already reached the door, and gently opened the courtyard door , Stretched out his head to poke outside, and after confirming that no one was there, he quickly slipped out.

Yu Qing was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Although the words are reasonable, why do I feel that I have been cheated by him?"

"It's not surprising." Mu Aotie threw down a sentence that seemed to point, and strode away.

Yu Qing turned around and went to the eaves to get the cleaning tools, opened the door and went out, carrying a broom to inspect her cleaning area.

There was really nothing dirty, so I just swept a few leaves, and then dumped them together with the leftovers to the designated garbage place.

I came back to wash up and went to the dining hall again.

It's thin in the morning, and I have two corn buns.

There is also a pair of tongs of pickled vegetables that I don't know what to make. I heard from the side table that they are pickled from the skin of some melon that the owners of the inner house don't eat.

These didn't seem to be made by the same cook, and Yu Qing could barely eat them.

The most discussed topic in the dining hall was the fifth young master who was about to return to the gold list.

"Boss Feng said that the uncle has already sent a pig and a sheep to our Xizayuan, and they will be slaughtered today as a reward for everyone."

"Not only that, the uncle also asked the head to be reported here. As soon as the fifth young master comes back, he will be rewarded according to the hair, one hundred Wen per person!"

"Wow, it's the same as the time when Fifth Young Master won the gold list!"

"That is, the seventeenth Jinshi in Wen's history came out of the Dafang, and was blessed by the Holy Grace to return home, and Dafang's face is bright."

"Wen's seventeen Jinshi, have any of them ever entered the first class?"

It was Nan Zhu who said this.

Yu Qing heard the sound and looked, and found that Nanzhu was more suitable for inquiring about news and so on. He would take the opportunity to inquire whenever he had the opportunity, while Mu Aotie was like a lump of wood, he didn't talk much, and he didn't know how to do it even if he knew how to do it.

The scene was quiet for a while, and then someone began to speak for Wen.

"How many people are there in the first class? Only the top pick, the second place, and the top three! If you want to pass the first class exam, you need not only knowledge, but also luck."

"That's right. Those who can enter Beijing to catch up for the exam are already top-notch talents from various states. The Fifth Young Master can finally be ranked in the top 35 among tens of thousands of elite talents. That is already a remarkable person."

Amidst the noise, Yu Qing sat quietly in the corner. For some reason, he thought of the absurd Mr. Ming who had spent half his life in his mind.

That Mr. Ming’s performance in the big exam is still a mystery to him, and he still can’t figure it out. He pointed out a lot of Jinshi, who can answer all four subjects with full marks in a state of depression. , It's unbelievable that you can't even pass the exam so many times.

And his fate was also changed in Mr. Ming's one-stop answer.

Fate seemed to have dug a hole there waiting for him, and he couldn't hide from it, he had no temper...

In the middle of the morning, the middle door of Wen Mansion's main gate opened, and it was in a posture to welcome the distinguished guests.

Almost everyone including Xizayuan was summoned, inside and outside the gate, servants lined up on both sides, waiting.

The sun was strong, and after standing outside for a long time, my head was a little dizzy, and Yu Qing was also mixed in the crowd.

Outside, many curious ordinary people gathered, and they all knew that the nobleman of Wenfu was coming back.

Tread, step, step...

A horse galloped over, rushed across the bridge, passed through the tall archway, and went straight to Wenfu, stopped outside the gate, jumped off the horse and ran into the mansion, shouting as he ran: "Come on, come on, five!" Master is back."

The onlookers gathered together.

A group of people soon appeared inside the gate, and the owners of the Wen Mansion finally showed up, a lot of people, old and young, men and women.

An old man with many stars holding the moon is in the middle, dressed in brocade clothes, with a dignified appearance, his beard and eyebrows are as white as snow, and his rosy complexion does not look old.

Those who didn't know him knew at a glance that it was the patriarch of the Wen family who showed up in person.

Yu Qing's eyes keenly caught a woman in a long skirt with a green bottle color and a gauze dress beside the patriarch who was supporting his arm.

Quietness is the first impression at a glance.

The temples are black, the eyebrows are picturesque, the skin is tender and fair, the bright eyes have a sense of clearness, the color of the eyes is modest and reserved, and the posture of a shy lady under the eyes of everyone is not lacking. The figure is youthful and graceful.

It is a kind of slim and quiet, which is so eye-catching among the crowd, with a charming but not demonic charm, which is soaked in the fragrance of books at first glance, and truly worthy of the four words "Xiuwaihuizhong".

Coupled with the similar age, Yu Qing's heartstrings were plucked, and his eyes were attracted. He just wanted to know who this woman was, so he ignored it and asked the servant next to him, motioning: "That beautiful woman next to the patriarch Who is the son?"

The man looked at him up and down, "Who else can there be besides Miss San?"

Yu Qing said oh, it turns out that this is Wen Xin, Lao Qi is right, she is really beautiful.

Because of this, regret filled his heart, he was born at such an untimely time, he already had a marriage contract, the daughter of such a rich family, a poor boy like himself who wants nothing, just look around, it's not his turn Daydreaming.

In his thoughts of worrying about gains and losses, a burst of crackling firecrackers suddenly sounded, followed by thunderous beating of gongs and drums, and suona singing to the sky.

A horse-drawn carriage specially sent to meet them appeared, and ordinary horse-drawn carriages could not withstand the scare of firecrackers.

The people on both sides cheered thunderously and applauded continuously, which was very lively.

The car passed by Yu Qing's eyes, and stopped before the steps of the gate. A young man in a dark blue eighth-rank official robe got off, climbed up the steps, greeted his family for a while, entered the mansion together, and disappeared like this.

Yu Qing snorted, feeling amused. He didn't even see his face from the beginning to the end. It was a bit unnecessary to worry about being recognized by others. He didn't see what Wenyan An looked like, but he saw Guan Sheng It's very fast, I remember that those people in the second class are all from the ninth rank, and this one has already stepped into the ranks of the eighth rank in just one year.

(End of this chapter)