wait a minute

Chapter 7

rustling...

Continuous drizzle fell into the silent house.

The walls of the room are bare, and "the house leaks and it rains all night", the situation is really not optimistic.

Ye Jingtang opened the oil-paper umbrella to cover the hole in the roof, lay down with the knife in his arms, and turned his head to his ear—a fluffy bird lying on the side of the pillow with its paws upside down, with its head tilted, in a solid sleep unsightly.

Although the little stupid bird is mischievous and unreliable most of the time, he has been taught to "watch and investigate" since he was a child, and he is not sloppy at all when he really does the work.

When I used to walk darts, I was always on guard, and nothing went wrong.

But now there is only one person and one bird, and it is inhumane to have the birds on the day shift and the night shift continuously, so Ye Jingtang sleeps for half the night, and wakes up to change shifts in the early morning to let the birds rest.

There is no entertainment equipment in this era, and the night is dark and the lights are dark. Lying alone on the bed is a bit lonely.

Ye Jingtang is eighteen or nineteen years old and has been practicing martial arts all year round. Due to his physical nature, it is a problem if he doesn't want women at this time.

So just after lying down for a while, the picture of Pei Xiangjun leaning out of the window and the heavy arc in front of the skirt involuntarily popped up in his mind...

Now that I think about it, it's really big...

Half-asleep and half-awake, there are faint voices coming from the rain curtain:
"Eh? Why do people live here? How poor are you."

"It's probably a scholar who came to Beijing to rush for the exam, and he has no money to stay here to avoid the rain... Yunli, let's go..."

……

Ye Jingtang suddenly came back to his senses, and listened carefully—the sound came from the entrance of the alley, and from the perspective of the direction, it was not the road, but above the house.

The voices sounded like those of two women, one was a young girl, not more than eighteen years old; the other was Yu Jie's voice, light and soft, it was difficult to judge the age, but from the tone of voice, it looked like a mother and daughter.

Ye Jingtang quietly held the knife in his arms and waited, the sound disappeared quickly, and there was the sound of rain hitting the bamboo hat, gradually going away.

It seems that he is a river and lake person looking for a place to stay...

Ye Jingtang suddenly understood where the hair he found after cleaning the bed came from.

Shuanggui Lane is very remote, no one cares about it all year round, it is suitable for people to hide; it is not uncommon for people from Jianghu to find this kind of place to settle down.

With these two people gone, the chance of encountering another wave of Jianghu people is extremely low, so he still didn't change places after thinking about it.

With such an interruption, the 'fantasy' just now naturally cannot be continued.

Ye Jingtang wiped his face to clear away the miscellaneous thoughts, and felt that he had excess energy, so he got up and took the broom, and pondered the marksmanship of the "Red God of Fortune" in the room.

After busying myself for half an hour, the sky gradually dawned.

Ye Jingtang packed up his outfit, put on a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, hugged the sleeping bird under the coir raincoat, and led the horse out of the alley.

It was bright and rainy, and there were very few people on the street.

After Ye Jingtang ate steamed buns, he walked along the street for more than two miles and came to Tianshui Bridge.

Tianshui Bridge is the property of the Pei family, and there are various shops, including rice shops, cloth shops, bodyguard bureaus, and taverns, all of which have opened their doors.

Ye Jingtang came to Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, wanted to greet the bodyguard master who was washing, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a maid holding an oiled paper umbrella in the alley not far away—it was the Sanniang maid whom he had seen yesterday.

"Master Ye, why are you here so early?"

Ye Jingtang was a little surprised, and led the horse to come to him:
"Come and see. Why are you waiting here?"

"Last night, Escort Yang said that you need to find something to do at home, Sanniang is waiting for you at home, let's go, I'll take you there."

As the maid Xiuhe said, she took the rein and wanted to hug the bird.

But the drowsy Niao Niao glanced at Xiu He's skirt...with no interest.

Ye Jingtang handed the little stupid bird to Xiuhe, and went to the depths of Qingshi Lane, where it can be seen that the entire alley is the courtyard wall of a family, and the internal buildings are uneven, typical of a big family.

However, merchants' homes are mostly low-key, and the gate is not grand, just a small door on a high wall, with a lantern with the word "Pei" hanging on it.

Ye Jingtang followed Xiuhe into the house, and as soon as he turned around the screen wall, he saw a group of maids appearing from the corner of the veranda, looked at them curiously, and chattered:

"This is Young Master Ye, right?"

"Well, Young Master Ye is not only handsome, but also has high martial arts skills. I was on the street yesterday and saw Young Master Ye beat Escort Chen to the ground with my own eyes."

"Compared with the eldest and young master, it's like a sky and a ground..."

"No, no, I heard from Sister Xiuhe that Young Master Ye is older, and from now on the Eldest Young Master will be called Second Young Master..."

……

Ye Jingtang heard this, asked Xiuhe a few words, and learned that his "uncle" Pei Yuanming had an accident when he went out to do business, and had passed away, leaving behind an only son, Pei Luo, who was the only child of the Pei family. No males.

Chatted along the road, and soon came to the living room of Pei's mansion.

Pei Xiangjun was already waiting in the living room, but he was not alone. There were two elderly men in their fifties sitting across from him, their brows were furrowed, and they seemed to be chatting about some troublesome matter:

"This kind of rascal can't be dealt with..."

"Yeah, as long as you give me some sweetness, those people will definitely push their feet..."

Seeing this scene, Ye Jingtang stopped in the veranda, waiting for Pei Xiangjun to finish talking.

However, the Pei family had already notified him in advance. As soon as he showed up, the two old men stood up and waved their hands in greeting:
"Master Jingtang."

Ye Jingtang didn't really want to admit the identity of the young master of the Pei family, but he was the adopted son of Pei Yuanfeng, so he couldn't deny it, so he immediately nodded in return:
"You two are being polite, San Niang, who are these two gentlemen?"

"It's the big shopkeeper of the family, all of them are old people in the family."

Pei Xiangjun put away the 'sorrow' between his brows:
"You go back first."

"Yes."

The two shopkeepers immediately resigned.

When Da Niao Niao saw Big Tits, she immediately felt relieved. She flapped her little wings and flew to Pei Xiangjun's lap, raising her head and showing off her cuteness with bright black eyes.

As a result, the view was blocked by the skirt.

Niao Niao tilted her head slightly, jumped out of curiosity, and pushed her head against it.

dong~dong~
The skirt is trembling, and the scenery is beautiful.

Pei Xiangjun hurriedly held Niao Niao down, held him in his arms and fed melon seeds:

"Why are you so naughty?"

Ye Jingtang acted as if he hadn't seen the scene, came to the tea pavilion to sit down, and asked:

"San Niang and the two storekeepers don't look very happy, but are there any trifles in the shop that bother you?"

"Ah~"

Last night, the desperate Sanniang, who was able to "pull the weeping willow upside down", now became Lin Daiyu who buried flowers, and sighed softly:
"There's no such thing as smooth sailing in business. There's no man in the family who is in charge of the house, and the local snakes outside have spotted the orphans and widows of the Pei family who are easy to bully, and they often find faults and make trouble..."

"Oh?"

Ye Jingtang sat on the other side of the tea table, frowned and said:
"What's the trouble?"

"The gangsters at Jiang'an Wharf want to collect 'tribute money' at Tianshui Bridge. My Pei family is doing serious business at the foot of the emperor, so naturally I can't give it to them. As a result, these people find trouble every now and then. The cloth line is shoddy, and the trouble lasts for a day, making the shop unable to do business..."

Ye Jingtang suddenly realized that he used to work in the Escort Bureau, so he really knows this kind of thing very well:
"The Pei family is doing business in the capital, so it has nothing to do with the government? Or does the troublemaker have a background?"

"It's the Qinglian Gang at Jiang'an Wharf that's causing the trouble, and it's also related to the government. Our businessmen and the friendship with the Yamen Lord are all made of real money. It's not worth using it for such a trivial matter; solve it yourself , Chen Biaotou, you saw it, it’s not fair, so I can only let it hang like this."

Pei Xiangjun propped his forehead, looking at Ye Jingtang resentfully:
"Hey~ The shop they disturb the most can't do business, so I don't dare to do anything in the capital. It's all just a little bit of grievance for my aunt, just bear it and pass it, you don't have to worry..."

This small look of grievance and resentment is almost expressive.

Ye Jingtang naturally understood the meaning, got up and said:
"Let me go and have a look. Hmm... I'm new here, and it's really hard to find a way in the capital. When the matter is settled, I'll be a bodyguard at Pei's house, and Qian Sanniang can just look at it..."

Pei Xiangjun communicated with Ye Jingtang last night, so naturally he didn't talk nonsense at this time, he got up and walked over to help him straighten his clothes:
"The man wants to support himself, so naturally I won't force you to pay. But when you go out to do errands, you can still be the eldest son of the Pei family. You are the adopted son of the second brother. I will treat you as a hired bodyguard. Being sneered at by people."

Pei Xiangjun leaned in front of him, the fragrant wind blowing on his face was quite seductive, his face was already beautiful, and he was also covered with vermilion rouge, his lips were parted and closed, and the white teeth were faintly visible. Coupled with his gentle and mature temperament, he was like a beheading young man The red sleeve knife.

Ye Jingtang's concentration is good, but there is an upper limit, and he can't handle Sanniang's "soft knife", so he takes a step back and organizes his clothes:

"Understood, then I'll go to work first."

"Change your clothes, you don't look like a son of a rich family. Xiuhe, ask someone to take the young master to change clothes, say hello to Chen Biao and the others, and follow them later."

"it is good……"

……

A moment later, outside the gate of Pei's house.

Old bodyguard Yang Chao, along with two expert bodyguards, stood beside a carriage and waited.

Chen Biao also brought the two of them along, chatting with Yang Chao:

"The head of the Qinglian gang is still in the same family as you, named Yang Guan, and has a powerful master. Have you heard of the 'Three Absolute Immortals'?"

"Three Absolute Immortal Weng Guang Hanlin? Is he the master of the rivers and lakes who claims to have 'got a word from Fengguan City'?"

"That's right, it's him..."

The little six sons of the bodyguard behind Yang Chao, who were not very old, asked curiously:

"If someone points out a word, you can blow it out? The master of the rivers and lakes is so worthless?"

"What do you know?"

Yang Chao wiped his beard and explained: "Fengguan City is recognized as the number one in the world. It is invincible when it comes out of the mountain, and it is the only one in the world. Not to mention being pointed out by his old man, those who can meet are all heroes... ..."

While talking, a servant girl's chirping sound came from inside the door:

"Wow……"

"Master, don't go so fast..."

Several bodyguards turned their heads to look, but saw a figure who seemed to be kicked out, holding an umbrella and walking out from behind the screen wall.

The figure is wearing a black princely gown, the inner lining and the outer shirt are both black, and the fabric is a piece of golden water cloud brocade. The robe is like water waves and flowing clouds when walking, and the silkiness can be seen only by the naked eye. Faintly glowing dark gold.

Her long hair was meticulously combed and tied with black jade hairpins. The overall look was spotless and gentle. The only flaw was that she carried a knife in her hand, which seemed a little degrading.

The six sons of the bodyguard did not recognize it, and the old head of the bodyguard, Yang Chao, was also stunned for a moment, looking carefully:

"Young master, your appearance is really unusual. It is estimated that there are not many people who don't believe it when you say that it is a private visit from the prince in micro-clothes."

Ye Jingtang walked out quickly and jumped into the carriage:

"Let's go, these girls, oh..."

As soon as the words were over, a group of maids chased after them. They peeped out from behind the screen wall to look around, and almost asked if they wanted the maids to accompany them.

Chen Biao was a little funny, jumped into the carriage, sat outside the carriage and drove, reminding:
"Master, please speak more gently, it will be a shame for the lady to hear you."

"Yeah, when you wear this outfit, don't carry a knife, you should take a fan."

While chatting and laughing, six horses followed the carriage and drove out of Qingshi Lane...

(End of this chapter)