"First, a painting by the girl who begged for money. Pen % fun % pavilion www.biquge.info" Xin Bai said leisurely.

"My daughter's painting, just that little girl is idle to pass the time, if you want it, I'll give it to you." The money shopkeeper didn't care and told the maid, "Go to the lady's boudoir." Take any of the paintings she paints on weekdays. ”

"Second, I know that the money shopkeeper is cautious by nature. Asked about the income of the drunken building that day, it was all in the middle of the night, escorted by the people of the dart bureau to the suburbs, the secret treasury of the Qian family. Count the hours, and it's almost now. Xin Bai said calmly, as if he knew everything.

"Not bad. Childe, what does this mean? The money shopkeeper suddenly squinted slightly, and a chill of vigilance rose in his eyes.

"I just want to ask the dart master who sent the account, and at that time he gave us a little cover, fished in troubled waters, and disrupted the pace of a monk, which was enough. Xin Bai handed out the wine in his hand, "Merchants do business, treat people with sincerity, and there is no deception." My sincerity is here, it depends on the sincerity of the money shopkeeper. ”

The bottom of the money shopkeeper's eyes crossed the fine light, he stared at Xin Bai, seeing that the latter always looked calm, he finally nodded: "Come on!

And this round dust is getting more and more annoyed.

Xin Bai took Xin Yi in some way, and copied some "shortcuts" that he never knew, so that no matter how much he chased and killed, the distance was getting bigger and bigger.

The opportunity to start is also becoming more and more mysterious.

"Damn! When will it only take a moment to arrive between the two squares!Could it be that they are gophers, and they will dig a hole in the ground directly after entering the alley!" Yuan Chen scolded hatefully, but his steps became faster and faster.

In an instant, he caught up from the avenue and stopped at the end of the alley, only to wait for the two to come out, and the knife fell and fell.

He could already hear footsteps coming from the alley, and the dagger he raised flashed coldly—

"Look where you two are going!"

However, before Yuanchen's dagger fell, a large crowd of people rushed out of the alley. The dart master with scales and swords, the big man carrying the official suitcase, and the bookkeeper with the account book are like a team of darts pressing.

A midnight dart team.

Yuanchen's dagger froze, and he was suspicious, but his eyes turned inadvertently, and his pupils contracted suddenly: Xin Bai pulled Xin Yi and rushed out from behind the team, swaggering under his nose, fleeing towards another alley.

Yuanchen's eyes suddenly burst out with murderous intent. He tightened the dagger in his hand and was about to catch up, but he didn't expect that the dart team that seemed to be passing by surrounded him.

"Wait! What is this for? Borrowed, borrowed...... The poor monk is in a hurry, and it is inconvenient to delay, so he borrowed the ......" Yuanchen was so anxious that his face changed, but he was helpless.

The group of darts either danced in front of him, or pushed and shoved beside him, so as not to hurt him, but to make it difficult for him to move.

Yuanchen didn't want to hurt the innocent people, so he had to be trapped in it, watching Xin Bai and Xin Yi run farther and farther, and disappear into another alley in the blink of an eye.

Yuanchen held back the fire in his heart.

Xin Yi was suspicious at this time.

Using the dart team to delay the round dust, they managed to escape into another alley. However, Xin Bai dragged her into an inconspicuous thatched house.

Too shabby and dilapidated thatched house.

The thatched roof was still dripping with residual rain, and the damp firewood under the rammed earth walls was rotting and blackening, as if if the snow fell more heavily this winter, the thatched hut would not be able to live in.

A candle was lit in the room, and the dim light reflected a famous man, wearing a long cloth shirt and a scarf, who was actually a scholar.

He was not surprised or angry at Xin Bai and the others who suddenly broke in, but gently waved his hands and saluted: "Xiaosheng's family is poor and has no long things. There are only 1,000 scrolls, 1 piano, and 1 game of chess. The two gentlemen on the beam are afraid that they have come to the wrong place, please go back. ”

Xin Bai hooked the corners of his lips, and also took out the style of a son, and returned the salute in a proper manner: "Brother Tai's words are wrong." The two of us are not gentlemen, but we have something to ask for, so we visited late at night. ”

"Brother Tai doesn't hurt to say it. The scholar made a gesture of please.

"Brother Tai is determined to learn, has no distractions, can endure poverty, and can bear the eyes of the world. This dedication is really admirable. But Brother Tai is also a seven-foot man, and he is also sad that he is as beautiful as jade. It is rumored that Brother Tai is infatuated with Miss Qian. It's a pity that the door is not the right one, and it can only be difficult to pay. Xin Bai took out the picture scroll he asked for from the money shopkeeper, "However, if you see things and think about people, you can also solve the pain of lovesickness." ”

The scholar's eyes suddenly became hot, but as soon as his hand touched the scroll, he retracted vigilantly: "A gentleman is not subject to vain. What can this picture be exchanged for?"

Xin Bai smiled: "This place is close to the outskirts of the city, and there is a mountain spring nearby, and the people often go there to get water. But Brother Tai always goes in the middle of the night, why is that?"

The scholar touched his nose, and his face became a little embarrassed: "Don't hide it from my brother." In Xia Zhi, he is a rich man, famous all over the world, and has participated in the imperial examination for ten years, but he has not been successful every year, and has already become a joke in the neighborhood. Every time I fetched water, the naughty and ignorant children liked to make fun of me. I can't stand it anymore...... So take water in the middle of the night and hide from it...... But what do you do?"

"I want to borrow a water truck from my brother's platform. Xin Bai waved his hands, "I want to sit with my sister in an empty bucket, and then drive my brother to give me a ride to avoid some flies." ”

The scholar waved his hand indifferently: "I see, it's not difficult." Brother and Tai, please. ”

The scholar led the two to the mule shed behind the house, where a waterwheel was parked, and in front of the cart was a scrawny mule, and a large wooden bucket was placed on it, which was large enough to hold the two of them.

Xin Yi was about to get into the barrel, but was stopped by Xin Bai: "Not busy." I also asked my brother to catch the car to Yingkezhai, and the two of us got in the car again. ”

The scholar scratched the back of his head: "Since it's to avoid flies, isn't it better to get on the bus the sooner?"

Xin Bai didn't explain, he just leaned over and waved his hand deeply: "There is Brother Laotai." Before going to the welcome house, the two of us will find our way to go, and at that time, you and I will meet at the welcome house. ”

The scholar glanced at the scroll in Xin Bai's hand, and had to suppress his curiosity: "That's it." The little student took the first step, and at that time the guest was welcomed. ”

The mule pulled the water cart and walked slowly, and the old wheels rolled over the bluestone pavement, creaking like grinding teeth.

Naturally, this sound also attracted the attention of Yuanchen.

He stood in the night, his suppressed eyes like a wolf foraging in the night, staring closely at the exit of the alley.

He had been chasing and killing for nearly an hour, the alley was cut off several times, and Xin Yi and the others appeared on the avenue again, and he chased after them like hungry wolves chasing rabbits, shortening the distance again and again.

However, he was surprised to find that when the alley led to Yingkezhai, Xin Yi and the others disappeared, but a mule pulled a water truck out.

Yuanchen recognized the scholar. I also know his habit of "fetching water in the middle of the night".

His gaze wandered over the big bucket, and suddenly in a blink of an eye, he noticed that there was a woman at the door of the welcoming restaurant.

A woman in a black cloak standing with her back to her.