In the early autumn season, in the middle of the night, a round of bright moon hangs in the heart of the sky, and the faint and clear light pours down from the vast sky, like a plain and delicate tulle quietly covering the earth, and the mottled leaf shadow of the sycamore trembles gently in front of the window.

At this time, several women in the British Mansion were standing in front of the miscellaneous room where rice and grain were stored, and among them, a middle-aged woman with a slightly round figure woke up, crossed her waist, and pointed at the thin woman standing opposite her and scolded, "Where did you find the wild cat, it has been screaming endlessly just now, if this quarrels with the old lady to rest, everyone will not have a good fruit to eat!" You're going to be mad at me, aren't you, how can it be so hard for you to do something? ”

This mellow woman's name is Ah Shan, she is the housekeeper of the stove house of the British government, don't look at her name has the word "good", but she is by no means a good type, relying on her own years in the house, she does nothing but wait to eat the filial piety offered by the cook.

This time, she was able to work hard in the middle of the night, mainly because this morning, Madame's personal maid Qiaohuan saw a dead mouse in the stove house, that Qiaohuan was timid, and was frightened a lot, so she went back and told Madame about it.

Where there is food, there will inevitably be mice, Ah Shan thinks there is no need to make a fuss, but Mrs. is the eldest princess of Pingning who came out of the palace, delicate and delicate, even if Ah Shan wants to send someone to find out the mouse hole, if a mouse is found in the house, she will only ask Ah Shan.

If you thoroughly clean the stove house and find out the rat hole and plug it, this matter is troublesome but easy to solve, but if the rat is completely exterminated from the house, this is not something that can be guaranteed by touching the upper and lower lips.

Moreover, the old man just received the Yulu a few days ago, this is about to spend the winter, there is a lot of rice in the house, the miscellaneous room is full, it is not easy to move out and clean, plus many rice bags have been gnawed by rats, if you toss it, there may be something wrong.

After weighing it, Ah Shan had to ask someone to catch a few cats.

This is the quick and once and for all method she wants.

"If you want wild cats, don't spend money to buy those expensive domestic cats, if you want fierce cats, you must get two of them today." At that time, Ah Shan explained this to others.

As a result, this afternoon, his subordinates really brought two kittens.

One black and one white, one large and one small.

The black cat's body is fat and long, and its eyes are green, and when it looks at you, it looks like it wants to take away your soul.

Ah Shan was very satisfied, and gave the little guy who caught the black cat a reward of five copper plates.

And the other white cat, small, skinny, has not yet grown its hair.

This little white cat was brought by the thin woman who Ah Shan scolded bitterly.

"Are you looking for a little milk cat to serve as an uncle, or are you here to catch mice?" Ah Shan scolded for a moment and didn't stop, but the thin woman was good and didn't say a word.

The thin woman's name is Jin Toad, she is a widow who has no husband and no children, she is extremely ugly, and she doesn't like to talk, so it is common to be bullied, every time she is used as a punching bag by Ah Shan, she has never shown her dissatisfaction, and Ah Shan has become even worse.

"Why are you still stunned, don't you throw the cat in?" Ah Shan ordered someone to open the door of the rice barn, and with a wave of his big finger, he asked people to throw the black cat into the dark house.

The little white cat in Jin Toad's arms has been barking, snorting, like a newborn baby, looking so fragile, and needs to be protected, Jin Toad reluctantly touched the head of the little milk cat, Ah Shan scolded again, "This cat looks squeamish, tonight after catching the mouse, quickly throw it to me, if you don't throw it, you will raise it yourself, and the house will not give you a penny!" ”

"Meow-" The little white cat turned her head and barked at Ah Shanchang.

Ah Shan rolled up his sleeves, walked over and grabbed the neck of the little white cat, and threw it into the darkness as if retaliating, and then let people close the door, and told Jin Toad and them, "I'll go to sleep first, you keep vigil here, open the door at dawn, and report to me that these two cats have killed a few rats, and you will stare at this matter in the future, and there are no more mice in the house, if Mrs. looks for me for this matter again, I will come to you and fine me a month's wages!" ”

Ah Shan went to sleep, and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, but Jin Toad's heart tightened.

Because there was a poor cat meow all the time in the rice barn......

At the same time, the Duxuan Temple, which is closest to Yonekura, is not very peaceful.

Whenever the four seasons change, it is the most tense period of the East Fence.

Dong Li is the little guy next to Qi Yu, the second young master of the British Mansion, who has been by Qi Yu's side since he was a child, and the two are nominally master and servants, but for the lonely Dong Li, Qi Yu is the most important and important person to him.

It's a pity that Qi Yu was born weak, although he was born as tall as a bamboo, but he is a weak and sick seedling, the wind can't blow, the rain can't beat, and he will be sick when he gets cold, and he will be sick for three months, four times a year.

Especially when the seasons change, Qi Yu's asthma will attack, sometimes coughing all night long, and even coughing up blood.

The eldest princess of Pingning has invited many doctors for many years, and Qi Yu's illness has not improved much, but two days ago, a traveling doctor came to visit, saying that it could treat Qi Yu's cough, and everyone saw that he was in rags, so they had contempt, and did not hesitate to sweep him out of the house.

Dongli persuaded Qi Yu, but Qi Yu said, "My body has reached this point, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be, why not let him try?" ”

In this way, Qi Yu took the medicine of this traveling doctor for three days, and his body really improved subtly.

The most significant thing is that the second young master only coughed for half the night today and fell asleep.

But......

When he was on duty at night, he heard another movement in the house.

Looks like I'm awake again......

Where did the wildcats come from!

Dong Li rushed in and poured a glass of water for Qi Yu, Qi Yu took a sip, his face was pale, and his lips were bloodless.

"What time is it?"

Qi Yu's voice was low and a little hoarse.

"It's the third watch." Dong Liang said, looked out the window for a night, and couldn't help but say, "I don't know where the wild cat came from, it screamed and screamed to death, and let people not sleep, young master, you finally fell asleep, and you were stirred up by this wild cat that killed a thousand knives, don't worry, I will put some medicine on the root of the wall tomorrow morning and poison them!" ”

"Do you have a cat in the house?" Compared with Dong Li's anger, Qi Yu seems very calm, he has an indifferent attitude towards everything, just like a pool of stagnant water, no matter how you stir the sky, you can't print its waves.

"No, I haven't heard of it."

Qi Yu coughed twice, then sat up, "The sound came from the stove house, I heard that there are mice in the house, and eighty percent of the people on the stove house caught cats for this." ”

"These old wives are too bold, our yard is so close to the stove house, they dare to raise cats, disturb your rest, can they afford it?" Dong Li is a temper that ignites a fire, "I'll go to Madame tomorrow to reason!" ”

Qi Yu didn't answer, just stretched out his hand and pointed, "You want to get dressed?" Get out? ”

"Go out for a walk and have a look."

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Jin Toad was frightened, afraid that Ah Shan would wake up, and afraid that Ah Shan would not wake up.

If Ah Shan woke up, he must have been woken up by the little milk cat she picked up, and when the time came, he would definitely throw the little milk cat away.

If Ah Shan doesn't wake up, then the little milk cat will keep barking, and there is no other reason for barking, either hungry or scared.

The newborn little milk cat, the teeth may not be full, this is about to be forced to go to the battlefield to catch mice, imagine the little milk cat shrunk in his arms and shivered, Jin Toad's feet couldn't help but approach the door of the rice barn.

"Jin Toad, are you crazy, didn't Ah Shan confess, open the door at dawn." The rest of the people sat on the steps chatting, and when they saw that Jin Toad was going to open the door, they kindly reminded.

"But......" Jin Toad was not good at words, a little anxious, and couldn't say anything, "Second Young Master...... Noisy to the second young master......"

She wanted to say, what should I do if the second young master rests, this place is so close to Duxuan Courtyard.

"That's right, the second young master has such a strange temperament, it annoys him, and he doesn't know how to end it!"

When Jin Toad heard this, he nodded suddenly.

Who knows, the man continued, "But what's the matter with you, the cat was caught by Ah Shan, and the account was also recorded on Ah Shan's head, no matter how bad it was, it was also angry with the cat, stewed and ate something, I heard that the cat meat is a little sour......

Jin Toad got angry and clenched his fists, wanting to fight with this group of people watching the excitement, but at this moment, the man's cough came from far and near.

Everyone immediately stood up in an orderly manner and saluted Qi Yu.

Although it was not yet winter, Qi Yu was already wearing a thick fox coat.

His face was not good, and he didn't let everyone get up, and the awkward atmosphere mixed with the watery moonlight made people chill all around.

The kitten in the house was still crying milkily, again and again, lonely and helpless in this deserted night.