Cui'er comforted me and said, "Maybe the city lord is discussing with his advisers, you can wait, maybe there will be news in the next day or two." “

I had to do this first, and I went back to the yard.

I heard that Yun Chu ate half of the porridge and side dishes that were sent.

With this in mind, I went to bed early.

I didn't want to sleep all night, nightmare after nightmare, and by the time dawn came, I fell asleep again.

When I woke up, the sky was overcast.

As soon as I got up, Cui'er pushed the door in and came in, her sideburns were messy, and she looked out of breath.

I was surprised, "What's going on?" ”

"Girl, the slave maid has just returned from the street, and there is news from the City Lord's Mansion!!" Cui'er rushed over and grabbed my arm, breathed a sigh of relief, and said hurriedly. "Now, what's the situation," I asked, grabbing Cui'er's arm with my backhand.

With this question of mine, a white light flashed in the sky, and then a thunderclap suddenly exploded.

Cui'er and I didn't care about closing the window, she looked at me eagerly and said, "This morning, the slaves and maids went to the streets, and the city lord's mansion sent soldiers to post notices on the streets. "The above content is to say that the body found by the river outside the city gate in the southwest a few days ago was a female corpse, because it was necessary to solve the case, the city lord's mansion paid a lot of money to find a painter who was good at painting portraits, and the remuneration was one hundred taels of silver." "One hundred taels," I was taken aback, this number was no less than an astronomical number for ordinary people in a place like the southwest.

Snow Eagle finally showed his resolute side.

It's just that I still have a slight question in my heart, why the first thing that comes to mind at this time is to find a painter. "Cui'er. Do you see that it says where someone should go if they want to apply? “

Cui'er nodded and said, "It says that if there is a painter who is willing to take over this job, go to the city gate to find the captain of the guard guarding the city." "The guards at the city gate will send a carriage directly to send the painter to the city lord's mansion." "By the time you come back. Have you heard of anyone who is going to apply? "That's not true, girl, it's only been a short time since the notice was posted, and the slave didn't even bother to buy the food, so she hurried back to tell you."

After the dark clouds pressed down and a few lightning bolts fell, the bean-sized raindrops finally began to fall, followed by a majestic patch.

Looking out of the window of the small building, the flowers and trees in the yard were smashed by the storm.

The rain weighed heavily on my heart, and I walked to the door. Look at the splash on the ground. Didn't speak.

Cui'er took advantage of this stall. Hurriedly closed the windows of the small building one by one.

After a little thought, I said to Cui'er: "Wait for the rain to stop and then go to the street to buy groceries, if this rain keeps falling." Let's see what's left in the kitchen today, and just make something to eat. “

Cui'er turned her head to look at me and said, "What about the girl's teacher?" "Teacher," I was stunned, thinking she was talking about Snow Eagle.

Cui'er shook her head and said, "The slave is talking about the sick son next door, yesterday you also boiled porridge and made side dishes, we can do it, can we do it over there?" “

I looked at Cui'er with hesitant eyes and said, "Then we have to wait a little longer, at least wait for the rain to light up before going out." ”

As I was talking to Cui'er, the mute boy ran over and put the broom in his hand on the stone slab under the porch.

Cui'er muttered, "What's the matter with you." It's so wet. “

The little guy smiled silently and gestured. "Girl, he said that he was sweeping the yard before, but the rain suddenly fell, and there was no time to hide, so he was drenched like that."

I frowned and looked at the chicken-like little guy in the soup and said, "It's cold, and I'm going to get sick in the rain." ”

"Go to the back and change your clothes, Cui'er, find an umbrella for him."

Cui'er and I live in a small building in the west courtyard, and the little maid and the housekeeper live in a row of houses in the backyard, and there is not a long or short walk from the yard.

Cui'er found an oil-paper umbrella in the house, handed it over and handed it to the little girl. "Cui'er, when the rain is lighter, you send someone to ask the boy next door, what he wants to eat at noon, if there is nothing in our small kitchen, go out to buy vegetables again." "If you just want to drink porridge or something, don't go out if there should be ingredients in the kitchen."

The little guy held an oil-paper umbrella and didn't walk under the eaves. "Anything else?" Cui'er asked him.

He put down the umbrella and gestured again, and Cui'er turned to me and said, "Girl, he said that he was so wet anyway, so he went directly to the next door and asked, and when he came back, he went to the backyard to change clothes, and it would take a while." “

I hesitated for a few seconds, but nodded.

The little guy got permission and ran into the rain happily, and Cui'er shouted to him from behind: "Umbrella!" You didn't even have an umbrella. “

Soon, the little guy ran back quickly, opening his mouth wide and comparing with Cui'er.

Cui'er was stunned, looked back at me and said, "He said, the person in charge said that the person in charge was not there, and the son next door went out early in the morning." “

My heart pounded, I took a deep breath and frowned, "It's just nonsense." “

Isn't it just a matter of choosing a location? Why didn't the Qibei Yanagi family send someone over for this kind of thing.

Yun Chu's physical condition made it clear that he was not suitable for going out at this time, why was he so careless?

No matter how important silver is, is it more important than health?

For a while, my heart was sore and painful, and I was about to breathe, Cui'er saw that my face changed, and stepped forward and asked: "Girl, since we have gone out, we still wait here for news with peace of mind, maybe we will be back in a while, don't worry." “

Cui'er asked me tentatively: "Do you want the slave to go next door and ask what the man in charge of the boy said." ”

Seeing me sitting there gloomily, Cui'er turned around and was about to go out.

"You come back," I beckoned to stop Cui'er, "he's never going to tell his subordinates where they're going and what they're going to do." If you go to ask the subordinates of the Eastern Courtyard, it is also in vain. ”

I sighed and said, "According to what you said, wait and see, I don't know when the rain will stop." ”

Cui'er poured me a cup of tea. comforted: "The rain in the mountains comes and goes quickly, let's wait and see." ”

Fortunately, borrowing her auspicious words, when it was close to noon, although the rain did not completely stop, it looked like it was already possible to go out.

The clothes that Cui'er made overnight took out to show me like a treasure at this time.

The water blue jacket, the cuffs and neckline are embroidered with a pattern from the southwest, with a moon white silk skirt.

No matter how gloomy the weather is, my mood is a little better when I look at this beautiful dress.

After thinking about it, I put down my clothes and said, "Cui'er." Go find a man's clothes. ”

She looked disappointed and said, "Don't you like it?" ”

I smiled and said, "I like it very much." But one is that it's a rainy day. I'm afraid I'll get dirty when I go out, and second, I'm going to meet an old friend. It's not very convenient to wear this. ”

"If you're bound in a girl's clothes, it's still a man's clothes, and you don't need to avoid seeing people."

Cui'er became happy at this time, and agreed repeatedly, carefully folding the clothes and placing them beside my bed.

She reopened the box, picked out a lilac robe, came over to me and held it and asked me, "Girl, is this good?" ”

"Okay." I agreed, glanced at the robe, and said, "You can change your clothes yourself." It's easier to go out with me. ”

The rain still didn't stop, so I got into the carriage with Cui'er, all the way to the city gate, and when I got off the car, Cui'er carried an umbrella for me.

As I walked down a street, I saw a sign posted on the wall.

Although it was covered by a canopy, it was still wet, but the handwriting was still clearly legible.

I walked up and skimmed through it, wiping off a few drops of splashed rainwater from it.

After a moment's hesitation, I simply took down the notice and walked to the city gate with it in my arms.

Although it was noon, there were many fewer people entering and exiting the southwest gate in the rain than on the day they came, and the corresponding defenders of the city were relatively leisurely.

When the guards guarding the city saw me, they looked me straight at me, and when they heard that I was looking for the captain, they looked me up and down, and there was a little doubt in their eyes.

Cui'er quietly grabbed the corner of my clothes, and felt that she was nervous, so I patted her hand to signal that she was not impatient.

At this time, a man came down from the city gate.

When I looked up, it was the captain of the guard I saw on the day I entered the city, a young man in his twenties with a medium build, a delicate face, and a rather calm temperament.

I was impressed by his swift and calm response and orderly command when he found the body that day.

After listening to one of the city guards whisper a few words to him, he understood what I meant.

He looked at me and said, "This little boy, you are a step late, and the painter has already unveiled the notice, and now you are going to the City Lord's Mansion." ”

"Oh, yes, so fast," I raised an eyebrow at the young captain of the guard, not paying much attention to his old-fashioned call me "Little Boy".

All I care about is that Cui'er said that the notice that was posted early this morning was the result of a heavy rain, and that there would not be too many people on the streets in the southwest in bad weather.

In such a short period of time, someone has already unveiled the notice, is it really too tempting for a hundred taels?

For a moment, I couldn't say anything, but I thanked the captain of the guard and was about to leave with Cui'er.

I took a few steps and changed my attention, since the heart path has come out, it is better to try again!

I stopped him and said, "I heard from you, there is already a painter who has taken it, and after thinking about it, I feel that since the city lord can offer such a high price of one hundred taels, the requirements for this painter must be extremely high." “

I looked at him with a slight smile and said, "Why don't you let me try it too, the previous one may not meet the requirements of the city lord, I heard that the city lord is a strict person." ”

When the captain of the guard heard me talk about silver, he stopped and looked at me funny and said, "Little boy, this painting is not to paint beauties, I see that you are so weak, I am afraid that you will be scared away if you see it." ”

He paused, and then said, "Let's talk about the first son who unveiled the notice, he said that he only went to paint, let alone a hundred taels of silver. "He won't take a penny."