forty-three

As soon as Lao Yan went out, Xu You tried to break free of the rope on her body, but soon she found that it didn't work at all, the only place she could use it was a mouth, and she wanted to bite the rope off with it—it was almost impossible. Even if she escapes, if she meets the fifth child along the way, it will be called unlucky.

Maybe she should wait for the opportunity and wait for Lao Yan to take her out before making plans.

But what is this place? She looked around with wide eyes, the house was quite small, there were many things, except for the bed, the rest of the room was almost piled high, leaving only a very small passage for entry and exit. The door was closed, locked, and the windows were tightly closed, and the old Yan really guarded her as if she were a class enemy.

Is it necessary? She's actually just a fat cat that's always been harmless.

In the evening, Lao Yan came back, Xu You was already so hungry that his chest was close to his back, and he no longer had the spirit of rebellion, so he called at him pitifully twice, Lao Yan glanced at her, took a steamed bun from the kitchen next door, and broke it in half, half of it was in his mouth, and the other half was put in a porcelain bowl with a missing mouth and put it to Xu You's mouth.

I can't see that this man is quite exquisite, Xu You originally thought that he would throw the steamed buns on the ground casually, and then she had to swallow the dirty and dusty steamed buns with tears in her eyes - well, I have watched too much TV, and I always like to make up for my brain.

She slowly ate half of the steamed bun, and her stomach was finally comfortable, and then she began to hum and chirp at Lao Yan again, trying to coax him to untie the rope on her body. Lao Yan ignored her at all, squatted on the bench and drank a cup of tea slowly, poured two more sips into the small bowl in front of her, smashed her tongue a few times, and said, "Don't think about anything else, still expect me to untie the rope for you?" I'm not stupid! It's not cost-effective to turn around and be scratched by your paws. ”

Xu You was out of options, licked the tea in the bowl angrily, and then looked up at him again.

Lao Yan continued to speak, and he couldn't tell whether he was talking to himself, or if he really thought that Xu You could understand, so he kept babbling, "...... You are lucky, you have a good tire, you look beautiful, you are going to change to another cat, where is there still life, you will have to peel the skin and go to the pot at this time. This is the way of the world, if you look good, you will take advantage. It's like this for people, even cats and dogs. Let me tell you, you just accept your fate, don't think about the previous master, the new one I found for you is very good, it is an official, I went to keep it and live a good life, and I am happier than I am when I eat and drink spicy food. But you have to be honest, don't stretch out your claws and scratch people as soon as you see them, people are not as good-tempered as me, they really hurt you, and the custody will immediately abolish you......"

Xu You blinked his eyes and stopped struggling. In fact, she can feel Lao Yan's kindness, compared to Lao Wu and the middle-aged man called the pole before, Lao Yan is looking forward to her living a good life, so he will go out of his way to help her find a good master. However, she didn't want a new master at all, she just wanted to go back to King Rui's Mansion and return to Zhao Chengjin.

He should have known what he didn't see, he didn't know what it was like to cry at this time, could he sleep at night without her company. Xu You "whined" twice with some sadness, lying on the ground and not moving, this time, what did her sadness really turn against......

After dark, Lao Yan actually untied the five-flower tie on her body, and only tied a soft and tough rope around her neck. "Yo, this cat card-" Lao Yan squinted his eyes and stared at the agarwood cat card on Xu You's neck for a long time, his expression became more and more complicated, he hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and finally didn't buckle it, and said in a suppressed voice: "Little thing, this thing won't be accepted, whether anyone will find you in the future depends on your life." After that, he also carefully stuffed the cat card into Xu You's neck, trying to block it with her long hair.

Well, this guy, kind of a good guy.

Lao Yan didn't stuff Xu Yu into the sack this time, only tied the other end of the rope to his arm, and then, from the back of the yard, he took a donkey out, and one person and one cat rode out on the donkey.

The road in the countryside was quite dark, but fortunately the moonlight was excellent, the stars were clear, and the donkey walked very steadily. Lao Yan seems to have a rare companion, his mouth is so broken that he doesn't want to stop at all, he nagged all the way, and his ears are about to become calloused. However, she obediently did not try to escape again.

Xu You knew in her heart that even if she was a different person, in this unfamiliar rural place, it would not be so easy for her to find the palace, not to mention that she was still a cat who couldn't speak.

The donkey walked for more than an hour before finally arriving at a post station. There are lanterns hanging under the eaves of the inn, and there are guards guarding the door, which shows that the status of the people who live here today is not low.

Lao Yan didn't go to the front door, drove the donkey around from behind, knocked on the door, and soon someone came out to answer, poked out half of his head to look out, and saw that it was Lao Yan, the man who looked like a small official immediately smiled and beckoned: "Come in, the wine that has just been scalded, you also have a glass." As he spoke, he pulled the door open.

Lao Yan smiled, raised Xu Yu in his arms, and whispered, "I have something to do today." Didn't you tell the steward of the Qin Mansion earlier that you were going to send a cat over, that's it. ”

"Yo, this cat is quite fat." The little official glanced at Xu Yu and immediately let out an exclamation. Xu You glanced at him very unhappily, what do you see, I have never seen the earthly buns in the world!

The little official didn't understand the meaning of Xu You's eyes at all, and always looked back at her and couldn't help laughing. Xu Yu turned his face angrily.

Lao Yan entered the house and talked with the little official for a while, and the steward came. The steward was dressed like a teaching gentleman, with an unfathomable smile on his face, a little arrogant in front of Lao Yan and the little officials, and when he saw Xu You, he frowned, a little disdainful, and shook his head: "This is too big, I'm afraid it's not easy to raise." ”

Lao Yan said with a smile: "It's a little bigger, but this cat is easy to raise and smart, you look at this coat color, this breed, even if it is difficult to find in the capital." Take a step back and say, even if Steward Qin really goes to buy a little milk cat, then it will be troublesome, that little thing is very expensive, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will get sick and die, wouldn't it be more troublesome. ”

Steward Qin had never raised a cat after all, and he felt that there was some truth when he said this, so after thinking about it, Fang said: "In this way, I'll take it to the young master first, if he can see it, the price will naturally be negotiable." If he doesn't like it, this—"

"Then I'll take it back." Lao Yan replied very simply. Steward Qin was satisfied.

In the end, it was Lao Yan who personally sent Xu You to the young master Qin's house, he was worried that Xu You would spill, if he really scratched the paws of that young master, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

"Young Master, look at its coat color, this paw ......" Lao Yan grabbed Xu You's paw and waved it at the yawning young man on the couch, the young man glanced at Xu You in confusion, and said casually: "It's a cat, well, okay, let's go." He suddenly thought of something, and asked Xu You seriously: "Does it count?" ”

Lao Yan choked suddenly.

The young man pouted and looked a little disdainful, "Cousin Anzhi's dog can count, that's what is called smart." The cat was chubby and stupid at first sight. ”

Your sister, who's stupid! It's just a number, she wants to scare you to death if she really shows her hand!

Although she was complained about, the eldest young master still took her seriously, Lao Yan was very happy, hugged Xu Yu and thanked her, and when he went out, he carefully told her not to mess around, as if he guessed that she would mess around.

However, considering that Lao Yan treated her well, in order to avoid the Qin family from holding him responsible, Xu You was not ready to run away for the time being, of course, more importantly, this Qin family should be an official eunuch, living in a post station, and there are guards guarding the door, and the official position is obviously not low, since they are all a system, they simply took their carriage back to Beijing together, which also saved her any more trouble.

Thinking about it like this, Xu You calmed down, and actually slept well at night.

When he woke up the next day, Lao Yan was already gone, and he was accompanied by Xu You, a naïve young man, honest and honest, but he liked to laugh and was very kind to people, which made Xu You immediately think of the teapot. She missed everything in the palace.

After eating breakfast and getting into the carriage, after a few bumps, Xu You fell asleep in a daze. Half-asleep and half-awake, she seemed to have returned to Ruiwang's Mansion, Zhao Chengjin cried like a peach with his eyes, rushed out and hugged her in his arms, Xu You also sobbed and cried, humming and chirping.

"What is this cat doing?" A voice suddenly sounded, and then a finger tapped on the door of her head. Xu You shook his head angrily and glared at him with a puffed face, but the eldest young master of the Qin family laughed instead, and said with some surprise: "This cat has a good temper." I still dare to stare at me. ”

"Big young master, cats are like this, it has round eyes, and everyone looks the same." The honest young man played a round on the side, and then reached out and stroked Xu You's back, and whispered: "Young master, you touch it like this, cats like people to touch it like this." When you get acquainted with it, it will be able to climb on the human body. ”

Young Master Qin gritted his teeth and snorted in disgust, "Crawl on people, it's so dirty." There won't be lice on this cat, has it been bathed? ”

"It's clean. If you look at its fur, it looks like someone has taken care of it. Huh-" The honest young man finally found the cat card around Xu You's neck, and looked at it with some curiosity, "Young Master, it has a cat card, and there are words written on it." Look, what is this word? ”

"Snow ...... Snow balls? Young Master Qin stretched out his hand and checked the cat card, with a suspicious look on his face, "This is the ...... of agarwood" is not only agarwood, but also of excellent quality, even ordinary rich and noble families may not be able to buy it.

"Snow balls? The name sounds familiar. The honest young man frowned, and Xu You's eyes suddenly lit up.

Have you ever heard of the name of this queen cat? That's great! Hurry up and send her back to the palace, and there will be a big reward!

"Ahh ”

"It's his cat!" Young Master Qin's face immediately changed, his expression became more and more disgusted, and he glared at Xu You unhappily and said, "No wonder it's so annoying." Keep it away for me, and when I see it, I think of Zhao Mu'an. ”

Zhao Mu'an is the name of His Royal Highness the King of Qi, this Young Master Qin actually has a grudge against him?

This time it's really the wrong carriage!

Even more terrifying was still to come, when he stopped to eat at noon, Xu You heard a few subordinates chattering, "...... When will I get to Xingyang? "It's going to take two days, and I heard that I'll have to take a boat."

Xingyang? What Xingyang? Didn't they go back to the capital, but went out!!

Your sister's got on the wrong bus!

Xu You wanted to run away as soon as he kicked his hind legs, but he was hugged by the honest young man and coaxed softly, "Good cat, don't run around, you are not familiar with the people here, and you can't find it if you get lost." As he spoke, he tied her up again, took a piece of braised fish from the table and brought it to her mouth, "Eat, eat, we'll be on our way when we're full." ”

Her current grief cannot be cured by a piece of braised fish, and Xu You was heartbroken while eating the fish with tears in her eyes......

Maybe, maybe she should follow the Qin family to Xingyang, no matter how much this young master of the Qin family has a holiday with King Qi, he won't be unable to get along with her as a cat, right, right.

Now His Royal Highness King Qi is in Henan, as long as he sees him, everything will be fine. Xu You thought sadly when he returned to the carriage, and while sobbing, he fell into a deep sleep.

The author has something to say: Regarding the direction of the plot, I think I've talked about it many times, and the copywriting is clearly written, Xu You's time as a cat is about four years, and now it's been a year and a half, of course, I won't get another forty or fifty chapters to write about cats, but I won't become a person right away. Although I am a star without an outline, this refers to the fact that there is no outline, and the general outline of development is in my head.

Hey, it's mainly because I've been writing happily lately, and I'm having a lot of fun writing myself. Although everyone hopes that she can keep her cat appearance, but, as one reader said, it is very unfair to Xu You, and no one wants to be a cat......

In addition, the story has changed a lot from "Life and Life", basically not abusive? Well, it's not a big deal, His Majesty the Emperor won't die, Prince Rui and his wife won't die, the prince won't die, King Qi, Lord Xu, Wei Guard, and Commander Wei won't all die, and neither will the teapot, the two parrots, and the almond cake......

Don't you look at it, have I been abused? Woo, I can't write abusive essays, kill a loving supporting character, I have to cry for a long time first, and we won't suffer this crime......