The next day, before the hour, Cui Shangzhou appeared in the small courtyard of Puci Temple.

"Cui Qiye, you haven't come to visit our uncle for a long time, I don't know what kind of wind blew you here?"

Mu Xuan's little servant Pingkang is a very clever teenager. He saw Cui Qiye, who hadn't appeared for a long time, and immediately greeted him.

Cui Shangzhou walked into the house and asked, "Where is your uncle?" ”

Pingkang said with a smiling face: "Uncle has not come back after following the master's morning class, Cui Qiye, please sit inside." ”

Cui Sangju hasn't been here for a year, and nothing has changed in a year.

Baokang poured tea for him, and Cui Shangzhou saw that the tea had changed from the previous Biluochun to the ordinary Xinyang hairy tip, and said in his heart that Uncle Mu seemed to be living more peacefully and casually, not so exquisite.

Ping Kang was amusing in front of him, and said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today, Cui Qiye is actually here." The seventh master doesn't know, but our uncle often thinks about you. ”

"Nonsense, it's not a matter of a day or two that I know Mu Junhua, you may be okay to coax others with this, don't I know him yet? Is he worried about me? Thinking about me at this time, let people bring me a message to come over? Usually when I send someone to greet him, doesn't he even refuse to see him? By the way, has your uncle been taking medicine recently? ”

"Our uncle is much better, and he is not sick anymore, thanks to Master Yuankong's healing."

Cui Shangzhou smiled slightly. Speaking of which, he was a little envious of Mu Xuan, it was really rare to have such a small place away from the hustle and bustle of the red dust.

"Has anyone come to visit your uncle recently?"

Ping Kang replied with a smile: "The third master in the house often came a year ago, and he also came twice a year after the year. Yesterday, I also brought the young lady of the Rong family over to shelter from the rain. Also, the county lord came to visit. ”

"The Rong family? Why did you third master get involved with the people of the Rong family again? By the way, the third master and the county lord came to visit, can your uncle be relieved? ”

Ping Kang smiled a little bitterly: "Not everyone is Cui Qiye. When the third master came, our uncle didn't talk much. The last time the county lord came, the uncle was still angry with the county lord. The county lord walked away crying. ”

Cui Shangzhou was a little surprised, thinking that Mu Junhua was really a cold-faced and cold-hearted person. Needless to say, I can't get close to my half-brother, and now I don't even give my sister a good face, so I have a big temper. Where have you been practicing all these years?

Ping Kang saw Cui Shangzhou's contemplation, and immediately said: "Our uncle has always been the most eager to see Cui Qiye, and when I see our uncle for a while, we should persuade him well, let him not be angry with our county lord, and the county lord is also good for the uncle." ”

Cui Shangzhou raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is the county lord talking about?" ”

"The county lord wants the uncle to marry."

Cui Shangzhou laughed: "Haha, no wonder, this is touching the tiger's buttocks." ”

A small servant in the courtyard announced: "Uncle is back." ”

Baokang and Pingkang hurriedly greeted him, and Cui Shangzhou also stood up and straightened his cotton robe.

"Uncle, Seventh Master Cui is here, waiting for you in the house."

Mu Xuan said: "I know." Saying that, Cui Shangzhou had already arrived at the eaves, and was busy arching Mu Xuan: "Mu Ye! ”

Cui Shangzhou saw that Mu Xuan was dressed in monk's clothes, wearing a monk's hat, and a string of prayer beads around his neck. It's all a monk's dress. Cui Shangzhou remembered that Pingkang said that the county lord was crying. If he had a brother who did the same, he would have beaten him if he didn't cry.

Mu Xuan invited Cui Shangzhou to talk to the next room, and said to Baokang: "Bring my good tea, and then bring the chessboard." ”

Cui Shangzhou is also willing to accompany Mu Xuan in the next two games.

The two sat cross-legged on the kang near the window, a set of red clay tea sets were placed on the kang table, and a statue of Guanyin hung on the east wall. On the case below the statue of Guanyin, there are three things for the bottle furnace, and the pine branches are inserted in the bottle. The incense burner burns fine sandalwood.

After a while, Bao Kang and Ping Kang walked in with a tea chozi and a chessboard. Bao Kang took the red clay tea cup on the kang table, scalded it with boiling water, poured two cups, and held it to them. Pingkang put down the chessboard and saw that there was nothing to do, so he retreated.

Mu Xuan holds the white son, and Cui Shangzhou holds the black child. The two began the first game.

In the process of playing chess, both of them were extremely serious, and no one said a word, and when the game was over, Cui Shangzhou lost three sons.

Cui Shangzhou said with a smile: "Junhua's chess skills are still so superb. ”

Mu Xuan's face was as pale as water, and he didn't think so. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

After a short rest, Mu Xuan said to Cui Shangzhou: "Why don't I let you have two sons." ”

"Yes. It's rare for you to be so generous. ”

The two start a new round. In this game, Mu Xuan was still handy, Cui Shangzhou was willing to bow down, and finally leaned his whole body against the wall, and said with a smile: "Forget it, which time you won." Are you looking for me? ”

Mu Xuan said: "I haven't talked to anyone for a long time, so please come over and talk casually." ”

Cui Shangzhou sneered: "You are closed to thank customers, and you can't blame others." People come to see you with good intentions, why do you want to show others a face. ”

Mu Xuan's fingers tapped lightly on the kang table, making a rhythmic sound, as if he was discharging something outward, and he smiled and said, "Don't speculate for more than half a sentence." ”

"Yes, yes, your Uncle Mu has a big shelf. Say, if you have any orders, just say it, even if you go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, I will help you do it. ”

Cui Shangzhou patted his chest, very heroic.

"Help me find two people."

"Cheng, who?"

"Green sandalwood and green Qiao, both of them are in their twenties, I can't tell how old they are. These two people are especially important. I remember that Lu Qiao used to seem to be a person from Nanyang. If these two people can't find it, then help me find the Qiu family in Yuanyang and the Lu family in Xingyang. Qiu's white and chubby, with a somewhat hunched back. The man Lu married was surnamed Lei, and it is said that she also had a daughter and a son. ”

"What do these people have in common?"

Mu Xuan frowned slightly, his eyes looked at the Guanyin statue on the wall, and said after a long time: "Lu Tan and Lu Qiao are the maids of the mother concubine before her death. Qiu and Lu are my nurses. ”

Cui Shangzhou's gaze at Mu Xuan became a little obscure, but another thought came up again, he was still thinking about his late mother, and he wanted to see these old people, indicating that he still had an inseparable attachment in his heart, so he would not be a monk for a while. He smiled again.

"What if you find someone, do you want me to go to the palace to find out their whereabouts?"

Mu Xuan hurriedly shook his head, stopped Cui Shangzhou, and said, "This matter is not suitable for publicity, you can do it for me quietly." ”

Cui Shangzhou agreed repeatedly. He stretched out his hand to grab the chess pieces in the bowl and played, and said in his heart, Mu Junhua had never told him such an errand, but he was afraid that something was going to happen, but Mu Xuan didn't know that he was not good at asking.

"Even if the third brother asks you, don't reveal half a word to him."

"Okay. If I find these people, what are you going to do? ”

Mu Xuan glanced at Cui Shangzhou, his childhood playmate, his only best friend, and the person he trusted with all his heart. He said quietly, "I have something to ask them. ”

Further down, Cui Shangzhou didn't inquire again.

Mu Xuan got off the kang, opened a box, and took out a silver ticket from the mezzanine inside. He handed it to Cui Shangzhou and said, "If you take this, it will always be useful." ”

Cui Shangzhou glanced at it, it was a hundred taels.

"It's not urgent, but don't drag it out too much."

Cui Shangzhou Waner: "Junhua, don't worry! ”

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