After Shen Nanzhu came out of the room, Mo Chou put a thin rope on the deadbolt inside the door, then closed the door and gently pulled the rope from the outside.

There was a soft click, and the deadbolt was snapped back on, as if no one had ever entered.

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Because there are enough silver tickets, Mengbao's plan to open a shop is officially implemented.

For the next few days, she was too busy to touch the ground, and walked around wearing a hat all day long.

Although she doesn't need to come forward for many things, she still tries to do it herself with great expectations for this shop, and she listens quietly when Sangzi or Zhao's mother comes forward to contact people, and occasionally whispers a few words to them when they have different opinions, and they relay them on their behalf.

Shen Nanzhu would return to the small courtyard early after dealing with things in the government office every day, Mengbao was in his room at this time in the past, he would go over to have dinner with her, drink tea and chat, and not leave reluctantly until he went to bed.

But now Mengbao came back later than him, often came back after eating outside, and after coming back, he continued to talk to Zhao's mother in the room, and sometimes chatted until one watch.

He knew that she had never been in the habit of going to bed early, and she usually slept in the first or second watch, sometimes even later.

Several times he wanted to go to her after they dispersed, but found that she had been sleeping very early recently, and as soon as Zhao's mother and others walked on the front foot, she washed up a little, and then turned off the light and fell asleep on the back foot.

Shen Nanzhu stood in the courtyard and looked at the dimming candle flame, and the faint light in his eyes gradually dimmed as the candle flame went out.

Was she avoiding him?

Don't you want to see him after all these days?

yes. He hurt her like that day, and I'm afraid that this anger won't be able to go away for a while.

He turned slowly, and walked back to his room with heavy steps.

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"Wealth is abundant, wealth is abundant."

A white parrot in its cage said in a somewhat dry voice, which didn't sound good, but it was also interesting.

Mengbao looked at the parrot in surprise and asked the mulberry standing next to the cage, "Wouldn't this be raised by you?" ”

Sangzi smiled and nodded: "Tune. I haven't been teaching long enough, and I don't have much to say, so I thought that when the lady's shop was opened, I could put it at the door to attract passers-by to solicit business. ”

"That's a good idea." Mengbao immediately clapped: "That's it!" ”

"Mulberry, you know a lot of things."

The red note was admired on the side.

Mulberry smiled wryly. His face was a little embarrassed: "It's just some side doors, and you can't get on the stage." ”

"How come," Meng Bao interrupted, "Why can't domesticated animals be on the stage?" This is not the skill that everyone has. ”

The young man's eyes lit up visibly with her words, with some expectation and some apprehension: "Miss, you...... Don't you think it's a sideshow? ”

"Of course not. It's good to like it. What is the right way and the left way? As long as it's not tamed to kill people and sell goods, it's fine. ”

She teased the parrot in the cage with a feather. From time to time, there was a burst of crisp laughter.

Sangzi looked at her with genuine joy, the smile on her lips was also a little real, and her ears were faintly hot. Hurriedly lowered his head.

A wolf howl came from afar at this time, and several people in the courtyard were startled.

"Are there wolves near the capital?"

Mengbao asked with some surprise.

Although this voice was far away, since they could hear it clearly here, it meant that it was far away, maybe it was on the outskirts of the city.

Sangzi's face was a little pale, but his complexion was already white, so he couldn't see it.

"By the way, where is Xiaoha?"

Mengbao suddenly asked.

"I see you usually keep it free-range, so it can't be in some nearby woods, right? Don't look back and run into a wolf. I've heard that wolves are usually in packs, and although Xiaoha is fierce, he is a dog after all, and I'm afraid he can't fight wolves. ”

As she spoke, she took out the whistle that Mulberry had given to her earlier, "Why don't you call it back?" Locked up in the yard for two days, and then released after a few days? ”

Sangzi hurriedly stopped: "No, no! It...... It looks too much like a wolf, and if you blow the whistle now to let it come back, if it is misunderstood by passers-by, I am afraid that it will be killed on the spot. ”

That's right...... Mengbao groaned.

"I'll go to a hidden place and call it out, and then put it in place, don't worry, miss."

"Well, okay, then you go, be careful on the road."

Be careful......

It's not about being careful not to break things that shouldn't be touched, not about not messing with people you shouldn't be messing with, it's about letting him be careful about his own safety.

It's not because I care about his identity and craftsmanship, it's not because of the value he can bring, it's just because I care about him as a person.

He smiled lightly and nodded, and his voice was soft: "Well, don't worry, Miss." ”

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In a dense forest on the outskirts of the city, more than a dozen wild beasts walked restlessly in the forest.

Xiao Ha is also one of them, but his movements seem to be much more leisurely, polishing his paws on the ground from time to time, and he seems to disdain everything else.

Hearing movement in the distance, the beasts stopped and looked, their sensitive noses sniffing in the air, and then suddenly darting in that direction.

Xiao Ha opened his mouth, seemed to yawn, looked at the beasts in the distance, and lazily lay on the ground.

Beside it lay a man at the moment, the rest of the man's body intact, except for the blood on his legs, which had been bitten by the beast.

The man gasped and looked in the direction where the beast had disappeared, then at the only wolf left beside him, and after a moment of hesitation, he made up his mind, and sprang to his feet to flee.

Almost at the moment of his movements, Xiao Ha, who was lying on his stomach, suddenly raised a paw and slapped it on his calf.

With a hissing sound, the sharp claws embedded in the man's flesh, cutting a deep wound in his calf as he leaped up.

The man's movements stalled, and he slammed back to the ground with a cry of pain, and the wound on his leg was bleeding even more.

"Brute!" The man scolded: "A wild beast raised by a small animal! ”

He was hoarse and didn't listen to the insults, as if this would alleviate some of the pain on his body.

Xiao Ha always lay calmly beside him, and when he saw him fall, he continued to grind his claws.

The man cursed for a long time before he saw a white young man appear in front of him.

The young man's complexion was as fair as jade, and his slightly immature face looked gentle and harmless, and he was looking at him condescendingly at this time.

"Long time no see, Third Senior Brother."

He smiled softly, his eyes clear.

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Ps: Recommend a friend's work "The History of the Raising of a Noble Lady"

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