Zhan Zhao and Wu Yiwu grasped a somewhat strange point about Wang Lei's words. Zhan Zhao noticed that Wang Lei said that he knew "what captured Qiu Yi", and here he is talking about "what" and not "who......

Wu Yiwu frowned, "Isn't it the person who captured Qiu Yi?" ”

Wang Lei hesitated for a moment and nodded seriously.

……

After Bai Yutang knocked on the door, he heard footsteps, and then the door creaked open, and a very decently dressed butler appeared behind the door, and looked Bai Yutang and Tianzun at the door up and down, and saw that people were all looking up with their faces and glancing at the corners of their eyes.

Bai Yutang was secretly funny, it was really a big family, and everyone looked like they were above the top...... The fifth master was easily brushed up by Zhanzhao A little bit of his favorability towards officials, and it dropped again.

"Looking for Wu Cai." Bai Yutang said directly.

Although the housekeeper had a sense of strength, Bai Yutang was not a person to mess with at first glance, so he was a little polite and asked, "This son, what is the matter with my young master?" ”

Bai Yutang said, "Ask him something." ”

The housekeeper said twice, "My young master is not here." ”

Bai Yutang nodded, took out the token to show him, and said, "Then look for your master." ”

When the housekeeper saw the token of Kaifeng Mansion, he was slightly stunned and asked, "You guys...... Is it from Kaifeng Mansion? ”

Tianzun stood curiously behind Bai Yutang and looked around.

Bai Yutang looked at the housekeeper for a moment and frowned, "Anyway, whether it's your young master or the master, I want to see one." ”

The butler hesitated for a moment and said, "Uh, okay, come in and talk about it." ”

Bai Yutang and Tianzun followed the housekeeper into the house, and at a glance, the courtyard was very elegant, but it was not as magnificent as the corrupt official's house, and it could be seen that it was a scholarly family.

The housekeeper's face has changed, and the smiling face seems to be close to Bai Yutang and Tianzun, "What's that...... Two sons, I'll take you to see my young master, but don't you make a noise? My master is very strict, and the young master just suffered a family law two days ago, so it would be bad if something happened again. ”

Bai Yutang nodded, a little puzzled, "Why is your young master doing house-to-house?" ”

"Hey...... Isn't it just a trivial matter of ordering sesame mung beans? The housekeeper shook his head helplessly, "It's not easy for the young master, the master has too high expectations for him." ”

Bai Yutang didn't say anything more, this kind of family is not uncommon for him, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Sometimes things are like this, a child like Bao Yan, Lord Bao doesn't want him to get ahead, he just wants him to be of good character, Mrs. Bao just wants him to be happy and happy, but he has become a great talent. And some families are bent on cultivating a great talent, but the children are just mediocre.

is like a gentleman like Pang Yu, but the prodigal son turned back later, but he also got better. And many of them were originally very good, but they didn't know how they turned bad...... This is more or less related to my parents, and I expect this kind of thing, sometimes it is too heavy, but it becomes a burden. If people push too hard, it is easy to rebound, and mutual understanding is a reasonable way to get along.

The housekeeper led the two into a courtyard, and saw a young scholar sitting in the courtyard, who was reading, and when he looked up and saw someone coming, he frowned slightly—as if he was not happy to be disturbed.

But when he saw the two behind the butler clearly, he was also a little surprised.

When Bai Yutang and Tianzun suddenly appeared in front of people's eyes, in the words commonly used by Xiao Sizi, they would not be able to react at once, thinking that the gods had descended to earth.

Bai Yutang was also observing Wu Cai, this scholar looked quite good, his appearance was upright, and he was a little arrogant between his eyebrows......

Lord Bao, Gongsun and Bao Yan, including Wu Yiwu, are all rare nerds in the world, to be precise, they are great talents. According to Bai Yutang's observation, talented people usually have something in common, the arrogance of scholars is the same as the beauty of beauties, in the bones are not in the skin, the more the corners of the eyes and eyebrows look proud, the more ordinary, but a little stupid or a little weird, usually have some abilities.

Wu Cai finished looking at the two of them and looked at the housekeeper suspiciously.

The butler leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.

Wu Cai frowned slightly, nodded and motioned for him to go to the tea, and compared Bai Yutang and Tianzun across the table, and motioned for the two of them to sit down.

Bai Yutang sat down, but Tianzun ran to the side.

Wu Cai and Bai Yutang both looked over with some confusion, and saw that Tianzun seemed to be attracted by a blooming plum tree on the side. He went to the tree with his hands behind his back and looked at it, then leaned over and sniffed it.

Wu Cai was slightly distracted, and Tianzun's appearance when he lowered his head and smelled the plum blossoms was a little unreal.

"Ahem."

Bai Yutang coughed lightly, Wu Cai came back to his senses and looked at Bai Yutang, "Uh...... Are you officials? ”

Bai Yutang didn't answer, anyway, he didn't talk much, and it was actually quite annoying to explain back and forth, so he said bluntly, "I want to ask about Qiu Yi's disappearance." ”

Wu Cai was slightly stunned, Tianzun turned his head, just saw his expression, and smiled faintly - Oh, this kid seems to know what to do.

Bai Yutang beckoned to Tianzun and motioned for him to come and sit.

Tianzun ran over and sat down beside Bai Yutang.

At this time, the housekeeper brought the tea, Tianzun sniffed the cup, and raised his eyebrows, "Hmm! Wushan Yunxia...... Good tea. ”

Wu Cai seemed to hesitate a little and asked, "What do you want to know?" ”

Bai Yutang could also see that he was hiding something, and looked at a few small furnishings on the table, and suddenly had an idea, so he asked, "Is it you who stole the book that day?" ”

Bai Yutang's words came out, Wu Cai was stunned, and the housekeeper who was pouring tea on the side, the teapot lid was not grasped steadily, and it was broken with a bang.

The housekeeper hurriedly sorted it out and said, "Gong...... Childe, don't talk nonsense, how can our young master steal books......"

Bai Yutang and Tianzun knew - I see.

Wu Cai was also quite helpless, and asked the housekeeper to retreat first. He was also calm, nodded to Bai Yutang and Tianzun, and said, "That's right, I was the one who stole the book." ”

"Why did you frame Qiu Yi?" Bai Yutang was also happy to see that there was progress.

Wu Cai frowned and shook his head, "It's not that I framed him, but ...... He's missing, and everyone else says he stole the book...... I didn't explain it anymore. ”

While sipping tea, Tianzun asked, "You are so rich, why are you stealing things?" ”

Bai Yutang looked at Tianzun, what does that mean-let's ask about serious matters.

Tianzun winked at him, it was obvious what you wanted to express - what you want to express, you can't understand it for the teacher, and the teacher is not your cat.

Bai Yutang was powerless.

Wu Cai's face flushed slightly, and he sighed, "If you don't know how to steal, you will steal things unconsciously, and if you don't steal, you will be uncomfortable and panic." ”

Tianzun thought for a moment and said, "Don't you think that's exciting?" ”

Wu Cai was stunned.

Tianzun continued to drink tea, "Oh, I have an old friend, and he's a thief. ”

While talking, he chatted with Bai Yutang, "Qian Guazi knows the way, right?" ”

Bai Yutang looked at the sky, Qian melon seeds are aliases, his real name is Qian Huai, he is a famous thief, because he can silently steal the only golden melon seeds from a car of real melon seeds, so the people in the rivers and lakes call Qian melon seeds. Although he is considered a descendant of Tianzun, if he is still alive, he must be more than a hundred years old.

"My friend was like you when he was a child, the adults in the family were very strict, and he had to pretend to be perfect before and after." Tianzun shook his head, "Later, I don't know how to do it, I became addicted to kleptomania, and the more I stole after that, I became more and more powerful, until I became the gentleman of Liangshang, and later became the first thief in the rivers and lakes, so I ......"

Tianzun put down the teacup and nodded to Wu Cai, "You still have a future!" ”

Bai Yutang supported his forehead.

Wu Cai couldn't laugh or cry, is this ironic?

Bai Yutang put an orange in front of Tianzun in front of him, that means - eat, shut up!

Tianzun ate oranges with his mouth flat, and said in his heart, it's better to wait for that old ghost, and the little rabbit cub in Yutang didn't even let him speak.

"Let's talk about autumn art." Bai Yutang asked, "Do you know where he went?" ”

He ...... It was captured. Wu Cai's expression seemed to be a little flustered, and his face changed, "You can't find him, he won't come back......"

Bai Yutang looked at him, "Do you know that in Lelin County, every year during the Chinese New Year, a scholar will be lost?" ”

Wu Cai was a spirit, and seemed to be very scared, "This really has nothing to do with me......"

"If you say it, I'll judge if it doesn't matter." Bai Yutang urged him, "Hurry up." ”

Wu Cai looked at Bai Yutang.

Tianzun added oil and vinegar to the side, "You still say it, he has a very bad temper." ”

Bai Yutang glanced at Tianzun, and Tianzun peeled oranges.

Wu Cai sighed, "You don't understand, it's not people who captured those scholars at all. ”

Bai Yutang was stunned.

Tianzun chews on oranges - oops, wonderful!

……

"It's not a person who captured Qiu Yi, what is it?" Zhan Zhao was confused when he heard what Wang Lei said, and asked puzzled.

"It's a doll!" Wang Lei said.

The corners of Wu Yiwu's mouth twitched, looked at Zhanzhao, and raised his eyebrows at him - meow cub, there seems to be something wrong with this brain!

Zhan Zhao also felt incomprehensible, "Why do puppets catch scholars?" ”

"This is a local legend in our country, and our fathers know it." Wang Lei told Zhan Zhao and Wu Yicao a story that happened a long time ago.

Many years ago, there was a scholar in Lelin County, who was proficient in carpentry and very intelligent. After he married a wife, he gave birth to a son, and the family of three lived a prosperous life. However, when his son was six years old, a fire broke out and his son died in the fire.

The scholar was grief-stricken, and from then on he was depressed and unhappy, and spent his days thinking of his son with tears.

One day, when the scholar went out, he saw a burnt puppet thrown on the side of the road, probably a craftsman's house walking water, and a puppet was half burned, so it was thrown on the side of the road.

The scholar picked up the puppet, and inexplicably thought of his son, so he took the puppet home.

The scholar meticulously mended the puppet and dressed it, holding it in a daze all day long. After that, the scholar often talked to the puppet and told him how much he missed his son...... Until one night, the puppet suddenly spoke.

Zhan Zhao and Wu Yiwu were thrilled to hear it.

Thinking of Bai Yutang's previous evaluation of the puppet, Zhanzhao now has a few little alpacas galloping in his chest - in the middle of the night, the puppet spoke?!

"The doll called him father, and spoke in the same voice and tone as his dead son." Wang Lei said.

Wu Yiwu frowned, "That scholar is crazy about his son's desire to lose his heart, right?" ”

Wang Lei stretched out his hands, "Then I don't know what to say, it's just a legend, but since he had that puppet, the scholar's mood has gradually improved, and he takes the puppet with him all day long, just like when he used to get along with his son." After about a year like this, the scholar's life returned to normal. Not long after, his wife became pregnant again and had a second child. Ten months later, the child was born, a healthy and lovely boy, and the scholar felt that he was alive again, and the family of three could live happily again. ”

Zhan Zhao and Wu Yiwu stared at him - dare to love or a good ending?

"It's just ......," Wang Lei changed his words, "After the scholar had a second son, he began to alienate and ignore the puppet." ”

Zhan Zhao and Wu Yiwu frowned - this is understandable, after all, one is alive and the other is wood.

"The doll began to be jealous of his young son, and even attacked the infant child...... "Wang Lei said," Wang Lei said, "Eventually, the scholar threw the doll into the fire and burned it." ”

Zhan Zhao and Wu raised their eyebrows - oops! Prelude to Haunting!

"After that...... It is also the time when the Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching. Wang Lei sighed, "The scholar's house suddenly caught fire, and the whole family was buried in the fire, it is said that the people who participated in the firefighting that night said that the fire was particularly big, and in the sea of fire, they saw the figure of a child, hazy and fluttering, like a ghost." ”

"Kids?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"Probably ** years old." Wang Lei said, "If the scholar's first son doesn't die, then he should be ** years old." ”

Zhanzhao felt goosebumps on his body.

"And that child is like a puppet, his posture is a little weird, and there are scorched black scars on his body," Wang Lei sighed...... "Since then, there has been a legend of this ghost puppet." ”

"Ghost dolls?" Wu Yiyi's voice was raised a few points.

"Lelin County also lost scholars before, and it is said that the puppet misses his father, so he finds a scholar to replace him." Wang Lei said, "That day...... Wu Cai said that he saw a charred wooden man-like guy and took Qiu Yi away. ”

Zhan Zhao and Wu Yijiao opened their mouths and glanced at each other - speechless.

……

"You saw the puppet take Qiu Yi away?" After listening to Wu Cai's narration, Tianzun forgot to eat half of the orange, and opened his mouth in surprise.

Bai Yutang was also puzzled, "How do puppets catch people?" Where's the grab? ”

Wu Cai frowned and said, "I saw him running into the alley with Qiu Yi, I stole things, usually small things, and no one will find out." During that time, I was locked up in the academy to repair books, and I had nowhere else to go, so I stole the books by the gods. If Uncle Cai finds out the next day, then I will be miserable, so I want to secretly return the book that night. But when I walked near the discharge hospital, I saw this scene, and I was so frightened that I turned around and ran away......

Bai Yutang was silent - as expected, he found the real book thief, and he did know some important clues, but he never expected to capture Qiu Yi's ...... It turned out to be a doll!