Qiu Niang was holding a kitchen knife, and the fat woman was obviously accustomed to it, and she was not afraid, so she stretched her neck and said, "Do you want to kill someone?" Come, do you think the old lady is afraid of you? Everybody came to see, someone was going to kill someone. ”

Qin Xiao frowned, he thought that Qiu Niang was spicy, but when he saw this fat woman's behavior, it was simply unreasonable, and he understood Qiu Niang's actions.

The fat woman shouted at the top of her throat, but no one went out, but a man came out of the fat woman's room and yelled at the fat woman, "What the hell are you howling? Why don't you go grocery shopping and call your soul here? ”

The fat woman was very afraid of the man and didn't dare to say much, but just stomped her foot at Qiu Niang, and then left.

Qiu Niang rolled her eyes at the fat woman, and turned to go back to the house, as if she didn't see Qin Xiao.

Qiu Niang's face was embarrassed, and Gu Baiyi's voice came from the room that she overheard: "Is it Brother Qin who has arrived?" Footsteps sounded, and a person appeared behind the door, it was Gu Baiyi, who was still holding a book in his hand, and when he saw Qin Xiao, he immediately smiled and said, "Come into the house, I have just arrived home, and I am waiting for Brother Qin to come over." ”

Qin Xiao led the horse over, handed two packets of dim sum to Qiu Niang and said, "Sister Qiu Niang, I passed by the dim sum shop on the way and bought two catties, and I don't know if it suits my taste." ”

"It's for us?" Qiu Niang finally showed a smile, took the pastry, and said, "Let's go into the house." ”

Qin Xiao could only say, "Sister Qiu Niang, wait a minute." ”

Qiu Niang turned around and didn't smile, just said, "I almost forgot you, you..... Is it really coming? ”

"Shouldn't I have come?" Qin Xiao pinched his nose and said with some embarrassment: "It's just that there are some things I want to ask Brother Gu about, so I took the liberty to come." ”

Qiu Niang sneered: "I..... I thought he wouldn't come, so ..... So I didn't cook, I just thought about ...... last night's gruel hot! ”

Gu Baiyi was stunned for a moment, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I was negligent, I should bring some food back when I come back." When I came back just now, I saw that Chen Liu still had pig's head meat for sale, sister, you go buy some pig's head meat......!"

"Eat meat?" Qiu Niang's beautiful eyes widened: "Pig's head meat is very expensive, where do we have the silver to eat meat?" ”

Qin Xiao tied the horse outside the courtyard and entered the courtyard, Gu Baiyi led Qin Xiao into the inner room, the sky had darkened, the house was dark, but there was no light, Gu Baiyi lit the lamp, and the house lit up, but Qiu Niang took a bamboo stick and picked the wick of the oil lamp inside, so that the light dimmed a little.

Qin Xiao was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and was amused in his heart, only thinking that Qiu Niang was really frugal and frugal.

The furnishings in the house were very simple, Gu Baiyi invited Qin Xiao to sit down, and then said: "My sister is in trouble today, thanks to my brother's help, things are busy, I didn't thank you well, and I specially invited you to my home for a light meal." He turned his head and asked Qiu Niang, "Sister, when will you start eating?" ”

"What a fart." Qiu Niang glanced at him: "Which time did you bring the paycheck home?" "After all, it's Qin Xiao

On the side, there were still some scruples, and he said with a displeased face: "I'll go buy a few eggs, you can make do with a meal." ”

Qin Xiao had already stood up, handed over a piece of broken silver and said, "Sister Qiu Niang, these are enough to buy a few side dishes and make some wine." ”

"Didn't you say that Tsing Yi Tang lost your ship's money, you ......!"

"It's a shame for what you said." Qiu Niang didn't care about Qin Xiao's presence, and said angrily: "That's the money to buy the boat, if it is spent, we will really drink the northwest wind." Stretched out his hand in front of Gu Baiyi: "If you want to eat meat, bring silver, as long as you take out the silver, let alone eat meat, I will buy you wine." ”

Gu Baiyi smiled bitterly: "You can even out a little first, and when the salary is paid, I will hand it over to you." ”

Qiu Niang's lips moved, she didn't speak after all, she didn't return the silver, she turned around and twisted her waist and went out of the door.

Seeing Qiu Niang go out of the courtyard to buy vegetables, Gu Baiyi was slightly embarrassed and said, "I don't have any other hobbies, I like to buy books." If it's an ordinary book, it's just a preference, and the price is not cheap, and the bookstore owner knows that I have this hobby, and he keeps any good books for me. Raising his hand and touching his chin: "I owe money in the bookstore, and I go over to pay the bill every month when I pay my salary, so every time my salary is paid, it is gone halfway." ”

"There is a golden house in the book, and there are thousands of Zhongsu in the book, and Brother Gu's hobby couldn't be better." Qin Xiao smiled: "What kind of books does Brother Gu read?" ”

"No." Gu Baiyi stretched out his hand and pressed Qin Xiao's arm: "We have a treat, how can there be any reason for you to give out the silver." ”

"Brother Gu is outside." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Money and things outside the body are not worth mentioning. If you take the liberty to disturb me today, you will listen to me, you will have a treat, and I will give you money. "Stuff the broken silver into Qiu Niang's hand.

He naturally saw that the life of the two sisters and brothers was really tight, and they were living tightly, so it was no wonder that Qiu Niang was careful in her calculations.

Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Brother Gu naturally has read more than 10,000 books. ”

"Not really." Gu Baiyi shook his head and said solemnly: "There are hundreds of books hidden in my house, half of which are related to the marching formation, but there are still many that I haven't read. There are many official affairs in the yamen, and I have to hurry up every day to finish the official business at hand, so I can squeeze out some time. ”

"Which yamen is Brother Gu in?"

"It's just some art of war or something." Gu Baiyi said: "I have nothing to do, and I am thinking about passing the time by myself." ”

Qin Xiao was surprised: "The Art of War? ”

"Throughout the ages, there have been many famous generals who have crossed the battlefield, and each has its own strategy for marching and arranging." Gu Baiyi's eyes flashed when he mentioned the art of war: "A very small number of them have passed down their own military strategies in writing, but there are many famous generals in the past dynasties, but there are not many military books that are really praised by the world, although there are many military books that have been handed down, but they are ignored." I often look for unknown military books in Kyoto's bookstores, and although they are not all useful, they are worth it as long as they have a little bit of something to gain. ”

He spoke very slowly, and seemed to be thoughtful and calm with every word he spoke.

Qin Xiao thought about it for a while, and knew that if he wanted Gu Baiyi to help inquire about Han Yunong's news, he had to treat each other with sincerity, looked at Gu Baiyi and said, "Brother Gu, do you know about the Black Feather Night Crow?" ”

Gu Baiyi's body was shocked, and he lost his voice: "Black Feather Night Crow? ”

"Kyoto Prefecture." Gu Baiyi said: "I am a knife and pen clerk inside, and I am a clerk. Thinking of something, he finally asked, "I heard my sister say that Brother Qin came from the northwest?" ”

"Xiling!"

"Xiling?" Gu Baiyi was stunned for a moment, thoughtful, pondered for a while, and finally said: "I just heard today that Jiayu Pass has been sealed, and people outside the pass cannot enter the customs, did Brother Qin arrive in Kyoto a long time ago, or ......?"

"Brother Gu, if I say that I am a Black Feather Night Crow, will you believe it?" Qin Xiao asked with a smile.

Gu Baiyi was stunned, but he didn't hesitate, nodded and said, "Brother Qin said this, naturally it's true. I also know that after that battle, the Black Feather Night Raven was no longer a person, but a symbol, just like the Immortals. Among the thirty Black-Feathered Night Crows, half of them are over fifty years old, and the years are not forgiving, so naturally they can't always follow the Blackfeather General. I've heard that some of them have passed on the name of the Night Raven to others, and it's not surprising that Brother Qin is the Black Feather Night Crow. ”

"Then why is Jiayuguan blocked, does Brother Gu know?"

He has a temperament

It's not surprising, it's rare to have such a reaction.

Qin Xiao nodded, Gu Baiyi quickly regained his composure, and said: "Back then, the Wutuo invaded Xiling, the Black Feather General captured the Khan in the snowy night, and the thirty guards and night crows under his command made great achievements. ”

"When?" Gu Baiyi was silent for a long time, and finally asked.

Qin Xiao did not hide it, and briefly talked about the drastic changes that occurred in Xiling on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, and naturally also mentioned Li Huo, who claimed to be the orthodox bloodline of the Great Tang.

Although Gu Baiyi had a gentle temperament, when he heard what Qin Xiao said, he also changed color, and finally said: "So the three of you entered Beijing just to show the details of the changes in Xiling to the imperial court?" ”

Gu Baiyi shook his head and said, "I don't know." As far as I know, General Hei Yu returned to Xiling before, and the will of the imperial court also let the general take charge of all the soldiers and horses belonging to Xiling, and a few days ago I heard that in addition to the general recruiting soldiers in Xiling, the Immortal Army will also be transferred from Woye Town to Xiling to strengthen the defense of Xiling. His brows furrowed slightly, and he said softly: "However, with the current situation, it is very difficult for the general to deploy defense in Xiling, which is of course due to the current situation in Xiling, and it is also related to the strategy of the imperial court." ”

"Nothing exists anymore." Qin Xiao thought for a while, and finally said: "Xiling rebelled, the general was killed, and the three counties have all fallen into the hands of the rebels. Xiling shook the mountains, but here in Kyoto, there didn't seem to be any feeling, even Brother Gu didn't know that such a drastic change had happened in Xiling, so most people in Kyoto naturally wouldn't know. ”

Gu Baiyi was stunned for a moment, and soon, his face became solemn.

At this time, I saw Qiu Niang twisting her waist and coming in from outside the courtyard gate, carrying a basket of vegetables in one hand and a jar of wine in the other hand. ”

"Not good." Gu Baiyi suddenly said loudly, just in time to follow Qiu Niang's words.

Gu Baiyi looked at the oil lamp, and remained silent, stunned, as if he was thinking about something.

"Exactly." Qin Xiao said: "After the three of us came to Kyoto, the next day Lord Du went to the Ministry of Officials, and Captain Han went to the Ministry of War. I waited for a day and didn't see them come back, so I found the military headquarters and the official department, but I couldn't even get in at the gate. "After all, I didn't tell the story of going to the Taifu Mansion.

The Taifu was obviously unwilling to get involved in this matter, let alone have too much to do with Qin Xiao, so Qin Xiao simply didn't mention it.

Qiu Niang's ears are sensitive, and when she heard the voice, she immediately said, "What's wrong?" If you think I'm not good at cooking, then you can do it. ”

"You're in danger right now." Gu Baiyi didn't hear what Qiu Niang said at all, his expression was grim, he stared at Qin Xiao and said, "Brother Qin, if I guess correctly, both of them have been imprisoned, and your situation is already extremely dangerous, you must leave Kyoto quickly." ”