Shang Cheng took three guards and hurriedly walked on the way to the workshop.

The city of Yanzhou is very quiet. There was no wind, and the earth was as hot as a steamer, shining with a dazzling white light everywhere, and everything was wrapped in steaming steam. There are hardly any people in the streets and alleys. Occasionally, one or two hawkers with rattles can be seen walking through the empty streets, dressed in dirty clothes covered with dirt, dragging their tired steps; Occasionally, I will shake the bell weakly, and then shout in my throat, and this shouting is also weak, and it sounds like I am asleep and snoring...... At this time, every household is basically just eating noon, and as soon as the ignorant milk dolls throw away the bowl, they will run towards the Xiaonan River that passes through the city in groups, and they can also have their joy across the two streets and alleys; The women of the house generally tidy up in the stove; And the men who have been busy all morning under the scorching sun usually lie on the kang to rest. Some people can't stand the heat, so they simply drag two stools and throw them under the eaves of their houses, then remove the door panels and put them on the stools, spread the straw mats, and then fall asleep with their chests open. At the end of a street, in the middle of the road, there were still four or five state officials who were sweating down their foreheads, noses, and cheeks, holding wooden plates, long poles, and tripods in their hands, and everyone frowned, squinted, and pouted, looking at the feng shui master who was crawling on the ground. The master was arranging a wooden strip in a copper basin full of clear water on the ground, one of his eyes was almost attached to the edge of the basin, and he looked at the opposite side along a groove line carved on the wooden strip, and his mouth was still chanting, "Aunt (Li) three points, I (Kan) four points seven, nephew (son) nine cents......" It seems that this person seems to be calculating feng shui for a big family. In fact, this is the preparation of the Yanzhou Mansion for the "second phase of the governance and rectification project" in the state city, and the master is measuring the height difference between the north and south of this street. The government has collected a sum of money from the merchants and wealthy families in the city to dig a drainage ditch for all the streets and alleys in the city, so that the domestic sewage of each household can finally be discharged to the lower reaches of the Xiaonan River outside the city, instead of splashing the sewage in front of and behind their houses, as is the case now......

For all these things around him, Shang Cheng turned a blind eye and was unconscious. He walked on two long legs, and walked through the streets and alleys to the church.

His face was expressionless, his gaze was a little glazed, and he seemed to have no sense of the road under his feet at all, and he walked purely on instinct

The three guards were all people who had been with him for many years, and looking at the way he walked, he knew that his mind had long been unaware of where he had flown to, so he didn't say anything, and fell tightly behind him after three or so steps.

Shang Cheng chose the nearest road to the West Garden of the Teaching Workshop, except for crossing the two main streets, the others are alleys that are so narrow that the carriage cannot stagger, and even the pedestrians do not see two, and in less than a moment or two, you can see the two red buildings in the West Garden of the Teaching Workshop in front of you.

Walking out of the alley, the street suddenly opens up. Although the main entrance of the church is not on this street, but from the side gate here is the West Garden, where the red cards of the church gather, and officials with status and wealthy gentry only enter and exit here, so it is far more lively than in front of the main gate. There are almost no people on both sides of the street, all of them are large and small shops, the wooden plaques of the muslin cloth are high and low, one side is connected to the other, one after another, there are Xiuzhuang that sells rouge gouache, the south shop that sells southern silk and Suzhou embroidery, the cloth shop that sells clothes and clothes, the ancient and modern shops that sell gold, stone and jade, and the crown shop, the velvet shop, the fan shop, the flower shop, the embroidery shop, the gold and silver shop...... Outside of Richmond Road, almost all the shops in the South Market have storefronts here. However, because it was daytime, and it was the hottest day of the day, although the doors of the shops were open, there were hardly any visitors, and the young man who welcomed the customers shrank in the shadows behind the door, yawning lonely in confusion......

It wasn't until there was still a stone's throw away from the side gate of the sect that the guard Gao Qiang hurried a few steps forward that Shang Cheng woke up from his contemplation. He immediately sensed that something was wrong. It's weird; It stands to reason that since the pastoral government has arranged the send-off banquet at the right moment, then there should be someone in front of the door of the church to receive it, why is there only one gatehouse of the church at the door now, and there is no official from the priest's house?

He stopped, waiting for Gao Qiang, who also found that something was not quite right, to question.

Gao Qiang came back and said that it was true that the banquet was set here, but he didn't know where there was a mistake, and the people in the pastoral mansion actually miscommunicated the time of the banquet as a delay; That is, they came two hours early.

Shang Chengleng fell, and his face immediately darkened. Plagued! Which bastard guy is tired of life and dares to run around and tease him at this time?!

He pursed his lips, his cold gaze fixed on the side door that had been opened at half-time. For a moment, there was only one thought left in his mind, he should pick up a knife and slash this bullshit garden to pieces, and see who would dare to swallow the bear's heart and leopard guts to play a prank in the future! Otherwise, he would have asked someone to notify a few court officials and Lu to send them now, and the banquet was rescheduled, right now! Love doesn't come or don't, whatever; Don't come and pull down!

He blinked vigorously and let out a long breath, and finally suppressed the anger in his heart. But he immediately spat on the ground, and at the same time cursed fiercely: Fuck him!

Gao Qiang was also very angry. But anger doesn't solve the problem, even if you want to clean up the guy who spread the wrong word, you have to go back first. He asked, "Commander, what are we going to do now?" ”

Shang Cheng's eyes bulged, and his anger suddenly stopped fighting.

What else can I do? Get back!

In the gloating gaze of the two companions, Gao Qiang, who was sprayed with a spit face, followed Shang Cheng's ass with a sloppy head, muttering as he walked. He felt that he was really unlucky to get home. A few days ago, he was surnamed Qiao, he was subjected to twenty lashes of military law, and today he was scolded by the general for being a stupid errand officer, who knows what bad luck will happen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? It seems that there is no hope for him to lead the troops.

Before he had taken two steps, a carriage came from the front street. The three guards glanced at the handlebars sitting on the sidelines at the same time. The handlebar is sitting on the wheel, the right hand holds the whip bar on the lap, the left hand is on the right hand, the reins are rolled into a ball and put on the side of the leg, completely ignoring the horse pulling the cart is an old trick at first glance, and the horse pulling the cart does not know how many years he has been with, a spiritual animal who can understand coughing. Look at the floating soil pressed by the wheels, whether it is a person or a cargo, the maximum weight is only one hundred and eighty pounds; The curtains weren't pulled up...... and no longer pay much attention to it. It's just that when Shang Cheng avoided the side of the road and the carriage and the people were about to intersect, Gao Qiang took a step forward, just between the carriage and Shang Cheng......

As soon as the carriage passed, a woman's surprised voice came from the car: "Is it an adult?" ”

The three guards looked back at the same time, and immediately looked at each other, and looked away as if nothing had happened. Gao Qiang also moved a little to the side.

Shang Cheng's face darkened, and he also glanced back.

There was someone in the car who knew him......

He smacked his mouth, but it was not good to put all the resentment on his face again. He barely managed to squeeze out a smile and said to Sang Xiu, who was in a hurry to stop the carriage, "It's you." He waved his hand at her and said, "No need to get out of the car, no need to get out!" You're busy, I'm just going to have nothing to do with running around. As soon as he said that, he felt as if he hadn't said it right. How can you say you're okay? He should say, "I have something to do, let's find time to talk when I'm free." Or just say, "I'm kind of going beforehand"......

It's a pity that it's too late for him to change his tune now. Sang Xiu couldn't even hurry up to put the handlebars on the stool, so he jumped out of the carriage with the corner of his skirt and ran over with a smile and said, "It's really an adult!" "I don't know if it's because the weather is too big and the car is too stuffy, her face is as red as the sunset that is about to set." I thought I recognized the wrong person......"

Shang Cheng touched his face. Can anyone who knows him be mistaken? He thought it was unlikely. He smiled and asked her, "What are you doing here?" ”

"In the evening, the Mufu will set up a banquet in the West Garden, see off a few adults who have come to Beijing, and the teaching workshop will ask me to come over and sing books, and I will also do a big drum play with the two sisters......" Sang Xiu said with his head down. I heard that adults will also attend the banquet, I, I ......" She secretly glanced up at Shang Cheng, and quickly buried her head again. She wanted to say, "I don't know how happy I am in my heart", but when the words came to her lips, they temporarily became "...... Can I hold the lamp for an adult? ”

Shang Cheng laughed twice and said, "If they arrange it like this, of course I won't object." "What is he against? This is his aunt's proud disciple. He can't fall into the face of his aunt, right? However, he seems to feel that Aunt Luo's face doesn't matter, Aunt Yi is just a concubine, she shouldn't have any status, right? But the monk doesn't kiss the hat, and he really can't say hurtful words. What's more, Sang Xiu just wanted to hold the lamp for him, and he just sat next to him at the banquet, which was not an excessive request......

Receiving his reply, Sang Xiu immediately laughed happily. But she obviously didn't expect Shang Cheng to agree so simply, and she didn't know what to say next for a while.

Shang Cheng asked her, "Are you coming here now to prepare for the evening performance?" He regretted it. I'm really full, why do you have nothing to say? He should have said goodbye directly, and then went back to the yamen to find the pastor's mansion!

Sang Xiu didn't understand what "performance" meant, but she heard the meaning of Shang Cheng's words clearly, she looked at Shang Cheng with big eyes, pursed her lips and said, "Yes, no." ”

Shang Cheng didn't speak in a hurry, and glanced at the three guards first. Now is the time for you to come out and speak! Just find a reason to get me out of here! But before he knew it, the three guards were a little farther away from him. At the moment, there were three people, one turned his back to him and turned his head to look at the surrounding situation, and the other stared intently at a box of rouge on the small case in front of the roadside shop, Gao Qiang was the most vigilant, and looked at the sky with his hands behind his back! Will there still be air strikes now?

The guards didn't help, so Shang Cheng had no choice but to follow Sang Xiu's previous words and ask. Since Sang Xiu said "yes and no", what should he say? Well, yes, it's supposed to be "Oh, yes and no, what's that?" ”……

"Oh, yes and no, what's that?"

When I turn around, I will send all the three guys who can't be saved to guard the beacon tower!