Wei Ying was so angry that she was about to go crazy, Jiang Erpi and Zheng Sanhun unfortunately became the targets of anger, and they were about to be scolded every once in a while, and they couldn't talk back, so they could only nod their heads and say yes, but they were not convinced: Hu Guiyang was separated by himself, what does it have to do with them?

Wei Ying squeezed around in the crowd, sweating, not in the mood to look at the lanterns, only saw happy faces, which made him doubly annoyed, in his imagination, Hu Guiyang's expression at this time was the same as these ignorant people, maybe even more proud.

An hour later, Wei Ying finally confirmed that he couldn't find Hu Guiyang, although there were Jinyi guards and officers and soldiers around, he didn't want to use it, let alone disturb the West Factory.

"Master Wei, where are we going?" Jiang Erpi and Zheng Sanhun were holding things, catching up with Wei Ying, who was striding into a meteor, and there was more sweat on their bodies.

Wei Ying didn't squeak, her heart was full of questioning the scene of Hu Guiyang's treachery, rehearsing it over and over again, passionate and generous, but her mood did not improve because of this, but became more and more angry.

The lanterns at the door of each house in the alley of Guanyin Temple have been lit, everyone went to the imperial city to enjoy the lanterns, there was no one on the street, Wei Ying was walking with his head down, he didn't expect to bump into someone in this situation, and when he found out that something was wrong, he hurriedly dodged, stumbled, and almost fell, but the other party was motionless.

Wei Ying stabilized her body and scolded angrily: "Don't you have long eyes when you walk? ”

It was an old man in tattered clothes named Hanako, holding a bowl in one hand and a stick in the other, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm distracted for a while, ask the master about something......"

Wei Ying raised her hand and slapped her, "Here is your ......"

slapped the air, and before the words were finished, Wei Ying was even more angry, and had already thrown the word caution out of the clouds, waving and slapping again.

Jiang and Zheng are professional scoundrels, they are used to bullying others, between the hundred households and the beggars, of course, they do not hesitate to stand on the side of the former, throw away the things in their hands, punch and kick, scold and scold in their mouths, and work harder than Wei Ying.

The old call Hanako didn't hide this time, let the six fists and six feet fall on the body, just avoided the fist that greeted his face, and said with a smile while retreating: "The three have a really big temper, and they didn't really hit, I will compensate the three masters, I wish the three masters a long life, enjoy all the glory and wealth in their lives, be promoted and rich, and have many sons and grandchildren......"

The three of them were tired from fighting, they stopped panting, and the auspicious words of the old Hanako were not finished, so they added a few more words before stopping, and said with a smile: "Can you inquire about things now?" ”

Jiang and Zheng wanted to fight again, but they were stopped by Wei Ying, he had already sensed that something was wrong, and asked carefully: "What do you inquire?" ”

"The Zhao family is in this alley, right?"

"Which Zhao family?"

"Zhao Ying's home in the former brocade clothes?"

"Do you know Zhao Baihu?"

"I didn't have a chance to see him, I came to find his righteous son Hu Guiyang."

"Do you recognize Captain Hu?"

"There was a fate, I met him, and he may not remember me."

Wei Ying was shocked in her heart, and stretched out her hand to point diagonally ahead, "There is, in this alley, the portal of Zhao's house is the largest. ”

Lao Zhaohua turned his head and glanced at it, "It turns out that it is really here, I thought that the lanterns of the Zhao family would also be the most eye-catching." Thank you for this master, are you in a better mood? If it's not good, you can hit me a few more times. ”

Zheng Sanhun laughed and said, "This is a crazy old man. ”

Wei Ying regretted his reckless move just now, hugged his fists and said: "Wei Ying, who is in a hundred households in Jinyi, has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, and there are many offenses, please ask the old man Haihan, dare to ask the old man what to call it?" ”

Jiang and Zheng were stunned.

"I'm not an old man, I used to fish by the river, and I was forced to become a beggar by life, and people called me Guan Old Man."

"It turned out to be Mr. Guan, please inside, I'm Captain Hu...... Friend, just live in Zhao's house. ”

"That's a good idea." Old man Guan walked towards Zhao's house.

Jiang Erpi and Zheng Sanhun glanced at each other, feeling that this Lord of the Hundred Households was even more eccentric than Hu Guiyang, so they didn't dare to ask more, turned around and picked up the things on the ground, and chased them into Zhao's house.

The Jinyi lieutenant who was in charge of guarding the door went home for the holiday, leaving only two executioners to guard the door, they hid in the gatehouse to roast and drink, heard the footsteps outside, hurriedly ran out, and saw Wei Baihu bring an old man named Hanako back, and he was also stunned, not knowing what to say.

Wei Ying ignored them, took Old Man Guan to the main hall, ordered Jiang and Zheng to watch the tea, and arched his hand: "I don't know what Mr. Guan is looking for Captain Hu?" ”

"I've heard that he's a philanthropist, and this winter is really difficult, and I want to stay with him for a few months. Isn't Captain Hu here? ”

"I went out to enjoy the lanterns, and I haven't come back yet." Wei Ying said vaguely, she was already six or seven points sure in her heart, this was a stranger.

"Oh, Captain Hu will take me in, right?"

"Yes, definitely. Belch...... Mr. Guan used to fish in Yunyang Mansion, right? ”

Old man Guan said with a smile: "This old man is too polite, I am a fisherman, I don't know a few big characters, and I learned auspicious words from others, how can I be considered an 'old man'?" Please call me 'Guan Old Man', it is pleasing to the ear, and it will not lose my life. ”

"Offended, where did the old man Guan fish in the past."

"Outside Yunyang City."

Wei Ying had no doubts in her heart, and smiled with a smile: "Okay, please wait, I'll arrange the meal." ”

"Don't bother, sir, I have leftovers from the day here, and a few hot rice balls...... Ouch, it's cold, I should have eaten it if I knew it was like this. Old man Guan successively grabbed a few rice balls and a rice ball from his arms, put them in a bowl, and then put them into his mouth little by little and chewed them, with a smile on his face.

"There's wine here, do you want some?"

Old man Guan smiled even more happily and nodded again and again.

Wei Ying exited the main hall, greeted Jiang and Zheng, who were serving tea, and whispered: "Serve well, when he is his own father, he will give whatever he wants, but he must leave someone by his side, understand?" ”

The two nodded at the same time, and when Wei Ying walked away, Zheng San said blankly: "Why do you want to serve as a father?" Is it for us to beat that old Hanako again? ”

Jiang Erpi was not so confused, "Being a father means serving well, stupid, you think everyone is like you, so ruthless to your father." ”

"My dad is not a good person, and you don't know it."

The two quarreled quietly, and immediately changed to a smiling face after entering the hall.

Wei Ying ran to the gatehouse, and the two executioners hurriedly got up to greet each other.

"Pen-paper." In front of her subordinates, Wei Ying regained her old majesty.

The food and drinks on the table were pushed aside, the paper was laid out, the pen was covered with ink, and everything was done in a very short time.

Wei Ying picked up the brush and wrote down a line of words, dried the ink, folded the paper several times, and handed it to a fanner, "You two ride to the West Factory, stuff the fold into the crack of the door, and set off immediately, the sooner the better." ”

"Yes, sir." The two of them threw away the hot stove and half a table of wine and food, and went out to lead the horse, only daring to complain a few words in their hearts.

If there is an emergency, it can only be written into words, stuffed by the crack in the door, the officials on duty check regularly, if there is no urgency, or it is a sealed fold, it will be left to the factory the next day, if there is a major situation, then send someone out of the small door, rush to the Xihua gate, and still stuff the fold into the door seam, there are naturally people inside to receive it, hand it over to the corresponding person, etc.

Wei Ying thought about the whole process and found that no matter how fast it was, the news would not reach the factory until dawn, so she couldn't help but be a little anxious, and complained even more about Hu Guiyang's "treachery", but there was no other way but to go back to the main hall and try to stabilize the old man Guan.

Old man Guan looks very honest, he can't fight back or scold back, but Wei Ying knows very well in his heart that if he really annoys this old man called Huazi, he will pay a price he can't afford.

Wei Ying came to the second courtyard, hurried along the corridor to the main hall, full of worries, and almost bumped into another person.

It was a strange boy, who seemed to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, in a green coat and a small hat, sitting on the railing, holding a rattan box in his arms, like a scholar who accompanied his master on a trip.

The young man's two legs stretched out, Wei Ying almost tripped over them, and hurriedly dodged away, shocked, "You are ......"

The young man stood up, put down the rattan box, and arched his hand: "My name is Xiao Tan, I came to find Hu Guiyang, what is the name of this official?" ”

"My name is Wei Ying." Wei Ying simply did not mention her official position.

"It turned out to be Master Wei, I saw that the door was open, and no one answered after knocking twice, so I came in by myself......"

"It's okay, that ...... Captain Hu is not here, you can come back later, you ...... first I'll take you somewhere to rest. Wei Ying was anxious, he didn't know how long this "wait" would be, his task was only to monitor, not to risk his life to receive strangers of unknown origin.

Wei Ying didn't want strangers to get together, so she took the young Xiao Tan to the guest room where she lived, lit a candle, and said with a smile: "You sit down, I'll ask someone to give you hot tea." ”

"Thank you, Master Wei." Xiao Tan was also more polite and sent him off.

Wei Ying walked out of the door and muttered, "Hu Guiyang, Hu Guiyang, if you dare to run away at this time...... Hum. He threatened in his heart, hurried to the main hall, and patted the door of his head, "Look at my memory, go out and say a few words to others and forget about business, that Zheng what, follow me to the kitchen for hot wine." ”

Zheng Sanhun responded, followed Wei Ying to the kitchen in the front yard, Mrs. Hua and the others also went out to enjoy the lanterns, and before they came back, Wei Ying whispered: "Make a pot of tea, go to my room, there is a young man named Xiao Tan there, you accompany him, you are not allowed to leave half a step." ”

"Huh?" Zheng Sanhun didn't understand where the young Xiao Tan came from.

Wei Ying pushed, "Go quickly." ”

The hot water was ready-made, and Zheng Sanhun had to make another pot of tea and go to Wei Ying's bedroom.

Wei Ying scalded a pot of wine by herself, and as soon as she got out of the kitchen, she screamed bitterly in her heart.

There was a man and a woman standing in the front yard, both in their thirties, the man was wearing a long jacket, holding a slender bamboo pole in his hand, looking up slightly, obviously a blind man, the woman was holding the other end of the bamboo pole, looking around, seeing Wei Ying, he asked: "Is Your Excellency Hu Guiyang?" ”

Wei Ying shook her head and didn't even ask her name, "Please wait for a while." ”

Before dawn, seven strange people came to the Zhao Mansion, all of whom were placed in different rooms by Wei Ying, and they were impatient, but there were no more available people under him, so they could only receive them by themselves.

Finally had to be free, he thought of a way, ran out of Zhao's house, and went straight to Shigui's people at the mouth of the alley.

The row of lanterns at the gate of the Shi family was the largest and brightest, but the door was closed, Wei Ying remembered that Shi Guida had gone out a few days ago, and it was probably not back yet.

He was at a loss when he suddenly heard a small song in the distance, turned his head to look at it for a while, rushed over a few steps, and a swear word came out of his mouth, "You even know to come back!" ”

"I've already seen the lanterns, of course I'm going to come back, Wei Baihu came back earlier than me." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

Wei Ying grabbed Hu Guiyang's wrist, "Come back to Zhao's house with me." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Don't mention it, seven strangers came to the door and named you to see you, this is your business, you deal with it yourself, I will only watch."

"Hehe, it's a trivial matter." Hu Guiyang strode back to Zhao's house, stood at the gate of the second courtyard, looked at a few lit rooms, and asked, "Are they all here?" ”

Zhao Ying nodded, relieved.

Hu Guiyang took a deep breath and said loudly: "Get out of the uninvited guests, Master Hu doesn't accept idle people here!" ”

Wei Ying's heart that had just been put down suddenly lifted again, and she slowly sat on the ground against the door frame.