The door opened, and behind the fence stood two women in blue and white dresses. Ji Lie thanked him. One of the women led Ji Lie to the house in the courtyard, silent all the way.

"Thief, thief."

Suddenly, a crisp sound sounded on Ji Lie's head, and Ji Lie couldn't help but look up, only to see a birdcage hanging on the crooked-necked willow tree, and there were two yellow-browed birds in it that were crying incessantly.

Strange, how can a yellow-browed bird learn to speak?

Ji Lie was surprised, he had heard that the parrot brother could speak human words, and on the south bank of the big river, there was a kind of black bird in the distant Southern Chu that could also speak human words, but he didn't know that the yellow-eyed bird could also speak.

The maid beside her obviously guessed what Ji Lie was thinking, she pursed her lips and smiled secretly, but she didn't solve Ji Lie's doubts.

Of course, Ji Lie wouldn't ask.

Coming to the bottom of the steps, there was a green bamboo curtain hanging on the door, and a fresh fragrance came out of the bamboo curtain, Ji Lie knew that Ji Huai must be behind the curtain, although he didn't understand why he didn't come out to greet the guests, but he still held the chess pot and gave a deep salute: "Student Yu Lie, meet Master Ji." ”

There was no movement in the house, and after a while, someone asked, "Who are you?" "Dare to love, this person didn't hear clearly.

This person is not Ji Huai, her voice is too unique, Ji Lie naturally heard it, she is the woman who asked herself if she was a thief through the fence wall, Ji Lie was puzzled, and quietly glanced left and right from the corner of his eye, confirming that this was the courtyard where Ji Huai lived, but the last time he came, there was no talking yellow-eyed bird hanging on the crooked-necked willow tree.

Perhaps, this woman is Ji Huai's inner family.

Thinking like this, Ji Lie replied: "My name is Yu Lie, a native of the Song Kingdom, if Master Ji is not there, then Yu Lie will say goodbye first and come back to visit another day." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave, after all, he was here to find Ji Huai, not Ji Huai's wife or daughter. Besides, he was a little annoyed in his heart, this woman is so rude, you are obviously the owner of this courtyard, and you already know the purpose of my coming here, but what do you want to ask, who should you ask? Ask yourself? He also made me wait, and after waiting for a long time, he asked for something inconsequential.

"Wait."

No, as soon as he turned around, that unusually unique voice sounded behind him, and Ji Lie could only turn around patiently and listen to what she would say.

The man said: "Well, Yu Lie from Song Guolai, I know you, but you are in the wrong place, not here, not ......" She thought for a moment and continued: "It's not where you are going." ”

Isn't it?

Ji Lie was confused, squinted his eyes and looked at the crooked-necked willow tree, thinking, could it be the same yard? However, even the yellow-browed bird can speak human language, so what else is impossible?

The man seemed to know what he was thinking, and said slowly: "You guessed wrong, this is where you originally wanted to go, but not where you want to go now, and the place you want to go is not here." ”

She said very seriously, but Ji Lie was even more confused, so he listened to her and said: "The world is very big, there are many things that people don't know, and it is not uncommon for yellow-eyed birds to speak human words, there are many birds, as long as they cut their tongues skillfully, and then teach them carefully, they can speak." ”

"I wonder what birds are?" Ji Lie actually asked.

The man was stunned for a moment, and replied: "A lot, the parrot brother of Qi State, the black eight of Nanchu, the yellow eyebrows of Lu State, the beauty tongue of Wei Guo, and the flower beard of Cai State, many ......" She actually gave examples one by one, and then talked about the experience of cutting the bird's tongue: "You must be careful when cutting your tongue, you can't cut less or more, and you won't be able to speak if you cut more or less." Speaking of this, he said, "Hey, how can I tell you this?" ”

Ji Lie didn't speak, and felt numb all over, thinking to herself, she must have cut off a lot of tongues. The woman was silent for a while, not knowing what she was thinking, and her tone was a little displeased: "Flowerbeard, you take him out, go where he should go!" ”

Flowerbeard, is it a bird? Well, it's possible, like the little guy who was so understanding, and very cunning and afraid of death.

Ji Lie thought stunned.

But he guessed wrong, the beard was not a bird, but the rather delicate maid standing beside him, and saw a layer of red glow flying on the maid's face, lowered her head, and responded crisply: "Yes." ”

Ji Lie followed 'Flowerbeard' towards the outside of the courtyard, and the other maid smiled crookedly. The maid named 'Flowerbeard' whispered, "What are you laughing at?" You're not also a beauty tongue. ”

The maid stopped smiling, and looked a little resentful.

Out of the courtyard, Ji Lie said goodbye to 'Flower Beard', but 'Flower Beard' stopped him: "The proprietor said, let me take you to your Ji Master, please come with me." ”

Ji Lie came back to his senses at this time, this maid was going to take herself to see Ji Huai, and immediately followed behind her, her heart was in a trance, and she secretly felt that what she saw and heard was quite strange, but she couldn't say what the specific difference was, and she couldn't help but look back, but saw that the door on the fence wall had been closed.

"Please come with me."

The maid repeated again, she was not surprised by Ji Lie's strange appearance, and everyone who had seen the proprietor, male or female, which one was not like this? Even though he was just standing at the foot of the stairs, and the proprietor was hidden in the curtain, the proprietor said so much to him, which was not much different from meeting.

Bypassing a lotus pond, Ji Lie finally came to the place where he should go, Ji Huai was reading a book in the courtyard by the lotus pond, and when he saw Ji Lie coming, he looked happy and greeted him.

Ji Lie and Ji Huai played a game of chess, the ending was of course Ji Lie's defeat, Ji Lie did not ask who the woman in the courtyard was, but Ji Huai took the initiative to tell Ji Lie that the woman was one of his daughters of the elder, with a noble status, and could not be talked to others, she came to Jingcheng by chance, and he gave the courtyard to him, but forgot to tell Ji Lie. Since this is the case, Ji Lie naturally won't ask more.

After the chess, Ji Lie made a pot of tea for Ji Huai, sincerely offered it to him, and then bowed to the ground and said his intention.

Ji Huai held the tea bowl, stared at Ji Lie, smiled intriguingly, and said, "With your temperament, you won't come to ask me for help unless you have to." However, don't worry, I won't ask you why, I just hope that you can live up to your chess skills and chess products. ”

"Thank you, Master Ji."

Ji Lie was moved, rolled up his sleeves and bowed deeply to Ji Huai, how could he not be moved, the people around him were either his guards or his relatives, but Ji Huai was his teacher and friend, maybe it was more appropriate.

Ji Huai calmly accepted a salute and said: "The reason why I accept your salute is because you and I are both chess people, you go back and wait, if you are fast, you will be happy, and if you are slow, you will be able to set off in three or two days." ”

So fast?

Ji Lie was even more happy, and was about to take out the money bag in his arms, but Ji Huai saw it, his face sank, and he said coldly: "What? Do you think that one side of the customs clearance is better than the pot of chess pieces in front of you? ”

Ji Lie's face was flushed with shame, of course he knew that the pot of chess pieces that Ji Huai gave him was worth a lot, but when he asked for help, he couldn't come empty-handed and return with a full load, but seeing that Ji Huai's face was getting colder and colder, Ji Lie didn't dare to take out the money bag again, so he could only salute again, and then leave.

Returning along the way he came, Xiao Yu stood at the entrance of the alley into the courtyard and waited for him, the little maid wanted to go with him, but he firmly refused, how could he bring a little tail again?

Xiao Hei was also looking around at the mouth of the alley, and saw Ji Lie walking slowly with a chess pot, he walked up quickly, but before anyone got close, he asked hurriedly: "How is it?" But is it hard? "I forgot to use honorific titles.

Alas, Ji Lie knew that in the heart of this witch official, there must be a contradiction, on the one hand, he hoped to leave as soon as possible, but on the other hand, he was afraid that people would laugh at him for being useless, Ji Lie decided to let him face himself, so he said: "If you are fast, you will be a day, and if you are slow, you will be three or two days." ”

Xiao Hei froze and didn't say a word.

……

'Knock knock. ’

Someone knocked on the door.

Inside the fence, Flowerbeard stood on the left, Beautytongue on the right, and the yellow-browed bird on the crooked neck willow was crying again: "Thief, thief." ”

However, it was not the thief who came back, but Ji Huai, who came to the green bamboo curtain and was about to salute, but the woman's voice came from behind the curtain: "Come in, no need to be polite." ”

"Yes, proprietor."

Ji Huai cautiously walked into the room, saluted the woman who was fiddling with Jinse, and then asked, "The proprietor has seen him, what do you think?" ”

The piano has five strings, but Se has fifty strings, and most of the timbre of this Se on the case is not accurate, so it will be dumb for three years, and this beautiful woman has been here for five days, and it has been corrected for five days, and now, unfortunately, each string is not accurate, but she is not discouraged, and she is very serious from morning to night.

At this moment, her head was slightly tilted, her eyebrows were shallow and twisted, and her ten fingers were busy working, pulling them out from time to time and listening.

I hope to wait quietly.

After thinking about it for a long time, she stopped arguing, slapped her palms twice, and said seriously: "I'm afraid, I have to take away your face." ”

Ji Huai smiled: "Ji Huai believes that one day, the proprietor will repair it." ”

"It should be."

The woman looked at Ji Huai lightly, nodded and said: "Song Boyue is in Jingcheng, those two Yin Moon Guards must have been sent by him, there are not too many people who can recruit the Yin Moon Guards of the Song Kingdom, and there are not too many people who can make you dare not get too close, there are even more crooked fingers in the world, as for the child named Yu Lie, he claims to be from the Song Kingdom, but recently, I only heard that An Guo is not peaceful, and Song Ji's son sent an envoy to Yan Guo but disappeared on the Liuyuan River, I think, all this must be related." ”

Ji Huai was shocked and didn't answer, because he knew that his proprietor would continue.

Sure enough, the woman said again: "Song Ji's son is called Ji Lie, and the child of Song Kingdom is called Yu Lie, Ji Lie disappeared, but Yu Lie recruited Yin Yuewei and killed one of them, and the other fled." Isn't this a bizarre coincidence? Hum. "She said it very seriously, even the last 'hum' didn't carry the slightest emotion, as if she was just expressing, don't you think I can't guess?

Ji Huai's eyes flashed, as if he thought of something terrible, he took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "That guard is very terrifying, his sword is extremely fast, when he sneaked up on the Yin Moon Guard, I didn't see how he came out of the sword at all, and the Yin Moon Guard was sealed by his sword, such a person is by no means nameless!" By the way, and the woman slave, she also suddenly disappeared! ”

"Hmm."

The woman pursed her lips: "This matter is recorded in the policy, whether it is Anguo or Song Guo, it has nothing to do with Moxianglou for the time being, I said, these small things, you can make your own decisions, but you should know that Moxianglou's responsibilities." ”

"Thank you, Proprietor!"

Ji Huai's expression was relieved, and his face showed joy. The woman looked at him indifferently and shook her head: "I don't think he's that smart. ”

I hope to be silent.

……

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