Coincidentally, one after another, after Yu Xiaoli entered the Huozheng Gate Hall to ask for things, several experts who played with birds in Sijiu City all entered the Huozheng Gate Hall with their front and back feet, and they actually told Na Jiuye's family to beware of the few birds raised by the top children who had been harmed by the black cat. There is a bird guard, holding a bird cage in his arms is also unlucky, sad and sad, the black cat on the face to draw out a crooked Go chessboard, blood stinging to look at the heart-making are terrifying!

It was easy to wait for the sky to get late and the lights were on, and Na Jiuye, who had been a patron for a day, sat on the Taishi chair at the door and watched a few little apprentices close the door of the main gate of the fire hall tightly, and then turned his head and whispered to Xiang Youbao: "There is a leopard, these things are going on today...... I'm afraid that there is something else wrong, go and tell a few uncles, and then invite Yan Ye and Old Man Hong, let's talk in the room! ”

Nodding his head slightly, Xiang Youbao quickly invited Hu Qianli and the others, who had already heard Na Jiuye's words from afar, to the meeting room, and then explained that Nalan had prepared everyone's meals and sent them to the meeting room, and then turned his hand and closed the door and went to the table in the discussion room.

It's all my own family, so naturally I don't have so many politenesses. Roughly talking about these strange things that he encountered at the entrance of the main gate of the fire during the day, Na Jiuye said to Hu Qianli while eating the home-cooked meals placed on the table: "Senior Brother Hu, among the characters waiting for things in this Sijiu City, are there any outstanding characters who serve cats?" ”

Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Hu Qianli did not hesitate for a moment, and replied to Na Jiuye: "In the past, there were several wives in wealthy mansions who raised cats, and there were also girls who held cats and craftsmen who served cats. But if they want to be fine, their ability is to make the cats raised by the wives bright, clean and crisp. Haven't you heard of someone taming cats and catching birds? ”

Hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth, but She Youlu hurriedly said at this time: "Isn't there a cat master in the north of the city?" The one you picked up last time, Senior Brother Hu? ”

Slowly shaking his head, Hu Qianli responded in a deep voice: "Listening to what those customers who came to the hall said, it doesn't look like something that the cat can be trained by. What's more, since he asked us to set up a situation last time, I guess I also feel that it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Sijiu City, and I am afraid that we will always take advantage of his shortcomings. I left Sijiu City a long time ago, and I heard that I went to the Tangshan boundary? ”

Frowning slightly, She Youdao also shook his head again and again: "Sensei said that he is an expert in cat taming, that is, he is a good hand at training cats, and it is difficult to find a master who can tame cats and catch birds in Sijiu City!" In the past, I had heard that there were such experts outside the Guan, but that was also a story that came out during the Guangxu period, and who still knows whether it is true or false? Senior brother, there are rumors outside, saying that there are a few big businessmen who like to play with birds from the south. Holding back their strength to play a role in the scene of a hundred birds worshipping the phoenix, could it be that there are some masters around them? ”

Still slowly shaking his head, Hu Qianli said in a low voice: "Just because those businessmen from the south want to play a prominent role in the scene of a hundred birds worshipping the phoenix, it is estimated that even if there are capable people around them who have training things, they should not be good at taming cats and catching birds-Sijiu City is so big, there must be hundreds of players who play birds, just with a black cat, when will those birds that can attract people's eyes be cleaned up?" ”

I took a slow sip of the soup. Old Man Hong replied slowly: "I've heard of it....... In the past, there was a person in the palace who could tame cats and catch birds, but that person also lost his life in the fire in the three mountains and five gardens in western Beijing in the year of Gengzi! ”

Leaning forward slightly. Na Jiu Ye couldn't help but ask Old Man Hong, "Then has this person's craftsmanship been handed down?" Or is there any family member staying in Sijiu City? ”

Waving his hand, Old Man Hong replied in a deep voice: "That person is a eunuch who buys bits and pieces in the imperial dining room, I heard that he is from Baoding, and I haven't heard of any relatives around him, let alone that he has apprentices left." It's just that someone has spread the word in private, saying that this eunuch used to be in power. He was waiting by Prince Su's side, and his method of taming cats and catching birds was learned at that time from a few Japanese ronins who often came and went in Prince Su's mansion? ”

Frowning tightly, Na Jiuye couldn't help but mutter, "How can this matter be related to the Japanese again.......

Without waiting for Na Jiuye's words to land, Xiang Youbao, who had been sitting quietly for a long time, interjected at this time and said, "Uncle Hu." Do any of the big businessmen who came from the south know where they live? ”

Nodding slightly, Hu Qianli reached out and took out a small paper scroll from his arms, and handed it to Na Jiuye's eyes with both hands: "Today's hard work, I listened to several customers in the hall talk about the reason for the black cat, so I didn't say hello to my senior brother, and privately asked Jiu Monkey to find a scene I knew in Sijiu City to ask - those big businessmen from the south live in Changxuan Garden, and do the business of old ginseng and mink. Looking at their daily expenses, they should be the masters of a lot of money! ”

also took the small paper scroll handed by Hu Qianli with both hands, and Na Jiuye carefully unfolded the small paper scroll, and said to Hu Qianli: "I have to say that Senior Brother Hu can figure it out in his heart, I, who is the senior brother in charge, really favored you!" I remember that Chang Xuan Yuan was the house of a silk merchant in Sijiu City, and it was sold after the family fell into the middle of the road, but who was the buyer....... I really haven't heard anyone say it in detail. ”

Frowning, Xiang Youbao asked Hu Qianli thoughtlessly at this time: "Uncle Hu, these big businessmen from the south are really engaged in the trading of old ginseng and mink?" Can't be wrong? ”

Looking at Xiang Youbao with some disgust, Na Jiuye raised his hand and handed the small paper scroll to Xiang Youbao, and said to Xiang Youbao with a few points of meaning: "Look at what you said, your Uncle Hu has always been stable in doing things, if you really don't verify and understand, where can you talk in this discussion room?" ”

took the small paper scroll handed over by Na Jiuye, and Xiang Youbao, who has always been polite to his elders on weekdays, seems to be completely immersed in the reasons he is pondering in his mind, while browsing the small words on the small paper scroll at a glance, he said to himself in a manly voice: "Really calculated, this is just the day of October, but it is really the time when the visitors and hunters in the old forest outside the customs are paying back the money." But now that the gate is called to send troops to the little Japanese to occupy it, who else in Sijiu City can have such a great ability to send such a large amount of old ginseng and mink from the territory occupied by the Japanese soldiers? ”

There was no need for the people sitting around the table to speak, and a trace of cruelty had flashed in the eyes of Xiang Youbao. Gently put down the small note in his hand, Xiang Youbao picked up the dishes and chopsticks in front of him again, and said to Yan Xu who was sitting beside him while eating: "Master Yan, let's rest early tonight?" ”

As soon as he heard the words of Xiang Youbao, Yan Xu suddenly nodded again and again: "Go again after the third watch?" ”

Listening to the brainless conversation between Xiang Youbao and Yan Xu, and then looking at the small note that Xiang Youbao had just put down, Na Jiu Ye suddenly woke up from a nap, and shouted at Xiang Youbao one after another: "There is a leopard, is this the idea of you to fight the night visit Ju Society?" I heard that all the houses in the chrysanthemum club have changed their appearance, and the guys who welcome guests have also changed. There are old Taoists in the martial arts who have looked at the guys who greeted the guests at the door of the Jushe shop, and they all said that those guys looked like they were with kung fu, you must not be reckless! In case you make any mistakes, you still have to worry about Yan Ye to keep you safe......."

Nodding approvingly, Hu Qianli coughed lightly with his face behind his back, and then said to Xiang Youbao: "Right now, our Huo Zhengmen and Ju She are already rivals to death, but our people are in the open, but the people in Ju She's are secretly upside down. If you really just hit the door so recklessly....... There are leopards, we don't have a winning side! ”

Blinking a pair of eyes, Xiang Youbao seemed to feel that there was some truth in the words of Na Jiuye and Hu Qianli, and turned his head again to Yan Xu, who was looking at him, and said, "That....... Isn't the old saying that when you explore a kiln, you should look at the wind first? Master Yan, let's go out on the third watch tonight and take a trip to Changwan Garden? ”

Nodding his head without hesitation, Yan Xu replied angrily: "I have also walked a few times in this Changwan Garden, and I still remember the passage of the house inside. But if you really want to go to Chang Xuan Garden to see the movement, we will have to come to the door a little later! ”

"Isn't it too late for the third watch?"

"Hi....... There are leopards, and you don't go to those flower streets and willow alleys and gold selling places on weekdays, so naturally you don't know what some corners in these four or nine cities have. There are seven or eight small buildings near the left of this Changwan Garden, and there are some red men living in them (Note 1), who are playing and singing, drinking and having fun with the silk and bamboo of Tian'er. The third watch day is the time of the lively time, and the lights on the seven or eight small buildings are bright, which can illuminate the Changxuan Garden without a single shadow. If we leave it at this time to crash into Chang Yuyuan....... I'm afraid that as soon as I enter the house, I have to let people see it clearly! ”

"Red Princess? What kind of scene is this in Sijiu City? ”

"This red man ........ I said there are leopards, can you not ask these people who have them? It's not a serious thing anyway! ”

Seeing that Yan Xu's face became strange in an instant, Xiang Youbao picked up his rice bowl again with some doubts, and said casually: "Master Yan, look at your face has become so strange........ Haven't you suffered at the hands of those red men? ”

When the words fell, Yan Xu, who had just drunk a mouthful of soup into his mouth, suddenly choked in his throat, and suddenly sprayed the soup in his mouth into a rain....... (To be continued.) )

ps: Note 1: Hong Xianggong, also known as Bird Xianggong, Rabbit Lord, Xianggu or Xianggong, is another name for male prostitutes in Beiping City in the old days, most of them have a miserable fate, and there is almost no place to die.