Inside the city of Chengdu.

Richard walked out of the post station and stood on the street and looked left and right, frowning. Chengdu today is different from any time before.

In the past, the pedestrians on the streets of Chengdu, whether aborigines or players, were slow and leisurely. As a result, there is a laid-back atmosphere throughout the city, as if you can spare time for a cup of tea no matter how urgent it is.

However, today's Chengdu seems to have transformed into Chang'an City, the leisurely energy is gone, and the pedestrians on the street are hurried and cold, as if something is chasing behind.

Richard turned and walked out of the city, and went straight out of the city to the small building in the secluded forest. No matter how the outside world changes, this secluded forest building doesn't seem to change, it is still the same.

raised his hand and knocked lightly on the bamboo door, only to hear Xiaoqing's voice coming from behind the door, "It's coming, who is it, my young lady hasn't seen a guest recently." You still please..."

The words stopped abruptly at the moment the bamboo door opened, and Xiaoqing saw Richard standing outside the door, the expression on his face changed, and he immediately became extremely surprised, and said, "Childe?!" Miss, Childe is here! ”

I saw Shi Qingxuan walk out of the room in the back, looked at Richard and showed a shallow smile, "Why are you here?" ”

Richard walked into the courtyard and smiled at Shi Qingxuan: "Old Huo Tou is about to celebrate his birthday, I want to invite you to play a flute at his birthday banquet." ”

"Old Huotou?"

Shi Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, glanced at Richard with disgust and said, "You are talking about Huo Xiu, the chief scoop of Tsing Yi Building, and only you dare to call him that." Don't call him that, it's rude. ”

Richard touched his nose and said in his heart: "It's not been a day or two since I called him Lao Huotou and he called me a stinky boy." ”

Shi Qingxuan was exquisite, and when she saw Richard like this, she immediately changed her words and said with a smile: "But I heard that there are some people in this world who don't pay attention to etiquette and want to be at ease." Maybe Mr. Huo is also such a person, and this is also the way the two of you get along. As long as he doesn't mind, you don't have to take it to heart if an outsider like me talks casually. ”

Richard nodded and said with a smile: "So I don't know if everyone Shi would like to go to Tsing Yi Lou with a face?" ”

Shi Qingxuan said quietly: "Duzun Fort has been moving constantly recently, and it has been transferring troops to the Bashu border. Even Chengdu City was panicking at this time, fleeing for their lives, moving and moving. I asked Xiaoqing to refuse all visitors for me, and I didn't go out to avoid disputes. Now that you have come to invite me, I suppose that I am going to go, but as soon as I leave, what should I do with this secluded forest building? ”

Richard couldn't help but glance around, scratching his head, and feeling a dilemma in his heart. This time he came to Youlin Xiaozhu and invited Shi Qingxuan to Huo Xiu's birthday banquet, he didn't even know what Huo Xiu's birthday was, let alone prepare a birthday banquet for him in advance.

The real purpose of Richard's visit to Youlin Xiaozhu this time was to be entrusted by Shi Zhixuan to take Shi Qingxuan out of Bashu. As Shi Qingxuan just said, Duzun Fort has been moving constantly recently, constantly transferring troops to the border of Bashu, looking at the Central Plains from afar.

Now in Chang'an City, there are even rumors that the Duzun Fort is going to be opposed. At that time, Bashu may be in chaos, how can Shi Zhixuan rest assured that Shi Qingxuan will continue to stay here. However, he could not come forward, so he could only entrust the matter to Richard.

This walk will definitely not come back for a while, at least until Bashu is completely settled. The reason why Youlin Xiaozhu can now become a paradise away from strife in Bashu is because Song Que has a longing for Shi Qingxuan's mother Bixiu, and Duzun Fort does not move Youlin Xiaozhu for her face.

Otherwise, with Xie Hui's temperament, he would have taken the master of Duzun Fort to capture Shi Qingxuan, so as to use it as a bargaining chip to blackmail Shi Zhixuan and Richard.

After thinking for a while, Richard said in a low voice: "We can take the important things with us, and buy the other things when we get to Tsing Yi Building." ”

Shi Qingxuan pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, and said, "You come with me." ”

With that, she led Richard into the house. I saw that there were seven or eight bookshelves in the side room, and each of them was full of books, and it was estimated that there were thousands of books!

Shi Qingxuan said with a smile: "There are three such rooms, these books are the only medical books and music scores I have collected, as well as those pine and bamboo chickens raised in the backyard, they have been raised for so long and have feelings, and they must be taken away." If you have a way, I'll go with you to Tsing Yi Building. ”

Richard looked at the books in this room and suddenly his head was as big as a bucket, if he wanted to take these things, he was afraid that ten carriages might not be enough, could it be said that he was disguised as a caravan like rescuing Buddhism in the Central Plains?

He quickly rejected this idea in his mind, no, although Bashu is big, it is not as vast and boundless as Mongolia, and the operation of Duzun Fort for so many years has already penetrated into every corner of Bashu. At this juncture, a caravan target is too obvious.

Xie Hui would not be good at Shi Qingxuan in Song Que's face, but this did not mean that he could tolerate Richard appearing in Bashu. You must know that when Richard left Chengdu just now, he found that his wanted notice was still posted on the city wall!

After thinking about it for a long time, Richard couldn't come up with a good solution, and said with a wry smile: "Let me think about this matter, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow." ”

Shi Qingxuan nodded and said to the outside of the house: "Xiaoqing, prepare a meal." ”

"Yes, miss."

Xiao Qing outside the house answered, and after a while, he only heard the sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the backyard. Shi Qingxuan's face changed and he hurriedly ran out, and said loudly: "Xiaoqing, what are you doing!" ”

Xiaoqing also knows some internal strength, standing in the backyard and carrying internal force, his voice stirred: "Catch the chicken, miss, didn't you say that next time the son comes, you will kill this pine and bamboo chicken and stew it in soup." ”

Shi Qingxuan's face suddenly turned extremely red, and he turned his head to look at Richard in the room. Richard hurriedly looked up at the ceiling, as if I hadn't heard anything, and muttered to himself, "If I stay here for a few more days, maybe I can lose a few chickens?" ”

A terrible rooster crow came from the backyard, Shi Qingxuan's face became redder and redder, and after leaving the next sentence, I went to see Xiaoqing, turned around and hurriedly ran down the steps.

Richard retracted his gaze and looked out of the house, and after a while, he suddenly slapped his head and chased out, "That pine and bamboo chicken stew is not delicious, and it is the best to make it called flower chicken." ”

When I came to the backyard, I saw Shi Qingxuan rolling up her sleeves, and Xiaoqing and Xiaoqing were busy plucking chicken feathers in the corner, and the two girls had some chicken feathers on their faces, looking embarrassed and funny.

Seeing Richard coming, Shi Qingxuan stood up with a red face, and subconsciously hid his hands behind him. Seeing this, Richard smiled and said, "Let me come." Chicken feathers need to be scalded in hot water before they can be pulled. ”

"I'll go get hot water."

Shi Qingxuan immediately ran towards the front yard, Xiao Qing looked at her back, and a sentence suddenly appeared in her heart - wash your hands and make soup.

(End of chapter)