Chapter 1: The Thief
[Continuing from the book above, the last book said that Mu Qingming learned some information about the magic qin from Miaoge's mouth, and also speculated that Yangqin was still in the hands of the Immortal Dao, so he felt a panic. It was also expected that the Immortal Dao would use the magic harp to change the thinking and memory of others. And use the magic harp to lock the dragons, and there is no way to prevent the immortal path from gaining eternal life. But Mu Qingming also quickly came up with a countermeasure, that is, to use Ah Hong and his Crane Ming Qiuyue to fight against the Immortal Dao. Draw out the winter and go to the spring, and start again. The Immortal Dao calmed down, and they didn't do anything more, disappearing again. Mu Qingming was rarely idle, so Zhao Liang continued to keep an eye on the city and whether there were immortal Taoists appearing. But he works from 9 to 5 every day, going back and forth between the Qi family's warehouse and the Mu family's courtyard. When I went to work, I listened to the guys in the warehouse talk about it, since the beginning of the year, there are many rich and noble people in the city who have lost things, so it is rumored that there is a thief in the city of Kunming. γ
In the city of Kunming, which comes from winter to spring, it is still a little warm and cold. In the early morning, between the heavens and the earth, even the morning breeze was filled with an icy cold.
When the genius shone slightly, the thin white mist that diffused between the heavens and the earth had not completely dispersed, and the earth was covered with dew, wet. The old people in Kunming and Yunnan believe that planting cacti at the door or on the courtyard wall can ward off evil spirits. ), a little wilted under the erosion of the morning dew.
Mu Qingming, who had finished washing, sat in the main room, eating hot rice noodles with relish under the dim light emitted by the bean-sized lamp.
"Suck and suck", the sound of sucking the smooth rice noodles into your mouth echoed intermittently in the main house. The heat rising from the hot soup of rice noodles brought a burst of fragrant meat, covering the fragrance of sandalwood lit in the incense burner on the table behind him.
"Master, I will pay you today, what do you want to eat, and when the apprentice comes back from work, I will bring you some back." Steaming, sitting opposite Mu Qingming, Ah Hong, who ate a big bowl of rice noodles in three or two bites, said to Mu Qingming.
In the past few months, the dragon lockers in the city have not encountered any wicked and evil people, and there is peace in the spring city. The dragon lockers can't take their possessions from these wicked people. In order to make a living, it is obviously a little difficult to make ends meet with Mu Qingming's wages alone.
Although the Mu family will also send money to Mu Qingming on a regular basis, Mu Shanshu and Mu Luo will definitely be reluctant to starve their precious son and daughter-in-law. But Mu Qingming, a man of more than 300 years old, has already come out of the family to support himself, and he really can't accept the family's alms with peace of mind. Mu Qing simply introduced Ah Hong and Miaotian to go to the warehouse of the Qi family on the Zhangtang Wharf in the west of the city to do things.
Although it is all manual work with a big bag, for the sake of Mu Qingming's face, Mrs. Qi arranged for the two of them to go out early and return late, and they have three days off every month. and forty-five half-kai wages. In this way, the life of the Mu family is still passable.
And the fish and dragons on the dock are mixed, Miaotian and Ah Hong, you can also better see the six roads, listen to all directions, and know everything about the city. This is the best source of information for the Dragonlockers.
At the same time, it is also good for Ah Hong to be familiar with some human feelings and sophistication, and human nature; So that Ah Hong will not be as simple and naΓ―ve as in the past.
And even Mo Han and Miao Yu Miaole began to make some insoles and embroidery at home, and took out the Miao pen in exchange for some small money. Miaoyu and Miaole are both skillful people, and Mo Han is also a good learner, and the things they make are also very exquisite. In addition to the wonderful pen's eloquent mouth, it is not worrying about buyers.
Although Mu Qingming's life is not rich and expensive, and it is not as good as the brocade clothes and food at home, they also have no worries about food and clothing, and they have a good life.
The point is that Changshengdao has not shown up for several months, and there has been no action, which makes Mu Qingming rare and comfortable, and he also enjoys such comfort.
He knew that perhaps the remnants of those immortal paths were on the West Mountain. But he couldn't be in a hurry, he couldn't make a rash move until he weakened the Immortal Dao.
Mu Qingming raised his eyes, glanced at Ah Hong, a still filial apprentice, and said lightly: "That's not necessary, yesterday I asked Han Damao to send me some fish and shrimp today, let's drink fish soup tonight." βγ
After speaking, Mu Qingming, who wiped his mouth, stood up, said goodbye to his wife Mo Han, and walked towards the door.
He had to go to work; It is not close from Shala Lane to Yulongdui, and he goes out at this point every morning to catch up with the start of work.
The oncoming yin wind was a bit biting, Mu Qingming subconsciously clasped his hands in front of his chest, and strode forward with his back slightly bent. After a while, I came to the entrance of the alley.
Through the faint light of the sky, a familiar figure could be seen standing at the mouth of the deserted alley. This figure yawning in the cold wind is none other than Zhao Liang.
Zhao Liang, who looked tired and his eyes were bloodshot, seemed to have stayed up all night again. Most of them are the police department again, and they have received some cases.
Mu Qingming greeted him and asked, "So early?" You've had another sleepless night, haven't you? βγ
"Wasn't it a sleepless night? Recently, they have been staring at the Immortal Dao, and the disciples have not appeared, but there are many thieves in the city. Saying this, Zhao Liang yawned again, and the words that followed were blurred because of this.
He followed Mu Qingming, who was still cold and deserted in the early morning, and it was difficult to see a few pedestrians on the street, walking towards the side of Cuihu without stopping, and continued to ask: "Changshengdao hasn't done anything recently, right?" βγ As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Liang frowned and yawned again, and the tiredness on his face increased instead of decreasing.
"I haven't found any trace of them here for the time being, so don't worry." Mu Qingming smiled lightly, turned his head and glanced at the tiredness on Zhao Liang's face: "You should sleep well; If you catch the evil people of the Immortal Dao, you can't be so desperate. βγ
ignored the fact that there were too many thieves in the city mentioned by Zhao Liang.
"I just wanted to ask you, do people from the Immortal Dao steal?" Zhao Liang's face was a little more confused with exhaustion.
"Yes." Mu Qingming replied casually and continued to stride forward.
Originally, he just wanted to perfunctory Zhao Liang, so he replied so casually. Of course, the Immortal Dao will definitely steal things, isn't Mu Qingming's jade buckle stolen by them? But what the Immortal Dao stole could never be ordinary in many cases.
Zhao Liang mentioned that there were too many thieves, and Mu Qingming had also heard a little. It is said that since the lunar month of last year, some families in the city have often lost gold and silver jewelry. These little things in the world really can't enter the eyes of the Immortal Dao.
But it's not easy to say, Changshengdao also needs to eat, and you have to have money to eat. That's why Mu Qingming answered yes, the purpose was to let Zhao Liang catch the thief. If an Immortal Daoist is caught, it can be regarded as a meritorious contribution to weakening the Immortal Dao.
"Then I'll catch the thief, maybe there are immortal Taoists among the thieves." Zhao Liang, who was immediately in high spirits, said goodbye to Mu Qingming, and turned around and walked in the direction of Yuantong Temple.
Mu Qingming looked at his back as he left in a hurry, and after he stopped talking, he said to himself: "It's really a good thing that the police in Spring City are like you and forget to sleep and eat. βγ
After that, in the morning light and morning mist, he strode along the dirt road on the shore of Cuihu Lake towards the Jade Dragon Pile.
After arriving at the Qi family's warehouse, the guys who lived in it had already gotten up to do things. Other guys also came from all over the place one after another. Recently, the city is not very peaceful, there are many thieves who have come out of nowhere, many people have been stolen one after another, although the Qi family has not suffered so far, but also strengthened the guard of all warehouses and warehouses.
Of course, this storehouse, which is located on the quiet Jade Dragon Pile, has also strengthened its garrison. In addition to the addition of men for the vigil, two more big black dogs were added to guard them.
After Mu Qingming greeted the guys, he walked to the door and leaned down and touched the two fierce black dogs. The two black dogs, with strong physiques and vicious eyes, became a lot more docile when he touched the dog's head.
The big tail behind him, wagging rhythmically. His tongue was sticking out, and his mouth made a snorting sound.
"Young Master Mu, this is today's manifest, please take a look." At this moment, Xiao Heizi walked over with a manifest.
Sha Weng no longer cares about this warehouse, and the affairs in the warehouse are also handed over to Mu Qingming, who is already familiar with the work of the warehouse, according to Qi Gao's wishes.
Mu Qingming took the manifest, and after taking a look at the contents on it, he handed the manifest back to Xiao Heizi: "The warehouse on the east side is still empty and dry. The goods that came today were all rice and tea, but they couldn't get wet, so let's leave them there. βγ
"Okay, Young Master Mu." Xiao Heizi answered, took the manifest and went to work.
"Did you hear that? Recently, a thief came to the city. Before Heizi left, a few guys not far away gathered together and whispered: "I heard that this thief does not steal from the poor, but specializes in picking rich people." βγ
At this time, the goods to be stored in the warehouse have not yet been pulled. The coachmen were still feeding the horses, and the guys had a rare time to spare, so they got together to chat.
Unlike the serious and rigid Sha Weng, Mu Qingming felt that as long as they did things well, he would not criticize the guys for chatting in such a busy manner.
"I've also heard that the thieves are the ones who are rich but not the rich." The other guy took over and spoke with relish. There was a lot of joy and excitement in that tone: "And this thief has come and gone without a trace, and even the police can't find any trace of him." The rich people in the city who are not benevolent to the rich are worried about it. When I hear this, I am glad."
"Yes, the thief also gave all those goods to the poor people of the city. It would be nice if he sent us some too. With that, several of the guys snickered.
"So, the thief you're talking about is also a thief." Mu Qingming said this and walked over: "He also picks on people who are rich and unkind." βγ Yubi frowned slightly, thoughtful, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Yes, Master Mu." The guys who were discussing stealing turned their heads to look at Mu Qingming who was standing in front of them, and shouted in unison: "Yes, it's the thief that the storyteller said." βγ
"Then you may be disappointed." Mu Qingming smiled and quipped: "The wages of a few of you are not low, you have enough food and clothing, and the Qi family does not owe you wages, and I don't eat your 'filial piety', I am afraid that the thieves will not give you money." βγ
After finishing speaking, several guys were slightly stunned, and they all laughed heartily.
It's a joke, but Mu Qingming is also very curious about this thief. Maybe it's been too comfortable recently, and there is actually a thief in Kunming City, which also makes Mu Qingming want to see this thief who has come and gone without a trace.
What is the origin of this thief? Is it really a grand thief? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.