If it were someone else, I would probably be confused when I heard her suddenly come up with such a sentence without a beginning or an end, but Li Jingqiu, who was born in a casino, suddenly understood: Special meow, actually used Lao Tzu to gamble money? You don't take the underworld forces too seriously, do you?!

Guan Xiaoduo looked at his increasingly gloomy eyes, and hated to slap his mouth: Why did you say it without paying attention?! Alas, I used to scold me for being a troublemaker, and I was not convinced, but now I really admire myself......

Li Jingqiu was silent for a moment, and said in a deep tone: "Let me ask you again, do you agree?" ”

Guan Xiaoduo suddenly fell into deep thought: If I refuse in person, with his little temper, will he immediately make a mistake, jump up and beat me first? Martial arts master Tie Hanhan is not at home, and Dahuazi is also at the yamen and can't come back for a while, I can beat him these two times...... A good woman doesn't suffer immediate losses, so she has to think of a way to fool the current level first.

Guan Xiaoduo secretly calculated for a while in her heart, her mouth was vaguely perfunctory, but her body began to shrink under the counter in a daze. She slowly lowered her body under his increasingly fierce gaze, getting shorter and shorter, and in the end only half of her head and half of her face were exposed on the counter, like a cat who was caught on the spot by stealing dried fish, with her ears behind her head, and the thief's two eyes deliberately avoided him, and she only dared to look left and right:

No, it's not me, I don't know.

"Okay, I got it."

Li Jingqiu didn't wait for her to answer clearly, and snorted coldly: "Sooner or later, I will let you know how good I am!" ”

With that, he slammed the door and left.

Several people outside the door followed him into the stirrups and rode away, and soon disappeared from the mouth of the alley.

Guan Xiaoduo couldn't help but ponder again: Is this an official appointment?

In the face of such an arrogant Li Jingqiu, if the object of his appointment was changed to any other person, Guan Xiaoduo might be a little worried about that person's safety; However, it was Tie Hanhan who could beat down twenty-three professional thugs by one person - Li Jingqiu's sense of coercion was greatly reduced, and even to her ears, it was a bit like 'don't leave after school, see you at the commissary', there was nothing to worry about at all.

- Sneer, the second ancestor of the fish's lips.

After a while, I heard a neighing of horses in the backyard, followed by the sound of footsteps. There is a convenient door on the east wall of the backyard of the pharmacy, located close to the warehouse, which was originally intended for easy access during delivery, and is now reserved for the exclusive use of Teruyashiro. As soon as the wooden door in the backyard rang, Tie Han pushed the door in, took off his dusty coat and hung it on the wall.

At this time, there was no business in the pharmacy, but when he saw Guan Xiaoduo nervously shrinking his head and hiding behind the counter, his appearance of only revealing his two eyes looked very funny, and he couldn't help laughing: "What are you doing alone in the house?" ”

When Guan Xiaoduo saw him, he came out and said honestly: "Li Jingqiu just ran to say that he wanted to kill you." ”

"Oh."

Such an understatement of 'oh' has fully reflected a kind of martial arts supreme's disdain for the small shrimp in the rivers and lakes, and he didn't take this matter to heart at all.

- Tsk, mighty and domineering.

Tie Han asked again: "Li Jingqiu?" Is that the one who sent thugs to guard your door? ”

Guan Xiaoduo nodded.

Tie Han frowned slightly: "What's the matter, he's coming to harass you again?" ”

Guan Xiaoduo shook his head: "I think it's necessary for you to fight with him - of course, not now, wait." ”

Tie Han smiled disapprenously: "It's okay, if he wants to come to me for trouble, he can accompany him at any time." ”

Guan Xiaoduo blinked, and seeing that he didn't seem to understand the essence of her words, he added seriously: "The current price is not suitable!" We are now people with status, and the appearance fee is too low! ”

"Huh? What is the appearance fee? Tie Han was confused.

"Snort, don't care about the details." Guan Xiaoduo smiled mysteriously and diverted the topic: "By the way, how are things going?" Did it go well? ”

"Hmm."

Tie Han bent down and washed his face in the copper basin, took a towel and wiped it while saying, "I found the best blacksmith in the provincial capital, he looked at the drawings and said that there was no problem, and he would send a man to deliver the things in three days." ”

Guan Xiaoduo ran over happily and praised loudly: "Tie Hanhan is great!" ”

However, just after half of the praise, I heard Tie Han say again: "I gave twenty taels for the fixed money, and I have to give another thirty taels when I deliver the goods." ”

Guan Xiaoduo's expression suddenly froze: "Why is it so expensive?!" Didn't you bargain with him? ”

"No, no."

Tie Han was stunned, grabbed his hair, and whispered inexplicably: "I instructed them to invite the best master to use good fine iron to build, the price is easy to say, but the thing must be good." ”

"If you tell someone like that, that person will definitely treat you as a wronged boss!" Guan Xiaoduo held her forehead and covered her chest with a painful face: "Uh, fifty taels!" And so he left me......"

"Isn't it a bit expensive?" Tie Han asked cautiously.

Guan Xiaoduo gritted her back molars and barely squeezed out a few words: "It's okay, as long as the thing is good, it's worth it!" ”

- Why should I expect a Han Han'er who spent a hundred taels of gold to buy a broken medicine shop to bargain? I'm so stupid.

The night was dark, and there were three watches.

The town was silent and pitch black, except for a few dim lanterns in front of the street shops flickering in the evening breeze, like the eyes of a dozing man.

Guan Xiaoduo stayed up late to change two design drawings, and just put out the candle and climbed into bed, as if he heard a long hiss from afar, and couldn't help but glance in that direction. It is usually very well-behaved, and is quiet most of the time, rarely making noise in the middle of the night to disturb its neighbors. Could it be that Tie Hanhan was careless and forgot to add ingredients and water to it at night?

Guan Xiaoduo turned over in the quilt, lazily not wanting to move, thinking that it would be better to buy some apples for it tomorrow as compensation. I was about to fall asleep in a daze, but I heard a rush of horses' hooves one after another, and rushed straight from the end of the alley to the end of the alley.

- It's already so late, is Tie Han going out for something? No, the sound of horses' hooves sounded very chaotic, not like it was just one person riding alone.

Inexplicably alert, Guan Xiaoduo was completely sleepy, suddenly opened her eyes, turned over and got out of bed, casually put on a piece of clothing and pushed the door to the courtyard.

In the middle of the day, the silver light was shining, illuminating everything in the small courtyard of the Guan family, like a layer of hoarfrost. The candles in Guan Hua and Dao's beautiful house have long been extinguished, and there is no light.

The evening breeze was light, Guan Xiaoduo stood under the big locust tree in the courtyard and listened carefully, except for the grass insects singing softly. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart: Did you hear it wrong?

When I looked up next door, I saw that the lights were still on in the small building of the pharmacy.

- It's so late, I don't know what Tie Hanhan is busy with?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the faint candlelight flicker and go out in an instant.

Guan Xiaoduo shrugged, and just turned around and was about to go back to sleep, but suddenly smelled a pungent smell in the wind. She has been working in a pharmacy since she was a child, and she is very familiar with the taste of various herbs - this is the sulfur powder that specializes in treating scabies and poisonous sores. This thing is poisonous and flammable, you have to be extra careful when using it in ordinary times, Guan Xiaoduo hesitated for a moment and decided to go out and have a look.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, the street was empty and there was no figure, and the smell of sulfur had been blown away by the wind, and I don't know where it came from.

Guan Xiaoduo looked left and right, and saw that there seemed to be a black slimy thing outside the door panel of the pharmacy next door, and she couldn't help but wonder: When the store was closed in the evening, it was she who put the door panel with her own hands, and the door was also cleaned up, why did there be an extra thing coming out at this time?

With a burst of curiosity in her heart, she came closer to take a closer look, and found that it was actually three or four bundles of dry firewood that was high for one person?

Guan Xiaoduo stood in front of the firewood and touched his chin: Strange thing, why did Tie Hanhan buy so much firewood? If it was a household, he should have beckoned the delivery brother to send it in from the east door and pile it out of the kitchen, how could he block the door? Isn't it a nuisance?

In line with the strong sense of responsibility of a competent clerk, Guan Xiaoduo decided to move out first.

The main entrance of the pharmacy is still some distance from the small door to the east, and in the middle of the night, the door must have been bolted a long time ago, so it is better to drag it back to your own house first. After making up his mind, Guan Xiaoduo reached out and grabbed the hemp rope and dragged it in the direction of his house.

Oh, I didn't expect such a big bundle of dry firewood to be quite heavy, and it must be worth a few pennies! Tie Hanhan, the losers, are not afraid to let anyone go away just like this pile at the door?

Guan Xiaoduo muttered in his heart, and just after dragging the firewood and not taking a few steps, he heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves coming from the alley in the west again.

I don't know if it's because of the thief's heart or what, Guan Xiaoduo subconsciously hid behind the firewood as soon as she lowered her body, and only poked out half of her head to watch the movement. At this moment, she saw several fast horses whistling by like a galloping wind, and as she passed by, she felt the loud sound of iron hooves stepping on the ground, and the soles of her feet were slightly numb.

- Annoying guy, running horses in the streets in the middle of the night? Aren't you afraid of sleeping in the neighborhood?!

Guan Xiaoduo was thinking about it, when he suddenly saw the black-clothed man on horseback raise his hand and throw several bundles of firewood towards the roof and door of the pharmacy. The moment the firewood and grass flew overhead, she immediately smelled the foul smell of sulfur again.

Before she could react, the group had already turned the alley, and the black figure quickly disappeared in the night. She stood up, looked at the distant backs of everyone and wondered for a while, and suddenly felt that the door panel behind her was loosened, and a hand reached out from inside and dragged her into the house, and before she could call for help, she was covered by another big hand.

Guan Xiaoduo was startled, and was about to struggle, but heard the man's familiar voice whisper in his ear: "Don't be afraid, it's me." ”

- Tie Hanhan?

Guan Xiaoduo suddenly felt relieved, and then gave up resistance and looked at him with wide eyes.

He didn't let go immediately, but whispered in her ear: "Don't ask anything now, listen to me: after letting you go, go to the water tank in the backyard and hide it, if you see a fire, drench yourself with water first, and then run for your life through the back door, and don't care about anything." Do you understand? ”

Guan Xiaoduo's mind was full of question marks, but she still nodded obediently.