On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people are still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year. Merchants are closed, teahouses and taverns are closed, and every household is prosperous, and it is festive. The Chinese New Year is a rare leisure time, and it is a rare time for reunion.

But not everyone is happy on such days.

"What to do, there is no more food......

In a dilapidated house in the west of the city, a little girl who was just taller than the boiling platform struggled to remove the stones from the clay pot containing grain, but there was only a thin layer of broken rice at the bottom of the clay pot, which did not add up to a handful.

She looked at the food in the pot again, and there was only one bowl left, and she could only eat it for one day today, and she didn't know where to get some food tomorrow. The market only opened on the seventh day of the first month, and the restaurant and other places were only opened.

Qi Niang is full of sorrow, the weather is cold outside, the family is closed, there is nothing to eat, even in the suburbs, it is difficult to find food, this New Year is destined to be difficult.

She went outside the door and dug up a pot of clean snow and poured it into the pot, and poured another half bowl of leftovers into the pot, and was about to light the fire.

"Sister......

A little girl poked out of the door, her eyes were big, but her face was yellow and thin, and it was very distressing to look at.

"Xiaojiu woke up."

"Uh-huh."

This girl called Xiaojiu by Qi Niang is the youngest child here, abandoned since childhood, raised by Qi Niang and other people here, and is now almost five years old.

"Sister, Xiaojiu is here to help you!"

The children of the poor are in charge of the house early, and they are young in wine, but they do all the housework in a good way, and they run to the stove to burn the fire.

Their family lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of firewood, and these firewood are all picked up little by little by them on weekdays.

"Xiaojiu is so good."

Following Xiaojiu, four more teenagers and girls came in, and the room seemed to be crowded a lot.

"Sister."

The four of them were no more than ten years old, and they all looked very well-behaved, and they entered the house, cleaned up the house, sorted out the tables, chairs and benches, and no one was idle.

"Xiaojiu, crispy, Xiao Chen, Ling'er, Ah Qiao, it's time to eat!"

"It's coming!"

Qi Niang looked at them, her heart was slightly warm, no matter how shabby the house was, no matter how difficult it was tomorrow, as long as they were there, it would be home. Compared to the homeless people, they are still very lucky, at least they have a home and a place to stay.

In fact, this is not a hearty meal, and the bowl of six people is just a bowl of thin vegetable soup, just a stomach.

"Xiaojiu and Xiaochen, you stay at home today. Crispy Ling'er and Joe, the three of us went out to find something to eat today. ”

After eating, Qi Niang divided the people into two groups, leaving the youngest Xiaojiu and the most cautious and delicate Xiao Chen at home, while everyone else went out to find food.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month, but there are not many pedestrians on the road. Qi Niang with three younger brothers and sisters walked in the alleys, high walls are where nobles live, Qi Niang once looked at it from a distance, it is like a place where the gods live, delicate like a painting.

Of course, people like them can't get in for a lifetime, and what they can go to is the back door at the end of these alleys, the big doors.

Some kind-hearted people, at this time, put all the leftovers in the house at the back door and give them to these people. It's a pity that there are too few such people, and most people won't do it even if they let the leftovers be poured and fed to the dogs, so this has become a matter of scrambling, and when it's late, there will be nothing.

Qi Niang's children are small and have little strength, and they can't rob others at all, so they can only wait for everyone to finish them before picking up the rest every time, but at this time there is often nothing.

Today, it's no different than usual.

Qi Niang went to several houses that she frequented, either they didn't open the door or they went late. Seeing that it was getting dark, they didn't get anything, hungry and empty-handed.

"Sister, it's getting dark."

"Let's go to those houses, and then we'll go home."

Qi Niang touched the top of the heads of several younger brothers and sisters, and her heart was pantothenic.

"Uh-huh!"

They were still in a very narrow alley, and they were out of it a few steps away.

And over there, Qi Niang had never been there, because she had seen dead people dragged out of the back door at the end of the alley.

But now for the sake of my younger brothers and sisters, I have to go and see what.

"Hurry!"

As a result, before Qi Niang and the others got out of the alley, they heard a voice from there.

"The fourth master has an order, and there is an incident on the sixth day of the first month!"

This voice was not loud, but it made Qi Niang hear it clearly.

Instinct made her feel dangerous, and immediately stopped her younger siblings, silently listening to the sound on the other side of the wall.

"Brothers, the master said, today I will start to prepare, on the night of the sixth day of the new year, I will make contributions with the master, as long as the master's business is done, brothers, the good day of the king and the prime minister will come!"

"Today's New Year's Day started, the prince Yue Yue took the place, which really provoked the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people, and thunder and fire fell from the sky, burning a large area in the east of the city!"

What the!

"Click-"

"Who's where!"

Even if Qi Niang is illiterate, she knows that what these people say is going to lose her head, and suddenly her legs and feet are weak, and before the screams come out of her throat, one hand covers her mouth, and she is hugged into her arms by a person.

"Uh-huh......!"

"Don't make a sound."

A very nice voice sounded in her ears, Qi Niang didn't have time to be surprised, her eyes flickered, the scenery around her had changed, and they were no longer in the alley. And Qi Niang also saw that several other people were also held in the arms of the man in black.

Who are these people?

Is it a flower shoot?

Qi Niang was suddenly scared in her heart, but she couldn't break free from this person's embrace at all.

"Let's go, let's get out of here."

The person holding Qi Niang still didn't let go of his hand, whispered to the others, hugged Qi Niang, and walked through the alley quickly.

Qi Niang is very familiar with the terrain here, but the path this person walks is too complicated, and in the end, Qi Niang doesn't know where this is. They stopped at a small corner door, and the man finally let go of his hand and let her go.

"Ahem!!"

Qi Niang regained her freedom, and even her breathing was much easier, and she immediately ran a few steps forward, turning around and staring vigilantly at the person who was holding her just now.

At this time, the sky was dark, and there was no finger to be seen at this time, only a glimmer of light from the lantern hanging at the small corner door. This faint light only allowed one to see his general appearance.

The man was also completely black, wearing a hood, and his face could not be seen clearly.

Immediately after, the others arrived, a total of five people.

"Buckle up."

The man didn't care about Qi Niang, seeing that they were all here, he stepped forward and knocked on the small corner door.

"It's so late, who is it?"

The man in black didn't speak, waiting for the door to open.

"Who are you?"

The porter opened the door with a lantern, and when he saw the man in black, his eyes were surprised, and the two little guys around him were also vigilant.

The man in black didn't speak, but took out a strange token.

"It turned out to be a distinguished guest, please!"

The man in black took a step, glanced back at Qi Niang, and said, "You come too." ”

With that, he entered the small corner gate.

Qi Niang glanced back at her younger brothers and sisters who were still being held by others, gritted her teeth, and followed with a heart.

Entering the small corner gate, and passing through a long corridor, the sky is dark, and there are not many lights on this road, only the lantern light of the gatehouse leading the way, no one knows what the scenery is along the way.

At this moment, even if she can see it, Qi Niang is afraid that she will not notice the surrounding scenery.

Eventually, the porter led them into a large, bright, warm room.

"Everyone, please wait a moment, the master will come later."

"There is labor."

The porter went out and closed the door.

"Put them all down."

The man in black commanded the others.

"Sister!"

These people have been covered with their mouths covered, but they are unscathed. As soon as he was let go, he immediately surrounded Qi Niang.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine!"

"It's fine!"

By the time they had calmed down, the man in black had already sat down on the side, his hood slipping down, revealing his face.

As soon as Qi Niang looked up, she saw his face.

Suddenly breathless, this person is picturesque, handsome, and a good son!

Although Qi Niang is illiterate, she is sure that this is the first time she has seen such a good-looking person! Even those dignitaries have never been as good-looking as him.

Xu was aware of her eyes, and the beautiful boy smiled at her and said, "Little girl, come here." ”

Qi Niang still remembered any danger, and involuntarily walked in front of him.

"Can you tell me what's your name?"

"I don't have a name, everyone calls me Qi, Qiniang."

Qi Niang didn't know why she suddenly became nervous, and she stammered a little when she spoke.

"Oh, that's right. Where are you doing today? ”

If it weren't for where she happened to be, I'm afraid that these children would be more than lucky.

"We're here to find food."

Qi Niang didn't hide it at all, and said honestly: "That's why I went somewhere." ”

"What did you hear?"

"They said that they would start an incident on the sixth night of the first lunar month, and they would also rebel and the prince and burn Dongcheng!"

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and Wei Yufei's face took on a serious look.

"Anything else? Did you hear anything else? ”

"No, no."

At this moment, the door opened, and a young man in a dark robe entered.

I think this is Wen Erya, the owner of Wen Mansion, Wen Wuye.

"When the distinguished guest came to the door, Wen Wu was disappointed. But Wei Yufei and Wei Gongzi? ”

Wei Yufei stood up and greeted him, and said, "It's down there, it's disturbing." ”

Wen Erya's gaze fell on Wei Yufei's face, and her smile suddenly froze, and her brows furrowed.

"Wei Yufei!"

He was dazzled, Wei Yufei, who had disappeared for a long time, actually appeared in front of him alive, and Wei Yufei and Wei Yufei really didn't even change their names!

How unreasonable!

"Someone!"

made a decision immediately, and Wen Erya was going to take people when he exited.

"Take her down for me!"

The situation changed dramatically.

What the hell is going on!