Ning Ziyu naturally didn't dare to say that her sister went out to meet a foreign man privately, and when she heard this question, she said with some hesitation: "The fat powder of our sisters is gone, and the fourth sister went out early in the morning to buy it for me, I didn't expect my sister to go alone, so I was a little surprised to see that you were still in the house." ”

Xuanxing listened to this, in the past, those grease powder for wiping his face, hair oil and the like were all bought by the maids, and the maids had already bought their faces in those stores, and when they went in, those people knew what kind of fat powder this person needed, but now the four young ladies went in person, and they went early in the morning, isn't this suspicious?

Although he was suspicious, Xuan Xing didn't ask, but took the tea set and went to the tea room to make tea.

In that tearoom, the more Xuan Xing thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, his brows were furrowed, and it had only been a few days since the last time he bought fat powder for Miss Four, and it was impossible to use it up no matter how fast she used it. So when he was holding the brewed tea to serve tea to Ning Ziyu, he deliberately glanced at the dresser, and there was clearly a lot of fat powder on the table.

Although he was suspicious, he didn't say much, and went down after serving tea.

"Xiaoli, where did you say that dead ghost went early in the morning? I didn't say hello when I left in the morning, and I wanted to ask him about his injuries. ”

Ning Zimo held Xiao Li on his chest, Ning Zimo had also looked at this Xiao Li carefully, and when he stared at Xiao Li's eyes carefully today, a person and a cat looked at each other for a long time, and the idea that this cat was not a cat was inexplicably born in his mind.

She was frightened by this thought in her head, and put Xiao Li down with trembling hands, and moved away by the way.

This cat was full of evil spirits, Ning Zimo always felt weird, seeing that it was drooping its head as if it was injured because it was thrown aside, Ning Zimo touched its round head again, and said to himself: "Strange thing, really strange thing." ”

Just when Ning Zimo was talking about strange things and strange things, Yu Jin hurriedly came back, and Yu Jin used the power in Gong Xuanli's hands to find the person who sold the snake to Ning Ziting.

"Miss, I found it."

"Hmm, so fast, who's who?"

"That person's name is Li Si, his ancestors have been snake catchers for generations, and his ability to catch snakes with one hand is not small, he lives in the 13th Street of the North District, the fourth family, and there is an old mother at home. The slave was afraid that just asking about the matter would arouse the man's suspicion, so she said that there were more snakes and insects in the spring, and there was an opportunity to invite him to come to our house to catch snakes. ”

"It's to catch it well, there must be other snakes hidden on the edge of the pond in the backyard, if you don't catch it cleanly, I don't dare to go out, Miss."

Ning Zimo has been most afraid of snakes since he was a child, and that kind of cold touch makes Ning Zimo get goosebumps all over his body when he thinks about it.

"You didn't tell him that you were from the General's Mansion, did you?"

Yujin shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Thirteenth Street in the North District, so coincidentally, you hurry up to the North District to find this person now, and ask him to come to our house this afternoon to catch snakes, and yes, before looking for this Li Si, you first go to the North District to find Yu Nu, tell Yu Nu, and let her bring back those physical evidence and that Ning Ziting together." At one o'clock in the afternoon, I will invite my father to come to the courtyard for tea, and you will come back in time, you know? ”

The physical evidence in Ning Zimo's mouth is naturally the corpses of those snakes, and this time I will not give you personal stolen goods.

Yujin had just come back from the North District, and he didn't find the jade slave, but since the young lady had ordered so, he immediately went obediently.

This Huating Garden is racing against time, and the Mingyue Pavilion in that room is not quiet, Ning Ziyu is a little restless, this is the time for lunch, why hasn't this sister come back yet.

Li Si was tall and thin, and at this moment, he followed Yujin and entered the door of the General's Mansion, his heart was uneasy, and he asked with some fear: "According to what you said, girl, did those snakes hurt people?" ”

Yu Jin led the way in front without squinting: "No." ”

"Yes, yes, snakes also have feelings, as long as you don't drive them away, they won't take the initiative to attack humans."

"Yes, snakes have feelings, but people don't. Maybe it rained last night, and those snakes and grandchildren were happy, and they went out to party together. This Yujin choked this Li Si in vain, and Li Si didn't want to say anything, so he followed behind Yujin with a snake catcher.

Seeing that the people stopped talking, Yujin continued to speak: "So many snakes came out together, but it scared my young lady, let our young lady eat and sleep badly, and had a nightmare last night, if you catch all the snakes, our young lady will be rewarded, let's go, there is still some way." ”

"Eh, okay."

The General's Mansion was already huge, and after going around the backyard for a long time, this jade brocade stopped at the edge of the small pool.

When the man saw that he had returned to the pond, his heart was even more uneasy, and his face was sweating profusely in the cold weather of early spring, and if these people knew that he had caught this snake, the people of the general's palace would not have to kill themselves.

But this errand is easy, yesterday has been forty taels, today to catch this batch of snakes again, and can get ten taels of silver, and those snakes did not bite others, in fact, he did not sleep well last night, before the young lady said that the pond is remote, but he looked at the pond around the scenery is not bad, pavilions and pavilions have everything, not a place not to go to people.

But he poured snakes into it for the sake of money, all of them were poisonous snakes, and if they bite people, they will not be treated in time, but it is a matter of human life.

He didn't want to suffer such a life lawsuit before he married his wife.

However, he tossed the money in his arms, and sighed that if he wanted to say that this business had to be done by large families, their money was easy to earn, and if he met an ordinary person who picked the door, he would not get much silver for catching a basket of snakes for others, and he would be told that he had taken too much money.

I didn't know that if I was bitten by those snakes, I would die with a whimper.

"Doesn't that look like a snake?"

The man walked around the small pond, the embankment around the pond was neatly repaired, all of them were made of stones, and there were beautiful pebbles paved with sheep's intestines, and there was no place to hide snakes here, the only thing that could hide snakes was the aquatic plants at the bottom of the pool, and the old willow tree in the south, this sand willow tree did not know how many years old, half of the roots were rooted on the shore, half of them were in the water and the pools were soaked in the water to rot its old roots, and the trunk was hollow and rotten, and the rest of the thick branches, But this does not affect its lush foliage, in the middle of summer, under the tree spread a mat, the cold to make tea is the most comfortable.

"Look at the bottom of the sand willow tree over there, I see that there are snakes that can be hidden over there, and you are catching them here, if you need anything, just tell these two maids, I will go back to serve the young lady in a hurry."

After saying this, Yujin left this person and went back to the Huating Garden, and happened to meet Ning Guodong and Ning Zimo playing chess.

"What did he say? Do you have the guts to pry into his father's throne? ”

Ning Guodong dropped a word and asked softly, this understatement was like a common conversation.

"He came last night, but after he came back last night, there was an emergency in his daughter's yard, and his daughter was so frightened that she didn't sleep well all night, so she forgot to ask about it, and when she woke up in the morning and wanted to ask again, he was no longer in the house, maybe he didn't want anyone to know his whereabouts, and he came and went without a trace."

"Fright? What frightened you? ”

Ning Guodong felt that there were not many things that could scare his daughter, and his heart to play chess was also lightened at the moment, so he hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"When my daughter came back yesterday, it was raining lightly, there were more snakes, insects, rats and ants in spring, and when I passed by the small pond, many snakes came out together, my daughter was afraid of these things since she was a child, and those snakes chased me, and my daughter must not be frightened?"

When she heard that many snakes were chasing her, Ning Guodong's heart jumped to her throat, and she was not in the mood to play, so she hurriedly shouted: "Butler, butler, come here." ”

The housekeeper and his subordinates had been waiting outside the door, and listening to the old man's voice, he was very anxious, and he came in.

"Go find some professional snake catchers, it's spring, there are many snakes and insects, and I asked someone to catch all the snakes hidden in the yard."

"Steward, wait."

Ning Zimo saw that the housekeeper was about to leave after receiving the order, and immediately stopped the person, seeing Ning Guodong looking at him suspiciously, he pursed his lips and smiled: "You don't need to be ordered by your father, my daughter went to tell Yujin to find the snake catcher in the morning, presumably this son is about to arrive in the mansion." ”

Really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, Ning Zimo only finished saying this on the front foot, and the jade brocade on the back foot came over, and when he saw that the master was also there, he hurriedly saluted.

"Miss, what you told the slave to do has been done, and now the man has started catching snakes in the backyard."

"Well, catching snakes must poke the snake's nest, you go to Tongmingyue Pavilion, Changchun Garden, and Aunt Qi to inform you, saying that the backyard is catching snakes, let each yard close its own courtyard door, don't come to the backyard to walk around at will, the province called those panicked snakes to bite people, in case there is a poisonous snake or something, it's not good,"

Ning Guodong was very relieved to hear this, touched his beard and exclaimed: "It's still Mo'er, you are thoughtful, housekeeper, you go and talk to the major courtyards, and tell them not to move around at will for the time being." ”

"It's okay for Yujin to go, how can my father ask the housekeeper uncle to go and run the major yards, but it's a long journey, Yujin is younger and has good physical strength, let Yujin go."

Although Ning Zimo said so, Ning Guodong shook his head and said: "I've looked around, the jade slave who followed you in the past is gone, this jade brocade is still close to you, in case a snake that doesn't have long eyes runs into your yard, the jade brocade can also be a foil for you." ”

Hearing these words, Ning Zimo's heart was soft, and he quickly nodded with red eyes: "The hard housekeeper has a trip." ”

Ning Zimo actually let the major courtyards close their doors for a reason, because the matter of Ning Ziting will definitely be exposed later, and his father will definitely not want the news of Ning Ziting's poisoning of his concubine to be known to everyone, so for the time being, he asked people not to go out at will.

Ning Zimo's move is also for the sake of his father, since he came back this time, Ning Zimo found that Ning Guodong's spine was bent a little, and the whole person was not as energetic as before, thinking that there were too many things that had happened in the past few months, which made Ning Guodong's heart heavy.