Chapter Eighty-Seven: Ten Thousand Mansions

The two of them talked in the carriage and arrived at the back door of the Xiao family, why did they come to this back door? In fact, it is very simple, the door of the general large family is not allowed to stop the carriage, because the main gate is generally for the guests or some dignitaries to enter and exit, that is, the so-called façade, the carriage of goods is not allowed to stop at the main gate is because of the fear that the horse will be frightened in the injury of people, and another point is that the livestock is not like people will pay attention to health problems, where to stay where it is convenient, if the main entrance of their own house is bombarded with the smell of who is willing to come and not be talked about every day, So the carriage is generally parked in the backyard, unless there is something urgent, it will not stop at the main entrance, San'er, as the housekeeper of the Zhang family, naturally knows this, so he directly parked the carriage at the back door of the Xiao family, the two got out of the carriage, San'er knocked on the door, waited for a while, saw that no one responded, so he had to knock again, Zhang Renshan stood next to the carriage and saw San'er knock again: "I said, let's go to the front!" This back door is generally not watched! San'er just wanted to nod but heard someone inside speak: "Who?" As soon as the words fell, I heard the sound of the door bolt rising and falling, and a person poked his head out from behind the door, San'er looked at it and looked like an elderly man, but he was undoubtedly dressed as a servant, and San'er didn't think much about it and said: "Oh! Old man, we belong to the Zhang family! Come and return your carriage, can you please inform me? The old man nodded when he heard this, and then said: "You wait for a while" The old man turned around and entered the courtyard of the Xiao family again after speaking, and then plugged in the back door again, Zhang Renshan saw that people went in again and locked the door and muttered: "This descendant of the Xiao family, like Xiao Lingling, has no courtesy at all, we all say that it is the Zhang family, so please let us go in and sit and wait!" It's like a thief, yes, we're not bad guys! San'er turned around and waved his hand at Zhang Renshan and said softly: "You whisper so that people don't hear it, it's not a shame for people to do this, everyone will be wary of people they don't know!" Zhang Renshan directly put his head to the side and wrote that he was unhappy on his face, San'er sighed helplessly when he saw Zhang Renshan's appearance, and after waiting for a while, there was a sound of footsteps from the courtyard of the Xiao family, it should sound quite a lot of people, the back door was wide open, and a person jumped out directly, Zhang Renshan saw that it was Xiao Lingling, and his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly took a few steps back, he didn't have a good impression of this female devil, and he was annoyed to look at it, San'er was standing at the door of the back door, and when Xiao Lingling came out, he saw him and said: "This is not San'er!" Why are you still a coachman! Is it because the Zhang family has no money to support you? Do you want to come to me as a housekeeper? "Thanks to Miss Xiao's care, no need! San'er replied with a smile, Zhang Renshan heard Xiao Lingling say this, and when he heard Xiao Lingling say this, he came up directly and stood next to the carriage and said: "The Zhang family has no money to support him, what did you say!" "Oops! Who should I be? Isn't that a scoundrel! Why did you become a coachman too? What are you capable of? Xiao Lingling looked at the side of the carriage when he heard the sound, and saw that it was Zhang Renshan, covering his mouth and snickering. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

San'er saw that the two were about to quarrel again, and hurriedly said, "Miss Xiao, let's talk about business!" Xiao Lingling wanted to continue to quarrel with Zhang Renshan, so he didn't pay attention to Zhang Renshan anymore when he heard San'er's words, nodded and said, "Hmm...... All right! I just heard from the servant that you are here to return the carriage, but when did our family lend you the carriage of the Zhang family? I don't think that's the case, huh? "Oh...... This one...... Miss Xiao, can we go in and talk in detail? San'er looked at the team of servants behind Xiao Lingling, and he really couldn't speak, Xiao Lingling was shrewd and changeable, looking at the look on San'er's face, he already knew in his heart that the things in the carriage must be very involved, so he didn't ask carefully, nodded, turned around and ordered the servants behind him to take the carriage to a place where it could be parked, and then he took San'er and Zhang Renshan into Xiao's house from the back door, Xiao Lingling followed behind San'er in the front, Zhang Renshan didn't follow too closely because he was really disgusted with Xiao Lingling, and followed slowly and leisurely. The three of them shuttled all the way from the backyard of the Xiao family, the backyard of the Xiao family is almost the same as the Zhang family, all of which are used for the rest of the housekeepers and servants, the kitchen and the warehouse are naturally set up here, and it is normal to be disorganized, the three of them walked for a long time and turned a corner out of the backyard door, which is even to the front of the Xiao family, the beautiful scenery of the rockery pond and the small bridge is all wrapped up in the courtyard, the towering ancient trees do not know their names, the flowers are fragrant and green, and the three children are a little stunned and say: "This Xiao family is worthy of being rich. The courtyard at home is so luxuriously decorated, but this backyard is a little worse, but it's okay! Xiao Lingling led the way all the way, San'er looked at the beautiful scenery around him and didn't know what to say, but Zhang Renshan didn't care about these mouth-skimming old Gao Mo silently, through the bustling scenery and then to the secluded corridor, looking at the carved beams and paintings on the left, looking at the murmuring stream and the reflection under the water on the right, a good place for leisure and elegance, the three of them walked for a while Xiao Lingling walked to a house and said: "Okay, just here!" You go in first, I'll come back right away if I tell something", San'er nodded and walked into the house with Zhang Renshan, four screens and carved with bamboo, orchid and plum chrysanthemum four gentlemen, the house is fragrant and elegant, the round table and wooden chairs are placed in the house, and the countless furnishings on the left and right are all of the highest quality, San'er took a breath of cool air The things in this house are enough for ordinary people to consume food for a year, which is enough to see how rich the Xiao family's financial resources are, Zhang Renshan looked at the furnishings on the corner cabinet, and picked up one casually, which is a transparent green jade, I don't know whose hand it is, this jade carving is very light, almost through to see the back, Zhang Renshan took it in his hand and played with it repeatedly, San'er stood aside and saw that his body was sweating and hurriedly said: "Xian'er...... You...... You put your things back first! "Why? It's a lot of fun to watch! San'er, you see that this thing can be polished so thinly, who still has such craftsmanship now? I really want to see who that person is! Zhang Renshan turned the green jade up and down with his hand and said, San'er looked at Zhang Renshan's movements for fear that he would accidentally fall to the ground, this thing looks very valuable, but if it is broken, it is not a joke, Zhang Renshan himself did not notice these, anyway, what decoration is just a decoration to look fun, if it is broken, it will be over!

San'er looked at the things in Zhang Renshan's hand and couldn't stop silently thinking in his heart Don't fall to the ground, when the two of them were staying in the room and doing nothing, Xiao Lingling walked in, San'er saw Xiao Lingling coming back and said, "Has Miss Xiao finished her business?" Xiao Lingling nodded and looked at Zhang Renshan playing with the green jade on the side and said, "I said scoundrel, don't break my family's things!" If it breaks, you can't afford to pay for it! When Zhang Renshan heard this, he smiled and said, "Oops! I said that the young master of the female devil can't look down on your family's things, they are just some rags! "Then you still play with the jade, why don't you put it down quickly!" Xiao Lingling smiled, "Eh! Lao Tzu can play if he wants, what's wrong? Zhang Renshan looked at Xiao Lingling with a stalk, "You ......" Xiao Lingling was about to continue speaking but was interrupted by San'er: "Two! Two of you! That's it! Let's get down to business! When Zhang Renshan heard San'er's words, he stretched out his hand and put the green jade back in the previous place, and then said, "San'er, are you sure you want to say?" San'er didn't want to tell Xiao Lingling, after all, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better, but now that there was such a mistake, he could only tell Xiao Lingling the truth, and if he wanted to make up a lie to deceive her, it was almost impossible, and after all, the Xiao family also had those people now, and if he wanted to let himself and Zhang Renshan often go in and out of the Xiao family, the only way to investigate was to do this, Zhang Renshan saw that San'er didn't answer, patted San'er's shoulder, and then said: "Okay!" Do whatever you want! Anyway, this matter can't be contained in the paper, and sooner or later she will have to let her know! San'er nodded and looked at Xiao Lingling, who looked strange, and then said, "Miss Xiao, let's sit down at the table inside first!" Xiao Lingling felt a little incomprehensible from the words Zhang Renshan said just now, I don't know what they want to say to themselves, but there must be some important things, Xiao Lingling didn't say anything else and nodded, the three of them entered the round table behind the screen of the door and sat down, San'er cleared his throat and told Xiao Lingling about all the things that happened before from beginning to end, Zhang Renshan also made up for the leaks on the side, from the fall of the broken tree to the escape of Zhang Renshan and San'er Cave and what happened on the carriage, San'er told Xiao Lingling everything completely, and the sun was about to set after the matter was finished, Xiao Lingling only felt wonderful after hearing it: "There are such strange things in this world, no wonder that **** went to them to tell them about things at home, their behavior would be so strange!" So much more had happened before that! San'er looked at Xiao Lingling, who didn't say a word after listening to things in front of him, and didn't know what to say, so he turned his head to look at Zhang Renshan, only to see that he was lying on the table and fell asleep, and he didn't know when he slept...... Speak...... Finished? San'er sighed and said, "Ah! That's it! You can still listen and fall asleep! "I'm sorry! San'er, I'm just a little sleepy! I fell asleep if I accidentally didn't catch it, and I'll pay attention next time! Zhang Renshan said slowly with a yawn.

"You're saying that from the beginning, the purpose of those people was the copper tripod instead of the elixir, right?" Xiao Lingling's sudden words stunned San'er, and Zhang Renshan nodded on the side and said, "Hmm!" That's right! It's a pity that the copper tripod was taken away by those people in the end! I panic when I think about it! "Don't you notice anything? Xiao Lingling listened to Zhang Renshan's words and then asked, "Yes! But the other party used a trick to mislead us into focusing our attention on the pill, hey! This time, I can be regarded as really letting people lead me by the nose! San'er sighed and explained, Zhang Renshan patted San'er's shoulder and smiled slightly and said, "San'er, what is this, you are only once, let's pay more attention in the future!" San'er knew that Zhang Renshan was comforting himself and nodded and accepted it, Xiao Lingling frowned and thought for a while and said: "San'er, let me ask you, you said that when you and the scoundrel found the copper tripod in the main hall before, you found that the bottom of the copper tripod was engraved with a broken horn unicorn head, right?" "That's right! San'er nodded and replied, "San'er has ever thought that maybe those people use this as a mark, so that they can identify those things as their own in the future!" After Xiao Lingling finished speaking, San'er and Zhang Renshan, look at me, I look at you, no one understands what it means, Xiao Lingling looked at the silent two people in front of him, shook his head and said: "What I mean is that those people are possible to collect these things according to the broken horned unicorn head carved on the utensil!" After listening to Xiao Lingling's new explanation, San'er had a flash of inspiration in his mind and said in his heart: "That's right! This broken horned unicorn pattern is originally a mark, and the paper token is just to be able to carry this mark with you, so as to distinguish whether it is used for your own people, so that the broken horned unicorn head on the copper tripod may also be carved in order to facilitate the future to distinguish whether it is your own thing", Zhang Renshan sat on the side, saw that neither of them spoke, so he had to speak: "What are you talking about?" I didn't understand anything! Who...... Who...... Explain it to me! San'er shook his head when he heard Zhang Renshan's words and said, "Young master, just listen and see it first, and I'll explain to you later!" After listening to San'er's words, Zhang Renshan nodded helplessly and sat on the side and watched the two, Xiao Lingling saw that San'er had understood what he meant and said: "San'er, it seems that you already understand what I said!" "Hmm...... If it is really according to what you said, then the things that those people in the Xiao family want to get will probably be the same as the copper tripod! San'er looked at Xiao Lingling and said, "That's right! Xiao Lingling nodded, "Then this matter is much easier to do, we just need to find out that kind of thing in advance and take care of it, and those people will have no possibility to start" San'er looked at Xiao Lingling and said, "If you only told me these things earlier, I wouldn't let people get any black dog blood back!" Xiao Lingling sighed and said, Zhang Renshan sat on the side and listened stunned and said, "What? What black dog blood? The blood on the carriage was black dog blood? Xiao Lingling was startled by Zhang Renshan's words, thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right! Didn't I tell you that our study was haunted? Later, I invited a Taoist priest to do the practice and said that I had to use black dog blood to smear the periphery of the house, saying that it could exorcise demons and ward off evil spirits, but how could there be any black dogs in our shop! So I asked the housekeeper at home to order someone to go to the county town to see if there was any! Later, I replied that there was, and I asked the coachman at home to go to the pharmacy in the county town to pull medicinal herbs, but in fact it was to transport some of that thing back! "But why do you have to steal it? Isn't it the end of your righteous and bright luck? Zhang Renshan looked at Xiao Lingling and said, "What do you mean by smuggling!" If there were a haunt in your house, would you go out and spread it? Xiao Lingling glared at Zhang Renshan and said, "Okay! The matter has been settled, and the young master and I have told you everything we know, as for what to do next, Miss Xiao, you can decide for yourself! San'er stood up and took Zhang Renshan to prepare to go out, and Xiao Lingling suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Our coachman?" ”…… (To be continued.) )