There was nothing to say along the way, most of the slaves were killed and wounded, and they all had sad looks on their faces, and the soldiers were also in a low mood, and the serious injuries of the three Dazi hit them hard.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the Du medical team finally came to the entrance of Mucheng City.

Du Yi, who had just seen the scene of the city gate, heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from the city.

A large number of people came out of the doorway, a pair of welcoming pairs.

Playing drums, playing suona, dancing, you name it.

At a glance, there were at least a hundred people, and the formation created was really huge

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome to our new city owner of Mucheng, Master Du Yidu. ”

A fat man squeezed out of the city and shouted loudly to Doctor Du, actually covering the sound of gongs and drums.

The fat man pressed his hands and welcomed the team to stop beating gongs and drums.

The surroundings suddenly cleared, and the fat man said again, "Welcome to Mucheng City." ”

At this time, Du Yi and his party had already entered the city.

The surrounding crowd bent down at the same time and said, "Welcome to Mu City, City Lord Du." ”

"Haha, hello everyone, hello everyone. Doctor Du smiled and raised his hand to greet the people around him.

Then he slowly walked up to the fat man, who was obviously taking the lead.

First of all, Dr. Du asked, "I don't know if you are?"

The fat man shook the fat on his body, bent his waist at ninety degrees, and said respectfully, "The little one is the president of the Yong Chamber of Commerce, Jin Er, and everyone on the road calls me Jin Fat." ”

"It turned out to be Chairman Kim, I don't know what you mean by that?" Doctor Du pointed to the crowd around him.

The golden fat man grinned, and the fat meat was suddenly squeezed together, which was ugly.

"When City Lord Du comes to Mu City, of course, you must use the best formation to welcome City Lord Du, so that it is in line with your identity. ”

"Haha, that's good. Doctor Du said perfunctorily and continued to walk forward.

Since the incident of the banquet of the four princes, Du Yi's mind has been much clearer, and he has not been complacent anymore, and then he has kept a lot of low-key.

"City Lord Du, I set up a banquet in the best restaurant in Mucheng, you have been traveling all the way, you must not even have eaten dinner. ”

The fat man Jin followed Doctor Du and said to himself.

Du Yi was speechless and said, "The first time I came to Mucheng, the handover of the city lord has not yet begun, and I am not yet the city lord of Mucheng. ”

"Haha, that's not a matter of time, City Lord Du. With a young city supervisor like you in charge of Mucheng, presumably Mucheng's living standards will be thriving in the future, and it will get better and better," the golden fat man complimented Du Yi vigorously.

"Uh.... Chairman Kim, let's not talk about it, I appreciate the banquet you prepared for me, but I still have to go to the City Lord's Mansion and invite me to the banquet on another day. ”

Du Yi said euphemistically.

"It's easy to say, the matter of the city lord is naturally more important, and the little one will come back another day. The fat golden man said with a smile.

Then he waved his hand, sent away the crowd around him, got into the sedan chair with a smile, and left.

"Hmph, it's hypocritical enough. Zhou Hu snorted.

I don't know if it's about the golden fat man or the Du doctor.

Du Yi smiled and said, "No way, others greet each other with smiles, you can't make a straight face." ”

Zhou Hu shook his head and said, "I don't understand, I still like to go straight." ”

"So you're a general, not a civilian. Doctor Du laughed.

The group walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Mu City, and Du Yi can easily see it.

The white walls and black tiles look yellow under the light of the rows of yellow lanterns.

The humble gate, even at night, can be seen falling out of the red paint.

There is a stone pier on the left and right sides, and at a glance, it turns out to be two stone lions, but the lion is gone.

The gate was half-empty and half-hidden, and the lights were shining from the inside of the house.

Doctor Du just stepped forward to push the door, but the door pushed open from the inside.

Out walked a man in his forties.

The man has a withered yellow face, sparse hair, and is bald, but he is well-dressed and neatly dressed.

"It must be Lord Du, the master has been waiting inside for a long time, everyone, please. ”

Du Yi and the others entered the city lord's mansion one after another.

The front yard was quite large, or rather empty, with nothing else, just a few old trees planted along the fence.

"Whisper, where are you, come out to entertain guests!" the man said loudly.

At this moment, a child about seven or eight years old ran out of a corner of the yard.

His childish voice said, "Come on, come on, wow, why are there so many people?"

The child named Xiaoyu was startled when he saw the momentum of the soldier.

"Hehe, fellow soldiers, there is only coarse tea and light rice in the house, and the hospitality is not good, I hope you will forgive your sins. The man respectfully apologized.

"Can you manage it?" said in the ranks.

"Yes, absolutely, don't worry. The man immediately responded, and said to the frightened whisper, "Why don't you take the guests to the backyard cafeteria." ”

"Yes, yes, everybody.... Please come to me. Xiaoyu seems to be too timid to speak loudly.

"Master Du, the master has set up another banquet, please come with me. The man brought a lantern in the antechamber.

"General Zhou, let's go together. Doctor Du turned around and called Zhou Hu.

"Good. ”

At this time, the man said to Zhou Hu in a panic, "It turns out that you are General Zhou, forgive the villain's clumsiness, and hope that the general will forgive his sins." ”

Zhou Hu was a little speechless, the man was too low-voiced, and it hadn't been five minutes since he entered the door, and he said two words of forgiveness, really....

It didn't matter if Doctor Du was self-heating, under the leadership of the man, he walked through the front hall and came to the backyard.

The backyard was pitch black, and you couldn't see anything, except for two times when there were lights.

One is the canteen, and the other is probably where the old city lord stays.

No wonder the man was going to get a lantern just now.

"I don't know what your name is?" Doctor Du wanted to ask the man, but he didn't know his name.

"Oh, the little one forgot to report himself, I hope Lord Du will forgive me. The man patted his bald head.

"It's okay, it's okay. Doctor Du was also a little confused, and could only say that it was okay.

"The little one's name is Zhu Ruis, and he is the housekeeper in the house. ”

"Steward Zhu, looking at your appearance and age, you should have been in the City Lord's Mansion for a long time. ”

"The adults are very smart, and the younger ones have been here for more than ten years. ”

"I look at the City Lord's Mansion as if it is very dilapidated, how can this be?"

"My lord doesn't know, my lord is old, and he is disabled, and his legs can't get off the ground, so the city lord's mansion hasn't been renovated for decades. ”

Oh my God, no wonder it looks like it hasn't been inhabited in decades.

Doctor Du kept complaining in his heart, the difference between him and the capital was too great.

Slowly passing by the small gravel road, the lights in the distance became clearer and clearer, and from the outside, you could see a banquet inside the door.

"Sir, please inside. Steward Zhu said.

Du Yi and Zhou Hu walked into the house, and an old man who was almost old was lying on a rattan chair, covered with a blanket, empty below his knees, and fluttering in the wind.

Steward Zhu shook the old man and said, "Master, master, Master Du is here." ”

But after shaking for a long time, the old man did not wake up.

Steward Zhu swallowed his saliva and stretched out his trembling hand to probe the old man's snort.

Doctor Du was shocked when he saw this, and said in his heart: No, right?

But Steward Zhu withdrew his hand in a flash, and said with a sad face, "Du Da... My lord, my lord... He's out of gas...."

Doctor Du reached out to touch the old man's neck, shook his head and said, "No heartbeat." ”

"Ah?!" Steward Zhu was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.

Doctor Du looked around and didn't find anything unusual, but saw half a glass of wine on the table in front of the old man.

So Dr. Du opened the wine jug on the table, and there was not much wine left in it.

"Does the old city lord usually drink?"

"No, sir, he has liver disease and can't drink. ”

"Look. Doctor Du handed the flask to Steward Zhu.

Steward Zhu opened the wine jug and saw it, and he understood the reason, slapped his thigh, and howled.

"Master, it's my fault, I shouldn't have bought wine to come back, it was originally to celebrate Lord Du's coming to Mucheng, but it ended up costing you a life, it's my fault. ”

Steward Zhu hugged the old city lord and cried.

Du Yi and Zhou Hu glanced at each other, and both expressed helplessness.

"That's... Steward Zhu, mourning and mourning. Doctor Du patted Steward Zhu on the shoulder.

Steward Zhu touched his tears, stabilized his emotions, and said sadly, "Let Lord Du and General Zhou see the jokes, I have been friends with the master for more than ten years, and now the master is ..... It's me who didn't take good care of my master, and I hurt him. ”

As he spoke, he seemed to be about to cry again.

"Zhu... Steward Zhu, does the old city lord have children, or relatives or anything like that?" Doctor Du hurriedly asked.

Steward Zhu shook his head and said, "Master, he has no children and no daughters, and he is alone. ”

Doctor Du pondered in his heart and said, "Then Steward Zhu, you clean up here, I will send someone to contact the coffin shop and bury the old city lord as soon as possible." ”

"Thank you, Master Du, thank you. Steward Zhu hurriedly thanked him.

Doctor Du comforted, and then went out with Zhou Hu.

Staying in the room isn't a problem either.

"Alas, I didn't expect that as soon as we came, the old city lord would return to the west, it's really ....."

Doctor Du sighed, expressing his inner speechlessness.

"My lord, now that the old city lord is dead, what about the handover of the city lord?"

"That's a nuisance. Doctor Du pursed his lips and said, "But don't worry, the city lord's seal and documents are in the mansion, we can just ask Steward Zhu tomorrow." ”

"I'm afraid that there will be an accident, so my lord should take over as the city lord as soon as possible. ”

"I understand. Doctor Du bowed, he knew what Zhou Hu was worried about, and he was also worried.

While talking, the two walked to the location of the backyard cafeteria.

It was past eight o'clock, and Dr. Du was already hungry.

"My lord, aren't you going to have a banquet with the old city lord?" Littlefinger stood at the door of the cafeteria.

Many soldiers were outside, picking up bowls and picking up rice.

"The old city lord is greedy for wine, and he is old, so he has already burped. Dr. Du explained.

"Huh?" Littlefinger was a little confused.

The soldiers didn't matter, they didn't know the old lord or anything, and besides, they were used to the dead thing, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

"Don't stay there, bring me and General Zhou two bowls of rice, starve to death. ”

Doctor Du pointed to the cafeteria.

"Okay, I'll help you warm up. ”

After a while, Little Finger brought out two bowls of steaming rice, as well as a few bowls of freshly fried vegetables, and placed them on the table inside.

After a few bites, Dr. Du went back to the guest room in the backyard to sleep after eating.