Chapter 12: The Persecution of Ding and Mao
Zhu Zhen's fever subsided, and she got up early this day to clean up the mess left by Tang Gong yesterday in the kitchen. After an hour, Zhu Zhen cleaned up the kitchen, Fan Shi and they also arrived, Fan Zhen thought that Zhu Zhen didn't eat a mouthful of food yesterday, probably couldn't get up, but she didn't expect that she looked refreshed and beaming in the morning, and she was a little shocked.
"Girl, you look good, and you have cleaned up this room with a new look, not bad, behave well, don't be in a hurry today, I'll get you something to eat first." Zhu Zhen heard Fan Shi say this, and her heart was beautiful.
"Brother Zhen, thank you, by the way, can I learn to cook with you in the future, if I learn well, not only do I have an extra skill, but in the future, I can also help you cook, isn't it a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?"
"Yo, girl, this idea is good, it seems that I Fan is really going to accept a little apprentice, I see that you are clever, then I will reluctantly accept you, haha."
"Okay, Master Fan. After that, I have to teach hard, and I can't ruin my Fan Shi's job. ”
The big bucket and the small barrel, I heard that Fan was really willing to accept Zhu Zhen as an apprentice and teach her to cook, and he was also happy for Fan Zhen. The big bucket said, "It's really gratifying, it's really fan, it's evening, when we're free, let's make a few dishes and drink a little." ”
Fan Shi said, "Yes, but I don't dare to drink more." ”
Wu You's side really sent someone to keep an eye on Hantan Cave, but it rained heavily last night, and the two people who were sent, Niu Ding and Niu Mao, drank wine at a nearby inn and fell asleep early.
Wu You arranged for Wu Zun to keep an eye on Niu Ding and Niu Mao, and let Niu Ding and Niu Mao take the opportunity to end Chen Ziqi's life two days later.
Wu Zun went to the inn to find Niu Ding and Niu Mao. Niu Ding and Niu Mao are twin brothers and look very similar. Wu Zun sometimes recognizes Niu Ding as Niu Mao and Niu Mao as Niu Ding. Wu Zun went to the room to find them, Niu Mao came over, Wu Zun said, "Niu Ding, call Niu Mao, I have something to tell you." ”
Niu Mao said, "Second Master Wu, I am Niu Mao, Niu Ding is lying on the bed, the two of us, Niu Ding is Niu Ding, Niu Mao is Niu Mao, don't make a mistake?" ”
"Okay, okay, Niu Mao, call your brother Niu Ding up, I have the orders of the big master here."
Niu Mao said, "My brother Niu Ding has drunk a lot and hasn't woken up yet, so he has something to say to me Niu Mao." ”
"No, Niu Ding is Niu Ding, Niu Mao is Niu Mao, you go and shout him, if you can't shout, pour cold water on him." When Niu Mao heard this, he hurried to call Niu Ding and shook Niu Ding vigorously.
Niu Ding slumped on the bed like a dead pig, and his snoring did not stop during the day. Niu Mao slapped Niu Ding in the face with his hand, and Niu Ding got up in shock.
"Niu Mao, you're looking for death, aren't you? "I took another look and saw Wu Zun." hurriedly said, "I'm sorry Second Master Wu, it was wind and rain yesterday, I was greedy for a few glasses of wine, Niu Mao, quickly find a seat for Second Master Wu." ”
Niu Mao moved a chair for Wu Zun and beckoned, "Second Master Wu, please." ”
Wu Zun sat down, "Niu Ding, you are the boss, our Master Wu paid you to hire you, and you will keep an eye on me." It's hard for you to explain what went wrong. Niu Ding said, "Yes, yes, understood." There are no mistakes in storage. ”
"Listen, Niu Ding Niu Mao, tonight, find a way to bring the results of Chen Ziqi in the Hantan Cave, this is what Master Wu meant." Wu Zun said. "The result? Second Master Wu, I was just ordered to stare at before, why did I have to make a decision today to finish off the kid in the Hantan Cave? ”
"You two just take the money to do things, you don't need to ask more, just keep silent and don't mention it when you're done, Master Wu will ensure that you have a worry-free life."
"Second Master Wu, this is a big deal, find our brother to do it, and do what results in a young child, it's difficult." Niu Ding's face was embarrassed. "Niu Ding Niu Mao, there are some things done in secret, and besides, the power of my Wu family can still protect you? Remember to do it in the evening. That's all I have to say, there's still something to do, remember to do it beautifully, I have to go. With that, Wu Zun pushed open the door and walked out.
"Niu Mao, send it." Wu Zun said, "No need, you can sum it up." ”
"Niu Mao, close the door tightly." Niu Mao did as Niu Ding said. Then Niu Ding collapsed on the bed again, and his eyes were closed, thinking about something. "Niu Mao, you said that this is called Chen Ziqi, why did you offend his Wu family, it's okay now, this is your life. And this errand still has to be done by my two brothers, which is really unreasonable. ”
"Brother Niu Ding, I said, if we still don't do it, this deal can't be done." Niu Ding paused for a long time but said, "This matter is the decision of the Wu family, we just don't do it and it's not easy to get out, it's difficult right now." So what to do? We need to have a foolproof solution. I think about it, think about it. ”
Niu Ding has a lot of ideas, Niu Mao mostly listens to Niu Ding, and the brothers sing and harmonize, and they are just a little famous in Weiyang Mountain.
"Niu Mao, you listen to what I say." Then Niu Ding told Niu Mao his thoughts. Niu Mao gave a thumbs up and said yes.
Niu Mao tidied up his clothes and went out to call the inn junior second, "Little second brother, this is your benefit fee." Xiao Er was surprised, "Niu Ding is Niu Ding, Niu Mao is Niu Mao, this benefit fee is your Niu Mao." Xiao Er laughed.
"Xiao Er, I will do something for you today, go to the house of the elder Yu Mao under the Hantan Temple and invite him to the old man's house, saying that someone is hosting a banquet to entertain him, remember, don't tell him who invited him to the banquet, just go to the inn and arrange for him to drink a few pots of tea next door."
Xiao Er said, "I understand, if you are familiar with this little thing, you will be able to do it." Xiao Er went to invite the elder Yu Maogong as Niu Mao said. Yu Maogong sat down next door, and Xiao Er served a pot of tea.
"Little second brother, who invited me here, and I didn't see anyone?" Xiao Er said, "Mao Gong, please rest, it is inconvenient for the people who come to say, so please wait here." ”
"Okay then, little second brother, you can go and get busy, I'll wait here."
Niu Ding heard the door of the next room close, and heard Yu Maogong cough twice. He pretended to say loudly to Niu Mao, "This Wu family is really resolute in doing things, and Master Wu can't get along with a baby, so he has to ask my brother to go tonight to get the result of the Chen Zi period." Alas, that Chen Ziqi is really unjust, and he will burn some paper money to him, so that he will not die and still pester my brother. If you want to blame it, blame the two brothers, Wu You and Wu Zun. Our two brothers were really persecuted. ”
Niu Mao also said, "Yes, yes, don't blame my brother, we are also forced to do so." The elder Yu Maogong heard it very clearly in the next room, and his body trembled with anger, so he clenched his fists so much that he coughed twice.
Yu Maogong was very anxious, and after a while, he called Xiao Er, "Little Second Brother, why hasn't the banquet arrived yet?" The little second brother came over at this time and said,
"Maybe that person has something to do temporarily, and the man said, if the time for a cup of tea hasn't come yet, please go back first." Yu Maogong became even more angry when he heard this, "Little Er, Xiao Er, you have made fun of me." I'm leaving. ”
"Okay, you go slowly, and come over for tea when you have time." Yu Maogong shook his hand and left. Walking out of the inn, Yu Maogong took a long breath, fortunately he came to this inn today, and listened to the words of the people inside, otherwise, Chen Ziqi of Hantan Cave would have returned to the West tonight.
Yu Maogong was preparing to go to the Hantan Cave at night today to take a look, and he heard these words early this morning, so he had to make a decision earlier. But in this broad daylight, when I go out, I will inevitably attract people's attention, so I have to wait for the sky to get a little darker, so that my goal will be much smaller, and besides, the two people in the inn will definitely not break up in the evening. Yu Maogong lay down on the bed to rest, because he felt that he still had to save some physical strength to do things.
Time passed quickly, Yu Maogong got up to eat something, and the sky in the west slowly darkened. He hurried out the door, observing everywhere along the way, and the acquaintances he met did not say much.
The water of the cold pool is crystal clear, except for the aquatic plants at the bottom of the pool, there are no fish wandering. Yu Maogong looked at the cold entrance of Hantan Cave, thinking that he was late, and then shouted anxiously towards Hantan Cave, "Chen Ziqi, Chen Ziqi." ”
Chen Ziqi relied on those steamed buns to live well, lying down to sleep when he was sleepy, staring at the fire when he woke up, thinking about it, deep down in his heart there was no sense of fear, no hunger, some of them missed their parents, and missed Zhu Zhen's lilac friends.
Chen Ziqi was thinking quietly with his eyes closed, and at this time he heard someone outside the cave shouting his name, but after thinking about it, before he could go out, why did someone come.
He walked to the entrance of the cave in confusion and looked outside, and Yu Maocheng waved at him. Chen Ziqi met Yu Maogong, about two years ago, it was his father Chen Wu who took Chen Ziqi out of the house, and met Yu Maogong on the way. Chen Wu called him at that time, the elder Yu Maogong. Yu Maogong was very happy when he saw Chen Ziqi, saying that this baby looked smart, white and strong, and the seedlings were upright.
"Mao Gong, Mao Gong, why are you here? Is there something urgent in a hurry? Chen Ziqi asked.
"Ziqi, you listen to me, tonight take advantage of the bright night, jump off the Hantan, and then swim south along the Hantan, swim half a mile, see a stone step, go up along the stone steps, above is the Hantan Temple, the host of the Hantan Temple, Yu Qingda, the monk of the Hantan Temple, befriended me, and said what happened to him, and he was bound to let him take you in." When Chen Ziqi heard Yu Maogong say this, he felt that something was not right, so he asked, "Maogong, why should I go to Hantan Temple?" ”
Yu Maogong said, "The Wu family sent someone to take your life here tonight, don't be confused, even if you do what I say, you can still save your life." ”
"But, but the Wu family only locked me up for three days, why did they take my life?"
"The Wu family has already explained everything, and I heard two gangsters say that they will act tonight early this morning, so I took advantage of the evening to tell you. Chen Ziqi, can you remember what I said just now? ”
"Mao Gong, I remember. So I went into the cave, got my clothes, and went away. ”
Yu Maogong finally advised, "It's all up to you in the future, my old man is old, I can't help you, you must try your best to live." ”
Chen Ziqi didn't speak, and walked into the cave. Yu Maogong saw that the sky was getting darker and darker, so he hid next to a nearby tree and watched from a distance.
I don't want to, Niu Ding and Niu Mao came over while walking, Niu Ding said, "Maybe he has a little good luck in Chen Ziqi, and the old guy can bring the words over, and we will stay for a while, depending on the situation, and wait for the opportunity to move." ”
As he was talking, he saw Chen Ziqi jump from the Hantan Cave into the Hantan Cave. Niu Ding and Niu Mao hurriedly ran over, looked towards the cold pool, watched for a while, and did not see Chen Ziqi come out, Niu Mao said, "This Chen Zi period, maybe he couldn't survive it, jumped off the cold pool and died." Now it's okay, you can go on a business trip. Let's go. Niu Ding said, "It's a pity that this baby has a life." Let's go, let's go back. ”
After a while, Yu Maogong saw that Niu Ding and they had gone far, so he walked out and looked towards the cold pool, there was no figure of Chen Ziqi, and there was nothing left on the water, Yu Maogong thought, wouldn't it sink to the bottom of the pool and drown? Thus began to blame himself.
Chen Ziqi did not die. He jumped off the cold pool, scuba under the water for a while, dived for dozens of meters, and then swam south along the flowing water out of the water, and when he saw a stone step, he came out. He took off his clothes, wrung out the water, dried his hair with his clothes, and put them back on his body. After walking for a while, the sky was completely dark, and the Hantan Temple was in front of you.