The next day, at dawn, Xu Ning's Hun family slowly opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, only felt weak, his head was dizzy, and he shouted twice weakly outside: "Meixiang, Baixue." ”

After waiting for a long time, but there was no response, the shook her head gently, got out of bed and walked outside, at this time on the bunk outside, the two maids smoked more smoke last night because they were close to the window, and they were sleeping sweetly.

Seeing this, the did not get angry, but her heart sank, these two girls are not as sleepy as they are on weekdays, but what is the matter today, and the feeling of discomfort in their bodies is the reason.

Shake the two maids awake, the two maids also felt dizzy and weak after waking up, saw this, she already had some ominous premonitions in her heart, only felt a dry mouth, and said to one of the maids: "Mei Xiang, pour me a glass of cold water." ”

The maid named Mei Xiang hurriedly got up and went to the table to pour water, and after a while, she came over with a note in a panic and said, "Lady, I don't know when a note was pressed under the teapot." ”

took the note, looked at it, and the note read: If you want to hunt for treasure armor, tomorrow at noon, see you in the Shili Pavilion outside the city!

The's face changed suddenly, and she said anxiously: "There were gangsters in our house last night, you go to the beam of the house to see if the official's leather box is still there." ”

Mei Xiang and Bai Xue's faces changed when they heard this, Bai Xue hurriedly went inside to check, turned around after a while, and said bitterly: "I don't know where the leather box has gone!" ”

When Xu Niangzi heard this, her brows tightened, and after pondering for a while, she said: "The official is on duty in the Longfu Palace today, and the outside is all pro-army guards, and he can't hook in, so he must wait for him to return; Only the official needs to return home in the evening, and at this time, if the villain leaves Bianliang, where will he go? ”

The white snow girl listened to the words of the at this time, but her eyes lit up, and said: "Lady, the maid once heard the official mention that Zhang Sanlang, who lives in the courtyard next door, was the leader of the sour jujube gate in the past, and in this Bianliang City, the news is the most well-informed, and now it is valued by the owner of the Yingshui Pavilion, and he has changed his evil and returned to the right, why don't we go to Yang He to help inquire." ”

After hearing the words, Xu Niangzi groaned slightly, and said, "I just don't know if this Zhang San Lang is willing to help." ”

"Lady, we don't have a good way now, and according to what Bai Xue said, a dead horse should be treated as a live horse doctor." Mei Xiang on the side chimed.

Hearing what the two maids said, Xu Niangzi didn't have much to do for a while, so she said: "In this case, Mei Xiang, you go and pack the melons and fruits rewarded by the official family that the official brought back yesterday, and let's try our luck next door later." ”

Mei Xiang took the words, turned into the kitchen, and came out with a fruit basket after a while, the three masters and servants were dressed neatly, and they didn't care about eating, turned out of the courtyard door, and knocked on the door of the courtyard next door.

Zhang San in the door heard the knock on the door, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if he had expected it, he straightened his clothes, opened the courtyard door, and saluted the three of the master and servant with anxious faces, and said, "I've seen the." ”

Seeing this, the was busy returning the salute, Zhang San knew that she was in a hurry, and did not continue to talk politely, leading the three masters and servants into the door, and said straight after sitting down: "The is in a hurry, but what is the urgency?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Niangzi hurriedly got up and saluted Zhang San, and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Zhang, just because an important object was stolen from the house, and my family official is on duty inside, the three concubines and servants really have no choice, so they came to bother you." ”

When Zhang San heard this, he pretended to be surprised and said: "Who feels that the military generals of the imperial court are stealing from their homes, Mrs. Xu is not in a hurry, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, Zhang San also admires Teacher Xu's personality on weekdays, but please ask Mrs. Xu to tell me what is lost, and I will inquire immediately." ”

After listening to Zhang San's words, Xu Niangzi's expression eased slightly, took out a note from her cuff, and handed it to Zhang Sandao: "What was stolen was a red sheepskin box, which contained the ancestral Yanling chain mail of my family officials. ”

Zhang San took the note and read it, sighed and said: "Teacher Xu, this Jia, has also heard that the flower Wang Taiwei once repaid 30,000 yuan, and he was never willing to sell it to him, which is the treasure of Teacher Xu's heart." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Xu Niangzi also sighed bitterly: "The concubine is now an ant on a hot tweezer, desperate, panicked, please ask Brother Zhang to help." ”

When Zhang San heard this, he arched his hand, and said: "Lady Xu, rest assured, this matter is all on Zhang San, since the thief left a note, saying that he would meet at noon tomorrow in the city outside the Shili Pavilion, he would definitely not leave Bianliang in time, so he went to inquire, and sent the news after Teacher Xu returned home in the evening." ”

Hearing this, the got up and thanked each other, and Zhang San did not delay, sent the three masters and servants out of the courtyard gate, and headed towards the city.

This Zhang San, as the snow maid said, is the former leader of the Daxiangguo Temple in the sour jujube gate, and was called "the rat crossing the street"; Later, together with the grass snake - Li Si, he worshipped the flower monk Lu Zhishen as his teacher and became his registered apprentice.

In the past, when Li Ying and Shi moved to Beijing to pick up Zhang Zhenniang's family, these two also contributed; Later, Yan Qing recommended Lu Zhishen to be in favor of Dulonggang, and after Lu Zhishen left, Yan Qing saw that Zhang San and Li Si were some loyal and well-informed people on the street, so they included the two of them in the embroidered Qinglong Division, responsible for inquiring about the news on the streets of Bianliang City.

Zhang San left home, and went straight to Bianhe Street, it was noon, the Yingshui Pavilion at the intersection of Bianhe Street and Yujie was overcrowded, Zhang San entered the Yingshui Pavilion, and there was a familiar little guy leading up to the second floor.

In a private room on the second floor, Yan Qing was sitting by the window, leisurely drinking tea, and there was a conspicuous red sheepskin box on the tea table at this time, with white lines on both sides tattooed with green cloud head Ruyi, and a lion rolling hydrangea embroidered in the middle, which was the box lost by Xu Ning's family.

Seeing Zhang San coming in, Yan Qing poured a cup of tea for him and said, "What's the situation?" ”

Zhang San took out the note from his arms, drank tea and said: "The younger brother has already made a decision in front of the, and I have agreed to reply after Teacher Xu returns home in the evening." ”

Yan Qing took the note and read it, and said with a smile: "This Liangshan thief is quite public, I'm afraid that Teacher Xu is also in their pocket." ”

"This Liangshan thief is really not a son of man, Teacher Xu has nothing to do with him, but he wants to force him into the gang, and he is so ashamed that he still has the banner of 'doing the right thing for heaven' on his mountain." Zhang San said angrily.

Yan Qing listened to it, refilled the tea to Zhang San, and said: "After drinking this tea, you can go, Teacher Xu is a decent person, we still have to do what we should do, and you will go to his house to find him in the evening and bring him to Yingshui Pavilion." ”

Zhang San got the words, got up and left the private room, Yan Qing looked through the window, looked down at the bustling crowd on Bianhe Street below, and muttered jokingly:

"There are also some people in this world, for their own selfishness, they can do everything, can they really break the chain of horses that are scorching, do you really have to use the hook and sickle technique handed down by Teacher Xu's family?"