This family moved simply, two horses, and a few packages were all the belongings.

As soon as Shao Xi and Lao Wu took Ning Er to the door, Shopkeeper Cao greeted them. After the two met the ceremony, Shao Xi raised his head and carefully looked at the mansion in front of him.

I saw that this house sits in the north and faces south, the granite steps are two mahogany gates, there is a foot door next to it, there is a lion holding drum stone on the left and right sides of the gate, the high gatehouse is the eaves of raising the horn, there is a door plaque of golden silk nanmu hanging under the eaves, and the three big characters of "frost and snow building" are written on it.

Walking into the gate is to open the square vestibule, white stones to the ground, the courtyard is planted with willows, walnuts, left and right lotus pond rockeries, and the pond raises huge koi. The blue-gray stone pavement leads to the vestibule, and the stone path and the surrounding area of the house are spacious rain corridors, making it easy to walk in and out on rainy days.

The main house is a three-storey brick building with blue bricks and black tiles, flying eaves and arches. The hall door is a four-open mahogany door, and the wood grain of the rhombic flower looks refreshing and elegant. In a self-rain pavilion between the halls and corridors, a rattan mat table is placed, and the mat is placed with brocade cushions.

Shao Xi looked up at the study on the third floor, and saw that the study on the third floor was also four mahogany doors, and the doors were carved with four gentlemen, plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, and a plaque reading "Xiyan Pavilion" was hung above the door.

The whole house looks luxurious but elegant, spacious but not empty, as for the furnishings in the room and the backyard layout is also readily available, it will not be bad. Overall, Shao Xi is quite satisfied.

"Young Master Shao, the daily necessities in this house have been prepared, even firewood, rice, oil and salt are also a lot, there are stables in the backyard, and a new carriage has been bought, and the servants and maidservants are also the best, and they are all arranged to live in the east and west rooms. The old gentleman and young lady beside the child, the villain privately arranged the east and west wings, I don't know if this is appropriate? ”

Shao Xi nodded and said, "Shopkeeper Cao really has a heart!" I really didn't expect that the arrangement was so meticulous, it was completely beyond my expectations, and it was really hard for the shopkeeper. ”

"Everywhere, it's what a villain should do. In addition, because I don't know if Childe has a suitable candidate for the housekeeper, I called the most astute and calm old man in charge from the firm, you see whether this person is suitable or not, if you have a suitable candidate, I will take it back. ”

Shao Xi glanced back at Lao Wu, who was still half-dead and lazy, walking towards the firewood house in the backyard with his hands behind his back. Ning Er followed behind Lao Wu and looked east and west, her eyes full of curiosity.

Shao Xi shook his head, this old guy would rather chop wood than worry about it.

Turning his head and looking at the person brought by the shopkeeper Cao, he was less than fifty years old, he looked shrewd and capable, he looked kind and kind, and when he gave Shao Xi a gift, he could see that he was also a person who knew how to be polite on weekdays. Anyway, there is no suitable candidate at present, so Shao Xi agreed to let him stay.

"Childe, the villain's name is Liu Fu, if the son has anything to do in the future, just tell the villain, the villain will do his best, if there is something that can't be done, son, you just beat and scold, the villain will never complain."

Shao Xi also smiled when he heard Liu Fu's words, and said: "There is no scolding when doing things under my hands, not only will I not beat and scold you, but you can't beat and scold the servants and maids below at will, if you do well, stay and do it, and replace what you don't do well, you are the same, understand?" ”

"Yes! The villain understands that the villain remembers what the son said, never beats and scolds other subordinates, and just tries his best to do things well. ”

Seeing that everything had been arranged, Shopkeeper Cao said to Shao Xi: "Since things have been arranged almost completely, the villain will go back to the business house first, if the son has any needs, just send Liu Fu to call the villain, and the villain will come quickly." ”

Shao Xi stuffed a hundred taels of silver ticket into the hands of the shopkeeper Cao, and said: "Hard work shopkeeper Cao, if there is something, I will send someone to find you, when your shopkeeper Zhangda comes back, remember to inform me, I will come to visit." ”

"Childe is really too polite, so the villain will go back first."

After speaking, Shopkeeper Cao bowed and said goodbye and left the "Frost and Snow Building".

Shao Xi turned to Liu Fu and said, "You take them all to get busy!" I'll go back to my study by myself. ”

Liu Fu bowed down and replied, and then took the servants and maids at home to get busy. Shao Xi went up to the "Xiyan Pavilion" on the third floor alone.

Standing on the porch and looking into the distance, the scenery is really good. Leaning on the railing, you can see from afar, whether it is the fireworks in the street market, or the floating white clouds in the distant mountains. It seems that the rich merchants of the Western Regions are not only rich, but also have good taste, the location of this house is indeed very particular, not far from the nearby market, and it only takes more than a quarter of an hour to enter the most prosperous center of Daliang City by horse-drawn carriage, but it is not as noisy as other places, it is a place where both movement and quietness are suitable, and there is a place where both busy and leisure are tasteful.

Shao Xi turned around and walked into the study, only to see that the layout in the study was also fresh and chic, not luxurious and tacky. The bookshelves are full of historical classics, the four treasures of the bookcase are also neatly placed, and the incense tea sets in the tea pavilion on the side are readily available.

This shopkeeper Cao seems to have really put a lot of thought into it.

"After ten years, I finally have a home of my own, and I have a stable environment for my cultivation in the future. The most important thing is that I am finally no longer alone, and there is such a large family that I want to raise? ”

Shao Xi finally felt that he had to shoulder some responsibilities on his shoulders, and it might be very hard in the future, but this kind of hard work was a long-lost happiness for Shao Xi.

"It's better to call Bai Jinqing and a few people to live at home for a few days, anyway, they usually live in the academy and are crowded together. After being called, not only will the home become more lively, but it will also be more convenient to learn from each other with Bai Jinqing. ”

Thinking of this, he called Liu Fu to prepare a carriage and went to Bailu Academy to find Bai Jinqing and a few people.

As soon as he walked into the Egret Academy, Shao Xi realized that the atmosphere was not right. From the door to the courtyard, and even in front of the door of the study hall of each courtyard, there are guards of the arresting officer, and the protégés and gentlemen in the courtyard seem to be controlled.

Could it be that something happened in the hospital?

Before Shao Xi walked to the door of Bai Dinggong's study, he was stopped.

"Dali Temple handles the case, and irrelevant people can't move around at will."

"Handle the case? What kind of case? What the hell is going on here? ”

Shao Xi was very surprised, this academy is full of people who are studying, what cases will happen? Stealing? Shouldn't be! There are nothing precious in the academy, and they are all scholars, and it is unlikely that a fight will happen, what can alarm Dali Temple to come to the academy?

When the Dali Temple patrol heard that Shao Xi actually dared to ask him what case he was handling, his face suddenly showed displeasure, and he scolded: "How can you ask about the case in Dali Temple at will, who are you?" ”

Shao Xi stretched out his hand and took out the sign of "Jing Cheng Division" from his arms and shook it in front of the patrol, who immediately knelt on the ground and saluted and apologized: "The villain doesn't know that the adult of the 'Jing Cheng Division' came in person, and I ask the adult to forgive me for the offense." ”

"What the hell is going on? Why is it so exciting? ”

"Back to my lord's words, last night in the Western Regions of Junxiao Building, the envoy of the White Night Country and the protégé of the White Egret Academy had a quarrel over trivial matters, and then they beat each other, resulting in the death of the envoy of the White Night Kingdom.

"The protégé of the courtyard and the envoy of the White Night Country beat each other? Are you mistaken? ”

Shao Xi was quite surprised to hear the news, why did a group of scholars still fight with people? And beat people to death, which sounds too unbelievable.

was about to continue asking, but saw someone walking out of Bai Dinggong's study, Shao Xi looked up and saw that it was none other than Dali Temple's Zhilong Qitai.

After the two sides met, Shao Xi asked straight to the point: "Brother Long, what happened here?" Can you tell me more about it? ”

Long Qitai was not verbose, and briefly told Shao Xi about the general process of the incident.

It turned out that Bai Jinqing and Hu Yushan went to Junxiao Tower to drink yesterday, during which the envoy of Bai Yeguo did not allow the evaluation of the Central Plains scholars, which caused several people to quarrel with the envoy, and there was a physical conflict during the period, but it was not serious. During the dispute between the two sides, Han Shaoguang stretched out his hand and pushed the messenger, causing the messenger to fall, and he didn't notice anything wrong at the time, but not long after Bai Jinqing and the others left the restaurant, the messenger died of anger. Someone reported the matter to Dali Temple, Dali Temple investigated overnight, and came to Bailu Academy early this morning to take Bai Jinqing and a few people back to Dali Temple to investigate?

"Brother Shao, rest assured, this matter is still inconclusive, I will take proper care of Bai Gongzi and a few people after I bring them back, and I will not let them suffer anything, but before the case is investigated, I am afraid that a few people will not be able to leave Dali Temple and return to the academy."

Long Qitai has always admired Bailu Academy and the ancestors and grandsons of Bai Dinggong, and he will not embarrass Bai Jinqing and the others.

At this time, Bai Dinggong also walked out of the study and said to Shao Xi and Long Qitai: "Long Sizhi has already made it clear to the old man that this is not a trivial matter. In this Daliang City, a foreign envoy actually died in the restaurant, if it was really done by Jinqing and a few people, the old man would not protect his shortcomings, but he just hoped to find out the truth of the matter, and he would just be able to wronged a few people, and the old man would wait for news in this academy. ”

Although Bai Dinggong had a worried look on his face, he did not mean to protect it, and it was not easy to say anything if such a big thing happened.

Long Qitai said to Bai Dinggong: "Don't worry, old master, if this matter is found to have nothing to do with Bai Gongzi and a few people, he will send Bai Gongzi and a few people back to the academy as soon as possible, and the old master doesn't have to worry about this matter, everything will be left to the next person." ”

Before the words fell, I heard someone at the gate of the academy say loudly: "The case has not yet been clarified, and you have begun to take care of it for personal gain, is this the rule of your Dali Temple to handle the case?" If this is the case, these people will be brought back by our criminal department today for investigation, and Dali Temple should not interfere. ”

A few people looked back, only to see that the person who walked into the gate was Yang Mucheng, the servant of the Criminal Department.