A second ago, Xiao Jinyan and the others were still talking about major events in the world, but this second, they were pulled back to reality, life is so wonderful.

The person who asked the question was Han Jixiang, the third steward of the Tang Mansion.

There are three stewards in the Tang Mansion, the chief steward Tang Yuanbing, who has been taking care of the housekeeping since the old lady, in charge of the personnel of the Tang Mansion, and the second steward is in charge of the account room, called Tang Rulong, who is also the third generation of domestic slaves of the Tang family, and the third steward Han Jixiang, who is in charge of the safety and security of the Tang Mansion. The internal affairs of the Tang family are taken care of by Tang Zhengfeng's grandmother Jia, over the years, Jia's health has been ill, and the power has fallen into the hands of the second aunt Han, Han Jixiang is the younger brother of the second aunt, relying on the favor in the house, and he is very arrogant to his subordinates.

Last night, Dagang of the guard house invited him to drink flower wine, and by the way, he said that the chief steward did not take him seriously, and arranged for three inferior handymen to come in, and did not listen to the call, and said bad things about the three stewards, and said that the three stewards only took the position by eating soft rice, etc. Hearing this instigation, the three stewards were furious, and they came to the miscellaneous service house early in the morning to ask for the guilt.

Outside the door, a family member said, "The three are in charge, and the three of them are still resting inside." ”

"Rest, Lao Tzu has been up for two hours, and they are still resting?" Han Jixiang raised his voice and scolded, "I want to see what kind of road the chief steward has recruited in, and he really treats himself as a master?"

The door was pushed open, but Xiao Jinyan, Zhao Lanjiang, and Li Chengcheng were lying on the table, holding a brush in their hands, writing at the desk.

Han Jixiang scolded, "You three subordinates, you don't know your identity, you still write, Lao Tzu still can't write, you still want to be admitted to the Jinshi?"

The three of them ignored him, and Han Jixiang was even more annoyed, snatched Xiao Jinyan's piece of paper and handed it to the entourage who followed, "What did they write?"

The entourage knew the words and opened his mouth to read, "I wish Old Lady Tang good health, I wish Old Master Tang a long life, and I wish the old lady's family and her son filial piety ......" In short, they are all New Year's greetings.

Xiao Jinyan smiled, "When the chief steward summoned us yesterday, let us do daily classes every morning, and wish the old men and wives at home good health, the three stewards, if you don't let us, we will tell the chief steward truthfully." ”

Han Jixiang was angry, and his words were still reasonable, but he was here to find fault today, so how could he let them go, and asked, "What was done that day?"

"Just done. ”

The third steward thanked Tang and said, "Bring the work order." ”

In addition to the temporary work, the miscellaneous staff yard also has daily work orders, which are used to schedule the work of the miscellaneous servants.

He was illiterate, so he could only let his entourage explain, and after reading it, the entourage lowered his head and whispered in his ear, and the third steward shook his head, "It's too cheap for them to clean up the flower beds!"

He pointed to the three of them, "You, Tang Dabao, go clean the thatched house, you Tang Erbao, go pick up twenty jars of water, as for Tang Sanbao, go clean the stable." He thanked Tang again, "Listen, no one is allowed to help, otherwise we will roll up and get out together!"

The three of them looked at each other.

Xiao Jinyan took what Zhao Lanjiang wrote, which read, "A group of turtle bastards of the Tang family, I wish Mrs. Tang a life, and I have no fart eyes when I give birth to a son" and so on, saying that I am fortunate not to look at you, otherwise we will be in trouble.

Tang Xie leaned over, looking helpless, "Third master, it's not that we don't help you, but you also heard ...... just now"

Xiao Jinyan waved his hand, "You do your job, since you have taken it, we will naturally do this job well!"

Xiao Jinyan took the tools and went to clean the latrines, and when he inquired, he learned that there were eleven latrines in the entire Tang Mansion, located in different locations. This does not include the mansions of the old and young masters, they all use the dragon dun phoenix pond, after using it every day, the maid is placed at the west gate, and it is transported out of the house by the golden water before dawn.

Fortunately, the rules of the Tang Mansion are very strict, after everyone goes to the toilet, they have to rinse, the toilet is not very dirty, Rao is so, Xiao Jinyan came down in the morning, only cleaned three, and he was already tired and sweating.

When they came to the toilet in the guard courtyard, Da Gang, Huzi and others saw Xiao Jinyan enter, and they knew that the third steward had vented for them today, and with a wave of their hands, five or six people followed in.

Everyone was three or four feet away from the pool, whistling, taking off their pants and peeing, and urinating all over the ground. Xiao Jinyan knew that they were doing it on purpose, and while mopping the floor, he said leisurely, "If you can't pee in, it means that you are soft, and if you pee outside, it means that you are short." ”

Da Gang snorted coldly, "What's the matter, the Tang Mansion still stipulates how to pee? We can pee as much as we want, can you control it?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head, he couldn't care about it, everyone lined up in a row, making a wind blowing fountain, Xiao Jinyan secretly popped out a few stones and hit the shoulders of the two of them, and the two of them sighed, "Why are you beating me?"

"When did I hit you, turtle son, you pee on me!"

"You're peeing on me!"

Everyone quarreled, Xiao Jinyan snickered on the side, and everyone suddenly realized that it was this kid who was making a ghost, "Beat me to death, if something goes wrong, there are three managers responsible!"

Xiao Jinyan held the mop in his hand and sneered, "It seems that the fight yesterday was still too light." ”

Three strikes and five divisions by two, and they beat them to the ground, and rubbed them on the ground with a mop. Especially the first two, only three or four times, beat them to a blue nose and swollen face, and begged for mercy again and again.

"Grandpa Dabao spares his life!"

Xiao Jinyan said, "I'm strange, I have already taught you a lesson yesterday, why don't you open your eyes today?"

"Yesterday, the third steward heard that your name was accepted, and he said that he would give us an outlet for his evil anger, who would have thought that his mother's cashier would not do anything. Ouch, it hurts, it hurts!"

Xiao Jinyan had already expected this, and put the mop away, "The toilet in the guard yard, you clean it yourself, do you have any opinions?"

"No opinion, no opinion!"

Hurriedly got up, picked up the mop and cleaned, Xiao Jinyan said, "Who told you to use the mop?" Kneel down for me, wipe it with your clothes, and lick it clean with your mouth!"

Xiao Jinyan held the mop and leaned against the door, these people worked for half an hour before Xiao Jinyan was satisfied, "Okay, it's not too early, let's go eat quickly!"

When several of the guards heard about eating, they waved their hands again and again, ran outside, and vomited.

During lunch, Xiao Jinyan asked them how they were doing, Li Chengcheng said that he didn't know, he was sleeping on the roof, and Zhao Lanjiang didn't know, he was sleeping in the flower garden. When Xiao Jinyan heard this, this would work, and in the afternoon, he found a secluded wood, climbed the tree and rested in the morning.

Not long after I fell asleep, I heard the sound of rustling under the tree, and then two figures came over. The pines and cypresses here are towering to the sky, counting three or four zhang high, Xiao Jinyan hid behind the branches and looked down.

At first glance, he is also an acquaintance, Tang Ao, the seventh young master of the Tang family. The other man had his back to him, and it felt a little familiar.

"Seventh Young Master, have you got what we want?" said the man.

Tang Ao said in a low voice, "Not yet, my uncle regards that drawing as more precious than life, and stays with him all the time, I have tried several times, but I have not succeeded, so I have kept a low profile in the past two days, so as not to make him suspicious." ”

The man said, "You must know that this matter was personally explained by the national teacher, and if you can't fulfill your promise, the previous agreement will not be counted." ”

Xiao Jinyan knew who was coming, it was not long ago, the golden gong king Feng Chitose who was destroyed by the three of them in Fuling City, as if he was making a deal with Tang Ao.

Tang Ao said, "The Rainstorm Pear Flower Needle is a forbidden weapon in the martial arts, if you want it, you have to give me some time, don't you?" Why don't you help me win the position of the head of the family first, and when the matter is completed, it is not my business?"

"Time waits for no one. Feng Chitose said, "Tomorrow night, Tang Zhengfeng will hold a night banquet in the banquet building, and you will pass the position of head of the family to Tang Ji, you only have one day, Seventh Young Master." ”

Tang Ao was anxious, but he couldn't show it, so he pretended to be confident, and said: "It's tomorrow night banquet, I know two friends from Suzhou, and they also come to participate in the competition to recruit relatives. ”

Xiao Jinyan felt a pang in his heart, could it be that Tang Ao recognized us and wanted us to help him steal something?

"Who?"

"Qingcheng Ergou, we had some festivals before, and we met them in Chengdu Mansion yesterday, and when it came to this, they agreed. I've made a plan, and when I get my stuff, I'll hide in the third brick crack in the latrine in my backyard. ”

The two walked towards the latrine, and after a while, they dispersed. Xiao Jinyan was on the tree, a little surprised.

When he was in Dengwen Academy, he learned that the rainstorm pear flower needle is the first secret weapon in the world, a one that can kill all the masters outside the three realms, wasn't it destroyed by the Tang Sect three hundred years ago, how to listen to their tone, it seems that the Tang family still has drawings in their hands, if the Tang Sect really secretly made this first killing weapon, what four major families, eight major sects, if it comes to force, I am afraid they are not opponents.

This Tang Ao is also confused, for the position of the head of the Tang family, he actually colluded with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, if it is really guilty, it is a crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy.

In fact, Xiao Jinyan was a little worried, he didn't know that if the rainstorm pear flower needle was made, the process was extremely complicated, and the core spring needed to be pulled with red essence and black iron. But ordinary sects, if there is a rainstorm pear blossom needle, then the status of the rivers and lakes is also rising, at least in the face of a strong enemy, you can snipe the opponent's highest martial arts.

Back in the miscellaneous courtyard, Xiao Jinyan was so tired that he was sore, after dinner, he lay down early to rest, Zhao Lanjiang was gambling with several other family members, and Li Chengcheng was carrying a pot of bad wine and lying on the roof to admire the moon.

Just as he felt sleepy, Xiao Jinyan heard someone shouting, "Tang Dabao!"

Xiao Jinyan got up and opened the door, and saw the maidservant Qingqing standing at the door, and said in amazement, "Sister Qingqing?"

Qingqing said: "Follow me." ”

"Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

Qingqing looked impatient, "The third lady wants to see you." ”

Tang Xiqiu?

Xiao Jinyan's mind flashed that graceful woman, she didn't know me, how could she look for me in the middle of the night?

"Third Miss, I don't know her. ”

Qingqing sneered, "I don't know her, what else do you say about a martial arts competition to recruit relatives, and you want to marry the third lady as your wife?" Hmph, don't think I don't know, what are you men thinking, hurry up and pack up and follow me." Well, why do you smell so much?"

Xiao Jinyanxin said that Lao Tzu cleaned the toilet for a day today, can it not smell, so he said, "I can't help it, why don't I take a bath first?"

Qingqing waved her hand and said forget it, come with me.

Along the way, Qingqing walked in front without saying a word, Xiao Jinyan followed behind, wanting to find an opportunity to probe the tone, but no matter what she said, Qingqing ignored it, making Xiao Jinyan bored.

Coming to Huayu, Qingqing took Xiao Jinyan to the door, "Third Miss, someone brought it." ”

A lazy voice came from inside the room, "Come in." ”

Xiao Jinyan pushed the door in.

The lights in the room were a little dim, and Xiao Jinyan smelled a fragrance of flowers.

Tang Xiqiu had just finished bathing, there were water droplets between the ends of his hair, he was wearing a loose nightgown, and he was holding a copy of "Taishang Induction Chapter" to read at night, Xiao Jinyan's eyes were straight.

It's not that he hasn't seen beautiful women, but Tang Xiqiu is different from others, Li Jinghong is like a fairy who doesn't eat fireworks in the world, Yuwenshuang is sometimes cold like frost, sometimes smiling like a flower, but this Tang Xiqiu in front of him is like a charm, every frown and movement, all of which are soul-stirring.

Xiao Jinyan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He is a normal man, but he knows that Tang Xiqiu must have something else to do when he comes to him, otherwise, with the gap between their identities, they will not be able to contact each other anyway.

"What's your name?"

Xiao Jinyan said: "Tang Dabao." ”

"I asked you before you entered the Tang Mansion. ”

"Xiao Dabao. ”

Tang Xiqiu sneered and said that you are not honest. However, since Xiao Jinyan didn't say it, Tang Xiqiu didn't continue to ask.

"What did you do before?"

"Be a buddy at the Suzhou Mansion Xiaoyao Inn. ”

"You haven't been in the Tang Mansion for long. ”

"Today is the second day. ”

Tang Xiqiu tapped his fingers on the tabletop, "The next day, the time is just right, let me ask you a question, will you steal anything?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head and said righteously: "Although I don't have any money, I will never do anything about stealing things." ”

"If I find you, I have to do it if I don't do it. Tang Xiqiu stood up, her elegant posture was reflected on the window paper, and the candle flame flickered, looking extremely beautiful.

"Tang Dabao, I came to you tonight to explain one thing to you, if you do it, I will have a hundred taels of silver to give, if you fancy which maid in the house, let him accompany you for the night, it is not a problem. How?"

Xiao Jinyan stood up and shook his head, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint the third miss." ”

Tang Xiqiu smiled and groaned, "Now in the middle of the night, not far away is the guard patrolling the Tang Mansion, if I shout to catch the thief, what do you guess will happen?"

Xiao Jinyan smiled helplessly, "I guess I'll die a miserable death." ”

"Count you interesting!" Tang Xiqiu nodded with satisfaction, and continued, "Tomorrow night's banquet, my uncle will set up a banquet in the banquet hall to entertain people from various major sects who come to compete and recruit relatives, he has a booklet in his arms, wrapped in brown paper, I will let you find a way to get that booklet." ”

Xiao Jinyan was shocked in his heart, isn't this the atlas of the rainstorm pear flower needle that Tang Ao said in his mouth?