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At six or seven o'clock in the morning in summer, the breeze blows through the halls and alleys, blowing open the windows and doors of every house in Yuqingli.

The little girl stood at the window, staring at the two-story building in the deepest part with her big eyes. Her mother used a comb to comb her hair, and threw the broken hair out of the window.

Mother's hand was heavy for a while, Xiaoyan covered her scalp with a "snack", but her eyes were still fixed on the black lacquered door of the two-story building until the door was opened a crack.

The girl's eyes lit up. She had just tied the two braids on one side. She turned and ran downstairs. Her mother shouted behind her: "Xiaoyan! Xiaoyan! Why are you going?"

Xiaoyan had already run downstairs, hiding in the shadows, watching the woman who came out of the door.

She has snow-white skin, jet-black hair, a big braid hanging down her chest, and a blue floral cheongsam on a white background, which is wrapped around her body, with a thin back and narrow shoulders, and a willow waist, curling out from the depths.

The whole lane was silent, those who brushed their clothes stopped, and those who carried burdens stopped, and people's eyes were focused on her face.

Then someone spoke to her: "Axiu, are you out to buy breakfast?"

Some people stared at her clothes: "Axiu, your brother made you new clothes again?"

Axiu nodded when she heard the words, and went out with the food box. When she walked out of the alley, she dusted off her clothes and then dusted off her clothes again.

Naturally, he wanted to chew her tongue, because Axiu was born dazzling, and because the Bai family was really mysterious.

"You look so smart, but it's a pity you're dumb." Nothing is perfect in the world, and this pity makes everyone in Yu Qingli sigh.

"How can you be dumb? I don't think any of the Americans in Huaguo in the newspapers are as good-looking as her."

The election of the Queen of the Flower Kingdom is a big news in Shanghai recently, and everyone in the streets and alleys knows it. One ocean, one ticket, all the money raised will go to the Refugee Relief Association, which is specially organized for the relief of the victims.

Pechoin also issued a monthly card for twelve beauties, and Hadman cigarettes were printed with photos of beauties. Although ordinary people have never seen real people with their own eyes, they have always seen the photos.

"You're talking nonsense, the Empress of Huaguo chose Miss Wu, A Xiuqing is an innocent and good girl, be careful not to be overheard by Boss Bai."

Boss Bai is Axiu's elder brother. Since he moved in, no one has seen him go out, and he has never socialized with others. Even the name Axiu has been heard from the door.

But no one in Yuqing looked down on Axiu. Although the Bai family lived in the old city and did not move into the concession, they were very rich.

The cheongsam on Axiu's body was often changed into new ones, and her brother was even more mouthy. The family never opened a gang, and the younger sister had to buy three meals a day, or had someone bring them in.

What big Sanyuan and Tianxianglou, the food boxes are not the same every day.

Look at food and know the family background, such a way of eating, of course it is a rich person.

Xiaoyan stood at the door with half of her hair loose, listening to people gossip. Mom chased her downstairs and poked her forehead with a finger: "You're crazy!"

Xiaoyan pouted, and Mom was not happy. The other braid was tied tightly, causing her head to move, tied up and tilted to one side, with her schoolbag hanging on her body, and pushed her out: "Hurry up and go to school."

Xiaoyan turned out of the entrance of the alley and saw Axiu waiting for the steamed buns to be cooked in front of the teahouse.

As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, a handful of sesame seeds and scallions were sprinkled on top of the steaming pan-fried steamed buns. The aroma was so enticing, Xiaoyan swallowed her saliva when she smelled the aroma.

"Axiu!" Xiaoyan called her abruptly.

Axiu turned her face sideways, she couldn't speak, she didn't even smile, but Xiaoyan felt that she was smiling at her, so she couldn't help walking over, blushing and said, "Your cheongsam is so beautiful."

Axiu went back with the food box, Xiaoyan followed behind her fascinated, someone was clearing the briquettes stove on the street, sparks flew out.

Seeing that it was about to splash on Xiaoyan, Axiu stretched out her hand to pull her over, and the fire splashed on Axiu's new cheongsam, burning a hole.

Xiaoyan was stunned, and did not dare to move, with tears in her eyes, her family couldn't afford to pay for such a cheongsam, and her mother knew she would definitely beat her.

Axiu didn't care, she pushed her with an arm like a snow lotus root, and pointed at her schoolbag, telling Xiaoyan to go to school, and she went back to Yuqingli with the food box.

Pushing open the black lacquered door, put the food box on the table, took out the fried hot soup, and pulled down the copper bell hanging in the room.

The silk curtain in the inner room was lifted, and Bai Zhun came out of the house in a wheelchair. He was very young and thin, with long hair tied behind his head with a ribbon.

She was so feminine and indistinguishable, with an impatient look on her face.

He didn't raise his hand, the two wheels turned as he wished, and Gululu rolled to the table.

Axiu delivered the spoon to his hand, Bai Zhun lowered his head to taste the soup, saw the hole in Axiu's cheongsam, frowned, "Go and pick a piece of paper you like."

Axiu went to the back of the house, and the room was full of wooden shelves, on which were stacks of various colored papers, and the one with white background and blue flowers on the top was what Axiu was wearing.

Bai Zhun pierced the thin skin of the fried steamed bun with a chopstick, sucked up the broth inside like eating soup dumplings, scooped out the meatballs and ate them.

He loves the meatballs, but he doesn't eat the meatballs that were made for him alone.

Residents in Yu Qingli had all kinds of wrong guesses about the Bai family, only one thing was right, that is, Bai Zhun had a meatball in his mouth, and threw the raw fried steamed buns aside after eating a meatball.

Axiu picked out a piece of sky-blue paper for herself, and the green color on the paper was like spring water in February.

Bai Zhun's wheelchair rolls to the long desk in the house. On the desk are bamboo scissors, big and small, and ink in five colors. Axiu spreads the paper on the desk.

Without moving his fingers, the bamboo scissors rose into the air, and there were several sounds of paper in the room, and a sky-blue paper cheongsam was already on the table.

Axiu took off her clothes in front of Bai Zhun, and the cheongsam that Xiaoyan was fascinated just now turned into a pile of waste paper.

She put on a new paper dress and turned around to show Bai Zhun, as if asking him if he was beautiful.

Bai Zhun propped his head on one hand, and looked at Axiu with the eyes of appreciating the works, of course she is beautiful, crescent eyebrows and cherry lips, body bones and skin are all created by him, how can it not be beautiful?

After cutting the paper clothes, Bai Zhun felt that he was very tired this morning, so he went to the house in a bamboo wheelchair, and told Axiu, "I want Cuihua Lou's Hibiscus Chicken at noon."

Standing by the wall of the inner room are two paper-stitched men in the shape of servants, with blank eye sockets and untouched eyes.

Bai Zhun yawned, and the two paper-wrapped figures stepped forward, lifted him from the bamboo chair, and put him on the bed.

As soon as the thin quilt was covered, Bai Zhun wanted to sleep in his cage.

But today is destined to be a busy day, not long after Bai Zhun closed his eyelids, someone knocked on the door, Axiu walked to the door and only opened it a crack.

The man outside hurriedly said: "Miss Axiu, is Qiye there? My senior brother has been arrested by the arresting house."

Axiu put her palms together next to her ears, signaling that Bai Zhun was still asleep, she stretched out her hands to close the door, and waited until Bai Zhun woke up to discuss such a big matter.

The visitor was in a hurry, and he pushed hard, but he couldn't push the door open for a while.

Bai Zhun didn't draw a smile on Axiu's face, she had no expression on her face, at this moment she stared at the person with dark eyes, and closed the door with her palm.

Seeing this, the people in Yu Qingli shouted loudly: "Who are you? Who are you looking for? Don't bully Axiu who can't speak!"

The visitor didn't have the will to argue, stood at the base of the wall, squatted down, tiptoed, and lightly jumped into the courtyard.

The whole alley was in an uproar.

"I'm going to call the policeman. There's no law in this blue sky!"

Axiu got angry, although she is a paper figurine, she has quite the power, all the paper figurines in the room listened to her, clapped their palms, and many paper figurines flooded out of the room.

All of them were dressed in red and green, held their knives and held their swords, "Mu Guiying" raised a silver gun to his chest, and the bamboo stick paper pointed the gun, and cut the clothes on the chest of the visitor.

This person dared not touch Bai Zhun's treasure, and knew that it was a big taboo to trespass without permission, so he knelt in the courtyard and shouted loudly: "Qi Ye, please save my senior brother!"

Bai Zhun only ate a meatball in the morning, and felt that he was only half asleep. He opened his eyes and was very generous. The paper figurines in the room knew that the master was angry, and the paper clothes and paper shoes vibrated.

The person who came bumped his head against the bluestone bricks of the courtyard, rang three times in a row, and begged, "Qi Ye, when my master left, he said that there is something that Qi Ye will take care of our brothers and sisters."

There are many kinds of schools since ancient times, and Bai Zhun's profession is the seventh school, Qi Mendiao, who specializes in dealing with yin and yang. Although he is not very old, he only masters one school, so the insiders will naturally call him Qi Ye.

The person here is the disciple of the third door, the third door of color, the successor of ancient color tricks.At the beginning of May, Mr. Han passed away, and the whole set of paper horses for the funeral was tied by Bai Zhun himself.

Liu Da and Liu Er belonged to Han Sanmen. Before his death, he betrothed his only daughter to Liu Da, and Liu Da inherited the Sanmen.

It was Liu Er who came to ask Bai Zhun for help. He broke the oily skin and didn't dare to leave blood on Bai Zhun's territory. Brothers and sisters."

Bai Zhun turned around, Han San had helped Qimen when he was young, and now he can only pay back the love he has accumulated.

"Finish." The voice came through the door and the wall, but seemed to ring in Liu Er's ear.

There are all kinds of things, except for the seventh door, they are all eaten by the wharf and the street, what they want is a sharp tongue, and Liu Er can speak clearly when he is in a hurry: "My brother is blinded by lard!"

Although Liu Da and Liu Er are brothers, they have to be called brothers and sisters when they enter the door.

Gritting his teeth, Liu Er revealed that Liu Da was arrested because of the selection of the Queen of Hua Kingdom.

Hundreds of dance hall ladies participated in the election, and the twelve with the highest number of votes were selected, and then the top three were selected from the twelve, one queen of Huaguo, and two noble concubines of Huaguo.

Every beauty has to go on stage to show off their talents. They are all dancing ladies, so it is not surprising that they can sing.

Among them, Jin Dangui, the beauty in August, couldn't sing, but she was ingenious and paid a high price to invite Liu Da to teach her ancient color tricks.

Jin Dangui is affectionate and charming, Liu Da even left Sanye Han's only daughter behind, and wants to be with Jin Dangui.

Bai Zhun snorted coldly: "The soil on your master's grave is still wet, and this disciple bullies his orphan girl like this?"

Liu Er was so ashamed, for the sake of Jin Dangui, the senior sister shed countless tears, he and Liu Da fought and quarreled, but the senior brother seemed to be possessed by a demon, only Jin Dangui was in his eyes.

"Jin Dangui is dead."

August Beauty died on a Western spring bed in the private room of Licha Hotel, two dragons and one phoenix.

After hearing such nonsense, Bai Zhun felt quite bored, and lazily dragged out a long voice: "Huh?"

"I also beg Qi Ye to save my senior brother!"

The seven gates wander between the yin and yang realms, and Bai Zhun doesn't necessarily know about human affairs, but he can know about ghost affairs as long as he thinks about it.