Seven bitter flowers

Chapter 14: Conflict

Because what Ding Xiu did when he came to Xingkong Island was a secret, Zhan Zhao only said that he was invited by Brother Bai when he sent the letter.

Naturally, Lu Fang and the others didn't know about it, but the Five Rats are hospitable by nature, and they treated Zhan Zhao and Ding Xiu with great hospitality and thoughtful care.That day Zhan Zhao and Ding Xiu lived in Lujiazhuang, and they had nothing to say all night.

The next morning, when Ding Xiu woke up, she felt exhausted, and she didn't know where she was while hugging the quilt.The light came in through the paper windows, like the time when I was lazy and refused to get up early when I was a child, and slept until I was woken up by the sun.Ding Xiu suddenly felt a little envious. She was quite happy to be able to live in such a place, farm and fish every day, and be woken up by the sun when she was lazy.

Ding Xiu lay in the quilt for a while, then got up to wash up, and used up breakfast.When she opened the door to go out, a gust of wind blew over, bringing with it the damp smell of sea water and faintly mixed with the fragrance of flowers, Ding Xiu was refreshed, took a deep breath, and went to Zhan Zhao's room.

Entering the room, Bai Yutang was there, sitting at the table with Zhan Zhao, it seemed that the two had been chatting for a while.Ding Xiu laughed, "Yo, Fifth Lord is here too."

Bai Yutang crossed his arms and said nonchalantly, "What's the matter, can't Fifth Master be here?"

Ding Xiu pulled a chair beside Bai Yutang and sat down, grinning: "Then how can it be, this is your land, Fifth Lord, you can sit wherever you want, Fifth Lord. What's more, we are waiting for you here How about some good wine?"

Bai Yutang chuckled, with a rather smug expression on his face: "It's lucky for you girl, Fifth Master just won twenty jars of good wine from the two brothers in Mohua Village a few months ago, the best Fen Liquor Zhuyeqing."

Ding Xiu's eyes lit up: "Really?" Without waiting for Bai Yutang to speak, he asked again, "The two brothers in Mohua Village are Ding Zhaolan and Ding Zhaohui, right?"

Bai Yutang raised his head and glanced at her: "What's the matter, do you know each other?"

Ding Xiu shook his head: "I don't know, I've heard of them, the famous Shuangxia." Stretching his waist and nestling in the chair, he asked Bai Yutang, "Fifth Master, I saw that Yuanzi Zhuangzi looked pretty good yesterday. , I heard that Fifth Master designed it yourself?"

Bai Yutang smiled: "Not all of them. I was still young at the time, and I made the draft, and my master helped to correct it."

Ding Xiu gave a thumbs up: "At first glance, it is everyone's handwriting. I have long heard that the fifth master is proficient in Qimen gossip, and his reputation is well-deserved." He moved his chair back and said with a smile, "The fifth master is well-deserved. , can I ask you something?"

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to pour himself a cup of tea, blew on it, and said, "I just heard from that cat about the box, right? Take a look."

Ding Xiu grinned: "It's so easy to promise? Then I'll get it." Then he got up and went back to the room.

Zhan Zhao remained silent for a while, and looked up at Bai Yutang at this moment: "That box really belongs to your master?"

Bai Yutang took a sip of his tea, and frowned: "This tea is weak, why do you like to drink this stuff? If you want to ask Fifth Master, it's better to drink alcohol."

Zhan Zhao frowned, seeing that Bai Yutang didn't answer, he stopped talking.

Ding Xiu came back quickly, holding a dark square box in his hand.In fact, that thing is said to be a box, but it is square, with a width and depth of more than one foot, and it looks like a big piece of pig iron from a distance.

Ding Xiu put the box on the table and made a "thump", it seemed that the weight was not light.

Bai Yutang was not in a hurry to get started, but just turned around the table and looked up at Ding Xiu again: "I've seen this box before, not only does it have 36 locks," he said, reaching out his hand and flipping the lower left corner of the box, "Knock it!" "Click" sounded softly, and the black iron cover on the box was slowly removed!Numerous gears and mortises were exposed inside. Bai Yutang glanced at it, and continued, "There is one last switch. You can only open the box if you know whether to pull it up or down. If you pull it wrong, here is the door," he said, pointing to the box. Pointing to a small black box in the lower right corner, "There will be strong acid and rot, and the contents of the box will be destroyed. So, not to mention the first 36 locks, I only have [-]% of the last mechanism." Sure." He looked up at Ding Xiu, "Are you going to try it?"

Unexpectedly, when Ding Xiu heard this, her tense face showed a relieved expression. She smiled lightly: "It's okay, Lord Wu will give it a try. If I can't open the box in the end, I won't blame Lord Wu." She said Then he suddenly chuckled, "If the box is destroyed, it is God's will, and God's will cannot be violated."

Looking at the expression on Ding Xiu's face, Zhan Zhao suddenly asked, "Axiu, what is in this box?"

Ding Xiu looked up at Zhan Zhao, lowered his eyelashes, and said in a low voice, "Once the box is opened, you will naturally know. If you can't open it, what's the use of knowing?"

Zhan Zhao said seriously, "If the contents in the box are very important, how can we let it be destroyed so easily?"

Who knew that Ding Xiu would suddenly become angry after hearing this, and staring at him said: "Why are you talking so much? No matter how important this thing is, it's still mine. I'm willing to let it be ruined. Can you control it?"

Zhan Zhao stood up with a "huh": "Ding Xiu, how many people have lost their lives because of this case? If you were negligent for a while, how many people might lose their lives by then? Have you thought about it? Human lives are at stake, you What a joke!"

Ding Xiu slapped the table hard, and almost yelled at Zhan Zhao: "I'm kidding? I'm kidding, will I take care of this? I'll take this box out? Zhan Zhao, don't stand and talk." No back pain, you are an official, and you are planning to do something in your position. Have you ever thought about it, what does it matter to me from the beginning to the end? I should take care of people who like to kill people and grow flowers?"

"Your Kaifeng Mansion is yelling that human life is at stake all day long. Have you caught someone? I'm staying in Kaifeng Mansion. Are you happy that you treat me as if you suspect me? Human life is at stake. Just because you guys can stop me? Zhan Zhao, don’t think that you are the only one who thinks about human life, and that it’s not enough for me to risk my life for this matter, and I still have to be ridiculed by you, why do you taunt me?” said In the end, there was a crying sound in her voice, but she held back her tears and just looked at Zhan Zhao with wide eyes.

After being yelled at like that, Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment.Knowing that what he said just now was a bit too much, but he didn't know what to say, so he paused for a long time before saying: "Axiu..."

Before she could speak, Ding Xiu interrupted viciously: "Shut up! I don't want to listen to you! The box doesn't belong to you and I didn't ask you to open it. You don't need to tell me what to do." He slumped into the chair, When I folded my arms and closed my eyes, I was out of sight and out of mind.

Bai Yutang looked at Ding Xiu, then at Zhan Zhao, and felt that it was difficult for an upright official to break up housework, so he coughed and said, "Well, girl, I'll take the box back first, and I'll come to you after the 36 locks are unlocked." After speaking, he picked up the box and ran away without looking back.

Only Zhan Zhao and Ding Xiu were left in the room, and for a while, neither of them spoke.

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It has been overhauled, and if you have seen it, please watch it again. . .