Brilliant Horse

After closing the door to thank guests for many days, it finally ushered in the day of Jufu's opening, brand new tables and chairs, and a new layer of paint on the inn, and everything was arranged according to Mu Fanhua's preferences.On the opening day, the inn was filled with red colors. In order to give the Eight Immortals House a bad start, Mu Fanhua let it go that day, and all meals and drinks were free when entering the inn.

"Dangdang-dangdang--"

A child in short brown clothes was carrying a copper gong, running and beating all the way past, passers-by looked sideways, and the child shouted vigorously: "Jufu Inn is reopening, if you can match the shopkeeper's couplet, you can get the baby!" One piece! Girls, don’t miss it! Our shopkeeper looks so good!”

Pedestrians watched curiously as the child yelled all the way, and followed him one after another, not to mention the shopkeeper's appearance, even if it was for money, they still wanted to see if it was right.

Fusheng took Xiaodou's gong, knocked it again, and said, "Oh, folks! This couplet is in my hands. If you can match it within today, who can give the best answer, this one..." Fusheng Pointing to the golden hairpin standing behind him in a wooden box, "This is real gold, there is only one like that in the whole world, if you don't worry about it, the young man will give it to the girl he likes, and the girl will follow along run?"

The audience roared with laughter, Fusheng hung the couplet on his waist by the door, and said: "Oh, if everyone is tired of standing and thinking, it doesn't matter, let's go in and we will gather blessings, order a small dish, and think slowly, the shopkeeper said , today everyone is free of alcohol, don't let me down!"

Everyone didn't have time to pay attention to Fu Sheng, and looked at the couplet seriously.Seeing me is not me, I see me, and I am not me.

Sitting in the middle of the hall, Mu Fanhua couldn't help laughing at their puzzled expressions.He didn't ask them to come here to get the gold today, but to ask them to come here and spit out the silver obediently.

There was a sound of the piano, and Mu Fanhua attracted everyone's attention, and said slowly: "If you want to get tired, come in and sit down." After finishing speaking, he played a piece of Yangchun Baixue, watching everyone's intoxicated expressions, He is very comfortable.

The spectators gradually walked into Jufu, listening to Mu Fanhua playing the tune, while talking about the second couplet of Lianzi, but Mu Fanhua played several tunes, but no one came forward to answer. It seems that there are talents in Kyoto. There are only a handful of people.

"Hehe..." A gorgeous woman with white face and purple clothes walked in the door and said, "Young Master Mu is really interesting, such a question came up."

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and Mu Fanhua got up to salute, "Aunt Man is here to ask for 100 taels of silver?"

"Oh, what about Mr. Mu? How can you come to collect debts when someone else's house is open? The slave's house is just here to flatter you." The boss of Liufang Building took the seat closest to Mu Fanhua and sat down. Two women, one green and one blue, poured water on her and fanned her, "Since I met you that day, my family has been talking about you~ hehe."

"Oh?" Mu Fanhua sat next to Mandie, smelling the scent of Baizhuoxiang again, and he was annoyed when he thought of this fragrance.

"Oh, I wonder if I can take that hairpin away. That hairpin is really unique." Mandie looked at the golden hairpin on the counter.

Mu Fanhua dared to open his mouth to answer, but Hu Qi, the shopkeeper of the Eight Immortals Building, came out of nowhere and said, "It's really a rare customer, Mandie." After saying that, Hu Qi's hand was restless and pulled Mandie's. hand, but was dodged by Mandie with a look of disgust.

"Hu Qi, I'll let you leave here as quickly as possible, otherwise..." Man Die turned her head to Hu Qi, her eyes narrowed, showing fierceness, and even the girl behind her looked at Hu Qi coldly.

Without saying a word, Hu Qi ran out of Jufu.Mu Fanhua thought that if it wasn't for Mandie, maybe this Hu Qi was going to make a fuss today, it seems that he needs to be groomed in private.

"If Aunt Man likes it, I can give the blueprint to Aunt Man." What he meant was that he could give you the blueprint, but the gold is fine.

"You made this pattern? If the Nu's family agrees, can you take it away?" Mandie grabbed Mu Fanhua's hand, but Mu Fanhua avoided it with a look of disgust.

"nature."

Man Die stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "The second couplet of this couplet is, whoever pretends to be like whom, whoever pretends to be who, whoever looks like whom."

The guests who were chatting were all silent, and suddenly there was applause, and some people continued to cheer. Among them, Mandie was like a peacock with its tail open.

Mu Fanhua really gritted his teeth in his heart, that hatred, if there is no Mandie, this hairpin would be too expensive to sell.I thought so, but I still looked at it generously and gave the hairpin to Mandie, who couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.

As if afraid of Mu Fanhua's repentance, Mandie walked straight out after getting the baby, and could only let Mu Fanhua watch as she flicked her sleeves and walked out of the door.Just when Mu Fanhua was still heartbroken about Jin Zi, he saw a letter slipping out of Mandie's sleeve, hehe, it seems that Jin Zi can still be saved.

He happily picked up the envelope and put the letter in his sleeve, when he suddenly saw Hu Qi sneaking outside the door, he sneered in his heart, Xiao Mian.I didn't pay attention to Hu Qi, just went back to the backyard and lay down on the Luohan bed for a while.

Not long after, while Mu Fanhua was still asleep, screams came from the front door. Mu Fanhua rushed into the hall as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. He only saw a few vicious dogs lying in the hall with their heads moved. , Aomori held a bloody sword in his hand, he must be right.

Fusheng and Xiaodou moved the corpse into the backyard in disgust, and half of the guests dispersed, presumably it was a good thing that old man Hu Qi did.Huba stood aside with a sullen face, and if Hu Qi estimated him in front of him, he would have cut him straight away.

Mu Fanhua settled the diners, and suddenly saw Hu Qi laughing at the corner outside the door, Mu Fanhua turned around slowly, grabbed the sharp sword from Aomori's hand and threw it towards that place. .

Hu Qi covered his head, fell to the ground in panic and shouted loudly, "You! You! You!" Hu Qi pointed at Mu Fanhua and shouted.

Mu Fanhua walked over and pulled out the sword embedded in the wall. He wanted to pierce his forehead, but he couldn't even pierce a hat.Mu Fanhua pulled out the sword with all his strength, but suddenly his hand was loosened, the sword came out of his hand, and plunged into the ground obliquely, just short of Hu Qi's vital point.

"You...you..." Hu Qi took a few steps back.

Mu Fanhua picked up the sword, and said hypocritically: "Ah, shopkeeper Hu? Didn't hurt you? I thought it was the little thief from that house who took a fancy to my Jufu Inn, eh? What kind of smell is this? ?” As he spoke, Mu Fanhua looked around, seeing the stench, hehe. .

Hu Qi was so frightened that he burst into tears, turned around and ran, leaving water trails all the way on the ground as he ran, it was because Mu Fanhua scared him so much that he spit and urine, it was really useless.

Being disturbed by Hu Qi, he would lose a lot of money. In order not to affect the future business, Mu Fanhua cut the meal price of the diners by half again. Yes, Mu Fanhua only comforted him by saying that he was reluctant to leave the child without a wolf.

After dinner, Mu Fanhua was lying on the arhat bed in the courtyard, and suddenly remembered the letter in his sleeve, he opened it, and saw the beautiful handwriting: Tonight, at midnight, we will meet at Yueqiao.

There is no signer, but it seems that it belongs to Mandie, who is the appointment?Could it be yourself?Impossible, I only had a relationship with her twice, and when I was a child, I met Yueqiao, a lonely man and a widow.No, what reputation does she want as a brothel girl?Forget it, no matter who it is, go to see and see, and get the handle on Mandie, are you afraid that she won't return the hairpin?

"Be careful with the candlelight, the sky is dry and everything is dry!" the watchman walked on the deserted street, carrying a small lantern, shouting constantly, under the cover of night.

Before arriving, Mu Fanhua put on his coat and went to Moon Bridge with Aomori.Kyoto is still quite big, Jufu Inn is close to the south gate, and Moon Bridge is on the west gate, so Mu Fanhua was exhausted after walking there.When they reached Moon Bridge, they didn't see anyone. Mu Fanhua thought that maybe Mandie hadn't arrived yet, women's small steps always have to walk slowly.

But Mu Fanhua waited for a long time, but still did not see him. It seems that Mandie must have discovered that his letter was missing, so he did not come to the appointment. Even though he thought so, Mu Fanhua still felt uncomfortable. For a long time, I didn't wait for fart.

Standing under the willow tree beside the Moon Bridge, he frantically crumpled up the letter and threw it into the river, saying, "I'm so mad!"

"Young master, are we going to withdraw?" Aomori looked at him.

Mu Fanhua waved his hands and said: "I don't give up, I want to go on the bridge and have a look!" After saying that, he walked on the bridge.

Even if he thought so, the miracle still didn't happen. He looked like a lunatic, pacing back and forth on the Moon Bridge, "Forget it, forget it! Go home!" His face was manic.

"Pa—" Mu Fanhua slapped the table with his palm, and the tea in the cup overflowed.

"I'm pissed off, Mandie..."

"Master, there are still guests staying at the hotel." Aomori reminded.

"Forget it, forget it, the more I think about it, the worse it gets. Washing my feet and going to sleep really pissed me off..." Mu Fanhua threw away his coat, and got on the bed.

When Aomori went out to fetch water, Mu Fanhua was lying on the bed, always feeling that there was something under his body that made him uncomfortable.He stood up and saw that it was another letter!Mu Fanhua was so angry that his whole body was itching, he wanted to tear up the letter when he picked it up, but he turned around and read the letter obediently.

I have a tail with me, so it is difficult to move. It is best to shake off your tail, otherwise you and I will be in danger of life. If you want to know where you came from, you must be patient, remember.

this letter. .Does that mean that the previous letter was really addressed to me?Tail?Aomori is the only one next to me, and he is still his confidant, and it is not considered a tail. Could it be that there is something else?Could it be that his own mother is a brothel girl?Could it be Mandie?It's no wonder that he has been messing with him all day long.But it is not ruled out that there will be another result, so don't jump to conclusions.

From that day on, Mu Fanhua has been waiting, waiting for Mandie to give him an answer.Waiting and waiting, the summer passed, but Mandie still hadn't arrived.The past few months have been considered peaceful, Hu Qi has not caused any trouble for Mu Fanhua, and Jufulou has gradually become famous in the capital, it is not known whether it is because of the cook or him.

Mu Fanhua spent a whole summer free and drew a lot of pictures, all of which were patterns of hairpins and clothes, so he was bored and made them one by one, one by one, and gradually there were so many clothes that he could wear them to the sky, I guess next year They all want to open a fabric store, embroidery studio, jewelry store or something.

At night, Mu Fanhua was drawing pictures with the lamp on. Recently, it was autumn, and the sky began to cool down bit by bit. Mu Fanhua was blown by the wind until his hands were cold, so he went to the window and wanted to close it.Seeing the cold moon suddenly, I couldn't help sighing, it's been half a year since I came out of Pear Blossom Valley.

He reached out to close the window, but suddenly he slapped his chest with both hands, and Mu Fanhua was knocked down to the ground. Turning his head, he saw that the window was closed, and when he looked around, he saw a blue-faced man with fangs and black clothes. Man sits at the table looking at his paintings.

"You!" Mu Fanhua stood up.

"Long time no see, Mr. Mu~" The man in black took off the mask of green face and fangs, and it turned out to be Mandie. .

Mandie's hair was loose, she was wearing a black gauze dress, and her face was painted with white grease. She really looked like a ghost sitting in front of Mu Fanhua.Mu Fanhua stared at her steadfastly, and she poured water to drink on her own, and finally cracked melon seeds, which was quite similar to someone.

"you.."

"Oh? You're so surprised, come on, sit down, don't be polite." Mandie grabbed a handful of melon seeds, looked at Mu Fanhua's drawings scattered all over the floor, "Not bad, I'll take two away later."

"Let's get down to business." Mu Fanhua slapped his palm on the table, forgetting that he hadn't brought back his hairpin, and wanted to take his blueprint away.

"Well~ Speaking of which, your name is Mu Fanhua, right?"

"What's the matter, don't say you are my mother."

When Mandie heard this, she bent over with a smile and said, "Pfft ha ha ha, how can I be your mother? Your mother is much prettier than mine, and her status is very honorable, but I don't intend to tell you about your mother. things, because the less you know about these things, the better."

"Then what do you want to tell me?"

Mandie put the melon seeds back on the plate, straightened her clothes and hair, saluted him, and said, "Slave Mandie, pay homage to my little master."

After being teased by Mandie, Mu Fanhua felt confused, and asked, "Did you take your medicine today?"

"Go, little bastard, what are you talking about?"

"Then what are you talking about, little master, I despise you even if you want to be my handmaid."

"Hey, good boy, I'm your mother's maid, so it stands to reason that you want to call me Aunt Man."

"Don't everyone call you Aunt Man?"

"That's right... well, never mind, I'm not talking about this to you, it's your father I'm going to tell you about."

Mu Fanhua picked up the blueprints on the ground and sneered: "Hehe, my cheap dad? I don't care."

"Speak out, you will be rare."

"Why didn't Yueqiao come to accept the appointment before?" Mu Fanhua suddenly thought.

"Didn't I say that? It has a tail."

"You mean?" Mu Fanhua looked outside the door.

"It's not him, it's the shadow guard, the sage king." Mandie took a sip of tea, "I don't know what the sage king wants to do, your cook..."

"I know, he was sent by someone."

"You know you still keep it?" Mandie jumped up.

Mu Fanhua chewed on melon seeds and said, "Why not? At least it hasn't caused any danger to me, and I need money. As for the shadow guards, I really don't know about that."

"It's a special guard for the virtuous king. A lot of financial resources have been invested. The shadow guards are scattered all over the country to carry out various orders. You have one right here, on the beam of the inn." Mandie glanced outside the door, " I watch you every day..."

"How did you know that?"

"Because I watch him look at you every day, not every day, but every time I see it, maybe he has noticed me too."

Mandie stood up and put her ear to the door, this action made Mu Fanhua feel ridiculous, "Your Baizhuoxiang..."

Mandie was stunned for a while, then suddenly took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed Mu Fanhua, Mu Fanhua pulled out a thin sword from the bedside, the dagger was facing the long sword, it was obvious that Mu Fanhua had the upper hand, but Mandie who was using the dagger It is lighter, and the moves are easier to change.

Mu Fanhua finally used a back stab to force Mandie to the corner of the room, his peach blossom eyes were sharp, even though his hair crown fell off, he couldn't hide his aura.

"He did not disappoint, hehe..." Mandie threw away the dagger and pulled away Mu Fanhua's sword.

Mu Fanhua asked coldly: "Who are you?"

"A person who will always be loyal to the country of Fu." Mandie looked at Leng Yue outside the window, then turned around and said, "Your father..."