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A lot of people had gathered in front of the sugar figurine stand, the material of this thing is not rare, what looks good is the skill at hand.The old man who set up the stall had thick knuckles and looked stupid, but he raised his wrist and flipped a few times, and he drew a vivid little horse.He took the copper plate, stuck it with a bamboo stick, and handed it to a female doll, causing her to clap her hands and laugh. The people next to her looked at her warmly, and shouted "I want a little monkey" and "I want a dog", and the old man laughed. All of them were answered, and they were drawn in a short time.After all the children around took the sugar figurines and dispersed, Yuan Jing was the only one left in front of the booth.Seeing how he was biting his finger, the old man wrapped a sugar arrow with a small stick and gave it to him: "If you want it, young master, just ask your adults to come and buy it."

Yuan Jing took it shyly, but responded after a smile.The old man just thought he was young and thin-skinned, and teased him again: "If you don't bring any money for a while, you can bet the token on your waist with the little old man." No wonder he stared at this thing, it really is This token is not like ordinary products - the whole body is like ink, with a fierce tiger stepping on the blue sky engraved on the front, it looks amorphous and not iron, but when the sun shines on it, it glows with a strange light.

In the past, what Yuanjing wanted was delivered after one more glance. How could anyone know the usefulness of yellow and white things?This trip has gained a lot of insight.He looked down, then looked away, thought for a while, and turned to the thin gold bracelet on the other wrist: "Grandpa, can I exchange this with you?"

Before he could take it out, the man with the scarred face from before appeared.He was tall and tall, imposing. Although it was winter, his sleeves were still rolled up to his elbows, revealing his dark and strong muscles. When he stood in front of the booth, everyone, old and young, had to look up at him.He grabbed Yuan Jing's arm and said fiercely: "Who told you to run around? Do you want to kill your father?"

His hands were strong, and Yuan Jing's little face wrinkled in pain: "Who are you? I don't..." The man slapped him, and Yuan Jing was knocked to the ground, and half of his face immediately swelled up , the sugar arrow in his hand didn't know where to fly.He had never been beaten since he was born, and now he was in pain.The scar-faced man was obviously very experienced, and he was clamped before attracting attention, and he slapped his butt twice: "Come home with me, if you dare to run around again, see if I don't break your legs!"

Only then did Yuan Jing come to his senses, and struggled and quarreled on him: "Let me go, I don't know you." He couldn't break free, and he grabbed the man's arm with a bite, which was fast and hard, almost biting through Flesh.The scar-faced man let out an "Ouch", he was not a good man and a believer, and immediately got really angry, and slashed the back of Yuan Jing's neck with his backhand.Yuan Jing suddenly felt that his neck was about to break, and he passed out before his teeth left his wrist.

The old man who set up the stall was terrified watching from the sidelines, he knew something was wrong, he didn't say anything else, he just looked at the nobleness of this young man, he was not raised by that kind of sloppy brat.It's just that he is capable of abducting people in the street, and he has a bit of power, and he, a widowed old man, would never dare to provoke him.Sighing, he scooped up a spoonful of freshly boiled syrup, and slowly drew a hero glaring and wielding a knife. He only hoped that this little boy, auspicious man, would have his own aura and save himself from danger.

The scar-faced man carried Yuan Jing in his arms and walked all the way avoiding the flow of people. When he left the city, he saw a group of officers and soldiers suddenly rushing up the long street behind him, asking one by one, as if he was looking for someone.At the moment I was shocked and said: I just robbed a baby, didn't the government know about it?Perhaps he was holding the child to hide some of his fierce aura, but the city guards didn't stop him for questioning. As soon as he walked out of the city gate, he quickly walked away.

After traveling for more than ten miles, I came to a ruined temple on the outskirts of the city. The doors and windows of this temple were crooked, and the wind leaked from all sides. When it was windy and rainy, nothing could stop it. Originally, only homeless beggars were willing to live here. There is not a single beggar in the temple today, all living hell kings.Seven or eight people stood or sat around together. The leader was a middle-aged man with beards. He was bored waiting, so he found a bluestone brick and dipped it in water to sharpen his knife.This scimitar is unremarkable, but it has killed countless people.Adults have it, and of course children do too.When he was sharpening the knife, he was still thinking that if he was lucky, another dead soul could be added to the knife today.

The skinny monkey-like man stood outside and said excitedly, "Boss, fourth brother is back!"

The scar-faced man called Fourth Brother walked in a hurry, and when he entered the door, he even kicked a piece of wood that was crossing the gate: "Damn, when I left the city, a group of officers and soldiers appeared, I was so scared that I thought I was telling the truth." .” Throwing Yuan Jing to the ground: “Neng, it’s him.”

The thin monkey laughed and said, "It's not the first time we've kidnapped someone, and fourth brother is a little timid."

The scar-faced man said impatiently: "Stop making sarcastic remarks, or you will go next time."

The thin monkey flinched immediately and flattered him: "I don't dare, how can I have the skills of the fourth brother?"

Several Jiangyang thieves surrounded him, and the leader searched Yuan Jing up and down, and took off the small gold bracelet on his wrist and the jade lock necklace around his neck.That’s all for the sake of it, but the jade lock necklace is a rare treasure. Not to mention the treasures strung on it, the most rare thing is the jade lock in the middle, which is carved from a complete piece of Hetian beautiful jade, with a thin lock handle There are also two dragons with teeth and claws engraved on it. The scales and eyeballs can be carved clearly everywhere, which is not enough in size, which shows that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen is extraordinary.The leader looked over and over again, only to see four words written on the lock heart: Changle Wuyou.

The thin monkey wondered: "What is this sculpture? A snake? No, it has claws and horns, a unicorn? Its body is also a bit longer."

The leader responded casually: "Okay, okay, I can't breathe anymore, let's spread out."

Lai Qi was salivating over these treasures, and seeing the leader put the things into his pocket, he couldn't help saying: "Boss..."

Of course the leader knew what he meant, and threw a gold bracelet over: "What's the rush? Looking at the things on this child, you can tell that his family is very precious to him. When we send the kidnapping ticket, are you afraid that we won't get any money?" ?" Then he picked up the token on Yuan Jing's body, and seeing the strange material, he threw it to them: "Hey, come and see, what is this made of?"

This group of people is used to looting houses and houses, and they have seen many good things, and they have looked at them one by one, but they don't know anything about them.The leader couldn't find the answer, so he gave up. Seeing the word "Chu" written on the back of the token, he thought about it for a while, and then asked, "Is there any high-ranking official in Beijing whose surname is Chu?"

The thin monkey saw a motorcade with the word "Chu" driving into a house yesterday, and when he heard that he was looking for someone with the surname Chu, he immediately had a candidate in his mind.He doesn't know kung fu, and usually he can only do some things like passing news and reporting. It is rare for him to have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He is afraid of being robbed of the limelight, so he patted his chest and said: "Boss, I know whose family this little baby belongs to. Give the letter to me, and I'll deliver it!"

The leader glanced at him: "Okay, then you can go."

Not long after Chu Yu returned to the mansion, the emperor's rewards were carried in. Gold, jade, jewelry, and brocade were laid out one by one. Looking around, the courtyard was full of light, and people couldn't move their eyes.Chu Yu glanced at it, and accepted the order to thank him calmly. After the official of the order left, he asked Fang Qing to be carried into the warehouse and went to the dining room for dinner.The cook was hired by Beijing, and he is not very good at cooking northern Xinjiang delicacies. He tried to figure out the new master's preferences, but they were not very authentic. After the dishes were served, he stood beside him nervously.Unexpectedly, Chu Yu looked difficult to get along with, but he was not very harsh in this regard. He tasted most of the dishes on the table, and there was no sign of displeasure on his face. Touch it, the cook knows it well, the new master doesn't like sweets.

Fang Qing asked the cook and maids to go down and waited on him.In the morning, he saw Chu Yu's solemn expression, and he was angry with him as the emperor, but in a blink of an eye, so many rewards were sent from the palace, which was really unpredictable.Chu Yu ate for a while without raising his head and said, "Speak up if you have something to say, don't keep staring at me."

Fang Qing said: "This subordinate is thinking about the young master's face-to-face."

At the beginning of the meeting, the emperor treated him very kindly, and asked if he could get used to the house he had given him.For a while, I asked what was missing?I also chatted with him about the daily life of General Shenwu.Seeing that they were chatting happily, Liu Lin, the personal eunuch, interjected, "Your Highness is short of a companion to play with, why don't you invite him to come over and see you, if he likes, let the prince come and walk around the palace more, little His Highness is accompanied by someone, so His Majesty can worry less." The emperor smiled when he heard this, and said: "They are young people, so they can play together naturally." Although the words were beautiful, they didn't ask anyone to invite them. The prince, in a few words, went back to the gossip. After chatting for a few words, he excused himself to be tired and asked him to go back first.

Chu Yu said indifferently: "It's just some scene talk," paused: "The emperor is a little jealous of me."

Fang Qing was surprised: "Young master? Why?"

Chu Yu shook his head: "It's not surprising that I'm jealous, whoever calls my surname Chu, you should be smarter in doing things in the future, don't let people catch you."

His tone was as usual, Fang Qing heard it, but couldn't help feeling wronged for him. There were several sons of the Chu family, and it was never their turn to send him here. It's up to you.Although Chu Yu didn't say a word about it, Fang Qing reckoned that he was not very happy in his heart, because he made friends with people after entering Beijing, and didn't mention the name of General Shenwu at all.Just wanted to complain a few words, but before he opened his mouth, he saw the guard of the mansion coming in holding a silver tray, inside was a small letter with a dagger stuck in it and a token: "My lord, I found this outside the door just now."

Fang Qing saw what was on the plate, and said "Hey": "Isn't this the token that the young master carried with him?" He took it over and looked it over several times: "When did you lose it?"

Chu Yu touched his waist, and it was really empty.He suddenly remembered that when the young man rolled out of the carriage in the morning, he bumped headfirst into the carriage. Seeing that the man was small in stature, he picked him up without thinking too much. Arching into his arms, finally putting him on the ground, he couldn't care about anything anymore.It is estimated that the token disappeared at that time, whether it was touched or accidentally dropped, but there is no way to know.He put down his chopsticks and said with a bad expression, "What did you say in the letter?"

"Return to Young Master. The letter said that Young Master is in their hands. If they don't want him to have something to do, they will put 1 taels of gold in the mass grave in the suburbs of the city tomorrow night. After they count the number, they will release Young Master back."

Fang Qing smiled and said, "Where is the young master from our mansion?" Seeing that Chu Yu's expression was wrong, he thought for a while and guessed: "It's about the boy in the morning. He took the token away? The gangster arrested him. He is only considered to belong to our family?"

Chu Yu's eyes showed a bit of arrogance, he threw the token on the table, waved his hand, and a figure hiding in the dark suddenly appeared.The shadow man is not very old, but his hiding and tracking skills are excellent. Fang Qing turned his head and realized his existence.Shadowman knelt down in front of Chu Yu without saying a word.Chu Yu said: "Have you heard what you said just now? Find the hiding place of this group of people and report back to me."

After he left, Fang Qing asked: "My lord, are you going to save him? Didn't you say you should be cautious in your words and deeds, and we don't know him, so why bother? Leave it to Ying Tianfu."

Chu Yu sneered: "A group of reckless people dare to come to the door to blackmail them. If I don't meet them, I'm afraid that in the future, I will be able to ride on my head."

Fang Qing had an epiphany at the moment: "Young master said, I will go and count the guards in the mansion right away, and kill them as soon as I find a place."

Chu Yu picked up the bowl again and ate a few more mouthfuls. This time he even tasted honey ginger soy. The taste of honey melted in his mouth and was so sweet that he pushed it away in disgust: "It's just a few thieves, No need for fanfare, I will go in person."

In the ruined temple, Yuan Jing sat curled up with his legs crossed.But no one tied him up. A child like him can't run far without being tied up.His neck hurts badly, and his body is also chilly. After waking up, he begged the dilapidated Bodhisattva statue lying aside many times, but up to now he hasn't even taken a sip of water.A gangster threw half a leftover chicken leg to him, but he didn't give it well, he just threw it on him, Yuanjing dodged, and the chicken leg fell to the ground.He looked at the chicken legs, and his stomach became even hungrier. He remembered the folk stories that Brother Huang had told him. In his mouth, the folks are a comfortable and fun place.But he never told himself that there will still be bad people who catch children in the folk.

He whispered to himself: "I'm not afraid." Then he raised his head and hid the teardrops in his eyes.

The scar-faced man who had kidnapped him before was already drunk. He slapped him on the face with a snow-white scimitar, and said with a smile, "Don't cry, young master. We will send you back when we collect the money tomorrow." Home." The person next to him elbowed him to signal him not to scare the children, and handed him half a steamed bun, but Yuan Jing didn't take it.The scar-faced man smiled and said, "He's used to rich clothes and fine food, so he doesn't care for such a crap like you."

The thin monkey was talking about the Chu mansion, the head of their family was actually a teenager, so he must not be father and son with this baby.Hearing this, the leader suddenly remembered some secrets of the wealthy family, lifted his chin, and shouted: "Hey, that brat, the head of the Chu family will not come to redeem you, right?"

Yuan Jing shook his head lightly, shaking off two teardrops, and said softly, "I don't know."

The man's eyes turned fierce when he heard this: "You don't even know this? Then who is he to you?"

Yuan Jing sniffed, and didn't dare to look at him. He knew that if he told the truth, he would not survive tonight, so he hesitated for a moment, and said in a softer voice, "He is my elder brother."