Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

"One tael... two taels..."

"...five taels...eight taels..."

"...Nine taels...Ten taels..."

"One Wen... Ten Wen... Eleven Wen... Ten, Twelve Wen... Thirteen Wen..."

"Thirteen Wen... Thirteen Wen... Ah, why is it Thirteen Wen... Black Thirteen, this is too unlucky!!"

There was a scream in the third class courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion, and it went straight to the sky, shaking the snow from the roof, and it hit the top of Zheng Xiaoliu who pushed the door. After passing through the catastrophe, he stepped out of the door, patted the snow on his body and complained to the people in the house: "...Jinqian, since your salary was paid on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, you have counted six days... well, even if you count Ten days and a half months, the salary of twenty-three cash will not be more than half a penny, so why do you do this?"

I saw the person in the house, thin and thin, with his arms folded across his chest, squatting on the wooden bench, staring straight at the neatly arranged salary on the table, and muttering: "We and you, the ancients, have the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon." It’s like a thousand-year-old gap, so we can’t communicate.” After a pause, he scratched his head again and said, “Could it be that I made a mistake in counting? Count again... one or two... two or two..."

"Alas..." Zheng Xiaoliu glanced at the person in front of him, shook his head helplessly, and stopped talking.

Since he received his salary seven days ago, Jin Qian took out all the salary he had saved for the past year and arranged it on the table for seven days. , his face twitched, and the words in his mouth changed several times: first, "so few, why so few..." and so on; Grass, we must pick grass..." or something; (friendly translation: it is "job-hopping")

Finally, yesterday it was changed to "Thirteen, Black Thirteen...unlucky" and so on...

And regardless of day or night, regardless of the time of day, every time it will end with screams-but within a few days, there are rumors in the third class that "the golden catcher is bewitched by an evil spirit", "this house is haunted", "the golden catcher fights against the group in his dream..." There are several kinds of sayings such as "magic" and so on, with a variety of tricks, and the level of excitement is as good as the storytelling jokes in street tiles for a penny and two games.

"Ah, thirteen characters, it really is thirteen characters, it's unlucky, it's really unlucky——"

The screams sounded again.

Zheng Xiaoliu sighed, turned around and went to the corner to pick up the broom.

It seems that a lot of snow on the roof must have been shaken off again, and it is better to clean it as soon as possible, so as not to block the door like a few days ago.

But as soon as the door panel was opened, Zheng Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, her leopard eyes widened, and she couldn't help exclaiming: "Four, four adults, why, why..."

I saw four people standing together outside the door, all dressed in sixth-rank school uniforms, with broad-leaved long knives at the waist and hips. The block was slowly sliding down the forehead and the bridge of the nose.

Zhong Dynasty Wang Xiaowei half-raised his arms and was still frozen in mid-air, as if he was about to knock on the door.

The five people stood at the door like this and looked at each other for a long while, and finally Zheng Xiaoliu came to his senses first, threw the broom in his hand, lowered his head and cupped his fists and said, "Four, four adults, no, I don't know, what orders do you have?"

The four captains outside the door deserved to have worked together for many years, and they had a tacit understanding.All four of them took advantage of Zheng Xiaoliu's lowering of his head and simultaneously swept the snow off their heads at an unforeseen speed, squeezed into the house, and closed the door tightly, their movements were neat and uniform.

After the four of them had gained a firm footing, Wang Chao said in an orderly manner, "Catcher Zheng, don't be cautious. The four of us just have something to discuss with Captain Jin."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the person squatting on the wooden bench rush into the inner room with a "whoosh", and saw that the wooden table that was originally filled with salary was already empty.

"Ah, the presence of four adults really makes our small class three courtyard flourish, hahahaha——"

A loud laugh came out, and Jin Qian was smiling, and slowly stepped out of the inner room, cupping his fists and bowing, looking leisurely, as if the person who rushed into the inner room from the outer room just now had nothing to do with him.

The four school lieutenants also nodded at the same time and said in return: "Catcher Jin is speaking too seriously—"

"Hahaha...Where, where, the four can condescend, but the subordinates can't afford it...haha..."

"Why did Detective Jin say such a thing? I just came to visit an old friend years ago. How can I call it condescension..."

"Haha, you're too polite, I can't bear it..."

"Catcher Jin, please be polite..."

Zheng Xiaoliu stared at the five people standing straight in the room with wide eyes, clasping fists and bowing to each other. Although all five of them were smiling, for some reason, they always felt chills down their backs, and couldn't help but Ji Ling hurriedly picked up the broom that had just been thrown aside and rushed out the door: "I, I'm going to clean up the snow first..."

lb!

As soon as the door was closed, there was a sudden silence inside and outside the house.

Jin Qian still had a smile on his face, but if he looked carefully, it was not difficult to find that the corners of his mouth were slightly twitching.

The four captains were also all smiles, but the four pairs of eyes were a little erratic.

"Four adults, please sit down..."

"Catcher Jin also sit down..."

The five sat around the table, all silent.

Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu were all four, with embarrassing expressions and erratic glances at each other, hesitating to speak.

Seeing that Jin Qian's heart was pounding and he was sweating coldly, but he couldn't open his mouth to chase people away, so he had to follow the combat policy of "the enemy doesn't move, we don't move", and kept watching the four of them.

After a long while, Zhang Long finally lost his temper, stood up and said, "Jin Qian, we have been working together for nearly a year. To put it bluntly, our brothers have never regarded you as an outsider. Zhang Long He is impatient and knows how to beat around the bush when he speaks, so let's get straight to the point—Jin Qian, look at the end of the new year..."

"Brother Zhang——" Jin Qian's voice was comparable to the world's top three tenors, and the four people on the opposite side were stunned on the spot.

I saw Jin Qian slammed his palms on the table, and shouted loudly: "Four big brothers, please do me a favor. Little brother, we have been lonely since we were young, and our fate is lonely. , Wearing the stars and wearing the moon, born to die, life hanging by a thread, it was hard to earn these few pennies for living, not because the younger brother is cruel, but the difficulties of the older brothers, the younger brother feels the same, the pain is deep, but the younger brother has more than enough heart but not enough power, there is nothing I can do to help ah ah ah……"

After all, with tears in his eyes, weeping bitterly.

The four people on the opposite side looked at each other, and it took a long time to react.

"Jin, Jinqian, you, what are you talking about?" Zhao Hu asked hesitantly.

Jin Qian wiped away tears, straightened his body suddenly, stared carefully, and said solemnly: "The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the salary can't be lost! Four adults, today's subordinates have eaten the weight and made up their minds. The evil force bows its head, if the four adults want to lend half a penny from this subordinate, don’t blame this subordinate for being ruthless and cutting off your robes and righteousness!” After a pause, he suddenly grinned and cried, “This subordinate is really poor and useless, unable to help a few My lord, ah ah..."...

"Ahem, Captain Jin, when did we say that we are here to borrow money from Captain Jin?"

As expected, Wang Chao deserved to be the head of the four captains. Although his face was distorted, he was still able to maintain his composure.

Jin Qian narrowed his eyes, then wiped away his tears and said sadly: "Is there any need to explain it clearly?! Today is the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is approaching. When I visit at this time, I am either collecting debts or borrowing money. My subordinates have never owed anyone money. , so it must be the latter... After the four adults entered the door, they talked about him from left to right, with embarrassing expressions and erratic eyes, which was a sign of borrowing money... In addition to what Master Zhang said, they first called brothers and sisters, solicited relationships and made friends, and then mentioned the year. The subordinate speculates that the adults came here to borrow money from the subordinate, what's wrong... woo woo..."

After that, he cried again and again.

The four people on the opposite side suddenly had black lines all over their heads.

"Jin, catch Jin, don't cry, the four of us are not here to borrow money, but to ask for something." In the end, it was Ma Han who had a good temper, and comforted Jin Qian with his long face down.

"Don't borrow money?! Ask for something?!"

Hearing the words, Jin Qian raised his head suddenly, wiped away his tears with both hands, his fine eyes were glowing and radiant, he scanned the four people opposite him in a circle, and suddenly showed embarrassment: "The four lords have something to order, and the subordinates themselves It's okay to go through fire and water, but -- the adults know that the subordinates will also celebrate the New Year, but now that the New Year is approaching, the subordinates' New Year's goods have not yet been settled, and I don't know how the adults want the subordinates to help. In a few days, if you miss the day to buy New Year’s goods, the price of New Year’s goods will rise, and your subordinates will be a little tight—”

Halfway through speaking, Jin Qian raised his eyes to look at the few people again, his eyes were full of water, his face was three-pointed sad, and seven-pointed hopeful.

The four people on the opposite side couldn't help shivering at the same time.

"Ah, Jin Qian, why are you doing this! Since the four of my brothers have come to ask you for help, naturally they will not come empty-handed." Zhang Long patted his chest and raised his voice, "If this help is completed, the four of my brothers will help you." Just one person will give you ten taels of silver to help you celebrate the New Year!"

"Twelve taels per person?!" Jin Qian almost jumped onto the table.

The four people on the opposite side nodded at the same time.

Ok?

Ah!

hmm~~

Jin Qian squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the four people facing him quietly, suppressed his excitement, and said in his heart: Although these four people are not less cunning than Gongsun Zhuzi, they can definitely be among the elites when they are together, and today they are willing to come out. This high price invites us to come out of the mountain. There must be tricks in it. Let's ask carefully, so we don't want to be framed by these people.

Thinking of this, Jin Qian scrutinized the faces of the people opposite him for a while, then carefully clasped his fists and said: "This subordinate is bold, what exactly do the four adults want this subordinate to do?"

As soon as these words came out, the four people on the opposite side showed embarrassment, their faces were faintly flushed, and they looked a bit like young daughter-in-laws at a glance.

Gee...

Seeing this, Jin Qian couldn't help the blood vessels under his skin twitching faintly, and he knew a little bit in his heart.

After a long time, Wang Chao was under the frequent gestures of the other three people's eyes, and said in a low voice: "The four of my brothers just want to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Mr. Zhan..."

A drop of cold sweat slid down Jinqian's forehead.

"That's all?!" Jin Qian couldn't believe it.

A New Year’s Eve dinner with Mao’er is worth 40 taels of silver? !Don't you need to sign an autograph, write a couplet, give a hug, give a kiss or something?

The four nodded at the same time, and said with discretion: "That's all!"

"Pay [-]% deposit first!"

"Okay!" The 20 taels of silver were immediately slapped on the table.

"Deal!" Jin Qian snatched the silver and said awe-inspiringly.

-

This day is the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. Outside the Donghua Gate, the market is flourishing, with food and fruits, Buang clothes, gold and jade treasures, and all kinds of goods. It can be said that there are crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder, and it is difficult to move an inch.

But in such a crowded market place, there is a black and red figure rushing through the crowd, with an ethereal figure, as if walking in an uninhabited land.

Suddenly, I saw this person jumping up, his figure rose out of thin air, and stepped straight on the back of a man who was struggling to push through the crowd.

Boom!

The man was trampled to the ground in response, and an old hen in his hand was also snatched away by the man.

"You want to steal a chicken from under our noses, heh heh, you have lost hundreds of years of skill!" Taking a closer look, I saw that the man stepping on the man, wearing black and red uniforms, was the official of the Kaifeng government office. The guard was dressed up, but seeing this guard, although he was thin and small, he was full of anger and anger, which made this man's thin body look like an eight-foot king kong.

"Jin, Jinqian, you are running too fast..."

Another guard hurriedly squeezed into the crowd behind him, took the hen from Jin Qian's hand and said panting.

"Oh, it's the servant of Kaifeng Mansion, how many thieves have been caught today?"

A small vendor selling cloth and satin at the side greeted Jin Qian standing on the back of the chicken thief with a familiar face.

Jin Qian put his hands on his waist, took a few breaths, frowned and said, "How many thieves were caught? I don't remember..."

Zheng Xiaoliu stood on one side, proudly said: "Today we have caught eighteen thieves!"

"I want it, I want it, you two young men, it really is a hero born a boy!" The shopkeeper of the Zhenyu shop on the other side also poked his head out and praised.

The surrounding merchants and common people also agreed.

All of a sudden, the already bustling street market became more lively.

"Everyone, please be polite. This is the job of the Kaifeng Mansion's servants."

Jin Qian clasped his fists and replied, but his brows were tightly frowned, but he didn't let go. He picked up the chicken thief who was lying on the ground, stuffed it behind Zheng Xiaoliu and said, "Go home!"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands and bowed, turned around and walked towards Kaifeng Mansion.

Zheng Xiaoliu didn't dare to neglect, she carried the old hen in one hand and the thief's collar in the other, and followed closely behind Jin Qian.

The surrounding merchants and commoners also unknowingly made way for the two to go forward, leaving a group of common people who liked to watch the excitement whispering behind them.

"This little servant is really skilled. Every time I see him catching a thief, he catches the thief with a swish..."

"Yes, yes, especially in the past few days, I can see this little servant on the street almost every day."

"Don't look at the young guard, his workmanship is absolutely unambiguous. If the thief falls into his hands, he will definitely not get half a cent of it."

"That's how it should be! These little thieves are particularly rampant at the end of the year, and it's time to deal with them."

People whispered behind them, Jin Qian and Zheng Xiaoliu could hear every sentence clearly, but their moods were quite different.

Zheng Xiaoliu was very proud of herself, wishing she could raise all the old hens above her head to show her glory.

But Jin Qian's brows became tighter the more he listened, until he arrived at the prison in Kaifeng Mansion with the thieves, his brows were already wrinkled eighteen times.

"Ah, it's Detective Jin and Detective Zheng, they caught another thief—"

As soon as he entered the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, he heard a loud and clear voice.

I saw a chubby yamen servant over half a century old with gray hair and beard who came forward to greet Jin and Zheng. It was Meng Le, the head of the prison in Kaifeng Prefecture.

When the head of Meng prison saw Jinqian and Zheng Xiaoliu, his face was full of smiles, and he hurriedly ordered the guards to bring the chicken thief escorted by Zheng Xiaoliu into the cell, and then picked up a brush and wrote on the cell book: "Jinqian, Zheng Xiaoliu, the twelfth lunar month Twenty-seven, a total of eighteen thieves were arrested."

After finishing the recording, he raised his head to look at the two men. Meng Lao smiled again and said, "In just two days, the two of you have captured nearly forty Xiao Xiaos. It's really like the wave behind the Yangtze River pushes the wave ahead. It seems that I will never give up if I don't accept it!"

When Zheng Xiaoliu heard this, she felt a little embarrassed, and kept scratching her head: "Meng Lao, you are joking, I, we still have a lot to learn!"

"Haha, do it well, learn, learn. I'm afraid I have nothing to teach."

Jin Qian frowned and thought for a long time before slowly saying: "Meng Lao, how many prisoners have Mr. Zhan arrested and put into prison today?"

Hearing the words, Meng Laotou couldn't help being stunned, looked at Jin Qian for a while, and then smiled clearly: "Ah, Captain Jin, although you and Captain Zheng have made a lot of achievements, they are still far behind Master Zhan. Counting today, Mr. Zhan has captured nearly a hundred thieves and criminals."

Jin Qian continued to frown: "How many thieves have been imprisoned in the past few days?"

Meng Laotou thought for a while and said: "A rough calculation, there are more than two hundred—"

"Do you have so many thieves Xiao Xiao on weekdays?"

"This..." Meng Laotou couldn't help frowning and said, "It's not on weekdays—it's strange to say that every year at the end of the year, there are a lot of thieves who come out to steal, and most of them commit crimes of petty theft. , there is no need to go up to the hall to ask questions, just to be locked up for three to five days and punished slightly. It's just that there are so many little thieves, and they don't really disturb others. , the number of yamen servants on leave is increasing, I'm afraid this year I will trouble Lord Zhan again, I hope there will be fewer thieves this year who will come out to make trouble, otherwise Lord Zhan will be so busy that he won't even have time for the New Year's Eve dinner..."

Jin Qian frowned when he heard the words, and asked with a gloomy face, "Meng Lao, based on past experience, how many of these little thieves will come out and commit crimes at the end of the year?"

"It used to be no more than fifty or sixty people—after Mr. Bao took office as governor of Kaifeng, the number increased to hundreds—and when Mr. Zhan took office, there were a lot more people. Last year, it was nearly three hundred..." Speaking of this, the head of Meng Lao He couldn't help but nodded frequently, and said with praise on his face, "Master Zhan is indeed a master of martial arts, his lightness skills are superb, and his efficiency in catching thieves is amazing."

Hearing this, Jin Qian couldn't help but twitched slightly, sighed secretly and said, "Meng Lao, do those prisoners captured by Mr. Zhan have external injuries?"

Hearing this question, Meng Lao's expression of praise finally faded, and he said a little unfairly: "Oh, Mr. Zhan is good at everything, but his heart is too soft. Although those little thieves have no serious crimes, they still committed mistakes. It’s fine to be punished, but Mr. Zhan catches the thief, he just taps the acupuncture point to catch the thief, and sends him to prison to release the acupuncture point, not to mention the trauma, those little thieves will not lose even a hair—"

Speaking of this, the head of Meng Lao couldn't help but shift his gaze to Jin Qian again, and said with a smile in his eyes, "Speaking of which, my old man will praise Jin Qian quickly, every time the thief caught by Jin Qian is not the nose Blue is the face is swollen. In my opinion, it should be like this, if these little thieves are not given a strong taste, they will not be turned upside down in the future!"

After finishing speaking, he patted Jin Qian on the shoulder vigorously, and said with a loud smile: "Suwen Detective Jin and Mr. Zhan have a good relationship in private, so it's good to persuade Mr. Zhan for us when you have time."

Jin Qian's face became stiff after being photographed, and it took him a long time to squeeze out an extremely ugly smile and said: "Meng Lao was joking, how can Jin Qian be as good as Mr. Zhan."

"Haha, alright, just joking and joking—" Meng Lao patted Jin Qian's back hard twice and laughed.

With black lines all over his face, Jin Qian hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed to say goodbye, and left the prison together with Zheng Xiaoliu.

Just before leaving, I happened to hear a jailer asking for instructions from the head of the prison.

"Meng Lao, the dining room just came to ask questions, how many copies should the cell prepare for this year's New Year's Eve dinner?"

"Here... let's prepare three hundred copies first... Sigh, I don't know if it's enough..."

Hearing this, Jin Qian couldn't help but froze, half of his face twitched suddenly.

Seeing Jin Qian's expression on one side, Zheng Xiaoliu couldn't help wondering, and asked cautiously, "Jin, Jin Qian, do you have something on your mind?"

"Brother Liu, do you know what the antonym of 'cheap but not good' is?"

"what?"

"It's 'you get what you pay for'!"

"Jin Qian...why don't I understand?"

"We're just lamenting that we, a dignified modern person, were actually overshadowed by those four gateposts—abominable!!"

Looking sideways at Jin Qian who was throwing his head up and howling, Zheng Xiaoliu scratched his scalp inexplicably.

-

At night, in the heavily guarded prison of Kaifeng Mansion, a group of prisoners who had nothing to do at all, and happened to be all traveling together, happened to sit around and brag about their historical crimes to each other.

"Brother, what crime did you commit and get arrested?"

"It's simple, just grabbed two bolts of cloth. What about you, brother?"

"It's easier for me, I just stole two ducks."

"Seeing that the brother is unharmed, he must have been caught by Mr. Zhan?"

"That's right, we were lucky this year, and we happened to meet Lord Zhan. A few years ago, before Lord Zhan came, if the brothers didn't suffer a little bit of flesh and blood, how could they sneak into the prison of Kaifeng Mansion?"

"That's right, it's just that this year, brother, I was unlucky. I fell into the hands of Catcher Li, and my face was cut in several places. I don't know if the little widow I am good with will dislike it."

"I said brother, you can be content. Fortunately, it fell into the hands of Catcher Li. Seeing the brothers lying on the ground half dead, I heard that they were all caught by a policeman surnamed Jin. Let's see If you don't rest for ten days and a half months, you won't be able to recover."

"Hey, bad luck—brother, what do you think will be served for the New Year's Eve dinner in Kaifeng Mansion Prison this year?"

"I don't know, I just think it will be done according to last year's standards. There are chickens and ducks, meat and vegetables—just thinking about it makes my mouth water."

"Speaking of which, the cooks in Kaifeng Mansion are really not good, and their skills are not inferior to those in restaurants."

"Haha, you have never eaten in a restaurant, how do you know?"

"Of course I know..."

"Ha ha……"

……

On the blue brick roof of the prison, a thin figure couldn't help but tremble. Through the moonlight, it's not difficult to see the faint and protruding blue veins on both sides of this person's slender eyes.

Suddenly, the person's figure flickered, and disappeared like smoke, and then he fixed his eyes, and there was no figure on the roof of the prison. The previous scene seemed to be nothing more than a phantom.

-

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone in Bianliang City, Tokyo was excited, rushing to tell each other an amazing news.

It is said that in the middle of the night yesterday, for some reason, there was a shocking laughter in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion.After investigating overnight, it was discovered that the laughter came from a group of thieves and thieves in the prison.The strange thing is that everyone tried everything they could, but they couldn't stop the group of thieves from laughing. It is said that even Mr. Gongsun, the think tank of the Kaifeng Mansion, and Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank imperial guard with a knife, could not do anything, so they had to watch helplessly as the group of thieves came from behind. Laughing in the middle of the night until weeping and howling in the early morning, and finally stopped laughing automatically when the sun was three shots.

Afterwards, those small thieves voluntarily received a fine of [-] boards, paid their own bail and left the prison of the Fengfu. When they left the mansion, they swore to God that they would wash their hands in the golden basin and never do any more stealthy business. .

What's even more strange is that, since the news spread like wildfire, all the thieves in Bianliang City suddenly stopped their banners and drums, and disappeared.

The law and order in Bianliang City has risen to a new historical height. The emperor of the dynasty, Longyan Dayue, immediately issued an imperial decree, rewarding Kaifeng Mansion, regardless of their official position, with a three-day holiday at the end of the year.

-

Thirty of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve.

In the Kaifeng government office, there are lanterns and festoons, red and green hangings, a festive scene, except for the government servants who go home on leave and have family affairs in the city, and stay in Kaifeng government office to watch the New Year’s Eve. A rough estimate is that there are four to fifty people, in groups of three or five, six The Qiju team, all smiling and gossiping, are just waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner to be served.

"Jin Qian!!"

With a loud shout, Jin Qian, who had just stepped into the side door of the government office, was shocked to the spot, and the bag of pastries he had just bought in his arms was almost scared to the ground.

Jin Qian raised his eyes and saw four burly men standing in the side door of the mansion, staring at him.

"Four, four adults, when were you in such a hurry?"

Jin Qian raised his head and smiled intuitively.

"Jinqian, do you still have time to hang out here?!" Zhang Long walked up to Jinqian in a few steps and glared at him, "You took our brother's 20 taels of deposit, but why didn't you keep your word?!"

Jin Qian blinked his eyelids, and said inexplicably:

"Master Zhang, where do we start with this? Now that all the thieves and thieves in Bianliang City have turned their backs on their evil ways, and the people don't close their doors at night, and they don't pick up their belongings on the road. The law and order are very good. Master Zhan doesn't have to be so busy as he was a few years ago that he can't even make time for the New Year's Eve dinner." I have time to eat; and I was sympathized by the Holy One. I took a three-day vacation, not to mention the New Year’s Eve dinner. I can share the first and second meals with the four adults. It’s the best of humanity that my subordinates didn’t charge extra fees. Why do you frame your subordinates? Not keeping promises?!"

Speaking of this, Jin Qian's thoughts changed, and suddenly he suddenly realized that his eyes suddenly showed a fierce look. He stepped forward, stared straight at Zhang Long and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that the four adults want to renege on their debts, and don't want to pay the remaining 20 taels of silver?" ?!!"

Zhang Long was also annoyed when he heard it, and shouted loudly: "You still talk about having a New Year's Eve dinner, Mr. Zhan is gone!"

ga-

Jin Qian's eyes widened immediately, his mouth opened wide, his eyes swept to the other three captains, and he asked slowly: "Master Zhan is gone?!"

The three school lieutenants nodded at the same time with serious expressions.

"Where did Lord Zhan go?" Jin Qian continued to ask.

The three shook their heads at the same time.

"Jin Qian!" Zhang Long grabbed Jin Qian by the collar, threw Jin Qian out of the side door and shouted, "If you have time to ask questions here, don't you hurry up and look for them?! If you can't find Mr. Zhan, The previous 20 taels of deposit will be doubled by you!"

With that said, the side door slammed shut with a bang.

The rest of Jin Qian stood alone in the biting cold wind. He was stunned for a long time before he felt the cold wind and couldn't help shivering.

Gee!

Which song is this sung? !

Seeing that the New Year's Eve dinner is about to be eaten, let's have a closed door first, and then drink the northwest wind...

oh my god...

Thick soil...

cat...

On New Year's Eve, what are you doing running around when you're not standing in front of Lao Bao to beg for red envelopes...

Besides, Bianliang City is not big or small, but if you want to find people, it is not easy, let alone find cats?

"Ugh--"

Jin Qian let out a long sigh, squatted down, picked up a branch, and scratched it on the snow, muttering in his mouth: "Assumption [-], the passing flower-pickers coveted the cat's beauty, and kidnapped the cat with evil intentions." ——It's a pity that Nanxia's martial arts are already at the top of the world, and the number of people who can kidnap cats is about zero. Therefore, this assumption is not valid."

Jin Qian made a cross next to the first one.

"Assumption [-], some thieves came out to make trouble, and the cat went to suppress it—that's no wonder, when we installed the 'Three Smile Poison', we had already released the word, if there is anyone who is not afraid of death, he dares to challenge the authority of Kaifeng Mansion , let’s make him laugh till he dies, how could anyone dare to commit a crime?! So, this assumption is the same as above!”

Another cross was drawn next to the second one.

"Assumption Three—Assumption Three..."

Jin Qian let out a long sigh, put aside the branch in his hand, stood up, looked up and squinted at the towering city gate in the distance, shook his head slightly and said: "Don't assume, that cat is born to work hard—"

Before he could finish speaking, his figure had already floated a hundred meters away like flying catkins, leaving only slight footsteps on the snowy ground.

-

The outer city of Dongdu has a radius of more than forty miles.The moat is called the Hulong River, more than ten feet wide. It is the middle of winter at this time, and everything inside and outside the moat has turned into ice.

The gates of the closed city and hills are all straight and double-layered, and they are heavily guarded, all for the purpose of defending against the enemy.

The city tower is high with floating clouds on its top, majestic and majestic.

Although it was New Year's Eve, the guards guarding the city did not dare to relax in the slightest, they all focused on righteousness and looked solemn.

Jin Qian couldn't help feeling helpless after asking the city guard to confirm that Zhan Zhao was indeed here.

But the city guard who was on duty tonight seemed even more helpless, nagging non-stop when he led Jin Qian up the stairs.

"You are also persuading Master Zhan to go back to have a New Year's Eve dinner earlier. If Master Zhan is allowed to guard the tower all night this year, I will not be read to death by my brothers... Besides, it will only be one night—— "

The voice stopped hoarsely, and the figure of the city guard in front of him also stopped suddenly.

Jin Qian was drowsy from the chanting, when the noise suddenly stopped, it made Jin Qian suddenly wake up, looked up, and couldn't help being dazed on the spot.

I saw a straight red shadow standing in the middle of the tower amidst the flying snow. The red clothes fluttered, the blue hair was flowing, the handsome face was like gentle jade, and the long black eyelashes were dotted with crystal snowdrops, showing a pair of clear starry eyes. Clear and refreshing.

Jin Qian felt his mind was in a trance, and a few lines of poetry floated out from nowhere:

Chu Tianbi,

Yuxuefen,

thriving alone,

A piece of fragrance,

Thousands of mountains and moonlight are intoxicating,

The spirit is clear and fragrant, and it falls into a dream.

"Captain Jin? Why are you here?"

The clear voice suddenly sounded, waking up the two who were wandering.

"Ahem, Mr. Zhan, this subordinate is here to welcome Mr. Zhan back home." Jin Qian hurriedly lowered his eyes, settled his mind, and replied with fists clasped.But he secretly thought in his heart: Tsk tsk, if we come here a few more times, our literary attainment will be comparable to that of a poet, surpassing that of a poet!

"Is this an order from your lord?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"……no."

"In previous years, on New Year's Eve, Zhan would defend the city all night, and it is the same this year. Please come back quickly, Catcher Jin."

"This..." Jin Qian was speechless for a moment.

The city guard became anxious when he heard this, and kept tugging at the hem of Jin Qian's clothes.

Jinqian was so ripped off that he felt uncomfortable all over, and thinking of the 20 taels of silver that he had not yet obtained, he thought to himself: The so-called bravery comes from wealth, and wealth comes from insurance!For the welfare of the rest of our lives, cat, we will fight with you today!

Thinking of this, Jin Qian braced himself, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Since Mr. Zhan is going to guard the city here all night, his subordinates should accompany him."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback when he heard the words.

The city guard was even more stupid on the spot.

"Captain Jin is serious?"

"Naturally!"

"No regrets?"

"Of course I won't regret it!"

"...Then Zhan can only look at the beauty of an adult."

"...Thank you Master Zhan for fulfilling..."

After half a cup of tea.

"Ah!"

"..."

"Ah Choo, Ah Choo!!"

"..."

"Ah! Cough! Cough! Cough!"

"...Captain Gold—"

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! Master Zhan, don't worry. This subordinate will do what he says, and he will never go back--Ah-choo! Cough, cough, cough--repent! The high fever doesn't go away, but—ah, cough, cough—even if the subordinates risk their lives, they must accompany Mr. Zhan to defend the city——cough!"

"...Catcher Jin, follow Zhan and go home."

"Ah-choo! Sub-cough-cough-subordinate obey, obey-cough cough..."

After the red and thin figure walked down the tower for a while, the city guard recovered from the shock, and murmured: "It turns out that a few sneezes can bring Mr. Zhan home. If we had known, we would have let him go." The guards guarding the city climbed to the top of the city tower to blow the wind and sneeze, so it will be fine!"

-

The first day of the first lunar month, the first day of the new year.

Kaifeng Mansion is full of joy.Even Mr. Bao's perennially dark face couldn't hide the radiance of joy emanating from the inside out, let alone explain in detail how happy the rest of the people were.

In the study room of the Confucius Institute, except for the fourth-rank guards with swords who were ordered to enter the palace as guards, all the elites of Kaifeng Mansion gathered together.

Looking at the Confucian-faced master opposite, Wang Chao couldn't help showing admiration:

"Mr. Gongsun, since Mr. Zhan took office, last night was the first time Mr. Zhan had a New Year's Eve dinner with us. Mr. Gongsun really has a clever plan."

Zhang Long also interjected: "The four of us just followed Mr. Gongsun's words and went to ask Jin Jin for help. I didn't expect it to happen."

Zhao Hu just smirked shyly at the side, it seemed that he hadn't recovered from last night's surprise.

Ma Han thought for a while, a little unclear, and asked: "A few years ago, I tried my best to let Mr. Zhan take a rest on New Year's Eve, but it never succeeded. Can you succeed right away?"

Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Easy? Why is it so easy!"

"What do you mean by this, sir?" Master Bao asked aside.

Mr. Gongsun twisted his beard and said softly: "Half of the high-quality medicinal herbs in the student garden have been stolen, and the loss is quite a lot..."

"Ah?" The other five were puzzled.

"Fortunately, the budget for the cell has been saved a lot this year, which is a blessing in disguise..."

"Ah?" The other five people were even more inexplicable.

"It's just that Catcher Jin has a severe typhoid fever, and the medical expenses may be quite a lot..."

"Oh..." Everyone was still unclear.

"In short," Mr. Gongsun raised his eyebrows and smiled again, "this reunion dinner on New Year's Eve is really hard-won..."

"..."

At this time, the five people all had the same voice:

Mr. Gongsun is indeed exquisite and heart-warming, with meticulous thoughts and difficult to understand.

-

And in the third class courtyard——

"Two, 20 taels of silver, the Four King Kongs, don't, don't try to renege on your debt...cough cough..."

It is said that this rather incomprehensible sentence has been accompanied by a group of servants in the third class courtyard through the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month.

Congratulations to all, gratifying and congratulations.

Volume [-]: Civet Cat for Prince