Su Jin got up very late. His mind was very confused last night, and with the soju in his stomach, he didn't fall asleep until midnight. When he got up and washed up, his head was still groggy.
After Huan Niang served him to wash up, she brought a plate of snacks and brewed a pot of green tea and placed it on a small table in the yard. Su Jin leaned on the chair, sitting in the early winter sunshine and slowly drank the tea.
, eating snacks.
Huan Niang was embroidering the sachet with needle and thread. The sound of gently pulling the thread and the jingle of the jade bracelet on her hand made Su Jin feel very comfortable. He squinted his eyes and chewed the snack slowly and asked: "Today
Why is it so quiet? Where are Sui'er and Ma Han?"
Huan Niang lowered her head and looked at the half-rusted lotus on her purse, and said softly: "Sui'er took them out to the street. There are still a lot of things to buy at home, so I asked Brother Dynasty and the others to help move the things."
Su Jin nodded and said, "No wonder it's so quiet. It's so rare. Why didn't you go?"
Huan Niang said with a smile: "I don't like to run away. Besides, when the young master is at home, there must be someone to take care of him."
Su Jin smiled and said, "What's so tiring about running around with me? I don't want to be like this, but people can't help themselves."
Huan Niang blushed and said, "It's nothing. Wherever the young master is, that's where the slave's home is. The slave's family is very satisfied."
Su Jin sighed, stretched out his hand, took her little hand and stroked it gently. Huan Niang wanted to pull her hand back, but Su Jin held her tightly, and then she lowered her head and accepted her fate.
There was an evil fire slowly rising in Su Jin's heart, and her breathing gradually quickened. Huan Niang seemed to feel something, her face dropped lower, as red as a big red cloth; Su Jin was thinking about whether to take advantage of the fact that no one would take advantage of this beauty.
After eating, they suddenly heard a "dong dong dong" rapid knocking sound from outside the courtyard door, which startled the two people who were in a state of ambiguity.
Su Jin raised his voice and said: "Who is outside the door?"
There was no sound outside the door. Su Jin stood up and walked to the door. He stretched out his hand and opened the door. It was empty outside. A frightened little white dog barked a few times and fled far away.
Su Jin looked around and saw that there was no one in the alley. The hustle and bustle of the streets in the distance reached his ears, seeming both distant and real.
Huan Niang also got up and came to the door and asked, "Who is it?"
Su Jin shook his head and said: "No one, maybe the cat or puppy knocked on the door a few times."
Huan Niang said "Oh" and was about to turn around. Suddenly her body froze. She pulled Su Jin's arm and said in panic: "Master, look."
Su Jin looked where her finger was and saw a delicate little dagger stuck in the door panel, with a piece of plain paper stuck on the dagger.
Su Jin was startled, stretched out his hand to protect Huan Niang behind him, looked around with his eyes, and shouted: "Who are you, my friend? What are you doing so sneakily?"
There was no sound everywhere. Su Jin called out twice more, but received no response. He quickly reached out and pulled out the dagger, turned around and entered the courtyard, bolted the door tightly, pulled Huan Niang into the main room, and then opened the main room.
After the door was bolted tightly, he took off the plain paper under the dagger and unfolded it.
A line of small characters on the plain paper was crookedly written: "The emperor dares to hurt people under his feet. Disaster is coming. I advise you to leave this place as soon as possible. Don't say that you are not predicting what you said."
Su Jin took a breath, read the note quickly, lowered her head and thought deeply; Huan Niang turned pale and said: "Master, this is the note sent by the person yesterday. It seems that they have found us."
Su Jin shook his head and said, "It's probably not them. If he comes to stir up trouble, why bother with a note to scare us."
"Maybe...maybe they are paying homage first and then fighting."
Su Jin laughed and said: "There is no such thing as courtesy first and then fighting. Do you think the two countries are at war or the two factions are competing against each other? They are just a bunch of dandy hooligans."
Huan Niang blushed and said, "Who is that person? Did he scare us on purpose?"
Su Jin said: "If it's just a bluff, we don't need to pay attention to it. It means they have no courage. I'm not scared. After all, I can be regarded as a person who has seen strong winds and waves. I heard from the steward of Goulan that the man who was beaten yesterday was
Xia Song's nephew doesn't seem like someone who is afraid of trouble, is it possible that they really want to take revenge?"
Huan Niang said: "No matter what, we have to be careful. I don't know who gave us the warning in advance."
Su Jin picked up the note, smelled it, looked at it carefully, and said slowly: "I guess this note was written by an acquaintance."
Huan Niang said: "How can you see it? The characters on it are all crooked and twisted, and you can't recognize the handwriting at all. How can you tell?"
Su Jin shook his head and said: "It is precisely because the words on the note are crooked that it makes me believe that it is a premonition from a familiar person. He must be afraid that I will recognize the handwriting. If it is a stranger, why would he fake it and write it on purpose?
It’s so hard to tell; the note smells like powder, so maybe it’s a woman.”
Huan Niang thought deeply: "The woman...a familiar person...comes to give a warning with good intentions. She must not be Miss Yan. There is no need for her to be so secretive. Even if she is joking, it is not in line with her character; if it hadn't been her...
"
Su Jin asked doubtfully: "Who are you talking about?"
Huan Niang rolled her eyes at Su Jin and said, "All men are forgetful. Miss Xia, who has been with you through hardships and hardships for several months and even lives in the same hospital, did she forget so quickly?"
Su Jin patted his head and said, "It's her, it must be her. He is Xia Song's daughter. This Mr. Liu is Xia Song's nephew. Maybe Xia Siling heard him plotting revenge at home, so he sent someone to warn him.
To me, it is her, but she is afraid that I will recognize her handwriting."
Huan Niang smiled and said: "It seems that this Miss Xia is really good to the young master. Her cousin who is too stubborn to help him is here to help you."
Su Jin's heart moved and she was speechless; Xia Siling knew that she had come to the capital, but did not come to see her. This was because she was still angry with herself, but she sent someone to show her kindness. Although the words in the note were rude, there was still affection in them.
But it’s obvious at a glance.
Su Jin's heart was full of mixed feelings, and she was silent while twisting the note.
Huan Niang was not in a daze. She hurriedly checked all the doors. She took two wooden sticks from nowhere and stuffed one into Su Jin's hand. Su Jin said, "What are you doing?"
"Use it as a weapon. If bad guys really come, you can fend off them for a while, and then you won't be afraid when Brother Dynasty and the others come back."
Su Jin laughed dumbly and said: "Who can we guard against? Stop joking."
Huan Niang said: "What should we do?"
Su Jin took her hand and said: "Thirty-six tactics are the best way to go. Let's go out quickly and wait for Wang Chao and the others on a crowded road. I won't wait for them to come to my door."
The two of them hurried out of the main room, opened the courtyard door and walked towards the street. As soon as they took two steps, they heard someone say in a strange voice: "Su Jin, Mr. Su, where are you going?"
Su Jin looked back and saw several figures flashing out from behind the thick mulberry tree trunks. The leader was Liu Binhua, whom he had scalded like a pig with boiling water yesterday, followed by seven or eight big men with arms stretched out.
"Run." Su Jin grabbed Huan Niang's hand and ran towards the alley ahead. A whistle came from behind, and a dozen men with sticks suddenly appeared from the diagonal ground and blocked the road ahead.
"If you can run, I will kneel down and kowtow to you. Weren't you very upright yesterday? Why are you so timid today?" Liu Binhua teased, leading people to surround Su Jin and Huan Niang.
Su Jin secretly complained and protected Huan Niang behind him. While thinking of a way to escape, he shouted: "What are you doing in broad daylight? This is the emperor's feet."
"Bah, when you poured boiling water on grandpa yesterday, why didn't you say you were at the emperor's feet?" Liu Binhua spat at Su Jin with a smile on his face.
"In this case, you are looking for me. Let my maid go. She has nothing to do with this matter."
"What you think is wonderful, let her go and call someone else? Besides, she was the one who smiled the most happily yesterday, and no one can leave today."
A fat, burly man with a sinister face said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Liu, if you have any ideas, just do it quickly. I'm still in trouble. Xiao Yunzi in the east second compartment is also going to find his way back today."
, Master, I have to rush to help in the fight. Their price is higher than yours. If you want to fight, you still need money, or if you want to play with this little lady, please hurry up. I don’t have time to listen to your nagging."
A trace of displeasure flashed across Liu Binhua's face and he said: "Boss Hua, are you so impatient to help me do something? I usually take care of you. If I hadn't taken care of you, how could you have made such a fuss in the second compartment?
?You really made me angry. Tell my uncle to call the Kaifeng Prefecture police to take all of you and fight me."
Mr. Hua scolded: "Stop fucking with your uncle for showing off. I've been living in the capital for so many years, so it's not something anyone can take. However, seeing as how filial you are to me, I decided to pay the price this time."
It's fair. I won't talk to you about these useless things. To what extent? As long as no one is killed, I, the old lady, will definitely satisfy you."
Liu Binhua said: "This is like a human saying, I took off one of his arms, you can leave this woman alone, I will deal with her."
Hua LaoDa rolled his eyes and cursed: "Dexing, do you want your right arm or your left arm?"
Liu Binhua said: "Which hand should I eat with?"
"Okay, that's the right arm." Mr. Hua stepped forward, stared at Su Jin with his big fat face full of beards, and said seriously: "Brother, I'm sorry, let's use people's money to help people solve their disasters.
, your arm is going to die today, don't blame me, I have no grudge against you, I'm just doing something."
After saying that, she stretched out her hand to take Su Jin's right arm. Several big men around her also stepped forward to prevent Su Jin from resisting. When Huan Niang saw this battle, she almost fainted. At this moment, the sky was not responding and the earth was not working.