Chapter four hundred and eighty seventh life is hard
Chapter 487: Bitter Life
It wasn't until the perfect hour that Chai Yan appeared at the door of his house.
In fact, Chai Yan came out of the Prince's Mansion very early, but instead of going home directly, he diverted to Jimo Mansion.
He was leaving for Yaozhou early tomorrow morning, and he couldn't tell when he would return to Beijing. Chai Yan thought he had to go and say goodbye to Yuanyuan, but when he went to Jimo Mansion, he was rejected.
Chai Yan had no choice but to go to Wudesi again to find Jimo Qiao, thinking that it would be okay to ask Jimo Qiao to tell him on his behalf, but unfortunately Jimo Qiao was not in the department and he did not know where he went.
Chai Yan was a little disappointed, so he had to go home, thinking of writing a letter to Uncle Cai and asking him to find time to deliver it to Jimo Qiao.
Not long after knocking on the door, Uncle Cai came and opened the door.
As soon as Chai Yan entered the house, Shangguan Peining's voice appeared: "Chai Yan, it smells like blood, the kind in your house!"
Chai Yan's expression suddenly became serious, and he immediately asked: "Uncle Cai, who has been to the house this afternoon?"
"Who has been here? No one has been here..." Uncle Cai thought Chai Yan was asking if any guests had been here.
"Impossible, think carefully, who has entered the house?" Chai Yan asked.
Uncle Cai looked confused and replied: "A father and son selling firewood came here. I asked them to carry firewood to the kitchen. The firewood of this father and son is cheap, and they come here often..."
"Firewood seller?" Chai Yan thought for a moment and then asked, "Have these two people been to my house?"
Uncle Cai was so frightened that he quickly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, no, when the master was not at home, except for the villain who occasionally went to clean up, no one else came in, not even Cuiyun. How could the villain let two men selling firewood
You can go in and out of the master’s house at will.”
Chai Yan said: "Uncle Cai, don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually."
At the same time, Chai Yan was also thinking to himself: "Could the source of the smell be the father and son selling firewood?"
Thinking of this, Chai Yan turned around and walked towards the kitchen. Uncle Cai was confused and quickly followed behind him.
When they came to the back kitchen yard, Xiao Kui was helping in the kitchen. When she saw Chai Yan coming back, she quickly greeted her. Chai Yan waved his hand to signal her not to speak yet.
Chai Yan asked in his mind: "Shangguan Peining, are there any here?"
Shangguan Peining said: "Not only are there, they are much more obvious than those outside and in your house..."
Chai Yan turned to Uncle Cai and asked, "Where should I put the firewood delivered in the afternoon?"
Uncle Cai quickly pointed to the dry firewood piled in the corner and said, "That! Sir, those are all..."
As soon as Chai Yan stood next to the pile of dry firewood, Shangguan Peining said: "Yes, these dry firewoods all have the smell of blood, and it is the strongest in the house!"
Chai Yan thought to himself: "They're not running away anymore, it's them!"
Then Chai Yan asked Uncle Cai to describe in detail the appearance of the firewood seller and his son and the situation during the past ten days.
After listening to Chai Yan, he understood that these two people were just pretending to sell firewood and came into the house to find out what was going on. Since he hadn't gone home, they would come to his house once every two days, and they even sneaked into his house secretly at night.
room.
"Master, why is this... are you not satisfied with their firewood?" Uncle Cai asked, and then said: "If it is not good, I will not buy their firewood in the future."
Chai Yan said calmly: "No, the firewood is very good! Uncle Cai, I will go to the house to rest for a while, and call me again during dinner..."
After saying that, Chai Yan turned around and went to the room.
Xiaokui ran out of the kitchen, looked at Chai Yan's back and said, "Uncle Cai, the young master is so strange..."
"Yes, sir, what's going on? It's weird..." Uncle Cai was also puzzled.
After returning to the room, Chai Yan lay on the bed. He put his hands on the back of his head and looked at the top of the bed without focus, thinking to himself: "These two people have been staring at my house for ten days. It seems that they are not achieving their goals."
I’ll give up!”
"Could they really be sent by those who assassinated the prince?" Chai Yan continued to think.
Shangguan Peining suddenly interjected: "Are you tired of thinking about it? If you want to know, if you arrest me and ask me, you will understand everything."
"That's right, I need to arrest him and question him!"
Chai Yan agreed, thinking that if these two people dared to come in at night, they would never come back.
During dinner, Chai Yan told him that he would leave for Yaozhou early tomorrow morning.
Uncle Cai was surprised and couldn't help complaining: "Sir, the New Year is coming soon, why are you sent to Yaozhou? Are you going to let others celebrate the New Year well?"
Xiaokui immediately asked Ying and said: "Sir, I want to go with you!"
Uncle Cai also said: "Yes, sir, you can take Xiaokui with you. Yaozhou is so far away, so there must be someone who can help you along the way!"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "No! I'm going to Yaozhou on errands. What's the point of bringing a maid? Besides, Xiaokui is so young and doesn't know martial arts. It's more dangerous to take her with her. You can just stay at home and be honest.
Really optimistic about your home!”
Seeing Chai Yan's resolute attitude, Uncle Cai and Xiao Kui did not dare to say anything more. They just kept telling Chai Yan to be careful.
Just then, Aunt Yun brought the newly cooked dishes to the table. When she heard that the master was going to Yaozhou tomorrow, she quickly asked: "Master, are you really going to Yaozhou? That place is dangerous!"
"Danger? Why is it dangerous?" Chai Yan looked at Aunt Yun with confusion.
Aunt Yun said: "Sir, I heard from people in the market that there have been a few gangs of bandits in Yaozhou recently. They are burning, killing and looting everywhere. They are very cruel. Master, you must think twice!"
"Rogue bandits?" Chai Yan wondered: "Why didn't I hear about this?"
But Aunt Yun was very sure it was true, and repeated what the people at the market said over and over again several times.
Chai Yan pressed Aunt Yun down and said to the three of them: "Don't worry, after all, I am also from Wude Division, and I am on an official path, so it is not easy to meet bandits..."
Chai Yan thought that it would be okay if he met the bandits, and he just happened to deal with them together to make a meritorious service or something.
Uncle Cai looked worried and said: "Master, the official roads are not as peaceful as you think! You don't know, right? Recently there is a group of robbers on the official roads outside the city. I heard they are called the 'Warrior Gang', who specialize in intercepting
The men, the women and the children are all right. I heard that the ghost appears and disappears. Sometimes he is in the east and sometimes in the west. The people from the yamen searched for him for a long time, but they didn't even see a shadow!"
Warriors Gang?
Chai Yan felt it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
Chai Yan was too lazy to rack his brains to think about that. He just smiled and reassured the three of them: "Okay, okay, just keep it in your stomach!"
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It was late at night, Uncle Cai and Aunt Yun had already gone to bed, and Xiaokui returned to the house after helping Chai Yan lie down.
Not long after Xiaokui left, Chai Yan sat up and put on his clothes slowly.
After getting dressed, Chai Yan brought a chair and placed it in a dark corner opposite the bed, and then brought a quilt.
Chai Yan sat down on the chair, then covered himself with the quilt calmly, sighing in his heart: "Oh! It's freezing to death in the middle of the night, but you still have to wait here, what a miserable life!"