swish swish...

A steady drizzle fell into the silent house.

The room had only four walls, and the house leaked and it rained all night. The situation was really not optimistic.

Night Jingtang opened the oil-paper umbrella to cover the hole in the roof, lay down with the knife in his arms, tilted his head to look at his ear - a fluffy bird, with its claws upwards, lying on the edge of the pillow, with its head tilted, and it looked like it was sleeping.

Unsightly.

Although the little stupid bird is naughty and unreliable most of the time, he has been taught "watching and investigating" since childhood, and he is not sloppy at all when he does his work.

When I was a dart player in the past, I always kept watch, and nothing ever went wrong.

However, nowadays there is only one person and one bird, and it is a bit inhumane to have the birds work the day shift and the night shift at the same time, so Ye Jingtang slept for half the night, and got up in the early morning to change shifts to let the birds rest.

There was no entertainment equipment in this era, and it was a bit lonely to lie alone in bed in the dark of night, with no lights on, and no people around.

Ye Jingtang is eighteen or nineteen years old and has practiced martial arts all year round. Due to his biological nature, it would be a problem if he didn't want women at this time.

So just after lying down for a while, the image of Pei Xiangjun leaning out of the window and the heavy arc in front of his clothes came to mind involuntarily...

Now that I think about it, it's really big...

Half asleep and half awake, the sound of Ruoyouruowu's voice came from the rain curtain:

"Eh? Why are there people living here? They are so poor."

"I guess he is a scholar who came to Beijing to take the exam. He has no money to stay here to take shelter from the rain... Yunli, let's go..."

…

Ye Jingtang suddenly came back to his senses and listened carefully - the sound came from the alley. Judging from the direction, it was not the road, but above the house.

The voices sounded like those of two women, one was a girl, no more than eighteen years old; the other was a royal sister's voice, soft and soft, it was difficult to judge the age, but from the tone of voice, they sounded like mother and daughter.

Ye Jingtang quietly held the knife in his arms and waited. The sound quickly disappeared, and there was the sound of rain hitting the bamboo hat and gradually disappearing.

It seems that they are Jianghu people looking for a place to stay...

Ye Jingtang suddenly understood where the hair he found after tidying up the bed came from.

Shuanggui Alley is very remote and has not been visited all year round, so it is suitable for people to hide. It is not unusual for Jianghu people to find this kind of place to stay.

After these two people left, the chance of encountering another wave of Jianghu people was extremely low. After thinking about it, he still didn't want to change places.

With such a interruption, the 'conjecture' just now cannot be continued.

Ye Jingtang wiped his face to clear away the distractions, feeling that he had too much energy, so he stood up, took a broom, and pondered the shooting skills of the 'Red God of Wealth' in the room.

After working on my own for half an hour, the sky gradually dawned.

Ye Jingtang packed up his clothes, wore a raincoat and a bamboo hat, hugged the sleeping bird under the raincoat, and led the horse out of the alley.

It was bright and rainy, and there were very few people on the streets.

After Ye Jingtang ate steamed buns with caged pork, he walked along the street for no more than two miles and arrived at Tianshui Bridge.

Tianshui Bridge is the property of the Pei family, with a variety of shops, including rice shops, cloth shops, escort agencies, and taverns, all of which are open.

Ye Jingtang arrived outside the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. He wanted to greet the escort who was washing up, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a maid holding an oil-paper umbrella emerging from the alley not far away - it was the Sanniang maid she had seen yesterday.

"Master Ye, are you here so early?"

Ye Jingtang was slightly surprised and led the horse to the front:

"Come and take a look. Why are you waiting here?"

"Last night, I heard from Head Guard Yang that you need to find something to do at home. Sanniang is waiting for you at home. Come on, I'll take you there."

As the maid Xiu He said, she took the reins and wanted to hug the bird.

But the sleepy Niaoniao glanced at Xiuhe's clothes... he was not interested.

Ye Jingtang handed the little stupid bird to Xiuhe and went to the depths of Qingshi Alley. It can be seen that the entire alley is the courtyard wall of a family, and the internal buildings are scattered and scattered, typical of a large family.

However, merchants' homes are mostly low-key, and the front door is not grand, just a small door with a high wall, and a lantern with the word "PEI" hanging on it.

Ye Jingtang followed Xiu He into the house. As soon as he turned around the screen wall, he saw a group of maids emerging from the corner of the verandah. He looked at them curiously and chirped:

"Is this Master Ye?"

"Well, Master Ye is not only handsome, he is also very skilled in martial arts. Yesterday I was on the street and saw with my own eyes that Master Ye knocked Mr. Chen's head off."

"Compared with the eldest young master, it's like heaven and earth..."

"No, no, I heard from Sister Xiuhe that Young Master Ye is older. From now on, the eldest Young Master will be called Second Young Master..."

…

Ye Jingtang heard this and asked Xiuhe a few words, and learned that his uncle Pei Yuanming had an accident when he went out to do business and had passed away. He left an only son Pei Luo, who is considered the only child of the Pei family. He is currently studying in an academy and there are no more children at home.

No men.

Chatting along the road, we soon arrived at the living room of Pei Mansion.

Pei Xiangjun was already waiting in the living room, but he was not alone. There were two old men in their fifties sitting opposite, both of them frowning, as if they were talking about something troublesome:

"You can't deal with such scoundrels..."

"Yes, as long as you give them a little sweetness, those people will definitely push forward..."

When Ye Jingtang saw this scene, he stopped in the corridor and waited for Pei Xiangjun to finish talking.

However, the Pei family had informed him in advance. As soon as he showed up, the two old men stood up and greeted him from afar:

"Young Master Jingtang."

Ye Jingtang didn't want to admit the identity of the young master of the Pei family, but he was the adopted son of Pei Yuanfeng, so he couldn't deny it, so he nodded in return:

"You're welcome, Sanniang, who are these two gentlemen?"

"They are the big shopkeepers in the family, and they are all elderly people in the family."

Pei Xiangjun put away the 'sad look' between his brows:

"You guys go back first."

"yes."

The two shopkeepers immediately resigned.

When Big Bird saw the big-breasted sister, he was no longer sleepy. He flapped his little wings and flew onto Pei Xiangjun's lap. He raised his head and looked cute with his bright black eyes.

As a result, the view was blocked by his clothes.

The bird tilted its head slightly, jumped curiously, and nudged it with its head.

Boom~boom~

The skirts of clothes are trembling and the scenery is beautiful.

Pei Xiangjun hurriedly held down the bird, held it in his arms and fed it with melon seeds:

"Why are you so naughty?"

Ye Jingtang pretended not to have seen this scene, came to the tea pavilion, sat down, and asked:

"Sanniang and the two shopkeepers don't look very happy, but are you worried about something trivial in the shop?"

"Alas~"

The desperate Sanniang who was still able to pull out the weeping willows last night, now turned into Lin Daiyu, who was buried in flowers, sighing faintly and resentfully:

"Doing business never goes smoothly. There is no man in charge of the family, and the local gangsters outside have identified the orphans and widowers of the Pei family who are easy to bully, and they are always looking for trouble..."

"oh?"

Ye Jingtang sat on the other side of the tea table and frowned:

"Why are you causing trouble?"

"The gangsters at Jiang'an Wharf want to collect 'tribute money' at Tianshui Bridge. Our Pei family is doing serious business at the feet of the emperor, so naturally we can't give it. As a result, these people are looking for trouble every now and then. Today they say the food is sour and they get sick from eating it, and tomorrow they say

The cloth shop sells shoddy goods and makes trouble for a day, making it impossible for the shop to do business..."

Ye Jingtang suddenly realized that he used to work in a escort agency and knew this kind of thing very well:

"The Pei family is doing business in the capital and has nothing to do with the government? Or does the person making trouble have a background?"

"The trouble is caused by the Qinglian Gang at Jiang'an Wharf, which is also related to the government. Our businessmen's friendship with the Yamen Lord is all made with real money. It's not worth using it for such a trivial matter; just go and solve it yourself.

, Mr. Chen, you saw that it can’t be laid out evenly, so we can only leave it like this.”

Pei Xiangjun held his forehead and looked at the Night Terror Hall with a faint resentment:

"Sigh~ The shop they disturbed the most cannot do business, so I don't dare to do anything in the capital. I'm just a little aggrieved, and it will be over with patience, you don't have to worry..."

This little look of grievance and resentment is almost a clear expression.

Ye Jingtang naturally understood the meaning, stood up and said:

"I'll go over and have a look. Well... I'm new here, and it's really hard to find a job in the capital. When things are settled, I'll work as an escort in the Pei family, and Sanniang will just take care of it..."

Pei Xiangjun had communicated with Ye Jingtang last night. Naturally, he stopped talking nonsense at this time. He stood up and walked closer to help him tidy up his clothes:
To be continued...