When they got home, Aniang and the others had been waiting impatiently. Wang Jiajia took out the laowan from the pot, served fish, meat, and wine. A large table of dishes was also abundant. The family was chatting and laughing, thinking about the future, and gathered around the fire.
, lit firecrackers, and it was peaceful. Then I went to give lanterns to my mother, Aye, and Wang Jiajia, and stayed up until the end of the year. They dispersed when they were really sleepy.
The first month of the first lunar month is supposed to be the happiest day, but it has become a knot in my heart. The first, second, and third day of the lunar month... I feel more and more anxious, and even Wang Jiajia becomes nervous.
"Brother Jianghu, seeing as today is the fourth day of the first lunar month, what does Lin Sheng want to do with us?" Wang Jiajia was so anxious that she could only spin in circles: "Otherwise, we should go directly to Xiao Mu. Anyway, your identity has been exposed."
I was a little confused: "It's the first month of the year. How many days do they have to take an official break? Normally, Xiao Mu is nowhere to be seen. How can we find him now?"
"Then what should we do? How about we go find Sister Mu, she is very smart, maybe she has figured out a way now."
I shook my head and denied it again: "Didn't we already find Mrs. Mu? She is pregnant, why bother her again and again? Don't worry, I have a way."
"any solution?"
I grabbed her hand and said, "Tomorrow, you can accompany my mother to stay at the Jianghu Inn, and let the master rest at the Governor's Mansion."
"Staying in an inn?"
I nodded: "Li Huichun is right. Our place is too remote. If those thieves come and kidnap you, no one will know. But Jianghu Inn is different. It is the most prosperous area in Xiangzhou City, surrounded by shops and people.
People come and go, and there are several groups of police officers patrolling the streets every day."
"But, the hotel room is quite expensive, is Mom willing to go?" Wang Jiajia became worried.
"So, we have to find a way to trick her into going to the Huichen Hall just like we did last time."
"You brat! What conspiracy are you discussing here again?" Auntie yelled, startling me.
Wang Jiajia was also shocked: "Mom, why are you here?"
Aniang rolled her eyes at her: "How many days have it been since I married into your Wang family? I can't even go back to my own home?"
"No, mother, that's not what I meant."
"Huh, tell me! What plot are you two thinking about? Don't think I didn't hear it! Are you trying to lie to me again? Where can you lie to me?" Auntie glared at me, her lioness nature bursting out again.
I knew I couldn't deny it, so I had to tell everything.
Auntie’s face changed drastically, and she grabbed my ear: “Such a big thing happened, why did you just tell me now?”
"I...I'm not afraid that grandma will be worried. Don't worry, they won't hurt me for the time being. I'm just afraid that they will threaten you just to force me."
A-niang sighed: "Your idea is not bad, but it is too risky. Since the master Xiang is so skilled in martial arts, how can he be easily caught?"
"Li Huichun's martial arts is also good. There are also Quan Kang, Xiao County Lieutenant, oh, Wu Changshi of the Governor's Office, and Xiao Mu's secret guard Ouyang Daxia... I don't believe it. All these highly capable people in Xiangzhou City have been killed."
Altogether, we are no match for him."
"But, we don't even know who he is now. Even if we ask Xiao Mu to gather experts, how can we deal with him? How do you know when he will come to you next time?" Wang Jiajia asked.
Yes, this is where I am helpless. I feel that I can no longer be passive like this, otherwise, they will only keep pressing on me step by step. Once I no longer have any use value, will I be like Feng Liulang?
Become an outcast?
"Then I will take the initiative to find him!" I said firmly.
The next day, with our daily necessities, Fatty Wang and I sent Aniang and Wang Jiajia to Jianghu Inn.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, there were almost no guests in the inn, but there were often patrol officers on the street, and there were also Ah Wu and other waiters in the inn. All in all, it was more lively than the place where I live.
"Staying in a hotel?" Ah Wu looked at us in surprise: "Are you rich?"
"Is there the cheapest room?" Grandma asked.
"Oh, there is a house with a local name, and the price is one hundred cents a day."
"I want a room, please stay for three days." I threw three strings of copper coins on the counter.
"one?"
"Um."
"You...four people?"
Wang Jiajia took her mother's arm and said, "My mother and I will live together."
"Okay. Come on, choose a room and register."
After sending Grandma into the room, I came out and saw Ah Wu dozing off on the counter. I couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm lazy here again, and I'm not afraid of being blamed by my employer."
"My boss has no time to take care of me." Ah Wu said disdainfully, waving to me: "But the landlady came here once the day before yesterday, and she secretly asked me about your situation. Hey, you have a family here, isn't it?
Are you hiding from someone?"
"secret."
"Oh, don't ask." Ah Wu shrugged his shoulders and said no more.
"Happy New Year! Is there anything to eat?" came a familiar voice. It turned out to be shopkeeper Huang next door.
"Oh, please come in, guest!" Ah Wu came up to greet him: "Why is shopkeeper Huang here?"
"Hey, if I keep resting like this, I will really have to beg for food. I just walked around and there were a lot of people on the street. Maybe there are some who are greedy and want to eat candied fruits. It will be early tomorrow
Six, six and six are going smoothly, which is also auspicious."
"Yeah, business has been hard to do in the past few years, so I can barely make ends meet. If you want to get rich, you can only dream." Ah Wu agreed, shaking his head helplessly.
"It's still the same."
"Oh, Chenxian, a piece of sesame cake and a bowl of haggis soup."
"Hey." Sun Chenxian trotted downstairs, stuffed the book in his hand into his belt, and went to the kitchen.
"Uncle Fu isn't here?" Shopkeeper Huang glanced at the empty living room and nodded slightly towards me.
"There are few guests during the Chinese New Year, so the boss asked him to take a few more days off."
"Your boss is kind-hearted. Haha, I haven't seen you for a few days. Has he written anything recently? I'm going to change the couplets on my door. It's a new year and a new atmosphere. I saw the couplets on the door of the sesame oil shop.
That’s right, the shopkeeper said it was written by Dongjia Li.”
"Shopkeeper Huang, please use it slowly!" As he spoke, Sun Chenxian quickly brought the food.
Ah Wu waved him off and smiled: "It's just what you like, shopkeeper Huang. To be honest, the word "dong" is just like that. Anyway, I don't see what's good about it."
"Hehehe, well, I haven't eaten in a few days, and today's soup is good." Shopkeeper Huang saw that he and Ah Wu were not talking to each other, so he said no more.
"Jianghu, they have all settled down. I'm going to live in the government office for a while. What will you do?" Fatty Wang came over and asked.
"I..." I scratched my head. I really hadn't thought about this. If I wanted to get another room, I would really be reluctant to do so. However, if I were allowed to go home and live alone, Lin Sheng would come to my door and kill me.
I'm afraid no one knows.
"If you don't mind, why don't you squeeze in with me?" Ah Wu pointed to the backyard: "If you're not used to being with others, why don't you lower the door and open a shop on the ground?"
"This is too troublesome for you." I felt a little embarrassed.
"Oh, look what you said, you have been giving us tofu for half a year, and we are all acquaintances. Now that you are in trouble, how can I not help you?"
"Then... let me help you." I grabbed the handkerchief from Ah Wu's shoulder and wiped the table.
"Then please be more careful and ask someone to call me immediately if anything happens." Fatty Wang warned him a few times and finally left.
***
Fortunately, except for the pain in my waist after sleeping all night, it was a restless night. The sixth day of the first lunar month arrived quickly. There were gongs and drums at the door of Huang's pastry shop next door, firecrackers were going off, and the troupe that invited Zhang Fan came to life.
The magic quickly attracted people.
Grandma felt a little bored in the room and wanted to take a look, but I stopped her and had to go back to the room to chat with Wang Jiajia.
Tomorrow is the tenth day, and I am not going to tell any of the spies Lin Sheng asked me to investigate.
Since Lieutenant Xiao County gave me flour and asked me to mark it, it means that he sent someone to protect me secretly. And he is Li Huichun's subordinate. It was Li Huichun's idea to take refuge in the inn. It seems that the mission of tracking down the master is
It should be left to him.
As for Li Huichun, Long Yuhan said that his martial arts skills are much higher than his medical skills. Maybe he can defeat the assistant master and free me from the threat.
Thinking of this, the stone in my heart was half broken, and I went to the county government resolutely.
"Brother Gao, you have to work so hard during the Chinese New Year!" I came to the gate of the county government office and saw that Detective Gao was on duty, so I said hello first.
"Li Jianghu? What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I have something to ask Mr. Lin."
"It just so happens that Chief Lin is on duty today. You have been here a few times and you are familiar with it. Go in by yourself."
I then entered the county government office, searched around, and finally saw Lin Sheng in the study. I have to say that the way he read the book seriously made an uninformed person really think he was a good official.
"You're already here, why are you still hiding secretly?" Lin Sheng said, still staring at the book.
I stepped over the threshold: "You knew I was coming?"
"Of course." Lin Sheng turned over a page of the book: "According to past practice, during the Chinese New Year, county officials still have to take turns to be on duty in case there are important cases. Therefore, I specially applied to be on duty today, waiting for you.
Come and give me New Year greetings."
I sneered: "New Year greetings? Haha, you have made me feel uneasy throughout the New Year, so I will still greet you?"
Lin Sheng finally put down the book: "You are asking for trouble. I don't believe it. You really don't know who the other spies are. If you had told me earlier, you wouldn't have been so worried all day long, and even put your mother in trouble."
, the lovers were taken to the inn to save their lives.”
I was shocked: "How do you know?"
"Hahahaha, do you think all my spies are vegetarians?" Lin Sheng stood up, walked up to me, and whispered: "Believe it or not, if you dare to play tricks on me, I will still be in Jianghu Inn
Kill those two women."
"How dare you!" I roared.
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't get excited." Lin Sheng stretched out his index finger to his lips, with a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth: "Is there anything else I dare not do here? In the worst case, the fish will die and the net will be broken. You should also know that the body
To be careful, from the day I stepped into the land of Li Tang, I had already made preparations to sacrifice my life for the country."
I clenched my clothes secretly: "I can tell you the identities of the other spies, but I want to see Lord Xiang, and I want him to make a personal promise to see if his conditions are worth my betrayal to the Tang Dynasty."
Lin Sheng glanced at me sideways: "You dare to come back and make conditions for me, you must be tired of living."