Before dawn and the rooster crows, Qin Xiao is already doing a set of boxing in his house.
Bajiquan was taught by the old man when Qin Xiao was six years old. The boxing method itself is not complicated, even a little simple. However, the old man said that Bajiquan strengthens the body and can be exercised for many years to strengthen the body and change the brain.
Be flexible.
Under normal circumstances, what the old man said was correct, so for many years, as long as there were no special circumstances, Qin Xiao would get up early and throw a set of punches, rain or shine.
This has become as regular a routine in his life as eating and sleeping.
Before the first light of dawn fell on the earth, Qin Xiao had already taken a cold shower, and then ordered a bowl of noodles to make breakfast for himself. After eating, he tidied up, hung up his wine gourd, and went out.
, and closed the courtyard door conveniently.
There are less than thirty households on both sides of Mumu Lane combined, but less than half have lived here for more than five years.
Turtle City is an important city in Xiling. It is an important base for business travelers and has a large floating population. In addition, if they break the criminal law in the customs, many of them will be sent to Xiling.
Business travelers, thieves, criminals, and rangers mix among them. People of all kinds from three religions and nine streams live in the city, so Turtle City can be regarded as a mixed bag.
People come and go in Mumu Alley. People come suddenly and people leave silently.
However, there are not many people in Mumu Alley. Even if you are a newcomer, you can get familiar with the neighbors as long as you get used to it for a period of time. People in Mumu Alley will not cause trouble to others easily, and everyone will guard their own door.
The Mapo at the oil shop diagonally across the door is the first to open the door every day, the big-faced man at the Shaobing shop only smiles stupidly, and the Jin family father and son at the coffin shop have long faces every day, like ghosts of impermanence.
The urban life of these people is monotonous and boring, but it repeats itself day after day.
"Good morning Mapo!"
When Qining passed by the oil shop, he saw Mapo just coming out of the inner hall and immediately smiled at Mapo.
Mapo's oil shop has been operating on this street for many years. The business is not very good, but it has persisted.
This old woman wears a thick black robe all year round, with a black scarf on her head, and her body is stooped. Perhaps because she is old, deaf and blind, she rarely communicates with others. When Qin Xiao passes by every day, he will always see her.
, will say hello.
Mapo didn't seem to hear and didn't pay attention. Qin Xiao was used to it. Watching the hunched Mapo go to the inner room again, he sighed in his heart, knowing that if the old woman passed away one day, the oil shop would be closed completely.
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When they arrived at Jiazi Prison, Qin Xiao was holding a sack in his hand. The middle-aged jailer guarding the door immediately came over and whispered: "I heard that Capt. Meng came back last night. Everyone said that you and the Captain went to Zhen together."
Hou Mansion?"
"The Captain was worried that something would happen, so he took me there so that I could inform him."
"Is the Zhenhou Mansion because of that dog?" the middle-aged jailer said with lingering fear: "It is rare to come out unharmed after offending the Zhen family."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It's just a small misunderstanding. With Lord Commander taking action, there is nothing that can't be resolved."
"That's what I say, but it was very dangerous last night." The middle-aged jailer sighed: "You are good at everything, but you are young and energetic. Qin Xiao, let me tell you something that you shouldn't say. Some things are better hidden. Don't
You have to stand up, otherwise you will only get into trouble."
Qin Xiao knew that the middle-aged jailer's words did not mean any harm, but something happened to Mr. Meng, and he could not stay out of it anyway. He smiled, said nothing, and was about to go to the prison when he heard someone coming from behind.
A voice came: "Qin Xiao, wait a moment."
Qin Xiao turned around and saw two government officials escorting a man in prison uniform.
Seeing a prisoner being escorted over, Qin Xiao put down the sack, immediately showed a broad smile on his face, and hurried forward to greet him.
"Dou Ba, thirty-six years old, an escort from the Sihai Escort Bureau, accidentally injured a person and was sentenced to six years in prison. The case has been concluded." The Yamen said to Qin Xiao: "You will take him into custody first."
Qin Xiao looked at the prisoner up and down, walked around slowly, as if inspecting the goods, and even sniffed with his nose straight up. Dou Ba couldn't help but said: "What are you doing?"
Qin Xiao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Dou, whom I have admired for a long time. Let me introduce myself, my surname is Qin, and my name is Xiaoyao. I am responsible for delivering three meals a day to you, and then helping you with some chores.
Run errands and so on. If Escort Dou needs anything in the future, just ask, I will do anything I can for you, and I will do my best if I can't. Anyway, I will make your stay here comfortable and feel at home.
Feeling." He raised his hand and said: "Come on, come on, please, please!"
Dou Ba was a little confused.
Feel at home?
Can this damn place make me feel at home?
However, Qin Xiao had already ran over and opened the chain of the iron door of Prison A, then opened the door, picked up the sack, and stepped aside, still with a smile that made people feel like spring breeze: "Master Dou, please come in quickly.
Room No. 8 has been empty for a long time, and I have tidied it up every day, just waiting for you to come."
The two jailers then escorted Dou Ba inside. When he entered, Dou Ba couldn't help but glance at Qin Xiao. Seeing Qin Xiao looking at him with a warm smile, he felt a little confused, thinking about the situation in the prison now.
Is the service already so attentive and considerate?
After entering the iron gate, there are stone steps going down. In front of it is a fairly spacious passage. Less than twenty steps forward, you are facing a room with the door closed. There is a passage on the left and right.
, but they were all closed with iron gates. Through the iron gates, I could see that it was very dark inside.
"This is the prison room, where I usually go on duty. It is so that you can call me at any time if you need anything." Qin Xiao carried the sack and said with a smile: "There are only sixteen rooms in the Jia-zi prison, and there are eight rooms on the left and right.
"You are in room No. 8, which is the innermost room on the left. Come on, please!" He said to the two jailers, "Thank you for your hard work, two brothers. I will just send Escort Dou in. You can go in first."
I'm back."
The two yamen looked at each other. One of the yamen smiled at Qin Xiao without saying anything, but Qin Xiao had a knowing expression. Bodyguard Dou saw this and his heart tightened, thinking to himself about this.
The two of them exchanged glances. Do you have any hidden secrets? Are you trying to harm yourself?
After the two jailers left, Qin Xiao went over to open the iron gate on the left and made a polite invitation. Dou Ba hesitated for a moment and finally went in first.
Qin Xiao followed Dou Ba. After Dou Ba entered, he discovered that there was a row of cells on the right. After passing the first cell and looking through the wooden fence, he saw that the prisoner inside was an old man in his fifties. Let him
What surprised Dou Ba was that the scene in the cell was completely different from what he had imagined before.
He only thought that in a prison, the cells must be filthy and smell sour.
But the first cell was clean. Apart from a bed in the corner, there was also a desk with many books on it. The old prisoner was sitting on a big chair beside the table, holding a
Holding a book, he looked at the book under the oil lamp on the table. He looked leisurely and at ease, not like he was in prison, but more like he was in his own study room.
Although the old prisoner was wearing prison uniform, he was clean and his hair was combed in a stylish way.
Hearing the commotion, the old prisoner turned his head, not even looking at Dou Ba. He just looked at Qin Xiao and said: "Xiaozi, have you found the books I asked for?"
Qin Xiao stopped and said respectfully inside: "Mr. Xu, a new guest has just arrived. Your book has been found and will be delivered to you shortly. Please wait a moment."
The old prisoner Mr. Xu hummed softly and continued reading, leisurely and contentedly.
Dou Ba opened his eyes wide and felt it was unbelievable. He had an illusion for a moment. Did he really go to prison?
Along the way, there were eight cells. Except for the No. 8 room where Dou Ba wanted to stay, the first seven were actually occupied. Every time Qin Xiao passed a cell, he already said, "Wait a minute" before the people inside could speak.
Wait a moment, come right away!"
Walking straight to the eighth cell, there was a circle drawn above the cell door with the word "eight" written inside. This was naturally Cell No. 8.
Qin Xiao opened the cell door and went in first to light the lamp. When the room lit up, Dou Ba realized that the cell was really clean, but compared with the furnishings in other cells, there were only corners in the room.
There was a wooden bed inside, a toilet next to it, and nothing else.
Dou Ba frowned and couldn't help but said: "Qin...Qin Xiao, why are the things in my place so crude? Why are the tables and chairs missing?"
Qin Xiao put down the sack in his hand, raised his hand and said: "Master Dou, please sit down first. You have just come in. You haven't figured out many things yet. Let me introduce them to you." He pointed to the hand that cuffed Dou Ba's hands.
He said: "For the first three days when you come in, the escort has to be patient and wear this thing first. Once the three days are up, you can open it. Room No. 8 has a bed and a toilet, both of which are provided free of charge.
If the escort needs anything from now on, whether it is food, drink or entertainment, as long as it is within the allowed range, just ask and I will get it for you immediately."
Dou Ba said "Oh" and was a little surprised: "I can do whatever I want?"
"Yes, yes, Escort Master Dou... Escort Master, this title feels too unfamiliar to me. I wonder if I can call you Uncle Dou from now on?" Qin Xiao said with a sincere smile: "That will do.
Let’s get closer.”
Dou Ba sat down on the wooden bed and said, "You can call me whatever you want."
"That's great." Qin Xiao was even more enthusiastic: "Uncle, I said, whatever you want, I will do my best to get it for you. From now on, you will treat me as your descendant and don't be polite in anything. For example, you are like this
You can't wear one set of prison uniforms every day. If you need it, I can get you another clean one right away so you can change it every day. If the clothes are dirty, just tell me and I will have them washed for you.
It's clean. If you have any requirements, such as embroidering a flower on your clothes or something, I can do it."
Dou Ba nodded and said, "Yes, one set of clothes is not enough. Please help me get another set. Thank you."
"You're welcome. Uncle wants a new set of prison uniforms. I'll bring them to you later." Qin Xiao took out a small notebook from his arms as he spoke. After opening the notebook, there was a charcoal knife in it.
He made a thin charcoal pencil and jotted it down in the book with the charcoal pencil before asking with a smile: "Uncle, what else do you want?" Before Dou Ba could speak, he pointed to the toilet and said, "Uncle Dou, do you want to give it to me every day?"
Can someone clean your toilet?"
Dou Ba immediately said: "That's natural." Looking at the empty wooden bed, he frowned and said: "There is not even a set of bedding, how can I sleep? Can you get me a set of bedding."
Qin Xiao nodded repeatedly while remembering: "Of course, it's still a little cold at night. Although Uncle Dou is strong, it's better to sleep on a bedding at night. Don't worry, I'll get you a set of warm and soft bedding. Uncle,
If you want anything else, I will write it down and bring it to you later." He looked up at Dou Ba with a serious look on his face: "What are your usual hobbies? Do you like calligraphy? Do you want a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones? Or you
If you like musical instruments, I'll get you a bamboo flute or something."
If he hadn't seen that the people in the previous cells were living very comfortably, Dou Ba would have thought that the young man was making fun of himself. He thought for a moment and said, "I usually like to fight crickets, but it's not very convenient here, so forget it.
.Well, I like drinking. If it’s convenient for you, get me two jars of wine, which is Wanfulou’s Gucheng Shao. Also, get some dishes to go with the wine, some beef, roast duck or something like that. Yes, if you can
It would be great to get Yupinzhai’s red-oiled pig’s ears.”
"It's convenient and convenient. You can get all these things. It's a piece of cake." After Qin Xiao wrote it down, he asked: "What else do you want?"
Dou Ba thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's all for now. If I need anything, I'll just ask you."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Okay, okay. Uncle Dou, listen, these are the things you need, a set of bedding, a set of prison uniforms, two altars of ancient city burning from Wanfu Tower, red oil pig ears from Yupinzhai
One portion, another pound of beef and a roast duck, and someone will flush the toilet every day, Uncle Dou, is that all?"
Dou Ba said: "Yes, that's all for now, please."
"Uncle Dou is too polite, don't bother, it's all what I should do." Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Except for cleaning the toilet, which is one tael of silver a month, the other things add up to eight taels of silver. Uncle Dou, you
I definitely don’t have any money with me. I don’t know where your family lives. You can tell me the details and I will come to receive it!”