At the zenith of the moon, an old man walking through the streets at night reminds the people in the city to guard against fire, theft, and flower-picking thieves...
At the entrance of the post house, several guards were yawning and keeping vigil. When the leader of the post house saw his men stumbling around, he couldn't help but go down and give one of them a kick to cheer them up! There are two senior officials living in the post house today. If anything goes wrong between them, their jobs will be smashed, and they will be smashed to pieces...
Xiao Han was very sleepy and didn't even wash his feet. He almost fell asleep when his feet touched the bed! The newly dried bedding under me smelled like sunshine, but it was a little thinner. Without cotton filling, it lacked a fluffy feel.
The room in the post house was large and on the top floor. Xiao Han didn't notice that Pei Ji lived next door to him.
It's not surprising that the two of them live so close to each other. At this time, the more noble person lives higher, this is the rule! After all, we can't let a small official sleep peacefully on the head of the Marquis. Now that the two have similar identities, it is only natural that they live close to each other.
As time passed, a layer of mist began to fall from the sky. Black bats hovered low in the sky, busy catching mosquitoes and flies that couldn't fly. This period of time is their happiest time. There are no naughty children digging out the eaves, and no idle men hitting them with slingshots. This also greatly increases the number of bats.
The sound of the watch gradually moved away, and darkness and silence returned to the post house. Suddenly, a sharp cry in the sky broke the tranquility!
The sharp cry only lasted for a short moment, and the half-drowsy night watchman just raised his eyelids and continued to yawn and fall asleep. However, the bats near the post house fled away one after another as if they heard the most terrifying sound!
Just when the sound sounded, Pei Ji's eyes in the posthouse suddenly opened! Immediately afterwards, a carp rolled up from the bed, and without even seeing him move, he had already slid to the window.
Unfortunately, no one saw this strange scene. No one would have thought that this guy with a literary temperament would have such fluent skills!
Sticking to the edge of the window, Pei Ji quietly opened the window. The window only opened a small crack, and a black figure slipped in through the crack like an arrow, landed on a table and walked back and forth.
The black shadow moved too fast. It wasn't until it stopped that it became clear that the black shadow was just a falcon.
However, unlike ordinary hawks, it is completely black. If it weren't for its sharp eyes and hook-like claws, I believe many people would mistake it for a big crow.
When Pei Ji saw the falcon enter the house, he carefully closed the window and took out a few strips of dried meat from his coat to feed it. When the falcon tore the strips of meat and swallowed it, he took a small stick from its leg. Small bamboo tube.
Under the dim candlelight, the falcon was busy eating meat with its head down, while Pei Ji was twisting the note in the bamboo tube and meditating. One person and one eagle, silent, the scene was indescribably weird.
The candle on the candlestick exploded with a little spark, and the glory flashed away. Pei Ji looked at the dancing flames, slowly tore the note into pieces, lit it with a candle, then soaked the burned ashes in a glass of water and drank it in one gulp.
After eliminating all traces, Pei Ji held the fed falcon and released it from the window. Watching its figure disappear into the night sky, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "Xiao Hou, those disciples are now at your place, but Juzi is not interested in you." You keep it secret, who are you?!"
The night is very long, but no matter how long the night is, it will eventually pass.
Xiao Han had no dreams all night, and when he opened his eyes again, the sun was already high outside! When he woke up on his own, Xiao Han stretched out and pushed the door open. Unexpectedly, Pei Ji from the next room also walked out.
"Good morning, Lord Pei!" Xiao Han saw that it was Pei Ji and hurriedly saluted him.
"Xiao Hou?" Pei Ji, who lowered his head to go out, was obviously stunned when he saw Xiao Han! He had no idea that the person who kept him awake last night was right next door.
Xiao Han didn't notice anything strange about Pei Ji at this time. He stood up after saluting, but when he saw Pei Ji's face, he couldn't help but be startled: "Master Pei, your eyes?"
"This..." Pei Ji suddenly came to his senses, subconsciously covered his eyes, and then smiled awkwardly: "Haha, it's nothing. I was thinking about the epidemic last night and didn't sleep well..."
"Oh~ Mr. Pei cares about people's livelihood, but he must also pay attention to his own body..."
"No, no, it's our duty as ministers to feed you with your salary and share your worries!"
After saying a lot of useless polite words, Xiao Han declined Pei Ji's suggestion to have dinner with him. He said goodbye to this hard-to-distinguish guy and hurried to Sun Simiao's place.
Going to the west of the city is already a familiar road, but the courtyard in the west of the city is a little strange today.
There were actually a lot of people around the previously deserted doorway, including men, women, old and young. The large doorway was so packed that it looked like they were going to a market from a distance.
Xiao Han saw the drinking scene from a distance and suddenly became confused.
Although it has been determined that malaria is not randomly transmitted, for the convenience of treatment, outsiders are not allowed to visit here! Even family members can only come and collect the body when someone inside dies. Why are there so many people here today?
Wait, restrain the body? !
Xiao Han didn't know why he suddenly thought of this word. He felt his heart sinking suddenly. He screamed inwardly and rushed forward to squeeze in after a few steps!
"Who is it? Does it have eyes?"
"Ouch, I stepped on your second uncle's foot!"
"My eggs, eggs..."
Suddenly, the already crowded crowd burst into commotion again! As the instigator, Xiao Han turned a deaf ear to the shouts and curses around him and took advantage of the chaos to rush to the front of the crowd!
Pushing aside the last person blocking the way, Xiao Han hurriedly raised his head and looked inside. Everything in the hospital was as before, there were no white flags, but there were a few people helping a patient out!
Seeing this scene, Xiao Han became more confused! Looking around, I saw that the guy guarding the door looked familiar, so I pulled him over and asked, "Hey, what's going on inside?"
The guard guarding the door was looking in and didn't notice Xiao Han coming.
I felt like I was being pulled violently, and I was about to get angry, but when I turned around, I realized that this person was Xiao Han, and the anger on his face instantly turned into a smile:
"Master Hou? Why are you here? Why is no one picking you up? Please come in quickly! Be careful of the steps! Hey... Zhang Laosan behind, where are you squeezing? Get out of the way. I will crush the clothes of the Marquis and push you I can’t even afford the compensation if my daughter is sold!”
To flatter the superiors and bully the subordinates, this is the most common behavior of petty officials! However, Xiao Han didn't have time to care about this now. He dragged him forward and asked hurriedly: "Stop talking nonsense, tell me why this place became like this in one night?"
At this time, the little official was pulled by Xiao Han and felt extremely excited. You must know that this is a serious Marquis next to him! Today, our old Liu family has become aristocratic. I didn’t mention it. From now on, I won’t be able to wash this hand for half a month!
"I'm asking you something! Say it quickly!" Xiao Han didn't hear the clerk's answer and felt a little anxious, so he immediately pressed the question again.
The clerk came to his senses and quickly nodded and replied: "Returning to Mr. Hou, this is what Divine Doctor Sun told us! His old man checked the pulses of these people this morning and said that the serious illness has been cured, and all he needs to do next is to take medicine! Then in order to let them The people here can rest in peace and recuperate, and starting from the morning, their families have been allowed to take them back!"
"Oh? Have you recovered from your serious illness? Is this mugwort juice so useful?!"
