"Boss, two bowls of tea!"
"Hey, that's good."
At a tea stall, Qin Kaiyu signaled: "Prisoner Xue, sit down quickly."
"Okay." Xue Mu put down his crutches and sat down.
After a while, the vendor handed over two bowls of tea.
Qin Kaiyu was worried that Xue Mu couldn't see the bowl, so he even pushed the bowl in front of him and said, "Prisoner Xue drinks tea."
"good."
After the two of them took a sip, Xue Mu asked, "Just now, Capt. Qin said it was about Hukou Hall? I wonder what it was about?"
Qin Kaiyu explained: "That's right. In fact, Warden Xue also knows that there are so-called gangs in every street. Although we have been arresting these troublemaking gangsters here, we can't deal with the large number of people there, and... ..."
He did not make it clear, but said implicitly: "It's useless to hold these gangs in prison, they will be released again within a few days."
"The master of Hukou Hall learned that you killed more than a dozen of his brothers and even the deputy helmsman. He was very angry and even wanted to send someone to kill you."
"But you are the warden of Jingzhao Mansion, and he doesn't dare to do anything to you. Later, the county magistrate learned that you and Xu Jie's daughter were old friends. He also respected Mr. Xu as a person, so he took on the role of peacemaker. , so the head of Hukou Hall also agreed, saying that a banquet will be held at Guiyue Tower tomorrow night, and it will be regarded as reconciliation."
After listening to what Qin Kaiyu said, Xue Mu felt something was strange.
But it sounds reasonable.
So he nodded: "Okay, then I'll trouble Mr. Qin."
"It's easy to talk about. I didn't expect that Prisoner Xue is so good at tricks and martial arts. Let's compete with each other when we have time."
"I just learned some superficial kung fu, it's not worth mentioning. Qin Baotou is over-reputed."
"Prisoner Xue is humble."
...
In the evening, Xue Mu returned home.
As soon as he got home, he smelled the aroma of rice.
Leng Mei happened to bring the food out of the kitchen. When she saw Xue Mu coming back, she said, "By chance, you're back and you can eat."
Xue Mu sat down and asked, "What dishes are there today?"
"There are tofu, fish, and vegetables, not much." Leng Mei explained.
"That's enough. This is much better than ordinary people."
With that said, Xue Mu took out an ingot of silver from his arms and said, "Take this silver, and I will give you the food for Ruyan and me from now on."
Leng Mei saw the silver on the table, thought for two seconds, and finally picked it up.
She smiled and said: "If I were only responsible for your food, I wouldn't charge you for it, but now that there are other women competing with me for my younger brother, I have to take care of business."
Xue Mu heard what she meant and just smiled without saying a word.
Then he saw Xu Ruyan coming out.
Xu Ruyan seemed to be tinkering with something just now, and she didn't finish it until now.
This is the first time for three people to eat.
At first, everyone was eating seriously.
Leng Mei would pick up vegetables for Xue Mu from time to time.
"You eat some green vegetables."
"Eat some fish, maybe your eye disease will be better."
Xue Mu said: "Thank you Sister Leng, I have enough, you can just eat."
Naturally, Leng Mei would not ignore Xu Ruyan. She also looked at her and said, "Sister Ruyan, you eat too. Is the food I cook not delicious?"
Xu Ruyan shook her head quickly: "No...no, the food cooked by Sister Leng is delicious."
"Then eat more."
As time went by, the three of them gradually had more topics to talk about.
Then, Xue Mu said, "I won't come back to eat tomorrow."
"Yeah, okay." Leng Mei responded.
Xu Ruyan asked: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Xue Mu first shook his head: "Nothing."
But she was worried that Xu Ruyan would think too much, so she explained: "The master of Hukou Hall held a banquet and said he wanted to reconcile with me."
When Leng Mei heard this, she started thinking: "I heard that Chen Tai, the master of Hukou Hall, is not someone who is easy to mess with. How could he seek reconciliation?"
When Xu Ruyan heard this, she immediately worried: "Could this be a Hongmen Banquet?"
"Don't worry." Xue Mu replied: "He knows that I am the jailer of Jingzhao Mansion. Although the status of the jailer is not high, he is still an official. They don't care about anything."
He then warned: "Tomorrow afternoon, Sister Leng, you will go home after selling the tofu and don't linger on the street."
Then he said to Xu Ruyan: "If I haven't come back by midnight, you can go hide in Jiangjiacun early the next morning and never come back."
"Never come back again?..." Xu Ruyan was obviously a little sad after hearing these words.
Seeing that the atmosphere on the court was a little tense, Xue Mu smiled and said: "It's okay, don't worry, maybe the hall master is a cheerful person and not only reconciled with me, but also gave me two maids."
As soon as he finished speaking, he discovered...
It seems that the atmosphere is even worse.
In the evening, when Xu Ruyan went to take a bath, Leng Mei found Xue Mu.
She asked: "Do you really want to go tomorrow?"
"Yeah." Xue Mu explained: "If we don't solve this matter, it will always be a hidden danger."
"What if they want to take action?" Leng Mei was worried about this.
In the eyes of ordinary people like them, the people in Hukou Hall are bullies.
There is no belief in benevolence, justice, morality and etiquette.
So Leng Mei was worried that Xue Mu would be in danger tomorrow.
But Xue Mu said: "If we really take action, I have a way to protect myself."
"How about... let's leave the capital?" Leng Mei gave a suggestion.
Xue Mu's father, Xue Yuangen, had previously begged her to take Xue Mu away.
But she didn't agree and returned the silver to Xue Yuangen.
After these days of getting along, Leng Mei is willing to complete this matter even if there is no money.
But what she didn't know was that Xue Mu couldn't leave the capital.
It is even more impossible to leave the prison.
If you want to improve your strength, you can only stay in Jingzhao Mansion.
Xue Mu then said: "No, it's the same wherever you go, there are some things you have to face."
He then said to Leng Mei: "If I don't come back tomorrow night, can you help me..."
"I won't help." Leng Mei interrupted: "I'm not that kind, so you have to come back alive."
Xue Mu smiled and finally nodded: "Okay, I will."
At this time, Leng Mei saw that Xu Ruyan seemed to have washed up, so she deliberately stood on tiptoe, leaned into Xue Mu's ear, and whispered: "If you come back safely tomorrow, sister can promise you something~"
As soon as these words came out, Xue Mu, who had always been calm, became less calm.
Although Leng Mei's entire appearance cannot be seen clearly, the general makeup can still be seen.
As long as you come back safely tomorrow, you can do anything?
After finishing speaking, Leng Mei did not give Xue Mu a chance to speak, and she immediately left the front hall.
This scene was also seen by Xu Ruyan.
She didn't say anything, but silently picked up a bowl of noodles and came to Xue Mu.
When Xue Mu saw Xu Ruyan coming over, he asked, "Ruyan, what's wrong?"
"Sir, I went to the drug store today. The doctor said this is elephant gall powder. Add water and apply it on the scar to restore its original appearance." Xu Ruyan explained.
Xue Mu touched the powder and smelled it, then realized that it was aloe vera powder.
He was immediately surprised: "Have you been grinding these powders today?"
"Yeah." Xu Ruyan responded.
"Actually, it doesn't matter if there are scars."
"Master, just let me do something for you..."
Maybe Xue Mu has been helping her. If Xu Ruyan is not allowed to help him, she will feel even more regretful.
"Then how to apply it?"
"How about I go to the young master's room..." Xu Ruyan said with a blush.
"Um."
