Then everyone entered the courtyard behind the shop. The courtyard was relatively small. Eleven walked into the main house first. Lin Manliu was still talking to his mother about his experiences and interesting things along the way. Ye Dang listened. I found a place under the eaves and leaned there quietly.
Not long after, the door of the main room opened, and Eleven was seen holding a handkerchief in both hands, as if wrapping something, walking in front of Lin Manliu and Lin's mother in small steps.
"Master! Manliu has done everything the master told him." The young man saw his master walking towards him.
"Masters all know that Manliu is now a hero who can stand alone." Eleven held the handkerchief in one hand and touched the young man's forehead with one hand.
Lin Manliu looked at the scene in front of him with a smile. Now that he has returned home, his master and mother are both there. After a while, when his father returns home, they will be able to eat together in the yard again. By the way...and... That old liar.
"Man Liu, please try it. This is the pastry that master has learned from your mother these days." Eleven spread out his handkerchief, which contained three or four small pastries.
"Girl Eleven, your hands are really skillful. You and I can teach you how to do it with just a hint. The results are much prettier than your mother and I, and the taste is even better." Mother Lin laughed at the side. said.
Lin Manliu then grabbed a piece and put it into his mouth. The faint fragrance of apricot blossoms filled his mouth, and it also tasted a little like brown sugar.
"It's delicious!" The boy muttered before swallowing the cake.
Eleven smiled and scratched Lin Manliu's head, turned to look at the slovenly man in yellow shirt leaning under the eaves, and said, "Do you want me to invite you to eat by yourself, or do you not plan to come over? "
When Ye Dang heard that he was being called, his eyes looking at the three people became a little embarrassed, and he hesitated and said: "You are too dirty... You can just eat. I will find a place to change my clothes later." ".
"We'll wait for the rain to subside a little. We can go and wash in the creek outside the city," Lin Manliu also said.
Ye Dang heard the young man talking and was just about to pick him up when Mother Lin patted her son on the shoulder, "Look how old you two are. Mom, please kiss me later and go boil some water for you, Lord." The house will be tidied up for you two soon."
Lin Manliu was a little stunned when he heard this. In previous years, only on the night of New Year's Eve, my mother would boil a large pot of hot water to wash herself well, put on new clothes for the coming year, and call it resignation. The old is welcoming the new. In the past, when I felt itchy or the smell was too strong, I would run to the creek outside Dongcheng to solve it myself. Maybe it was because I had really grown up.
Mother Lin got up and went to the side room to prepare boiling water. Only Lin Manliu, Ye Dangting and eleven others were left in the courtyard.
"Chong Ying briefly mentioned something in his letter. The evil-slaughter sect's actions are really weird and unpredictable. When they act in southern Xinjiang later, they need to try their best to cooperate with Mr. Mo's layout." Eleven looked at the splashes in the courtyard from time to time. Qi Yuyu said.
"When Manliu and I entered the city, we met the second disciple of Taoist Shuangxuan. We taught him a lesson, and then we will see how the old Taoist responds." Ye Dangting said in response, and then he squatted directly where he had been. next to the wall.
"I acted like this before, but that old fox was really calm. If it hadn't been for the man who asked the Sword Lake that day, he wouldn't have been able to even test the truth."
"Let's see if the Star Visitor will visit again..."
When Lin Manliu heard this, he realized that the old liar clearly recognized the identity of the other person in the Xicheng Market. He had also told him how he met the master before, but he still wanted to hurt Shuang Wei. The Taoist thought he was just trying to vent his anger on his master, and showed him his close combat skills.
"So Master, is there something to pay attention to when visiting the Starry Temple, or is it related to those recent evil-slaying sects?" Lin Manliu asked from the side.
"It has nothing to do with the Evil Slaughter Sect, but it does have something to do with last year's Sword Making Peak. I also told you about the tragic incident in Juzhou last year on the way, right? Now it's very possible that the Master of the Star Observation Temple may have something to do with it. It was Bai Tian, one of the original four swords." Ye Dang heard the words and explained. When he talked about the Sword Forging Peak, he looked at Eleven next to the young man from time to time.
After the two people's eyes met, Eleven just shook his head and continued to watch the rain falling to the ground in the courtyard. Seeing that Eleven had no intention of stopping Ye Dangting, he continued to speak.
Following the words of the old liar in yellow shirt, Lin Manliu recalled the days when he first left Hangzhou. In addition to talking about how he met his master, he also talked about the sword theft that happened at Juzhou Sword Making Peak last year. In addition to It was clear that Fengxue Grand View Tower, one of the Four Swords, Hanmei, was obtained, and even the information obtained from Wenjian Lake was passed down after the fact.
"The Spring Chuangdie in your baggage, of course you know it's extraordinary, right? It's just a sword in your master's sword box. The sword box is called Xia Mingchan. In addition to the two, there are two swords, Now included in Yijian Villa, after all three swords are put into the box, it will be the last sword ever forged by Zhujianfeng." Ye Dangting first glanced at the young man's baggage, and then looked at the black sword by the door. box.
"Then this Celestial Star Temple is suspected of stealing the sword at Zhujian Peak last year?" Lin Manliu followed Ye Dangting's gaze and looked at Xia Mingchan by the door.
"It is indeed possible..." This time it was Eleven's turn to speak, but his tone was a little sad.
Lin Manliu was just about to ask the master next to him when he heard his mother's cry: "Manliu can ask Ye Shaoxia to go to the main house to wash up and change clothes. As for the clothes, I will make do with my men's clothes. Ye Shaoxia has tens of millions of dollars." Don’t mind.”
The young man had to confess first, and then raised his hand to ask his master, but he already saw Master Eleven smiling and saying to him: "It's okay, go quickly."
After Lin's mother finished cleaning up the main house, Lin Manliu and Ye Dangting went to the main house to wash and change clothes.
It rained for almost a whole day and stopped not long after the two entered the house. Not long after, the two walked out of the main house. Lin Manliu changed back into the short shirt he had always worn at home. , Ye Dangting changed into some unused clothes from Lin's father's house. Perhaps because of his tall stature, the clothes seemed a little unfitting.
The two of them stood together on the stone steps in front of the main house. Eleven sat on the threshold of the back door of the shop. When he saw the two of them walking out, he covered his face with his hands and said with a smile: "I didn't see it, Man Liu stayed with me." With your beard, you still look like a father and son."
"Isn't it just that I haven't trimmed it in a few days? Does it look that old?" Ye Dangting began to rub his chin and looked at Lin Manliu with doubts on his face.
"You are indeed an old liar now, but it really doesn't look like him." The boy in a short shirt tilted his head and smacked his lips.
"Can you speak nicely...".
"We are here in Fengcheng. I am the host and you are the guest. Please do not be disrespectful in your words or deeds." Lin Manliu glanced sideways from time to time as he spoke, as if to tell Ye Dang to be careful and go to the master to cry and complain. When he said this How the Japanese were bullied by Ye Dangting.
"How come Man Liu is talking to Ye Shaoxia?" Mother Lin said aloud after hearing the words in the yard. She seemed to be packing up things in the side room.
"It's okay! Mom, this old liar and I usually joke around like this."
"...Then just do as the Romans do." Ye Dangting replied with a fake smile, then waved his sleeves and walked towards Eleven.
After Ye Dangting sat down on the floor next to Eleven, he raised his head and looked at her sitting on the threshold. Eleven first handed the handkerchief wrapped with pastries to Ye Dangting, and then walked away from her. He took out a pocket knife from his sleeve and began to shave the man in front of him.
While Eleven was wielding the knife in his hand, Ye Dangting twisted a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth. Lin Manliu sat on the stone steps of the main room and looked at the master and the old liar. The boy in short shirt was now a little confused. Why? It's almost lunch time, but I don't feel hungry today.
"This pastry is very delicious. What is it called?"
"Red tile apricot blossom cake...".
