On the surface, the granddaughter was obedient, but she was clearly eating the meal absent-mindedly. Her mind wandered frequently and she couldn't even pull her back.
The old man finally figured it out. When she was done, he smiled and said, "I'll drink two more cups. If you have anything to do, go back first."
What can happen to me who is waiting to be married? But Wen Xin took the opportunity to say goodbye.
It was obvious that his thoughts were no longer here.
The tall and thin figure of the housekeeper Wen Kui appeared at the door and bowed to say goodbye.
Wen Miao, who was at the dinner table, said, "Kuizi, bring me some bowls and chopsticks and have a drink with me."
The gray-haired Wen Kui looked back, then walked in, took a set of dishes from the dining rack on the side, sat next to Wen Miao, started to help Wen Miao pour the wine, and then poured it for himself, and then Raise your glass, "Sir, I respect you."
Wen Miao raised a glass to clink it with him, drank it in one gulp, put down the glass and sighed: "The girl has grown up, and has become more thoughtful. She has started to hide things from me. Normally, if this spiritual pet is given to others to raise, there will be a lot of things at the dinner table. Tell me this old man with a lot of laughter, what happened today?"
Wen Kui poured another drink for him, "Maybe I think you already know."
Wen Qian shook her head, not quite agreeing with this statement, "She grew up in an environment where she would not worry too much about one thing... Is there anything else besides giving away spiritual pets today?"
"Miss San is just going back and forth on this matter today."
"Didn't you say that you want to recruit the servant who raises the spiritual pet into the inner courtyard to help raise it?"
"I'm afraid this won't work. According to the rules of the family, we won't want this person."
"Can't we make an exception?"
"Master, no matter whether it is overt or covert, we will not accept anyone who approaches our family. If we make an exception, I am afraid we will have to mobilize some energy to conduct a strict investigation. If we really meet someone who is interested, the results of the investigation may not be true. , are you sure you want to make an exception?"
"People have already started to have contact with the girl, so let's check it out."
"Normal investigations have been launched behind closed doors."
"Check carefully."
"Master, do you suspect that there is something wrong with this servant?"
"As I said, she is not easily worried about external things. Maybe it is because of people, and she is afraid that people's hearts are unpredictable."
"Understood." Butler Wen Kui agreed, but then hesitated, "Sir, the third lady and the others may not know how to do it. How can spiritual pets be raised by others? Why don't you stop them?"
What he meant was that by blocking the communication between the spiritual pet and the servant, wouldn't it relieve some worries?
Wen Miao: "Kui Zi, this family is so big, with so many people, and so many things. It's not appropriate to try to control everyone and everything. There will inevitably be some discord. If it's not necessary, just sit back and watch the fun. Yeah, why don't you just relax a little bit? They don't understand, but there are people who understand, let them handle it themselves, just have fun, the sky won't fall."
"Yes." Wen Kui nodded, knowing better this time.
Miscellaneous yard.
When it got dark, Coyotito also woke up, ran to the warehouse again, threw himself into the iron pot and started eating.
"Is this loser not a spiritual pet but a pig?"
Yu Qing, who folded his arms behind his head, leaned on the back of his chair, and sat in the yard looking at the moon, muttered, "Don't worry about it, just let it go." This way, Coyotito is at ease, and so is he.
After the puppy finished eating, he was so full that he staggered out with his big belly that almost touched the ground. When he was crossing the drainage ditch, he did not jump over because of his big belly and fell down. Yu Qing looked on and did not help him. I watched it struggle to climb up with great effort.
Breathing heavily and looking tired, he ran to Yu Qing's feet and lay down on his side, rubbing his head against Yu Qing's ankles from time to time.
"You're so dirty, don't touch me." Yu Qing kicked the little dog, who was covered in food, and rolled him away.
The little dog that rolled around immediately stopped moving, looking like I was dead. Then he quietly turned around and found that Yu Qing really ignored him and looked straight at the moon. He also looked at the moon. , and then just lay there like a corpse and looked at the moon.
I had slept enough during the day, but now I can't sleep anymore. It's comfortable to lie down and digest food. Occasionally, I wag my tail and lick the taste of food on my lips.
Feeling peaceful and safe, Big Head also crawled out of Yu Qing's sleeves and flew around the yard several times.
Coyotito seemed to have noticed it, and suddenly he raised his head and climbed up, his head spinning around with the big head flying around.
The big head landed on the eaves, and Coyotito quietly reached under the eaves. Then he sat down and crouched, staring at the big head, as if he was preparing to hunt.
Da Tou stood still on the eaves and looked down, while Coyotito sat on the ground and stared up without moving.
"I'm so full after eating." Yu Qing cursed.
The bright moon changed its position in the night, and when it reached the middle of the night, Yu Qing couldn't sit still.
Datou and Xiaozizi were still motionless, like sculptures, showing no flaws. It felt like they were in a confrontation. Yu Qing didn't know what these two guys were up to. It was estimated that no one would come again, so he got up.
The big head on the eaves immediately flew over and got into Yu Qing's sleeve. Coyotito also ran over immediately, but Yu Qing grabbed the skin by the back of his neck and carried him away.
The captured little dog scratched the sleeve with its big head.
Entering the bedroom, Yu Qing tied up Coyotito's mouth with a rope, and tied up his limbs as well. He threw the whimpering Coyotito into the iron cage and locked it up to prevent him from getting hurt. Make some noise to attract outsiders.
After taking the things he had prepared, he left the bedroom. A stone was placed on the courtyard wall under the eaves, a dead branch rested at the foot of the door, and then the door bolt was quietly opened.
Go to the warehouse again, fly to a pile of debris, open the tunnel entrance the old way, enter the tunnel and be quiet for a long time, then light the oil lamp and move forward.
This time, he felt like he was on a familiar road, moving quickly on the known route, silently counting the steps in his mind.
When he encountered a fork in the road, he immediately took out paper and charcoal, drew a simple direction, recorded the number of steps, and then continued forward.
Nanzhu and Mu Aotie had already warned him, saying that there might be murder hidden in the tunnel, and told him not to come down again, but he still couldn't help coming down, partly because he wanted to understand the tunnel route map, and partly because he was thinking about what was in his mind. That beautiful figure.
The first point I touched in the tunnel was the exit blocked by the rockery, and I quietly lay down in the gap to peek out.
I saw the pavilion, but there was no shadow in the pavilion, not even a human figure, and a lantern was dimly lit.
There was no one, only a lamp, and I don't know if it was because Coyotito kept it in his place.
He lay there waiting quietly. In fact, he had no other thoughts. He just wanted to take a look at Wen Xin. Even just one look would be satisfying.
Only at this time could he stare at Wen Xin unscrupulously.
After waiting for almost half an hour, Wen Xin could not come out. He was probably going to rest and would not come out again. Just when he was full of regrets and was about to evacuate, two people suddenly came outside. The man is obviously dressed as a master and a servant.
The well-dressed young man entered the pavilion and stood waiting with his hands behind his hands, while the servants waited outside the pavilion and stood with their hands tied.
Someone from Yuyuan already ran to the study and knocked on the door to make an announcement.
Soon, Wen Xin and Xiao Hong appeared one after another, walking quickly towards this side.
Seeing Wen Xin's appearance, Yu Qing's eyes were filled with joy, but when he saw Wen Xin's happy face, and then looked at the young man in the pavilion, his eyes were filled with suspicion.
I secretly whispered in my heart, who is this person? Is he Wen Xin's fiancé? Are you so happy to see your fiancé? The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, meeting each other late at night is really shameless.
Wen Xin looked happy to welcome guests, which made Yu Qing feel sour in his heart.
Wen Xin entered the pavilion and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, you are finally back."
Upon hearing this title, Yu Qing was stunned. Is this the fifth young master?
He immediately stared at the young man and looked at him carefully. If he looked at it like this, he found that he looked a bit familiar. He might have seen him in the capital.
He finally felt comfortable when he saw that it was not his lover who was meeting at the night party.
Standing with his hands behind his hands, he sighed and said, "Xin'er summons me, how dare I not come?"
When Wen Xin came closer, she probably smelled the smell of alcohol, so she immediately raised her sleeves to cover her nose, "It smells so strong, Fifth Brother, you drank a lot."
"I can't help myself." Hearing this, Anluo smiled bitterly and waved his hands not to say anything about it. "I just went to say hello to grandpa. Grandpa asked me to come over to see you and said that you wanted to see me for something. What's the matter?"
Wen Xin smiled sweetly, "I got such a good thing, naturally I can't hide it in front of fifth brother."
Wen Yanan: "Oh, what good thing can make Xin'er so happy?"
Wen Xin: "The head of Qinglian Mountain gave me a spiritual pet. It's called Zilong. I named it. Please watch it with my fifth brother."
"Uh..." Wen Yanan was stunned for a moment, thinking it was nothing, and said oh, raised his hand and said: "Okay, it's already here, then pull it out and show it to me."
Wen Xin: "Not here. I sent it to the Xizayuan to find someone to feed it. It's getting late now. How about asking Fifth Brother to go with me tomorrow morning?"
"This..." Hearing this, An looked troubled and said hesitantly: "Xin'er, you know, I just came back and there were endless gifts everywhere. I visited five or six houses today, and I have to continue running tomorrow. I probably really don’t have time in the morning.”
Wen Xin raised her hand and pinched it, "It won't be long, just a little bit of time will be enough. It won't delay Fifth Brother for too long."
Hearing this, An was silent, thinking that this was the apple of his grandfather's eye, and finally sighed: "Okay, after breakfast tomorrow morning, I'll come find you, and after seeing your treasure, I'll go out again, how about it?"
Wen Xin nodded excitedly, "Yes, just follow Fifth Brother's advice."
"Okay, I'm tired. My parents may still be waiting for me. You should rest early. I'll go back first." Wen Yanan dropped her words and left.
Wen Xin quickly followed. Wen Yan said Anrang didn't need to send it away, but she still sent it to the door.
After coming back, she didn't rest and went to the study again.
Yu Qing, who was lying in the gap between the rockery and watching, slowly turned around, a little dumbfounded, what the hell? Wen Yanan is going to the junk yard to see Coyotito?
He had no impression of Wen Yan'an, and he wouldn't recognize him when he saw him. But when Wen Yan'an saw him, he might not recognize him. Who told him that he was that kind of scout, and that he was a Huiyuan with perfect scores in four subjects.
He was convinced by this woman Wen Xin. It was good. He said he didn't have time, so why did he drag her to the junkyard? This was nothing but trouble.
