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Chapter 32: On Needle Felt

After teaching the basic drawing method of sketching, Han Ping'an returned to his room and took out the ox horn mahjong he brought back from Xiao Bolu, sat cross-legged on the Hu bed under the grape trellis, and drank the grape-making wine and started playing mahjong placards.

It could not be him...

Who can it be if it isn't him...

Yin Niang sat by the well washing clothes. At first, she thought that he was a child who never grew up. Until she heard him talking to herself, she suddenly realized what the mahjong plaque he was fiddling with in her hand represented.

Looking back at the main hall, the young painter was still holding the painting board inside.

He was given only two hours in total, but he didn't start writing.

I just sat there stupidly, looking at the clay pots on the painting, then looking at the clay pots outside, and then closing my eyes like an old monk entering a meditation.

He looked focused, as if he had entered a world that belonged only to him, deafing his ears to everything that happened outside.

Listening to Gu Sili's screams of beating in the yard next door and the screams and scoldings from outside the western wall, Yin Niang couldn't help but think of what Han Ping'an once said, "There is nothing difficult in the world, but I'm afraid of those who are interested." She admired the young painter a little.

"Crazy Han, don't be ungrateful. Auntie is kind enough to see you. How dare you not even let Auntie enter!"

"Han Sanfeng, get out for auntie. If you don't get out, I will throw things and smash them..."

When you hear the sound, you will know that it is Li Yu, the daughter of General Li’s family. In fact, the only one in Yele City is Li Yu, the tiger girl, dares to scold outside the military supervisor.

This is not the first time. I remember that when the military inspector's father politely declined the marriage between the two families, the girl came to scold her for three days.

Thinking of the "grudge" between his younger brother and Li Yu, Yin Niang couldn't help but laugh.

"Han Crazy Man, I am not the legitimate daughter, you are also born to a concubine. My mother is a Hu man, but you are a crazy man. We are two of us, why do you look down on your aunt..."

With a dull bang, something hit the wall.

Han Ping'an looked at it and found that it was a melon, which had already fallen into pieces.

It's okay to scold me, how can I throw things? What if I hit someone...

Han Ping'an thought about it and decided to throw it back. He immediately coughed and then nodded his mouth towards the utility room diagonally opposite.

Yin Niang could only stand up, shake off the water from her hands, and pick up two most valuable pots in the house. She walked over to listen to the movement through the wall, and then threw the pots over.

With a clang, the clay pot broke.

A scream came from outside, followed by another angrily scolding.

"Han Sanfeng, how dare you hit your aunt with a can? Why didn't you be killed by a horse thief? The horse thief is so tied up well. You deserve it. Next time you are kidnapped by a horse thief, and you won't let my father send troops to save you if you beat him to death!"

If you still scold, then let's have another one.

Han Ping'an raised his head and said nodded again.

The clay pot was bought for money, not that it fell from the sky. Yin Niang was reluctant to throw it away. It can be seen that Han Ping'an kept winking and could only throw the rest.

This time, it was closer than last time, and almost hit. Li Yu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, said a few harsh words, tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, waved the whip and whipped it hard, and ran away angrily.

"Sanlang, you used to praise Li Yu for being beautiful, saying that she is the most beautiful mixed-race child, why don't you like her again?"

"Praise doesn't mean you like it. Her father almost took it seriously. Do I dare to praise it again?"

"She looks pretty good."

"She is only fifteen years old and is still a child."

Yin Niang said, "Fifteenth is not young anymore."

It’s really not young at the age of fifteen, so it’s normal to talk about marriage.

Thinking of the lifelong event being almost taken over, Han Ping'an couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister, I finally know why our father likes my mother, but he doesn't like the aunt who is far away from home."

Yin Niang asked curiously: "Why?"

"Because when he married the aunt, she was only fifteen years old. I can imagine that the aunt didn't know anything at that time, and her body probably didn't grow. When I met my mother, my mother was already twenty-two and a female official in the palace. She was not only charming but also well-educated. Who wouldn't like it as long as it was a man."

"You like older women, too."

Han Ping'an was about to speak when another noise came from the front yard.

Yin Niang was about to ask if she wanted Huang Dafu to go to the front to take a look, but Huang Dafu knocked on the door and ran into the courtyard to report what happened before.

"You Yiren took a prisoner back and locked up in front of him. Before Xu Shao’s mansion could come back to trial, two personal guards came to the General’s mansion to take the prisoner away, saying that the prisoner was General An’s guest."

"Is there a general's warrant?"

"The General and the Attorney are both in Baisha City, so how can those two personal guards have the general's order?"

General An’s mansion actually came to ask for someone, and this matter is becoming more and more difficult to understand.

Han Ping'an picked up the red tree that he had just put on the side and whispered, "Who is ahead?"

Huang Dafu hurriedly said, "Huang Xingguan is back and comes back with several boxes of physical evidence. Huang Xingguan also asked them for the general's warrant. If they can't take it out, Huang Xingguan will naturally not let him go, and he just started arguing in front of him."

Han Ping'an thought about it and asked again: "How is that person doing now? Is he seriously injured? Will he die?"

"I went and took a look. The injury was serious, and my butt and thighs were smashed. I guess I won't live long."

"Why are you fighting so hard? It's trouble now."

"Young Master, are you telling Guan Huang to hand over the person?"

"I have been banned back, how can I just let him go like this? No matter what is rare in front of me?"

"Xu Shao Mansion, Huang Xingguan, Yu Xingguan and the two You Yiren's families have moved here, and they are busy cleaning up now."

"I understand, go busy."

...

Before we knew it, the sky was dark.

The curfew was about to be approached, and the shop was busy calling the shop to close quickly and urged those who were wandering outside to go home quickly.

Xu Haoran explained to the Mi family, and with Yu Wangli, the fake Taoist priest brought several large boxes of confessions together, and fought back to the yamen with more than a dozen city lords' mansions.

Shi Xianning didn't know how he survived this day, and he was almost exhausted.

Asina Mountain was unsteady. If Bai Zuojian hadn't pulled him, he almost went in the wrong direction.

But as Sabaozhe, who was responsible for the affairs of the Sogdians, had little effect on them. The young and strong men who were patrolling the streets did not dare to stop them, and Fangzheng, who was guarding the alleys, dared not rush them home.

The three of them walked aimlessly and walked to the gate of the Fire Temple in a daze.

It would be no problem to continue like this. Ashinshan felt that it should be discussed. He stopped and asked to open the door, and pulled Shi Xianning and Bai Zuojian into the hall.

The holy fire in the hall burns and never stops.

Asina Mountain found the believers guarding the sacred fire in front of the altar and asked anxiously: "Where is Ma Ge?"

The believer quickly stroked his chest and saluted: "The high priest went to the General's Mansion. Before leaving, he said he would stay in the General's Mansion for a few days and would not come back tonight."

When he returned to the Fire Temple, Bai Zuojian felt much more at ease and looked around and asked, "Where is Ashinasai."

"I also went to the General's Mansion, and he went there in the afternoon."

"What did he do in the General's Mansion?"

"Didn't Bai Zai be captured by the City Lord's Mansion a few days ago as a thief? He was locked in the urn city and was not released until noon today. He didn't know that Mi Fatai was dead. It seemed that he wanted to find Mi Fatai if he had something to do. Seeing so many officials at the door of Mi's house, he didn't dare to go there and found him here."

Asinashan felt it was strange and asked, "What happened later?"

The believer knew that the three Zoroastrians must have something to do when they came over at night, and when they thought of what happened during the day, he said nervously: "He talked to Ashinase for a while and then went back. After Ashinase sent him away, he went to Tuncheng, as if to look for the high priest."

Asina Mountain signaled the believers to retreat and turned around and asked, "What should I do now, two of you?"

Bai Zuojian had a gloomy face and thoughtful.

Shi Xianning looked at the burning holy fire and remained silent.

Ashinashan was anxious and grabbed Shi Xianning's arm: "Shi Xianning, you are good at thinking and doing good deeds. Although you are not a priest, you are as pious and wise as a priest. Now that the knife is on our necks, you think of a way and say something!"

Shi Xianning gently pushed his hand away and said helplessly: "What should I do? Haven't the respected Ma Ge already told us?"

Ashinashan was stunned and asked in confusion: "When did you tell us, what did you tell us?"

Bai Zuojian said coldly: "It's not telling us, it's reminding us."

Asanoshan suddenly reacted and said amused and cried: "This is not a reminder, it is clearly a threat!"

Shi Xianning said helplessly: "Whether we have a choice, whether it is a reminder or a threat?"

Asina Mountain was stopped and was speechless for a moment.

Bai Zuojian took a deep breath and smiled bitterly: "Two, I'm worried, no, I dare to conclude that we won't be able to wait that day. Besides, what does these things have to do with us? Why do they treat us like this? Is it because we believe in Orthodoxism?"

"I want to kill Ashinasai, I don't have this brother!" Ashinashan became more and more frustrated as he thought about it, and his already gloomy face became even more ferocious.

Bai Zuojian sighed, looked at the flames on the altar, and murmured: "Since even the wise Shi Xianning has no idea, I will go back and pray first. The kind and kind Ahura Mazda will surely bless us loyal believers. Even if we are pulled to behead tomorrow, the Creator Mazda will let us gather in the Eternal Kingdom and Zoroastrian."

Shi Xianning knew that he was talking angry and asked solemnly: "Can I let me think about it again?"

Bai Zuojian turned around and reminded him seriously and seriously: "It's not that we will let you think, but that Cui Han and Xu Haoran will let us think."

"I don't dare to gamble, nor can I afford to gamble."

"We have been taken to the gambling table by others, and now we have to bet even if we don't gamble."

"This is not my own business. Don't be upset if you say that. I don't know who to believe now."

"You don't even believe us!"

"I used to believe Mifatai so much, thinking he was the best brother, but how did he treat me? Sorry, I'm going back."

Shi Xianning walked over without looking back and opened the door and disappeared into the night.

Asanan looked at the door foolishly and murmured: "What should I do, what should I do now..."

Bai Zuojian patted his arm and said meaningfully: "If you don't bet, you're betting. Mifatai is crazy. We can't be crazy. Now, we can only believe in the high priest, or we can only leave it to fate."

"Why, why?"
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