Chapter 299: Something is Strange (Part 2)
Coincidentally, after Yu Xiaoli came into the Huozhengmen Hall to ask for things, several experts from Sijiu City who played birds in the fourteenth city entered the Huozhengmen Hall, and they all told Najiu family that the birds raised by the top were harmed by the black cat. Having a bird-protected person was eager to protect the birds, holding a bird cage in his arms was considered unlucky and miserable. He asked the black cat to pull out a crooked Go board on his face, and it was so scary that he looked at it with blood and thorns!&1t;/p>
It was so easy to wait until it was getting late. The lights were on. Mr. Na Jiu, who had been socializing for a day, sat on the Grand Master's chair at the welcome door and watched several disciples close the gate at the Huozhengmen hall. Then he turned his head and whispered to Xiang Youbao: "Youbao, what's going on today... I'm afraid there's something wrong with you. Let's tell you some uncles, and then invite Mr. Yan and Mr. Hong. Let's talk in the room!"&1t;/p>
Nodded slightly, Xiang Youbao quickly invited Hu Qianli and others who had already heard Na Jiuye's voice from afar to the meeting room, and then told Nalan to prepare food for everyone and deliver it to the meeting room. Then he turned his hands and closed the door and got to the table in the meeting room.&1t;/p>
They are all their own family, so naturally they have no such many politeness. After roughly talking about these strange reasons I encountered at the Huozhengmen Hall during the day, Master Na Jiu said to Hu Qianli while eating the home-cooked meals on the table: "Junior Brother Hu, are there any outstanding figures who serve cats among the people who serve things in Sijiu City?"&1t;/p>
Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Hu Qianli responded without a moment of hesitation and answered to Master Na Jiu: "In the past, there were wives in wealthy houses who raised cats, and there were girls who held cats under their hands. The craftsmen who served cats can be considered as some skilled people. But if they had to go to the point of detail, their ability was to plate the cats raised by the wives with bright fur and clean and refreshing fur. Haven't you ever heard of anyone who could train cats and catch birds?"&1t;/p>
Hurryingly swallowed the food, She Youlu rushed to speak, "Isn't there a Maoer in the north of the city? I called Mr. Hu the one you picked up last time?"&1t;/p>
Slowly shook his head, Hu Qianli responded in a deep voice: "Listen to the situation mentioned by those customers in the hall, it doesn't seem like something that Maoer can train. What's more, since he asked us to set up a plan last time, he probably felt that it was difficult to gain a foothold in Sijiu City. He was afraid that we would always grasp his shortcomings, so he left Sijiu City a long time ago. I heard that he had run to the Tangshan territory?"&1t;/p>
She frowned slightly, and She Youdao shook her head repeatedly: "Not to mention being an expert in cat taming, it is a good player who is involved in training cats. It is difficult to find a master in Sijiu City who can tame cats and catch birds! In the past, I heard that there were such experts outside the customs, but that was also a story that was passed down during the Guangxu period. Who knows the truth or falsehood? Senior brother, there are people outside who say that they are calling a few big merchants who like to play with birds in the south, and they are eager to show off their strength in the scene where the birds pay phoenixes to pay phoenixes. Could it be that there are any experts around them?"&1t;/p>
Still shook his head slowly, Hu Qianli whispered: "Just because those merchants from the south want to show their strength in the scene where hundreds of birds pay phoenixes to worship phoenixes, they probably shouldn't be good at taming cats and catching birds. Sijiu City is so big, so there must be at least hundreds of birds playing with birds. With a black cat, when can the birds that can make people look good?"&1t;/p>
After slowly drinking the soup, Mr. Hong slowly responded: "I have heard of...... In the past, there were people who could tame cats and catch birds in the imperial palace, but that man also lost his life in the fire in the west of the Three Mountains and Five Gardens in the Gengzi year!"&1t;/p>
Looking forward slightly, Master Na Jiu couldn't help asking Mr. Hong: "Did this person's skills be passed down? Or is there any family members who are staying in Sijiu City?"&1t;/p>
After waved his hand, Mr. Hong replied in a deep thought: "That man is a eunuch who bought fragments in the imperial kitchen. He heard that he was from the Baoding area. He had never heard of any relatives around him, nor did he have any disciples left behind. However, someone had a private message saying that when the eunuch was in power, he served Prince Su's side. His method of taming cats and catching birds was learned from a few Japanese ronin who often went out of Prince Su's mansion at that time?"&1t;/p>
Frowning tightly, Master Na Jiu couldn't help but mutter, "How come this matter can get involved with the Japanese again..."&1t;/p>
Without waiting for Master Na Jiu to finish his speech, Xiang Youbao sat aside and listened quietly for a while, but at this moment he interrupted and said, "Uncle Hu, do any of the big merchants who came from the south know where they live?"&1t;/p>
Nodded slightly, Hu Qianli reached out to take out a small paper roll from his arms, and handed it to Master Na Jiu: "After working hard today, I heard that several customers in Laitang talk about the reasons for the black cat, so I didn't say hello to my senior brother. I asked Jiuhouer to find the scenes I knew in Sijiu City and asked - those big merchants from the south who lived in Changqing Garden, doing old ginseng and minks. Looking at their daily expenses, they should be the ones who are quite expensive!"&1t;/p>
He also took the small paper roll handed by Hu Qianli with both hands. Master Na Jiu carefully unfolded the small paper roll and said to Hu Qianli: "You have to say that Junior Brother Hu can think about it. I am the head master, but I really have to work hard on you! I remember that Changqingyuan was a silk merchant's house in Sijiu City back then. After the family fell, it was sold out, but who was the buyer... I really haven't heard anyone say it carefully."&1t;/p>
With his brows locked, Xiang Youbao asked Hu Qianli in a daze at this time: "Uncle Hu, these big merchants from the south are really doing old ginseng and marten fur? Can't you make a mistake?"&1t;/p>
Looking at Xiang Youbao with some angrily, Master Na Jiu raised his hand and handed the small paper roll to Xiang Youbao, while saying to Xiang Youbao with a bit of condescending intention: "Look at what you said, you, Master Hu, have always been at ease in your work. If you really don't understand it, you can put it in this room to talk?"&1t;/p>
After taking the small paper roll handed over by Master Na Jiu, he always looked very polite to his elders, but he seemed to be completely immersed in the reasons he was thinking about. While browsing the small words on the small paper roll with one eye, he said to himself in a voice: "Be serious, this day that has just been running for October, it is really a geese who is hiding in the old forest outside the pass. When hunters are leaving and paying back the money, but now the Japanese are asked to send troops outside the pass to occupy it. Who in the Sijiu City can still have such great ability to send such a large amount of old ginseng and mink from the territory occupied by the Japanese soldiers?"&1t;/p>
There was no need to talk around the people sitting at the table. A ruthless look flashed in Xiang Youbao's eyes. He gently put down the small note in his hand, and Xiang Youbao picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of him again. While eating, he said to Yan Xu who was sitting beside him: "Master Yan, we will rest early tonight?"&1t;/p>
As soon as he heard Xiang Youbao's voice, Yan Xu nodded repeatedly: "Go after the third update?"&1t;/p>
Listening to Xiang Youbao's headless conversation with Yan Xu, and looking at Xiang Youbao's small note, Na Jiuye woke up and said to Xiang Youbao one after another, "Youbao, are you the idea of visiting the chrysanthemum club at night? I heard that all the houses in the chrysanthemum club have been changed, and the guests who welcomed guests have also changed a lot. The old Taoist in the martial arts industry has seen those who welcome guests at the door of the chrysanthemum shop, and they also said that those chrysanthemums are like they are carrying kung fu. You must not be rash! If you make any mistakes, you will still be tired of Master Yan to ensure your safety..."&1t;/p>
Nodded in agreement, Hu Qianli coughed gently with his face on his back, and then spoke to Xiang Youbao: "Now our Huozhengmen and Jushu are already dead rivals, but we are in the open, while those in Jushuhuo are making trouble in secret. If we really just bump into the door,... With Jushu, we will not have the chance to win!"&1t;/p>
Blinking his eyes, Ying Youbao seemed to feel that Na Jiuye and Hu Qianli's words were reasonable. He turned his head again and said to Yan Xu who was staring at him, "Then... the old saying is not to say that you should look at the wind first in the kiln? Master Yan, let's go out to the third day tonight and have a trip to Changqing Garden?"&1t;/p>
Still nodding without hesitation, Yan Xu replied with a sigh: "I have walked through this Changqing Garden a few times back then, and I still remember the hotel passages inside. But if I really want to go to Changqing Garden to see the movement, we have to come to the door a little later!"&1t;/p>
“It’s not too late to watch the third day?”&1t;/p>
"Hi..... There is a leopard. You don't go to those flowers, willows and alleys, and money-making places on weekdays. Naturally, you don't know what is in some corners of the 49th city. There are seven or eight small buildings around this Changqing Garden, and there are some red husbands living in it (Note 1). Seeing Tianer's silk and bamboo singing, drinking and having fun. The third day is the lively time. The headlights on the seven or eight small buildings are brightly lit, which can make the Changqing Garden disappear. If we put it at this time, we will hit Changqing Garden... I am afraid that when we first enter the house, we will have to let people see it clearly!"&1t;/p>
"Hong Hunter? Which scene is this in Sijiu City?"&1t;/p>
"This red husband...I said there is a leopard, can you not ask about these things? Anyway, it's not just a serious thing!"&1t;/p>
Seeing Yan Xu's face becoming strange in an instant, Xiang Youbao picked up his job again with some confusion and said casually: "Master Yan, look at your face becoming so strange... Have you suffered a loss in the hands of those red husbands?"&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!