156,156 Silver Snow(1/2)
After the Lingdie Palace case was over, everyone in Kaifeng planned to leave Shaoxing Mansion and continue their trip to the south of the Yangtze River.
Fang Jingxiao's great revenge has been avenged, and he and Lu Yuelan are no longer obsessed with staying in Shaoxing.
Zhao Zhen seemed to have been prepared for a long time. The Shaoxing prefect he had chosen to replace Lu Yuelan also arrived. Lu Yuelan handed over the official duties and left office easily.
Zhao Zhen asked them not to rush to Kaifeng now, but to go together when he returned.
Next, everyone planned to go to Hangzhou to meet up with the Imperial Academy members who had gone there before.
But Bai Yutang had to go to Jinhua Mansion first to find his friend to go on a blind date with Xiao Wu.
Originally, the Fifth Master planned to go there with Zhan Zhao and Xiao Wu, but Zhao Zhen insisted on going together, saying that he wanted to give Xiao Wu some advice.
Zhao Zhen's departure means that many other people must go, and Ouyang Shaozheng, who is in charge of the Imperial City Army, will definitely not be able to escape.
The fourth son also said he wanted to go, and hugged Xiao Wu and never let go. As a result, the beautiful scenery was indispensable, and the children wanted to go. Gongsun Zhaopu naturally wanted to go too.
Lin Yehuo wanted to see the tiger, and Zou Liang wanted to follow.
The Demon King and the Soy Sauce Team also said they wanted to see the tiger...
In the end, Fifth Master had no choice but to continue dragging his family to Jinhua.
Mr. Bao brought some scrolls with dragon patterns on his trip to Jiangnan, and several of them were unsolved cases in Hangzhou Prefecture.
After some discussion, everyone decided to split into two groups. Master Bao and the Grand Master took their family members, Long Qiao, Guangtang, and a group of old men and women from the Demon Palace, as well as some soldiers and horses, to first take a boat to Hangzhou Mansion to settle down.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang traveled lightly and took the overland road to Jinhua Mansion, where they met Xiao Wu and then hurried to Hangzhou. They still had business to do.
Jinhua Mansion is the hometown of the Fifth Master, the ancestral home of the Bai family and most of their relatives are there.
The fifth master said that it would be troublesome if he entered the city. All the elders would have to visit him and have various meals. He would definitely not be able to get out in less than ten days and a half.
Thinking about it, everyone is right. No matter how powerful a hero you are, if your seventh aunt or eighth aunt wants to invite you to dinner, you still have to go. You can't neglect anyone.
Finally, everyone decided to walk around the outside of the city. The tiger garden of Master Wu's friend was near Kuaiji Mountain, so it was quite convenient to go there.
On the way, Zhao Zhen was quite curious and asked Bai Yutang what this friend did and why he raised so many tigers.
Bai Yutang smiled and asked Zhao Zhen, "Does the emperor have any paintings of tigers?"
"Tiger." Zhao Zhen nodded, "I collected a few pictures. I like the tiger painted by Xu Feng the most. It's a pity that the master passed away last year."
The fifth master nodded and said, "My friend's name is Xu Tianwei, who is Xu Feng's eldest son. The tigers in this tiger garden were actually raised by Xu Feng. Because he raised tigers, the tigers he painted are so good. The old man asked Xu Tianwei before he passed away.
Now, these tigers must be raised and taken good care of..."
Zhan Zhao touched Xiao Wu's head and felt that tigers are not easy to raise. They are quite different from raising a cat. Moreover, not all tigers are as smart and harmless as Xiao Wu. They are basically still extremely dangerous beasts.
, they have to be kept in cages, and tigers suffer as well as humans, so it would be better to let them all go into the mountains.
Fifth Master also felt that what Zhan Zhao said was quite reasonable, "After Mr. Xu passed away, Xu Tianwei did inquire about the possibility of releasing these tigers, but these tigers seemed to have been raised since childhood, and they were afraid of starving to death if they were released in the mountains.
And there are no deep mountains or forests nearby, so if he escapes and hurts someone, he will have to face a lawsuit."
Zhan Zhao thought for a while and asked, "Then his tigers are quite old, right? Our Xiaowu is still young..."
The fifth master made him amused, "Is the female junior holding a gold brick?"
Zhan Zhao held Xiao Wu's head and shook it, "We are still in a brother-sister relationship. Don't be too naughty later, otherwise the lady will look down on you."
Xiao Wu shook his head and wagged his tail, making a fuss with Zhan Zhao, not knowing that everyone made this special trip just for him.
The Xu family's Tiger Garden is not far away, and it doesn't take long to arrive via the official road.
Bai Yutang had already sent someone to deliver the letter before. Seeing a lot of people at the door of Xu's house, he thought they were here to pick him up.
But when I got to the door, I felt something was wrong. There were many people gathered in front of Xu's house, and they looked like they were all hunters.
"Fifth Master!"
At this time, a young boy ran out through the crowd, motioned for everyone to stop their horses and follow him through the back door.
Everyone turned their horses and followed the man around to the back door.
This young man's name is Xu Yong. He is a steward of the Xu Mansion, and he is quite familiar with the Fifth Master.
Bai Yutang asked him, "Who are those people?"
"Oh, don't mention it." Xu Yong looked helpless, "I don't know what's going on these days. It's said that there is a tiger in Kuaiji Mountain, and it also injured a few passers-by. These are hunters in the city, and they say they are suspicious of us.
The tiger is out to hurt people."
It all sounded strange to Bai Yutang, "Is there a tiger in Kuaiji Mountain?"
Xu Yong said mysteriously, "It's possible that there is, but it's definitely not someone from our family who ran away."
When everyone arrived at the back door, they saw a gentle young man coming out and said to Bai Yutang, "Hey, you are going back to your hometown. I won't see you for how many years."
Bai Yutang dismounted and chatted with the man, while introducing Zhan Zhao and the others to him.
This Vincent is Xu Tianwei. It is said that he is also a painter, but he only likes to paint landscapes, not tigers like his father.
Xu Yong helped set up the carriage and found that there was no cage, so he was curious, "What about the black tiger? Did you bring it with you..."
As soon as he finished asking, he saw Xiao Wu and Xiao Si Zi coming down from the carriage.
Zhan Zhao waved to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu walked up to him, shook his thick blue-black back hair, sat down and looked up at Xu Tianwei.
Xu Tianwei and Xu Yong were both frightened and took a step back, "Just...just take it with you?"
Everyone was happy with this sentence.
Zhan Zhao patted Xiao Wu on the head, "Don't be afraid, don't bite."
Xu Tianwei looked around Xiao Wu, and Zhan Zhao and the others said to themselves - it's a good thing Yao Yao didn't bring him.
Inviting everyone into the house, Xu Tianwei asked Fifth Master if he wanted any tigers as he was walking away. How about I give you the dozen or so tigers?
The fifth master couldn't laugh or cry, he shook his head and said, isn't that the ancestral property your father left to you? I don't want it.
Xu Tianwei said with a sad face, "Oh...it's not hard to raise him, but if something happens, people always come to me."
Everyone arrived at Huyuan first.
This tiger park is really quite big. There are more than a dozen tigers in it, all quite fat and basking in the sun.
Xiao Wu hid behind Zhan Zhao, glanced at him, and then retracted.
Zhan Zhao took a picture of it, "Hey, let's see which one you like?"
Xiao Wu glanced at it several times and saw that the tigers were sleeping alone without paying any attention to it.
When everyone looked at them, they found that they all looked similar. The Xu family not only had white tigers, but also ordinary tigers, all of which were in good appearance.
After Xu Tianwei took everyone to visit, Zhan Zhao squatted down and asked Xiao Wu, "Is there anything you like?"
Xiaowu didn't seem to think about it at all, and just rolled around and played with Zhan Zhao.
The four children of "Good Time and Beautiful Views" watched along and felt that they were not a good match. Xiaowu's body shape and appearance were different from those of ordinary tigers.
Lin Yehuo also said, "They don't feel like they are of the same breed. They don't look like husband and wife at all."
Everyone nodded, indeed.
Zhao Zhen told Bai Yutang, "I don't think they are a good match either. Your Xiaowu looks like my ninth uncle. These white tigers... don't have Mr. Gongsun's temperament!"
Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were both amused by him. What's going on here?
Zhao Zhen also asked the fourth son if he was like this. The fourth son nodded and nodded, saying, "The emperor really understands!"
The Ninth Prince looked at Gongsun, and Gongsun also wondered - what kind of temperament do I have?
Bai Yutang saw that Xiao Wu didn't seem to be interested in any of them, and felt that this trip might be in vain. He had no choice but to continue to be alone...
At this time, Xu Yong suddenly pulled Xu Tianwei's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you want Xiao Wu to meet Yin Xue?"
"Uh..." Xu Tianwei seemed a little embarrassed after hearing this, "This..."
Zhan Zhao had sharp ears and asked, "Yin Xue?"
Xu Tianwei hesitated for a moment and said, "There is also a tiger in my yard called Yinxue, who is my father's beloved. The tiger is not big either, just over one year old and less than two years old. It was my father's child shortly before his death.
It was picked up in the mountains, and it was still a little tiger when it was picked up."
Gongsun was curious, "Why are you raising him alone?"
Xu Tianwei said, "Well... Yinxue has a bad temper. He will fight with other tigers and is very withdrawn. He is just fine with my father. Maybe it is because my father saved it. After his father passed away, Yinxue has always been
Stay alone."
"It's all here."
At this time, the Demon King, who had been looking at the tiger all the way, suddenly said, "Why don't we meet him?"
Xu Tianwei nodded and led everyone to a high-walled courtyard behind the Tiger Garden, "If you want to say it's pretty, Yinxue is really pretty, but she's a bit lonely."
As he spoke, he told Xiao Wu, "If she yells at you later, run away quickly. All the tigers in my tiger park are most afraid of it. If you come closer, you will be beaten."
Zhan Zhao winked at Bai Yutang - that's it, Xiaowu can't even beat a cat, will his wife be bullied if she's too fierce?
Bai Yutang's curiosity was aroused. It sounded like a tiger with a lot of personality.
To be continued...