The Bandit’s Strategy

【Chapter 18 Going Home Together for the New Year】

Breakfast is tofu steamed buns and millet porridge. The cook has always liked Mu Qingshan, so he added a spoonful of minced meat to him. After eating, he saw Shang Yunze pushing the door into the dining room.

"Master Shangbao." Mu Qingshan smiled and greeted, "Morning."

"Morning." Shang Yunze sat across from him and glanced at the bowl, "Clean soup and little water."

"There are also spicy noodles in the kitchen, which are peppers and chilies brought from Sichuan." Mu Qingshan said, "The adults and the guards like it very much, and the lord of the castle can also try it."

"No." Shang Yunze asked, "When are you going to take me home?"

"After breakfast, you can leave." Mu Qingshan said, "It just so happens that I can help my sister-in-law prepare New Year's Eve dinner."

"Yeah." Shang Yunze continued to watch him eat buns, and asked after a while, "Does Yu Pei like it?"

"What jade pendant?" Mu Qingshan was puzzled.

Shang Yunze was choked, "I put it next to your bed last night, didn't you see it?"

"Is there?" Mu Qingshan wondered.

Shang Yunze:...

If I knew that, I should have wrapped it directly on his wrist or hung it on the head of the bed last night.

"I didn't notice." Mu Qingshan honestly said, and after a while, he was a little strange, "Why is there a jade pendant on the head of my bed?"

Shang Yunze touched his nose, "Give it to you, it will be a lucky gift for the New Year."

Mu Qingshan was even more surprised, "The castle owner came to my room last night?"

Shang Yunze regretted starting this topic.

Seeing that he was not talking, Mu Qingshan didn't ask much, lowered his head and continued to drink porridge silently, but his eyes were clearly filled with doubts.

Shang Yunze took a deep breath, "Little Wood."

"Huh?" Mu Qingshan looked up at him.

Shang Yunze said calmly, "I lost your amulet, so I lost a new one."

The guard outside the door was heartbroken, thinking that we could hear the earth-shattering sentences, but we ran to join in the fun without even eating noodles, and it turned out to be compensation for the lost property.

I feel very deceived.

"That's it." Mu Qingshan suddenly shook his head and said, "The castle owner doesn't have to be so polite. The jade carving is not worth much. If you lose it, you can lose it."

"No." Shang Yunze insisted, "You must accept it, otherwise my conscience will be uneasy."

Mu Qingshan praised from the bottom of his heart, "The castle owner is really a good person."

Shang Yunze:...

If possible, he wants to be a bad guy who doesn't care about it.

But it's just "thinking".

Because not every scholar can have a sturdy heart like Master Wen's rampage.

Some people are too dull, so they can only continue to wait.

The jade sculpture that Shang Yunze paid for was a little tiger. The color was more transparent and green than the previous one. The carving was better. I don't know how many grades. Mu Qingshan was a little guilty and felt that he was taking a huge advantage.

"Don't always be soft like a rabbit." Shang Yunze helped him tie the red rope, "Occasionally, be fierce, so that you won't be bullied by others."

"No one is bullying me." Mu Qingshan said.

Shang Yunze smiled, and after covering the jade carving with his hands, he gently stuffed it into his clothes, "Well, no one dares to bully you."

In the backyard kitchen, Wen Liunian was rolling up his sleeves and chopping fish heads. He looked very domineering. Surrounded by dark guards burning fire and washing vegetables, the picture was very harmonious and friendly. Huatang is holding Aunt Zhang's child and is feeding her a little bit of rice cereal. The baby has big round eyes, dimples on his face when he smiles, and his small arms are like fat lotus roots.

The dark guard was full of emotion, and never expected that we would see such a warm side of Zuo Hufa in our lifetime, thinking that she would only split the mountain with one hand.

"My lord." Mu Qingshan came over to say hello, "I'm going back first."

"Master, wait a minute." Wen Liunian wiped his hands and took out a few boxes from the kitchen. "I have prepared some new year goods and gave them to my eldest brother and sister-in-law on my behalf."

"Thank you, sir." Mu Qingshan said with a smile, "I'll be back in my second year."

"It's okay, Master can stay at home for a few more days." Wen Liunian said, "There are also a lot of accompany Lord Shangbao to stroll around in this city."

The dark guards are full of enthusiasm in their eyes-do you really need our help? Yun Lancheng said that the matchmaker is a young matchmaker, who is very professional in matching one pair into a pair.

Shang Yunze decisively took Mu Qingshan and turned and left, not wanting to wait even a moment.

As always, it doesn't give face.

When the hot pot bottom material is fried, the yard is full of fragrance, and even the people passing by in the alley stop and drool. Wen Liunian regretted it, "It's so delicious, but it's a pity that Zhao Dazhu's family can't eat it."

"Since I have agreed to cooperate with the government, there will be opportunities to eat at the same table in the future." Hua Tang said, "but he seems to be a bit violent. It's better for the adults to restrain themselves."

"It's not in the way." Wen Liunian said, "Although the master of Zhao looks a little bit fierce, he is still very principled and shouldn't just fist casually."

Flower tang:...

She didn't mean that.

The dark guard reminded him intimately, "Left guardianism means that adults must remember to converge, and don't just casually kill the popularity."

"That's it." Wen Liunian squeezed his chin, "this official tries his best."

"Sneez!" Zhao Yue sneezed on Chaomu Cliff.

"Drink or not?" Lu Zhui brought a jug of wine and came to him.

"Thank you." Zhao Yue opened the seal.

"Something in your mind?" Lu Chai patted him on the shoulder.

"It's not unhappy." Zhao Yue said, "I originally wanted to recharge here first, and wait a few years before going out to find a surname Mu, but I didn't expect it to be advanced."

"It's actually a good thing." Lu Zhui said, "A lot of helpers out of thin air."

Zhao Yue smiled, raised his head and took a sip of wine.

"What does the master think of the prefect?" Lu asked.

Zhao Yue put down the wine jar, "I just want to be as far away as possible from him after going down the mountain."

Lu Chai shook his head, "I'm afraid it's impossible, but the master still wants to open some."

Zhao Yue started to have a severe headache—even if he didn't have a shadow chasing palace or Tengyun Fort, he might be able to kill Mu Jiazhuang alive with just one year of Wen Liu.

This is probably the most difficult nerd in the world.

However, the people in the city obviously don't think so. The new prefect smiles all day long, speaks slowly, is impartial in handling cases, and will not deceive others by force. It is simply the blessing of the vast city.

Of course, not to mention those brilliant brochures, and fascinating beautiful men.

"My lord." After patrolling the street, the yaman went to the back kitchen to find him. "Many people on the road are asking if they will publish a new storybook during the New Year."

"Well..." Wen Liunian habitually squeezed his chin, which is not bad.

"My lord." Zhao Wu reminded in time, "Now that the head of Zhao has promised to cooperate with the government, it is better not to provoke him again, so as not to have troubles."

Master Wen is very sorry.

Because he has conceived countless short stories.

The people in the city are also very sorry.

Because the new year is not complete without beautiful men.

On Chaomu Cliff, Zhao Yue's back was whizzing numb.

It is clearly the cooperation between the two parties, but why do you always feel that you have no bottom and feel that sooner or later after the downhill, you will be sold? !

Lu Zhui comforted, "The master doesn't need to be nervous."

Zhao Yue said, "I plan to invite Wang Jian to have a drink."

Lu Zhui didn't react, "Huh?"

Zhao Yue put the wine jar in his hand aside, and let out a sigh of relief while lying on the roof.

I don't know, he had always felt that Wang Jian was too pedantic, babbled and annoying. Only after having Wen Liu years did he discover that it turns out that a nerd is not a bad thing at all—it's better than being full of mind and body.

There was a faint sound of firecrackers in the city, and a carriage steadily stopped in front of a house in the west of the city. Shang Yunze got off his horse and helped Mu Qingshan down.

"Xiao Muju is back." Sister-in-law is a kind woman, she smiled and went out when she heard the movement, "Your eldest brother is going to buy wine, he will be back soon."

"Sister-in-law." Mu Qingshan introduced, "This is the Lord Shangbao."

"Sister-in-law." Shang Yunze yelled very calmly, so calm that no one felt anything wrong.

"Quickly come in and sit down." The sister-in-law was very enthusiastic.

Shang Yunze asked the coachman to move the New Year's goods into the small courtyard, and all kinds of gift boxes were almost piled up into a hill.

Mu Qingshan was dumbfounded, "This..."

"When you visit for the first time, you always have to bring some gifts." Shang Yunze smiled, "If you refuse to accept it, it is too small."

Mu Qingshan frowned, "The castle owner doesn't have to be so polite."

Shang Yunze replied, "I like it."

Mu Qingshan:...

"Can you help?" Shang Yunze asked.

"No, it's good for the castle owner to sit in the hall." Mu Qingshan shook his head quickly, receiving the gift is already owed to Lord Mo, where can I help cooking and moving things.

Sister-in-law made tea and went back to work in the kitchen. Shang Yunze looked around, "Where do you live?"

"It's the small wing next to it." Mu Qingshan pointed out, "It's very small."

"Can you go and see it?" Shang Yunze asked.

"Naturally." It's boring to sit upright, and it's okay to be able to walk around. Mu Qingshan took him to his residence. The layout inside was very simple, except for the bed and table, there were only a stack of books.

"It smells good." Shang Yunze picked up half of the fragrance on the table.

"It's Yunyan incense, used to smoke books." Mu Qingshan said, "If the lord of the castle likes it, I can give you a box."

Shang Yunze said again, "The bed is a bit small."

"One person is enough." Mu Qingshan said, "I sleep very honestly."

The corner of Shang Yunze's mouth raised, "I know."

"Go out? There is no fire in the room, it's a bit cold." Mu Qingshan rubbed his hands.

Shang Yunze looked at him, "Are there any guest rooms?"

"Nothing." Mu Qingshan shook his head, "there are only a few, and there is a wood shed in the backyard."

Shang Yunze continued to ask, "Where shall I sleep tonight?"

Mu Qingshan was surprised when he heard that, "The castle mainly lives here?"

I didn’t say I heard it before...