Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 425 Barking like a dog

Xiao Jiang was lazy and only put one in the narrow-mouthed bottle and considered it completed the task. Xia Zhenying and Jiang's mother each took one back, and Yingzi wanted to string the rest together and wear them on his head, wrist, or simply hang them inside or outside the house.

You know what, wintersweet flowers look really pretty when strung together, like strings of mini yellow lanterns.

"Woof, woof woof woof~"

Lao Fan didn't knock on the door, but just quietly imitated Qing Yi Se's barking outside the door, which made Qing Yi Se, who was already curled up comfortably in the simple doghouse ready to sleep, take off and whoosh. He rushed over and groaned, pulling at the door, wanting to go out and play with Lao Fan.

Yingzi, like a vigilant little groundhog, paused in his movements, and with a serious face, whispered to Jiang Shangxian, "Auntie, there's a thief!"

Jiang Shangxian knew Lao Fan's tricks, and he knew it was Lao Deng who was doing something so late at night. He picked up a rag and wiped his feet dry before putting on his shoes and jacket and walking to the door. "It's Lao Fan."

Yingzi was puzzled: "Master Fan, what do you call learning the same pattern?"

The New Year is almost here, why not put on a show?

Jiang Shangxian also wanted to know what Lao Fan was up to: "Lao Fan, did you eat too much cabbage tonight?"

That’s right, Xiao Jiang was happy but he didn’t forget his grudge and didn’t give Lao Fan a single bite of meat!

"Hey, Miss Jiang, I'm Old Fan. Today I'm the carrier pigeon. Jiulang is here and wants to see you."

Lao Fan had eaten a bellyful of cabbage vermicelli in the evening and was feeling quite full now.

"Why are you here at this time? What happened?" Jiang Shangxian quickly waved to Yingzi and asked her to bring the cloak over.

"I don't know either. Jiulang is afraid of disturbing the old lady and the lady's rest, so please ask Miss Jiang to come to the gatehouse to talk."

Old Fan then added, "Jiulang has instructed us that it will be cold at night, so please remember to bring a hand warmer and wear more clothes, Miss Jiang."

Cui Xu originally wanted to talk in the main hall, but he was afraid that if he went in, he would disturb the Jiang family, which would be bad. So he thought of meeting in the gatehouse and saying a few words. With the guards and Yingzi there, it would not be considered rude.

Xiao Jiang has many hand warmers, given by Xiao Cui, Zhao Yue, Cui Shuhua and Li Xueyan, but she seldom uses them.

Because of her martial arts training and fat, she is actually quite resistant to cold. She usually stays in the house because she doesn't like to wear thick clothes. There is a heater in the house, so she can wear lighter clothes.

So when Old Fan was hiding outside, thinking he would have to wait for a while, he didn't expect Jiang Shangxian to come out quickly, wearing thick clothes and a woolen hat. He glanced at her hands and found that she didn't bring a hand warmer.

"Miss Jiang, it's cold outside!"

"It's okay, it's just a cold wind, what should a martial artist be afraid of?" Jiang Shangxian boasted, but in fact he felt a little regretful. Why was it so much colder at night than during the day?

She quickly put her hands into her sleeves. Yingzi, who followed closely behind her, was startled by the cold and hid his hands tightly under the cloak he was holding.

The three of them quickly went to the gatehouse without saying a word.

There are two gatehouses on the left and right. Cui Bianxu went straight into the one on the left at first.

As luck would have it, it was the room where Lao Fan lived. The room was not very messy, but this guy must have hidden a lot of food in his room. The whole room was filled with the mixed smell of food. It couldn't be said to be unpleasant, but it was uncomfortable at least. Xiao Cui stopped and went to the right.

As a result, as soon as he opened the door, a warm smell of feet mixed with sweat hit him in the face. The two guards following behind were about to follow him in, but they saw Jiulang turned around and went straight to Lao Fan's house.

Cui Bianxu held his breath until he entered Lao Fan's house, and then he barely felt alive again. Seeing the two of them following in and trying to close the door, he immediately stopped them: "Just leave it open!"

"Yes." The two looked at each other. They were used to the smell and didn't feel any bad smell in their room at all. They didn't know why their master left the door open in such a cold day, so that the heat inside could escape.

Cui Bianxu said unhappily, "Don't you know how to clean up the room?"

"In reply to Jiulang, your subordinates have taken care of it." One of them looked straight ahead without looking away, and his answer was so resounding and confident.

Cui Bianxu was almost pissed off: "Don't you smell the smell in that room?"

"There's no smell." The other one looked at his room, puzzled. What smell is there? How come they don't smell it every day when they are in there?

Cui Bianxu was too lazy to discuss this with them: "Tomorrow, starting tomorrow, you will bathe at least once every two days!"

"Yes!"

The two of them felt a little guilty. How did Jiulang know that they only took a bath once in many days?

According to the rules of the Cui Mansion, as long as one is not on a business trip, clothes must be washed every two days and changed every day. Anyway, there are special people in the mansion who are responsible for boiling water and washing clothes.

But the Jiang family doesn’t have that. The Jiang family is full of relatives of the master, and the only maid is the little Zhenying. They can’t just order that half-grown girl around, right?

So they took turns going back to Cui's house to take a bath, and brought their clothes back to be washed.

When Jiang Shangxian arrived, he felt that the room was a little cold. The two guards stood at attention in the corner with their heads lowered, and Cui Bianxu stretched out his hands to warm himself by the fire above the stove.

She glanced at the two guards who were obviously scolded, blinked, and didn't quite understand. Didn't they just arrive?

How much effort does it take to seize the opportunity and make a mistake in front of the leader at the speed of light in such a short time?

When the two men noticed her gaze, they immediately felt ashamed and almost buried their heads in their chests.

The Jiang family still respected the privacy of outsiders like them. They never entered their house, so Jiang Shangxian really didn't know that their feet smelled and they had sweat.

"Why are you here at this hour? What happened?" Xiao Jiang sat down next to Cui Bianxu and stretched out his hands to warm himself by the fire.

If there were no outsiders around, she might even say something naughty: Do you miss me?

Now that four pairs of eyes are waiting for our date, it’s better to talk seriously.

Seeing that she didn't take the hand warmer, Cui Bianxu simply grabbed her hand and rubbed it back and forth in his palm: "I'm going to Guazhou."

Ah? ? ?

"When?" Jiang Shangxian was a little confused. Why go to Guazhou now? Isn't it Chinese New Year?

"I'll be leaving in a moment. I came to tell you that." Cui Bianxu felt a little guilty. They had originally agreed on what to eat and what to play during the New Year, and they were also going to visit the farm outside the city together. But now he was going to break his promise.

Indeed, Jiang Shangxian's first reaction was to be somewhat unhappy. After all, they had already agreed on it and were about to get married, but suddenly he said he was going on a long trip...