Master Luo Cao

Chapter 48 Fox Lady

The two rode horses to Ming County, and there was no abnormality along the way.Entering the gate of Ming County, there is a burst of tea fragrance coming from the shop. The crowds are bustling on the street, and there are all kinds of small stalls on the street, selling everything. The most are tea stalls. Three or five people sit under the white shed. , There is a bowl of tea in front of you, sitting and talking about the mountains, and the water vapor in the teapot makes the figure momentarily psychedelic.

Kou Luoche heard a long sigh coming from beside him, and Fu Yunshu said sullenly, "Ming County is much more lively than Jiuhe."

Kou Luoche said: "So the county lord's long-cherished wish is to make Jiuhe prosperous again?"

Fu Yunshu's fingers were tightly gripping the reins, and he lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "I haven't even collected all the county's Xiafu, and now I'm about to send it to the magistrate to scold."

Kou Luoche said: "It's nothing if you don't collect all the taxes for a while. If you don't collect all the taxes every time in the future, you will be called incompetent." matters at hand."

Fu Yunshu asked: "Then what happened to the class leader of Chunlai class?"

Kou Luoche said: "The subordinates comforted him a bit, saying that the government will try their best to solve the case, so he went back to Ming County to wait for the news."

Fu Yunshu said: "I hope that when I return from the state capital and pass through Ming County, I can bring him good news."

Mingxian county is not big, and most of the land is occupied by tea that is sold for money outside the county. It only took half an hour for the two of them to walk from the east gate to the west gate. It was going to sleep in the wilderness at night, so the two dismounted at the gate of the west city, and randomly found an inn that looked clean.

The waiter at the door was quite diligent, and led their horses to the backyard swiftly. It was just noon at this moment, and the restaurant was full of diners. Kou Luoche and Fu Yunshu sat at an empty table in the corner Sit down and order a few dishes at will.Xiaoer guessed that the two of them were customers from other places, so he strongly recommended all kinds of tea in the store. Kou Luoche felt a headache, so he ordered a pot at will.After a while, several dishes and tea were brought up together, and Xiao Er hurriedly arranged them for them, and said with a smile: "Please serve, both of you."

Fu Yunshu didn't drink water for some time, so he took a sip from his teacup, smacked his lips, and said, "That's right, as expected of Ming County."

After hearing this, Kou Luoche lowered his head and took a sip, echoing, "It's not bad."

Fu Yunshu looked at him with raised eyebrows, "How does it compare with the big bowl of tea at the foot of the mountain?"

Kou Luoche didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "There's no comparison."

Fu Yunshu said: "How to say?"

Kou Luoche imitated his previous appearance and smashed his mouth, saying: "The bowl passed through my intestines before, and I didn't even touch my lips. I didn't taste it at all. As for this bowl," he picked up the teacup and sipped it again. He took a sip, licked his lips, and said with a smile: "Naturally it is excellent."

Fu Yunshu snorted softly, turned his head and looked out the window.

The little county magistrate conjured up so much vinegar out of thin air from nowhere and drank it all, feeling sour all over his body, Kou Luoche rubbed his brows with some worry, thinking about how to completely coax people once and for all.He was in distress, and the table behind him was buzzing about what they were talking about. He could only faintly hear the words "Chun Lai Class" and "New Opera".

One person said: "Hey, Xiaochunlou has been ill for so many days, why is he still not recovered?"

Another person said: "I don't know what's wrong with him. He hasn't been seen for a while. Zheng Chunlai didn't come out to the branch to make a sound. All of us theater fans are waiting."

Another person said: "You don't know yet, do you? I heard that Xiaochunlou is not really sick."

The man before said: "What you said, why didn't he come out to sing because he was sick?" After a pause, he said in horror, "Could it be that he eloped with someone?"

"No, no," the man said, "I heard that Xiaochunlou is not sick, but his throat is broken."

"Nonsense!" The fan before was obviously very excited, and the sharp voice pierced Kou Luoche's ears through the noisy crowd. He couldn't help frowning, and continued to listen to the angrily said: "Who is Xiaochunlou! Ah! We Xiaochunlou is the well-deserved No. [-] golden voice in Ming County! Not to mention Ming County, I can assure you that even if it is placed in the entire Jiangbei Prefecture, it will be one of the best actresses. Will his voice be broken? A joke!"

"Hey, hey," the man said soothingly, "Don't get excited, old man, haven't we heard about it? Who kept Xiaochun Lou from showing up for so long? It's not like that...that's why people don't see each other in life. Is it like a dead body..." The audience was obviously more excited, Kou Luoche heard a sound of tables, chairs and benches colliding behind him, as if the man stood up suddenly and was pushed back by everyone hurriedly, that man was not afraid of trouble He continued: "Why is it said that Xiaochunlou's voice is broken? Isn't it because he stopped singing and started writing opera excerpts? Which Huadan put on his costume and ran to hold a pen? He Xiaochunlou was not born as a scholar!"

Someone said in a strange way: "Actors don't have the ability to write opera excerpts. I'm afraid it wasn't Zheng Chunlai who lost the Xiaochun Tower, and Qian Luji came up with a bad idea. Let someone write it for him."

The other person smoothed things over and said, "In any case, Ming County's No. [-] Huadan rewrote the play, whether it's good or not is another matter, at least the gimmick is quite enough."

The theater fan snorted, "Don't watch it if you're capable! You'll be shocked by the preservation! Let me tell you, Xiaochun Tower is writing "Legend of the Fox Fairy" this time, and it will be at Chenshi tonight. The stage will be set in Lihuayuan. The seat in the front row was gone 800 years ago, you guys, just sit on your feet and watch!" Saying that, he walked away.

The rest of the people also found it boring, chatted for a while, and dispersed.

Kou Luoche propped his chin with his left hand, frowned and muttered: "The Legend of the Fox Fairy written by Xiaochunlou..."

"I heard that too." Fu Yunshu suddenly said quietly.

Kou Luoche looked up, he still maintained the previous posture, stubbornly turned his head and looked out the window, not looking at him.Smiling helplessly, Kou Luoche said, "What did you hear?"

Fu Yunshu said: "The "Legend of the Fox Fairy" written by Xiaochunlou will be sung in Lihuayuan tonight."

Kou Luoche said, "Do you want to go to an opera?"

"I don't want to listen to the drama," Fu Yunshu said indifferently: "This matter may be related to his disappearance case, so it must be heard."

"But just now that person said that the front row seat was gone 800 years ago. If we go, we have to step on our feet. Maybe we can't even understand the words sung on stage." Kou Luoche said As he spoke, he suddenly thought of an idea, grinned, but said nothing.

"What are you laughing at?" When Fu Yunshu said this, his posture remained unchanged, he still propped his chin and turned his head, staring out of the window, as if there was a stunning beauty taking a bath in public on the street, and he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Kou Luoche refused to admit it, "You didn't even look at me, how did you know I was smiling?"

Fu Yunshu said: "I heard the voice."

Kou Luoche said, "I didn't make a sound."

Fu Yunshu said: "I just heard it."

Kou Luoche raised his hands in surrender, with the same smile still on the corner of his mouth, and said, "You really want to know what I'm laughing at?" Fu Yunshu didn't say a word, and said quietly, "I'm thinking, if I really can't see clearly, then I I can hold you, or ask you to ride on my shoulders, so at least one person can see clearly."

Fu Yunshu turned around suddenly, as expected, his fair face was flushed red, he pointed at Kou Luoche, speechless, "You...you..."

Kou Luoche said innocently: "You insisted on asking." After a pause, he smiled again: "Fortunately, brother Fu is finally willing to see me."

"Where is the need for Master Kou to make such efforts!" Fu Yunshu blushed and said angrily, "I'm going to find Zheng Chunlai. It's a matter of a word. I'm not afraid that he won't give me a good position. Don't just watch a play, if that play The book was really written by Xiaochunlou, and he may not refuse to give us the manuscript directly." With sharp eyes, he cut a small knife out of Kou Luoche's body, and said, "Brother Kou has such an excellent position on his arms and shoulders. It's better to leave it to those big girls, little daughter-in-laws and bosses."

Kou Luoche sniffled, ignoring the strong smell of vinegar, and said, "Just ask someone for something, Brother Fu, this is not your way of doing things, is it really okay?"

Fu Yunshu said: "The purpose is to investigate the case, not to satisfy selfish desires, why not?"

"It's reasonable and reasonable," Kou Luoche said, raised his hand to lift the teapot and poured a cup of tea, he picked it up at Fu Yunshu, and said, "I'm stupid, if there is something that makes my brother unhappy, my lord has a lot, why don't you Please bear with me, such a good thing as watching a play, please be sure to take it with you as a brother." After speaking, without waiting for Fu Yunshu's answer, he raised his head and drank all the tea in the cup like a drink.

Holding the cold cup in his hand, Fu Yunshu puffed his cheeks in silence for a long time, and finally said sullenly: "From now on... don't get in touch with that kind of woman... Who knows what kind of femme fatale hidden behind Ruhua's face, in case you are alone Inadvertently, I was killed by them, where can I cry?"

Kou Luoche's heart moved, and he said, "Brother Fu, are you worried about me?"

Fu Yunshu said frankly: "If I'm not worried about you, why should I tell you these things?"

Kou Luoche couldn't help laughing, "It's just a joke..."

"No need!" Fu Yunshu said: "As long as I am here from now on, you don't have to play tricks every now and then."

After being taken aback for a moment, Kou Luoche said, "I see."

He promised so simply, Fu Yunshu didn't know what to say. The previous majestic momentum dissipated. He slowly slumped down, lowered his head and said nothing. After a long time, he quietly glanced through his eyelashes. The person sitting opposite, unexpectedly met the gaze of the other person, and immediately panicked like a mouse caught in the air.

"Brother Fu." Kou Luoche called out.

Fu Yunshu replied hesitantly, "...Huh?"

A warm hand fell on the top of his head and rubbed his soft hair. Fu Yunshu heard Kou Luoche's low voice and said, "I won't do this again in the future, don't be angry."

Fu Yunshu seemed to be suddenly stuffed with honey, and the sweetness instantly entered his heart, but his mouth still refused to relax, saying: "I'm not angry."

"Okay, okay, Xichen is not angry." Kou Luoche smiled helplessly, coaxing him like a child, "Dare to ask the county magistrate, have you got the script for tonight?"