Chapter 36: The Snitch Behind the Plaque

After smelling blood for a long time, the beast nature in human bones will awaken.

Now, the bloody torrential rain in Tokyo can't wash it away.

When Tie Xinyuan got up in the morning, he found that the heavy rain was still falling, and the clouds were very low, like a huge wet quilt covering his head, and he was afraid that he would not be able to see the possibility of turning sunny for a short time.

After a night of heavy rain, the city of Tokyo became soaked, but the air was much fresher, and the smell of blood that lingered in my mind last night seems to have faded a lot today.

The fox peeked his head out of the quilt and watched warily at the heavy rain outside.

Last night, there was a night of thunder, and the fox lay under Tie Xinyuan's arm all night, very well-behaved, and didn't move.

Maybe it's really like what his mother said, this guy is about to become a sperm, at least Tie Xinyuan can read what it wants to say from its eyes.

So, he put on his hat and went out into the yard, and brought in the fox's food bowl, the black stoneware food bowl was very clean by the rain, and Tie Xinyuan could even see his own reflection from above.

The rain in Tokyo City was not clean, so Tie Xinyuan still washed the food bowl by himself, divided half of the broth that his mother left on the stove, and ran to the cooking cake and put it at his feet.

The fox came out of the quilt with a rub, and did not eat a night food last night, and the fox was very hungry at this time.

Tie Xinyuan's breakfast after washing is also a broth cookcake, but there are two more hard-boiled eggs.

The fox had been waiting for a long time with his head up, so Tie Xinyuan peeled the egg and ate the egg whites by himself according to the old rules, and the yolk went to the fox.

Tie Xinyuan couldn't get up so early, mainly because last night, the bell in the bell tower rang all night.

To a large extent. The people of Tokyo rely on the clock tower to determine their daily schedules.

In case of emergency, the bell tower can also play a role in scheduling.

There are very complex scheduling instructions in this, and under normal circumstances, the chief, Lizheng, and Baozheng can understand it.

Tie Xinyuan himself has learned a little, but he is not proficient, and he can only barely hear that a large army left Tokyo last night.

The curfew began in Tokyo City after the ugly hour last night, and the four gates of Tokyo City were closed at the moment of the ugly hour.

And this morning's bell indicates. The market is still closed, and the shopkeepers of all shops must go to their own stores and wait for the government to come to hear the news.

That's why my mother would leave home when it was just getting dark, and she didn't have to go to the store when she encountered such bad weather in the past, as the shopkeeper of two stores, she had this old man's capital.

The ban on the market in broad daylight is almost an incredible thing in the city of Tokyo, and in a megacity where millions of people live, the ban on the market will cause a huge chain reaction in one day.

Many families don't have overnight food. Once the market is banned, it means that the whole family will starve today......

On such a day, there is naturally no way to learn too much, therefore. Tie Xinyuan, who had eaten, took a copy of "Taiping Guangji Miscellaneous Talks" and looked at the small stories in it with relish.

The street was noisy, Tie Xinyuan put down the book in his hand and put on the hat again, and opened the gate through the small courtyard under the worried gaze of the fox.

The copper on the other side of the street was crying bitterly, and the old copper plate was very calm. As for Tongzi's little daughter-in-law, she hid at the door and looked out secretly.

A group of messengers in cloak brutally threw the printing plates of the copper family on the street, and the printing plates that had just been lined up were piled up in a mess, trying to rearrange them according to the sound and rhyme. It's not something that can be done in a day or two.

Tong Pan said with a smiling face: "What are the officials looking for?" Can you tell the old man, and the old man will find it out for you.

The printing workshop was in a mess, and there was no need to bury the clothes of the officials. ”

An errand officer with whip marks on his face said hatefully: "Track down the snitch, a beautiful female snitch, she escaped last night, and she ran in this direction."

Old licensed, you listen to Lao Tzu, dare to harbor that snitch will sit with the snitch in the future, if you see it, speak early, there is money in the yamen. ”

Tong Pan waved his hand again and again: "Official, you can search, the small people and small households dare not contact the snitch, you want to see there, the old man will vacate it for you, and you will never dare to run away from the thief." The messenger nodded in satisfaction, and one of them instructed the father and son of the copper plate to continue pouring the plates.

Seeing Tie Xinyuan standing at the door of his house watching the excitement, one of the leading officers pointed to Tie Xinyuan and said, "Tie Jiazi, we can't enter your house, you have to come over and draw a charge to ensure that you will not harbor the snitch." Tie Xinyuan looked back at his house, shook his head and said: "No, you must also search my house, in case the snitch hides in my house, I can't tell if I have a hundred mouths."

The master has been very bad lately, and any bad things can be encountered, and after you have searched it, I will stay at home with peace of mind, otherwise I will be furious. ”

The messenger pointed at Tie Xinyuan and laughed: "In the end, it is a reasonable family who has read books, and it will only be good and not bad to know that you will search for you." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the copper plate and scolded: "It's just this kind of fool who can't see the reason clearly, I don't know the severity of this, the grandfathers messed up his family and cried like killing pigs."

I can't tell the weight of doing some work and losing my head. ”

Tie Xinyuan, who spoke, had already told the guards at the head of the city what had happened.

The officials wearing official clothes got the approval of the guards, and only then did a wave of people enter the Tie family.

These people are also familiar with Tie Xinyuan, the official who is the leader, and the rest of the people Tie Xinyuan don't know any of them.

But looking at their methodical search methods, this is definitely not an ordinary errand service, if the Great Song State even had crossbows, long knives, battle shields, and well-trained skills, the Great Song army would have destroyed the Khitan and Western Xia long ago. Holding a plate of spring cakes, he whispered to the official who didn't seem to have eaten breakfast: "Eat some snacks first to pad your stomach, there is hot water on the stove, and it will boil for you to make tea to get rid of the cold." Seeing that Tie Xinyuan's eyes had been looking at the group of errand soldiers, the official took the snack plate with a smile and whispered: "It's all Qiu Ba, or the border army." ”

After finishing speaking, he stuffed the spring cake into his mouth, ate too quickly and choked, and quickly drank a sip of tea brought by Tie Xinyuan to save his life.

The fox ran out of the house and wrapped itself around Tie Xinyuan's leg and didn't leave, and the annoyed Tie Xinyuan kicked it away twice, and this guy wrapped it tightly both times.

Tie Xinyuan's eyes became vigilant and dangerous, and he silently distanced himself from the official who was still gobbling up, his eyes rolling around, looking for suspicious places everywhere.

The fox's timid instinct attacked, and it only when it felt the danger that it would not leave Tie Xinyuan, otherwise, according to its temper, it should have run far away when Tie Xinyuan kicked him for the first time.

Seven or eight people quickly searched Tie Xinyuan's house, and told the leading official that they had not found it, and Tie Xinyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

I was going to appease the frightened fox, but I found that the hairs on the fox's neck stood on end, and at the same time, a hideous face showed two curved canine teeth.

He opened his mouth and snored out the door.

There was no one outside the door......

Tie Xinyuan smiled and brought the fox into the house, and took out all the food in the house to entertain these disguised soldiers to have a cup of tea and something to eat.

Seeing that the soldiers were still a little hesitant, the official smiled and said: "Even if you eat and drink, nothing will happen here, this family is a famous family born and raised in Tokyo City, and it will definitely not harm you." When the soldiers heard what the officials said, and after a night of searching, they were really hungry, so they unceremoniously picked up the cooking cakes and drank hot tea.

Seeing that everyone was starting to relax, Tie Xinyuan dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote the word "plaque" on the table.

The official is also an old man in the yamen, and when he saw these two words, he was about to stand up at once, but he was held down by Tie Xinyuan, and wrote the words "attack it unprepared" on the table.

The official laughed and said: "Your dim sum and cooking cakes are really good, but today is busy with official business, I don't have time to taste your soup cakes, the market will open tomorrow, I must go to Zaozun Alley to eat a big bowl of pig's feet soup cakes." ”

Tie Xinyuan said with a smile: "That's natural, the soup cake made by my mother is the first one in Tokyo, and a few big brothers will also try it tomorrow, it must be worth the trip." ”

The errand officer with whip marks on his face had already found that the cat between the servant and Tie Xinyuan was tired, and after hearing the whisper of the servant, he reached out with his palm and made a few gestures, and a group of people came out of the Tie family with a smile.

Tie Xinyuan closed the gate and desperately waved his clothes at the guards on the city wall, and at the same time, after a few strong crossbow explosions, the chastity plaque hanging on the gate of Tie Xinyuan's family suddenly fell apart.

A blue-gray figure leaped out from behind the plaque, and after flipping a hollow somersault in mid-air, four or five long knives were cut off from his head.

The snitch's long knife split the long knife that stomped over, but a big foot kicked in front of him, and with a miserable scream, he was kicked in the chest and flew up.

Behind him was the gate of the Tie family, and with a bang, the huge impact broke the latch at once, and his body fell into the courtyard.

Tie Xinyuan hid in the house with the fox in his arms and could see clearly that the snitch was really a woman, and after being hit hard, the shroud on his head fell, and his long hair was scattered on his body.

Seeing her stumbling to her feet, spitting blood in her mouth, and terrified in her eyes, looking at it made people feel a little pity in their lives.

Tie Xinyuan's originally somewhat apprehensive mind became very calm after seeing this female snitch.

This guy is not only a snitch, but also a widow! At this time, the widow also saw Tie Xinyuan standing in the window with the fox in her arms, and she didn't know what to say, so she rushed towards him with a long knife and hurried steps.

Tie Xinyuan closed the window, and the hideous appearance of the widow frightened the iron fox. (To be continued.) )