"This is nothing. It was Chen Erlang's fault. Half a year later, he arranged for Lady Liu to marry Bai Sanlang from the Bai's Cloth Shop in the south of the city. Just when things were about to get good, Bai Sanlang fell into the water on a cruise ship and drowned!"

"Now Madam Liu's reputation is ruined, but some people still don't believe in it. Look, they have decided on a good man in the beginning of the year. They made the engagement in the twelfth month, and just after the first month of the year, the man got drunk and choked to death on his own vomit!"

"Mrs. Liu has since become a jinx, and no matchmaker dares to come to her house. Her father is also foolish. He doesn't know how to protect his daughter, and he even embarrassed Mrs. Liu in front of his servants. Mrs. Liu couldn't swallow the grievance and jumped into the Bian River directly."

"It's only February and there's still ice in the river! I happened to be at the Lu's Baozi Shop that day and saw it for real! When the man was fished out, his face was frozen purple. They said he had been unconscious until today and he hasn't woken up. We've been trying to summon his soul for half a month but he hasn't recovered."

"I see, it's clear that Madam Liu has given up, not lost her soul..."

The shopkeeper sighed again and again, and Zhao Shijin also sighed, but Zhao Chengyan alone drooped his eyelashes.

When he was a child and just learned about his life experience, he hoped to be reborn into an ordinary family in the next life, so that even if he lived a poor life, he would not be unloved by his father and mother.

However, seeing Madam Liu like this, we also know that no matter whether it is the royal family or ordinary people's family, every family has its own troubles.

Since he had bought everything, Zhao Chengyan didn't want to stay any longer. He glanced at the sky and was afraid that the night market would start in more than an hour, and it would be even more difficult to leave by then.

He was just about to find Tuan'er and call Zhao Shijin back home, but when he turned around, he found that only the store owner's cat was left among the three cats.

Both Tuan'er and Fuxia are gone!

"Tuan'er! Tuan'er!"

Zhao Chengyan called out anxiously several times, searching for Tuan Niangzi among several rows of shelves. He had never lost his composure like this before. Zhao Shijin was startled by his voice, and then he realized that the two little ones who were playing in front of him were gone.

He also hurriedly called Fuxia's name. The shopkeeper was quite frightened. The two young men in front of him were not very old, but they were very generous. Judging from their attire and demeanor, they were quite elegant. They must be sons of high-ranking officials.

I thought we could chat more with each other and come more often after getting to know each other better. But who would have thought that a few words of idle chat would cause your servants to get lost. This is a huge offense!

The three of them searched all over the store, but still couldn't find the two little ones. It was Xue Gu who called them anxiously and led them to the side door. There was a puddle of water at the door and two sets of kitten paw prints heading northeast.

Zhao Chengyan immediately called Mao'er and asked him to take people to ask door to door.

The two little ones were just walking together. Mrs. Tuan had a pearl string with gold thread around her neck. Fuxia looked quite good, and it was obvious at first glance that she was not an ordinary street stray cat. I think anyone who saw her would have some impression of her.

Zhao Chengyan didn't even bother to go home. He borrowed writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone from the store and started writing the small list.

"There is one raccoon missing from the Zhao Mansion at Baokang Gate and the Marquis of Xinxing Mansion. The raccoon from the Zhao Mansion is white with tortoise-shell patterns on its head and ears. His nickname is Tuan'er. The raccoon from the Marquis of Xinxing Mansion has a lion cat on its golden quilt and silver bed. His name is Fuxia. They are both about two or three months old. Anyone who finds them will be thanked."

Zhao Chengyan wrote more than ten pieces in one breath and asked the store to post them everywhere.

The shop owner had no choice but to respond, so he went to the street and called a few idle men to do the work.

People love to join in the fun, and when they see a new notice posted, those who can read will immediately read it out loud. When they hear that the Zhao Mansion in Baokang Gate and the Xinxing Marquis Mansion have lost their cat slaves, the crowd immediately becomes excited.

There is no need to say much about the Xinxing Marquis Mansion, but the Baokangmen Zhao Mansion is even more famous than the former.

Everyone knows that the person living in the Zhao Mansion at Baokang Gate is the famous official Zhao Chengyan in Bianliang. Not to mention that his literary talent and music are the best in Bianliang, his good deeds can't be described in words for days and nights.

Even if it wasn't for Mr. Zhao, it would be hard not to be tempted by the money.

The people on the street didn't bother to bargain with the vendors and hurried to find two cats.

Just an hour later, a queue of dozens of people formed in front of Zhao Chengyan's mansion. Each of them held a cat in their arms, waiting for Master Zhao to take a look, or to provide some clues in exchange for a reward.

But the uncle and nephew of the Zhao family, together with the servants in the mansion, searched for the cats together, but they could not find any trace of their treasures until dark. Only a few people said that they had seen the two cats walking together in the streets, but no one saw them again when they reached Gaotou Street.

Searching at night was even more difficult. No matter how anxious Zhao Chengyan was, he had to ask Mao'er to withdraw his men and continue searching tomorrow morning. Fortunately, it was already April and the nights were not too cold, so Tuan'er might not get cold.

But just as the night watchman outside was knocking on the gong and calling the hour of Hai, a strong wind blew outside, followed by light rain. Zhao Chengyan sat up from the bed, unable to sleep at all.

"Mrs. Tuan! Sister Liu! Please wake up! How long are you going to wait here?"

Fuxia gently bit Liu Yunqing's neck and arm with her sharp teeth. The dense raindrops quickly wet the thin fur on both of their bodies. Fuxia shrank a little from the cold, but was more afraid.

Ever since the group of people who were there to quell the fright left, something has become abnormal about Sister Liu.

First, he followed the people without saying goodbye. After arriving at Liu's house, he squatted on the beam of the house for quite a while. He did not respond when people called him and did not move, as if he had lost his soul.

He had followed Sister Liu because he was afraid that she would get lost, but now he couldn't go back even if he wanted to, as he didn't know the way back.

Fuxia couldn't help sneezing, so she had to squat close to Sister Liu, which was a little warmer.

I don't know how long I waited until the night watchman wearing a straw raincoat came into the Guihua Lane where the Liu family lived. It was midnight when Fuxia suddenly realized that Liu Yunqing, who was next to him, moved.

She quickly jumped down from the roof to the wall and rushed into the window of the west wing like a beam of white light. Fuxia was startled and did not dare to make a sound for fear of waking up the family, so she had to follow her in a hurry.

He had gained some weight, and it took him three jumps to finally climb up to the window. He turned his head to look inside, and was so frightened that all the hair on his body stood up.

I saw the white cat lying on the chest of the unconscious Madam Liu. A white light flashed, and the cat disappeared. Then Madam Liu sat up.

Madam Liu had the same pair of cat ears on her head as Madam Tuan. She turned her head to look at Fuxia, and her eyes were amber in color, exactly the same as Madam Tuan's!

"Damn it! Monster, monster, if you eat Miss Tuan, you can't eat me anymore!"

Fuxia fell from the window sill with a bang, huddled into a pitiful ball, and was so scared that she spoke in dialect.

Madam Liu couldn't help but smile and cleared her throat which hadn't spoken for more than two months.

"Come here, little fatty. I'll wipe it for you. Be careful not to catch a cold."

The little fat boy didn't dare to move. He moved his little paws and looked at Madam Liu suspiciously. He felt that the voice of the little fat boy was somewhat familiar.

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