Mr. Fox in the cake shop

When Gu Xiyang opened his eyes the next day, it was past ten o'clock in the morning.Getting up was a bit of a struggle, tired like I'd run a few marathons last night.

The room was empty, only him and the sunshine in the room.

He vaguely remembered saying a few words to Liang Qiuyu when he went to bed last night, but he couldn't remember the details clearly.The dream he had was clearer. He and Liang Qiuyu sat on the bed practicing kung fu, just like people in the world were teaching inner skills, and Liang Qiuyu even vomited a mouthful of blood.It is estimated that the conditioned reflex of always detoxifying and expelling under the moon in the past few nights has come, even dreaming.

Gu Xiyang squeezed his forehead and got up from the bed.

Just at this moment, Ah Huang's figure flashed across the window, and then there was a knock on the door.

"The door is open, come in."

The young version of Ah Huang pushed open the door and made a face at him, "Brother Gu, you're finally up!"

"What's up?"

"I'll clean His Highness's room." She put the bamboo basket containing a few clothes on the ground, and quickly walked to the bed to pull the quilt.

Gu Xiyang immediately moved away from the bed.

"Where's Liang Qiuyu?"

"His Royal Highness and Lord Guardian Zuo have gone out."

"The Left Protector you're talking about is Akazawa, right?"

"Yes."

"Are you afraid of him?"

Ah Huang pursed his lips, "The guardians on the left and right are more than ten thousand foxes under one fox. They are ruthless and only obey the orders of the fox king. All fox clans are afraid of them."

"Liang Qiuyu is the Fox King?"

Ah Huang shook his head, "Your Highness is the eldest son of the Fox King."

"Akazawa seems to listen to him very much."

"Of course, His Highness is the most favored son of the Fox King. The left and right protectors grew up with His Highness, so the relationship is naturally extraordinary."

"Who is the right protector?"

"Who else could it be! That most proud woman, Qing Mei!" She showed displeasure when talking about Qing Mei, her lips pouted.He couldn't help but pulled the bed sheet vigorously, and suddenly a huge white cloth flew past Gu Xiyang's eyes.

At the same time, a striking dark red flower floated across the snow-white bed sheet.

He was stunned for a moment, then bent down and picked up the bed sheet on the floor to check.

That piece of red was already stiff, with a faint smell of blood.

Blood? ...

Ah Huang snatched the sheet from his hand, sniffed it, and his sloppy eyes lit up immediately, "His Highness's blood!! How could there be His Highness's blood on the bed!"

She blocked the sheet up her nose as if uncertain, took a deep breath, and was immediately elated, "Really, it really belongs to His Highness! I got His Highness's blood!!" She hugged the sheet like a treasure In his arms, he quickly ran out without taking the basket.

Looking at her back that disappeared in a second, Gu Xiyang, who still raised his hands in mid-air, felt a little helpless.

Why is there Liang Qiuyu's blood?

Did he really vomit blood last night?

That's not a dream... it's real...

In the afternoon, Gu Xiyang wandered around the ancient city alone, and ate kebabs by the roadside. There were not many people eating kebabs, and the guy who was grilling was very free, so he chatted with him for a while. This brother is a native of Sacheng , living in Saskatchewan for generations.According to him, the glorious history of this place dates back to the Song Dynasty. At that time, this place was called Beimudu, and the area was several times larger than it is now. Because it is close to the northern border of Saibei, many merchants stationed here. There are many shops and a large population. It is a relatively prosperous place. City.

In fact, Gu Xiyang has no interest in history, but he hasn't seen Liang Qiuyu since he got up, and he doesn't know anyone in the drugstore except Ah Huang, which is really boring.Akazawa said that he is in a special period now, it should be his illness, he vomited blood again last night, and he doesn't know how he is now.

Gu Xiyang tried his best to recall the content of the conversation last night, but he couldn't remember anything. He only remembered that he probably said that he should give everything for someone.

Gu Xiyang gnawed the last piece of meat on the stick and struck up a conversation with the brother who was talking eloquently just now, "Brother, are there many people with the surname Hua here?"

"flower?"

"Hua, Hua of China."

"This surname is rare."

"Didn't you just say that you know everyone in and around the city?"

"It looks familiar to me, but I don't know the name of the person."

"That's it."

"I can tell you about the surname Hua in history." There was a simple and honest smile on the man's oily cheeks, and he poured a cup of yellowed butter tea and gulped it down.

"Washington? I know, it's from Jiangnan."

"I'm not talking about the Washington House in Tang Bohu's Dianqiuxiang. We also have a place that will go down in history." He turned his head and pointed to the other side of Zhuliu Lane, "Have you ever been to the temple at the entrance of the alley?"

"I went yesterday."

"It was built by a man surnamed Hua in the Song Dynasty."

"The buildings of the Song Dynasty are not cultural relics protected by the state."

"Hmph, protect me, there are too many cultural relics around here. Have you seen the house behind? That's my house, from the Qing Dynasty!"

Gu Xiyang glanced in the direction he pointed, it was an inconspicuous door, but the wall was quite high and long, and the inside was probably not small.

"Your big family!"

The man patted his thigh, "I'm not exaggerating, my family's ancestors were also prominent for a while, and there must be more than a dozen people in that family! It's just that they disappeared later. In terms of history, there are still many old buildings around here. They're all inhabited by people."

"This is a ruin, does the government care about it?"

"Responsible?" The man snorted coldly, approached Gu Xiyang and whispered: "I managed it a few years ago. The government wanted to develop this area into a tourist area. You may not know that this old city is very chaotic, and people often die for no reason. There are often wild animals infested. Originally, the government was dedicated to the rectification, but after three or five years, no one was found. It also involved a few officials, and then I didn’t bother to take care of it.”

Hearing the word beast, Gu Xiyang couldn't help becoming vigilant, "Has anyone been eaten by a beast?"

"I didn't eat it, I killed a few of them. It's near the temple at the entrance of the alley."

Gu Xiyang narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

"Let me tell you another secret!" The man lowered his voice again, "The temple at the entrance of the alley is very weird. Some people have seen ghosts in it."

"ghost?!"

"Isn't it? There are ghosts in the holy place of the Buddhist hall. Do you think it's strange?"

"Maybe I misunderstood it. There are no ghosts in this society." Gu Xiyang sneered, but his heart skipped a beat after laughing. There are even fox demons these days, and ghosts are really uncertain.

"Otherwise, all the belongings of the Hua family were burnt back then, so this temple is the only one left, and it will not fall down for a thousand years."

"Is the Hua family famous? Why do you still remember after so many years?"

"It must be famous, otherwise it can be passed down to this day! It's like the Song Dynasty on Liangshan Mountain in Shandong."

"Song Jiang."

"Hey! Yes, but I think Song Jiang is a bit of a sissy, not tough enough. I appreciate Wu Song more!"

"Song Jiang is the leader of the civil uprising, so is the Hua family?"

"The Hua family is not! There is a Hua Ming in the Hua family who was the county magistrate of Beimudu at that time. I heard that he abandoned business and went into politics, and his family is fat."

Hua Ming... Gu Xiyang frowned subconsciously.This person should have nothing to do with Huayin.

Probably this topic aroused the barbecue man's desire to speak again, and he began to chatter, and an hour passed after this chatter.

The afternoon in the northwest is always very cold, and the wind blows when the sun is still high.

Gu Xiyang shivered involuntarily.

"Boss, how much is it?"

"Wait for me to do the math."

The man counted the sticks, "A total of one hundred and two."

Gu Xiyang touched his pocket, his heart skipped a beat, he didn't bring his wallet!Ah Huang bought lunch from outside. He took out a card and wanted to withdraw money, but he didn't take it out. The card was put in his pocket and wallet and left in the house.

"Can I swipe my card?"

The man couldn't help but pull down when he saw his embarrassing face, "You think highly of our small shop, thank you, I can't do it."

Gu Xiyang took out all his pockets, including the odds and ends, a total of one hundred and one yuan.

"Boss, I don't have enough change on me. Where can I get money here?"

"That's far away! Seeing that you're pretty solid, I'll give you a hundred."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome!" The man was straightforward, took the money and went to entertain other guests.

Gu Xiyang went back to the medicine shop with a little melancholy.

Yesterday's off-road vehicle was parked in front of the pharmacy. Liang Qiuyu came back?

Gu Xiyang, who wandered around like a ghost for a day, was inexplicably excited, and he walked quickly to the backyard.Because he walked too fast, he almost bumped into Ah Huang who was carrying a bucket of dirty water.

"Brother Gu, you're back."

"Yeah." Gu Xiyang helped her who was shaking left and right, and turned to go upstairs.

But the fact is that he was thinking too much, it was just the car.The room was empty, just as it had been when he went out at noon.

It's already 05:30 in the afternoon and I don't know what he's up to.There is no TV and no computer here, and Akazawa specifically told him not to run too far, otherwise he will be at his own risk if there is an accident.Although Gu Xiyang has no relatives, and his only Song Xu has also died, and now he can feed the whole family without hunger, but he is still a person who cherishes his life. The hard life since he was a child told him that life is precious, and he must know how to cherish it.

When I walked to the outdoor garden on the second floor, I happened to meet Qing Mei.She sat on a rattan chair with her legs crossed and drank tea, and sent messages with her mobile phone crackling in her hand. Today, she turned into a small and fresh look again. The golden light gives people a very comfortable feeling.

Probably the sound of walking startled her, she raised her head with charming eyes.

Gu Xiyang doesn't know how to communicate with girls, at least he doesn't communicate well with Zheng Shuang, unless it's like Sisi's natural lack of roots, there is always a bit of optimism in his behavior, but such girls are very It's hard to talk about serious topics.

"Hello." Poor opening.

Qing Mei showed a rare smile, then continued to look down at the phone.

Gu Xiyang hesitated for two seconds, and sat down on the rattan chair opposite her, "Dare to ask Liang Qiuyu..."

"Don't you think it's inappropriate to call you by your full name?"

Gu Xiyang laughed dryly, "... Mr. Liang—"

"You can call him Yuchen, that's what people who are close to him call him."

Gu Xiyang wanted to explain that he and Liang Qiuyu were actually in the relationship between Party A and Party B, and they were not intimate, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was a bit superfluous.

"Is he all right today?"

"Fortunately, it will be fine in a while."

"Is your pharmacy busy?"

"sometimes."

"What happened this time?"

"It's a special matter, but it's easy to solve." Qing Mei finally put away the phone she was holding, and looked at him squarely.

Facing such a captivating face, Gu Xiyang was a little nervous.

"Oh." Gu Xiyang, who was not good at talking, responded and didn't continue.

"You are very different from the ones Yuchen found in the past." Qing Mei stared at him for a few seconds and then concluded.

Just as Gu Xiyang was about to ask why, Ah Huang appeared.He probably just killed something. He was wrapped in a bloody coat and had a white hat on his head, which looked like a moving sphere.

"Hey, Brother Gu... Mister, what do you want for dinner, I'll go out and buy it for you!" She noticed Qing Mei who was silent next to her, and her cheerful expression instantly turned into poker.

"No need to buy it, I'll come back after eating."

"No, His Highness told you." The decibel also began to drop.

Qing Mei next to her glanced at her, stood up from the rattan chair, twisted her small waist and walked away.

The slender S-shaped figure and elegant walking posture suddenly flashed an image in Gu Xiyang's mind.He finally knew why Qing Mei looked so familiar.

Ah Huang pouted at her back and made a grimace.

"No need to bother, I'm not hungry."

"Eat even if you're not hungry. You need to eat regularly, eat moderately, drink plenty of water, and eat vegetarian food. This is what His Highness taught us."

"Your Highness really keeps in good health." The scene of that beautiful face eating raw meat in the middle of the night appeared in Gu Xiyang's mind.

"That's right." Ahuang Lala squatted down on the chair Qing Mei was sitting on just now with the hat on her head, took out an oversized mango from her pocket and started peeling.

"Do you think Qing Mei looks like a certain movie star?"

"You mean Lan Xuan who played the role of Shocking Waves?"

"Yes! It's her, she looks very similar, and she was born as a model." Gu Xiyang remembered that Shi Ran was once infatuated with Lan Xuan, and used her as a template to find a girlfriend, although to no avail.

"She is Lan Xuan."

"Ah?!" Gu Xiyang was shocked.

After peeling most of the mango skin, Ah Huang took a big sip, and the yellow juice flowed from the corner of her mouth to the apron. She replied vaguely, "You have good eyes."

"..."

Lan Xuan...an image flashed in his mind, Chi Ze mentioned the name Lan Xuan when he was in Liang Qiuyu's villa.

Ah Huang added while sucking the mango, "She has been doing this kind of job for a long time."

Thinking of Liang Qiuyu's occupation, Gu Xiyang couldn't help asking: "Do you all have other identities outside?"

"Some are, some are not. Qingmei is a snow fox, born with a good skin, like me, I don't know what to do when I go out, and human beings are so scary, I don't want to live with human beings!"