Chapter 30 Chapter Thirty: The Empty Box of the Delores Pack Party

In the Buddhist hall of the Jokhang Temple, an eminent monk wrote prayers for the reincarnation of the dead with golden juice. The calligraphy is fluent and beautiful, shining brightly.Together with Baima, he rolled prayer words into incense candles and made them into wicks.Baima inserted the rolled wick into the big butter lamp, lit it, and the wick burned slowly, while Baima prayed silently. Baima went to the major monasteries in Lhasa to worship Buddhas and gods, praying for the souls of the deceased to enter the blissful state as soon as possible.In addition to offering lamps and food for the father and daughter of Yangzong, the Dele Mansion invited lamas to chant scriptures and keep vigil, and also compensated the loss of Lunzhu's family in the fire.Baima decided to distribute the remaining goods of the pack team to Guotou and the guys, and Tashi subsidized the money and sent everyone back to Xikang.

Nazhen basically guessed who was responsible for burning Yangzong's father and daughter to death. Her conscience was condemned and she was haunted by nightmares.So she slipped into Paka's house again. As soon as they met, Nazhen asked Pajia: "Don't hide it, tell me the truth, you started the fire, right?" Pajia's face sank, and he said bluntly: "Do you still need to ask, I will do it according to your wishes." "Ah? Really... did you burn it? Let me guess, no wonder I have nightmares, we are all disciples of Buddha, how can you set fire to kill people?"

"Isn't it for you? For your glory and wealth in this life, I am willing to go to hell!" Pajia roared. Nazhen was yelled at by him, touched her belly, and started to cry. "The child in your stomach grows up day by day, and the fire can't be hidden in the sleeves. I can't be in a hurry! Okay, okay, don't cry, don't get angry." Pa Jia coaxed her. "Then what shall we do next?" "It can't be done halfway." "I don't want to do it anymore. Paka, let's get married. Now that Tashi and Deji don't know anything, the Dele Mansion can give us some property anyway. One or two manors should be fine. Give us more One hundred and eighty servants is enough for us to live in this life."

"It is impossible to make seeds after the highland barley has been put into the frying pan. Do you remember what Tashi said at the municipal government office?" "He doesn't believe that Master Kamsar did it." "Don't you understand the other meaning of this statement? It wasn't Master Kangsa who did it, but who did it? Tashi doesn't believe that it was an accidental fire at all. Yangzong interfered with Baima's marriage. Tashi must suspect that you are The culprit of setting the fire is just that he is still not sure of your motive. If...our relationship is exposed at this time, it means that you and I will not blame ourselves, and we may lose our heads together. "

Nazhen was frightened, she felt nauseous and vomited.Pa Jia came over to caress her back and handed her another bowl of tea.Nazhen drank tea and felt better. She said, "I'm starting to show my pregnancy. I always feel that Deji is staring at my stomach. It will be a matter of time before they see it." Pajia was also worried, pondered for a while and said: "We don't have much time, don't worry, I will find a way... Find a way, as soon as possible." Zhaxi came here after the Dele store on Barkhor Street was closed. He looked through the ledger seriously. The shopkeeper Basang stood aside and answered Tashi's inquiries.

"Are the Hang silk, Ning silk and gold satin in the store out of stock?" Tashi asked. "Sales have soared this month, and even the library in the store has been sold out." Basang replied. Tashi looked at him sharply and asked, "Then why is there no money in the account?" Panicked, Basang knelt down in front of him, and said repeatedly: "Master, I violated the store's rules and sold the goods on credit without authorization, and...the bill has not yet been collected." "Who was it on credit to?" "The Fourteenth Buddha began to study scriptures. According to the usual practice, the Buddha had to change clothes for the golden Buddhas in various temples. Last month, the Buddha's housekeeper came to prepare silk fabrics. The amount was huge. Maybe... maybe the money was not enough. At that time You haven't come back yet, I can't ask for instructions, so I made my own decision and promised them to wait for a while before collecting the bill."

"Lhasa Buddha's family has only been in Lhasa for a few years. Their family is very poor, and the ceremony of learning the scriptures is expensive. How can they afford it? We should share the Buddha's worries. You are right, get up." Basang heaved a sigh of relief and got up from the ground. Tashi thought for a while, then asked again: "During the time I went to India with the first wife, who did the second wife usually hang out with at home?" "The master and wife of the Yongdan Mansion often come to play mahjong and cards. The eldest wife of the Rinchen Mansion also often comes, but the second wife does not come, and..."

"Where are the men?" "Men? Young Master Jiang Luojin, Master Karshepa, Master Pajia, and... almost all relatives and friends who walk around our house, especially playing Linka this summer..." "Has the second wife ever paid money to your account?" "This is the second wife's notebook. It contains every pen, sir, please have a look." Basang said, and handed the notebook to Tashi. Tashi took the account book, flipped through it, and asked, "This expense... seven hundred and fifty taels of Tibetan silver, what's the matter?" "The second wife played mahjong at Karshepa's house and lost. She begged me to give her three months' worth of body at once, but I couldn't persuade her, so I paid it on the account."

Tashi picked up another ledger and was about to look through it, but Basang immediately handed over another ledger, trying to perfunctory.Tashi felt something was wrong, he asked, "What's wrong with this account?" "Master, you are not allowed to read this account." Basang said with embarrassment. "why?" "There are a few big expenses, which are paid by the eldest wife." Tashi frowned and asked, "Deji? What is she doing with the money?" Basang bowed his head and remained silent. "say!" "Every six months... all the firms in Dele's house will take stock of their accounts, and each time the eldest wife will withdraw a sum of money from the surplus. The eldest wife has explained that this matter must not be told to anyone, including you."

Tashi stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and said, "Keep it from me... okay, I won't make things difficult for you." "Master, it's getting late. You have sent all the servants back. I'll take you back to your residence." Tashi ignored him, stared at him suddenly and said seriously: "Don't tell the eldest wife that I checked her account, the second wife's personal money is paid to her as usual every month, and she is not allowed to pay more than that." One tael of Tibetan silver in the account." "Laughs." Tashi got up and walked towards the store door, then turned around suddenly and asked forcefully, "To be honest, there is someone outside the second wife, do you know who it is?"

Basang froze. The next morning, servants filed in with breakfast, and placed all kinds of food on the Tibetan tables in front of Tashi, Deji, and Nazhen.Tashi calmly served tsampa with buttered tea, while Deji cut sausage with a western knife and fork.There was broth and meat sausages in front of Nazhen. Before she could drink the broth, she felt sick, and she quickly covered it up. Tashi observed Nazhen, and he said, "Gangzhu, the second wife is not feeling well, go and ask the Tibetan doctor from Yaowang Mountain to show her." "It's too early, I'll go." Gangzhu agreed. Nazhen became anxious, and quickly said: "Don't bother, it's not a disease. These days, Baima made a fuss, and my heart feels like a ball of wool. It will be fine in a few days." "Nazhen, the bones are my own, I'd better ask a Tibetan doctor to take a look." Deji said. "Forget about Tibetan medicine, and you have to swallow those bitter pills. Let's invite the two lamas to recite the scriptures to get rid of the disaster.... I've finished eating, master and wife, take it slowly." Nazhen said, getting up left. Tashi and Deji looked at Nazhen who was leaving in a hurry, each pondering in their hearts. After breakfast, Tashi took the pearls and went out. They were going to Duojilin Temple and the Great Temple in the northern suburbs, and Deji stayed at home. Tashi and his servant led the mule, which was loaded with yak bags and tea bags, and they walked towards the Great White Pagoda.Tashi offered khata to the Great White Pagoda, and then circled around the White Pagoda, while the servants knelt there and kowtowed to the White Pagoda. Gangzhu and Zhandui came on horseback, Tashi stopped and looked at them with a happy expression on his face.Zhandui came in front of Tashi, jumped off the horse and said, "Brother-in-law, what's the rush? Come to Lifo, let me get ready too." "I've prepared everything that needs to be prepared. It's good that you can come. Let's go on the road. We must rush to the northern suburbs temple before the sun sets, otherwise, the mountain gate will be closed." A group of people walked towards the distant mountains.Tashi asked as he walked, "Zhandui, in the eyes of the second brother-in-law, Pajia should be a loyal subordinate, right?" "He is a white-eyed wolf who eats inside and outside. If it weren't for the old bastard Kangsa protecting him, my second brother and I would have killed him long ago." Zhandui said angrily. "Ah? So that's how it is." Tashi was quite surprised. At this time, Pa Jia was following Kangsa in a desperate manner, and they came to the roof of the Jokhang Temple.Kangsa walked to Shuanglu Dharma Wheel, stood still and said, "I promised to promote you, now I have a chance." Pajia was flattered and said: "My lord has worked hard day and night for all the people in the snow region, and he still remembers my servant. I am really grateful." "The chief of the municipal office is old and weak. His term of office is up. I am going to sue the regent Buddha to let you be the deputy city official first. What do you think?" "Do you really want to promote a slave to take over the post of mayor? That's the fifth grade of official worship." "You have worked in the municipal office for so many years. You are familiar with the situation and should be able to do it." Pajia took a step back, knelt on the ground and kowtowed. He raised his face and said, "Lord Kalon, the magistrate of the municipal yamen is responsible for disputes, security and punishment in the Lhasa area. The slaves are still inexperienced and dare not take on such an important responsibility. I I think it's better for your lord to appoint someone else." Kangsa was surprised, and he asked: "Pajia, you want to climb up, but your ten paws are almost bald. Now that you have the opportunity, why did you scare you like this?" "The slave doesn't want to cause trouble for Lord Kalon." Pajia knew very well in his heart that he could not get the post of mayor without spending five thousand taels of Tibetan silver. It might be just a temptation for Kang Saxu to give himself such a high position.I have already given him a bad impression of betraying the original master, so I can't leave him with a notorious reputation for being greedy.In fact, in the officialdom in Lhasa, finding a backer is worse than finding a position, and winning the trust of Kangsa Kalon is more important than any official. "You really have self-knowledge. Your promotion to the fifth-rank city official is indeed suspected of being forced. How about it, there is a vacancy for the Zongben in the Bianba sect in Qamdo. It's a fat post. You go, it can be regarded as a homecoming." Deji took his servants to Manidui in a hurry by the Lhasa River, where Tashi was already waiting, and Gangzhu led all the servants to the river, avoiding them far away. Deji asked inexplicably: "You didn't go home after coming down from the mountain, and you called me to the riverside in a nervous way. What are you doing?" "It's inconvenient to speak at home, and the walls have ears." "I've been muttering in my heart for the past few days. I'm waiting for your news. Tell me quickly." "It's dangerous for the two of us to be in the house..." "Dangerous? Knowing the danger, you went to the temple and left me alone in the house." "I'm gone, but you don't have to worry about it. His goal is the two of us." "You mean Nazhen? She has a man outside." Deji said wittily. "I've seen it a long time ago. He made Nazhen's belly bigger." "I didn't question her, so I couldn't figure out who the man was...the maid in her house must know." "You didn't get anything out of their mouths?" "I don't want to startle the snake." "As expected of Tsering Deji. It doesn't matter who the man behind Nazhen is, the important thing is not to startle him now!" "Do you think they were the ones who set fire to the Yangzong family?" "It must be. The appearance of Yang Zong hindered Baima's marriage, and also ruined their desire to cling to Kangsa Kalon. Deji, it's easy to know who the child in her belly is. It's just a trivial matter. However, it will be difficult for her to confess those insane activities, she will definitely refuse to admit it, and will jump over the wall in a hurry. " "We have to think of a way so that Nazhen can't quibble even with her mouth full." "I've figured out a solution. Let's leave Lhasa and avoid this place of right and wrong." "hide?" "Yes. Hide out. Otherwise, we are in the open and they are in the dark. If they dare to attack the Yangzong family, they will definitely plot against us next time. But when will this hidden arrow be shot, and where will it be shot from? I don't know. I have no idea. I have no idea, and I can’t sleep well at night.” Deji suddenly realized, she said: "I have to find a place to sleep peacefully, let's go, when?" Tashi smiled but did not answer. When they returned to the mansion, Tashi arranged for his servants to nail boxes. There were some wooden squares and boards scattered in the yard, and Gangzhu led the servants to nail them clangingly.Tashi said to the servants: "Hold tight, nail the box, and we're off." "Master, our goods haven't been unpacked, and we just put them on the pack and left intact. What are we doing with so many boxes?" Gang Zhu asked in confusion. "It's useful! Make the nails firmer, and don't let them fall apart halfway." "Master, you can't use such a big box to pack medicinal materials and mountain goods." "More than that, there are so many things to install, I can't finish nailing today, watch me kick your ass." Gangzhu laughed, and he also yelled at the servant: "Did you hear that, did you hear that, nail it harder, if you can't finish nailing it, I'll kick your ass." Nazhen stood at the window of the living room and watched everything that happened in the yard. Tashi asked again: "Have you prepared enough fodder and tsampa for the road?" "It's all ready, just wait for these boxes. Master, tell me, what are these boxes going to contain? I can also get all the goods..." "I don't understand the rules more and more, don't ask if you shouldn't ask." Deji appeared behind Nazhen, and she said softly, "Don't catch a cold, the windows let in the wind." Nazhen was startled, turned around and said, "Eldest Madam." "Are you feeling better?" "much better." "Nazhen, the master and I are going to take a trip to Chengdu in person, and it will take another half a year to come back. You take good care of yourself at home." "I just came back from Yadong, and I'm going to Chengdu again?" "We are all waiting for this batch of goods in Chengdu. Originally, we sent Guotou to escort them. However, this batch of goods was stopped once by Kashag. I don't know if it will be stopped a second time. I don't worry.  … I heard that Chunxi Road in Chengdu is very bustling, so I want to go for a walk and learn a lot.” "The eldest lady is really lucky, she has been to so many places." "How about you go together?" "I won't go, we're all gone, there's no one in the house, and it's not unreasonable to eat and pant inside and outside the house." "You are thoughtful, Nazhen, I will bring you back anything you need." "I really want to buy some new gadgets from the Mainland, but I can't tell at the moment." "Think about it slowly, and tell me when you're done thinking about it." Deji said, turned and left. Nazhen relaxed a lot, turned around and sat on the mat, thinking about it. Yang Zong's injury had already healed. On this day, she dressed neatly, opened the Tibetan robe and bundle, took out the silver coins and Tibetan banknotes, and put them on Taba's Tibetan quilt.Then, he walked towards him with the burden on his back.Mason Taba sat under the cliff as usual and carved scriptures, his chisel was flying on the stone slab, he didn't notice that Yangzong was standing behind him. Yang Zong called out gratefully: "Brother Mason." Taba stopped what he was doing, turned around, saw that Yang Zong was fully dressed, and said kindly, "Do you want to go for a walk in the woods? Don't go too far, or get lost." "My injury is healed, these days, please trouble you." "You... are you leaving? Where are you going?" Taba got up and asked. "Brother Mason, I'm going back to Lhasa, but my father is still waiting for me in the city." "It's a dozen miles to Lhasa, you can't bear it, let's talk about it after staying for a while..." "I ate all your tsampa." "I can go buy it. There is a village in front of me, not far away... If there is something for me to eat, there is also something for you to eat. You can stay for a while." "Thank you, Brother Mason, I'm leaving." "Girl, when you go back to the city... when something happens... think about it. If you can't find your father and have nowhere to go, then come back." Yang Zong nodded, she walked a few steps, stopped again, turned around and asked, "I don't know the name of my benefactor yet." "The stonemasons are inferior people, so I don't have a name. Everyone calls me Taba." "Thank you Brother Taba, I will send someone to bring you tsampa when I return to the city." The mason looked at Yang Zong who had disappeared into the forest, his heart ached, and he was really worried about this poor girl.A few days ago, Taba was entrusted by Yang Zong to go to the city to look for his father, only then did he know that Yang Zong's father had been buried in the flames.He was afraid that Yangzong would not be able to bear it, so he didn't dare to tell her the truth.He looked up at the statue of Tara on the stone wall and began to pray: "Tara in heaven, please bless her, she is not a bad person." His eyes fell on the shack, and he saw the silver coins and Tibetan banknotes on the quilt. Taba ran over, rolled the silver coins and Tibetan banknotes together, stuffed them into his bosom, and turned to chase after Yangzong. Yang Zong was walking towards the old house with a burden on his back. She saw the pitch-black towers from a distance, and she felt something was wrong, so she ran over.She ran to the gate of the courtyard and saw a notice posted on the wall, which had been damaged in the wind and sun. The notice in Tibetan read: Announcement from the Municipal Office. Vulcan, unfortunately caught fire, the house was destroyed and people died.Two people were burned to death in this fire, namely the tenant Jiangbian Gyatso and his daughter Dawa Yangzong.Special announcement. Yang Zong was there stupidly, she pushed the door open and stumbled in.The courtyard was in ruins, and the watchtower was scorched black. She was stunned by the scene in front of her and sat down on the ground in a flash.She cried while climbing: "Daddy..., Daddy..." She climbed into the watchtower. After a while, she crawled out again, sitting at the door and crying loudly: "Dad..., Dad... What's going on? Dad, where are you..." Two beggars came in at the gate of the courtyard to look around. Yang Zong was startled, closed his mouth, and looked at them in horror. Taba has tracked all the way to the old house. He heard Yangzong's heartbroken crying, and he didn't know how to comfort her, so he had to hide in the corner outside the courtyard wall.After a while, Yang Zong came out of the courtyard with tears on his face. She stood at the gate and hesitated for a while, then walked quickly towards the distance.Taba looked at Yangzong's back, feeling sad. Yang Zong went straight to Dele's Mansion, and she stopped suddenly when she reached the street in front of Dele's Mansion.A lot of mules and horses gathered in front of the gate of Dele’s Mansion. The mules and horses were loaded with goods, and the guys were doing the pre-departure inspection.Gangzhu yelled: "Tighten your girdle tightly, don't walk away halfway, don't dawdle, if you dawdle any longer, you won't be able to reach Cai Gongtang at noon." Nazhen and Basang came out to send Tashi and Deji off.Tashi urged: "Basang, have you remembered everything I told you?" "Remember, sir." "You take good care of the second wife at home, and we will be back in a few months." "Yes, sir." "Master, madam, don't worry about me because I'm at home," Nazhen said. Yang Zong looked at them from afar, and she saw that the pack team in Dele Mansion started to move, she thought about it, made up her mind, and walked towards Dele Mansion.Suddenly Xiao Puci jumped out from the entrance of the alley, and he met Yangzong face to face.Xiao Puci was startled, and Yang Zong was also stunned. He reacted and chased after Yang Zong. Yang Zong ran away and disappeared in an alley. Yang Zong ran quickly in the alley, and Xiao Puci followed him. He shouted: "Stop, stop, if you don't stop, I will shoot..." Yang Zong turned his head while running, seeing that Xiao Puci was about to catch up with her, but when she turned the corner, she disappeared.Xiao Puci chased after him, and suddenly someone came out of the corner and knocked him over. Both of them rolled to the ground, and Xiao Puci's gun fell to the side. It turned out to be Taba, he cursed: "Oh, you don't have long eyes, where are you hitting?" Xiao Puci got up, kicked Taba, and found that Yang Zong was gone. He ignored Taba, picked up his gun and chased after him. Yangzong ran to the gate of a small monastery, and she slipped in.After a while, Xiao Puci also chased after him. He looked around and looked around, and finally he also got into the small temple. Butter lamps were dimly seen in the Buddhist hall. He looked around, only three worshipers were worshiping Buddha and serving butter, and there was no shadow of Yangzong.The little prisoner muttered, "She's obviously dead, why did she reappear, can't she be resurrected?" He turned around and left with fear in his heart. Yang Zong hid in the cabinet under the altar, and when he saw Xiao Puci left, he relaxed a lot.She was about to climb out when she saw someone coming in again, so she quickly held her breath and observed. It turned out to be Taba, who stood in the Buddhist hall and looked around.Yang Zong saw it clearly, and she called softly: "Brother Taba." Taba was startled, he found Yang Zong and pulled her out of it. After the pack team from Dele Mansion walked through a wilderness, they saw five or six people sitting on the ground drinking tea at the foot of the mountain in front of them, looking up at them from time to time.It turned out that Zhandui was sitting on the sheepskin, waiting.The servant next to him was making tea, and the smoke was rising from the kitchen. Dele's pack team gradually approached, and Zhandui got up to meet him. He said, "Brother-in-law, Ajia, you are here. The tea is ready, rest your feet and go on your way." "Okay, my throat is really smoking, drink it before leaving." Tashi said, and got off the horse. Tashi, Deji and Zhandui sat down and drank tea. Tashi looked left and right, and suddenly said, "Deji, after drinking tea, you and Zhandui will lead the servants away." "Let Zhandui go to the front to make arrangements, and I will go with you," Deji said. "Package teams have big targets, are vulnerable to attack, and are very dangerous." "I don't worry about you alone, with me..." "With you here, I'll just be busy with you, and instead add trouble to me. It's better for you to stay with Zhandui and help him out. Don't just worry about my safety." "Ajia, listen to brother-in-law, you'd better go with me." Zhandui persuaded. Deji was silent, but she was still worried. She told Gangzhu, "Be smart on the road, load your bullets at any time, and protect the master when you encounter situations." "Don't worry, Mrs., if something happens to the master, you will grab my head and kick it like a urinal." Tashi patted Gangzhu's head and said with a smile, "It's like a urinal, what can happen to me, nonsense." After drinking tea and resting for a while, they parted ways, and Deji rode away with Zhandui. Gangzhu looked at their backs and said, "Master, why do I feel that the wind at the foot of the mountain is not right? It makes my spine chill." "The wind is still the same, and it's chilly. If you think it's cold, you should wear more. Let's go." Said Tashi, riding on the horse, and walking slowly with the pack team. After they walked through a dirt slope, Tashi looked into the distance and said to Gangzhu beside him, "If you don't encounter any trouble after turning over the slope ahead, nothing will happen today." "understood." "What are you nervous about?" "I'm not nervous." "Look at that face of yours, stretched like a donkey's ass." "Is the donkey's butt so smooth? My face is naturally tight." Gangzhu said while touching his face. "Relax, relax, like this, hum a little tune for me." "My lord, why did you remember to sing a ditty?" "If you are asked to sing, you can sing, lively. Come on, lead the guys to hum a section." Gangzhu cleared his throat and sang the tune of the Tibetan pack team going to the merchant gang, and the guys followed him. The steward of the Kangsa Mansion was flipping through the gift booklets in the counting room under the watchtower, and Pajia was standing beside him, seeing that he was ignoring him, he knew it, so he stepped forward and said, "Master Steward, from the moment I enter the door, you Just take the gift booklet and flip through it, you are flipping through me." The housekeeper gritted his teeth and said dissatisfiedly: "Miss's marriage has also been engaged, and all the wedding expenses have been taken care of. Now it's good. Don't mention the black and white, what kind of thing is this?" "Master Kangsa, what's your attitude? Miss Meadow's marriage is still untied?" "Master and Miss are reasonable, and they don't want to force Baima, after all, Master Baima is really bad enough." "When it comes to marriage, the parents decide, how can we let them." "Master Dele's attitude is not clear, I'm anxious on the sidelines." "I'm also here for this matter. Master Dele and his wife took a pack team to Chengdu. The journey will take at least half a year. I reckon that they are hiding on purpose..." "It's unreasonable for Dele Mansion to do this, it's really unreasonable." "But having said that, it doesn't matter if they left, and the second wife is still at the house, she is Baima's real mother and father, and Baima's marriage is decided by her, which is justified." "Second wife...she asked you to tell me?" "Almost, that's what she meant." "You and the second wife of Dele's Mansion...are very close, isn't that..." the butler said, gesturing with two fingers together. Pajia was a little embarrassed, but still said with a smile: "Tashi ignored her, and she was pitiful all by herself. It's a man's nature, a man's nature." The butler teased him and said: "Hey, you shameless, you have a lot of good luck." Yang Zong pretended to be a pilgrim in the small Buddha hall. She hid in a corner of the Buddha hall, looking out from time to time, a little anxious.Taba hurried back from the outside, and Yang Zong asked eagerly, "Brother Taba, how are you doing?" "Master Dele and the eldest wife have gone to Chengdu with a pack team, and only the second wife is at home." Taba said panting. "Where's Master Baima?" "Not at the house, where did I go, I didn't find out." Yangzong thought for a while and said: "I know, he must be in the Tibetan barracks, I will go find him." The two left the Small Buddha Hall and hurried on the streets of Lhasa.Suddenly, Xiao Puci Xunmi appeared on the street, and Yangzong pulled Taba and turned around and ran away.Xiao Puci also found her at this time, and he chased after her, shouting: "Stop! Stop! I'm shooting!" Yang Zong and Taba ran desperately, but Xiao Puci suddenly jumped out from the intersection in front and stopped them.Tabata dragged Yang Zong to another intersection. Yang Zong asked anxiously: "I'm not familiar with Lhasa, where are you going?" "Come with me! There's a hiding place here... who is he?" Taba asked as he ran. "I don't know, he was the one who shot me that day by the river," Yangzong said. "The Kangsa mansion is ahead, let's go and avoid it first..." Yang Zong stopped and asked in surprise, "Kangsa Mansion?...I won't go." "There's nowhere to hide, don't say anything, follow me." Taba dragged Yang Zong to the door of Kangsa Mansion, he slowed down and rushed in. Little Puci also followed and saw them entering the Kangsa mansion. Taba led Yang Zong into the yard. The servant guarding the gate saw Taba and asked strangely, "Masonry, why are you back?" "The tsampa is gone. I'll come back and get some rations from the housekeeper." Taba replied. "who is this?" "My sister." "You still have such a beautiful girl?" "She just came from her hometown, let the housekeeper have a look and find her an errand." "The butler is in the counting room, you go." Taba led Yang Zong to the accounting room quickly, Xiao Puci appeared outside the gate of the courtyard, and he looked into the courtyard. The housekeeper was sending Pajia out, and Taba led Yangzong in. When they saw the housekeeper and Pajia, they immediately stepped aside, bowing their heads in awe.Pa Jia saw Yang Zong at a glance, and he was so frightened that Yang Zong quickly lowered his head and hid behind Taba.Paka covered up and went out as if nothing had happened. The housekeeper followed behind him, and the two left the account room. Yang Zong looked out from the crack of the door and saw that little Puci was talking to the servant who guarded the gate. The servant who guarded the gate pointed to the accountant, and Xiao Puci rushed over. Yang Zong was so nervous that she saw a door next to the account room, so she ran over desperately, pushed the door open and entered. Little Puci was running towards the cashier's side, when Pajia came out and stopped him: "Stop! This is the Kangsa Mansion, why are you running around like this?" "uncle……" Before Xiao Puci could speak, Pajia winked at him, diverted the conversation away and said: "There is something serious, you have to come here to find me, you don't know any rules, go back to the municipal office and wait, go Bar." Xiao Puci understood, he turned and ran away. Yang Zong ran to the corridor of the watchtower of Kangsa Mansion, and she found nowhere to hide, so she held her breath, leaned against the wall, and listened carefully to the movements in the accounting room.After a while, she heard the voice of the housekeeper scolding Taba: "Aren't there two people? What about that, where did it go?" Then I heard Pajia's voice: "Anyone dares to go up to Lord Kalon's watchtower, it's not clean! It's too courageous." "I...my girl..." "Is she your sister? Someone, lock him up!" "Master Butler, I... I didn't do anything wrong?" "Your sister trespassing on the master's watchtower is breaking the law, drag it away, drag it away!" The housekeeper yelled at the servant again: "What are you waiting for, go into the watchtower and arrest that girl." Yang Zong took off her shoes, held them in her hands, and ran down the corridor. She heard the sound of chasing behind, and hurried towards the stairs.The butler came after him with Pa Jia and two house slaves. They looked around, but there was no sign of Yang Zong. Yang Zong had already climbed to the corridor on the upper floor, and she heard the hurried footsteps from downstairs, so she had no choice but to run to the depth of the corridor.She ran and looked around for a possible exit. At this moment, she found a door next to her that was ajar. Yang Zong stepped forward quickly, pushed the door open and entered.After rushing into the room, she turned back and closed the door tightly.It turned out that this was Mei Duo's boudoir. Mei Duo was sitting on a chair reading a magazine, when she saw Yang Zong barging in, she was startled, the magazine fell to the ground, and the teacup was overturned.She asked loudly: "Who is it? How dare you enter my room? Come on!" Yang Zong was startled and turned around to escape. Suddenly, she saw a picture of Baima on the cabinet next to the door. Yang Zong understood. Duo?" Mei Duo was stunned and asked, "You know me?" Yangzong pointed to Baima's photo and said, "My name is Dawa Yangzong, and I am his fiancée." Mei Duo opened her mouth wide in horror, and said after a long time: "You... aren't you dead?" The footsteps outside were getting closer and closer, and then there was a knock on the door, and the housekeeper asked outside the door: "Miss, miss, are you in the room..." Mei Duo and Yang Zong were silent and looked at each other nervously. "Miss, miss, are you there..." Yang Zong froze there, Mei Duo came over, pushed her behind the door, opened the door and asked, "What's the matter, all the chaos?" "Miss, a servant slipped in just now..." the butler replied. Mei Duo saw Paka, and she said disgustedly: "Why is it you again?" Pajia was so frightened that she hurriedly hid back, bowed her waist and said: "The servant who didn't know how to chase after the housekeeper, she ran into the building, afraid of bumping into the lady..." "What kind of servant, where is the servant, stay away!" Mei Duo said, and slammed the door. The butler outside the door yelled: "Front, ahead, see if there is any in front." The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away and became quiet. Mei Duo looked at Yang Zong suspiciously, and she asked, "Are you really Dawa Yang Zong?" "Notice that I saw it, I am not dead." Yang Zong said, his eyes were red with tears. "Then... who is that dead woman?" "I should ask you! Why do you want to kill me? You chased me all the way to the Lhasa River, trying to kill me and drown me. I escaped, and now you still don't let me go!" Yang Zong said excitedly. "You suspect that I hurt you?" "Not you, who would it be?" Mei Duo rushed to the door, opened it, and said loudly: "Then why did I save you? I'll call the housekeeper back, and the policeman, tell them about your suspicions!" Yangzong lowered his head and remained silent. "What happened? Yangzong, I want to know the truth!" "That night, I escaped from home and went to the Lhasa River, but was attacked. It was also that night that my father was burned at home..." Yang Zong couldn't continue, and began to cry. "You fled to the Lhasa River alone at night, why?" "To hide from you!" "What does it have to do with me?" "Because of your forced marriage, Baima really has no choice. We agreed to run away together..." Yang Zong suddenly yelled, and fell to the ground, hugging her legs. Due to the violent running just now, the gunshot wound on her legs flowed out The blood stained the trousers red. Mei Duo hurried up to help her, and asked with concern: "What's the matter with you?" Yang Zong shook her head, her legs hurt, and suddenly, she passed out.Mei Duo was terrified and called out: "Wake up..., wake up..." Pajia failed to find Yangzong, so he had to go home. He was depressed, frowning under the butter lamp, and the atmosphere in the room was very dull. Xiao Puci stood by the side, looked at his face, and said timidly: "I thought I ran into a ghost. I shot three times by the river. She obviously fell into the river and washed away with the current. If she is not killed, she will also be drowned." "Did she come back from the dead?" "I'm also confused. She got into a temple and disappeared, and the eerie one disappeared... Uncle, their family all died unjustly. Could it be her unjust soul who came to seek revenge on me?" "Of course! Isn't it already here? Just wait, sooner or later... When she sees Baima, Master Kangsa will know that it's time for us to lose our heads." Xiao Puci was frightened, and was too frightened to speak.Pajia stood up and stared at him.Xiao Pu was timid, and said repeatedly: "Uncle, I... I was wrong." Pajia grabbed him, looked left and right, and finally said: "The key point is that she knows you. If you are exposed, I will be finished with you." Xiao Puci looked at his strange eyes and said in fear: "Uncle, then I...how about I hide? I was wrong, Uncle, I was really wrong." Pajia let go, and said with a sinister smile, "Where are you going? I'm your own uncle, so I can treat you badly." "I know." "As long as she can't find you, there will be no proof." "Then... where do I hide? I'll go back to my hometown in Qamdo." “损头损脑的，混成这样儿，回老家还不够给我丢脸的呢。……康萨老爷不是许给我一个宗本的官吗，本来我对这个小官没放在心上，敢情它是给你预备的。” 小普次明白了，他开心地问：“真的？” “你带着上任文书和宗本的官印，代替我去边坝当宗本吧。” “舅舅，我顶替你，行吗？” “怎么不行。拉萨的贵族子弟外放出去的，有几个亲自赴任，充其量让贴身的仆人替他们去做官。你去，没问题。” "I go!" “不能耽搁，说走就走。” “说走就走，舅舅，我连夜就出城，我去收拾东西。” “傻小子，你那点儿破衣烂袄，收拾什么？去当宗本可是肥差，你去了以后，要什么有什么，多长点儿心眼就行了。”