Chapter 13 The thirteenth family

Amidst the laughter, the naked Qiushui long sword was already in his hand, he was still holding the tip of the sword with three fingers, but he slammed into the chest of the slender man in black with the hilt. The man in black scolded lightly: "What a quick hand!" After speaking four short words, he not only dodged Chu Liuxiang's attack, but also countered two moves in the flash of the sword light. Liu Wumei was still in shock, as if she was still in a daze. Seeing that the sword array was about to be activated, Li Yuhan stomped her feet, and only drew her sword to meet him.

As a result, the sword light suddenly blazed, and the cold wind suddenly blew up. The sword had turned into a curtain of light, sweeping away Chu Liuxiang's figure. Liu Wumei staggered back, retreating to the corner of the wall, there was no trace of blood on her face, and after a long while, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. Chu Liuxiang made a move, grabbed the sword, and made a move, Liu Wumei retreated, Li Yuhan rushed out, and the sword array was launched, all of which happened almost at the same time. Hu Tiehua was thrilled, surprised and delighted, and almost couldn't help cheering loudly.Chu Liuxiang's action is really worthy of applause.

Although the outcome of this decisive battle is still unknown, Chu Liuxiang has at least seized the opportunity to prevent the sword array from displaying its maximum power for a while. Moreover, Li Yuhan is obviously not as familiar with this formation as Liu Wumei. Now that he is taking Liu Wumei's place, this formation is bound to be discounted again. In the face of such a thrilling battle, Hu Tiehua is really reluctant to leave, let alone leave Chu Liuxiang here alone to fight for his life. But he had to leave, because he knew that Chu Liuxiang would inevitably be distracted when he saw that he hadn't left. Naturally, he also knew that in such a fierce battle, no matter whoever was distracted, he might make a wrong move. Any mistake, no matter how small, can be fatal.

In the battle of masters, the strength of martial arts is of course the biggest key to victory or defeat, but whether the judgment when making a move is correct is the fatal factor. A window in the corner was open. Hu Tiehua gritted her teeth, and slanted out. The garden was full of shadows, and there was no one there. Only the hissing wind of swords came from the hall. Although the wind of swords was urgent, there was no sound of sword clashing. The coordination of this sword array is so wonderful that it is really as good as the peak. Hu Tiehua couldn't help but look back again, only to see that the light curtain formed by the sword light was getting denser and denser, and no loopholes could be seen.

He really couldn't think of a way for Chu Liuxiang to rush out of the sword formation, and he could see at a glance that his feet could no longer move half a step. He explained to himself in his heart: "This manor is so vast, looking for three people is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I'm sure I won't be able to find it anyway. It's better to stay here and make a place for him. If he can't resist, maybe we I can help you too." The breeze blows, and the leaves rustle. Obviously, the rules of this martial arts family are not small. Although such a big event happened here, no one dared to watch the excitement.

In the distance, there is a wisp of cooking smoke rising, and there is a faint smell of porridge in the breeze, obviously it is the time when breakfast is about to be cooked. No matter how big things happen, the people in this "Yongcui Mountain Villa" dare not change the daily rules, let alone put down the work at hand. This kind of aristocratic family is as unshakable as a rock. Thinking of this, Hu Tiehua couldn't help sighing again, but at this time the aroma of porridge was stronger, and he realized that he was already very hungry. At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his heart, and he thought: "No matter what the circumstances, a person must eat."

Of course the emperor had to eat, but the untouchables also had to eat. The people in "Yongcui Villa" wanted to eat, so Su Rongrong and the others had to eat too. If Li Yuhan and his wife wanted to use them as an excuse to blackmail Chu Liuxiang, they couldn't let them starve to death, at least they couldn't deny them food. Cooking smoke rises from behind a shed of wisteria flowers in the east. Hu Tiehua immediately stretched out his figure and swept over there. Behind the flower shed is the garden wall, and outside the wall there are many small courtyards, the yard is full of clothes in the sun, and there are two rows of tile-roofed houses next to it, which are obviously the residences of the servants in "Yongcui Villa". At this moment, several people were sharpening their knives and guns under the eaves, and arranging the red silk on the handles of the guns.

There are also a few brawny men with bare upper body, practicing boxing in the open space in the yard, while complaining that there are too many clothes to dry in the yard, which makes them unable to use their fists and feet. Beyond that, there was another row of bungalows with several chimneys on the roof, three of which were smoking. This was obviously Li's kitchen. Hu Tiehua was still a little nervous at first, but immediately found that although there were many people in the yard, their expressions were all leisurely, even a little lazy. Because this place is already their world, they don't need to worry about the people above coming to investigate, and they don't need to worry about robbers and thieves.

The most stupid robbers in the world will not take care of them. Even if someone really dares to seek the bad luck of "Yongcui Mountain Villa", they will never target them, so each of them is very relieved— —So Hu Tiehua felt relieved. With a roll of his eyes, he suddenly took off his clothes, and with his upper body naked, he ran out from the bushes, found a corner where the sun was out of reach, sat down, stretched his waist, panted, and put on a stiff face. He looked like he had finished boxing practice, but no one inside or outside noticed him. I saw a bunch of people sitting under the shade of the tree on the other side of the kitchen. There were men and women. The men were trying to tease the women, but the women pretended to ignore them.

All the crows in the world are as black, and so are all the servants in the world. Although the rules of "Yongcui Villa" are strict, as soon as they leave the master's eyes, they will become more courageous. If you want a slave not to hook up with a girl, it may be more difficult than getting a dog not to eat dung. Hu Tiehua looked at it secretly amused, only felt that although the faces of these little girls were not very big, their bodies were still attractive, and two of them looked pretty good. Especially when the sun shines on them, the tight thin silk clothes seem to become transparent, and even the red bellybands can be seen, and the big men with excess energy can see the eyeballs one by one. They all protruded, swallowing saliva non-stop.

After a while, there was a sudden sound of iron plates in the kitchen. The men and women under the tree stood up together, and a young man said with a smile: "Their rice is cooking faster and faster, I haven't finished talking yet!" The pretty girl pursed her lips and smiled, "I finished my meal today, so why don't I eat tomorrow?" The young man's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Will you..." At this time, other people had swarmed towards the kitchen, their footsteps drowned out their voices, and a big man with a chest and a protruding belly came out and stood at the door. Like Wuba, with his hands on his hips, his eyes widened and he shouted: "Everyone has a share, what are you grabbing? Come one by one." A man with a horse face said loudly: "People in our stables have to get up before dawn to serve the animals. They wake up the earliest every day and are the fastest hungry. Boss Zhao, please help me!" The boss Zhao didn't even look at him, turned around and brought out the food box, and said, "Have the girls from the upper room come?" The horse-faced man blushed with anger, and said: "You clearly know that as soon as the young master comes back, the girls in the room will all eat the food from the small kitchen, why do you have to prepare theirs?" Boss Zhao still ignored him, but smiled at the pretty girl: "If the girl in the room doesn't come, it will be easier for you!" The pretty girl walked over with twists and turns, grabbed the lid of the food box and glanced at it, then glanced at Boss Zhao, and said with a playful smile: "The food is not bad, but there are only so many buns, how can eight people eat enough?" ?” Boss Zhao laughed and said: "Little girls, you know how to eat all day long, and you're not afraid of eating too much, no one will care about it?" The pretty girl stomped her feet and said: "Okay! You eat my tofu, see if I don't tell Sister Cuifeng, tell her to punish you to kneel in the chamber pot tonight." Boss Zhao hurriedly said: "Okay! Alright! Little ancestor, even if I'm afraid of you, is one more cage enough?" That pretty girl just smiled and said: "That's about the same." So she picked up the food box and walked away with a twist. Before leaving, she didn't forget to give Boss Zhao a wink, and naturally she also gave the young man one. The other girls also got their food boxes and left, and some of their buttocks were pinched by Boss Zhao's oily hand. The horse-faced man shouted: "Isn't it the stable's turn yet?" Boss Zhao didn't seem to hear it at all, and slowly picked up a food box, an old woman with a few white pockmarks on her face rushed over immediately, and said with a smile: "As soon as the girls finish their points, I know it's our turn." .” She also grabbed the food box and looked at it, then smiled and said: "The people in our room do rough work, they are no better than the delicate girls in the show, how can such a la carte be enough to eat? We don't want food, rice... " Boss Zhao said with a sullen face: "There is only so much food, you can eat it or not, if everyone in the village eats like you, wouldn't the Li family be poor long ago?" The old lady still smiled and said: "Yes, yes, yes, we really ate too much, but we are not careless people. Everyone has already prepared a few pieces of cloth to make cotton-padded jackets for the big brothers in the kitchen." Boss Zhao snorted, his expression softened a lot, and he just waved his hand, and two large bowls were stuffed into the old lady's food box. Hu Tiehua felt both angry and funny, and thought: "Even a cook is so domineering, if he becomes an official, what's the deal?" I saw all the food boxes in the room were taken away, and finally it was the stable's turn. The horse-faced man held back his anger, took his own share, lifted the lid to look, and immediately changed his expression: "The five adults in the room , four children, is there only this pot of porridge and steamed buns?" Zhao Laodao: "That's right, that's all." The horse-faced man was so angry that his hands were shaking, he said: "Zhao, you... you are too bullying!" Boss Zhao said coldly: "What do you want? Don't you want to eat this bowl of rice?" The horse-faced man roared wildly, and said, "I would rather not eat this bowl of rice, and I will fight you today!" He picked up the food box and threw it on Boss Zhao's head. Unexpectedly, Boss Zhao had a few tricks, turned around, slapped him with his backhand, followed by another kick, and said sharply: "How dare you make trouble in the kitchen, are you impatient?" The horse-faced man got kicked, got up again, and wanted to go all out, but seven or eight people had gathered in the kitchen, and he was about to be beaten up. Hu Tiehua waited for a long time, but she didn't see anyone delivering food for Su Rongrong and the others. She was anxious and thought, "Could it be that they aren't in this village at all?" He waited for a long time, but it was in vain. He was thinking of looking elsewhere, but seeing this horse-faced man being bullied like this, he was so angry that he couldn't bear it. He also knew that now was not the time to meddle in other affairs, but he couldn't help but rushed over.Boss Zhao was holding a fist as big as a bowl, and was greeting the horse-faced man, when he suddenly saw a man rushing over, slapped his backhand, and slapped the second in command in the kitchen. Several other people immediately roared and surrounded them, some with kitchen knives in their hands, but how could Hu Tiehua take these people seriously? Even if it was inconvenient for him to use real kung fu, but with three punches and two legs, he had already knocked down four out of seven people. Boss Zhao turned pale with shock, and said, "You...are you also from the stable?" Hu Tiehua sneered: "Yes, you think everyone in the stable is easy to bully?" Boss Zhao suddenly picked up a kitchen knife and chopped it down on his leg. Unexpectedly, as soon as Hu Tiehua lifted his foot, he kicked his knife away, and kicked his men down with another kick. The horse-faced man immediately rode on him and punched him ten dozen times. Boss Zhao, who was so majestic just now, was beaten so much that he shouted for help. Hu Tiehua was playing hard, when suddenly someone shouted: "Are you going to rebel? Stop it all for me." Some people were already watching the excitement with their rice bowls, but when they heard this man's voice, they all slipped away immediately.The horse-faced man also turned pale with horror, his fist was already raised, but he didn't dare to put it down. But this person's voice is soft and clear, not only not scary at all, but also very pleasant to hear. Not only does she have a beautiful voice, but she is also very good-looking. I saw her willow eyebrows and almond eyes, and a pretty melon-seeded face. Although she was angry at the moment, she still looked so charming and moving. Judging by her attire, she is not much different from other girls.At most, she is just a decent girl. Hu Tiehua really doesn't understand why these people are so afraid of her.I couldn't help but look at her more, the big girl was also staring at him, and said sharply: "What's going on? Why are you fighting?" Hu Tiehua rubbed his nose and said with a smile: "We don't want to fight, but this Boss Zhao is too bullying. There is nothing in our stable to honor him, so he just troubles us and doesn't give us enough food." Boss Zhao hurriedly said: "Miss Ping, you must not listen to him, he..." Miss Ping's face darkened, and she sneered, "Whether I listen to him or not is my business. You don't need to talk too much. I already knew that the people in your kitchen are getting worse and worse." Boss Zhao was weeping, but he really didn't dare to speak again. Miss Ping went up and down, looked at Hu Tiehua again, and said lightly: "Your kung fu is not bad, why haven't I seen you?" Hu Tiehua said with a smile: "Little people deal with horses all day long, so girls can't see it." Miss Ping said coldly: "I didn't expect the people in the stable to have such good skills as you. It seems that you are overqualified." She suddenly turned her head and stared at the horse-faced man, and said sharply, "Is he really from the stable?" The horse-faced man lowered his face and sneaked a glance at Hu Tiehua.Although Hu Tiehua was still smiling, he was ready for a serious fight. It's because he has already seen that although this girl is very delicate, she has piercing eyes, she is actually a master of both internal and external cultivation, she seems very difficult to deal with. Unexpectedly, the horse-faced man nodded his head and said with an apologetic smile, "That's right, he is the villain's brother-in-law, and he only came to help these few days." Miss Ping turned her gaze back to Hu Tiehua, her expression softened, and she said, "You can help him, but you can't help him fight, you know?" Hu Tiehua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Yes, as long as the girl orders, the villain will definitely obey." Miss Ping looked at him with a half-smile, and said leisurely: "Looking at your skills, it would be a pity to work in a stable. Come to me in two days, and I will find a way to find a good seat for you." The horse-faced man pushed Hu Tiehua and said: "Miss Ping speaks in front of Mrs. Shaozhuang, if Miss Ping is willing to train you in the future, you will be considered lucky." Hu Tiehua only smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you Miss Ping, I will definitely pay my respects to Miss Ping in two days." Looking at the slender waist, straight legs, and small white and tender hands of this flat girl, he really wanted to "visit" her. Boss Zhao just smiled and said, "It's rare for Miss Ping to come here, do you have any orders?" Miss Ping immediately lowered her face again, and said: "Although the errands in the stables are not good, as long as they are people in the village, the rations are the same. If you impose harshly on them in the future, be careful of your job." Zhao Laodao: "Small... villain dare not." Miss Ping said: "Okay, I asked you to make a few snacks, are you ready?" Boss Zhao was startled, and cold sweat broke out on his head again. Miss Ping stared, and said with a sneer, "What's the matter, do you even want to swallow our sister's food?" Boss Zhao said with a bitter face: "I don't even have the guts to dare to do it. The barbecued pork buns, shrimp dumplings, and chicken porridge are all prepared according to the girl's instructions, but...but..." Miss Ping said: "What's the matter?" Hu Tiehua's heart moved, and he suddenly smiled and said: "He can't be blamed for this. He thought that since the owner of the young village has returned, the girl must be cooking in the small kitchen, so he gave the prepared snacks to others." Miss Ping glanced at him again with a half-smile, and said: "Unexpectedly, you are a kind-hearted person, and you actually helped him speak up." Hu Tiehua suddenly realized that she must not be ugly, but also very attractive, otherwise this flat girl would never look at him with such eyes. It is really a pleasant thing to be looked at by a strange beautiful woman with such eyes, and Tiehua can't help but feel a little smug. Fortunately, he is not a fledgling young man yet, and he has not forgotten his mission. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "The chef's skill in making dim sum in the small kitchen is not as good as in the big kitchen?" Miss Ping said: "Of course the craftsmanship in the small kitchen is better than that in the big one, but the masters are all locals. They only know how to make soup dumplings and shredded noodles, not Cantonese dim sum like shrimp dumplings and chicken porridge." Hu Tiehua blinked and said, "Dried soup dumplings, isn't it much more delicious than those shrimp dumplings?" The horse-faced man never expected him to be so chatty, and thought that Miss Ping would inevitably get impatient, but Miss Ping didn't even look impatient at all, instead she smiled and said: "Our taste naturally feels like soup. Baogansi is delicious, but there are a few guests in the room, but they must eat Cantonese dim sum, especially in the morning, and they are not sloppy. I heard that Lao Guang is like this. You can skip meals, but you have two meals in the morning and evening. Desserts must be refined." Hu Tiehua sighed, and said: "Old people are really difficult to serve." Miss Ping said: "Do you think they are old men?" Hu Tiehua's heart had already started to beat, but she still held her breath and said: "Isn't it an old man, is it still a big girl?" Miss Ping smiled and said: "That's right, these big girls are actually much more difficult to serve than the old man." After all, Hu Tiehua was not a calm person, although he still wanted to act as if nothing had happened, but he couldn't help but beam with joy and excitement. Fortunately Miss Ping has turned her gaze away and stared at Lao Dao Zhao: "So if you don't hand over the snacks as I ordered today, you're making things difficult for me, and I can't explain it to my superiors!" Boss Zhao was sweating profusely, and said with a bitter face, "This..." Hu Tiehua suddenly smiled again: "Actually, you don't need to worry. If you go inside and look for it, I can guarantee that there are still some snacks left." Zhao Laodao: "Oh?" Hu Tiehua said: "A master chef has made a few home-style dim sum. If you don't leave a portion for yourself to enjoy, the master chef's craftsmanship must be very poor." Miss Ping couldn't help asking, "Why?" Hu Tiehua said with a smile: "Because only those who are delicious themselves can make good taste." Sure enough, there are still a few Cantonese dim sum hidden in the kitchen. Miss Ping glanced at Hu Tiehua and said, "I didn't expect you to be a smart person." Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "The villain is not smart, but not only is it delicious, but he has also worked as a cook. If a cook does not take money, it is more difficult than to make a dog not eat shit." As he spoke, he lifted the food box and said: "This box is not light, let the villain carry it for the girl!" Miss Ping smiled and said leisurely: "If you can always be so diligent, it will definitely benefit you in the future." Hu Tiehua waited for her to turn around before he glanced at the horse-faced man, his eyes were full of gratitude.The horse-faced man nodded, and whispered: "Be careful, the upper room is not a place for you to play wild, if you make any mistakes, even I will be unlucky with you, you know?" Walking out of the backyard, through a small path lined with flowers and trees, is the corridor of the upper room. In the carved windows, there is no sound. The mirror was still bright, and all the mountains in the distance could be seen in his eyes. Hu Tiehua's eyes just stared at Miss Ping who was walking in front of him, and he felt that the twisting slender waist was much more beautiful than any other scenery.