Chapter 11 Guarding the House
"Oh my god! Wolf!" Shi Tou looked at the gray wolf falling from the sky, and when he met the pair of green animal eyes, he was so scared that he sat down on the ground.
"What are you afraid of? I won't bite you." Shang Wan patted the gray wolf's head. The gray wolf's ears shook, and it walked towards the stone and came close to him to sniff the scent on his body.
Shi Tou subconsciously held his breath.
Oh my god, this is a wolf, a man-eating wolf! Being so close to him, what if he bites me...
Shi Tou broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
But his worries were obviously in vain. The gray wolf remembered his smell and turned away, looking quite disgusted.
Stone:"……"
"Dog!" Yuanyuan was held in Xiaohuan's arms, her eyes sparkling, and she stretched out her short arms to touch the wolf.
Xiaohuan quickly grabbed her hand to prevent her from moving.
The gray wolf circled around the two of them, its black nose twitched for a moment, and it raised its head. Its green eyes stared precisely at the very excited round little boy, and a low growl came from its throat.
Xiao Huan was so frightened that her body froze. She stared at the gray wolf and dared not move. "Young Madam, what's wrong with it?"
Shang Wan said, "Put Yuanyuan down and let Xiaohui smell it."
"Oh." Xiaohuan tentatively put Yuanyuan on the ground, and the gray wolf really came over and sniffed Yuanyuan.
Little Yuanyuan seized the opportunity and poked the gray wolf's nose with her short fingers accurately, which stimulated the gray wolf to sneeze immediately, revealing a mouthful of white fangs.
"Dog." Yuanyuan was not afraid at all. She clapped her hands happily and was eager to touch the wolf's fangs.
Xiaohuan quickly picked her up.
My goodness, this is a wolf, not a dog! Your small body is only enough for him to eat a few bites.
"Xiao Huan, you can make a nest for Xiao Hui later and prepare food for the next day. He will go hunting by himself." Shang Wan came over, took Yuan Yuan, and put the little guy on the gray wolf's back. "Xiao Hui will guard our house from now on."
Xiaohuan: “…”
Could she refuse? She didn't want to raise a wolf!
"Young Madam, I heard that wolves cannot be tamed."
"I'll naturally tame the ones I bring back." Shang Wan waved his hand. "You and Shitou should learn from Yuanyuan and treat Xiaohui like a big dog."
They both looked at Yuanyuan, who was lying excitedly on the wolf's back, letting the gray wolf carry her around in circles in the yard, and thought to themselves, how could that be compared? Yuanyuan didn't know the wolf, but they did!
Shitou carefully avoided the wolf's path and approached it to ask, "Young Madam, how did you tame this wolf?"
"It's simple, a combination of sticks and sweet dates, just like training a dog." Shang Wan glanced at him, "You want to try it too?"
"No, no, no..." Shitou shook his head like a rattle and quickly put away his curiosity.
Shang Wan looked at his frightened expression and thought that it was not good to be too timid. He had to find a chance to practice.
Shitou suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose and muttered, "The young master must be thinking about me."
As he spoke, he stole a glance at Shang Wan and whispered, "Madam, how do you plan to save the young master? If there's anything I can do for you, please let me know."
This guy has confidence in her.
Shang Wan waved his hand. "Don't worry about saving people. I asked you to find out the news in the village. Did you hear anything useful?"
"They're all trivial matters," Shitou said. "But I heard there's a bricklayer in the village named Zhang. He has a craft passed down from generation to generation. His work is meticulous and his wages are lower than those of the city bricklayers. If there's any problem with the villagers' houses, they ask him for help."
"Then let's go find him too," Shang Wan said. "Get ready and go right away. After we agree on the price, we'll start work. We'll tear down what needs to be demolished and repair what needs to be repaired. You can lend a hand. It's convenient since we all live in the same village. We can finish the house as soon as possible."
"Okay." Shitou nodded in agreement.
Shang Wan continued, "I have to go to the city. I don't know when I'll be back tonight. You don't have to wait for me for dinner."
Just then, the gray wolf came running over with Yuanyuan on its back. Shang Wan touched the wolf's head, reached out to pick Yuanyuan up, and kissed her soft little face. "Be good and listen to Xiaohuan and Shitou. I'll be back when I'm done."
"I'm not leaving." Yuanyuan's smiling face immediately fell, and her little hands hugged Shang Wan's neck reluctantly, rubbing it again and again.
Shang Wan tried to reason with his child, "If I don't leave, Yuanyuan will be left without a father."
"Daddy?" Yuanyuan blinked her big tearful eyes and pouted, "I want daddy."
"Be good." Shang Wan pinched her cheek and handed her to Xiaohuan. Under the worried and reluctant gazes of the two, one big and one small, he disappeared in a flash.
Shi Tou couldn't help but sigh, "When will I be able to have the skills as good as the young lady?"
Xiaohuan: "In a dream."
Shitou laughed foolishly: "It's okay to have fun in a dream."
When Shang Wan entered the city, she found that the number of guards at the city gate had doubled, and people leaving the city were checked extremely carefully. She didn't need to ask specifically, the news that the Lu family had been robbed last night had spread throughout the city.
It is said that the thief has not left the city yet. The yamen runners are searching everywhere in the city, paying special attention to unfamiliar faces, and want to find the thief as soon as possible.
Shang Zei Ren Wan walked arrogancely on the street and passed by a group of yamen runners.
Li Wenhua died while in office, and his body will be kept in the county government office for seven days.
Shang Wan was invited in as a commoner who came to pay his respects, and a stick of incense was lit in front of the coffin.
There was a lot of crying in your mother's house. A young woman in mourning was so sad that she fainted.
The servants of the Li family shouted "Young Madam" and hurriedly helped the person down.
Shang Wan raised her eyebrows secretly. She couldn't tell whether the woman was really dizzy or pretending. She was clearly pretending to be dizzy.
However, whether the other person was pretending to faint or not was none of her business. She just came to find Tian Sheng.
The original owner had seen Tian Sheng from afar at a banquet hosted by the Lu family.
Tian Sheng is of medium height, with a round face, thick eyebrows, a hooked nose, and two mustaches on his lips. He is quite easy to recognize.
Shang Wan avoided people all the way and searched the front yard of the county government office inside and out, but found no trace of Tian Sheng.
She clearly heard the yamen runner at the door say that Tian Sheng was in the county government office handling official documents. Where is he?
Shang Wan frowned, thought for a moment, then walked quickly towards the backyard.
The Li family is still living in the backyard of the county government office for the time being. Because of the funeral, most of the servants have been transferred to the front, and there are few people in the backyard.
Two maids were walking towards them, and Shang Wan hid behind a rockery. Just as she was about to come out, she suddenly heard some unusual noises.
A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.
There's a funeral going on in the front yard. Is it so rude to do that at someone else's funeral?
Out of damn curiosity, Shang Wan followed the sound and went over there.
Not far away, in a small courtyard adjacent to the garden, a servant was standing at the gate, keeping watch, with his shoulders hunched like a thief.
Shang Wan flipped over the side wall lightly, like a cat, and landed silently.
The people in the room were very excited and their voices were getting louder and louder.
She really heard it right.
With his curiosity satisfied, Shang Wan rubbed his ears expressionlessly and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a female voice in the room shouting out two words emotionally.
(End of this chapter)
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