Li Wei's arrangement for Gu Mang for the first few days was — no arrangement.
Mo Xi was very dissatisfied with this and said with a dark face, "Why did I bring him back to the residence? I didn't ask him to come to Xi He's residence to rest. Give him something to do today. "
Li Wei hurriedly said, "Not today."
"Why not? Did you accept a bribe from him? "
"How could I?" Li Wei said, "Besides, Gu Mang doesn't know what a bribe means."
Seeing Lord Xi's aloof and handsome face as stiff as a block of ice that had been frozen for an entire winter, Li Wei helplessly explained, "My lord, although Gu Mang learned some rules at Fallen Plum Gardens, he's still a beast at heart. He was at a disadvantage when you fought him earlier and was already wary of you. Now that he's moved to a new residence, it's only natural that he's feeling uneasy."
"Are you talking about a human or a cat?"
Mo Xi was obviously angry, but Li Wei took the opportunity to flatter him. He clapped his hands and said, "Ah, Lord is wise, you are right! Now, you have to treat him like a cat. "
"…" Was there anyone better at flattering than Li Wei?
But Mo Xi had no reason to continue scolding him. Mo Xi could only stare at him and let him speak.
Li Wei said, "Lord, think about it. Cats are afraid of strangers when they are brought back. They will only be willing to come out for a walk and catch mice when they are mature. It's the same for Gu Mang. You see, he's new here and doesn't know a single person. He's long been hiding somewhere. I spent two hours looking for him yesterday. Guess where he hid himself? "
Mo Xi said coldly, "I am not interested in knowing where he hid himself."
"Oh, in short, I finally found him. But before I could say anything, he slipped away and ran away."
Mo Xi was silent for a while and asked with a straight face, "Where did he hide himself?"
"…"
The servants standing around couldn't bear to listen any longer. They began to admire Li Wei from the bottom of their hearts. Unexpectedly, the corners of his eyes only twitched, and then he calmly said, "In the rice tank in the granary."
After a short pause, he added, "After he hid inside, he even covered himself with a wooden cover."
Mo Xi put his hand to his forehead as if he had a headache.
Li Wei said, "So, my lord, even if I want to talk to him and arrange something for him to do, I can't find him. Even if we do find him, he will run away as soon as he sees me. "
Mo Mie: "…" She was right, but why did he feel so displeased?
"This subordinate thinks that we should leave him alone for the next few days and don't scare him. When he appears in the courtyard to bask in the sun, I will go and work for him."
Mo Xi thought about it and agreed. That was the only way.
So he said unhappily, "Give him the heaviest work."
"Of course, of course."
Mo Xi felt that Li Wei was a bit of a bootlicker, but what he said often made sense. Now, Gu Mang's animal nature was too obvious. His behavior was similar to an animal that had just been brought to Xi He's residence.
These days, he deliberately paid attention to Gu Mang. Just as Li Wei said, Gu Mang would find a dark and secluded corner to hide in during the day. He would show a pair of dark and shining eyes and vigilantly stare at everyone who passed by.
Mo Xi found that there were two hiding places that Gu Mang liked the most. One was the rice tank in the granary. Once, he couldn't help but move a corner of the wooden cover of the rice tank with a gloomy face. Sure enough, he saw two dim lights staring at him from the inside. Mo Xi and the two dim lights stared at each other for a while, speechless and embarrassed. So he pulled the wooden cover back again.
But Gu Mang obviously thought that the "rice tank" was no longer a complete nest. So before Mo Xi took two steps, he heard the sound of the cover being moved again. He turned around and saw Gu Mang climb out of the rice tank in a way that he thought was quiet.
But before he landed, Gu Mang leaned against the side of the tank and turned his head to meet Mo Xi's eyes.
Gu Mang, "…"
Mo Xi, "…"
After a moment of silence, Gu Mang suddenly and quickly crawled back into the tank and pulled the wooden cover back. Out of curiosity, Mo Xi deliberately went back to try. This time, the cover seemed to be stuck and couldn't be pulled open.
It seemed that Gu Mang was hiding inside and holding the wooden cover, secretly competing with himself outside.
Mo Xi was angry and amused at the same time. He knocked on the cover twice and asked, "What's wrong? You don't want to be the beast of the altar anymore and want to be the beast of the rice tank?"
Gu Mang made a sound from inside, pretending that he wasn't there. But he didn't loosen his grip on the cover at all.
Outside, Mo Que said a few more words, but there was no reply. Gradually, he began to feel a little angry. In the end, he flicked his sleeves and was too lazy to talk nonsense with Gu Mang. He said, "You're crazy." Then he turned and left.
When he went to the granary the next day, Gu Mang had already abandoned the rice tank as his hiding place.
Another "nest" that Gu Mang liked was the wine cellar. After the rice tank, this was his favorite hiding place during the day. But this time, Mo Xi wasn't in the mood to see him again. Anyway, the wine cellar was so dark that he could only see a pair of glowing blue eyes. It wasn't interesting at all.
But one night, when he was reading under the light, he heard a rustling sound from outside. He used his fingertips to open a small gap in the wooden window and looked out. He saw Gu Mang walking around under the moonlight. His face was calm, but his eyes were alert. His blue eyes were moving, looking left and right in this unfamiliar place.
It was like this for the next few nights. Sometimes, Gu Mang would squat on the stone bench and stare at the moon in a daze. His expression was very calm and his eyes were always misty.
Sometimes, he would stare at the fish in the lake in a daze. From time to time, he would reach out and quickly fiddle with them. The ripples on the surface of the lake were broken and the cold light shone on his back.
But most of the time — and this made Mo Xi speechless — Gu Mang came out to look for food.
Mo Xi didn't know how big Gu Mang's appetite was, but from what he saw with his own eyes, it was a bit exaggerated. For example, tonight, Gu Mang sneaked into the kitchen half an hour ago. After half an hour, he finally struggled to move out. Under the bright moonlight, the figure of this "thief" seemed to be particularly large.
There was no way he wasn't large because he was carrying a bamboo basket full of steamed buns on each side of his shoulders. There were a few strings of sausages around his neck and a scallion and meat pancake in his mouth — Mo Xi didn't doubt that he had picked the largest pancake in the basket. He was holding a pile of cooked corn cobs in his arms and even had a few corn cobs on his arms.
"… This is a bear." Mo Xi stared at the gap in the window in the study and muttered.
The altar bear looked around and confirmed that there was no one around. He tried his best to move to the cellar as fast as he could. But he moved too fast and a few corn cobs rolled out of his arms.
Gu Mang was stunned. He stopped and stood there for a while. Then he squatted down to pick up the corn cobs. He picked up the corn cobs on the ground, but when he raised his hand, the corn cobs under his arm fell out again.
Gu Mang was stunned again. He thought for a while and put the corn cobs he just picked up back under his arm. Then he calmly picked up the corn cobs on the ground.
He picked up the corn cobs on the ground, then the corn cobs under his arm fell out again … He picked them up again, picked them up again, dropped them again, picked them up again, dropped them again …
"…"
If Gu Mang was pretending, Mo Xi felt that he didn't need to work hard to be a general. He could go to the Pear Garden to sing opera.
On the other side, Gu Mang stood in the courtyard. He was completely stunned and didn't know what to do for a while. Then he reached out his trembling hand again and carefully tried to pick up the corn cobs on the ground.
Good! He picked them up!
…
The corn cobs under his arm fell out again.
Gu Mang really didn't know what was going on. He scratched his head in confusion.
It didn't matter if he scratched his head, but a few more corn cobs rolled out of his arms.
Mo Xi, "…"
Perhaps it was because he really couldn't bear to see such a stupid scene, or perhaps he felt that Gu Mang's act was too perfect, or perhaps it was because he faintly felt that Gu Mang might really be an idiot and wasn't lying at all. In any case, an evil fire rose up in Mo Que's chest, forcing him to open the window and curse, "Are you an idiot? Are you a pig? Can't you stuff a few corn cobs into the basket behind you? "
The servants who were sleeping soundly in the surrounding houses were awakened. They opened the windows with sleepy eyes. Some of them even shouted, "What's going on? What's going on?" "Is there a monster? Is there a monster?"
In the end, they saw this scene.
In an instant, there was complete silence.
Mo Xi's anger was boundless, "You don't even know how to pick up corn cobs. I'm annoyed just looking at you!"
"…" Gu Mang even dropped the meat loaf in his mouth. He turned around and stared at Mo Xi with wide eyes. He saw that Mo Xi's expression was unkind and fierce. He actually, actually —
With a cold face, he picked up a corn cob and directly threw it at Mo Xi who was cursing with the window open!
Mo Xi said angrily, "You dare to hit me?!"
Gu Mang's smash missed, so he turned around and ran with the "dirt" on his back. In the end, because he ran too fast, he almost stumbled and fell. But at this moment, he suddenly showed his kung fu foundation. Before his face hit the ground, he pushed himself up with one hand and quickly dived into the cellar. The whole series of movements flowed smoothly like flowing water. It was extremely neat.
Under the moonlight, the ground was covered with golden corn cobs.
All the servants, "…"
Mo Xi, "…"
Li Wei's reaction was the fastest. He immediately slammed the window down and turned off the lights in his room at lightning speed, pretending that he didn't see anything.
The others were not so lucky. They all received a stern reprimand from General Mo.
"What are you looking at! Why aren't you sleeping?! "
The anger of being hit with corn cobs in public didn't dissipate so easily. Mo Xi was angry for the whole night. The next day, he threw fireballs and burned ten baskets of corn cobs before he could barely suppress his anger.
But he was still a little unhappy. When he stood by the pond to feed the fish, he gritted his teeth and said to Li Wei, "How dare he hit me?"
Li Wei sighed and lamented in his heart. Their Lord Xi He was good at everything, but he was too awkward and had a bad temper.
Thus, he peeled some fruit for Mo Xi and nagged, "Oh, my Lord, my Lord, don't be angry. If you get sick from anger, no one will take care of you. It's just a corn cob. If you get sick from anger, who will take care of you? Besides, there's a cycle of karma in the world. Today he hits you, tomorrow you hit him. Just bear with it for a while. Come, come, come, my Lord, have some pears. "
Mo Xi thought for a while. It seemed that there was really no other way. He could only take the pears with a frosty face and remain silent.
Just like raising some animals, as time passed, Gu Mang's vigilance towards the people in Xi He's residence gradually decreased. Occasionally, he would come out during the day and look for a corner to carefully observe the plants and trees in silence. When there was no one in the courtyard, he would sit by the pond and quietly bask in the sun for a while.
One fine afternoon, Mo Xi was meditating under a tree. However, there was probably a squirrel on the tree storing food for the winter. Not only were the leaves rustling, but there were also fruit pits falling from time to time.
At first, Mo Xi didn't pay much attention to it. He was just annoyed. However, suddenly, with a "dong" sound, a fruit pit hit Mo Xi on the head.
"…"
He had never seen such a daring scoundrel! Mo Xi suddenly opened his eyes and raised his head in anger.
High up on the trunk, among the dancing leaves, Gu Mang hugged the trunk and sat. He was busy stuffing berries into his pocket and stuffing one into his mouth.
He was a little clumsy, grabbing a handful with each grab. Sometimes, the berries would slip through the gaps between his fingers and fall to the ground like small coral beads. That was probably how the berry that hit Mo Que's head came about.
Mo Xi was speechless and angry at the same time. He was speechless and angry, so he simply lifted his long leg and kicked the trunk.
With a "bang", a lot of berries fell. Mo Xi stood in the rain of berries and shouted angrily, "Gu Mang!" Gu Mang, who was happily picking the berries, realized that there was someone under the tree. He immediately lowered his head and his eyes met Mo Xi's.
They stared at each other for a long time. Gu Mang was silent. Suddenly, his cheeks moved. There was a small bump on his cheeks — it seemed that there was more than one berry in his mouth.
Mo Xi said coldly, "Come down!"
Gu Mang moved his cheeks again and suddenly hung the small cloth bag he used to store the berries around his neck. Then, using both his hands and feet, he climbed higher into the denser branches and carefully hid himself.
Mo Xi was so angry that he almost fainted, "Good. You're very good. Aren't you afraid of falling to your death? "
In response, Gu Mang smashed the core of a berry with a "dong" sound.
Mo Xi, "…"
He gritted his teeth and endured for a long time until the weather turned cold. One morning, Mo Xi got out of bed and saw that Li Wei was already waiting outside. When he saw Mo Xi push the door open, he bowed to him and said, "Master."
Mo Xi glanced at him. Today was Chong Hua's day off. Li Wei wouldn't wait outside for him for no reason, so he asked calmly, "Is there something wrong with the Military Bureau?"
Li Wei smiled flatteringly, "No, there's another piece of good news to report to you."
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