Chapter 465

Tomorrow was the New Year's Eve, but Beijing was covered in heavy snow. The snow was getting heavier and heavier. It should have been late in the morning, but the sky was overcast, as if it was already evening. The snowflakes in the sky seemed endless. There were fewer and fewer people on the street, and the occasional footprints were buried by the snow.

Xiong Wei's chest was bare, revealing a tuft of black chest hair. Facing the heavy snow, he easily dismembered a fat pig with a sharp bone knife. The back of the pig, the elbow, the pig's head, and the intestines were neatly separated. He was a family of coroner, so he knew the human body very well, not to mention a pig.

His son and wife carried the pig into the intestines and went to the back to wash it. Old Xiong let out a long sigh and slammed the bone knife on the bloody and greasy chopping board. He walked out of the shed, facing the heavy snow, put his hands on his hips, looked up at the sky, and walked out of the courtyard.

He had a hereditary position as a coroner. At the same time, his family also ran a butcher shop, so if he wanted to do business, he would not close his door until it was dark. Now that the end of the year was approaching, there were more people buying meat. It was just that because of the heavy snow, there were fewer people. However, the weather was cold, and the pig was frozen hard after a while, so there was no need to worry about it going bad.

Xiong Wei stood at the door, looked left and right, and saw that there were few people on the street. He was about to turn around and go back to the courtyard when he suddenly stopped. He squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. In the vast expanse of white at the entrance of the alley, a large group of people suddenly appeared. Looking at their clothes, they were all odd-job workers.

Xiong Wei saw that it did not look like his family's business, but the alley had always been quiet, so why were there so many people? He was really curious, so he stopped again.

Those people walked very slowly. Old Xiong carefully looked for a while and realized that these people were actually sweeping the snow. They used wooden shovels to push the snow on both sides of the road. Behind them, there were people using long-handled brooms to clean the remaining snow.

As he got closer, he could see that every five or six steps, there would be two people standing opposite each other. These two people were wearing cloaks and had long knives on their waists. Xiong Wei could not help but be surprised. Old Xiong had seen many things at the foot of the Emperor. When an imperial concubine returned home to visit her relatives, it seemed to be this kind of ostentatious scene, with guards and warriors on guard.

However, when an imperial concubine went home to visit her relatives, the Ministry of Works and the Military Office of the Five Cities sent people to clean the streets and drive away the idlers. Moreover, the people in this alley were all old neighbors, so everyone was clear on whose family's situation was there. Which family's ancestral grave had emitted green smoke and produced an imperial concubine? No!

But if it was not the imperial concubine, who could do this? This was the Emperor's territory. Even the Grand Scholars couldn't be so ostentatious. A sedan chair and a dozen attendants were already impressive enough, not to mention that they had to clean the streets and arrange the defense. It was really inexplicable.

Out of curiosity, Old Bear was even more reluctant to go back, so he stood by the door and watched. Old Xiong Xiong... "Xiong Old. xiong...

Su Xuntian, who was wearing a fur coat, urged the servants who were sweeping the snow. He stomped his feet and shouted, "Hurry up, be diligent. I don't lack money, and I won't forget about you. Finish your work quickly, get the money, and go home for the New Year."

Old Xiong saw a large number of servants pushing the snow with all their might, and couldn't help but laugh, "It's okay to push the snow, it's probably for the convenience of the carriages. But it's still snowing. What's the point of pushing the snow? You've just cleared it, and it's snowing again. Isn't it just the waves?"

Just as he was thinking, he saw a row of carriages enter the alley. On both sides of the carriages, there were warriors escorting them. In front of the carriages, there were warriors with swords on their backs. The carriages were luxurious and luxurious, and were decorated with jewels. As Old Xiong watched, he saw the curtain of one of the carriages open, and a face peeked out.

Old Xiong saw a little girl wearing strange clothing. Her neck and head were covered with glittering silver ornaments. Speaking of silver ornaments, they were far inferior to gold hairpins, earrings, and pearl necklaces. Old Xiong didn't know how this girl dressed herself, but her silver ornaments made her look even more charming and beautiful. It was an indescribable sight.

Such a beautiful face suddenly appeared in the middle of the heavy snow. Even Old Xiong, who was experienced and knowledgeable, was shocked. "Immortal imperial concubine, Immortal imperial concubine! Apart from the emperor, who else would have the qualifications to enjoy such a beautiful daughter! My god, could it be that someone in this alley has really become the emperor's wife? "

Old Xiong's eyes widened, and he was thinking about this with envy. His eyes were fixated on the young girl's beautiful appearance. Suddenly, another carriage passed by in front of him. Old Xiong took a look, and his eyes almost popped out.

"Oh my god! Little An Zi? What kind of fortune did he make? Did he pick up Shen Wansan's treasure bowl? How did he … Old Ye's family become rich? "

Old Xiong didn't think of Ye Xiaotian, who had disappeared for several years. Instead, he thought that Ye Xiaotian was Ye Xiaoan, and he only looked at him in surprise.

The carriage stopped next to the wall of Old Xiong's courtyard, because the Ye family was right next to it. When the courtyard gate was completely cleaned, the hired odd-job workers had already retreated to the side to receive their wages. More than a dozen tall and strong men were standing around with their swords in their hands, braving the heavy snow.

When the carriage stopped, a young maid with a picturesque face opened the curtain of the carriage. The incomparably beautiful young girl, who was covered in silver ornaments, lightly jumped out of the carriage. She didn't need anyone to help her. The young maid immediately turned around and took a white fox fur coat to drape over her. The beautiful young girl, who looked like an immortal imperial concubine, turned her head and happily called out, "Little Brother Tian, is this our home?"

"Little Brother Tian? Ye Xiaotian? So it was Little Brother Ye who picked up the treasure bowl! "Old Xiong's mouth was wide open like a hippopotamus. He looked at Ye Xiaotian walking out of the carriage with astonishment.

There were no steps. A big man with a sword in his hand walked two steps forward, kneeled on the ground, and put his hands on the snow. He looked extremely pious and respectful. The tips of Ye Xiaotian's feet stepped on his back steadily, and then he walked to the ground. Someone who looked like an advisor immediately moved over, draping a set of sparkling silver leather robes over his shoulders.

Ye Xiaotian had a leather robe draped over his shoulder. When he saw Old Bear, he immediately greeted him with a smile, "Uncle Bear, long time no see!"

"Ah ~ ~ ~ Ah ~ ~ Ah ~ ~"

Old Xiong's voice was like an echo of Ye Xiaotian's voice. Poor Old Xiong, whether it was slaughtering pigs or sheep, or examining horrible corpses, had never been so helpless. But now, he was shocked by Ye Xiaotian's style.

Ye Xiaotian affectionately called him Uncle Xiong, but Old Xiong had the urge to kneel down and call Ye Xiaotian Uncle Xiong. Ye Xiaotian walked towards him with a grin on his face. He grasped Xiong Xiong's rough hands that were still stained with blood. "Uncle Xiong, I'm Xiaotian. I've returned to the capital!"

"Ah ~ ~ ~ Ah! You … you're back! "

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "Yes! Uncle Xiong is as healthy as ever. I haven't seen you for a few years, but you don't look old at all. Hahaha … Let's not talk too much. I've just come back and I'm in a hurry to visit my parents. I'll go to Uncle Xiong's house to pay my New Year's greetings! "

Xiong Wei nodded mechanically, "Oh, okay! Okay, okay, I'll talk to you later, I'll talk to you later! "

Ye Xiaotian turned around and walked towards the little beauty standing gracefully in the snow. Only then did Xiong Wei realize that the fur coat draped over Ye Xiaotian's shoulders was black. It was so black that it shone. However, when he saw it just now, it was clearly white … Old Xiong suddenly understood. What Ye Xiaotian was wearing was the legendary "Sea Dragon Silver Needles"!

A robe made from the skin of a Sea Dragon was already priceless, and the material of the Sea Dragon Silver Needle was of the highest quality among the Sea Dragon skins. From different angles, this robe could continuously change between silver-white, silver-black, and silver-gray. God, just how much would this robe cost?

Seeing Ye Xiaotian holding the little beauty's arm and walking into the alley, Old Xiong seemed to have woken up from a dream. He stumbled and ran towards the courtyard, "Wife, wife! Come out and see Little Tian, come out quickly! "

Auntie Xiong ran out from the back with a piece of pig intestine in her hand. She asked curiously, "Old man, what did you say?"

Old Xiong pointed outside the courtyard. He was so excited that he couldn't speak.

…

The Ye Family's house was not on the roadside. It was a little further back. There was a long passage between the courtyard walls of the two families. Old Ye's house was in the passage. If Ye Xiaotian and Duo Ni walked side by side, they would barely touch the wall. It was inconvenient if they were wearing fur coats. So, Ye Xiaotian walked in front and Duo Ni walked behind. Ye Xiaotian held Duo Ni's warm hand and pushed the door open. They stepped into the courtyard.

In the room, Madame Dou came to the door of the west room and shouted inside, "Shuanzhu's mother, it's time to eat!"

After a while, Madame Dou walked out of the room. When she saw the food on the table in the central room, she immediately pulled a long face and said unhappily, "It's the New Year soon. Why are you still eating this kind of food? Can't you have more meat?"

Father Ye glanced at her unhappily. But after all, she was his daughter-in-law. As a father-in-law, it was not good to talk to her. Madame Dou had been dissatisfied with this lazy daughter-in-law for a long time. Anyway, her little grandson could run away now. He didn't have to swallow his anger like before.

Madame Dou said discontentedly, "Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year. Shouldn't you save the good food to eat tomorrow? With Xiao An's salary, do you think we can stuff ourselves with food every day? "

Madame Dou sneered and said, "You say it as if he is the breadwinner. He spends his money outside all day and doesn't learn anything good. I don't know who he spends his money on. I heard that Second Uncle became a high-ranking official in Guizhou. It would be great to go to him. What's the point of staying in this broken house? "

Father Ye slammed his bowl on the ground. He turned his head and went back to the room angrily. He didn't eat anymore.

Madame Dou couldn't help saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? An is such an honest child. How can he spend his time outside? How much salary can you get as a jailer? You don't do anything every day, but you complain about this and that. Is there an end to it? "

Madame Dou was not convinced and said, "Being a jailer doesn't earn money? How old was my brother-in-law at that time? He was already a jailer. Did he earn a little money? Xiao An doesn't have that ability, but it doesn't mean he doesn't have the opportunity to earn money! He doesn't have the ability to earn money, but he has the ability to fool around outside. As the person beside him, don't I know how he is? You are his mother. Of course, you see your son well. But he can hide it from you, but he can't hide it from me! "

Although little Shuanzhu was young, he had seen his grandmother and mother quarreling many times. He just buried his head in his food. The strong little fellow was eating. Suddenly, he looked up and saw the door of the courtyard open. A large group of people came in.

The little fellow immediately shouted, "Grandmother, mother, don't quarrel. We have guests!"

Madame Dou and Madame Dou turned their heads and saw five or six men standing in the courtyard. There was a couple in the middle. The man was wearing a luxurious coat and looked graceful. The woman was wearing a pair of deerskin boots, a snow fox fur coat, and a Zhaojun warm hat. Her skin was smooth and beautiful.

The first reaction of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was that An had made a fortune? Could it be that Emperor Wanli had taken him as his godson? How did he suddenly become so rich? But when they took a closer look, an unbelievable thought suddenly came to their minds.

Madame Dou's lips trembled and she took two steps forward. Before she could say anything, the young man in the luxurious coat in the courtyard had already strode forward. With tears in his eyes, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Mother! Unfilial Xiaotian, you're back! "