Xu Qinyu remembered that after the fourth brother jumped in from the wall, he was carrying a cloth bag. There was no other puppy around him. He looked at the fourth brother carefully. Not a single puppy.

She even raised her head and looked around the fourth brother, still a little confused, "fourth brother, where is it?"

Pei Weixuan stretched out his arm in front of her, Xu Qinyu didn't know why, leaned over and stared at the fourth brother's sleeve, and saw something slowly crawling out of the navy blue sleeve.

Then

There was a panicked scream from the kitchen.

"what!!!!!!!!!!"

From the navy blue sleeve, a small snake slowly poked out.

The snake's body is white, its head is white, but its eyes are red.

Xu Qinyu never expected that the fourth brother said that the person watching the nursing home would be a small snake. Suddenly, a small snake sprang out. Her first reaction was to be startled.

Pei Weixuan was also frightened by Yu Niang's cry, and his face showed a trace of helplessness. The little snake was also frightened by Xu Qinyu's scream, and slid back to Pei Weixuan's place. in the sleeves.

Xu Qinyu's face turned pale, she pointed at Pei Weixuan's sleeves tremblingly, and asked in a trembling voice, "Fourth, fourth brother, is this what you said about housekeeping and nursing?"

"Yes."

Pei Weixuan was silent for a while before he answered yes.

He was still a little helpless, he didn't expect to frighten Yu Niang.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help but ask, "Fourth brother, where did you bring back a little snake? Can it look after the home?"

"It can grow very large, and the housekeeping is also very good."

Pei Weixuan said, reaching out and teasing the little snake in his sleeve, the little snake slowly emerged from his sleeve, and tilted the snake's head, looking at Xu Qinyu with a pair of dark red snake pupils.

Xu Qinyu felt that this little white snake was quite beautiful, and after hearing what he said, she asked again, "How big can it grow?"

No, no matter how big it grows, no one uses it to look after it!

It doesn't count. There are indeed some people who like to keep pythons as pets, such as golden pythons. This thing can grow very large. If you keep it at home, ordinary thieves will not dare to come and steal things.

Pei Weixuan lowered his eyelids, "I found it in the mountains, and I don't know why it didn't hibernate. It was coiled on a tree, and it was still a young snake. It can grow about ten feet, and it can grow very large in a year. It's shocking." He did find it in the mountains, and for some reason it hangs on a tree. It will freeze to death if no one cares about it this season and if there is no food, and thinking about the animals that Yu Niang said to care for the animals in the home, it is better than the animal. The puppy is more powerful, so I bring it back to Yu Niang to see, maybe she will like it, how can I think of scaring her.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help laughing and laughing. Ten feet is about three meters. Of course, it is a deterrent to grow such a big snake!

Who would dare to come to her house then!

She also plans to sell braised fish at home. If she really wants this little snake to grow into a giant python, the guests will have to scare away.

To be honest, Xu Qinyu knew that it must be much better than a normal dog when it grows up. At least Mrs. Luo would not dare to trespass the house. However, snakes are cold-blooded animals, and she has never raised them before, so she is still a little afraid of them. A naked animal, she is more receptive to furry pets.

Wen Shi and Pei Jianing were also frightened by Xu Qinyu's scream, and then woke up.

The two heard that it was Yu Niang who was screaming, and their expressions changed. They didn't have time to put on their clothes, so they hurriedly put them on and left the room. When they saw the kitchen light was on, they came in immediately. Even Pei Weixuan didn't have time to ask more questions. Immediately asked his daughter-in-law, "Niang Yu, what happened? Why did I hear your cry?"

Ning Jie'er saw the little white snake in her brother's sleeve at a glance.

Well, she knew that if she asked her brother to find the pets in the home care home, it must have been a strange animal, and he actually got a small snake back. Since it is a home care home, this small snake should be able to grow. Being a giant python, her brother is not afraid to scare the fourth sister-in-law. Speaking of which, her brother's ability to empathize with people seems to be a bit poor. She always thought that it was the reason why her brother was sick and frail since childhood, but now she realizes it later. , I am afraid that the fourth brother has similar feelings for them and his family. Even if the fourth brother will help them and do everything for the family to the best of his ability, this is more because of his identity.

She just can feel that the fourth brother sometimes has more affinity for the pets she keeps in the palace.

Sister Ning couldn't help but said, "Fourth brother, how did you get a little snake back?"

Wen Shi also noticed the little snake in his son's sleeve, and was taken aback, couldn't help taking two steps back, "Brother Xuan, why did you pick up a snake and come back?"

Pei Weixuan said lightly, "I picked it up in the mountains, it didn't hibernate, and I could take care of the home, so I brought it back."

Xu Qinyu thought for a while, and discussed with him, "Fourth brother, raising this is a bit scary. I'm afraid it will scare even the guests who come to the house. Why don't we raise this?"

Pei Weixuan glanced at her, "The snake is too small, it won't survive this winter when it is sent back, and it will be sent back when it blooms in spring."

"Okay." Xu Qinyu thought it was no problem.

The little snake is still small now, and it will only be more than two months until the beginning of spring. It should not grow too big in two months. Moreover, the snake is all jade-colored, and it looks cute and not that scary. It is temporarily kept in a She's fine at home.

Sister Ning didn't have any disagreements with Wen's either, both of them thought it was normal by looking at their expressions.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help thinking why her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were so calm.

Naturally, she doesn't know what her cheap husband has raised in the palace.

After going through this incident, Xu Qinyu never dared to ask her cheap husband to bring her some puppies back. She planned to ask around to see if there was a mastiff. It's just average, and there are many dogs who beat and steal dogs in winter. Ordinary puppies can't stand these dog thieves. Mastiffs are different. Mastiffs are loyal to their owners and grow fiercely. Knowing how to eat, watching the nursing home is also very intimidating.

The little snake from Pei Weixuan's sleeve crawled out, crawled around in circles on the ground, and finally nestled in a circle by the stove and stopped moving.

It looks like it's too cold, but knowing that it's warm by the stove, keep warm here.

Xu Qinyu didn't bother Xiao Snake either, and was busy making pancakes and eggs.

Sister Ning helped watch the fire, Wen and Pei Weixuan went to sweep the snow in the courtyard, the snow on the roof of the house hadn't been cleared for a few days, it was a bit thick, Pei Weixuan also beat it down, and put The snow piled up to the backyard, and the whole front yard looked clean and tidy.

After finishing all this work, Mrs. Wen cleaned the house again, and the clothes that the whole family changed last night were brought to the well to be washed.

When she was a child, she cleaned the room and washed clothes by herself. Even if she entered the palace and became a concubine for ten years and then a queen for a few years, these tasks are not unfamiliar. In fact, even if she was a queen, she often became a female celebrity. She sews all the close-fitting clothes, and she has a very good relationship with the emperor. The world thinks that the emperor made her a queen because the emperor does not want the queen's relatives to be too powerful in the future, and because her natal family has no power, the emperor chose her , it's not like that, it's just because Emperor Sheng Jing really loves her and regards her as his wife.

She also knows that her character is not suitable to be a queen, and she has always known that Concubine Fu Gui is against her, and even knows that it is not good for her children to let Concubine Fu Gui be in the second place, so she is not purely thinking, she also has a fight for the queen However, she was not as ruthless as Concubine Fu. She did not expect Concubine Fu to attack the children in the harem, and even poisoned the emperor to death in the end.

Concubine Fu Gui is too cruel.

Wen Shi closed her eyes, her heart ached badly.

...

After Pei Weixuan finished sweeping the snow, he cleaned up all the dirt on the ginseng, and found a place to cool it down. It was too cold to let the sun out, and it couldn't be exposed to the sun. Drying in the shade is also possible.

After he finished the ginseng, he saw Yuniang bring out a small basket of fungi and handed it to him, "Fourth brother washed it for me."

Xu Qinyu planned to stir-fry some mushrooms, and she planned to save the remaining mushrooms for the night to buy a hen stewed with mushrooms and chicken soup. It tastes fresh and nourishes the body.

The climate in the southwest is humid, and the mushrooms that grow are delicious. Just fry them with a little lard, add a little salt, and don't need to give any other seasonings, and they will be very fresh.

After eating the porridge with the mushrooms, Xu Qinyu left the stall.

She didn't let Pei Weixuan go with her, guessing that he must have been up all night, she didn't let him go out of the stall, so he just looked at her.

Xu Qinyu was also very persistent, staying up all day and all night, still thinking about her body! The poison on my body has not been completely removed.

"Fourth brother, you go back to the house and sleep, and you will go out with me tomorrow."

Pei Weixuan looked at Yuniang, her face was full of persistence, and she stared at her without blinking.

She seems to stick to what she believes in, which is very different from the second girl in Dechang Houfu.

where did she come from...

With a hoarse voice, Pei Weixuan said a good word lightly, but he stopped insisting and went back to sleep.

Xu Qinyu went to the stall alone, and Wen Shi washed all the pots and pans in the kitchen, and tidied up the kitchen, and told Sister Ning to let her take care of Brother Feng and Sister Xian and go out to help The occupants went to do the laundry.

When she arrived at the pier, Xu Qinyu's Roujiamo sold quickly, and she even asked the people on the merchant ship where they could buy mastiffs.

Zhuangzi bit her meat bun and told her, "What is the lady looking for for a mastiff? It's available in the north, but not here. It's a hunter by nature. It's a good hunter and housekeeper."

Xu Qinyu couldn't help sighing when he heard that it was only available in the north. It is difficult to find a more powerful mastiff.

If it's really not possible, let's see if any of the dogs raised have puppies in a while, and it will be okay to buy a puppy.

After leaving the stall, Xu Qinyu went to buy pork offal and fish as usual, and today she bought an old hen, and she will go back to make soup later.

Unexpectedly, when was buying fish, saw a small black dumpling next to the old man's booth, tied with a hemp rope and tied to the old man's feet. Qinyu stared at Xiaotuanzi for a couple of times. At first glance, it looked a bit like a cat, fluffy, but after a closer look, it wasn't a kitten, but a little leopard?

A pure black little leopard, Xu Qinyu was startled.

She remembered that there should be no little black leopards in this kind of place. If it is local, it should be a leopard, with spots all over its body, and there are no black leopards.

Forget it, it wasn't her time and space in the first place, and the map sections might be different.

"Uncle He, is this a little leopard?"

Following this old man to buy fish for so long, Xu Qinyu knew about his family's situation and his surname was He. His family lived in a village near Yuanbao Town. His son knew how to fish. I often catch fish and sell them in the town. I used to think that the fish would not be easy to sell, but I didn’t expect to meet Mrs. Xu, she bought them all, and I asked him to buy fish every day. Ice holes, go fishing with the net, you can earn a lot every day.

And recently Xu Qinyu asked Uncle He to help collect eggs, radishes and cabbage in the village.

Eggs in the village are cheap, two for one penny, radish and cabbage are also cheaper, less than one penny per catty, and she saves a little on the cost of making Roujiamo.

Old Uncle He said: "It's a little leopard. My son picked it up when he went fishing by the lake. It seemed to be a cub. It was bitten by an animal on the mountain, and it ran down the mountain. It happened to be picked up, so I thought Come to the town to sell it, but I don’t know if it can survive.”

Xu Qinyu knew that when the weather turned cold, not only people were likely to freeze to death, but also the cubs of animals on the mountain.

She knew that in the capital there were some princes from aristocratic families who knew how to keep cheetahs in captivity, help them hunt, and show off their prestige, etc., but most of them were leopards, and it seemed that they hadn't seen any black leopards.

This thing is like a big cat when it is well-raised, and it is still a cat, no one can refuse a big cat!

If you really want to be able to save lives and raise them, you can use it to look after your home. It’s better than using a boa constrictor to look after your home.

Thinking of that little snake, Xu Qinyu's expression froze.

Xu Qinyu was a little moved.

"Uncle He, how do you sell this little leopard?"

Old Uncle He hurriedly said: "If you want it, you can give it to me. You take care of my business every day. Besides, this little leopard has suffered such a serious injury. I'm afraid no one else will buy it."

Xu Qinyu finally gave the money and gave all the money he earned today to Uncle He.

Uncle He was still unwilling to accept it, so Xu Qinyu forced him the money in the end, and Uncle He accepted it, and then helped to move the fish to the compartment under the cart, Xu Qinyu also carefully handed over the cats and cats to him. When picked it up, it didn't struggle at all, and it didn't move at all. It looked like it was dead, but its abdominal cavity was still rising and falling, so it shouldn't be dead.

The cheap husband knows medicine, and let him help treat it when go back.

Xu Qinyu quickly returned to Osmanthus Alley.

Pei Weixuan was already awake and was chopping firewood. The water tank in the kitchen was full. There were also several wooden tubs and buckets next to the well, which were also full of water.

Seeing him, Xu Qinyu immediately shouted, "Fourth brother, come and see."

Pei Weixuan looked up and saw a small black beast in Yuniang's arms. Without looking at the beast's face, he knew that it was a black little leopard, and he also saw the little leopard's hind legs. He put down the axe and walked over to the place where the blood was blurred. He took the little leopard from Yu Niang's arms. It didn't move. He said, "It's hurt a little bit. I'll go out and buy some medicine."

Xu Qinyu took the little leopard again, and saw the fourth brother striding out of the courtyard and heading towards the alley.

Pei Jianing also led Brother Feng and Sister Qian.

The two children were very curious about the little leopard in her arms.

Pei Jianing couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law four, where did the little leopard come from?"

Xu Qinyu told his sister-in-law how the little leopard came.

After hearing this, Pei Jianing was a little silent. There shouldn't be more and more animals in the family...

She remembered that the fourth brother was in the palace, in addition to the golden eagle, a tiger, a lynx and a yak...

I just don't know, if they were exiled, would those animals be killed by the wicked concubine Fu Guifei? She naturally hoped that they would also be alive and innocent, and she used to go to the fourth brother's palace to feed them. .

Xu Qinyu took the little black panther back to the kitchen, and saw the little snake that was still coiled on the kang platform, not moving.

Wouldn't it just sleep like that for two months?

So should feed it or not...

Xu Qinyu looked at the little black cat in her arms again, if they could save it, would the two fight? Will the little black panther bite the little white snake?

This has not started to raise, she has already begun to worry.

Without waiting for Xu Qinyu to think about it, she put the little black panther next to the small stove, where it was warm, and she went out to kill the fish.

Pei Jianing also squatted over to help slowly.

After the fish was cleaned and marinated, Pei Weixuan also bought the medicine and came back.

He boiled the medicine in a small stove, and when the medicine was boiled into a paste and brought it outside to cool, Pei Weixuan went to treat the wound on the little leopard, shaved off the hair on the wound of the little black leopard, and took some spirits Come to clean the wound of the little leopard, the little leopard finally reacted a little, screaming in pain, weak and weak, like a cat.

The whole family squatted in the kitchen watching Pei Weixuan treat Little Leopard's wound.

After cleaning the wound of the little leopard, finally start to sew it up, and then apply the cool ointment to wrap it up.

Pei Weixuan told Xu Qinyu, "You can change the medicine once every three days."

Xu Qinyu nodded.

The fourth brother is still very powerful. The medicine prescribed is very easy to use. When she touched the frostbite on her face, it was almost healed.

In the evening, Mrs. Wen was not surprised when she learned that her daughter-in-law had bought a little leopard that was about to be bitten to death. She was probably used to it.

Xu Qinyu also felt relieved, and was a little excited, it was the first time to raise such a big cat.

Wen Shi came back early today and helped the cart go out and sold all the fish.

In the evening, Xu Qinyu fried another tofu, and the mushroom chicken soup was stewed when she came back in the afternoon. The old hen was cleaned up. It was a chicken raised by herself. Need to blanch water, do not need to add oil in the iron pot, pour the chicken pieces in and stir fry, the oil inside is fried, add two slices of ginger, add water to boil, the boiled water has no foam, and pour it after boiling Put it in the casserole and cook over medium heat for an hour and a half, add the washed mushrooms, sprinkle with a little salt, and don't need to add any other seasonings. Cook for another quarter of an hour and you can eat it.

The stewed chicken soup is golden yellow. Although there is some oil, it is exactly what the family needs. The chicken melts in the mouth, and the mushrooms absorb the soup of the chicken soup. With its own umami, even Xu Qinyu drank two. A large bowl, and finally a large casserole of wild mushroom chicken soup was eaten cleanly by the family.

People in Osmanthus Lane felt that the food at Xu Xiaoniangzi's house was particularly fragrant, more fragrant than ever before, full of the rich aroma and umami of chicken soup.

...

It didn't snow much for the next two days, and Pei Weixuan went to the mountains again the next day. He went to the mountains to collect medicines, the medicines he used and the medicines that the little leopard used.

The night he just left, the little white snake that was always coiled by the stove and the stove woke up, spat out a snake letter, and swam to Xu Qinyu's side.

Xu Qinyu was still a little afraid of it, but seeing that it had been swimming beside her and never left, she suddenly realized.

Is it hungry?

She knew that the snake's way of eating was swallowing, so she got up and cut two pieces of fish, put it on a small plate and placed it in front of the little snake.

Xu Qinyu was happy. Seeing the two children squatting and watching, she cut up two more pieces of fish and gave them to the two children, "Brother Feng, come and try it."

The two children happily took the fish, put it on the plate, and watched the little snake swallow the fish.

After the little snake finished eating, he stared at Xu Qinyu with a snake letter.

Xu Qinyu guessed that it wasn't full, cut a few more pieces, and finally fed them together with Feng Ge'er and Dian Jie'er. The two children were coaxed by her like this, and they rarely showed a smile on their faces. The three of them were just like that. After feeding about two or three catties of fish to the little white snake, the little white snake crawled back to the stove again, and formed a circle next to the little leopard.

The little leopard didn't eat or drink, and had been lying beside the stove and fell asleep.

Xu Qinyu looked at one black and one white, the two were almost in a group, and unexpectedly felt quite harmonious.

Pei Weixuan only came back the next afternoon, carrying two cloth bags, one of which was filled with fungi, and the other was filled with medicinal materials.

Xu Qinyu also recognized some medicinal materials, but the medicinal materials he picked were all unknown to her.

Pei Weixuan came back to dry and concoct the medicinal materials. He also dried the red fruit, mixed it with other medicinal materials, and divided it into four parts.

Two days later, it started to snow again.

After eating the evening meal that night, Xu Qinyu finished stewing the fat intestines, Wen Shi also cleaned the kitchen, and Pei Weixuan told the two, "Mother, Yuniang, I need to take a medicinal bath to remove the poison in my body later, maybe I need you to stand by and tie me with twine, otherwise I am afraid that I will lose my mind and destroy this house."

Wen Shi was worried, "Brother Xuan, it will be alright."

Xu Qinyu was also a little worried, she had to be tied with hemp rope, which felt a little dangerous.

"It's alright, don't worry, mother."

The poison in this body will definitely not go away, Wen Shi nodded.

Pei Weixuan boiled the package of medicine he had prepared in the iron pot, poured it into the bathtub, and added a bucket of cold water. He took off his long jacket, left a pair of trousers, stepped into the bathtub and sat down. The wrist melted, and the blood dripped down the wrist into the tub.

Ning Jie'er had already been called by the Wen family to put the two children to sleep.

There are only three people left in the room.

Xu Qinyu felt that this medicine did not have the unpleasant bitter taste of Chinese herbal medicines, and it was quite fragrant.

She couldn't help but glance at the fourth brother's bare back. His skin was white and a little thin, but his shoulders were wide and his waist narrow.

At this time, Xu Qinyu was surprised to find that the blood from the fourth brother's wrist was mixed in the medicated bath, but it didn't spread out. , and Wen's as well.

Pei Weixuan glanced at the two of them, "Tie me up."

The two of them hurriedly grabbed the twine next to them to help them tie them up.

"Tie up tighter."

Pei Wei Xuan said.

Wen Shi gritted his teeth and pulled the hemp rope hard, and the hemp rope was inserted into his shoulder blade.

This binding method is to first tie his hands behind his back, and then wrap his arms around the entire upper body so that he cannot move.

After the tying, Wen's hands were shaking, and after a while, the two of them saw Pei Weixuan's face getting paler and paler.

Those blood stains finally melted in the medicine bath and gradually dissipated, but the medicine should soak into the blood vessels along the wound on his wrist.

Xu Qinyu watched his blood vessels bulge a little. The blood vessels that were supposed to be blue gradually turned black, like black lines all over the body.