It was a new day, and after Li Lu got up, he turned to the pavilion at the end of the corridor behind the palace and slowly enjoyed the scenery of the mountains and forests opposite.Some time ago, Li Lu took the whole family to Tianzhu to escape the cold, a few days ago their family came to the famous spring city of Banga City in Tianzhu, after coming to Banga, Li Lu liked this place, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, it is a good place, Li Lu asked Li Songyi to buy a very large mansion here for himself a long time ago, and it became his palace after the transformation.Li Lu stretched his waist, and then moved a wisteria chair to the blue and white stone railing, while gently touching his chin that had just shaved his beard, while looking at the smoky and green mountains in the distance.Although it is the depths of winter, it is like spring here in Banga City in Tianzhu, the morning breeze is rainy, the cool is familiar, the trees are jagged in a forest at the foot of the mountain, the birds are chirping, the wild flowers are beautiful, and the flying spring is murmuring.Li Luzheng was intoxicated by the picturesque scenery of the mountains and forests, and suddenly heard the voice of the old eunuch Gao Xing, "Your Majesty, it's time to order dinner......
Li Lu shook his head slightly, and he was about to go back and have breakfast.At this moment, he suddenly heard the rustling sound of the big tree outside the pavilion, and two large monkeys rushed down from the treetops, and quickly climbed from this branch to that branch.Li Lu looked up at these two monkeys who could be regarded as old acquaintances, smiled slightly and couldn't help but stop.Although the two monkeys are still a little timid, they seem to be accustomed to Li Lu, and sometimes they can get bananas that Li Lu throws at them.At this time, Li Lu found that one of the monkeys was holding a shiny thing in his hand, perched on a low branch outside the pavilion, and a pair of dark brown eyes were staring at him in a daze.Li Lu finally saw the glittering thing clearly, it was a gold wrench inlaid with green jade.Li Lu knew that monkeys often liked to pick up gadgets to play with, but they didn't have a long-term temperament, and once they decided that they couldn't put them in their mouths to eat, they would soon throw them at will.If Li Lu didn't let the monkey drop the wrench here and now, it wouldn't take half a day for it to be thrown by the monkey somewhere in the woods, and it would not be easy to find it at that time.Li Lu had no fruit in his hand for a while, so he hurriedly took out a folding fan, a fire sickle, and some jade and other gadgets from his sleeves, and placed them side by side on the small stone tables in the pavilion, while carefully studying each thing, while throwing it to the ground casually.Seeing this, the monkey was amused, and went down to the tree tree closest to Li Lu and stared at Li Lu curiously.Suddenly, it also imitated Li Lu and looked at the wrench in his hand, and then threw it to the ground.When Li Lu saw that the monkey was tricked, he screamed in his heart that he was lucky, and hurriedly stood up.The monkey was so frightened that he jumped up the high branch.Li Lu found that the monkey's furry body was stuck with a few dried straws, and was about to step forward to take a closer look, when the monkey roared twice and disappeared into the dense woods.Li Luffy stepped out of the blue and white stone fence and searched under the mossy bushes, and after a while, he found the golden wrench.He played with the wrench.This wrench is made of two golden dragons coiled around each other, and a cold and shining glass jade is embedded in the end of the joint, which is a rare treasure at a glance.The wrench ring is very wide and should be worn by men.Li Lu was about to put this wrench into his sleeve, and suddenly found a few ochre-colored spots on the wrench, he took a closer look, and immediately understood that this was dried blood.Li Lu turned around and saw the old eunuch Gao Xing coming to eat with him, so he asked, "Elder Gao, do you know what kind of people live on the opposite hillside?"
”"Your Majesty, the slope of the hill is very steep, and only a dense forest grows, and there are no people living in it, but there are a few houses on the top of the mountain."
Gao Xing replied respectfully."
Oh, I remember, I saw a few days ago on the top of the mountain how many houses are leaving, I wonder if there are people living in them now?"
Li Lu said after hearing this."
Your Majesty, the old slave heard that there are only two families living on the top of this mountain, one surnamed Jin, and they are very rich in such a business as opening pawnshops in several big cities.The other family is surnamed Huang and says that he is the shopkeeper of a crude medicine shop. ”Gao Xing said with a smile, because the old man is Li Lu's big butler, and when Li Songyi renovated the palace, the first person to come was Gao Xing, so he is still familiar with it here."
Hehehe, I don't know the one surnamed Jin very well, and the one surnamed Huang is not the shopkeeper of the crude medicine shop opposite the government in Banga City?
A few days ago, when I went to the city to play, I saw him with a sad face. ”Li Lu said with a smile."
As Your Majesty said, I heard that his pharmacy is not doing well this year, and this is still secondary.To make matters worse, his son, who is seventeen or eighteen years old this year, is a dementia.Illiterate, ignorant of books, let alone entering the school, the most important thing is that the shopkeeper Huang has a heart disease. ”Gao Xing also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this meal is ready, you see ......"
Li Lu nodded absentmindedly, and then went to breakfast, while eating breakfast, Li Lu was thinking that this wrench should not be lost by the people on the top of the mountain, because the monkey is timid and does not dare to approach the inhabited house.Of course, it may have been picked up somewhere in the garden, but even then, the monkeys would have thrown it away on their way down from the top of the hill through the dense forest to the bottom of the mountain.He concluded that the monkey had picked up the wrench closer to the foot of the mountain.After Li Lu finished breakfast, he paced back to his study, thinking about how to write a notice of lost and found and post it, maybe the owner would come to claim it soon.He looked at the wrench in his hand again, and saw that the emerald was as close as a desolate eye, as if to lament to himself its hidden misfortune.Those few ochre-colored blood spots made Li Lu look dazed and worried.In front of the courtyard of the palace, a group of guards was lining up to change their patrols, Li Lu suddenly thought of something, so he stopped and asked the officer who led the team: "Luo Canglin, I ask you, you have been patrolling here every day, have you ever known that there are no homes living at the foot and slope of this back mountain?"
”The officer named Luo Canglin said: "Your Majesty, the foot of this hillside is uninhabited, but there is a small thatched hut made of branches on the mountainside.Lately, some visitors from other places have been spending the night there, and I'm on the lookout for something.Go there often. ”This Luo Canglin and these guards are Li Lu's personal guards, because this is where Li Lu's palace is located, so the guards are stationed here all the year round A small army, this Luo Canglin is the leader of this small army, after listening to his reply, Li Lu thought to himself, the problem is likely to be in that thatched hut."
How far is that hut from here?"
Li Lu asked."
Your Majesty, there is at most a mile of land, and a narrow mountain road from the foot of the mountain can be reached quickly."
Luo Canglin thought for a while and said."
Let Li Songyi come to see me!"
Li Lu said decisively.After a while, Li Songyi came, and Li Lu pulled him aside and recounted with him how he got a golden wrench.He took the wrench and showed it to Li Songyi: "Songyun, look, there is blood on this wrench, maybe the owner cut his finger in the forest, and he took off the wrench and was picked up by the monkey when he washed his hands by the stream."
This wrench is a very precious piece of jewelry, and we will now go to the hillside to see it, and perhaps the owner is anxiously searching for it. ”Li Lu turned his face and ordered Luo Canglin and the two personal soldiers to go with them.The few of them set out from under the gazebo behind the palace and walked along the mossy muddy path to the bottom of the mountain.Luo Canglin led in front, and the two guards were engrossed in guarding work, and what was annoying was that the mountain road was tortuous and steep.There was no one to be seen along the way, only the birds in the forest were chirping.was so tired that he didn't pay attention to it, Luo Canglin stopped, pointed to the empty space between the oak trees in front of him, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the place that the minister said." ”Everyone saw that there was a thatched hut made of branches behind the clearing, the roof of the thatched hut was overgrown with weeds, and the surrounding area was covered with slippery moss, and the doors and windows were closed, and the atmosphere of this barren mountain was very strange.In the open space in front of the hut there was a cutting board made of tree stumps, and next to the cutting board was a mess of straw.The surroundings are quiet and desolate, and even in the daytime, it is like a cemetery, which is chilling.