Chapter 65 Cloak

Pan Jinlian calculated that the monthly wages were only two yuan, which was already small enough, but even these two silver were counterfeit coins. It seems that the wages are not enough. Fortunately, there is still gold foil on her body.

"Newcomer, work quickly. You have to work from here. If you can't make food for 200 people, you can't avoid a whip. The young man reminded Pan Jinlian that her hands did not stop and were still working.

"I don't know what to call this guy?" Pan Jinlian asked.

"Just call me a hairy egg. In this half-day castle, the name is the most indifferent and cheap name to live for a long time. I know your name is Pan Qi. Let's work." Maodan's words bring out the old man who does not belong to this age.

The pasta that 200 people want to eat is indeed a big project. In the past, when Wu Dalang's business was not good, he could sell pancakes for 50 or 60 people every day. Later, when the business was good, he was also helped by his friends. However, here, each person's food intake is much larger, which makes Pan Jinlian only grit her teeth and insist. When these people's food is ready, it is already backache.

Time passed quickly, and it was time for dinner. Pan Jinlian found that she got very little food as a cook, and as a woman, she could only barely eat the fruit.

"Are you stupid? You are a cook. You have to save some for yourself when you are doing it. Everyone has a trick. If there is a famine on the mountain, the cook must be the last to die. As Mao Dan said, he took out a dried wild food like a trick and ate it.

The coarse food was so sweet that it was eaten by hairy eggs, which made Pan Jinlian feel greedy.

The cooks have dinner after everyone. When they finish eating, it's almost time to go to bed. Those people are next to the kitchen, which is basically a general shop.

"Sleep quickly. You have to get up and make breakfast tomorrow." Mao Dan lay down as he spoke. When he finished speaking, he had already hit the gourd.

The noisy bedroom returned to quiet in a short period of time, and Pan Jinlian could only hold her shoulders tightly and lie down fiercely. It was not until then that she could really have time to think about her situation.

Ximenqing

Winter is coming, and the heavy snow has turned Yanggu into a different look. According to theory, this is the best time of business every year. Autumn and winter are the peak of supplementary supplements. Some masters of large families are afraid that they can't live for decades, but this year, Ximenqing's business is extremely poor.

The reason is that the ginseng given to Wu Song is exposed.

This has to go back to the night of August 8th. An Daoman in the county government was giving the sea sand girl a yin qi. Suddenly, he was weak and pointed to the county magistrate and said it was fake. At that time, everyone at the scene thought that An Daoman was crazy, but Wu Song stood firmly on the side of An Daoman and helped him identify. When everyone was confused, another county magistrate came outside the door, and everyone was no longer suspicious. It is said that the fake county magistrate has been taken to the prison of the county government office, pretending to be the imperial official, and will definitely be beheaded. But this year's death list has been submitted, so the fake county magistrate will not be able to start until next autumn.

Of course, when this fake will be opened has nothing to do with Ximenqing. What has something to do with Ximenqing is An Daoman. I don't know which tendon Wu Song made a mistake. He had to use the ginseng he sent to continue his life for An Daoman, but that thing was fake. In the end, An Daoman died.

Although Wu Song did not say it clearly, Ximen Qing could see the anger in his eyes. The whole county knew about this almost overnight. Many people who had never seen it said it was more true than those who had seen it. Even if you send a real person, you have to be lied by these people. In a word, Ximen Pharmacy has become a distribution center for fake drugs in Yanggu. It is really deadly.

"It's you, the bad idea, you see, what should I do now?" Ximenqing complained to the pharmacy shopkeeper.

"My owner, I don't want to do this either. Now the reputation of our Ximen Pharmacy is notorious, and even the reputation of me and the guys is not good. Now we can't even change the shop. I really didn't expect this to happen. You said I couldn't cheat myself. The pharmacy shopkeeper replied.

This kind of dialogue takes place several times a day. Ximenqing also knew that the shopkeeper was telling the truth, and no one would think that these strange things would happen at Wu Song's marriage ceremony. At the same time, he often wondered what the reason for these things was. It was so curious.

That morning, Ximen Qing was complaining about the pharmacy shopkeeper. Before he finished the usual dialogue, a person came in outside. You should know that no strangers have come in the Ximen pharmacy for several days. Even if you don't buy medicine, it's better to come in and chat than just a few people talking.

The man was wearing a slightly too big cloak, and the hood was also pulled low, so he couldn't see his face clearly. However, as a relatively senior businessman and bastard, Ximen Qing has long had his own method of observing people. This man's shoes are cotton boots made of good leather goods. They are exquisite and worth at least 50 taels. Can people who wear these shoes have no money? In addition, it is snowing outside, but judging from the few steps of the man came in, there is not much snow under the soles of the shoes, which means that he came from either riding a horse or a sedan chair. Of course, I didn't see the horse or the sedan chair. Combined with this cloak that is a little excessive, it can be easily inferred that this person is deliberately hiding himself and deliberately low-key. Combined with all this, Ximenqing quickly analyzed that this person came to buy things, and he bought expensive things, and it was estimated that he could also sell them at a high price. After all, for people who act secretly, stepping into one door will add a layer of exposure.

"Dear Guest, what would you like?" The pharmacy shopkeeper first reported the most professional greetings, and Ximen Qing was also happy to observe more.

"I want to make a big deal with you. Will you talk about it in detail later?" The person did not answer the question directly, but threw out such a sentence.

This is exactly in line with Ximen Qing's speculation.

"Yes, yes, our Ximen Pharmacy is doing big business." Ximenqing stood up and said, and made a gesture of invitation. The other party's straightforwardity saved him a lot of trouble, which made Ximen Qing very happy.

"Please come this way." The pharmacy shopkeeper looked at Ximenqing's statement and quickly took over the stubble.

Ximen Qing was extremely comfortable at this moment, and now he really has a sense of being a master, not an accessory to the pharmacy shopkeeper. Maybe this is really a blessing in disguise.

The three walked through the front hall and came to the back room. Some dignitaries talking about large business are usually accepted here. Ximen Qing waved to the clerk and signaled them all to go out. The guest didn't care whether he could get tea or snacks, and Ximen Qing was also happy to save money.

Three people sat down one after another. Ximenqing said, "This guest officer, I have already dismissed it. Now the three of us, you can say what big business we have to do."

"Ha ha, then look at me who I am." The person who came slowly pulled down the hood on his head.

This person is average-looking, looks like he is in his thirties, and his teeth are yellow. Ximenqing looked a little familiar, but he really couldn't remember who it was. So he looked at the pharmacy shopkeeper as if asking for help, and the pharmacy shopkeeper was also thinking about something.

Huangya didn't say anything, just laughed a few times, and then stretched out his hands and rubbed them constantly, looking very patient.

"Are you Li Wu?" The pharmacy shopkeeper suddenly said.

"The shopkeeper is really a good memory. I'm Li Wu." The man was still laughing dryly, and his yellow teeth made Ximenqing feel a little disgusting.

However, when the shopkeeper mentioned Li Wu's name, Ximen Qing also remembered. Li Wu was still working in Yanggu County in summer. Later, when he heard that it was related to the capital, he went to the capital. During his stay in Yanggu, Li Wu also came to several pharmacies to buy some knife wounds and wounds. Of course, he also bought eczeal drugs.

Ximenqing has sold a total of two ecliptic drugs in the past year, one to the people of Douli and the other to Li Wu. However, after selling it to the Tou Li people, the opposite sedan was attacked that night, which also made Ximen Qing wash his hands completely and no longer dare to sell ecscination, just a little to prepare for a rainy day.

Li Wu, who raised the capital, suddenly appeared. Why on earth can he do anything big?

"The owner must have remembered who I am. The effect of the medicine is really good. It can be in a coma for three days in a row. Of course, the medicine that can erase memory is also good. Yellow teeth smiled again.

Erase the memory? Ximen Qing didn't know that there was such a existence in his pharmacy, so he took a look at the shopkeeper.

"Master, this is a biography of a small family, so I sold some to Fifth Master Li." The shopkeeper showed some innocent expression.

"Master Li, our Ximen Pharmacy has some foundation. The unique recipe is not to mention the whole country, but it is no problem to be second to none in the state capital. I don't know what advice Master Li has for coming from the capital this time. Ximenqing was disgusted with walking around in circles. It was really insecure to chat with such a person who controlled the handle. It was better to know the purpose of the other party directly.

"The owner is a fast talker." Huang Ya grinned again: "I returned to Yanggu, but I'm actually here to help my host."

"Help me?" Ximenqing's face did not show anything, but his heart was uncertain. My biggest problem now is that the business is not good, but can you Li Wu make my business better?

"I know that there is an enemy in my family. If I want to get rid of it quickly, I, Li, came back for this." Li Wu arranged the cloak so that the cloak was better piled in the chair.

"I'm a seller, no enemy." Ximenqing made a hasty decision that this kind of thing must not be touched, and it must be sacrificed as cannon fodder.

"Brother Siquan, you have enemies. This enemy is Wu Song. Li Wu said without any hesitation, but straightforward, which was surprising.

"Wusong is the head of this county, killing tigers and maintaining public security. I can only respect him. You should also be a subordinate of Wu Song for a short time. Don't have such slander.

Ximenqing's words are very clear. You are likely to be from Wu Song. Why should I make friends with you? But Ximen Qing also knew that it was difficult for Wu Song to buy Li Wu, who had been raised in the capital, so he said so in the hope that Li Wu could say more truthful and credible things.

"The owner is indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, so I can tell the truth here." Li Wu spread out his hands.

"Listen carefully." Ximenqing didn't say much, and he really wanted to hear what Li Wu said.

"I only said why I wanted to get rid of Wu Song." Li Wu took a deep breath and began to say, "After Wu Song became the head of Yanggu, the county magistrate gave him an errand. This errand was to escort some money to Beijing and hand it over to the county magistrate's relatives in the capital to wait for the opportunity to rise up in the future. Things were very common, but because of Wu Song's participation, It makes ordinary things fluctuate.

Now the road is not peaceful, and even the birth date can be robbed. The county magistrate sent Wu Song purely to value his ability to fight, and felt that he had a good relationship with Wu Song. Wu Song would definitely sacrifice his life to protect this silver.

Sure enough, Wu Song met the robber on the road. However, this is not a robber, but a strong man hired by an official in the capital. Of course, I can't say which official it is. The plan was originally divided into two parts. This side intercepted Wu Song and obtained silver. At the same time, it kidnapped Wu Song's brother Wu Dalang and found a way to get rid of Wu Song's sister-in-law. In this way, the three Wu family suddenly disappeared in Yanggu, which can be faked into the illusion of guarding and stealing.

Who knew that Wu Song was really brave. He actually killed eight of the strong men and killed an inner responder placed by a strong man in the official office. The interception operation failed. Therefore, the action of kidnapping Wu Da had to be cancelled. After this incident, if Wu Song sent the money to the relatives of the magistrate of the capital, there was nothing anyone could do. But this Wu Song wolf's ambition actually came up with the idea of these silver, and he did not send the silver to the place where it should be sent. I'm a little thirsty. Please bring me a glass of water. Li Wu's words stopped here.

"Shopkeeper, please go and get the water. I drove away all the guys just now. Make the best tea." Ximenqing said to the shopkeeper of the pharmacy.

The pharmacy shopkeeper was very reluctant to get up and go out. Before the dummy ginseng incident, Ximen Qing would not have ordered such an order, but now the shopkeeper is controlled by himself and can do business.

When the footsteps of the pharmacy shopkeeper completely disappeared, Li Wu continued to say, "Next, I'm going to talk about the important thing. The shopkeeper won't come back immediately."

That's true. This man is not really thirsty.

"Don't worry, I just said to take the best tea. The position of the tea is placed separately. It will take a quarter of an hour to make the tea. The shopkeeper is cautious and knowledgeable. He will definitely wait until the tea is brewed before returning. You have enough time. Now I'm starting to be interested in this matter. Ximen Qing leaned against his back and raised his legs.

"Then I will continue." Li Wu looked at Ximenqing with deep meaning, and then continued, "Wu Song did send the silver to the capital, but he did not send it to the relative's house, but donated the silver to the court as Yanggu's tax."

"Donate to the court?" Ximen Qing felt that he had heard it wrong. When Wu Song passed the Guihua Building, he knew that Wu Song must have had a lot of foreign money. When Li Wu said that Wu Song did not send the money to the place where it should be sent, he had subconsciously concluded that Wu Song had embezzled the money. So when he heard the word "donate to the court", he was surprised from the bottom of his heart.

"Well, it was indeed donated to the court, which sounds incredible, but Wu Song did. He handed over the money to the court as an additional tax for Yanggu last year. Because the world is not peaceful, coupled with layers of skinning, in fact, taxes are not collected every year, so the court has many incentives. Yanggu's last year's tax has been paid, and as soon as this extra tax is submitted, some people in the court will be happy. Isn't this a reasonable and legal filial piety? Therefore, according to the usual practice, half of the extra tax was given to Wu Song as a reward. This kind of reward is not in line with the law, it is just a product of a rule, so it only belongs to individuals, and whoever receives it belongs to him. In other words, after Wu Song turned the money around the court, he turned the silver sacked by the county magistrate into reasonable personal property and washed it clean.

Later, it was learned that Wu Song only brought a small amount of money, and most of the money was kept in the capital. The money was directly transfered from the court to the account of Qianzhuang, so no one could move the money except Wu Song. Li Wu shook his head when he said this, and his words actually showed some admiration for Wu Song.

"Then he used the money to get down the osmanthus building?" Ximen Qing suddenly realized that as long as he sent a letter to Qianzhuang, he could directly deal with Guihualou's original owner in the capital, and there was no need for Wu Song to be present.

"The official of Ximen is really clear at all. Wu Song bought Guihua Tower with part of his property, and then seemed to be under his brother's name. After several whitewashing, the money has completely turned into the property of the Wu family. Li Wu nodded.

"I'm afraid you are also one of the strong people." Ximen Qing sneered: "The ecze you bought from me should be used to kidnap Wu Dalang. Wuda disappeared for a long time, and it is said that he went to the branch of the pancake stall in Waifu. But a few days after the attack on the opposite car, Wuhan University appeared again. Come to think of it, you still succeeded in kidnapping Wuhan University and hiding in the sedan chair opposite, right?

"Yes, that's it. That's what I have to do with this. But at that time, we didn't know that Wu Song handled the silver like this. The big man in the capital arranged a strategy for me to get out. After finishing the matter, I quickly raised it. I also heard about the sedan chair, and it should also be sold from you. Li Wu sneered, and his yellow teeth looked a little ferocious.

"I only sell drugs, not asking about the purpose. It's the same when I sell it to you." Ximenqing is eager to get rid of his relationship. Moreover, I guess that the county magistrate asked Wu Song to escort him to Beijing is definitely not only silver, but also other important things, otherwise you would not have appeared here now.

Ximenqing smiled confidently.

"Brother Siquan, you know too much." Huangya's face is no longer joking, but serious.

"The good Biluochun is here." The shopkeeper's shout came from outside, and the footsteps gradually approached.