"Wei Sishen, you are good at observing details, but did you find anything strange about this poem?" Qi Ning handed the paper directly to Wei Yujiang. Wei Yujiang took it with both hands and read it carefully from beginning to end, with a look of doubt on his face. He shook his head and said: "Master Hou, this looks like an ordinary limerick. It's not very clever, and... I can't tell what secret is hidden in it."
Qi Ning said: "Even if the fortune teller wants to pretend to be a ghost to get some money, he can just talk about ways to break evil spirits, but there is no need to have such hidden secrets." He thought for a moment, seeming to be talking to himself: " If you leave a poem behind, if you don’t understand why, there is no guarantee that you will go back to him...!"
"Master Marquis, I stopped you in the middle of fortune-telling and left you this poem. Does it... have any other purpose?" Wei Yujiang was thoughtful.
Qi Ning frowned slightly and suddenly realized something. He reached out to take the paper from Wei Yujiang's hand, put it into his arms, and walked out quickly without saying a word. Wei Yujiang said hurriedly: "Master Hou, you...!" He hadn't finished speaking yet. , Qi Ning's body skills were as good as those of a swallow, and he was already far away in the blink of an eye.
Qining mounted a horse and galloped back to the street. Like an arrow from a string, he arrived at the place where the blind fortune teller had set up his stall. He found that the place had been occupied by a salted fish seller. He got off the horse and went to the salted fish seller. The salted fish seller still thought he was a customer. He already smiled and said: "This is the salted fish that has been passed down by our family for three generations. The pickling method is different from other people's. you… !"
Before he could finish speaking, Qining asked coldly: "Where did the fortune teller go?"
It took less than half an hour between him leaving here and coming back. In just this moment, there was no trace of the blind fortune teller. Qining already knew that there must be something fishy.
The salted fish seller was startled when he saw Qining's stern expression. He raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the long street, and said in a panic: "Earlier... the blind man closed the stall and went... that way?"
Qi Ning glanced over to the other side. People were coming and going on the long street, bustling and chattering. Naturally, he couldn't see the shadow of the blind man. He stared at the place selling salted fish and asked, "Do you often sell salted fish here?"
"Yes, yes...!" said the salted fish seller: "I have been selling here for more than a year, and I set up a stall here early this morning...!"
"Nonsense, if you set up a stall here, why is the fortune teller here?"
"The fortune teller came over and gave me ten cents, treated me to breakfast, and said he would set up a stall here, and he would give it to me in just an hour." Qi Ning seemed to be an unusual person selling salted fish, and he didn't dare to Offended, he explained: "Someone asked me to have breakfast, so... of course I couldn't ask for it, so I took ten cents and went to Shenji Baozi Shop to eat steamed buns...!"
Qi Ning already understood that today's encounter with the blind fortune teller was obviously a plan, and asked: "Have you seen that fortune teller before?"
"I've never seen one before." The salted fish seller said, "There are only two fortune tellers on this street. I know both of them. The blind man is here for the first time."
Without saying another word, Qi Ning turned around and rushed over to his horse. Following the direction pointed by the salted fish seller, he urged the horse forward and ran straight to the street intersection. There was no sign of the blind fortune teller.
Qining knew that since the other party had planned the situation deliberately, the blind fortune teller would definitely leave quickly after he left. Before he could find him back, the blind fortune teller would have gone far away.
He frowned, turned the horse's head, and walked slowly, but he was thinking in his heart. The purpose of the blind fortune-teller's elaborate plan today was simply to get that weird five-character poem into his hands. So he said. Come on, there really is a big mystery hidden in that poem.
Qi Ning remembered that poem clearly and recited it silently twice, but could not figure out the answer for a while.
Since the other party used the method of fortune-telling to pass poems to him, of course he wanted to convey some kind of message to himself, but there was a mystery hidden in the poem, making it so confusing that he didn't know what his intentions were.
Since the other party is coming towards me, he naturally knows his identity. However, after entering the East China Sea, he has always concealed his true identity. There are also many merchants and travelers coming to the East China Sea from all over the world, and there are also three or five people on the street from time to time. When groups of horses pass by, why can the other party recognize his identity
Could it be that he has been under the other party's attention since he entered the East China Sea? Thinking of this, Qining calmly looked around, but did not find anyone staring at him.
Suddenly he heard the sound of a carriage, and the sound of wheels rolling over the bluestones on the street came from behind. Qining was a very reasonable person and did not try to occupy the road. The horse moved to the side, but he felt the carriage approaching him. The car around him slowed down, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look over, only to see that the car curtains had been opened, revealing a mature and beautiful face, it was Mrs. Tian Xuerong.
Qi Ning was a little surprised, but still moved closer. Tian Xuerong looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, and then whispered: "Master Hou, you... why are you here?" She knew that Qin Ning had been hiding his identity. Because people knew about it, I didn't dare to shout loudly on the street, so I only spoke in a very soft voice at this time.
"It's okay. When we get to the East China Sea, let's take a look at the customs and customs here." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Madam, are you out shopping too? Yes, over there at the Chamber of Commerce...?"
"The day after tomorrow, the Medicine Stores Chamber of Commerce on the East China Sea side will gather everyone together." Mrs. Tian said: "I have already met the president of the Medicine Stores Chamber of Commerce. He asked me to attend the meeting the day after tomorrow, but it will be set up on the East China Sea side. The name needs to be discussed with the Donghai General Chamber of Commerce."
"Are you going to the General Chamber of Commerce?"
"The president of the General Chamber of Commerce has been very busy recently, so I have to ask the vice president about this matter." The wife explained: "The vice president is Mr. Chen from the Chen family in Donghai. I just went to the Chen Mansion and only met Mr. Chen once. , Mr. Chen left because of something, and asked me to go see him tonight. If he has free time in the evening, he can stop by for dinner. "
Qi Ning nodded and said with a smile: "As long as everything goes well, how are the arrangements at the Chamber of Commerce?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Marquis." Madam smiled sweetly and charmingly: "Chambers of commerce in various places have trade relations, and they take good care of each other. Everything is very convenient. I also asked about it last night. Every year in July and August, At this time, it is the most severe time for intestinal wandering. It is said that they have never had suitable drugs to treat intestinal wandering. Many people suffer from this disease, and some people even suffer from this disease. And lost his life...!"
Qi Ning smiled and said: "The East China Sea is flooded with intestinal fluids. Madam took the trouble to come to the East China Sea and brought them a panacea. This is the Bodhisattva coming to the world, hahaha...!"
The lady blushed, her face was like a peach blossom, and she said softly: "The Marquis is making fun of me again, this... this panacea was given by Miss Tang, who is the Bodhisattva who descended to earth."
"She is a Bodhisattva, and you are also a Bodhisattva. If you save people who are in trouble, you will naturally be rewarded." Qining still appreciates his wife's decision to run medicine in the East China Sea. After all, saving the world and saving people is a matter of immeasurable merit, and the East China Sea is a serious disease of intestinal dysentery. In the disaster area, my wife worked tirelessly to bring medicine. Even though she is still a businessman pursuing profit, she has done a great good deed after all. Once the medicine for treating intestinal travel can be sold on a large scale in the East China Sea, it can solve the problems of many people. pain.
Moreover, Qi Ning had said before that while ensuring the cost, there would never be a price premium, at least so that the common people could easily buy this drug without too much pressure, and Madam had no objection to this.
The two looked at each other. Madam's eyes touched Qining's eyes, and her heart skipped a beat. Neither of them could invite the other to sit in their residence. Although Madam always stayed with Qining alone, A little nervous, but on the street where people were coming and going, he was still calm and composed, and said with a smile: "Master Marquis is busy, I won't delay you anymore."
She didn't ask Qining how things were going. When they were in the capital, Qining said he was here to escort her. Madam naturally knew now that this was what Qining was trying to do to coax her. During this trip to the East China Sea, the young Marquis was on official business. However, this group of people went to the East China Sea with Qining, and with the young Marquis taking care of them, Madam felt confident and at ease.
Qi Ning nodded and said: "If you have any difficulties, just go to the post house to find me. Even though things are busy, don't be too hard."
His words of concern warmed the lady's heart. She hummed softly and smiled softly at Qi Ning. Then she lowered the curtains. Qi Ning watched the carriage leave and looked up at the sky. It was almost noon and she saw someone beside her. I walked straight to a restaurant and was greeted by a waiter who had already taken the horse and led Qining up to the second floor.
Although Qi Ning concealed his identity, the material of his clothes was very good, and he looked like someone with some status. The waiter led Qi Ning to sit down at the table by the window. Qi Ning ordered the waiter to serve some Donghai specialties, and then served A pot of wine, sitting by the window, looking down at the people coming and going.
Donghai City seemed calm and normal, no different from the past, but who could have known that the heirs of the Golden Sword Marquis and the Commander-in-Chief of the East China Sea Navy and his wife died in this city.
Today, a blind fortune teller appeared inexplicably and gave himself another inexplicable poem. Although Qining has not yet solved the mystery behind that poem, his intuition told him that this poem is likely to be related to the death of Tantai Zhilin. It does matter, but who is the blind fortune teller
When the food and drinks were served, Qining was about to use his chopsticks when he heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Then a tall, middle-aged man in brocade clothes came out of the stairs and scanned the second floor. He heard a voice shouting : "This way, Brother Chang!"
Qi Ning remained calm, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that on a table not far from him, two people stood up at the same time and waved to the man who was going upstairs. Brother Chang laughed and walked over shakingly, laughing. He said: "Brothers, don't be offended. You got up late and came late. Don't be offended."
"Second brother is a busy man. The business in the casino is booming. We brothers all know it." The two people asked Brother Chang to sit down. Brother Chang smiled and said: "I don't need to keep an eye on the business in the casino. Hey, there are some new products coming from the back street. Zhang Laosan asked me to try them two days ago. I haven’t had time yet. I took the time to go there last night. Hey, it really made me want to die. I almost went there. I can’t even walk on the road.”