The baggage was guarded by the Libei iron cavalry, and the bandits were transported back to Cizhou. Shen Zechuan only brought a dozen Jinyiwei and some goods, and disguised himself as a businessman heading north. Instead of going directly to Dunzhou, he went around the official road from Fanzhou to Dunzhou and entered through the west gate.
Six ears and a brim hat, pouted and followed behind Fei Sheng. As long as his eyes rolled, Jin Yiwei would hold him in the middle, making him suffocated and unable to move. He used to be Lei Jingzhe's carrier pigeon. He was well-informed and most familiar with Dunzhou's trends. Having him lead the way would save him a lot of trouble. But this old man was a thief. At first, in order to escape, he smeared his face so black that he was mixed in with the bandits, so Fei Sheng almost lost his sight.
Shen Zechuan's medicine did not stop. After walking for five days, the cough gradually disappeared. It's just that the two fingers of his right hand are still unable to exert force, and he can't even write letters these days.
"When we enter the city, we have to go to a pawnshop to re-record the goods first." Liu Er grabbed the brim hat, hid his face, then copied his hand and tilted his neck, "Dunzhou is very chaotic now, only Only the caravans who have put up a sign in the pawnshop can enter the city and live in the city, and all parties are cautious, this is an unwritten rule, and anyone who does not understand the rules will definitely have a problem."
Shen Zechuan's folding fan was on his knees, hidden in the car, showing only a vague outline, he said, "Whose pawnshop is this?"
"Hezhou Yan's," Liu Er lowered his voice and leaned close to the curtain of the car, "When Lei Changming was still sponsored by Yan's, this place was a mess. But he is not a political envoy after all, and we do not have so many subordinate officers and servants as bandits, so we turn a blind eye to the lower ones. But there are too many businessmen coming and going, who knows if they are spies? Yan Xiaogong So he gave Lei Changming an idea to build a pawn shop here with the word 'Tongming' on it. As long as he is a brother who does business with the Luoshan bandits, he will naturally know how to answer when he goes in. Later, the Yan family broke up with us. Yes, but the pawnshop is still here, and it can be regarded as the face that Lei Changming gave to Young Master Yan."
The corners of Shen Zechuan's lips moved slightly, and said, "In this way, Mrs. Yan has grasped the movements of Dunzhou and recorded every transaction that Lei Changming has made. This Young Master Yan knows better than Lei Changming himself these years. account."
"A child prodigy," Liu Er smacked his lips, "Yan Heru's business is not unprofitable. This man is young, but he loves money very much! He dares to do any business."
"Lei Changming has saved his life for him, and there must be a reason for the two to break up." Shen Zechuan asked casually, remembering the matter of the Shaw clan's grandson.
Liu Er was afraid that Shen Zechuan would kill the donkey in the future, and he would please him in every possible way. After thinking about the stakes again, he sold Lei Changming and said, "Lei Changming has a hobby... It has become more serious in recent years. People who have heard of it in Dun and Duan are very afraid. If he didn't dare to stay, he was afraid that we would kidnap him and give it to Lei Changming. Originally, Lei Changming hid the Yan family and didn't dare to mention it, but later he asked the brothel over there in Fanzhou to ask for a young child, and the prostitute came over to deliver the child to the pawn shop. What I remember is rice noodles, which was checked by Yan's family, which made the young master lose a lot of temper. Lei Changming and Yan Heru promised to change it, but how could he change it? Plus Cai Yu was there That one fanned the flames, and it didn't take long before they really fell out, Yan Heru cut off Luoshan's monthly supply, and the food didn't go to us anymore."
Six ears said here, facing the curtain.
"Because of this, we were too hungry in Luoshan. Lei Jingzhe asked Lei Changming to ask for food from Cizhou. Zhou Gui had no soldiers and no power at the time, so he gave it again and again. It happened that the emperor in the capital died. Hou As soon as the master turned against it, their uncle and nephew planned to use Han Jin in exchange for the title. Anyway, no one cares about Zhongbo. If it does happen, what kind of king will we be named, and we will be transformed into a local regular army!"
Shen Zechuan tapped his fingertips and said, "Lei Jingzhe is really a good boy."
Lei Jingzhe was Lei Changming's think tank. How could he let Lei Changming fall for such a simple matter of sending a child to Fanzhou? When Yan cut off Lei Changming's monthly payment, Lei Changming would focus his main force on Ibaraki. He swaggeredly marched to Cizhou, and was killed by Xiao Chiye and Shen Zechuan as targets - he really was a surrogate target.
Lei Jingzhe probably wanted to replace him a long time ago. They exchanged the title with Han Cheng, but Han Cheng might not be willing to stand up to two people's lions' big mouths, plus Lei Changming's insatiable greed. So Lei Jingzhe simply removed Lei Changming, his uncle, and let him die in the strife, which is clean and convenient.
This shows that there are two possibilities. One is that Han Cheng is not a scorpion, and the scorpion is far less capable than Shen Zechuan was worried about; the other is that they are all chess pieces and do not need to know each other. can complete the task.
Shen Zechuan had his own extension of these two guesses, he fell into deep thought, and did not speak again.
* * *
It was Hai Shi when the carriage entered the city, and the Tongming Pawnshop was really brightly lit. Fei Sheng went down to register with his six ears, and saw that there were various types of carriages outside the pawnshop, including Longyou merchants from Juexi, and Ren Yazi from Fanzhou. The sound of the abacus was mixed with all kinds of shouts, and there were all kinds of things for sale. At this time, it was still very lively.
Centered on the pawnshop, there are big lanterns hanging on the left and right, restaurants and shops all night long, and the whole street is noisy. There are many beggars, but they are all called to drink. There are sisters of any age who are selling their bodies. They can sleep for a night in the inn by the side of the past money master, and they earn some food by this. In the crowd of people, Fei Sheng noticed several faces on the edge of the sand.
It doesn't look like a defeat here at all, the air is filled with the sour smell of wine and meat, which is crowded out with the spices from Juexi and Chashi River, turning into a smell that makes the soles of the feet feel numb. This street is like a galaxy reflected in the sky, gathering the only remaining lights of Zhongbo, making the surroundings extremely dark.
There were too many people, so Fei Sheng didn't dare to take care of him, so he went to the pawnshop to look for someone to register. The goods were miscellaneous grains from Huaizhou. The inspectors were busy but not chaotic. They searched for the goods one by one according to the listing order.
When the guy arrived in front of the carriage, he did not reach out to lift the curtain without authorization, but saluted the carriage earnestly, and said, "The man came from the west, and all of them are all-powerful business experts. When they arrive in Dunzhou, they will not dare to neglect. I'll put it aside here for a while, you're tired of driving and driving, you should listen to it for fun and relieve your boredom."
Shen Zechuan didn't answer.
This guy is used to seeing merchants and dealings with giants and bandits, and knows that some masters have a bad temper. He looked as usual, stood firm, and said, "When you enter the city, what kind of business you do with someone is entirely up to the masters themselves, and no one can control them. They are all visitors, and they are all friends. Dunzhou is secluded. Let’s take care of each other. If something needs to be reconciled, you can send someone to the shop to call. It doesn’t matter where the person is. As long as the man asks, the guys are always on call, so as to ensure that you don’t delay. But there is only one rule to tell you. I understand, that is, any goods that are bought and sold must be recorded in the shop; all goods that are recorded in the shop must be genuine items. As long as a sign is hung in our shop, even if Mr. Yan nodded, we In Dunzhou, goodwill is shared, wealth and wealth are shared."
After the man finished speaking, he saluted the carriage again, raised his arms sideways, and guided: "The backyard is specially reserved for the lord, you can choose the person to serve, and you will have everything you need. As long as the lord lives in Dunzhou, what you want to eat, Whatever you want to play, just say it, our Yan family has it all!"
Fei Sheng was stunned to himself, the Xi family was also rich, but far from being so generous. This Yan Heru is really amazing. It is said that he loves money like his life, but he also spends money like soil. Can't get in!
The guy didn't talk nonsense, and shouted: "The Sixteenth Courtyard of Tianji, welcome the distinguished guests to enter the door!"
The carriage was driven with a bang, led by a special handyman, and drove into the yard.
Shen Zechuan faced the car window and heard the restaurant upstairs song in the dark. The lanterns of various colors are dazzling, through the curtain, like colorful waves, dazzling people confused.
* * *
Liu Er was amazed when he entered the courtyard. He took off his shoes before entering the porch, hugged him, followed behind Fei Sheng and looked around, saying, "This grandma's... how much money does it cost..."
Fei Sheng glanced at the porch and said, "There's no one that can't be hit by a hundred thousand."
Liu Er had never seen so much money, and neither had Fei Sheng. You must know that in Qidu, the total military expenditure for Libei and Qidong during the Xiande years was only capped at 2 million. The courtiers reduced their salaries and tightened their belts to supply the Libei iron cavalry and Qidong garrison. The court was poor. crazy. But here, Yan Heru waved hundreds of thousands of taels, and smashed it down to entertain people.
It was really hard on the road, Fei Sheng didn't dare to let Shen Zechuan boil again, waiting for someone to take the medicine, he called his subordinates to fetch water and tidied up the bed. He didn't dare to urge Shen Zechuan to rest, so he quietly ordered Ding Tao to go up.
Fei Sheng did not ask Yan's people to serve in the courtyard. Jinyi guards guarded the courtyard layer by layer. He stayed on the last floor and stayed under Shen Zechuan's eaves at night. Not only on the ground, but also on the ridge of the yard, there are Jin Yiwei. Ding Tao slept well in the carriage during the day, and now sits on it with Lixiong to write and draw. Before leaving, Xiao Chiye's words reappeared in Fei Sheng's mind from time to time, so that when Shen Zechuan coughed at night, Fei Sheng's heart ran to his throat.
Shen Zechuan was not familiar with Dunzhou, but he didn't know what was going on tonight, and the nightmare was terrible. Chashi Tiankeng disappeared, followed by Jianxing Palace.
Under the dim eaves sat the deaf and mute mother, and Shen Zechuan stood in the dim room, feeling thirsty. The table was so high, he tiptoed to reach for the tea cup, but he pushed it to the ground, shards of porcelain splashed at his feet, scratching Shen Zechuan's fingers.
Shen Zechuan sobbed.
He was inexplicably sad, as if he had broken a baby.
But no matter how Shen Zechuan sobbed, Mu's mother was doing embroidery with her back behind her back. She stretched her arm, pressed it down again, and the shadow dragged to Shen Zechuan's feet, turning into a strange long-bodied monster. She made an action repeatedly, and there was a dead silence around her.
Shen Zechuan's fingers were in pain as if they were torn apart, he grabbed his little robe in anxiety and wrapped his cut fingers. The robe soon oozes blood, like camellia falling into the snow, shattering red and bright.