Bai Xiaosheng is not a person, but an industry.
There are dynasties and palaces, and there are people in the rivers and lakes. Thirty-six lines and seventy-two deeds, there is such a type of people, they belong to the three religions and nine streams, and they don't sound serious and noble, but they have many ways and functions in them. Sometimes, the little sporadic relationship between the imperial court and the rivers and lakes is maintained by these people of three religions and nine ranks.
And Bai Xiaosheng is one of these industries.
As the name suggests, Bai Xiaosheng and Bao Tuoduo are somewhat similar. In the centuries of inheritance, this industry has not appeared many times, and ordinary people may have never heard of it. As for where and who, no one knows. But I don't know if it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The Fengxian pawnshop in the Ding capital is now Bai Xiaosheng of Ming Qi.
The woman in red looked at Shen Miao with gradually awe-inspiring eyes, which made Mo Qing and the others behind them somewhat inexplicable, although they were in the army and had been in the world, they really did not know what Bai Xiaosheng was.
Naturally, no matter if they came to Fengxian Pawnshop or Bai Xiaosheng, ordinary people would not know that the people who came here were all prepared.
"The girl is..." The woman in red asked tentatively.
"I'm going to make a deal."
Hearing this, the red-clothed woman's expression moved slightly again, and then she smiled at Shen Miao in the stunned eyes of the young man, "The things on this girl's body must be expensive, if so, please follow me to discuss later."
Mo Qing and the others also wanted to follow, but were stopped by the woman in red: "You don't have to."
“Girl…” Jing Zhe was a little worried, if Shen Miao went in alone, she might encounter some accidents.
“You guys stay,” Shen Miao said, “I will come back after this deal is done.”
After Shen Miao and the woman in red left, Mo Qing stayed in the outer hall and Shen Qiu asked Mo Qing to one of Shen Miao's guards, "Brother Mo, what is the young lady doing here?" Yes, it is natural to have some intuition about danger. The expression of the woman in red and the conversation between Shen Miao and several people had already realized that the matter was not simple.
"I don't know either." Mo Qing shook his head with a wry smile, looked at the corridor leading inside, and said, "Miss has her own measure."
The woman in red led Shen Miao through the corridor. The corridor was very long. At the end of the corridor, there was a square wooden pavilion with six floors, with a light veil hanging over it. It is also very beautifully repaired. At least the wood from which the pillars are made is also a valuable tuberose wood.
It is rumored by outsiders that the owner of the Fengxian pawnshop has a lot of wealth, otherwise the pawnshop business is just unsatisfactory and can be maintained for so many years. After all, buying such a large piece of land in the most prosperous area of Dingjing, but it is not enough to make ends meet, not everyone can afford it. of.
But Shen Miao knew that the reason why Fengxian pawnshops were rich was naturally because their way of earning money was not a pawn thing at all, they were doing business without capital, and naturally a lot of profit.
The woman in red welcomed her into the bottom floor of the pavilion, and found a room on the bottom floor for her to sit down. It was a tea room. The mahogany tables and chairs in the tea room were carved with landscape paintings. The carvings were lifelike. The craftsmen's craftsmanship is exquisite, and the value is of course not cheap.
"My name is Hongling," the woman smiled. Her smile almost dripped from the corners of her eyes, as if the amorous feelings were carved into her bones. She asked, "What is the name of the girl?"
“My surname is Shen.” Shen Miao said.
While Shen Miao was looking at the other party, Hong Ling was also looking at Shen Miao. She was secretly surprised. At first, she thought it was a rich lady who came to the Fengxian pawnshop to make trouble, but who knew that she heard "Bai Xiaosheng" from the other party's mouth and knew that she was an expert, so she welcomed her inside. However, Hongling has been doing business in Fengxian pawnshop for so many years, and this is the first time she has met such a young customer. She is not sure how much the other party knows.
"It turned out to be Miss Shen." Hong Ling smiled and said, "I don't know if Miss Shen came to our Fengxian pawnshop to buy or sell?"
Shen Miao said, “If you are buying, you are also selling.”
Hong Ling couldn't help but be stunned when the business was done at the same time. The few girls in Tsing Yi who were waiting around seemed to see Hong Ling's complacent appearance for the first time, and they all glanced at Shen Miao quietly.
Putting away the shock in her heart, Hong Ling continued to laugh and said, "Then I don't know what the value of this deal made by Miss Shen is?"
Shen Miao shook her head.
Hong Ling did not understand what she meant: "Miss Shen..."
Shen Miao's voice was very calm, "I have already said before that the business I want to do is too big, he can't see it, and you can't see it either. If you want to talk, please come to your master."
Hong Ling's voice is a little stiff. For so many years, she has long sleeves and good dance, but because everyone who comes here to do business knows what Bai Xiaosheng is in, she is also polite and polite to her. call. For a moment, he instinctively wanted to get angry, but when he raised his head and met Shen Miao's gaze, he was slightly stunned.
The girl on the opposite side doesn't look very old, her eyes are as clear as water, but when she looks at people, it seems that a little bit of coolness bursts open, and her calm appearance has an inexplicable majesty. Hong Ling felt that the other party looked at her with no fear at all, but simply looked down from the top.
Hong Ling's heart was agitated, and the idea of anger disappeared instantly. There are so many people coming and going to do business, and she can see people accurately. This girl's aura... is a bit surprising.
"Miss Shen, I am the one in charge here. If there is a business to be done, naturally I will do it with me," she said. Even though she felt that Shen Miao’s identity was very human, Hong Ling was not frightened, the smile on her face became more gorgeous: “No matter how much money I have, I have not seen it before.”
“It has nothing to do with the silver,” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “I said before, you are not in control of this transaction.” She glanced around, “I came with sincerity, but you are not sincere. Bai Xiaosheng is also not sincere. But so."
Hongling has never met such a rude person before, and the smile on her face turned cold, and she said, "I don't think Miss Shen is doing business with sincerity, since Miss Shen can't trust me, I have no way."
Shen Miao stared at her and said after a while, "In this case, I will sell you a message first."
Hong Ling paused for a while, only to hear the girl on the opposite side look calm and spit out a sentence: "Back then, the whereabouts of the sisters of the Chen family in Yuzhou, south of the Yangtze River were missing, how would I sell this news to you? If you think this news is of good value, please ask the shopkeeper to contact you. I'll meet and talk about the purchase."
Hong Ling was shocked and looked at her in shock. After a while, she straightened her face and said, "Please wait a moment for Miss Shen, and Hong Ling will step back first."
Hong Ling left in a hurry, and the remaining girls in the tea room looked at her curiously, apparently not knowing why Hong Ling suddenly left after hearing her words.
Shen Miao looked at the tea cup in her hand, the tea was the finest Junshan Silver Needle and the aroma of the tea in the mouth was strong. With the faint incense in the tea room, people can't help but feel relaxed and happy, obviously the owner here will enjoy it very much.
Bai Xiaosheng's business is all about Jianghu news. In Jianghu news, there are buying news and selling news. Some people want to buy news, some people want to sell news, the people who buy news and the people who sell news match, and the business is done. The industry of Bai Xiaosheng is like the junction of the beacon on the battlefield, what it does is to bring buyers and sellers to the street.
And the news that Shen Miao was going to sell was an unsolved case that caused a sensation in Ming Qi back then. The Chen family, the richest man in Yuzhou, in the south of the Yangtze River, has two concubines. Not to mention the painted skins of beauties in the world, but they are all rosy and white bones. A real beauty is like the most exquisite jade, and it is blasphemy to look at it more.
The Chen family has a big business, so having such two daughters is not a good thing. The woman's appearance is too strong, and she has no protective ability to match her appearance, I am afraid it will bring disaster to the family. Fortunately, the Chen family is not only the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, but also has a place in the rivers and lakes.
Who would have known that even so, when the Chen family sister was sixteen years old, on the day of the Lantern Festival, she still disappeared under the eyes of others. The Chen family searched for a long time without success. It has been three years since the Chen family sisters disappeared. The Chen family has been spending human and financial resources to find their two daughters. Although they know that they are in danger, they have never given up. He even found Bai Xiaosheng and spent a lot of money to buy news.
However, there is no news of this.
Now that this business that has been saved for three years is suddenly being sold, how can Hongling not be surprised? The remuneration paid by the Chen family must be quite high. As long as Bai Xiaosheng makes this business, even if he shares it, he can also get a lot of money.
As a businessman, Shen Miao didn’t believe it if he spoke according to the money, and could not find the master behind it.
…
The pavilion in Fengxian's pawnshop is called Linjiangxian. The business is on the first floor. From the second floor to the sixth floor, the owner himself enjoys it.
At this moment, in the tea room on the sixth floor, three people are sitting at the table.
"Yu Shu, why did you arrive so soon?" Gao Yang frowned and looked at the person opposite: "Don't even say hello."
Opposite him, sat a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. This young man was born very cute. He was different from Xie Jing Xing's scorching handsomeness, and also different from Gao Yang's gentleness and delicacy. This young man was born like a neighbor. As a kid, he has an inexplicable affinity. Wearing a lake green robe, he smiled quite pleasingly, and said, "I heard that the Dingjing plan has changed, knowing that the two of you will definitely need the help of a capable general like me, so you came back here on purpose."
"Haha." Gao Yang sneered in answer.
"Ah, thank you third brother!" The young man named Yu Shu suddenly turned to him and said, "Lady Shaoyao from Yicuilou has been ignoring me again recently, and I am deeply apprehensive. The third brother has always been attracted to girls, so it is better to teach me a lesson. teach me how?"
This seemingly friendly and harmless young man is a veteran of playing flowers.
Xie Jing Xing didn't even look at him and said, "Look at his appearance."
"Ah, does the third brother think that a person like me is not handsome?" The boy's angry face flushed: "I think back then, I was also a flower and was sought after by thousands of people. Is it because the third brother said something like this because he was jealous of me? ?"
Gao Yang couldn't take it any longer, and turned Yu Shu's head to the other side: "Ji Yushu, go back after you're talking like that."
"Cough," Yu Shu immediately sat up straight and said sternly: "Third brother, let's talk about the plan for this trip."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw a woman in red coming upstairs, with a charming appearance, but she did not come in, and called out from a distance through the gauze: "Patriarch."
"Hong Ling." Yu Shu persevered and persuaded: "I have told you many times, although you are beautiful, but when my brothers are talking, don't come up. Although I dote on you, I can't be so ignorant. Well." He was born young and seemed to be ignorant of personnel, but his words were like old fried dough sticks, and it was only thanks to Hong Ling that he was his subordinate, I was afraid that if an ordinary girl heard a few words from him, she would be so embarrassed that her face would turn red.
"Patriarch, yes... there is a big business, and the guests insist on seeing you." Hong Ling said.
"Hey," Yu Shu waved his hand: "Who is so arrogant? My Fengxian pawnshop is not short of money, who can't miss his business? If you don't do it, don't do it, let him walk around, want to see Sir, there is no door!"
"But Patriarch, that transaction is not ordinary..."
"If you say it or not, the Fengxian pawnshop will not serve those people." Yu Shu stretched out his hand to eat the dessert in front of him.
Hong Ling was a little embarrassed, but she was helpless. Just as she was about to retreat, she heard the boy in purple, who had been thinking about something, ask, "What business is it?"
Hong Ling was startled and looked at Yu Shu. She knew that the two in front of her had a close relationship with the head of the family, but after all, this is a secret matter, so I'm afraid to say so... Yu Shu saw her hesitant gaze and patted her thigh: "If you tell me, just tell me. Well, these two are my own people, that is, the shopkeeper of my Fengxian pawnshop, their words are my words, and when I'm not there in the future, they will be the shopkeepers."
Before he finished speaking, Gao Yang made another "Haha".
Seeing this, Hong Ling felt relieved and said with a smile, "I'm here to sell news. The news is about the case of the sisters of the Chen family in Yuzhou, Jiangnan three years ago."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Yang exclaimed in surprise: "There is news about the Chen family case after three years. This business is a bit big."
“That’s right.” Xie Jing Xing also said, “The Chen family has a lot of influence in the Jiangnan generation, so there are more benefits than money to take over this deal.”
"It's all about doing." Yu Shu scratched his head and said, "You all say that, then I'll go and have a look, I'd like to see which kid dares to entertain the young master like this. Me? It's expensive to meet you, Mr.
Hong Ling couldn't help but smile: "It's not a boy, it's a girl."
"Girl?" Yu Shu's complexion changed, and he immediately smiled: "Are you handsome?"
"He's very handsome, he looks like a well-informed person."
Yu Shu suddenly stood up, brushed off his robe, and cupped his hands with Xie Jing Xing, he said with a smile, "Two brothers, my younger brother will take a step away." After speaking, he turned to Hong Ling and said eagerly: "Where are you? Walk around, Hongling, why didn't you tell me earlier..."
After the two of them left, Gao Yang sighed and said to Xie Jing Xing with a face of hatred, "I thought it was useless for him to come to Dingjing, you should let him go back."
“It’s good to be a target.” Xie Jing Xing wrote lightly.
…
Shen Miao sat in the tea room and looked down at the tea leaves floating in the tea cup.
Footsteps came from the door, and then the gauze curtain was lifted, Hong Ling walked in, bowed slightly respectfully, and welcomed the people behind her.
Shen Miao raised her head.
The boy who came here was only seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked rare and innocent. He was wearing a lake-green robe embroidered with a deer-like pattern. Everyone said that the clothes showed his temperament. This boy’s temperament is probably also cheerful. It seemed to match his age, but Shen Miao thought deeply about the person in front of her. Being able to manage Fengxian's pawnshop properly and still hold the lifeblood of Bai Xiaosheng's business in his hands is something that should not be underestimated. This young man definitely looks innocent on the surface.
“In the next Ji Yushu.” He sat down opposite Shen Miao, smiled and cupped his hands to Shen Miao.
"Treasurer Ji."
"I don't know how old Miss Shen is?" He first asked an irrelevant question.
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment and replied, "Fourteen."
"Oh, that's the good age of youth," he rubbed his hands together, with enthusiasm in his eyes: "I wonder if there is a marriage match? Are there any sisters in the family?"
Hong Ling twitched the corners of her mouth and turned her head away, as if she didn't want to see the rogue behavior of her master.
Shen Miao chuckled lightly, "It seems that the shopkeeper Ji is not here to do business." After speaking, she made a move to leave.
"Hey!" Ji Yushu was taken aback: "If you have something to say, don't worry, Miss Shen, let's talk about business now."
Shen Miao then stopped.
Ji Yushu murmured in a low voice, "Looking at her gentle personality, why is she so fierce..." Seeing Shen Miaoqing's Lingling's gaze in a blink of an eye, she sat up straight again and said, "Miss Shen wants to sell the news of the Chen family in Jiangnan, please allow me more. Tell me, three years ago, Fang Shiyi, how did you know about such things?"
"It can't be faked horizontally or vertically. The person who sells news and the person who buys news will eventually meet. Whether it's true news or fake news, it's up to the other side to decide. What is Store Manager Ji worried about?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Hong Ling and Ji Yushu froze at the same time, and their gazes towards Shen Miao were also full of meaning. Listening to Shen Miao's tone, she seemed to be very familiar with every aspect of it, but Hong Ling and Ji Yushu could be sure that Shen Miao had never been here before and she was a strange guest.
"Cough, that being said... But how did Miss Shen find out about the business here at Fengxian Pawnshop?" Ji Yushu asked again.
“I heard about it occasionally, so I came to try it.” Shen Miao replied to him with eight words, which could be said to be watertight, and Ji Yushu’s pretentious smile froze.
Ji Yushu rolled his eyes, and suddenly changed his words: "Then how much money does Miss Shen want to sell this news?"
Those who bought the news would pay money, part of it to the people who sold the news, and part to Bai Xiaosheng, and the amount of money had to be negotiated before.
"After this, I have to buy a piece of news. If the shopkeeper Ji can sell the news I want to buy, I won't take any of the money from the Chen family in Yuzhou, Jiangnan, and I will give it to you."
Ji Yushu took a deep breath.
To be honest, Fengxian pawnshop has been open for so many years, and many things are left to Hongling to take care of, he is just a hands-off shopkeeper. This is a lucrative business, but it is also a very simple business. It is based on the connections and friendships of the three religions and nine classes. If you talk about things that move your brain, it is very rare. Who knows what Shen Miao said today, but he felt that the other party’s words were twisted and twisted, which made him a little overwhelmed. For example, at this moment, it is something that Ji Yushu cannot understand.
However, he still remembered that he was a businessman, so he asked, "What news is Miss Shen going to buy? Judging from the momentum, it's not small. If you can't find it, I'm afraid the money will be delayed for many years. I don't think it's a good idea."
“If Shopkeeper Ji is willing, it will not take many years, just now.” Shen Miao said.
"What does this have to do with my willingness?" Ji Yushu's eyes widened: "I am not the seller."
"The news that I want to buy is that Prince Yu's Mansion is plotting a rebellion, but this news is not bought for me, but for the Ming Qi Emperor's family, does Manager Ji understand?"
Ji Yushu was first taken aback by the words in her words and almost fell over on her back, looking at Shen Miao like a lunatic. Hong Ling also widened her eyes, seeing Shen Miao calmly saying these outrageous remarks, she only felt a little dizzy.
The tea room was quiet for a while, until the incense burned for a short while before Ji Yushu said, "Hong Ling, take them out."
Hong Ling hurriedly took the girls out, and before leaving, she glanced at Shen Miao, who held up the tea cup, her eyes were as calm as a pool of water.
"Miss Shen," Ji Yushu said, "you are not buying news, you are making news."
No one would directly tell the news to an intermediary, Shen Miao’s business was not so much for outsiders, but rather it was born for Bai Xiao. She wanted to spread some rumors through Bai Xiaosheng's business, but let these rumors spread to the royal family "by chance".
Bai Xiaosheng lives in the Three Religions and Nine Streams. There are a lot of people in the depths of the market, like a slippery loach in autumn. When the time comes, he will drill into the crowd and it will be clean, and the source will not be found.
As for releasing rumors, ordinary people, even the official family, Shen Miao is not afraid. But if the royal family is involved, she can't take risks with the Shen family. This is her plan.
“Whether it’s buying or selling or making news, wealth and wealth are at risk,” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “Manager Ji dare not do this business?”
Ji Yushu scratched his head, and said like a troubled teenager: "I am naturally very tempted by Miss Shen's conditions, but the Fengxian pawnshop is not a decoration, nor is it a tool for gaming, if the next person is greedy and the Fengxian pawnshop is offended. I am really ashamed of Patriarch for this disaster.” He put his hands together, “Now Bai Xiaosheng’s profession is very rare, and for Patriarch, I can’t take risks, I can’t help Miss Shen.” He stood up and rushed to Shen Miao. A ceremony: "Fengxian's pawnshop will not accept the news that Miss Shen is going to do. If you don't change your mind about the news about the sale, I will order someone to write it down. When the news comes from the Chen family in Jiangnan, I will order someone to inform the girl. , As for where to inform, the girl will be at the pawnshop in ten days."
After saying this, Ji Yushu smiled apologetically at her and turned to leave. Just as he was about to step out of the tea room, Shen Miao's voice came from behind him, "Manager Ji, the business bargaining chips are not enough, can we add the mighty general Shen family to do it?"
Ji Yushu was stunned and turned around.
The purple-clothed girl lowered her head and looked at the tea cup in front of her, as if she could see a flower inside. Her voice was calm and unwavering, but there was a deep tension that made the entire tea room seem unusually cramped.
"If you can agree to do this business, the mighty General's Mansion in the capital will become your Bai Xiaosheng's network from now on."
…
Upstairs, Gao Yang and Xie Jing Xing were still drinking tea when they suddenly heard a nervous voice: "Brothers, it's not good!" Looking up, it was Ji Yushu who ran in rashly.
He opened the beaded curtain, went to a table in front of him, grabbed the quilt he had just left, poured himself a full cup of tea, and then took a breath and said, "It scared me to death!"
"What's wrong with you?" Gao Yang joked: "Didn't you just go down to see the beauty? What? Isn't the beauty beautiful?"
"It's beautiful, it's beautiful."
"That's weird," Gao Yang rubbed his chin and thought about it, "Could it be that the beauty is very fierce, and you made people angry?"
A frivolous person like Ji Yushu is really going to be yelled at by everyone. The shy girl is better, and the older ones often mock him and laugh at him happily.
"It's not just fierce!" Ji Yushu said with lingering fears: "It's just a monster! Ahem, I've been doing Bai Xiaosheng for so many years, and this is the first time I've encountered such a business."
"Isn't it the case of the Chen family in Jiangnan? Could it be that she has a big mouth and wants a lot of money?" Gao Yang asked.
"It's not just a lion's mouth! It's a bottomless pit!"
“What is it?” Xie Jing Xing glanced at him, “If you don’t speak well, I will throw you out from here.”
"Cough, this guest, she doesn't need money to sell the news of the Chen family in Jiangnan, and it is said to be used to buy news. Do you know what news she wants to buy? She wants to buy news for the royal family, and the news she buys is Prince Yu. The government is plotting a rebellion! Mother!" Ji Yushu couldn't help scolding: "This is going to use our Fengxian pawnshop as a raft, and we want us to give her a message!"
When Gao Yang and Xie Jing Xing heard the words, their expressions gradually became serious. Ji Yushu loves to play, and probably doesn't know how powerful it is, but the two of them know the danger in Ji Yushu's words just now.
The way this guest used was really cruel.
Ji Yushu was still shouting unwillingly: "Why! Why should my well-done Fengxian pawnshop be used as a raft for others? After something happened, she ran away in a hurry, and it was my pawnshop who suffered. I'm stupid!"
"Since that's the case, you shouldn't be." Gao Yang said.
"Hey," Ji Yushu suddenly changed his anger, laughed twice, and said, "If it loses, I will bargain, forcing her to let go and make a big price. Guess what?"
“What?” Xie Jing Xing asked lazily.
"It's the Shen family, the mighty general of Dingjing. The Shen family is one of Bai Xiaosheng's contacts to make this business. Seeing that I have helped you so much as soon as I came back, thank me!" Ji Yushu Laugh wildly.
Shen family
Xie Jing Xing stared at him and said slowly, "Who is coming?"
"A little girl, she is very good-looking, her surname is Shen, and she is probably from the Shen family." Ji Yushu scratched his head: "She is very fierce and turns a blind eye to my elegance."