The clerk hurriedly followed her pace and asked quickly: "Is there really no one else using this tobacco? As long as you try it once, you will definitely not be able to put it down!"
Wen Qingzhu stepped out of the threshold of the compartment and said as he walked: "Elegant people, I don't like this. All I earn is money from rich people. I really don't care about this amount. Come to me when you can make incense." Bar."
After leaving the drug store, the clerk stopped at the door and stamped his feet in disappointment.
When I turned around, I saw a round-faced guy with his hands in his sleeves and asked with a smile: "Is the business not settled? Do you really don't need my help? For the sake of us being brothers, as long as you speak, I think if I give you a hand, my boss will never say a bad word about you when he comes here!"
"Haha." The clerk sneered and walked straight into the drug store without looking at him.
After leaving the medicine shop, Wen Qingzhu took Lv Tao to a deserted alley.
He stopped, looked back and forth to make sure no one saw him, then took out a small bottle from his sleeve, poured out a light red pill, handed it to Lu Tao and said, "Take it quickly!"
Lu Tao quickly took it and swallowed it, raised his head and asked, "Does it have any effect just by smelling this smell?"
"I'm not sure of the ingredients at the moment, so I don't know the specific situation. I have to get a piece of dried leaves! I let you take the pill first to be prepared. This is a Pingxin pill made from opium and poppy. It should be useful."
Wen Qingzhu then took Lu Tao back to the street. As he walked there, he found that there were people everywhere asking if they wanted to hire workers.
Judging from their clothes, most of them were ordinary people from outside the city.
Seeing them like this, Wen Qingzhu thought of the uncle's daughter's village and felt that she could not go on like this.
"This matter has a great impact, especially in Dezhou and Yunzhou. You may need to go there." Wen Qingzhu only felt that the current affairs were a mess, but he had to deal with them one by one.
Lu Tao nodded: "No problem, but if Master Xin wants to return to Beijing, will Jasmine also return to Beijing?"
Wen Qingzhu nodded as he walked: "Well, that's why I brought Jasmine here."
Confirming that this was what she was thinking, Lu Tao became more and more worried: "In this case, wouldn't there be no one around you to take care of you?"
"It's okay. This place is different from the capital. I can just take care of myself." Wen Qingzhu replied while stepping aside.
There was a patrol in front of me riding a horse on the street, shouting: "Give way! Give way!"
The crowd immediately pushed to both sides, and the crowd seemed very chaotic.
The place where Wen Qingzhu stood was originally very open, but some people saw that they were loose here and kept squeezing in this way.
It is inevitable for people to come into close contact with each other, not to mention that people in the north are usually very tall. With Wen Qingzhu in the middle, it is inevitable that he will feel a little overwhelmed.
Soon she was surrounded by people. In the rush and confusion, Wen Qingzhu keenly felt a hand moving around her waist.
It was enough once or twice, but Wen Qingzhu felt this hand touch the purse at her waist, and actually grabbed it!
Although Wen Qingzhu had no martial arts skills, his movements were very agile. He quickly used the hand that took the pills to grab the hand that stole the money bag.
Originally, Wen Qingzhu wanted to look back, but there were so many people that she couldn't move at all.
I could only pull the hand, feel the direction, and lower my voice: "Little guy! Don't move!"
The owner of that hand froze and quickly pulled back with considerable strength.
Wen Qingzhu failed to catch him and could only let him escape.
The patrols flew past and the crowd slowly dispersed.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his eyes and looked at his waist. There was a black paw print on the money bag.
When Lu Tao saw this situation, he immediately looked around. When he saw nothing strange, he couldn't help but angrily said: "There are actually thieves in Dingyuan!"
"Thieves can be found everywhere, but that kid is so young, but his techniques are so flexible and his timing is excellent. He looks like a veteran."
Wen Qingzhu took off his money bag and patted it, then looked at the beggars at the entrance of the alley in front of him.
She walked over quickly, opened her purse, and gave them all the silver coins inside.
Hearing that there were so many beggars coming, Wen Qingzhu simply poured out all the money and scattered it on the ground.
After retreating, the beggars started looting.
The movement here caused many people to look sideways. Wen Qingzhu looked around and saw a shadow diagonally behind, hiding behind a stall in the alley.
Among the crowd, his movements were so unique that Wen Qingzhu could see them at a glance.
Although it was just a vague shadow, Wen Qingzhu could probably tell that he was a thin and small child.
It was the child's wrist that Wen Qingzhu was holding just now, and Wen Qingzhu felt the pulse. It was a little girl.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and left. Lu Tao followed her, and after two laps, she entered through the back door of Lu's house.
Back in his yard, Wen Qingzhu wrote a letter directly, stamped it with the seal of the palace, handed it to Lu Tao and said: "When Yang Liu comes back, you go to Yunzhou with him!"
"How can that be done!" Lu Tao immediately refused.
Wen Qingzhu pulled her to sit down and explained seriously: "This is not the capital city nor the Luocheng city. My power is limited. The problem of flying leaf grass is a bit serious. I am worried that many people are involved. Something like this involves a wide range of things." , It is definitely not something that one or two families can do together. The chain of interests is very long, and one move can affect the whole body. If Yang Liu goes with you, at least he can be sure of your safety!"
"But..." Lu Tao wanted to say something else, but she knew very well in her heart that her master's words were right.
At this time, she was a little annoyed, why she didn't know martial arts.
Now that Yang Liu has not returned, Wen Qingzhu asked Lu Tao to continue to secretly investigate the situation in the city, and put the matter of flying leaf grass aside for the time being.
Before dinner, Lu Chengen came over and invited Wen Qingzhu to Zhao's house to hold a reception banquet for her.
Wen Qingzhu stared at the person in front of him and asked, "Why not at the Lu family?"
"General Zhao also grew up in the capital when he was a child. He is familiar with the habits of adults, so he is in the Zhao family." Lu Chengen explained.
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said nothing, looking at him quietly.
After a long while, Lu Chengen asked: "Where do you want to be, sir?"
"Is the Lu family really bad?" Wen Qingzhu now doesn't trust anyone except the Lu family and Su Lu.
Not long after she was here, things happened one after another, which really made her uneasy.
Lu Chengen nodded: "The Lu family is full of evil spirits and is not suitable for catching wind and washing away the dust."
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help laughing: "The general also believes this?"
Lu Chengen said nothing, and Wen Qingzhu guessed that he probably couldn't make a decision.
It's not that she can't insist on staying with the Lu family, but in this case, it may make the Lu family worse.
Now is the critical time for the war.
After hesitating for a moment, Wen Qingzhu made a suggestion: "Since the Lu family can't do it, it's better to go to the Border Inn and the Zhao family. When I was in the capital, I just processed one, and the body is still soaked."
Lu Chengen's eyes flashed, and there seemed to be surprise in his eyes, but he seemed to take it for granted.
In order to avoid Lu Chengen's difficulty, Wen Qingzhu asked Jasmine to get the golden order and handed it to Lu Chengen.
"Take this and let Zhao Qing come and see me first."
"Yes." Lu Chengen looked at Jin Ling with a complicated expression, but said nothing and silently withdrew.
After he left, Wen Qingzhu looked at the door worriedly.
Why did Lu Chengen retreat again and again
While Lu Chengen went to invite people, Jasmine left the guest house and began to inquire about the Lu family.
In less than half an hour, Jasmine came back to Wen Qingzhu.
"how?"
"The Lu family has very few servants, and the ones they have are all elderly, under twenty years old. From the time I came here until now, I have only seen her."
Jasmine pointed at the maid sweeping the yard.
Wen Qingzhu took a quick look and saw that it was the maid who called her out of bed when Lu Tao was not around that day. Her name was Xia Tian.
He has an average appearance, a calm personality, and is extremely disciplined.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and asked Jasmine to call Xia Tian over.
"I have met you, sir." Xia Fushen said hello. There was nothing wrong with the rules.
"Keep your head up."
Xia Tian raised his head, his eyes were calm and there was no panic.
Seeing her like this, Wen Qingzhu thought about it and finally decided to get straight to the point and ask: "Are you originally from this house?"
"Yes." Xia Tian nodded, and quickly said, "My parents were originally the nanny and steward who served the young general. I grew up in this house since I was a child."
Wen Qingzhu almost retreated and asked, "So you are serving Lu Chuan?"
Xia Xia said yes, Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly: "Then why were you assigned to my side?"
"The young general has been away from the house. Before the master came, I helped the second lady take care of Master Sun and my cousin."
Xia Tian's face showed confusion, as if he was a little unsure of what Wen Qingzhu wanted to ask.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment, vaguely understood something, and asked again: "Did you sign the deed of betrayal?"
"What?" Xia Tian was startled.
Wen Qingzhu explained: "Selling contract, are you a servant of the General's Mansion?"
Xia Tian hesitated for a moment: "This slave has no contract of sale. She is just working in the General's Mansion to find a job."
"So, the people who take care of the Lu family in the house don't have a contract to sell themselves? It's just equivalent to working here?" Wen Qingzhu thought of something.
Xia Tian finally understood what Wen Qingzhu meant at this time. She was a little unsure, but in the past two days, she saw that Wen Qingzhu was an easy person to get along with, so she couldn't help but said: "Actually, the people who are on duty in the mansion are all from the Lu family army." Descendants, those who could join the army did so, and those who couldn't stayed in the mansion to learn trades. When they got old enough to get married, they basically left the General's mansion to live their own lives."
"What about you? I see you are seventeen years old, why are you not married?" Wen Qingzhu looked at her and asked.
This time Xia Tian remained silent and only asked: "Can I not say anything?"
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "Of course, I'm just a little curious and feel that the Lu family is different from others, so I came to you for questioning."
Let Xia Tian leave, Lu Chengen just happened to lead the people back.
However, the people who came over were not only Zhao Qing, but also Zhao Qing's younger brother Zhao Lin, Mr. Zuo, whom Wen Qingzhu had met before.
Several people came forward and saluted and said hello.
Wen Qingzhu pointed them to sit down. Zhao Qing looked at Wen Qingzhu and declined: "We have dinner soon. Why don't you go to the official residence and sit down?"
"What? General Zhao doesn't like to sit here?" Wen Qingzhu's eyes narrowed slightly, showing an unhappy look.
Mr. Zuo knew Wen Qingzhu's identity and hurriedly came out to persuade him to make peace: "General Zhao is already here, why not sit down and listen to what Mr. Wen has to say?"
Hearing his words, Zhao Qing looked at him, then at Wen Qingzhu, and said with interest: "It seems that Mr. Zuo knows Mr. Wen?"
"I am fortunate to have met Mr. Wen several times before." Mr. Zuo quickly lowered his head and posed first.
Zhao Qing had to begin to doubt Wen Qingzhu's identity. Who was he
Is it Wen Mingxuan
The age doesn't match.
Is he Wen Qingzhu's cousin
It doesn’t quite look like it either!
While he was hesitating, Wen Qingzhu had already sat down. Lu Chengen and Mr. Zuo followed suit, ignoring the Zhao family.
Jasmine came over to pour tea and had no intention of waiting for Brother Zhao Qing.