In this stage showdown without any warning, Baitao is the winner in the end.

Ba Qing followed her, covered his mouth and said with a smile: "My sister is very capable, but it opened my eyes to my elder sister. This archery skill is probably not even as good as the strongest warrior."

Baitao said calmly: "Sister Ba should have known for a long time that I am from the palace. My archery skills were taught by you, and he is the strongest warrior."

Ba Qing was found out, but he was not upset at all, "Your Majesty has good skills."

She added, "But after all, I borrowed the light from my sister. Otherwise, how could I have seen such good archery skills?"

Although Baitao is used to flattery, she doesn't want to keep saying these roundabout words, "Well, it's getting late, I have to go back, Sister Ba."

She came here mainly to do business, not to have fun.

Ba Qing curled his lips and said, "My sister wants to go out and buy pigeons, right? If I don't buy the pigeons, I will return empty-handed. Come on, my sister will sit in my room and keep it to make her comfortable and make the trip worthwhile."

"

Her smooth and steady way of doing things made it hard for Baitao to refuse, so she said, "Sister Ba is really a wise person. If that's the case, that's fine."

The maid lit the incense and sprayed smoke rings on it.

On the carved red sandalwood chi table, there was a gold-chiselled birdcage, and there was a colorful munia inside.

Its tail is extremely long, purple, brown and orange are mixed together, its chest is made of soft white hair, its crown is blue, and its back is yellow leather. It is really colorful and indescribably colorful.

Baitao followed Ba Qing in and saw the colorful bird in the middle.

I thought it looked familiar, so I looked at it a few times and said, "Maybe this bird is called Colorful Bird."

"Good sister, you are really knowledgeable."

"No, the main reason is that I also have one."

Ba Qing was surprised, "This bird is born in the depths of Yunmeng Ze. It is unique in the world. Where did you get it, sister?"

"Your Majesty gave it to me, and he also told me that this bird is unique." Baitao said, "This sounds like a lie from the bird dealer. If it is unique, how can one reproduce? Could it be that it reproduces with itself?"

"Pfft, my sister is quite funny."

Ba Qing laughed. She picked up the jar next to her, sucked the liquid with a hose, and stuffed it into the bird's beak.

The bird opened its two small eyes and swallowed it unable to resist.

Baitao was confused: "Sister Ba, what are you doing?"

"I'm feeding it mercury."

The colorful bird seemed to be struggling a little after drinking a whole tube of mercury.

Ba Qing was still smiling, as if it was covered with a calm expression.

After feeding her, she looked back and said, "Since it has collided with the one given to my sister by your Majesty, how can I live up to its uniqueness if I don't extend my life a little longer?"

Bai Tao frowned, feeling that the bird was so painful and that it was someone else's bird, so she didn't say anything more.

"Three drops of mercury and one tael of gold. Does my sister feel distressed?"

Ba Qing turned the bead string on her chest, and she came over and took Baitao to sit down, "Don't blame me for spending money, sister. I am from Bashu. There is cinnabar for extracting mercury everywhere. There is nothing else. Sister, I am

There is too much money to spend."

No wonder.

Baitao now knew why she was dressed so richly, but she still felt strange: "There are so many cinnabar there, and the business is there, why did you come to Qin from Bashu?"

"It's not because the people below are incompetent."

Ba Qing rubbed the center of his brows and flicked the wire armor on his hand, "Cinnabar, mercury, it's good, but it has to be sold. What's the use of throwing it in your hands if you don't sell it? Not to mention the cinnabar business.

It’s not just me, there are so many hands, secretly or openly, that want to peel off my skin right away and pick out the hot parts from it?”

"well----"

She took a long breath and said: "The tree is big and attracts the wind. How can we do it with this kind of property and without that kind of foundation? I will go out and settle it myself. Over the years, old sister, I have been doing business in Xianyang City.

Although the income is not great, it is still relatively stable and not considered a loss."

Ba Qing hides his clumsiness, but Baitao doesn't expose it: "There are so many inns, they are all used as a cover to sell cinnabar for you, how come the income is not good?"

Ba Qing sighed: "It's better to be bitten here or there, and the skin will be broken and only the bones will be left. This is how troubled times are. Business is difficult to do, so what can I do if I don't have a low profile? Sister, I just have to kneel down.

Please help me."

The colorful bird is placed on the cage frame and has begun to feel sleepy.

There are willow branches outside the window sweeping the lintel, and there is no need for words in the conversation between wise people.

Baitao unknowingly imitated Brother Zheng's way of thinking and played with the cup.

Putting it down, he said: "As long as Sister Ba pays your business taxes on time and abides by the law, I will help you and tell your Majesty, and it will be easier for you to do things then."

Ba Qing hid his inner joy and held her tender hands, "Good sister, the first time I saw you, I thought you were the noble person in my life."

"Now that I see it, it really is so."

Her eyes sparkled and she said in a sweet voice, "In this way, from now on, whenever Old Sister's business comes to Xianyang to sell, it will be 30% lower than other countries. From now on, if my good sister is short of money, just ask Old Sister for it, and Old Sister will definitely do it."

Give generously.”

Having her paw held by an older sister, Baitao felt a little unnatural and said in a low voice: "Okay."

So cute.

How could there be such a smart, beautiful and well-behaved girl? How could she ever exist in this world? She blinded that cold-faced king in vain.

The more Ba Qing watched it, the more he liked it, and the more he watched it, the more he liked it.

After delivering the pigeon in person and a few boxes of fresh gadgets, she refused to stop. She was still waving reluctantly until Baitao left.

When Ba Qing came back to his senses, the boy from the backyard hurried over and said, "Master, it's not good. The colorful bird died for some reason."

"If you die, you will die. What's the fuss about?"

Ba Qing spat in his face, then raised his head and spat upstairs, "The one who plays the mountain and flowing water, and the one who plays the guqin of the lower-level people, stop playing, do you hear me?!"

"..."

"It's broad daylight and you're making so much noise that my brain hurts. If the business is ruined, I'll see if I don't strip you of your skin! Bah!"

The sound from upstairs suddenly stopped.

The waiter looked at the crazy landlady with a look of shock on his face: "Master... this is the little one upstairs, and the little ones are entertaining distinguished guests."

"Which distinguished guest do you care about? Which distinguished guest can be as noble as just now?" Ba Qing pinched his waist and held the young man's ear with one hand, and said, "Also, we have never raised colorful birds. These colorful birds are only found in the palace.

, that’s what’s unique, do you understand?”

The boy was in so much pain that he was confused.

But he was convinced by the Patriarch who led the Ba family to prosperity, "Ah, it hurts, ah no, ah yes! Patriarch!"

*

Baitao went out with a money bag and came back with eagles, doves, and a few nodding and bowing boys, carrying several boxes full of treasures.

This shocked Rui'er who was facing him, "My little master, are you going to rob the Tao?"

Baitao: "."

Baitao blinked: "Is it still exposed?"

"Hahahahaha!" Rui'er leaned on the door frame and bent over with a smile, "If the young master goes to rob the road again later, then you have to bring the slave with you. The slave can help the young master cover."

Baitao feigned anger: "You can't rob the Dao, but if you turn around and rob you, the female steward who settles the accounts, then you'll have everything?"

Rui'er was "frightened" and covered her mouth: "My little master, this is not good, why don't I go and get ready before I come back, so that my little master will not be in vain."

"Pfft."

Baitao smiled and said, "Okay, these were given to me by an old sister outside who has too much money and nowhere to spend them."

She didn't tease her, handed the eagle to the palace maid, and walked in carrying a homing pigeon.

Rui'er followed closely beside her and lifted the bead curtain for her, "What kind of old sister are you, so generous?"

"Just take what you need."

Baitao tied the letter to the carrier pigeon's leg and let it fly away. Rui'er looked up at the silhouette flying into the blue sky, "Who are you delivering the letter to, little master?"

Baitao said foolishly: "Well, give it to that rich old sister."

"My mistress is rich too." Rui'er joked, "More rich than your Majesty. Your Majesty spends all your wealth on my mistress."

Baitao said smoothly: "Then if I leave, wouldn't he be penniless?"

"As long as Taotao doesn't leave, I won't change my worth."

A cool and magnetic voice.

It was like sandalwood but not sandalwood. The light and cold incense hit him. Baitao was stunned, turned around and looked up, "Brother Zheng?"

Rui'er had obviously seen it a long time ago. She bowed and left with a snicker.

Ying Zheng was still wearing royal robes, with sacrificial inscriptions painted on them, wrapped around and around.
To be continued...