The master of the Yang family often goes out, and the servants in the house have long been used to it. Xiaodi got up early in the morning, washed and dressed the young master, prepared a change of clothes and various travel utensils, filled a large horse bag, and finally gave him a personal clothes bag
A stack of treasure money was stuffed in it, she was meticulous and considerate, like a gentle little wife, and her usual frizzy look was completely gone.
Peng Ziqi also prepared her own things. She was disguised as a man. Some of the things used by women were not suitable for others to see, so she had to do it by herself. She also packed a horse bag and asked someone to take it out and tie it to the horse.
After getting ready, Xia Xun and Peng Ziqi said goodbye to their families and left the house.
Yang Wenxuan usually only takes one companion with him when he goes out, and this time is no exception. But before, Yang Wenxuan took Zhang Shisan, this time it was Xia Xun who took Peng Ziqi. The two left the mansion and went to the prefect's Yamen first.
After meeting Mr. Feng, Xun only said that the prince was eager to make money and asked him to contact the source of goods immediately. As for the gold mining plan, he would offer it when he came back.
Mr. Feng Qi calculated the itinerary and found that it would take at most one month to go back and forth. He nodded and said: "Go ahead. I have never dealt with the person I told you, but the source of the information is absolutely accurate.
, after you find him, just contact him according to the method I said, and he will automatically help you contact the source of the goods."
Xia Xun has determined that the Yanggu County businessman must also be a member of the Jinyi Guards. In such a large and tight spy organization, it is natural that the secret spies have no horizontal contact with each other and have no knowledge of each other, so he
He didn't think Mr. Feng Qi was hiding anything from him. He agreed casually and said, "Yes, I understand. Mr. Peng is still waiting outside. It's inconvenient for me to stay for a long time, so I'll leave now."
Feng Xihui had a slightly weird look on his face: "This guy has been spending time with Miss Peng day and night, and he hasn't noticed that she is a woman disguised as a man?" He said: "Okay, although Mr. Peng is very skilled in martial arts, he still has a lot of problems along the way.
It’s better to be careful. Don’t worry, the government is not relaxing. The arrests from the third squad and the sixth ward are all looking for the murderer."
Xia Xun agreed, and Feng Xihui personally sent him out of the government office, and he and Peng Ziqi saddled their horses and left with whips raised.
"What's the name of the person you want to meet, and what kind of business he does? He can make you, Mr. Yang, travel a long way. It seems that this business is very profitable."
The two of them left Qingzhou and headed west for a few days. After a few days, the two of them stayed together for a long time, and their boredom gradually disappeared. When the journey was boring, Peng Ziqi would take the initiative to chat with him.
"that person……"
Xia Xun had a strange look on his face: "That man does a lot of business and is very capable in Yanggu County. His name is...Ximen Qing..."
The first time he heard Feng Xihui mention the person he wanted to contact, Xia Xun was startled. At that time, he forced himself to stay calm so as not to show a strange expression in front of Feng Xihui. Ximen Qing was also a businessman in Yanggu County. This coincidence
Is it powerful? Or is it that Shi Naian was lazy when he wrote "Water Margin" and randomly inserted some characters he heard into the novel to play a minor role? Maybe this is really the case, it seems that Shi Naian is
People from the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.
Since there is Ximen Qing, I wonder if there will be Pan Jinlian, Wu Dalang and Li Ping'er... Haha, this trip is still very exciting.
Seeing that he didn't say what kind of business he wanted to cooperate with Ximen Qing, Peng Ziqi didn't ask any more questions. People who do big business rarely follow the rules, and it's normal to have some secrets that are difficult to reveal to others. However, she didn't notice that in the past,
As long as Xia Xun shows a little bit of weirdness and hesitation, she will immediately think of women. But since she has been with Xia Xun, she has never seen him do any bad behavior in this regard, and her impression of him is still there.
Unknowingly, there has been a change.
She looked up at the sky. It was already evening. The sky was gloomy, the clouds were like ink, and the air was moist and dull. It looked like there was going to be heavy rain, so she said: "Go faster, don't be stingy with your horsepower. Look at this, it will rain soon."
It’s going to rain.”
Xia Xun took a look at the sky, then whipped up and sped up. The two of them hurried and hurried slowly. As soon as they entered Putai County, heavy rain started pouring down. The two had no choice but to take shelter under the eaves of a residential house.
He opened the horse bag and took a look. There was an umbrella in Xia Xun's horse bag, but Peng Ziqi had very little experience in traveling far away and had not prepared any rain gear at all. The wind and rain blew down diagonally. If he had used an umbrella, he would probably have lost it in such a heavy rain.
After not going very far, Xia Xun was already drenched all over. Xia Xun said with a bitter face: "This is what happened. Looking at this situation, I won't be able to stop for a while."
Peng Ziqi said angrily: "You don't have to ask, what should I do now?"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "What else can I do? Just watch the horses, and I'll go find the inn. I'll find the inn and borrow my raincoat, and then I'll pick you up."
Peng Ziqi said: "It's raining heavily, no one is asking for directions, and it's getting so late. How long do you have to wander around to find the inn?"
Xia Xun spread his hands and said helplessly: "Then what do you think? The horse can sleep standing up, how about we both sleep together under the eaves?"
Peng Ziqi rolled his eyes at him and muttered: "Who will make peace with you?"
As soon as she turned around, she knocked on the door. The person who answered the door was an old man with a slight deafness. It was raining heavily outside. The old man closed his ears and listened to Peng Ziqi speaking loudly for a long time. Then he grinned with all his teeth and said loudly.
: "Oh, oh, there is a place, there is a place. My son has gone back to his parents' home with his wife, and the old man is the only one at home."
Peng Ziqi glanced at Xia Xun proudly and said loudly to the old man: "Old man, the two of us would like to stay at your house for one night, is that okay?"
The old man said tremblingly: "Oh, it's raining so hard, I don't think you have anywhere to go. You want to stay at my house for one night, yes, yes, but there is only one room, is it okay?"
"This..." Peng Ziqi hesitated for a moment, and Xia Xun immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "It's done, it's done, thank you very much, old man."
Peng Ziqi glared at him fiercely, but couldn't find a suitable reason to evade, so he had to stand aside angrily.
"Oh, okay, okay, the two young brothers, please come in." The old man said polite words, but still stood at the door, with a mysterious smile on his face, just like the smile of Mona Lisa, Xia Xia
Xun was a little confused, and Peng Ziqi said viciously: "Give me money!"
Xia Xun suddenly realized, and hurriedly took out a few banknotes from his pocket. Just as he was about to identify the denomination, Peng Ziqi snatched them away and put them all into the old man's hands. Then he glanced at him like a revenge, making Xia Xun dumbfounded. The old man was overjoyed.
He hurriedly let them into the room. The old man came to the table and looked at the denomination of the treasure banknote clearly under the light. When he turned around again, the face had changed from Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" to that of Van Gogh.
The "Sunflower" smiled extremely brightly.
"Hehe, hehehe, two little brothers, the old man will tidy up the room for you in a while. There are ready-made meals at home, and he will also warm them for you. But... the old man is a member of his family, and he does not dare to shelter unidentified people indiscriminately.
People, your road citation certificate must be taken out for verification..."
Peng Ziqi took out the road guide given to her by the inspection department, while Xia Xun took out the scholar's identity certificate issued by the academic administration. The reputation of a scholar is not permanent. Those who pass the examination take the exam every three years.
The worst person will be deprived of his title as a scholar, and Yang Wenxuan has just been admitted as a scholar for one year, so this certificate is naturally valid. With this status as a scholar, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he can freely travel around the world, and does not need to travel everywhere.
The prosecutor approved them one by one.
The old man checked the official stamps of the identification documents and roads under the lamp, and returned them to them. He said enthusiastically: "Oh, this is Mr. Zhusheng. I'm disrespectful. Mr. Zhusheng can stay at my house. That belongs to the little old man."
What a blessing."
The old man rubbed the chair with his sleeve and said attentively: "Master Zhusheng, please sit down. There is a stool in the corner of the wall. Take a rest." After saying this, he turned to Xia Xun and said attentively:
"The little old man's family has just held a wedding. My son has only been married for three days. I came back with my wife today and the room happened to be empty. The old man went to clean up the young couple's room and give you a new set of bedding.
…”
The old man opened the door curtain and entered the right room. Xia Xun rubbed his hands and sat down grandly at the table. He looked at Peng Ziqi sitting in the corner and said with a smile: "Ah ha, the bride and groom's room, this is great.
, I can also feel a little happy.”
Peng Ziqi glanced at him, snorted disdainfully, and thought to himself: "I want to sleep with this girl, you are so beautiful, let's see, huh!"
Xia Xun didn't see anyone else. He poured a cup of cold tea and drank it slowly. Peng Ziqi got up angrily and walked out of the door again. He tied the horse on the porch and went to unload the horse bag and saddle. Xia Xun saw him.
He slapped his forehead and hurried out to unload the horse with her. Peng Ziqi glanced at him in surprise, but she didn't expect that this young master was actually willing to do this kind of work. She had seen those famous scholars.
, one by one pointed out the country and talked about the virtues of taking the world as their own responsibility, but if they were really asked to do something, it seemed like a great shame and humiliation. This Yang Xu was an anomaly.
The two unloaded the horse bags and carried them into the room. They took off the two saddles and put them behind the door of the hall. Peng Ziqi took out some bean cakes from the horse bags and broke them into pieces to feed the horses. After finishing their work here, the old man also put the bean cakes in the horse bags.
After the son and daughter-in-law's rooms were tidied up, they came out with a smile and said: "Old man, go and heat up the food for you. It's ready-made at home. You two can have a bite first..."
It's late at night and it's still raining.
The old man returned to his room, and Xia Xun and Peng Ziqi walked into the new house side by side, holding lamps and looking strange.
Although the old man had already tidied up, the room was still full of joy. The red words "Double Happiness", the red window paper, and the red quilt made the small room brightly red, and the faces of the two people were reflected in it.
Layers of crimson.
Peng Ziqi said nothing, but quietly looked at the new house.
Xia Xun looked at the two pillows side by side on the kang, put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Fortunately Mr. Peng is smart, hahaha, otherwise I would still be wandering around the streets in the wind and rain."
Peng Ziqi bit her cherry lips. Although they were not red, they were moist and tender. They shone attractively under the light: "I'm not used to sleeping with others."
Xia Xun said: "It's just a matter of one night."
Peng Ziqi looked at him coldly, silently, his face as pretty as frost.
Xia Xun rubbed his hands and asked deliberately: "Are you sleeping inside or outside?"
Peng Ziqi's little face was like a peach blossom after the rain, blooming with two bright reds. She was a little shy, a little annoyed, and a little...uneasy.
Xia Xun coughed dryly and changed his words: "So do you sleep on the bed or on the floor?"
Peng Ziqi glanced at him, with a hint of coquettishness between her eyebrows, which was very cute. But..., it was just that her slender fingers were resting on the handle of the knife one by one, and then she slowly tightened her grip.
, a murderous aura slowly rose.
Xia Xun immediately touched his nose and said with a dry smile: "I think I'd better go to the main room and spend the night together."
Peng Ziqi raised his chin slightly, looked up at the roof, and expressed his disdain.
Young Master Xia walked out with a set of quilts and pillows in his arms. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "It's raining today and it's a bit cold. Remember to cover yourself with a quilt at night."
Peng Ziqi was stunned by his unusually gentle tone and looked at him blankly.
Xia Xun added: "Don't push up the quilt when sleeping. Also, don't open the window. It's windy today and it will pour rain inside."
Peng Ziqi was so considerate and caring that his hair stood on end. He couldn't help but shuddered and said, "I'm not a child, so I still need you to take care of me? Get out."
Xia Xun nodded solemnly: "Well, also, if you want to get up at night, keep your voice down, because people won't be able to sleep if there is any movement..."
Before he could finish speaking, a pillow flew towards him, and Xia Xun quickly escaped, snickering and spreading the quilt on the ground.
It is a joy to tease this arrogant little girl when he has nothing to do. In essence, he is a positive optimist. Although there are difficulties and dangers and many murderous intentions, he never gives up looking for joy in life.
, just like the fable of "a drop of honey" that he had heard: a man was hanging alone in a well, surrounded by a pack of wolves above, and poisonous snakes were spitting messages below. He clung to the branch to save his life, but was being eaten by a group of rats.
With death at his fingertips, all he had to do at this moment was to taste the delicious drop of honey on the branch. This is the meaning of life.
In the room, Peng Ziqi looked at the word "Happy" on the bedside, and then at the pillow thrown on the floor. He walked over and picked it up with a smile on his face, and listened to the noise outside. Suddenly, he felt an unspeakable ambiguity covering his whole body. He couldn't help it.
My cheeks warmed...
On the street, several strange figures were dressed in raincoats, holding rainproof lanterns in their hands, driving a mule cart gently past. The person in front of him walked to an alley and looked around cautiously.
With a gentle wave of his hand, he led the few people in a car and disappeared into the alley. When the mule cart passed by, the horse under the eaves snorted and moved its hooves a few times uneasily. Peng Ziqi raised his head and said,
After listening for a moment and seeing that there was no movement, he lay back on the pillow again.
The sound of running water came from the window. This rainy night was really annoying.