Chapter 494 High-consumption place. Its actually him!
In Shouchun City, it rains continuously, and the gloomy sky is always shrouded in the sky.
On the street, ordinary people were walking in bamboo hats, their grass green shoes were covered with mud and water. They looked at the carriages that came and went from time to time along the way. While avoiding them, they would always be negligent and step in the mud. They looked at the carriages and did not dare to scold them.
I can say bad luck in my heart and blame God for the rain.
Under a row of particularly tall and connected tall buildings, a carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate.
When some thin men who were sitting on the muddy ground in front of the door saw this, they kept moving stones to the carriage and placed flat stones on the ground. Some men even saw some muddy water on the stones.
I quickly wiped it with my clothes.
A man and a woman walked out of the carriage. The man was fat and greasy, but no matter the clothes on his body or the accessories hanging on his body, it was obvious that he had a good status. The woman was wearing exquisite Chu costumes and makeup, and she looked particularly special.
Gorgeous.
The attendants beside the carriage held canopies to protect the man and woman from the rain. After the man and woman got off the carriage, they naturally stepped on the clean stones and walked towards the tall building.
Just before entering, the man randomly took out some money from his sleeves and threw it on the ground.
After the man entered the tall building, the men kneeling on the ground immediately scrambled to grab the money that fell on the ground, then put away the stones and waited for the arrival of the next carriage.
"Gentleman, we're here!"
Bai Yan was riding in a carriage. When he heard the sound of the carriage, he felt that the carriage had stopped and stretched out his hand to lift the curtain.
After getting out of the carriage, Bai Yan saw more than 20 men kneeling on the muddy ground at the first sight. After those men glanced at him, they did not dare to look at each other and lowered their heads. Bai Yan's eyes were focused on those men.
On the rocks.
Although this is his first time in Shouchun, Bai Yan has been to a teahouse before and knows a little bit about it.
He walked along the stones, took some money from his cuffs, hesitated for a moment, and finally threw it towards the ground in the distance. Although it seemed a bit artificial, Bai Yan still threw it towards a dry place.
To feel better in my heart.
Inside the building.
Bai Yan just entered and immediately saw the unique cave inside. No wonder when we were in the teahouse, whenever we talked about places to have fun, everyone said that this "Yuanyuan" was unique in Shouchun.
"Oh! It's just that little bit different!"
"Let me come, I will definitely win!"
"Press, press quickly!"
Bai Yan looked along the first floor. The exquisite first floor was dotted with places. Disciples of the gentry and wealthy businessmen dressed in silk clothes all gathered in front of various entertainment venues, including pot throwing, cockfighting, fighting games, etc. Basically everywhere,
There were bunches of money, even gold.
This is in sharp contrast to the figure kneeling on the ground outside the door, looking for a few coins.
"Gentleman, five hundred dollars!"
Among the men guarding the door, the leading man saw Bai Yan. When he noticed that Bai Yan's shoulders were wet with a little rain, he frowned slightly, but then he still smiled and stepped forward, respectfully giving Bai Yan a gift.
Five hundred yuan, this price alone can probably scare countless people.
Bai Yan took out a small cloth bundle that had been prepared from his arms and handed it to the man in front of him.
“First time here!”
Bai Yan explained.
Since these men were guarding the gate, Bai Yan didn't say anything, and they knew how to meet each other, so Bai Yan chose to speak frankly.
"Gentleman, there is entertainment on the first floor, music on the second floor, and a private room on the third floor with maids inside. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me, or come here to see us!"
The gatekeeper who collected the money smiled at Bai Yan and asked Bai Yan to come in after the ceremony.
"If you, gentleman, are alone, there is a dedicated female slave on the second floor. You, gentleman, might go and have a look!"
the man said.
Bai Yan nodded and returned the gift. After expressing his gratitude, he walked inside.
This place cannot bring followers, so they can't get in, but Bai Yan is not worried. No one will pay attention to him here. Everyone's eyes are already on gambling. There is no distinction between countries, only the difference between rich and poor.
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"Bite it! Bite it quickly! Hey~! Bad luck!"
A boy of thirteen or fourteen looked at the fighting ring on the ground with an annoyed look on his face. Behind him, there were two beautiful women rubbing his shoulders.
"Then Zhaogao loses again! I'm afraid I won't be able to avoid another reprimand when I go back."
"No, Na Zhaogao has been losing during this period, and he is losing more and more money every day."
The young man's annoyed voice instantly attracted the attention of many people, which naturally caused many people to talk and look at this scene with gloating.
It's none of your business and you just watch the fun. This has been a problem that most people can't change since ancient times. After all, it doesn't need to be changed.
I thought that young Zhao Gao came here and lost the bet, so who could he blame?
"Lü Qi, how much does Zhaogao owe you! I'm afraid it's no less than three hundred gold!"
After seeing Zhao Gao's appearance in the distance, a nobleman in his twenties turned his head and patted Lu Qi on the shoulder with a smile.
"Go! Go! Go!"
Lu Qi lowered his head, feeling Jing Zhe's gloating tone next to him, and asked him to take his hand away angrily.
At this moment, Lu Qi couldn't help but secretly curse his bad luck.
If it hadn't been for Yingchuan and Luoyin's continuous supply of money, Lu Qi's property would have been emptied by that boy Zhaogao. When he thought that Zhaogao was the son of Zhaomin, the magistrate of Juchao City, he was very favored and could not refuse the loan.
If you don't talk about money, it's not easy to ask for money.
"Brother Lu Qi!"
Suddenly a familiar voice sounded behind him. Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly, closed his eyes full of despair, and wanted to scold Jing Zhe and his whole family.
However, when Lu Qi turned his head and looked at Zhao Gao, he immediately put on a look of intimacy.
"Gaojunzi!"
Lu Qi smiled and gave Zhao Gao a gift, but before Lu Qi could say anything, he saw Zhao Gao looking at him straightforwardly.
"Brother Lu Qi, lend me some more money, ten gold, just ten gold. I will definitely pay you back in the future!"
Zhaogao gave Lu Qi a gift and frankly expressed his intention to borrow money.
Lu Qi looked at Zhao Gao's actions and looked at the other young nobles behind Zhao Gao who had also lost. Looking at this group of people, Lu Qi wanted to curse in his heart. He didn't read books at such a young age.
Come here to gamble, drink, and have fun.
"Gao Junzi, Lu Qi."
Lu Qi made up his mind this time and was not going to give Zhao Gao any more money. He would never get the money back.
However, Lu Qi, who was just about to turn around, suddenly saw a familiar figure among the crowd in the distance. Looking at the appearance of that figure, Lu Qi's pupils shrank and his eyes widened, wondering if he was dazzled.
"Okay! Ten gold!"
When Lu Qi came back to his senses and looked at Zhao Gao, he handed some gold from his sleeve pocket to Zhao Gao without hesitation.
This unhesitating move, not to mention the Jing Zhe and others who came with Lu Qi, as well as the concubine beside Lu Qi, even Zhao Gao were a little confused by Lu Qi, but looking at the gold in his hand, Zhao Gao
There is only one thought in his mind: he has money to win back what he lost before. This time he will definitely win back all the money he lost, and then he will have a lot of money.
After Zhaogao thanked Lu Qi again and again, he quickly turned around and continued gambling.
The people watching around looked at Lu Qi in surprise when they saw this, but they didn't take it seriously. They turned around and continued gambling. To be able to come here to have fun and become a regular guest, they are basically people with status. Ten gold is really incredible.
many.
"Win!"
Bai Yan stopped outside a cockfighting ring, looking at the chickens in a bamboo cage inside the ring, and then looked at the other side, where there was another chicken that had already fought twice but was still very motivated.
In the front row, Bai Yan squatted down and pressed Yijin casually on one side.
A familiar figure came over. After joking with the merchants on the side, he also looked at the fighting cock in the bamboo cage, and then placed a bet.
"Win! Win! Win!!"
"There is a private room on the third floor! The last room!"
After the cockfight started, everyone was watching the cockfight attentively. No one noticed Bai Yan and Lu Qi who were squatting next to the cockfighting ring, let alone noticed that Lu Qi looked at the cockfight and whispered softly.
Say a word.
Just now, Lu Qi was really frightened into a cold sweat by Bai Yan. Lu Qi did not expect that Bai Yan would actually come to Shouchun. You must know that all the border cities between Qin and Chu were being watched by assassins and killers. Every city was strictly guarded. In Lu Qi,
In Qi's eyes, there was no way Bai Yan could enter Chu State, let alone come to Shouchun.
At this moment, Lu Qi's heart was beating fast and he was full of worry. Although he didn't know Bai Yan's identity and how he entered the Chu State, Lu Qi knew that, including him and Lu Sheng, everyone who was close to Qin and related to the Qin State
, the nobles have all been watched by spies, or the people around them have already been bribed.
"good!"
Bai Yan nodded, then stared at the fighting cock carefully.
After the cockfight was over, Lu Qi took the lead in shaking his head and left with his concubine waiting outside. After telling his friends who came with him that he had lost too much and wanted to have some fun in a private room, his friends all gave him understanding looks.
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Bai Yan took the money and wandered around for a while before going to the third floor. According to what Lu Qi had said before, he followed the rooms to the last one and knocked on the door.
After the door opens.
Lu Qi quickly let Bai Yan in, then looked outside and quickly closed the door.
"Why are you here?"
Lu Qi quickly pulled Bai Yan to the private room and sat down on his knees.
Bai Yan did not speak in a hurry, but looked at the quiet and timid woman in Lu Qiya's room.
"She is from Yue. She was caught selling here before. I saw how pitiful she was, so I bought her."
Lu Qi said, not mentioning Bai Yan's name during the conversation, but he explained that the woman was from Yue, not Chu, and that he had just bought her because he felt pity for her by chance.
"Do you know someone in Chu State named Cheng Ding who sells utensils between Chu and Zhao?"
After Bai Yan heard what Lu Qi said, he looked at Lu Qi and asked.
This is one of the few pieces of information that Bai Yan knows. When he came here today, Bai Yan originally wanted to inquire about it as a vendor. After all, as long as you have money in these pleasure places, you are not afraid of not being respected, and as a vendor,
It won't make anyone suspicious.
What I didn't expect was that I would meet Lu Qi here.
"It's settled?"
Lu Qi listened to this name, thought for a few breaths, and then shook his head.
"Never heard of this guy."
Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan with some doubts. Who was this Cheng Ding? He actually asked Qin General Bai Yan to come and search for him personally.
"This person is very important? I must find him?"
Lu Qi asked.
Bai Yan nodded. If Cheng Ding really exists, then he must find it. Zhao Qiu knew many Chu people, but he only mentioned Cheng Ding.
"This is a bit difficult to handle!"
Lu Qi frowned slightly when he heard Bai Yan's words. Except for a few close confidants around him, Lu Qi didn't dare to call anyone else, for fear that someone might have been bribed by others.
And if you find other connections, you will definitely start a fight, and the news will leak out when the time comes.
"I have interacted with many noble disciples in Shouchun City. I heard that in order to capture the Qin general Bai Yan, the three Qu Jingzhao families, together with other noble families, all sent people to investigate Bai Yan's news. Basically, the various noble families
, there are more or less bribed informants, and Lu’s Store is no exception!”
Lu Qi inadvertently looked at Bai Yan and said slowly.
"I've heard about this too!"
Bai Yan nodded.
Seeing this, Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, Lu Qi's concubine suddenly looked at Bai Yan and Lu Qi with hesitant eyes.
"My benefactor, Yun Nan has heard of this man!"
Lu Qi's concubine suddenly spoke.
When Bai Yan heard this, he looked at it with Lu Qi, and then the two looked at each other.
At this time, he and Bai Yan just learned the name of Lu Qi's concubine, Yunnan. Run seems to be an ancient surname in Baiyue. It can be traced back to the oracle bone inscription period for thousands of years. Due to the geographical reasons of Baiyue, people with the same surname and village are very popular, and even
One village, one surname.
"Where is he?"
Bai Yan glanced at Lu Qi, then looked at the woman and asked.
Lu Qi was also confused and quickly looked at his concubine.
Xianyang City.
The death of Shangqing Hu Quan caused a sensation throughout Xianyang. On this day, not only the Hu family wore white silk, but all the descendants of the Bai family and all the Sima family also wore sackcloth and wore mourning.
"Greetings to the King!"
"Meet the King!!"
In the courtyard, the guests who came to express their condolences were all well-known and prestigious families in the Qin State. Even the Ying family members represented by Yingkan came in person.
Wei Liao, Li Si, Chang Wenjun, Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang and other ministers of the Qin State were also talking in the courtyard. When they saw Ying Zheng, they all stopped talking and gave way to the ceremony.
Ying Zheng walked straight through the courtyard and then came to the main hall. He looked at the Hu, Bai, and Sima tribesmen, all wearing white silk ribbons and kneeling in the main hall. Ying Zheng's eyes then focused on the coffin in front of him.
"Hu Shangqing bowed his essence for the Qin State and passed on my orders. Hu Shangqing was buried with a rich burial, and all his belongings were collected from the palace!"
Ying Zheng turned his head slightly and gave instructions to Han Yezhe behind him.
When Han Ye heard this, he quickly raised his hands and responded.
Bai Yu and Sima Xing, two men who used to be careless, now heard Ying Zheng's words, with red eyes and tears, without saying a word, they just kowtowed to Ying Zheng in gratitude.
Under the grateful eyes of the Hu family, Ying Zheng expressed his condolences and asked Hu Wujing to follow him out for a chat.
In the backyard of the mansion.
Different from the front yard, the backyard is occupied by the female dependents of the Bai family, the Sima family, and the Hu family. They need to go to the main hall, and the wives and daughters who come to express condolences to the guests naturally have to be handed over to the female dependents of the Bai family and the Sima family.
Reception.
"I heard that the king has arrived!"
"Unfortunately, I heard that Mao Shangqing went to Qi State, and Mr. Hu had the best relationship with Mao Shangqing."
"It doesn't matter if I'm not here. If Mao Shangqing learns about this, I'm afraid he will be heartbroken."
In the backyard, seven or eight women were talking to each other, and the same was happening elsewhere.
And when those women learned that Ying Zheng personally gave Mr. Hu a grand burial, without exception, everyone's eyes were full of envy. Ying Zheng was the king of Qin, and they all came to express their condolences in person at such a busy time, and even ordered
A generous burial, how could this not be enviable?
They all know that the rich burial that Ying Zheng talks about is better than that of the Hu family. Both the scale and the utensils are more exquisite.
The only pity is that Mao Jiao, who has been a lifelong acquaintance with Mr. Hu, is now in the distant Qi State. As for why Mao Jiao suddenly went to Qi State in a hurry, they, the female family members of the gentry, naturally know better.
It's nothing more than the mysterious old man from Qi State and those bamboo slips.
From the beginning of the rumor, everyone was doubtful and did not believe in such a miracle. Then Yingzheng urgently ordered Mao Jiao to leave Xianyang and rush to Qi. Finally, when he heard that Yao Jia had returned from Chu and went to Qi, no one was allowed to do so.
Don't believe it, this is probably true.
And as more and more news came from the Qi State, the princes and kings, including the King of Qi and the King of Chu, sent people to search everywhere, as well as the nobles from the three princely countries of Wei, Chu, and Qi.
Such an almost crazy move, no one doubted the truth of the rumors anymore.
There really is an old man riding a bull!
In the courtyard.
In her free time, women like to talk about hearsay and rumors more than anyone else. Now that they have gathered together, they will naturally not miss this opportunity. Seven or eight people gathered together, mentioned Mao Jiao, and brought up the topic one after another.
On the body of the old man riding the bull.
After confirming that the rumors were true, in the hearts of these women, they were even more eager than the common people to have their children have the opportunity to become the children of the old man riding the bull. It is no exaggeration to say that they were even willing to pay
At any cost.
"Brother and sister-in-law, be careful. If you are pregnant, let the maid handle these matters. Otherwise, if the clan brother sees it, he will be nagging again."
Bai Yingxue carefully took the fruit plate from Feng Hui's hand and looked at Feng Hui's slightly bulging abdomen, fearing that Feng Hui would make a mistake.
When Feng Hui heard Bai Yingxue's words, a smile appeared on her pretty face. Thinking of Bai Ping's helpless look, she became even more amused.
However, looking at Bai Yingxue, who became more and more beautiful and charming with time, Feng Hui couldn't help but sigh, who will take advantage of her in the end.
besides
Feng Hui looked into the distance. Among the women, there was a woman quietly carrying a fruit plate. Compared to Bai Yingxue, that woman was really noticeable. She couldn't help but hold her breath. She was quiet, beautiful, and stunning. These are not enough to describe her.
The feeling that woman gave people.
Bai Junzhu!
After a few breaths, Feng Hui came back to her senses when she saw Bai Junzhu approaching.
"Jun Zhu, take a rest when you're tired!"
Feng Hui whispered softly. They both came from a famous noble family, but Feng Hui was impressed by Bai Junzhu. The longer they interacted with her, the more she understood this indescribable woman.
"Um!"
Bai Junzhu nodded when he heard the words, and then looked at Bai Yingxue beside him.
When Feng Hui saw this, she couldn't help laughing, and looked at Bai Yingxue who looked aggrieved next to her with gloating.
"Another old man riding a bull. I talk about this man every day. In my opinion, he is just a person who is seeking fame and reputation. He comes out when he has the ability! What's the point of hiding? He shrinks his head and tail, and still manages the country."
Bai Yingxue did not dare to disobey her eldest sister.
Even though Bai Yingxue was active and lively by nature, the words she heard from her eldest sister since she was a child had been engraved in her bones. The suppression of her bloodline made Bai Yingxue feel aggrieved and could only place her grievances on those women, so she muttered in a low voice.
"Keep your voice down, you won't be afraid of being laughed at again later."
Feng Hui looked at Bai Yingxue dumbfounded. Because of this incident, Bai Yingxue was reprimanded by countless elders who admired the old man, and was even said behind his back by some women because of it.
"I'm not wrong!"
Bai Yingxue looked up at Feng Hui with dissatisfaction, her wide eyes full of dissatisfaction. However, she was clearly dissatisfied, but for some reason, this look made people feel particularly cute.
Feng Hui couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed, and then motioned for Bai Yingxue to look over there.
Bai Yingxue looked around, and when she saw the eldest sister, she shut her mouth in grievance again.
"Tell me, where will the mysterious old man go while riding the bull?"
"I heard from my dear friend that he might go to the Kingdom of Wei!"
"How could it be the Kingdom of Wei? The old man must live in seclusion and not care about world affairs, and he likes riding bulls. My dear friend guesses that it is probably the Kingdom of Chu!"
There was an endless stream of noisy voices behind me, and countless different voices repeatedly mentioned a name and one thing, bamboo slips, old man!
As Bai Junzhu listened to those words and looked at the aggrieved little girl in front of her, Si Xu returned to her most embarrassing encounter.
At that time, because she learned that her younger sister had stolen the jade pendant, she was worried that if the incident spread, Bai would be ridiculed and become the laughing stock of the world, so she quickly took her younger sister to put the jade pendant back, but when she was putting the jade pendant away, she
, when I saw the bamboo slips placed on the wooden table, I looked curious and fascinated, and finally forgot about the time.
That was what happened when the young man came to Bai's mansion for the first time, and it was also the most unforgettable thing for her. Even now, when she thinks about it, she still remembers it vividly.
Although she had only seen some of it, Bai Junzhu thought of it when she heard the rumors, and she was already convinced.
Those bamboo slips in Qi were not written by an old man at all. The real person who wrote them was a young man.
Although she was shocked, so shocked that she couldn't help but tremble, she knew very well that this was the fact, it was definitely him, and he definitely wrote it.
at the moment.
Listening to the noisy chatter behind him and looking at the little girl who was full of grievances, Bai Junzhu wanted to tell her in person.
There is no old man riding a bull in the world. All the women behind him, the person they are looking for is actually a young man, a young man who came all the way from Qi State to Qin State, and that young man is none other than you, little sister.
I have met Bai Yan many times.
"There are a lot of people coming and going here. Let's take my brother and sister-in-law to find a place to sit down."
Bai Junzhu said to his younger sister Yingxue.
Bai Junzhu didn't say anything about Bai Yan. Bai Junzhu knew that once she said it, even if there was no evidence, no matter whether these women believed it or not, it would be enough to alarm the nobles in the front hall who came to express their condolences.
All the ministers of Qin, even King Yingzheng of Qin, were no exception.
But Bai Junzhu didn't say that, not even his father, mother, uncle, grandfather, and uncle were exceptions.
Because it's him!
Looking at Bai Yingxue who nodded in agreement, Bai Junzhu turned his pretty face sideways and looked at the sky in the distance, with the appearance of the young man in his mind.
The young man's talent always seems to make it difficult for her to understand, and she always thinks she understands it a little bit. But with the contact and as time goes by, what the young man reveals always makes her amazed again and again, and also makes her see that the world is because of him.
And amazed.
This time, although she was not with him, she could feel that Bai Yan seemed to want to do something with this incident.
As for the little sister.
Bai Junzhu turned around and looked at the little sister Yingxue who was helping Feng Hui leave.
Maybe one day, my younger sister Bai Yingxue will know.