When Madam Qin saw the dart, her face changed slightly, and then she coughed weakly and said, "It's such a small trick, but it made me laugh."
Bilian supported Mrs. Qin and said, "I threw the dart. My mother said you are a good person, so we came to help you."
Mrs. Qin smiled and said: "My daughter speaks frankly, sister, don't take it off. Now that you have seen this dart, I won't hide it from you. We have some skills, but we just don't want to draw attention. Sister, please don't
Tell someone about it."
"You saved my life. Since you want me to conceal this matter, I will never tell it to the second person." After Shen Xiu finished speaking, he took out a purse from his arms, "Inside is fifty taels of silver notes.
, all major banks can exchange it. It’s just my little thought.”
Mrs. Qin heard that there were banknotes in her purse and refused to accept it.
Bi Lian's expression changed somewhat. She opened her mouth several times, but because of Mrs. Qin's presence, she still swallowed it.
Shen Xiu saw that Mrs. Qin was determined not to accept it, and Bi Lian's expression was full of expectation, so she temporarily took back her purse, planning to find an opportunity to secretly give the banknote to Bi Lian.
After they were on the road again, Shen Xiu always paid attention to the movements of Madam Qin and her daughter.
Finally, she was asked to wait for an opportunity. Madam Qin wanted to relieve herself in the woods, which would take at least half a stick of incense.
Shen Xiu took advantage of Lady Qin's absence and handed the purse into Bilian's hand.
Bilian hesitated for a moment, then put the purse away.
Shen Xiu then asked: "I have wanted to ask for a long time, what disease does your mother have? Does it matter?"
Bilian shook her head and said: "My mother is not ill, but has internal injuries. She competed with a Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain for internal strength and was accidentally injured. If mother's injuries hadn't healed for a long time, we wouldn't have left.
It has to be so slow.”
When Shen Xiu heard this, she realized that she wanted to ask, how could Mrs. Qin, such an amiable person, fight against others?
But it was difficult to ask directly, so I asked in another way, "Is that Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain very powerful?"
Bilian said: "That Taoist priest is not very powerful, but my mother was worried about the young master in his hands, so she took advantage of it and let him hurt my mother."
Seeing that Shen Xiu didn't understand what she meant, she said: "We, mother and daughter, are the female bodyguards hired by the Wu family. We were originally supposed to escort the Wu family's female relatives back to their hometown. Who knew that the Wu family master had offended too many people, and someone paid a high price
We invited people from Wudang Mountain to kill him. We were implicated by him, not only were we injured, but we also didn’t get any money.”
Shen Xiu is not interested in the affairs of the Wu family, she is interested in the identities of their mother and daughter.
The Wu family can hire them as female guards. It seems that their mother and daughter's skills are even better than what they imagined.
"How much money did the Wu family pay when they invited you?" Shen Xiu asked tentatively.
Bilian said without thinking: "The Wu family promised us three hundred taels of silver. Later, Mr. Wu died. My mother saw that the remaining female relatives were pitiful, so she didn't care about them asking for money."
Shen Xiudao: "If I have three hundred taels of silver on hand, are you willing to follow me to Qingshan County?"
Bilian didn't believe that Shen Xiu could have so much money, but she still replied seriously: "Even if you have three hundred taels of silver, we won't accept the order now. My mother was seriously injured and she has to go to Xiangyang to find someone to heal her. This time
It will take a year or two to go anyway."
Shen Xiu heard that it would take two or three years for her to leave, so she took off a seal from her body.
"It is true that I don't have three hundred taels of silver with me, but I am the owner of the embroidery shop in Huai'an County. Take this seal and come to Huai'an County to find me when your mother recovers from her injury."
"If you are willing to stay with me, I am willing to pay six hundred taels of silver every year, and all food and lodging will be included."
After Shen Xiu met Madam Cen, she wanted to have a female guard with martial arts skills by her side. However, Madam Cen liked to live a free life. Shen Xiu mentioned it once and found that she had no such intention, so she gave up.
Now that she met Mrs. Qin and her daughter, Shen Xiu felt that they were the most suitable candidates. They knew how to be low-key, were good at martial arts, and were very affectionate.
Such female guards are rare.
Of course Shen Xiu must seize this opportunity.
And six hundred taels of silver is not too much for Shen Xiu now.
She had previously earned a lot of money from orchid albums and cross-stitched screens.
If compared with the rich people in Huai'an County, of course she is not a wealthy woman, but she is much better than a well-off family, and she is just like a wealthy woman.
Bilian held the seal, still a little unconvinced, "Are you really willing to pay six hundred taels of silver every year?"
Shen Xiudao: "Of course, I am just an ordinary businessman. I don't have that many enemies. I only travel a few times a year. As long as you protect me when I am in need, you can move freely at other times."
In fact, Mrs. Qin also told Bilian that it was not common for them to travel back and forth every year. It was best to find a rich family and work as a female guard for them safely and steadily for a long time.
I just haven't found the right person yet.
Now that Bilian heard Shen Xiu's words, she was ready to have a serious discussion with Lady Qin.
"I think your mother is coming back soon. After she comes back, don't talk to her about the banknotes. After we separate in Qingshan County, you can discuss this matter with her." Shen Xiu finished this sentence.
Then he returned to his carriage.
She believed her words and had already impressed Bilian. Next, it depends on what Mrs. Qin means.
There were no tigers blocking the way, and Shen Xiu and his party successfully left the mountain forest. Not long after leaving the mountain forest, there was the official road leading to Qingshan County.
Shen Xiu and Mrs. Qin separated at a fork in the road. Before they separated, Shen Xiu gave Bi Lian a meaningful look.
Bilian understood what Shen Xiu meant and nodded gently.
After watching the figures of Madam Qin and her daughter disappear at the other end of the official road, Shen Xiucai set off for Qingshan County.
Qingshan County is not far from Pengcheng. In Shen Xiu's expectation, if Qingshan County is not as lively and prosperous as Pengcheng, it should be similar to Huai'an County.
But when he actually arrived in Qingshan County, Shen Xiucai found that the streets here were much quieter than those in Huai'an County. Half of the pedestrians coming and going were wearing commoners, and the houses on both sides of the streets were much lower than those in Huai'an County.
When Shen Xiu stayed at an inn and asked about the questions in his mind, the waiter said: "It seems that this is your first time coming to Qingshan County. It is located in a remote place and there are not many caravans coming and going.
In addition, the land is not good, and the harvest of crops is 20% less than elsewhere. The country people can't even fill their stomachs, let alone go out and hang out.
Most of the families living in the county rely on their ancestral farmland for a living. If the crops are not harvested well, they will not have much money. Therefore, there are naturally not many people going to the streets to buy things. As a result, the county is deserted than elsewhere.
many."
It turned out that this was the case, and Shen Xiu was more worried. But she had already arrived in Qingshan County, so she temporarily put aside her worries and asked the clerk if there was a person named Aunt Xu on Shiqiao Street.