Chapter 2780 Capital (one hundred and thirty-three)
"Sir, after coming out of Zhou's house, would you like me to stop by Mr. Wang's house to report this matter?" Wang Zhi hesitated and asked, "This is a big deal. I'll let you know when I know about it."
"You're right, but you can't go there in person." Zhou Le knew, "There might be an spy outside the house this week. You should be careful when you come back. Don't grow a tail."
"Small savings."
He thought for a while and then said: "When you go, bring more store clerks and porters with you, and get some things to carry. When you come out, come out together."
"Is someone spying on Mr. Zhou's house?" Xu Xu asked with interest after hearing the report from the messenger sent by Sanniang Zi.
"Yes!" The messenger reported the situation to Xuancheng, "...Sanniang's intention is to stop him in Tongzhou after he succeeds. In this way, he can be saved without disturbing the Wang family."
Xu Xu smiled: "Sanniang is a very soft-hearted person! Okay, I approve her plan. You go back and remind her that once this matter comes out, the Wang family and Zhou Lezhi will probably pay attention to Wang
There may be clues about Gongchang's house. Let her pay more attention."
After the messenger left, Xu Xuyuan did not take the news to heart. For his mission, it was not a big deal. Besides, Wang Gongchang was not the focus of their surveillance. There were no important people inside.
Surveillance records are also really lackluster.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something. He went back to the house and dug out the surveillance records of Wang Gongchang and Zhou's house in the past few days, flipping through them page by page.
Before turning two pages, I discovered that a young man had been patrolling near Zhou's residence two days ago. According to the records, this was the third time he had seen this person since he started monitoring Zhou's residence a month ago.
The surveillance post immediately sent out a two-person team to follow, but the boy's whereabouts were quite strange, and he was eventually lost at the temple fair at Yongguang Temple due to the large flow of people and complex terrain.
Looking back at this record now, Quan suddenly felt that there might be something wrong with this young man.
Wang Gong Factory is not a lively place. It was bombed into ruins less than ten years ago and has not been completely cleaned up until now. There are very few residents, let alone industry and commerce. Young people wander here again and again.
What's the intention?
Either he is a member of the abduction group, or he is Shi Weng's man, responsible for monitoring the activities outside Zhou's residence.
Xu Xu feels that the latter is unlikely. If Shi Weng wants to keep an eye on these women and children, he only needs to send people inside the mansion. Why go to all the trouble of sending people outside to control them? According to the surveillance report, four women and children were found in the mansion.
In addition to the people, there are two families guarding the house, and nearly ten male and female servants. It is enough for both serving and guarding.
Thinking of this, he decided not to worry too much about it and continued to focus his search on Wang Yehao, Jin Wenchi, Liu Zhao and others.
From the process of monitoring Wang Yehao, Xu Xu discovered something very interesting: Wang Yehao was working in private to seek a transfer to the post of governor of Shandong.
He had read Wang Yehao's biography carefully. According to the normal historical process, Wang Shilang would be dismissed from office by the end of the year and would disappear from the political stage of the late Ming Dynasty.
Could it be that he is so active in activities and transfers now because he knows his "future"?
From the moment he suspected that "Mr. Zhou" was a time traveler, Xu Quan knew that there must be "prediction of the future". Wang Yehao was so anxious to be transferred, probably because of the "future". But then again, since Mr. Zhou "predicted the future"
", it is very likely that the Ming Dynasty's life span is less than ten years. Why is Wang Yehao still here trying to arrange all kinds of conspiracies? Even if there are no "thieves" like them, the rogue bandits
And the Manchu Qing Dynasty will also kill the Ming Dynasty.
Is it possible that Wang Yehao had the intention of following the example of his ancestors? It is not impossible to say that it is not impossible. The specific situation can only be known by interviewing him.
"Wang Yehao is a very interesting character!"
The third lady got the approval and started to do things immediately. There are many connections in the escort agency, and they have made friends in recent years, so they are quite well-informed. It soon became clear that the person who was pulling hair for Pan Chengan in Juzhong was not a family member of Zhou Zhaili.
, but a well-known "medicine woman" in Wanggongchang area.
Medicine woman is one of the so-called "three aunts and six women". In fact, this is not a formal profession. The practitioners are mostly middle-aged and elderly housewives. Most of them are good at speaking and have some knowledge of "pharmacology", and they have some unique skills.
Secret recipe.
Women in the boudoir of wealthy families have been living in the boudoir for a long time, unable to go out for leisure, lack of exercise, and often depressed mood, so most of them are in poor physical condition. Unhealthy lifestyles and backward sanitary conditions often cause them to suffer from various gynecological diseases.
, even more so after giving birth to children.
Although there are doctors who specialize in gynecology in both medical clinics and travel clinics, most of the wealthy families are not willing to invite doctors to see them, and most of the prescriptions they prescribe are conditioning medicines, which take a long time to treat but have mediocre curative effects.
The medicine lady often has several "ancestral secret recipes" of elixirs, which often have "immediate effects" on common gynecological diseases, and also have "seeking children", "enhancing love", "contraception", "abortion"... and other things that are inconvenient to tell others.
"Secret Medicine".
Although the three aunts and the six wives were deeply despised by the people of the time, some people even denounced them as "disasters on the doorstep" and strictly prohibited them from coming to the door. However, their existence catered to the various needs of women in purgatory, and wealthy families still had to deal with them.
"This woman's surname is Shi. She is quite famous here. She specializes in treating women's dysmenorrhea." Zhao Liangjian said, "It is a small pill, and you can get immediate results after taking it. But it is also ridiculously expensive. A hundred pills cost one or two."
silver."
"Oh, this is her unique skill." Sanniangzi is also a woman and knows the tricks of these women. "Three points and seven fishy" (three truths and seven fakes) are their usual routines. If they are all fishy, this will
The business cannot continue.
Mrs. Shi is a frequent visitor to Zhou's house, and she goes there almost two or three times a month. Because she has been "doing business" for a long time, and she is good at flattering and coaxing people, the family members in the house have a good relationship with her. They come and go easily.
Very convenient.
The abduction scheme of seizing women and then absconding with them is mostly started by the three nuns and six nuns acting as prostitutes. The incident in Zhou's house did not come as a surprise to the three nuns.
"It's okay not to talk about these messy things." She told Zhao Liangjian, "But if this woman is taken out, you have to keep an eye on her immediately - she will be intercepted as soon as she leaves the boundaries of the capital. I don't care what you do."
"Please tell me what to do with it after cutting it off."
"Let's find a place to take a look first." In fact, she didn't know what to do, so she had to take a look step by step.
Mrs. Shi is quite proud today. It has been more than three months since she received Pan Chengan's two taels of silver, delivered news to him, and secretly arranged the match. Two months ago, the matter was actually completed for her.
This Mr. Pan was very generous. After the gathering at Ganlu Temple, he actually offered her another two taels of silver and asked her to continue communicating with her. Mrs. Shi was overjoyed, knowing that this was a long-term deal.
What does Mr. Pan do? Mrs. Shi also has some experience in the world. Although Pan Chengan claims to be a "Jiangnan scholar", he has no Jiangnan accent. This way he has no basis in the local area and is indeed "Pan Donkey and Deng Xiaoxian".
A handsome young man, even with his eyes closed he knows he is "writing a note".
It is the rule of the Jianghu people not to tell the truth but not to ruin other people's business. The three aunts and the six wives are also considered to be in the Jianghu family, so Mrs. Shi only does what she doesn't know. Firstly, Pan Chengan is happy to give money, and secondly, there are things like concubines escaping.
As is often the case in large mansions, the parties involved mostly keep the matter quiet and do nothing so as not to affect the reputation of the family.
But while she was not ruining Pan Youan's business, she also had her own plans. After all, Yourong was her long-term customer, and if she was kidnapped, her business would naturally be greatly reduced. Maybe she would be banned from visiting her from now on. So this business is also
Don't make it too easy for people named Pan. You have to squeeze out more oil and water.
Although Mrs. Shi often comes and goes in Zhou's house, as usual for a person of her status, she does not go through the front door but the back door.
When he got to the back door, he knocked on the door knocker three or two times, and the door opened. The person who opened the door was Liu Qier, a middle-aged woman who served here with her husband. Mrs. Shi knew that the two couples were quite capable, and they were very capable at home.
I am the boss of the mansion, so I deliberately try to win over him and do some little things to please him from time to time.
"Why are you here so late today?" Liu Qier complained, "I looked several times after I came here, but I didn't see you coming!"
"It's been cold these past few days, and my whole body aches, so I can't go out. The sun has warmed up a bit today, and I have to go out three times a day to make a living..." Granny Shi rambled on, talking about trivial things in the streets as she walked.
, a family affair. This is a good pastime for women who have been stuck at home for a long time.
Liu Qi'er listened to her talk about the news outside and said with a smile: "You came just in time! Miss Yourong has been nagging you these past few days! She said you would never come." After speaking, he lowered his voice and said, "I asked you last time.
Is there any way to get the seeds?"
Liu Qier and his wife were nearly forty years old, and they still felt empty at their knees. For a slave family like them, there was no condition for serious medical treatment, so they could only turn to such "home remedies".
Naturally, Mrs. Shi would not say "no", so after listening to her request, she boasted that she knew the eunuch and could get the imperial seed recipe copied from Ouchi.
Naturally, she knew a few eunuchs, but the imperial seed was nothing. It was just a way to boost one's self-worth.
But she does have several prescriptions for regulating menstruation and assisting in pregnancy, and they have some effects.
At that moment, he pretended to be mysterious and said: "I have spent a lot of effort on this matter, but my father-in-law doesn't know the compatibility of this prescription. The imperial doctors prepared the medicine and brought it..."