Chapter 268: Privateers

After drinking three teas in a row, the laughing Maitreya came back. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Shu stopped him and didn't let him see him, "You have something to say." ”

Xiao Maitreya immediately told the two masters what they had found, it turned out that it was not the first time that Mrs. Li Er came, "The price given by the shopkeeper of that calligraphy and painting workshop is very low, and Mrs. Li Er wanted to sell it to another family, but the other party threatened her with the fact that she accidentally broke the treasure of the town store in his store, and if she dared to find another house, she would have to investigate the treasure of the town store." ”

"The treasure of the town store?" What kind of treasure of the town store is broken, and the store can be generous and not care, and only ask the other party to continue to do business with his own family? Li Qianqian felt that there was a problem when he heard it, let alone Li Shu, and it was really enough to use such means to do business.

Li Shu didn't care at all whether Mrs. Li was threatened or not, but Li Qianqian cared! Because, Mrs. Li lived in Goldfish Hutong, how much money could she have? This was in Beijing, not in Nancheng, and she had a dowry for her to sell.

And with her background, her dowry probably won't have a calligraphy and painting dowry, right? Even if she had, it would be impossible to bring it to the capital from Nancheng, so what treasure would she have, worthy of the prosperity of the shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting workshop at all costs, and also to get the things in her hands?

Unless......

"Send someone to Goldfish Alley, take a trip to the General's Mansion by the way, and inform Major General Li Da. Li Shu instructed Maitreya to laugh.

Goldfish Hutong was bought by Li Shaoxi, and the decorations in it were all from his will, if there was something lost in the house, ask him the fastest.

Li Shaoxi, who learned the news, arrived soon, and he was not polite, and said bluntly, "Our good grandmother didn't think she had enough money, so she asked the people waiting around her to take the furnishings in the house and resell them, but those subordinates would rather be beaten to death than dare to follow." Speaking of this, Li Shaoxi glanced at Li Qianqian deeply.

Li Qianqian coughed lightly, "So the old lady found her daughter-in-law?"

"The eldest aunt should not, she has the support of the eldest uncle, and dares to argue with her grandmother, but the second aunt is not, the second uncle is still relying on the Zhuangzi outside the city, and her brother followed the capital, just to get benefits from her and her grandmother, she didn't have the courage to resist her grandmother, so she could only obey her. ”

Mrs. Li has a son, full of confidence, although her son is sick, but she has raised a wife and has children, but the second wife is not, she only has a daughter, no son, in front of her mother-in-law and concubine, she has less confidence, plus the second old man is romantic, just look at him hooking up with Xiao Jiang, you know, what is the character of this person, he will not protect his wife in front of his mother, the second wife has no son, and her daughter is going to marry when she is raised, she has no support, she can only obey the old lady.

But she probably couldn't imagine why she would be targeted if she just took a painting out and resold it.

"So far, she has sold three calligraphy paintings from the previous dynasty, as well as two paintings by Yan family. ”

Yan everyone?

Judging from Li Shu's slightly stunned appearance, Li Qianqian guessed that this Yan should be very famous.

"How can you have a painting of the Yan family?" And put it in the goldfish alley so carelessly? Do those people know the goods? Li Shu glared at Li Shaoxi fiercely.

Li Shaoxi smiled, "I thought it was a fake." ”

Li Shu looked at him for a long time, but Li Shaoxi still smiled, "I'm a martial artist, how much research can I do on calligraphy and painting?"

There's nothing wrong with saying that, but how can Li Shu feel weird when he hears it?

"I've heard that your father is a talented man. ”

"Huh, is it? My cousin heard that?" Li Shaoxi tilted his head slightly and looked puzzled, and that look was exactly the same as his sister.

Laughing Maitreya quietly bowed to Li Qianqian for help, Li Qianqian smiled and waved at him, "Help me call two more plates of dim sum." ”

"Wait, what do they have to eat here? I'm dying of hunger!" Li Shaoxi said honestly and unceremoniously.

Laughing Maitreya looked at Li Shu, and then looked at Li Qianqian, and saw that the former did not react, so he automatically reported the menu, Li Shaoxi unceremoniously ordered more than a dozen dishes, and laughed Maitreya's eyes straightened, this young general, you order so much, can you eat it?

As if seeing his doubts, Li Shaoxi waved his hand, "Two copies are the same, and the other one is sent to my guards next to me, they are the same as me, they have not eaten since they got up in the morning." ”

"Big brother, what are you busy with?" Li Qianqian looked at the sky, this is all in charge, "Why are you hungry and haven't eaten until now?"

Didn't have anything to eat in the barracks?

Li Shaoxi counted today's itinerary carefully, busy all morning, when he was about to eat lunch, he was called to Li's house, came out of Li's house, only to find a noodle restaurant and ordered fried noodles, ready to fill his stomach, but the noodles were only on the table, and he was urgently summoned into the palace by the emperor, and he was busy all the way until he returned home, and he rushed over with the news.

Li Qianqian hurriedly asked Xiao Maitreya to order food, Xiao Maitreya turned around and went out, Li Shucai snorted coldly, "You already knew that they were stealing and selling things in your house?"

"Yes, doesn't the old lady refuse to leave, and if the owner of the house finds out that the contents of his house have been stolen and sold, what face will she have to continue to live?"

"Stupid. Li Shu sneered. "Does the old woman care about face? Besides, the house is not rented by your father, but the house is rented and sold by the owner, and if it is really spread out, do you think people are talking about the old lady? Or will you say that your father is not filial, and only rented the house for his grandmother to live in, but never provided for her, so that she has to take the things in the house and sell them?"

Li Shaoxi was stunned, he didn't expect this kind of statement.

Li Qian smiled and patted the eldest brother's shoulder, "The old lady sells things for money, won't it be for the little Jiang family?"

"It should be. "The people waiting next to Mrs. Li are not Li Qianqian's people, or the people of the old man, and the people waiting in the courtyard are arranged by Li Shaoxi, and the old lady is making a fuss when she enters Beijing to see Xiao Jiang's family, if it weren't for Ji Yaoshen's words, I'm afraid that the old lady would have been unable to hold it back.

It's not easy to live in the capital, it's not like in the south city, the eldest lord doesn't have so much money in his hands for the old lady to squander, even if Li Jingshi's father and son and Li Qianqian are in Beijing, he can't open his mouth to them, the third room is almost out of the house by his mother, and now people are rich and powerful, that is, his third brother has the ability, he still wants face, and he can borrow money from the third brother or niece.

He was short on money, and the old lady wanted to add something to the child in Xiao Jiang's belly, but naturally she was refused, and the old lady was annoyed and asked her subordinates to sell things, but she was refused, and her stomach was full of anger! Although the second lady agreed to her request, she also scolded the old lady with a slap in her face.

It was because of her that she attracted the attention of the shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting workshop, and then found that she was holding a rare treasure.

Soon the dishes came up, and after Li Shaoxi was half-full, he had the spirit to ask Maitreya for a smile.

"Tell me, the treasure of the town store in their store is really precious?"

Laughing Maitreya smiled, "Whether it is precious or not, it is already in pieces." "So whether it is precious or not, it is all up to the people in the store to say casually.

Li Shaoxi nodded, "It seems that I have to meet this shopkeeper, after all, he bought it from his second aunt, but it is mine." ”

Li Shu looked at him for a while before asking, "Do you need to send someone to help?"

"Absolutely. "Why don't you want a helper?" Li Shaoxi said confidently, "By the way, what is this person called? Just lend him to me?"

Laughing Maitreya was about to open his mouth to answer his question, when he suddenly heard this, he was stunned, this is to borrow himself?

"Okay, Lao Cheng, you can temporarily transfer over to help, if you need to use the pigeon guard, just send someone to say hello to Liu Er." ”

"Oh, good. Good. Xiao Maitreya nodded in a daze, he looked at Li Qianqian, and saw Li Qianqian standing on the chair and stretching out his little hand to pat him on the shoulder, "Go with my brother, do a good job!

Well, Master, it would be more credible if you could say this without snickering.

When Li Shaoxi went back, he took Xiao Maitreya back by the way. When Li Shu took Li Qianqian out of the calligraphy and painting street, it was already nightfalling, and the sky was full of stars and the lights of the world were competing for brilliance.

Mrs. Li Er had already left to go home, she didn't understand, why the more calligraphy and paintings she took out, the less money she could get in exchange, although she didn't know calligraphy and painting, but she knew that the mounting and the scrolls used were not cheap, and it was necessary for the owner of this house to spend a lot of money to mount fakes? These fakes were really only worth two or three hundred taels?

As soon as the second lady returned, she was invited to the old lady, and the old lady looked at her expectantly, and when she saw the denomination of the silver ticket she took out, she angrily smashed the teacup at hand.

"You ruined mother-in-law, why do you only have so much silver?"

"Mother, the daughter-in-law does what you say, and the daughter-in-law doesn't understand why she has to pay so much money. The second wife was smashed on the shoulder by the tea cup, but fortunately there was only tea residue left in the tea cup, although the clothes were soiled by the tea residue, but fortunately they were not burned.

"I said you, can't you have long eyes?" the old lady chattered, the second lady listened very impatiently, but she didn't dare to resist, she could only endure it, and then a maid came to report that the eldest lady was coming, and the old lady gave up and waved her hand to let the second lady leave.

The second lady held back her tears and held the maid's hand and left quickly, and as soon as she came out of the old lady's yard, she couldn't help but lean on the maid's shoulder and cry bitterly.

The maid felt that her shoulders were wet, but she didn't dare to move, for fear of disturbing the second wife, although the second wife is the best tempered master in the family, but she is always the master, and if she is wronged, she wants to be angry with them, and they only have to suffer.

Finally, when her crying gradually stopped, the maid breathed a sigh of relief and helped her back to her room.

"When is this kind of day the end!" The second lady had one foot deep and one foot shallow, as if she was stepping on a cotton ball, and the maids did not dare to respond, so they sent her back to the room and handed her over to her henchman to wait.

"You say, when will we be able to go back?" The confidant grandmother was unpacking the hairpin for her, and when she asked this, she hurriedly comforted, "When Cousin Jiang finishes giving birth, we should be able to go back." After speaking, seeing that the second wife was soft and boneless on the kang, she couldn't help but smile and shake her head.

"Madam, don't blame the old woman for talking too much, you! You still want to think of a way to coax the old man back! Even if you can't give birth to a child, you can't let those women outside step on your head!"

The second old man is happy to stay nostalgic outside the city and refuses to come back, the second wife is so pressed by the old lady that she can't lift her head, but no one can help her, if the second master goes back to live in Beijing, the old lady looks at the face of the second master, and she has to give the second wife face.

The second wife frowned when she heard this, "I don't want it, it's better if he doesn't come back, so I don't have to bring those little goblins back to anger me." ”