For Shen Moci's gnashing of teeth, A-Yao didn't know that at this moment, she was busy in Yunlai Building to arrange the venue for tomorrow's military salary banquet.

Every year, the Qingcheng Silk Market is opened, and the merchants from the southeast and northwest of Daxia will gather here along the waterway. In order to entertain guests from afar, and of course, to make money from these merchants who were not short of money, all kinds of inns and wine stores were built in the city. The atmosphere of the capital, the roughness of the desert, the mystery of the Nanzhao, all kinds of clothing, ornaments and utensils are all available, as long as you have silver, you can get a qiē.

Among the merchants, the most generous ones were the merchants from the Western Regions, which were rich in jewelry. In order to serve these gold lords well, the merchants in the city always have all kinds of items related to the Western Regions to be extremely gorgeous.

Now all these things have been moved by Lu Ping, and the gorgeous hexagonal palace lanterns that were originally hanging on the three-story roof have been removed and replaced with crystal chandeliers, and the surrounding walls are hung with various colors of paintings painted with flying sky.

"Wow."

Standing in the open hall on the first floor, Ah Yao straightened her neck and watched the dark guard in the dark blue robe flying around overhead. Originally, it was necessary to build a ladder to climb the wall and mobilize the people to change the palace lamp, which would only need to take off the old one with a light jump, and then hang up the new one with a light jump.

"Brother Lu Ping is so powerful."

When Fang Cai came in, Brother Jing had already introduced Lu Ping to her, and after talking while handing things a few times, the two became familiar with each other.

The raised neck lowered along with his falling movements, and he raised his head slightly to stare at Lu Ping, Ah Yao's eyes were glowing.

Being looked at by a girl as cute as the sister next door, Lu Ping subconsciously glanced at the little marquis on the second floor. He is not a stupid person, he didn't find out the clue in the previous month, but he was too immersed in the admiration of the little marquis. But the little marquis asked him to protect the girl of the Hu family in the future, and he also came back to his senses.

The things in the backyard of the Hu family are not reported in detail, which is to fulfill the emperor's order, it is clearly to take a fancy to other girls.

After all, the little marquis, while approaching the girl, opened up the situation, and chased his daughter-in-law to be busy with tasks, it was really high. Thinking of the secret guards in the command department who were busy with tasks all year round and the backyard caught fire, Lu Ping's admiration for the little marquis not decreased in the slightest, but increased a lot.

It's like a surging river!

was looked at eagerly by the girl of the Hu family, although a sense of male pride rose in his heart, he still subconsciously looked at the little marquis. The little marquis in the shadows on the second floor had a dark expression, but after following him for many years, he was still keenly aware of his displeasure.

"It's just a little light work, I'm nothing, Hou Ye is really powerful."

"Brother Jing also knows martial arts?"

"Of course, Master Hou and I can win the duel with only one hand."

While talking about Lu Ping, he sighed in his heart, although the front waves of the Yangtze River push the back waves, but why are those predecessors ordinary waves, and when it is his turn, it will become the tide of the Qiantang River, not like this.

Obviously, two months ago, the two of them were on par, and he was even slightly better, but just two months later, Xiao Hou Ye was as if he had been empowered by a hidden master to transmit a Jiazi's internal force, and he was beaten with one hand.

Have no bottom!

"That's right, I went to the shop in the south of the city that day......" Seeing the startled horse crashing into her, it was Brother Jing who reached out and hugged her, and then took her to shuttle through the woods, "Brother Jing is also very powerful." ”

"Master Hou is really powerful."

The two nodded together, then bent down and began to lay out the carpet. Although tomorrow is the banquet, the Yunlai Building has been cleared one day in advance. The square tables and stools on the first floor were temporarily cleared to the backyard, revealing an unobstructed open space.

"How many tables are there?"

Ah Yao asked in a small voice, and Lu Ping, who came in with the carpet, spoke: "There are a total of twenty-four tables with Hou Ye, just now I walked around and roughly measured the size of the hall, Hou Ye and the most important eight silk merchants sat inside, and the remaining fifteen families gathered outside in turn, and the vacant space at the door on the left was used for signatures and fundraising records." ”

Pointing to the position and making a rough comparison, he looked at Ah Yao after speaking: "Miss Hu, what else needs to be changed?" ”

It's all done so well, what else does she have to think about.

"This is the right-hand man," the young man, who had been condescending on the second floor, came to her at some point, whispered in her ear, and he looked up to the opposite side and said, "Good arrangement." ”

Lu Ping's soap boots knocked on the heels, stood up straight with his feet together, bowed and said, "Thank you for your praise." ”

That's it? Turning his head to look at the young man, Ah Yao's face was full of question marks.

What if not? Nodding, his eyes silently expressed this meaning. Rubbing her little head, his hand slid down and slowly approached her waist.

"Brother Jing, ...... you" Sensing that her waist was being hugged, A-Yao was a little embarrassed. Then the next moment her waist was firmly clamped, her feet were off the ground, and the whole person was taken up to the second floor.

"You can see better when you stand on a high place."

The feet fell to the ground, and following his words, Ah Yao put her hand on the fence and looked over condescendingly. On the open first floor, Lu Ping was leading the rest of the people to play the line. Talc rolled through the wood, and the entire floor was divided into three even pieces, and the largest and most ornate carpet was placed in the center of the door.

"Where will Brother Jing sit tomorrow?"

Without waiting for him to react, similar carpets were spread out, and A-Yao pointed one by one. Where should Daddy sit, where should Shen Jinshan sit, as well as Uncle Huang who is in charge of the dock, Uncle Li who is responsible for providing dyes in Chengxi, she has also heard of the names of these people who have grown up in Qingcheng since childhood, according to the size of the power, the distance from her own family, and even the reaction of Daddy after his death in the previous life, she herself silently lined up the position first.

After she finished speaking, the carpet was almost finished, Lu Ping came in with a stack of wood carved identity plates, and the rest of the people put a low table inside.

"It's just what Ah Yao said."

Lu Ping, who was holding the nameplate, paused, first put the little Hou Ye brand away, and then looked at A-Yao.

"My subordinates don't have a good memory, can you bother Miss Hu and say it again."

A-Yao was stunned for a moment, "But I just said it casually, and it was mixed with a lot of selfishness, which is inevitably unfair, isn't this okay?" ”

People want to face trees and bark, and rich businessmen don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and they care more about their faces. If it were all according to her idea, the Shen family and most of the merchants attached to the Shen family would have to sit in the corner. Although she is happy to see it, it is not good if those who have been swept away are dissatisfied and delay Brother Jing's big event.

This girl was caring about him, ironing in her heart, and blurted out the words that had been hidden in her heart for a long time: "You are the person who is waiting, so you can naturally be wanton." ”

The little marquis confessed! Lu Ping, who was holding the nameplate, stiffened, and the sign engraved with the name of "Shen Jinshan" fell down, and the wooden tenon at the junction was loose and fell to pieces.

How could Brother Jing say that, A-Yao's face was on fire. The sound came from below, and Lu Ping's sluggish expression came into view, and the enthusiasm rose again, "The little face that was originally as white as mutton fat jade was instantly dyed into a piece of fine blood jade.

Still don't understand at all, this stupid girl. Thinking that he was about to leave Qingcheng after tomorrow's recruitment banquet, Lu Jingyuan, who believed in himself, would be rarely panicked.

People who don't open their minds, no matter how hard they force, it is useless, sighing in his heart, he continued: "You are the junior sister of Benhou. ”

Fortunately, it was just a junior sister, and seeing that everyone below looked normal, A-Yao breathed a sigh of relief. The heat on her face gradually faded, and she felt a faint loss in her heart.

Although Brother Jing was moody, he took her into the backyard of Huashou Temple to break Shen Moci's conspiracy, and helped her find a master in time when Shen Moci forced her to the door of Hu's house, and also quietly added the best tiger bones to her tonic soup.

But she's just his younger sister. Brother Jing is eighteen, even if he has not yet married, he is afraid that it will be almost the same after returning to Beijing this time.

When he marries, will he be so good to the bride, or even better? Just thinking that he was so good to another woman, she couldn't help but pinch her heart, and she couldn't help but feel unspeakably uncomfortable.

This is not right, and Ah Yao, who gathered her mind, looked down intently. Just like this, Lu Ping had already reinserted the broken "Shen Jinshan" nameplate, and after tidying it up, he arched his hand upstairs.

"Please also tell Miss Hu who should sit at which table."

This girl still knows that it is uncomfortable, and she is not as unenlightened as she imagined. Keenly aware of her depression, Lu Jingyuan's heart was like drinking snow water on a dog day, and the three thousand six hundred pores were all refreshed.

"Just do what you want, and put whoever you like." With a wave of his hand, he waved his hand and directly handed over the decision to Ah Yao.

"If you get it wrong, and you snub some people, it won't get in your way?"

After repeatedly confirming that it would not affect his collection of military salaries, A-Yao was finally relieved. According to what he thought before, the one who was close to the Hu family was put in the best position, the second who was not pressed too tightly after the death of his father in his previous life, and the second who came to the door to persecut, and those who were the dogs of the Shen family and made a big fuss in the mourning hall in the previous life were all placed in the most marginal position to blow the wind.

Listening to her shouting out her names one by one, Lu Ping, who was in charge of placing the nameplate below, was secretly surprised. After a month of hard work, he secretly investigated, and he knew very well the intricate relationship between the silk merchants in Qingcheng, which one was close to which one, which one was attached to the Shen family, and which one was closer to the Hu family, and he was also a □□ not far from ten. I thought that the girl of the Hu family was pampered in the back house and didn't care about everything, but now I heard her shout, which family is close to the Hu family, which family is far away, which family has bad intentions, she is actually a clear door!

Sure enough, there is such a shrewd father, and his daughter is not far behind.

Between Hu Jiuling and Shen Jinshan, it seems that the latter has a more active brain and a higher wrist, and Lu Ping also thought so before. But a month's secret visit is enough to change his opinion, Shen Jinshan, who has a high wrist, is powerful, but Hu Jiuling, who is sincere and trustworthy and has a Confucian business demeanor, is really powerful.

Although the girl of the Hu family is immature, while she cheated Shen Moci, she also made Qingcheng from eighty-year-old men to three-year-old children feel that she is benevolent.

is worthy of being the girl that the little marquis fancies.

Lu Ping already knew that after this errand was completed, he would stay in Qingcheng and secretly protect the Hu family girl. As the top secret guard in Great Xia, he also has arrogance in his heart, and no matter how good he has a good impression of the Hu family girl, it does not mean that he is willing to stay in this small city in the south of the Yangtze River. But after placing the nameplate, his original reluctance gradually melted away.

"Something seems to be wrong." Standing on the second floor, Ayao pondered.

Convinced, hearing Ah Yao's question, Lu Ping subconsciously raised the importance of Cheng Dù to a higher level, although it was still not as good as the little marquis, but he also began to seriously think about her mentioning yì.

"Is there something empty in the middle?"

"Yes, it's the middle, Brother Lu Ping is so smart!" After speaking excitedly, remembering the bell bracelet he bought when he was waiting for Brother Jing, Ayao said: "If you don't add some singing and dancing, it's best to be an orchid, or someone who can dance the Hu people, I remember that there seems to be such a family in the city......"

also said that he was smart, even he didn't expect a song and dance performance, she had already thought of everything. The girl of the Hu family is good at discovering people's strengths, and she is not stingy with words and praise, who would not like it.

Happy in his heart, Lu Ping said: "There is a wine shop in the west of the city that can dance, so my subordinates will go to find them." ”

"Qingshuang, you also go to the carriage and take off the jewelry, and when someone picks it up, let's try it first." By the way, Brother Lu Ping, I want to line up a few more times. It is estimated that it will be very late after the arrangement, so just in case, simply let them live on the second floor of Yunlai Building tonight. It's just that it's really delaying the business of the liquor store, so it's better to lose more money and tell the store well. ”

"Don't worry, girl, your subordinates will do it." Tie a thousand, Lu Ping turned around and went out, stepped on the horse and rushed to the wine store.

Seeing him go out, Lu Jingyuan looked at Ah Yao beside him meaningfully: "You are very powerful." ”

"What?"

Lu Ping is the best in the secret guard around him, and he is inevitably a little proud in his heart, although he is conscientious, he will not admit people. When he was seven years old, he escaped under the hands of the people who were chased and killed in the Guangping Marquis Mansion with his own strength, and he was completely recognized by him, speaking of which, he was able to survive that time, thanks to the fat doll who carried the rabbit lamp by the lotus pond, that is, the silly girl next to him now.

I didn't expect this girl to be recognized by him so lightly now, really, "Fools have foolish blessings." ”

"I'm not stupid."

"Well, you're stupid." As he spoke, he rolled over and went downstairs.

"Don't stay, don't be stupid, don't stay."

"Well, it's stupid." Lu Jingyuan walked to the door, turned his head and instructed in the backlight: "It's almost arranged here, I still have some things, take the first step, and I won't go back to eat at night." Wait for you to take the carriage back, come back early, then stupid and get lost when it's dark. ”

After speaking, he strode forward, turned around and walked out of Yunlai Tower.

Looking at his back, Ah Yao was so angry that she stomped her feet, what kind of person is this! But what he told him at the door just now was a bit like what Daddy said to Auntie every time he went out.

The toes in the embroidered shoes bulged up, leaning on the railing and twisting her body, Ah Yao only felt a different feeling that she had never felt before, jumping up along the center of her feet, and the warm feeling gushed out from the atrium and poured into her limbs along the meridians.

After a long time, she sneered: "If you have a coachman, you won't get lost." ”

On the other hand, Lu Ping, who went out and turned west, soon came to the wine shop. Qingcheng silk market has not yet opened, at this moment is the time when the business is bleak, I heard that someone spent a lot of money to hire a dancing girl, the wine shop shopkeeper that called a happy. shouted that the lady helped the dancing girl pack up, and she was in a car to personally send people to the door of Yunlai Building.

As soon as they walked away on the front foot, the people sent by Shen Moci on the back foot also arrived. Through the closed door, they saw the steaming tea on the counter, and after asking the store next to them, several people vaguely understood that they were a step too late.

"Invited by Yunlailou?" Dressed in men's clothes and hiding in the dark, he learned that he was cut off by A-Yao again, and Shen Moci's anger rose again because the bell anklet had not completely subsided. The palm that had just crusted over was sinned again, and the sharp nails were pinched and cracked open again.

"You go find another house first, I'll wait here and see."

While Shen Moci was waiting, in the Yunlai Building, the shopkeeper of the wine shop was enthusiastically helping Ah Yao rehearse the dance. With his help, the dance that was supposed to be rehearsed even in the evening was already in place after a few times.

"There is a shopkeeper of Lao."

Although A-Yao doesn't know much, she has a good temper. She won't pretend to understand if she doesn't understand, and if she doesn't understand, she humbly asks for advice, and she is grateful for others teaching her. This kind of humble attitude is rarely hated, and after half an afternoon of getting along, I have become very familiar with the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper lady.

With this good feeling, the two returned to the wine shop at dusk, and in the face of Shen Moci's repeated requests from the pretended son, when they only borrowed it for one night, it was obvious that they could temporarily bring the dancing girl back, but thinking that the girl of the Hu family was good and the money was appropriate, they resolutely did not agree.

"Yunlailou has already given money, we have to talk about credibility."

One sentence directly blocked Shen Moci's thousands of rhetoric.

knows people's hearts well, how could Shen Moci not understand this trick, it is precisely because she understands her that she is even more angry. Even if she is so angry that she smokes, she has nothing to do in the face of the shopkeeper of the wine store who does not eat oil and salt. The only thing she was glad about was that she hadn't hanged herself on a rope, and the maid had already gone to the Qinglou to find other dancers.

"The shopkeeper is unwilling, and this son is not reluctant. It's just that Ben Gongzi is here to advise, people don't want to offend people for these small profits in front of them, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, no one knows what will happen in the future. ”

Throwing this sentence down, she turned and walked away, time was pressing, and she had to hurry up.

The dancer was well founded, and as soon as she was ready, she saw that it was dark and Ayao was picked up by Hu Gui, who had been personally found, into the carriage, and rushed to the Hu family in the east of the city in the setting sun.

At the same time, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Lu Jingyuan, who had spent two hours figuring out who King Ping was invited to the banquet, also rushed to the east of the city. Walking on the bluestone road on the 123 side, passing by the door of Hu's house, he saw the carriage approaching not far away, nodded slightly, and continued to rush towards the east of the city without stopping.

When night falls, the Shenjia Courtyard in the east of the city is brightly lit and staggered, and the sound of drums soars into the sky.

Lu Jingyuan hid in the shadows, watching the dancing girl spin her skirt and approach the merchant at the table. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see the powder flying between the skirts.

It's Fleur.