Episode 41: Dead in the Night
Chengguo Mansion.
In the back garden, which covers an area of dozens of acres, Wang Chengzheng, the second housekeeper, is directing the people and carrying the rockery.
A subordinate hurried from the arch and whispered in his ear.
Wang Cheng nodded and left quickly.
A short time later, he came to a pavilion by a pond.
A burly young man in green clothes was waiting for him in the pavilion, and when he saw him coming, he immediately stepped forward and whispered, "Uncle, that kid is out of the house." ”
Wang Cheng's expression froze: "Are you going out of the city?" ”
The young man shook his head and said in a low voice, "I don't know for the time being, I'll let people follow." However, according to the rules, the one-month period has not yet arrived, and there are still nine days before he can go out of the city to worship. ”
Then he glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, do you want to do it in advance?" Those people couldn't wait, they wanted to run away with the money quickly, after all, they were all murderers with lives in their hands, and they didn't dare to wait any longer. ”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Cheng's face suddenly sank, and he shouted: "Stupid! Do you do it in the city, are you afraid that you will live too long? Not to mention that kid is now a member of the Qin family, even if he is still a member of my Chengguo Mansion, he must not do anything in the city! After all, it is the body of Xiucai, and it is the third son of our Chengguo Mansion, if it is found out, it doesn't matter if you and I die, it will affect the Chengguo Mansion and the second son's exam next year, no one can bear this responsibility! ”
The young man's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will restrain them again." It's a big deal to give them some more money and make them wait a few more days. ”
Wang Cheng's face was deep, and he said earnestly: "Wang Pu, you have to remember that although no one in our Chengguo Mansion is an official in the imperial court now, after all, he has a knighthood, and there are many people who have offended. If someone catches someone in the same room, even if it is just chasing the wind, it will be politically attacked by those enemies. At that time, the second son has worked hard to prepare for so long, and I am afraid that the expectations of the lord and the eldest lady will be disappointed. You and I are just losing the heads of the whole family, and it's not enough! ”
"Remember, you must be cautious in this matter, the eldest lady is the first time you want to do something, but it is still such an important matter, if you do it well, then Chengguo Mansion will naturally have a place for you. The people in your family will not worry about food and clothing in the future. Your brothers and sisters, if you want to go to Yujing in the future, the eldest son and the second son will help take care of one or two. In the future, when the eldest son and the second son soar, your benefits will naturally be indispensable. Do you know these things in your heart, and you have to fight for yourself? ”
Wang Pu's face was solemn, and he bowed his head and said respectfully: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew promises to do this beautifully and brightly, and will never disappoint the expectations of the eldest lady." ”
"Remember, this matter has nothing to do with the eldest lady, and it has nothing to do with Chengguofu. If something goes wrong with you, do you know what to do? ”
"Nephew understands!"
"Go ahead."
…
The streets are lively.
After Luo Qingzhou buys two strings of sugar gourds for Fluttershy, he leads her across the arched bridge to East Street, which specializes in civil and military goods.
Carefully selecting a few shops, he stopped in front of one of them.
On the plaque at the entrance of the store, a few big characters are written on the dragon's flying phoenix: Qingshan Wenwu Pavilion.
Looking inside from the door, the first floor is selling books, and the second floor should be selling martial arts supplies.
Luo Qingzhou takes Fluttershy into the store.
Soon, a shopkeeper came up, and saw that he was dressed in a Confucian robe, his body was thin, and he was full of books, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "This son, are you here to buy books, or are you here to buy pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and other supplies?" We have everything on the first and second floors, and although Childe chooses at will, the quality is absolutely excellent. ”
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the second floor and said, "The second floor also sells these things?" ”
The shopkeeper said with enthusiasm on his face: "Yes, the things sold on the second floor are slightly more expensive than the first floor, if the son is interested, you can go up and have a look first." ”
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything more and took Fluttershy upstairs.
There are several rows of bookshelves on the second floor, in addition to books, there are high-end pen, ink, paper, inkstone, folding fan, incense sachet and jade pendant and other scholarly accessories.
In that corner, there are even blatantly placed all kinds of spring palace atlases, all of which are beautifully made.
The shopkeeper didn't follow too closely, a few steps behind the two of them, and he didn't talk much, with a warm smile on his face, he let him watch and choose by himself.
Luo Qingzhou walked around casually, found a few books on the bookshelf, took one and handed it to Fluttershy, and said, "You can take a look here first, I'll go upstairs and come down later." ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly reminded: "Childe, the upstairs are all martial arts supplies. ”
Luo Qingzhou looked at him and said, "I'm just curious, I want to go up and have a look, is it okay?" ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said, "Of course you can, even if you go up, you can see whatever you want." ”
Luo Qingzhou followed him up.
Fluttershy doesn't ask much, though she doesn't ask, and stands there obediently reading a book and waiting.
After Luo Qingzhou went upstairs, he was immediately attracted by the knives, guns, clubs and other weapons around him.
After looking at the weapon for a while, he walked to the side shelf again, looking curiously at the goods on it.
"What is this?"
He asked, pointing to a row of porcelain vases on the shelves.
The shopkeeper hurriedly came over and introduced: "Hui Gongzi, these are all potions used by martial artists when practicing martial arts. These bottles are used by martial artists when refining skin, and they are sprinkled in water every night to take a bath, which can repair the wounds and cracks on the skin membrane and relieve the pain......"
Then he pointed to the top row and said, "These are also the potions used in skin refining, but these are more advanced, in addition to relieving skin pain, they can also improve the effect of refining skin film......
"What about these?"
Luo Qingzhou pointed to another row of shelves.
The shopkeeper smiled all over his face, and took the trouble to introduce: "These are the potions used when refining meat, which can relieve muscle soreness, stimulate the strength in the muscles, and make the daily cultivation effect achieve twice the result with half the effort......
Luo Qingzhou's heart moved, and he pointed to one of the bottles and said, "How much is this bottle?" ”
The shopkeeper took a closer look and said with a smile: "This bottle is not expensive, nine thousand two hundred and twenty-one bottles, there are three drops in the bottle, enough for half a month." ”
Luo Qingzhou: "......"
He didn't dare to ask any more, walked to the opposite corner shelf, glanced at it casually, and asked directly: "Do you sell the kind of space items that can hold things here?" ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he understood, and hurriedly smiled: "Childe is talking about space treasures such as storage rings, storage wrenches, storage bags and storage bracelets, right?" ”
Luo Qingzhou was secretly happy in his heart, and there were indeed these things.
"How much is the cheapest?"
He was not embarrassed and asked directly.
The shopkeeper did not despise it in the slightest, and said with a smile on his face: "The cheapest is the smallest storage bag, the price is divided according to the material, and the lowest price is 800,000 taels." In fact, there are only storage bags in our store, and other things, if you need it, you can go to the treasure pavilion on the street to see, where there are all kinds of storage treasures. ”
"800,000 taels ......"
When Luo Qingzhou heard this, he was secretly shocked in his heart.
His total net worth now is only more than 1,000 taels, and for him, it is already a huge amount of money.
I didn't expect that the cheapest storage bag would cost 800,000 taels each!
Martial artists are really not something that everyone can do, and it is even more difficult for the poor.
In order to alleviate the embarrassment, he nodded, casually picked up a piece of white jade the size of a palm from the shelf next to him, and changed the subject: "What is this?" Do you wear it on your body? ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly introduced: "Hui Gongzi, this is the Jianwu Stone, the martial artist only needs to hold it in the palm of his hand and urge the internal force, and his strength, speed, resistance to blows, and spiritual power will be displayed on it." ”
Luo Qingzhou's face showed a touch of surprise: "So amazing? ”
Dian Xiaoer said with a smile: "Made of special materials, and refined by the refining master, almost every martial artist will bring a piece on their bodies to observe their cultivation progress and physical strength at that time. ”
Only Xiaobai will not know this thing, this son is really just a scholar who is curious to come up and take a look.
The shopkeeper said secretly in his heart.
But he still kept his face full of enthusiasm.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the jade in his hand, a little moved, hesitated for a moment, and still asked, "How much is this Jianwu stone?" ”
I thought that this magical jade was at least hundreds of thousands of taels, but the shopkeeper smiled and said: "This piece in the child's hand is cheaper, only eight hundred taels." ”
"Eight hundred taels?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, feeling unexpectedly cheap.
Although eight hundred taels is still a huge amount of money for him.
The shopkeeper said very frankly: "Childe turned over and took a look, and he knew that there was a crack behind this Jianwu stone, although there was no problem with the function, but there could be no collision in the future, so it could only be put up carefully, so our boss lowered the price, and it could be sold for eight hundred taels." ”
Luo Qingzhou turned the jade in his hand over to one side, and sure enough, he saw a clear crack on the other side.
The original flawless white jade was instantly ruined by this crack.
"What a coincidence, is this Jianwu Stone specially prepared for me?"
Luo Qingzhou said secretly in his heart.
Immediately without hesitation, he looked at the shopkeeper and said, "I want this Jianwu stone, help me wrap it." ”
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, Childe wait a minute." ”
I thought that this son was just curious to come up and take a look, but who knew that he really bought something for martial artists, which gave him a surprise.
Luo Qingzhou took out the money bag and gave him the silver.
Just as he was about to look at something else, he heard the laughter of several people downstairs and Fluttershy's panicked voice, "What are you doing?" Go away......"
Luo Qingzhou's face changed, and he immediately walked to the staircase.
Looking downstairs, I saw a few familiar figures!