After Jiang Fan left, Chen Qiuniang went to the market for a turn, still walking around, ostensibly to see the leather game, but in fact, it was to talk with some locals at will, to see if he could find clues about the Chai family army and how to enter the sixteen states of Yanyun.

She walked around like she had done a few days ago, and someone with sharp eyes had already recognized her, so they shouted: "Master Su, haven't you found one that looks like you?" ”

"The leather goods here are too inferior, I purchased for the owner, to the best leather goods, next year in the big family Daqing, I am afraid to make luxurious clothes for those sons and girls. It can't be too bad. Chen Qiuniang replied loudly.

The sharp-eyed leather vendor smiled and said, "If you want to make leather goods with luxurious clothes, where can there be a small market like Cangzhou." Even if you've been wandering around here for a year and a half, you don't have one. ”

"Then dare to ask the little brother, where will there be?" Chen Qiuniang smiled and saluted the leather vendor.

"To make a fine garment, it must be a whole piece of leather, without large perforations, and it is better to peel it off alive. Besides, the more precious wild things are all in the hands of the Liao people. The peddler shook his head and sighed.

Chen Qiuniang also stood in place and sighed, silent for a long time. The snowflakes swirled around her, and the peddler saw that she was depressed, and said, "Don't be too discouraged." This came to Cangzhou Mansion, and if you want the ideal leather goods, there must be a doorway. ”

Chen Qiuniang listened to the peddler's tone, and immediately knew that there must be a sect with this person, so she was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward, took out a small piece of broken silver from her sleeve, and whispered: "I only invite the little brother to drink a cup of hot tea, little meaning." I also hope that the little brother will not dislike it. ”

When the peddler saw the broken silver, his eyes lit up, and he raised his head and asked, "What is this doing, Childe?" ”

"Ask the little brother for some advice." Chen Qiuniang bowed her hand, looked anxious, and lowered her voice and said: "Little brother doesn't know, my owner has long heard that in the border area of Cangzhou Mansion, the leather goods over there in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are very good. That's why I came. Who knew that he would be able to meet the spring snow that has not been encountered in a century. And it is said that it is not possible to enter the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun now. I'm a-oh, I'm scared. ”

The peddler put the scraps of silver in his sleeves. smiled and said, "Young Master Su, how can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?" The Song people are people, and the Liao people are also people. If you are human, you have to eat. What's on his Liao side? Aren't they just wild skins? ”

"What do you mean?" Chen Qiuniang looked inexplicable.

"Hey, there's a lot of Orion over here. The Orion of the Song people, the Orion of the Liao people. There are even Jurchen hunters who come from farther away, those game, skins, tsk, as long as you can afford it. How good and how good it is. The little brother lowered his voice and looked around as if he were a thief.

Chen Qiuniang looked very happy and said, "Since that's the case." That's great, just ask the little brother to match. If it is done, it is naturally indispensable to the hard work of the little brother. ”

The peddler immediately put his finger to his lips, motioned to Chen Qiuniang to be quiet, and whispered, "You be quiet, don't let others hear." ”

"What's wrong?" Chen Qiuniang asked in a low voice, and also looked around, the wind was too strong, the snow was swirling, and the people around him were also holding their sleeves.

"Since you're here, you must know that you've been investigating strictly. In the past, the governments of both sides turned a blind eye. Now, Empress Xiao's father was assassinated, and it is said that someone from our side did it, so it has begun to be strictly investigated behind closed doors. Anyone suspected of being a Song person was imprisoned and severely tortured. Anyone who had dealings with the Song people was also detained and interrogated. The peddler whispered.

Chen Qiuniang had already known about this situation from Boss Li, but at this time, she also cooperated with the hawker to say "ah", and then her face changed, and then she asked puzzledly: "Then we are Cangzhou, maybe the Liao people will come to arrest people?" ”

"That's not true, but people can't catch it openly, but it's always possible to do it secretly." The peddler pursed his lips, and then said to Chen Qiuniang, "To be honest, there have been a lot of people in Cangzhou Mansion recently, and ordinary people don't dare to contact them." Even if Su Gongzi came to this market a few days ago, our group of people still had lingering palpitations. ”

"I see, no wonder everyone is wary of me when they talk or something." Chen Qiuniang looked suddenly enlightened.

The peddler nodded and said, "Isn't it?" If it weren't for the fact that you came with Boss Li, who often sells leather goods, I wouldn't have said these heart-wrenching words today. ”

"Yes, yes, thank you, little brother." Chen Qiuniang hurriedly smiled, and then asked in a low voice, "Does that little brother have a way?" ”

"If you wait a little longer, when the wind is not so tight, and the snow is heard, there will definitely be good goods for you. Since Su Gongzi called me a little brother, I will guarantee you here. The peddler patted his chest.

"Thank you, little brother, thank you, little brother." Chen Qiuniang bowed again.

The peddler hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Master Su, I'm a rough person, and I don't pay attention to so much." In the future, let's not be so polite, refreshing people, refreshing things. ”

"What the little brother said is very true, then Su Wenying will make a mistake." Chen Qiuniang's gestures are resolute, and she looks like a handsome son. The peddler didn't care much about this matter, but went straight to the point, saying that his name was Liu Qiang, and he lived in Xintianzhuang Village outside Cangzhou Mansion, and his family had been farmers for several generations, and he also sold leather prey. Later, he said that the new grange has long been gone, and in the past few years of war, everyone has been doing the leather business, if it is Chen Qiuniang, you still need leather prey or something in the future, just look for them.

"This dare is good, if my lord agrees, maybe I will order leather goods directly for you in the future, and the price will definitely be easy to say." As soon as the sons and girls of those broad families in the south wore them, the value of the leather goods increased more than ten times. Chen Qiuniang said with a smile.

Liu Qiang was very happy and said, "Then it's decided." ”

"It's a deal." Chen Qiuniang said with a smile.

Liu Qiang took a few fox skins in his hand, put away a few pheasants, and said: "This fox skin was not beaten well, it was perforated, this beast ran too far at that time, and my arrow was missed." ”

"Little brother is good at archery." Chen Qiuniang complimented.

Liu Qiang shook his head and said: "This Liao people are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and a hundred steps through Yang abound, otherwise this Song army has been fighting with the Liao people for so long, but it still loses a lot." I'm nothing, just an ordinary bow and arrow. ”

Liu Qiang said as he closed the stall and said to the vendor opposite: "Xiaoliu, this snow is too big, there is no business, take it." Let's go drinking, there are still smoked geese and geese at home. ”

The vendor on the other side answered, and took it. After that, five or six more vendors around closed their stalls, and it seemed that the whole bazaar of the sellers of hides and wild goods was about to close their stalls at once.

Only then did Chen Qiuniang understand why she had been here for a few days, and the vendors here didn't say much like thieves, they were testing her. Moreover, this Liu Qiang seems to be the head here.

Sure enough, after Liu Qiang cleaned up, he said, "These are all peers, my brothers." It's all from our village. ”

"Hello everyone." Chen Qiuniang smiled and said hello, and those people nodded respectfully to her, and continued to clean up the stall.

Liu Qiang stood next to the stall and said to Chen Qiuniang: "Although the inn has Liao people as the foundation, it is safer in the ordinary period." But now is an extraordinary time, I'm afraid there are a lot of rights and wrongs, I think it is more appropriate for Su Gongzi to find another place to live. There is also the caravan Boss Li who has taken the route of the Liao people in the sixteen states of Yanyun all the year round, and now, the Liao people are strictly investigated, and it is difficult to guarantee that Boss Li will not be checked, I think Su Gongzi may be burned. ”

"Ah, thank you little brother for mentioning it." Chen Qiuniang was shocked.

Liu Qiang waved his hand and said, "Since you and I are interested in cooperating, this matter should be." As for this inn or the place to stay, as long as it is not that one, the other ones should be safe. ”

"Remember." Chen Qiuniang said, and then asked in a low voice, "Little brother, I heard rumors outside, even in the south, that it was the Chai family who assassinated Prime Minister Xiao, but is it true?" ”

As soon as Liu Qiang heard this topic, his face changed, and he warned very sternly: "Master Su, just ask me about this matter, don't inquire about it." Maybe you'll get burned. ”

"Yes, yes, I'm curious. Everyone knows that we have today's tranquility, and the Chai family has made great contributions. If it weren't for the battle of the Chai family, I was afraid that the Northern Han Dynasty would collude with the Liao, and a large part of the Central Plains would be the territory of the Liao. Chen Qiuniang sighed in a low voice.

Liu Qiang also sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't." You are the one who remembers the Chai family, and there are very few people who can remember the merits of the Chai family now. ”

Chen Qiuniang saw that Liu Qiang seemed to be a supporter of the Chai family, so she took advantage of the situation and said, "So, I heard that it was the Chai family's hand, and I was very excited." ”

Liu Qiang just smiled and said, "We outsiders, how can we know the truth or falsehood." The Liao people say whoever it is, it is who it is. Maybe it was killed by their own people, it's hard to say it, for fear of messing up people's hearts, so they blame the Chai family. The people of the Chai family and the Guo family have already been killed, and only one of the Chai family has been the emperor for a few days, and he has not been driven down. That little emperor, huh. ”

Liu Qiang said later, waved his hand, and said, "Su Gongzi, don't be curious about this, concentrate on making your leather goods." ”

"Yes." Chen Qiuniang replied. But Liu Qiang put the leather goods and wild things on his shoulders and walked out of the city. Whoever is whomever is whoever. Maybe it was killed by their own people, it's hard to say it, for fear of messing up people's hearts, so they blame the Chai family. The people of the Chai family and the Guo family have already been killed, and only one of the Chai family has been the emperor for a few days, and he has not been driven down. That little emperor, huh. ”

Liu Qiang said later, waved his hand, and said, "Su Gongzi, don't be curious about this, concentrate on making your leather goods." ”

"Yes." Chen Qiuniang replied. But Liu Qiang put the leather goods and wild things on his shoulders and walked out of the city. (To be continued) R655