Wang Gui's errand lasted for more than half a month, and finally made progress.

Zhu Gaoxu bolted the door of the study, sat in front of the desk and worked hard to rearrange what Wang Gui had written, because the eunuch's memory was too confusing. Wang Gui stood by the side and answered Zhu Gaoxu's questions from time to time.

All commanded Zhang Xin when to go out and when to go up and down, these basic information is not a problem.

"He went to the prostitute and never went to the Qinglou?" Zhu Gaoxu asked without raising his head.

Wang Guidao: "I haven't been to Qinglou once these days, this person doesn't seem to like places with many people, and every time he quietly goes to an alley on Zhonglou Street to find a fixed prostitute." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, wrote the words of this passage a little bigger, and emphasized it.

Being an official prostitute is not uncommon in this era, and it will not be until the Xuande period is severely cracked down that everyone will be reined in.

Wang Gui also wrote about Zhang Xin's mother's activities in the report, she went to Lingquan Temple in Xishan twice to burn incense and worship Buddha; I have been to Renshou Pharmacy in Renshoufang four times to take the pulse and take medicine.

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "What kind of medicine did Zhang's mother take?" ”

Wang Gui's face was ugly, and he said: "The slave forgot to check ......"

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly raised his head, looking unhappy. Wang Gui said suddenly: "Although the slave doesn't know what medicine she took, she knows her symptoms, the left side of the head is painful, dizzy, and she often wakes up from dreams at night." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Wang Gui couldn't help nodding: "It's been hot recently, and it seems that the old injuries under the slave and maid have recurred, and it's not very neat, so I followed the pharmacy in Renshoufang that day, and I also went to get a few pairs of medicines by the way." Then the slave and the maid said, 'The old woman was blessed just now, but what disease was there?' ”

"Good!" Zhu Gaoxu put down his pen, stood up and paced back and forth in front of the bookshelf.

After a while, his movements suddenly quickened, and he sat down again, and continued to write, writing many words, marking Arabic numerals, and drawing some arrows.

He wrote for a while, then raised his head and glanced at Wang Gui, "Wang Gui, you don't have to stay here. Go and shave your hair, get a set of torn monk's clothes, and come back to your life. ”

"Slave...... Slaves and maids want to shave their hair? Wang Gui blurted out with a sad face.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at his face, his tone eased, and he said comfortingly: "Although the parents of the body hair and skin cannot be injured casually, but you even cut off the eggs, what do you care about the hair?" If you shave your hair, it's a big deal to wear a hat, and it will grow soon! ”

Wang Gui lowered his head, quietly touched his crotch with his hand, and replied, "Yes." ”

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but say more, "Since Mother Zhang believes in Buddhism, it will be June 19 in two days, the day when Guanyin Bodhisattva becomes a monk, Mother Zhang will definitely go to the temple, the opportunity is rare, we have to meet her for a while." ”

Wang Gui hurriedly said: "The slave obeys. ”

Zhu Gaoxu stayed in the study for a while, and saw that the sun was setting outside the door, and the sun was not so hot anymore, so he decided to go out. He walked out of the antechamber and saw that the man on duty today was Veda.

This handsome middle-aged guy with a shoehorn face is bored, and it is good to listen to the drum sound when he listens to the unitary. As soon as Zhu Gaoxu came, he hurriedly went out to meet him.

Zhu Gaoxu's "descendants" have a total of three civil and military forces, and in comparison, the two military generals are more reliable than the civil officials, because the middle and lower-level military generals have fewer channels.

So Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wei Baihu, you go out with me." ”

"The last will be ordered!" Veda Road.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't change his clothes, he was still wearing a thin gray robe he wore at home, and said casually at the moment: "You can call me Hong Gongzi in a while." ”

"Yes." Veda replied with a fist clenched.

They went to the stable and picked up two horses of the worst condition, led them and went out.

When Zhu Gaoxu arrived outside the gatehouse, he turned over and got on his horse and went straight to Zhonglou Street. When the two arrived at Zhonglou Street, Zhu Gaoxu found that this street was close to the former "Poor Man City", and there were not many rich and noble families living nearby.

He walked around casually. At this moment, a liquor shop located at the mouth of the alley caught his attention.

The front door of this wine shop is well repaired, but the location is really bad: it is obviously close to the street, but the direction of the opening is in a small alley with sparse pedestrians! In addition, there are no rich people around, but it is decorated so that the consumption is not low, who will go in the poor man? They just want to find a shabby place at a cheap price.

Zhu Gaoxu and Veda walked around to the door, he took a look, and as expected...... The sun had already set, and it was dinner time, and there was not even a single customer at the door of this wine shop! Is this business going on?

"Yo, guest officer, please!" The enthusiastic Xiao Er greeted, with a white towel on his shoulder, and a smile on his face.

Zhu Gaoxu handed the reins to Xiao Er and walked in with Weida.

Inside was a hall, and there was a pavilion, and there was a wooden ladder to go up. The shopkeeper behind the counter also greeted with a smile, but his smile looked very forced, and it was even more ugly than crying.

"Let's not eat." Zhu Gaoxu said straightly, "Shopkeeper, do you sell this shop?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu observed his expression as he spoke. The shopkeeper was surprised at first, and then flashed red, and quickly opened the chatterbox, "I have this shop, the place is rented, but I bought things at home, but it's good ......."

Zhu Gaoxu interrupted him impatiently, "I also think it's good, it's close to the street, and the location is very good!" You make a price. ”

"Four hundred treasures! If you use copper coins, it's only 100 yuan. The shopkeeper stretched out four fingers and stared at Zhu Gaoxu.

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu clasped his palms.

The shopkeeper suddenly stomped his foot, looked very regretful, and said, "The rent is not full, you have to make up the rent!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked about the money for the land rent, and immediately gave it with Daming treasure banknotes, then wrote the contract, signed it and pressed his fingerprint. He signed one: Hong Bin.

A deal is completed in less than a stick of incense! Zhu Gaoxu immediately took over the management of the liquor store and issued the first business strategy: everything is as usual, but the price of all the wine and food will be increased to ten times!

So one table of wine and food can be sold for a hundred treasure bills, and four tables can buy this shop.

Zhu Gaoxu proudly said to the second chef and the others: "As long as you sell four tables, the capital will be earned back soon." ”

"High! The shopkeeper Hong is really high! The cook gave a serious thumbs up.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't stay for a moment, and asked Xiao Er to lead the horse out and go out of the wine shop with Weida. At this moment, the voice of the cook came from inside: "It's over, we have to find something else as soon as possible." "Let him settle his wages when he leaves!"

There were only two days left before June 19, but Zhu Gaoxu had to set off on June 18, and the time for preparation was very tight. Because he knew that some pious pilgrims would go up the mountain on the first night in order to burn incense on their heads.

…… In the early morning of 19 June, Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Gui, dressed in monk's clothes, had already arrived at Lingquan Temple.

Lingquan Temple is an ancient temple, built in the Song Dynasty, and the incense is still very prosperous. The sky was dark, and the outside of the temple was already burning, and the black smoke and ash of the incense candles were permeated, and the wind blew all over the sky, and it hit the face head-on, so that people could not open their eyes.

Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Gui wandered among the buildings like tourists, and they had already discovered Zhang's mother. But there were seven or eight men and women around Zhang's mother, and he didn't dare to make a mistake for a while, so he walked around not far and not close first, looking for opportunities.

The sky was getting white, and Zhang Mu and the others came to a noisy place, which was a place to eat fast.

Although it was early in the morning, it was not lively. The miscellaneous servants and pilgrims in the temple gather here to eat, and the cooks and businessmen shuttle between them, but it is the most lively place in the temple now.

But Zhang's mother and her party did not linger in the canteen, and went straight through a gatehouse to another place that was not so cluttered. This is also a place for fasting, but the temple is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and there are many people who have status, incense and money, and of course they can't eat with a group of mixed people.

Zhu Gaochi took a look at the dining room where Zhang's mother entered, and saw several people standing outside the door, so he returned to the dining hall with Wang Gui. Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to buy some porridge, steamed buns and pickles, and then sat down to eat them first.

Wang Gui stood next to him, stunned, but he didn't dare to sit down and eat.

Zhu Gaoxu chewed the steamed bun in his mouth for a while and swallowed it, reached out to pick up a bowl of porridge, and raised his head: "Take it, bring it in." Don't worry, I won't finish it alone and keep one for you. ”

Wang Gui said: "Slaves don't dare, don't dare." ”

"Go." Zhu Gaoxu urged in a deep voice.

…… Wang Gui had a bald head, lit six "incense scars" with black ink, and held a bowl of porridge in his hand, so he walked through the foyer and went to the room.

Sure enough, the servant at the door just glanced at his head, and had no intention of stopping him at all. Wang Gui pushed the door with the porridge and closed the door casually.

"Yo, it's so fast." Mother Zhang said.

Wang Gui made a one-handed salute and put the porridge on the wooden table, "The donor waits, and other things will be served soon." ”

Zhang Mu nodded indifferently, counting the Buddha beads in her hand.

Wang Gui walked to the door, and suddenly turned around and said, "Has the donor had a headache on the left side recently, dizziness, and can't sleep well at night, and dreams a lot?" ”

"Huh?" Mother Zhang raised her head suddenly, "How did the senior monk know?" ”

Seeing this, Wang Gui walked back, frowning and looking at Zhang's mother's face, "The donor's face is full of anger, someone in the family has offended the king of the north!" ”

Mother Zhang was surprised: "How can you say this? ”

"Amitabha!" Wang Gui closed his eyes and said, "The secret of heaven cannot be leaked, and it is ......."

Mother Zhang immediately took out a small ingot of silver from her arms and put it on the table.

Wang Gui shook his head and said, "What is the use of the poor monk's things outside his body?" However, the donor respects my Buddha and has a kind face...... My Buddha is compassionate, and the poor monk dares to say a word more. The more you offend the king, the greater the disaster, and I am afraid that the whole family will have a bloody disaster! ”

Wang Gui said, turned around and left, and didn't take the silver.

…… When Zhang's mother came back to her senses, she hurriedly walked to the door and opened the door, and looked around, where was the monk just now?

After a while, the person who delivered the meal came, but it was not a monk. Zhang's mother asked, and the person who delivered the meal said: "There must be no monk in the person who delivers the food." ”

Mother Zhang looked back at the table, the bowl of porridge was still there, otherwise she thought that she hadn't seen any monks just now.