Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Effect of the Little Black House

The servant brought what Du Dalei wanted, and Du Dalei tore some rags, blocked the gap in the window, and nailed it firmly to the window with a broken quilt, so that no light could penetrate it.

When he was done, he clapped his hands with satisfaction and said to the servant, "From now on, food and water will be brought to him once a day, and the toilet will be brought in." But don't talk to him, no matter how much trouble he makes, don't pay attention to him, understand? ”

The servant agreed, and Du Dalei asked him to convey it to the others, and let him go. Jiang Wuniang asked suspiciously: "Won't there be a problem like this?" ”

"It's okay, this kid is resistant to tossing, if you don't believe it, you go and ask my eldest brother, he will definitely say it's no problem."

Jiang Wuniang went to Zhao Zizhong, told what happened, and asked if something would happen, "It should be fine, Hu Yidao, this child is wild and untamable, this time Xiao Du did the right thing, if you can't make Hu Yidao soft, it will be difficult to manage in the future." ”

September 15, 962 A.D

In the streets and alleys of Mingzhou City, many neighbors gathered together to discuss a news,

"Second Brother Meng, have you heard, the Cui family mainly held the 'Overseas Treasure Auction', and sent invitations to many high-ranking families and wealthy businessmen. What does this 'auction' mean? ”

"According to our owner, 'auction' means 'buying'. The Cui family invited people with deep financial resources to gather at the Cui manor after a month, and displayed the treasures obtained from overseas, so that everyone could bid for them, and finally the highest bidder won. ”

"It is said that the Cui family has sent people to Hangzhou, Jinling, Fuzhou and other places to invite rich families, saying that these treasures have never been seen, and they will definitely make the people who come feel that the trip is worthwhile."

"Does anyone know what the treasure is?"

"The Cui family is very tight, and no one knows what it is."

"Hey, I can't enter Cui's Manor with my identity, but it's a pity that I can't see these overseas treasures."

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In the northeast corner of Cui's manor, in the study of a deep mansion compound, two people are talking. The middle-aged man with sparse eyebrows played with a jade fish, and slowly asked, "The head of the family wants to hold an 'overseas treasure auction', have you found any useful information?" ”

"I asked people to inquire about some things in Changfang, it is said that the caravan that went to the north a few days ago brought back five overseas merchants, and the head of the family talked with them very happily, and they became brothers, and it is estimated that the overseas treasures were brought by those few people."

"What's so special about those five?"

According to the servants, these men were tall and spoke very well, but their voices were somewhat peculiar. Four of them are of my Chinese blood, and one is blonde and blue-eyed, with a fair complexion, who should be from the Western Regions. ”

The conversation is a father and son, the middle-aged man is Cui Mingxun, the head of the third room of the Cui family, and the young son is Cui Mingxun's eldest son Cui Daoshi, who is twenty-two years old this year, looks very similar to his father, and is also a handsome guy.

Cui Mingxun pondered for a long time, "You look for an opportunity to contact those people, explore their paths, and it is best to make friends with them, don't be stingy with money." ”

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Du Dalei stood in front of the door of the small black room, smiling maliciously, he waved his hand and ordered, "Get that kid out." ”

The two servants opened the door, entered the room, and took Hu Yi's knife out. This kid is now unkempt, his eyes are glazed, and his body still exudes a fishy smell, he should be incontinent.

Du Dalei covered his nose and said disgustedly, "Take him with me." Several people came to the small courtyard where the children lived. The yard was very lively, Na Zhe and the children were playing the game of 'throwing handkerchiefs', and Jiang Wuniang was watching happily from the side.

Du Dalei entered the courtyard and shouted: "Stop, stop playing yet, you see who this is." ”

"Lao Du, what kind of plane are you doing!" The one who was playing happily was a little dissatisfied.

The children came around, curiously looking at Hu Yidao, who was still trembling and still trembling, Jiang Wuniang came over and touched his face, and said distressedly: "How did you get this, it's only been a few days, and people have become like this, Mr. Du, you are ruthless enough!" ”

"This time he should be honest, you bear children, have you seen the fate of Hu Yidao? If anyone is disobedient in the future, he will have to be the same. Du Dalei pretended to be fierce and scare the children. Most of the children nodded desperately, and a few even started crying.

Na Zhe pushed him, ", why are you scaring the child if you have nothing to do?" ”

Du Dalei shook indifferently, "Tian Renfeng, a few of you take Hu Yidao to take a bath, and then take turns to watch him, arrange a shift at night, someone must keep an eye on him at all times, understand?" ”

The children left with a knife, Jiang Wuniang came over and said worriedly: "I think this child is a little stupid, will something happen?" ”

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a few days."

"I don't understand, why are people scared stupid after being locked up for a few days, and the prisoners in the cell haven't been like this for a few years?"

Du Da Lei said in a hurry: "Jiang Niangzi, this is called Guan Xiaoheiwu, the yamen in our hometown, which is specially used to deal with Jiangyang thieves, and any good man has to be subdued for a few days." The trick is to block the doors and windows so that no light can get in, and then keep it quiet so that no one in the house can hear anything. In this dark and quiet environment, people instinctively will be afraid, and then think wildly, basically no one can survive three days, and Hu Yidao, this kid, will not be able to survive in two days. ”

"You can't use it casually in the future, what if you freak out the child."

"I'm killing chickens to show monkeys, and I won't abuse them in the future, don't worry."

Du Dalei pulled Na Zhe and walked to Cui Daoshu's study, and when he entered the door, Zhao Zizhong, Wei Hongye, Boris, and Cui Daoshu were discussing things, and the two sat down.

Wei Hongye said: "Iron ore must be bought more, as well as coal and limestone, which are all necessary for iron smelting. In addition, you have to find a few craftsmen who can build brick kilns, magnetic kilns, burn refractory bricks, burn coke, burn cement, all need them. ”

Cui Daoshu took the note and wrote it down, "No problem, the ceramic industry of this generation is very developed, and the famous Yue kiln celadon is produced nearby, and it is a piece of cake to find a few craftsmen." ”

At this time, a woman's voice came from outside the door, "Brother, I haven't seen you for a few days, what are you busy with?" "The voice is soft and tactful, and it is very pleasant to the ear.

The door opened, and a slender woman in a lake-green dress walked in. The hair is combed into a double snail bun, which looks delicate and cute. Bright-eyed and bright-toothed, looking forward to Shenfei, she is a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Cui Daoshu stood up with a smile and said to everyone: "This is the sister, you brothers know each other." Then he looked at the girl with a smile, "Why are you here?" Didn't your mother look at you as a female celebrity? ”

The girl pouted, "Mother went to the Buddhist hall, I went to find my sister-in-law, she said that you are very busy these days, often sleep in the study, what are you busy with?" ”

Cui Daoshu shook his head, "Don't talk about these things, Ah Mei, you come to see the ceremony, I'll introduce you, these are my sworn brothers." ”

The girl looked at everyone curiously, and squatted in a graceful manner, "I've seen all my brothers, Wan Fu." ”

Everyone returned the salute, announced their names, and everyone sat down. When Du Dalei saw the beautiful girl, his heart itched, showed a friendly smile, and talked with the girl. He claimed to be a businessman from thousands of miles away from the West, and told the girl about the exotic customs and anecdotes. Na Zhe was also beating a side drum on the side.

Cui Daoshu saw that his sister was fascinated by what he heard, so he discussed the purchase of ore with Wei Hongye.

More than an hour passed, the girl and everyone got acquainted, she was a cheerful person, I saw a few people talking humorously, well-informed, many views are very novel, thought-provoking. She asked Boris curiously: "Mr. Bao, where is your hometown, can you tell me about it?" ”

"I come from Russia, which is thousands of miles away in the west, where it is vast and extremely rich in products, but the climate is cold, and it is closer to the north than the Khitan land. Therefore, the population is sparse, and most of the people in our country are fair-skinned, blonde and blue-eyed. Generally tall and strong, it has a title in the Western countries, called the 'Fighting Nation'. ”

The girl covered her mouth and chuckled, "That's an interesting name, Battle Nation." ”

At this time, Cui Dao said that they had finished talking, he came over and flicked the girl's head, and said dotingly: "Sister, you go back to your sister-in-law first, we will have dinner together in the evening, I have something to talk about with a few brothers." ”

The girl was a little reluctant to say goodbye to everyone and went out. Du Dalei came over and asked with a smile on his face: "Seventh, what is your sister's name, why don't you introduce it to us?" ”

Cui Daoshu explained: "In this era, a woman's name cannot be told to outsiders, you can only call her Cui Xiaoniang." What, do you have a crush on my sister? ”

"How old is your sister? Is there an object? ”

Cui Daoshu looked at this second goods helplessly, "She is seventeen years old, and she will be in the boudoir." ”

Du Dalei was very excited: "That's no object, can I chase her?" ”

"I'm not against it, if it's your ability to catch up. But I understand my sister's preferences, you type, it's okay to be friends with my sister, I want to chase her down, I don't see a show. ”

"Why are you pouring cold water on me, are we still brothers?" Du Dalei was a little angry.

Cui Daoshu packed up the record documents, "That's it for today, I have to go back to accompany the lady, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Everyone dispersed, and Cui Daoshu returned to the inner house. A young woman in a moon-white skirt greeted her, her complexion was fair, her eyes were slender, her nose was small, and her posture was graceful.

Cui Daoshu smiled and said softly: "Lady, I've been too busy these days, and I'm really sorry to snub you." ”

The woman said softly: "My husband is a person who does great things, I serve my mother every day, chat with my sister and be a female celebrity, I am not lonely, you don't have to bother to comfort me." ”

"Where's Sister?"

She said she was going to write down the words of your brothers, and she went back to her room. According to Ah Mei, your brothers are strange people, knowledgeable, and have novel views, and they are not ordinary people. ”

"That is, can I worship ordinary people? Several brothers are geniuses in the world, and they will be of great help to my Cui family in the future. ”

"Ah Mei is not young anymore, and she has not yet promised to be married, can you choose one of your brothers to marry Ah Mei?"