At dusk, Li Daqi took Yang Jing and magpies back from Zhang's ancient shop, at this time, Li Yanqing had already returned to Taixue to pack his luggage, and at the same time asked Dianxue for two months to take a two-month leave in the name of studying in Donglin Academy, and returned to Xinqiao's mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as Li Daqi got home, he found Li Yanqing, "It's really interesting, Qing'er, you should also go and have a look this afternoon!" ”

"Does the other party regret it?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile.

"I don't regret it, their proprietor is full of praise for your still, they say, now the big edible rose water will no longer be sold."

"What's so interesting about that?"

"Attitude!"

Li Daqi couldn't help but laugh and said: "The proprietor of the Zhang family asked me privately whether King Jia was the proprietor of Baoyan Zhai, and I didn't deny it, but Zhang Gu took the initiative to give in and gave us twenty kinds of rouge formulas, including the pomegranate rouge formula they sold the best." ”

"Does Father plan to make his own rouge?"

Li Daqi nodded happily, this is something he has planned for a long time, if you want to make high-quality fat powder, you have to rely on yourself, it is always a little unreliable to buy other people's fat powder, he doesn't like the quality of fat powder to manipulate other people's hands.

"I'm going to invest another 2,000 yuan to rent a few warehouses nearby as workshops, and at the same time, I want to find another shopkeeper to be in charge of Bao Yan Zhai, but it's a pity that the owner of the Zhang family only promised to give us perfume flower juice, and the rouge original flower refused to give it, but it doesn't matter, I will find another way to get it."

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Daddy, don't build a workshop for the time being, keep the money!" ”

"Why?"

"It's likely that the Red Dye Wang's Rouge Shop is going to be auctioned, and we can buy it!"

Li Daqi was stunned, "Although the Wang family's rouge shop was impacted by us, it won't fall down!" ”

"Its backstage is going to fall, and as soon as the backstage falls, the rouge shop will inevitably be confiscated and sold by the government."

Li Daqi was suddenly pleasantly surprised, the most valuable thing about Wang's rouge shop is the location, located on the royal street! If Bao Yan Zhai can open a store on the royal street, then they will really have a firm foothold.

"But..... I'm afraid we can't afford the shops on the royal street. ”

Li Daqi has experience, the government auction is generally sold together with the land, and the shops on the royal street cost at least tens of thousands of yuan, where can they get so much money?

"The official auction sometimes has nothing to do with money, it depends on the relationship, as long as King Jia's southward journey goes smoothly this time, then I am eighty percent sure that I will win the red Wang's rouge shop, at most four or five thousand yuan, Daddy is waiting to hear the good news!"

Li Daqi knew that there were some things that he couldn't ask more, so he nodded, "Okay then!" Just take advantage of this time to let Aunt Yang and Magpie mix out all twenty kinds of rouge together, with these twenty kinds of rouge as a base, we will be able to keep pace with Zhang Gu's rouge shop in the future. ”

Li Yanqing glanced at the magpie next to him and asked with a smile, "How are our magpies learning?" ”

Li Daqi gave a thumbs up and praised: "Very smart, the key is that she is still literate, she compares the formula to see the other party prepare rouge, she can draw inferences, she learned ten kinds in half an hour, she is full of praise for the rouge even the ancient proprietor Zhang, they are willing to pay a hundred yuan per month to hire magpies to be their rouge craftsmen, but the magpie refused, she said, 'Don't say a hundred times, even a thousand times I won't agree.'" ’”

Li Yanqing praised, "Magpie, really? ”

The magpie's face was as red as a persimmon, and he lowered his head and whispered: "The petty official is so good to me and trusts me so much, how can I betray the petty official!" ”

Li Yanqing hadn't spoken yet, but Li Daqi was moved, "What a good boy, in the future, you will be my daughter just like Qing'er." ”

The magpie quietly glanced at Li Yanqing, and Li Yanqing smiled and nodded, indicating that he could recognize this father-in-law.

The magpie suddenly knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "The little official never treats the magpie as a maid, the magpie is already satisfied, and the magpie will definitely prepare rouge well to repay the little official and the lord for their love for the magpie!" ”

"Good boy, when our business grows, Uncle will never treat you badly."

At this moment, someone outside the door asked, "Excuse me—does Li Yanqing live here?" ”

Li Yanqing walked out of the gate quickly, only to see several horseback guards outside, and the first guard was none other than King Jia's personal guard Yan Dai.

"It turned out to be Brother Yan, does His Royal Highness King Jia have something to look for me?" Li Yanqing stepped forward and saluted and smiled.

"Don't dare to be!"

Yan Dai hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and saluted Li Yanqing: "Your Highness asked me to send an item to Shaojun!" ”

Li Yanqing's heart moved, could it be that item?

Yan Dai took out a brocade-wrapped package from his back, and carefully presented it to Li Yanqing with both hands, Li Yanqing took the package and opened it, and it was indeed a scroll, which had been framed, and he slowly unfolded the scroll, only to see that there were three big characters written in thin gold font on it, 'Baoyan Zhai', and there was the seal of the Son of Heaven underneath.

Li Daqi: 'Ah! He cried out, and took the scroll with trembling hands, and the Son of Heaven really wrote the name of the shop to himself, and he almost felt like he was in a dream.

Yan Dai smiled beside him: "His Royal Highness King Jia also wrote a few words to Li Shaojun's shop. ”

He handed another scroll to Li Yanqing, Li Yanqing opened it, and saw eight words written on it, 'The fat fragrance is far overflowing, and it is about heaven', which is written in a book, which is very majestic.

Li Yanqing was moved in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Please tell His Royal Highness King Jia, his kindness is remembered by Li Yanqing." ”

"Li Shaojun is too polite, I must tell you, let's leave first!"

Everyone turned over and got on the horse, Yan Dai hugged his fists and saluted, and then urged the horse to hurry away.

At this time, Li Yanqing looked at his father, who was still sleepwalking, and said with a slight smile: "Father might as well take these two characters to Zhang Gu Rouge Shop, and promise that they will agree to provide the original rouge flowers." ”

.........

Before dawn the next day, Li Yanqing went out, and Qing'er also dressed up as a scholar, riding a slightly smaller horse, wearing the jade girl sword that Li Yanqing bought for her at her waist, and followed closely behind Li Yanqing.

"Qing'er, you must pay attention to safety!"

Li Daqi's worry finally manifested itself at this moment, he grabbed the reins of the horse, and told him with great concern that when he saw that his son was actually carrying a copper bow and iron arrows, he knew that this trip must not be simple, and it must be full of danger.

"Daddy, don't worry, I will definitely come back safely."

"Take care!"

Li Daqi let go of the reins, Li Yanqing urged the horse to run, he turned around and waved his hand, and then took Qing'er and gradually disappeared into the night.

The meeting place was outside the Suzaku Gate, Li Yanqing arrived on time, and at this time, the inner city gate opened, and thirty guards escorted King Jia out of the city.

"Let Li Shaojun wait for a long time!" Zhao Kaiben immediately stepped forward and said with a smile.

"I've just arrived!"

At this time, Zhao Kai saw Qing'er behind Li Yanqing, and couldn't help but be stunned, "This is ......"

Li Yanqing whispered to him: "This is my father's daughter, and she is very skilled in swordsmanship and light skills. ”

Zhao Kai is overjoyed, this is a strange soldier!

He nodded and said, "The thirty guards are all masters in the forbidden army, and my father gave me a gold medal for transferring troops, and if necessary, I can mobilize the army in the Jiangnan region at any time." ”

Since ancient times, it was not a good thing for the prince to control the army, so Li Yanqing said to Zhao Kai seriously: "Your Highness, about the army..... My opinion is that you can not use it as much as possible! ”

Zhao Kai understood what Li Yanqing meant, his father gave him the gold medal for troop transfer, isn't it a test for himself?

"I see, it's not early, let's go!"

Li Yanqing took Qing'er to join the other party's team and rushed towards the outside of the southern city.

........

At night, the prison camp in Wei County, the Daimyo's mansion, was exceptionally quiet, except for the occasional painful scream from the prisoner, which was a little creepy.

In a brightly lit room, a group of jailers were gathering to gamble, their eyes were red, staring closely at the dice in the bowl, when one of the jailers got up and said, "I'm going to throw pee, and I'll gamble again when I come back!" ”

"Boy, don't even think about running if you win!"

"Guan Ying is here, do I dare to run? Just pee and come back right away! ”

The prisoner walked out quickly, he walked to the corner of the wall outside and was about to pee, suddenly, a big hand pinched his neck, "If you dare to scream, I will pinch your neck." ”

"Well said! Say! The money is in the left pocket, and the hero takes it himself. ”

"I don't want your money, so I'll ask you one thing, where were Hu Cheng's mother and daughter assigned at the beginning of the year?"

"They didn't distribute it, it seems that they were sold to the church!"

The hand on his neck suddenly clenched, and the black-clothed man behind him gritted his teeth and said, "Which teacher did you sell it to?" ”

"I.... I ......"

The prison was so painful that he couldn't say a word, the big man's hand loosened slightly, and the prison exhaled and said, "I don't know!" ”

"If you dare to say that you don't know, I will kill you with one sword!"

The prisoner's legs trembled, he was incontinent, peeed his pants, and he cried, "Good man, spare me, that little lady and old woman have died of the epidemic!" ”

Just listen to 'Click!' After a few sounds, the cervical vertebrae of the prisoner were crumpled into pieces, and he died instantly.

The black-clothed man removed the mask on his face, and it was Hu Cheng, who heard that his mother and daughter were dead, his eyes were full of grief and indignation, and he rushed to the room where the prison gambled with a steel knife.

'Bang! With a loud bang, he kicked the door open and rushed in, and the six prisoners were stunned, and suddenly someone shouted: "It's Hu Cheng!" This guy is back. ”

The two jailers near the door drew their knives and slashed at him, the knives were still in the air, only to see the flash of the knife, two human heads rose into the air, and blood splattered in the neck cavity.

Hu Cheng's eyes were red, and he yelled, "You all deserve to die!" ”

Hu Cheng slashed and slashed, and killed three more people in an instant, leaving only Wang Guanying to retreat to the corner, he saw Hu Cheng killing him, and he was so frightened that he shouted: "Your daughter is not dead!" ”

The knife stopped above his head, and Hu Cheng had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and asked urgently, "What did you say?" ”

Wang Guanying was already so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and seeing that his life was not guaranteed, he shouted with a crying voice: "Someone rescued your daughter and mother, and it was not them who died, but other prisoners. ”

"How dare you lie to me!" Hu Cheng put a blade against his neck and glared at Guan Ying.

Wang Guanying felt that as long as the knife was a little harder, his neck would be cut off, and the fear of death made him almost collapse, and said in a trembling voice: "I didn't lie to you, I took his money, and sent their ancestors and grandchildren away by replacing the sick and dead." ”

Hu Cheng saw that he didn't look like a lie, and asked, "Who saved them?" ”

"It's a teenager surnamed Li, and he said it's your Tangyin neighbor."

"Ahh

Hu Cheng immediately understood, it turned out to be Brother Qing'er, and he also believed it, it was impossible for Wang Guanying to know Brother Qing'er.

He was thrilled and asked, "My mother fell ill at that time, is she okay?" ”

"Hu Haohan! I don't lie to you, I didn't hurt your mother and daughter, but your mother is really not good, you go to Dapan Village to ask, maybe there is news over there. ”

"For your sake, let my daughter go, I will spare your life, and if you dare to betray me, I will kill your whole family!"

"I don't dare, I beg King Hu to knock me unconscious and make up for it, otherwise I won't be able to explain."

Hu Cheng punched him in the door, Wang Guanying was immediately knocked unconscious, Hu Cheng made two stabs on him in the vital places, and then turned around and strode out of the room, leaving a corpse on the ground.

........

When the day was about to dawn, Hu Cheng knelt down and kowtowed three times in front of a new grave outside Dapan Village, and the tombstone read: 'The Tomb of Hu Damiang', but the person who carved the stele wrote 'Silly Er'.

Hu Cheng burst into tears, only he knew who this stupid second was.

He stood up slowly, Qing'er must be safe by Brother Qing'er's side, if he goes to Tangyin now, it will bring trouble to Brother Qing'er, he pondered for a moment, then turned around and rushed towards Shandong.

Not long after he left Wei County, the Daimyo Mansion posted a reward notice in all its subordinate counties, looking for clues about a masked man in black, and the person who provided the clue was rewarded with a hundred yuan.