When it was about to dawn, Zhu Qing and Chen Jiujin left the firearms hangar and returned from the secret passage.

Before leaving, Chen Jiujin carefully closed the door of the secret room, because Zhu Qing said that he would not transport firearms from the secret passage, so the exit of the secret passage could not be easily discovered.

On the way back from closing the firearms storehouse, Chen Jiujin did not forget to check his vault, which is a habit that a businessman should have. Before closing the treasury, Chen Jiujin also took some gold and silver from it, because he agreed to Chen Wuyong's condition in the middle of the night that he would be responsible for the food, housing and wages of the laborers who built the city fortifications. This is also the reason why Chen Wuyong hurriedly went to Chen's mansion in the middle of the night to discuss this matter with Chen Jiujin, in addition to dealing with Xu Dingguo's explanation, he also wanted to take the opportunity to make Chen Jiujin's money. Of course, this is just a formality, as soon as the money arrives, Chen Jiujin can't help it, even if Chen Wuyong swallows the vested money and says that Chen Jiujin refuses to cooperate, then he can provoke Xu Dingguo and Chen Jiujin to go head-to-head, and it is unknown that he will take Chen Jiujin's business.

Of course, this is all Chen Wuyong's own calculations. Chen Wuyong, who profited from Chen's mansion, was already being targeted on the way back to his house singing a little song......

"Chen Wuyong couldn't have imagined that Jinyiwei had infiltrated Zigong and had already set his sights on him." Chen Jiujin divided the gold and silver into two bags, one bag was handed over to Zhu Qing, and the other bag was held by himself. The two chatted from time to time as they walked out of the secret passage.

"They all say that they don't usually do bad things, and they are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, it seems that he is really going to see ghosts tonight......" Zhu Qing nodded and responded.

"Hey, it's a pity, Chen Wuyong was originally a good official, but he just took the wrong step. We drank together in the early years. It's a bit affectionate, otherwise he wouldn't have come to tell me the news in the middle of the night. I wouldn't have easily agreed to such a condition. Chen Jiujin said, one hand had already taken out the key and was about to open the secret door of the study.

Seeing this, Zhu Qing hurriedly reached over to help Chen Jiujin take the bag of gold and silver in his hand.

After Chen Jiujin opened the door, he took advantage of the situation to blow up the fire fold, turned off the light in the secret passage, and then trotted into the study to light the candles in the room, and then trotted back to take the bag from Zhu Qing's hand.

"No, I can take it, you can close the secret door." Zhu Qing said, carrying two bags of gold and silver and already walked into the study.

Chen Jiujin nodded and closed the secret door of the secret passage from behind the bookcase, and when he moved his hand to the sixth brick on the wall, Zhu Qing couldn't help but ask, "I just found out that no matter which side you count from, your mechanism is just placed in the sixth block." Is this a coincidence? ”

Chen Jiujin shook his head, "Actually, it was originally placed on the ninth brick, because it is said that I had nine catties when I was born, and my grandfather was happy with a big fat grandson, so he changed almost everything in the whole house to a number related to nine, of course, including the secret door of this secret passage." The reason why it has become the sixth block now is that it was changed a few years ago, because I have six catties with Xiaoqi, I am really happy, I hope that six catties can grow without worry, even if I spend all my savings in the secret passage, but ......" Chen Jiujin thought of Xiaoqi and Liujin who were wandering out now, and couldn't help but speak.

After Zhu Qing heard this, he knew that Chen Jiujin not only loved Xiaoqi, but also loved his daughter deeply, and seeing him so affectionate, Zhu Qing didn't know how to comfort him. The two were silent for a moment, and Zhu Qingcai patted Chen Jiujin's shoulder without making a sound.

Chen Jiujin smiled knowingly, and also came back to his senses from his thoughts.

Zhu Qing came to the desk, put down the silver, picked up the tea bowl on the desk, and poured a bowl and drank it.

"Huh? You Chen Jiujin drink a name, I thought it was really as rumored that you could drink nine catties of wine, it turns out that there is such a story. Your grandfather really loves you......" Zhu Qing joked while drinking tea, and this time, the atmosphere was slightly relieved.

Chen Jiujin walked over but didn't drink tea, he put a piece of paper into the drawer of the desk and smiled slightly, "So, I also have to hurt six catties......

Although Chen Jiujin said it with deep affection, Zhu Qing's attention at this time fell on the piece of paper in Chen Jiujin's hand.

"Tomorrow's bill?" Zhu Qing asked tentatively.

Chen Jiujin smiled disapprovingly and shook his head, "No, it's Zigong's city defense fortifications, isn't Chen Wuyong going to repair the fortifications?" He wanted me to pay for it, and of course I had to know the general content of the project, so that he wouldn't have to eat me too much behind his back. Hey, the merchant's problem, brother, you don't have to mind......" Chen Jiujin said, and threw the paper into the drawer casually. This is just Chen Jiujin to prevent Chen Wuyong from reporting the project to him to take money, and it seems that Chen Jiujin is just doing a style.

But Zhu Qing was not, after listening to Chen Jiujin's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked, "City defense fortifications?" Can you take a look? ”

Chen Jiujin didn't expect Zhu Qing to be so interested in this drawing, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and opened the drawer, took out the drawing and handed it to Zhu Qing.

As soon as Zhu Qing took the drawings, he quickly swept aside the sundries on the desk with one hand, spread out the drawings on the desk, and then took the candlestick and looked at it.

Chen Jiujin looked at it from the side, and seemed to know why Zhu Qing attached so much importance to this picture. He couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, I almost forgot what you were doing, I thought you wanted this picture so that your subordinates could go down to oversee Chen Wuyong!" ”

"Overseer Chen Wuyong, that's all a trivial matter. Brother Chen, you've done me a great favor now! Even if it's a few mountains of gold and silver in your secret passage, I may not be willing to change it! Zhu Qing said excitedly, this is the main purpose of his sneaking into the Chen Mansion! Zhu Qing rolled up the drawings as he spoke.

"But this picture ......" Chen Jiujin looked at Zhu Qing's appearance of rolling paper, and knew that Zhu Qing was going to take the paper away.

"I have to take this picture, I don't want your gold and silver, but I have to take this picture, this is related to the outcome of the Battle of Zigong!" Zhu Qing said, about to put the paper behind his back.

Chen Jiujin hurriedly stepped forward to stop, "No...... Brother, I know you need this picture, but you can't take this one......"

Zhu Qing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "Why?" ”

"Listen to me first, this picture was given to me by Chen Wuyong overnight, where to build every day, to what extent, he has to come back to explain to me, if you find that this picture is gone, wouldn't it be suspicious? I'll let the painter copy it tomorrow, and it's not too late for you to take the sub-picture away......" Chen Jiujin was also thoughtful, but Zhu Qing still hesitated.

"No, we can't wait until tomorrow. I have to take out this picture before dawn and let them touch it, don't fall into the enemy's trap when the time comes, besides, now that Chengdu has been fighting, I believe that Xu Dingguo will soon receive the news of the Dongying Society, and the war will inevitably break out in the next two days. We don't have that much time to maneuver......" Zhu Qing said, but he also had to consider Chen Jiujin's worries, Chen Wuyong is not a person who is easy to fool, once exposed, the consequences will be very serious.

"What then?" Chen Jiujin said anxiously, now call the painter, I'm afraid it won't be too late, and second, Xu Dingguo's ears and eyes are staring closely, and I can't get it on the spot!

"Wait! I have a way! Zhu Qing said, suddenly turned out the box behind him, turned out a box from the box, opened the box, and inside was a piece of black oiled paper, Zhu Qing spread the oiled paper on a white paper, and then re-spread the city fortification map and put it on the oiled paper. At this time, Chen Jiujin seemed to hand Zhu Qing a brush, but Zhu Qing shook his head, took out a wooden tool such as an awl from the box, and pushed the wooden tool directly according to the lines on the drawing, and after a while, he pushed the dense drawings through.

"Hey...... All right! After finishing the painting, Zhu Qing smiled lightly, took away all the oil paper and drawings, and the white paper below really reflected an identical map of the city fortifications!

After Chen Jiujin saw it, he couldn't help but be taken aback, "This ...... What kind of paper is this? It's so amazing?! ”

Zhu Qing returned the original picture to Chen Jiujin, carefully folded the oil paper, and said with a smile, "This is what I took from Zheng Chenggong, he bought it from Westerners with a lot of money, they call this thing oil paper, but I think it may be more appropriate to call it 'carbon paper'." Hey, it doesn't matter, anyway, this thing is quite efficient, you can see it......" Zhu Qing said, and carefully put the box containing oiled paper into the box, and then rolled up the copy of the city defense fortification map on the desk and put it into the box together.

"Oh, this is a good baby, when did I ask General Zheng to bring me some of these things......" Chen Jiujin is a person who can think of doing business once he forgets his safety, and when he sees Zhu Qing's oil paper, he sees business opportunities again!

Zhu Qing smiled slightly as he cleaned up, "You will have a chance." If Zheng Chenggong had no accident in the battle of Chengdu, he would inevitably meet Chen Jiujin, because Zheng Chenggong originally entered Sichuan to do business with Chen Jiujin.

"Alright. I'm going to have to get the diagram out before dawn and let them try to get a feel for it. Zhu Qing said to Chen Jiujin after packing up his things.

Chen Jiujin nodded, and then moved two bags of gold and silver from the desk and said to Zhu Qing, "You take these two generations first, one for you to turnover, and one for me to hand over to Xiaoqi and Liujin, I don't know when I will be able to go out to meet their mother and daughter......

It was not surprising that Chen Jiujin gave more money, but Zhu Qing did not accept it, which made Chen Jiujin a little puzzled, "...... this?" ”

"Brother Chen, the big war is coming, to put it mildly, this money is more like a burden for us. In addition, although Xiaoqi and Liujin are really hard, but sending them money at this time is tantamount to harming them, do you know how many refugees there are? Once someone finds out that their mother and daughter have so much money, I'm afraid that they will harm them instead of saving them. So you can keep this money to deal with Chen Wuyong and his ilk tomorrow; Second, use this money to find a few trustworthy people to open that exit, we may need your firearms support at any time! Zhu Qing said, and pushed back the two bags of gold and silver.

After hearing this, Chen Jiujin was a little unbearable, but he still nodded, he was so impulsive because he loved his family and was kind. After listening to Zhu Qing's words, Chen Jiujin looked at the Jinyi Wei in front of him and was stunned for a moment, it turns out that money is not omnipotent sometimes! A lot of things can't be solved with money!

"Don't worry, we will protect Xiaoqi and Liujin." Seeing Chen Jiujin's lost appearance, Zhu Qing patted him on the shoulder, "I have to trouble Brother Chen to help me open a secret passage, how should I come and how should I go back, so as not to arouse suspicion." ”

Chen Jiujin nodded, turned around and opened the mechanism of the first secret passage for Zhu Qing.

"Gone. I'll get in touch with you if there's a situation. Zhu Qing was just about to turn around and enter the secret door, but Chen Jiujin grabbed him.

"Brother, wait." Chen Jiujin said, then turned around and returned to the drawer to take out a package of things and handed it to Zhu Qing, "This is the biscuit I bought before, you help me get it to Xiaoqi and six catties, and let their mother and daughter satisfy their hunger......" Chen Jiujin looked at the biscuits and then looked at the gold and silver beside him, and couldn't help but redden.

Zhu Qing took the biscuit, nodded, patted Chen Jiujin's shoulder again, and responded, "Let......'s go," he said, and turned around without looking back and disappeared into the darkness of the secret passage.