. The sound of the piano is wisps, sometimes soothing like a flowing spring, sometimes sharp like a waterfall, sometimes crisp like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and sometimes low back like a whisper. In the sound of the piano, there seems to be a wind spirit fluttering in, escaping a piece of Xiao Xiao Songtao, which makes people feel comfortable in this hot summer.

Zhao Dezhao is obviously also a good musician, listening to the eyebrows fluttering, his fingertips have unconsciously followed the sound of the piano on the desk gently flicked, Yang Hao saw that this King of Wei was so obsessed with piano music, so he smiled softly at him, and said, "My subordinates retire." Without waiting for him to answer, he gently retreated outside the house.

"The wind ~~~ into the pine and sound, the moon ~~~ through the water to ...... without a trace" Zhao Dezhao groaned softly, his eyes fell on a guqin placed in the corner of the room.

Yang Hao slowly walked out of the residence of King Wei, and heard a melodious sound of the piano suddenly coming out of his back room, sprinkled with joy, euphemistic and continuous, just like a mountain spring winding from the valley, flowing slowly, both like the towering of Guanshan, the bright moon in the sky, and cold.

You play the wind into the pine, and I play the moon and the mountain. Zhao Dezhao is a good piano person, listening to that person's piano skills, he didn't feel the heart of victory, and he was in harmony with the piano, but with the sound of his piano, the sound of the piano stopped, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but it was inconvenient to stop, so he had to continue playing.

Yang Hao walks in the prefect's yamen behind the flower courtyard, the courtyard of the courtyard Xuan Lin pond or shaded, the pond is sparkling, the weeping willows in front of the court are still around, accompanied by the sound of the piano that is like the bright moon in the sky at that time, sometimes like the confrontation of Guanshan, as if the fairyland on earth. Suddenly, he noticed that there seemed to be someone near him, he subconsciously stopped and turned around, looked to the right, and saw a slender figure flashing towards the jasmine bush.

The man held the long qin in his arms, the figure was slender, wearing a well-fitting pale green palace skirt, the waist was slender, and the gait was curvy, at a glance, it was like seeing a scroll with the fragrance of ink, and the clothes were lightly raised, and he flashed into the flowers and disappeared, thinking that this girl was the person who stroked the qin before, and did not want to be opposite to him, a strange man, so he went into the forest to hide.

"This person should be the daughter of Governor Deng's family, right?" Yang Hao secretly walked out, and after stepping out of the moon gate, he listened to the sound of the piano of King Wei, and the sound of the piano rose leisurely again, and the two piano sounds sometimes harmonized and sometimes competed, even if he was a person who didn't know the piano, he could also hear the meaning of the contest between the two.

Yang Hao returned to his residence, called Bisu to discuss with him, Bisu hurriedly left the prefect's yamen, and soon came back with a burden, the bag contained two sets of robes that merchants were used to wearing, the two changed their clothes, left from the corner gate of the yamen, and arrived on the street of Sizhou City.

Sizhou City is full of ditches, boats shuttle back and forth, and many buildings are built near the water. The two wandered to a riverbank, and happened to see a corner of the red mansion by the river, the wine banner was hung high, the open space in front of the building was not large, there was a stone step extending into the river, there was a small boat moored on the riverbank, and a man was carrying grain bags to the restaurant, Yang Hao made a gesture to the bisu and walked into the store.

At this time, there are not many drinkers, the store is very leisurely, a few little two are sitting idle, some are dozing, the shopkeeper is holding a whisk in his hand, and he is brushing the counter for a while, and there are more than a dozen plates of cut pickled vegetables on the counter, and a green sarong is covered with it.

As soon as he saw a guest enter the door, the shopkeeper got up, and hurriedly shouted to the two little two to come forward to wait, and the two asked the store to slaughter a chicken, cut two plates of overnight roasted marinade, and asked for a plate of side dishes, two corners of wine, and ate it slowly and methodically on a table near the window.

After a while, an idler saw them, looked up and down, then folded into the hotel, and looked carefully in front of the two, and drank a fat drink, Sven smiled: "The two guest officers are from other places?" ”

This man was wearing a cross-collared robe, the hem of the shirt was tucked into the belt, the figure was not tall, the typical southerner face, the face was a little oily, this person was a wandering among the restaurants and tea shops. Helping leisure specializes in serving guests who live in both people and land, and makes a living as a broker, in fact, it is a broker, a running partner, and a middleman.

They generally do not set up their own shop numbers, but only communicate with buyers and sellers, help connect with business, and extract commissions from them. Of course, their services are more than that, if you are looking for flowers and willows, they are also very thoughtful, which building girl is beautiful, the price is fair, they know the same, if you have this need, they will also act as a temporary turtle duke, dutifully take you to prostitution, always make you happy to pay the bills out of your pocket.

Bisu grinned and nodded, "Sit." ”

As soon as the idle people saw that they had business, their spirits couldn't help but perk, so they picked up a bench, sat down, and said with a smile on their faces: "Little Shi Lingzi, I have seen two guest officers, I don't know if the two guest officers are going to visit relatives and friends, buy and sell business, or get drunk?" If you go to visit relatives and friends, you can't find people, this Sizhou city has a inner city, 45 auxiliary cities, a total of 15 streets, 34 alleys, and more than 14,000 households, there is no villain who is not familiar.

If it is a business of buying and selling, not only selling or buying, which line do you want to do, the shops and shops here, most of the villains can also speak, as for wanting to get drunk, haha, Chu waist is thin and light in the palm, we southern women, slim, slender and charming, compared to the northern beauties, have another charm, if the two guest officers are interested, the villain is familiar with the household, so take the two to find a visit, the alley is deep, lilac-like beauties......"

"Oh?" Bisu perked up and couldn't wait to say, "Oh? Then you can tell me, which building has the most flavor of the girl here? To tell you the truth, the girls here are too slender, all of them are like female scholars, but not for our family's appetite, Bi likes to be plump, coquettish, and wonderful......"

"Ahem!" Yang Hao coughed, Bisu looked at his face, quickly turned his face away, and said with a righteous face: "The two of us are neither visiting relatives and friends, nor looking for flowers and willows, but here to do business, don't talk about those useless things." ”

"Yes, yes," Shi Lingzi was even more happy when he heard it, among all kinds of business, it is naturally the thickest commission for doing business, if they meet a mallet who doesn't know anything about doing business, they partner with local businessmen to extort more, and the income is even more lucrative. Shi Lingzi immediately couldn't wait to ask, "So, I don't know what business the two of you are going to do?" ”

Bisu said with a smile: "We two brothers, we will do whatever business makes money, and what is the most profitable now is naturally food." ”

Shi Lingzi heard that they did not have a fixed category of business, and they would do whatever business made money, so he guessed that the two of them had not been in business for a long time, and the capital would not be too rich. ”

Yang Hao interjected: "Naturally, I want to buy grain, the price of grain has soared recently, especially in our north, there is no market, our brothers pondered that this is a way to make money, so they rushed here." In the land of Jianghuai, fish and rice have always been abundant, and our two brothers wanted to buy some grain and rice to sell to the north to earn a few hard-earned money. ”

When Shi Lingzi heard that he was buying grain instead of selling it, his enthusiasm faded a little, and he said lazily: "I don't know how much grain the two guest officers want to buy?" We are also short of grain here, and the grain gentry are all stockpiling grain for sale, so I am afraid it will be difficult to find a seller. ”

Yang Hao smiled and said: "No matter how high the price of grain is here, it is still higher than Kaifeng City?" We know that although the government prohibits price increases, the price of grain in the black market is always high, hehe, as long as it is profitable, we will still buy it. ”

Bisu also said impatiently: "What is the use of you complaining to us? If this grain is easy to buy, we can go directly to the rice grain store to buy it, why bother looking for you? ”

"That'...... How much food do you want to buy? ”

Yang Hao stretched out a slap, and the corner of Shi Lingzi's mouth twitched slightly: "Five hundred stones? ”

Yang Hao smiled and shook his head, Shi Lingzi's eyes lit up: "Five thousand stones? ”

Yang Hao said with a smile: "Fifty thousand stones." ”

Shi Lingzi was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Fifty thousand stones? You...... Can you eat such a large amount? To tell you the truth, the government imposes heavy taxes on grain trafficked from other places, and the price of grain is already extremely high, and if you are taxed heavily, you will not be able to earn a few pennies even if you transport it to the capital. ”

Bi Su raised his chin and said, "It's not as serious as you said, isn't there still food to buy in this store?" ”

Shi Lingzi said with a smile: "That's different, the restaurants and inns here are all regular customers of the grain gentry, so they can buy food, that's it, the food bought is also limited, and the price is also extremely high, as soon as you settle the bill for a while, you will have to have at least three times the wine and food now." ”

Yang Hao snorted lightly and said: "It's useless to talk about these things, to tell you the truth, such a large amount, we can not only eat, but also have our own way to transport it to Beijing, I only ask you if you have a way to get food?" ”

Shi Lingzi narrowed his eyes, looked at his conversational bearing, and said slylyly: "Guest officer...... Is there a way to go in Beijing? ”

Yang Hao raised his glass and took a sip of wine noncommittally, and Shi Lingzi touched his chin and pondered: "Now that the price of grain is high, it is mixed for a while, and heroes from all walks of life have come out one after another, all wanting to get a piece of the pie. Looking at the language of these two people, it may be that a certain idle official in Beijing saw that it was profitable and sent his cronies and family members south to buy grain, so he didn't have a way out, and he was a bit of a layman in conversation, but ...... It is also possible that the inspector of the prefect's yamen is dressed up in disguise to see if there is any illegal transaction, 50,000 stones, which is not a small amount, I have to sort out their roots, and then contact the seller. ”

Thinking of this, Shi Lingzi said: "Don't hide it from the two, the local grain gentry, the small nature is familiar." However, 50,000 stone grain is not a small amount, I don't know where the two guest officers live, the villain has a lot to raise, if you have some eyebrows, I can contact you. ”

Yang Hao is still doing this work for the first time, how can he get the cunning and alertness of this gang of idlers, and he was a little speechless when he asked, but fortunately, as soon as he entered the city, he looked east and west to find a romantic place, and the signboard of the inn restaurant also really saw a lot, and he hurriedly said: "Our brother lives in the Deyue Inn, if you have news, you can go there to find us." My name is Bisu, his name is Bihao, and they are a pair of cousins, so it's best to ask. ”

Shi Lingzi listened to it and remembered it in his heart, Yang Hao did not let him go, and continued to knock on the side to ask for some news, Shi Lingzi did not know their roots for the time being, and he naturally would not say anything important, but he also needed to show off and give these two northern guests a little confidence, so he more or less revealed some of the inside stories, Yang Hao remembered them one by one, and he also had some understanding of the operation mode of the grain gentry. When they met for the first time, he also knew that it was impossible for this Shi Lingzi to tell him more important things, and if he asked urgently, it would arouse his suspicions, so he tried not to inquire.

When he learned some necessary information, Shi Lingzi got up and left, and Bisu sent him to the door, and instructed him to contact the food as soon as possible, and the commission would never treat him badly, and then said with great interest: "The women I see on the streets of Sizhou are as slender as a pen, and I am afraid that I will panic when I press on my body, my two brothers like women who are plumper, coquettish, and skillful, but I don't know which local brothel meets such conditions?" ”

Shi Lingzi said with a smile: "Isn't Lord Bi riding a donkey to find a donkey?" Isn't there a 'Fengming Temple' next to the Deyue Inn where you are staying? There were many northern girls, tall, plump and fit, but ...... The guest officer came from the north, and when he arrived here, he didn't taste the flavor of the local beauties, which was ......"

Bisu laughed and said, "Ah! It turned out to be that Fengming Courtyard, I know, haha, didn't I say, the girls here are like thin horses, how can you toss that delicate appearance? It doesn't matter what he is going to do north and south, he has to ride to the fullest, and he has to have fun. ”

As soon as he came back, Yang Hao asked urgently: "What kind of 'Deyue Inn' you are talking about, is it really here?" ”

Bisu said: "Naturally, there is, next to that inn is a big brothel 'Fengming Courtyard', I can see it clearly when I enter the city." ”

Yang Hao glared at him and scolded: "You kid has a pair of thief eyes, either someone else's purse or a girl's belt." ”

Bisu shrugged and said: "My lord, this is a full man, I don't know that the hungry man is hungry, and he is not a young man." ”

Yang Hao snorted and said, "Check out, rush over immediately." ”

Bisu smiled: "What, adults can't wait?" Also, the weather is hot, the fire is big, and the doll girl is not around. ”

Yang Hao said angrily: "Fart!" You choose a good place, don't hurry over and prepare, if that helper has the heart to go over and inquire, he will be wearing it soon. ”

Shi Lingzi went out of the restaurant, and found a few gangs to chat a few words, everyone dispersed separately, Shi Lingzi staggered into an alley, not far away, his shoulders sank, suddenly held down by a big hand, turned his head to look, only to see a burly man with a dark complexion and centipede-like scars on his cheeks smiling at him with an authentic local accent: "Boy, what did those two men tell you just now?" ”

Shi Lingzi's face changed, and he said in a panic: "Who are you?" ”

The big man grabbed him by the shoulder, dragged him to a teahouse next to him, and said with a sneer: "The prefect strictly prohibits black market transactions and disrupts the market. Don't be afraid, as long as you come obediently, you don't bother to do anything to your little ......"

After a long time, the big man walked out of the teahouse, glanced left and right, and left quickly. Shi Lingzi sat in the teahouse for a long time before escaping like a frightened rabbit.

The big man walked all the way out of the city, and to see that no one was following, he got on a small boat moored by the river outside the city, tore off the centipede-like scar on his face, opened the cabin curtain and got in: "Madam, eldest lady, Lao Hei has come back from inquiring about the news." ”

A pair of jade people who were playing chess in the cabin stood up gracefully, it was Tang Yanyan and Wu Wa'er, a pair of upside-down beings and asked in unison: "Where is he and what are you doing now?" ”

Lao Hei arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency has moved into the prefect's yamen, now...... He and Bisu went to Fengming Tower. ”

Tang Yanyan asked, "Fengming Tower?" Does the prefect of Sizhou pick up the wind and wash the dust for them? ”

Lao Hei bowed his head and said with a dry smile: "Big lady, Fengming Lou...... It is a green building. ”

As soon as he looked up after he finished speaking, he saw that Tang Yanyan's face suddenly became darker than him, and he couldn't help but shudder.