In the yard in the early morning, the dark green leaves of the jujube trees are still rolling with crystal dewdrops, and the wisps of sunlight shine through the dense leaves, casting dark spots of light on the ground. Qin Xuan sat under the tree and staggered, and nodded distraughtly to the Furong King, who he cherished very much, and said in his belly: The things have long been packed up, but where to find the carriage. Guangling County is also a day's journey away from here, if you go on foot, let alone Rui'er, even me, I have to be tired and half dead. Wang Cunzheng's family has a carriage, but he has to be able to invite people!

Zhang Lao came out of the house with a calm expression, and when he saw Qin Xuan, who didn't know what it was, he looked like he was in a state of despair, and asked with concern: "Zhihao, seeing that you look so refreshed, what is the matter?" ”

Qin Xuan took a puff of cigarette and said dejectedly, "I'm afraid we won't be able to go to the county seat, let alone Kyoto." ”

"Why, isn't it already decided?" The suspicious Zhang Lao asked puzzled.

"Without a carriage, is it possible to walk?"

Zhang Lao stroked the goat's whiskers and said with a smile: "What's the matter, doesn't the village Zheng's family have a carriage?" ”

"Uncle, that Wang Cun is looking like a sanctimonious villain, how can he lend us a carriage for nothing!"

"If you don't try, you know?"

The two came to Wang Cunzheng's house, and after explaining their intentions, Wang Cunzheng, who was still smiling, turned his face ugly. "Elder Zhang, it's not that I don't help you, this is sending you to the county seat, delaying time, and labor!"

After listening to Wang Cunzheng's words, Qin Xuan secretly said in his heart: Sure enough, I know that this old man is not so kind, how can the villagers do a favor if they do! Qin Xuan, who wanted to take Zhang Lao home, turned his head and saw that Zhang Lao was still calm and relaxed, so it was difficult to say anything, and An An stood in place. Zhang Lao said to Village Chief Wang with a smile on his face: "Wang Cunzheng, how can little Lao'er let you have a trip in vain!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Cunzheng's expression showed a look of greed, and he turned to pretend to be a last resort and said, "Hey, I can't help it, after all, it's a drag on the family." ”

"That's that, little old man can save it."

"I don't know what Elder Zhang is going to ......" Speaking of this, Wang Cunzheng deliberately lengthened his voice. The disgusting tone made Qin Xuan curse in his heart: You dead old man, your eyes are about to turn into money.

"Well, I have to trouble Village Chief Wang for a favor. The five acres of thin fields and the yard at home, the little old man was ready to sell them, so he bothered Village Chief Wang to find a home. "What! Qin Xuan was a little stunned, and Village Chief Wang was also surprised, and the two of them turned their heads to look at Zhang Lao quickly.

"Uncle, how can this work!" Qin Xuan hurriedly dissuaded.

"Anyway, I won't stay in the village in the future, it's okay to sell it!" Zhang Lao seemed to have made a decision a long time ago, and there was no distress on his face, as if it was not his own thing.

Wang Cun on the side was thinking in his heart that the five acres of land of the Zhang family were quite fertile, which was not inferior to his own fertile fields. As for the old courtyard, it is a little old, but the location is good, and it is worth some money. It just so happened that my brother-in-law wanted to buy some fields, and someone handed him a pillow when he really wanted to fall asleep. "That old man, how much are you going to price?"

"One acre of land is worth three taels at the market price, a total of fifteen taels, and the yard is probably worth five taels, so let's make it twenty taels of silver!"

Just looking at the five acres of land is worth twenty taels, plus the yard only costs twenty taels, this old man is willing to give up. It's better for me to lower the price and buy it directly. After Village Chief Wang figured it out, he said: "Old Zhang, let's not waste time, I'll bid fifteen taels, and by the way, I'll send you to the county seat, how about it?" ”

Originally, Village Chief Wang thought that he would have to take some words, but unexpectedly, Zhang Lao agreed without hesitation.

The next day, Village Chief Wang drove the three to the county seat in a carriage.

After walking for about half a day, I could already see the appearance of a city in the distance. In the faint lines, Qin Xuan vaguely saw the outline of the county seat. The sky is blue, like a carving on blue and white porcelain, light and attractive. In the canvas of the sky, the castle has become a beautiful splash of ink painting. The surrounding autumn breeze blows softly, like a pleasant tune, and you can hear the surrounding leaves dancing with it. Qin Xuan urged Village Chief Wang to speed up his pace, so that he could go to the city to have a lively time and rest for a while.

In the end, it is a county seat, which is much more lively than Zhangjiazhuang. Streets lined with shops, pedestrians coming and going. After walking around the street for a long time, I saw a restaurant, and the three people who had been on the road for a long time were also a little hungry at this time, so they turned in.

"Yo, three, what to eat?" Dressed in gray coarse cloth and wearing a towel on his shoulder, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly.

"Little Er, cut three taels of pork, stir-fry a hot dish, make a pot of good wine, and get some steamed buns!" Zhang Lao was not ambiguous, and he was generous enough to open meat for Qin Xuan.

"Okay!" The shopkeeper seemed to enjoy the job and seemed to be very committed.

When checking out, when he learned that he wanted more than one or two silver, Zhang Lao showed a distressed expression. Qin Xuan saw it in his eyes, but it was not a taste in his heart. "Uncle, let's look for a pawnshop first, so I can exchange some silver."

The renminbi that Qin Xuan was about to pawn for sale, Zhang Lao had seen it, and he thought that the painting paper was exquisite, the pen was delicate, and the characters were polite, which could be called a masterpiece at that time. If such a masterpiece were to be sold in a large pawnshop in Kyoto, it would definitely be worth thousands or even tens of thousands of gold, and if it were sold in these small towns, I am afraid that it would suffer a lot of losses. "Don't worry, when you get to Kyoto, you can sell that thing at a good price."

"But just pointing at your fifteen taels of silver, I'm afraid it's not enough." Qin Xuan knew what Elder Zhang thought, but he was still worried that it would not be enough for expenses on the road.

"How is it not enough? It is expected that it may not cost much money to hire a carriage and horse dealership. ”

"Otherwise, let's go to the carriage and horse shop and ask the price first." Seeing Zhang Lao's firm expression, Qin Xuan had no choice but to retreat.

After inquiring, they knew that the intersection in front of them was a car and a horse, so the three of them went straight to it. The autumn breeze is kind, the shadows of the trees are slender, the streets are noisy, and the shops on both sides are lined up, like passers-by in the crowd hurrying forward. There are many shops along the way, including oil shops, tea shops, wine shops, and restaurants. When he turned the corner, the first thing that caught Qin Xuan's eyes was not the carriage and horses, but a group of people surrounding the door of a family, and the curious Xiao Rui'er pulled Zhang Lao and Qin Xuan towards the crowd.

A team of officials guarded the gate of the vermilion courtyard, and the onlookers kept talking to each other.

"Who died in the Song family?"

"I heard that it's Boss Song's wife, Song Liang."

"Oh, that's two lives!"

"Even so, I don't know which one has no conscience."

"I heard that the official sent the Qian pawnshop money shopkeeper away, it can't be him, right?"

……

Although the three of them were curious, they did not continue to watch, and walked through the crowd to the carriage and horse in front. When he got closer, he found that the man was closing. Qin Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Little brother, it's still early, why is it closed and no longer doing business?" ”

The guy raised his head and glared at Qin Xuan, and scolded angrily: "You are sick, my wife was poisoned, what kind of business are you doing!" ”

The stunned Qin Xuan hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm from a foreign country, and I just arrived in Guangling!" After saying that, he quickly turned his head and left.

It's really stuffed with cold water, and you can choke to death by eating porridge. If the carriage and horse shop are not open, how can you go to Kyoto! Qin Xuan turned back to Elder Zhang depressedly and said, "Uncle, it is estimated that there will be no results in this carriage and horse business for a while, maybe we will live in this Guangling County for a few days, or find a pawnshop to exchange some silver." ”

"Hey, that's all there is to it!" Zhang Lao was also quite helpless about this.

The three of them went shopping in the evening before they found a pawnshop, but the door was closed. Qin Xuan stopped a middle-aged man and asked, "Brother Tai, why doesn't this Qian pawnshop open?" ”

The middle-aged man stared at Qin Xuan's strange hairstyle for a long time before coming back to his senses. "Isn't this boy joking, he has been involved in a dead man's lawsuit, and he still has the heart to open the door?"

"What? Something happened to his family too? Qin Xuan's eyes widened, full of surprise.

"It also happened today, Song Liang, the wife of Song Yimin, the owner of the carriage and horse shop, was poisoned to death, and the suspect is Qian Ruhai, the owner of the Qian pawnshop."

"Ahh

Seeing Qin Xuan so cooperative, the middle-aged man also said how good it was because of his eloquence, and then said: "Son, listen to you slowly, then Song Yimin and Qian Ruhai are brothers, I heard that Song Liang has been having an appetite since she was pregnant, and suddenly wanted to eat lobster this morning." But where can I find this if I want to eat it immediately? Song Yimin doted on the Song Liang family, so he went to seek worship and discuss with his brother Qian Ruhai. Coincidentally, the Qian Ruhai family happened to have a big tank of lobsters, and the lobsters were all fat, which made Song Yimin very happy, and immediately asked someone to carry the lobster back to be cooked. After eating lobster in the morning, Song Liang died in the afternoon. Do you know what poison is? ”

That's too much to say, isn't it? I was embarrassed to leave. The middle-aged man was foaming at the mouth, but Qin Xuan was dizzy when he heard it.

Seeing that Qin Xuan was silent, the middle-aged man couldn't hold his chatterbox, and continued to say: "It's arsenic!" I can't guess it, this poison is too clever, and it took four or five hours to attack. ”

Qin Xuan stretched out his hand to wipe the saliva off his face, and smiled stiffly: "Brother Tai's eloquence is really good, like a storyteller!" ”

"Childe is not simple, you can see this! I'll tell you, when it comes to storytelling, I Shen Pinglun in Guangling County said that it was the second, and no one dared to admit the first! The middle-aged man patted his chest and said proudly.

Qin Xuan was a little speechless, and forced a smile to appear. "Brother Tai, I have to find an inn in the next place, so I will be lost." After speaking, Qin Xuan hurriedly turned around and left.

"Childe, are you looking for an inn? Let me tell you, I am a living map of this Guangling County, as long as you say your requirements, I can help you find the right one immediately. The middle-aged man followed Qin Xuan closely and said.

Qin Xuan reluctantly stopped. "I don't have a lot of entanglements in the next plate, I want to find a cheaper, but it's better to be quieter." Qin Xuan gritted his teeth and accentuated his tone when he said the word "quiet".

"Cheap...... Be quiet...... Yes, the Fuyuan Inn in the west of the city is guaranteed to ensure that the son is satisfied. Let's go, I'll take you. "I didn't see anything outside, I stretched out my hand and pushed Qin Xuan away.;