Early the next morning, under the escort of the dart masters who had taken revenge.

The women who were taken captive, as well as the gray-faced shopkeeper of the Falling Moon Firm, his family, and his men, returned to Changshu City in a mighty carriage with almost ten carriages.

The dart bureau in the city was not lightly harmed by Zhou Qi.

In the era of valuing goodwill, the actions of the flower thieves almost smashed the signboard of this dart game, and they urgently needed to regain their reputation, so they put Zhou Qi's body on a cart and brought it back to the city.

In this way, the prestige of the game will be restored.

The righteous act of killing the panicked flower pickers may also bring the business of the dart game to a higher level.

This is something that Shen Qiu had agreed with the dart head before he set off, and he naturally would not have any objections.

In the carriage escorted by the dart masters on horseback, Shen Qiu whispered to the shopkeeper beside him:

"Still worried about your daughter?"

"How can you not be worried?"

The old shopkeeper covered his face in pain, and his voice trembled and said:

"The old man's poor daughter's life was ruined by the thief who killed a thousand knives!"

"You don't have to be so desperate."

Shen Qiu comforted the shopkeeper, he thought about it, and whispered to the shopkeeper:

"Only me, you, and the thief know about your daughter, and a guy in your shop, and you can properly settle the woman in the cave, and the news will not get out.

As long as no one talks about it, it will be treated as if it has not happened, and if others talk nonsense, it will be rumors and slander!

Rectify a few broken mouths, and the shopkeeper won't have to worry about your daughter's name. ”

The shopkeeper's face changed.

He pursed his lips and asked:

"Which guy?"

Shen Qiu described the guy's appearance to the shopkeeper, and he said:

"The guy in the business is quite clever, this time to save you, he also made a big effort, such a loyal and capable person should be rewarded."

"That's what the young man said."

The old shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, as if thinking.

Originally, his daughter was ruined, and his sky collapsed, but now listening to Shen Qiu's words, this shrewd businessman felt that this matter was not irreparable.

It just needs to be put to work.

Shen Qiu saw that the old shopkeeper had a consideration, and he didn't care about him, so he closed his eyes in the shaking carriage and recuperated, he held the sword jade in his hand, and when he took a nap last night, he had confirmed that the phantom of the flower thief Zhou Qi was already in the dream.

This week's seven martial arts are average, but the body is quite good at it.

If he defeated this phantom, Shen Qiu should be able to get a good set of longitudinal techniques, but he didn't do that.

Chabao's lesson is enough for once.

Shen Qiu planned to use Zhou Qi as a training opponent for a period of time, and after squeezing out all his uses, he would extract the body technique he needed from this phantom.

Anything in this world, a piece of toilet paper, a pair of pants is useful, even the flower thief who everyone is punished.

An hour later, the convoy returned to Changshu City, and a dart master had rushed back to the city in advance to deliver a letter, which was hyped up by the way.

So when the people entered the city, the streets were already crowded with people watching the excitement.

Shen Qiu heard the commotion, he looked out of the carriage, and the people threw vegetable leaves at the cart where Zhou Qi's corpse was erected, shouting and scolding, looking extremely excited.

This simple and straightforward view of good and evil made Shen Qiu shake his head.

"That's it."

Shen Qiu turned back to the old shopkeeper and said:

"I'm leaving Changshu today and returning to Suzhou."

"Can the young man stay one more day?"

The old shopkeeper leaned slightly in the carriage and whispered:

"The old man still has something to ask for."

Not long after, the carriage carried the group back to the Falling Moon Firm, the shopkeeper escorted his wife and daughter home, and Shen Qiu jumped down from the carriage.

He looked left and right, then beckoned to the clever, busy man.

"Hey, who's that, come here!"

The guy walked quickly to Shen Qiu's eyes, Shen Qiu patted him on the shoulder and led him to the tea shop opposite the business.

The two sat down and asked for a pot of tea, and he watched the people coming and going in front of him, and whispered to the man:

"Your shopkeeper just begged me for something, and he asked me to be a matchmaker for his daughter, looking for a good family that can be entrusted for life... Your name is Little Four, right? ”

The man nodded, not daring to ask more, but his heart was beating a little harder.

This clever guy feels like he might have a lot of luck today.

Shen Qiu picked up the tea bowl, he looked at Xiao Si, and he said:

"So Little Four, what do you think of the shopkeeper's daughter? Have you seen that girl? ”

Shen Qiu has said everything about this, and Xiao Si will not understand it again, but he will really be blind to the old shopkeeper's intentions.

The young man gritted his teeth, then stood up and bowed to Shen Qiu.

He said:

"Shen Shaoxia, although my junior is from a low background and has no skills, I thank you for looking up to me and helping me succeed.

My little four is willing to marry the shopkeeper's daughter, and in the future, I will treat the shopkeeper with my heart, if there is the slightest bullying, I will let the sky thunder and thunder, and I will not be able to get rid of it. ”

"Good!"

Shen Qiu laughed, and he said:

"Since you are self-motivated, I will be a matchmaker, and ask the shopkeeper to marry his daughter to you, and I don't want you to join his family, and there is a large amount of money to dowry, and you will get married in a few days!

But there's one thing. ”

Shen Qiu lowered his voice and said to Xiao Si:

"From now on, you have to keep your mouth shut, don't cuckold yourself, you know?"

Xiao Si was stunned for a moment, he glanced at Shen Qiu, and understood what he meant.

For a child from a poor background, being able to marry the shopkeeper's daughter and not get into the rich is considered to be on the rise.

As for the name festival...

Compared with the future, what is the name?

After making a fortune, you can marry a concubine with a good room.

He immediately said:

"Little four, I've never heard any gossip about my wife who will pass through the door.

I've heard people say, the shopkeeper's eldest lady, my wife who has not passed through the door has always been virtuous and virtuous, young man, you must not talk nonsense, it is terrible to be listened to by others. ”

"You kid!"

Shen Qiu glared at Xiao Si, who hurriedly clenched his fists and apologized.

He was not annoyed, he grabbed the knife and stood up, moved his shoulders, and said to Xiao Si:

"Changshu is done, I'm leaving, you bring my horse, and this pot of tea, you have a treat! Also, the bridegroom, be sure to treat your wife well, she is a miserable person. ”

After a short time, Shen Qiu rode a fast horse, brought a hat, and put the knife into the horse pocket.

He grabbed the reins and looked back.

Xiao Si was still standing outside the business, maintaining a posture of bowing and saying goodbye, Shen Qiu smiled at the corner of his mouth, pulled up the reins, and the black horse neighed, and carried Shen Qiu away.

He wants to tell Qingqing about today's events.

That girl likes this kind of thing the most, and the best thing is that this time, her brother is the protagonist of the story.

The first person braggadocio or something, it feels fantastic.

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Just on the way from Changshu to Suzhou in Shen Qiu, in the most lively square market in Suzhou City, there is a four-storey building full of guests, covering a large area and beautifully repaired, just like a courtyard in the city.

It is called "Yanyu Building".

It is a hotel and entertainment business, although the fat powder is very heavy, but it is not an ordinary Qinglou business.

This smoke and rain building is known as the "Suzhou Three Uniques".

The girl dancing is a must, the singer playing and singing is a must, and the dishes in the building are a must, it is the most famous gold cave in Suzhou City, the literati and ink writers in the city intersect, and the upper class people feast and drink here.

It is also very famous in the entire territory of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and it is really a great deal of talking and laughing, and there is no white ding.

And although the women here also pick up customers, they don't make a living by selling skin and meat, most of them claim to be selling their art and not selling their bodies, and they also have more skills, so they are naturally not vulgar fans.

Ordinary guests who don't have enough style, even if they spend a thousand taels of silver, it is difficult to see the girl they admire.

There are several sought-after singers in the Yanyu Building, the most famous of which is a Shen family.

It is said that the beauty is unparalleled, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or playing, singing and dancing, it is the best in the south of the Yangtze River.

Many literati are proud to sit and discuss books with Shen everyone, every Wednesday every month, Shen everyone will sing songs and dances in the Yanyu Building, every day, this Yanyu Building is full, as lively as a festival.

The Shen family does not accept guests, and no one dares to let her accept guests, and the steward of this Yanyu Building has to treat the Shen family as an aunt and grandmother.

Once the Shen family said that they wanted to find another place to live, the peers in the entire land of Suzhou and Hangzhou would be able to break through.

To be honest, being a singer can do this, this Shen family really deserves to be a Jiangnanqi woman.

On the fourth floor of the Yanyu Building, only three rooms are decorated, all of which are owned by the Shen family.

Early this morning, this "goddess" in the hearts of countless prodigal people, wearing a plain white dress, was sitting in an elegantly decorated piano room and practicing without tacesiness.

The melodious sound of the piano spread from the room.

Sometimes it is like a stream flowing, quiet and dusty.

Sometimes it rains like a plantain and caresses people's hearts.

Sometimes it is like a mess of rocks and snow, floating outside.

Sometimes it is like a cold pool reflecting the moon, cold and lonely.

The sound of the piano was about to fall, and it became more and more urgent, but the chaos was orderly, from the slow to the urgent, like a golden iron horse swept in, so that the hearts of those who listened were raised.

"Qiang"

When the music is in the most urgent, it comes to an abrupt end, and even if the slender fingers with finger sleeves have left the strings, there is still a lingering sound, and the beam is endless.

But this piano art, this woman has really entered the ranks of everyone in the world.

"Ugh."

The woman in the long dress stood up and leaned on the brocade couch in the piano room, her face was particularly unwilling, but still beautiful, and she did not seem to be very satisfied with this song.

"Miss, it's time for porridge."

A petite personal maid walked into the piano room with a small bowl of porridge on a mahogany plate, and she said to the sad Shen family:

"Today, the kitchen made your favorite Qibao lotus seed porridge, drink it while it's hot."

Shen ignored the fragrant porridge, she closed her eyes slightly, and asked softly:

"Xiuhe, you say, why can't I always play the true meaning of this song?"

"Miss, you've played well enough."

The maid named Xiuhe put the porridge and rice aside, knelt beside the young lady, rubbed her fingers for the young lady, and she comforted her:

"Yesterday, the young man came over, didn't he also praise you for having three flavors in this song?

He is just a person with the mission of a teacher, who came here to roam the rivers and lakes and experience the red dust. is just like Zhang Lan who pestered me in the past, even if he has a chic atmosphere, it is only superficial. ”

Shen everyone twisted Qianqian's fingers, and his tone was calm, but he said softly unwillingly:

"How do they know how well they know the music?"

"Since that day I visited the Falling Moon Qintai and listened to the Yaoqin girl play this song, I have been like a demon for the past few days, Xiuhe, you say, that Yaoqin can play this song, why can't I play it?"

Xiuhe replied helplessly:

"Miss, you're asking the wrong person, and I don't know how to play the piano."

She looked left and right, lowered her voice and said:

"But I have a solution to Miss's troubles.

Why don't I kill the Yaoqin girl, if you can't play this song to the best, then Miss you are the first in Suzhou City. ”

"Always be clever, you should fight!"

Everyone Shen chuckled quite charmingly, picked up the beauty fan from his hand, and slapped it lightly on the head of the laughing maid.

She said:

"That's it, I know what you mean, after all, this piano song and dance is just entertainment, and I haven't forgotten where I really came from... Xiuhe, in recent days, that group of flattering people are ready to dedicate the 'filial piety' of my teacher, have you ever prepared? ”

"Miss Newspaper."

Xiuhe said softly:

"I heard from them that Zhou Sheng was only a few people short of him, and he could get together 72 people, all of whom were quite spiritual women, such a big gift, I think the sect master will be satisfied."

"Satisfied?"

A cold light flashed in Shen's eyes, and she said:

"If I want to satisfy my teacher, I'm afraid I'll have to add myself in, strip myself naked, and put him on his bed, alas...

Why did I, a wretched man, give birth to a daughter? ”

Xiuhe heard Miss's complaints, but she didn't dare to interject.

Miss is the sect master's own disciple, she can be sarcastic about the sect master, no one dares to care.

But an ordinary person like Xiuhe dares to say this, I am afraid that he will have his throat cut that night and die.

"Miss, there's one more thing."

Xiuhe waited until everyone Shen finished complaining, and then reported softly:

"Zhou Qi died, died yesterday. The 'filial piety' he prepared for his master in Changshu was also taken in by the Falling Moon Firm, and it is said that he will soon be sent home. ”

"Who's that?"

Everyone Shen looked at Xiuhe blankly, like that, he felt a little natural.

Xiuhe knew that his young lady had always been impatient with these little things, so he had to explain:

"Zhou Qi, the flower thief of the Changshu generation.

He has come to admire our sect, and he has an elder brother, who is the Zhou Sheng who has always been at odds with you.

Zhou Sheng came to visit you three months ago, saying that he wanted to introduce his younger brother to join the sect. Then you sent Zhou Qi to prepare for filial piety, and if he did well, let him enter. ”

"Hmph, a flower thief, also delusional to enter my Five Elements Gate?"

Shen shook the beauty fan in her hand, and she said impatiently:

"Death is death, why should you report it to me if you are like a mosquito? Handle it yourself. ”

"Yes, miss."

Xiuhe got up, and she whispered to Shen everyone:

"Zhou Qi doesn't care, no matter how angry his brother is, he won't dare to rush into you, but those women who were restrained by him?"

"This world, it's really embarrassing for me and other women."

This Shen everyone raised their fingers, and while playing, they whispered:

"They are all poor people, so let them go.

Speaking of which, Zhou Qi's martial arts are scarce, but he barely gets into the eyes of the light skills, and ordinary Jianghu guests can't kill him, is there another hero passing by? ”

"Not really."

Xiuhe Says:

"The flower thief was captured by a young man. I heard that it has something to do with the Falling Moon Qintai and the Yaoqin girl that the young lady never forgets. ”

"Oh?"

Everyone Shen suddenly became interested.

She sat up straight, and she didn't have that dusty breath, and asked very gossipy:

"Is it Miss Yaoqin's guest in the curtain? Or is it something else? What's the young man's name? ”

Xiuhe saw the young lady's gossip on her face, and immediately covered her mouth and chuckled, she said:

"That young man and young lady have the same surname, called Shen Qiu. It is said that he grew up with the sister of Miss Yaoqin, but it is not a close relationship. ”

"That's not interesting."

Shen suddenly lost interest.

She shook the beauty fan, like a variety of witches, and returned to the previous dusty atmosphere, she looked out the window and remembered another thing.

She said lazily to Xiuhe:

"It's going to be a garden party in a few days, so you can prepare a few sets of ordinary people's clothes.

I'm in this Yanyu Building, dealing with those sour local tyrants all day long, it's really annoying, and I can't hold back my murderous intentions. Take advantage of the garden party to relax and relieve fatigue. ”