Chapter 342: It's not easy to support a family
Forget it, it's important to get down to business.
I'll talk about the wine later.
Li Qi shook his head, put his collar up, and walked towards the place agreed with the two men.
The sky seemed to be getting colder and colder.
At first, there was a little light rain, but at this time, it seemed that there was no rain, but the snow seemed to be much heavier, flying, falling all over the sky, dense and dense, even the houses not far in front of it, were a little unclear.
It seems that except for Li Qi, there are no other people on the street at this moment.
Since he was in that tavern and heard the news about illegal salt, Li Qi paid more attention.
Anyway, the news of the two princes can't be inquired about for a while. With such a meritorious opportunity in front of him, Li Qi naturally would not let it go, and wanted to reach out and grasp it firmly.
After inviting the two to drink, Li Qi deliberately followed behind and knew where they lived. It was estimated that the two men were almost sober from their wine, and Richie went there again the next morning, pretending to be familiar with them at first sight.
Li Qi did not immediately reveal his thoughts, but called them brothers, and later invited the two to drink twice, and in the midst of the chat, he deliberately inquired about the mountain salt.
With Richie's wine, the two told Richie everything they knew.
It turned out that these two people were actually brothers, and they happened to be surnamed Wu, and the old mother of Li Qi's family had the same surname, and they could be regarded as climbing into their own family. According to them, no one in Xishan County knows about the mountain salt at the moment.
Not long ago, the old mother of the Wu brothers celebrated her 80th birthday, and she held a banquet at home, and many relatives came. Among them, there are several relatives, all of whom live in a neighboring village closest to Xishan County. Between pushing the cups and changing the lamps, everyone talked about it, and they all felt that those people were very bold. However, everyone is constantly glad that it is their salt that solves the problems of the common people.
Hearing this, Li Qi was very excited.
Selling illicit salt is a felony, and it is necessary for him to find out who dared to take such a big risk and report it to the third prince. When the third prince catches these people, then in the emperor's place, even if he has made a great contribution, when the time comes, Li Qi's benefits will definitely be indispensable.
Li Qi lied that he also wanted to do the business of illicit salt, and gave the Wu brothers a lot of money, so that they could inquire and find out where these people were.
didn't hand over this matter to Li Wu and Li Liu, Li Qi still had some selfish intentions.
These two people have been with the three princes all the year round, and with such a good thing, as long as they find out something, the decision will not be told to Li Qi first, but will be reported directly to Li Yu.
Li Qi was afraid that when the time came, the meritorious opportunity he had finally found would be preempted.
Thinking about things in my heart, even if the rain and snow intersect, it is so cold that people can't stand it. This is not a lot of effort, and Li Qi is already standing outside the Li brothers' residence.
The door is not locked, it seems that the two brothers are not on duty today, and they are resting at home.
"Bang Bang Bang"
Richie raised his hand and tapped the door a few times.
"It's coming, it's coming." The sound of banging on the door just rang a few times, and there was a response from inside the door. Then, the footsteps quickly came to the door.
The door opened, and the eldest brother of the Wu brothers opened the door, and when he saw that it was Li Qi, his face was immediately full of smiles, and he greeted: "Yo, it's Boss Li." Look, why did you come to us on such a cold day? ”
"Hehe, brother, I also just talked about business outside, and I passed by you to ask for a drink."
Li Qi nodded, and his face was naturally full of smiles.
Hearing the sound of talking outside, the little brother of the Wu family also walked out of the house, and when he saw Li Qi, he immediately shouted: "Yo, Boss Li, fast forward, fast forward." I said, brother, why don't you beckon Boss Li into the house. You see how dense and heavy the snow falls. ”
As he spoke, the man had already run to the door, grabbed Li Qi, and dragged him into the house.
It is no wonder that the two Wu brothers are so enthusiastic about Li Qi. You must know that in order to find out the news that day, Li Qi gave them a lot of benefits, and they were almost worth half a year's salary as a nurse.
Li Qi had a smile on his face, and he didn't shirk.
He had come here on purpose today.
The two brothers of the Wu family, the elder brother is called Wu Qian, and the younger brother is called Wu Yun.
Because of this name, the two brothers, when they grew up, had a lot of conflicts with their parents and wanted to change their names. These two names sound homophonic like "no money, no luck". But from childhood to adulthood, it was called smooth, and in the end, it had to give up.
The Wu brothers' home is a little far away from Xishan County. There was originally a place to live in a nursing home, but the two of them thought that the house was too small, so they rented a small yard outside, and planned to bring their family here after a while.
That time in the tavern, after the two brothers had drunk up, they brought Richie here. The next few meetings were in this small courtyard, which saved Li Qi a lot of heart.
After all, Li Qi came to Xishan County for the mission of the three princes. It's better to show your head less. What's more, there are two people, Li Wu and Li Liu, staring at him.
The yard is small, just a few steps into the house.
"Boss Li, you are really hard. It's really not easy to have to run around outside on such a cold day. Speaking of which, it's not as comfortable as the two brothers outside. ”
As soon as Li Qi walked in, Wu Yun reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and the snowflakes fell on the ground.
"Hehehe, it really is. There is no way, if you want to support your family, that's the only way. You know, I have to feed a large family by myself, and I can't do it without hard work. Li Qi smiled at first, but at the end, he began to sigh.
"Look at what you said. Boss Li, you are making a loud noise, how can our brothers compare. ”
At this time, Wu Gan also walked in, heard Li Qi's words, and took it in one bite.
After a few pleasantries, he sat down.
The two brothers brought a pot of wine, no vegetables, and made a large bag of peanuts and put them on the table. The three of them ate peanuts and quickly drank them.
After a small talk, Richie turned to the matter of private salt, wanting to hear how it went.
"I said, two big brothers, how did you do what I asked you to do before?"
As soon as he heard this, Wu Yun's eyes suddenly widened, and his face was full of surprise. His eyes glanced out of the room, and then he turned his head, stared at Li Qi, lowered his voice, and said very mysteriously:
"Boss Li, is there something stranger than the sale of illicit salt now?"
"Oh?!"
Hearing this, Li Qi immediately came to his senses. With his hunch, this matter must not be small.