Song Yan raised her forehead, and now that she understands it, it is not difficult to guess what is in the heavy boxes that she just moved up.

In the midst of everyone's exclamations, stacks of boxes were opened one after another, filled with gold leaf made of gold, she raised her fan to cover the dazzling golden light, and listened to Hengbo smack her tongue beside her, "This is really ...... It's ridiculous! ”

The rich merchant got out of the sedan chair, staggered up, stretched out his fat hand with a treasure ring, and grabbed the box. With a shy stomach, he walked to the eaves of the porch surrounded by servants, felt the direction of the wind, and said with great satisfaction: "Not bad, let's start!" ”

Song Yansheng watched with his own eyes as large pieces of gold leaves floated towards the river with the wind, shining with golden light, causing a cheer. The rich merchant was amused, laughed, and lifted the box, and the whole box of gold leaf with his name on it was scattered in the wind.

The pedestrians on the street downstairs looked forward and tiptoed and cheered: "Sa! Sprinkle this river of smoke! ”

Gold leaf floated everywhere, and many people gathered on the corner tower. They cheered, stretched out their hands, and grabbed and grabbed the fallen gold leaf with red eyes one by one, and picked up the fallen gold leaf, in different postures, which amused the rich merchants and old men watching upstairs to applaud again and again: "Pick it up!" Pick it up! Hahaha! ”

Song Yansheng's brows were already furrowed deeply. Just looking at this battle, she estimated that there must be at least 10,000 taels of gold in so many boxes, so she threw it out.

As the saying goes, "two Huai salt, the world is salty", only two Huai salt tax accounted for more than half of the total tax revenue, and the eight major salt merchants entrenched in Yangzhou are even richer than the country. It's better to hear than to see with your own eyes, and she has seen a lot.

Looking at the other side again, people greeted the merchant to compose poems, and Song Yansheng couldn't listen to the sentence "The golden leaves are floating on the Yanbo River, and I am the highest in calling friends". She rubbed her ears, straightened her hat, and squeezed out of the overcrowded place with a cross wave.

"Girl, how can these Yangzhou businessmen be so rich?"

The class concept of Shinong industry and commerce is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Hengbo's impression of merchants is greatly subverted today. When he got into the carriage, he was still stunned.

Song Yan exhaled. Her father, Song Yue, served as a third-grade waiter in the household department, and she had heard him say this. In fact, the price of salt is not high, it is a common daily consumable, and the salt industry has always been controlled by the government. If the merchants wanted to engage in salt trading, they had to buy salt from the government, and then transport and sell it at the designated place to make a profit from the huge difference between purchase and sale.

And thinking about it, I have to talk about the problem that her uncle Song is difficult to solve. The salt industry is profitable, and the profit-seeking businessmen naturally try their best to win over the government, and under the collusion of the merchants, each governor of the salt patrol has made a lot of money. Song Zhi is a small Yangzhou prefect, although the grade is not high, but this position is extremely important. With his strong temperament, he will inevitably offend people in Yangzhou officialdom, and it is difficult for him to endure all these years.

Song Yansheng sat in the carriage with a heavy heart, and at a glance of his eyes, he saw a very familiar face. The man had changed into a man's robe, and was moving swiftly through the crowd to a drugstore across the street.

She subconsciously knocked on the wall of the car and motioned to stop. She and Yokoba jumped out of the carriage and headed straight for that direction.

When he got closer, he could see it more clearly, and Hengbo suddenly said: "Isn't this the Nandi girl I met in Jinling?" On the other hand, he said strangely, "Why did she come to Yangzhou too?" ”

The girl didn't notice that there were two more eavesdroppers behind her, and they only heard her asking about the whereabouts of one person. When I was in Jinling, I heard her say that there was a big brother who depended on each other and went north all the way to make a living, but I had never seen it that day, and I didn't know whether it was true or not, and now it seems that it should be true. It's just that after listening to it at this time, her eldest brother seems to have been lost for a long time and his whereabouts are unknown.

Song Yan was clear, so this Chu girl dressed up in disguise, stopped and went, and inquired all the way.

It's just that she tilted her head to look at the portrait of the missing person, and her heart was shocked. If you want to find someone according to this portrait, the chances are really slim.

"You guys! What are you doing here? Hengbo couldn't hold back his laughter, and just met the sight of Miss Chu in front of him, immediately covered his mouth, took a step back, and exposed Song Yansheng.

"You're everywhere!"

"Miss Chu, it seems that we are really destined." She glanced at the extremely abstract portrait painting, her eyes curled and her smile deepened, "You painting...... If I'm looking for someone, can I draw one for you? ”

The man in front of him snorted, put the painting in a ball and put it in his baggage, and looked up very arrogantly, without saying that he agreed or refused.

Song Yansheng looked at her dusty and tired, so he invited with a smile: "Since you touched it again, why don't you go to my house to rest for a while?" ”

"I have something important, don't delay me."

"Hey, how do you talk about that?" Hengbo's eyes widened, this girl in the south has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, she has to protect her own girl.

"It doesn't matter." She waved her hand to hold Hengbo, and her eyes fell on this Chu girl. This girl travels from south to north, and her vigilance is not ordinarily heavy.

"In that case, we won't bother." She bowed slightly, and was about to turn around, but she was suddenly bumped by a guest who came in, and her steps were crooked, but fortunately, Hengbo was quick and helped her.

"You guy, how do you walk! It's all hitting my girl! ”

The man in a hurry bowed down and apologized again and again, seeing that he rushed to the pharmacy in a panic, it must have been something important. Song Yansheng didn't care, and waved his hand to let people go.

"Wait." She paused, and Miss Chu suddenly shouted to stop her, so she had to turn back and look at her curiously.

"What's wrong?"

"This purse is yours?"

She looked over, and it was really hers, thinking that she had just been touched. Now Miss Chu frowned slightly and pinched the small purse, looking a little weird.

The purse is hand-embroidered by Yokoba, which is exceptionally small and chic, and there is nothing wrong with hanging the jewels and bell ornaments. But......

Song Yansheng frowned, looked at Miss Chu and said, "Can you take a step to speak?" ”

Miss Chu hesitated for a moment, but still followed them out of the shop and got into the carriage.

There is no problem with this purse, the problem is the contents inside. She took back her purse and untied it, and pulled out a piece of fabric from it, which she had cut from the mattress of the Seven Girls last time, just waiting to find a credible Lang Zhong to take a look.

It's just that this Chu girl is so powerful that she can see that something is wrong. Song Yansheng handed her the fabric, she took it and sniffed it under her nose, her brows furrowed, and she looked at her without saying anything.

"Miss Chu, do you smell something wrong?"

Hengbo is strange, her girl has smelled this cloth for her, but she doesn't think there is anything wrong, but it is the smell of medicine, and she can vaguely smell some incense, the seventh girl is sick all the year round, and there is always some incense in the house to remove the smell of medicine, and there is nothing abnormal. But the girl said that it didn't feel right, that the taste was not pure, it was weird.

"I advise you, don't put this thing on your body." Miss Chu threw the fabric back into her purse and threw it away in disgust, but as soon as she said this, she found that the face of the little three-inch Ding on the other side changed.

This little girl has seen her twice, and she looks very steady, with a calm and calm face that does not match her age, but she looks jade and cute, and she does not look like such a suspicious person.

She wiped her hands casually on her old clothes, and then reminded: "This cloth has soaked a lot of things, and it is a harmful thing." ”

"Where do you know that?"

Miss Chu chuckled lightly and said arrogantly: "This is mixed with orchid leaves, bauhinia, pines and cypresses, and tulip supplements, all of which are poisonous weeds. ”

"It's a chronic poison, and the dosage is very well controlled. Oh, it's a clever and vicious method. This bedding is soaked in these poisonous juices, and if people come into close contact with it every day, even a man in the prime of life can become a dying sick seedling. ”

"Sure enough, this is what I didn't think was right that day, mixed with the perennial bitter smell in the room, and people who have been staying for a long time can't find it."

Song Shusheng said that her symptoms began a few years ago. So when and how was this futon mixed with this poisonous juice, and who did it? In addition to the bedding, where else could the poison be given?

Song Yan bit his lip, and his thoughts were circling. The horizontal wave on the side was also frightened, and his face turned a little pale for a while.

"...... you guys?"

"Anyway, I have to thank you for this, Miss Chu. If there is anything I need help with, I will ...... it."

"I never owe anyone a favor! There is no need for help! ”

Her mind was so amused by this shout that her stomach stopped suddenly, and she couldn't help but smile and shook her head, "Okay, I won't say it." ”

"Humph!" got a cold snort, she looked at her struggling back, and said, "Put down the curtain, we can go back." ”

This Miss Chu is from the south, and she was also from a wealthy family in her early years, and she should have seen a lot of such private things in the house. It's just that Song Yansheng is curious, judging from her knowledge, she must be well-versed in medical science, otherwise she wouldn't be able to detect something wrong at a glance. This Chu girl from the south seems to have a lot of secrets. In addition, her eldest brother's whereabouts are a mystery......

Thinking of this, she smiled, if she was lucky, she would definitely meet her again.

"Who the hell wanted to hurt the Seventh Girl?" Hengbo thought about it, and suddenly his eyes widened, "Isn't it Aunt Zhao?" As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand to cover his mouth and secretly looked at the silent Song Yansheng.