Ruohong raised her head and looked at Ruoxue, and said with a slight smile: "Chessboard." ”

Ruoxue wondered what was the use of Ruohong pressing so many round lumps, and how to move chess pieces on those round lumps, "What kind of chess board is this?" She said.

Dan Tachibana didn't know what the young lady was drawing, but they didn't have the right to interfere with what the young lady did, they just had to do what they had to do.

Ruohong filled a corner with round lumps, straightened up and twisted, and said, "This is called checkers, and it is a very fun game. ”

Ruoxue saw a hexagonal figure, much like snowflakes falling in the sky, but not like snowflakes, this hexagonal shape is a pattern of six diamonds put together, and the edges of each diamond shape are drawn with charcoal with bold lines.

Three of the diamonds have been imprinted with many round bumps, and three blank diamonds have not been pressed.

"It looks like a flower." Dan Tachibana said.

"Well, it's kind of like ......"

Ruohong dipped a small piece of wood in rouge, pushed the drawing forward, and pressed the remaining three corners on the table.

Ruoxue asked her how to play this checkers, whether there were any chess pieces, what the chess pieces looked like, and what kind of material they were made of.

Ruohong was talking to Ruoxue while pressing the round lump there, "This checkers mostly uses glass balls as chess pieces, and uses glass balls of six colors, what are glass balls?" I can't tell! It's like...... It's like beads made of jadeite, jade, ruby, and sapphire. There are a total of six colors of beads, and six people can play with them. She said.

Ruohong said that the paper chessboard she drew could be made of wood, and it was better to make it into a snowman shape, and it was also possible to make it into a Go chess piece, but in that case, it would not be very comfortable to play.

After a while, Ruohong filled the three corners with small round lumps, and she took a ruler and charcoal sticks from Dantang, and connected the six corners on the drawing with lines to form a hexagon, "This is such a chessboard." She said.

On the fourth day, the official officials did not know where to catch the person who cheated the silver, and 12 boxes of 60,000 taels of silver were sent to Jiutong Fortune by the official officials.

The government then let the officials go to the seal on the gate of Jiutong Wealth, and left Jiutong Wealth with the two officials who were guarding here.

Jiutong Fortune removed the door panel and reopened for business.

People who have waited for four or five days want to squeeze in front of them with silver tickets, and they can rest assured if they want to get the silver in their hands as soon as possible.

I just sent in 60,000 taels of silver, and I went a step too late, and it may take a few days to take out the silver.

I don't know how Jiutong Fortune did it, three days ago, the branches in several surrounding prefectures and counties were closed when the Jinling main store was closed.

The people who had the silver ticket of Jiutong Fortune in their hands crowded into the hall the moment the door opened, buzzing and shouting one after another.

In the past few days, the guys of Jiutong Fortune are not all idle, they stand outside the gate every day, and the people who come to wait to exchange silver do persuasion work, persuading them not to rush to exchange silver into silver, Jiutong Wealth is definitely the best place for everyone to store silver.

Wei Quanbao took five or six men at the counter to persuade them not to worry, while looking at the reckoning gentleman in the counter and settling the money for the guests.

It's just that the speed of settlement has slowed down a lot.

His head was covered with sweat, and he looked at the messy hall anxiously, and he felt a little uneasy, feeling that the next moment it would be out of control.

Wei Quanbao squeezed around in the middle of a bunch of people again, and his voice had to be shouted so as not to be interrupted, because he talked too much, his voice was hoarse.

"The Mei family will not be overturned, Jiutong Wealth will not close its doors, and we will not lose a penny of the money we have here. Please rest assured......" he shouted.

"How can you rest assured! How much silver do you have in your storehouse? Is it enough for all of us? ”

"Then give us the money."

"It's just ......"

"The big guy's money is all hard-earned money, and you can't be allowed to give it to pirates."

"That is, return our money."

“……”

Ruoxue stood at the window on the second floor, looking at the chaos in the hall, her hands clasped together, the situation today is much more serious than before the door closes, I'm afraid there will be chaos.

Ruohong walked up to her, stretched out her hand to wrap her shoulder, and stood silently to support her, letting her know that she was not alone, and that there were people around her who were supporting her.

Mei Zhiyuan looked at the chaos in the hall, listening to the noise, his brows wrinkled unconsciously, he also felt a little bad, such a noise was much more serious than before it was sealed, looking at this momentum, it would be difficult to control it after a while.

Another hour passed, and the noise could no longer be suppressed, and the urgency of the people to exchange money increased, and restlessness and restlessness spread through the hall.

"Uncle Fang, haven't you heard any news from there?" Ruoxue turned around and asked Lianxin, who was standing behind.

"Nope." Lian Xin said.

Mei Zhiyuan turned around and said, "Why don't you ask the guards to go out and stop them and maintain order." ”

Ruoxue thought for a moment and shouted outside: "Qiu Lin ......"

Qiu Lin pushed the door in, bowed down and answered, "Miss, please command." ”

"You find someone to pretend to be a customer, take a silver ticket and fight with our people, and then pull more people to fight together, the more chaotic the better." Ruoxue said.

Mei Zhiyuan looked at Ruoxue in astonishment, he didn't mean what he just said! Isn't it to pull people apart, how can it be turned into a fight?!

"Yes." Qiu Lin turned around and was about to go out, but when he heard Ruohong shouting, he turned around and came back.

"It's a fight!" Ruohong shouted back.

Ruoxue rushed to the window in two steps, looked down, and saw that several people had already fought together, and some of the people they touched retreated, and some of them participated in the fight, and they couldn't tell who was fighting whom, and the hall was getting more and more chaotic.

The noise and invective were intertwined in one place, buzzing chaotically.

"Qiu Lin, go down and let the guards separate them and drive them all outside." Ruoxue shouted.

"Yes."

Qiu Lin turned around and went out, and in a few moments, more than 20 guards poured into the hall, and now the hall was even more chaotic, and the people who didn't hit it were shouting loudly, as if they had been hurt a lot.

In order to avoid the disaster and avoid the disaster of the pond fish, some people ran out of the door with scolding and scolding, and after a while, most of the people ran out, and the rest of the people were also pulled away by the guards of the Mei family, and all kinds of curses resounded inside and outside the hall.

Suddenly, the noise fell, and first the sound at the gate became quieter, as if it was infected, and the rest of the people in the hall closed their mouths.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves, the neighing of horses, the shouting of men, and the crunch of wheels running over the ground.

"It's coming," shouted Lianxin, who was looking out the window on the other side.

Ruoxue Ruohong and Mei Zhiyuan ran over together, poked their heads out of the window, and saw a team of people coming in from the street, with no end in sight.

On both sides are guards on horseback, and in the middle are two-horse carts, there are dozens of them, and there are large boxes with black lacquered copper horns on the carriages.

Fang Jin rode a horse and followed the side of the vehicle, rounded the corner of the street and came this way, followed by more than twenty horsemen behind him, the convoy came all the way, and the pedestrians on the street retreated to the side.

In this way, the common people avoided the convoy of silver money, and the blind one dared to step forward and was killed as a robbery, that is, he died in vain, and the government didn't care.

"That's? ......" Mei Zhiyuan asked.

"Silver."

Ruoxue turned around and approached the table, sat down on the embroidery pier, and lay down on the table as if relieved.

Ruohong walked over, put her hand lightly on Ruoxue's shoulder, and asked in a low voice, "I haven't seen you touch a pen in the past few days, when did you send a letter?" Where did you get that silver from Steward Fang, I don't know at all,......" Ruohong was also a little puzzled, when did she write the letter, and when did she let people send it out!

In the past few days, because Qian Zhuang has been squeezed by others, Ruohong is afraid that her housekeeper sister will be overwhelmed by this matter, so she stays by her side without a trace, and even she has been lying in Ruoxuefang for the past two days, sleeping in the same bed with her.

"It was the night of the accident." Ruoxue said.

Ruohong remembered that she was playing with building blocks that night, and later drew dolls in the middle of the night, and did not sleep with Ruoxue.

From the beginning of learning that the sea ship of the prince of Jin Zhang was robbed and the wealth of Jiutong was squeezed, Ruoxue was worried that the silver was not enough, and that night she sent a letter to Fang Jin in the capital, asking him to escort 200,000 taels of silver from the capital, and then draw silver from more than a dozen prefectures and counties along the way, and he escorted him to Jinling to ensure the stability of the Jinling head office and avoid the spread of chaos from here.

The letter was sent to Fang Jin with an eagle falcon raised at home, which Fang Jin raised since he was a child, and he used to run north and south a few times with him, and also sent a few letters, but it was much faster than the carrier pigeon.

It has been less than ten days since the letter was sent, and it was difficult for Fang Fang to enter, so he rushed back so quickly.

The cars, boats, horses, and personnel along the way are all emergency manpower arranged by the eldest master Mei Jiye.

It's the first time they've been used for many years, and it's worth the money!

Mei Zhiyuan looked at the convoy in dismay, looked at the convoy, and looked back at Ruoxue who was resting on the table. He is also at home these days, and he also follows Ruoxue most of the time, why didn't he know that she asked people to bring silver from the capital!

Mei Zhiyuan glanced at Ruohong again, looking at her appearance, as if she knew all this, could he be the one who was kept in the dark? A sudden pang of annoyance arose in his heart.

"Does the third sister know about this?" Mei Zhiyuan's tone was filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

"What?" Ruohong turned to look at him in confusion.

"She doesn't know." Ruoxue sat up straight and looked at Mei Zhiyuan who was standing at the window, "I know this alone, there is a cloud in "Zhou Yi": if the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmful." There are some things that can't be said, don't blame the big brother. ”

"Why did the third sister act so relaxed, as if there was nothing going on at all?" Mei Zhiyuan didn't believe it and asked again.

"What do you say? I can't understand it!? Ruohong said.

At this moment, Ruohong didn't understand what Mei Zhiyuan and Ruoxue meant, she only knew the literal meaning, but she didn't know what they were talking about.

Ruoxue didn't answer Mei Zhiyuan's question, but looked up at Ruohong and explained, "What the eldest brother asked is, do you know that I asked Uncle Fang to transport silver from the capital to Jinling. I said you don't know, big brother doesn't believe it. ”

"Oh!"

Ruohong understood now, Mei Zhiyuan suspected that the two sisters were hiding from him, she was not easy to explain, and the explanation was tantamount to covering up.

Mei Zhiyuan saw Ruohong's expression, and he didn't look like he knew, he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart after all, and he felt like he was being guarded, so he turned around and looked at the convoy outside.

The people in the hall all went to the door one after another to watch, watching the big cars stop in front of the door, and many guards came out of the Jiutong Fortune, and began to unload the cars while maintaining order.

Wei Quanbao stood by a carriage, stroked the box on it with one hand, watched Fang Jin ride over, and said to him: "Old Seven, you came too timely!" How much is this? ”

"One million three thousand fifty taels." Fang Jin jumped off the horse, arched his hand, and asked, "Is the eldest lady here?" ”

"Good! In, in, upstairs. Wei Quanbao stroked his palms and laughed, so that he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Those who came to exchange the silver, those who hesitated, all dispersed, and Jiutong Fortune brought so much silver, their little silver is nothing to others.

There is still a lot of interest money to be paid out in advance, so they are not in a hurry to cash it out, but stand from a distance and watch.

Fang Jin went up to the second floor, and saw a door near the inside open, Lian Xin and the two maids stood at the door, and when they saw him come up, they said with a smile: "Seventh Master Fang, Miss is waiting for you inside." ”

With that, Lian Xin and the others took a few steps out of the way and invited him in.

Ruoxue stood up when she heard what she said, saw Fang Jin walk in, and bent her knees to give Fang Jin a blessing, "Uncle Fang has worked hard all the way." ”

Fang Jin hugged his fist at the three people in the room, "The journey was quite smooth, it's good that I didn't miss the eldest lady's matter." ”

Ruoxue invited Fang Jin to sit down, Lianxin sent tea and snacks, Fang Jin took it and started to eat it, and ate seven or eight pieces of dim sum in a row and drank two bowls of tea before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ruoxue asked him at this time how the shop in the capital was, whether anyone had gone to run on it, and if there were any difficulties in operation?

Fang Jin said that there are also people in the capital who exchange money in advance, and the people over there have a long-term view, and the Mei family cannot be subverted overnight, as long as the Mei family does not fall, they are not afraid of not being able to come up with money.

"If you hadn't sent a letter to the shops along the way in advance, I wouldn't have been able to go home so smoothly, and I wouldn't have come back so quickly." Fang Jin said, he picked up the peony and took two sips of the new tea he had added.

The silver was soon sent to the treasury of Jiutong Wealth, and some people were no longer in a hurry to exchange the silver in advance, but they were all watching every move here.

After the sky was dark, Jiutong Fortune came to an uninvited guest, Huang Bingshan.

When Huang Bingshan arrived at Jiutong Wealth, the sky was already dark, and he named the person in charge of the Mei family, discussed with him on important matters, and asked him to come out to see him quickly.

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