The life of the Wang family is very poor, and there is not even an extra bedding, this, Qu Xiaobai saw it when she entered the Wang family, but she has always been weak and generous, and she has lived a hard life with Yang Ling, so naturally she will not dislike others.

Yang Chun helped Qu Xiaobai to the back room, only to find that a family of four actually slept on a big earthen kang, and the mattress on the kang was quite clean, he helped Qu Xiaobai to lie down, put the burden she carried with her under her head as a pillow, and told her: "Burden, be a pillow." ”

In addition to a few clothes in her baggage, she also has a lot of silver tickets, he knows. Although the Wang family looks like honest people, they know people and faces, but they don't know their hearts, so it's better to pay attention to precautions.

Although Qu Xiaobai was slightly drunk, she understood what he meant. If the Wang family dares to do anything, she will make them pay the price.

Admittedly, it's better not to move.

She closed her eyes, "Yang Chun, you also rest early and say good night to Brother Wang's family." ”

"Okay."

Yang Chun's already gentle voice added a little more gentleness.

The wine was rising, and as soon as her eyelids were closed, Zhou Gong would go. Yang Chun stood under the kang, looked at her, and was stunned for a moment, until Wang Qing's daughter-in-law urged him to rest, he suddenly came to his senses, a little flustered, and explained here without silver: "I have drunk too much." Trouble Sister-in-law Wang to take care of her. ”

He walked out in a panic, took a few sharp breaths in the courtyard, and saw that the two boys of the Wang family had already laid down on the straw curtain, so he also walked over and lay down.

Facing the sky on his back, the night sky is like washing, there are three or two stars, and a half moon is bent, so clear that it makes people feel as if the dust heart has been washed clean for a moment.

Wang Qing's wine was too strong, and although he had been using willpower to control himself not to lose his temper, he was still a little out of shape. Lie down at this time, and you can't help but regret yourself.

Over there, the three of them were already snoring, but he couldn't fall asleep.

I don't know how many days it was, but I vaguely fell asleep.

It is said that money is the best heart test, it can test the greed of human nature. Qu Xiaobai also felt so for a while.

This is not without reason.

The wine was intoxicating, a good night's sleep, the next morning, Yang Chun went down the mountain with a silver ticket and a waist card, Qu Xiaobai slept in a mess, the Wang family and his wife were embarrassed to wake her up, she slept until the third pole of the sun, Wang Qing's daughter-in-law brought her face water, she explained embarrassedly: "Sister-in-law's wine is too powerful, I didn't drink a few glasses, and I was so drunk that I lost my temper." ”

She washed up quickly, took care of herself, ate a bowl of wine-stuffed balls made by Wang Qing's daughter-in-law, and waited for Yang Chun and the county guard to come.

After sleeping all night, no one touched her package, and she couldn't help but feel relieved about the Wang family's husband and wife.

There is no business and no treachery, but there can be no bottom line, and ill-gotten gains are not taken, this is the bottom line. Although it is already a very low bottom line, not everyone can do it.

Yang Chun has not yet arrived, Qu Xiaobai under the leadership of Wang Qing, visited the wine cellar, Qu Xiaobai collected a series of ancient wine brewing methods from Du Niang, and also consulted some modern wine-making techniques, which were all taken out and discussed with Wang Qing.

Wang Qing was a drunkard, and he was very interested in the methods she said, and kept praising it: "It turns out that Mrs. Yang is also a person with a bayonet, and Wang Qing really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai." ”

Qu Xiaobai smiled embarrassedly: "I'm just talking on paper, I don't know if these methods I can see in ancient books can really work, but Brother Wang, you are the master of this industry, whether these methods can be used or not, you have the final say." ”

"I'll definitely try all of these methods another day, and if I can develop one or two methods from them to make a new variety of wine, it would be great."

"If Brother Wang makes a new wine, remember to notify me to taste it."

"That's a definite, definite."

Wang Qing talked very well with her, but as he talked, he suddenly realized a problem, he couldn't hide his thoughts after a long time, so he still asked: "Mrs. Yang, I have a question, I want to ask you." ”

"Brother Wang has any questions, just say it."

"Since you know so many methods, why do you have to buy a son with me? In my opinion, your recipes are also very good. ”

"Well...... this" Qu Xiaobai thought about it very seriously before saying: "I think, Brother Wang, your recipe is worth so much money, in fact, if you want to sell it, I will buy it, and if you don't sell it, I won't force it." As for me, I don't mainly do the wine business, but when I met it, I thought it was good, so I just did it. ”

Wang Qing couldn't understand her thoughts for a while, and was stunned for a long time, and in the end, he only regretted that he didn't choose the first plan, and if he wanted to change it at this time, he was afraid that he would be ridiculed and reversed.

It was hot in the wine cellar, and the two quickly came out of it and returned to the courtyard, Wang Qing's daughter-in-law saw that Qu Xiaobai liked to eat the wine-stuffed balls she made in the morning, and Tete made another bowl and made refreshments for her.

The two sat at a small table in the courtyard, Qu Xiaobai was greedy for the wine-stuffed balls, and he didn't care about the image, so he kept eating the bowl of balls.

The sun is on the three poles, look at it should be the end of the hour, the county guard has not come yet, Qu Xiaobai's heart is a little heavy, if there is no delay, it must be this county guard in Naqiao.

If he really was taking Joe, it wouldn't have gone well today. Qu Xiaobai ate the balls one by one, and at the same time learned about the information of the county guard from Du Niang.

The county guard's surname is mighty, the name is not small, three years ago sent by the imperial court to Dongshu County, is a distant relative of the Rong family, since the day he took office, this Fang Weiwu Lord has been committed to collecting money, not to mention the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, wherever you can see money, there is always the figure of this adult, more sensitive than a dog smelling.

Accumulating wealth is one thing, since he loves money and has no way, it is naturally common to oppress the people in the jurisdiction, and the most obvious thing is naturally his attribute. Dongshu County is close to Nanping County, and Nanping County is the place where the army is garrisoned, and this is naturally the eyes and ears of the Rong clan to monitor the Mu clan.

The idea of the imperial court, Qu Xiaobai thought to himself that he was a little grass people, and he couldn't manage it and didn't want to take care of it, but now he has to pass this pass.

She only regretted now why she hadn't read the county keeper's information last night, and if she had seen it earlier, she would not have asked him to come as a guarantor.

Wang Qing is a common man from Dongshu County, and he naturally knows a lot about Fang Weiwu's atrocities, but he only thinks that this Mrs. Yang and Fang Weiwu must have something to do with him at this time, so he doesn't dare to say anything.

After Qu Xiaobai skimmed the information, he sighed and said, "Brother Wang, the county guard will come in a while, you don't have to be afraid, I am here." ”

Although she said that she was there, she couldn't think of any idea about how to deal with him for a while, so she could only see the trick when the time came.

At the right time, Yang Chun came back.

Behind him, a line of official sedan chairs swayed and came in a hurry.

Wang Qing saw it through the fence wall, and hurriedly called out to his daughter-in-law, and knelt outside the fence to greet him.

Qu Xiaobai took a deep breath.

Kneel to greet her, she really doesn't want to, but the number of courtesies to go out to greet her, she still wants it.

She straightened her clothes, brushed a strand of messy hair from her sideburns behind her ears, slowly walked to the fence door, and stood beside Wang Qing.

The sedan chair stopped, Yang Chun stepped forward and opened the sedan curtain, "Master Bookkeeper, please." ”

The people in the sedan chair were fat and strong, and almost one person filled the car, and his face was as round as a watermelon, and his skin was oily, white and tender.

Qu Xiaobai heard Yang Chun call him the master bookkeeper, so this is not Fang Weiwu?

The person in the sedan chair got down from the sedan chair with a full face, and an attendant in front of him pointed at Qu Xiaobai and scolded angrily: "That woman, who are you, why don't you kneel when you see the master bookkeeper!" ”

Qu Xiaobai clasped his hands into fists and said lightly: "The little woman Yang Qu has seen the adult, the adult forgive me, the little woman has a leg injury and can't kneel down to greet her, however, the little woman has prepared a little thin wine, please go into the courtyard for a while." ”

"Leg wounds? I see you standing here well, where do you look like you're hurting? The entourage reprimanded again.

Yang Chun hurriedly said: "Lord Bookkeeper, my sister-in-law rode a horse a few days ago, the horse was frightened, my sister-in-law was seriously injured, and was almost dragged by the horse to her death. He said to Qu Xiaobai again: "This is Lord Qin, Lord Qin." ”

Qu Xiaobai didn't know why the county guard was changed to the master of the bookkeeper, Yang Chun gave her a look, and she hurriedly said: "If the adult must kneel the little woman, the little woman kneel." "A pair of knees bent very slowly, and the gesture was about to kneel.

Master Qin was a little impatient, "That's it, get up, this official doesn't have much time to spend here with you." ”

Yang Chun hurriedly made a gesture of invitation and asked him to go inside, as if he couldn't move on his legs, he walked very slowly. Qu Xiaobai followed behind, feeling like a ball rolling slowly in front, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or funny.

Slowly moving to the courtyard, Yang Chun saw that the two chairs of the Wang family were too small, and he was afraid that he would not be able to accommodate the fat body of Master Qin, so he hurriedly found a bench and tried to be very strong, before he brought it to the table and asked Master Qin to sit down.

Qu Xiaobai looked at Master Qin's book, which meant that he didn't want to sit in disgust, so he smiled a little and said, "Lord Qin, the family is poor and there is no suitable chair, so please sit down." ”

Master Qin sat down with a very bad face, Qu Xiaobai's eyes were not so good-looking, and when he was carrying Master Qin's book, his eyes were full of disgust.

Although the other party is not Fang Weiwu, this style of the master book is also enough for people to see.

But when he turned his face, he still had to look like he was smiling, "Lord Qin, I invited you here today to ask you to give me a guarantee." ”

Master Qin nodded: "Well, I have already heard this young man named Yang Chun say, it is not impossible to be a guarantee, and the deed you wrote will be shown to me." ”

Yang Chun took out the deed from his sleeve, and bowed his head in front of Master Qin: "Lord Qin, please take a look." ”

After reading the book, Master Qin slowly raised his head and looked at Qu Xiaobai, "You are Yang Qu's family?" ”

"Little Women exactly."

He looked at Wang Qing again: "You are Wang Qing?" ”

"The grass people are Wang Qing." Wang Qing and his daughter-in-law stood behind Qu Xiaobai, trembling.

Master Qin's round head turned and looked at Yang Chun, "You are from Nanping County, do you know that our Dongshu County has rules, and foreign merchants need to have pledges in order to do business within the jurisdiction of this county?" ”

Qu Xiaobai gritted the root of his teeth, trying not to let himself let out the fire.

Impawn? The pledge of ghosts, the trade between the regions of the Great Liang Dynasty, there has never been any restrictions, even if it is this tyrannical Dongshu County, there is no such regulation, this--naturally the name of the master surnamed Qin came up with randomly, so as to collect money.

Yang Chun saw that only two of the people who accompanied him had come in, and the rest of the people were waiting outside the fence courtyard, bowed his head in front of Master Qin, and said, "Lord Bookkeeper, why don't you let Wang Qing take these two masters to the wine cellar for a field inspection." ”

Qu Xiaobai looked at Yang Chun. He is clearly on the branch.