Zhao Que followed Xie Jingyi into the side room next to the main courtyard, which was arranged into a small study by Chai Er, where Xie Jingyi often painted.

Seeing the carved back chair, the shopkeeper Zhao rushed over with an arrow step, sat down unceremoniously, and Erlang's legs were bent, and he began to rub his legs and stomach.

"Xie Sanna, do you have melons to eat? I was running all the way, and the boat just docked at the shore mouth, and I came here non-stop. I didn't even drink saliva, and my feet were blistered. ”

Xie Jingyi glared at Shopkeeper Zhao amusedly, "I'm worried that Chai Er will come with you, and you will be uncomfortable." Now it seems that I miscalculated, Uncle Zhao is so comfortable! I've already asked Honeysuckle to make tea with melons and fruits, and I'll be here in a moment. ”

Shopkeeper Zhao laughed, "Who are we with, don't you lie down comfortably in my coffin?" But ......"

Shopkeeper Zhao looked at Xie Jingyi's belly, and his eyes widened in surprise, "My good man, this is just a little more work, your belly looks like a pot, the coffin is lying down, and it can't cover the lid." ”

While speaking, Honeysuckle had already brought up the melon slices, and as soon as the shopkeeper Zhao's feet stretched out, he grabbed it and gnawed it, which showed that he was extremely thirsty.

Xie Jingyi glanced at Zhao's shopkeeper with disdain, "You don't want to think about it, when you buy that coffin, your belly is not just a pot, it's just a water tank!" Just press it hard, and the coffin board can barely cover it! ”

Shopkeeper Zhao thought about it and laughed.

After he finished eating the melon, Xie Jingyi picked up the teacup and took a sip, "How is it?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhao's voice was a little lower, "There are indeed a lot of blacksmith shops in Jingzhou City, and the locals don't think there's anything wrong. Because not far away, there is a private mine, which is very small and inconspicuous, and the imperial court is not as strict as imagined in controlling this. ”

"There are usually two kinds, most of them are those who have a background and take the permit, and then hand over part of the concentrate; There is also a part, without approval, just dig it up by yourself, and if you do a good job of digging the snake, there will be no problem. Jingzhou is the former case. ”

And although Jingzhou is not very popular now, it is also a place where soldiers must fight for the Three Kingdoms, accompanied by the Yangtze River, and water transportation is convenient. The Wu family's iron shop, although there are shops everywhere, are mainly for anchoring ships and the like. ”

"At other times, they made farm implements, saddles, wheels, and so on, and that was all plains, so that they could grow rice. I have inquired about the owner of the private mine, and it is a brother-in-law with the governor of Jingzhou. ”

"But the surname is Xu?" Xie Jingyi asked suddenly.

Shopkeeper Zhao was a little confused, and shook his head, "The surname is Xu?" It's not surnamed Xu. The owner of the iron is indeed surnamed Wu, and the main family is a woman, and the locals in Jingzhou call her the Iron Lady. ”

This will make Xie Jingyi interested, "Woman? I didn't expect that. ”

Shopkeeper Zhao nodded, "I watched it on the street, I was born ordinary, no different from those noble ladies, wearing a string of Buddhist beads on my hand, looking a little kind." The reason why she is called the Iron Lady is because her father Wu Tiezhu used to be the most powerful blacksmith in Jingzhou City. ”

"I heard that her ancestors, when they were in Eastern Wu, were blacksmiths, and they used to be able to shoot divine weapons. Of course, eighty percent of them put gold on their faces, and the locals don't believe it. Wu Tiezhu only got such a girl, and the ancestral business was all handed over to her, so she was called the Iron Lady. ”

The shopkeeper Zhao said dryly, picked up the teacup and poured it violently, feeling that he couldn't quench his thirst, and poured another cup, "Your Sichuan fragrance is good, give me some to take back to make tea and drink it in a while, and throw a few peppercorns, it will be even more delicious." ”

"Where?" Shopkeeper Zhao paused and hiccuped.

Xie Jingyi was speechless and said, "Iron Lady." ”

"Oh, yes, the blacksmith shop belongs to the Wu family, and there is nothing wrong with it. Let's talk about the private mine, the owner of the private mine is surnamed Yuan, called Yuanmou. It is a local gentry, and its main business is jade trading. The Yuan family's jade mine is not far from my family's one, but I know each other. ”

Xie Jingyi's mouth opened wide in surprise, "Do you still have a mine at home?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhao glanced at Xie Jingyi with disdain, "What is that, when I was a child, I used a slingshot to shoot birds, and it was not a stone, it was a golden pimple." Every time I shoot birds, it's a sea of people......"

Xie Jingyi covered his face, "Jealousy, I hate you too much!" That person is crowded, all running to tell each other, hey, that person is stupid and has a lot of money again! ”

Shopkeeper Zhao laughed and didn't care, "No, when I was young, it was a well-known good money boy." Yuan Mou married Mrs. You; Huang Jian, the governor of Jingzhou, married You Erniang. This You family is also strange, there have been beauties from generation to generation, You Da Niang and You Er Niangzi, in the local area, it is the same as Erqiao in Dongwu. ”

Xie Jingyi frowned, "That's all, can you find anything suspicious?" What about the blacksmith shop that knows how to shoot weapons? ”

Shopkeeper Zhao hesitated a little, but he couldn't help but say his thoughts, "I think you're afraid you're not thinking too much." The situation in Jingzhou has not been a year or two, it has almost been a generation. If anyone wants to rebel, they will not be so blatantly private. ”

"Second, you can't lurk for such a long time, can you? After so many years, how many weapons have to be built, they are all rusty in the warehouse. It's not hatching eggs, but it's squatting! I also quietly inquired about the shop that played iron swords. ”

"Everyone in the neighborhood knows that the blacksmith's father used to be a soldier, and he used to be a soldier, so he used to give weapons to people. Later, Tesuji was picked and couldn't carry the hammer. And he instructed his son to strike iron. ”

"His business is not good. Those swinger brothers think he hits the sword heavily. They were originally an ornament, and in order to show off in front of the beauties, they were afraid that they would flash their waists if they hit hard. That is, your sister, who is happy to be a treasure. ”

"With such a heavy sword, it smashed the hair and broke it!"

Xie Jingyi listened and thought for a while.

She has always made bold assumptions and carefully verified. The matter of Jingzhou was also mentioned by Xie Jingxian, she felt weird, so she sent Zhao's shopkeeper to investigate, judging from his reply, it was reasonable.

"I always felt that there was something strange in it, but I hadn't figured out where the key point was. When you go back, draw me a picture of these people's names and kinship, and I'll think about it. ”

The shopkeeper of Zhao smiled, took out a stack of paper from his stomach, and put it on the table, "I'm happy to eat melons, I forgot this, how long has Lao Zhao been with you, and I don't know what you want?" It's time to give you a copy of the tombs on the ancestral graves of others. ”

Xie Jingyi looked at it and covered his nose in disgust, "On such a hot day, you put the paper close to your body, and see that the ink is sweaty, and it is far away, and it smells sour." ”

Shopkeeper Zhao sniffed, his face changed, and he immediately pinched his nose fiercely, "Hahaha......"

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