Jingtai Ji in Fenglin City is an antique calligraphy and painting shop with a good business.

As soon as King Tai Kee opened its doors today, it ushered in a somewhat strange customer.

This patron looked like a slender woman, and she didn't buy anything, but only looked around a few times in Jingtai Ji, and then said to the young man who was splashing water and sweeping the floor that he wanted to invite the shopkeeper of Jingtai Ji to come out and see him.

The young man was a little angry, and said in his heart, our Jingtai Ji's big shopkeeper usually doesn't even see us much, which is what you want to see as a woman?

Seeing that the woman was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, did not wear a single star of jewelry, and did not bring a servant, she felt a little disdainful. was about to find a word to prevaricate her, and just said four words: "This young lady ......"

I heard the woman laugh and said, "Be careful when you open your mouth and speak, those who come from all over the world are guests, didn't Yu Qiming teach you the rules of tea?" ”

An old guy turned out of the back hall, and when he heard this woman report Yu Qiming's number, he was shocked at the moment, and then saw that this woman had an extraordinary bearing, although she simply stood in the open space in the store, but she was like sitting at the head of the lobby, revealing a trace of the taste of the golden knife.

Yu Qiming calls himself "Yu Qi" to the outside world here, and anyone who can call his real name is ....... The old man immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and kicked the young man's leg lightly: "The girl is a nobleman, are you blind!" Why don't you go to make tea, go to the Longjing before the rain brought back by the shopkeeper. ”

When he turned around again, he was a long man: "The little apprentice is not sensible, please don't be strange to the girl." It seems that the girl is not here to buy something, but to look for someone? But looking for our shopkeeper? The girl is an acquaintance of the shopkeeper? ”

The woman smiled again and said, "I am his old friend." I know that he happens to be in the store today, so take this and ask him to come to me quickly. ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope wrapped in butter paper from his sleeve and lit with white wax in his mouth.

The old man sighed, and immediately took the envelope and turned into the inner hall.

The young man was sullenly making tea in the back hall, and just walked out with a teacup, a gust of wind suddenly passed by him, and it was the shopkeeper who ran to the front hall.

It's weird, the young man shook his head, thinking to himself, is this woman still a big customer with a lot of money?

……

Fu Shao followed Yu Qiming into the back room of Jingtai Ji, there is a secret room for distinguished guests, this secret room is generally used to receive some real lords, or important guests who bring good treasures to be resold. The interior is all the same color Huanghuali furniture, the wall is pasted with two real works of the former masters, there are all kinds of antiques that are difficult to find on the Bogu shelf, and the decoration is like the study room of the royal and grandson nobles' house, which is elegant in quiet, and rich and noble in the elegance.

Yu Qiming sat down, looking at the paper over and over again, and was silent for a whole cup of tea. Fu Shao is not in a hurry, holding the tea and savoring it, although it is not a good tea among the tea she has drunk, but it is also clear and has a sweet aftertaste.

There are eight big characters written in the middle of the paper: don't ask, do your best.

The word "Fu" is signed. There is also a small mark next to it.

Jingtai Ji is Juntian's intelligence transfer station in Shengzhong, which has been rooted in Shengzhong for nearly 20 years, Yu Qiming is the second generation of shopkeepers, and his father is the first generation.

The word "Fu" is not only the surname of Fu Shaogeng, but also the abbreviation of this intelligence agency.

As a part of the "Fu" established by Fu Shaogeng, Jingtai Ji has never only recognized Fu Shaogeng's handwriting, even if it is the emperor's order, he will not accept it. Yu Qiming has never forgotten since he was a child, and he has received strict training. All the information that can be revealed on a piece of paper, he thinks he will never miss a single bit.

Whether it is Fu Shaogen's handwritten handwriting, he can see at a glance, and he is confident that he will never be wrong.

The few words on this piece of paper are definitely handwritten by Fu Shaogen, and it is her writing habit to skim and pinch them. But looking at the ink, it is very new, and the new one looks like it was written this morning, and even this piece of paper is probably an ordinary paper that is everywhere in Fenglin.

It's as if Fu Shaogen was not only in Fenglin, but even found a piece of paper casually this morning, wrote a few words casually, and then casually sealed it, and then casually found a candle to seal it.

A thin layer of sweat appeared behind Yu Qiming's back.

He still remembered that Fu Shaogen was "dead", and this rumor once caused turmoil in the entire intelligence agency.

However, Fu Shao's management of "Fu" is very strict, and as long as he can come up with something on her behalf or authorized on her behalf, he can order all the "nails" to act according to instructions.

Because Fu Shao "died" suddenly, and there was no famous word to authorize her successor, so the entire institution was dormant, as if it was a stagnant water.

If there are no new instructions, Yu Qiming may have to be a real owner of antique calligraphy and painting, and live in Fenglin for the rest of his life.

"I don't know if she's an old man, how is she now?" Yu Qiming's inquiring Chaofu Shao looked at him.

Fu Shaogen smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, she's doing well now." ”

Yu Qiming only felt that his eyes were hot, and he immediately stepped down from his position and bowed to the ground: "As long as the master is safe, I have nothing else to ask for." Since the master has ordered, please don't be polite, but if there are orders, everything will be obeyed. ”

Fu Shaogen said: "Help me buy an ordinary house in Fenglin City." In addition, I found three servants, one to cook and wash, and two to sweep the floor. ”

"That's it?" Yu Qiming was a little dumbfounded. This requirement is too simple, but anything that can be done with money is generally not called a thing.

Fu Shaogen said: "The three people you are looking for, I don't need their deeds of sale. ”

Yu Qiming understood this sentence, which means that these three people don't want to buy people, because the people who buy can't be truly obedient. Cooking and laundry is not only cooking and laundry, and sweeping the floor is not just about sweeping the door.

These three people can only be chosen from the hands of those in the "Fu".

Fu Shaogen thought about it again and said, "There is one more thing to trouble the shopkeeper." ”

Yu Qiming bowed and listened.

"I will ask for a hundred silver tickets of ten taels, ten silver tickets of a hundred taels, and three silver coin of a thousand taels, and some pieces of silver. I also want to have three cages of the best xiaolongbao in Fenglin City, a pot of vinegar, and sesame oil should be sprinkled in the vinegar. Sent to the first Tianzi of the Fulin Inn in the east of the city.

……

Yu Qiming did things very neatly.

The Xiangye Hutong of Fenglin City is in the middle of the central axis of the inner city of Fenglin and the east gate of the outer city, not far from the inner city, it is convenient to go out of the city, there is no market workshop within 100 steps, it is very quiet. The alley is narrow on the outside and deep on the inside, and there are several families living in it, all of which are settled by the gentry of the scholars in other counties for the children of the family to study and live in the imperial city. Several families do not ask each other and rarely interact with each other.

The deepest one in Xiangye Hutong is a small courtyard, which was originally the family residence of a seven-grade petty official, and later the petty official told the old man to return to his hometown, so he sold the house.

The layout of the house is simple, with two light and one dark. There are two rooms in the east and west wings, and three rooms in the south room, all of which are tile houses with lying bricks to the top and ridges, and the gatehouse of the clear water ridge is a single courtyard, which is very suitable. In the afternoon of the same day, Fu Shaogen took Jing'er and the child here, and Yu Qiming personally led people to clean up and down the courtyard, all the beams were painted with tung oil, the furniture was replaced with rosewood, the front yard was planted with four o'clock flowers, and the backyard also carried grapes and apricot trees.

That night, three servants also arrived, the one who cooked and washed was a middle-aged woman named Xu Wang, and the other two male servants were in their early twenties, one was taciturn and Liu San, and the other was a playful and flexible Chen Si.

Fu Shao looked at the three of them more carefully, all of them had slightly thick joints in their hands, had cocoons in their mouths, walked silently, and turned lightly and windlessly.

Fu Shao is more satisfied.

All three of them prostrated their heads and bowed, and from then on they recognized Fu Shao as the Lord.