Chapter 43: A Strange Secret Letter (Second Update)
That night, because Nie Zheng slept late, he didn't wake up slowly until noon the next day.
After waking up, after eating the lunch prepared by Zhao Hu for him, seeing that there was nothing important in the afternoon, Nie Zheng stayed in the courtyard and relaxed.
Sitting on the bamboo chair in the courtyard, Nie Zheng kept thinking in his heart, if he would go to Qingzhuling to see Shen Hongyu in a few days, should he prepare some gifts.
From the mouths of the leaders of the cottage, it has been more than four years since Shen Hongyu was driven out of the Black Wind Village by the previous "him".
As for whether the previous "Nie Zheng" had feelings for Shen Hongyu, Nie Zheng didn't know, but he was sure that Shen Hongyu from Qingzhuling must have feelings for him.
Women in ancient feudal times were usually more affectionate and conservative, unlike those women on the earth in the previous life, who were empathetic and forgetful.
Besides, no matter what, the two of them are married on their fingers, and they have grown up together since they were childhood sweethearts, and the emotional foundation of more than ten or twenty years is there, how can they say that they will be broken?
If you go to Shenjiazhai this time, you must be mentally prepared to return.
After all, it was he who drove one of his daughter's families out of the mountain so ruthlessly, Shen Hongyu must have a grudge in her heart, and it was a very big resentment.
It's just that Shen Hongyu's resentment, how long does it take to unravel it, I'm afraid that this process will only require Nie Zheng to spend more effort to show it.
Thinking of the leaders of the bandits, when Shen Hongyu was mentioned, his tone was full of admiration and awe, which shows that this Shen Hongyu is not only beautiful, but also very strong in martial arts, and what is even more admirable is that this woman's behavior should also be very fair and moral, otherwise, the group of bandits below will definitely not support her so much.
Just because she left Heifengling alone, it only took a few years to establish a large village with more than 2,000 people, this ability is something that ordinary men can't do, let alone a woman?
Thinking of this, Nie Zheng secretly decided in his heart that in the next period of time, he must coax this woman back at all costs and by any means.
If Shen Hongyu returns, this will undoubtedly be a huge strength upgrade for Nie Zheng and the entire Black Wind Village.
During this time, Nie Zheng often thought that the more than 400 people and horses in the Heifeng Village District were really nothing if they were left in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Range, where there were many mountain bandits.
If it weren't for the fact that he owned the golden finger of the arms commercial street, it is estimated that he would be a big boss in Nie Zheng, and in the eyes of other mountain leaders, he would not even be a fart.
But now everything is different.
Not only did he lead Heifeng Village to successfully make a big deal like Gaojiazhuang, but what was even more surprising was that he also led a mere 300 men and horses to repel the regular army of 2,000 Zhou City who came to suppress the bandits.
This news, in a short time, will spread throughout the entire Longhu Mountain Range, and by that time, all the mountain forces in Longhu will be impressed by the Black Wind Village. At the same time, he Nie Zheng Nie is in charge, and he will be famous in the Dragon and Tiger Mountains, and he will be in the limelight for a while.
In addition to being in the limelight, Nie Zheng still has a lot of hidden worries in his heart.
This night robbery of Gaojiazhuang and the defeat of the regular army of the state city, the edge is so strong, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the imperial court and some special forces.
In particular, the strange-looking arms and weapons they use are estimated to easily attract the attention of some well-intentioned people.
At that time, I am afraid that someone will secretly come to beat him and the attention of Black Wind Village, in that case, the situation will be a little bad.
At present, Nie Zheng's biggest worry is not that he is afraid that others will attack Heifeng Village with open swords and guns, but that he is afraid that someone will send a skilled assassin to assassinate him secretly.
You must know that at present, in the entire Black Wind Village, there is no real master who can get on the table, although Wang Gang and Zhang Dazhuang and others have the strength of second-grade warriors and their skills are not bad, but compared to the real masters, they are still very weak.
Nie Zheng's own strength is not to mention.
Before the rebirth, Nie Da was in charge, and he may still have some force value, but since the last rebirth, Nie Zheng has completely become an ordinary person who does not know anything about martial arts.
With this kind of strength, if there are not a few strong guards around to protect him, the situation will be very troublesome in the future.
Although it is said that at present, there is money and food in the Black Wind Village, and troops can be recruited at any time, but in a short period of time, where can I recruit some masters and minions with reliable backgrounds?
Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to coax Shen Hongyu, the mother-in-law, as long as she is happy, when the time comes, the more than 2,000 people in Shen's village belong to his Nie Da master?
The people of their own mother-in-law, whether it is strength or background, do not have to worry at all.
Besides, Shen Hongyu's own strength is so high, and I heard that she also has a group of martial arts generals under her, as long as she successfully tricks them back to Heifeng Village, at that time, the overall strength of Heifeng Village will immediately be like a rocket, and it will be raised several notches in a hurry.
At that time, with Shen Hongyu, a beautiful girl, to protect herself, the cottage is also well-manned, and the soldiers are strong, and that kind of beautiful day is the life of the perfect mountain king in his mind.
Thinking of this, Nie Zheng decided on the spot to immediately go back to the room and open the box of jewelry, to see if he could pick out a few special treasures from it and bring them to Shenjiazhai to coax the mother-in-law's heart.
Quickly returning to the bedroom, Nie Zheng pulled out two large wooden boxes from under the bed.
These two chests were brought back from the treasure trove in Gao Batian's bedroom last time.
Originally, there were a total of five chests in Gao Batian's treasure house, three boxes of gold and silver ingots, one box of jewelry, and one box of antique calligraphy and paintings.
The three boxes of gold and silver ingots had long been exchanged for arms and weapons by Nie Zheng.
As for the two boxes of jewelry and antique calligraphy and paintings, they have always been in his bedroom.
Gently opened the wooden box containing jewelry, and suddenly, there were strings of pearl necklaces, agate earrings, black jade wrenches, jade hostas, and coral hairpins...... Under the light of the sun, it shines, and the jewels are dazzling.
Nie Zheng faced this box of shining treasures, looked at it carefully for a long time, and didn't know which one to choose.
In desperation, Nie Zheng had no choice but to choose a few pieces of jewelry that looked more delicate, tore off a rag from his body, and carefully wrapped them.
Looking at the crumpled cloth ball wrapped in his hand, Nie Zheng couldn't help wrinkling and muttered to himself: "Like such a valuable thing, I have to find a good-looking brocade cloth packaging, otherwise, just take a crumpled piece of cloth and wrap it up and give it to others, it seems too classless, since it is a gift for women, it must be packaged delicately......
After selecting the jewelry, Nie Zheng opened the box of antique calligraphy and paintings next to him, wanting to see what valuable guys were inside.
Rummaging through the box, there were some calligraphy, painting, porcelain and other antique cultural relics, because Nie Zheng didn't know anything about the antique industry, so he couldn't see what was good about these things.
Just when Nie Zheng was preparing to put the antique calligraphy and paintings that had fallen outside one by one into the wooden box, suddenly, he found that at the bottom of the wooden box, there was actually a delicate brocade box hidden.
"Hey, it's good, I was worried that I couldn't find a box for a gift just now, but I didn't expect that there was a ready-made one in this box, I really wanted something."
Nie Zheng immediately separated the antique items in the box, and effortlessly took out the brocade box hidden in the wooden box.
Taking out the brocade box and taking a closer look, Nie Zheng found that this thing was a little unusual.
The size of this brocade box is one foot square, and the whole body is carved from a whole piece of golden silk nanmu. You know, the golden silk nanmu is in this world, it is a very precious thing, it is said that this wood has an expensive price of an inch of wood.
This brocade box alone is so expensive, isn't it even more remarkable what is contained in it?
"Could it be that there are some rare treasures in this brocade box, otherwise, why would Gao Batian hide it so secretly, and use such a precious brocade box?"
Thinking of this, Nie Zheng was inevitably a little excited.
At that moment, he cautiously opened the brocade box and looked inside with anticipation, and suddenly, the smile on his face stiffened, and he couldn't help but be disappointed.
It turned out that in this precious golden silk brocade box, there was no treasure at all, nor was it a miracle cure, just an ordinary account book.
Nie Zheng took out the account book depressedly, flipped through a few pages at random, and saw that there were many account information densely recorded on it, which made him hate data accounts in his previous life, and he had an abnormal headache.
"What a thing, just such an ordinary ledger, Gao Batian's guy, actually hid it so tightly, and used a high-quality gold silk brocade box to hide, I really don't understand these ancient landlords and tyrants, is there water in their brains......"
Suddenly, Nie Zheng felt that something was wrong!
According to common sense, if it was really an ordinary account book, there was no need for Gao Batian to hide it so preciously.
The only explanation, this ledger, is definitely not as simple as it seems.
Thinking of this, Nie Zheng hurriedly bent down to pick up the ledger, and carefully looked through it again to observe.
However, no matter how much he looked at it, he couldn't understand anything other than the account information on the ledger.
Just as he was about to close the ledger and throw it into the box, suddenly, a dark secret letter slipped out of the ledger.
"Hey, what's this?"
Nie Zheng was stunned for a moment, and with a stomach full of questions, he picked up the dark secret letter.
The secret letter was sealed with fire wax, and Nie Zheng opened it and found that it was also a pitch-black letter inside, and the letter paper was pitch black, and he couldn't see the content and information on it at all.
Prompted by curiosity, Nie Zheng closed all the doors and windows and lit an oil lamp, hoping to use the reflection of the oil lamp to discover the contents of this dark secret letter.
As a result, it was still useless, there was not a word on the secret letter, and it looked a little mysterious.
Nie Zheng kept an eye in his heart, he was going to put this secret letter close to him first, and wait until he had the opportunity in the future, and then find someone to crack the secret in it, and see what unsightly things were written in this dark secret letter.
If this secret letter was really ordinary, it is estimated that Gao Batian would not have treasured it so preciously.