Chapter Twenty-Nine: Something Something Bigger
These bronzes have been buried at the bottom of the river for too long, and they are covered with patina, Mu Xiwen thought about it, asked Wei Ziyin for some vinegar and salt, and then soaked it with a small brush and carefully wiped the bronze, and soon most of these patinas disappeared.
Wei Ziyin patiently watched Mu Xiwen do these strange things, but the color in his eyes became deeper and deeper.
Soon, the bronzes that were originally full of traces of age were all renewed, and if it weren't for the fact that these bronzes were dug out of the river with Wei Ziyin's own eyes, he would probably have been blinded.
After wiping the bronze clean, Mu Xiwen lowered his head and said weakly: "After this batch of bronze is sold, we will be three or seven points, you three and I will be seven......" Wei Ziyin didn't speak, she hurriedly explained, "I found this place, I dug out the bronze, and I did the cleaning, and I will go to find a buyer when the time comes, I don't want seventy percent, right?" ”
In her apprehension, Wei Ziyin let out a soft "um", and she breathed a heavy sigh of relief. If it weren't for hugging her thighs, she wouldn't even be willing to give it to Wei Ziyin, but fortunately, he wasn't too much.
"I'll have a lot of dreams at night, and tomorrow we'll take these bronzes to town, and I've already thought about the buyer. Put the bronze here with you first, and tomorrow you go to the town with me, and it's not safe to let me go, Brother Fuyang, they will definitely ask. ”
I have to say that Mu Xiwen's consideration was very thoughtful, and the next day, when Mu Fuyang and Zhou Changhe saw Wei Ziyin, who had a cold face, dragging a bag of unknown objects and wanted to ride the ox cart together, the two didn't dare to ask a word, so they nodded and agreed.
After arriving in Anyang County, Mu Xiwen broke away Mu Fuyang and Mu Xing'er, and took Wei Ziyin to Zhang's mansion.
The subordinate outside Zhang's mansion already recognized Mu Xiwen, and he didn't feel embarrassed, so he directly let the two in.
In the hall, Zhang Ying'an, who was wearing a lake-green brocade robe, was as excited as a pervert seeing a beautiful woman when he saw Mu Xiwen.
"Brother Mu, what kind of food did you bring today?"
Mu Xiwen shook his head inscrutablely, "What I brought today is not food, but something more precious than food." ”
Zhang Yingan didn't laugh at Mu Xiwen for where a farmer went to get treasures, but asked very curiously: "What?" What? ”
Mu Xiwen's gaze swept over the people around Zhang Ying'an, and several of his subordinates retreated, except for a man wearing a stone blue bullet ink vine pattern cloud sleeve robe sitting firmly in the hall.
"This ......" Mu Xiwen was a little embarrassed.
Zhang Ying'an stood up and explained: "Brother Mu, this is my eldest brother; Big brother, this is the very powerful Brother Mu I told you a few days ago. ”
The man looked up and down at Mu Xiwen and Wei Ziyin behind her with a little curiosity, and said lightly: "Under Zhang Qiushui." ”
Seeing that the man had no intention of avoiding suspicion, Mu Xiwen thought about it, Zhang Fu was the best partner she could think of at the moment, and with Zhang Ying'an here, she didn't dare to say anything if she wanted to come.
She no longer had any scruples, but just smiled at the two of them.
"It's so mysterious, it seems that Brother Mu has really found a big baby." Zhang Ying'an was still in the mood to ridicule at this time, but when the ordinary and even very shabby cloth bag was opened, revealing the simple and solemn bronzes inside, he was shocked and knocked over the teacup in his hand in an instant.
"This ...... This is...... Bronze? His eyes scanned back and forth between Mu Xiwen, the cloth bag and the bronze, and his face was full of disbelief.
"Yes, Brother Ying'an is really discerning." Mu Xiwen crossed his hands with a little smugness, eager to fan the wind with a fan.
Seeing that Mu Xiwen admitted that the bronze in the cloth bag was really hard to find, Zhang Qiushui, who had been acting indifferent to himself, suddenly sat up straight, and he asked sharply, "How did you get these bronzes?" ”
Mu Xiwen was not angry because of Zhang Qiushui's attitude, such a big stroke, saying that there is only a problem if he does not doubt it.
"To tell you the truth, I dug up this batch of bronzes from the bottom of the river. But Brother Zhang, you also know, I don't know other rich people, and there is no way to sell this batch of goods, so I thought of you, Brother Zhang. This batch of bronze, the younger brother wants to entrust Brother Zhang to help me sell it, it would be better if I waited for the sales to go farther. After the matter is completed, the younger brother is willing to give three percent of the profit to Brother Zhang. ”
She called Brother Zhang, but her eyes were fixed on Zhang Qiushui. Then her voice changed: "Of course, there is one thing that I also have to want Brother Zhang to confess." The younger brother found that drinking and holding water with this bronze would be poisoned after a long time, which was very harmful to the human body. Therefore, the younger brother still advised Brother Zhang to use less bronze to drink. ”
Zhang Yingan was stunned and said, "Poisoning? ”
"Yes, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, paleness, etc., are all precursors to poisoning."
Zhang Qiushui thought thoughtfully, "If that's the case, then it's no wonder that Dawei ......" Halfway through the words, he didn't continue, but changed the topic, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sell these bronzes when you tell me about this?" ”
Mu Xiwen smiled confidently: "The younger brother told Brother Zhang the truth, it is based on integrity, and I am also confident that this matter will not affect the price of bronze." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, leaving Zhang Yingan in the middle with a confused expression. No, when did the eldest brother and Brother Mu reach an agreement?
After finishing the business, Mu Xiwen began to chat with Zhang Ying'an, and while chatting, he talked about the famous Yi Mansion in Anyang County.
After the court that day, Mu Xiwen concentrated on taking care of Mu Yue in Xihe Village, and she didn't know what crime the Yi family had convicted, so she couldn't help but ask curiously: "What crime did Yi Qian convict?" ”
Zhang Ying'an picked up the pastries on the table and said to Mu Xiwen while eating: "It seems that he has been sentenced to exile in Zhangzhou." As for the rest of the people in Yifu, it seems that there is someone above to protect them, and they are not implicated. Tut-tut, if I can't stand it, I heard that there is nothing to eat in that place in Zhangzhou, but there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants that eat people. ”
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In a luxurious mansion, a gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman was holding the arm of another middle-aged man, crying with a handful of snot and tears: "Gong Qi, let me tell you, your position as the magistrate of the county was only secured by my eldest brother!" You dare to care whether he lives or dies now, you are a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs! ”
The middle-aged man is Gong Qi, the magistrate of Anyang County, who wrinkled his face and begged for mercy: "Ouch, my wife, I am a wolf-hearted dog, I don't dare to care about this matter, you must know that the brother-in-law is involved in the business of Xiucai." If I do, I might even get in on it. We two old men have lived enough, don't you think about your son? If he is exiled to that place in Zhangzhou, how can he survive?! ”
Speaking of her old man, Mrs. Yi also calmed down, but after a while, she came to her heart again, "Woo woo...... My poor big brother ......"
Gong Qi tried his best to comfort him: "I heard that someone in the Criminal Department did not deal with the Yi family, and Old Man Yi tried his best to get this result." At least the rest of the Yi family is fine. Eldest brother, I'll send someone to take care of him along the way, and send him some more money. I heard that there are also people from the Yi family in Zhangzhou, and the eldest brother may be better off when he arrives there than in the prison. ”
Hearing Gong Qi's words, Mrs. Yi finally felt a little more comfortable. She stirred her handkerchief, her face flickered with sadness and joy, and suddenly, she asked, "What is the name of the little lady who sued my eldest brother?" ”
"Mu Xiwen."
"Mu Xiwen ......" Mrs. Yi chewed on these people, as if she wanted to bite the real body of this name and swallow it into her stomach.