Chapter 42: A Chance Encounter on the Street
"Hey, tell me about you, you're twenty years old, and you're still ...... People are two years younger than you, why is the gap so big? Ah Niang complained again and put a few pieces of jewelry back in the box.
"Hehe, Ah Niang is angry, people are more popular than people." I laughed and helped A-Niang pinch her shoulders: "Is that Zhu Niangzi the aunt Long Yuhan just now?" ”
"Well, that's right, I went to give Zhao Niangzi a female red, and I met it on the street. Like me, she is raising her son alone, but fortunately, she has a good sister who has always helped her. Her sister's son, Long Yuhan, is the leader of the Tianyan team, and when the Tianyan team recruited people at the beginning of the year, she recruited her son into the team. What about you? Not even a secret agent, right? ”
"A-Niang, you're here again." I smiled bitterly, feeling a little pantothenic acid in my heart: "I heard Long Yuhan say that his cousin Qin Yong has been secretly in love with Mu Niangzi for a long time, so he helped pull a red line, but I didn't expect that Aunt Zhu didn't have a good impression of Mu Niangzi, and I felt that Mu Niangzi was not worthy of Qin Yong." ”
"The money owed by Mu Niangzi doesn't know that it will be paid off in the Year of the Monkey. What mother wants her son to be dragged down? Not to mention that she is still a widow. Luckily, you don't have any crooked thoughts, otherwise I wouldn't have to worry about it. ”
I remembered A-Niang's words that morning, and smiled slightly: "Didn't A-Niang say it? Mu Niangzi is like that beautiful butterfly, which can only be admired from afar, I know that my identity is humble, how can I afford to climb high? Qin Yong can have the opportunity to win the favor of Mu Niangzi, it is really a blessing for three lives, I only hope he will cherish it. ”
"I look at the hanging, I wish the lady how obedient her son is all the way, I'm afraid that he won't have any ideas when he is young. If she strongly opposes it, Qin Yong doesn't know if she will persevere. Ah Niang said, and continued to turn over the bottom of the box.
"What is A-Niang looking for?"
"See if there are any old gadgets, Zhu Niangzi said that she heard that Liao's Wenzhai collected antiques a few days ago, so she found an old wrench from home, and it turned out to be twenty taels of silver."
"Twenty taels of silver!" I was taken aback: "What wrench?" So valuable? ”
"I think I heard it was something from the end of the Han Dynasty." A-Niang said, touched the box, suddenly remembered something, and rushed out.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" I followed out of the house, and I saw Ah Niang coming over with a piece of sticky dirt.
"Go, get a basin of water to wash it, see if it's worth it?"
"What's this?" I asked, obediently fetching water.
Ah Niang threw it into the basin and washed the mud, and finally it could be seen that it was a door lock. I touched the material, it was supposed to be copper, mottled with patina, and it looked like it was some years old.
"I don't know when this lock was discarded, I remember I threw it in the corner when I got married, I don't know if it can be regarded as an antique."
I smiled: "This doesn't even have a matching key, just a rusty waste lock, can this be valuable?" Who's going to want this? ”
A-Niang is no longer confident, but she still argues: "There are many rich people in this world, how can we understand their ideas?" Some people like to collect scrap copper and iron. You go, get Liao's Wenzhai and ask, if it's valuable, how much will you exchange for some money and come back, and if it's worthless, throw it away. ”
"Huh? I'll go? I was 10,000 unhappy in my heart: "If it's worthless, how shameful is it?" People think I'm crazy about money. ”
"You kid, my mother can't call you now!"
"Hey, hey, Auntie, don't pull it, it hurts." I covered my ears, grabbed the brass lock and ran.
……
"Liao's Wenzhai." I silently recited the big characters on it in my heart, and my eyes moved downward, and I fell on the three words "Rejuvenation Hall".
I don't know if that Li Huichun is there. He is a friend of the Chin Cha, and he must have seen many treasures with the Chin Cha, but he doesn't know this lock......
Hey, such a broken lock, if it can be exchanged for money, it is simply ...... I thought about it, feeling a little apprehensive, both ridiculous and ridiculous, and hoping that I could really exchange some money.
"May I ask if Your Excellency is going to see a doctor or to take medicine?"
"Huh?" When I came back to my senses, it turned out to be a medicine cabinet guy. I guess I saw that I was wandering in front of the hospital for a long time, so I came out to ask.
"I went to Dr. Li and wanted to ask him to help me look at something."
"Isn't it to see a doctor and grab medicine?"
"It's not."
"Oh, Dr. Li is out."
"Then I'll wait for him to come back."
"This ......" The guy looked embarrassed: "Doctor Li is resting today, and when he went out, he seemed to say that he was going to find Qincha." ”
"Went to the Assassin's Mansion?"
"That's not clear. You've probably heard that our mission is uncertain, who knows where we are at the moment? ”
"Oh, that's a bother." I glanced at the sign upstairs, but I still didn't have the courage to step up the stairs and ask what was going on.
Assassin's Mansion? Is Chin Cha here? Although I know that with my identity, I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter in this life, but thinking of Li Huichun and Xiao Mu, it makes people feel that Qin Cha should also be a very easy-going person.
I don't know if the warm heart is healed, how will she assassinate Qin Cha again? However, it is certain that this time it should not be done directly, because in addition to Lieutenant Mu, there is a more powerful master guard by his side.
"Brother Jianghu!" It was Wang Jiajia's voice.
I looked back, and it was really her.
"Jiajia? Why are you here? ”
"I ......" Wang Jiajia lowered her head and kneaded the corners of her clothes: "I'm still worried about Sister Warm Heart, so I couldn't help but go to Brother Long's house to have a look." ”
"Is she okay?"
"She's gone. Uncle Long: They said that Sister Nuanxin's injuries were no longer in trouble. ”
"Gone?" I felt a little lost and a little happy. Warm Heart is Wang Jiajia's only friend, but he is also the killer who is preparing to assassinate Qincha. She's gone? Did you leave Xiangzhou? Will it be back? Wang Jiajia must be very sad, and Qincha, let the warm heart let go of hatred?
"Brother Jianghu, you say, where will she go alone?"
"I ......," I smiled wryly, "where do I know." ”
"Jiajia."
The voice...... I was shocked: "Heartwarming! ”
"Sister Warm Heart!" Wang Jiajia has already swooped over.
I was stunned: "You...... You didn't go? ”
Warm heart smiled coldly: "I haven't avenged my revenge, how can I leave easily." ”
"You ......" I looked left and right, beckoned to the corner, and when they followed, I continued: "Your assassination failed, and Qin Cha will not be held accountable, are you really ready to strike again?" Are you sure you can beat the guards around him? ”
"I can't beat him, I can't even take his two moves." Warm Heart smiled bitterly and shook his head: "So this time I plan to sneak close to him and poison his diet." ”
"Sister Warm." Wang Jiajia bit her lip and looked around, and saw that there was no one around, so she breathed a sigh of relief, but her brows were still tightly locked: "Sister Warm Heart, let's take a long-term view." ”
Warm-hearted stared at Wang Jiajia fiercely, and her face was a little hideous: "Do you want to persuade me to give up too?" The person who died is not your relative, and you can't understand the pain in my heart. ”
"I ...... I just don't want you to take the risk, you're my only friend. Wang Jiajia begged, a little choked.
"I didn't have any friends since I was a child, only my sister could talk to me, and now that I know you, I'm very happy. However, everyone has their own mission, and it is my mission to kill that dog officer and pay for my sister's life. ”
Sure enough, he is a stubborn person. I looked at her helplessly: "Back then, did you watch your sister be killed by him?" Could there be any misunderstanding? ”
"Brother Li, what do you mean?"
I dodged her sharp gaze and turned my back: "I think Qin Cha is a good official, it has only been less than five months since he came to Xiangzhou, and the entire city of Xiangzhou has taken on a new look, officials at all levels are more diligent and love the people, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment." Such a clean official is really rare, if you really kill him, the people of the entire Xiangzhou City will resent you. ”
"Then let them hate it." There was still a look of determination in his warm eyes: "The day before yesterday, I had already talked to him on the street, and he said, let me go to the Assassin's Mansion to find him." ”
"What? Warm-hearted sister? You ......" Wang Jiajia grabbed her hand: "You talk to Qincha?" Did he recognize you? ”
"Nope. I found a corpse and put it on the street and sold it to bury my father. The dog officer really didn't change his mind, and when he came up, he took my hand and gave me some money, and said that I should bury my father first, and then go to him if I have something. Hehehe, I'm his maid now, as long as I serve by his side, don't you have a chance to do it? ”
I just felt cold: "Then when do you decide to do it?" ”
"We'll see when he gets back."
"Isn't Qincha in Xiangzhou City?"
"No, I heard that I went to the surrounding counties to inspect." Nuan Xin looked at Wang Jiajia again: "Don't worry, I'll be fine." I now live in a small inn, and when the Qin mission returns, I will go to take revenge, and then I will leave Xiangzhou City and continue to travel the world, doing chivalrous deeds. ”
"Sister Warm."
"Don't cry, when I'm a friend, just keep it a secret for me."
I saw Nuanxin and Wang Jiajia hugging each other, but her eyes were on me, and I knew that she was saying this to me, so I nodded: "Don't worry, I'm ...... I will...... Confidential. ”
"Did you come out to find me today?"
I smiled, "No, we thought you were gone." I...... My aunt found an old object and asked me to go to Liao's Zhai to see if I could exchange some money. ”
Warm heart came to the interest: "What is it?" ”
I know her identity, the palace maid, the palace maid of the former emperor's favorite prince, King An, must have seen all the treasures, but I don't know if there is any research on antiques.
After a moment's hesitation, I pulled out the brass lock wrapped in an old handkerchief from my bosom.
"That's it?" Warm heart snorted lightly in his nose: "This kind of lock is the most popular pattern among the people during the period of Emperor Gaozong, and I remember this kind of lock that my family used when I was a child." This is something from the current dynasty, and it is bad and worthless, and if it is something from the previous dynasty, maybe it can be exchanged for a few copper plates. ”
"Oh, I'll just say, A-Niang still doesn't believe it." I smiled, thought for a moment, and put the copper lock back in my arms.
"It's time for me to go, so take care."
Wang Jiajia and I didn't have much to say, so we had to say "take care" to the warm heart.