Chapter 206: Counting is Counting
Xu Qingchen stopped to eat and asked, "What's the problem?" ”
"You came into contact with Qin Zhiyang, we caught him, how are you going to get words out of his mouth? Before, you just wanted to get revenge and kill him, but now he may really have something to do with nineteen years ago. Although this matter has nothing to do with us, after all, it is Feng Lan's business, and we have to help. ”
Xu Qingchen fell into deep thought: He is not familiar with torture and interrogation, and he is not a cruel person. Before Tongguan, Li Fenglan buried Chi Junyan in the ground for several days, and he couldn't bear to look at it, and his heart was not as hard as Li Fenglan.
He muttered to himself, "yes, how do you ask?" Ayahan: Do you have any experience? ”
Ayahan shook her head and replied, "No, I haven't encountered anything like this before...... Forget it, let's find a way to get him first. ”
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In the evening, Xu Qingchen went to the big food restaurant again, this time there was no nonsense, and he ordered Mu Na directly.
"Childe, are you here again?" With a professional smile on his face, there is no trace of sincerity.
Xu Qingchen pointed across the table with his chin: "Sit." ”
Mu Na was still pouring wine obediently like yesterday.
This time Xu Qingchen didn't talk nonsense, he asked for two hundred taels of silver tickets from Ayahan - in fact, he had no concept of so much money, when he came out of the thorn gate, Shen Xiangzhi asked the account office to allocate fifty taels to him, and he still had more than twenty taels of silver on himself, and Ayahan had no money on him. I haven't spent much money, after all, during that time in Chang'an, no matter what I did, Li Fenglan paid for it. Later, they separated from Li Fenglan, and Li Fenglan gave the two of them a silver ticket of 300 taels.
This made Xu Qingchen think that it was easy to make money, so he didn't frown when Mu Na said "three thousand taels" yesterday.
Of course, these two hundred taels are stepping stones, and he wants to see if he can shake Mu Na's heart. But Ayahan's flesh hurts, although she is not a stingy person, but she never spends money lavishly, and all the money she has saved over the years has been given to Zhang Yuan and his wife, and she knows the truth that money is not easy to come by.
For these two hundred taels, Xu Qingchen almost had back pain again.
Mu Na looked at the money on the table, her eyes widened instantly, and her expression was a little frightened.
"You take the money first," Xu Qingchen said indifferently, "I didn't bring so much money here this time, and it is estimated that it will be a few months before I come next time." ”
"Father-in-law," Mu Na stammered, "why are you giving me money?" ”
Of course she knew why, but she just couldn't believe it. In the past, there were guests who said that they wanted to ransom her, but most of them were casually. Three thousand taels, who spent this unjust money to buy a canary that I don't know how many hands I have had? The Han people care a lot about the honor. I heard that those oirans of theirs are only a few hundred taels for redemption. So whenever a guest said that he wanted to redeem her body with the strength of wine, she would cooperate with the acting. After all, the more sincere the performance, the more the guest officers will reward.
The son in front of him is different, he may really want to redeem himself, and the two hundred taels of silver tickets don't look like fake.
Mu Na was stupid and didn't know what to say.
The Hu women in this restaurant have two grades, of course, according to their posture and status. She is high-end, and she has made a lot of money for this restaurant in the past six months. She once dreamed that someone would really redeem her. But it has been several years since she was forced to enter the industry at the age of twelve or thirteen, during which time she has been subjected to a lot of insults and inhuman abuse, and the person who really ransomed her life has never appeared.
There are several jokes circulating among the sisters, saying that in which year and month, there are really rich businessmen who spend money to redeem which sisters. She has dreamed of this many times, and if she doesn't ask for redemption, she can become a rich wife after her death, even if it is just a side house, even if she is just a maid, it is better than being in this kind of hell on earth.
Xu Qingchen said lightly: "It's for you, take it." During the time I was not in Suzhou, you should pay for it, and if you can, don't pick up customers. ”
"Why?" Mu Na lowered her voice, "We've only met twice. ”
"Four times...... Muna, there are some things that don't have a reason. ”
Mu Na shook her head and said, "Childe, I can't take this money." ”
"Can't take it?"
"Because...... We can't hide money privately," Mu Na was a little depressed, "if the money is discovered......"
She rolled up her sleeves and exposed her forearms, which had many scars that looked like whiplashes and burns.
Mu Na continued: "If you are found, you will be beaten...... If you give me the money several times, I'll hand it over too. Your heart, the slave family has received it...... Put the money away, don't bother, you can't redeem me. ”
Xu Qingchen narrowed his eyes: "Why?" Didn't you say that three thousand taels would do? ”
Mu Na shook her head: "I also believed this statement before, but I don't believe it in the past few years. Suzhou, Liangzhou, Dunhuang...... In the land of your Han people, there are many such restaurants, and they do about the same business. The rules of each restaurant are the same, which is three thousand taels of redemption. I've heard a lot of people say that there are people who have been ransomed, but I've never seen one. I see, that's just a lie to reassure us. Canaries of my appearance are also very rare in the Western Regions, and they won't let us go......"
Xu Qingchen was silent for a while and asked, "Who is the owner of your restaurant?" ”
Mu Na's eyes widened again, and she said eagerly, "Childe, do you want to?" ”
"My martial arts are not bad."
Mu Na's head shook like a rattle: "No! Realizing that his voice was loud, he immediately whispered: "Our boss is friends with Qin Dashanren, Qin Dashanren has a lot of power in Suzhou, if you dare to touch him, no matter how powerful you are, you won't be able to get out of Suzhou." ”
Xu Qingchen pretended not to understand and asked, "Qin Dashan?" ”
"Qin Zhiyang, if you are a caravan of the Han people or a caravan of the Western Regions, you will basically hire people from him, and he has thousands of people under him. You've seen him, that's ...... The first two times you saw me, I ...... The one who accompanies him. ”
Although Xu Qingchen felt a little guilty, it was too inhumane to deceive a woman who had just had hope in her heart like this. It's really useful for a man to be good-looking, but anyone who changes to an ugly one can't fool Mu Na. A woman who has traveled to Fengyue Field for so many years can be deceived by herself, no wonder Ayahan stares at herself when she is fine.
Xu Qingchen asked: "This Qin Dashan man, every time he comes to you, will he ask you to accompany him?" ”
Mu Na nodded: "It's not just me, but my other sister." ”
Xu Qingchen stared at Mu Na's eyes for the first time, trying to make his eyes look gentle and charming: "Mu Na, do you want to go to the Central Plains?" Look at the green mountains and clear waters, carefree, no longer have to serve others, and have your own destiny in the second half of your life. Would you like to? ”
Of course she would, but she knew better how ridiculous it was.
Mu Na shook her head vigorously: "Childe, don't laugh anymore." ”
"I didn't say a joke," Xu Qingchen couldn't pretend anymore, "As long as you say you want, I will take you away." ”
"No, Childe ......" Mu Na was still hesitating.
"Just answer if you want to or not."
Mu Na wanted to cry, but once upon a time, she didn't even dare to say the joy on her lips? Holding back her tears, she nodded and said, "Yes." ”
Xu Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief and took out a paper bag from his cuff: "Next time Qin Dashan comes, you can find a way to let him drink it." Keep it a secret and don't be seen by others. ”
Mu Na was frightened: "This, this is?" ”
"Ten spices are soft and loose, and they don't kill you. As for your sister, try to convince her. Of course, if you can't convince you, I can take both of you with me. But only if your sister can't betray us. ”
Mu Na trembled and stretched out her hand, squeezing the white powder in her hand, she raised her head and asked, "And then?" What about after he drank it? ”
"Every time you finish drinking, you have to go upstairs, is the upstairs room also fixed?"
"Yes."
"I would be upstairs that day, and I would have a strip of red cloth in the crack in my door. After the effect of the drug takes effect, he will be weak and unable to speak loudly, and you will come to my room to find me. ”
"And after that?"
"Control him, we will be safe in Suzhou. Out of Suzhou, it is my world. ”
After speaking, Xu Qingchen stood up, left fifty taels of silver tickets, and said: "Don't force yourself, in the days before Qin Zhiyang came, if you don't want to, you can regret it, I won't force you." ”
This is what Ayahan taught: to capture and indulge.
Leaving Mu Na, who was staring down at the silver ticket in contemplation, Xu Qingchen stood up and walked out of the restaurant.