Chapter 12: Private Interview with Weserver
Last time, it was mentioned that the matter of "urging my brother" to kill officers and soldiers in seconds caused a sensation, and all parties speculated about the cause of the incident, and admitted that the political envoy was in a hurry.
"Alright, Ben knows what to do." Guangnan West Road Chengxuan political envoy glanced at the palace housekeeper and frowned and said: "You first secretly contact the carpenter's family, and say that the envoy has an invitation." If he agrees to come with you, or leave the matter to the secret services. β
"Uh...... Subordinates obeyed. As soon as the words fell, the palace steward hurriedly bowed and saluted, turned around and left, of course, to carry out the order of the Shangguan.
Three days later, the carpenter who was teaching the apprentices how to do carpentry work in the courtyard suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and he heard the whisper of the little baby girl in his ear: "The government is here, it seems that it is a private visit from Weifu, no matter what happens later, don't panic, just say that it is the ancestor apparition." β
"Order!" The carpenter continued to imitate chicken blood, silently praying in his heart that he would be safe. However, before the apprentices could react to what was going on, thinking that Master Xuan was talking to himself again, the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the courtyard, and it came from far and near.
"DaddyβDaddy, there's someone out there looking for you." A few little girls were still playing with the mud at the door, when they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and it turned out to be three rich men in bright clothes. At first, the little girls thought that the other party was here to learn the arts, but they didn't.
"Little girl, we are here to find a carpenter, and we want to make a big deal with him, please go and report it? Give, this is halva. β
I saw that the housekeeper and his two entourages were dressed as merchants, and at first glance they looked like merchants from the outside, but it did not surprise the little girls, after all, there were often foreign merchants who came to their house to order all kinds of furniture, especially the dining tables, benches, doors and windows used to open the restaurant.
"Oh? Really? Quick loan Lao Tzu went to see, where did the businessman come from? The carpenter smiled and followed his daughters out of the courtyard, looked around and said loudly: "Everyone continue to work, improve their skills as soon as possible, so that more merchants can come to order furniture." β
"No problem, with the junior sisters with you, you must be able to figure it out, hehe." , urge the master, while you are young, give birth to a few more daughters, quack. β
Most of the apprentices are young and middle-aged, although they have already reached the marriageable age, but the family is surrounded by walls, poor as a wash, and they can't afford to marry a daughter-in-law, so they have to grit their teeth and hold back, thinking that when they earn a lot of money from long-term work, they will go to the landlord's house to redeem their beloved fiancΓ©e, and then stay and fly.
However, the reality is very cruel, because it is difficult to pay off the money owed to the landlord and the old rich man, after all, there is a folk saying: "The money of the seal is exchanged for three, and the interest is turned over every year, and it is borrowed for ten years a year to be repaid, and it is not finished in several lifetimes!" But what he didn't expect was that this carpenter recruited a wide range of disciples and recruited them to the door.
Now it's good, the poor boys and some old bachelors who can't afford to marry a daughter-in-law in the nearby villages have come to learn the arts, in order to wait a few more years, when the daughters of the owner reach the age of fifteen, they will be considered adults, because according to the government's regulations, if a woman does not marry when she reaches fifteen, her father will be guilty.
Therefore, this is a "national welfare" at your fingertips, especially "recruiting people to come to the door", there is no limit to the number of people, it is completely reasonable, legal and compliant, even some old carpenters are excited, after all, "inverted door" is to eat her and drink her to sleep with her, and it doesn't cost money, cool!
In this regard, the carpenter knew it, but secretly vowed that in the future, he must let his daughters practice spells - collecting yang and replenishing yin, and rubbing more oil from these greedy "big bad wolves". So, in full view of everyone, he followed his daughters to the gate of the hospital to receive guests.
"I have seen three guest officers, and the three guest officers are here, Cui has missed the distance, and please forgive me! Three for please. Because the carpenter had been reminded in advance of the little girl's "urging brother", he would carefully bow and lead the other three to lead the horse into the courtyard door.
"Hehe, it's a good look, and it's an eye-opener." As soon as the three wealthy businessmen entered the courtyard gate, they looked around and saw that in addition to dozens of thatched huts enclosing a courtyard of two or three acres, there were only dozens of young and middle-aged men cutting and sawing wood to make furniture.
"Hehe, borrowing the auspicious words of the three guest officers, I don't know what the guest officers need?" The carpenter led the three of them through the compound and chatted, nodded to the apprentices who were busy with their work, and reminded them to pay attention to safety, and then asked the eldest daughter to rush back to the hall to prepare tea for the guest officer.
"Erniu is optimistic about these rabbit cubs, don't let them be lazy!" The carpenter turned his head and said casually: "Sanniu go and take care of her sisters, don't make trouble." β
The three eldest daughters saw that a guest came to discuss business, so they naturally nodded obediently and coped: "Got it, Daddy, giggle." β
"Yo, the three guest officers are here, it's really brilliant, giggles." The hostess held a little girl of more than a year old in her left hand, and a baby girl of a few months in her arms, came out with a smile and said hello, and asked the eldest daughter to quickly serve tea to the guests, and then stepped aside.
"Haha, the urging lord is really a blessed person, his wife is virtuous and his daughter is wise, and he envy me and others." After receiving the hot tea, the three "merchants" smiled and said: "I waited here, but I didn't want to order tables, chairs, benches, and furniture, but just sent a message on behalf of the government: 24 cavalry guards died that night, and they came to your house before they died." β
"Uh...... Guest, oh no, my lord means, don't you suspect that the deaths of those soldiers have something to do with the villain? The villain is wronged, woo. β
As soon as the words fell, he deliberately cried and mourned, and then glanced at the child and her mother, hinting that she wanted to add a speech, but the three of them looked at each other.
"Woo, wronged, sir! We are all ordinary people, big good people, on weekdays, we either dig in the soil to eat, or do odd jobs to support our families, how dare we commit murder? And it was the people of the government and the yamen who were killed? This dare is a misunderstanding, a big misunderstanding! β
"Oh? Really? But...... Some people suspect that the death of those officers and soldiers is related to your family, and unless you can find evidence to prove your innocence, you will have to suffer a lawsuit. The palace steward deliberately raised his voice and said: "Death to innocent murderers!" Kill the Officials! Hey. β
"Ouch! Wronged, my lord! The carpenter and his wife were greatly alarmed when they saw each other's words, and hurriedly supplemented each other, explaining what happened that night, including those officers and soldiers who disrespected "Lu Banye" and forcibly demanded the "Lu Ban Book", and died of a curse.
"In that case, it's a bit of an evil sect!" The three of them nodded to each other and said, "Mo Feifei is the one who forcibly asks for the "Book of Lu Ban" without the permission of 'Lu Banye', and he will be cursed?" In that case, then please urge the master to show the "Book of Luban"? Or let 'Lu Banye' appear as proof? β
"Uh...... This...... I'm afraid it's a little difficult to do, after all, only those who enter the wall of my door burn incense and worship, and the 'Luban' ancestor will be revealed. The carpenter continued, "If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself." However, I don't know if the master will demonstrate the "Book of Luban" on the spot? After all, the curse ......"
As soon as he finished speaking, the carpenter figurefully pulled out a wooden gate from the place where the ancestral tablet was enshrined on the candlestick in the center of the hall.
I saw that this wooden gate was about a foot long, five or six inches wide and high, and after it was opened, there were three cotton paper bound manuscripts - "Luban Book".
When these three manuscripts were handed over, as soon as the palace housekeeper saw the three words "Luban Book" written in italics on the cover, he instinctively withdrew his hands, and just ordered his two entourages to see the guards and look through them at random to see if there was any fake, and to leave first.
"Lord Qiyu, apart from some inexplicable sentences, numbers, and 'ghost drawings' in the book, there is no list of anti-thieves or wild words."
"Oh? Since there is no problem with "Lu Ban Shu", presumably the problem is "Lu Banye", so do you have to go to burn incense and worship it? β
"Uh...... Well, it depends on what you mean. The carpenter sneered and said, "That's all the villain says, just let the adults do it." β
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