Su Qiu's eyes were red, and the tears had not yet dissipated, but her shining eyes could not hide the smile.

"Lady, we are mistaken, they are really not mountain bandits. Several of them took out their waist cards on the spot, and they were all generals of the Jiangnan and Zhejiang generation of the Xiang Army[1]. They said that before Wei Da resigned, he was a "general of Changfeng" who led the elite soldiers of the forbidden army. Wei Sanlangjun next door is now stepping down, what should he be called 'palace marshal' in the officialdom back then? Sounds like a big general. ”

Ye Fuliu listened without any reaction.

The 200,000 guards in charge of the capital were all commanded by the envoys, and the courtiers were honored in front of them as 'palace marshals.'

The experience of the Wei family that the third brother told her was confirmed.

Su Qiu: "Why doesn't the lady look happy?" ”

Ye Fuliu couldn't laugh. She tugged at the corners of her mouth, trying to pull up, but the corners of her lips couldn't curle. When he got up and went out to call Qin Long, he still had this unhappy look on his face.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is over, help me ask the carpenter, have you found the rosewood material he was looking for? The rosewood chair ordered by the big customer dragged on for a whole month and was not delivered. ”

"How long is the time limit given to the carpenter?"

"As soon as possible."

Qin Long didn't think much about it, turned around and went out. As soon as the door of the Ye family was opened from the inside, Qin Long stood by the door and was stunned for a moment when he was faced with the large crowd of people who were heading straight for the long street.

Then he slammed the door shut, and rolled up his sleeves to look around for sticks.

"Lord's house, you can't go out today!" Qin Long carried a wooden stick and reminded loudly, "The Shen family and the Qi family don't know what to think, the two groups of people are mixed together, Shen Da and Qi Shizi take the lead, and the twenty or thirty people rushed straight to the gate of our house. I don't think the posture is right, do you want to ask Wei Da Wei Er next door to come over and help! ”

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Wei Huan stood on the top of the wooden building, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is not as hot and dry as in midsummer, and the two large ice houses on the left and right of the wooden building have been out of service for several days. All the ice blocks piled up in the secret door on the lower floor were emptied, and the more than 200 stone bricks hidden inside were of course long gone.

When Wei Da noticed that the stone bricks were gone, he asked in surprise, "Lang Jun, when did the bricks in the box in Yejiazhen be taken away?" I don't know. ”

Wei Huan explained to him in a very ordinary way, "The newly made ice book is afraid of internal water leakage, so I don't dare to store more ice. After many days of activation, there was no water leakage inside, so the Ye family took the bricks and filled them with ice cubes instead. ”

"I see." Wei Da suddenly said, "To be honest, when I first saw the bricks, I thought the Ye family was a profiteer. Thanks to Lang Jun's reminder, I endured it and didn't ask. almost wronged the Ye family. “

Wei Huan's gaze went down and circled around the empty courtyard of the Ye family next door.

Ye Fuliu didn't show up for a long time.

The door was closed, the courtyard was empty, and the Ye family was quiet. For Ye Fuliu, who loves to move around and laugh, it is absolutely unusual.

Wei Huan's eyes were a little thoughtful.

"Have you told the Suqiu lady next door about your old story?"

Wei Da was very happy.

"Lang Jun rest assured, he won't say much about what matters. He only took out the waist cards of Lao Wu and the others, and showed them to Su Qiu's lady one by one, so that she could understand that we used to be members of the forbidden army in the capital, and even if we are transferred to various places now, we are still serious officers and soldiers, not Laoshizi mountain bandits. ”

"What is the reaction of Su Qiu Niang?"

Of course, she was overjoyed, and she hurriedly went back to tell the Ye family.

Wei Da closed the secret door of Bingjian and got up, suddenly remembered something, and added, "Su Qiu Niang is really scared." She said to herself that she was still trying to persuade Mrs. Ye to move last night. Now I finally don't have to move. ”

Wei Huan stared at the empty courtyard.

The Ye family originally occupied a large area, and it was not very well cared for, and in summer the vines climbed everywhere, and the vegetation was lush and uncultivated.

But the Ye family is lively on weekdays. Early in the morning, the children of the town blocked the door to sell food, and during the day the merchants came and went, and the two little ladies and a big steward shouted all day long through the courtyard wall. The Ye family did not spare the lamp oil at night, and the lanterns and candlesticks everywhere were all lit, although there were not many people in the family, they did not seem lonely.

Today, Ye Fuliu didn't know where he went, and the morning food was placed on the stone table in the courtyard, and no one was seen or spoken.

The Ye family quieted down, and the spacious courtyard suddenly became a bit empty and lonely.

Wei Huan looked down at the railing, his eyes thoughtful.

…… Uproot?

At the corners of the promenade where the vines climbed and spread, a little carmine silently peeked out from the large dark branches and gray tile eaves.

As he pondered, he suddenly noticed the unusual red, and his eyes turned away.

I saw the vine branches under the long eaves being pushed left and right by the snow-white fingertips, and a round black eye as clear as glass was revealed in the gap, and I quietly glanced in the direction of the wooden building.

The eyes of the two unexpectedly met.

The corners of Wei Huan's lips curled silently. No wonder I couldn't find anyone for half a day, so I was hiding here.

Ye Fuliu: The treasure of "......" has been exposed!

Wei Huan stared at the lush corner vines. The gap that had been pulled out by the snow-white fingertips quickly closed, and the carmine sleeves disappeared without a trace.

The next moment, as if he had not discovered the secret of the corner, he looked away and looked away.

At a glance, I noticed something unusual outside the door.

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The Shen family and the Qi family were entouraged, and the two groups of people did not know how to mix together, there were more than 30 strong men, leading more than a dozen horses, and the first two were still decent and neat, and the people who followed behind them looked like they had been beaten by a group.

Qi Tang took the lead, Shen Li followed behind, and everyone went north along the long street of the town in a vigorous manner, bypassing the Ye family in the vigilant eyes of the chief steward Qin Long——

I went straight to the Wei family next door.

"The Wei family is out!" The Qi family's slave slammed the door, "My master is here." Tell the master of the Wei family to come out and speak in person! ”

Chapter 48

Qi Tang and Shen Li, this Mid-Autumn Festival is not very good.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the small courtyard of the Shen family by the river in Wukou Town met on a narrow road, and the two families fought and beat until midnight.

The tooth man dutifully waited outside the door, and when he was tired on both sides, he would bring food to the big customers one by one.

"After the fight, the anger is gone, and the Han brick business of five hundred taels of gold is still going on as usual."

Facing the full moon overhead, Shen Li and Qi Tang silently finished nibbling on the cakes and cold tea given by the tooth man, and they didn't know where they were touched, and at the same time they woke up.

Shen Li opened his mouth first, "Shizi, we are brothers and sisters fighting here, will the Ye family know?" It's not very interesting. Tonight in the Mid-Autumn Festival, you and I will fight against each other by the river until midnight, just afraid that someone will make a profit. ”

Qi Tang also came back to his senses and said coldly, "Business is still done. Five hundred taels of gold to buy two hundred and thirty Han bricks, transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the north, the resale is double the profit, and you Shen Da will not suffer a loss. ”

Shen Li: "Business will be done as usual, and the money will be paid." Shen had only one request, and deducted the one hundred and thirty taels of gold that he had forcibly taken from the Shen family from the payment. You Qi Shizi made twice the profit from changing hands with a principal of just one hundred taels, and you don't suffer a loss. ”

Qi Tang calculated that this was indeed the case, gritted his teeth and said, "Deal." ”

"What about after the deal?"

Qi Tang said coldly: "The deal is closed, let's fight each other!"

Tonight in the Mid-Autumn Festival, his good cousin is close to the water, and he doesn't know how to live happily.

The two looked at each other.

It's all in plain sight.

Qi Tang: "Ming people don't say secret words, there is no big grudge between us, and the top priority is how to rectify my cousin." The Wei family and the Ye family live close to each other, and they are facing each other day by day, which is enough to get enough light from their neighbors. ”

Shen Li said lukewarmly, "With the ability of the prince, can't you use some means to let the Wei family move away?" ”

Qi Tang thought of Wei Da's bowl-sized fist and Wei Er's snake-like eyes, his back was cold, and he said angrily, "Although my cousin has no power or power...... The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and his family is still difficult. My cousin lived in his ancestral home, and he was forced to move out. But we can think of a way to get him to move out on his own. What are your thoughts ? ”

Shen Li really had an idea: "Has the prince ever thought about it-the radical method? ”

Qi Tang perked up: "How to motivate the generals, let's listen to it!" ”

"Hehe, your cousin is often frail and sickly. His pale and frail appearance, combined with his appearance and money, may be a little attractive to the young lady...... But for you and me, the limbs are weak, the outside is strong and the middle is dry, and the beauty can only look at it in front of me. What is that? That can only be two words – shame. ”

Shen Li narrowed a pair of shrewd fox eyes. When arching people to the front to take the lead, he has always been unsparing in his praise.

"The son of the world is just young, strong and tough like a leopard, like the rising sun. If you show the vigorous spirit of the man in person, your cousin will inevitably compare it with himself when he sees it, and he will feel that the sun is setting in the twilight of the western mountains, and he will be ashamed of his ......."

Qi Tang took the case, "Wonderful! ”

The body is strong and tough like a leopard, the man is full of vitality, and the two sentences are in Qi Tang's heart. Xungui's son, who has been skilled in bows and horses since he was a child, has a tendon and meat that has been practiced in the martial arts.

The Ye family is next door to the Wei family, and when he shows the man's brave and heroic posture and vigorous spirit in public, won't the Ye family look at it? Wouldn't the Ye family Fuliu be amazed?

As for those who are ashamed of themselves, how can they be just a sick cousin? Even the person surnamed Shen in front of him has to be ashamed of himself!

Qi Tang squinted at Shen Li, and said, "Let him take his own humiliation, ashamed of his own weakness and weakness, strong on the outside and dry in the middle, I am like the rising sun, he is like the rising sun, he is like the sunset of the twilight, ashamed to see Fuliu - let him move away by himself!" Come with me, boys, and double the reward! ”

Shen Li never showed weakness in money: "The Shen family's reward is compared to the Qi family!" ”

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When Ye Fuliu got the news, many people had already gathered outside the Wei family.

Qi Tang stood with his arms crossed first, and Shen Li led people to follow.

"The Wei family comes out!" The slave of the Qi family slammed the door, "My family is here." Tell the master of the Wei family to come out and talk to his face! ”

The door of the Wei family opened.

More than twenty elite men instantly poured out of the door, with all kinds of swords and spike weapons hanging from their waists, each fist larger than a bowl. The rude leader shoved and threw the Qi family's slave who smashed the door and shouted directly to the ground.

More than 20 strong men stood in front of the Wei family's door, and the two wooden doors of the Wei family were blocked with three layers inside and three layers outside.

There are also more than a dozen big men in the courtyard, sitting or lying. One or two were crouching on the ground, sharpening the tip of their spears with whetstones. A few others stood up, bows and arrows in their hands, and faced the door.

Among them, there were four or five shirtless strong men, all tattooed all over their bodies, and their eyes were sinister. The one standing at the front lifted the copper hammer upside down and asked coldly, "Who harassed the master of the Wei family?" The leader eats Lao Tzu with a copper hammer! ”

Leading Qi Tang and Shen Li: "......"

Where did the Wei family invite a bunch of bandits to watch their homes?!

The Shen family and the Qi family, who came in high spirits, were frustrated before they could enter the door.

The Shen family was originally behind the Qi family, and seeing that the situation was wrong, Shen Li led the Shen family to turn around and leave.

Qi Tang was stunned for a moment, and when he realized that the Shen family was about to rebel, he scolded the profiteers in his heart for being shameless, and he also turned on the spot and followed closely.

But it can't go anymore.

The elite men who poured out of the Wei family's gate surrounded both sides. Seeing that a pair of copper hammers were about to be smashed on his body, Qi Tang couldn't care about his face and scolded angrily,

"Bold! I am Qi Tang of Jiangning Xinguo Mansion! Wei Sanlang Wei Huan is my cousin! ”