A strange custom has lasted for thousands of years: when a person dies and is buried, the person behind him more or less has to put some silver coins in his coffin and tomb; the rich and noble put some gold and silver ingots, and the poor and poor have no way to think of how to put in a few copper circles, this custom is called a burial.

Why give money to the dead?

One of them says that silver coins are also called tongbao, and the world believes that they can be used in both the yin and yang worlds. The deceased has just arrived in the underworld, and if there is no money with him, he will return to the yang world to ask the living. In order to avoid being haunted by ghosts, the family members put some silver coins in his coffin and tomb in advance.

Money, which runs through yin and yang, distinguishes between the noble and the low, has endless magic, and "power" is the source of all evil in the world.

If anyone in the world says that he doesn't love money, he will never be credible, unless that person is Zhang Suiguang.

"200,000 taels? Over the years, he Zhao Qianming has really been greedy a lot! Although his stomach could no longer fit it, he was still reluctant to put down the wine gourd in his hand, put his feet on the bamboo chair, reclined, and said with satisfaction: "Eh... My old father-in-law really deserves to be a wine fairy! This 'drunken white' looks as bland as water, but it tastes stronger than the wine of the 20-year-old 'Drunken Danyang'.

Bodhicitta listened to what Zhang Suiguang said, but he didn't say anything, and stood quietly beside him with his hands down.

"You are a good person, you have good martial arts, and you have a lot of money, why are you not good at drinking? You don't like to laugh, it's really boring!" Zhang Suiguang saw his wooden face, shook his head gently, and sighed helplessly. "Oh, what did you just say? I'm a little drunk, tell me about it. He asked with a smile as he suddenly half-straightened up again.

Bodhicitta was speechless, thinking: "Your martial arts are so high, so it is possible to say that the first person in the world is also very likely, how can you get drunk? Not to mention, who doesn't know that the salt gang leader's alcohol consumption is unparalleled in the world?" However, these words could only be muttered in his heart, but he replied in a straight voice: "Early in the morning, Zhao Qianming sent his younger brother Zhao Zhiming to find me, saying that he was willing to pay 200,000 taels of silver to ask the eight masters of the Nine Palaces to help him kill Xia Muchao. "It's the biggest deal he's ever seen. Of course, the target of the assassination is by far the largest.

"Damn! This Zhao Qianming is so rich? I don't know how he can be so greedy! If I were the emperor, I would immediately cut him down and raid his house! I confiscated his property... ... Alas!" Zhang Suiguang said with an angry face, and then lay down again, closed his eyes, and said angrily: "No, we don't do business with Zhao Qianming, a corrupt official." ”

"What is this called? The patrons of the Nine Palaces have always been corrupt officials and rich people, and those who are worse and more greedy than Zhao Qianming have not taken it. Bodhicitta didn't dare to speculate on his thoughts, nor did he dare to ask, but just stood quietly.

"Zhang Suiguang, where are you kid?" came an old man's joyful shout outside the courtyard.

"Ouch, it's my old man! I've finally waited for him today!" Zhang Suiguang stood up, pulled the cork from the mouth of the gourd, and drank the rest of the wine with a grunt. More than a pound of white into the stomach, the abdomen was really full and uncomfortable, so the internal strength was forced, and a strong transpiration mist rose from the right palm.

A tall and fat old man with yellow beard and white hair was walking briskly towards the pool where the two of them were, swearing and saying something along the way.

"Father-in-law, why are you here?" Zhang Suiguang put down the wine gourd, stepped forward, and greeted with a smile on his face: "I was chatting with Bodhicitta just now, but I didn't hear my father-in-law calling. ”

The tall and fat old man with yellow beard and white hair said with a look of disdain: "You are a muddy boy, you are not a good person, lying is like telling the truth, and the ghost will believe you!" He looked at Bodhicitta and scolded fiercely: "Every time I see you people from Jiudian, I get angry! Zhang Suiguang was originally a good seedling, and I will teach you to do the trouble! Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Bodhicitta was so numb by what he said that he turned around and bowed to him, and then said to Zhang Suiguang, "My subordinates will go down here!" and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by him.

"Hey, do you understand what I'm saying? I'll tell you again, this corrupt official's deal, don't accept it, let him think about it himself!" Zhang Suiguang winked at him with a smile and said in a clear voice.

"Yes, my subordinates understand. Bodhicitta naturally understood his intentions: "At present, the strength on my side is not enough to confront the imperial court, even if you want to get rid of the Xia Mu Dynasty, you must not use the people of the Nine Palaces. Otherwise, once it is detected, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Seeing that Bodhicitta was gone, the tall and fat old man with yellow beard and white hair scolded him a few more times, and then turned to Zhang Suiguang and said, "The family business I gave you is already big enough, why are you still greedy? You still have to worry about the Nine Palaces? There is no one in them there!" After a pause, he said to himself: "No, you are a muddy boy and you have never been a serious person!"

This inconspicuous old man, his father-in-law, is Shi Yinheng, the former leader of the Salt Gang, who was once the top master of the rivers and lakes, and also Zhang Suiguang's Bole who grew up all the way!

Zhang Suiguang has always been ruthless and resolute, with a flamboyant personality and unruly behavior, only the old man in front of him is the person he truly respects and admires in his heart. Zhang Suiguang turned out to be just a small leader in charge of water transportation in the salt gang, and on the way to transport salt, he met Shi Yinheng, who was also good at wine, and he was appreciated. Then, Shi Yinheng carried him all the way to the elders, and finally even gave him the position of the gang leader and his only daughter. is so affectionate and gracious, Zhang Suiguang has always kept it in mind. Even Shi Yinheng reprimanded and reprimanded him again and again, and he didn't mind, and smiled and agreed.

"Father-in-law, your 'white' is good, but it's a little spicy throat, and after drinking too much, it's really a little dry. Zhang Suiguang said to Shi Yinheng with a smile.

Shi Yinheng was not stunned at all when he heard him say this, laughed, stretched out his right index finger and pointed at him, and said for a while: "If it is really a hero, you have a lot of ghost problems, and this is the only thing that is right for my temperament! Haha! I drank it when I first came out of the cellar last time, and I have been thinking about how to change the formula for more than a month, and finally let me try it." Go to my wine cellar, I'll open a jar of new wine, let's drink a few pounds of it!"

"Haha! How is it not good! I really want to taste what this white and non-spicy taste tastes like! Let's go!" In Zhang Suiguang's view, there are two great joys in life: one is to ascend to the emperor's throne, and the other is to drink with Shi Yinheng unbridledly.

Zhang Suiguang took the wine gourd, and the two walked towards the courtyard with a smile.

"Madam, Childe is back! Childe is back!" the guard of the Yanyun Governor's Mansion hurried to the inner courtyard, shouting all the way. When he walked to the side hall of the inner courtyard, he saw Mei Yuanchen and Bai Lisi sitting on both sides of the tea case, talking, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: "This, the son's foot work is too fast!"

"Got it, you go down first!" said with a smile. Seeing that the palace guard went down, she asked Mei Yuanchen again: "Chen'er, why didn't your father come back with you?"

Mei Yuanchen couldn't help but tighten his heart when he heard Bailisi's question, and thought, "I don't know if my father is better now?" He had already expected his mother to ask this, so he had already prepared a statement in his heart: "Mother, Suzhou City has gone through many days of hard fighting, and nearly 100,000 people have died on both sides of the enemy. Several state officials in Suzhou seemed to be incompetent, and they were afraid that they would be embarrassed to take on such a big responsibility, so my father couldn't rest assured, so he stayed there to supervise. After the aftermath was slowed down, he returned. ”

When Bailisi heard this, he sighed softly and said, "Your father is such a hard worker, and I can't complain about him." I didn't expect the Shatuo army to be so fierce this time? Although your mouth is soft, how can I not know what kind of life-and-death battle you have experienced?"

"Mother!" Mei Yuanchen called softly.

While wiping away tears, Bailisi said with a smile: "Your father and son are safe, you are safe, you are safe, Chen'er, you can come back safely, my mother is really happy!" At this moment, seeing that her beloved son had returned and her husband was safe and sound, her tense heart suddenly relaxed, and it was difficult to hide this joy.

"Mother, the dinner child wants to eat the Qingxi bamboo chicken you made!" Mei Yuanchen looked at his mother crying and laughing, his heart was extremely warm, and he couldn't help but coquettishly. "The suffering in the world is like this, I can have my father and mother to watch and read, it is really a rare blessing! I hope that the war in the four realms of Dahua will stop as soon as possible, the swords and soldiers will enter Kuma and release Nanshan, the wind and rain will be smooth, and the people of the world will live happily!" Mei Yuanchen silently prayed to the heavens.

"What's so difficult about that, my mother will go and prepare it in a while. Berry got up from his seat and said softly. At this time, he suddenly remembered King Jaw's instructions, and said to Mei Yuanchen: "Chen'er, the prince told me yesterday that if you return to the house, you will go to the general's mansion to find him." ”

"My father-in-law arrived yesterday, and he was in the General's Mansion, why didn't he stay in our Mansion?" asked Mei Yuanchenqi. He never imagined that his father-in-law would settle in the General's Mansion.

Bailisi smiled and replied, "Lord Wang, I arrived at noon yesterday." What wisdom the prince has, he lives in the garrison general's mansion, and he has his own considerations, you will know when you go in a while. At this time, the military administration department and the dependents of the garrison general's mansion have all been detained in the Yanyun administration mansion, although Xia Muchao did not say anything to her, but with her knowledge, she naturally already understood his intentions, and couldn't help but secretly admire. At this time, Mei Yuanchen came to ask, but she didn't tell him, first, Xia Muchao didn't say it in person, although he guessed it, he shouldn't talk too much, even if it was to his own children. Second, he was about to go to see Xia Muchao, and he knew what he knew when he met, so why bother to say it again?

Mei Yuanchen heard that his father-in-law was anxious to see him, and he had always had something important to tell him, so he didn't delay much at the moment, so he resigned and went to the outside of the house.