The corners of Qin Xiaolou's mouth were slightly raised, and he smiled desolately: "At this moment, what good is it to lie to you." Although my father is only a petty official of the sixth grade, he has also made me read sage books since I was a child, and I know the consequences of deception. But if you don't do that, how can you save my miserable sister?"

"Your sister?" said Chen Hua.

"Hmm. Qin Xiaolou wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth with his cuffs, leaned on the long stone by the lake and continued: "My sister's name is Qin E, she is four years older than me, she has been knowledgeable since she was a child, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, my father was implicated by the Restoration Party and was dismissed from his official position, thinking that the family could return to his hometown to farm and live a peaceful life. But I didn't want to be ambushed by traitors on the way back to my hometown, and my parents were killed, leaving my sister and I desperately to escape and come to the capital. ”

"I can't imagine you have a past like this. Chen Huahe sighed.

Qin Xiaolou nodded and continued: "Our sister and brother have no relatives in the capital, and under the pressure of hunger and cold, I have typhoid fever, and I don't see my life. In desperation, my sister had no choice but to sell herself on the street to save her brother, and was later taken to the mansion as a concubine by the children of an official eunuch. I desperately didn't agree, but my sister had made up her mind, my life was lived, but my sister was like falling into hell from then on. That son punched and kicked his sister when he didn't agree with him in the house, and my sister resisted, and he was sold to Bada Hutong!"

"Eight Hutongs?" Chen Hua said, "Which Hutong is that?"

"Phew, that's a kiln!" a big man clenched his fists angrily, "There is such an unscrupulous son in the world!"

When he heard about it, he was even more annoyed. He only came to the capital for a few days, but what he experienced made him unforgettable in his life. The capital is rich, but there are so many people who are hungry and cold, and there are honest people here, but there are also the eunuchs who do evil. God knows how many unknown evils there are under this clear world......

Chen Huahe said indignantly: "This person's evil deeds are better than that Wu Liang!"

"Wu Liang!Yes!It's Wu Liang!Dali Temple Shaoqing's son!" Qin Xiaolou's eyes widened, "How do you know it's him?"

When Chen Huahe heard that it was this innocent brother again, he said angrily: "Sure enough, it's this evil boy again! I have only been in the capital for two days, and my eyes are full of the evil things that this person has done, at the feet of this son of heaven, is there really no one who can control him!"

Qin Xiaolou said: "Who can take care of him? What kind of place is Dali Temple? Although it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, this rich and powerful master is still doing nonsense! It is dark under the lamp, is it dark under the lamp?"

"Then why don't you go and bring your sister back?" Chen Huahe still didn't know much about the land of fireworks and willow lane.

Qin Xiaolou shook his head gloomily: "I went, I went a few times and was beaten out a few times." It said that unless the ransom was handed over 1,000 taels of silver, my sister would be released. ”

"One thousand taels!" Chen Huaji was taken aback, "Can the official family allow these guys to run amok!"

Dahan said: "You are a little Tao, you don't understand these things in the world. What kind of place is the Eight Hutongs, which can do such a deal, which one does not have the support of high-ranking officials behind it!"

So I had to cheat on the streets, on the one hand, to mix up some food and drink for myself, and on the other hand, I hoped to save enough money to save my sister. Qin Xiaolou's eyes turned red, and he was about to fall into tears.

The big man's eyes widened: "Boy, how do I know if what you said is lying to us again! If you don't tell the truth, I will break your white teeth!"

Qin Xiaolou stood up, raised three fingers with his right hand and swore: "What I Qin Xiaolou said just now is true, if it is half false, let me be pierced by ten thousand arrows and die!"

Several big men who sell horses looked at each other and sighed: "That's it! Our brothers met you today, and we wanted to get you back the money after beating you well, and then send you to the official." Hearing you say this, alas, they are all poor people in the world. The grudge between us is now written off! Brothers, let's go!"

Qin Xiaolou called a few men: "I sold the satin for twenty taels of silver, and buried it at the mouth of the alley in front, I'll go get it and return it to you." The rest, when the money is earned, will be returned. ”

The leader of the big man laughed: "Forget it, twenty taels of silver, we can make easy money, but it is difficult for you! Just let us send you a few to help your sister and brother reunite as soon as possible." After that, a few people did not turn back and leave.

When Qin Xiaolou saw a few people leaving, his heart was moved, and his eyes turned red again. Chen Huaji looked at his appearance and knew that this young man's nature was not bad, so he asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Qin Xiaolou's face was red, and he said, "That'...... On that day, did you mean that your name was Chen Huaji? I can't stand you for that meal of wine, so I'll go and get the money and pay you back now. ”

Chen Huaji said with a smile: "We don't 'cheat' and don't know each other, and we will be exempt from paying back." I'm asking you, how are you going to scrape together enough money to ransom your sister?"

Qin Xiaolou was stunned for a long time, speechless. In addition to cheating and stealing, he really didn't know how to make up the huge sum of 1,000 taels. But now he also knows that how can he deceive this road for a long time?

"If I'm willing to help you scrape together enough for this thousand taels of silver, what should you do?" Chen Huahe smiled slightly.

Qin Xiaolou said: "If you can really help me rescue my sister, I Qin Xiaolou will also repay you for this great kindness!"

Seeing this, Chen Huaji hurriedly supported his arm with both hands, Qin Xiaolou suddenly felt that a powerful force held his entire body from the bottom up, and he couldn't go down for half a minute, and his admiration for Chen Huaji in his heart was a little more, and he secretly thought: "It turns out that he has so much strength!"

Chen Huaji said, "Do you know where the son of the Admiral of the Nine Gates is now?"

Qin Xiaolou is so smart, listening to Chen Huahe's question, his heart is at the moment, and he asks rhetorically: "Will you treat people?"

Chen Huaji smiled again: "I understand a little bit or two." ”

......

And Chen Hua and this question were precisely asked about Qin Xiaolou's strengths.

After all these years in the capital, he has no other skills, if he wants to talk about abduction and gossip, I am afraid that among those street gangsters, if he is the second, no one will dare to call him the first.

Qin Xiaolou washed away the mud and blood stains on his face in the lotus lake, raised his head and smiled slyly: "Regarding the sick son of the Admiral of the Nine Gates, I will take you to him." Talking as he walked on the road......"

Chen Huahe was a newcomer, and he knew almost nothing about the people and things in the capital, and he didn't even have a concept of what kind of official the Admiral of Jiumen was. Through Qin Xiaolou's narration all the way, he basically figured out the context of Zhang Bang's medical treatment this time.

It turned out that the governor of Jiumen at that time was the empress dowager's cronies of Lafayette - Gualjia Ronglu, who was nominally responsible for the internal and external guards and access control of the nine city gates in Beijing's inner city, but in fact he was the commander of the imperial forbidden army.

Although he is in a high position, it is strange to say that Rong Lu has many children under his knees, but in the past two or three years, the most important one for him is the newly adopted son - Gualjia Changji. Changji was originally a Han Chinese, a few years ago, I don't know what the cause was, and Rong Lu met, and after being accepted by Rong Lu as a righteous son, he changed his Han name to a full name, with the Guerjia clan. Since then, his career has taken off and he has become a highly appreciated young official in the imperial court.

But somehow, a few days ago, it was suddenly reported that Changji was seriously ill. Although the best imperial physicians were transferred from the inner courtyard of the palace to live in the Admiralty's palace for day and night, his condition still did not improve. In desperation, Rong Lu personally arranged to post a notice and offer a large reward to find a master of folk medicine, in order to return to heaven!

Qin Xiaolou introduced that at this point, the two of them had already traveled to Ju'er Hutong at Jiaodaokou. This is the mansion where Gualja Changji was cured as announced in the text of the bounty list.

Chen Huaji walked closer, looked at the tall Zhu Gate, the red wall and gray tiles, and the soldiers standing neatly outside the gate, and said loudly: "Daomen doctor Chen Huaji, see the notice, come to visit!"