Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

"Uncle Salesman, how do you sell this silk thread?"

Hearing the question, Zhao Taifeng, who was looking at Xiao Xiaotao, quickly looked up.

"Girl, this ball of silk thread in your hand is worth a hundred coins."

Xiaodie looked at the quality of the silk thread, put it under her nose, smelled it and said:

"Will fifty cents be sold? Don't think that our family has never bought silk threads from Li's shop!"

"make a deal!"

Zhaotaifeng reached out and took the string of copper plates handed over by Xiaodie. He counted them while looking at the green grass and said:

"Girl, what do you want?"

Qingcao hurriedly lowered his head, pretending to pick something, and picked something from the trolley shelf in front of Zhaotai Feng.

"How much rope is this?"

"Just give me five cents."

After counting, Zhaotaifeng put the copper coins into the bag in front of him, and took the copper coins handed over by Qingcao.

Qingcao lowered his head and followed Xiaotao's line of sight. He happened to see that the color of the wood was very new. It looked like a newly carved little tiger puppet.

"Uncle Salesman, what kind of wood is this hairpin made of?"

"Peach wood."

"I want four wooden hairpins. Can you give this little tiger to me?"

Qingcao pointed at the little tiger puppet.

Zhaotaifeng looked at Xiaotao, and Xiaotao looked at Qingcao, full of joy.

"Girl, you are really good at business. I carved this little tiger myself."

"You have to pay more!"

After hearing what Zhao Taifeng said, Xiao Tao tugged on Qingcao's clothes, waited for Qingcao to lower his head and came over and said:

"Sister Qingcao, I have money, I can buy it myself!"

As he spoke, he went to untie the small purse around his waist.

After feeling around in her purse, Xiao Xiaotao whispered: "Uncle Salesman, how much do I need to add to this?"

"Little girl, at my age I can be your grandfather, how can you call me uncle!"

Xiao Tao looked at Zhaotai Peak with her big eyes, turned around and said:

"Grandpa, sell it to me cheaper!"

Zhao Taifeng pursed his lips, took out his ears, and glanced at Xiao Tao.

"Grandpa, salesman, just sell it to me!"

Ming Lan, who was picking things on the other side of the cart, came over, stood next to Xiao Tao, frowned at the salesman and said:

"If you don't sell it, I'll ask Sister Xiaodie to return the silk thread!"

Qingcao nodded and said, "I don't want these four wooden hairpins anymore."

Zhaotaifeng quickly picked up the little tiger wood carving and said, "No, no, no, no, little girl, please give me ten or seven cents!"

"What! Seventeen articles!?"

Xiao Tao's eyes widened, and Minglan immediately shouted to the side: "Sister Xiaodie!"

"Qiwen! Not Qiwen!"

Xiaodie on the side nodded and said: "That's pretty much it! Here's another red rope."

After the money and goods were cleared, Xiao Tao held the little tiger in her hand and liked it very much.

Afterwards, the four of them bought a few more needles, two silver drums (ancient lollipops), and several door god paintings.

Then he turned and walked towards the side door of Sheng's house.

Xiaodie and Minglan were still walking in front, Qingcao and Xiaotao were walking behind,

Before entering the door, when Xiao Tao raised her legs and was about to step into the threshold, she glanced back unexpectedly.

Looking at the salesman who smiled at her, she bowed slightly, then turned around and followed the green grass beside her into Sheng's house.

The side door of Sheng's house was closed by a servant.

Zhaotaifeng pushed a cart full of groceries and continued to shout and walk forward.

The seven copper coins that Xiao Tao took out from her purse just now were lying quietly in a separate pocket.

After changing his image several times,

Zhaotaifeng, who now looked like a wealthy man from Bianjing, opened the door of the private room on the second floor under the guidance of the waiter.

After Zhaotaifeng entered, Qingyun walked outside, closed the door from the outside, and stood beside the door.

When Zhaomei Feng saw his senior brother coming in, he stood up and asked with a smile:

"How is Senior Brother? Is she there? Have you ever given anything away?"

Taifeng smiled slightly and nodded:

"I also want to thank Wulang for his idea. She fell in love with the little tiger you drew at a glance."

"And I gave her seven cents in exchange for it."

Xu Zaijing stood next to Zhaomeifeng, cupped his hands and said, "I'm honored that I can do my best."

Taifeng glanced at Xu Zaijing curiously and said:

"Although I am old, I still have some confidence in my skills. Wulang, those masters of Bai Gao Kingdom a few days ago were all yourself."

After hearing his senior brother's words, Zhaomeifeng stretched out his hand to signal his senior brother to sit down and said:

"Senior brother, I'm afraid you don't know why the nearly 200 warriors hidden by King Yan in the feudal territory disappeared."

Tai Feng asked doubtfully: "Did he lead people to death?"

Zhaomeifeng shook his head and said, "He destroyed it himself."

Tai Feng looked at the young, handsome boy beside him, smiling as if he were harmless to humans or animals.

With a thoughtful look in his eyes, he stretched out his hand and said, "Wu Lang, let me look at your hand."

Xu Zaijing stretched out his hand as instructed. Taifeng held Xu Zaijing's hand with his left hand, and slowly touched his palm with his right hand.

suddenly,

Taifeng's right hand struck Xu Zaijing's throat at lightning speed.

Without seeing Xu Zaijing's movements, Tai Feng's fist was already held motionless in Xu Zaijing's hand.

At this time, Zhao Meifeng's smile was still on his face.

"Senior brother, what are you doing?"

Tai Feng nodded and said, "Wulang is very responsive."

Zhao Meifeng looked at his senior brother and then at Xu Zaijing, who had an indifferent expression.

"You are also getting stronger with age."

As he spoke, he let go of the hand holding Zhaotaifeng's fist. The thick green brick was like paper in Xu Zaijing's hand.

If he didn't feel the murderous intention, this man's hand might be deflated.

Zhaotaifeng retracted his hand, took another look at Xu Zaijing, and waved his hand beside him.

Xu Zaijing and Zhao Taifeng looked at each other and said, "There is something I want to ask you."

Zhaotaifeng nodded: "Say."

"Did the killer who came to my house two days ago have participated in the massacre of the Bai Gao Li clan?"

Zhaotaifeng nodded.

"Then, can you tell me, boy, was it you who gave the order?"

Zhaotaifeng glanced at Xu Zaijing, shook his head and said:

"That group of experts only obeyed the orders of the former Prime Minister Bai Gao and the current Emperor Bai Gao Liang Yifu."

"Brother Li asked you to ask?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "I want to ask myself. Seeing how uncomfortable the Li family brother was that day, I must give him an explanation."

Zhaotaifeng nodded and said:

"Your question reminds me. In a few days, I will let Meifeng hand over to you the specific process of the murder of Mi Mu and Me Mi."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Zhao Meifeng on the side waited until the words broke and said:

"Senior brother, do you want me to help you pick up Miss Tao?"

Tai Feng shook his head and said:

"Let her stay at the Sheng family first. I can see that the little girl is living a very happy life. Taking her away rashly and leaving her familiar environment may not necessarily be a good thing."

"Senior brother, you can leave her at my house. Master will definitely notice and ask about her."

Xu Zaijing interjected: "Actually, I know a lot about this young lady from the Sheng family."

Seeing Zhaotaifeng's interested expression, Xu Zaijing briefly told Wei Shuyi's life experience.

After Zhaotaifeng finished listening:

"Yes, he is smart and kind-hearted."

"If you have a chance in the future, you can take care of her and help her deregister. There is nothing else to force."

Xu Zaijing and Zhaomeifeng looked at each other, Zhaomeifeng raised his glass and said, "Senior brother, you should handle this matter yourself!"

Zhaotaifeng was stunned, smiled and had a drink with the two of them.

After saying a few more words, Zhaotaifeng took the lead in leaving the restaurant.

Xu Zaijing and Zhaomeifeng only arrived at the door of the private room. After sitting down again, Zhaomeifeng said:

"Wu Lang, why does my senior brother always look at you?"

Xu Zaijing pondered for a moment and said: "Maybe after testing, he knows what my skills are like, and he may have some ideas."

Hearing this, Zhao Meifeng was stunned for a moment and then realized in panic, hesitantly said: "I want you to have fun."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Zhaomeifeng shook his head and said: "It's easy to go, but how to come back is the problem."

Xu Zaijing sat at the table and said nothing. He was able to kill everyone in Jinyang Village before. First, he had the advantage of a surprise attack. Second, there would be no enemies behind him.

If he really went to Xingqing Mansion, made a slight mistake, and was blocked somewhere, he would not be able to withstand the powerful crossbows fired from behind, left and right.

Unless the Emperor of Bai Gao Kingdom leaves the palace.

But the Empress Dowager Bai Gao was stabbed in the back because of a secret meeting outside the palace. Will Liang Yifu make the same mistake?

Zhaotaifeng didn't say anything, maybe he had this in mind.

But, if he can’t kill the Bai Gao Kingdom emperor, can’t he also kill the Bai Gao Kingdom general?

Let’s talk about it then. No matter how the Zhou Dynasty sends troops, it will have to wait until April or May, when the Northern Liao Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom are fighting in the east.

Xu Zaijing shook his head. He was now a scholar, but his martial arts skills were just a little higher.

Zhao Meifeng on the side looked at Xu Zaijing and said:

"Today I have figured out the ins and outs of the two assassins. One of them infiltrated half a year ago."

"Those who are planning the Bai Gao Kingdom must understand and will naturally be on guard. Wulang, don't think too much about it yourself!"

Xu Zaijing nodded.

"Senior brother should be far away, let's go too."

With that said, Xu Zaijing and Zhao Meifeng walked out of the restaurant together.

The two of them separated downstairs.

In the shouts of the vendors,

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun rode on horses and walked towards Quyuan Street.

The two rode horses at a relatively fast speed, and soon a very familiar carriage appeared in front of them.

Qingcao frowned while sitting in the carriage, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Bang bang!"

Hearing the knocking on the carriage, she curiously opened the curtains.

Looking at Xu Zaijing riding outside the car, Qingcao was stunned for a moment, squeezed out a smile, and shouted hesitantly: "Young Master."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Well done!"

Qingcao twitched the corners of his mouth and forced out another ugly smile.

Shengjia

Jin'anzhai

The green grass has bid farewell and left,

Wei Shuyi took out a roll of pink silk thread from the drawer and said:

"Xiaodie, did you and Qingcao meet a salesman outside the door just now?"

Xiaodie, who was sorting things on the side, said, "Yes, little girl, it's so cold, and it looks like that salesman is already quite old."

After Wei Shuyi pondered for a moment, he hummed.

She also didn't understand why Qingcao wanted to find an excuse to go out after hearing the salesman singing.

‘Perhaps the rules in the Hou Mansion are strict? Or something else? ’

"Xiaodie, do you know how Qingcao's parents are?"

Xiaodie stopped what she was doing and shook her head: "I only heard that my hometown is in the south. For the rest, I have to ask Xiaotao."

Wei Shu nodded: "When the time comes, you can also ask Qingcao if he has any childhood sweethearts or anything like that."

Fluttershy: "Oh!"

"Don't be a fool either! They are all divorced. The eldest wife of a Viscount family is personally concerned about your affairs. You shouldn't shirk it!"

"I know, little girl!"

"By the way, the little tiger Xiaotao bought today is really cute. I will need some red cloth to make a puppet based on it."

"I'll find it."

Quyuan Street

Walking on the way back to the courtyard,

Qingyun went back to accompany his wife,

Qingcao followed Xu Zaijing with a bamboo basket on her arm:

"Sir, you are so powerful. The old lady really called me in."

"Yeah! Do you know how to do embroidery?"

"I understand, Miss Wei has given me some guidance!"

"Sir, actually I think Miss Wei may have seen through my thoughts."

"I was thinking about this on my way back, and I seemed to have found a reason to go out."

Xu Zaijing stopped and said, "What's wrong? What reason did you find to go outside?"

Qingcao lowered her head and almost bumped into Xu Zaijing as she walked. She quickly stopped, raised her head and glanced at Xu Zaijing before saying:

"Sister Xiaodie said they had all the silk threads in their yard, but my mother said one color was missing."

"Silly girl, didn't you say you were going to see something interesting?"

"This slave has forgotten. This slave is stupid."

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said: "Don't cry, I didn't delay your son's business!"

Qingcao sniffed with tears in her eyes: "Really?"

Xu Zaijing patted her head and continued walking forward with his hands behind his back: "Really...!"

Qingcao wiped her tears and followed quickly.

The sky is getting dark,

Chai Zhengzheng, who was sitting behind the table, put down the brush in his hand.

When stretching hard,

A female maid collected the account books on the table and placed them on a very ordinary bookshelf nearby.

Another maid placed the steaming tea cup on the table.

"Girl, be careful it's a little hot."

"Well! Is Yunmu back?"

"Go back to my girl, not yet."

Chai Zhengzheng picked up the tea cup and blew it slightly. After taking a nice sip, she leaned back on the chair and closed her eyes to recover.

The maids began to light candles. Because it was on a thick carpet, there was no sound when the maids walked on it.

"Sister Yunmu is back!"

Hearing the sound of communication, Chai Zhengzheng opened his eyes.

Looking at Yunmu who handed over his warm cloak to other female envoys, Chai Zhengzheng said:

"What's going on? Can the shopkeeper tell me what changes have happened to Sibao Zhai?"

Yunmu walked closer, bowed and said:

"Girl, the shopkeeper said there are changes."

The corners of Chai Zhengzheng's mouth curled up slightly, his eyes curled up and he nodded:

"I just said, his ideas will definitely work! How much better has the business been?"

"Yunmu, what does your expression mean?"

Yunmu pursed his lips and said:

"The shopkeeper said that the change is that customers ask us who is the piano player in the store. It's the end of the year, and the business has not changed much!"

Hearing this,

Chai Zhengzheng: "."

Then she sighed, frowned and looked at Yun Mu who lowered his head, turned her eyes and said:

"How much money did our family pay for playing the piano?"

"I remember, I think the government has some connections with the Jiaofang. It's only 300 guan per month."

Chai Zhengzheng patted the table lightly and said, "How many strings does it cost to perform this line outside?"

"I heard it costs at least sixty guan, but that's the price for one day."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said: "Then buy stationery supplies in the store and give me music and tea."

"Send someone to notify the shopkeeper immediately."

"yes"