Wulin Gate was built in this dynasty, connected to Taohua River in the west and facing West Lake. It is the northern gate of Yuhang City. Although it was not long ago, it was located on a major road, close to the canal, and it was very advantageous. The streets were soon filled with shops, with sails like forests, and merchants and pedestrians.
At the end of the street market, there is a pawnshop called "Sihai". It looks ordinary and is no different from several other peers on Wulinmen Street.
On that day, a guest wearing a hat and unable to see his face clearly walked into the dim shop and put a bag in front of Chaofeng.
Chaofeng opened the bag listlessly and saw a white porcelain ape as big as a palm inside, with a cute appearance and lifelike appearance.
A glimmer flashed through Chaofeng's eyes. He looked at the object carefully for a moment before looking at the uninvited guest and said, "Where is this object from? What's its name?"
"It costs ten taels of gold to buy at the Baijia grocery store in the west of the city." The customer said in a hoarse voice.
"It's not worth the money." Chaofeng looked like 'You were fooled'.
"It's worth it when you recognize the goods." The customer said without considering it.
"..." Chao Feng pondered for a moment and asked, "Will be alive or die?"
"Die." The customer said in a deep voice.
"Diet to be just a piece of paper." Chao Feng said Leng Bingbing.
I have seen a pawnshop with a heart, but I have never seen such a black-hearted person. The customer nodded and said, "Yes."
"Please enter the inner and stand up." Chaofeng put the porcelain white ape into his sleeve, stood up, opened the counter door, and welcomed the customer into the back hall.
There were black curtains hanging in the back hall of the pawnshop, and no trace of light came in. In broad daylight, I still couldn't see my five fingers.
But the store had no intention of holding a light, and the customer did not express any objection. The two convenient conversations were made in the dark.
"The wind is very tight now, so guests might as well come back in a few days." An old voice sounded, obviously not the Chaofeng we had just now.
"I'll pay ten times the reward." said the customer.
"Hard work?" the old man asked.
"Of course, he is a yellow-level expert." The customer did not hide it.
"..." The other party fell silent and after a long time he spoke: "Twenty times."
"Trade." The customer said without hesitation.
"Hiss..." Two sounds of gasping in the corner of the room sounded.
"Who is the target?" Cang's voice asked.
"Fu Yan, the foreign affairs manager of the Fu family in Gusu, will arrive at Wulinmen Pier tomorrow." The customer put a piece of paper on the table. "He can't see the moon tomorrow."
"Since the guest is unwilling to reveal his true appearance, he must pay the full amount." The old voice said, "If you fail, our company will return it as much as possible."
"Yes." The guest put a pack of heavy things on the table and was sent out of the dark room.
As soon as the outsider left, the lights lit up in the room, and the old man sitting at the table opened his bag. Instantly, the eyes of the few people in the room were reflected in golden color.
Looking at the full of gold ingots, a black-faced man smiled and said, "It's worth it."
"There is an order from the superior. We cannot act rashly before the Xiahou clan leaves." Some cautious people also expressed their objections.
"We also want to open a meal, not to assassinate the imperial envoy." The black-faced man said indifferently.
"Yes, Xiahou Lei has been staying in his headquarters. If we stay away from there, what's the problem?" Obviously, for the sake of the sky-high remuneration, supportive opinions prevailed.
The old man had already collected the money, so he had naturally expressed his attitude. He ignored his subordinates' nonsense and looked at the portrait on the paper carefully. The portrait was extremely skilled in painting, and the man on it looked at the beard, which was very easy to identify. He also used small fly heads to carefully mark the body characteristics of the target.
The old man pushed the portrait to the black-faced man and said, "Mondrill, check the information of the Fu family. If there is no problem, you will take someone away." Finally, he reminded him with concern. "Since the customer has paid such a high price, he will definitely be stubborn."
"Don't worry, the shopkeeper, the White Ape Club always kills chickens and uses a slaughter!" The black-faced man took on the errand.
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The next day was March 3rd. Lu Ying got up early and urged Lu Yun to go out quickly. Lu Yun said with a bitter face: "Sister, I'm so anxious..."
"While my mother is doing morning classes in the Buddhist temple, we have to sneak out quickly." Lu Ying winked and said, "Have you brought all the things?"
Lu Yun raised the huge bamboo box in his hand and said helplessly: "Do you want to check it?"
"No, no, I'll be relieved to do your business." Lu Ying pulled Lu Yun and tiptoed to the door. At this moment, Uncle Zhong had just opened the yard gate and saw the young master and lady, and hurriedly wanted to salute and say hello, but Lu Ying smiled and made a gesture of silence.
Uncle Zhong smiled dotingly and watched the two little masters leave.
After leaving the alley, Lu Ying breathed a sigh of relief, like a little fox who stole a chicken.
"Sister..." Lu Yun sighed with a bamboo box on his back, "I will definitely be scolded when I come back."
"Don't let go!" Lu Ying didn't think so much, and clenched her fists and said, "Face the Chaoyang and set off!"
Looking at Lu Ying moving forward happily, Lu Yun followed with a wry smile.
The brother and brother talked and laughed, walked along the bluestone road by the lake, and when they arrived at the foot of Geling on the north bank of West Lake, it was already noon.
There is a sacred temple in Geling, which is one of the Taoist holy places, but the brothers and sisters did not come to burn incense. They walked along the stream that converged into the West Lake and into the flowers and woods at the foot of the mountain.
In the spring season, the grass in the forest is delicious and the fallen flowers are colorful. The brother and brother walked around and saw the winding stream becoming narrower and gradually heard laughter coming from the front. When they moved forward, they suddenly became clear. There were already many ladies and young masters gathered here in a clearing ground in the forest.
"Sparse guest!" Seeing the brother and sister coming, the men and women became excited and suddenly surrounded them.
Several dressed ladies in the official family embraced Lu Ying's arm intimately and said happily: "Sister Lu is rarely out to play."
"It seems that the county magistrate is responsible for his responsibilities," several officials rushed to salute Lu Ying, and many people stuttered nervously: "It's not all... the disadvantage." It naturally caused a burst of laughter.
Lu Ying was born with a noble family, beautiful and extremely charming personality, so she was naturally a common man and a woman. Not only did she know the young men and women, but the ladies of the official family also liked her. She also rarely appeared, and when she appeared, she naturally became a situation where stars were holding the moon.
Surrounded by Yingying Yanyan, Lu Ying sat down at the best seat by the stream, with men and women surrounding her, and every word she said would cause a burst of laughter.
Seeing this, Lu Yun smiled slightly. No wonder his sister was so enthusiastic. She took out the cushion seat, cushion items, and deworming sachets... and placed more than a dozen items in Lu Ying's most comfortable position. Then, he quietly retreated to the corner with the empty bamboo box.
Everyone had long been accustomed to this unsociable guy, and Lu Ying also knew that his younger brother didn't like the noise, so he left him.
Lu Yun found a clean grassland, leaned against the bamboo basket and read the book attentively. Occasionally, a lady from the official family who was thrusting his index fingers came to harass her. Lu Yun responded politely for a few words and would decisively kill the topic.
For example, Miss Guo from the County Magistrate's family came over, looked at Lu Yun's perfect side face, and spoke to him, "Young Master Lu, what book are you reading?"
"Sister Guo, I'm reading "Spring and Autumn Dew"." Lu Yun said.
"What are you talking about?" Ms. Guo said with a pretentious interest.
"It is easy to change the way in the world without changing it." Lu Yun looked at the other party with clear eyes.
"Uh..." Miss Guo saw sweat on her forehead and said a few times, "Then you can watch slowly..." and ran away as if she ran away.
When Qushui Liushang started, everyone was fully devoted to the game, and no one paid attention to him.
Lu Ying looked at him from time to time, and he was inevitably punished for drinking when he was not careful. Seeing that she performed poorly, after lunch, Lu Yun stood up and said, "Sister, please concentrate, I will walk around to make food."
Lu Ying told him to be careful. Lu Yun rolled his eyes and disappeared among the flowers and trees.
Lu Ying also knew her younger brother's ability, so she no longer cared about it and turned around and smiled at the young ladies and said, "Look at me to avenge my previous shame!"
"Who is afraid of who?" Everyone continued the game with laughter.
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Half a mile southwest from Geling, he arrived near the imperial envoy's headquarters. Lu Yun entered a restaurant and went straight into the second floor private room. Uncle Bao had been waiting inside early in the morning. Seeing that he was late until the afternoon, he could not blame his highness, so he could only be angry.
"Sorry, Uncle Bao, it's not good to leave immediately." Lu Yun smiled and reimbursed.
"Young Master, I'm asking the meeting to make a mistake!" Uncle Bao said in pain.
"Has it happened?" Lu Yun asked with a smile.
"No..." Uncle Bao said in a muffled voice.
"Of course not. No matter how anxious Xiahou Lei is, he will not go out to ask Liu in the morning." Lu Yun sat next to Uncle Bao, picked up his chopsticks and feasted.
"I thought the young master had eaten." Uncle Bao snorted and quickly asked someone to change the banquet.
"No need." Lu Yun said less concisely: "I have eaten it, just add a few bites." Uncle Bao could only follow him.
Lu Yun filled his stomach, sat cross-legged, transporting Zhou Tian for an entire hour, and reached its peak of energy.
At this time, his six senses were extremely keen. Through the footsteps and breathing outside the door, he seemed to see a young man who looked like a servant walking outside the door of the box and knocking on the door frame a few times.
Three long and two short.
"It's out!" Uncle Bao said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!