Assassin peach does not change

Before the peaches were changed and it was too late to pretend to be dizzy, the girl in the mansion took out a cotton handkerchief and wiped it for Jiang Youpan.

But Jiang Youban's snow-white clothes had been dyed, and he looked a little embarrassed.

The middle-aged man was actually a housekeeper. He glanced sideways and said in an unmoving voice, "Mr. Jiang, I'm really sorry, the servant girl was reckless and stained your clothes." But he didn't intend to deal with it further.

Jiang Yousi originally wanted to take the opportunity to go to the inner courtyard to change clothes and check the surroundings by the way, but the two servants were tight-lipped and forced him to stay in the front yard.

Tao Buhuan naturally knew Jiang Youpan's plan, seeing that her plan had failed at this moment, she couldn't help but bow her head and grin.

It seems that this Xu Sanniang is not only good at business, but also good at managing her family. The servants in the mansion are cautious and alert, not allowing outsiders to take advantage of her.

But the more this happened, the more interested Tao Buhuan was in breaking into the inner courtyard to see what Xu Sanniang was trying to sell.

Seeing Taobu's expression of eagerness, Jiang Yousi looked back at her and said, "Don't you like listening to music and watching operas the most? There will be a good show to watch later. Just stay here and watch, don't worry about it." Run around."

You are not allowed to act rashly without my order.

"Yes, young master." Tao Buhuan reluctantly agreed.

After three cups of tea, the hostess still didn't come.

The old housekeeper had been holding Jiang Youpan's invitation for a long time, but the maid had been watching from behind, and there were a few burly servants outside.

In case something happened inside, the servants outside would rush in with sticks.

Jiang Yousi asked in a low voice: "Do you think this Xu Mansion is weird?"

Tao Buhuan bent down from behind and leaned into Jiang Youpan's ear and said, "This compound is really weird, ordinary merchants pay attention to Fengshui, and salt merchants need good weather to dry their salt well.

To make salt, you have to travel by water for transportation, and you have to pray for a safe journey, but I see that the feng shui arrangement of this yard is reversed everywhere.

Especially this stage, it's very nondescript here, it doesn't look like a place where you can gather money. "

Jiang Youpan frowned: "Do you know Feng Shui?"

Tao Buhuan took it lightly: "I once had a target that was not easy to get close to, but he had a hobby of looking at Feng Shui, so I pretended to be a Taoist priest and went to his house to adjust the layout.

The funny thing is that this man really listened to me, I said that drinking the talisman water would get rid of the god of poverty, and he did exactly what he said.

During the investigation, the county government only thought that he was poisoned by drinking too much talisman water, and did not trace me. "

Jiang Youpan's brows became tighter: "The case of Zheng Huixin, a ship merchant in Canhe County, Bingzhou, has been received by Dali Temple.

But the Taoist priest mentioned in it could not be found. It turned out that the missing Taoist priest was really you. "

"How about it, based on what you've heard, is this case seamless?" Tao Buhuan asked.

Jiang Yousi declined to comment.

Zheng Huixin's case has indeed never been recorded on Tao Buhuan's head. Zheng Huixin relied on himself as the boss of the ship to traffic women and children. It is not a pity for such a person to die.

At this moment, Tao Buhuan is quietly and quietly observing the dynamics and standing methods of the people around him, thinking about what kind of moves can be used to subdue everyone here, and what is the best route to escape.

After she had planned seven or eight ways to break out of the encirclement in her mind, her ears moved and she heard the footsteps of three or four people.

"You two, I've been waiting for a long time." A light female voice came from the side door inside.

The first to come out were two girls about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing light-colored satin clothes.

More striking than the two girls is the one behind. This person has red phoenix eyes, slender eyebrows, a plump body, and walks slowly but swayingly.

Judging by his posture and style, he should be Xu Sanniang, the richest female salt merchant in Yuezhou.

I have been hearing her name like thunder.But when Jiang Youbi saw the deity, he was slightly disappointed.

Although Xu Sanniang in front of her was more than beautiful, she lacked momentum and was not as vigorous as imagined.

"Master Xu, this is Mr. Jiang, a salt merchant who is here to buy fine salt." The stewards introduced each other, "Master Jiang, this is our master."

Jiang Youbi and Xu Sanniang greeted each other, and Xu Sanniang took an empty seat next to Jiang Youbi, with a small coffee table between them.

"How much fine salt does Mr. Jiang want to buy, and what is it for?" Xu Sanniang asked.

"I want as much as you have, and the more the better." Jiang Yousi deliberately aroused her interest, and said solemnly, "A big customer got sick and used it as medicine."

Tao Buhuan hooked the corners of his lips, thinking that Jiang Yousi, who has always been prudent, made up a lie that looks really good.

Since you need to eat salt when you are sick, it is natural to ask for good salt, and it is only logical to ask someone to spend a lot of money to buy it.The story that Jiang Yousi made up is very reasonable and easy to believe.

Sure enough, Xu Sanniang smiled and said: "Since it is used as medicine, it is natural to use good salt. But fine salt is difficult to refine, and it takes about a hundred taels of coarse salt to refine five grams of fine salt, and I not only have to charge the price of the hundred taels of coarse salt , but also charge a labor fee for fine salt.”

Jiang Youpan hesitated for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "If you follow this calculation, I will bring less salt and silver when I come out this trip."

Seeing him hesitating, Xu Sanniang was not in a hurry, as if she was waiting for something.

At this time, a "Cui Yingying" appeared on the stage, with only fine powder and lip balm on her face, red lips and white teeth, graceful and graceful.Without waiting for anyone to speak, he sang skillfully on his own.

The melody of the song is mellow and touching, and the words sung are the tunes of looking forward to Ruyi Langjun's return from high school as soon as possible.

Xu Sanniang tapped on the armrest of the chair to beat the beat, and said lightly: "Young Master Jiang, you can come back after thinking it over."

Jiang Yousi stared at the stage without moving for a long time, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "I had an old relationship with Mr. Zhang Nian, the newly appointed Yuezhou Salt Commissioner, so we can discuss with him to buy some more salt. .

But unfortunately, Mr. Zhang can no longer make the decision now, and the replacement salt envoy has not yet arrived, so he doesn't know who to look for when buying salt. "

"No matter who Mr. Jiang is looking for to do business with, I would like to advise you that our salt merchants pay attention to reputation and legality when doing business. If we take risks one day, we may easily lose our heads."

Xu Sanniang's eyes dodged, and she became a little anxious, turning her head to look at "Cui Yingying" on the stage.

"Can't you make a difference? I can give you a little benefit in private. I understand that making fine salt is not easy, but the imperial court strictly controls the sale, and there are few customers who can pay for salt like this. After you finish this order, you can keep it. How about taking a little risk for several months' salary? If you don't tell me, or if I don't tell you, no one will know about it." Jiang Yousi was persuasive and persuasive.

Xu Sanniang was hesitating, but she heard "Cui Yingying" singing again on the stage: "Liu Lang betrayed me, after all, he betrayed me..."

"Mr. Jiang, please come and talk to me after you get enough salt." Xu Sanniang refused coldly, "Seeing off..."

Jiang Youpan had no choice but to leave with Taobuchang, "Mrs. Xu, wait until I find a way to get Yanyin and then come to look for you."

After leaving the gate of Xu Mansion, Tao Buhuan poked Jiang Youpan's dull back with his finger, and teased, "Master Jiang, did you get angry when you touched a soft nail?"

Jiang Yousi stopped in front of the carriage, his back turned to Tao and did not change.

"Xu Sanniang who drank tea with us in the audience is a fake."

Tao Buhuan was a little surprised: "Huh? If she is fake, where is the real Xu Sanniang?"

Jiang Buhuan analyzed: "I'm sure that the "Cui Yingying" on stage is the real Xu Sanniang. "

"Why?"

"Because the fake "Xu Sanniang" always subconsciously looks up to the stage every time she answers my questions, she is looking for replies from the people above.

And the people on the stage give instructions in the form of libretto, you think about it carefully. "

Tao Buhuan carefully recalled that, indeed, whenever Jiang Youpan asked important questions, it happened that "Xu Sanniang" would look at the people on stage and wait for her to finish singing before answering.

In this way, they still haven't seen the real Xu Sanniang.

Tao Buhuan smiled: "This Xu Sanniang is really interesting, she is full of tricks, she can do business and sing, she can be regarded as a strange woman."

Jiang Yousi stepped into the carriage and sat upright inside. Seeing this, Tao Buhuan also stepped into the carriage and lifted the curtain to go in and sit with him.

"Master Jiang is really calm. Since you already know who is fake and who is true, why don't you expose it face to face and talk to Xu Sanniang about Zhang Nian's affairs?"

"Xu Sanniang's scheming is unfathomable, and even the meeting is replaced by someone else. If I rashly interrogate her as the Tui Cheng of Dali Temple, it will only make her more wary and refuse to tell the truth."

"Then what are you going to do now?" Tao Buhuan was curious.Everyone has been kicked out, and this plan of asking for medicine and salt is no longer feasible, and it is estimated that they will not be able to enter Xu's residence without revealing their true identities.She couldn't guess what Jiang Youbao had in mind.

Jiang Youbi said, "I'll get some Yanyin and then go find her."

Tao Buhuan had a flash of inspiration: "You doubted her relationship with Zhang Nian, so you deliberately used salt to lure her to lure the snake out of the hole?"

Jiang Yousi nodded: "Just now when I was listening to the play, I specifically mentioned Zhang Nian, the fake "Xu Sanniang" has changed color, so it can be seen that there must be something about Zhang Nian and Xu Fu.

Moreover, we found fragments of paper with Xu Sanniang's name written on it in Zhang Nian's throat. This note was most likely swallowed by him in order to leave us clues.

Xu Sanniang is a salt merchant, and Zhang Nian is a salt envoy, so there must be entanglements between the two. "

"First you make it difficult to say that the salt on hand is not enough, and she will not sell it to you. Later, when you bring a sufficient amount of salt to lead, she will suspect that the salt on your hand has led the way. At that time, you will take the initiative, She is passive, so it is easier to ask questions." Tao Buhuan smiled and said what was in Jiang Youbo's heart.

Jiang Youbi had to admire her cleverness, but he only glanced at her, and then took out an ancient book from under his seat and started to read it like no one else was there.

She needs to calm down for a while, and she can't continue to get along with Tao like this.

Tao Buhuan covered her book with her hand, "Although your plan is perfect, you missed one calculation - the Yuezhou Salt Envoy is dead, where should the current Yanyin come from?"

"The imperial court has a law. If the salt affairs envoy is absent, the local salt affairs can be managed by the state government."

"Despite the law, Zhang Nian passed away less than three days ago. During these three days, the state government actually did not know the process of applying for, registering, and distributing salt.

Even if you ask for it now, the governor of the state may not be willing to make you a salt to attract it. "

Jiang Youpan frowned, she really didn't expect this.

Selling private salt is a capital crime, and the court strictly controlled salt selling, so Yanyin was used as an introduction for trading. Without Yanyin, official salt cannot be traded.

There is a measurement on the salt lead, and every year the imperial court will send some measurement to the state capitals, and if it exceeds, the salt envoy will be fined.

When it comes to the interests of the state government, he will naturally not give convenience easily.

Seeing that Jiang Youbao was deep in thought, Tao Buchang said persuasively, "If you beg me, I'll help you find a way."

"What can you do?" Jiang Youpan raised his eyebrows curiously.

"I will make Shiobiki."

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