Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

Seeing that Yang Fu Yin lacked confidence, Qian Qing changed the subject with joy and said: "What is the thief going to steal this time? I heard that he stole a tripod last time. That incident was quite strange, in the courtyard of Qizhou Mansion. I heard that night……"

"You don't need to tell a story, everyone knows it."

Xiang Quan didn't pay much attention, and without raising his eyes, he lowered his head and fiddled with the bottles and cans in his hand.His words blocked all the words Gan Qing had to say, making Gan Qing angry from embarrassment, just about to argue, Fang Qian hurriedly answered: "The things I stole this time are chopsticks made of rhinoceros bones, from the Spring and Autumn Period. "

Qianqing Le Diandian said: "Rhinoceros...is that a medicinal material? I heard that after the rhinoceros is lit, you can see spiritual things, so there is a saying of 'rhinoceros', and the monsters have nowhere to hide."

Maybe it was because of the hot weather, Xiang Quan was vaguely impatient: "You are talking about rhino horns, which are made from rhino bones."

"Why do some people use rhinoceros bones for chopsticks?"

Yang Fuyin said: "During the Spring and Autumn Period, a prince was imprisoned, but his life was very luxurious. The prince knew a craftsman who was very skilled but came from an ordinary background. That skilled craftsman made food boxes and chopsticks for the prince, which were exquisite and luxurious. The cook Every day, various snacks are packed in food boxes and specially given to the princes. However, the good life of the princes did not last long, and there was a mutiny, and they were finally implicated."

Fang Qian crossed his arms and added: "After the war, the princes did not die well and were sentenced to death. Before dying, the princes ordered people to give food boxes and chopsticks to the skillful craftsman to commemorate the old friendship. It is said that the rhinoceros bone chopsticks are not only exquisite, but also It has been soaked in sugar water all year round, and it is sweet in the mouth."

Ganqing snorted softly, but became interested: "Soak chopsticks in sugar water all year round? What a luxury. How could that thief steal such useless things. He stole fourteen times. What is the connection between the things he stole?"

When Ganqing mentioned the word "connection", he glanced at Xiangquan.

Xiangquan said: "There were three times in Bianjing, two times in Hangzhou, and the rest were scattered in various places. There are valuable ones, and more are worthless. The only thing that is the same is that they were made in about the same age and the workmanship is excellent. I have no way of verifying that everything is It was stolen. Eight fingers, a bronze tripod, four hairpins, and a Ganoderma lucidum."

Gan Qing frowned: "Eight wrench fingers, a bronze tripod, four hairpins, and a ganoderma lucidum... and a pair of chopsticks in syrup," he turned to Yang Fu Yin, winked, and said with a smile, "Yang Fu Yin, Rhinoceros Can you take a look at the bones?"

Yang Fuyin was startled by his stare, and broke out in cold sweat.

"Xia, Young Master Xia can come and see it tomorrow, and it will be sealed after that."

Xiang Quan slightly frowned and said, "Whether it will be sealed or not is still undecided, I may have to take other measures."

Hearing about the "other measures", I feel uneasy when I am dry.What exactly is this method, Qian Qing has no idea.

"Actually, it's just a chopstick dipped in sugar water...then when will he steal it?"

"Four days later, Xu Shi will come to steal. Mr. Yi, let's discuss it tomorrow." Yang Fuyin took a look at Qianqing after saying that, thinking to himself why the Great Plague God of Xia hadn't left yet.

Plague God, this is Xia Qianqing's nickname.

Qianqing was born in Yongcheng since he was a child. He was handsome, smart, and very popular.I don't like reading, I don't like martial arts, but Master Xia is busy with business and Mrs. Xia is very strict in family education.Fortunately, people are not bad, and they are very kind, and they are also righteous to others. From officials to beggars, they can be called brothers and sisters.

He has a great ability to recognize people, and he never forgets once he has met him; he also likes to inquire about gossip, so that no matter big or small in Yongcheng can escape his eyes, let alone his bad mouth.

Too clever, too talkative, too boring, too curious, too nosy—that's how he got the nickname of the Plague God.

Where Xia Qianqing is, there must be no good things.

Thinking of this, Yang Fuyin broke into a cold sweat.And Qianqing knew that he was an outsider, so he didn't say anything, and planned to leave.Feeling unhappy again, he turned his gaze to the incense burner in the hall, which was sent by himself for Yin Yang's birthday last year.

He walked up and gently stroked the small and exquisite jade cloud pattern furnace.Made of sapphire, the whole body is decorated with H-shaped patterns as the ground, the two sides are symmetrically decorated with animal heads and swallow ears, and the top is decorated with patterns of auspicious clouds and sea water.Gan Qingyou said: "I don't know what is bad for the strange thief in Tsing Yi to steal, but chopsticks. This stove is much more expensive than that."

Yang Fuyin opened his small eyes to see, wasn't this sent by the Xia family last year!Hastily said: "Yes, yes, this item is precious, thank you young master for sending it last year, I will definitely keep it properly."

Gan Qing smiled as if nothing had happened: "This is still from my family? I think so, but Yang Fu Yin doesn't have to be so polite. The jade crane and egret furnace that was sent the year before last is worth more than this furnace top alone."

Xiang Quan listened with a look of disdain, Master Yang glanced at Xiang Quan with his small eyes, his heart pounding - it is common for officials to accept this kind of bribe, but it is really embarrassing to spread it out.

"Young Master Xia's kindness is appreciated by the officials... I will ask the Xia family for more help in the future."

Qian Qing looked indifferent, and said with a laugh: "Everyone, come back tomorrow, adults will definitely not mind, let Xia see some treasures like rhinoceros bones, maybe they can help you too!"

Yang Fuyin groaned secretly in his heart, Qianqing jumped out of the house, and Xiangquan followed him.He and Qianqing hadn't seen each other for several years, but they didn't exchange a single word of greeting. They walked to the practice area without saying a word, and Xiangquan stopped.

He stared at the open space for military training in the Yongcheng government office.The land was neither big nor small, covered with sand and surrounded by white walls.There are some tall ginkgo trees planted inside and outside the wall, and there is a peach tree sticking out of the wall, but the early autumn has come, the flowers have already withered, and now the leaves are not yellow or green, less charm, more depression.

"It's not bad fast."

"You mean feng shui?" Gan Qing smiled, and glanced at the peach tree: "In spring, 'peach blossoms enter the house', fortunately, it is ginkgo instead of apricot tree, otherwise 'red apricots come out of the wall' would be very bad .”

"I don't know how to read Feng Shui." Xiang Quan said calmly.

Qianqing looked at him in surprise: "Just kidding, you don't know Fengshui. How do you earn travel expenses when you travel abroad in the past few years? They asked you to read Fengshui, what should you do?"

Xiangquan raised his eyebrows and said, "Do I have to know Fengshui? Fengshui is Fengshui, and land is land. If I have to say this, then the Fengshui of this land will be good in the future. As far as I am concerned, the size is just right, and the view is also good." good."

Qian Qing laughed, "How did you tell someone's fortune? How could anyone believe someone like you."

"I don't know how to read Fengshui, dream interpretation, and horoscopes, so I don't know how to tell fortunes."

"You are a fortune teller, you don't know how to tell fortunes, how do you make a living?"

"That's not fortune-telling," Xiang Quan said with a vague smile on his lips, turned around to look at Qianqing, and said softly, "If your parents asked me to tell your fortune, guess what I would say?"

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