The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The magistrate of Ezhou ordered people to close the Yuezhi teahouse, which made Zhong Wei a little annoyed.It's not that he feels sorry for the money - his nephew is the king of the mountain - it's just that Miaoyu swayed in front of King E after all, which might arouse the suspicion of Prince E's mansion.Sighed: "If I had known that Chen girl would be poisoned, I wouldn't have let her come out."

Jia Cong said: "If there is no tea from Master Miaoyu, this plan will not work. Unless you wear a veil, it will be even more suspicious. Anyway, they have no evidence."

Zhong Wei glanced at him: "Why does the prince need evidence to arrest someone?"

Jia Cong said: "Okay...there are so many masters in this teahouse, if he plays tricks, we can escape without any problem."

Zhong Wei thought about it: "I just need to speak to the people of King Yan."

"Huh? You know their spies?"

Zhong Wei said: "The person who usually delivers charcoal to this teahouse is the one who came on the day King E died. I just said that I was planning to try to lure him to another place in a few days. I didn't do it when he died. ——I really didn’t do it.” Nai glanced sideways at Chen Ruijin; Chen Ruijin couldn’t laugh or cry.

Jia Cong laughed and said, "You're too old to learn to be kind. The spy saw the seal on the door and ordered him to come again."

Just as he was talking, someone said back and forth: "The old man who delivered the charcoal is here." Zhong Wei coughed and got caught behind him.

Jia Cong turned to look at Jia Huan: "It's been a few days, have you figured it out? Do you want to help that child, or marry that girl?"

Jia Huan said: "Think clearly, I want to marry that girl."

Jia Cong raised his eyebrows: "Is it really clear? I won't regret it in the future."

"No." Jia Huan said, "I'm not the same temperament as Uncle Wu, and I'm not as capable as Uncle Wu. I can't get what Uncle Wu does for now. But I have a clear mind."

"Then there is no need to make extra troubles. Although Luzhou is small, the location is very important." Jia Cong shrugged, then turned to look at Zhong Heng: "Hey, did Uncle Zhong tell you? Now there is an excellent opportunity, Luzhou lacks General, are you changing jobs?" He pointed at Jia Huan, "King Lu is his brother-in-law, and Guan Bao trusts you."

Zhong Heng frowned and said, "Uncle told me. It's just plain how can I leave so many brothers behind?"

Jia Cong said: "If it is a water-soluble foundation, it must be returned to him. You are just a shopkeeper, and he is the boss. Just pick a suitable person under you to take over. If it doesn't mix well with water in the future, they You can also go to Luzhou to vote for you. If you get your own subordinates, such as those bandits back then, you can take them away."

Zhong Heng said: "Prince Beijing has nothing wrong with me."

Jia Cong said: "However, he didn't use you in the first place. Didn't you have someone surnamed Zhao on your head? His skills are much worse than yours. You were promoted by our hands. That's why Your current position is not a water-melting eye, but you have found it yourself. He is not a great favor to you. Over the years, you have worked hard for him, and you are worthy of him. As the saying goes, people go to the top Let's go, the water flows downhill. Now you have a better place to resign and change jobs, and he has no right to object. Let's get together and break up, and we will be friends again, wouldn't it be good?" Zhong Heng still hesitated.He added, "Maybe you can bring more soldiers? Maybe in the future, Shui Rong will ask you to help him when he is in trouble? A green forest is a green forest after all, no matter how many bandits There are many regular troops." Looking at Zhong Heng again, it is obvious that most of them have been convinced.

Zhong Wei came back after waiting for a long time, and said with a smile: "Old Zhangtou sent a message, which is interesting."

Two days ago, the first clearer from the prefect of Ezhou said to him that it was a good idea for Yuezhi Tea House to let the beautiful tea ladies make tea rounds for three days, so why not take advantage of King E's sudden death and seal them up for half a year, and open a tea house at home, and get a beautiful woman The tea lady makes a round of tea every three days.The magistrate thought it was reasonable, so he agreed.

Jia Cong bared his teeth and said, "Sure enough, we are the same as King E."

Jia Huan said: "If it weren't for this, King E would not have allowed the king to increase taxes at will."

Zhong Wei said: "Now you don't even need to think about excuses. In two days, I will tell old Zhangtou that half a year is too long. If I go outside for a walk, the teahouse will be temporarily closed."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "You might as well go to Luzhou to open a tea house. The salt class is exempted there, the business is prosperous, and the money is better."

Zhong Wei said seriously: "There is some truth to this." Jia Cong helped his back and laughed.

Chen Ruijin said: "It's just that if you leave Ezhou in a hurry, it's a bit like a guilty conscience. What if King E came to chase you?"

Jia Cong said: "King E is dead, and his son has not yet ascended the throne. Their family must be in chaos at this moment and they can't take care of others. Although we are suspicious, the little eunuch who tested the poison is indeed fine. How many people have offended King E? ?It will take a long time for those people to finish the investigation. The masters of Prince E’s Mansion have been unreasonable since ancient times. If they can’t find out, they will have to suspect us again and make us trouble. For the first time. The matter of investigating the case is under the control of the prefect. Besides, the prefect of Ezhou has the intention to learn from our marketing model—er, learn our ideas, and he is eager for us to leave. First, we can use our methods openly; Come on, if the murderer is not found, you can take the blame for us."

Zhong Wei nodded: "That's right. He won't stop us from going."

Jia Cong looked at Zhong Heng and said, "How about this? You go to Luzhou first, meet King Lu, and see if you two get along well. If it's good, then talk to Shui Rong; if it's not good, just let it go."

Without waiting for Zhong Heng to answer, Zhong Wei first said: "Brother Cong is very right, so let it be." After hearing this, Zhong Heng acquiesced.

So they packed up some things and asked a few local guys to look after the store. Zhong Wei even gave him half a year's wages in advance, and told the neighbors that he was going to visit relatives.Miaoyu wanted to ask if Jingzhong was safe and if she could go back to Zhenwu Nunnery, but no one thought of asking her, so she just followed silently.But he set off for Luzhou openly and aboveboard.Sure enough, although there were people sneaking behind him at first, they didn't stop them.Instead, he followed them for half a day and stopped following them.

On this day, Du Dequ, the appeasement envoy of Luzhou, came home from the barracks, and the door came back and forth: "General, here is a boy, dressed in a lively style! He said that his master came from Ezhou and wanted to stay in Luzhou. Open a tea house in Zhouzhou, invite the general to have two bowls of wine, I hope the general will appreciate it."

Du Dequ immediately thought that this Ezhou tea merchant wanted to please him so that he could gain a foothold in Luzhou.Nai smiled and said, "I heard that the king of E is extorting violently, and the people of Ezhou are having a hard time." Then he asked where the man was.Thinking of King E's sudden death, he frowned slightly.

Menzi handed over the post, which said "Zhong, a native of Yan State", and left an address.Du Dequ saw that it was the largest restaurant in Luzhou, and he was secretly happy: "I think this person has some savings." So he went in, changed his clothes, and went to the appointment.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, a waiter greeted him: "General Du, Master Zhong invited you?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Er hurriedly said: "Master Zhong has been waiting for a long time." He led the way ahead and led Du Dequ upstairs.

When Du Dequ entered the private room, he knew at a glance that the Zhong family was rich.One master and three young masters were all dressed in silk; even the maids wore gold rings on their hands.Nai coughed, and a fat young master stood up: "This must be General Du Dequ?"

Du Dequ smiled and cupped his fists and said, "Yes, I am Du Dequ."

Those masters and young masters stood up and bowed their hands in return. The fat young master hurriedly left his seat and poured him a bowl of wine. He smiled and held it up: "I heard that General Du is a hero in this world. Wansheng respects you very much. Please give me a favor from the general." Drink this bowl to the brim!" Said Bibi, winked at Du Dequ, and then glanced at the wine.

Du Dequ had already smelled the aroma of wine, and couldn't help reaching out to pick it up.The fat young master handed the wine to him.Du Dequ immediately noticed a piece of paper folded into a square hidden under the wine bowl.Nai secretly squeezed the paper in his hand, raised his neck and drank the wine in one gulp, praising: "Good wine!"

The fat young master smiled and said: "The general drank down such a big bowl of wine in one gulp, and he must have a urinate later."

Du Dequ was taken aback for a moment, and seeing the fat young master blinking, he immediately understood, rubbed his stomach and said, "I want to have a rest right now, everyone, please wait a moment."

The fat young master cupped his hands and said, "General, please go ahead."

Du Dequ immediately went out of the house, pretending to urinate, and when he went to the hut, he unfolded the paper and was shocked: it was a 1000 tael bank note!This guy surnamed Zhong is really rich.He hurriedly hid the bank notes in his arms, and returned to the banquet with a smile on his face.

As soon as he came in, the master Zhong, who was in charge, ordered the restaurant to serve dishes, all of which were extremely expensive and extremely expensive.Although Du Dequ often eats it, it is more comfortable to eat other people's food after all.During the meeting, Mr. Zhong mentioned that he originally opened a teahouse in Ezhou, and the business was pretty good.Now that I have left Ezhou, I want to live in Luzhou and still open a teahouse.Du Dequ asked him: "Since the business is good, why not continue to open in Ezhou?"

The fat young master let out a long sigh, and said to him: "General Du, to be honest, my uncle—" He pointed at the old man, "It's very unlucky." Then he thought about their teahouse in Ezhou. The idea to attract customers, King E came to the teahouse to drink tea and then died suddenly, and the prefect of Ezhou had an idea from a Qing guest.

Du Dequ was furious, and said, "It's unreasonable! As a parent and official, how can you compete with the people to such an extent."

"Isn't that right!" Another chubby young master puffed his cheeks and said, "I couldn't think of a good idea, so I blatantly robbed others."

Du Dequ couldn't help asking: "How did King E die?"

The fat young master said: "Who knows? I heard that there are many green forest masters in Prince E's Mansion. It's hard for anyone to stab him with a knife. He came to our teahouse to drink tea and brought a little eunuch to test the poison! It shows how many fear death."

The chubby young master said: "If you haven't done anything wrong, why should you be so afraid of death!"

The fat young master sighed: "Since I have done too many bad things, it is useless to be afraid of death. Lord Yan will make the kid seduce him." Du Dequ nodded repeatedly.

The fat young master said again: "General Du, we invite the general here today to ask for something."

Du Dequ held someone else's 1000 taels of silver in his arms, and his face was full of smiles: "I don't ask for anything! We are all good friends, just tell me what you can use Du Mou!"

The fat young master scratched his head: "It's a bit inconvenient to talk about it. Well, let me tell the general a story. Once upon a time in a village, an old man in the village picked up a little tiger cub and raised him. Later, the tiger cub grew up. When I grow up, I often help the villagers hunt, and the villagers also like this big tiger. The children in the village don’t like tigers. Even though they know that this tiger helped their adults bring back many antelopes and wild deer, they still like to eat mutton Venison, still don't like big tigers. General guess why?"

Du Dequ wondered, "Why?"

The fat young master said: "Because the big tiger is too big and the child is too small. Children are afraid of big things. Even if they know that the tiger is helping them, they will still be afraid. When they grow up, they will naturally not be afraid, but Children are still afraid."

Du Dequ thought for a while: "It makes sense."

The chubby young master smiled flatteringly and said, "I know King Lu in my later life. King Lu is young, just like the children in this village. He said that the master who taught him martial arts looks like the Vajra Bodhisattva in the temple. He is afraid."

Du Dequ's face darkened, and he looked at them: "What do you mean?"

The fat young master pointed to the rather muscular young master who had been silent all this time and said: "My elder brother is honest and not suitable for business. However, the ancestors of the family were also soldiers."

Boss Zhong cupped his hands and said, "General, we have absolutely no intention of snatching the position of Major General. King Lu is a prince, and he doesn't go to battle, so he can fool around with his martial arts...just mediocre martial arts. Why bother General Du? Is it overkill?"

The young master was already blushing with embarrassment, bit the bullet and cupped his hands.Du Dequ took a closer look at this man. Although he was dark, he had excellent facial features.Could he not know what his son looked like?If he were Lu Wang, he would also like to see this Uncle Zhong.It's just that he couldn't figure out what the family was going to do.It's just a master Wu, his son didn't want to go at all, just to get closer to Prince Lu's mansion.

The fat young master cupped his hands with a smile on his face again and said: "I hope General Du will be accommodating and generous." The brothers took turns to come forward to toast with a smile.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit a smiling face.He acted like this, and gave 1000 taels of silver first, so Du Dequ was naturally inconvenient to turn his face, but he just couldn't figure it out.When the banquet was over, Du Dequ didn't say yes or no, and Zhong's family all looked at him eagerly.

Du Dequ just left the restaurant, and a person jumped out beside him, it was the girl next to his friend Su Niang.The girl pulled Du DeChannel: "Good general! You haven't seen our girl in so many days! But let me catch you!" She acted like a baby and asked him to see Su Niang.

Du Dequ drank too much wine, thought of Miss Su's beauty, he laughed and said, "Didn't I just see you a while ago?"

The girl stretched out two fingers: "Two days! People say that one day is like three autumns, and the general hasn't come for a year and a half!"

Du Dequ laughed loudly: "Well, you cunning girl. That's all, just go." Then he flicked his sleeves and followed her to Su Niang's place.

When we arrived at Su Niang's house, the fan was extremely considerate, needless to say.After the two made love, Su Niang casually asked him where he went to drink and get drunk today.Du Dequ thought of the family surnamed Zhong, so he told her about it. "I just think this matter is a bit weird. If they want to seek the position of Master Wu, they just seek it out, why send me money? I'm afraid I will retaliate? My son doesn't want to teach that little prince yet."

Su Niang giggled for a long time when she heard the words, and said: "The general can't even think about this? It is obvious that they suffered a loss in Ezhou. They are new to Luzhou and want to ask for a backer, so as not to be bullied again. The King of Lu is naturally The best backstage. How could that young master recognize King Lu? It’s just that he heard from somewhere that King Lu was afraid of his current Master Wu, so he asked who this Master Wu was. How could they want to be King Lu’s Master Wu? You can do it! Suitete gave the general money to bribe the matter. General, I am asking for your recommendation. The 1000 taels of silver are not free."

Du Dequ suddenly realized: "So that's the case! What did I say?" Nai squeezed Su Niang's body and smiled, "Beauty, you are clever enough to guess it."

Su Niang lowered her eyebrows and smiled.Xindao: Who can guess it for no reason?Coincidentally, someone also sent me 300 taels, and asked me to help say good things, so I didn't know.