A knife in love

Chapter 1157

It's just that as soon as Qin Laowu said that, he suddenly remembered that when the two held hands just now, it was he who had suddenly used his hands and held Li Qiufeng's right hand hard, trying to take advantage of his unpreparedness and pinch Li Qiufeng so hard that he cried and begged for mercy.As for later, although his right hand was restrained by Li Qiufeng, the other party did not move, and it was impossible to see that he was fighting back.I said that he used demon methods to harm people, but I couldn't justify it.Zhang Shi had been standing beside the two of them, and if he yelled like this, not only would Zhang Shi not help him to speak, but he might blame himself for making a fuss.Thinking of this, Qin Laowu immediately shut up, but looked at Li Qiufeng in horror.

Seeing Qin Lao Wu's appearance, Zhang Shi knew that he must have suffered under Li Qiufeng's hands.So he chuckled and said, "Old Qin, I just said that brother Zhu is a young hero, now you believe it?"

Qin Lao Wu forced a smile, then walked up to Li Qiufeng, cupped his hands and said: "Our old Qin is a rough man, so he offended me so much just now, Brother Zhu, don't take offense."

Li Qiufeng saw that Qin Lao Wu had completely lost the arrogance just now, so he hurriedly bowed his hands to return the salute, and said, "Where is the fifth brother Qin talking? I admire heroes and heroes the most. I heard that fifth brother Qin beat the Tartars when he left the customs. Is it true?" We are the heroes of the Central Plains. If there is a chance in the future, I will ask Qin Wuge to tell the story of beating the Tartars."

The thing that Qin Laowu was most proud of in his life was that he followed Emperor Zhengde to the north and fought several bloody battles with Tartar soldiers.After he left the capital, he drank a few cups on weekdays and would brag about how he fought the Tartars back then.Li Qiufeng's words really tickled his itch.The matter of being humiliated by Li Qiufeng's counterattack just now was thrown aside by him.Qin Laowu smiled and said: "If brother Zhu likes to listen, our old Qin can't finish talking to you for three days and three nights! This time we go to sea, we will spend more than a month on the sea, we have plenty of opportunities to tell stories. Back then, I was under the command of the general of the Xuanfu, and I was the team leader of the former army. Brother Zhu, I’m afraid you don’t know that since the Tumubao War, most of the famous generals of our Ming Dynasty died in battle, unable to march north. Can take the defensive position. Although Yu Shaobao won the battle to defend the capital, more than 25 famous generals and more than half of the [-] elite soldiers died in Tumubao. The arrogance has returned, although they did not attack Daming on a large scale, they sent small groups of soldiers and horses from time to time to harass the border, loot property, and kill and injure the people of Ming Dynasty..."

Zhang Shi and Qin Laowu had always been friends, and knew that if he talked about the border wars back then, he might not be able to finish talking for three days and three nights.So he laughed and said, "Old Qin, save these stories until we get to the sea."

Qin Laowu was startled, then smiled awkwardly, and said, "Yuanwai Zhang is still right. After we get on the boat, I will tell Brother Zhu the story of the former emperor's Northern Expedition in detail."

Zhang Shi said solemnly: "Let's not talk about gossip. Lao Qin, shopkeeper Hu and the others are all looking forward to getting rich in Fusang, so they have paid more than ten times the ship price for this. Since we have collected their money, the goods are invaluable." Don’t make a mistake, otherwise shopkeeper Hu and the others won’t break up with us.”

When Zhang Shi said this, he paused for a while, turned his head and looked around, then lowered his voice and said to Qin Laowu: "I always feel that these goods are not the only ones who own them. The day before yesterday I saw shopkeeper Hu, Shopkeeper Bai and a guy were sneaking around in the tavern, and they were discussing something. So I sent someone to watch them quietly. Later, the person I sent came back and told me that the person who whispered to Shopkeeper Hu and Shopkeeper Bai , actually came from the capital. This person works in the Beijing Firearms Bureau, and is the confidant of the chief official of the Firearms Bureau. I paid attention immediately and sent a few servants to watch this person. It turned out that he was moving around in Ningbo city , met all the officials of the Shibosi Yamen and Ningbo Fu Yamen. Shopkeeper Hu and others would come to the inn where this person was staying almost every night. I don’t know what they were discussing. Sometimes, shopkeeper Hu and others would leave until late at night. Therefore, we must be cautious in this transaction. If something goes wrong, not only shopkeeper Hu and others will turn against us, but I am afraid that the officials of the Shibosi Yamen and Ningbo Zhifu Yamen will not let us go."

Qin Laowu nodded, and said in his mouth: "Actually, there are some things I wanted to talk to Zhang Yuanwai. Since I took this job, people often secretly stared at my boat. At first I didn't care about it, but I didn't come here. Back and forth, I always ran into those guys, and I realized that things were a little strange. Lao Hu and the others were also different from before, and even found someone to watch us secretly. Last night, while there was no one on the pier, I wanted to The boatman moved the goods onto the boat. These people couldn't bear it anymore, and even came to the shore to see if we were tampering with the goods. How have I ever been subjected to such bird anger? I chased after them and cursed. Those guys were ashamed by my scolding , but still refused to leave, watching us move all the wooden boxes and sacks to the boat, and then scattered around. Just now when I listened to the outsiders, I suddenly realized. I am afraid that Lao Hu and the others are not the owners of the goods, but those big people behind. It’s just a puppet to support the table.”

Before Qin Lao Wu finished speaking, Zhang Shi waved his hand at him and said in a low voice, "We don't have to deal with these matters, as long as we deliver the goods to Fusang, we can get the money. I have dealt with the government for decades, and some The less you know about something, the better."

Qin Lao Wu nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang, Brother Zhu, you two should go aboard and look at the goods."

Li Qiufeng listened to Zhang Shi and Qin Laowu talking, and thought to himself that the Firearms Bureau is in charge of the firearms manufacturing of Shenjiying, and its position in the capital is extremely important.How could people from the Firearms Bureau come to Ningbo to deal with these businessmen?This thing is a bit strange.So Qin Lao Wu asked two people to go to the ship to look at the goods, but Li Qiufeng was eager to see what these people were going to transport to Fusang.But Zhang Shi shook his head and said, "Old Qin, we have been friends for more than ten years, can I still not trust you? Tomorrow we will sail out to sea, and when we reach the sea, our safety depends on my brother. So it is better for you to live well." Rest and refresh yourself. I still have to go to the Shibo Office. Since the Fusang tribute envoy fought in the Shibo Office last year, killing and wounding more than ten officials and escaping from Ningbo City, the imperial court has ordered the Shibo The eunuch in charge, Ryan Suona, went to Beijing to question the crime. The eunuch in charge who took over was more careful. Although I have taken care of it, I am still a little worried, and I have to go to the Shibo Si Yamen to have a look."

After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he chatted with Qin Laowu for a few more words, then took his leave and left.After he and Li Qiufeng walked out of the pier, he said to Li Qiufeng in a low voice: "Brother Zhu, you go back to the house and rest first, I'm going to the Shibosi Yamen to meet the eunuch in charge."

After parting with Zhang Shi, Li Qiufeng went straight back to Zhang's Mansion in Sifang Lane.After he walked into the stone workshop, the courtyard guards who had been chatting in front of the various houses suddenly became extremely nervous, and turned their faces away one by one, for fear of conflicting with Li Qiufeng.Li Qiufeng didn't want to get involved with these people again, so he walked quickly to Zhang's residence.

The servants of the Zhang family knew that Zhang Shi valued Li Qiufeng very much, so they respected him very much.Seeing Li Qiufeng's arrival, the two male servants guarding the gate rushed forward to greet him, nodded and said "hard work" repeatedly, and then accompanied Li Qiufeng into the yard.The housekeeper of Zhang's house was busy in the yard, when he saw Li Qiufeng coming back, he also came forward to meet him.Surrounded by these people, Li Qiufeng walked into the backyard, feeling quite uncomfortable.Just when he was thinking that everyone would not have to accompany him, he heard the butler say respectfully: "Uncle Zhu, the luggage you left in the inn has been retrieved and placed in your room. Tell the villain again, and the villain will send someone to the inn to retrieve it."

After he finished speaking, he took out a small piece of loose silver from his bosom, handed it to Li Qiufeng respectfully, and said: "This is the lodging silver that Uncle Zhu kept in the inn cabinet. We will follow your instructions." Take it back, please put it away, Mr. Zhu."

Li Qiufeng took the silver and carefully put it back into his bosom, then thanked the butler, and said: "Mr. Zhang went to the Shibosi Yamen to do some business, and asked Zhu to go back to the mansion to wait. Everyone, do your best." Well, you don't have to stay with me here."

Seeing Li Qiufeng's stingy look, the housekeeper and several servants looked down on him a little.So one by one suppressed their smiles, confessed their sins, and left one after another.

Li Qiufeng is not a stingy person, but he knows that these people will definitely tell Zhang Shi about his every move, so he deliberately pretends that he wants Zhang Shi to treat himself as a greedy person who is only interested in profit, and stop treating him badly. Take precautions, so that you can take yourself to Fusang without any scruples.Seeing that the housekeeper and the others had fallen into his trap, he heaved a sigh of relief and went straight into the house to rest.

(End of this chapter)