Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Qiao Wei couldn't help but change his face when he heard that, "How do you say?"

Yuan Langlang said solemnly, "I have seen this hairpin a few times before, it was the favorite of Mrs. Cai, the wife of the former eunuch Liu Xun. According to her own words, this hairpin was made by the palace, and it was called the Moyu Panlong hairpin. , Just one of these is worth thousands of gold."

Qiao Wei didn't know much about jade, but felt that the hairpin's luster was as warm as ink, it was indeed low-key and elegant, and the style was very unique, so she didn't think too much about it.

However, in the Han Dynasty, black was the most respected, and black jade was very rare, and it was rarely produced in the country. Therefore, it was more sought after by aristocratic families than green jade and white jade. It is true to say that it is priceless.

Qiao Wei quickly noticed two doubtful points from Yuan Langlang's words. Although the original family of Qiao's family was also a famous family in Wancheng, it was far from rich enough to be able to give away a black jade hairpin. Then Qiao Rui The origin of this black jade hairpin seems suspicious.

Secondly, since this is Mrs. Cai's favorite thing, she will definitely not show it to others easily. The question remains, where did the black jade hairpin in Qiao Rui's hand come from.

Qiao Weiping retreated to the left and right, and asked Yuan Langlang to elaborate, "Where did Madam Cai go after Marquis Wu captured Wancheng?"

"Mrs. Cai is proud and arrogant, and she doesn't want to be captured by Lord Hou and die by touching the pillar. Logically, this item should be confiscated directly, and it should not be used as a reward in the army. As for this black jade hairpin, it was given as a reward." I don't know who it is." Yuan Langlang thought for a while, and brought up another possibility, "Perhaps the people in the army didn't know the value of this thing, so they sold it casually, so I don't know.

The concubine was just being careful, and didn't doubt Mr. Qiao's intentions. "

Qiao Wei knew that she was just kindly reminding her that she didn't doubt it, but Qiao Wei did. No matter why this ink jade hairpin fell into Qiao Rui's hands, this matter is worth looking into.

After Sun Ce ransacked the Liu Mansion, all the confiscated items would be handed over to the Quartermaster for counting, and then rewarded to the important generals in the army. If the people in the army did not recognize the price of Moyu, it would be excusable to give it away or sell it as a pawn It is possible to give it to the local money baht shop.

But if it is given away, it means that Qiao Rui has something to do with the people in the army.If it's a pawn sale, the seller doesn't know the goods, so how can the buyer be ignorant of the goods? If Qiao Rui spends more money to buy it, he will definitely not be able to afford it, and there is no need to buy such an expensive item to please Qiao's mother.

Mother Qiao obviously didn't know the value of this hairpin, she just thought it was the kindness of her stepson, and Qiao Rui certainly didn't know the value of this hairpin, otherwise she wouldn't let Mother Qiao wear it on her head so ostentatiously.

Qiao Wei wanted to understand the key points, so she called You Ye to find out the whereabouts of this black jade hairpin. She always felt that the things hidden behind this hairpin must not be simple.

Seeing Qiao Wei's serious expression, Yuan Langlang was a little worried, "Madam? Concubine, did you say something wrong?"

Qiao Wei recovered from her contemplation, and shook her head hastily, "It has nothing to do with you. What you said is very important. Thanks to your delicate thoughts, you noticed the origin of this hairpin today. It's just that I have some guesses in my heart. Don't dare to lie."

Yuan Langlang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that Madam didn't blame me."
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The next day, You Ye directly brought Zhou Gu, the quartermaster officer, to the Sun Mansion to meet Qiao Wei, "I pay my respects to Madam."

"Get up, I want to ask you, You Ye should have told you, you just tell me who was the reward for this ink jade hairpin at that time?"

Zhou Gu presented a pamphlet, "It was given to Lord Chen, Sima of the other department."

Chen Wu?

Qiao Wei's impression of him is still in the scene of a fierce battle with Sun Quan during the big wedding to add to the fun.

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu went out to fight, and Chen Wu also followed Sun Ce to leave Lujiang, and he is not in the city now, Qiao Wei had nowhere to ask even if he wanted to.

The clues just stopped here.

Qiao Wei was a little discouraged, "It's such an unfortunate coincidence."

Zhou Gu lowered his head and said, "Madam, if you want to ask about this black jade hairpin, I have another matter to report to you. Master Chen lost this black jade hairpin to Lord Li, the prefect."

Li Shu?It's him again!

Qiao Wei frowned, "Go on."

"The black jade hairpin is very valuable and has a unique style, so I was a little impressed by the subordinates. At first, the subordinates were careless and distributed them to Mr. Chen. Later, the second son said that he wanted to choose a hairpin with a unique style for you, madam. As an engagement gift, the lower official thought of this hairpin, and found out after checking that it was given to Mr. Chen.

At that time, the Second Young Master took a lot of things and wanted to exchange this black jade hairpin with Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen said that he had lost to Mr. Li, so the Second Young Master gave up and chose another golden phoenix hairpin as a gift. with Mrs. "

There is a story behind the phoenix hairpin that was originally given to me.

Youye clasped his hands and said, "The subordinates went down to investigate Lord Li and Mr. Qiao, and found that the two of them had indeed been in close contact. Moreover, Lord Li, the prefect, often went to and from the Lujiang aristocratic family, had contacts with those young masters, and even sent a lot of them. Great gift."

"He is the son-in-law of the Zhou family, so it's not surprising that he has some contacts with the young masters of these aristocratic families. Why is he giving such generous gifts?"

You Ye didn't know, "But one time, my subordinates saw him send a load of cloth to the Chen residence, and it was very expensive."

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the salary of the prefect was one thousand shi. In simple terms, one month's salary was 2 thousand catties of unhusked wheat.

It doesn't sound like a lot, but at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were wars everywhere, and the market price had long been chaotic. In addition, Li Shu's family had a large population.Such a salary is at the level of a well-off society, no matter how rich you are.

But You Ye said that Li Shu lived a very extravagant life, and even spent money like water when interacting with the children of the aristocratic family, without restraint.Not to mention anything else, but the cloth Li Shu wore when meeting Qiao Wei in the city, as well as the car are very precious.

It really shouldn't be the standard of living that a prefect has.

Qiao Wei was a little puzzled, is his wife Zhou's family so rich?

Zhou Gu continued, "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

If it's really inappropriate to say it, I won't say it.Qiao Wei nodded, motioning him not to ink.

"A few days ago, a lieutenant in the army came to quarrel with the subordinate officials, saying that the food and grass were not enough, and some even mixed sand and gravel to make up for it."

"Sand and gravel are mixed with grain and grass? Why is this?"

Qiao Wei didn't quite understand that eating sand and stones in the stomach would easily cause gastrointestinal infections. If there is nothing wrong with such a good person, there will be something wrong with eating it.

Zhou Gu was also very helpless, "If there is a shortage of food in the army, or if the local harvest is not good, in order to complete the taxation, sand and gravel will be mixed into the collected grain and grass..."

Seeing Qiao Wei's face change slightly, Zhou Gu didn't continue talking.

Qiao Wei felt that something was wrong, "This year, the weather is clearly good and the harvest is good."

Some time ago, she went out to the outskirts of the city to inspect the autumn harvest, and she also asked the farmers who worked in the fields, and they all said that the harvest was an excellent year.Qiao Wei also planted some vegetables in the back of Sun's garden, and the growth was gratifying, and there was no sign of a bad harvest.

"So..." Qiao Wei recalled and understood Zhou Gu's meaning, "Are you suspicious that Li Shu was guarding himself and stealing military supplies?"

With insufficient food and grass, it is inevitable that the siege will be weak. Li Shu is preparing to light a fire in the backyard!
This person Zhou Gu appeared once in the previous chapter, do you guys know the origin of this person’s story?