Chapter 636
Since the arrest was made, the sixteenth elder brother also became energetic, and took advantage of the dark, to visit the garden of the third elder brother and the fifth elder brother.

After all, it's because of the different identities, even if Qi Min leads people, it's not easy to search every room carefully, it's just a formality.

For the two people who were arrested, Brother Sixteen waved his hand and asked Qi Min to go to the Yamen for interrogation.Even the chief steward of A Ling A's mansion couldn't get rid of the relationship, and went directly to the yamen to have tea.

The two guys dressed as servants looked a little strange when they saw the officers and soldiers, and they looked strange.When I asked them, they didn't answer, but turned around and ran away, and then they fought each other twice.

The officers and soldiers are used to being uncles. They thought that if they yelled twice, the other party would be caught without a fight. Who would have thought that they would meet Yan Luo.At first, he stepped forward to stop those two, but they were immediately cut down and knocked to the ground, leaving only crying and cursing.

The rest of the people became alert, Qi Min wanted to make a contribution, and ordered the big guys to block them in the garden.After some fighting, whether these two people couldn't stand the crowd, or they missed and were captured.

Unexpectedly, this time it was really caught. One of them had a plaster on his eyes and removed the plaster. A black mole the size of a soybean was Tu Er, who was wanted in the whole city.

Although this is an important criminal wanted by the local prefectures and counties, since Elder Sixteen ordered him to be taken back to the Xinggong Yamen for interrogation, what else can Qi Min say.

The sixteenth elder brother and Cao Yong returned to the palace garden with their entourage and guards.

After going around in a circle, the meal was delayed, and when they returned to the garden, the two of them changed their clothes and ate together.

After dinner, Elder Sixteen was thinking about the day, and Sheng Jia was about to return to Beijing. It was the Longevity Day, and his son would not be able to make it this year.

There are examples of birthday gifts from previous years, and Fujin will figure it out, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

"Fu Ruo, these days are too boring. Shall we think about something else?" Elder Sixteen took a purple sand pot half the size of a palm and poured it into his mouth. A little awkward) After taking two sips of hot tea, he said leisurely: "There are still two or three months before this holy man arrives in Rehe, so we can't go out looking for thieves and murderers? This is in Rehe, not Sanhe Regardless of the boundaries, if the opponent doesn't have a few hundred people, those boys outside can also deal with it."

Cao Yong listened to the words of the sixteenth elder brother here, thinking about another thing.

It goes without saying that businessmen seek profit.Those prostitutes in Fuguo's mansion can rent a big house and raise dozens of girls at the same time, which is no longer an ordinary scale.

The girls who were born in their hands, after being trained, were sold to wealthy families.Either as a maid, or as a concubine.

If it's purely to make money, it's okay, if it's mixed with other things, who is the master behind this scene?If it is said that there is no owner, then it is impossible. How many people who do this business without a backer can have a note from the government?
Do you want to inquire about it?Cao Yong found that he seemed too leisurely.

"Tricking and messing? Master Sixteen has a good idea?" Cao Yong withdrew his thoughts, and continued what Elder Sixteen said.

Brother Sixteen stood up and said, "If I had paid attention, I would have said it sooner. Let's go, let's take a walk in the garden to clear our minds, and it can be regarded as a breath of air."

Cao Yong knew that Kangxi was short of money.

If Shengjia came to Rehe and could think of another way to make money and add some money to the inner treasury, Kangxi would be happy even if he didn't say anything on the surface, but he would be happy if he specified it in his heart.

It's just a bidding, leading to a "reward of ten thousand gold", this trouble has not been dealt with cleanly, Cao Yongshi does not want to show off again now.

With such a little ability, if it was all used up in the Kangxi Dynasty, wouldn't it be waiting for Yongzheng to clean up after he came to power?
If he wants to keep the Cao family peaceful, he can't achieve his wish by making a few contributions alone.

In the eyes of the world, this way of making money is not always the right way for a gentleman.In the mouths of those old masters, Cao Yong is just a bratty brat.

The peach blossoms in the garden are already in bloom, and they are even more gorgeous against the backdrop of the sunset.

Cao Yong stood under the peach blossom tree, touched his chin, and wondered if there was something that could make Brother Sixteen gain some political achievements.

It's not easy to let the sixteenth elder brother accompany him to dry out in Rehe, just relying on the sixteenth elder brother to gallop to help him, he can't let the sixteenth elder brother be busy.

"Why don't we bid again?" Brother Sixteen stopped, turned around, and said to Cao Yong, "Think about what else you can get, and shoot again, even if you can't get ten million. It is also good to enter hundreds of thousands or millions!"

Cao Yong thought Brother Sixteen had some good ideas, and when he heard him talking about this, he shook his head.

As the saying goes, one trick is delicious, and it can be eaten all over the world.

If this is eaten in the sky, can it still be called "fresh"?Moreover, before it was the power of the whole country, backed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In order to fear that the first bidding of the Qing Dynasty would be too deserted, Cao Yong and the others bid for everything that the Ministry of Internal Affairs could think of.

Now here in Rehe, if they had come two months earlier and could have thought of an idea on the renovation of the palace, and now they are starting work, they would not be able to meddle if they wanted to.

Seeing Cao Yong's reaction, Brother Sixteen laughed twice, knowing that he had taken it for granted.

Seeing a pavilion not far ahead, Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen sat in the pavilion.

"If you let me compose a song, I can do it. If you want to make money, you have to rely on Furuo." Elder Sixteen looked at Cao Yong, with hope in his eyes.

It was rare to see him take the initiative to do something, and he was probably stimulated by the 300 taels of gold just now.

A prince who has no real power dares to look down upon even the chief housekeeper of the palace, how can this not make people angry.

Cao Yong's mind is running fast, but he is not a genius with a long-term memory. What he learned in his previous life is real and limited. At this time, there is no good way to make money quickly.

Making money, making money, he couldn't help laughing, he became more and more like a half-bottled businessman, but he forgot the bright profession of an official.

"Did you get to the point?" Elder Sixteen asked with his eyes wide open seeing him like this.

Cao Yong looked at Brother Sixteen up and down, and said: "Master Sixteen, there are no outsiders, let's be honest, is Master Sixteen seeking fame or profit?"

"What do you say about asking for fame? How about asking for profit?" Seeing Cao Yong's plausible words, the sixteenth elder brother couldn't help but leaned over and asked.

Cao Yong smiled and replied: "Seeking profit, I haven't thought of it yet, Lord Sixteen will have to allow me some effort. Asking for fame, there is just a chance to make a name for the ages..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Elder Sixteen, who waved his hand and said, "Don't mess with those vain people, fame is not a good thing, who knows if it will last forever or be infamous forever? You can't get something affordable. ?”

Seeing his lack of interest, Cao Yong hesitated, and stopped the following words.

The sixteenth brother saw that he stopped talking, but became interested, and said, "Let's talk about the way to seek fame first, and then think about the way to seek profit!" At this point, he looked at Cao Yong and said, "Fu Ruo , you can’t be more promising? Look at those Manchu officials and Han officials, which one doesn’t want to ascend to the court to pay homage? If there is really a long-lasting method, it will not be of great benefit to me, and it should be used on you. "

Cao Yong listened, glanced at the scenery of the garden, and said: "'The big hermit hides in the court, the middle hermit hides in the city, and the small hermit hides in the wild'. I also know how many catties and taels I am. I have climbed higher, and the wind is strong, Master Sixteen."

"Well, are you showing off your self-knowledge, or what?" Elder Sixteen said, curling his lips.

Cao Yong laughed twice, and said: "No, no, Lord Sixteen, the lower officials are also somewhat concerned about the country and the people."

"Oh?" Brother Sixteen glanced at Cao Yong twice, his face full of disbelief.

Before Cao Yong could answer, someone said: "It sounds nice, but it's just laziness."

With the sound of speaking, a little girl hung upside down on the pavilion, and made faces at Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen.

If a burly man appeared suddenly, Elder Sixteen would still be startled; when such a quirky little girl came out and spoke soft Nanyin, he was only curious.

"Fu Ruo, whose little girl is this?" Elder Sixteen asked Cao Yong.

"This is Brother Wei's goddaughter, Qiniang. It's a long story, and I'll talk to Master Sixteen when I have time." Having said that, he waved to Qiniang and said, "Come on down, knock carefully. This It's the sixteenth master, who lives in the garden now, so don't be too naughty."

Qiniang wrinkled her nose, but obediently got down from the pavilion.

Speaking of which, her impression of the Cao family is not bad.Although Cao Jia and others were ruthless when they went to save people, it was for saving people after all.

In addition, these days, Vanilla has taken good care of her, and she knows what is good or bad in her heart.

If she really wanted to leave, no one would stop her.It's just that at this age, she doesn't dare to go on the road rashly without her father in front of her.

But when she heard that it was "Master Sixteen", she circled half a circle around Elder Sixteen, with her little hands behind her back, and said, "You are the 'Master Sixteen' who was so fascinated by Xiaoying that he couldn't find him?"

If it were someone else, it would be embarrassing to make fun of a little girl like that.

Who is the sixteenth elder brother, and the words spoken in this palace are pleasant?

He raised his eyebrows with a smile, and said: "How do you say that? Could it be that someone slandered the master in front of the little girl?"

Fang Qiniang shook her head, showing a bit of disdain and said: "It's just a dude, what can I slander?"

The sixteenth elder brother was choked speechless, pointed to Cao Yong, and said: "If the master is a dude, what about him?"

Fang Qiniang rolled her eyes and said, "Is there even a need to ask? Of course he's not going to be any better! Things of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, Master Sixteen doesn't know?"

Seeing Fang Qiniang being so forthright, Elder Sixteen put on a smile on his face and said, "Young lady knows a lot."

Fang Qiniang straightened her body, patted her small chest, and said: "Of course, I think I also traveled south and north, and saw some things in the world. Now I am trapped here, but my force is not enough. After a while, my boxing skills will be superb, so who will I be afraid of?"

Although Brother Sixteen could understand these words, he also felt that they were wrong.Let's say it's a bad tone, but it's not just that.

When Cao Yong saw it, he explained: "Don't look at Qiniang's young age, she is half a Jianghu person, she was the one who saw that Xiaoying was wrong first!"

Hearing this, Fang Qiniang hurried to Cao Yong's side, raised her face, and asked, "Master Cao, do you believe me?"

Cao Yong nodded, and said: "Is there anything you don't believe, isn't Qiniang a little heroine? Natural eyesight can't be wrong."

After all, Fang Qiniang was a child at heart, and when she heard the praise, her face turned red and she could only smile.

However, she immediately sensed that something was wrong, pointed at Elder Sixteen and said, "Since he knew she was wrong, why did Lord Cao still let Master Sixteen look like a fly, wandering around the yard over there?"

Brother Sixteen couldn't help shaking his head after hearing this metaphor.

This little girl is cute, but her words are too vulgar.It sounds better than a fly, isn't it?

Cao Yong said: "Didn't you look at her hands and feet and say that she didn't learn Kung Fu? You also said that she still has her feet bound, and she doesn't seem to have suffered. She doesn't have swords or poisons on her body, so Master Sixteen is not afraid." gone."

After hearing this, Fang Qiniang stuck out her tongue at Elder Sixteen, and said with a smile: "Did you come forward because of his good looks? If he was ugly, he would have been far away!"

Speaking of Xiaoying, Cao Yong remembered that Wei Hei had sent people to the countryside to look for her uncle's house in the past few days, and asked around, but they couldn't find anyone, only an empty house was left.

"On Xiaoying's side, can Master Sixteen make any progress?" Cao Yong said.

Elder Sixteen's face was a bit ambiguous, and said: "The little hand has already been pulled. Although it is bitter cold outside the Great Wall, it is the age of cardamom, and the skin is very tender."

Fang Qiniang looked young, but she was actually twelve.

Hearing the sixteenth elder brother talking about this, he couldn't help frowning, muttered "Deng Tuzi", and said to Cao Yong: "Master Cao, I'm going back, so that the godmother won't find me and worry." Brother Six, let's go out of the garden quickly.

Brother Sixteen looked at her back, and said to Cao Yong: "It seems that this little girl has some tricks, is it taught by Old Wei?"

"Mostly it is a family tradition, and now there are several people in the house who teach her." Cao Yong said, talking about Fang Qiniang's origin.

Brother Sixteen didn't expect it to be an accident caused by bidding, and he was a little distracted, and said: "You won't raise tigers, right? According to this, the little girl's father is not an ordinary person. You plundered her daughter to Rehe , don’t bring the old ones in again.”

"It would be great if it is really recruited. Brother Wei said that Qiniang's father, Fang Zhonggong, is one of the most famous boxing masters in Fujian and Zhejiang. He has been famous for many years. If he can stay here and be a coach, he will encounter problems later. It’s not easy to rely on the human wall to defend.” Cao Yong said: “It’s just not easy. I heard that he protected Fang Baikui’s son back to Fujian before Fang’s family questioned him. It will take some time to go back and forth for thousands of miles. Kung Fu. Besides, there are not many people who know that it is my side who robbed people. Although Brother Nine knows, Fang Zhonggong is a man of the rivers and lakes, and the two of them are easy but hard to meet." Cao Yong replied.

While talking, the dusk grew darker.

Brother Sixteen stood up and asked, "By the way, what exactly is the method of leaving a name through the ages that Furuo just said?"

Cao Yong, on the other hand, put on a show and said, "Don't worry about it, Mr. Sixteen should go back and think about it. What does Master Sixteen want most now?"

Brother Sixteen laughed and said, "Look at your virtue, it's as if you help me with whatever you want."

Cao Yong smiled, but didn't answer immediately, Brother Sixteen looked at the afterglow of the setting sun in the west, and said to himself naturally: "I have to go and see what's going on with that little girl..."

*
University scholar's mansion, firewood room.

Yidu sat on the chair, looking at the four bound on the ground, his face was unpredictable.

"Say, who are you? Why did you sneak into the mansion of the Lord?" Yi Duli asked in a deep voice.

The four people on the ground were all dressed as servants, and the leader of them said, "You guys don't dare to lie about Master Hui. They are indeed Second Grandma's natal family. It was sent by our old lady to be ordered by our girl. "

Yi Duli sneered, and said: "Is the master a fool? The Yang family is from Jiangning. If you are an old man of the Yang family, why don't you have a Jiangning accent?"

The headed man's eyes flickered, and he wanted to defend himself. Yi Duli had already ordered the nurse next to him: "Give me a discount on the dog legs of these guys, and see if they dare to speak hard!"

The stewards next to me agreed, took the board with them, and started to do it.

"Wait a minute!" Following the voice, it was Yang Ruixue who rushed over after getting the news.

Looking at the four people who were bound on the ground, Yang Ruixue looked anxious, stepped forward and pulled Yi Duli's shoulder and said, "Master, they..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yi Duli had already stopped her words: "Shut up! Just keep sewing in the house, what are you doing here, it's so dirty." After speaking, he got up and pulled Yang Ruixue out.

Before leaving, he quietly gestured to the housekeeper.

Yang Ruixue rarely saw him like this, and when he thought about the identities of those people in the room, his heart was already in turmoil.

It wasn't until she returned to the house that she woke up, put her arms around Yi Duli's arm and said: "Master, those four long-term attendants were really sent by my mother's family. Because I am busy these days, I haven't had time to tell you .”

After hearing this, Yi Duli frowned and pushed Yang Ruixue away, saying, "Four fellows from merchants can get out of customs? Are you really confused, or are you just pretending to be confused?"

When Yang Ruixue heard this, her face turned pale and she was speechless.

Seeing her so terrified, Yi Duli felt a little soft-hearted, stepped forward and hugged her in his arms, and said: "I know, they are sent by the Li family. No matter what their purpose is, I can't keep them here. You She is the father's woman, and the mother of the father's daughter. The Li family is considered to be some kind of unreachable relative, so don't pay attention to it. Even if Rehe is peaceful, if you want to insert a nail into our house, you can't tolerate it. Not to mention the current hot weather. The river is in chaos, if these guys really have bad intentions and cause trouble, even the master will be affected."

Yang Ruixue felt guilty in the end, her body froze when she heard Yi Duli mentioned the Li family, so she dared not speak too much.

After a while, she asked in a low voice, "Are those people going to be kicked out?"

"What is Fei doing? If they go back to gossip with the Li family, it will make it difficult for your mother and brother. When you return to Beijing, send someone to go back to the south and take your mother and brother to Beijing. You can feel at ease !" Yi Duli put his arms around Yang Ruixue's waist, lowered his head and sniffed her neck, and said, "Is this a bath? There is still a scent on her body..."

*
In the firewood room, I heard the sound of "cracking" boards, interspersed with muffled humming.

The mouths of the four bound people were all stuffed with rags, their bodies were stained with blood, and they didn't even have the strength to struggle.

With a sound of "snap!", a board was severely discounted.

Sweat was already dripping from the forehead of the person holding the board, he took another board from the side, and whispered to the housekeeper next to him, "Third Master, I've beaten you a hundred times, if you continue to beat..."

The butler glared at him, but said nothing.

The man had no choice but to wipe the sweat off his forehead and continue to swing the board...

*
Capital, Cao Mansion, Orchid Court.

Cao Yin looked at the young son in the cradle, and whispered to Li Shi: "Eternal life is asleep."

Mrs. Li was originally immersed in embroidering the screen, but when she heard her husband speak, she raised her head, looked dotingly at the little son in the cradle, and then softly called for someone to carry the son and the cart to the east room for placement.

It wasn't until Changsheng was carried out that the husband and wife heaved a sigh of relief and let go of their volume to speak.

"I've been embroidering for a while, let's do it tomorrow." Seeing his wife looking pale, Cao Yin stepped forward to take the needle and thread from her hand, and said.

Mrs. Li rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief, and said, "My lord, this concubine is also getting old, and it's a bit difficult to see things."

"What's the old age? It's not that I'm tired from working these days. Just rest for a few days." Cao Yin was afraid that she would embroider again, so he pushed the embroidery screen aside.

Seeing her husband like this, Mrs. Li smiled and put away the basket of embroidery thread.

The husband and wife naturally talked about their son and daughter-in-law who were far away in Rehe.

"It's said that it's cold in the north, and it's been cloudy these days. I don't know how the children are doing? It's okay for adults to say that Tianhui's body foundation is not good, so I can't help tossing about it." Li mentioned this, with a bit of concern.

These days, Cao Yin is also thinking about his son, and often cannot sleep at night.

Of course, what he was worried about was not the same as what Li Shi was worried about.

He was a little scared. In the past few decades in the south of the Yangtze River, not one or two families were wiped out through his handwriting.

Although his crown was not stained red with blood, the crimes on his body were not light.

Now, he sits quietly in front of the Buddha when he has nothing to do, praying that if there is retribution, it will be retribution on his own head, so that his son will not suffer.

He has been loyal to the emperor these years, but owes much to his family.The heavy responsibility of supporting the family fell on the son's shoulders early on. As Laozi, he enjoyed what he had.

If it is because of him that the son is involved, I am afraid that he will no longer be shameless in the world.

How could Mrs. Li think that her husband was thinking so much, seeing him silent, he just thought he didn't care, and said angrily: "The master can't just love his grandson, but not his son..."

Cao Yin laughed twice, and said: "Isn't my son with a wife by his side? As we are old, we should stop talking..."

*
Kuiyuan, go to the room.

Zijing looked helplessly at the two little heads in front of her, and said: "Today's story is over, the two young masters should settle down early, or I won't like to get up tomorrow morning."

Heng Sheng lay on the kang, propped his small chin, and asked, "Auntie, how big is the Privy Envoy? Is it older than grandfather?"

Zijing pondered for a while, nodded, and said: "In terms of rank, it may not be as high as the master, but the power is greater than the master's, and it is similar to our Xiangguo in the Qing Dynasty."

"Auntie, what about the Duke, is he also higher than Grandpa's Duke?" Tianyou continued to ask.

Zijing smiled and said: "Gao, my little ancestor. Stop asking, the more you talk, the more energetic you will be, and you won't be able to fall asleep in a while."

"Grandfather is a great general and a Duke of the state, so amazing." Tianyou praised.

Hang Seng stretched out his small hand, pulled Zijing's sleeve and said: "Auntie, father is also very powerful, don't listen to grandpa grandpa and grandpa grandpa, what about father?"

Tianyou also leaned over his little head and looked at Zijing eagerly.

Zijing raised her head and looked at the clock, it was close to Youzheng (eight o'clock in the evening), she nodded their heads, and said: "Sleep well, if you want to hear, aunt will tell you tomorrow night..."

(End of this chapter)

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