Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 92 Do You Want To Marry Bai Xiaoyan
Su Bei lived in the commoner alley in Yangzhou.The last time he defeated the "Iron Armored General" of Nanjing insect king Xu Lengzi in Nanjing, he returned home in Yangzhou.

He Liu and Lao Hu came to Buyi Lane to visit Mr. Su.

When he came to Commoner Lane, He Liu asked his fifteen warriors to disguise themselves as plainclothes to accompany him.Once that Mr. Su doesn't cooperate, He Liu will have his men forcefully arrest him.

Entering Su's house, an old housekeeper asked He Liudao: "Who are you looking for?"

He Liudao: "Let's find Mr. Su Bei, the king of insects in the south of the Yangtze River."

The old butler smiled and said, "Are you also a member of the Autumn Insects?"

He Liu nodded: "Yes. We are from Beijing Qiuchong, and we are looking for Mr. Su to discuss some business."

The old housekeeper smiled: "In the autumn insects in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, there are too many people who want to see our son! Our son doesn't have the time to meet one by one!"

He Liu took out a piece of silver from his sleeve, and handed it to the old housekeeper: "We came here from Beijing with admiration, and it was not easy to trek along the way. Please, old housekeeper, be accommodating."

The old housekeeper weighed the piece of silver in his hand: "Okay, follow me."

He Liu and Lao Hu followed the old housekeeper to a house in the backyard.

The house was built of green bricks, about three feet high.Outside the greenhouse, piles of green pine logs were burning.

Lu Da once said to He Liu that day: To raise autumn insects in the deep winter, you must use green bricks to build a three-foot-high greenhouse.Outside the greenhouse, it is smoked and roasted with green pine wood every day.It is winter outside the conservatory, but it is late autumn inside the conservatory.Then take the best Cixi red soil and put it in the autumn insect seeds that are chilled in autumn. . .

It seems that this is the "warm house" of the Su family.

The old butler led the two into the greenhouse.

In the greenhouse, a young man dressed as a scholar is carefully putting the contents of a small iron pot into the red soil with a small spoon.

"My lord, these two are guests from the Beijing Autumn Insect Shop." The old housekeeper reported.

Mr. Su said without raising his head: "How many times have I said this. I only stay in the south of the Yangtze River. What about autumn insects in Beijing and Shandong? No matter how much money I pay, I will not go to them to raise insects for them! "

He Liudao: "We're not here to ask Mr. Su to go to Beijing to raise insects for us."

Mr. Su raised his head: "Then what are you here for?"

He Liudao: "Ten days ago, Mr. Su defeated Xu Lengzi's 'Iron Armored General' in Nanjing Tianhe Casino. I bet 3000 taels on Mr. Su's 'Cockscomb General Soldier'. I won 6000 taels. This trip is to thank Mr. Su in person."

Mr. Su raised his head and looked at He Liu: "Oh. Now that you have thanked me, you can go."

He Liudao: "Not busy. There is one more thing I need to ask my lord. You 'Cockscomb Soldier' ​​is a black-toothed purple worm. With a drooping head and a short body and arched back. It seems that there is no chance of winning. Why can you bite Break the neck of 'Iron Armored General'?"

Mr. Su smiled: "It seems that you are really a person who understands insects. That's right, my general soldier who bites the cockscomb is indeed hunchbacked and short. But he has a sinister energy on him, and he specializes in ruling the armored general. That waits for a penis."

He Liu asked, "Yin Qi? What Yin Qi?"

Mr. Su said: "Ordinary people use Cixi red soil to raise worms, but I use grave mounds from old graves! The worms raised are full of yin, and they specialize in long beards, golden threaded brains, A pale-headed, white-and-blue genital worm!"

Mr. Su put the spoon on the ground and walked up to He Liu: "Everyone in the gambling shop that day thought that Xu Liaozi's worm would definitely win. Why do you want to bet on my worm?"

He Liudao: "This is one of my ways to gamble. Whether it's dice, Tianjiu or Shan Gemini, the gambling shop has always killed the big and lost the small. Most of the people in the gambling shop that day bet on Xu Lianzi's bug. If his worm wins, wouldn’t the gambling house have to pay for it? When I buy Mr. Su’s worm, it’s like betting with the dealer. Betting with the dealer, I’ve never lost!”

Mr. Su laughed loudly: "You are a smart man!"

He Liu changed the topic: "I said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. In fact, there is no similarity between the way of the country and the game of chess? Who is the biggest banker in Ming Dynasty? It is nothing more than the court, the emperor! Those corrupt officials, the moths of the country It’s like being a player. Players can never win against the banker. If Mr. Su wants to bet, it’s better to bet on the banker!”

Mr. Su's complexion changed: "What do you mean by these? What about the imperial court and the emperor? I'm just a down-and-out person who loves to fight autumn insects."

He Liu said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Su, stop pretending! The private salt business in the south of the Yangtze River, and the daily accounts of hundreds of millions of taels, are all written by Mr. Su!"

Mr. Su didn't answer, but turned his head back to the red soil pile, and continued to plant his autumn insects in the soil.

After a long time, Mr. Su said: "If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it. Isn't that how people like you treated my father back then? If you insist that I have something to do with the private salt business, I can't argue with it." If you arrest me, at worst, I will die of grief and anger in the prison just like my father."

He Liu went to Mr. Su's side: "I know, you won't take the private salt accounts of the Salt Gang with you. It's useless for me to arrest you. I can't get the evidence of the six illegal salt dealers breaking the law."

Mr. Su pretended to be confused: "I really don't understand what you are talking about, what kind of accounts are not accounts?"

Old Hu suddenly interjected: "Mr. Su, I heard that you favor Miss Bai Xiaoyan, the oiran in Yihonglou in Nanjing! Oh, do you know that the Boss He in front of you is going to marry Miss Bai soon? Already!"

He Liu was taken aback.Lao Hu had never mentioned this to him before.How powerful is Lao Hu?To know so many secrets.

"Patta." The small iron spoon in Mr. Su's hand fell to the ground.

He raised his head and looked at He Liu carefully: "It's a pity, Miss Bai is so beautiful, but she wants to marry you, a half-old man."

Mr. Su is almost obsessed with Bai Xiaoyan.Most of the money he won in Dou Chong these years was given to Yi Cui Lou, and he could just sit and talk to Bai Xiaoyan.

Old Hu said from the side: "Mr. Su, the person in front of you is Sixth Master He of Jinyiwei! He intends to help you and Miss Bai. Whether you and Miss Bai can get married in the end depends on whether you can help our Sixth Master." busy."

Mr. Su asked He Liu, "What do you want me to do?"

He Liu smiled: "I know Mr. Su is the accountant of the Jiangnan Salt Gang. I hope you will hand over the account book to me."

Mr. Su stared at He Liu, and after a long silence, he finally said, "The ledger is not in my hands."

He Liu asked: "Who owns the account book? Heh, I also know that a 40-year-old half-old man is not worthy of a heavenly person like Miss Bai. Whether you can stay with Miss Bai for the rest of your life depends on whether you say no to me." Tell the truth."

Mr. Su said: "Master He, if you can find me, you must have found out the identities of the six major private salt dealers in the south of the Yangtze River. The general ledger is kept in the hands of each of them for two months in turn every twelve months. This month, the general ledger should be in the hands of Eunuch Yang of Shibo Division. If I need to record the accounts, I will go to the yamen of Eunuch Yang’s chief eunuch.”

(End of this chapter)