Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu decided to set off on March 15th. The reason why he chose this date was because he wanted to attend a "dream meeting" to meet Qiniang and Li Qingnu. After confirming the specific itinerary and meeting place, he couldn't expect that it would happen by chance after arriving in Zhili. Met Li Qingnu.

At midnight on March 15th, Qi Xuansu arranged the formation, fell asleep leisurely, and came to the "dream meeting" again.

So far, Qi Xuansu has been to the "Dream Meeting" three times in total, and this is the fourth time. The remaining materials are enough for six times, but he is not in a hurry to buy new materials.

Qiniang is still the same, busy and prosperous.

The difference is that there is an extra person next to Qiniang. Although his face cannot be seen clearly, his graceful figure can be vaguely seen. It should be Li Qingnu.

After Qiniang's business came to an end, Qi Xuansu walked over.

"You two, don't you need me to introduce you again?" Qiniang got straight to the point.

"Of course not." Li Qingnu's tone was calm, as if she had never had a conflict with Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu pretended that nothing had happened and bowed his hand.

Qiniang said: "Bodhisattva asked me for this 'human escort' trip. He almost went bankrupt for this. I also arranged the manpower. Don't let me down, you two."

"This is natural." Li Qingnu nodded slightly.

Qi Xuansu's first reaction was that Bodhisattva Man didn't save much wealth, and then he thought of a question. Li Qingnu was a popular oiran figure supported by the Li family. He did not sell his body and had great freedom. He could be said to be the noblest one. Planted. Logically speaking, there should be no shortage of money.

Qi Xuansu thought so and asked the same question.

Li Qingnu's tone was a little surprised: "I really don't know what you think. The so-called lack of peace money is just to maintain your dignity. If you want to buy elixirs or magical weapons, you will inevitably be short of money. . You may have heard that I am the money maker of the Li family, but most of the money I earn belongs to the Li family, and I can only get a small part of it. I have spent a lot of money over the years, and now my savings are only a little over 10,000 Taiping. , this transaction is equivalent to half of my savings, even if the expenses on connections are excluded, I can still earn about 3,000 Taiping."

Qi Xuansu was silent.

Qiniang also fell silent.

Li Qingnu was a little confused. Could it be that in Qi Xuansu's impression, she had a net worth of hundreds of thousands of Taiping money? Could it be that her own price was also taken into account. Because some time ago, someone threatened to buy her out for 200,000 yuan, but the Li family blocked her.

Thinking of this, Li Qingnu also felt some unspeakable grievances. She was not a direct daughter of the Li family. At most, she was a half-adopted daughter of the Li family. She was also an anonymous kind, that is, she was glamorous on the surface, but it was not normal to be poor. thing? Is this necessary? Who are you doing it for?

After a while, Qi Xuansu took a deep breath: "Qiniang..."

Qiniang coughed slightly and remained silent.

"Here you are getting a kickback again!" Qi Xuansu held out a finger, "I asked Bodhisattva Man how his net worth is so small. He lost everything with just three thousand Taiping. It turns out that the bulk of it is with you! He took five thousand Taiping. , I only took one thousand peace coins, my money!”

Li Qingnu was startled and looked at Qiniang.

Qiniang said slowly: "Bodhisattva Man paid a total of 20,000 Taiping coins. Five thousand Taiping coins were given to me, the middleman, and the remaining 15,000 Taiping coins were given to the three people who specifically handled the matter. Regarding this, Qing The slave knows."

Li Qingnu nodded. She understood somewhat at this time and looked at Qi Xuansu with some sympathy.

Qiniang put on the posture of an elder and said earnestly: "As for you, firstly, you are young, and secondly, you have not yet married. With so much money, I'm afraid you won't be able to control it, and you will inevitably go astray. You may gamble or engage in prostitution. That's not the case." Impossible. So I’ll help you save it for your wife.”

Qi Xuansu pointed at Li Qingnu with trembling fingers, meaning why don't you save it for her.

Qiniang smiled and said: "Although Qingnu is not much older than you, he has seen a lot of the world and knows the importance, so I feel relieved. Besides, Qingnu can't come forward in person, so he needs to use some connections. This also requires It costs money.”

Qi Xuansu wanted to speak, but Qiniang's face sank: "Since you don't want me to help you save, then we have to settle the score openly."

"It's better to save, it's better to save." Qi Xuansu immediately gave up.

There was a loving smile on Qiniang's face again: "That's right, I am doing this for your own good."

Qi Xuansu was dumbfounded. He was thinking, if he didn't say he was short of one thousand Taiping money, but said he was short of two thousand Taiping money, then he should be able to get two thousand Taiping money this time, right?

Of course he knew that this was because Qiniang did not regard him as an outsider. Four thousand Taiping coins were nothing compared to a piece of "Jade of Death", but he was really short of money. Look at Li Qingnu. With a net worth of ten thousand Taiping coins, it is enough to buy a treasure.

He even thought that it would be better not to know and just think that he had made a thousand Taiping money instead of losing four thousand Taiping money.

Qiniang clapped her hands and motioned for both of them to look at her: "Let's get down to business. Tianyuan started from Longmen Mansion, left Zhongzhou, passed Luzhou, entered Qizhou, arrived at Zhili, and then met Qingnu at Bohai Mansion in Zhili. , the specific meeting place will be discussed between the two of you."

Li Qingnu obviously had an idea and said directly: "The Li family has opened a Wutong Courtyard in Bohai Mansion. With the Li family as its backer, no one else dares to come here to make trouble. The land of fireworks is already a mixed bag, and people come and go frequently, so it is easy to avoid Human ears and eyes. How about we meet here?”

"Okay." Qi Xuansu had no other objections.

Qiniang looked at Li Qingnu and said: "Qingnu, you can't come forward in person, the people arranged must be reliable. If something goes wrong, every penny will have to be returned to others, and I have to compensate them."

"Don't worry Qiniang." Li Qingnu nodded. Although Li Qingnu's face could not be seen clearly at this time, judging from his tone, he was very different from the image of the courtesan.

But this is not surprising. Everyone has to wear several different masks, and Qi Xuansu himself is no exception.

Qi Xuansu thought about it and said, "Qiniang, maybe a big deal of 20,000 Taiping is not that simple, right? That little girl is by no means as ordinary as you said."

In the last "dream meeting", Qi Niang told Qi Xuansu that Liu Hu's father was just a minor character. He was silenced by his own people as early as when Beichen Hall first started investigating, and he did not even live to see Feng Xiantang. gate. This man's wife died and he had only one daughter. He seemed to have had a premonition, so he entrusted his daughter to Bodhisattva Man in advance.

But now it seems that things are not that simple.

First, Bodhisattva Man is not an ordinary person. Qi Xuansu can't even see through his reality. Liu Hu's father can interact with Bodhisattva Man. He may not be a big shot, but he is definitely not a small role.

Second, Bodhisattva did not hesitate to spend 20,000 Taiping money to protect Liuhu Zhouquan. Bodhisattva did not have too much money to spend. His willingness to spend so much money meant that he believed that someone would take action against Liuhu, and it would be very difficult. In the "inn", the life of a county magistrate is only one thousand Taiping.

Third, Bodhisattva wanted to send Liuhu to Liaodong, and the former head of Jiangnan Daofu was also in Liaodong, so there must be some unknown secret in it.

Qi Xuansu may not know what secrets are involved, but he must be aware of the enemies he may encounter. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight a hundred battles without danger.

Qiniang said: "On this point, I can only say that no heavenly being will take action. First, whether it is a Taoist sect or a secret association, most heavenly beings are in high positions and will not do this kind of business of exploiting eccentric people. Secondly, Second, Tianren are all famous people with surnames, and their goals are too big to attract the attention of Taoists. However, they will never be as simple as one or two masters in the return to true state. "

Qi Xuansu nodded solemnly.

He had a feeling that Qiniang seemed to be sure that she would reach the stage of returning to the true state before meeting Bodhisattva Man, so she gave this job to him when he was still in the Yuxu stage.

However, Qi Xuansu then thought about it. After all, the "Xuan Jade of Death" was given to him by Qiniang. It was reasonable for Qiniang to be able to estimate the progress of his own realm.

Having said this, Qi Xuansu hurriedly ended this unpleasant "dream meeting" and returned to the living world.