Chapter 91

Shen Da took the depressed Shen Er to Shen Er's yard, he stared at the gatekeeper: "Is the door still open?"

Then he clenched his fists into the room again: "I'm the eldest of the Shen family, I've been out recently, and I don't know where to leave. My brother has done this kind of misfortune. I have been wronged for the past few days, so I will open the door for him." 

The door opened, and the people in the wing turned their heads, and the room was a little brighter. There was neither panic nor resentment on his face, his expression was calm, and he was dressed in a blue-gray cloth, but he couldn't hide his brilliance.

He played the ash on the hem of his bullet jacket and sat down: "You are Shen Chengnan, right?"

Shen Da's eyes flickered, he seemed to understand the reason why his brother didn't want to let go of being beaten like this.

"They're joking, I'm a businessman, how can I afford the title of 'Chengnan'?" Shen Da wasn't Shen Er after all. After being amazed, he regained his rationality. He knew that the most important thing at this moment was to appease this man.

These scholars looked ordinary, and the teachers and classmates behind him were enough for others to drink a pot, that is, Shen Er was blinded by the beauty, so he would do something to force people. Of course, they can't be kidnapped or kidnapped, and their family is not the king of the mountain.

Shen Da's gesture of apologetics was sufficient. An Yinong came out of the east wing where he had been locked for three days. He looked at Shen Da, who was still in an apologetic attitude, and at Shen Er, who had a bruised nose and a swollen face, thinking that this was for himself. Look it up.

"Your mansion's hospitality is something people can't compliment on."

Shen Da refuted: "Everything is the fault of the Shen family, and it has made the gentleman suffer."

Then Shen Da asked Shen Er to come over and pour tea to apologize, and Shen Er With a bruise on his face, he tried his best to squeeze out a smile and poured tea to An Yinong as an apology.

An Yinong looked at Shen Er with the tea in his hand, and didn't dare to look directly at him, so he slowly took a sip of the tea.

Shen Da's heart was slightly relieved, and he said that this matter was over, and then sent out a carload of apology.

Compensation is not gold and silver, but it is more valuable than gold and silver.

"Black pepper." An Yinong touched a large bag of black pepper sent by Shen Da. Just this bag of black pepper is more expensive than a bag of gold and silver.

If you take it to the Central Plains, this bag is enough to change a two-entry house in an ordinary county, which shows the preciousness of spices.

"It was delicious and delicious for three days, and I came back with a truckload of spices, so I made a profit."

Having said that, there was no smile on his face. Robbing people in public and restricting the freedom of others, even if the Shen family is available, they have to be beaten and used again.

"I remember that the smuggled things are not taxed. How much tax has he missed in the past few years for such valuable goods?" sorry to myself.

An Yinong stayed in an inn, and Wei Menfang and Tian Guards came later. They heard a lot of things in the past three days.

"The businessman did go to the yamen to see the magistrate, but he was taken out when he was sitting outside for a cup of tea. The subordinates have inquired about it, and the magistrate here is known as 'Golden Sanliang', and he will only do business if he gives Sanliang gold. Moreover, even if he gave gold, he would not take action against families like the Shen family and the Zhao family."

"A brother I know here told me that the magistrate of Zhanghua colluded with the Zhao family and the Shen family."

"Say."

"Yes, the Shen family gave him gold and silver, and he turned a blind eye to the Shen family's business trip. Today, the second Shen's business is not concerned. The Zhao family gave him jewelry and a concubine. The magistrate protects their family. The Zhao family's casino broke out, and the Zhao family's brothel robbed people, but instead he imprisoned the wronged owner."

Wei Menfang is worthy of being a person in the rivers and lakes, and this network is no worse than the ghosts.

"If your lord is interested, I can sneak into the magistrate's office and find the account book."

An Yinong thought for a while: "I'll find a way to take out the account book, and you can help me contact your brother, so..." He ordered like this , Wei Menfang nodded again and again.

After Zhang Hua County's deeds were finished, An Yinong asked the two big households again: "What about the Shen family and the Zhao family, what is the local reputation?

" But it's completely different."

"The eldest of the Shen family goes out to the Western Regions twice a year, not only with his own caravan, but also with those small merchants. Many small merchants have received his kindness. The old lady of the Shen family is also famous for being charitable. Er has a bad reputation, but nothing has happened."

"If there is, it means that before...cough, your lord was taken captive..."

Tian Huwei peeked at An Yinong and continued to say when he saw his expression as usual. 

Compared with the Shen family, the Zhao family's situation is a little more serious. The Zhao family was originally a military household with countless soldiers. Later, they used these people to open casinos and brothels, and they bought women from other places all the year round..."

Wei Menfang and Tian Huwei said something to you, but An Yinong didn't interrupt.

Shen Jiahe The Zhao family are all giants in Zhanghua County. They have been rooted here for many years, and their relationship network is unimaginable. People who have unrestricted power will indulge themselves.

Both the Shen family and the Zhao family have committed illegal acts. The Zhao family is especially serious. It is a felony to kidnap and sell girls everywhere, as well as forcing good people to become prostitutes, giving money to children, killing people and setting fires, etc.

These rumors have passed the hands of many people and need to be verified one by one. If it is confirmed to be true, Zhanghua County Their heads were about to fall to the ground.

An Yinong looked down at the palm of his hand, and he remembered what he had done in Dingsha County. Because of the collusion with horse thieves, the two families were almost beheaded, and children under the age of ten and their female relatives escaped. But he also became a low-ranking member in a blink of an eye, and life is better than death.

The policy of Lianzhu is unacceptable to modern people. After that, he had nightmares for several days.

A hand suddenly appeared and gently fell on An Yinong's palm. The warm and cool touch awakened An Yinong. He knew that it was Gu Zhengzhong comforting him, and smiled.

"I will not regret it, and I am not afraid of revenge." he said heartily.

The lights in the inn flickered, and they kept talking about the third watch before Wei Menfang and Tian Huwei left with their tasks.

On the second day, An Yinong woke up lazily and washed up late, and it was already the hour when he went out.

He went to Merchant Hu first, gave him a large bag of black pepper, and thanked him for going to the bureau. Merchant Hu covered his face and was ashamed: "However, after all, I haven't been able to do anything for my brother."

"Brother Hu, there is no need to blame yourself, the local magistrate will report it sooner or later."

After leaving the merchant's house, he was alone, holding a A fan, stop and go in this exotic county town.

He is looking at whether the city is suitable for becoming a trading port.

There are many merchants in the Western Regions in Zhanghua County, and they can't tell which country they are from just by looking at their faces, but there are seven or eight kinds of differences by looking at their clothes. These merchants are not just here to do business, some will stay here, so there are many shops opened by foreigners on the street, selling foreign goods.

The local residents accept these aliens well, and they go to each other's shops to buy things. After walking for so long, I haven't seen that kind of obvious racial conflict.

There are too many shops in the Western Regions in Zhanghua County. An Yinong will go in and have a look when he sees those who are interested. He found the beets he had eaten before, as well as some spices that were not found in the Central Plains. They also bring back the spices here, such as cloves, cinnamon, star anise, peppercorns.

These spices can be sold for fifty times the price in foreign countries, which is why Shen Chengnan can appear in the Shen family - the spices are really huge profits. 

"If this huge profit cannot be nationalized and become the source of income for the local people, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well at night."

The tax can cover half the city. Moreover, if the mutual market is open, the goods that can be traded are not only spices, but also other things. Taxes must be paid for every entry and exit. This is the silver of Baihuahua.

There are so many benefits of mutual market, in front of the benefits, those extra troubles are nothing.

He walked past a weapon stall of an alien merchant, with a knife inlaid with many gems on it. An Yinong was interested and was about to take it, but one hand took it first.

"You are the scholar who was kidnapped by Shen Er?" The man who was playing with the knife in his hand raised his chin and looked at him with a smile, "The hand that holds the pen can hold the knife?"

An Yinong looked at him calmly, even though he was dressed in Hu It is suitable for clothes, but the materials are exquisite, and the jade pendant on the waist is in good condition. Those who are not rich but noble in Zhanghua County have some grudges with the Shen family... People from the Zhao family?

"Who are you?" he asked calmly, and showed just the right amount of displeasure. "You came up to look for someone, but you didn't report your family name. How rude?"

"Who am I?" Straight into the back of a wooden craft. The owner of the shop was startled, but he didn't dare to speak when he looked at this man.

"My surname is Zhao, have you heard of Zhao Chengbei? That's my brother."

"..." What's the problem, do these younger brothers like to show off in the name of their elder brothers?

"What's the matter with Mr. Zhao looking for me?" An Yinong looked calm and was not frightened. Originally, he was a tourist who stayed for a few days and left, and he was raising people again. What was he afraid of? If something happened to him, the magistrate would not be able to explain it.

"It's nothing, I heard that Shen Er wanted you to roll around, so I came to see you. I thought you were so beautiful, but it turned out to be not as good-looking as the young master of my Nanfeng Pavilion."

"Mr. Zhao, do you know who I am?" An Yinong was not angry as he took another short dagger from the stall and played with it.

"Who are you? Then you have to ask your mother." The man laughed, and his entourage behind him followed suit.

"I don't kneel when I see an official, no official position in the body but equal to the ninth grade, if there is a shortage of officials, it is not difficult to seek a governor. As you Zhang Hua's county, it is the cadet to fill the vacancy."

The laughter gradually stopped, in Zhang Hua County there's less people that can read, there are even less merit. Xiu Cai are only two scholars, so they used to know only the status of the lifer is valuable, but did not know that the lifer can become the county.

The magistrate is their leader here, at least on the surface they can't offend casually.

"Zhao Gongzi, if something happens to a person, the magistrate will intervene. If someone violates the law, the magistrate has no right to deal with it and can only report it. Do you think that when Zhanghua County came out, would it be you or me?"

"In Zhanghua County, you can you walk sideways and out of this door, can you too? "

An Yinong played with the dagger and didn't look at people: "I lived in the Shen family for three days, and asked Shen Er to pour tea as an apology. The owner of the Shen family opened the front door to give it in person and gave a good gift before I left.

He raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Jiazi with a stiff expression: "You and Shen Chengnan, who is the loudest? " 

Shen Chengnan wants to send it out respectfully, what are you?

Zhao Jiazi took a step back, he was sweating in cold sweat, but he refused to show his fear: "It's just a scholar, you... let's go." "

Seeing them leave, An Yinong turned his head and put the selected items on the plate: "Check out. 

The foreign businessman bowed his head and settled for him: "Guest, that person is Zhao Chengbei's cousin, be careful. "

"Thank you. "

When An Yinong finished shopping and went back, he found out how powerful 'Zhao Chengbei' was in this county and how arrogant he was. Because all his luggage had been thrown out of the inn, the inn owner laughed dryly, thinking about it again. Dare not.

"How about lifting people? Even if you don't want to rent an inn for you, do you want to sue the official? "Zhao Jiazi, who appeared before, came triumphantly, looking at An Yinong and Yidi's luggage with a straw in his mouth.

"Big, master." Tian Huwei and Wei's doorman came, and An Yinong raised his hand as soon as he said a word.

"Return to my room for no reason and lose my luggage. The shopkeeper will ask for compensation, or else I will go to the yamen. Pack up and put it in the car."

"Pay, I will pay." The innkeeper lost the money immediately. An Yinong collected the money and asked passersby, "Does the Shen family have an inn?"

"Yes, it's just across the street." A small voice came from the crowd.

"Thank you." He looked at Zhao Jiazi and slowly unfolded his folding fan, "Then go to the Shen family's inn."

An Yinong shook his fan and brushed past Zhao Jiazi, and the carriage followed him.

It was clear that he had successfully driven away the person and also lost the other person's luggage, but at this moment, Zhao Jiazi felt aggrieved for a while, as if he didn't know where to start with the bunched hedgehogs.

"Fifth masters, what about us?"

"Go away!"

An Yinong shook his fan as he walked, the brighter the smile on his face, the colder his eyes became. In the end, he has been the leader of a county who has been the undisputed leader for so many years. If he is serious, his momentum is not comparable to ordinary people.

The fragrant wind hit, Gu Zhengzhong appeared beside him, both of them were holding fans and were graceful.

"Can you do me a favor, sir?"

"Naturally."

"Look for the evidence of the conspiracy between the Zhao family and the magistrate, and, help me polish some ink."

"Screw ink?" Gu Zhengzhong stopped.

An Yinong closed the folding fan, his lips were smiling, but his eyes were calm: "I just got an inspiration. How about you say that our next storybook will be called "The Legend of Heroes in the Desert: Xiaoyao Pavilion"?"

The author has something to say:

Shen Da: Thank you for your support!

Shen Er: Thanks to other brothers for setting off! Brother, I don't have to be killed, right?

Shen Da: Fight to death.

Chapter 92

The inn opened by the Shen family was called 'Good Luck Inn', and An Yinong directly booked a room after passing by.

Because it was in the inn of the Shen family, and An Yinong was indeed a leader, Zhao Wu was not in the mood to trouble An Yinong, and the days after that were calm.

He continued to live in Zhanghua County, went out to hang out during the day, managed Zhanghua County's network at night, and wrote a storybook when he had time.

He couldn't make up the storybook completely out of thin air, and it was more moving with a sense of reality, so he wanted to go to the Zhao family's 'Xiaoyao Pavilion' for a walk.

'Xiaoyao Pavilion' is the most advanced 'entertainment city' in the local area. It integrates food, drink, and entertainment. You need to show your financial resources to enter.

An Yinong went away disguised as a bearded black-faced merchant.

This dynasty stipulates that government officials cannot go to prostitutes and gamble, and he cannot commit crimes against the wind.

Coincidentally, Xiaoyao Pavilion is located on the street where the 'Good Luck Inn' is located. It was originally a courtyard of Wang Ye that was subdivided to the northwest. Now it has been renovated and it has become the 'Xiaoyao Pavilion'.

"It's still a little bit mysterious. Wouldn't it be more interesting if the guests had to be introduced by someone to find a special cemetery, and then lie in a prepared coffin and send them all the way to a mountain hollowed out in the middle? ?"

Gu Zhengzhong was facing the splendid 'Xiaoyao Pavilion', remembering the past, and he laughed when he heard An Yinong's words: "I'm afraid no one dares to go."

"Sir, have you been here?" An Yinong asked again.

"I came here when I was young. After many years, I can't remember it anymore."

They had already arrived at the entrance of Xiaoyao Pavilion. There were cars and BMWs everywhere. All of them were rich or expensive. An Yinong, who walked alone, looked extremely depressed .

Touching the beard on his face, An Yinong swaggered to Xiaoyao Pavilion, only to be stopped by the guard at the door.

"If you want to enter, you must pay ten taels of money first." The guard raised his chin and squinted at him.

Twelve? When he fled the famine, there were very few people who could spend 2 taels to enter the city. Ordinary people could earn less than 10 taels a year, and the marriage fee was only 10 taels. It was even less in the northwest. number.

"Why don't they use it?" He pointed to the guests who got off the carriage and went straight in.

"They are regulars and have serious identities, how about you?" The guard looked him up and down and sneered, "Is he here to learn from Xiaoyao Pavilion? If you want to learn more, you need this (rubbing your fingers)... You know. ?"

"Oh..." An Yinong's eyes rolled, "Okay, I understand, it's just a ticket."

He took out the two ingots and fifty taels of silver, with a bit of reluctance on his face, he clutched it. It will be handed over to the guard in a while. The guard did let him go, but he pouted from behind him: "Poor ghost."

Gu Zhengzhong shook his fan's hand for a while, and a dark ghost emerged from the ground and grabbed the guard's calf directly. The guard had a cold fight, thinking that the wind was too cold.

An Yinong didn't look back, so he didn't see anything, he was just weird. I wonder what these guards are complaining about. How many silver taels can they have after blowing cold wind all night and staying up all night with an empty stomach? How can you still dislike that the person who takes 12 taels out to gain insight is a poor ghost?

Could it be that after seeing the dignitaries who came in and out for a long time, he felt that he was also superior to others?

An Yinong wrote down this image and prepared to write it in the book: The Zhao family, and the Zhao family's dog...

Cross the gate outside, and there is a door inside. Between these two doors were parked some fine and splendid sedan chairs, where the bearers in clean and decent clothes were waiting.

An Yinong is curious, what is this? Such rows of sedan chairs are all festive and cheerful.

"This is the sedan chair for the girl in the building to go to the outfield." Seeing him curious, a man walked over with his hands folded in his sleeves.

"I have seen this strong man." An Yinong greeted him.

"You're welcome, look at the attire of your brother, you are from the Western Regions? How come you don't sound like a local with an accent?"

An Yinong looked down at himself, okay, his accent was exposed. The dialect of Dingsha County is slightly different from Zhanghua, and only the locals can hear the difference.

He immediately added: "From Dingsha, where is this guy from?"

"Me? I'm from the local area. I ate with the Shen family caravan before I came back. You can just call me Tian San."

It turned out to be following the Shen family . An Yinong, who went to the Western Regions, laughed: "It's not a coincidence, my surname is Tian, ​​Tian Xi, and we were a family three hundred years ago."

Because of this fate, the two of them quickly became acquainted and called them brothers.

"Did you come here to learn more? Then you have met people. I have come here no less than a hundred times. Although it is not a big client, it is fine to show you." Tian San heard that An Yinong was here to see.' Xiaoyao Pavilion's job as a tour guide should be done with a pat on the chest.

This saves An Yinong a lot of trouble.

"Third brother, go to the outfield, which literally means the girls in the building go out to play and sing at other people's banquets?"

Tian San shook his head: "Where are you just playing and singing, don't you have to stay overnight?" He winked, took out his hand from his sleeve, and made a gesture: "The cheapest one has this number."

"Ten taels?"

"You underestimate people, one hundred taels.

" Going inside, before approaching the door, you can smell the strong fragrance inside. He sneezed a few times in a row, making everyone around him laugh.

"Where did this young brother come from? If you haven't entered, you won't be able to do it?"

"Go, go," Tian San waved his hand, "this is my new acquaintance, surnamed Tian."

"It's Tian San, your original family."

Tian San didn't refute, and took An Yinong into the big yard.

The yard was lit up with lanterns. There was no electric light, but it was as bright as day. The three and four hugged the beautifully made-up young woman, but she didn't show her head or pose, but seeing the girl swaying her crotch was quite amorous, and straightened the eyes of some men who had never seen the market.

"Oh, isn't this Tian San, I heard that you went out with the Shen family caravan, you must have made a lot of money, right? Cuicui has been waiting for you for half a year."

"Yo," Tian San directly put aside the topic, "I don't Find her and let her wait for her son Zhang. I heard that there are a few new girls in the building, and the cardamom is still tender?"

He was indeed an old customer, and he greeted the prostitute as soon as he entered the door, and knew new news.

The old bustard's eyes flickered and smiled: "Yes, isn't this reserved for you? They are all children of good families, so sweet."

Cardamom Nianhua, thirteen or fourteen years old... An Yinong took a deep breath.

Suddenly, he felt someone above his head looking at this place, and when he looked over, he saw a young girl leaning on the railing on the second floor and biting a handkerchief, looking at this place with resentment.

"Crack!" Before he recovered, a girl next to him was slapped on the ground. Listening to the voice, you can tell that it is the strength of death, but there is a woman who still has the charm to send it up with a smile: "This girl is new and ignorant, it's her fault to make the third master angry, so I will let people take it. Go down and teach well."

"Come to someone who is obedient."

"Yes, yes."

An Yinong watched this scene, tightening and releasing his fingers.

"Aunt Mei, I have a brother here. You can introduce someone who is sensible and well-behaved." At this time, Tian San introduced An Yinong again.

The prostitute named Aunt Mei swept his eyes and calculated the value of this outfit, his smile faded a little, and he said, "Yes, there are good ones, make sure he is satisfied."

"I don't have to," An Yinong hurriedly said. Refused, "It's good for me to come here to see and see."

"Where can I do it? Is it because the money is not enough?" Tian San asked.

"No, I just like the one in my family, and I'm not interested in anything else." An Yinong clenched the hand of the 'family' as he spoke, and the 'family' also reached out and shook it back, but it was not a show of affection , is distressed for him.

Gu Zhengzhong could already see the suppressed anger under An Yinong's smiling face.

An Yinong's words not only startled the prostitute and Tian San, but even passers-by couldn't help but stop to see which strange species actually said something like 'I love my daughter-in-law, unless he doesn't see it' in a brothel.

You know, even if there are occasionally two people who come here just to do business and refuse to go to prostitutes, it will not be because they love their wives.

"Brother and sister are very lucky." Seeing this, Tian San stopped persuading him.

An Yinong breathed a sigh of relief and continued to observe the surroundings. Most of the guests who came here seemed to be businessmen.

Also, there are few officials here, but there are a lot of businessmen. These businessmen use their lives to make money, and they can earn back the money of ordinary people for a lifetime. This feeling of licking blood makes them want to seek excitement, and even spend a lot of money to enjoy it.

Because An Yinong didn't want to find a girl, Tian San lost his interest, so he took An Yinong to other places, where there are casinos, singing and dancing performances, acrobatics, and storytellers."

"This is not the best place yet." Tian San saw An Yinong without blinking, and laughed, "The best place is in the back, there, you have to take out 20,000 taels to verify your identity. Only then can I enter."

Tian San couldn't even enter such a place, let alone An Yinong.

"This, third brother, people have three urgent needs, I will come when I go." An Yinong used the excuse of urinating to escape, preparing to go to the backyard that he could not enter.

Tian San didn't know, and was still drawing cards at the gambling table: "Go, go, just remember one, listen more, read more, talk less and do less."

An Yinong left.

As soon as he left, Tian San also got off the gaming table. After hesitating for a while, he took out a gilt-encrusted hairpin from his arms, turned and walked out.

With the help of the 'good helper', An Yinong successfully entered the backyard that was supposed to be the palace's inner residence. There are fewer people here, and there is only one girl and one guest in a courtyard, and there are also some music and maiko who assist.

It is very suitable for two people to stay together for soul communication or physical communication.

Compared with the prostitutes in front, the top brand in it is obviously a luxury line. They not only have beautiful looks, but also have outstanding talents and attractive personalities.

This routine is actually similar to the routine over there in the Central Plains. It is better to touch it than to touch it.

Prostitutes love this tune, as for the prostitutes, who cares?

He and Gu Zhengzhong walked all the way to the end. This is where the servants live. The rooms are very small and the door is very short. They have to lower their heads to enter.

"Do you have an impression?" An Yinong asked Gu Zhengzhong.

"I can't remember it for a long time, and I don't want to. I jump out of that identity and look at it again. The royal family is extravagant, and I can't blame others for the collapse of the country." Gu Zhengzhong looked at An Yinong, "You taught me this principle."

"Ah . ?" When did it happen?

Gu Zhengzhong just smiled and said nothing.

The door to the backyard suddenly opened, and two sneaky men with small lamps came over, dragging something, making a rustling sound.

They didn't 'saw' An Yinong two people, dragging the cloth-wrapped thing past An Yinong.

"Ouch." One of them stumbled on a stone, and the cloth-wrapped thing rolled out. It was a naked female corpse. In the cold moonlight, you could see the face of fear and pain. Something damaged the lower body. 

 An Yinong's eyes widened slightly, Gu Zhengzhong directly raised his hand to cover it with his sleeve, and pulled the person into his arms again: "Don't be afraid."

The family man spat out a bah of spit: "bad luck." And use the cloth to roll up the female corpse, dragging all the way.

An Yinong's fingers were clenched into fists, his face was no longer bloody, but still followed without saying a word, until he reached some woods.

The servants had already started digging holes to bury the corpse. Their movements were so skilled, it seemed that they had practiced thousands of times.

"I want to see it." An Yinong tugged at Gu Zhengzhong's sleeve.

Gu Zhengzhong understood what he meant, he turned his head to look at An Yinong's pale face, and couldn't help clenching his hand even more: "Don't be afraid." Here I am.

A gust of wind came out of nowhere, and many gray-white shadows appeared in the dark grove. There were many females and few males. They did not give birth to spiritual wisdom, so they just stood there in a daze. A tree has a shadow, at a glance, there is no end.