Yu Lin and Jiu Jin Er got out of the coffin shop, and after a long walk, Jiu Jin Er said: "This Xiao Sun has a really bad temper." No one cares about it anymore." Jiu Jin Er said: "Is he a banner man? Or a descendant of an official? Then who is he?" Yu Lin said: "If my deduction is not wrong, he should be Fu Gang son."

"son?"

"Yes, it should be the third son, Song Bo."

"Ah? Even the third son can guess it. Miss, you are really amazing."

"Actually nothing. As far as I know, Fu Gang has five sons, and the first character of each son's name is 'Song'. The eldest son Songtai, the second son Songfu, the third son Songpu, and the fourth son Song Ning, the fifth son, Song Hui. Of the five sons, only one is a supervisor. I heard that 'little grandson' speaks with a slight Beijing accent, and his age is only in his 20s, so I made this conclusion."

"What is a supervisor?"

"Jiansheng is a person who has been selected by the government to study in the Imperial Academy. This Fu Gang is a second-rank official who can send a son to the Imperial Academy to study. The Imperial Academy is the best school run by the imperial court. Only those with a grade two or above can send a son to study in the Imperial College.”

"No wonder that Song Bo is so arrogant, it turns out he is a student from the Imperial College." Jiu Jin Er was stunned.

"Well, those who study in the Imperial College feel superior to others, of course they don't pay attention to anyone. But the strange thing is how Fu Gang put such a son who is already qualified to be an official in the coffin shop as a clerk. It's really strange. "Yu Lin said.

"There must be something ulterior in the coffin shop." Jiu Jin Er had an idea.

"Well, that makes sense." Yu Lin nodded and said, "Actually, Fu Gang has such a coffin shop. I guess what he did must have something to do with wood. Although the rhinoceros horn red sandalwood is very precious today, in my opinion, it is not theirs. Best lumber in the shop."

"Then what should be the best wood?"

"I was thinking, maybe it's golden nanmu, but I couldn't see any clues in the store."

"Golden nanmu, isn't it only used by the royal family?"

"Yes, but it is precisely because it is exclusive to the royal family that many people take risks and take pride in owning golden nanmu. Coffins made of golden nanmu are not bad even if they are a hundred years old, so many people dream of having a coffin made of golden nanmu. Such a mouthful of longevity recipes."

"So Fu Gang opened this coffin shop?"

"I think so. Golden nanmu is generally produced in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places, and its transportation usually depends on water transportation. Fu Gang has been the governor of water transportation, so the conditions must be very convenient. And the water in the pond was not cold last night, I guess Is it related to the golden nanmu? Because the golden nanmu is not hot in summer, not cold in winter, it does not rot when it meets water, and it does not get bored by ants, so the water in the pond is warm."

"Then we should find a chance to see what happened. They must have put the golden nanmu in the pond." Jiu Jin Er said eagerly.

"But the golden nanmu is a soft wood, and it will not sink when exposed to water, so I can't make a judgment." Yu Lin said, "Looking at their rhinoceros horn red sandalwood today, it can sink to the bottom of the water. But the rhinoceros horn red sandalwood is not the imperial court. It’s special, and you don’t need to put it under the water, right?”

"Or they put them in the water because they are afraid that someone will know that they have so many precious woods in their home, which will attract people's attention." Jiu Jin Er speculated.

"Well, it's not unreasonable. The annual salary of Fu Gang plus Lian Yin is only more than 2 taels of silver a year, so the wood is sunk in the bottom of the water to deceive people's eyes and ears."

"Okay, miss, let's find out tonight." Jiu Jin Er regained his energy.That's right, it's been more than two months since I went out, and I want to finish my errands quickly and reunite with Gu Jing and the others.

"No, judging from the situation in the morning, Fu Gang has already become suspicious. If I'm not wrong, we will definitely send more people tonight, so we can't act rashly."

Jiu Jin Er grumbled a few times in his heart, hum, you are afraid that you won't be able to marry Miss Bao'er.Alas, this young lady has become possessed, and she doesn't know when she will wake up!

The two walked and chatted, but saw a cavalry rushing across the street on horseback, people on the road dodged one after another, Yu Lin shook his head and said: "These cavalry are so rampant, they are not afraid of stepping on people." The horse stopped in front of them, Jiu Jin Er was on high alert, ready to enter the battle at any time.

"May I ask if it's Mr. Qin Ruhai?" The cavalry leader said, "Today is a good day for you to brighten your sedan chair. The governor asked us to look for you."

Yulin slapped his head, yes, according to the Manchu custom, the sedan chair must be lit first today.The cavalryman jumped off his horse and handed the reins into Yulin's hands: "Sir, ride back." Yulin scratched his head and said in embarrassment: "I don't know how to ride a horse." "Yu Lin quickly waved his hands and said: "You guys should go back first, and I will go back by myself." The cavalryman said: "If you don't rush back, you won't be able to catch up with the auspicious time. Otherwise, the young master sits firmly, and I will lead the horse away." Yu Lin There was no other way but to ride on the horse and hold the saddle tightly with both hands.Jiu Jin Er was even worse, he couldn't get on the horse, and trotted all the way behind Yu Lin.

After finally arriving at the gate of Bieyuan, I saw the already tied wedding car and sedan chair parked at the gate. The sedan chair was covered with a fishing net, and Gangan was standing at the gate with a smile on his face.Trembling, Yulin dismounted from the horse, Gangan said: "Master Qin, have you prepared the sedan chair?" Yulin hurriedly took out the sachet that Bao'er gave her and put it in the sedan chair.Gang An saw that it was an old sachet, and dismissed it, thinking that this Qin surname was not so generous.

Gang'an asked people to quickly put big red flowers on Yulin, and the cross was covered with red.Before Yulin could recover, she was mounted on a tall horse that was beaming with joy.Gang'an said: "According to the rules, we are going to pay homage to the ancestral graves. The Governor said that we only need to go to the intersection, offer incense, burn paper, order three cups of wine, and perform three worships and nine kowtows." Yulin had no choice but to Sitting on horseback at their mercy.Fortunately, this horse has a docile personality, so Yulin felt relieved.Only listening to the sound of drums and music, the two banner maids in front were holding a pair of lanterns, the two banner men were holding a pair of torches, and the two middle-aged men behind were playing gongs, and then a group of drummers, beating and beating special Go to a lively place.Passing by the Huai'an government office, a dark blue man wearing a snow goose suit with eight pythons and five claws came out. Yulin thought to himself, this is Ye Zhichen, the prefect of Huai'an that Fu Gang mentioned.I saw Ye Zhichen smiling all over his face, took a piece of fine red silk and put it on Yulin's body, he laughed: "Mr. Qin is indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, no wonder the rich man is also favored. Tomorrow Ye will definitely come to ask for a wedding wine Drink." Yu Lin quickly thanked.Passing by the Water Transport Wharf, there was a crowd of people, presumably they were Fu Gang's old subordinates, these people were not as polite as Ye Zhichen, but took a big wine bowl and poured it directly into Yulin's mouth, Yulin's whole body was filled with wine in an instant Got wet.Yulin was very panicked, but fortunately the weather turned cold, and he used to wrap his chest tightly around his body, and he hung dozens of red and green silks on his body, so no one suspected him.It's so hard to go back to the other garden, change clothes, and stand at the door to receive the dowry guests, it's really exhausting.

In the evening when the lanterns were lit, Bao'er brought Yulin the changed clothes.Yulin couldn't wait to try it on, and it fit really well, making Yulin appear to be slender and imposing.Jiu Jin Er couldn't help but praise: "I thought Miss Bao'er was spoiled and spoiled, and couldn't do anything, but I didn't expect her to have such a good female red kung fu." Yulin was beaming, and burst chestnuts on Jiu Jin Er's head, saying: "For three days after Shibie, you should look at him with admiration. At any time, remember not to underestimate people." Jiu Jin Er wiped his eyes with his sleeve a few times, nodded and said: "I am already impressed, may I ask you to wash your ears before listening to Miss?" Where are you lecturing?"

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