Book of Changes

The two of them toured the mountains and rivers all the way, looking for the country roads that are inaccessible.After all this tossing, it took a full 21 days to reach Yanzhou City.

Located in the south of the Yangtze River, Yanzhou has been prosperous since ancient times, and many merchants come and go here, with a wide variety of goods and frequent transactions.In addition, Yanzhou City itself has an extremely developed handicraft industry, and several world-famous businessmen made their fortunes here, and they are very rich.

I saw a girl from this family picked two jade hairpins, and another family sold three bolts of silk and satin, a few women on the corner of the street were selling flowers, and an old woman was selling dolls in the corner.

The two randomly found an inn, ordered Xiaoer to take care of their beloved horse carefully, booked two adjacent rooms, and planned to stay for a few more days, enjoying the prosperity and bustle of Yanzhou for a few days.

Wang Lingrang sat at the table and poured a glass of wine on his own. Xie Qiulang lay on the window and looked at the passers-by and said, "Leave it, do you think it's weird?"

Wang Lingrang took a sip of his wine, "What's so strange, but you stared at the waiter as soon as you entered the door. Why, what did you see?"

Xie Qiulang stood up and sat on the window frame and said, "I think that Xiaoer's face is almost old, and I'm afraid he won't take it and throw away my food."

Boom, boom, "Guest officer, the dishes are here"

"Come in." Xie Qiulang jumped off the window frame, rushed to the chair and sat down.

Xiaoer said, "The guest officer is from another country, so let's go after staying for one night."

Xie Qiulang narrowed his eyes when he heard this and said, "Let's go? This is the first time I've seen a guest drive away at my age."

The little girl didn't answer the conversation either, and was about to leave after the dish was done.

Seeing this, Wang Lingrang stepped forward and pulled Xiaoer back, and poured another glass of wine, "You might as well tell me why you want my brothers to leave quickly. Don't be afraid, my brother has been used to being a bastard since he was a child, and his words became violent Don't take offense." After speaking, he handed the wine to Xiao Er, who waved his hand and refused.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. In case something happens, my brother and I will be prepared." Wang Lingrang arranged Xiao Er in a seat, turned around and closed the door.

Xie Qiulang took out two taels of silver and put it in front of Xiaoer, "You take this money, it can be regarded as news that my two brothers bought it."

"Hey, guest officer, don't ask too many questions, just remember to walk around when you encounter officials." Xiaoer said tremblingly but did not take the two taels of silver.

Seeing this, Wang Lingrang walked to Xiao Er's side, and put down another ten taels of silver, "You just say it's okay, we two brothers are businessmen who came to do business, and we just ask you to buy some news so that our business can go smoothly."

"Don't ask, two guest officers, this old man can't take it anymore." Xiao Er got up from his seat and was about to go out.

Xie Qiulang saw that the little boy didn't get in, so he directly pulled out the Broken Kong Sword and stood it on the ground.Wang Lingrang took out another 20 taels and threw it on the table. "It's the first time for my two brothers to travel far away to do business. I didn't expect that they couldn't even buy a piece of news. It seems that we are not suitable for doing business."

Xie Qiulang casually cut off a piece of tablecloth with the Broken Kong Sword and wiped the sword, "So I said you will learn martial arts with me, do business from afar, and money is not everything. Xiaoer, you say so."

Seeing the behavior of these two people, Xiaoer knew that it would be impossible to get along with each other if they told the whole story, "Hey, as soon as I saw you, I knew that you must be sons of wealthy families, why bother with me, an old man with common sense ".

Seeing this, Wang Lingrang knew that Xiao Er meant to let go, and motioned Xie Qiulang to put away the broken space, and helped Xiao Er back to his seat, and poured a bowl of tea, "It's still the same sentence, we are businessmen. Integrity, you take these 22 taels, and my brothers and I will keep this news secret."

Xiaoer took the tea and took a sip, "Some time ago, the master above said that a copper mine was discovered, and the government began to accept people. At first, everyone thought it was nothing, but more and more people left without even a reply. ".

"Is there no one to sue?" Xie Qiulang asked.

"Why not? A while ago, Da Niu's father went to ask, but he was beaten out abruptly. How can a person of that age stand up to the abuse of those black hearts."Xiao Er sighed, and continued, "Then one night, officers and soldiers arrested people everywhere, and few men escaped. Now those black-hearted gangsters have started to arrest teenage children."

"Inspector of Yanzhou Zhongzhou, uh, when did you officials discover the copper mine?" Xie Qiulang asked.

"I guess it will be July or August this year," Xiao Er replied

"More than a month ago?" Wang Lingrang frowned and asked, "We are serious businessmen, and they also arrested?"

"Hey, not long ago, a businessman from Jinzhou was also arrested. I heard that the family knelt at the gate of the county government office and begged for several days, but no one was rescued. Now Yanzhou City is still alive except for a few big families. Jianjian, another family, hey. I have said everything I know, so I will leave first. Guest officer, please take it easy."Xiao Er will go out after finishing speaking.

"Wait a minute." Wang Lingrang said.

Xiao Er paused, didn't look back, and closed his eyes in despair, but a moment later, cold sweat oozes from his back.

"You didn't take your money".Wang Lingrang stuffed the silver into the little second hand, returned to his seat and began to drink.

Xiao Er firmly grasped the silver in his hand, opened his eyes to look at the silver in his hand, was overjoyed, turned around, bowed, and left.

"Okay, if you want to pat the table, just pat it, don't clench your fists, and hold yourself back." Wang Lingrang said

Xie Qiulang patted the table vigorously, closed his eyes and let out a heavy breath, "There is no law! Eat!"

"Don't worry too much about your anger. But if people go to mine, there will be no news. It seems that we will have to stay in Yanzhou City for two more days." Wang Lingrang gave Xie Qiulang a piece of duck leg, and said, " No wonder you felt weird just now, isn’t it weird that there are almost no men in the streets? Also, we didn’t leave Beijing a month ago, so why didn’t we hear any news from Yanzhou Copper Mine.”

"Oh, copper can be minted. The emperor is far away this day. Why didn't you hear the news. Postpone it for a month or two to find a way of making money for yourself."Xie Qiulang poured a glass of wine and drank it down.

"But this is a serious crime against the nine clans. The county magistrate of Yanzhou Zhongzhou is so courageous."Wang Lingrang said, "Okay, let's eat with peace of mind, it's getting late, let's go out for a stroll tomorrow."

"kindness".

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After eating, the two returned to their respective rooms.

Xie Qiulang edited a book, and personally bought a few packs of lotus heart tea and snacks and sent them back to Xie's house.

Wang Lingrang took out the map, looked at it for a while, then went downstairs for a stroll alone, bought a bunch of sword tassels to tie on a fan, and didn't come back until the market closed.

The next day, the two had breakfast and were going to stroll around Yanzhou City.As he was walking towards the gate of Yanzhou City, two officers and soldiers came in front of him. They walked lazily. The shop here took an apple, and the shop there picked up two crispy dates and threw them into their mouths.When one of them saw Wang Lingrang and Xie Qiulang, he elbowed the person next to him and spat out the date pit on the ground, and the two walked towards Wang Lingrang and Xie Qiulang.

"Hey, those two boys over there!"

Wang Lingrang and Xie Qiulang stopped, and Wang Lingrang took a step forward, "I don't know what the two officials are doing."

"Look at the face, businessman from out of town?" One of the officials said, looking them up and down. "Who is the last name, where is the ancestral home? Tell me!"

"My surname is Wang, my first name is Shoutui, and my name is Lingzhi. I am from Huai'an. This is my cousin, Xie Anlang, and his name is Qiuwu. We are two brothers who have just arrived and don't know the rules. I hope the official will forgive you." Wang Lingrang took out the The two taels of silver were stuffed into the hands of the officers and soldiers calmly. The officers and soldiers weighed it and said with a smile, "Since you are a businessman from other places to do business, you are naturally well-behaved. But, this Yanzhou City is not like yours." The place where the yellow-haired boy stays."

"Both of my brothers understand this, and I hope the officials will take care of them." Wang Lingrang took out two taels and stuffed them into the hands of the officials. Tea, please give me some advice from the two officials."

"You're pretty good, you're walking in the banquet building." The official didn't expect that the two young boys who were caught at random would be so generous, so he immediately let down his vigilance towards Wang Shourang and Xie Qiulang, and how satisfied he was with them. satisfy.

"My lord, please." Wang Lingrang wanted to take a step back.

The two officials straightened their hats slightly, and walked ahead with their heads held high.As soon as Wang Lingrang was about to follow, Xie Qiulang grabbed his sleeves. Looking back at Xie Qiulang with a strange expression, he asked, "Wu An, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?"

"Brother, if Wang Lingshi sees your flirtatious appearance, he will definitely break your legs." Xie Qiulang whispered in Wang Lingrang's ear.

Wang Lingrang smiled, took out his folding fan and threw it away, covering his mouth and said, "If you get stubborn and say the wrong thing later, I will break your leg today." After finishing speaking, he closed his folding fan and followed.

"Cut, just your two moves?" Xie Qiulang shrugged