Chapter 257 Poison(1/2)
On the official road, four people and four horsemen headed straight to Chuanning County.
The speed is not very fast, because Lingling and Qingyao are not very familiar with riding horses, so Du Yong and Yang Jin must watch from the side in case they accidentally fall off the horse.
After spending a few days in Ganzhou City, Du Yong reported to the General Administration for the reason of being familiar with the surrounding environment of Ganzhou City. He passed it successfully and obtained half a month. After half a month, he had to go back to report and there would be a penalty for overdue payment.
As for He Laosan and Da Hei, they went to Chuanning County two days in advance and were familiar with the Black City of Chuanning County.
Ganzhou City is not far from Chuanning County. Even if the speed is not fast, it is more than half a day.
However, the scenery on the road was very good. Lingling and Qingyao both shouted to walk slowly and look at the scenery while walking. Du Yong could not object, because he had told Lingling and Qingyao earlier that he would go out to have fun and would try to relax.
There is a river next to the official road, which is said to lead directly to Zhuangyu Lake. There are sparse houses and limited farmland on both sides. Fishermen paddling bamboo rafts or small boats are often rowed in the river.
"Their lives are so leisurely!"
Qingyao has been in the palace since she was young, and she has never seen such a person before. She is very envious of the fishermen who sing and pull the net while singing.
Lingling has seen this kind of thing in Dongzhou before, but it has been a long time ago and is a little sad.
Du Yong remained vigilant, looked at the fishermen, carefully observed whether they had martial arts skills, and said casually: "What's the leisure to rely on? Just rely on the mountains to rely on the mountains to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to rely on the water to use the water to use the water to use the
Yang Jin echoed: "It will be very troublesome to rise and fall in a terrain like this. Not only can we not fish, but the only farmland will be flooded."
Qingyao was moved, and suddenly heard such a terrifying thing, and couldn't help rolling her eyes.
Lingling made up her mind: "Young Master, then what do you rely on to eat?"
"I?"
Du Yong pointed at himself and laughed: "Whoever I rely on to eat whom! It is best not to get close to me by reactionary forces, otherwise I will definitely eat him clean and not vomit bones."
As soon as these words were spoken, Lingling immediately burst into laughter, and Qingyao smiled, forgetting to be angry.
Lingling thought for a while: "It makes sense. The young master made a fortune because he fought against the reactionary forces."
"oh?"
Qingyao looked at Lingling and was very curious.
Lingling explained: "The young master came back from Pingzhou that time and brought back a lot of gold. I got all the gold ingots."
Qingyao let out a wow sound, her face full of envy.
Du Yong patted his chest: "Don't worry, you will be the one you will definitely get rich next time you get rich."
Qingyao nodded and nodded vigorously. She didn't have much idea about money before. After buying things with Lingling a few times, she discovered the beauty of money.
Yang Jin smiled and said, "Lingling, where are your gold ingots? This time I came to Ganzhou City, I didn't see you bringing them out."
Lingling said proudly: "I have saved money shops, I am a big customer now."
Yang Jin teased her and said, "It's just about forty taels of gold, but it can be considered a big customer? What kind of money house is that so petty?"
Lingling was very dissatisfied: "The imperial court's money house, run by Shaofu Temple, is the most reliable, and I will definitely not lose my money."
That's really a big money house.
Qingyao said in surprise: "Brother Yang, forty taels of gold can be exchanged for nearly one thousand taels of silver. Even with the consumption level in the capital, it can allow a family of three to live a prosperous life for several years. Is this a small amount of money?"
Yang Jin chuckled and said, "Qingyao, life is different from life. Some people go to brothels to have sex for a night, and there is more than this number. There is more than this number of meals for a big restaurant in the north of the city."
Qingyao opened her mouth wide and felt incredible. She felt that she had little knowledge. In fact, it was not her fault. She used to stay in the palace and learned singing, dancing, cooking, and martial arts most of the time. How could she know so many things?
Lingling asked, "Have you ever eaten that kind of thousand tael?"
Du Yong nodded: "Of course I have eaten it, and both His Highness and His Second Highness have invited me. If I say that, I will eat at most 400 taels. I have eaten it with Brother Yang in the north of the city and invited the Seventh Team of the Dali Temple Feng Group to eat it once in the west of the city. Of course, the dishes are very good, but the main reason is that the wine is expensive."
Yang Jin smiled and said, "Although some wines are expensive, they can be savored for several days after drinking them. Most of the good wineries in the capital are run by Shaofu Temple, and bring together wine-making masters from all over the world."
Qingyao said in confusion: "Shaofu Temple has a money shop and a winery, so I must have a lot of money, but why do I often hear that Shaofu Temple crying poor?"
Du Yong sighed lightly: "Sister, Shaofu Temple is the royal family's money bag. Do you know how many people there are in the royal family?"
Qingyao did not answer the question, but instead covered her mouth and smiled: "I actually called me sister!"
Lingling was also very proud: "The young master often calls me Miss Ling!"
Yang Jin and Du Yong looked at each other, and were speechless. When they talked to them, the topic was easily misplaced.
But it’s good, I skip the sensitive topic of Shaofu Temple.
In addition to money shops and wine shops, Shaofu Temple has many other industries, with great power and many resources with priority, so it is not too poor, and it is impossible to be poor.
However, once the Ministry of Revenue is short of money, it will borrow money from Shaofu Temple. It has been particularly powerful in recent years and has seriously affected the interests of the royal family. Therefore, it is a normal procedure to cry for poverty.
The key piece of Dongzhou is a bottomless pit.
The Mengji people were typical young men. They didn't pay attention to methods when attacking Dayan. They attacked Dongzhou fiercely, and they had to continue their battles. Occasionally they did not consolidate their results. They sent elite troops to Qiongzhou to burn, kill, loot, and smoke all over the ground. In the end, both sides were exhausted from their troops and financial resources, and they got nothing.
However, it may usher in a turning point recently, that is, the reactionary forces in Dayan. If the reactionary forces grow stronger, the court's support for Dongzhou may not be able to keep up, which is very uncomfortable for the court.
There are four reactionary gangs now listed as a major threat by the court.
The Holy Dan Sect is firmly in charge, mainly because the zombies are too fierce and there is almost no solution in groups.
The Scorpion Gang ranked second, and the killer group from the Northwest went south. It was not the only one who saw the scenery, but would definitely cause a bloody rain of excitement.
The Fire Wolf Gang ranks third, this is a gang that is not a big threat, but it has indeed become a limelight in the past two months. Many counties in Hepingzhou in Qianzhou have suffered greatly, and in the hearts of ordinary people, they are the existence of a big devil.
The Soul Destroying Sect ranks fourth. Because it is a follower of the Holy Pill Sect, it is not ranked high, but its strength must not be underestimated.
As for the Vajra Sect, although it is also an ancient evil sect, it is not a big threat to the court for the time being, because the Vajra Sect suffered two big falls in the capital and Chuanming County.
Some people in the court also listed the old leader of Pingzhou, Zi Cangyue Sect as a major threat, but the Cangyue Sect has not changed much, so this statement has not received widespread support.
"Young Master, what are you thinking?"
Seeing Du Yong falling into deep thought, Lingling rode her horse over to ask questions.
Du Yong came back to his senses and said casually: "I thought of boating on Zhuangyu Lake, you and Qingyao go swimming. I will hold a wine glass to see you, and who has a better figure."
"Pooh!"
Lingling spat and ran away on her horse.
Qingyao listened next to her, not only did she feel embarrassed, but she also smiled charmingly at Du Yong, and then rode her horse to follow Lingling.
Yang Jin came over and said quietly to Du Yong: "Something is wrong!"
Du Yong was stunned: "What?"
Yang Jin Nunuujiu in the river: "There were so many ships just now, but now there are only two left!"
Du Yong looked carefully and smiled: "This is not normal. The water here is quite urgent. There is no skill to catch fish, so everyone is upstream."
Yang Jin said in a deep voice: "The technology has come to the point. Look at the small boat diagonally below, the fisherman can't even pull the net, and he just glanced at us."
Du Yong looked in the direction. The fisherman was indeed clumsy and could not even pick fish online, but he looked over thirty years old and could not be a novice.
"Is it a killer?" Du Yong murmured to himself.
The killer is a bit different, because the man has no momentum and is so easy to find abnormalities.
Yang Jin said in a deep voice: "According to my estimation, it should be the wind explorer."
Du Yong smiled and said, "It's very troublesome to guess, just ask him!"
Yang Jin: “…”
Du Yong rode his horse to the river and shouted at the fisherman: "Brother, I want to buy fish, is it convenient?"
The fisherman was caught off guard, his body trembled, and almost fell into the river. After stabilizing, he stuttered: "I won't sell it now!"
After saying that, he quickly turned the pole.
Lingling came over and asked, "Young Master, why are you buying fish?"
Du Yong smiled and said, "You are running so slowly, you must have lunch on the road and eat grilled fish!"
Lingling was very interesting: "Grilled fish is good!"
Qingyao also agreed.
Everyone jumped off the horse and let the horse drink water and eat grass.
Yang Jin called another old fisherman to buy fish, bought a few grass carp and a few black fish, all of which were about two pounds.
After paying the money, Yang Jin pointed to the fisherman who was not right and asked, "Old brother, do you know that person?"
The old fisherman looked at it and said, "I don't know you, you should be from another village."
Yang Jin smiled and nodded, "Thank you, brother!"
The old fisherman claimed that he was not polite. After hearing that he wanted to grill the fish, he gave him a bowl of seasoning.
Du Yong is responsible for making fires, and there is firewood by the river. It is a big push to pick it up casually.
Yang Jin handled the fish, dig out the internal organs and cleaned them, put a knife on it, stringed it with bamboo, and finally applied seasoning.
Looking at Yang Jin and Du Yong who were moving extremely quickly, Lingling and Qingyao were all amazed.
Qingyao said curiously: "Young Master, it's not surprising that Brother Yang is so powerful. Why do you know so much?"
Du Yong laughed silently: "Just picking up firewood to make fire. Children know a lot about the skills they know?"
To be continued...