Chapter 54
It was already dark, and the bitter cold wind blew from the river, with a biting chill.
Xu Ping and Sang Yi sat in the same corner, drinking through a coal ball stove. The sorghum Daqu, named "Wangyou" by Shi Yannian, became more mellow after a long time. Unfortunately, Xu Ping and Sang Yi were neither drunkards and did not taste any smell.
With a burst of laughter, the coolies from five or six piers walked into the shed from outside with their arms around, walked to the middle and found a brightly lit table to sit.
The servant came over, and a few people ordered wine and food, and then came together to talk about some fun.
Xu Ping did not pay attention, but heard a faint voice: "Song Ada, you are tall and burly, and you are a handsome man, how could you be as good as Qin Er, who is as thin as a monkey? Look, Grandma Hong went to his shop again. What do you think they can do on this cold night?"
Song Ada said rudely: "It's a hotel, what's wrong with Grandma Hong going? I've told you a long time ago that that woman has done everything with me!"
Xu Ping frowned after hearing these misunderstandings. Grandma Hong was a widow in middle age, so it was okay to find a man, but it would be bad to find a few at the same time. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty at this time, women who commit more than three or more gangs were regarded as miscellaneous households and established other documents, which was actually regarded as secret prostitutes by the government.
On the road outside the shed, a lantern passed by, and I don’t know who was walking on the night road.
A light flashed in Xu Ping's mind. He remembered something, and he winked at Sang Yi, and got up and left the wine shed.
Sang Yi understood and came out to follow Xu Ping and asked him in a low voice: "What did you remember?"
Xu Ping said: "Let's go to Qin Er's store."
After saying that, we should hurry to set off the road.
Sang Yi had to keep up.
When I arrived at Sangyi's shop, I saw a man who had picked up a look in front of the door, hung two lanterns, and there was no one in front of the door. The door was covered in a false sense, thinking that someone was there to call for business.
Xu Ping shook his head at Sang Yi, and walked around the back of the yard without going through the main entrance.
Behind the main house is a woodshed and a cattle shed with animals tied up, but they are all empty at this time.
Sang Yi asked in a low voice: "What is the owner of the little manor going to do?"
Xu Ping said: "Don't you listen to those coolies saying that Grandma Hong has come here?"
"So what? Are we going to listen to their wall?"
Xu Ping looked at Sang Yi and nodded: "I remembered something, and I had no choice but to verify it. I had to do this shameless thing with the scholar."
After saying that, he jumped over to the courtyard wall, and with force his arms, he turned up.
Xu Ping has done a lot of farm work in the past six months and is very strong. When he is free, he often asks Sang Yi for fighting skills. His skills have improved a lot and he can defeat several big men with empty hands.
Seeing that Xu Ping had already entered, Sang Yi was impatient and had to turn over and follow him.
The layout of this kind of house is mostly the same. The two bent down to the window of the master's room. When they saw the lights on inside, they lowered their bodies and listened quietly.
There was indeed a man and a woman inside, and heavy breathing sounds were heard.
Sang Yi was determined to leave. Although he had done this kind of late-night secret visit before, he had no experience of squatting outside the window listening to men and women doing things, and it was not done by a gentleman.
Xu Ping grabbed him and signaled to An Jing.
After a while, the room became quiet and the clouds stopped and the rain stopped.
First, Qin Huailiang's voice: "Sister, since you have done it, why do you only take one at a time? I have saved a lot in my hands. When will this be done?"
Then came Grandma Hong's voice: "Erlang, just be content. The owner is very concerned about the thousands of taels of silver, especially the master's mother guards every day as a treasure. I have to change one ingot and it's one ingot. Don't think it's too little. It's really not easy, so I have to keep it flowing."
Hearing this, Sang Yi also understood something and looked at Xu Ping.
Xu Ping just secretly scolded himself for being stupid and wanted to find a big businessman to sell stolen goods. At this time, in Baisha Town, or even Zhongmu County, wasn't it his family who had a lot of silver at home? Before he could find him, he had already set his mind on his head.
After these days, Li Duanyi did not handle the sugar matter quickly, but instead received an order for Xu Ping for five tricycles. It is said that all the princes and nobles were asked, and no one bargained for two thousand taels of silver, and they all generously paid a deposit of one thousand taels of silver. At this time, the amount of silver in the Xu family had risen rapidly to seven thousand taels. When the goods were delivered after the New Year, they would save more than ten thousand taels of silver at home, which was as large as many wealthy families in the capital. Xu Zheng was so tickled that he kept selling the restaurant and focused on making cars with his son. Xu Ping persuaded him to stay and leave a few more industries, but who knew which clouds would rain.
Zhang Sanniang was outspoken and couldn't hide things in her heart. She wanted to show her son's ability, so she had long promoted Xu Ping's exchange for silver with a tricycle.
Xu Ping should have thought that someone would set his sights on his home.
Grandma Hong said inside: "These two slaughters are 100 taels, and they are all given to you. I tell you that there are marks from the palace on them. Be careful and make sure to re-define them before taking them out. Otherwise, if you are caught, we will be in danger of life."
Qin Huailiang said: "Sister, don't worry, everyone who teaches me is a veteran in this industry. You will never show any flaws and be caught by others."
Grandma Hong said again: "Didn't those two warlocks say they want to save some money to go back to their hometown, but they can't get much? I've changed it to five or six hundred taels, why isn't it enough?"
Qin Huailiang whispered to comfort: "Sister doesn't know. This industry seems to be rich, but the capital is also quite good. Not to mention how much it costs to melt copper, even the medicines they use to enlighten are worth a lot of money."
Grandma Hong's voice became gentle: "Erlang, don't just hang out for others. Use snacks to learn what medicine they use to enlighten them, and learn a long-term craft."
Qin Huailiang said: "Sister said it easily! Those two people regarded this technique very precious and did not let me know at all. Even the medicine was bought by myself, so where would I learn it?"
The two of them were in the room and were warm for a while. Qin Huailiang sighed: "Sister, please give me some more than a few hundred taels and send the two foreign alchemists away. The rest will be ours. Then we will redeem Yu Niang and be a wife for your son. Our family will move to a place where no one knows. With these silver, we will be happy and prosperous for the rest of our lives!"
Grandma Hong's voice was a little unwilling: "Who are those two foreign alchemists? They dare to do such a big thing? If there is no means, Erlang might as well-"
The voice suddenly stopped, as if Qin Huailiang had covered his mouth.
Chapter completed!