Chapter 44 Chapter Five: Apricot Blossoms and Fake Money
Qiu Qian rushed to the back alley of Jiangxing early in the morning. He secretly looked at the Fangming Courtyard at the entrance of the alley, and the door was tightly closed.
It was probably too early at this time, so he led the donkey to the nearby Jingling Palace for a stroll.This is a famous Taoist temple in the capital city. Especially since the emperor took the throne, he believed in Taoism. The Jingling Palace has been continuously built and decorated.There are many stalls on the street outside the east wall, and the businessmen are shouting and talking, making it very noisy.
Qiu Qian's heart moved, should he buy something for Gu Pan'er?He looked carefully at those stalls, but there were only clothes, pictures, garlands, collar wipes, crowns, etc., all of which were common people's daily necessities, and there was nothing rare and rare that could be worthy of Gu Pan'er.And even if he had, he only had a few hundred coins with him.Qiu Qian couldn't help being a little frustrated. If he had worked hard to improve himself these years, so as to manage the small dyeing workshop at home, he would not be so poor.However, even if she has a million-dollar fortune, how can she take it seriously?Except for famous and powerful people, no matter how much money they have, they may not be able to enter the Fangming Courtyard and see Gu Pan'er's beauty.
You don't want to have such extravagant thoughts. It is already a great fortune to have two face-to-face conversations with her.What's more, you came to find her because of your sister and niece.Don't forget business.
Thinking of this, he sighed, looked up and saw that the sun had risen a bit, and led the donkey to the back alley of Jiangxing.When I rushed to the alley, I saw an old woman selling a basket of flowers, light pink and sweet, like apricot blossoms.Most of the apricot blossoms elsewhere have withered, but her basket is half full, fresh and tender.Qiu Qian hurriedly called to stop the old woman, but didn't know how many to buy, so he simply paid 120 Wen, including the basket and flowers.
Carrying the basket of apricot flowers, he came to the gate of Fangming Courtyard, tied up his donkey, and knocked on the door anxiously.It was still the little girl from last time who opened the door. Before Qiu Qian could speak, the little girl smiled and said: "It's you, Sister Pan'er has been looking for you for the past two days."
"Oh?" Qiu Qian's heart trembled, and his face turned slightly red.
The little girl still asked him to bring the donkey in. Qiu Qian just tied up the donkey and walked out of the small stable with Xinghua, but saw Liu Bifu's maid, Xiao Ming, came over and asked anxiously: "Mr. Qiu, my lady?" Did you meet your sisters?"
Knowing that her brother-in-law asked her to stay here first, Qiu Qian shook his head apologetically.
"How many days has it been? How can this be good?" Xiao Ming sighed sadly, leading Qiu Qian into the main room, and then went upstairs, "Sister Pan'er is still washing up, you sit down first. I'll go Tell your sister you're here."
The cow mother came out, saw that it was Qiu Qian, and asked with a cold face, "Are you here again?" Then she went out and ordered tea in a cold voice.
Qiu Qian still sat on the outer chair and put the flower basket at his feet, feeling uncomfortable.A maid brought tea in and put it down, but Qiu Qian didn't dare to drink it, and just sat there blankly.After a while, I heard the sound of lifting the curtain upstairs, and Xiaoming and Zhan'er walked down with Gu Pan'er.Today Gu Pan'er is wearing an ivory white shirt and skirt, with only a silver step inserted obliquely in the black hair bun, embellished with a few pearls, like a snow baby.
Qiu Qian hadn't seen her for a few days, and with a buzz in his head, he stood up hurriedly, blushing, and asked with great difficulty: "Gu... Miss."
"Young Master Qiu. You're finally here. In the past two days, I've had people search everywhere for you, but I can't find you."
"Oh? I don't know Miss Gu..."
"Huh? Where did this apricot blossom come from?"
"Hmm... just at the entrance of the alley..."
"It's still so fresh!" Gu Pan'er suddenly showed a urchin-like sweet smile on his face, "Thank you, Mr. Qiu, I just said that the flowers are almost finished. Zhan'er, quickly insert a branch for me. Xiaoming, insert the others quickly. In that black vase in my house, it would be a pity if it withers."
Zhan'er carried the basket, Gu Pan'er chose a small branch that bloomed just right, and Xiao Ming stuck it at her temples for her.Gu Pan'er smiled and asked, "Mr. Qiu, how are you?"
"Beautiful...really beautiful..." Seeing her so happy, Qiu Qian was so happy that he didn't know what to do.What's more, the pink apricot sets off the jade face, making it more and more beautiful.
"Hey, as soon as I saw the flowers, I forgot the business. I came to you to talk about Feng Bao."
"Oh?"
"The day before yesterday, I had an old acquaintance, an official from Yingtian Mansion. He met Feng Bao at my place and said a few words. He said that he saw Feng Bao in Yingtian Mansion the day before Hanshi. Feng Bao was getting off the boat at that time. , There was a man on the bank to greet him, followed by a follower, leading two horses, Feng Bao said a few words to that man, and they rode away together."
"Does he recognize that person?"
"He said it seems to be the Jiedu Tui official of Yingtian Mansion, surnamed Kuang."
Feng Sai rode to Gu's bank. He is becoming more and more unclear about what kind of puzzle and trap he has fallen into. His wife and daughter were robbed, the four merchants in Jiangxi disrupted the Bianjing Commercial Bank, Wang Shi's government loan was worth millions, and Zuo Zangku was flying money... Now Gujiayin is involved. Shop fake money.These things seem to be unrelated, but they are intertwined with each other.The whereabouts of the four merchants and Wang Shi are all unknown now, and it is impossible to say whether they are the kidnappers who kidnapped Qiu Han's mother and daughter and Bi Fu.He bumped around like this without a clue, not knowing whether he chose the right path, whether he could get his wife and daughter back, he had no idea, but he could only continue bumping like this. Last night, he told Zhou Changqing what he had asked, and Zhou Changqing was also a little surprised when he heard it. "Wang Shi used to be a coin minter in Jiangzhou? Another strange incident happened in Zuo Zangku, such as the flying away of 100,000 guan coins. It seems that the two are really related." "There is also Gu's Bank Store. My younger brother Feng Bao seems to have sold fake money for his family." "Fake money? I've never heard of this, but a few years ago, I vaguely heard that Gu's Silver Shop seemed to sell copper coins." "Selling molten copper coins?" The weight of copper coins in the Song Dynasty varies from generation to generation, but the weight of copper coins in the Song Dynasty is roughly based on four catties and eight taels. It is mainly made of copper, lead, and tin. Among them, copper has the highest proportion, accounting for about three catties and four taels. Because copper is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, it is also listed as a prohibited item, so the bronze wares of the Song Dynasty are less than in previous dynasties, and they are rare and precious, and they are called "ancient wares".Some people looked at the price difference and sold melted copper coins for a hundred pennies, and they could smelt twelve taels of fine copper, and then cast them into copper wares, which could be sold for ten times the gross profit. This is also one of the reasons for the perennial "money shortage" in the Song Dynasty.The imperial court also strictly prohibited it, and the punishment was extremely severe. Those who melted ten catties of copper coins would be distributed five hundred miles.But under heavy profits, repeated prohibitions are hard to stop. Feng Sai suddenly remembered: "My hometown, Jiangxi, is rich in copper mines. Among the thirty-five largest copper mines in the world, two of the largest three are in Jiangxi. There are 100,000 families. Gu Kun has an older brother named Gu Gan, who bought copper mines at the Qianshan Copper Field and made copper wares, which were transported to the capital all year round and sold by his younger brother Gu Kun." "Excavating and smelting copper mines is time-consuming and laborious, but melting copper coins is much faster. He borrowed copper mines to cover up." "Selling melted copper coins is certainly a felony, but counterfeiting copper coins is a much more serious crime. With the current family wealth of the Gu family brothers, how can they be greedy for this profit?" "This profit word is more powerful than food and sex. How can there be a bottom line? Just like me, even if I often practice self-discipline according to the teachings of sages, the existing money will not be used up in a few lifetimes, but as long as I see a profitable profit, I still can't help it." I just want to make money. All I can do is seek profit without violating righteousness. Brother Gu Kun, although he is bold, has some evil spirits that can't be restrained." "Oops..." Feng Sai suddenly remembered something. "how?" "Last month, I just had a deal with Gu's Bank, and I exchanged Jiaozi for his copper coins." "how many?" "Ten thousand guan. It was an errand for the trading business. They brought out the old Shu brocades sealed in the inner treasury for sale, and asked me to find customers for them. There was a brocade merchant from the Shu area who knew me well. He saw that After looking at those old brocade samples, he saw that although they were a bit moldy, the weaving and embroidery craftsmanship was even more difficult than the current Shu brocade. This kind of craftsmanship has been lost in Sichuan. He had a way to remove the mold spots, so he bought them all. But he I have no cash, only Jiaozi from Shu. The transaction is to return copper coins, and I have always only accepted copper coins. I know that Gu’s silver shop often has transactions with merchants in Shu, so I went to discuss with Gu Kun, and he agreed to deliver the money for me. The coins were exchanged for copper coins, and I handed over all the 10,000 copper coins to Shi Yiwu." "You didn't check it then?" "Gu Kun and I often do business. He has always been forthright and righteous. This time he is helping out. I can't check it carefully. I just counted it roughly. The money will go to the internal treasury. If there are fakes in it money……" "It's been a month. If there is fake money, it's time to find out. Presumably there is none." "I just wish I didn't..." Feng Sai was already terrified, his heart trembled, and he couldn't help sighing, "I always thought that although there are inevitably unbelievers in the world, most people still believe it. But after a while It seems that I can't believe people anymore." "A word of letter is like panning for gold in the sand. Whether you believe in someone or be believed by others, it is extremely rare. Moreover, it seems to love to oppose people. The more you think about it, the less you can get it. For example, the wronged person, the more he defends , the more people don't believe. Or you are more willing to believe in people than ever before, but you are most afraid of trusting people." "It's still because I'm too small, and when something happens, I get up and down." "At this point, if you don't have any doubts and fears, it would be strange. Faith and fate are somewhat similar. They cannot be sought after, but people hope for them all their lives. Even the wicked and stubborn people hope that everyone in the world can keep their promises." , When he told the truth himself, when people didn’t believe him, he would be angry and angry. Even Confucius, who was suspected by his disciples, had no way to prove himself, and kept swearing 'the sky hates it, the sky hates it'." "Is there really no way to ask for a letter?" "Confucianists can only ask not to deceive themselves or others. Whether they can be trusted by others, they can only obey orders. As for others, they can only persuade others to keep their promises, but they cannot keep everyone trustworthy. The Legalists here are It is more effective, bound by the law, and if you do not keep your word, you will be punished." "Confucianism advises first, and Legalism punishes later?" "Well. Especially in my Great Song Dynasty, the punishment method for dishonest people is more complete than in previous generations. This is probably due to the prosperity of business in my Song Dynasty, which has never existed since ancient times. There are thousands of transactions every day, and it is inevitable that there will be many dishonest people. , causing countless disputes. Therefore, the court repeatedly revised the law and kept tightening the law of the contract. For a transaction contract, you have to go to the government to buy the official seal red deed, and you have to have a dental insurance to testify. Once there is a dispute, it will be accepted in court. The white deed signed in private cannot be used as evidence in court. It seems that this not only adds a few documents and money, but also causes a lot of trouble. But if it is not so strict, the dishonest person can deny it arbitrarily, and it is difficult to pursue and punish. " "Well...it's better to rely on a piece of paper than to speculate." "For example, in the case of Wang Shi, if you hadn't invited you to be a dental care provider with those three giants, and you hadn't signed a red contract, even if you chased him, there was nothing to prove, what would you use to punish him? This is a thin contract. The use of paper is also a great creation of my Great Song Gong in Qianqiu." "Although it can't control people's hearts, it can restrain people's actions?" "That's exactly the reason." "Thank you, Brother Zhou, for your explanation. Ashamed, I have always been mentally weak, and I often have some useless troubles." "This is unavoidable. Even a sage, when he is in your situation, will feel a lot of emotion. It is extremely rare that you have not been overwhelmed by these hardships. There is no other better way out for the time being. You might as well go to see Gu tomorrow. Kun, let's see if he has anything to do with Wang Shi and Zuozangku Feiqian. However, don't directly mention fake money to him for the time being. I'll go from Taifu Temple to find out about your last 10,000 Guan money .”
Qiu Han saw that Liu Bifu's complexion was sallow, and big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.Just as she was about to ask, Liu Bifu suddenly covered her stomach, bent down, squatted on the ground, and moaned. She hurriedly got up and went over, supported Liu Bifu, and asked her what was wrong.Liu Bifu frowned, but shook her head without answering.Qiu Han was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. He ran to the door, slammed on the door panel, and shouted for help outside.After calling for a long time, there was no response from outside.Turning around, she saw Liu Bifu clutching her stomach, struggling to move to the toilet, and sat down with difficulty.It's far away from the oil lamp, so I can't see her face clearly. I can only see her clutching her stomach, convulsing all over, clenching her teeth, and moaning in pain. Qiu Han was shocked immediately: Could it be a miscarriage? She rushed to Liu Bifu's side and reached out to help her, but Liu Bifu pushed her away.Qiu Han was unprepared and fell to the ground. She was both panicked and stunned. She looked at Liu Bifu and was shocked.Liu Bifu couldn't help trembling violently, and the sound of moaning in pain suddenly turned into a heart-piercing cry, then buried her head on her knees, and began to cry in a low voice.It took a long time before it gradually turned into sobbing. Qiu Han hurriedly got up and walked carefully to her side.Liu Bifu raised her head and glanced at Qiu Han. Under the dim light, her eyes were tired and sad, and there was even a hint of relief after the severe pain. Qiu Han hurriedly stretched out his hands to help her up. Liu Bifu's feet seemed to have softened, and he couldn't stand at all. Qiu Han held her tightly, and it took all his strength to help her to the bedside.Liu Bifu's body went limp, and he collapsed on the bed, not moving any more.Qiu Han hurriedly wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief, poured another glass of water, and fed her a couple of sips. Liu Bifu fell into a drowsy sleep as if dead. After a while, Qiu Han held the oil lamp lightly, and walked carefully to the toilet. When he saw the light, his body trembled suddenly. He couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and almost dropped the oil lamp: in the blood, there was an unformed fetus.
Sun Xian went to Longliu Teahouse to meet Huang Pang and the other three. When they got there, the three of them hadn't arrived yet.Sun Xian couldn't help laughing, the three of them seemed to be really concerned about this matter, and they didn't come in a hurry to have breakfast.He drank his tea and waited slowly.It was almost noon when Guan Gan'er walked quickly from the east, swinging his thin legs. "Quick! Tea!" He called the waiter loudly as soon as he came in and sat down, and then panted loudly, "I'm so exhausted! Last night and this morning, this tongue is almost broken." "Oh? What can I gain?" "Wait a minute, wait until I have a sip of tea, I haven't even licked a grain of rice dregs all morning." Sun Xian hurriedly ordered ten wheat cakes, and when the waiter brought the tea, he sipped a few sips without caring about the heat.The wheat cakes were also brought up immediately, and he swallowed five of them in a row. Then he wiped his mouth, sat up straight, and said, "Since the man surnamed Wang didn't hire a car to leave, he had to hire a boat. I got you from you last evening. After I got out there, I hurried to the Bianhe River. If I hired a boat, it would be more secretive at night, so I asked those night boats one by one. It was the morning boat or the afternoon boat. I got up before dawn this morning and drove out of the city. I asked about the morning boats first, but there was no one. Then I asked all over the afternoon boats, but there was still no one. The man surnamed Wang didn’t seem to hire a boat. " "Not necessarily. There are four rivers in the capital. He may have taken other river routes." "The Wuzhang River, the Cai River, and the Jinshui River are all small rivers. There are some cargo ships and very few passenger ships. If he wants to escape, he must choose the Bian River. It doesn't seem to be the downstream to the east, but the upstream to Xijing is also a lively place. Go there again and ask. However, Brother Sun, I am getting more and more suspicious of one thing." "what?" "The one surnamed Wang didn't escape." "He has been hiding in the capital?" "I've heard people say that he won more than one hundred thousand guan. This Wang borrowed another million guan from Taifu Temple. What is a million guan? If it is copper money, it takes ten steel coins and one hundred large cargo ships to transport it." have to go." "There is a money shortage every year. How can the officials give him copper coins? I have already asked, among the one million coins, one hundred thousand coins are five thousand taels of gold, the other hundred thousand coins are fifty thousand taels of silver collars, and the remaining eight The one hundred thousand coins are all convenient money." "Five thousand taels of gold? A catty of sixteen taels is more than three hundred catties! You have to be a strong man to move it. Fifty taels of gold must be the size of a wheat cake, right? One hundred yuan, including this table I can’t even put it down! Not to mention fifty thousand taels of silver! My God, all these gold and silver piled up together will blind your eyes!” Guan Gan’er almost couldn’t hold back his saliva. "Where is the gold and silver?" Pi Er suddenly walked in. "We're trying to figure out how much money that Wang has. Pi Er, have you heard that he stole a million crowns from Taifu Temple?" Guan Gan'er asked hurriedly. "Why haven't you heard of it? Last night, my mother and I calculated how high a million coins would be. When my mother heard about it, my old jaw almost dislocated." "I just thought about the gold and silver. Those cheeks are already sore. Fifty thousand taels of silver are worth three thousand catties. One hundred taels of ingot are worth five hundred ingots!" "Fucking lonely crutches, just give me ten ingots." Pi Er swallowed two wheat cakes in a row, chewing and cursing bitterly. "Don't think about this for now..." Sun Xian suddenly thought of a way to find Wang Shi's trace, and hid it in his heart, he asked instead, "Second brother Pi, did you find out?" "Yesterday I spread the word, and I only received a reply this morning. Among those young men who went to the street to sell tea at night, the last person I saw was Wang, at the night market outside Zhuquemen. It was the third or fourth day of February. These two days." "I asked later than you." Huang Pang walked in, sat down, panted heavily, and wiped his sweat. "Oh? Brother Huang is here too. What day did you ask?" Sun Xian asked hurriedly. "The eighth day of February." "Where is it?" "There is a small brothel outside Nanxun Gate, called Nianxiangyuan. Last night I went to check it out. The cook in that house is a widow. The bed has been cold for many years. I warmed her up last night, haha." "I guess that cook is at least sixty years old, she has lost all her teeth." Pi Er mocked. "How can you be so old? You only turned forty-nine this year." "Get down to business!" Sun Xian hurriedly stopped. "She said that the surname Wang didn't go until it was dark that day, but she gave the prostitute fifty taels of silver. Her family had never met such a rich man, so she tried her best to stay for two more days. The surname Wang But he said he had something to do, and the next morning, before dawn, he went out and headed south." "That's the ninth day of February? No one has seen Wang since then?" "I asked, this is the latest day." "Well, let's leave it alone and start from this day to find out where he went and what he did that day." Sun Xian's heart brightened a lot, and he said with a smile, "Let's Go have a good drink and reward the three big brothers!"
Feng Sai rode to Gu's bank. He is becoming more and more unclear about what kind of puzzle and trap he has fallen into. His wife and daughter were robbed, the four merchants in Jiangxi disrupted the Bianjing Commercial Bank, Wang Shi's government loan was worth millions, and Zuo Zangku was flying money... Now Gujiayin is involved. Shop fake money.These things seem to be unrelated, but they are intertwined with each other.The whereabouts of the four merchants and Wang Shi are all unknown now, and it is impossible to say whether they are the kidnappers who kidnapped Qiu Han's mother and daughter and Bi Fu.He bumped around like this without a clue, not knowing whether he chose the right path, whether he could get his wife and daughter back, he had no idea, but he could only continue bumping like this. Last night, he told Zhou Changqing what he had asked, and Zhou Changqing was also a little surprised when he heard it. "Wang Shi used to be a coin minter in Jiangzhou? Another strange incident happened in Zuo Zangku, such as the flying away of 100,000 guan coins. It seems that the two are really related." "There is also Gu's Bank Store. My younger brother Feng Bao seems to have sold fake money for his family." "Fake money? I've never heard of this, but a few years ago, I vaguely heard that Gu's Silver Shop seemed to sell copper coins." "Selling molten copper coins?" The weight of copper coins in the Song Dynasty varies from generation to generation, but the weight of copper coins in the Song Dynasty is roughly based on four catties and eight taels. It is mainly made of copper, lead, and tin. Among them, copper has the highest proportion, accounting for about three catties and four taels. Because copper is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, it is also listed as a prohibited item, so the bronze wares of the Song Dynasty are less than in previous dynasties, and they are rare and precious, and they are called "ancient wares".Some people looked at the price difference and sold melted copper coins for a hundred pennies, and they could smelt twelve taels of fine copper, and then cast them into copper wares, which could be sold for ten times the gross profit. This is also one of the reasons for the perennial "money shortage" in the Song Dynasty.The imperial court also strictly prohibited it, and the punishment was extremely severe. Those who melted ten catties of copper coins would be distributed five hundred miles.But under heavy profits, repeated prohibitions are hard to stop. Feng Sai suddenly remembered: "My hometown, Jiangxi, is rich in copper mines. Among the thirty-five largest copper mines in the world, two of the largest three are in Jiangxi. There are 100,000 families. Gu Kun has an older brother named Gu Gan, who bought copper mines at the Qianshan Copper Field and made copper wares, which were transported to the capital all year round and sold by his younger brother Gu Kun." "Excavating and smelting copper mines is time-consuming and laborious, but melting copper coins is much faster. He borrowed copper mines to cover up." "Selling melted copper coins is certainly a felony, but counterfeiting copper coins is a much more serious crime. With the current family wealth of the Gu family brothers, how can they be greedy for this profit?" "This profit word is more powerful than food and sex. How can there be a bottom line? Just like me, even if I often practice self-discipline according to the teachings of sages, the existing money will not be used up in a few lifetimes, but as long as I see a profitable profit, I still can't help it." I just want to make money. All I can do is seek profit without violating righteousness. Brother Gu Kun, although he is bold, has some evil spirits that can't be restrained." "Oops..." Feng Sai suddenly remembered something. "how?" "Last month, I just had a deal with Gu's Bank, and I exchanged Jiaozi for his copper coins." "how many?" "Ten thousand guan. It was an errand for the trading business. They brought out the old Shu brocades sealed in the inner treasury for sale, and asked me to find customers for them. There was a brocade merchant from the Shu area who knew me well. He saw that After looking at those old brocade samples, he saw that although they were a bit moldy, the weaving and embroidery craftsmanship was even more difficult than the current Shu brocade. This kind of craftsmanship has been lost in Sichuan. He had a way to remove the mold spots, so he bought them all. But he I have no cash, only Jiaozi from Shu. The transaction is to return copper coins, and I have always only accepted copper coins. I know that Gu’s silver shop often has transactions with merchants in Shu, so I went to discuss with Gu Kun, and he agreed to deliver the money for me. The coins were exchanged for copper coins, and I handed over all the 10,000 copper coins to Shi Yiwu." "You didn't check it then?" "Gu Kun and I often do business. He has always been forthright and righteous. This time he is helping out. I can't check it carefully. I just counted it roughly. The money will go to the internal treasury. If there are fakes in it money……" "It's been a month. If there is fake money, it's time to find out. Presumably there is none." "I just wish I didn't..." Feng Sai was already terrified, his heart trembled, and he couldn't help sighing, "I always thought that although there are inevitably unbelievers in the world, most people still believe it. But after a while It seems that I can't believe people anymore." "A word of letter is like panning for gold in the sand. Whether you believe in someone or be believed by others, it is extremely rare. Moreover, it seems to love to oppose people. The more you think about it, the less you can get it. For example, the wronged person, the more he defends , the more people don't believe. Or you are more willing to believe in people than ever before, but you are most afraid of trusting people." "It's still because I'm too small, and when something happens, I get up and down." "At this point, if you don't have any doubts and fears, it would be strange. Faith and fate are somewhat similar. They cannot be sought after, but people hope for them all their lives. Even the wicked and stubborn people hope that everyone in the world can keep their promises." , When he told the truth himself, when people didn’t believe him, he would be angry and angry. Even Confucius, who was suspected by his disciples, had no way to prove himself, and kept swearing 'the sky hates it, the sky hates it'." "Is there really no way to ask for a letter?" "Confucianists can only ask not to deceive themselves or others. Whether they can be trusted by others, they can only obey orders. As for others, they can only persuade others to keep their promises, but they cannot keep everyone trustworthy. The Legalists here are It is more effective, bound by the law, and if you do not keep your word, you will be punished." "Confucianism advises first, and Legalism punishes later?" "Well. Especially in my Great Song Dynasty, the punishment method for dishonest people is more complete than in previous generations. This is probably due to the prosperity of business in my Song Dynasty, which has never existed since ancient times. There are thousands of transactions every day, and it is inevitable that there will be many dishonest people. , causing countless disputes. Therefore, the court repeatedly revised the law and kept tightening the law of the contract. For a transaction contract, you have to go to the government to buy the official seal red deed, and you have to have a dental insurance to testify. Once there is a dispute, it will be accepted in court. The white deed signed in private cannot be used as evidence in court. It seems that this not only adds a few documents and money, but also causes a lot of trouble. But if it is not so strict, the dishonest person can deny it arbitrarily, and it is difficult to pursue and punish. " "Well...it's better to rely on a piece of paper than to speculate." "For example, in the case of Wang Shi, if you hadn't invited you to be a dental care provider with those three giants, and you hadn't signed a red contract, even if you chased him, there was nothing to prove, what would you use to punish him? This is a thin contract. The use of paper is also a great creation of my Great Song Gong in Qianqiu." "Although it can't control people's hearts, it can restrain people's actions?" "That's exactly the reason." "Thank you, Brother Zhou, for your explanation. Ashamed, I have always been mentally weak, and I often have some useless troubles." "This is unavoidable. Even a sage, when he is in your situation, will feel a lot of emotion. It is extremely rare that you have not been overwhelmed by these hardships. There is no other better way out for the time being. You might as well go to see Gu tomorrow. Kun, let's see if he has anything to do with Wang Shi and Zuozangku Feiqian. However, don't directly mention fake money to him for the time being. I'll go from Taifu Temple to find out about your last 10,000 Guan money .”
Qiu Han saw that Liu Bifu's complexion was sallow, and big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.Just as she was about to ask, Liu Bifu suddenly covered her stomach, bent down, squatted on the ground, and moaned. She hurriedly got up and went over, supported Liu Bifu, and asked her what was wrong.Liu Bifu frowned, but shook her head without answering.Qiu Han was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. He ran to the door, slammed on the door panel, and shouted for help outside.After calling for a long time, there was no response from outside.Turning around, she saw Liu Bifu clutching her stomach, struggling to move to the toilet, and sat down with difficulty.It's far away from the oil lamp, so I can't see her face clearly. I can only see her clutching her stomach, convulsing all over, clenching her teeth, and moaning in pain. Qiu Han was shocked immediately: Could it be a miscarriage? She rushed to Liu Bifu's side and reached out to help her, but Liu Bifu pushed her away.Qiu Han was unprepared and fell to the ground. She was both panicked and stunned. She looked at Liu Bifu and was shocked.Liu Bifu couldn't help trembling violently, and the sound of moaning in pain suddenly turned into a heart-piercing cry, then buried her head on her knees, and began to cry in a low voice.It took a long time before it gradually turned into sobbing. Qiu Han hurriedly got up and walked carefully to her side.Liu Bifu raised her head and glanced at Qiu Han. Under the dim light, her eyes were tired and sad, and there was even a hint of relief after the severe pain. Qiu Han hurriedly stretched out his hands to help her up. Liu Bifu's feet seemed to have softened, and he couldn't stand at all. Qiu Han held her tightly, and it took all his strength to help her to the bedside.Liu Bifu's body went limp, and he collapsed on the bed, not moving any more.Qiu Han hurriedly wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief, poured another glass of water, and fed her a couple of sips. Liu Bifu fell into a drowsy sleep as if dead. After a while, Qiu Han held the oil lamp lightly, and walked carefully to the toilet. When he saw the light, his body trembled suddenly. He couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and almost dropped the oil lamp: in the blood, there was an unformed fetus.
Sun Xian went to Longliu Teahouse to meet Huang Pang and the other three. When they got there, the three of them hadn't arrived yet.Sun Xian couldn't help laughing, the three of them seemed to be really concerned about this matter, and they didn't come in a hurry to have breakfast.He drank his tea and waited slowly.It was almost noon when Guan Gan'er walked quickly from the east, swinging his thin legs. "Quick! Tea!" He called the waiter loudly as soon as he came in and sat down, and then panted loudly, "I'm so exhausted! Last night and this morning, this tongue is almost broken." "Oh? What can I gain?" "Wait a minute, wait until I have a sip of tea, I haven't even licked a grain of rice dregs all morning." Sun Xian hurriedly ordered ten wheat cakes, and when the waiter brought the tea, he sipped a few sips without caring about the heat.The wheat cakes were also brought up immediately, and he swallowed five of them in a row. Then he wiped his mouth, sat up straight, and said, "Since the man surnamed Wang didn't hire a car to leave, he had to hire a boat. I got you from you last evening. After I got out there, I hurried to the Bianhe River. If I hired a boat, it would be more secretive at night, so I asked those night boats one by one. It was the morning boat or the afternoon boat. I got up before dawn this morning and drove out of the city. I asked about the morning boats first, but there was no one. Then I asked all over the afternoon boats, but there was still no one. The man surnamed Wang didn’t seem to hire a boat. " "Not necessarily. There are four rivers in the capital. He may have taken other river routes." "The Wuzhang River, the Cai River, and the Jinshui River are all small rivers. There are some cargo ships and very few passenger ships. If he wants to escape, he must choose the Bian River. It doesn't seem to be the downstream to the east, but the upstream to Xijing is also a lively place. Go there again and ask. However, Brother Sun, I am getting more and more suspicious of one thing." "what?" "The one surnamed Wang didn't escape." "He has been hiding in the capital?" "I've heard people say that he won more than one hundred thousand guan. This Wang borrowed another million guan from Taifu Temple. What is a million guan? If it is copper money, it takes ten steel coins and one hundred large cargo ships to transport it." have to go." "There is a money shortage every year. How can the officials give him copper coins? I have already asked, among the one million coins, one hundred thousand coins are five thousand taels of gold, the other hundred thousand coins are fifty thousand taels of silver collars, and the remaining eight The one hundred thousand coins are all convenient money." "Five thousand taels of gold? A catty of sixteen taels is more than three hundred catties! You have to be a strong man to move it. Fifty taels of gold must be the size of a wheat cake, right? One hundred yuan, including this table I can’t even put it down! Not to mention fifty thousand taels of silver! My God, all these gold and silver piled up together will blind your eyes!” Guan Gan’er almost couldn’t hold back his saliva. "Where is the gold and silver?" Pi Er suddenly walked in. "We're trying to figure out how much money that Wang has. Pi Er, have you heard that he stole a million crowns from Taifu Temple?" Guan Gan'er asked hurriedly. "Why haven't you heard of it? Last night, my mother and I calculated how high a million coins would be. When my mother heard about it, my old jaw almost dislocated." "I just thought about the gold and silver. Those cheeks are already sore. Fifty thousand taels of silver are worth three thousand catties. One hundred taels of ingot are worth five hundred ingots!" "Fucking lonely crutches, just give me ten ingots." Pi Er swallowed two wheat cakes in a row, chewing and cursing bitterly. "Don't think about this for now..." Sun Xian suddenly thought of a way to find Wang Shi's trace, and hid it in his heart, he asked instead, "Second brother Pi, did you find out?" "Yesterday I spread the word, and I only received a reply this morning. Among those young men who went to the street to sell tea at night, the last person I saw was Wang, at the night market outside Zhuquemen. It was the third or fourth day of February. These two days." "I asked later than you." Huang Pang walked in, sat down, panted heavily, and wiped his sweat. "Oh? Brother Huang is here too. What day did you ask?" Sun Xian asked hurriedly. "The eighth day of February." "Where is it?" "There is a small brothel outside Nanxun Gate, called Nianxiangyuan. Last night I went to check it out. The cook in that house is a widow. The bed has been cold for many years. I warmed her up last night, haha." "I guess that cook is at least sixty years old, she has lost all her teeth." Pi Er mocked. "How can you be so old? You only turned forty-nine this year." "Get down to business!" Sun Xian hurriedly stopped. "She said that the surname Wang didn't go until it was dark that day, but she gave the prostitute fifty taels of silver. Her family had never met such a rich man, so she tried her best to stay for two more days. The surname Wang But he said he had something to do, and the next morning, before dawn, he went out and headed south." "That's the ninth day of February? No one has seen Wang since then?" "I asked, this is the latest day." "Well, let's leave it alone and start from this day to find out where he went and what he did that day." Sun Xian's heart brightened a lot, and he said with a smile, "Let's Go have a good drink and reward the three big brothers!"