Jinyi Night Walk

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Wearing Confucian shirts, Ximen Qing and Xia Xun came down from the Lion Tower three steps at a time, walking slowly on the street.

Ximen Qing covered his mouth with a fan, picked his teeth and said: "Brother Yang is really lucky, it's rare that they have ready-made iron materials in their hands. We have paid the deposit, and the shipment will be ready soon. You are doing long-term business, so he The price given is still very fair, I know the market, and the price is not deceiving you. However, the raw and wrought iron utensils are available, but the fur, animal tendon and other things are more troublesome..."

Ximen Qing flicked the toothpick to the ground, closed his fan and said, "If you want to buy this thing in large quantities, you can only buy it from outside the Great Wall. If you want high-quality goods, you have to find a way from outside the Great Wall. It was not easy to contact them, but This year, the Mongols suffered a great loss at the hands of King Yan. They fled for hundreds of miles, leaving behind many old, weak and widowed people who lacked clothing and food. Their food and strong laborers were taken away. They were worried that they would not survive this winter, so they took the initiative to send People come to look for buyers, this will help you, we not only save time, but also save a lot of money."

Xia Xun said with a smile: "It's thanks to Brother Ximen's wide range of hands and connections. Otherwise, Brother Ximen's eyes are blind and he would have no way to do it. Brother Ximen, please worry."

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "It's nothing to worry about. Anyway, I don't waste my energy. I go in with my left hand and out with my right hand, and I can make a fortune from it. My wife is a dignified and virtuous woman who manages the house and teaches her children. She is actually an excellent woman, but I like to be jealous, especially when I see Qian's eyes open. This sum of money is taken back and slapped on the kang, and she still doesn't serve me well?"

Ximen Qing didn't know what he thought of, so he laughed a few times.

Xia Xun reminded: "I don't know when I can get in touch with the source of the goods? If I don't have a certain schedule, it will be difficult for me to explain. Besides, I am really in a hurry to go back. It's better to hurry up."

Ximen Qing said: "You can't be in a hurry, the person has been found, but the fastest delivery will be between October and November. I'll wait for news. As soon as there is news, I will send Someone will send you a letter, and when the time comes, the two of us will go to Beiping together. I will find a way to transport the vehicles, mules and horses, and I can also help you get through the joints of the water and land checkpoints to inspect the yamen, but the cost of getting through the joints... "

Xia Xun smiled knowingly: "Of course I did."

Ximen Qing laughed dryly and said, "Well, it's King Qi's money anyway, don't feel bad for being generous to others. By the way, this time is different than usual, the goods are more than ten times more than what I smuggled before. It's a huge amount of cargo, it's hard to hide it from people's eyes when it's transported, maybe something will go wrong, and then you will have to use your relationship with Prince Qi's Palace."

Xia Xun nodded and said, "There's no problem with that. If I go to Peiping, what kind of trade should I bring? Gold and silver or something?"

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Actually, they are more interested in things like grain, tea, and cloth, and they like to barter. However, it is a bit too obvious for us to transport things to Beiping with great fanfare. We still use money, and gold is also acceptable. Silver is also fine, and my Daming Tongxing banknotes are also fine, they all accept their accounts."

Xia Xun said happily, "That's good."

Ximen Qing glanced at him, and said with emotion: "When I first saw you, I thought you were from Yingtian Mansion, but unexpectedly you are from Qingzhou. You are a few years younger than me. Could it be that you are also like me? , is the son following the father's business, inheriting the brocade clothes?"

Xia Xun shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "My little brother's situation is much more complicated than yours. It's hard to explain in a single word. Jinyi Jinyi, where is Jin? If it was a few years ago, everyone broke their heads and might not be able to join the Jinyiwei? But Now... Jinyiwei is no longer the time when he was full of majesty, since entering Jinyi, I do things like walking on thin ice and facing an abyss."

Ximen Qing sympathized and said: "Yes. Who would have thought that at the emperor's order, the mighty Jinyiwei, who looked down on the world, would die in an instant and become a toothless tiger. The power of the sky is unpredictable. But..."

He said deeply: "I always feel that Jin Yiwei won't just end like this. Life is ups and downs, fate is impermanent, once the wind and cloud meet, who can guarantee that Jin Yiwei will not be able to come back..."

As he spoke, he subconsciously raised his head to look at the sky, couldn't help being startled, and said in a voiceless voice: "Hey! Sure enough, there will be a meeting of wind and clouds!"

"what?"

Xia Xun also looked up to the sky, and saw a thick black cloud above his head, covering half of the sky, while the other half of the sky was devoid of any clouds. The deep blue sky was clear and deep, and there was no cloud in sight.The part where the two halves of the sky meet was illuminated by the sun as if coated with a layer of silver, and he couldn't help saying in surprise: "What a rare celestial phenomenon, magnificent and magnificent..."

Ximen Qing lowered his head slowly, and there was a crystal drop of water on the bridge of his nose, which was slowly sliding down to the tip of his nose.Ximen Qing seemed to have transformed into a wise man suddenly, and said in a thick and steady voice, "Didn't you realize that it's going to rain?"

Xia Xun said in surprise, "It's raining? The sun is shining, is it going to rain?"

Before the sound fell, there was a "crack" in the sky, and heavy rain fell from the sky. Bean-sized raindrops "cracked" on the ground.In an instant, the heavy rain lashed the sky and the ground, and I was confused. The rain was really sudden and urgent.

The two looked at each other, shouted at the same time, lifted their robes and ran forward.The rain came quickly and heavily, as if there was a god standing in the sky holding a big basin and watering it down. What is rare is that the other half of the sky still looks clear and blue with bright sunlight .

The two of them only ran a few dozen steps, and their bodies were drenched by the rain. Squinting their eyes and looking forward, they saw many people standing there quietly in the heavy rain, stretching their necks to look at them. There were many people in front of them. People, people walking, carrying burdens, carrying children, and pushing small carts, were shoulder to shoulder and buzzing. This kind of scene was nothing, but it was raining heavily, and they didn't hide or dodge, which seemed particularly weird.

The two felt a little nervous, turned their heads to look, and saw that the street behind was also covered in white rain and fog. The raindrops hit the ground forcefully, splashing pieces of water. Other than that, there was nothing strange about it. What were those people looking at?

For a while, the two of them didn't care about it, they just ran with all their strength, and when they got close, they realized that the rain was bounded by that street. The common people are standing outside the rain line curiously admiring this rare spectacle, and the two of them are unlucky bastards who have been doused by the rain...

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The two were walking down the street in a state of embarrassment. Ximen Qing twisted the hem of his clothes and said with a wry smile, "It's the first time I've seen such wicked rain since I grew up."

Xia Xun walked forward in a muddy way, and said lazily: "I have seen the sun rain, and I have heard of the yin and yang rain, but across a street, it rains so heavily on one side, and it doesn't rain on the other side. It's so evil." It's the first time I've seen the rain."

Both of them glanced at the drowned chicken beside them at the same time, and said in unison: "It must be your fault!"

Ximen Qing snorted and said, "Don't fart and look at other people. I'm against you. Ever since I met you, I've never had such bad luck. My wife never knew about molesting big girls and little wives before, but you As soon as I came, I let the lady teach me a lesson. Because of your Miss Peng, I have been laying the floor for two days, and you said it was not your fault?"

Xia Xun shook off the rain on his face, and asked strangely: "What does it have to do with me if you lay the floor?"

Ximen Qing said: "Why is it irrelevant? The night before yesterday, my wife had already gone to bed, and I undressed and was about to make out with her, but just as I held her in my arms, she suddenly asked me, which one is she and your wife?" prettier."

Xia Xun asked, "What do you say?"

Ximen Qing said: "Of course I said, your wife is more handsome."

Xia Xun said with a smile: "Then you deserve it, you can't blame me for this."

Ximen Qing said bluntly: "I'm called Shicheng! Humph, last night, after all, I coaxed the lady into a good mood. I took off my clothes again and was about to go to bed to make out. Who knew that as soon as I hugged her, she asked me again?" The topic of the first night was to ask me who is more beautiful, her or your wife."

Xia Xun said: "Will you tell the truth again?"

Ximen Qing rolled his eyes at him and said: "You think I'm stupid, of course I say my wife is the most beautiful, and my Xiaodong is as charming as a jade, like a flower, unique in heaven and earth."

Xia Xun clapped her hands and said with a smile: "That's right, women like to listen to compliments, even if they know what you said is false, she would rather you lie to her. This time, my sister-in-law is very happy, and brother Ximen should be able to get what she wants ?”

Ximen Qing said dejectedly: "Don't mention it, this time I not only slept on the floor bunk again, but was also kicked off the kang by my wife."

Xia Xun wondered, "And why?"

Ximen Qing reluctantly said: "She said that I am in dire straits now, that I have learned to lie..."

Xia Xun was silent for a while, then sighed sympathetically: "Actually, I think... Mrs. Sister-in-law is just enjoying the process of abusing you."

Ximen Qing said with grief and indignation: "I think so too."

Xia Xun held back a smile and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Sorrow and change!"

Ximen Qing was very obedient, the curves of his already slumped face suddenly seemed to be pulled upwards by an invisible silk thread, and he completed the difficult process from inexplicable grief to wide-eyed smile in an instant, and his long and narrow red phoenix eyes also narrowed Getting up, he let out a few smirks, Xia Xun was startled, took a step back, and said cautiously: "Brother Ximen, what's wrong with you?"

Ximen Qing didn't even look at him, and ran to the side of the road in a desperate manner, shouting: "Aha! Little Jiu'er, I haven't seen you in a few days and you've grown so juicy, tsk tsk tsk, come on, let's go!" Let me see, with this figure, this face, whoever marries Jiuer from our family will be blessed for several lifetimes."

Jiuer is a little girl who sells pears and dates under the willow tree. The little girl is not very old, she is thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was born petite and dainty, but the pair of buds on her chest have slightly raised an attractive arc. Her face is round, with a healthy rosy color, like an attractive red apple, with big eyes, a small mouth, and two shallow dimples when she smiles. She looks sweet like her stall Juicy pears placed on top.

Ximen Qing leaned over with a playful smile.I took the biggest pear from the little girl's stand, glanced at the little girl's blushing face maliciously, and took a bite of the pear until the juice flowed out, as if it was someone else's little girl. His mouth was normal, and he repeatedly praised: "Sweet, so sweet..."

The little girl lowered her head shyly, twisted the corner of her clothes and said coyly, "Uncle Ximen came to make fun of him again."

Ximen Qing hurriedly declared: "Don't, don't, I'm only a few years older than you. If you want to call me brother Ximen, don't call me uncle, my father is your uncle. Sister Jiuer, have you found a suitable husband's family? If there is really no suitable one, why don't you tell your father to marry me as a concubine? Although I am older than you, I know how to love my wife..."

"Uncle Ximen came to bully others again, so I won't tell you."

The little girl shyly ran behind the willow tree, and then quietly poked her head to see if he was gone or not. Ximenqing said a few words, as if he had taken advantage of him, and smiled brightly. He called a few times, but the wine did not come out. Only then did he throw a few copper coins on the stall and walked back happily.

Xia Xun looked at Young Master Ximen dumbfounded, really speechless.After these two days of getting along, he has learned about the situation of Ximen Qing's family and his personality.This Ximen Qing, who has the same name as the famous Ximen official in history, has a shrewd wife, a son and a daughter.Whether it's a woman who comes to see a doctor, a maid at home, or a beautiful girl you meet on the street, Ximen always likes to talk and take advantage of others.

In fact, he just talks a lot, and he is very measured in his actions. Ximen Qing is elegant and refined, and has a lot of money in his pocket. The female patients I met, or the women I met on the street, didn't really hate his flirting, but once his wife found out, she had to twist his ears and teach him a lesson with a feather duster.

But this Ximen Qing never gets tired of it, and he is considered a different kind. Unexpectedly, such a person is the original form of the character in "Water Margin", who is a combination of local ruffian, bully, profiteer, and adulterer. It is really surprising.

Ximen Qing was not ashamed of his behavior but proud of it. He gnawed on the pear triumphantly, and the frustration caused by the heavy rain and the lady was swept away. He ate a mouthful of the pear and said to Xia Xun: "By the way, Speaking of your lady, you said she was just your bodyguard? This girl is very weird. Everyone knows that she is a woman, but she refuses to admit it. She is wearing men's clothing and wandering around the back garden of my house all day long. Tossing around, if this continues, others will think that my wife Hongxing is cheating. Why are you messing around with her, and every time you see her, you still pretend to be serious and call out Mr. Peng?"

A mysterious smile slowly appeared on Xia Xun's face, his brows were raised slightly, and he smiled softly, "Don't you think it's interesting to tease her like this?"

Ximen Qing looked at him, curled his lips and said, "You are so wretched!"

Xia Xun: "..."

The two returned to the "Weishengtang Medicine Store", changed their clothes and went to the Xikua courtyard first, but they didn't see Peng Ziqi, then went to the back garden, passed the moon gate, and saw Ximen's sister-in-law sitting in a small booth with Peng Ziqi from a long distance away. During the chat, Peng Ziqi was still dressed in men's clothing, even though everyone already knew that she was a woman.

Ximen Qing smiled and said: "This Miss Peng is very nice. I can see that she actually has some meaning for you, but I don't want you to see that my daughter has a thin skin. If Brother Yang also has feelings for her , you should take the initiative. As the saying goes, a strong girl is afraid of being entangled by a man. Don't look at her being indifferent to you now. Once this layer of window paper is pierced, she is a hundred-trained steel and her fingers will melt. Your happy days are coming, hehe..."

Xia Xun coughed and said, "It looks like Miss Peng is already in good health. Even if we can't ride a horse for a long distance, it is still feasible for us to go back by water. I think we will set off for Qingzhou early tomorrow morning."

Ximen Qing said unexpectedly, "So fast?"

Xia Xun said: "Well, there are still a lot of things that need to be taken care of over there. By the way, Brother Ximen, you are very skilled in medicine, and your family runs a pharmacy. I want to ask you, is there any medicine that can make people sick after taking it? It's hard to find something strange when you're sleepy?"

Ximen Qing said: "Of course there are such drugs, but... why are you asking this?"

Xia Xun said happily: "Is there really such a medicine? Haha, it's great. If one guest doesn't bother the two masters, then please send me some, brother. It's useful for me."

Ximen Qing's complexion changed, and he lost his voice: "You...you want to give Miss Peng medicine?"

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