Da Song Private Investigator

Chapter 469 New Year.

After the case of Su Quan's murder was solved, Bao Zheng, Hua Lang and the others began to work on opening the store, and You Dan would sometimes come to help. After half a month of being so busy, they finally recruited all the stores and staff.

It was almost New Year's day on the opening day, and the sound of firecrackers resounded throughout the street, and it was Bao Zheng and Hua Lang who opened the shop, so the front of the shop was very lively for a while.

Because of the powerful backing of the imperial court and Hwarang's advanced experience, the business of the inkstone shop was good, and Hwarang also got some benefits from it. After a few days in such a hurry, it will be the New Year.

On New Year's Eve, red lanterns were hung in front of every house, and the Spring Festival couplets had already been pasted up. Although the state government office was the place where the court ordered officials to work, the Spring Festival couplets could not be delayed. Gongsun Ce also revealed a poem for this, writing A few auspicious words.

Everything is full of beauty and happiness, and spring in Duanzhou seems to come relatively early. After New Year's Eve, the temperature slowly rises, the ice in the river melts slowly, and the willows on the bank sprout new buds.

At this time, the year is not over yet, it will be counted after the Lantern Festival, which is the Lantern Festival, and the people in Duanzhou City will have a lot of fun on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

As the magistrate of Duanzhou, Bao Zheng couldn't neglect the fun of the common people. Even if he didn't have fun with them, it was necessary to ensure that there would be no mistakes that day, so after the fifth day of the lunar new year, Bao Zheng and a group of yamen servants posted a The notice, in addition to the warning, the notice is more about asking everyone to have a good Lantern Festival.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, Long Budi came to the state government office and asked Bao Zheng and Hua Lang to attend the Qingliyuan banquet on the Lantern Festival, but this time there was no reason, Bao Zheng refused. After all, Qingliyuan is a brothel place. If Bao Zheng, the official of the imperial court, went to work diligently, he would inevitably follow the truth.

Bao Zheng resolutely refused, and soon after. When Bao Zheng refused, Hua Lang paid attention to Gongsun Ce's expression. He found that Gongsun Ce's expression changed from joy to worry, and then to disappointment. If Bao Zheng didn't go to Qingli Courtyard, at least he shouldn't obstruct others from going.

At this moment, Hwarang glanced at Wen Meng and asked, "Miss Wen, would you like to go to the show?"

Wen Meng was also a little difficult to judge for a while, after all, she likes to be lively, but hates going to places like brothels. Long Budi seemed to see Wen Meng's hesitation, so he quickly said: "If Miss Wen wants to go, we must give Miss Wen Find a good location, and on the night of the Lantern Festival, we also hired an opera troupe, a juggling troupe, which must be much more lively than piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

When Wen Meng heard that there were jugglers, he immediately made a decision, and then Hua Lang looked at Yin Wucuo and the others, Yin Wucuo and the others had no objection, anyway, they had nothing to do during the Lantern Festival, if they were not drinking at home, go to It's good to join in the fun.

Seeing that his group of people had agreed to go, Hua Lang said to Gongsun Ce: "Brother Bao is a magistrate of the state, so it's better not to go to the brothel, but Mr. Gongsun is just Brother Bao's staff, so it's better to join in the fun. "

Gongsun Ce was a little hesitant. At this time, Bao Zheng seemed to see something. After all, the two of them had been together for a long time. If Gongsun Ce had any ideas, he could still see the clues, so he didn't know what to do when Gongsun Ce Bao Zheng suddenly said: "Brother Hua is right, the affairs of the state government are not very busy these days, and Mr. Gongsun has been tired for a year, let them go and have fun."

Now that Bao Zheng said so, Gongsun Ce had no choice but to agree. Seeing that Hua Lang and Gongsun Ce had agreed, Long Budi felt that the trip was worthwhile, so he left.

At this time, Bao Zheng dismissed Gongsun Ce with an excuse. After Gongsun Ce left, Bao Zheng looked at Hua Lang mysteriously and asked, "Brother Hua must have Mr. Gongsun go to the banquet. Did you see something?" ?”

Hua Lang smiled, feeling that this Bao Zheng was too late, so he told all the things he saw, and after Hua Lang finished speaking, Bao Zheng's mouth grew bigger, and said: "This It's too surprising, Mr. Gongsun actually likes Bai Lan!"

Hwarang didn't feel very surprised, after all, love is something that comes when you say it, and people are helpless. After he shrugged, he asked, "What do you think, Brother Bao?"

Bao Zheng pondered for a moment, and said: "If the two can truly love each other, I will naturally have nothing to say."

That's not what Hwarang wanted to ask, so he asked again: "If the two of them really love each other, can brother Bao have a way to make them stay together?"

As soon as Hualang said this, Bao Zheng's face turned ugly. Originally, with his status as the magistrate of Duanzhou, it was very easy for a brothel girl to change her household registration. Some silver would do, otherwise, how could the people from Qingli Courtyard be willing to let him go? If they forced him, it might not be in line with Bao Zheng's identity.

But for the silver, they encountered another difficulty. Although they were distinguished, they had this official position, but they didn't have much money. What's more, Bailan was the top brand of Qingliyuan, so the asking price would not be low.

After some discussions, everyone couldn't come up with a solution, all they could do was to take a step at a time, and what they said had to be kept from Gongsun Ce, because no matter what, Gongsun Ce was a big Man, how could he like others talking about him behind his back?

A few days passed like this, the feeling of spring became stronger, the wind became gentler, and the streets of Duanzhou City gradually became lively, and the gate of Qingli Courtyard was even more crowded, and it took a long time to stop every night.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, an opera troupe and a juggling troupe moved into the courtyard that Qingliyuan bought on that street. They were going to prepare for tomorrow night's performance, and from this moment on, the girls in Qingliyuan also became nervous After all, if the performance is good, their business will be much better in the next year, and a good business will bring more money. With this money, their life will be better, and their hearts will be better. It will be more secure.

When a woman has no man to rely on, the only thing that can make them feel safe is money.

Everything has become lively. Although the days go by day by day, every day is different, so when it is night, people who lie in bed always have something to look forward to, for example, tomorrow will be better, and tomorrow is hopeful. Meet someone, and so on.

On a night like the fourteenth of the first lunar month, Hwarang tossed and turned in bed, and the reason why he couldn't sleep was that he suddenly realized that he was one year older, and Wen Meng was also one year older. It's good to say something to her.