incense as a medium

Chapter 54
Things happened one after another, making people have no chance to breathe. Although Liu Sushi and Liu Zixuan went to Yongkang Pass together and haven't come back yet, Liu Bailu knows that the marriage is really going to be brought forward!
The dowry was emptied, and her parents and elder brother tried their best to prepare for her wedding. How could she add trouble to her parents?

After two days and two nights of sleepless nights, Liu Bailu embroidered a pair of embroidery "Butterfly". The embroidery is very simple, just a dead branch and a chrysalis. A butterfly that just broke out of its cocoon and a delicate flower.

Looking through the light from the front and back, the butterfly is lifelike, as if it is spreading its gorgeous wings and flying high.

Liu Bailu used moon shadow gauze, which is extremely precious to them now, but in the past, it was only used to paste windows and make curtains.

This piece of moon shadow veil was cut from the curtain by her, and she has carefully put away the entire curtain. At this speed, a small picture is produced every two days, and at least fifteen pictures can be produced in a month. , take these things out and sell them...

Liu Bailu's eyes flickered, he got up suddenly, wrapped up the embroidery, changed into some out-of-the-way clothes, and went out alone.

"This thing is good, but in places like Xiongtang County, there are not many people who can afford to buy this kind of thing, why don't you go to other places to see it?" The shopkeeper of the embroidery village looked regretful, reluctant She wrapped up the embroidery in her hand and returned it to Liu Bailu.

How many is this already?

Liu Bailu took the embroidery and turned around and left. Almost every family gave the same answer, even if they gave the money, it was only a tael of silver for two pieces of embroidery.Such a price is not low in Xiongtang County, but with her skill, this price is still too low.

After walking for a while, Liu Bailu suddenly stopped, looked at the pawnshop in front of him, lowered his head and thought for a while, and stepped in.

"It's not worth much money at all." Chao Feng threw the moon shadow gauze in his hand and laughed.

Liu Bailu sensitively looked at Chaofeng and took another look at Yueyingsha. With just one glance, she confirmed her guess, and left the pawnshop grabbing Yueyingsha's head without looking back.

The shopkeeper Feng was discussing business in the restaurant today, he glanced out of the window inadvertently, and gave a slight sigh.

Shopkeeper Zhao on the opposite side followed Shopkeeper Feng's gaze and shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity."

"How do you say? Do you recognize Miss Liu's family?" Shopkeeper Feng looked at Shopkeeper Zhao.

Shopkeeper Zhao stroked his goatee, avoided talking about Liu Bailu, and said, "A few days ago, Yingda merchant issued an order to strictly prohibit all merchants in Xiongtang County and Yongkang Pass from accepting things from Liu's family."

"Businessman Yingda?" Shopkeeper Feng asked in surprise, "President of the dignified chamber of commerce, why did you deal with such a little girl?"

Shopkeeper Zhao shook his head and said, "You don't know this, do you? The precious daughter of Ying Da Merchants, isn't it possible that Ying has taken a fancy to Qi Peiyun from the Qi family? She is Miss Liu's fiancé. All these years, Ying Da Merchants have brought him by his side , it’s not that there is no meaning of cultivation, but the boiled duck has reached its mouth, but it was snatched away by someone, how can this big businessman just let it go?"

Shopkeeper Feng's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What do you know?"

Shopkeeper Zhao smiled triumphantly, and stretched out a finger to Shopkeeper Feng: "[-]%!"

"No, it's half done!" Shopkeeper Feng shook his head like a rattle, "I'm just a mere curiosity, and you're really a profiteer for charging so much."

"I'm cheating? I'm not cheating. Who dares to ask for your things? What's more..." Shopkeeper Zhao glanced at the distant figure downstairs, and didn't say anything more. He didn't intend to ask for so much, so he just took it away , said: "Some time ago I heard that the Holy Majesty wanted to investigate the case of official corruption and fraud. It is said that during the ransacking of the house, the eunuch filled his own pockets, and their family heirlooms should not have been included in the confiscation, but they were confiscated by the eunuch, and they were not on the list of confiscated items."

"The Chancellor of Dali Temple is just a sixth-rank official, who is in charge of judging temple affairs and the severity of the punishment. When will he manage the house raid? After tracing it down, it was found that this Temple Chancellor had indeed participated in a house raid because of a lack of manpower, and he still He was attacked during a house raid presided over by the servant of the Ministry of Justice. This time, he corrupted a family heirloom. But how could a temple minister have such courage? If the investigation continues, many people will be involved, and the Holy One is furious. I ordered all the officials who had participated in house raids to be inspected after he ascended the throne from the Holy Majesty. This investigation is not important, but it has involved many things."

"Among them, there were those who relied on family friends to release the water when they ransacked their homes. The original intention of ransacking their homes and exiling them was to punish the criminals, but these people left enough money for the criminals to live in peace. Who would think about themselves? How can they be punished? The most abominable thing is that these people are obedient and violating, and the emperor's order is so easy to fool. So the emperor was furious and ordered people to thoroughly investigate the conditions of all the criminals whose homes were ransacked. Forget it, if it’s fine clothes and fine food, the confiscation of the family’s belongings is considered light, but if it’s serious, the sentence may be re-sentenced.”

"This..." Shopkeeper Feng was speechless for a long time. He was very clear about Shopkeeper Zhao's connections, so he believed in what Shopkeeper Zhao said. Didn’t the officials who investigated this matter offend many officials of the court? Over the years, countless people have participated in house raids, and no one can guarantee that their hands are clean. Wouldn’t everyone be exposed after such an investigation?”

Shopkeeper Zhao shook his head and said: "This is where the other party is clever. The person who proposed this matter was the supervisory censor, but because he found a problem with the repair of a river, he wrote a letter to investigate whether the officials who governed the river were greedy for ink. What happened, this person is considered innocent."

Shopkeeper Feng fell silent, and only listened to Shopkeeper Zhao say: "At first I thought it was the hands and feet of merchant Yingda, but if this merchant Yingda had such resourcefulness, he wouldn't stay in a place like Yongkang Pass, but it is this It is true that the big merchants took advantage of the situation to attack."

Shopkeeper Feng felt that there was something wrong with it, he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of anything wrong with it, so he said: "I'll excuse you for a while."

"It's okay, you can do it yourself." Shopkeeper Zhao didn't ask any more questions, and just poured himself a drink.

Liu Bailu walked around the street for a long time, so many shops tactfully refused, she already smelled a bit of conspiracy, but she still couldn't figure it out, since Kang Yibang had already forced the Liu family to this position, as long as He extended a helping hand at this time, the Liu family must be grateful, but why did he ask all the merchants to unite and not accept her embroidery?

"Miss Liu." Shopkeeper Feng called out from afar.

Liu Bailu stopped, turned around and looked, the person who came was a little friendly, waiting for him to approach, and just then remembered who this person was, she quickly saluted: "Treasurer Feng."

Shopkeeper Feng looked at Xialiu Bailu, and said, "I don't know if Miss has time to talk about it?"

In the past, Liu Bailu would definitely not get along with a man alone, but now this is in Xiongtang County, and these things that are enough to damage a woman's reputation in the capital are very common here, and she just said a little bit. After hesitating, he nodded his head: "I don't know what's the matter with Shopkeeper Feng?"

Shopkeeper Feng glanced left and right. There was a teahouse not far in front of him. He said, "Why don't we go to the teahouse to talk?"

"Huh?" Going alone?If it was on the street, Liu Bailu would not be afraid, but when she went to the teahouse, she hesitated.

Shopkeeper Feng took half a step forward and said in a low voice, "It's about the matter of the past few days."

"Okay!" Liu Bailu's pupils shrank, and he nodded without hesitation.

Shopkeeper Feng was also considerate. He didn't ask for a private room, but asked for a seat separated by a screen on the second floor. Such a place kept enough privacy, and people around couldn't hear their conversation clearly. Liu Bailu was very satisfied.

After ordering refreshments, Liu Bailu couldn't wait to ask: "I don't know what the shopkeeper knows?"

Shopkeeper Feng didn't hold back, he told the truth of what he had just heard, and finally said: "As far as I can see, this is probably the trick of the big businessman Ying, although he wouldn't have such a plan, but if After Yu Shi came to Xiongtang County, it is not difficult to get involved."

Liu Bailu's eyes narrowed, did he guess wrong?Is it really Yingjia?Should Mo?
Shopkeeper Feng looked at the handkerchief Liu Bailu put on the table, and said, "Just now I saw Miss Liu come out of the pawn shop in the restaurant, do you want to sell something?"

Liu Bailu didn't answer immediately, but chewed the words of shopkeeper Feng twice in her mouth, and then grasped the word "sell". She didn't want to waste any more time thinking, and said directly: "Please tell me what the shopkeeper knows. Tell me, the little girl's kindness to the shopkeeper will never be forgotten."

After finishing speaking, Liu Bailu stood up and bowed deeply to Shopkeeper Feng.

Shopkeeper Feng hurriedly got up to avoid it, and said: "This matter is nothing more than a good fortune. Miss Liu doesn't need to be so polite." , Ying Da merchant issued an order that merchants in Yongkang Pass and Xiongtang County are strictly prohibited from accepting things from the Liu family."

Seeing Liu Bailu's puzzled face, Shopkeeper Feng said: "Merchant Ying Da is the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Yongkang Pass, and Xiongtang County is also under the jurisdiction of the Chamber of Commerce of Yongkang Pass because it is relatively close to Yongkang Pass. My pawnshop is small, is it enough?" I have the qualifications to enter the chamber of commerce, and I was busy in other places a few days ago, so I just returned today, so I didn’t receive any news.”

Liu Bailu closed his eyes and pondered, and after a while, he asked, "I don't know about Kangding Pass..."

Shopkeeper Feng knew what Liu Bailu meant, shook his head and said, "Probably Kangding Pass will not accept your things anymore. The chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in Kangding Pass has business dealings with Yingda merchant. This small request, the Chamber of Commerce over there will definitely not accept it." would refuse."

Liu Bailu also knew that this was nothing more than a trivial matter to those chambers of commerce, and there was nothing wrong with using this trivial matter to sell others, but she still couldn't help getting angry.It's really disgusting to make this step even worse!
(End of this chapter)