Chapter 25 A gentleman loves money
Walking on the street, Xu Ziling seemed to realize the problem with the cakes wrapped in lotus leaves in his left hand, and walking on the street with the cakes and mung bean cakes wrapped in teahouses. The cakes were packed in teahouses, but there was no problem with it. However, this cakes were called flower chickens, but he used his skills to go smoothly in the shops on the street.
It would be better to say robbery than to say. Thinking of the shop owner's appearance that he couldn't catch up with him and cursed on the street, Xu Ziling didn't care at that time. When he calmed down, he was immediately a little scared. Why is the poison of greed so much?
He deliberately hugged Cao Yulin and stole his wallet, packed the pastry he paid for, and then just took the initiative. At that time, he felt as if he was drinking water and eating, but at this time he was very scared to think about it carefully. The poison was so mysterious that it really affects people's emotions and desires?
After thinking for a long time, the thoughts kept popping up in Xu Ziling's fate. Now he felt like a greedy and stingy person who only entered and did not go out. However, after thinking about it, there was no way to deal with it, so he could only let it go. Whether it was greedy or stingy, as long as he didn't kill or set fire.
While walking, Xu Ziling slowly walked to the courtyard and was about to walk to his room, but someone called him behind him: "Young Master Xu."
Xu Ziling turned around and saw that it was the Maniks man surnamed Bai who had been in contact with several times. He seemed to be named Baimei, and he was a protector of Maniks. Seeing that his face was a little panicked and seemed to have something urgent, he said, "Speak straight away if you have something to do."
The man said, "For some special reasons, I teach all the personnel at all levels to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou. The church members stationed in Jiangning will go to Hangzhou today, so Master Fang promised to find Miss Li for you, and it may not be completed."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ziling smiled and said, "No need, I have found her, the girl in the room is her."
Bai Mei saw the girl who came with Fang Jie last night, but she knew her identity. When she heard Xu Ziling say this, she was surprised and said: "Isn't she Li Shishi from Bianliang?"
Xu Ziling nodded: "Li Mingxia and Li Shishi, they are all hers. You go there, there is no need to look for them."
Bai Mei suddenly woke up, and without thinking too much, she bowed and left. She had just walked two steps, but Xu Ziling said, "Since you are leaving, can this house be left for me?"
Bai Mei was stunned for a moment and said lightly: "If Mr. Xu wants it, I will give it to Mr. Xu. I will send someone a deed later." After that, he turned around and left.
Xu Ziling watched him walk away and laughed secretly. Thinking of the special situation he had just said, it was probably related to Fang Baihua's affairs.
When she walked into the room, Mingxia had already gotten up and was flirting with some books at the table, looking bored. Seeing Xu Ziling come back, she put down the books in her hand and looked at him with a thrilling heart and mind. The clever and naughty brother Xiao Ling had grown up back then. Although the childishness between her eyebrows was still there, her upright posture was just like an adult man.
Seeing her staring at her, Xu Ziling put down the things in her hand and smiled and said, "I've been sleeping for a long time. I'll go out for a walk and bring you some food."
Looking at the pastry box he put down and the steaming beggar chicken, the woman chuckled slowly, feeling warm.
The woman took the box, picked up the pastry inside and stuttered. Xu Ziling opened the lotus leaves, took out the beggar chicken, sorted out the soil on it, picked off the two bulging chicken legs, and put them on the plate in front of her. She smelled the fragrance that was overflowing and was a little moved, but saw Xu Ziling looking at her, feeling a little embarrassed.
Seeing that she wanted to eat but didn't eat, Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Eat, the greedy girl when she was a child was not embarrassed. She always scrambled to eat with me."
The woman blushed and argued: "That was just when I was a child. Now I don't like these things for a long time."
Hearing her words, Xu Ziling took the chicken legs from the plate and swayed in front of her: "If you don't eat it, I'll eat it."
The woman smelled the fragrance near her nose and swallowed her saliva. After a long time of hard work, she couldn't help it. She snatched it over, took a bite, and started eating. Looking at her true appearance, Xu Ziling also laughed. The girl was still that girl.
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After lunch, the two began to pack their luggage and prepare to go to Bianliang. During the packing process, Xu Ziling saw the silver notes in Mingxia's bag and said to her: "Mingxia, can you put your money here first? I will give it to you when you want to use it."
The smart woman in Bingxue suddenly thought of what Fang Jie said in the morning, and gave him the entire wallet with a smile. Xu Ziling opened her mouth to say something, and looked at her smiling face that made people feel like spring breeze, and stopped talking.
After packing their luggage, when the two walked to the gate of the courtyard, a Manichae disciple brought the deed. Xu Ziling took the deed and put it in, and asked the disciple to tell Bai Mei that he and Mingxia were going to Bianliang, and then took Mingxia out.
Jiangning and Bianliang are thousands of miles apart. When Xu Ziling headed south, he was going to Lingzhou in the east and then headed south. He either rode a horse or used his body skills to rush along the way. Now, he is not convenient to ride a horse or walk anymore. The best way is to walk on the water.
So the two of them planned to go to Yangzhou first and then take a boat to Bianliang, but before going to Bianliang, they had to go to Fuli County to pick up Mingxia's maid Yue'er.
Today, Jiangning North City Gate was as lively as ever, with caravans coming and going in and out in an orderly manner. In the afternoon, something ridiculous happened.
It is said that there was a young man at the gate of the city who was unwilling to pay the city gate tax. He actually said that he was the savior of the prefect and should be exempted from the city gate tax. He also took out a red sword and waved his gesture, and said with a flash of eyebrows how he saved the prefect.
Most people knew what happened, but looking at the young man's face and the demeanor that he didn't want to pay the city gate tax, he probably didn't believe him. Only the woman next to the boy blushed and tested for him. He made a fuss for nearly an hour, until someone among the officers and soldiers who changed defense recognized him, he was able to let him go and end the farce.
On the official road outside the city gate, Xu Ziling walked on the road, looked at the woman beside him, and asked, "Mingxia, do you think I'm a little outrageous?"
Mingxia shook her head gently: "No, Brother Xiaoling, I know you became like this after being hit by that strange poison. Brother Fang said that this poison will be eliminated by himself, so you don't have to care too much."
Xu Ziling patted her head and said, "For some reason, as long as I give the money to others, I will feel as uncomfortable as if I am dead."
Mingxia smiled sly: "Then why do we take a boat to Bianliang?"
Xu Ziling's face froze: "Why would I take you on the boat secretly tonight?"
Mingxia was stunned for a moment, blinked, and smiled and said, "Okay."
A day later, in the evening, at the Guazhou Ferry in Yangzhou, all kinds of ships of varying heights were wandering on the water. There were official canal ships, merchant ships transporting goods by merchants, and building ships owned by wealthy families. At this time, two figures were walking around the shore on the shore, looking at the ships on the water from time to time.
Some people on the boat saw the two figures, but they didn't pay much attention, just thought it was a young man and a woman who came to meet.
"Look at that one, oh, it's big enough?"
"Big is big, it seems that I'm not going to Runzhou."
"Then how about this one? This one is quite big."
"Well... that's a canal ship, and it will be discovered."
"Is it a canal ship? It's different from what I've robbed before, uh, why did you see it? Forget it, you can choose one."
"Let me see, just this one, there seems to be not many people on it."
"Okay, that's it."
Two figures walked around the shore, pointing at the boat on the water, and finally, they seemed to have confirmed something, so they stood on the shore and stopped moving.
After a long time, the night became darker and the surroundings of the ferry became dark. Most of the ferry was illuminated by the lights on the water boats, but some corners were blocked by the hull and were still dark.
Suddenly, the two people who were waiting in the dark saw the tower ship slowly passing by, and immediately moved up. Xu Ziling said softly: "Mingxia, step on the sword."
Suddenly, the long sword with red light crossed the woman's feet. The woman stepped on it gently. Seeing that the sword was still moving, she was just feeling novel, but suddenly she was hugged by someone's waist. Her body trembled suddenly. Just as she was about to speak, Xu Ziling called in her ear: "Let's go!"
The long sword led the two of them to the sky and flew towards the tower ship. Most of the people on the boats around entered the cabin, or if a few people saw the red sword, they could only see a black shadow flashing by.
Within a few breaths, the two fell on the huge tower ship and entered a room on the third floor through the window. The tower ship had three floors and could accommodate more than 400 people. At this time, there were less than fifty people in the ship, so there were many idle houses inside. The two of them came in secret and were not easily discovered for a while.
Since it was a cruise ship, the house was quite empty and the two of them didn't feel dull. There was only one bed, and Xu Ziling didn't want to be too far from Mingxia, so he took the bedding from the next room and planned to stay on the ground for one night.
After rushing for a day, I relaxed and felt a sense of fatigue suddenly came. The two of them chatted casually for a few words and fell asleep.
The next morning, Xu Ziling heard the sound of someone talking nearby in a daze, woke up instantly, cleared his mind, and heard a thick voice asking:
"Are you sure it's the third floor? Could it be that it's flying up?"
Another slightly feminine voice replied: "This uncle, how dare I lie to you? Last night, the little one saw a shadow flashing to the third floor of the ship and disappeared."
The man snorted before and ordered: "Lao Wu, take two brothers to search the room one by one. If nothing is found, throw this guy into the river."
"Okay, Uncle Fang."
After hearing this, Xu Ziling understood that it must have been seen by someone yesterday. She looked at Mingxia who was still sleeping soundly. Thinking of her weak body that had been with her for so long, she couldn't bear to wake her up, so she took Chixiao and sat at the door.
Chapter completed!