The more you drink wine, the warmer you become, and the more you drink water, the colder it becomes. In order to keep warm, it is better to drink a little wine at night in autumn.
Before coming to this world, Zhao Zheng did not drink alcohol, but after arriving here, he felt that he had to drink. Since he had made up his mind to indulge in the world, how could he do it without the company of fine wine?
The wine Zhao Zheng drank tonight was Nuerhong. This wine is a type of glutinous rice wine. It is specially used to entertain guests at weddings. It is not only very refreshing and delicious, but also has considerable nourishing effects.
After a few sips of wine, Zhao Zheng felt a warmth rising in his stomach, which gradually spread throughout his body.
A ray of autumn wind blew through at night, blowing Zhao Zheng's hair and blowing away the aroma of wine overflowing from the bottle.
Zhao Zheng was not in Qibao County at this time, but at Hongchen Inn. After delivering the letter to Zhang Yuanwai's house at noon today, he immediately took Li Zhenzhen back here in a carriage. He came back to receive the money, and the three
If you are willing to pay obediently, the carrier pigeon should arrive soon.
Although the latest date they agreed on is tomorrow at noon, the agreement is dead and the person is alive. It is very likely that the three members will have sent the money early. Of course, this idea is a bit too good, maybe the three members
The outsiders are not willing to pay the hush money. Maybe the three outsiders will spend more money to hire experts to silence him.
However, no matter how many possibilities there were, he had to make the best plan and proceed step by step.
For the first time in his life, he looked forward to seeing the carrier pigeon.
He could only wait until the homing pigeon appeared.
Although Li Zhenzhen came back with him, Li Zhenzhen did not come to accompany him because the two of them had agreed to take turns waiting for the carrier pigeon to come back. They had to pick up the carrier pigeon in person and not let outsiders interfere, otherwise the news would easily be leaked. This matter was a joint effort between the two of them.
My little secret cannot be told to outsiders, not even to the people in the inn.
This is money Zhao Zheng obtained independently, there is no need to share it with others, and the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better.
Waiting for a pigeon alone is not a pleasant thing, not to mention that there are so many variables in the matter. Zhao Zheng felt a little anxious in his heart, and his heartbeat was like the hair dancing in the wind on his forehead.
As the night deepened, Zhao Zheng felt a little sleepy, and his upper and lower eyelids kept fighting. While half asleep and half awake, he suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings, and his spirit was immediately lifted. He opened his eyes suddenly, looked at the sky, and saw
I saw a homing pigeon coming from far away, flapping its wings and landing on the pigeon cage.
Zhao Zheng was overjoyed, jumped up from the threshold, walked quickly to the pigeon cage, opened his hands, slowly approached the cooing pigeon, grabbed the pigeon in his hand, and untied the paper roll from the pigeon's feet.
He let go of his hand, and the pigeon returned to the cage, walking around freely. He spread out the paper roll and found that there were two in total, one of which was a banknote with a face value of ten thousand taels, and the other was written
In the letter, he was warned in elegant words that he must keep his promises and not make nonsense, otherwise the three members of the party would be at odds with him.
Zhao Zheng smiled, put the letter written by the three members and the banknote to his nose, and sniffed twice to see if there was any poisonous powder on it. Judging from the smell, there was nothing unusual on the two pieces of paper. He put it down
Feeling relieved, he put the two pieces of paper away, settled the carrier pigeon, and returned to the inn alone.
He wanted to go back to his room to sleep and tell Li Zhenzhen the good news tomorrow, but he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, so he came to Li Zhenzhen's door and knocked three times. He paused for a while and found that the door of Li Zhenzhen's room was empty.
When there was no response, I knocked on the door a few more times, and this time there was finally a response.
"Who's knocking on the door?" Li Zhenzhen asked in a sleepy tone.
"'Dong Dong' is knocking on the door." Zhao Zheng replied with a smile.
"Could it be that...the carrier pigeon has returned?" When Li Zhenzhen heard that it was Zhao Zheng who was disturbing her at night, she immediately thought of this matter. If it was something else, Zhao Zheng would not be so anxious.
"That's right." Zhao Zhengdao.
"Great! You wait outside for a while. After I put on my clothes, I will open the door for you immediately." Li Zhenzhen was overjoyed when she heard this. She tinkered in the room for a while, then held the candlestick in her hand, opened the door, and opened the door for you.
Zhao Zhengying entered the house.
After seeing the door closed, Zhao Zheng whispered about receiving the carrier pigeon, took out two pieces of paper from his sleeves, handed them to Li Zhenzhen, and said: "Here are the banknotes and the letters written by the three outsiders.
Our letter.”
"The money you earn is good. Although I have seen many huge banknotes at home before, none of them make people feel as friendly as this one." Li Zhenzhen looked at the banknotes happily, her eyes turned into crescents,
She stared at the banknote for a long time, as if the banknote was her future husband. After she had seen enough, she picked up another piece of paper, read it again, and then read out the contents.
One sentence, "'I hope you can keep your promise and not disclose matters related to Xunhuajing to a third party. If you violate it, you will not be lenient." Haha, judging from the tone of their words, they must be holding back their stomachs.
gas."
"Anyone who is extorted 10,000 taels of silver will not feel comfortable." Zhao Zheng said with a smile.
"I just make them feel uncomfortable. Who asked them to dig a secret tunnel behind their wives' backs? If they didn't dig this secret tunnel, how could they be blackmailed by us? It's all their own fault." Li Zhenzhen curled her lips.
"Totally agree."
Li Zhenzhen put down the banknote, looked at Zhao Zheng again, and then gave a rare compliment: "I didn't expect that you are quite smart, and you can think of a way to send money using carrier pigeons."
"It's just a little cleverness." Zhao Zheng didn't take it seriously.
"I couldn't think of such an idea, don't I even have some cleverness?"
"You have no cleverness, but you are as wise as a fool."
"Haha, you have made great achievements this time, I allow you to be a little bit sexy tonight."
"I'm not you. I don't like being stinky. Even if I want to be stinky, I have to finish everything I need to do before I'm stinky."
"What else is there to do?" Li Zhenzhen was stunned when she heard this.
"Check this banknote." Zhao Zheng pointed to the banknote on the table. Although he had smelled the smell on the banknote just now, that was only a preliminary inspection, and he would need to check it carefully next.
"Isn't this banknote good?" Li Zhenzhen picked up the banknote. She also thought about poisoning, so she smelled the banknote, then shook her head and said, "There is no poison on it."
"If I were one of those three people, I would definitely do some tricks on the banknotes. If there was powerful poison on my hands, I would apply the poison. If there was no powerful poison, I would make some marks on the banknotes and then notify the surrounding area.
The bankers should pay attention to these marked silver notes." Zhao Zheng analyzed from another perspective.
"That makes sense!" Li Zhenzhen nodded in agreement and glanced at Zhao Zheng approvingly, "You are quite thoughtful in your thinking."
"It's not that I'm thoughtful, but the matter is so important that I have to be careful." Zhao Zheng did not feel complacent because he was praised, he remained very humble.
The two then began to check the patterns on the banknotes, looking for possible marks. Li Zhenzhen also took out a banknote with a face value of 100 taels from her body and compared it with the banknote with a face value of 10,000 taels.
.The style of banknotes in this world is quite complicated. There are two dragons riding on the clouds and mist on both sides. On the inside is a border with complicated lace. Inside the frame is written "Great Flame Treasure Banknote" and the denomination of the banknote.
, there is also a red official seal stamped on the lower corner. The styles of the two banknotes are basically the same, but the denominations are different.
The two sat side by side, lying under the oil lamp together, holding two banknotes and comparing them carefully, looking for any clues.
Zhao Zheng looked at the two banknotes, his eyes wandering back and forth. From Li Zhenzhen's hair on his side, bursts of fragrant aroma came from him. The tip of his nose moved and he felt it smelled very good. He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Li Zhenzhen.
At a glance, I saw Li Zhenzhen looking at the banknotes on the table with all her concentration, her beautiful eyes unblinking. Under the light of the fire, her side face outlined a graceful curve, especially the curvature of her chin, which was the most rounded, making people
I feel comfortable looking at it.
Li Zhenzhen noticed Zhao Zheng's gaze and looked sideways.
As soon as the two people's eyes came into contact, Zhao Zheng subconsciously withdrew his gaze and looked at the banknotes below again.
Li Zhenzhen thought that Zhao was peeking at her, and she felt vaguely funny, and the corners of her mouth turned up.
At this moment, Zhao Zheng suddenly pointed at the banknote and said excitedly: "Look here! This dragon's beard is a little longer than the other dragon, and the ink is very new. It should be the mark secretly left by the three members.
