"Half a month ago, you were wearing a bamboo hat and pawned this jade pendant for one thousand taels of silver?" In the county prison, the third prince of Qi State, Zhao Yi, looked at the pawnshop owner and asked.
"Yes, he covered his face with a bamboo hat at that time. The villain didn't see clearly what he looked like and didn't know who he was." The pawnshop owner said in a trembling voice: "Everything the villain said is true, if there is any truth,
If you lie, you will be struck by thunder from heaven!"
Not long after, Zhao Yi walked out of the cell, shook his head and said: "This Huilong Pei was given to me by my father. It is worth ten thousand gold, but it was only exchanged for one thousand taels of silver. Brother Li, Brother Li, you
You look down on me, Zhao Yi, too much..."
Yang Yanzhou stood beside him, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, it seems that he should be in Fengzhou City now."
Zhao Yi nodded and said: "He doesn't know the value of this jade pendant. He only bought it for a thousand taels of silver. He must be extremely short of money. He can't go back to Jingguo for the time being. It's normal for him to hide in Qiguo.
At this time, he should not have left yet."
"Who is your Highness looking for? Do you want me to send someone..." Magistrate Wu stood aside, hesitated for a moment, and then said.
Zhao Yi waved his hand and said: "No, you don't have to ask about this matter. Remember to let the pawnshop owner leave later."
Magistrate Wu was stunned and said: "Your Highness, hiding royal belongings is a serious crime, so let him go like this?"
Zhao Yi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just do what I said."
Magistrate Wu looked up at him, finally nodded and said, "I obey your orders."
The two of them walked out of the county government office. Yang Yanzhou turned around and asked, "Your Highness, what if he doesn't redeem the jade pendant?"
Zhao Yi looked at the endless flow of people on the street and said: "It's easy to do it. It's natural for him to redeem it. It's expected that he won't redeem it. These days, more people will be sent to investigate secretly. Fengzhou City is not big. If he is still there,
You can find it sooner or later in the city."
Yang Yanzhou nodded, and the two of them walked down the steps. At the same time, a few streets away, in a courtyard, Li Yi scratched his head in confusion. Although he didn't pay much attention to the things given by the old emperor, but
It's not like he has no impression at all. Until now, he still can't remember when he gave him that jade pendant?
After a while, he still had no clue. He shook his head and stopped thinking about these things. He had to write the thirteen poems quickly and then go out to buy groceries.
Miss Liu Er had just ruined all the food at home, so he had to buy some new ones, send the poems to him, and get back the remaining balance of five thousand taels.
After this time, I will never do this kind of thing like selling poetry for money again.
Not only Su Shi, Li Bai and Qin Guan, but this time the coffin boards of Liu Yong, Yan Jidao and others could no longer hold their weight. Every time he wrote a sentence, Li Yi could feel the strong resentment from another time and space.
It's an insult to politeness, it's really an insult to politeness!
It was still dark before Qian Duoduo stood at the alley, waiting patiently.
It wasn't until night fell completely and his feet were almost numb from standing that a voice finally came from the alley.
"Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand. Have you brought the money?"
Qian Duoduo's body was shaken and he immediately said: "I brought them all."
Something flew out of the darkness, Qian Duoduo reached out to catch it, and heard the voice say: "These are five songs, you check the goods first."
Qian Duoduo walked aside, opened it by the light, and looked at it. There were a few words that he didn't recognize, so they must be genuine. He walked back, handed in a stack of banknotes, and said, "This is the rest."
Five thousand taels of silver, brother, count them."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his hands were empty, and after a while, another roll of paper flew out.
"The money and goods have been cleared, and I say goodbye!"
Hearing the sound coming from the alley, Qian Duoduo said quickly: "Brother, stay here!"
The voice said: "What else is there?"
Qian Duoduo scratched his head and said: "It's cash back..."
"You want a penny too?"
"A penny is also money." Qian Duoduo smiled sheepishly and said, "My father has taught me since I was a child that a porridge and a meal are hard-earned. Don't spend money randomly and be frugal. A penny is also money. It's my responsibility.
Yes, why not?"
This time, the voice was silent for a long time before speaking again: "I'm sorry, there is no cash back this time. I ran out of change when I bought groceries..."
"Buying groceries..." Qian Duoduo was stunned and looked ahead with some surprise, but in the darkness, there was no sound anymore.
"Brother, remember you still owe me a penny!"
Qian Duoduo shouted something to himself, carefully put away the poems, and strode back.
Li Yi was walking on the street, thinking that he should have spared him a piece of celery or something just now. He didn't like to owe people money, and a penny was still a debt. For obsessive-compulsive disorder, there was not much difference between a penny and ten thousand taels.
When passing by a certain city gate, I saw in the darkness, the soldiers at the gate were questioning passers-by one by one. They seemed to be holding something like a portrait in their hands.
I'm afraid we're not hunting down another felon. It seems that the public security in Fengzhou is not very good. It's better to be careful when walking alone on the street at night...
The right way is to go back and sleep with Miss Liu Er early.
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In a restaurant, on a high stage, several graceful dancers were dancing. Among them, a woman with a graceful figure and graceful dancing attracted the attention of most people in the hall.
"Brother Qian, Miss Shishi thanked you in front of everyone that day. It's just that you left early. It's such a pity. Otherwise, I'm afraid something wonderful would have happened to Miss Shishi that day. Don't you
Are you going to seize the opportunity?" A young man raised his wine glass and looked at Qian Duoduo and said.
Qian Duoduo waved his hand and said: "I just saw the Shishi girl that day and couldn't help myself, so I wrote a poem. There is no other meaning."
"Brother Qian is a talented person. His reputation has spread throughout Fengzhou. I admire you!" One person cupped his hand and said, "We have known each other for more than ten years, but I didn't know that Brother Qian had such a poetic talent. Brother Qian, you hide it so well."
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The people around him are all friends who have known each other for a long time. They are not like those rotten Confucian scholars who only want to ridicule themselves. After receiving such compliments, Qian Duoduo smiled and said: "Don't be arrogant, don't be arrogant, I'm very low-key."
A look of dissatisfaction appeared on one person's face and he said: "There are still people who say that Brother Qian's poems and essays were bought. Even Zhao Xiuwen affirmed Brother Qian's lyrics and admitted that it would be difficult for him to surpass them. In Qi State, there are still people
Who is more talented than him?
Is it possible that Brother Qian can still go to Zhao Xiuwen to buy poems?"
"It's true, it's true. Such a poem is probably priceless, so how can it be bought with money?" Another person agreed.
Qian Duoduo shook his head and whispered: "How can there be any priceless treasure in this world? If one hundred taels is not enough, give out one thousand taels; if one thousand taels is not enough, give out ten thousand taels. There is always a commensurate price. Let me see, then
Words are only worth a thousand taels."
Some people wondered: "Those poor ghosts, what kind of integrity is more important than life? Can these kinds of poems be bought with money?"
Qian Duoduo smiled and said: "There is nothing in this world that cannot be bought with money. If there is, it means you don't give enough money."
One person said in surprise: "Brother Qian means that you bought that poem?"
"of course not!"
Qian Duoduo shook his head and said, "I can easily write a dozen of those kinds of poems. Do I need to buy them?"
