Shopkeeper Hu is known to so many people only because of Su Qinghe.
He is not the shopkeeper of someone else's house, but the shopkeeper of Mrs. Chiang's trousseau shop.
When Mr. Zhang Ge and Mrs. Chiang went south, they couldn't take their house and shop with them. And he happened to be someone whom Mrs. Chiang trusted very much. She entrusted all the family affairs to him. It is said that he is a member of the Chiang family.
Before the old general died, he was already in the Jiang family's shop. Who would doubt it if he was an old servant for decades?
In addition, Lin Yutong not only paid homage to the life and death of General Chiang Kai-shek, but also asked shopkeeper Hu to bring festive gifts to the Jiang family during the Fourth and Eighth Seasons.
It is precisely because of Lin Yutong's attention that everyone below knows that there is such a person in the capital. Everyone is polite to him, but this shopkeeper is extremely humble and good at being a good person. Many people know him.
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Who would have thought that such a flaw would happen to such a small person.
Could it be that he was originally the spy placed by the royal family in the Jiang family?
Lin Yutong was a little annoyed at the moment, but also a little lucky. Fortunately, the correspondence between him and Mrs. Jiang was delivered by someone sent by Hei Qi, and the shopkeeper Hu didn't know about it.
She quickly wrote a letter and gave it to Hei Qi, "pass it back to Mrs. Jiang." She sighed, "It's my fault." She couldn't blame anyone else.
Hei Qi shook his head: "Madam, if you think about it from another angle, this may not be all bad. At least Mrs. Jiang and Mr. Zhang Ge have a deeper grudge against the court and King Zhao. Going south in the future may not be a help..."
Lin Yutong smiled bitterly, "That's all I can think about now."
She suppressed the frustration that surged in her heart at that moment and squinted her eyes: "Has the gunpowder matter been taken care of?"
Hei Qi nodded: "Don't worry, I didn't alert the snake. It's just that the gunpowder got damp. The shopkeepers and clerks in each store have special personnel watching them, and no one can escape."
"Very good!" Lin Yutong exhaled, "Then let's go to another place now."
Hei Qi immediately understood what Lin Yutong meant: "Yes! Let's go."
Restaurant private room.
Lin Jiren looked at Shopkeeper Hu up and down: "You are not honest. Our aunt is very kind to you."
Shopkeeper Hu chuckled: "Madam is a kind-hearted person, and she is also a wonderful woman who is not inferior to women. I also admire her in my heart. But there is no other way, everyone is his own master, so I can only be sorry."
Lin Jiren smiled coldly: "Don't say anything about whether you are sorry or not. If I go back to my wife now to report the news, I'm afraid she will believe you more than me. Shopkeeper Hu, you are really good. I don't know where Chang Mian is.
Does Old General Jiang on the ground know that you have a dark heart?"
Shopkeeper Hu looked calm: "That's my business, my Mr. Lin Qi. Let's talk about our business. Don't worry, what we do will definitely not cause any harm to you. If it happens, it's yours.
A credit. If we lose, you will still be the seventh master of the Lin family. You have lost nothing, but gained a beautiful girl."
Lin Jiren shook his head: "No! A woman wants to win over me, but you underestimate me." He stretched out a finger, "Ten thousand taels..."
"That's easy to say!" Shopkeeper Hu's expression relaxed and he immediately answered.
"I'm talking about gold!" Lin Jiren chuckled: "Ten thousand taels of gold, anything less is unnecessary."
Shopkeeper Hu leaned back on his chair and was a little stunned: "Do you really dare to speak?"
Lin Jiren smiled, and the scars on his face became more and more ferocious: "You hid so deeply, but you showed up for the first time. If I still believe that what you ask for is simple, it would be too stupid."
Shopkeeper Hu turned his head and glanced at the middle-aged man, then said to Lin Jiren: "Okay, I can give you a hundred thousand taels of silver notes at any time."
"No!" Lin Jiren looked at Shopkeeper Hu: "I'm talking about 10,000 taels of gold, spot money. In this world, silver notes are not easy to use. The first step for the generals in the imperial court to capture the city is to guard the government's warehouse.
The second part is about the bank that guards the banknotes. It’s all an open robbery. The banknotes are closed down. Who can exchange the money for me? The gold must be gold ingots and gold bars, otherwise there is no need to discuss it.”
Shopkeeper Hu took a deep breath. Where did he get such gold? "Then you have to wait. I won't see you again tonight."
Lin Jiren then stood up and said, "After tonight, I may regret it, so I'll try my best to be as agile as possible."
Shopkeeper Hu stood up and watched Lin Jiren slam the door and go out, the expression on his face slowly became serious.
A middle-aged man came in from outside: "I'm asking someone to follow me. Nothing can go wrong."
Shopkeeper Hu responded: "Okay, I'll go through the back door."
I have to tell His Highness the King of Han about this matter.
Zhao Hanshan stood by the window, quietly listening to Shopkeeper Hu's report on today's events.
"As long as he asks for money, I will be relieved."
Shopkeeper Hu whispered: "Then we have to use it..."
Zhao Hanshan nodded: "You go back first, the gold will be delivered tomorrow."
Shopkeeper Hu breathed out slowly: "Then I will go and talk to Lin Jiren tonight."
Zhao Hanshan said 'hmm', "The faster, the better. You can literally suffocate people to death here."
But when Shopkeeper Hu returned home and opened the door to the small courtyard, he was stunned. A dagger was pressed against his neck, and he knew something was wrong.
The main room was very bright, and Lin Yutong was holding a teacup and sitting on the head seat of the Hu family.
"Shopkeeper Hu, I've been waiting for you for a long time." She smiled and turned the cup in her hand: "It's so late, where are you?"
Shopkeeper Hu took a deep breath: "Madam, it's a small mistake to keep you waiting."
"It doesn't matter." Lin Yutong waved his hand: "Sit down. Sit down and talk."
Shopkeeper Hu looked around and saw no movement at all in the east and west rooms.
"What are you looking at?" Lin Yutong put the teacup on the table and made a clang sound: "Old man, please rest. Your wife has also fallen asleep. Your son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all in the wing. Don't be afraid, they are all here.
fine."
Shopkeeper Hu took a deep breath and began to tremble from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Yutong looked at Shopkeeper Hu and smiled leisurely: "You are really a loyal person. A spy, spies, and eyes and ears, you dare to openly expose your family. No wonder no one has ever doubted you. It's amazing, you
It’s really amazing.”
As she said that, she gave a thumbs up and gave a good thumbs up.
Shopkeeper Hu smiled bitterly in his heart. He originally thought that the Jiang family had fallen and his mission had been completed. He didn't expect that after so many years, someone would come looking for him. "Madam... I have nothing to say. If you want to kill or behead me, please."
It’s convenient.”
Lin Yutong nodded: "I admire people who are not afraid of death. You are one of them. Then I won't ask, you can settle it yourself."
Then he threw a dagger and said, "Do it. I'll watch."
Shopkeeper Hu looked at Lin Yutong in astonishment: "Why don't you ask me something?"
"What are you asking?" Lin Yutong stood up: "I originally wanted to ask, but now I suddenly don't want to ask. As a person who is not even afraid of death, what can I force others to do? So, I just won't ask."
Shopkeeper Hu's hand couldn't help but reach for the dagger, and Lin Yutong looked at it with a half-smile. Watching him put the dagger on his neck, watching him close his eyes tightly, watching a cut on his neck, and blood flowing down.
Come.
Then, Shopkeeper Hu suddenly opened his eyes, let go of his hand, and the dagger fell to the ground. He covered the wound on his neck with one hand, held the armrest of the chair with the other, and then slowly sat down.
"Immortal?" Lin Yutong asked with a chuckle.
Shopkeeper Hu turned pale: "If I die, what will my family do?"
"It's not shameful to be afraid of death." Lin Yutong's expression faded, "Only when you really have to face death will you realize how terrible death is. The fear of death is the same for beggars and emperors. As for you
The people in the family, if you think about it at this time, are not completely beasts."
Shopkeeper Hu's expression became increasingly grim: "Now that I've found you, Madam, I've explained that you already know everything you need to know. Whatever I say or doesn't say, it doesn't mean much."
Lin Yutong sneered: "Whether it means something to me is one thing, whether you are willing to say it or not is another matter."
Shopkeeper Hu closed his eyes and said softly: "The person who came to the capital is none other than Zhao Hanshan, the King of Han."
The hands in Lin Yutong's sleeves suddenly clenched. Zhao Hanshan was going crazy! This was her first feeling.
Shopkeeper Hu didn't see Lin Yutong speak for a long time, so he emphasized, "Really! Zhao Hanshan came on the order of King Zhao."
Lin Yutong waved her hand: "I know." Her tone was calm, "I know he is coming. Not only do I know he is coming, I also know he lives in Huiwen Pavilion." As she said that, she chuckled: "Then you know
, how do I know such detailed information?"
Shopkeeper Hu's expression changed: "It's absolutely impossible...it's absolutely impossible to leak the secret."
Lin Yutong's smile became more and more meaningful: "Then why do you think Yin Sanlang appeared in Huiwen Pavilion and then in Jiaofang Division? What a coincidence, he also went to Chunxi Tower before and met a man named
Miaomiao's girl. Could it be that the one serving the King of Han is not Miaomiao?"
Shopkeeper Hu's breathing became chaotic for a moment.
Lin Yutong continued: "And those gunpowder..."
"Do you even know this?" Shopkeeper Hu's expression became increasingly grim, "So you really knew this earlier."
Lin Yutong looked at Shopkeeper Hu, "In your heart now, do you already hate the person who betrayed you to death? You wish you could kill this traitor with a thousand knives!"
Shopkeeper Hu took a deep breath: "Who is he? Even if you want me to die, I still want to be a sensible person."
Lin Yutong chuckled: "Zhao Hanshan is loyal, and you are also loyal. It's a pity that you are so loyal. Who else but King Zhao would know such a detailed plan so clearly?"
"King Zhao!?" Shopkeeper Hu's expression changed, "No! This is impossible!"