Chapter 1001: Mystery in the Belly (For Double Monthly Pass)
In a secluded place more than thirty miles away in the eastern suburbs, there are towering mountains with lush flowers and grass. Halfway up one of the mountains, there is a cave. Even in the daytime, if you stand at the entrance of the cave and look out, you will see something strange inside.
It was pitch black and bottomless.
On this night, a sneaky figure suddenly came to this cave. After a moment of pause, he quickly entered the cave. This man seemed to be very familiar with this cave. His speed did not slow down, and he walked around twice in a row.
When I turned a corner, I suddenly saw a faint candlelight flashing past.
"who?"
Suddenly a warning voice came from inside.
"it's me."
The sneaky voice answered softly, then took a few steps forward, turned a small corner, and his eyes suddenly became brighter. He saw four tables inside, with seven or eight people standing beside them.
The Four Treasures of the Study are displayed. Looking inside, I can faintly see about ten people, who are typing up pieces of wooden type.
The man said directly: "Your Majesty, this operation ends here. You must evacuate the dark room immediately. All items inside will be burned."
"yes."
These people didn't pause at all, and immediately started moving. They picked up the ax that was lying aside and pointed it at the printing plate. They smashed the table hard, piled it into a pile, lit it, and quickly evacuated. After a while, they disappeared.
In the dark night.
There is a small village more than ten miles south of the cave. There is a winery at the end of the village. It belongs to a rural winery and has the right to make wine. It can be said to be a time-honored brand. However, in the past month, the winery has
The business suddenly took a turn for the better and kept rising. At this time, the wine shop was still brightly lit, and the villagers were envious when they saw it.
After the third watch, a figure suddenly came to the back window of the mill. He knocked lightly three times, the sound rising and falling. After a while, the back door opened, and the man immediately stepped in.
The owner of the wine shop hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"
The man said: "Your Majesty, the operation is to be terminated immediately. All papers and tools here will be burned. Not even a single piece of paper is allowed to be left. Do you understand?"
"The villain obeys your orders."
The proprietor answered with a fist in his hand, and then he went to the wine cellar. It turned out that the wine cellar was just a cover. Inside was a careful papermaking mill, with about ten people working hard inside.
The proprietor immediately told them all to stop and threw all the remaining paper into the brewing furnace. He also chopped all the papermaking equipment into logs and threw them in.
...
In the Xiangguo Temple, a bald monk was walking in the temple. After a while, he came to rest under a big tree for a while. There was a lazy man under the tree who weakly shouted: "Plaster, plaster, five cents a piece."
The monk turned around and took a look. He walked over and said, "Donor, please give me a piece for this poor monk."
"alright."
The lazy man immediately put his hand into a cloth bag, took out a piece of plaster and put it in the monk's hand. He lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty has a destiny. The action ends here. You must not act rashly again. After this period of time, Sir, you will
Reward us well. The details are all in the plaster."
The monk's expression did not change, he put the plaster into his sleeves, clasped his hands together, and said, "Thank you so much, donor, Amitabha."
...
In Bianjing Fish Market, since it was already noon, the entire fish market seemed very deserted. Suddenly, a barefoot villager entered the fish market carrying a hoe.
"Sir, come and take a look. I just caught this fish this morning. It's very fresh."
"Come and buy from me. Look at my shrimps jumping around."
...
The fishermen came forward one after another, trying to grab this business.
The villager looked left and right, and seemed dissatisfied. He didn't even buy a shrimp. After a while, he came to the end of the fish market and saw a shirtless fisherman leaning against the corner.
, a tattered bamboo hat completely covered his face.
The villager said: "Hey, how can you sell this fish?"
The fisherman said with a hint of impatience: "The small one is thirteen cents, the big one is eighteen cents, the price is the same."
Although the fisherman acted extremely coldly, the villager didn't take it seriously at all and picked it up seriously. After a while, he caught a big grass carp from the wooden basin, weighed it a few times and said, "That's it.
.”
“Good kind.”
The fisherman then took away his bamboo hat and walked over.
The villager immediately whispered: "Your Majesty, the rest of us will stop taking action, but your group still has to finish the last shot."
The fisherman pretended he didn't hear it and said, "This is eighteen verses."
The villager took it out from his pocket, then put his hand on the fisherman's hand and said: "The plan is all in place, the things are ready, and someone will deliver them when the time comes."
The fisherman whispered: "Don't worry, it will be taken care of properly."
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Zuixianju.
The princelings headed by Gao Yanei squatted in front of the door, looking left and right with anxious expressions on their faces.
After a while, Lu Qian was seen walking quickly towards this side.
When Gao Yanei saw Lu Qian coming, he hurriedly shouted: "Xiao Qian, how are you? Are you there?"
Lu Qian gasped slightly, shook his head and said: "In the yamen, the little people have searched the entire capital, and they haven't seen anyone publishing the Banana Daily."
Hong Tianjiu said: "It's really boring. It's only been lively for a few days, and then it's gone."
It turns out that four days have passed in a row, and the "Banana Daily" suddenly disappeared after the Privy Council Scandal. The people who looked forward to it every day were disappointed. Now they can live without the Banana Daily.
It seems like something is missing.
Taishi Mansion.
Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, Li Bangyan, Cai You, Cai Sui, Li Qi and others were all sitting in the back hall. Cai Sui nodded and said: "Dad, since we counterattacked, Banana Daily has never appeared again. It seems that the other party has already
Got the news."
Gao Qiu said: "We have searched all major paper mills in the past few days, but we did not find the paper used by Banana Daily."
Huang Xinren said: "Also, although Banana Daily spreads relatively quickly, the amount it publishes every day is actually not large, and it does not require too much material to make paper. Therefore, it is difficult to trace it from this aspect."
Li Bangyan snorted: "These thieves are so cunning, and they actually did everything perfectly."
Cai You was extremely unwilling and said: "Damn it! You let these thieves escape just like that." After saying that, he pointed the finger at Li Qi again and said: "Li Qi, how did you do it? After checking for so long, you actually found out that
Not even a single person was caught.”
Li Qi said angrily: "Privy Councilor, do you think I want to do this? This time we sent the most people from the third government office. But the problem is that the other party was too cunning and left no clues at all."
He deliberately mentioned Sanya, obviously to draw Brother Qiu in as a shield.
Cai Jing didn't understand his intention, so he glared at Li Qi slightly and said, "Okay, you two should stop talking." He sighed and continued: "Anyway, it's too late for us to wake up.
, so that the other party can take advantage of it, but it doesn't matter. If they don't show up, forget it. If they still dare to come out, I will definitely catch them all."
You speak so eloquently, be careful not to get slapped in the face. A sly smile flashed in Li Qi's eyes.
Two more days passed, and everything was calm.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Li Qi had just returned from sweeping the floor and suddenly met Mrs. Song from Fanlou on the road. When Mrs. Song saw Li Qi, she hurriedly saluted and said, "A civilian woman has seen an economic envoy!"
Li Qi laughed and said: "It turns out to be Mrs. Song. No gifts, no gifts, by the way, where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Oh. I heard that the fish in the fish market is very cheap today. I was just going to take a look."
"Really? It just so happens that I have nothing to do. Let's just go together."
"My lord please."
"please."
When the two of them arrived at the fish market, they saw a sea of people inside, large basins of fish jumping around, and a fishy smell hitting their faces.
"There are so many fish today!" Li Qi glanced at it and laughed.
"Hey, Master Li is here!"
An old fisherman saw Li Qi coming and shouted quickly.
Because Li Qi often came here a long time ago, and as a chef, you have to communicate with these fishermen, so over time, these old fishermen are very familiar with Li Qi and are used to calling him Master Li, and they still call him Master Li.
Unable to change his words, Li Qi not only didn't mind, but actually liked to use his identity as Master Li to communicate with them.
Li Qi and Mrs. Song came to the old fisherman's stall and said with a smile: "It seems that your harvest today is pretty good!"
The old fisherman smiled honestly and said: "Master Li doesn't know something. Yesterday evening, we went out to the river to fish together. I don't know why, a large number of fish suddenly poured out of the river. You didn't see it. That scene was terrible.
It’s spectacular!”
"It's really strange that there is such a thing."
"Who says it's not true? I've been fishing all my life, and this is the first time I've encountered such a situation." The fisherman got excited and said happily: "Master Li, just pick out a few fish and treat it as a gift from me."
.”
Li Qi chuckled and said: "I appreciate your kindness. Picking a fish is a must, but the money still has to be paid. You should have heard that the imperial court is promoting honesty and anti-corruption recently. Even a piece of papyrus will
If it can be used as a bribe, I wouldn't dare commit a crime against the wind."
The fisherman grinned when he heard that, nodded and said, "That's okay, that's okay."
Li Qi knelt down and looked carefully into the big wooden basin for a while. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand quickly, and when he heard a splash, he caught a carp and said, "This is the one."
The fisherman's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he praised: "As expected of Master Li. Although he hasn't been here for a long time, he can tell at a glance that this is the fattest fish here."
Li Qi laughed and said: "What I call it is a skill in a class. Just by looking at the fish's ability, you are better."
His words are not modest. Although he is the king of chefs, the ones who really know how to eat fish and see fish are the fishermen who float on the water to catch fish all year round.
After paying the money, Li Qi waved the carp in front of Mrs. Song and said with a smile: "It seems that I haven't tasted Mrs. Song's cooking for a long time. I wonder if Li Qi will have a good meal today."
Sister-in-law Song hurriedly said: "It is an honor for a civilian woman to be given some advice from the King of Golden Knife Chefs. How dare you refuse? My lord, please."
"I haven't said where to go yet? Where are you going to invite me?"
"Aren't you going to Fan Tower? Could it be that you want to go to Zuixianju?"
Li Qi clicked his tongue and said dissatisfiedly: "Vulgar!"
Sister-in-law Song was stunned for a moment and asked in astonishment: "Vulgar?"
Li Qidao: "Of course it's vulgar! The best place to eat fish is on the river. Don't you understand this?"
"Ah? Above the river?"
"Let's go. I will ask someone to tell your proprietor later. Well, let's just say that your Fan Lou has taken away a lot of business from my Zuixianju recently, so I have no choice but to kidnap his chef.
Ask him to redeem you with tens of thousands of dollars. By the way, if this is true, will Fan Shaobai redeem you with so much money?"
Is this an official or a robber? Sister Song's face turned slightly red when she heard this, and she said awkwardly: "The economic minister is promoting the women of the people."
...
An hour later, I saw a small boat floating on the Bianhe River. There were three people on the boat, namely Li Qi, Mrs. Song, and Ma Qiao, who was eating. I saw Li Qi standing in the boat with his arms stretched out, shouting loudly.
Qi, looking at the broad river surface, it feels relaxed and happy.
Sister-in-law Song was busy in front of the small stove at the stern of the boat. Suddenly, she exclaimed: "Sir, come and take a look."
A smile flashed in Li Qi's eyes, but he still walked over quickly, pretending to be surprised: "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Song handed over a piece of sticky stuff with a surprised look on her face, and said with a hint of confusion: "Sir, look, this was found in the fish belly."
Li Qi took it and took a look. It was a piece of cowhide, no bigger than a palm, but there were a few words written on it. It was a little blurry, but he could still see it clearly. He read: "If you want others to not know, you have to do nothing about it. No, it's not impossible."
It’s just that the time has not come yet. When you do it again, it will be the day Banana Daily returns to the world. See you later!”
ps: During the double monthly pass period, you must take the trouble to shout a few times. Without asking for too much, you can only reach the top ten in the historical category. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!