Chapter 57: Being discovered, Shaobai was reprimanded
Xiao Shan didn't expect that the method Qin Shaobai said was actually this.
He looked at the two big boxes and sighed helplessly towards Erzi: "Master Qin really values our arm strength. How can we carry two big boxes up the mountain and find the thief?"
nest."
When Xiao Shan saw that the second son was silent, he couldn't help but said in frustration: "How come I forgot that you don't like to talk? Forget it, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. Let's take it as it comes."
Xiao Shan was about to ask the servants of the Qian Mansion to carry the boxes together, but he saw Erzi walking in front of the two boxes, steadying his horse with both feet, holding the buckle of one box with one hand, and then suddenly
As soon as the ground was lifted, the two boxes weighing more than 400 kilograms (100 taels of silver in the Song Dynasty were four kilograms, or eight kilograms, so the 5,000 taels of silver weighed 400 kilograms) were actually carried by the second son.
stand up.
Xiao Shan's eyes were uncontrollable. He stayed there for a long time before he tremblingly uttered a sentence: "We, just the two of us are enough."
After everything was ready, Qin Shaobai gave Mr. Qian a few more words, saying that he should not hand over the money to the robbers without seeing the money.
Wang Cheng and Yizi went to Yanshan early to prepare. Wang Cheng lurked near the trading place, but Yizi used his Qinggong to search for possible dens of thieves in the mountains.
The second son carried the two boxes of silver and walked quickly. Xiao Shan supported Master Qian and followed behind. He felt that it was difficult, especially Master Qian. His feet started to hurt after walking a few steps. He asked his officials to bring water at every turn.
drink.
The second son didn't have any objections. If he asked him to stop, he would stop.
Xiao Shan was feeling uncomfortable. He stood there and looked at Mr. Qian who was sitting down and drinking tea. For a moment, he felt that Mr. Qian was deliberately preventing them from going to the trading place, but when he
When looking at Mr. Qian with such doubtful eyes, Mr. Qian showed a grief-stricken look again.
Just walking and stopping like this, it was almost noon before we reached the foot of Yanshan Mountain.
"Mr. Qian, is there anything else next to the letter?" Xiao Shan looked at the empty area and felt that nothing looked like a place for trading, so he couldn't help but ask again.
"I seem to remember that there was a chrysanthemum placed next to the letter."
"A chrysanthemum?" Xiao Shan was really confused this time. Could it be that this kidnapper is still an elegant person?
Erzi, who was thinking wildly and had never said a word, suddenly pulled Xiao Shan over and pointed with his finger.
Xiao Shan's eyes lit up. In an open space not far from them, there was a clump of wild chrysanthemums blooming.
He asked his second son to guard the two boxes of silver, and he ran to the field of chrysanthemums first.
Sure enough, there was something else behind that piece of air. There was actually a cave that could accommodate one or two people right next to each other.
Xiao Shan was so excited that he didn't bother to inform Erzi and the others, and rushed into the cave first.
The hole was not big, and there was light at the entrance. It should have been dark, but there was a lantern inside. Looking at the light, it seemed that it had just been put in.
The cave could originally be seen at a glance, but Xiao Shan examined it carefully for a long time.
Naturally, I was disappointed. There was no trace of any hidden votes.
Erzi and Master Qian have also rushed over.
The second son even carried the four hundred kilogram box over.
"How can you put two boxes of silver in such a small place?"
Master Qian looked at the cave and the first thing he said was this.
Xiao Shan swallowed his saliva and swallowed back the unhappiness in his heart.
Erzi didn't say anything, but gently touched the cave wall with his hand. Suddenly he took out a fire stick, lit it, and shined it on a stone.
All four people's eyes were straightened.
There were actually writings on that stone: Take the mountain road on the right and go up the mountain. You can only come alone, and someone will naturally pick you up.
Xiao Shan immediately looked to the right side of the cave, and sure enough there was a narrow path.
But how could Mr. Qian carry two boxes up such a small road?
"Let's not worry about it yet. Let's go up the mountain road together," Xiao Shan said.
He had just walked a few steps towards the mountain road when he saw countless gravel suddenly rolling down the road, blocking his way.
"Bullshit," Xiao Shan pulled out his sword and slashed at the gravel. Between the sword light and flint, he heard someone calling from behind: Brother Xiao, don't get excited.
Xiao Shan turned around and saw Qin Shaobai, and Xiaolan standing next to him.
The two of them were dressed very differently from usual. Qin Shaobai was wearing a blue shirt and the white fox fur coat that Xiaolan gave him that night. He looked indescribably handsome and free. As for Xiaolan, obviously
She had been dressed up deliberately, and her pink coat made her face look rosy.
"Big..." Before Xiao Shan could finish speaking, Qin Shaobai raised his finger to shush, picked up the lantern and read the words on the wall again.
There are still words somewhere, and grease is dripping from the wall bit by bit.
Qin Shaobai took a little and put it under his nose. It was just as he thought. It was written in resin and would slowly disappear when exposed to heat.
If you want to see these words, you must use a lantern to illuminate them, and it will take a while to see clearly what is written on them. Such a long period of heat will cause the words to melt and disappear naturally.
This move is comparable to killing someone with an ice pick in a secret room, but the person who came up with this method must be smarter than that person. After all, this was in the Song Dynasty, eight hundred years ago.
Qin Shaobai was a little obsessed with this kidnapper. He stared at the dripping fat and said nothing for a long time.
"Master Qin, what should we do now?"
Qin Shaobai walked out of the cave: "Xiaolan and I pretended to be a couple and inspected the area. There was indeed no one there. But the rubble you just encountered shows that they are indeed near us. Otherwise, how could we get rid of them?"
Throw stones."
The second son patted Qin Shaobai gently, turned around and grabbed a handful of stones from Na. Then, with a wave of his right hand, the stones were thrown out like meteors and landed on another mountain road far away from them.
"Er Zi, are you saying that that person has the same amazing arm strength as you, so he can throw stones from a very far away place and make us think he is here?"
Erzi nodded.
Qin Shaobai had to admit that what Er Zi said was possible, but he felt that his own conjecture was more reasonable.
"Brother Xiao, you go up this road. Erzi, look carefully where the stones are. I will notify the people hiding nearby to check."
Qin Shaobai decided to use a trick to lure the snake out of its hole.
Xiao Shan walked up hesitantly, but this time, there were no stones.
He was about to turn around and signal to Qin Shaobai, but he heard a whoosh and a sharp arrow pierced into the small tree beside him.
Xiao Shan was so frightened that he almost lost his life. His legs went weak and he almost fell down.
"Brother Xiao, are you okay?" Qin Shaobai ran up quickly, completely unaware of the surprised looks of the people on the side.
"It's okay, sir, when did you become so good at Qinggong?" Xiao Shan said as he calmed down his emotions and took down the arrow stuck in the tree.
There was a piece of paper stuck on the arrow, and on the paper it was written: "If I see people from the government again, be prepared to collect your son's body. This time you disappointed me. Five thousand taels of silver turned into
The payment of ten thousand taels and one thousand thousand has been prepared for me and is waiting for my notification."
After Qin Shaobai handed this letter to Master Qian, Master Qian's face turned pale.
His hands were trembling, his body was shaking, and his lips were about to be bitten by him.
Suddenly, he grabbed Qin Shaobai's collar: "Didn't you say you were very sure? You incompetent mediocre official, you have messed everything up. If there is anything wrong with my son, I won't do it."