Chapter 37 1-hand psychological construction, 1-hand physical construction
Chapter 37: Psychological Construction on the One Hand and Physical Construction on the Other
Pei Yuan was a poor guy who was heavily in debt. How could he have the right to think about these important issues concerning the country and the people?
Wouldn’t it be great to get closer to science and solve the problem of screaming in the middle of the night for the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Cheng Leixiang seemed to have been to Yingtian Prefecture before. Looking at the direction Chen Toutie was heading, he asserted, "We are going to Changganli. The shops there are very expensive. We will have to ask for more later."
As he walked, Chen Toutie's pace slowed down.
Pei Yuan looked up and saw a shop with a sign that read "Northwest Two Fur Goods".
The shop door was shut tightly, and outside, a little distance away, a few strong men dressed as servants were standing guard nearby absent-mindedly.
The originally bustling crowd of people who arrived here seemed to have encountered some restricted area and began to avoid it from a distance.
It seems that the news that this fur shop is haunted has more or less spread in the market.
As a person who dared to forge house deeds and mortgage multiple places since childhood, Pei Yuan’s moral bottom line is not very high, but his acting skills are relatively good.
He brought Cheng Leixiang to the front of the shop. The idle man who was watching the shop with nothing to do came up and said with a smile, "Are you two here to look at furs? There is something small going on in the shop today. If you have any styles you want, you can leave a message for me and I will ask the shopkeeper to bring them to your house tomorrow."
Pei Yuan ignored him.
Cheng Leixiang shouted from behind, "I am from the evil-suppressing thousand-household unit. Your master knows this. Let him come and meet our hundred-household unit now."
"Zhen, Zhenxie Qianhu Suo?" The idle man muttered a few words in confusion, but when he saw the official authority of the two men, he lowered his body a few inches.
He bowed and withdrew, said a few words to the remaining idle men, and then trotted away.
Chen Toutie, who was hiding in the distance, took a few glances and, following Cheng Leixiang's instructions, went around to a secluded place behind the shop to continue watching.
Pei Yuan looked at the tightly closed shop door, feeling the deathly silence inside, and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
It’s not that I’m afraid that the scam will be exposed by someone else.
Because Cheng Leixiang was really a small flag officer of the Zhenxie Thousand Households, and he was also really a captain of the Jinyiwei.
It’s mainly this kind of “Approaching Science” scene. Even without the host’s mysterious guidance and background music, it’s easy for people to think about it.
Pei Yuan stared at the tightly closed door, trying to imagine that there was a leaking socket, a catfish blowing bubbles, or a hysterical child inside.
My mood has calmed down a lot...
After a while, a carriage stopped hastily, and then the curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged scholar in his forties came out.
He was dressed in ordinary household clothes, walked in square steps, but wore official boots.
When he saw the uniforms of the two Jinyiwei military officers, he was overjoyed and came to greet them.
"I didn't expect the Qianhu Suo to be so understanding. What I said this morning was just an angry remark. Come on, come on, please come in."
This is the first time Pei Yuan is doing this business, let's see how Cheng Leixiang does it.
Cheng Leixiang sneered, "Who would be reasonable with you? Our Lord was also doing business in Nanzhi, and was a little angry about the behavior of the Hundred Households of Tantai, so he came to take a look. Are you still targeting the Thousand Households Office? What a joke."
The director of the Ministry of Works had a green and red face, and was about to get angry. He asked in confusion, "So, you are not from the Evil Suppression Thousand Households Office?"
Cheng Leixiang said lazily, "Of course I am from the Evil Suppression Thousand Households Office, I am not under the jurisdiction of Tan Tai Fangtu."
He turned back and bowed to Pei Yuan, "As for our names, you don't need to ask. Since you can find our evil suppression unit, you should know that we have many things that cannot be made public."
Hearing that the military officer behind him was a centurion, of the same rank as Tan Tai Fang Tu, and thinking about the implications of the two's previous words, the head of the Ministry of Works suddenly felt hopeful, restrained his expression, and asked politely, "What do you two mean?"
Cheng Leixiang said to him directly, "If you are willing to wait for Tan Tai Fang Tu to help you, then you can wait patiently. If you want peace now, hehe, it depends on your sincerity."
The head of the Ministry of Works was a bureaucrat himself, so he understood what was going on when he heard this.
The Ministry of Industry is very mature in this routine!
He even wanted to sigh to the sky, why didn't you tell me earlier, why make such a fuss about something that can be solved with money.
We are all in the system, why can't we be more sincere? He asked directly, "How much?"
Cheng Leixiang was also unambiguous, "Fifty taels."
"Fifty taels?!" The head of the Ministry of Works glared and was about to leave.
Cheng Leixiang didn't bother to keep anyone around. He looked up and down at the small building, chuckled, and was about to leave.
Now the head of the Ministry of Works could no longer remain calm.
He changed his request again, "After this is done, you two will have to stay here for three full days."
Cheng Leixiang looked at Pei Yuan.
Pei Yuan thought about it and felt that it was not a big problem since he had to wait for Han Qianhu here anyway.
Seeing Pei Yuan nod, Cheng Lei said, "Okay, money first."
The head of the Ministry of Works rolled his eyes. Fortunately, he knew the other party was from the Jinyiwei, so he was not worried that the other party would run away after cheating him of his money.
He shouted angrily to the idle man who was watching nearby, "What are you still sitting there for? Hurry up and open the door."
Then he said to Cheng Leixiang, "There is some money in the counter. I will give it to you later."
Cheng Leixiang nodded, and when he saw those idlers timidly running to open the door, he deliberately said loudly, "Open the windows upstairs later, so that ghosts near and far can see the demon-suppressing methods of my evil-suppressing Thousand Households Office."
Pei Yuan knew in his heart that this was most likely Cheng Leixiang's warning to those swindlers.
He looked around calmly but didn't see anything. He didn't know what Chen Toutie had gained.
After a while, the shop door opened.
Perhaps because there hadn’t been any sun for a day and it was late autumn, the shop felt gloomy and chilly.
A few idle men whispered to each other for a few words, but didn't dare to go in.
The director of the Ministry of Works hesitated for a moment and gestured to Pei Yuan, "Please."
Pei Yuan continued to silently recite the four-character mantra "approaching science" and walked into the store leisurely.
Looking up, I saw the walls were covered with precious leather.
Most of them are wolf skins and deerskins, with some fox skins in the corners.
Cheng Leixiang, who has always been brave, also followed in.
When the idlers saw this, they timidly went into the house.
Cheng Leixiang asked the director of the Ministry of Works, "Does it always happen that unclean things appear in the middle of the night?"
The head of the Ministry of Works said worriedly, "Yes, it has been going on for several days."
Cheng Leixiang immediately ordered, "Go get someone to get some wine and some good food. Our master and I will stay here for one night to see what kind of monster it is."
At this time, Chen Toutie pretended to pass by the door casually, shook his head at the two of them, and indicated that no suspicious people were running away behind him.
Cheng Lei didn't think much about it and looked around to see what kind of leather would be more comfortable to sleep on.
While Pei Yuan was silently reciting "Enter science" he touched the earth grenade with magic ball damage in his bag.
The psychological and physical preparations are already in place, now it depends on whether Cheng Leixiang can make a mistake or not.
Once again, thank you for the reward from Ci Ke Ni, thank you for your support.
(End of this chapter)