Chapter 711 Old Friends
Chapter 711 Old Friends
Ordinary wooden boxes cannot last long in water and will rot in a few days. Those that have survived to this day have more or less undergone special treatment and have some value.
the second.
There were a bunch of rouge and powder boxes. The wood used was pretty good, including rosewood and nanmu. Unfortunately, there was a leak somewhere in the boxes and they were all broken.
The third.
It is filled with dry medicinal materials, and upon identification, most of them are aimed at the level of Galloping Horse Martial Master.
The box was well preserved and no water got into it. Unfortunately, when I touched the things, although there was no mold, they always felt damp. They were not brittle when I broke them, but rather had a little toughness.
Asked Changsong: "Can it be used?"
Hu Qi flipped through it and smelled it again. The smell of medicinal herbs was not strong: "Just barely."
"Forget it." Cao Rang waved his hand. "I don't need to use it myself. If I sell it, the medicine won't be effective enough to harm others."
"Indeed, feed it to Ah Fei as hard work fee, next one, next one!"
"Huo!"
Xu Zishuai opened the lid and leaned back to avoid it.
The fourth box contained a pile of bones and rotten skin, and the unpleasant smell went straight to the sky. It was the worst smelling box so far.
Liang Qu held his breath, pulled out a piece of wood from the second box and turned it over. A narrow head with fangs rolled out. It looked about the size of a cat. There was rotten cotton bedding at the bottom, as black as mud.
Lu Gang picked up the skull.
"It's not a human, it should be some rare and exotic animal."
The fat catfish in the river was quite disappointed as four boxes in a row were all of low value.
"That's how it should be." Xu Zishuai realized that he was daydreaming. "There are many rich and capable people in the capital. I heard that there are special salvagers who salvage corpses and treasures. If there were any good stuff, they would have been scooped up long ago."
"Not necessarily." Liang Qu shook his head and denied it. He came to the last small box and said, "This box is the smallest, but the heaviest. I think it might contain some minerals or silver. I left it for the last one to open."
Liang Qu was considered a small wealthy man, with a lot of gold and silver on hand, and he was quite sensitive to their weight.
silver!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became excited.
"Pick it up and take a look."
click!
The box was opened, and a layer of ripples appeared. Some mud and sand settled to the bottom, and bright silver objects were soaked in the clear water.
It's quite dazzling under the sunlight.
Xu Zishuai's pupils dilated.
Precious silver.
What a silver!
Five elements and four columns, twenty large ingots on each layer, a total of one thousand taels!
Lift up another layer, another thousand taels!
There are three floors in total, three thousand taels!
"It's the precious silver from the Daqian period." Lu Gang picked up an ingot. The word printed on the bottom of the ingot was not Dashun, but Daqian treasury silver.
"Perhaps it was lost when the princes and nobles of Daqian fled from the capital?"
"It doesn't matter. Daqian's silver is still silver."
Liang Qu pressed his thumb, and the words on the bottom of the silver were replaced by fingerprints.
Just rub it a little bit, and a brand new ingot without any print will come out!
"Well done, I'll give you credit!"
Liang Qu was in a good mood. He went into the ice cellar himself to cut a large piece of dragon meat and feed it to Ah Fei.
Three thousand taels is not a small amount, especially as a windfall, and it directly covers the cost of setting up a home for Shi Chong.
The property recovered to 60,000.
The fat catfish chewed with big mouthfuls, raised its head towards the small mirage dragon above its head, and glanced at it with disdain.
After Awei left, the third prince came.
He is nothing more than another treacherous eunuch!
The little mirage dragon spat loudly.
……
The imperial capital is heading south.
Cangzhou.
As the southern gate of the imperial capital, the Beijing-Lancang Canal runs through the entire Cangzhou. All merchant ships pass through here. Except for the beginning and end, it has almost the most prosperous ports on the entire canal.
There was a thin mist on the river, and merchant ships could be seen breaking through the fog and sailing back and forth.
In the small pavilion by the river, a copper hot pot was bubbling. The pickled sauerkraut was rinsed and mixed with chili peppers to make a sour soup base. Fresh and crystal fish meat was put into it and rolled twice before turning into an attractive milky white color, with a fragrant aroma.
The sound of horse hooves came from far away and rushed to the front of the pavilion.
laugh!
The horse breathed.
The man who came was wearing arrow sleeves. He dismounted from his horse, his face covered in sweat, and ran up to him panting.
"My lord, I have accomplished your mission! I have learned that Sir Liang is leaving the imperial capital to return home after completing his imperial examination. With the speed of the treasure ship, it is estimated that he will arrive in Cangzhou in about three days. Then you can invite him to have a chat!"
"That's great!" The middle-aged man in the pavilion was visibly happy. He put down his chopsticks, took out a silver note from his pocket and put it on the table, and personally added bowls and chopsticks for the visitor. "Thank you for your hard work. You must be hungry after traveling all the way. Come on, try this delicious pickled cabbage hotpot!"
"This... taking money from others and helping them get rid of disasters, sir, there is no need to be so polite."
"Hey, Cangzhou is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. We may still cooperate in the future. Don't be so reserved. Sit down and talk to me. Let's talk about what we have seen in the imperial capital. I have been traveling around and practicing. I haven't been to the imperial capital for a long time. I don't know how it has changed."
"Thank you, sir!" The visitor felt that he was not being polite. He was paid one thousand taels to go to the capital to gather information. He was indeed wealthy. He had to serve his employer well. He simply accepted the banknote, sat down opposite him, picked up the chopsticks and picked up the fish. "What do you want to know, sir?"
"You haven't told me how Lord Liang got here. If he passes through the big port of Cangzhou, and if he doesn't stop to resupply, how can I tell him from the large ships filling the river?"
"Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to tell you the key thing." The visitor wiped his mouth and added, "This is easy to recognize. This time when I went to the imperial capital, I heard that Lord Liang became the instructor of the martial arts examination. His Majesty specially gave him a treasure ship, which is more than 12 meters long. The treasure ship is made of small fortune wood and has no seams. It is quite rare. If you pass by this place, your majesty will send people to keep an eye out and they will recognize it at a glance."
"Then do you know what kind of people are on the ship? I can set up a banquet of the same number to avoid being rude."
Visitors don't find it strange.
Once Liang Qu became famous, it was normal for some bigwigs to want to find out his whereabouts and make friends with him.
He then told what he had seen and heard.
"So that's how it is, my fellow disciple..."
The middle-aged man tapped the stone table with his index finger and then asked a few more questions.
Chatted.
It seems that the employer is easy to talk to.
"Sir, I actually have a question as well."
"ask."
"Since you are going to hold a banquet, why don't you just let me go to the imperial capital to deliver the invitation? Or even ask about Lord Liang's schedule in private? Could it be that you two are old friends and want to give him a surprise?"
half an hour.
"grown ups?"
pat.
The bamboo chopsticks fell to the ground, staining the yellow soil.
The gray mist spread, carrying a faint blood mist, and dissipated onto the surface of the river.
There was only one person and one pot left in the small pavilion.
Crash.
The fish were restless and scrambled for food, but after eating for a long time, they couldn't eat any residue. It seemed that there was only the fragrance but no food.
Tap the edge of the pot with chopsticks.
The middle-aged man raised his hand, took the banknote, folded it and put it in his arms.
"I know him, but he doesn't know me. How can we be old friends?"
(End of this chapter)