ask sword 2

Chapter 32 Foreign Objects
As Li Ang had expected, in the early morning of the next day, there were new visitors at the gate of Baoantang.

There are a large number of river merchants and sea merchants who pass through Wuzhou City every day. These people are generous. In order to build a relationship, the gifts they send are pearls, corals, clam shells, or low-key, the four treasures of the study, and household porcelain.

Even, Li Ang also saw the "elegant bribery" that only high society has.

The gift-giver will send some exquisite fakes that are close to the real one.

These fakes may only be worth five, ten, or twenty in name, but as long as you take them to the pawnshop introduced by the gift-giver and pawn them, you can sell hundreds of them at the real price.

In essence, it is still a gift, but it avoids direct cash transactions, is more difficult to verify, and sounds more "elegant".

"It can only be said that what has been done will be done again in the future. What has been done will be done again in the future."

Li Ang complained: "Even the patterns of gift-giving are in the same line."

Just like yesterday, he declined all the slightly more expensive gifts—the family couldn't put them down, and the pile of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone alone would last for more than ten years.

"Rouge, My Rouge"

Chai Cuiqiao was not listening to Li Ang's words, her chin was pressed on the table, her lips were pursed, and she looked sadly at the corner of the wall, where a whole box of Jinxiutang rouge gouache was carried away by the servants.

"You always think about what your rouge is doing."

Li Ang reluctantly closed the "Shen Qing Inspiration Chapter", "Can you think of something useful, such as what to eat for lunch."

"That's Jinxiutang's rouge! Even a small bottle of the lowest grade will cost [-] sticks. If you apply it on your hands, it won't fade when immersed in water.

The buds of the apricot tip are broken.Pale red faded white rouge. "

Chai Chai sighed sadly to himself, his two little hands patted the table regularly, and he didn't even care about the topic of what to eat for lunch, "As the saying goes, it is useless to be called a hero if one's life is not painted in Jinxiutang.

My heart was taken away by Jinxiutang, and there may be no more joys and sorrows in this life."

"What a mess."

Li Ang's head was full of black lines, and he tapped Chai Cuiqiao's head with the scroll of "Inspiration from the Qing Dynasty", "If you don't cook, then I'll do it, and just eat the yellow croaker that Shade just sent for lunch. ."

"do not!"

Chai Cuiqiao immediately jumped up from the stool and said nervously, "That yellow croaker is [-] inches long. It would be a shame to make it into a dish. It's better to steam it half and braise it half."

"How can a yellow croaker be split into two for cooking."

Li Ang snorted, "Let's braise it. Braised is better."

Just as the master and servant were having a heated debate on whether to steam or braise, there were dense and heavy footsteps outside the security hall.

All the passers-by along the street looked shocked and fearful, and took the initiative to avoid it.

It was a group of soldiers on military horses, all of them wearing iron scale armor, with knives and quivers on their waists, and longbows on their backs. Crossbow.

The people of Yu could not restrain the sword but not the armor, and the bow but not the crossbow.

This is a team of elite Yuguo cavalry.

A cavalry attached to Fusi in the town of Kuangzhou.

The leading soldier got off his horse and asked his subordinates to stay outside the security hall. He walked into the gate by himself and said, "Is that Li Xiaolang?"

"it's me."

Li Ang stood up somewhat unexpectedly, and bowed his hands in return, "Your Excellency is"

"Training Judge Niu Wenshu of the Zhenfu Division."

The soldiers of the Zhenfu Division said solemnly: "As ordered by the Xue Palace, please ask Li Xiaolang to go to the Zhenfu Division."

"Senior Brother Cheng?"

Li Ang said unexpectedly: "For what? Why didn't he come by himself?"

Niu Wenshu blinked his eyes silently, and said softly, "Outside Izhou City, traces of demons were found."

The closer you are to the path of practice, the closer you are to danger
This sentence flashed in Li Ang's mind inexplicably. No one in the Yu Kingdom dared to pretend to be the Minister of Zhenfu on the streets of the busy city. The identity of the other party was undoubtedly real.

However, why did Cheng Juxiu ask her to go there?

"Please wait a moment, Judge Niu, I'll wash my face, I'll be here."

Li Ang stood up and motioned Chai Cuiqiao to follow with his eyes, and the master and servant walked to the backyard.

Chai Cuiqiao lowered her voice and said urgently, "Master, why did you find out that the demon asked you to come over? Haven't you made a name for yourself yet?"

The last half of the sentence doesn't work.

Li Ang looked at the fallen leaves in the courtyard and rolled his eyes.

Niu Wenshu, who was standing in the security hall, was on the ground with his eyes closed, pretending not to hear Li Ang's voice in the courtyard.

"It is the duty of every Yuguo people and academy disciples to assist the Zhenfu Division and the Xue Gong in exterminating the demons. If you call me, you can't help but go. Maybe I need some skills there."

"Anyway, you can take a good look at your home at home, and don't go out casually during this time."

"Good, I'm leaving."

Li Ang casually washed his face with well water, walked out of the courtyard, put "Supreme Qing Inspiration" on the bookshelf, and then nodded to Niu Wenshu.

The two walked out of the security hall. When they left, Li Ang brought the medicine box and the key to lock the front door. The new door lock and key were also delivered yesterday, and two bent iron plates were added to the bolt. , There is a hole at the end of the iron plate sticking out of the door, so that the lock can pass through, so that even if people are outside the main door, they can lock the main door without having to go through the side door of the courtyard every time.

Niu Wenshu thoughtfully prepared a short military horse for another. Li Ang got on the horse, sat on the saddle, and followed the elite cavalry to the Zhenfu Division in the south of the city.

It is a building similar in appearance to other office yamen. The difference is that the courtyard wall of Zhenfusi is nearly ten feet high, and the courtyard is full of gloomy locust trees. However, it felt cold on the surface of the body, as if something was spying in the shadowy corner.

Corner towers, watchtowers, hanging staircases, shooting holes.The whole building is similar to a fort, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can accommodate thousands or even more soldiers.

As a native of Wuzhou, Li Ang had never entered the Zhenfu Si. He followed behind Niu Wenshu without squinting, walked into the hall of the Zhenfu Si, and saw Cheng Juxiu sitting on the chair on the left, holding a A sheet of paper, and on the table beside him was an iron box and a palm-sized bronze bell.

"Sunrise."

Cheng Juxiu stood up from the chair, handed over the paper, and said quickly, "There are demons in Shatao Village, fifteen miles west of Kuangzhou City. Several villagers and livestock have suffered trauma and need treatment.

The regiment trainer who governs the Fusi Division of Kuangzhou Town is still out of town. Judge Niu and I are in charge here. Come with me to solve the demon and save the villagers in Xiasha Tao Village. "

"it is good."

Li Ang promised to come down, glanced at the paper that Cheng Juxiu handed over, and found that it was a proof of IOU.

Time: May [-], the third year of Zaigan.

Location: Fusi, Town of Kuangzhou.

Borrower: Juxiu on a school tour.

Borrowing Alien Objects: Alien-Wu-Lu Qisi, Nightmare Bell.

"This bell is an alien object that I borrowed from Zhenfu Division."

Cheng Juxiu handed the bronze bell to Li Ang, "I'll give it to you for self-defense first."

(End of this chapter)