The autumn leaves are turning yellow, and they are spiraling down in the rustling sound of the autumn wind, falling on the roof of the moving carriage, jumping back and forth.

Pedestrians carrying burdens were heading towards Shunzhou Fucheng. A carriage was passing by pedestrians and vendors walking on the road. There was no one in the carriage.

In the space, Liu Qingcao stared at the bowl on the stone table. Half of the bowl of spiritual spring water in the bowl was soaked with a pair of rotating black and white eyes.

As my thoughts wandered, the eyes in the water sank to the bottom of the bowl and swayed from side to side.

She took these eyes out of Qin Wan's eye sockets. They are related to Qin Xin and may be used in the future.

However, she has not mastered the method of connecting foreign objects yet, so she can only be anxious about it.

Liu Qingcao put his eyes on the warehouse shelf in frustration and went to work in the fields.

Most of the crops, fruits and vegetables in the fields are ripe and need to be harvested. The harvesting time seems long, but in fact, the time outside has only passed less than two hours.

"Qinwan was killed last night. When I went there, she had already breathed her last. There was no chance to save her."

Liu Qingcao had no intention of hiding this from Qin Xin. Qin Xin's death indeed had nothing to do with her. The poison she administered was just a normal poison. It would only cause pain for a period of time, but the medicine would not kill.

And Qinwan died of the highly poisonous Hedinghong. The poison was not caused by her, she could only do it by leaving the man.

Unfortunately, she thought the poison she had given had an effect and did not go in immediately. By the time she realized something was wrong, Qinwan had already breathed her last breath and passed away.

If it had been discovered earlier, Qin Wan would not have died.

When Qin Xin received the news of Qin Wan's death, her face was full of sadness. She did not expect that her sister would die so suddenly without even seeing her.

Just as Liu Qingcao wanted to comfort her, Qin Xin suddenly smiled an ugly smile and said, "Girl, I'm fine. I just feel a little uncomfortable. I'll be fine in a few days."

Liu Qingcao thought about it for a while, but didn't give much comfort. Qin Wan's death was not directly related to her, but it was also indirectly related. As for what Qin Xin thought, she was not worried.

"Then you go and have a rest." Qin Xin's face was not very good. I'm afraid it would be easy to get distracted while doing the next handiwork, so it would be better to let someone go and have a rest.

Qin Xin didn't refuse, nodded her thanks and returned to the room.

In the room, Qin Xin held her heart and exhaled with difficulty. She didn't know why, but her heart felt tight and uncomfortable, as if someone was pricking her with a needle, making it difficult to breathe.

Qin Wan died, and she was sad, but not so uncomfortable. After all, she knew about this person and learned about it from her mother. They had never met each other, so how could they have such deep emotions.

Qin Xin closed her eyes and endured the pain in her heart. Half an hour later, the discomfort slowly disappeared. At this time, she was also very tired, tiredness came over her, and she fell asleep at some point.

Liu Qingcao pushed open the door and saw Qin Xin sleeping deeply, so she turned around and walked towards the donkey shed without disturbing her.

At night, Liu Qingcao came out of the space and the sky was getting dark. She glanced at the town not far away and planned to stay at the inn in the town before setting off the next day.

Liu Qingcao parked the carriage outside the door and walked into the inn. There were not many people in the inn, only a few people sitting in the hall drinking wine.

The waiter followed Liu Qingcao through the door and hurried up to greet him, opening his mouth with smooth words.

"Miss, it's better to stay in the hotel for the tip. I'll let you arrange it for me."

Liu Qingcao raised her round eyes and looked up at the inn.

"Is there any room available on the top floor?"

"Yes, Miss." The waiter answered immediately with a quick thought and a bowed back.

That is the best guest room in the hotel. It is rarely occupied on weekdays and is more vacant than occupied.

"Then let's live up there." Liu Qingcao paused, thinking of the strong breeze outside the door, and turned around and said, "My carriage is outside, the second brother remember to arrange it too."

The waiter nodded with a smile, took Liu Qingcao to the guest room, and quickly drove the carriage outside the door into the stable and tied it up.

"I'm really lucky today." The waiter smiled, touched his pocket, and walked to the inn while humming a tune.

In the space, Liu Qingcao started digging again, and finally lay down to rest when she was really tired.

In the middle of the night, there was silence all around. In the dim corridor of the inn, a man in black hurried past the guest rooms, and finally disappeared outside the innermost guest room.

In the room, a man in black knelt on the ground with one leg, his hands clasped in his fists, and a few stubbles were faintly exposed on his thin chin.

Two steps away from the man in black, a handsome man in brocade clothes sat on a stool with his eyes closed, exuding a majestic aura.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have discovered that Prince Yu has returned to Beijing for a few days and has been in and out of Hanshan Temple." After finishing speaking, the man in black waited with bated breath for the person in front of him to speak.

The third prince, Yu Shize, opened his dark eyes, his gaze as sharp as an eagle, his resolute profile cold and emotionless, his slender fingers stroking the wall of the cup, making a subtle sound of "rustling" in the dead silence of the room.

"Check again." Yu Shize turned his head, his eyes full of coldness, and a cold voice sounded on the head of the man in black, making his whole body tense.

"Yes, my subordinate will go check it out right now."

The next day, Liu Qingcao woke up in the space, dressed and washed before walking out of the room.

The timing was unlucky. As soon as she stepped out, she kicked someone, and her raised foot was quickly taken back.

"..." I am going to lose money this early in the morning...

Although Liu Qingcao complained in her heart that the inn corridor was unreasonable, she was still at fault for most of it.

When she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of the hand in front of her. She was startled and lowered her head lower.

"Sorry." Liu Qingcao looked at the obvious black stain on the brocade clothes, rolled his eyes, silently took out a ten-tael silver note from his sleeve and handed it over, lowering his voice and said, "I was too anxious just now to Your clothes are stained, which is really inappropriate, please forgive me."

Yu Shizehei glanced at the crumbling banknotes with a sullen face, snorted coldly, and walked past Liu Qingcao.

Liu Qingcao lowered her head and didn't dare to raise her head. It wasn't until someone passed by her that she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the back of the person going downstairs, then quickly returned to the house and closed the door.

What a risk, I was almost discovered.

She really didn't expect to meet this man in this small inn. Although the man's clothes changed, she remembered the red mole on his hand very clearly and would never mistake it.

After all, it is rare to see people with red moles at the tiger's mouth, and the moles are similar in size.

The moment Yu Shize went downstairs, he suddenly stopped and looked upstairs. The door above was closed tightly, and there was no sign of the woman in the corridor.

Yu Shize withdrew his gaze and walked outside the inn.

Liu Qingcao stayed in the room for half an hour before slowly leaving the inn and rushing to Haizhou Fucheng with Junfeng.

Four days later, Liu Qingcao arrived at Haizhen, the nearest town to Linfucheng.

Haizhen is the first gateway to Haizhou Fucheng and the first road to Yanguanying. The control of this place is very strict, and all entrances and exits must be inspected by officials.

Liu Qingcao sat in the carriage, frowning slightly as she watched the officials knocking over the civilians carrying the burdens in front of them.

This group of people seems to be a bit sneaky and sneaky while occupying official positions.

The people who were being searched looked on with distressed expressions, but they did not dare to say anything to stop them.

It seems that this kind of thing has been going on for a long time, and the people have long been accustomed to their behavior.

As soon as the person in front finished checking, it was her turn.

With understanding, she took the first step to put the valuable items in the carriage into the space, leaving only a plate of snacks and a pot of tea on the table.

The official opened the curtain of the carriage and saw that there was only a teenage girl inside. He looked up and down in the carriage and then lowered the curtain and let go.

Liu Qingcao pulled the reins in confusion, signaling Junfeng to move forward.

She thought the officials would come up to search her, but she didn't expect to let her pass so easily.

Liu Qingcao glanced at the carriage and had an idea in his mind.

These officials also know how to act based on their appearance. Most ordinary people have no background, and they can't find a place to reason after collecting some money. However, rich people are different, and they can easily offend others if they are not careful.

That's why they let her pass easily.

They are really bully and afraid of the strong.

Liu Qingcao sighed helplessly and drove Junfeng towards the center of the town. Although Haizhen is a town, it is much larger than towns in other places, and can even be compared with county towns.

Most of the goods on the streets of Haizhen are mainly fish and shrimp. Compared with fish, vegetables, fruits and vegetables are much smaller and the varieties are rare.

There was an endless stream of people coming and going on the streets. The carriages were a little tight on the streets. Liu Qingcao drove Junfeng forward carefully.

She planned to stay in Haizhen tonight to inquire about Haiyan before going to Haizhou Fucheng.

For those who are unfamiliar with Haizhou Fucheng, it is not easy to operate sea salt here.

Outside an inn, Liu Qingcao booked a medium-sized room, handed Junfeng to the waiter, and went out to the grocery store alone.

The grocery store is not far from the inn where I live. You can see it after turning around a street. There are not many people on this street, and the people coming and going are all people buying daily necessities.

Liu Qingcao walked towards the grocery store, stopping when he got close.

A woman in front, with a pair of children, nervously took out her purse, opened the purse and poured the coins inside into the palm of her hand.

The total is only thirty pieces.

Liu Qingcao watched her take a handful of coins to the shopkeeper of the grocery store. The shopkeeper handed her a palm-sized bag. It was so heavy that she didn't know what was inside.

The woman got the bag and took her sons away.

Liu Qingcao watched the woman leave and approached the grocery store with her feet up. The grocery store in Haizhen Daiwa was different from other places. The grocery store here also sold a lot of dry goods.

Dried shrimps and fish are hung on both sides of the walls, ceramic pots are placed on the floor, and sea salt is placed in front of the innermost account counter.

There are two large bags of salt. One bag has white and fine grains, and the other has yellowish and thick grains. The two bags of salt come from different places, and the price difference is not small.

Liu Qingcao knew the reason, but when she saw that the price of sea salt was only half that of fine salt, she felt happy.

Twenty-five cents per pound of sea salt really made her happy. Although the fine salt here was ten cents more expensive than Qianfeng Town, it was still understandable.

It seems that the harvest from this trip is not ordinary.

"Shopkeeper, I want all this sea salt. Can you tell me the price?" Liu Qingcao pointed at the bag of sea salt and said firmly.

The shopkeeper didn't believe Liu Qingcao's words, but put the salt in the bag and weighed it with a smile on his face.

"This lady, eighty kilograms of salt, totaling twenty taels of silver." After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he looked at Liu Qingcao and rolled his eyes, revealing his shrewdness as a businessman, "Miss, this sea salt is worth enough?"

Liu Qingcao watched his every move and didn't care. This little sea salt was indeed not enough.

"Is there any more from the shopkeeper?" Liu Qingcao followed his words and asked.

The shopkeeper didn't speak, just nodded slightly. Liu Qingcao understood that buying a large amount of sea salt was not allowed by the government, and the shopkeeper couldn't do it openly if he wanted to ship more.

And she wanted more than just the inventory in the shopkeeper's shop.

“Would it be cheaper to buy them all?”

"There are so many, do you really want them all?" The shopkeeper stretched out a hand and shook his five fingers.

five hundred? Five thousand?

Liu Qingcao was not sure about the code, so he decided to ask first.

"Five hundred pounds?"

The shopkeeper shook his head after hearing this. Liu Qingcao understood that this should be five thousand kilograms. She hummed and then nodded.

Five thousand kilograms of sea salt is not much to her, but transporting it out is too much.

Reluctant to let the child catch the wolf, I must buy this sea salt today, but it is a little more troublesome to deal with.

"Shopkeeper, there is so much sea salt, and there are officials patrolling outside. How do you usually transport the sea salt?" Liu Qingcao did not intend to think of a solution on his own. The shopkeeper of the grocery store was so calm. It must not be the first time he has done this. Ways to deal with this problem.

The shopkeeper froze for a moment, looking a little unnatural.

Liu Qingcao was looking down at the dry goods on the shelf and didn't see the shopkeeper's expression change.

She didn't hear the sound and raised her head to look at the shopkeeper doubtfully. The shopkeeper had already adjusted himself. He glanced seriously at the door and saw a familiar figure outside, feeling reassured.

"Miss, the shop has its own ideas, but it's just a little troublesome." The shopkeeper spoke in a low voice, with a hint of unnoticeable excitement and impatience in his voice.

With this amount of money earned today, he can buy a pair of jewelry for his favorite concubine in the courtyard.

"What method can I use? Let the shopkeeper tell me."

"Of course," the shopkeeper showed a sly smile, "I'll send you on your way."

After saying this, the shopkeeper stretched out his hand to grab Liu Qingcao's collar, and the waiter at the door quickly closed the door with a familiarity.

Liu Qingcao was startled, hurriedly pulled away and fell back, rolling to the side. Taking this opportunity, she took out a knife and quickly got up from the ground.

The shopkeeper looked at the knife in Liu Qingcao's hand, and the excitement in his eyes was instantly replaced by surprise. He thought he was dazzled, so he raised his hand and rubbed his eye sockets a few times, then opened his eyes and saw that there was no one in front of him.

Before the shopkeeper could breathe a sigh of relief, a sudden chill ran down his neck. He lowered his head in fear and looked at the thing pressing against his neck. His legs and feet were instantly weak from fear. If he hadn't taken care of the sword, he would have collapsed on the ground. .

"Miss, little one, I'm blind, I bumped into you. You, sir, I have more, go around the little one." The shopkeeper was about to cry, regretting that he had known that this woman was so powerful, how could he have dared to think like this? .

The waiter on the side heard the sound and paused when he reached the door. He turned his head and saw that the shopkeeper was holding a knife to his neck. He was so frightened that he peed his pants.

Liu Qingcao glanced at the two of them and held her breath to avoid being hit by the smell of urine in the air.

She just wanted to stock up on some sea salt, but why did she run into trouble everywhere?

"Where is the sea salt?" Liu Qingcao calmed down for a while, staring at the waiter coldly, and the knife in his hand moved closer to the shopkeeper's neck.

The waiter was frightened and began to feel at a loss. He did not dare to take anyone there and was afraid of angering Liu Qingcao and being killed.

The shopkeeper shook his legs. He didn't care about sea salt. It was more important to save his life first.

"Quick, take Miss to the backyard."

"Yes, yes." The waiter carefully walked around Liu Qingcao and led Liu Qingcao to the backyard.

Soon, Liu Qingcao and three others came to the backyard. The waiter got the shopkeeper's key and opened the door of the loading room with trembling hands.

There were a lot of goods piled up in the room, mostly stacks of salt bags, covering most of the floor. In addition to salt, there were also bags of dried shrimps and the like.

Liu Qingcao estimated that the sea salt here was more than 5,000 jins, but about 7,000 jins.

It seemed that the shopkeeper had put her on notice from the beginning, so this was just fine, and these were regarded as an apology for offending her.

Liu Qingcao knocked the shopkeeper and waiter unconscious to the ground, entered the house and put all the things inside into the space. After that, he went to the next room to take a look.

As soon as he opened the door, Liu Qingcao called him "good guy," the shopkeeper and the waiter really cooperated well.

Liu Qingcao stood in the room, looking around at the things in the room, and complained in her heart.

A room full of sea salt bags, more than the room just now...

She didn't dare to delay too much. After putting the sea salt into the space, she went to the other two rooms. Except for one of the two rooms, which was full of sea salt, the other was a residence.

Liu Qingcao did not let go of the sea salt in the room. After taking it away, she strode out and left.

This grocery store manager is not a good person, and there is no need for her to be soft to these people.

After leaving the grocery store, Liu Qingcao shuttled among the crowd, passing several officials from time to time. She walked and walked, looking at this, buying that, and soon her hands were full.

People around him were not surprised by this and just glanced at it.

By the time we got back to the inn, half an hour had passed.

When the waiter at the door saw Liu Qingcao coming back, he grinned and helped her take the things. After she thanked her, she followed the waiter upstairs.

I'm so embarrassed that I've been so disconnected...I'm sorry, sorry

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