Bachelor

Chapter 171 Inspection
Ping Qiuli and Feng Zhen led the crowd to the boat next to Sun Dan and Bi Yun on the diving board on the pier.

Sun Dan and Bi Yun also walked out of the cabin.

Sun Dan and Bi Yun's boat was three meters away from Ping Qiuli's boat, and they could easily hear the conversations of everyone on board.At this moment, the last afterglow of the setting sun had disappeared in the west, the sky suddenly darkened, and the lights all over the river were turned on at this moment.Stretching southward for more than ten miles along this long Grand Canal, it is breathtakingly beautiful.At this moment, Sun Dan suddenly thought of those brightly lit nights in modern times, and was a little lost.

Fortunately, Bi Yun dragged Sun Dan to hide him and himself behind the large bundle of cables behind the mast, so as not to be discovered by the people on the opposite boat.In fact, it was already so dark, not to mention that these two people were both wearing makeup, even if they didn't wear makeup, they would not be seen clearly by the people opposite.

Finally boarded the boat, and by the lights on the boat, one could clearly see the excitement on Ping Qiuli's face.He was very excited, and he trembled a little when he spoke: "Boss Feng, there are so many boats on this river, those expensive ones?"

Feng Zhen pointed to the boats on the river and said, "These, these, these, but all the boats with black roofs belong to my Feng family. There are eight boats in total, and each boat holds two thousand catties of silver, adding up to 30 taels. Mr. Ping seems to disbelieve me, hehe, this matter is also simple, you will find out later when you find someone to check it, anyway, it won’t take much time.”

Ping Qiuli took a deep breath of the cold river wind, pretended to be calm, and even smiled and said: "Boss Feng is joking, 30 taels of silver is a heavy offer. To check the fineness, you need to work overnight at least. It’s not that I came prepared this time and brought more than 20 experienced guys, I’m afraid it won’t work out in a day or two.”

Feng Zhen said with sarcasm: "Mr. Ping has no plans, so he does things naturally and safely. The night is long, and when we come, we leave in a hurry. You and I are both grains of rice, why don't you eat something first? I am on the boat of Feng's business. Of course, the chef can’t catch Mr.’s attention, but the first-hand fish soup is very good. Coincidentally, when we crossed the Yellow River section in Shandong, we caught more than a dozen big Yellow River carps, and they are now being raised in wooden barrels. Or call him Burn a tail for you to taste?"

When it comes to eating, the corners of Ping Qiuli's mouth twitch unconsciously.

Speaking of which, it was a bit embarrassing to come to Tong County this time.He has been blocked in the bank by angry people for a while, and it is an impossible task to go out with Feng Zhen in a big way.Therefore, Ping Qiuli didn't care about losing face in front of Feng Zhen, so he brought Feng Zhen to the wall of the backyard and asked someone to carry the ladder.

Seeing Ping Qiuli in such a mess, Feng Zhen felt amused in his heart, so he said a few words indifferently.

Ping Qiuli felt ashamed and didn't want to lose face in front of Feng Zhen, so he didn't go up the ladder.One jumped up, grabbed the top of the wall with his hand, and turned over gracefully.

Feng Zhen didn't expect Ping Qiuli to be so vigorous, so he was taken aback.Breaking through the wall and entering the house is the specialty of Jinyiwei, and Ping Qiuli's failure to go to the Beiya to take up a job is a great loss for Zhu Huan and the country.

It's a pity that Ping Qiuli's wonderful performance was ruined by a lump of dog shit. The moment he landed, his right foot stepped on a lump of yellow and white stuff, slipped and fell to the ground.

Feng Zhen finally laughed out loud: "Mr. Ping is very skilled."

Ping Qiuli's angry face seemed to be bleeding, and he ignored people with a gloomy face all day long.

When he got to Tong County and boarded the boat, he still had that clear face.

It took nearly a day to escape from the bank over the wall, recruit enough people, and rush from the capital to Tong County.Because they came in such a hurry, no one had eaten yet.

Now hearing Feng Zhen talking about eating, Ping Qiuli only felt that his mouth was full of saliva.After finally suppressing the hunger in his belly, he shook his head: "I'm not hungry, everyone will have some dry food first, and when we return to Beijing, I'll make a big banquet in Chang'an, and invite everyone to a feast."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in Ping's Bank showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

"Okay, then, let's start!" Feng Zhen waved his hand, signaling the people from Ping's Bank to enter the cabin to carry the boxes.

A mouthful of huge wooden boxes were lifted onto the deck.

A clerk from Ping's Bank opened the lid of the box first, and a dazzling white light came into his eyes.

He bent down to pick up a piece of broken silver and looked at it, took another bite in his mouth, then put it in the palm of his hand, and hit it with a steel spoon, and a melodious trill sounded.

This guy is appraising the fineness of silver.He first shook the weight of the silver in his hand, took a bite to check the purity of the silver, and finally listened to the sound.

After completing this set of procedures, the guy raised his head and nodded towards Ping Qiuli: "Mr. Ping, the high-quality snowflake silver is a bit purer than the government's Kuyin, and it is all broken silver circulating in the market. "

Ping Qiuli's tense face finally eased, and he showed a smile: "Okay, let's weigh it and record the number."

Hearing Ping Qiuli's order, all the staff immediately got busy, those who weighed and kept accounts, ran around on the boat, it was very lively.

Every time a box is weighed, the clerk will report a number, and the accountant will write down a sum in the account book.Then, someone put a seal on the mouth of the box.

Because there was so much silver, it took an hour to count the two silver boats.

It seems that the prediction was correct, it would really take an entire night to complete the counting and inspection of these shipments of silver.

Ping Qiuli's heart hanging in the air was completely relaxed, and he sat on the bow of the boat holding a cup of tea and talked and laughed with Feng Zhen.The voices of the two were not loud, and they couldn't hear clearly. After listening for a long time, Sun Dan vaguely heard that the two were talking about the tide in Qiantang and Huqiu Mountain in Suzhou.During the period, the two even compared two moves and exchanged martial arts.

Sun Dan and Bi Yun watched for a long time on the boat next door, feeling very depressed.

Sun Dan was very bored, so he said to Bi Yun: "Bi Gong, the wind is strong on the boat, let's go into the cabin and stare for a while, and wait for Ping Qiuli to count the numbers before we start."

Bi Yun nodded: "It's not interesting for us to wait here. Anyway, people from our East Factory are watching all the ships, and we are not afraid that Ping Qiuli will escape. Jingyuan, do you know how to play Go? Otherwise, we can discuss it by hand. "One game" Bi Yun just came to Tongzhou, Dongchang can be regarded as the elite, not only there are a dozen masters ambushing on Bi Yun's boat, but there are also eyeliners on every silver boat.

Sun Dan waved his hands again and again: "Yes, yes, but I know life and death, but I am a stinky chess basket. I am afraid that I am not your opponent."

Bi Yun said with a chuckle: "Let's go, the next game. I'm old and can't sleep. Jingyuan, you can lie down on the bed and feel comfortable. It's no fun leaving me, an old man, beside you."

Sun Dan had no choice but to go back to the cabin with Bi Yun and kill a few games.

The result was very miserable, Sun Dan was defeated by Bi Yun for several rounds, and lost in disgrace.

A fan came in and said in a low voice, "Report to Mr. Chang and Mr. Sun that seven boats have been counted, and the counting can be completed in half an hour at most. Let the younger ones prepare."

Bi Yun happened to slaughter Sun Dan's big dragon. He picked up Sun Dan's eaten chess pieces without changing his expression, and said calmly: "Let them wait for my signal, don't worry."

At this time, there was a sudden commotion on the pier, and Bi Yun and Sun Dan hurriedly looked up.But seeing the light of torches over there, about fifty soldiers rushed over with weapons in hand, shouting loudly: "Don't leave the thief!"

Bi Yun's expression changed drastically: "What are you doing, and which army is this?"

The fan replied: "Report to Chang Gong, the banner should be the garrison of the Beijing [-] Battalion in the Tongzhou Camp."

Bi Yun: "Why did Guo Xun's subordinates come here? Go and see what's going on."

(End of this chapter)