I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]

After Fan Xuan'er reported Si Nan, she did not forget to praise herself by the way: "I was born in a salt merchant's family, and I have followed my father to identify salt since I was a child. You can tell where the salt comes from and how it tastes when you taste it."

"I just ate the fish made by Brother Si, and I felt something was wrong. It wasn't until I found this in the straw shed that I was finally sure."

Di Yong's face changed rarely, "Shut up if you don't want to die!"

With tears in her eyes, Fan Xuan'er said, "Cousin, Sinan committed treason, do you still want to hang out with him?"

Di Yong pulled her, gritted his teeth and said: "I don't know who you have been bewitched by, I just want to tell you that you can turn back if you tell the truth to the officials now, if you persist in your obsession, the General's Mansion will not be able to protect you!"

Fan Xuan'er smiled sarcastically: "I know, my cousin is because I didn't want to marry you earlier, so you hate me, right? It's okay, after this matter is over, I don't need to stay in the general's residence anymore."

Di Yong: "You—"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "Boy Di, don't make trouble, let her talk."

Fan Xuan'er looked proud as if she had gained support.

She took out a small seasoning jar from her sleeve and presented it to Zhao Zhen, "I can be sure that the contents of this jar are a mixture of private salt from the Liao territory and pepper from the Western Regions. Sinan must have some connection with the Liao people." !"

These words were enough to arouse the fury of the superiors, but unexpectedly, their reaction was very calm.

Zhao Zhen looked at her majestically.

Tang Xuan looked indifferent.

Dali Siqing was surprised.

Bao Zheng's face darkened.

Even Sinan wasn't afraid at all, but shook his head regretfully.

Fan Xuan'er panicked, "Your Majesty, hasn't the Secretary of the Imperial City been investigating the case of smuggling salt? Why didn't you do it? You can't indulge him just because he has affection for you!"

As soon as he said this, Bai Ye was so angry that he wanted to curse.

He only thought that this woman was stupid enough to take advantage of, but he didn't expect her to be extremely stupid. If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have explained so much to her!

destroyed……

In the past few days, all his arrangements have been destroyed.

Sure enough, the next moment, Bao Zheng had a sullen face and asked dignifiedly: "The investigation of private salt by the imperial city secretary is a secret. How do you know it, an ordinary woman?"

Fan Xuan'er trembled suddenly, "I..."

Bao Zheng couldn't tolerate her explanation at all, and he was full of momentum, "He kept saying that Sinan was in collusion with the Liao people. In my opinion, you are the one who has an affair with the Liao people! Do you know that the salt and pepper used by Si's hot pot restaurant this time is I have reported to the Imperial City Secretary in advance, and both the official and the Li Qing of the Great Temple can testify, and the officials also know about it."

Fan Xuan'er was confused, and panicked: "Why, why is this so?"

"It's just to hang out the black hands behind it." Bao Zheng slapped the table.

Fan Xuan'er fell to the ground with a plop.

Di Yong wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhao Lingxi, "Don't do it at a time like this."

Di Yong clenched his fists, but in the end he still didn't speak.

In fact, she has no friendship with Fan Xuan'er at all, even if she reminded her, she didn't want to make Wei Shi sad.

Tang Xuan said lightly: "Take it."

Fan Xuan'er screamed: "Treasurer Bai! Shopkeeper Bai, please come out and explain to Xuan'er that you told me that Si's Hot Pot Restaurant uses private salt from the Liao people. I didn't wrong him, did I?"

- Indeed.Although Fan Xuan'er was a bit weird, she didn't dare to wrong Sinan. The reason why she jumped out to testify today was arranged by Bai Ye.

In order to make her obedient, Bai Ye specially showed him the private salt made of Liao salt. The small jar that Fan Xuan'er got was indeed from Si Nan's stall.

She wanted to get a reward from the officials for reporting meritorious service, let Tang Xuan look up to her, and at the same time get rid of Sinan's thorn in his side.

"Shopkeeper Bai, tell me, tell me quickly!" Fan Xuan'er yelled at Bai Ye loudly as her arm was twisted by the officer.

Everyone looked at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye was furious in his heart, forced himself to be calm, and asked in confusion: "Why did you say that, little lady? I did have a personal relationship with your father, but since he passed away, we have broken off. You are a young lady, Bai I still know how to avoid suspicion.”

Bai Ye pushes six two five.

He was originally guarding against Fan Xuan'er's failure, and he was very cautious when meeting her, not afraid of the imperial city's inspector.

Only then did Fan Xuan'er realize that she was being used.At the critical moment, she thought of Di Yong, "Second Cousin, please, please tell Auntie that Xuan'er was wronged, and Xuan'er was bewitched by an adulterer!"

Di Yong whispered something to Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan nodded, held his hand and said, "Since Fan identified Bai Ye, will he take him back together?"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "Great Baiweisai, don't let this put you off. Don't make things difficult for this little lady, just find out the matter, maybe it's just a misunderstanding."

Tang Xuan bowed his head and said yes.

Bai Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but felt that something was wrong.

Would Tang Xuan let him go so easily?

of course not.

This step is also a chess game played by Tang Xuan and Zhao Zhenbu.

It's useless to arrest Bai Ye for interrogation, I've tried it before.What they want is his hidden stake in the city, the path to privately purchase Liao salt, and evidence of collusion between the two parties.

Since there is an inner ghost in the Imperial City Division, let's make good use of it and release false news, and Bai Ye will definitely take action.

Letting him go now is to follow the vine.

Man Tingfang.

With a sound of "pa", Bai Ye slapped the poppies to the ground.Suddenly, red and swollen finger marks appeared on that beautiful face.

Xiao'e was so frightened that she stood in front of Meiren Yu at a loss, staring blankly at Bai Ye.

She has never seen Bai Ye like this, not only her, but in front of everyone, Bai Ye has always been well-dressed and well-mannered, and many people in the building secretly like him.

At this time, Bai Ye seemed to be a different person, gritted his teeth, and looked ferocious, "I thought about it all the way, and what went wrong, I never thought that it was you!"

Yu Meiren covered her face and smiled calmly, "Master, don't you want to leave Bianjing quickly? Are you free to come and question me?"

This appearance stimulated Bai Ye even more, "Before I leave, I have to clean the door first."

"Don't!" Xiao'e burst into tears, "It must be a misunderstanding! Xingshou likes the boss so much, how could he hurt you? If you check carefully, someone must be jealous of her and wrong her..."

Bai Ye was upset by her crying and kicked him.

Fortunately, the poppies pulled her and didn't let him kick her in the heart, otherwise with his strength, even if she didn't die, Xiao'e would have to die.

Xiao'e was so frightened that she forgot to cry.

Yu Meiren comforted her softly: "You go out first, don't worry about me, I'll just explain to him."

Xiao'e shook her head frantically, "No, no, my boss is already crazy, I can't leave Xingshou here alone..."

Yu Meisheng was afraid that she would anger Bai Ye, so she couldn't help but push her out. Xiao'e slammed on the door and shouted, but was dragged away by the people outside who covered her mouth.

"Don't hurt her." Yu Mei said humanely.

Bai Ye sneered, "Do you still care about her?"

Poppy smiled slightly, sat in front of the vanity mirror, and calmly spread a thin layer of powder on her red and swollen side face, "I can not only protect her, but also protect myself."

Bai Ye frowned, "What did you do?"

"I just accidentally fed a carrier pigeon that flew the wrong way."

Yu Meiren didn't say what was said in the letter, it may be ordinary words, or it may be evidence of an affair with the Liao people, the less it is stated, the more guilty Bai Ye will be.

"If Die'er has already arrived at Xuandemen with the letter, and if she still doesn't hear from me by the time she arrives, she will ring the Dengwen drum." Yu Meiren said calmly, "Don't try to hurt her, she is not the only one with the letter." There are people." Bai Ye gritted his teeth, "Why did you betray me? I think I have never treated you badly in these years."

"But you didn't respect me, never!"

If she hadn't met Sinan and experienced the feeling of being respected, treated equally, and treated as a friend, she would never have known that Bai Ye had always only used her and all the girls in the building.

"It doesn't matter if you use us to collect money and find out information, but why did you sell Man Tingfang? If I hadn't overheard you and Mother Xu, would Man Tingfang become a brothel tomorrow? Sister Zhong was forced to start a flesh and blood business, and we realized that we had paid the wrong heart?"

Back then, because of Bai Ye's promise that Man Tingfang would never have a trace of fishy smell, they were willing to join the cabinet and work for him.However, Bai Ye sold Man Tingfang without saying a word!

Yu Meiren smiled sarcastically, "I thought I was your confidant, helping you guard against Madam Xu and helping you deal with her. Unexpectedly, she is the one you use to spy on us!"

Bai Ye suppressed the cruelty in his eyes, and softened his tone: "You know, I lost two salt boats last time... Selling Man Tingfang is a last resort."

"It's not an exaggeration for Man Tingfang to say that she's making money every day, isn't that enough to satisfy you?" Mei Yu refused to believe such an excuse no matter what, "You clearly planned to leave a long time ago."

"Even if I leave Beijing, I won't go by myself. I'm to blame for this. I didn't tell you in advance, so you misunderstood. Yu'er, be obedient, send a message to Die Lianhua, tell her to come back, and I will take you away with me. "

Bai Ye changed his strategy and said softly: "As long as you escape this calamity, I will take off your low status. I know that you have always been interested in me, and I am also fond of you. It's just that it was... inconvenient in the past, and it will be fine in the future." , let's find a safe place to live a good life, okay?"

Poppy smiled, and shook her head while laughing, "It's really touching. If I had heard such words five years ago, I would have agreed without hesitation, but now...it won't happen."

She still loves Bai Ye and is still grateful for his help; but she also loves her sisters and Man Tingfang. After learning about Bai Ye's plan, she made a bold choice to keep Man Tingfang.

Bai Ye has no love.

He only has interests in mind, and only uses them.On weekdays, he seems gentle and friendly, and the small favors he gives are also for the purpose of being able to use them one day in the future.

For example, at the beginning of the locust tree.

Another example is the poppies now.

In fact, when she just learned that Bai Ye was going to sell Man Tingfang, Yu Meiren had two choices: one was to talk to Bai Ye openly, and the other was to ask Sinan for help.

In the end, Poppy chose Sinan.

Even she herself was surprised that she chose the latter between a man who had been kind to her and secretly liked for more than ten years and a man who didn't even have a deep friendship.

Sinan gained trust with sincerity and respect.

Bai Ye pretends to be clever and uses other people's sincerity, but in the end he gets nothing.

Bai Ye gritted his teeth and said, "There is no good thing about Si, he is the best at pleasing women! I'm curious, what kind of ecstasy soup did he give you?"

He should actually get rid of the poppies and leave quickly, but the name Si Nan evokes the biggest knot in his heart.

Yu Meiren asked back: "I'm curious, why are you targeting Si Xiaodong's family everywhere?"

At first, she thought it was because Si Nan threatened Bai Ye's position in Wuwei Club.She knew that Bai Ye had always wanted to be the president so that he could sell private salt more smoothly.

However, it is not necessary to put him to death if it is just for selling salt.After all, Si Nan is a member of King Yan, so it is very risky for Bai Ye to do so.

The biggest possibility is that he has a grudge against Si Nan, or the Si family.

"Is it because of Senior Yue?" Yu Meiren couldn't help asking.

This is also her knot.

The one she can never beat.

Bai Ye's expression became distorted in an instant, and he grabbed Yu Meiren's neck, "You're courting death!"

Poppy didn't struggle at all, but raised the corners of her mouth, that smile seemed to be ironic to him.

Bai Ye was furious, and violently exerted force on his hand.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door and said in a low voice: "Die Lianhua is indeed at Xuande Gate, and there are people from the Imperial City Division ambushing nearby. Brothers can't do anything. Master, No. [-] means to let you secretly The soldiers are not moving, it is best not to do unnecessary things, so as not to attract the attention of the Imperial City Secretary, he will send news as soon as possible."

Those words saved Yu Meiren's life.

Bai Ye threw her away, and said viciously before leaving: "Aren't you noble? Don't you care about innocence the most? I want to see if you will regret today's choice when you are slept by thousands of people and pillowed by thousands of people! "

Poppy fell to the ground, panting heavily, her eyes filled with sadness.

She would rather die like this.

It's better than seeing someone you've liked for a long time with such an unrecognizable appearance.

***

Yu Sanniang was explaining to everyone that Si's Hot Pot Restaurant was to help Xiao Guo rectify his name.

That day, Poppy found her, gave her a pack of salt and pepper, and told her the truth - Bai Ye was going to use this thing to trap Sinan.

If Poppy doesn't come, Bai Ye will find someone else.

Yu Sanniang told Sinan the truth, Sinan found Tang Xuan immediately, Tang Xuan informed the official, and the official found the trustworthy Dali Temple Minister and Bao Zheng, and set up this "counter-indirect plan".

"The person Xiao Guo saw was indeed from Bai Ye, and it was also true that I had a 'secret deal' with him, because I was afraid of spoiling the county king's plan at the time, so I couldn't say anything."

Yu Sanniang bent her knees, "I'm sorry, but you were wronged so much for the sake of the hotpot restaurant."

Xiao Guo waved his hands again and again, "Don't, don't do this, my boss apologized to me just now, and you will be polite, how can I bear it?"

Si Nan smiled and said: "You should, whether you are grateful or sorry, you deserve it."

Xiao Guo scratched his head and said, "Thinking about it, I still feel a little scared. I almost rushed out to drive that person away. Wouldn't it be a big deal?"

Everyone laughed.

Everyone apologized to Xiao Guo, and after a meal, they hooked their shoulders together and became closer than before.

After dinner, Sinan took the children back to Chatang Lane, counting the money at home while walking.

He didn't forget his previous promise, thinking that after the salt smuggling case was over, he would open the branch and let Xiao Guo be in charge.

How much storefront do you want to rent?

Or be bold and buy one?

The boys went back to the dormitory, discussing what would happen to Fan Xuaner and whether Mrs. Dingguo would come forward to protect her.

And Bai Ye, why didn't the officials arrest him, would he take the opportunity to run away?

At this time, the Imperial City Secretary was also discussing this matter.

Lin Zhen asked: "What if Bai Ye guessed our plan and didn't move?"

Someone said: "Impossible, it's impossible for him to not panic when such a big incident happened, he would either run away or communicate with the Liao people. Our people guarded Man Tingfang and Bailou like iron barrels, as long as he made the slightest movement, None can escape."

Another person said: "What if, if there is really no movement, just stick to it?"

"Then force him to move." Tang Xuan looked at Mu Qing calmly.

Mu Qing lowered his head, seemed to be thinking about something, and didn't notice Tang Xuan's movements.

Tonight, there happened to be a merchant ship of his own going out of Beijing, and Bai Ye was hesitating whether to go or not.

If you leave, what if it is a trap?

If he doesn't leave, will Tang Xuan attack suddenly?

Last time, the reason why he wasn't afraid was because he knew that Tang Xuan would not use lynching.This time, he was not so sure, after all, he wanted to harm Sinan, if Tang Xuan went crazy, he would be killed...

No matter how confident Bai Ye was, he couldn't guarantee that he would escape Tang Xuan's arrow.

He can't die, his life is more valuable than everyone in Song Dynasty, no matter what, he must live!

Just as he was hesitating, he received a note from "No. [-]".

Number one is the ghost he arranged in the Imperial City Division.

The reason why it is called No. [-] is because this person is the one who climbed the highest among all the hidden piles in the capital.Ten years ago, when Bai Ye planted this nail, he never thought that he would come to this position.

I have to say that number one helped him a lot.

The encirclement and suppression of Wuyou Cave, if he hadn't been notified early on the [-]st, he would not have escaped so perfectly.

Including the later private salt boat, there were several accidents and no danger, all thanks to the news sent by No. [-].

Therefore, Bai Ye trusted No. [-] very much.

At this time, No. [-] said in a note, let him run.

Bai Ye was originally inclined to leave Beijing as soon as possible and return to the base camp, but he couldn't make up his mind at the moment.After all, under the heavy siege of the Imperial City Division, in order to stand out from the encirclement, it would take a lot of hidden stakes to get rid of.

Bai Ye didn't care about those people's lives, he just thought that it would be difficult to call back one day in the future.

Unexpectedly, No. [-] would point him to the third way.

Bai Ye read it carefully and couldn't help laughing.

If the plan goes well, there is no need to use hidden stakes, and you can get out of the way.He really likes number one more and more.

It was getting dark, but the city of Bianjing became lively instead.

Xiao Guo went back to the staff dormitory, and found that Granny Yuan was not sitting by the well washing clothes as usual. When she went to her room, she realized that she had fallen and sprained her ankle.

Granny Yuan kept saying that it would be good to take care of her, and she didn't need to see a doctor.

Xiao Guo was worried, turned around and went out the door.

In order to be quicker, he drilled a remote alley. He didn't know that it was a dead end. Only those who had been in Bianjing all the year round knew that there was an underground windproof shelter where he could take a shortcut.

Halfway there, he suddenly heard movement in front of him. Feeling something was wrong, Xiao Guo hid vigilantly in a nearby hole, holding his breath.

Someone lit a torch and hurried over.

The fire folds illuminated the man's face—it was a gangster from Wuyou Cave!

Isn't he dead?

Why did it suddenly appear?

Coincidentally, Xiao Guo also came out of Wuyou Cave, not as lucky as Huaishu and the others, who met Sinan.He has suffered a lot, this gangster was the one who bullied him the worst, and even killed his only friend!

After all, Xiao Guo couldn't hold back, and waited for the man to go out of the tunnel, then quietly followed him.

Looking at the back of the other party, he was not sure again. Although the face was that of that bastard, the walking posture was not the same, and the height and body shape seemed to be somewhat different.

Until he heard the voice of the other party, Xiao Guo froze suddenly——

It's white night!

This person was made up by Bai Yeqiao!

Bai Ye wants to escape!

No, he can't be allowed to escape, he will definitely come back to harm his boss!

Xiao Guo was full of thoughts like this, and while secretly following Bai Ye, he tried hard to think of countermeasures.

Fortunately, he worked for the big gangsters since he was a child. He has some kung fu, walks lightly, and is good at tracking. Bai Ye has never found him.

Seeing that Bai Ye was about to leave the city, suddenly a person walked over in front of him, he was still an acquaintance.

Xiao Guo pulled Lai Dayi away, stuffed a handful of copper coins into his hand, and said quickly: "Go to the Imperial City Division to find the King of Yanjun, and tell him that I saw the person he wanted in the old Caomen, and let him take him to the palace." Come here, hurry up!"

Lai Da stared, "Are you crazy or am I crazy? Tell me to go to the Imperial City Division to find that killer star. It's no wonder he doesn't shoot me dead with one arrow. Will he listen to me?"

When Xiao Guo thought about it, it was true that Lai Da had troubled his master again and again, but the master didn't care about him because of his big belly, but King Yan didn't.

"Otherwise, you go to Chatang Lane to find the owner and ask him to bring a message to King Yan, will it work?" Xiao Guo grabbed Lai Da's sleeve and said earnestly, "This is a big deal, really, if it is done, I will I invite you to eat hot pot, and you will be able to eat it for the rest of your life!"

Lai Da clicked his tongue: "What's the big deal? Could it be that the Liao people are going to attack?"

"Almost! That's the traitor who colluded with the Liao people!"

Lai Dadeng's face changed immediately, "Ignore his ancestors! If you dare to be a dog for the Liao people, let me see if I will abandon him!"

Xiao Guo hurriedly pulled him back, "Brother Lai, I know you hate Liao people, I can't do it alone!"

"I see, you follow quickly, I'll go to Chatang Lane to find the little boy surnamed Si!" Lai Da returned the copper money to him, and ran away with a pair of broken straw sandals.

Xiao Guo was very worried. If he didn't know that Lai Da had always hated Liao people, he wouldn't have dared to look for him.

Lai Da recently worked at the wharf, and his owner was in charge of the meals. He had enough to eat every day, and he ran fast. He ran to Chatang Lane in a short while.

Si Nan refused to believe him, thinking that he was messing around with some other moth.

Lai Da was in a hurry, "What happened in the past was that I was sorry for you. I can kowtow to you and admit my mistakes. Please believe me this time! My whole family was killed by the Liao people. Even if I am a bastard Lai Da, And I won’t use the Liao people as a cover!”

Seeing his eagerness, Si Nan couldn't help believing it, "Did Xiao Guo tell you the password?"

Lai Da frowned, annoyed to death, "What code? There are codes? Crap! Why didn't that kid say it? Isn't this a lie?"

Sinan wrote the letter now, but in fact there was no password at all, he was just a fraud.

"We split up. I'll go to the Imperial City Division to find the county king, and you go to support Xiao Guo. Remember, don't be impulsive, save your life." After speaking, he rode his bicycle and went to Donghua Gate.

Lai Da did not hesitate, and hurriedly ran back.

This bicycle was one of the door-to-door gifts given by Tang Xuan on the day of proposing marriage. It was very similar to a modern bicycle. The spokes were painted bright purple, and it shone brightly when riding on the brightly lit street.

Si Nan didn't pay attention to these things, he whistled while riding, hoping that Tang Xuan would be nearby and could hear him.

He didn't meet Tang Xuan, but met Mu Qing on the way.

As if seeing a savior, Si Nan pulled him away, "Quick, come with me to the old Caomen, Baiye is going to escape!"

An inexplicable look flashed across Mu Qing's face.