Chapter 35: kite

Under the vigorous and vigorous investigation of Dali Temple, several corpses in the lotus pond of Zhuo Mansion have been identified. It is the several handsome sons who have been missing in Beijing since last year. The eldest son of the Zhuo family ate both men and women, and the evil deeds that forced the young man of the Lingliang family also spread throughout the capital. Because there had been the guilt of robbing women in the street before, and no one doubted it.
In the early morning of the second day, several impeachment officials of the Five City Soldiers and Ma Si commanders were sent to impeach the family for lax governance and their children committed evil actions. In it, the Zhuo family’s bleak deeds over the past ten years have been counted. Nowadays, the nobles of the family have the tails of grabbing the land and pushing the good for the cheap. See if anyone has caught it.
In just a few days, the Criminal Ministry convicted a group of people. Zhuo Yang was beheaded in the street, and dozens of lives were lost at Caishikou, together with a family servant who helped him to abuse him. However, the Zhuo family was cut off for the people, and the title of the second-class count was gone, and the family was exiled to Lingnan.
"Unexpectedly, this Zhuo family is so cruel, not only the elder brother brutally killed the young men and women of the Liang family, but even the younger sister was killed in the palace."
Several scholars were discussing in a bookstore, all holding the latest issue of newspapers.
One of them shook his head and said: "The last issue described how many corpses were dug out from the lake outside the palace of Zhuo Shu, the concubine of the palace. Ordinary palace members who were tortured and killed."
"Haha, in the inner palace of the deep palace, who else can the concubine kill? But this concubine Zhuo Shu is so vicious and insidious, and she is indeed a source of family learning. After killing the palace, she also bought the palace secretary and sold her name, directly as if she had never had it this person."
Yuan Luo sat in a remote corner, holding a tea cup, listening with her ears pricked up.
In the latest issue of the newsletter, according to Wei Xi's previous request, the culprit was pushed to Zhuo Yang. Concubine Zhuo Shu only gave Bai Ling to commit suicide on the charge of torturing and killing the palace.
It can be considered to have saved the face of the family family and the lives of the rest of the Zhuo family, otherwise the Zhuo family will definitely be scammed by Zhuo Shu's sensational behavior.
The price of Yuan Luo's concession was naturally that Lu Bingzhong got his wish and became the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers. The level of transfer did not arouse attention among the people in the capital, but the keen people in the DPRK could perceive something wrong.
For example, Gu Yi and Cai Yunheng around him.
The three of them were in the teahouse next to the bookstore. The things like going out of the palace were addictive. Ever since Yuan Luo came out and took a trip, she became more and more fond of this kind of micro-service travel activity. Gu Yi is also young and courageous. After one successful attempt, the follow-up is a matter of course.
Cai Yunheng flipped through the newspaper in his hand, looked around, and lowered his voice: "I heard that the corpse of Concubine Shouxian Gongshu was the real missing victim. It was dug out from the Zhuo family's lotus pond, but It’s a deception."
"Who did you hear?" Yuan Luo glanced at him.
"The guards were all talking secretly. When the corpse was dug up in the Shouxian Palace a few days ago, there was a lot of trouble. Not only the queen and noble concubines passed by, but also the leaders of Wei and Miao, and the people from Dali Temple. They were all summoned. It’s just a few ordinary palace people, so it’s not so hard. And it’s not a big deal to kill a few palace people in the position of Concubine Zhuo Shu. You don’t need to cover the body at all, just drag it out. Just go to the palace and bury it."
Yuan Luo was silent, the servants in the palace were fate, and it really didn't matter if the palace concubine killed a few.
That's fine, even if the incident was suppressed on the surface, Concubine Zhuo Shu's evil deeds have actually spread, and how to change public opinion, let the Wei family bother themselves.
"Furthermore, the Zhuo family was convicted, and the person on top of the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Mars turned into deputy commander Lu. Prime Minister Wei controlled Chaozhong. How could he give up such an important position to the Han Dang? There must be something we don’t Know the behind-the-scenes transaction." Cai Yunheng grinned while touching his chin.
Yuan Luo couldn't help but look at him differently. This kid usually looks carefree, but he is actually very keen on the direction of government.
Gu Yi squeezed the newspaper book in his hand, and said, "Mostly to cover up this matter, Cheng Wei bowed his head to the Zichen Palace. On the other hand, Zichen Palace can think of relying on the newspaper book to control things. People's sentiment, I don't know which think tank provided the strategy."
Yuan Luo sighed, there are too many smart people in the world. I was thinking of hiding it for a while. After all, the newspaper is still a small seedling, and it will be better to be released when it becomes stronger, but it is a pity that all the details will be revealed in an accident. But they all think that the newspaper is even Yanqiu's handwriting, and he is too underestimated.
Cai Yunheng turned his head and looked at Yuan Luo: "Speaking of which, it's all because of you."
Yuan Luo came back to her senses and smiled, "Emperor Shu is suspicious of what I saw. In fact, although she lives close, I never leave the house. Where does she know the smog of her Shouxian Palace." The cause of this incident, On the face of it, Li Jieyu sued someone in the Shouxian Palace for murdering her, and there was a subsequent search, which involved a series of incidents.
"This matter ultimately benefits Zichen Temple. It's really depressing to think about it." Cai Yunheng smiled.
Yuan Luo rolled his eyes, you can't expect people, okay.
Gu Yi smiled and said, "It's not necessarily. How long Lu Bingzhong can stay in this position depends on the mood of Prime Minister Wei."
"That's true, I want to come, I'd better pray that the imperial concubine in Zichen Palace will go well." Cai Yunheng smiled. They are all poor children, and they really want to be completely controlled by the family of family members. The future will be dark.
Yuan Luo was troubled. Even Yanqiu had mentioned to her that it was easy for Lu Bingzhong to be in position. Whether he could keep it was really a question.
Gu Yi noticed her expression, put aside her cup, and stood up and said, "It's hard to get a trip when talking about major events in Chaozhong. It's better to go out for a stroll."
Three people checked out the teahouse.
The wealthy place in the capital, the night market is prosperous, this hour is the most lively time.
Yuan Luo walked on the street, with shops on both sides, flashing lights and pedestrians.
Yuan Luo bought a small bracelet made of ceramic beads and tasted some grilled fish fillets on the street. Passing by a shop selling kites in front, she saw Gu Yi stop.
Spring is a good time for folks to fly kites, especially around the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Tianyu also has the custom of flying kites to express the thoughts of relatives, which is to write the words that you want to pass on to the relatives on the kite. When the kite is raised to the highest position, cut the rope, and the kite that goes with the wind will take this paragraph. The words spread to the sky.
Along the way, Yuan Luo also saw a dozen kite stalls.
Is there any difference in this stall in front of you?
Cai Yunheng also stopped, looked at the stall owner clearly, and immediately greeted with surprise: "Uncle Liu."
"Major General, General Cai." Liu Siyuan greeted in surprise. He only wore a thin half-old clothes, and his face turned blue from the cold in the early spring night.
Standing next to him was a 13 or 14-year-old girl, wearing a half-new jacket, her black hair in braids, and her eyes were clear and clear. Seeing Gu Yi's eyes glowing: "Little General Gu."
After introduction, Yuan Luo knew that the thin, middle-aged man Liu Siyuan was once a member of the Gu family’s army. One of Gu Liangyong’s staff was in charge of ordnance logistics. There was an official body from the seventh rank. In a terrible defeat, although he saved his life, he broke his leg. Later, he was dismissed from his post for the people when he dealt with the defeat. After returning home, his wife was afraid of falling ill due to fears, coupled with her own leg injury, and quickly consumed all the money she had saved as a soldier. Seeing that there are still a few children waiting to be fed, she has no livelihood and can only take advantage of the season. , Took the eldest daughter out to sell some handmade work.
Yuan Luo also noticed that the stall was full of paper kites, and it seemed that not a few had been sold.
Liu Siyuan was ashamed and said: "I have been in the army for many years, and the craftsmanship has been put down a long time ago, and the piercing is not as good as the people around. The neighborhood is cold again, and I didn't even sell one overnight."
Yuan Luo felt sad that most of the disabled soldiers had difficulty making a living after returning home. Fortunately, the court's rewards and pensions were generous, and they were not so polite to the defeated army.
Cai Yunheng smiled and said, "I know how to do this. Gu Yi, first take Miss Li to stroll around. I'm here to help Uncle Liu greet business."
Yuan Luo and Gu Yi did not leave. They watched Cai Yunheng picking up the thin bamboo strips and ropes and fiddled with them for a long time before they made a kite.
"This is also called a kite?" Gu Yi held the thick benzene like a cylinder in his hand, showing a suspicious expression.
Cai Yunheng laughed dryly, "It's been too long since I didn't use my hands. Haha, I obviously got it when I was a kid."
Yuan Luo shook his head: "Your craft is better than Uncle Liu. Don't waste materials."
Yuan Luo picked up a cut bamboo stick of the right length, and it was easy to bend. Looking around, this corner was originally in a poor location and couldn't attract guests. Instead of doing this, it was better to go slant.
"I have an idea. I promise to sell all these kites tonight. Please cooperate."
Dead horse right as a living horse doctor, anyway, business has been extremely cold. Liu Siyuan did not object either.
Several people broke up and got busy.
"Why do you make so many circles?" Cai Yunheng couldn't help but ask. He was following Gu Yi and Liu Shuer, following Yuan Luo's instructions, turning all the bamboo strips into bamboo loops instead of making kites. ring.
"Listen to the orders, there are so many words." Gu Yi stopped his nagging.
Cai Yunheng sighed resignedly, and quickly continued breaking the circle.
Liu Shuer originally wanted to say something, so she shut up quickly after hearing this.
On the other hand, Yuan Luo commanded Liu Siyuan to vacate the field. To the left of the kite booth was an open and flat bluestone floor. Use a rope to simply form a square. Then put some kites on sticks and arrange them.
After setting up the venue, Yuan Luo rolled a thick piece of kraft paper into a paper tube and placed it next to her mouth. She lifted off half of the curtain and began to shout loudly.
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"Everyone walk around and take a look, you can take a kite with you for just a penny of a freshly baked fine kite!"
"For a penny, you can't buy it and lose money, you can't be fooled, but you can buy a kite."
"Exquisite and perfect, produced by famous artists..."
...
Gu Yi and Cai Yunheng were shocked. Because of Yuan Luo's actions.
Not to mention the family lady, in today's world, I have never seen a little girl yell in the street.
On the contrary, Liu Shuer threw the bamboo strips in her hand and screamed, "A penny a penny, isn't it a loss? This sister is too reckless."
Liu Siyuan shouted, "Wait a minute, Miss Li should have her own rules, not just such a simple sale."
After shouting twice, many people were attracted. Yuan Luo was happy, and suddenly reached out a hand and took away the microphone from her mouth.
Yuan Luo raised her head to meet Gu Yi's complicated gaze.
Gu Yi glanced at her, turned his head, and handed the microphone to Cai Yunheng.
"Just keep shouting as you did just now."
Cai Yunheng:...
Gu Yi turned his head and raised his hand again, putting down the white gauze that Yuan Luo had lifted halfway, and tidying it up for her.
Yuan Luo couldn't help blushing because of his thoughtful and warm movements. Fortunately, at this moment, the first wave of attracted guests had already arrived.
"This kite costs a penny?"
"It's not a lie, right?"
The kites sold on the market cost 20 to 30 characters for ordinary ones, and the finest ones have a few taels of silver.
"Of course it's not a lie," Yuan Luo hurriedly replied. "It just takes you to see your own luck and use this bamboo stick circle to throw it. As long as you can circle any tag on the kite, you can take away that One kite, one penny for one trial. How about, do you want to try your luck? If it goes well, one penny can take away one kite, and five penny for three are not uncommon."
Many people were immediately moved by the words. Looking at the venue, there are a lot of kites. How can they put one or two kites on so densely?
"I'll try!"
"I'll come first, give me a try first!"
"Don't squeeze, come here to buy bamboo loops. Each person is limited to five. Please line up. The girls line up in this line, and the sons line up here." Yuan Luo said with a smile.
Tianyu's folk customs are still open. There are many women shopping in the night market, most of whom don't even wear a drapery hat.
Yuan Luo directs Gu Yi and Uncle Liu to sell bamboo loops to collect money.
Liu Siyuan originally thought that the two dozen kites placed in his field would soon be circled, but unexpectedly, more than a dozen people tried it, and only one person was lucky enough to win the bid and be in the circle. A kite.
And these more than a dozen people brought him more than 80 texts of income.
The excitement here attracts more and more attention. More and more people come over and want to try their luck, and even a lot of them have spent five cents and missed one. They rushed to the end of the line to re-queue, wanting try again.
There are also many big girls and little daughters-in-law squeezing in front of Gu Yi, vying to hold up five liters of money, while staring at people.
Such a handsome young man is really rare.
While Gu Yi was collecting money, he had to look back frequently in the hectic, for fear that someone would run into Yuan Luo.
Cai Yunheng held the paper tube high and continued to shout for business while picking up the extra bamboo loops in the venue to supplement the kite that had been trapped.
Yuan Luo leaned close to him and said, "Be careful, if someone wants to use martial arts to set our kite away, you should also use a little bit of internal force to blow his bamboo loops crookedly." The chance of people coming to join in the fun is very low, but it is not unreasonable.
Cai Yunheng: ... the empress is really black!
After spending half an hour in this way, nearly a hundred kites compiled by Liu Siyuan were sold out. There were also people who came one after another, and found that the stall had been sold out, with regret.
Some of them were successful, and no matter how much money was spent, one of them lined up a dozen times in a row before he successfully set a swallow kite, and he bragged about it when he held the kite.
"That person is so stupid, the kite cost more than 100 liters in conversion! It only cost thirty-five liters to buy." Liu Shuer muttered, puzzled.
"What do you know? This is the result of hard work. It is naturally more precious than ordinary flowers and silver." Liu Siyuan taught her daughter, "It's like the food your mother cooks for you on weekdays. You and your brother often leave A few days ago, you made the dishes yourself, and your brother had half a bowl left. You scolded him badly. Isn't it because of this."
Yuan Luo smiled and said, "Uncle Liu is smart." This Liu Siyuan knew a little about psychology.
"Not as smart as the girl." Liu Siyuan hurriedly saluted Yuan Luo. "This time, thanks to the girl's help, I have to make a living. The girl has found another way, which really opened my eyes."
"You're welcome, I'm just picking up people's teeth." Yuan Luo waved her hand. She didn't think of it out of nowhere. It was just that she had seen more of these small vendors in the scenic spot in her previous life.
The father and daughter Liu Siyuan counted the bulging purses with a satisfied face. Yuan Luo went to find Gu Yi.
The young man was in a daze by the empty bluestone field. For some reason, Yuan Luo could see some deep thinking about life in that handsome face.
"What are you thinking about?" Yuan Luo patted his shoulder.
"I always feel that there was something wrong with the sales just now." Gu Yi's voice was low.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Yi looked around, then lowered his voice, "Isn't this gambling together?"
Yuan Luo was really shocked this time. She knew that Gu Yi was smart, but she had never expected it to be this way.
Seeing the essence through the phenomenon, you can see the essence of this small game at a glance.
But I can't admit it.
"Well, who said I got together to gamble?" Yuan Luo coughed. In this era, gambling is illegal. Except for professional casinos with business licenses issued by the court, gambling is not allowed at other times and places. This is the imperial government's move to purge the folk customs.
Gu Yi bit his lip and didn't know what to say. He couldn't speak to Yuan Luo anyway.
Seeing the boy's tangled complexion, Yuan Luo couldn't bear it, and smiled: "Just now, the mini games and gambling are actually an essence, they are speculation."
"Opportunistic speculation?" Cai Yunheng also came over.
"Yes, people in the world are born with this kind of heart, to get the most abundant income with small gains, at the lowest price, and take shortcuts for this. This is called speculation. Just like practicing martial arts, everyone wants to find martial arts. Cheats or panacea, with the least amount of time and energy, to practice peerless magic."
At the end, Yuan Luo showed a subtle smile.
Gu Yi darkened his face.
Cai Yunheng also kept coughing.
Our black history, can you not mention it, my mother.