Chapter 199 Yuelu Jiangcheng Qingcheng Old Road
Depart from Chenjiazhuang.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
Huamaguai and his party traveled through several government roads and finally arrived at the provincial capital.
Compared with Xiangyin County, the provincial capital is full of flowers and extremely prosperous.
The ancient city is backed by Yuelu Mountain and the Xiangjiang River surrounds the city.
Near mountains and rivers.
Occupy the Feng Shui terrain.
As the second head of Changsheng Mountain and the chief steward of the Chen family, Huamaguai has traveled to the provincial capital countless times over the years.
But every time I come here.
He couldn't hide his surprise.
Although he had followed the shopkeeper to Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River and Yangcheng in Jinling in the past, to him, Changsha City was already regarded as one of the few wealthy cities in the world.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Changsha Prefecture was directly under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. In the second year of the Republic of China, the old Changsha Prefecture was changed to Changsha County. In the third year of the Republic of China, it was classified into four roads in Hunan Province. Changsha Prefecture belonged to Xiangjiang Road.
Go forward.
During the Warring States Period, Changsha was the ancient city of Chu State.
In the Qin Dynasty, it was one of the thirty-six counties in the world established by the First Emperor.
"Kunlun, do you see? I will take you for a walk these days. Don't stay at home all day long, and see more of the outside world."
Hua Maguai rides on On horseback.
Pointing into the distance, he said to Kunlun who was standing beside him.
I saw crowds of pedestrians, busy traffic, and loud voices at the city gate. Countless ships sailed on the Xiangjiang River outside the city. I don’t know how many times more spectacular than the scenes on Nanpan River and Fuxian Lake.
Kunlun had not spoken in the past few years.
Plus personality quirks.
I would rather hide at home and sleep than travel far away.
If it weren’t for the shopkeeper’s order this time.
I guess he is still waving his big halberd all day long as usual.
"Forget it."
"It's better to complete the task of the shopkeeper first."
Kunlun glanced in the direction of his finger, without much change in his expression.
Compared to Xiangyin.
This place is really prosperous.
But he doesn't like liveliness by nature. What's so interesting about human heads is that it takes him a long time to cross the city gate.
The yellow gelding beneath him was walking back and forth, maybe because he was tired from running all the way or something, sneezing from time to time between his noses. Kunlun stretched out his big hand to comfort him a few times, and then said calmly.
"Don't worry about that."
"I have been doing it for so many years and I know the priorities."
He said it.
Huamaguai couldn't help but shake his head.
He has been working at the shop counter with Chen's parents since he was a teenager. He can make friends and treat people with ease.
Before coming to the provincial capital, he had already visited the lower roads and sent the divided artifacts there.
The goods being escorted in the team today.
Compared with when I left that day, I don’t know how much it has changed.
But even this 10% is worth less than the remaining 90%.
After all, among the antiques that can be moved into Jinlou, which one is bad?
Follow the unwritten rules of the black market for ancient antiques.
One to five tripods.
Entering the cauldron is already a rare thing that is difficult for ordinary people to see.
Two tripods and three tripods are priceless.
The Four Tripods are rare artifacts that have been rare to see for hundreds of years.
As for the five tripods, they are no longer a bright weapon, but a national treasure.
No matter how powerful the Chen family is and how powerful their methods are, they would not dare to contaminate such artifacts easily.
The eight outer gates, the thirty-six lines, the one hundred and eight mountains in the world, and the leader of the green forest.
After all, it's just a show of support from people in the world.
A low-level person who doesn’t know how to get started.
Ordinary antique artifacts are circulated in private, but they can turn a blind eye.
But you really have to dare to touch something at the Wuding level.
No amount of hands is enough to cut it.
No matter how deep the roots are under the big tree of the Chen family, a fire can burn it all.
Some time ago, the shopkeeper and others returned from southern Yunnan. That night, Huamaguai followed several uncles into the basement of the Chen family and walked around for several days without touching the ground.
We finally counted all the artifacts.
Nine hundred and seventy-six pieces in total.
Thirty-two of them can enter the cauldron.
That is the object that was escorted to the moving gold building during this trip.
Among them, the rarest and most astonishing one is a blue three-legged toad.
At least it is an ancient relic that is thousands of years old.
But the strange shape and the complicated decoration are definitely rare in the world.
The only pity is.
There are some signs of damage on the toad.
It is said that the shopkeeper burned it with fire in order to break the feng shui formation in the tomb.
But the flaws do not hide the virtues.
The three-legged toad is still worthless.
In addition, several relics from the ancient Dian Kingdom era are also of amazing value, at least two tripods or more.
but.
Huamaguai knows.
These are not the most amazing things.
The few pieces left by the shopkeeper are the real treasures of the treasure.
Ancient mirrors from the Warring States Period, jade embryos born from the earth, secret texts on dragon bones, strange books with cinnabar, as well as human-shaped flesh and bones, and natural elixirs.
Take out each of those items.
They can all be used as treasures at the bottom of the box.
What a pity.
Hua Maguai also knew that the shopkeeper had his own reason for staying here specially.
The ancient mirror hangs on the ancient tripod of Guixu, forming a seamless whole.
The dragon bone secret text and the cinnabar strange book are all ancient heavenly books.
He didn’t even have the chance to see the jade fetus born from the earth.
I only heard one name from the shopkeeper.
It is said to be a strange creature born from the earth, condensed by absorbing the essence of dragon energy from heaven and earth. It is no different from a baby, lifelike and real, and shaped like a living person.
As for those great medicines, they are useful for spiritual practice.
Naturally, it is even more impossible to use it.
With the accumulated wealth accumulated by the Chen family for generations, that little money is not taken lightly by the shopkeeper.
But thirty-two pieces were included in the Ding Ming Dynasty.
It is already considered an unprecedented achievement.
At least he has never heard of or seen it in all his years in the Chen family.
Even when the shopkeeper came out for the first time, he took over the big beams of the Chen family from the old shopkeeper and restarted the move of the golden building, rare and ancient treasures were brought in like running water.
It is far inferior to this time.
Huamaguai is already looking forward to making big moves at the end of the year.
The grand scene when the time comes.
I’m afraid it’s even more shocking than the one more than ten years ago.
It doesn't matter if the carriage transports silver and crushes the bricks and slates. At that time, the transaction will at least be exchanged for gold.
Huamaguai is still thinking.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised unconsciously.
Kunlun still looked calm, as if comforting the old horse beneath him was more important than the bustling scene in front of him.
But the people on the mountain who came with us.
Zhang Yunqiao and others came to this big city for the first time, and they exclaimed from time to time.
Being in the industry of reverse fighting.
Most of the time, we either go over mountains or cross rivers, and we go almost all to remote mountains and old forests that are inaccessible.
Even if you have free time.
The most you can do is go to Xiangyin City.
But a mere county government cannot compare to one percent of the prosperity of a provincial capital.
"Let's go, let's go to Baisha Ancient Well first."
Huama came back to her senses and waved hello.
He led everyone through the door quickly.
This made those waiting in line for identity verification suddenly look dissatisfied.
but.
Seeing the tall horses under the group of people, as well as the guns and swords they carried with them, they all looked murderous and menacing. Even the city defenders greeted them with smiles.
Seeing this scene.
They still don’t understand.
These people are by no means someone at the bottom of the market can afford to offend.
He lowered his head, silently cursed a few words, and then continued to wait.
After passing the doorway, Huama turned around and signaled Kunlun and the others to go ahead, and then walked to the side of the city gate, where a middle-aged man was already waiting.
There was a hint of flattery in his eyes.
"Master Guai, I'm going to make a fortune again this time."
"Adjutant Lin was joking, exchanging lives for money is just hard work, how dare you talk about making a fortune."
Huama turned over and jumped off the horse.
Although the person in front of me is a small character.
But doing antique business is inherently shady, and people from all walks of life, from high to low, have to take care of it.
Otherwise, why would the Chen family’s fleet be able to enter and exit the city gate at will at any time. That's all about using money to open the way.
What's more, the King of Hell is very difficult to deal with, so paying a little money to build a good relationship can often save a lot of trouble.
"Master Guai is just joking. Who on Xiangjiang Road doesn't know the Chen family..."
"Adjutant Lin, be careful what you say."
The adjutant named Lin has not spoken yet. After saying that, he was interrupted by Huamaguai.
“Oh, yes, yes, look at my bad mouth.”
While talking.
Hua Maguai calmly took out a bag, and the moment he turned around, he stuffed it into the hands of Adjutant Lin without any smoke, "Brothers have worked hard guarding the door, this is the shopkeeper's invitation to invite everyone to drink tea. ”
Secretly weighing the bag.
A crisp silver wind sounded.
Adjutant Lin immediately knew what was going on, and the corners of his mouth were grinning to the back of his ears.
This time more than ever.
"Master Guai, I'll come. I'll do it."
Seeing Huama getting up and getting on the horse, Adjutant Lin didn't dare to delay. He immediately stepped forward, carefully supported him on the horse, and bowed all the way. Seeing each other off, they didn't look back until they disappeared from sight.
Wait for him to turn around.
A group of men have already gathered around.
Upon seeing this, Adjutant Lin frowned, and a hint of physical pain flashed across his face.
But he still took out a few pieces of silver from his bag and threw them over.
"Shopkeeper Chen is very generous. I'll treat you to a drink and save some money for me."
Of course, a group of people dared to be angry but dare not speak out.
But it’s better to have it than to get nothing. I took it with a lot of thanks, and I was already thinking about where to go to have a meal.
As for Adjutant Lin, he wandered away all the way.
Looking at the direction, it is obvious that we are going straight to Chunfeng Tower in the city.
The other side.
Waiting for Huamaguai to catch up with the group, they walked along the long street without further delay. After a while, they arrived at the Baisha Ancient Well in the east of the city.
The Chen family man who had already received the news.
Welcome outside the building.
As the golden signature of the Chen family, Old Uncle Jiu has always been in charge of moving Jinlou.
He is not from the Chen family.
But they are the first group of old people to follow the old shopkeeper.
Able in culture and martial arts.
No matter how worldly he is, he is still killing and rushing into battle.
Those are all top-notch players.
It would be most appropriate for him to sit here.
"Old Uncle Nine..."
"The kidnapper is here."
After a brief exchange of greetings, they began to hand over the weapons.
These things are numerous.
Not to mention disappearing, even if it is just a little worn, it is an inestimable loss.
The rules of the Chen family.
Each shop is responsible for the shopkeeper, and the accounts are audited twice in the middle of the year and at the end of the year.
Therefore, the ledger is the lifeblood of the shopkeeper.
Once the verification fails.
It doesn’t matter whether you are senior or close.
Although there are only about thirty artifacts, because they are all ancient treasures that have been included in the tripod, each item must be verified repeatedly until it is confirmed to be correct before it is moved to the basement of Jinlou.
This time.
Almost two hours.
It wasn’t until the sky was getting dark that the group finally had the Fengfeng Banquet.
Old Uncle Jiu has no children in his life. He has been in charge of Banjinlou for more than ten years and has not been back for a long time. After drinking a few more drinks during the dinner, he couldn't help but ask Huamaguai about the situation in the village.
I heard the kidnapper talk about what the shopkeeper has done in the past six months.
Old Uncle Jiu’s face was full of relief.
He has watched Chen Yulou grow up. The little baby back then has now become famous in the world, and his reputation is even better than that of the old shopkeeper.
Old people always like to recall the past.
Many years ago, he followed the old shopkeeper and traveled around the world. Unfortunately, they are all old.
He is pretty good.
At least my legs and feet can move.
It seems that Lao Liu, Lao Feng, and Shi San can only live in Zhuangzi for retirement.
I heard that Uncle Yu is also old.
When they were young, Uncle Yu was their big brother, leading them to learn the rules.
The look of sadness on Old Uncle Jiu’s face became even stronger.
“By the way, Old Uncle Nine, do you have any news about the matter that I asked you to inquire about last time?”
Huamaguai was not surprised by this.
Just smiling and drinking.
After talking for a moment, he asked.
“A foreigner named Qiu?”
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Old Uncle Jiu shook his head, "I have asked many people to inquire in the past few months. I have seen all the foreign devils who appeared in the provincial capital, but I really haven't seen the one named Qiu."
"That Thomas What?”
“Get out of here by boat.”
Speaking of this person, Old Uncle Jiu couldn’t help but feel a flash of coldness in his eyes.
An old foreign devil was doing business in the field of Changsha's bright wares, which broke the rules. But in the past, I didn't care about him and just regarded it as a business transaction.
But since I found out that the foreign devil secretly sent the antiques and artifacts to the other side of the ocean by the shipload.
How can he tolerate it?
Immediately I found someone to deal with him.
It’s just that the foreign devil has been in Changsha for many years and has some connections.
But...
How could a dragon crossing the river suppress a local snake?
He just asked people to go to the church to take care of things, and threatened him openly and secretly, indicating that if he didn't get out, he would be exposed for smuggling antiques.
Thomas is worried about what happened.
Even if you don’t want to, you can only pack your things and leave overnight.
“Oh, consider him smart.”
Huama turned her head and drank the wine in the glass, but she couldn't hide the coldness in her words.
These days, life is like grass.
Even if a foreign devil is killed, no one will know.
Although he didn't understand why the shopkeeper took special care of this person, since it was his order, it was a top priority.
“Oh, right.”
"Two days ago, didn't the young master write to me to inquire about Heng Lian Kung Fu in the Jianghu... There is news."
Boom——
Kunlun, who had been keeping his head down while eating, was silent. .
The moment I heard his words.
My heart skipped a beat.
"What should I say?"
Aware of his abnormality, Huamaguai and Old Uncle Jiu couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
But no one pointed it out.
Old Uncle Jiu said with a serious face.
"That is an old Taoist priest who has returned to secular life. It is said that he was a monk in Qingcheng Mountain. He lives in the south of the city. His surname is Shen. I don't know his name, but the old guy is quite capable."
"With his steel-trained kung fu, he has no opponent in Changsha City."
"He also regards his skills as his life, and never spreads it easily. Many people come to seek apprenticeship, but he rejects them all."< br>
Listen to Uncle Nine.
The originally lively banquet suddenly became quiet.
Everyone listened with surprise.
Even Huamaguai was a little interested. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask.
"Then what happened this time."
"It stands to reason that such skills to maintain wealth and life, if they are passed on to men but not to women, and to direct descendants rather than concubines, they are just brought to the coffin board. , You won’t sell it for money easily, right?”
Old Uncle Jiu picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
A flash of complacency flashed in his cloudy eyes.
"The old Taoist priest surnamed Shen has a grandson who suffered from a strange disease. No matter how many doctors he consulted, he could not diagnose it. Seeing that his family was depleted and his life could not be saved."
"I am begging for help. A Chinese doctor from the Qing Dynasty was invited from Yiyang to cure his grandson's disease."
"Old Shen is willing to teach his skills to express his gratitude. Otherwise, do you think this can be done? "
Old Uncle Jiu spoke lightly and casually.
But the people at the table all know a lot.
How could one not understand the cost of hiring a reclusive old Chinese doctor to take action?
It's definitely not as simple as he said.
“That’s it.”
Hua Maguai nodded.
Although he has joined the martial arts now, his understanding of Jianghu martial arts is still only superficial.
In his impression, the Qingcheng Mountain Taoist should not practice the same Taoism as the three brothers and sisters from the Bishan lineage.
But now I listen to Old Uncle Jiu’s words.
He did not dare to veto it.
Kunlun on the side heard this, his heart was shaking, his eyes were clear, and he could no longer hold it back.
"Old Uncle Ninth...can you take me to meet that senior?"
(End of this chapter)