The Golden Age

Chapter Fourty Four: Mysterious Brother

Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!When Qin Xiao spoke, it was not Wu Tianbao who was surprised, but Qiuniang.

The collection of river fees is not a day or two, but has continued for many years. From the beginning, the boat ladies have been complaining, and then they have slowly adapted to it. Now it has become an old rule.

Qiuniang really had to pay the river fee because of her family's poverty, and even eating was a problem, so she dodges and resists.

However, there are hundreds of ship women, and there are not many ship women like Qiuniang who hide from Tibet to escape river fees.

Qin Xiao made the Taiping Club cancel the rules for collecting river fees. Qiuniang was naturally surprised, thinking that the Taiping Club would never agree to Qin Xiao's request.

"Cancel the river fee for the ship's mother?" Wu Tianbao was startled.

Qin Xiao nodded and said, "If it were not for the unavoidable reason, these female family members would not be able to show up and go punting. I know that the Taipinghui and Tsing Yi Tang have a lot of business in Kyoto, and their wealth is abundant. In comparison, the mere river fees are really not worth mentioning. The boat girl in Kyoto is only a few hundred people in total. Even if the Taiping Club accounts for half, it charges 300 people a year for river fees, which adds up to more than one thousand taels of silver. For you Taiping Club, this A thousand taels of silver is really nothing, but for hundreds of boat girls, they rely on them to feed their families."

Wu Tianbao nodded slightly, and Qin Xiao continued: "I also know that the three major water systems in Kyoto come from the canals outside the city, and they are also the cargo waterways near Gyeonggi. There are not a few cargo ships that go to and from Kyoto every day, and of course you will come from them. The money is collected there. On the merchant ship side, I can’t control the river channel fees for the ship’s lady, you still consider it.”

"Since Young Master Qin said so, if I don't agree, it is not interesting enough." Wu Tianbao smiled and said, "Also, starting from this month, the river fee for the boat girl in Kyoto will be waived. On the Taipinghui river course, We won’t take a penny again."

Qiuniang was extremely surprised. She looked at Wu Tianbao, thinking that he was joking. Then she looked at Qin Xiao, only to think that this young man was really amazing. In a word, she let the second brother of the Taiping Conference directly avoid Chuanniang’s river Fei, if you say this, I'm afraid no one can believe it.

Qin Xiao felt that the life of Chuan Niang was hard, so he took the opportunity to talk about it, and did not hold out much hope, knowing Wu Tianbao actually agreed and was taken aback.

"Master Qin has anything to ask, but it's okay. If I can call the shots, I will naturally accept everything." Wu Tianbao smiled.

Although Qin Xiao did not have a good impression of the Taiping Society, Wu Tianbao was able to agree to his request, and at least half of the boat girls in Kyoto benefited. He took a high look at Wu Tianbao and said, "Wu Erye can agree, that is I thanked the boat ladies for their blessings."

"I dare not dare." Wu Tianbao hurriedly replied, "It is Young Master Qin who has a kind heart. It was ours before. We should apologize to those boat girls."

Qin Xiao knew that what he said might not be true, but it was not bad to be able to say it.

"Since Young Master Qin wants to do good things for them, Wu Mou here also promises you that as long as we are the boat girls of our river channel, we will not charge them river fees. If anyone dares to bully them in the future, Taiping will definitely I won't stand by." Wu Tianbao said sternly.

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Wu Erye, in fact, it is convenient for people, but also for yourself. Think about it, you can avoid river fees and protect their safety. The boat ladies at Tsing Yi Tang will definitely go to you when they know this news. They went to the river channel of Tsing Yi Tang. Those tourists didn’t see the cruise ship on the site of Tsing Yi Tang. They would just go to you. With more people, the business of those shops would be better and the profits would be more. Just willingly. On the contrary, there are no people here in Tsing Yi Tang and the business is deserted. If those shops pay the money, they will be even more dissatisfied. Maybe then many shops in Kyoto will run to your ground. If it is so, Tsing Yi Tang How to compete with the Taiping Society?"

Wu Tianbao clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Wonderful, wonderful. Young Master Qin, awaken the dreamer with a single word. The brothers were blindfolded by silver before. You said that Wu was suddenly enlightened. Yes, without the ship's wife. The river fees not only make Taiping have a good reputation, but also make

Tourists go to our side, hahahaha, kill three birds with one stone, wonderful!"

Qin Xiao thought that a good reputation might not be there, but compared to Tsing Yi Tang, your Taiping would naturally have the upper hand in reputation.

"Prince Qin, don't bother." Wu Tianbao took two steps back and bowed his hands in a deep salute: "If you need help, go to Yongningfang to find us. Wu will say goodbye!" Without saying more, he turned around and left. The celebrities placed the gift box on the ground, and they all gave Qin Xiao their hands, turned and followed.

Qin Xiao raised his hand and yelled, wanting Wu Tianbao to take the things back, but Wu Tianbao and the others didn't seem to hear it, so they left quickly.

Leaving Kushui Alley and crossing two streets, Wu Tianbao walked to the edge of a cloth house, where a carriage was parked, and walked to the window. Wu Tianbao respectfully said: "Big brother, the things have been delivered, and I told him Now, as long as there is something to do, you can go to Yongningfang to find us at any time."

"What did he say?" A voice came from the carriage.

"I didn't say anything else, but let us waive the river fees for the boat ladies." Wu Tianbao said softly, "I promised him too."

The man in the carriage laughed and said, "Qin Xiao's methods are fierce, but he has a good temperament, so he still thinks of those boat girls. After a few years of experience in Kyoto, he will treat them as grass and mustards, and he can't remember them anyway They speak."

"Big Brother said that." Wu Tianbao said softly: "Being able to think of the poor and lowly, the heart is indeed good."

"Can you see if he is injured?"

"There is a smell of blood." Wu Tianbao said: "And I see his right shoulder is very stiff from head to tail. If he guessed correctly, his right shoulder should have been injured."

"He got an arrow?"

"There should be nothing wrong." There was no one near the carriage. Wu Tianbao leaned against the carriage window, his voice was still very soft: "After Qin Xiao came out of the execution department last night, Zong Xin has been following far away. Zong Xin He was good at tracking, and he didn’t get too close. Qin Xiao probably didn’t find it. When the assassination happened in Zitong Alley, Zongxin didn’t dare to get too close. He found two assassins but didn’t see the archer. When it was sent, there was an archer hiding in the dark."

The man in the carriage was silent for a moment, and finally said, "It's strange!"

"Big brother, what's the matter?"

"The assassination last night clearly put Qin Xiao to death." The voice in the carriage said, "Why didn't the archer apply poison on the arrow?"

"Big brother, you mean...?"

"If the archer had poisoned the arrow and the arrow hit Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao might be dead." The man sighed, "That archer shouldn't have made such a mistake."

Wu Tianbao whispered: "It was Jiangzhou Song Yi who was broken by Qin Xiao last night. It is rumored to be a third-rank martial artist. I don't know when he came to Kyoto. Since Song Yi and two are in the face, they secretly kill. The hand is at least a Grade 3 Archer. The younger brother thought that a Grade 3 Archer Assassin would never be so negligent, otherwise he would not survive now."

"You mean, the arrow is indeed poisonous?" the person in the car asked.

"Yes."

"In that case, Qin Xiao...?"

"Little brother doesn't know why he survived." Wu Tianbao said softly: "Brother, Qin Xiao may not be as simple as we seem to be on the surface."

Humanity in the car said: "He can survive, it's not a bad thing. At least he really shouldn't die now." With a light smile, "If he really died, my life would be very difficult."

Of course Qin Xiao didn’t know that the Taipinghui eldest brother who gave him the gift was only one street away from him. He looked at the gift box on the floor and looked at Qiuniang. Seeing that Qiuniang was also looking at him, he could only smile: "Unexpectedly People in Kyoto are so polite."

At this moment, Qiuniang admired Qin Xiao in her heart, and couldn't help saying: "You...you are really capable.

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Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "Since they have eaten well and are suddenly disturbed by them, these are the right to be their gifts for apologizing." Moving the three gift boxes into the house, said to Qiuniang: "Two bottles of wine , Brother Gu and I each have a bottle. The silks and pastries are yours."

"I don't want it." Qiuniang said immediately: "It's all for you, I can't ask for it."

"Sister Qiu Niang, if it weren't for your help last night, I'm afraid I would have died on the street." Qin Xiao stared at Qiuniang, seeming a little angry: "You are still polite to me for this thing? Did you treat me as an outsider? "

Qiuniang thought that you really think of yourself as your own person. We only met for two days. What is it if you are not an outsider, but this is not easy to say, she can only say: "The jacquard fabric is very expensive, only the most expensive Talents are affordable, and ordinary people can't even think about it."

"Don't think about it, we have it now." Qin Xiao stuffed the silk gift box into Qiuniang's arms: "Who stipulates that good things can only be enjoyed by high-ranking officials and nobles? Let's use them correctly. I see that the silk is really smooth, you make it later. Two pieces of clothes, if you feel jealous of your neighbors when you wear them, they will be made into underwear, next to your body...!" He also thought of what to say, but it was obviously wrong, and it stopped abruptly. Qiuniang was also a little embarrassed. , Whispered: "I don't need...!" Although he said that, he did not return the jacquard fabric.

Qin Xiao put the pastry gift box on the table, opened the gift box, looked at the dazzling array of pastries, and smiled: "The big brother from the Taipinghui is really interesting. He sent me something but these exquisite pastries. Yes, he knows me. Here, I also know that Sister Qiu Niang lives here. She gave it to me under the banner. In fact, she wanted to give it to you. You used to be blackmailed in their river, so they feel ashamed and want to compensate you with pastries."

"Only you can talk." Qiuniang chuckled, charmingly, put down the silk and satin, or closed the door in the past, but it was not easy to fasten the latch, she went back to the table and sat down and said: "I'm just a boat girl, they won't watch My face is because of you." Looking at Qin Xiaoqing's face, he couldn't help asking: "Qin Xiao, who are you...Who are you?"

In fact, when Qin Xiao and Gu Baiyi were talking that day, Qiuniang was hiding at the root of the wall and listening to the corner. She faintly knew that Qin Xiao came from Xiling, and she seemed to be going to the capital to report an emergency military situation, but the two big men talked about major national issues. I really didn't have much interest, and left after listening for a little while.

Today, seeing the leader of the Taipinghui sent someone to send gifts, Wu Tianbao also respected Qin Xiao very much, and felt that Qin Xiao was not easy.

"Me?" Qin Xiao was taken aback, took a piece of Bazhen cake from the gift box and handed it over: "I am Qin Xiao."

Seeing that the Bazhen cake was very delicate, Qiu Niang hesitated for a moment, or took it, and said, "I know your name, I mean... I mean, what is the relationship between you and the Taipinghui brother? What is he doing? Want to be so good to you? Erye Wu said that you are his elder brother's benefactor. You have known him a long time ago?"

"I still don't know who that elder brother is, let alone what kind of favor I have for him." Qin Xiao was really puzzled: "I doubt whether he admits the wrong person."

"That's not true." Qiuniang said: "He is not an ordinary person, how can he admit the wrong person? Have you been to Kyoto before?"

"It's the first time I have arrived." Qin Xiao sighed, "I was just a small servant in Xiling. I was a jailer when I was in prison."

Qiuniang's watery eyes were wide open: "Are you a jailer?"

"You do not believe?"

"I don't believe it." Qiuniang shook her head: "If you were a jailer, how could you have such a great ability."

"Sister Qiu Niang, I speak to you sincerely, nothing is false." Qin Xiao said: "You believe me."

As soon as the words fell, there was a "creak" and the door of the house was pushed open. Gu Baiyi stood outside, watching the two sitting opposite each other, stayed for a while, and muttered, "What do you really say?"