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Chapter 107

When Liu Mu went to the capital, he inquired several times and learned that Feng Langqu had been transferred to Hangzhou to personally take charge of repairing the canal, and his younger sister Feng Linling also went to Hangzhou with Feng Langqu.I heard that it will take two or three years to go there.But it's also strange that the officialdom in central Beijing may change even faster than the weather, but it is still cloudless just now, and it may be dark clouds will cover the sun in the blink of an eye.Feng Langqu has been away for two years, who knows what will happen to the officialdom in Beijing.Although it is a good job to be in charge of repairing the canal, many officials from the Ministry of Industry in Beijing would like to go and earn a lot of money, but how could the Feng family care about such a small amount of money.Feng Liang's every step is clearly paving the way for his son to approach the aspect in the future, so how could he suddenly agree with Feng Langqu to go to Hangzhou to be the main task of repairing the canal?

Entering the north gate of Hangzhou City, the mask on Liu Mu's face covered most of his face. From time to time, some people looked back at Liu Mu, and some people just looked at Liu Mu secretly, and did not dare to look at her directly.Liu Mu was so uncomfortable being looked at these days, and thought to himself, could it be that the mask Xing Chi gave him was too ugly, could these people treat him as a bandit?

Liu Mu looked at the streets around him, and then at the reins in his hands. The last time he came to Hangzhou, he still rode in Mr. Liu’s large carriage. This is what Jianghu looks like now.If it wasn't for Xing Chi who wasted money on him and bought this outfit, he might be no different from a beggar in ragged clothes.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Mu casually found an inn, the waiter came out to greet Liu Mu and looked at Liu Mu apprehensively, "Is the young master staying at the inn?"

Liu Mu saw the strangeness in the waiter's eyes, and thought that although Hangzhou is not as prosperous as Jinling, but it is located in a hub, and there are many merchants coming and going, the waiter should have seen many merchants from different places, let alone a mask, from nomads outside the pass There are also quite a few merchants, and the costumes and totems on their faces are many times more strange than their own, but why are they so uncomfortable wearing a mask today.

Liu Mu ignored the waiter and looked at him vigilantly, and only threw the reins in his hand to the waiter, "Feed my horse with some good fodder." After speaking, he threw some copper coins to the waiter.

Seeing that Liu Mu had already entered the inn, the waiter outside the door weighed the copper plate in his hand, scratching his ears and muttering, "Isn't it... If it is really that person, there will be a reward of 500 taels if you report to the official. But if it is not ... I'm afraid I'm going to eat the board." After finishing speaking, he unconsciously touched his buttocks, "If I really lied about the news, my ass will be fine? What's more, I heard that the man is good at martial arts. If I find out that I reported to the official, I'm afraid I will die. Forget it, anyway, I have no wife, no daughter, and no sisters, so let him go."

In the early morning of the second day, Liu Mu stepped out of the inn, and only then did he catch a glimpse of the shop opposite, which has now been converted into a silk and satin shop.Liu Mu shook his head and smiled, took another two steps forward, turned around and looked up at the inn he walked out of.I sigh in my heart, this was also my Liu family's property back then, but now I don't quite recognize it.Thinking about it, he smiled again, who would have thought that the eldest son of the Liu family would end up in such a state.

The shop waiter ran over and asked, "Do you want the younger one to lead the horse out?"

Liu Mu waved his hand, "No, I'm just going out for a walk."

The waiter in the shop asked again, "Is the young master from another place?"

Liu Mu said casually, "He's from outside the Guan."

The shop waiter tentatively asked, "Why is the young master wearing a mask?"

Liu Mu touched the mask on his face, and said with a smile, "I look ugly, if I don't have this mask, I'm afraid it will scare the women and children on the street." After speaking, he smiled.

The waiter said, "Yesterday I was a little afraid of the young master, but today I see that the young master doesn't look like a bad person."

"What, is my mask weird?"

The shop clerk wiped the bag subconsciously with his hands, and said, "Actually, it's not true. It's just that a flower picker recently appeared in the city. In less than two months, eleven or twelve girls have been destroyed by him. The government's The bounty has increased from 50 taels to 500 taels, but I still haven't caught the thief." While the two were talking, many passers-by glanced cautiously at Liu Mu from time to time, and occasionally there were a few aunts who, as if they had seen a plague god, threw He pulled his girl away, as if he was afraid that the masked man in front of him would snatch his girl away.

Liu Mu said, "Could it be that the flower picker is also wearing a mask?"

The shop waiter said, "Every time the flower picker defiles a girl, she will drown that girl in the water. Not long ago, a fisherman's daughter stopped at the nearby pier with her father's fishing boat. She wanted to buy some things in the city before returning to the sea. , who knew that she met a flower picker. Fortunately, the woman was familiar with water since she was a child, and she held her breath in the water and pretended to be dead, so she escaped. The woman recalled afterwards, saying that the flower picker was wearing a mask and full of beards. According to the woman's description, the men in the city, no matter how big or small, all shaved their faces clean. Even the generals stationed in the city shaved their faces like a scholar."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "So when you saw that I was wearing a mask, you suspected that I was the flower picker?"

The shop clerk smiled embarrassedly, "Guest officer is new here, wearing a mask, of course I have some doubts. But thinking about it again, now everyone in the city knows that the flower picker is wearing a mask, if the young master is really a flower picker, Probably not so ostentatious."

Liu Mu smiled, and pointed to the opposite shop with his chin, "Do you know who owns that shop?"

"Oh, that one is Xuji Silk and Satin Shop, which belongs to the same owner as our inn. The young master is from outside Guan, so you may not know that these two shops used to be owned by Liu Sheng, the richest man in Jinling. Liu's family was very prosperous back then, almost Half of Jinling belongs to their family. Not only Jinling, but also the nearby cities, large and small, all have property from the Liu family. Let’s just talk about our Hangzhou, these two shops are not worth mentioning, the rest of the large and small There are still more than [-] small families. But later, the Liu family committed a crime, and I don’t know who they offended. It was said that it was some kind of treason, and all of them disappeared overnight, and the Liu family was sent to prison. But these family properties have never been returned to them." The waiter in the shop looked quite emotional, "But it's okay, if you lose money and avoid disaster, you can still save your life. The Liu family has been rich for several generations, so it should suffer a little bit. .”

Liu Mu nodded, "Yes, it is said that the rich are no more than three. The Liu family's ancestors have been rich for so many years, so they should be poor."

The shop waiter asked, "Why, the young master also knows about this Liu family?"

Liu Mu smiled, "Perhaps it's because the Liu family's property is too big, and I've heard about it outside the pass."

The waiter said, "Now the owners of these two shops are good brothers of the eldest son of the Liu family."

Liu Mu was stunned for a moment, and then heard the waiter in the shop say, "Our boss said that Mr. Liu is his best brother. I'm afraid it's too bad now. In order to save his thoughts, he cleared up the government and took down a lot of Liu's family. Somewhere in Jinling, half of the street has been taken over by our owner. He also said that he intended to take care of the widow left by Mr. Liu, but the widow didn't know what to do, and couldn't even invite a big sedan chair."

Liu Mu clenched her fists, and colluded with those two villains to frame the Liu family and seek the Liu family's property, and even found out such a high-sounding reason, she naturally knew exactly how these shops got into Liu Mu's hands.Thinking of this guy still beating Ziyan's attention, I felt even more angry. I wanted to go back to Jinling to see how Ziyan was doing, but I felt relieved when I thought that Xia Tong and Zhang Fu were in Jinling to take care of me. many.I thought to myself, when I get rid of Feng and Wen's family in the future, the first one will kill you.

After a few days of inquiring, Liu Mu knew about ten percent of the whereabouts of Feng Langqu's brothers and sisters.I also understand why Feng Langqu took the initiative to play the matter of coming to Hangzhou to major in canals.

Liu Mu followed Feng Langqu to the outside of a house, less than half an hour later, Feng Langqu walked out of the house, unexpectedly it was Yu Wanran who walked out after him.Yu Wanran behind him seemed to be sending Feng Langqu out. Liu Mu recalled that Yu Wanran once said that her mother was from Hangzhou, and she went to Jinling after marrying her father. It has been idle for many years, presumably this is the old house left by Yu Wanran's mother's family.

Liu Mu hid behind the tree and couldn't hear what the two of them were talking about, but Feng Langqu said a lot with a concerned face, Yu Wanran just smiled and responded with a few words.But seeing that these two respect each other like guests, it doesn't seem like an overly intimate relationship.But Liu Mu was still very angry in his heart, and couldn't help cursing secretly, unexpectedly, this rotten maggot still misses Wanran.A living piece of dog skin plaster has come here unexpectedly.Those who are lonely and widowed are not afraid of being gossiped.

Just as Yu Wanran was about to step into the gate of the mansion, she suddenly stopped for some reason, paused, turned her head and looked around, there was a little surprise in her eyes, but there was a trace of disappointment in the blink of an eye, she couldn't help shaking her head, walked back to the mansion, and closed the door. door.

Liu Mu couldn't help but walked out from behind the tree, staring at the still shaking copper ring on the door, wishing to go in and meet her right away.But thinking of the scene when the two of them had just walked out of the mansion, he frowned and said, "I came here to avenge you, and I didn't come back to find you. Since you didn't believe me at the beginning, and believed in the nonsense of that rotten maggot in the court, then I'm too lazy to explain to you." After speaking, he just slapped his palm on the big tree next to him angrily, leaving a palm print, and then left angrily.

There is a place called Jindingzhai in the city. The proprietress is a widowed woman who doesn't want to lose her husband at a young age.The husband's family left a large amount of property and had no heirs, so they opened such a tea house to manage.The business of the tea shop is not bad, there are many tea customers every day, and there are also many girls who will drink tea in the inner hall, Feng Linling, the eldest lady of the Feng family, is one of them.

Liu Mu pretended to choose things in front of the stall, only waiting for Feng Linling's carriage to pass by. She knew that this was the only way Feng Linling had to pass every day to go to Jindingzhai.Hearing the sound of the horse's hooves and the shaft of the carriage, Liu Mu turned his head, and it was indeed Feng Linling's carriage.When the carriage passed by, Liu Mu drove the ice needle in his hand into the horse's butt without any trace.Suddenly the horse stood up and neighed, the driver was thrown off the carriage, before the driver climbed back into the carriage, the horse galloped out.The maid under the carriage cried out, "Quick, my lady is still in the carriage, who of you can rein that horse in?"

At this time, the passers-by on the street saw the wind horse dodging and were afraid that it would be too late, let alone offer to help.

The owner of the stall said, "Hey, looking at this posture, I'm afraid that even if the girl in the carriage does not die, she will have half her life left."

The corners of Liu Mu's mouth rose slightly, he ran two steps forward, and chased after him with a light effort.Liu Mu flew up to catch up and reined in the rein. The crazy horse let out a long howl and ran forward a few steps. Liu Mu held the rein in his hand and exerted force in his direction to stop the crazy horse.

Pedestrians on the street stared at Liu Mu wearing a mask in astonishment, and it was strangely quiet for a while.

Liu Mu ignored the crowd staring at him.He just turned around and opened the curtain of the car, and said to the people inside, "Girl, it's safe."

The woman in the car was already frightened out of her wits, and she didn't answer, she just looked at Liu Mu who was wearing a mask in front of her, as if she wanted to see through the mask.

Liu Mu picked up the handkerchief that Feng Linling dropped in the panic just now, and handed it to the other party. The handkerchief in Liu Mu's hand flashed past Feng Linling's eyes, and she came back to her senses, realizing her gaffe, and Feng Linling immediately took the handkerchief from Liu Mu , "Many... Thank you, my lord, for saving me..." Feng Linling lowered her head, and couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Liu Mu.

Liu Mu said, "The horse must have been frightened by something. Although it has been subdued, for the sake of safety, I advise the girl not to go back in this carriage." Without waiting for Feng Linling to say anything more, Liu Mu jumped off the carriage. , turned around to leave.

"My lord, please stay!" Feng Linling didn't care about the image of any official lady at this time, she stepped forward with a big stride, lifted the curtain and called Liu Mu, and almost leaned out of the carriage with most of her body.This move startled the maidservant who ran over from behind. The maidservant had never seen her lady make such a big move, and her voice was raised many times. Seeing this scene, she thought it was the weird man wearing a mask who was being frivolous My lady.The servant girl suddenly remembered that the flower picking thieves who appeared in Hangzhou were also wearing masks, and she was shocked.He picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at Liu Mu's head. Liu Mu's eyes were sharp and his hands were quick, and he grabbed the flying stone in his hand.The servant girl scolded, "In broad daylight, you, a flower picker, dare to commit crimes! Do you know who our young lady is? If you are sensible, go to the yamen and surrender yourself, or my young master will definitely peel your skin."

Seeing this, Feng Linling hurriedly said, "Xiao Ju, don't be rude, this young master saved me. If this young master hadn't reined in this crazy horse, I'm afraid I would have been in danger at this time. Hurry up and tell this young man My lord apologizes."

Liu Mu waved his hands and said, "That's all." After speaking, he lifted his legs and left.

As expected, Feng Linling stopped her again, and Feng Linling had already jumped off the carriage.

"Is there something else to do, girl?" Liu Mu stopped and turned his head unhurriedly.

Feng Linling took a step forward and said, "I haven't asked the young master Gao's name, but today the young master saved the little girl's life, and the little girl will definitely come to pay her respects in the future."

Liu Mu still didn't turn around, but said in a flat tone, "I'm just a nobody with no fixed place to live, not to mention thank you for my effort. If there is nothing else, I'm sorry for being rude, and I'll take my leave first."

"Son..."

Liu Mu ignored Feng Linlang who was behind him, and left in stride.The corner of the mouth ticked slightly, "You owe the Liu family, and I want you to pay it back with the lives of all the Feng family."

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