Li Cheng gave three solutions.
One is to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, just do it in a big way, and a few people die. Unless the rest are desperadoes, who else can rush over and steal if they know that this is not a good place?
Of course, this dead man is a real dead man and is no joke. Find two extremely vicious people who are likely to be involved in lawsuits at first glance, and create a scene where they are beaten to death in a panic. This will naturally deter some people with evil intentions.
Second, find two smart ones from the previously captured gangsters and let them pass the message back that "there is no treasure in the mulberry house". Of course, it's hard to say whether this can change the current situation. After all, some people just won't look back until they hit the Nanshan Mountain. You said there is no treasure hidden here, but what if he doesn’t give up and insists on coming over to take a look?
There is a third way, which is simple, which is to transport the books currently at home with great fanfare. Whether you buy a new house or put it in a shop, don't keep things that attract thieves at home.
If you really want to get rid of it once and for all, then you can do something more ruthless. After the books are transported to other places, you can just burn them with fire.
Of course, we are really burning books, but we are not burning the Sang family's book collection. They can buy some books from outside and then swap the books on both sides. What's more, when the house catches fire, it is better to deliberately make a big noise, so that all the neighbors come to put out the fire, giving everyone a chance to enter the house and grab books. Books were either looted or burned. Anyway, no matter what happens, this thing that caused trouble is gone, and no one will worry about it in the future.
As soon as Uncle Li mentioned these three ideas, Sang Nianyue fell into deep thought.
The first way was to fill in a few lives, and she was reluctant to kill. It's not that she is pedantic and still has compassion for those bad guys, but it is not easy to create the illusion that the bad guys died accidentally. If Jing Zhaoyin's officers find evidence that they deliberately killed the person, it will not harm the house. People?
The second one is also inappropriate. Just like Uncle Li said, not to mention how many rumors you can hear when they spread back, but if there really are those who never turn back, wouldn't this cause trouble to the house?
In the final analysis, Sang Nianyue was actually most in favor of the third method.
She planned to buy a new house and "purchase it secretly", but it was best to let everyone who should know know that she was buying books to transfer the house. Then, just like Li Cheng said, just bring a big one and either burn the books cleanly or have them snatched away. In short, as long as these harmful things are destroyed, no one will climb the wall at night in the future.
Sang Nuanyue told Uncle Li about her decision, and Uncle Li said "ok". In fact, he was most in favor of the third method, feeling that it would solve the problem once and for all. But the girl cherished books the most. Although the books to be burned were not from the Sang family's collection, girls liked books. He was worried that the girl would not be cruel.
The clinker girl was very decisive in this matter.
Uncle Li secretly praised Sang Nuanyue's decisiveness in doing things, but the clinker Sang Nuanyue said next: "Later, Uncle Li asked Li Cheng and the others to quietly go to the market to collect some unmarketable books... Books like this can easily reveal their secrets. , then add some old books. In short, don’t burn the good ones, just burn the books that harm people.”
Uncle Li looked at his girl with difficulty, sighed, and said, "I know, girl, don't worry, I will get things done."
Uncle Li went down, and Sang Nianyue felt much more comfortable because she had thought about the good days without the interference of thieves.
She drank a cup of tea, and then took Su Jin to look at the place where the books were kept.
After so many days of busy work, the books have finally been published in general. It's almost summer, and the rain is gradually increasing. It's no longer easy to post books at this time. Fortunately, most of these books have been exposed. As long as they are stored carefully, there will definitely be no problems within three to five years. Sang Nianyue is very pleased. But apart from being happy, I also feel that these books may never see the light of day again, which would be a pity.
When Su Jin heard this, he said: "Why can't it see the light of day? When these messy things are settled, our bookstore will continue to operate. To operate the bookstore, we must purchase new books. When the time comes, we will mix these with those In the newly purchased books, isn’t it possible to hide the truth from others?”
Sang Nuanyue couldn't help but laugh after hearing Su Jin's words, "Yes, what you said makes sense."
With nothing in mind, Sang Nuanyue took the book and read it patiently.
She easily gets distracted when reading. Su Jin and Su Xin know that she doesn't need anyone to take care of her at this time, so they usually don't bother her. The key is that there were only two of the maids who served the girl personally. They had many things to do every day, and they really didn't have time to keep an eye on the girl.
But now, eight maids have been added to the house at once, and these maids are not just clumsy and do not understand the rules. They are all outstanding, and each of them has a special talent.
After Bu Bi Su Xin saw these people, she was afraid that the girl would like the new and be disgusted with the old, and that there would be no place for her next to her. For this reason, she couldn't even sleep well at night.
Su Jin was different. As time went by and she got to know these people better, Su Jin felt that they could take care of the girl, and she and Su Xin could put their hearts in their stomachs.
At the same time, Su Jin also saw that these were not just maids auctioned by the government.
If the maids of any family have such skills, when the master's family is in trouble, they will have to be photographed by others. Not for anything else, just because these maids are good at their craftsmanship and have the skills to keep the bottom of the box. If you buy them, you will make money.
But such a good maid was bought by Qing'er casually, and several of them were purchased at one time. Is this possible? No matter how she looked at it, Su Jin felt that this matter was unreliable, and there must be something unspeakable hidden in it.
Su Jin actually made some guesses, but there was no concrete evidence, and it was difficult for her to say some things.
However, now that she had speculated on the origins of these maids, Su Jin no longer considered and guarded against them. She showed great trust in them. When she had no time to watch over the girl, she specially ordered a maid to come over to accompany the girl.
This girl is not very good-looking, she knows some boxing and kicking skills, but she is only as good as a three-legged cat. Her most outstanding skill was in making tea. With the same tea leaves and spring water, but through her hands, the tea had an indescribable fragrance.
Because of this, Su Jin no longer has to make tea for her own girl, because this job is directly handed over to this little maid.
The little maid made Sang Nuanyue a cup of tea and set it aside. Feeling bored, she went back to the room to get a sewing and dustpan. In direct proportion to the time she spent making tea, her needlework was truly incredible. The female celebrity I made can only be said to have neat stitches, and the rest can't be said.
When Sang Nuanyue came to her senses, she saw the little girl clumsily holding the needle and poking her finger.
Sang Nuanyue couldn't help but say "Ouch", and she felt pain at first when she saw the blood beads coming out. The little maid seemed to have no pain nerves. She just stupidly put her fingers into her mouth and sucked. Then she looked at Sang Nuanyue in wonder, "Girl, I don't feel any pain."
"You don't feel pain, but it hurts me." Sang Nuanyue said with lingering fear: "You are really not good at needlework, so let me give you a warning. In the future, you can make a few more cups of tea for Qiu Tong. As for clothes, Just beg Qiutong to do it for you."
Qiutong is the girl mentioned before who is particularly good at needlework. It's not that Sang Nuanyue is exaggerating, that girl is really amazing. Not only does he do things with quick hands and feet, but he also has a very high vision. The clothes she wears are always the most beautiful and the colors are the best. Moreover, she knows several embroidery methods, such as Su embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Shu embroidery, etc., all of which are at her fingertips. Such a girl would be able to join the Bureau of Shangfu and become a female official in charge of clothing. It's a pity that her fate was bad. She was auctioned off because of her previous master, and now she can only make clothes for her, a little-known girl.
Fortunately, although she does not have great wealth, she can still be content with a small amount of wealth. I hope that girl can live a comfortable life with her, otherwise Sang Nianyue will feel uncomfortable to have such a good talent.
Sang Nianyue was thinking about all this, so Qiu Bai said: "Sister Qiu Wu is busy making summer clothes for the girl, and she has no time to talk to me."
"Summer clothes? Why haven't I heard from Qiu Wu? Where did she get the fabric? Did she ask Sujin to open a warehouse for her?"
Qiu Bai nodded frequently, "That's it. Didn't they tell the girl in advance? Girl, please punish them."
Hearing her tone of not taking it too seriously, Sang Nianyue nodded her finger in confusion, "You are a little person who encourages me to punish people all day long. What's wrong with you? This is a bad habit. It has to change!”
Qiu Bai stuck out her tongue playfully and followed Sang Nuanyue out. As for the habit of punishing people, she certainly doesn't have it, but she did in the place where she stayed before. Fortunately, people from the Hou Mansion bought them out and left that place of right and wrong. Although they are following the girl silently now, their days are so pure. This is really a good life that they can't even ask for.
After Sang Nuanyue went around the yard to do some activities, it was a pity that before the first lap was completed, someone said that Uncle Li was back.
Sang Nuanyue went over to meet Uncle Li, who said that the new house had been bought. As for how to leak the news, the girl didn't have to worry. There were people with knowledge and experience who had already done it for them.
Sang Nuanyue didn't ask much about this. She felt relieved about Uncle Li's work. But, "Uncle Li, don't forget to buy books."
"Girl, don't rush me. The old slave has already made arrangements. But it's broad daylight now, and we don't know how many people are watching our house. There are so many people, and it's not good luck to buy books. Besides, in case someone guesses in advance Why, it’s not easy to buy this book in the capital, I’m afraid you’ll have to travel far. But it won’t take long at all, can you wait patiently, girl?”
"good."
After saying be patient, Sang Nuanyue was fully prepared to wait for ten and a half days. Clinker: Around the second watch of the next night, there was a slight movement in the front yard.
Sang Nuanyue asked Su Wen, who was keeping vigil today, and Su Wen said, "Li Cheng and the others have brought several carts of books over to put on a show. They are planning to take these books directly to the new house. As for the original contents of our house, These are the girl's treasures, and it hurts the girl to damage them. Li Cheng and Uncle Li said that if you can, don't use the girl's books, and buy all the 'reference books' you need from outside."
"But didn't Uncle Li say that all the books were purchased from outside the capital in order to avoid alerting others? Then how come they were bought back so quickly?"
"I don't know, my slave. Please wait a moment and I'll go over and ask."
Su Wen walked out the door as he spoke, and came back after a while to tell Sang Nuanyue the truth.
It turned out that when Li Cheng was working with his former employer, he met the owner of a small shop that specialized in publishing pirated books. There were a lot of messy books there, and because he was doing a business that was not on the market, he kept his business very tightly hidden. Li Cheng went there in person, gave some money and brought over all the books there.
Hearing this, Sang Nianyue lamented that Li Cheng was a genius, but couldn't help but say: "The books in the small workshop should all be new, right? Don't hide it from the eyes of others, no, I'll go and take a look."
"Miss, let's go see her tomorrow. It's too late now. Li Cheng and the others have been busy all day and are very tired. They may be ready to take a rest soon. If the girl goes there at this time, I'm afraid they will have to accompany her. Girl." More importantly, can I still sleep in the middle of the night? After taking a nap, no matter how much sleep you get during the day, you will not be in a good state of mind.
When Su Wen said this, Sang Nuanyue suppressed the curiosity in her heart. He said: "That's all, I'd better not cause trouble."
"Girl, this is not what I mean."
Sang Nuanyue smiled: "Don't think too much, I just said it casually. Okay, you can go back to sleep, and I will take a rest. Remember to wake me up early tomorrow morning and don't let me oversleep. Where is Qing'er? , watch him and don’t let him be late again. The house has been in a mess these days. The child has focused all his energy at home, and the private school has become less and less important. If he continues to mess around like this, Mrs. Zheng will It’s coming to your door.”
"Oh, I have already taken note of this. Girl, please go to sleep."
It took Sang Nuanyue a long time to fall asleep, because she had something on her mind. The next day, before Su Wen went over to call her, she got up at dawn.
Before she had time to have breakfast, Sang Nianyue finished dressing up and went to the front with Su Jin and Su Ying.
The front yard was quiet except for Qing'er, who was burning her buttocks. She shouted to Zhuye to get him some breakfast and hurriedly rushed to the private school carrying her book bag.
Qing'er became even more anxious when she saw her sister coming from the backyard. He got up late again today, but he happened to be caught by his sister. But as long as I run fast, my sister won't even think about scolding me.
Qing'er spread her legs and ran out of the door. Zhuye held a lot of things with jingling bells in her hands. If you look closely, there are meat buns, dried meat, and two large pancakes. If you only eat these, won't you get choked up?
Sang Nuanyue stopped Zhuye, and Zhuye hurriedly took the bamboo tube on the other side of his back and showed it to Sang Nuanyue, "Don't worry, girl, what I brought for the young master to drink is lean meat porridge freshly baked on the stove. Hey. "Young lady, I can't talk to you anymore, the young master has disappeared."
Quickly bowing to Sang Nian Yue, Zhu Ye spread his legs and ran out.
Seeing this, Sang Nuanyue frowned tightly.
She asked Zhuzhi who happened to walk out, "Does Qing'er go out at this time every day?"
Zhuzhi said: "Exactly. But it's not that the young master is lazy and stays in bed. The young master studies too late at night. Basically, he only falls asleep when the second watch bangs. If he doesn't sleep enough, he can't get up early. Come, so I feel a little panicked when I get up early every day.”
As soon as she heard Zhuzhi's words, Sang Nuanyue knew something in her heart.
In the past, I would go to bed when the banger rang at the second watch, but last night at the second watch, the front yard was bustling for a while. She didn't come over to see it at that time, but Qing'er decided to take a rest after watching the excitement for a while. How late was it when he went to rest? He deserved it if he couldn't get up early. I only slept for less than two hours in total, and I only had ghosts when I woke up.
Sang Nuanyue was angry and planned to wait until Qing'er came back in the evening to talk to him.
She agrees with studying hard, but not too hard. What's more, studying at night hurts the eyes. If he becomes blind at a young age, how can he talk about the imperial examination or becoming an official in the future?
The imperial examination is important, but eyes are more important.
Sang Nianyue frowned and decided to explain this truth to her brother. Otherwise, when your eyes really can’t see clearly, it will be too late to regret it.
After reading Qing'er, Sang Nianyue, Su Jin and Suying went to read the books they brought yesterday.
The books were placed in big boxes, and the wooden boxes were placed on the carriage. There are four boxes on a carriage, tied well with ropes. It was obvious that Li Cheng and others were being lazy, thinking that it was going to be transported out anyway, and it would be too troublesome to unload it at this time, so they simply didn't untie the rope.
But Sang Nianyue had doubts in her heart and had to have someone untie the rope to see if all the books inside were new.
The servants in the outer courtyard had already gotten up. When they saw Sang Nuanyue's instructions, they quickly came over to untie the box and move it down.
There were several boxes full of books, and as soon as they were opened, there was a scent of ink. The so-called aroma of books was nothing more than this. Sang Nuanyue liked these very much, and she felt refreshed after taking a sip.
To Sang Nuanyue's surprise, although there was a smell of ink in the box, the books were not brand new. She didn't know if these books were old or if they were specially bought second-hand.
However, didn’t Su Wen say that this was a book produced in a small workshop? Why do I see traces of reading it, and some even have my thoughts and experiences on it?
Sang Nuanyue was curious, and Li Cheng came over quickly after hearing the words. Knowing Sang Nianyue's doubts, Li Cheng couldn't say that this was a book that the Marquis had prepared long ago. The books that best meet the requirements were specially selected from more than 10,000 books, and then were copied and put in.
He could only face the girl's doubtful eyes and said bravely: "These books are indeed bought from a small workshop, but that small workshop publishes new books and also recycles old books at low prices. In addition, the owner of the small workshop is old and wants to Fallen leaves have returned to their roots, so I sold all my years of accumulation to my subordinates. Among the books my subordinates shipped back last night, some were old books, and a large part were new books."
Sang Nianyue frowned: "Does the workshop owner know that these books are going to be burned?"
"I know, I know."
"Are there any valuable books among them?"
Hearing this, Li Cheng quickly waved his hand: "Don't worry, girl, I've gone through all the books to make sure there are no expensive books. The workshop owner only knows a few words, and all he reads are the kind of books that the girl despises the most." Burning it is to eliminate harm to the people, which is a meritorious deed."
Li Cheng is a tough guy, and he seems quite convincing when he speaks with such a straight face. At least Sang Nuanyue was somewhat convinced by him. But there were always such coincidences - he wanted to buy some people who knew martial arts, and it happened that the government was auctioning maids and servants from wealthy families; he wanted to buy some "reference books", and it turned out that Li Cheng happened to know a workshop owner, and that workshop owner There are enough books for them to solve this matter easily and smoothly.
If the first thing is a coincidence and the second thing is a coincidence, what are the chances?
The suspicion in Sang Nuanyue's heart reached its peak at this moment, but even though she already had doubts and vigilance in her heart, she could put it down and explore slowly. The fox always shows its tail, and she is not in a hurry to find out the origins of these people at this moment, or the reason why things are progressing so smoothly. The most urgent thing now is to "secretly" transport the books to the new house, and then burn all this mess on fire.
Sang Nianyue carefully checked it and the books.
Sure enough, as Li Cheng said, only some of them are old books, and the rest are all new books. Looking carefully at the words on the book, it turned out that they were a bit ugly. However, some of them were still readable, and the annotations on them looked interesting. Sang Nianyue almost took out the books when she saw this.
Seeing this, Li Cheng blushed and said in a hushed voice, "There are many more books like this, and these are backups. If the girl wants to read the master's original manuscript, I will give it to the girl after I finish the work." Find it."
Sang Nuanyue put down the book reluctantly and said "Okay".
Then she asked Li Cheng casually: "From the text annotations in this book, we can see that the owner of this book has outstanding literary talent and talents." It's not that she is exaggerating, but after reading so many years of books, she has the most basic knowledge. The level of literary appreciation is still there. And she dared to say that the annotations on these books were many times more profound than those of her father and grandfather. It is no exaggeration to say that there is a true insight and a sharp insight.
And the genius who can write such words is obviously not an ordinary person. How could he be reduced to pawning books to make ends meet?
Is this common sense?
Absolutely not.
Sang Nuanyue wanted to ask this question, but she didn't.
If you have any doubts, seek confirmation yourself, and don’t expect to learn the truth from other people’s mouths. And maybe there was suspicion, Sang Nianyue now felt more and more suspicious about Li Cheng. He seemed loyal to her, but if she asked a question, her intuition told her that Li Cheng would never answer honestly.
So why is this?
No matter why, we will find out the answer later.
Sang Nuanyue spent the whole morning reading these books. Seeing how carefully the girl worked, Li Cheng and others also moved the books from the carriage.
With more people, there is greater power, and things can be done faster with more people. With the participation of everyone, seven or eight books can be screened in one morning.
It turns out that these books are available.
Sang Nuanyue felt relieved and asked Li Cheng and others to go to dinner. After dinner, have a good sleep, wait until night, and then "sneakly" transport the books to the place where they should be transported.
Li Cheng and others are young. Although they stayed up late last night, they didn't go to bed until nearly midnight, and they woke up again at dawn. But youth is capital, and I don’t feel tired after working all morning, let alone sleepy.
But the girl was so kind-hearted that they couldn't bear to refuse, so they immediately agreed and went back to their room to rest.
When the stick rang at the second watch in the evening, everyone quietly stood up and pushed the cart quietly out of the alley.
There is a curfew at this time. The evening drum is sounded before three o'clock in the first watch and travel is prohibited; travel is only allowed after the morning bell is rung at three o'clock in the fifth watch. During this period, those who were found walking on the street during the second, third, or fourth watch would be whipped fifty times; those who broke the law shortly after the ban was lifted on the first watch and shortly before the ban was lifted on the fifth watch would be whipped forty times.
But there are exceptions.
For official matters such as delivering letters to the government, or for private matters such as buying medicine for weddings, funerals, or illnesses, you can walk with the permission of the street patrol, but you are not allowed to leave the city.
This is what the laws and regulations stipulate, but the laws and regulations are dead and people are alive. There will always be people running around after the curfew for many reasons. This is something that no matter how strict the law is, cannot fundamentally prevent it.
Sang Nianyue has always been a law-abiding person, but now she lets the servants of her family break the law. Her heart is pounding and she is restless, fearing that Li Cheng and others will be caught.
There are such big things to do at home tonight, how can Qing'er sleep peacefully? He didn't sleep at this time either. He opened his mouth and let out a big yawn while comforting his sister who was sitting on pins and needles.
"Sister, don't worry too much. Li Cheng and the others are very agile and handle things properly. Besides, they all wear leggings when they go out, so they don't make any noise when walking. What's more, they don't even use horses. Just use human power to push the cart out..."
Qing'er tried to calm her sister's restless heart.
What's there to worry about? Li Cheng and others were given to him by the Marquis. If they can't even do this little thing well, they don't deserve to be called "from the sect of the Marquis of Wu'an".
But he knew this in his heart, but he couldn't tell his sister. Qing'er scratched her head and head for a while, feeling a little irritated. So, how can I say it more convincingly so that my sister won't be worried about this matter?
After much deliberation, she couldn't figure out the reason. In the end, Qing'er had no choice but to wait with her sister.
The weather is still a bit cold at night in late spring, especially in the second half of the night. The cold air is like an invisible snake, slithering into people's clothes before they can speak, making people shiver with cold and unable to help but shiver.
Upon seeing this, Qing'er quickly asked Su Xin to get a cloak for her sister and wrap it up.
Everyone is staying up tonight, but in order not to disturb some people who shouldn't be disturbed, they don't even dare to light a candle. Now the only light in his room is still on, because he has always had the habit of staying up late to study - even though his sister has strictly ordered him not to stay up late again in the future.
Not to mention all this mess, just before the fifth watch, Li Cheng and the others finally returned in full force.
Seeing that no one was missing, Sang Nuanyue felt relieved. But she was still worried, so she asked: "Is the road going well? Did you meet anyone?"
Li Cheng scratched his head and had a silly smile on his face, how could that not go well? Mr. Hou made arrangements in advance and the journey was smooth. If they hadn't taken into consideration the fact that there were a few street kids around them and had been staring at them as soon as they went out, they would have walked blatantly on the street?
But if it's a show, then naturally it needs to be more realistic.
So on the streets where they can walk openly and openly, they act sneaky. It's really like being a thief, let alone, it's quite exciting.
I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't say it.
Li Cheng said: "It was pretty smooth. We met a few watchmen on the way, but we hid all the way away and waited until the watchmen passed before we dared to come out and continue walking. There were no dangers along the way. There were just people watching us all the time.”
Those are the people who covet the Sang family's treasure.
Sang Nuanyue and Qing'er couldn't help but sigh, this was truly an unforeseen disaster.
The books of the Sang family are all handed down from ancestors. If there is any treasure hidden in the books, why would these outsiders be used to find it? Their own family members have long since found out and made a fortune silently.
But what my family knows is unknown to outsiders. Even if she and Qing'er yelled outside for several days, no one would believe them. This thing is simply inexplicable.
Okay, I can’t think about it anymore, I get a headache just thinking about it.
Li Cheng also briefly talked about what happened on the road, and how he told the people staying in the ghost house in front of the gangsters: "Be careful, there are all books from the ancestors, if there is one missing, you are the only one to ask." "
His acting was quite real, and his performance made Sang Nianyue and others laugh.
Li Cheng saw that several people's eyebrows were bent with laughter, and he couldn't help scratching his head naively: "I am not, this is not, this is all for show."
Everyone laughed.
After laughing, Sang Nuanyue hurriedly asked everyone to go back and rest.
It can be said that only a few old people from the Sang family couldn't stand it any longer and fell asleep before midnight. The rest of the young people kept their eyes open until dawn.
Not to mention her and Qing'er, Sujin and the others, Zhuye and the others are all suffering.
After Sang Nuanyue dismissed everyone, she asked Qing'er, who looked sleepy: "I'll ask you for a day off today and rest at home for a day, okay?"
Qing'er stared for a long time and said: "Okay."
He actually felt that going to a private school was boring. If possible, he would not even want to step through the door of a private school. But her sister chose the private school for her. She felt that at his age, he should be accompanied by like-minded friends so that he would not be too lonely. He felt the same way at the time, and after going to private school, he also felt that he should really find some people to study and play with to feel comfortable.
But now, it’s okay not to go.
Qing'er wandered back to the room. Sang Nianyue saw her brother yawning, and then thought about the dark circles under his eyes. The subtle thoughts she had just for a moment because her brother agreed so readily were gone in an instant. .
After all, my brother is still a child.
Even though he looks like an adult now and can help her with things, he is still a child after all, and his body is getting sleepy again. Look, after staying up all night, it felt like my body had been hollowed out. I was staggering when I walked, and I was about to hit the door.
Sang Nuanyue sighed while thinking: "When this matter is settled, I will ask Qing'er for a leave and let him have a good rest at home for two days. These days, he has to take care of both his family and his studies. I can see that he has been through a long period of time and has lost weight."
