Although she knew that her master couldn't get into the urn, she still wanted to know why these Jianghu people targeted her master.

The two went shopping to collect information and went to their shop.

The Qin family was confiscated back then, and all property was confiscated except for the sacrificial land. Except for the books and classics in the family, which Qin Xinfang entrusted to a friend in advance for safekeeping, the rest were returned to the state treasury.

Fifteen years later, only a small part of those fields are still under the name of the government, and the rest have been sold, not to mention the shops. Back then, the emperor didn't want to listen to the affairs of the Qin family, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs couldn't control the place. They are all rented out, and the government only charges some rent every year.

Now that the Qin family has been rehabilitated, the confiscated property was ordered by the emperor to be returned, and the magistrates took the confiscated booklets from the official land, or bought some to make up and return them to them.

The shop is simpler, just take back the shop.

However, it has been rented out this year, and they will not have the ownership and use right of the shop until next year.

Although the first emperor ordered to return the documents, how could it be possible to return all the stolen items?

The things in the shop, the gold and silver, and the fields are all worn out, but the Qin family doesn't care about these. They are already satisfied with being rehabilitated. As long as the people are still there, and the Qin family's collection of books is still there, they will not be discouraged or resentful .

Gu Jingyun only looked at the location of each shop, the things they operate and the flow of people, so as to determine what kind of business their family will do after the shop is taken back.

This job is not difficult, so the young couple were doing research while shopping. When Li Baolu turned into another bustling street, she had an oiled paper bag in her hand. Gu Jingyun took a bite.

Gu Jingyun leaned up to take a bite, nodded and said, "That's right, you can have some for supper at night."

As they walked, the two entered a thriving silk and satin shop, which also belonged to their Qin family.

Li Baolu looked at the wide shop front and the busy street, and nodded in satisfaction, "This location is good, but if you don't do business, the rent for one year is quite a lot."

Hearing her words, the person next to him looked back at the young couple, and said with a smile, "You two want to rent a shop? It's not easy to rent a shop on this street, and no one will make a move."

Li Baolu asked enthusiastically, "Are the shops on this street very popular?"

"This is one of the two most prosperous streets in our Kaifeng mansion. Do you think it's hot? As soon as a shop becomes vacant, there will be a lot of people renting it with money before they even say anything." Humanity: "Once rented, as long as the business is not going to go on, the lease will not be returned. For example, this silk and satin shop has been open for thirteen years. No one can snatch the Zheng family. It's not because the Zheng family rented this shop from the beginning."

The smile on Li Baolu's face faded, "Is that Mr. Zheng who is about to celebrate his fiftieth birthday?"

"It's not that one," the man slapped his thigh and said, "Master Zheng is rich, and he can invite so many people to celebrate his birthday. It is said that the Zhengjiabao will open its doors that day and hold a ten-day banquet. No matter who it is, as long as they go there, there will be food to eat, such affluence is not something ordinary people can achieve."

"It's true that they are not ordinary people." Li Baolu said thoughtfully. They walked through three shops, all three of which were rented by the Zheng family. They hadn't suspected it before, because the two shops were not only on the same street but also happened to be diagonally opposite. Well, the Zheng family is a well-known wealthy man in Kaifeng Mansion, so it is not uncommon for them to be able to rent a prisoner's shop with the government.

But this is the third one, and...

Li Baolu looked up at the plaque of the silk and satin shop, and felt that this would not be the last one.

Gu Jingyun looked indifferently, turned around and said, "Let's go, ask in another place."

When the man heard this, he thought they really wanted to rent a shop, so he kindly said: "You might as well go to a few other streets to have a look, maybe there might be a shop available."

Gu Jingyun thanked him with a smile, "Let's look for it right now."

Neither of them was in the mood to go shopping anymore, so they asked Erlin to go back and bring the carriage, and they went to the next shop first.

When Erlin drove the carriage, the three of them sat in the carriage and completed the estimated two-day workload in one day.

There are a total of seven shops in the Qin family in Kaifeng Mansion, four in good roads, and three shops are either very small or in remote roads, where there is not much traffic.

However, five of the seven were rented out by the Zheng family, and the remaining two shops were located at the corner of a small street. The location was quite spacious, but there was little traffic. The tenant's surname was Huang. They were lucky enough to rent a shop and open a teahouse. They went in and sat for a while and then inquired about it. The business of the teahouse was not much. Although they didn't lose money, they didn't make much money.

Such a big shop, with two floors, only five taels of silver a month, and the silk and satin shop they saw just now, Li Baolu asked, the rent of a similarly big shop on that street was three hundred taels a month, is there still one? The money can't be rented, which shows the difference between the two.

The other shop was also rented by relatives in the yamen. The shop was only about 40 square meters. It was a grocery store, and the business was not very good.

It is very easy for these two companies to take it back. They don't make much money, and they don't dare to fight against the Yamen, so it shouldn't be difficult to take it back.

But the five shops rented by the Zheng family...

Gu Jingyun said: "Go back and see Zigui, he should be back from visiting the magistrate."

Not only did Zhao Ning come back, but he also finished the homework that Gu Jingyun left for him, "As soon as the post was handed in, Prefect Sun met me in person and said that he would visit Mr. tomorrow, but the student refused, saying that Mr. Ri He will be entertained in Zhaoxian Tower."

"Very good." Gu Jingyun and Sun Zhifu are on the same level, they are both fourth-rank officials. Officials at the same level in the capital are more noble than local officials, but Sun Zhifu is his parent's official, and the Qin family will depend on him to take care of them in Runing, so by It is most suitable for him to come to entertain the other party.

Li Baolu found the veiled hat in the deep part of the box, changed her clothes again, and then turned around in front of Gu Jingyun in a graceful posture, and asked, "Does she look like a heroine?"

Gu Jingyun looked her up and down, nodded and said, "Yes, but it's obviously unreasonable for a little heroine in her teens to go out alone."

Li Baolu rolled her eyes, and went back to the inner room to find a set of clothes and a black men's valance for Gu Jingyun.

After Gu Jingyun changed, Zhao Ning came out with his eyes straightened, and he asked with his mouth trembling, "Sir, Mrs. Mistress, what are you doing?"

Li Baolu: "Change your clothes."

"What are you changing clothes for?"

Li Baolu chuckled, winked at him and said, "Of course it's to do something earth-shattering and weeping ghosts and gods."

Gu Jingyun slapped her on the head, "Don't scare the children."

Gu Jingyun turned to Zhao Ning and said, "We just want to hide our identities and go out for fun."

Zhao Ning looked at his mistress, then at his husband, and turned back to his room to read decisively. He was a little confused about the world of young people. Forget it, anyway, he was inferior to the two of them in terms of intelligence and force, so why bother?

The two of them waited until dark before leaving the inn quietly. They said quietly because they walked on the roof.

Li Baolu jumped down from the roof with Gu Jingyun in his arms, and landed in a dark and narrow alley. Gu Jingyun straightened his clothes before going out wearing a veiled hat.

They have been shopping for a long time today, and have inquired about the news in restaurants and teahouses, but they are not Jianghu people at first sight, so no one wants to talk to them, if they ask more deeply, there will be problems.

After listening to the gossip all morning, there was a lot to say, but few people mentioned the purpose and reason of this birthday banquet.

Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu almost doubted the authenticity of the news in the morning.

So they had no choice but to go to restaurants and teahouses as "jianghu people" again.

After hesitating between the tea house and the restaurant, Li Baolu decisively chose the restaurant. Most people who like to drink like to talk, and most people who like to talk like to leak secrets.

Li Baolu taught Gu Jingyun while walking into the restaurant, "In the future, don't drink like them. It's uncomfortable and smelly. It's not good for you, and it's not good for others. It's not good for your health."

Gu Jingyun walked steadily on her left side, as if the person she was talking about was not herself.

In order to make them look like Jianghu people, Li Baolu even took her long Xiao and pinned it to Gu Jingyun's waist. They had no choice but to use this as a weapon since they had no knives or swords.

Although Gu Jingyun didn't understand how a Xiao became a weapon, it was obvious that people in the Jianghu liked it.

The two chose a very lively restaurant to enter. Gu Jingyun was in a daze as soon as he entered. The tables in the lobby were full of people, and there were swords or knives on the tables. There were all kinds of weapons, and it was very noisy. , obviously everyone is in the rivers and lakes.

As soon as Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu came in, the eyes of all the people in the Jianghu were either fair or surreptitious, and they all looked away when they saw that they were two thin young men with hidden heads and tails.

Now Kaifeng Mansion is very chaotic, many people from the rivers and lakes are running here, just wanting to get a piece of the action, even such a small child dares to come to join in the fun, it is really desperate.

Xiao Er rushed up to greet her, and asked with a smile, "Are the two guests drinking? Can you reserve a seat?"

Li Baolu glanced across the lobby, slightly disappointed, "Is there no place down here?"

Xiaoer looked embarrassed, "The lobby is full, only a few private seats are left on the second floor..."

"Then go up to the second floor."

Xiao Er immediately looked happy, "The two guest officers are welcome."

The second floor is also very noisy, but it is much better than in the lobby. Everyone sits in twos and threes chatting on chairs, and there are a few tables together to drink together, but everyone is more polite than the people downstairs. The most important thing is that there are many girls on the second floor , They are all girls with swords.

It was the first time for Li Baolu to see heroine-like characters, and she couldn't help but look at them. Seeing them lively, calm, or quiet sitting on chairs drinking and chatting, she couldn't help sighing. The impact is not great.

At least they can walk around the world with their swords, and they can eat and drink at the same table with a man without wearing a hat. She even saw a little girl's foot stomping on another man's foot, and the two sides remained calm. Sitting upright, more than ten strokes were passed under his feet in an instant.

Li Baolu's eyes widened, and she instantly felt that she had passed from the scholarly family to the world of swordsmen.

Seeing her walking and walking, Gu Jingyun felt helpless, so he could only turn around and hold her by the hand, and followed Xiaoer to find a table and sit down.

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