The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 474 My name is Cheng Du

Jiang Suining did not speak, while Xier stood beside her young lady and looked at the man defensively. "Stop talking nonsense, send it to the bank quickly, and don't have any crooked thoughts, don't forget the rules of the landlord." The big man said impatiently. "Don't worry." The man jumped up neatly and jumped onto the nearest boat, "Come on, ladies, I'll take you there." Shougou returned the jade pendant to Jiang Suining. Jiang Suining took Xier on the boat. Sitting on the boat, Jiang Suining listened to the sound of water and looked around with his peripheral vision. This underground river should be very deep, surrounded by stone walls, and the distance seemed to be quite long. If there was no boat, it would be difficult to cross. The cave that entered the black market before was very narrow, and the boats outside could not be transported in. If the court wanted to send troops to suppress it, it could only seize a few small boats that were docked. Even if they were successfully seized, they could not ferry a few people at a time. This underground river is a natural defense. Seeing that Jiang Suining had not spoken, the man smiled and comforted her, "Young lady, don't be nervous. Although the laws of the court don't work in this black market, everyone abides by the rules of the owner. As long as you have the certificate in your hand, you are a guest and they won't do anything to you." "The owner you are talking about is the owner of this black market?" "Yes, everyone has to listen to the owner." "Then he should be very old, right?" "On the contrary, our owner is a young beauty." "The owner of this black market is actually a woman?" Xier asked in surprise. The man showed a playful smile on his handsome face, "You are also women, why, do you still look down on women?" "Of course not." Xier shook her head quickly. "We didn't mean to do that, but we were a little surprised." Jiang Suining thought for a while and said, "Have you met your owner?" "I'm just a rower. I just came to this black market not long ago, so I don't have the qualifications to see the owner. I just heard people say that the owner has a peerless face and is a rare beauty." "Then do we have a chance to meet?" Jiang Suining continued to ask. The man glanced at the jade pendant in Jiang Suining's hand and said, "This jade pendant belongs to the bank. The owner of the building is usually only in the Wuliang Building, and you can't see him." "That's a pity." Jiang Suining sighed. The man looked at Jiang Suining curiously, "You are a strange girl. You seemed very scared just now. Why are you not afraid now?" "Didn't you say that as long as I have this certificate, the people in the ghost market will not hurt me?" Jiang Suining met the man's gaze and asked in confusion, "Are you lying?" The man was stunned for a moment and smiled, "Of course I'm not lying, but if you are really curious and want to see the owner of the building, it's not impossible. You can go to the Wuliang Building to see him." "Can the Wuliang Building you mentioned be casually visited?" Go in?" "On the fifteenth of every month, the Wuliang Tower will be open once, and the owner will host a banquet for guests. It costs one thousand taels of silver per person. Anyone who is willing to spend money can go in." "One thousand taels? What kind of banquet is so expensive?" "This is just the entrance fee. The owner will serve a total of three dishes. The highest bidder wins. Sometimes a dish is sold for hundreds of thousands of taels." Jiang Suining thought about it and said, "You are not talking about ordinary dishes, right?" "That's definitely not the case." Looking at the puzzled expressions of Jiang Suining and Xier, the man smiled and shook his head again. "Don't look at me, I don't have the money to go in, and I don't know what it is specifically. I only know that the Wuliang Tower was built by the owner, and it was formally relying on the Wuliang Tower that the owner was able to secure his position." Jiang Suining was curious, but she didn't ask any more questions. After rowing for about half a cup of tea, the boat docked. With a long pole, the boat stopped steadily on the shore. Jiang Suining and Xier walked ashore. Compared with the chaotic stalls just now, this is a street of a certain size. Shops are connected and distributed on both sides of the street. It is somewhat like the layout of shops in the imperial city, but it is underground, which makes it more eerie. Moreover, no shop has a plaque, but lanterns of different colors are hung at the door. Although the door is wide open, there are no customers or waiters at a glance. It is cold and deserted. Occasionally, a gust of wind comes from nowhere, blowing the lanterns, making it even colder. "Miss." Xier moved closer to Jiang Suining and said nervously, "This, this doesn't even have a sign. Which one is the bank?" Jiang Suining didn't say anything, but turned her head to look back at the young man who had just rowed them here. The other party did not turn back, but stopped the boat at the shore, found a place, covered himself with a bamboo hat, and went back to sleep. As if sensing Jiang Suining's gaze, he took off his bamboo hat, "Want me to lead the way?" "Yes, I can pay, you name the price." The man stretched out five fingers and shook them, "Five hundred taels of silver." "It's just to lead the way, this is too much!" Xier couldn't help but say. "Forget it, I'd better go back to sleep." As he said that, the man picked up the bamboo hat and covered his face again. "Okay, I'll give you five hundred taels." "Miss..." "Okay, deal!" The man readily agreed, and after getting up, he stretched out his hand directly to Jiang Suining, "Pay half as a deposit first." Jiang Suining looked at Xier, who was reluctant, but still took out her purse, took out the silver note from it and handed it to the man. After receiving the money, the man's smile became even bigger, "Thank you, young lady, come with me." Walking on the streets of the black market, Jiang Suining looked at the wide open shop door and the empty shop, and said. "You..." "My name is Cheng Du." Cheng Du, who was walking in front, turned his head and smiled at Jiang Suining. Jiang Suining was silent for a moment, then said, "My last name is Yang." "Young lady from the Yang family, you want to know why all these shops are open, but no one is there?" Cheng Du slowed down his pace. "Yes." Jiang Suining nodded. "At this time, everyone should be drinking in the Wuliang Tower, and most of the time there is no one in the shop." Cheng Du paused, and raised his voice lazily, "So, if I hadn't led the way, you might not even be able to find someone to ask for directions, so the five hundred taels of silver are still worth it." "Since everyone is drinking in the Wuliang Tower, even if you find the bank, won't there be no one in the bank?" Jiang Suining frowned. "Don't worry, since I've taken your money, I won't let you go in vain. Drinking is drinking, but if customers come, business still needs to be done." As he said that, Cheng Du stopped and pointed to the shop with a dark blue lantern on the right. "Here is the bank you are looking for."