Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

"You... cheated me? Don't bother thinking about it. Just go and tell Kong Li to find the treasure! Don't worry about my life or death!"

Su Bai gave himself the most appropriate evaluation at this moment: fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

She didn't quite believe that the Second Wife could determine the location of the master's treasure just by using the word "Dong", but she also believed that the Second Wife had been with the master for so many years, and she could come up with more guesses from the word "Dong" than she did, who only knew Dongyuan.

If she told Kong Li that the master left behind the word "Dong" instead of the two words "Dongyuan", the possibility of them being able to deduce the treasure location together would be much greater.

With Kong Li's strength, he can check all the places and names related to "East". If he succeeds, his life will no longer be necessary for Kong Li.

"Do you really want me to tell Kong Li?" The second wife smiled strangely: "Okay, I'll give you two days to think about it. Remember, just two days!"

After saying this, the second wife turned and left.

"Wait!" Su Bai suddenly had an idea. She ran two steps to stop the second wife:

"No need to wait for two days, go and tell him now while Kong Li is still here, but..." Su Bai looked at the second wife.

"But what?"

"If you tell me this clue, you will definitely get some benefits. If you think Kong Li will give you more, then go find Kong Li!"

Su Bai was confident in her sudden plan. She believed that even if the Second Wife told Kong Li the clues she knew, she might not get much benefit.

The second wife was also well aware of this.

As long as I give her some money, she will definitely choose to cooperate with me.

Sure enough, the second wife didn't say a word: "Tell me, how much money do you want to give me?"

"100 yuan."

"What about sending away beggars? 1000 yuan!"

"200 dollars, no more."

"800 yuan, not a penny less!"

……

After some bargaining, the final agreement was: 500 yuan.

If Su Bai finds the treasure according to the clues provided by the Second Madam, he will give the Second Madam another 2000 yuan no matter how much it is worth.

"Okay, let's talk."

"Take the money first, 500!" The second wife stretched out her hand.

"You wait!" Su Bai went back to the house and took out 500 French francs. The Second Lady reached out to take it, but Su Bai pulled his hand back: "If you dare to lie to me, it's uncertain whether the Second Miss can come back."

"Okay!" The second wife agreed readily: "If I cheat you, you can do whatever you want with me!"

Only then did Su Bai hand 500 French francs to the second wife.

The second wife looked around, leaned closer to Su Bai, and said in a very low voice:

"There is a temple on the north mountain of Siling Mountain. The master funded the expansion and built a golden statue for the Buddha enshrined in the temple. This temple is called... Dongtian Temple."

"This... is just a guess, right?"

The second wife said that before the master fell ill, he would go to Dongtian Temple to worship Buddha and pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth day of every month as long as he had time. The master had a very good personal relationship with the abbot of the temple.

"anything else?"

"What else can we have? Isn't this enough?" The second wife lowered her voice again: "I am sure that this batch of treasures is most likely hidden in Dongtian Temple!"

"You..." Su Bai felt that the second wife's guess was unreliable.

But the second wife said that even if the treasure was not hidden in Dongtian Temple, it must be related to the abbot of Dongtian Temple, who knew where the treasure was hidden.

"It all depends on your ability now. Don't forget that you have to give me 2000 after you find it, okay?"

After saying this, the second wife left the backyard and went to the third courtyard.

Su Bai suddenly realized that he might have been deceived by the second wife.

The second wife built this Dongtian Temple and cheated herself out of 500 yuan.

If she said that the treasures were in Dongshan, on the top of Dongshan, at the foot of Dongshan, deep in Dongshan... and then told me that the master often went to these places alone, would I believe it?

Su Bai felt that he was too stupid.

Even if the second wife gave this clue to Kong Li, even if this clue was really useful, none of them knew that they still had the seal left by the master in their hands. That was the key to open a certain cabinet or door. Without this key, no one could get this treasure!

So stupid, Su Bai scolded himself countless times.

However, the clue from the Second Wife might not be completely impossible. If what she said is true and Mr. Kong has an unusual relationship with the abbot, you should go and see it if you have the chance.

Su Bai asked Zi Yan to inform Niu Yanzi that they would refuse to work if Guo Deyi announced a pay cut to them.

Niu Yanzi told Zi Yan that she had received a notice from Guo Deyi. When they learned that the Kong Mansion would be handed over to the fourth wife for management, they were also waiting for the young lady's opinion. If the young lady had no other arrangements, they would still be willing to stay in the Kong Mansion even if the salary was reduced to two yuan.

It seems that what the Fourth Aunt said was right. Although the salary of two dollars was not high, the food and accommodation conditions in the Confucius Mansion were very good.

However, Su Bai was certain that the Fourth Madam could lower the monthly allowances of each room, and the food standards would also drop sharply in the next step.

In addition to the 2000 yuan that Su Bai received after various businesses settled their accounts at the end of last month, he also had the 1000 yuan from before, of which the second wife cheated him out of 500 yuan, leaving him with only 2500 yuan.

The first batch of medicine will be out in a few days, and it will be easy to support the large family in the backyard. Su Bai is full of confidence.

The only uncertainty is Kong Li. She doesn't know what measures he will take next to monitor her and restrict her freedom.

Kong Li is more shrewd than Kong Chen and much more difficult to deal with. Kong Li has witnessed with his own eyes the harmonious relationship between Gao Hu and his guards and the people in the Kong residence when Su Bai led his troops to Zuihuayuan to snatch Zi Yan. At the same time, he will also learn some information from the fourth concubine. Kong Li will not trust Gao Hu 100% like Kong Chen.

He will definitely think of other ways, or send another trusted person to replace Gao Hu.

The most frustrating thing is that he wants to send people to live in his backyard.

As a result, all the efforts he had made to have Kong Dai seal the two doors leading to the courtyards of the Kong Mansion were instantly wasted.

……

On December 12, Niu Yanzi and five others expressed their disagreement with Guo Deyi's wage reduction, and the fourth concubine ordered Guo Deyi to start recruiting new people.

After lunch that day, Gao Hu went around the back door of the Kong Mansion and entered Su Bai's backyard and told her a good news. Kong Li had ordered that it was entirely up to Gao Hu to decide how many people would live in Su Bai's backyard.

When Su Bai heard the news, he almost jumped for joy.

Gao Hu has made arrangements and he will live in the backyard alone.

"Madam, my only responsibility from now on is to protect the Kong Mansion and your safety."

"Does this mean that... from now on, when I leave the Confucius Mansion, there will be someone following me at any time?"

Gao Hu nodded and said, that's right.

"Isn't this the same as your first mission to carry out Kong Chen's mission?"

When the guards first entered the Kong Mansion, Gao Hu would send people to stay by Su Bai's side whenever Su Bai went out. Later, after Kong Chen scolded him for being stupid, he relaxed a little.

Now, Kong Liyi has taken over and everything is back to the way it was before.

"No, Madam, you didn't understand me. I am only responsible for safety, but there will be others to monitor you."

"Who?"