In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

From donating money to disaster relief to Chen Sanhe's engagement, Chen Ruotong was busy every day. In the afternoon, she had to go back to Huicui Building to pay the employees' salaries.

Huicuilou's sales this month have declined due to the impact of refugees and are less than 20,000 taels.

Chen Ruotong said she is not picky, as long as she can make money.

Since the capital city has not yet allowed people from the south of Pingyang Prefecture to enter, Wang Biaotou and his family can only stay at Chen Ruotong's farm to help old man Chen with the autumn harvest.

Inside a courtyard on North Street

A young man in blue sat at the head of the main hall, gently waving his folding fan and glancing at a man in black kneeling on the ground. His handsome thin lips slightly raised, and he said softly: "Yang Song, things have gone wrong again. Tell me, what use are you still?"

The man in black lowered his head in shame: "I am incompetent, and I will punish you as you please!" He presented his sword with both hands.

The young man in blue waved his hand and said, "Get up! Haven't you found Lao Liu yet? It's been over a month. I don't know if he was injured or escaped."

The man in black stood up and said, "Master, Lao Liu and Lao Qi went to carry out the mission. Lao Qi must have been killed by that Qiao. I think Lao Liu might be in danger too!"

"Well, I hope he won't betray me! That prefect Zhang is quite good at resettling the disaster victims, which caused this plan to fail again. As for Wang Er, who instigated the disaster victims to cause trouble, we can offer him some benefits to win him over. He will be useful in the future."

"Yes, Master, I obey your orders!"

The young man in blue tapped the table with his fan and said, "Who is that Qiao Zien? He is so skilled at such a young age, yet he was able to hurt you. Did your spies find out his background?"

"Reporting to the master, we only found out that he is the eldest grandson of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's mansion. His stepmother didn't like him, so she sent him to Pingyang Prefecture's countryside home to live with an old servant. He was beaten up a few months ago, and it was that Chen Guchuan who saved him. We didn't find out who taught him martial arts!"

"Oh? I'm actually very curious. With such high martial arts skills, who hurt him? I'll meet that guy if I get a chance! That Chen Guchuan is a sly guy. He actually sold the fan to Hong Xianzhi. How despicable. He finally got it. Seventeen fought to the death to protect it, but it was all in vain." He put away the fan and hit the chair hard with it, which immediately broke into pieces.

"Master, do you want to kill Chen Guchuan?" The man in black made a killing gesture.

"Not yet. Qiao Zien, who is beside him, is a powerful character. At present, it seems that they don't know the secret of the fan, so let them live a few more days."

"Master, are you not going to avenge Old Seven? Old Seven was killed by Qiao Zien. I don't know what kind of sword he used, but the blade was extremely thin and sharp, and he killed him with one blow. It was through the sword in his hand that I guessed that Old Seven must have been killed by Qiao Zien."

The young man in green sighed softly, "Don't we have enough enemies? Can we kill them all? Business is more important, and revenge can be discussed later."

East Street Yuelai Inn

A scholar in white was playing chess with his guards.

The scholar in white clothes flipped a black chess piece in his hand and said, "Wei Bufan, what's going on with Bai Wuchang?"

The guard Wei Bufan asked back, "Boss, are you talking about the Bai Wuchang who haunted Anyang City, or the Bai Wuchang who was killed in Pingyang City?"

The scholar in white clothes was very interested: "Then tell me about both of them! How have you been investigating along the way?"

Wei Bufan shook his head and glared, his expression exaggerated: "Then let's talk about Bai Wuchang in Anyang Prefecture first. It is obvious that it was a master of Qinggong who pretended to be Bai Wuchang, first frightened Liu Fugui unconscious, and then took away the valuables."

"Yes, it's easy to scare people unconscious, but do you think it's possible to take away a warehouse of grain silently? It was just getting dark and there were people in the yard and on the street. No one saw any truck transporting grain! Could it be that he has a Qiankun bag? He put all the grain in the bag and carried it away with his bare hands?" The young man in white clapped his hands.

"This? It's really hard to explain. Even with my brain, I can't think of anything even if I try my best!" Wei Bufan held his chin with both hands and shook his head.

"Yes, we have been investigating for so long but still can't figure it out. Are there really gods and ghosts? Weren't the three bandits from Qingyang Prefecture inexplicably brought to Qingyang Prefecture from Yushu Town without anyone noticing? Even if they were drugged, there must be witnesses for three such large people! There really is no case that I, Zhen Yu, can't solve. I just don't believe it!" Zhen Yu threw the black chess piece into the chess box.

"Let's talk about the murdered Bai Wuchang. He was killed with one knife. The cut of the knife was long and deep, and the blade was thin and sharp. It seems that there is no such knife in our Daliang Dynasty now. Could it be that it was brought by the southern barbarians or the northern border people?" Wei Bufan was very confused.

"These two cases are not easy to investigate!" Zhen Yu lay back in the chair.

"Boss, you are such a fool. It would be so nice for you to stay in the Dali Temple in the capital. But you come out to solve cases just because of your curiosity. You are really stupid. Uh, I didn't say anything as your subordinate." Wei Bufan covered his mouth with his hands.

"I'm not just bored. I think these two cases are very strange and there seems to be some connection between them." Zhen Yu said with his eyes closed.

In a large house with three entrances in Yangliu Lane, South Street

Zhou Zhiyuan had a secret conversation with the red-dressed young master Hong Xianzhi in the study.

Zhou Zhiyuan bowed and saluted: "I wonder what instructions Master Hong has for visiting at this time?"

Hong Xianzhi bowed and smiled faintly, "Shopkeeper Zhou, sorry to bother you! I was asked by the princess to go to Zhenpin Pavilion to buy glass products, but I am very interested in Chen Guchuan. I wonder how much Shopkeeper Zhou knows about him?"

Zhou Zhiyuan said: "I don't know much about it. In March, he had applied for a household registration pass here and asked me about Li Daoba. Then he opened Zhenpin Pavilion and Huicui Building to bring people from his hometown to live in Pingyang Prefecture. I didn't think much of it at the time, and it was all normal, but since he had a family, why did he need to register separately?

He is still a child and has not started a family yet, so how can he separate from his parents? But he brought his parents here, not to separate the family, which puzzled Zhou. However, he is quite capable of making money, and at such a young age, he can actually get goods from overseas. "

Hong Xianzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "This person is not simple, and it can even be said that there is something fishy about him! What do you think, Qiao Zien?"

"Qiao Zien is just a young scholar. I didn't have much contact with him. I only know that it was Chen Guchuan who saved Qiao Zien and they had a close relationship. And Qiao Zien's grades in the academy were also among the best. He is a good material for studying!" Zhou Zhiyuan replied respectfully.

"Well, the prince is in need of people now. We can win over these two people. One is rich, and the other is talented. They are both talented!...Hahahaha" Hong Xianzhi laughed.

Zhou Zhiyuan's eyes rolled around, and he echoed, "Yes, I've made a note of it, and I will do my best to get it done!"

Chen Ruotong had fallen asleep at this time, but she never dreamed that all kinds of monsters were thinking about her.