Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

Gu Mingde was somewhat puzzled by Boss Zhou's excitement, and subconsciously asked, "Boss Zhou knows my uncle?"

Boss Zhou knew that he had lost his composure just now, and explained: "I just have some doubts about what you said, after all...;

Your uncle is just a peddler, and you say he has a lot of gold bars. Don't you think that's a little unreasonable?"

Gu Mingde put aside his doubts and quickly explained, "I didn't lie, I really saw it. Didn't I say that those gold bars might have been stolen by my uncle?"

Boss Zhou still showed an attitude of disbelief, which caused Gu Mingde to unconsciously say more “I don’t have to lie to you;

In fact, I don’t know exactly where my uncle worked as a peddler. I only vaguely heard from my family that he traveled to many places.

Who knows if he might have done something like taking advantage of money or murdering someone for money?

You have to know that my uncle is just an ordinary farmer, and he only makes ends meet by working as a peddler with others;

If he didn't resort to some crooked means, how could he have saved up all these gold bars?"

Boss Zhou was a little disappointed when he heard this, "Has your uncle always been in the Northeast?"

Gu Mingde nodded. "Yes, my uncle said that he couldn't get along with the people in the south, mainly because he couldn't understand the language of the people there. When he learned that the peddler who brought him was going to the south, he stopped following him."

"Then do you know who the peddler who brought him was? Where is he now?" After saying that, Boss Zhou was worried that Gu Mingde would become suspicious again.

He added, "Could that gold belong to the peddler he robbed?"

Gu Mingde really had no doubts. Following Boss Zhou's line of thought, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was absolutely possible.

"I really don't know. We were all still young at that time and had long forgotten about it. I just heard that the peddler who brought him was quite capable, otherwise my uncle wouldn't have followed him so stubbornly."

Gu Mingyue didn't know that Gu Mingde almost exposed her to everyone.

However, because the two of them had their own ulterior motives, their thoughts went astray and they finally focused their target on the nameless peddler.

Gu Mingde had no idea that in those days, anyone who could go out and earn money to support the family was considered capable.

However, this ability has nothing to do with the ability of the person that Boss Zhou wants to find.

The original owner's father had mentioned what happened outside to his eldest brother, whom he trusted, just in case.

In front of other people, he always emphasized with a helpless look on his face that he had to return to the village because he could not understand the southern dialect.

If Gu Mingyue recalls carefully, she will find out from the original owner's memory that the original owner had learned some southern dialect from his father since he was a child.

Although the original owner's uncle had mentioned it to his eldest son, he also repeatedly told him not to tell anyone in order to prevent the remnants of the party from finding out and taking revenge.

In the end, only my uncle, my brother, and my sister-in-law knew about it. The three of them kept their mouths shut, so now a closed loop is formed, which perfectly eliminates all doubts.

Gu Mingyue didn't know all this, she had her own plan to clear herself of suspicion.

Now everything was going according to plan, and she was not in a hurry to help the original owner's father verify his identity.

After all, we don’t know how many people and things will be involved in this, so it’s better to let everything return to dust.

Maybe in the future, if there is a chance, she will help the original owner's father clear his name, but not now.

The most important thing at the moment is to ensure peace and stability and live a good life.

On the way, Boss Zhou asked Monkey to find out about the nameless peddler. As for the gold that Gu Mingde mentioned...

Ever since I learned that the uncle he was talking about was just a genuine farmer, I have become a little reserved about the truth in his words.

So he suppressed his anxiety and thought it would be safer to send someone to explore the way first before taking care of the rest.

Otherwise, you will make the noble person happy for nothing and end up making things worse.

"Sister Jin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Boss Zhou greeted Gu Mingyue politely, and Gu Mingyue waved her hand to indicate that she didn't mind.

Then he asked, "I told you, Monkey, how is your business going? Can we trade today?"

Zhou Laoda said in embarrassment, "To be honest with Sister Jin, time is a bit tight, and we can only collect 800 kilograms of sorghum, 800 kilograms of sweet potatoes, 700 kilograms of potatoes, and 500 kilograms of corn;

Flour and rice were in short supply, with less than 200 kilograms of flour available. There was no new rice, but there were nearly 900 kilograms of old grain, but some of it was infested with worms.

If you don't mind, Sister Jin will give you half the price. As for the remaining amount, how about exchanging it for something else?"

These were actually beyond Gu Mingyue's expectations.

She did not insist and said cheerfully: "Okay, let's do this first, I also want to go over and test the water to see the situation first;

But you still have to help me with this. Even if the sales there are not good, I have other ways. I can't let you, Boss Zhou, suffer any loss.

This time, let me think about it, do you have jade or something like that? I like these more. "

Boss Zhou pondered and said, "This is true."

Gu Mingyue showed a pleasant surprise, "I didn't expect that Boss Zhou is such an elegant person."

Boss Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Sister Jin, you are joking. I am just a common man, not elegant. I only collected these because I needed them recently."

At this point, Boss Zhou suddenly thought that the reason why his men couldn't find anyone was perhaps because they had limited abilities.

This Sister Jin is knowledgeable and well-informed. I guess she has many connections, so maybe she knows something.

The nobleman asked him to act in secret, so over the years, he had entrusted these matters to a few trusted men.

Now that there is hope, I can’t wait.

So, he tentatively said, "Speaking of which, I really have something I want to trouble Sister Jin with."

Gu Mingyue raised her eyebrows and said, "Tell me about it."

Boss Zhou said after careful consideration, "It's not a big deal. I just want to ask you, big sister, if you know a peddler from the south named Erzhuzi."

"Never heard of it." Gu Mingyue shook her head.

She really didn't know that the original owner's father's nickname was Erzhuzi, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm.

Only Gu Guoqiang knew this name, because ever since Gu Guoping grew up, he never let anyone call him by this name, thinking it sounded unpleasant.

However, Gu Mingyue was somewhat sensitive about the identity of the peddler, so she asked, "I wonder why Boss Zhou is looking for this person?"

"It's not a big deal." Boss Zhou said lightly, "He took my things and I want them back."

Gu Mingyue said, "I understand you." "It should be very valuable, otherwise why would you be so secretive and play dumb with me? Don't worry, I'm not greedy for your stuff."

Boss Zhou smiled bitterly, "Big sister, what you said really embarrasses me. Well, Big sister and I get along well, so I won't hide it from you;

This peddler had a wooden box in his hand, which was very important to me. I had been looking for it for many years, but there was no news.

I just learned that he once had a person who was equivalent to his apprentice. But he disappeared without a trace after that.

The situation now is that the person is not important, what is important is the wooden box. I do have some clues, but it takes time to verify;

The reason I told my elder sister was that I was thinking that if I still come back empty-handed this time, I hope that my elder sister can help me keep an eye out for it if she has the chance. "

If Boss Zhou wasn't so eager for quick success, he wouldn't have revealed such a secret.

Sometimes people are just like this, when they are a hundred steps away from success, they will take it step by step.

But if there is only one step left, people tend to rush for success and lose their composure.

If Gu Mingyue had not had the experience from her previous life, she might have lost control of her emotions and shown fear by now!

Even so, Boss Zhou still had some doubts. "I noticed that the elder sister looked strange. Could it be that she had heard something?"

Gu Mingyue pretended to sigh, "That's not the case. I just think that what Boss Zhou said is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I have no idea where to start. You are really giving me a hard time."

Thinking of the difficulties of finding people over the years, Boss Zhou felt the same and no longer doubted it.

Instead, he comforted her, "Don't worry, big sister. I've been looking for him for many years, but there's been no news. I'm used to it."

"Brother is really persistent." Gu Mingyue asked carefully, "But, from what you said just now, do you have any news? Then I wish you to get what you want soon."

Boss Zhou waved his hand and said, "Big sister, to be honest, I have no idea at the moment, but I have some clues. Let's send someone to investigate tonight."

"My elder sister has to go out these few days, so please help me. Is it dangerous? Do you need my elder sister to leave a few people for you?"

At this time, Boss Zhou felt that Sister Jin was quite honest, so he stopped being shy and said, "Thank you, Sister, but I won't need it for now.

Actually, someone told me that a wooden box was found in a nearby village, but I’m not sure if it’s the one I’m looking for;

That man has a personal grudge against the villagers. I suspect he wants to kill someone with someone else's knife. I won't let someone do the work for nothing. I have to go and scout the area first and make sure before I speak."

Gu Mingyue was sure that the person Boss Zhou was talking about was Gu Mingde.

In this life, because she survived and was preparing to build a house, Gu Mingde didn't have much time to plan.

I don't know how I got in touch with Boss Zhou. I didn't expect that he didn't like me.

Now, Gu Mingyue indirectly knows the whole thing.

So the question is, if the person Boss Zhou is looking for is the original owner's father, then whose side is he on?