Farming and reading family

There were occasional lanterns on the streets of He County, and the light was dim. The master and servant walked quietly without carrying lanterns.

Three people followed from a distance, and I didn't know what they were going to do.

After a while they knocked on a door and the doorman opened it and let him in, as he looked familiar with the place.

"Palace residence?" Gao E saw the plaque at the door in the light of the lantern.

"It's Gong Zhinian." Lu Hao whispered, "He bought a lot of land in He County, and he got involved with Hua Jianxing as soon as he arrived."

Gao E remembered that there was such a person, but he had set up business in He County so quickly.

The three of them waited for a while and Hua Jianxing came out, but he did not go back to Yueyuan. Instead, he went to the next house.

The palace residence and the Xue family residence were very close, and Hua Jianxing came out not long after entering.

He went to a few more houses and didn't start returning to Yueyuan until around noon.

But at this time he was already very far away from Yueyuan.

"Can you subdue Gui Heng with one move?" Gao E asked Lu Qingluo in a low voice.

"Not sure." Lu Qingluo said as he threw a stone.

"Who?" Gui Heng turned around vigilantly.

Hua Jianxing unconsciously covered his waist bag and motioned Gui Heng to go over and take a look.

Although Gui Heng was worried about his master's safety, he still went over cautiously.

Lu Qingluo covered his face and waited until Gui Heng reached the corner of the street before taking action.

Her caution was right. Gui Heng reacted very quickly and she didn't subdue him in one move.

But over there, Lu Hao had already put Hua Jianxing in a sack.

Gao E was not at all vague and kicked the man to the ground with both feet.

Gui Heng on the other side noticed that his master was under attack and turned around. Lu Qingluo seized the opportunity and knocked him unconscious.

"Who are you?" Hua Jianxing was hit several times before he reacted. "Help—"

As soon as he shouted, Lu Qingluo touched Hua Jianxing's chin through the sack and gently removed his chin.

The three men surrounded Hua Jianxing and started punching and kicking him.

After Gao E had vented her anger and tried to make sure Hua Jianxing was still alive, she planned to leave.

Lu Hao gestured to indicate that Hua Jianxing had something on his waist.

Gao E gestured to him that he could touch it.

It didn't matter that he touched it, he actually took out a thick stack of silver bills.

The three men looked at each other, took the banknotes and ran away.

After they ran far away, the night patrol arrived and hurriedly rescued the two people.

The three of them ran straight to Jin Ruyi's residence. Jin Ruyi saw that they looked sneaky and only closed the door after making sure that no one was following them.

"What are you doing?" Jin Ruyi went to the small hall and saw three people sitting around the table, so she took the candle over.

Lu Hao took out the banknotes and placed them in front of Sister Gao with a flattering smile on his face.

He didn't dare touch the banknotes. He just wanted to be nice so that he could get one or two. Otherwise, Lu Qingluo would skin him alive.

"Where are they from?" Jin Ruyi was surprised. Why did she feel that the three of them were going to rob?

"I picked it up." Gao E said seriously.

Jin Ruyi just listened to her serious nonsense: "Go out and pick up some more for me to see."

Gao E ignored Jin Ruyi and started counting the silver bills, wondering why Hua Jianxing carried so many silver bills on him so late at night?

Suddenly he realized that something was wrong. He didn't carry so many banknotes on him late at night, but borrowed so many banknotes when he went out. That was why Hua Jianxing went to find those people.

"Thirteen thousand seven hundred taels." Gao E was surprised that these people were so rich, and she didn't know how they borrowed it from Huajianhang.

Lu Hao's eyes lit up too. It was too easy to get this banknote.

Gao E looked at Lu Hao's expression and counted out seven to him. "Is that enough?"

"Enough! Enough! Enough!" Lu Hao took it hurriedly. He thought it would be good to have one or two, and he would make a fortune this time.

Gao E looked at Lu Qingluo.

"You know what I want." Lu Qinglu said he didn't want any banknotes.

Gao E sorted it out and handed it to Jin Ruyi: "You keep it."

Jin Ruyi felt that Gao E was too casual, but when she thought about the 17,000 taels Gao E spent on buying the Yun siblings, these might just be a number to her.

"Will the government investigate?" Jin Ruyi said as he took the silver note.

"Probably... not." Gao E wasn't sure.

Huajianhang’s money was robbed, and the people who lent him the money will definitely come looking for him.

Those people didn't care whether Huajianxing's money was robbed or not. They had already lent it to Huajianxing, which put Huajianxing in a passive position.

Moreover, why did Hua Jianxing want to borrow so much money? How did it convince the other party to lend the money?

Jin Ruyi saw Gao E's uncertainty and said, "If they really find out about this, I won't take the blame."

"I'll carry it." Lu Qingluo said directly.

Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi, and Jin Ruyi had nothing to say.

Lu Hao took the banknotes but did not return to his residence. After all, he had just done something bad and felt a little uneasy carrying such a huge sum of money.

Jin Ruyi went out early in the morning to buy food for Gao E and the others, and to inquire about the progress of Hua Jianxing.

After all, more than 10,000 taels of silver notes were robbed in one go, which is a major case no matter where it is placed.

But the streets were unusually quiet. The yamen runners on duty were yawning and chatting secretly about harmless things.

This made Jin Ruyi a little confused, so she took breakfast back and told Gao E about it.

"He is leaving." Gao E guessed.

"Who?" Lu Hao shuddered.

He now reacts strongly to all news, fearing that what happened yesterday will be exposed.

Gao E glanced at Lu Hao and said, "Be more normal. I can't find the cause of the problem anywhere."

Lu Hao was a little discouraged: "I just don't have the fate to do bad things."

"It's not that you are not destined to do bad things, it's that you simply don't dare to do big things." Gao E really didn't know how he and Luo Dagang became friends.

Luo Dagang killed people without blinking an eye. He could not resist Zheng Xiaoshun who had more than 10,000 taels of silver notes. Even Peng Can quickly adapted to the fact that he was given 1,000 taels. But Lu Hao was so nervous when he got 700 taels of silver notes.

Lu Hao took a bite of the pancake and stared blankly for a long time before slurping down a mouthful of mutton soup: "I'm used to being poor."

He is indeed used to being poor.

He has been struggling to make a living all his life, so he lives a better life only with Sister Gao.

Thinking of this, he decided to follow Sister Gao wholeheartedly.

Sister Gao is a person who can do great things, and he can't be as petty as before.

Gao E couldn't blame Lu Hao anymore after hearing what he said: "I took the money from Hua Jianhang with full confidence."

"Yes!" Lu Hao nodded. "That's not a good thing."

"After dinner, go to the city gate and keep an eye on it. Hua Jianxing may leave the city today." Gao E ordered.

Lu Hao's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down. "Why did he leave the city?"

"Think about it yourself. If you still can't figure it out after he leaves the city, come back and ask me." Gao E didn't say much.

Lu Hao nodded, quickly ate breakfast and went to guard the city gate.

Jin Ruyi had almost guessed it: "You mean... Hua Jianxing is going to leave He County after borrowing the money?"

"It was originally an empty shell, and now it can't be contained anymore." Gao E smiled.