He doesn't even look at his own status. A mere scholar, yet he owns a coal mine. Who wouldn't be jealous? With so many people wanting to kill him, his death will naturally come.

Chen Shou thought of Xie Xiu and his face turned ugly again.

It was he who gave Xie Xiu the 100,000 taels of silver to buy that piece of land!

As a result, Xie Xiu used the silver he gave him to buy the mountains and forests of his Chen family, and finally he was lucky enough to dig out a coal mine!

This guy is really lucky!

But Qingluan was right. Xie Xiu's status was too low, and this coal mine would only become his death warrant.

So what if he was lucky? It also depended on whether Xie Xiu could afford it!

How could he, a mere scholar, bear such enormous wealth and honor?

Just thinking about luck, Chen Shou couldn't help but think of Xie Xiu's little daughter.

Thinking of that cute fat baby, his face became even gloomier.

He looked at Wu Qingluan: "Qingluan, is Xie Xiu's little daughter really a lucky star?"

Wu Qingluan's expression changed, his eyes full of greed and covetousness: "No matter if she is or not, I must get this girl!"

Chen Shou saw Wu Qingluan's covetous intentions and felt a little unhappy.

He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods or luck. If luck really exists, then the fact that he has ended up in this situation doesn't mean that he is an unlucky person and has no destiny to become the ruler of the world?

How could Chen Shou be willing to accept it?

He narrowed his eyes in displeasure and asked Wu Qingluan, "Do you really believe that little kid will be a lucky star?"

Seeing his unhappy expression, Wu Qingluan smiled and said, "Sir, why are you so angry? She's just a little kid. It doesn't matter whether she's a lucky star or not.

The most important thing is not to let others believe that she is a lucky star, and even more so not to let her continue to stay in the capital to win the hearts of the people for that dog emperor.

Anyway, she is still young and can't remember anything yet. If we catch her now, there is no need to worry about not being able to tame her.

If she is truly blessed, then keep her by your side. If not, then whether to kill her directly or train her as a pawn, both are good options, aren't they?"

Chen Shou was very pleased with this.

He looked at Wu Qingluan approvingly: "You are right, we should capture that girl. However, after the failure of the last plan, the girl has been staying at Xie's house most of the time. It will not be easy to sneak her out of Xie's house."

Wu Qingluan smiled confidently: "That's fine. She's still young and still too young to remember things. There's plenty of time to plan slowly."

Chen Shou nodded. "This matter is indeed not urgent. We must plan carefully. Otherwise, we will not only fail to catch the person, but also expose the hidden spies in the capital. It will be difficult to take action next time."

Wu Qingluan thought the same thing, but at this moment, she smiled and flattered him: "Young Master, what you said is absolutely right."

Chen Shou felt more and more benefited, but when he thought of the coal mine in Xie Xiu's hands, he felt very disgusted.

So he asked Wu Qingluan, "In your opinion, when can we start working on that coal mine? What if we start before the New Year?"

Wu Qingluan thought about it carefully, then said: "Coal mining is not easy. I think as long as Xie Xiu is not too incompetent, he should be able to open enough mines before the New Year.

"As long as they bribe the miners and blow up the mine when there are more people, there will definitely be a lot of casualties. And if something like this happens before the New Year, the dog emperor will definitely be furious! He might even sentence Xie Xiu to death!"

Chen Shou imagined the scene and couldn't help laughing.

He then asked, "Then how much silver do you think Xie Xiu can earn from the time he starts digging the coal mine until the New Year?"

Wu Qingluan said with certainty: "The time is too short, and the little silver earned is certainly far less than 100,000 taels. Although coal can be used for burning, the smell is not pleasant.

Aside from smokeless coal, the rest of the coal simply couldn't be sold at a good price. It was only during the cold winter months that people had to buy more coal to keep warm. Once winter was over, coal sales plummeted.

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