After being wrongly married, I stabbed my husband to death and became famous throughout the world.

In a few days, at the birthday banquet, it will likely be the time when the buyer pays the final payment!

Paying the money at that time wouldn't attract too much attention.

The claim that the coffin was worth a fortune was no exaggeration. In an era when gold was scarce, ordinary people mostly used copper coins. Such an expensive item would have been replaced by silver or rare and valuable treasures. Silver notes circulated even less among the people, and wealthy individuals did not place much trust in them.

The tens of thousands of taels of silver were quite conspicuous and definitely needed to be concealed.

Li Shu had only been guessing at first, but seeing their reaction now proved that what the shopkeeper and the hunter had said was indeed more than just a guess...

She is such a clever creature.

A short while later, the old man from the Qian family came out in a hurry, and Li Shu was worried that he would fall while running.

The old man from the Qian family was thin and wiry. His cloudy eyes scanned Li Shu up and down for a moment, then turned back to look at his son and daughter-in-law...

I seriously suspect that my child might be mentally challenged and has been scammed!

The other person was just a young girl. Although her face was unclear, judging from the skin color of her hands, she should be quite young. And judging from her clothes, she was neither a nun nor a Taoist priest. Could she possibly be a fortune teller?

“Young lady, you just mentioned my family’s prized possession. Could it be that you’ve taken a fancy to it? It’s not that I can’t sell it to you, but it’s very expensive and not something an ordinary person can afford.” Old Man Qian smiled, without mentioning that the nanmu wood was for sale.

"A high-ranking general in the army has passed away, is that right?" Li Chen asked calmly. "Those who can afford to use purple-gold nanmu wood must be of a very high rank..."

"Young lady, don't talk nonsense! That's not true!" Old Man Qian shouted quickly, then immediately lowered his voice, "Be careful not to bring trouble upon yourself!"

Military affairs are not something that insignificant people like them can judge!

Li Shu wisely shut his mouth and said, "Do you believe me now?"

“Young lady, please speak frankly! I just heard from my son that you are only trying to earn a living. In that case… we are willing to spend some money to avoid trouble.” Old Man Qian immediately became honest.

His family did indeed sell that coffin a few days ago!

To avoid attracting attention, the coffin was completely repainted, and on the surface it looked no different from an ordinary coffin. However, due to the different materials and specifications, this coffin was much heavier, and it took a lot of effort to transport it out!

The matter has now been settled, and the remaining money is scheduled to be delivered in a few days.

That sum of money was substantial, and it was obtained by exchanging the store's prized possession; we absolutely had to accept it safely.

Neither the matter of selling coffins nor the fact that he made a lot of money could be told to outsiders, so he had no choice but to use his grandson's birthday banquet as a cover.

He also planned to use a fake nanmu wood as a cover at his birthday banquet, and then tell everyone that the "nanmu wood" would be used for his coffin and would no longer be sold. However, he did not expect that he would be found out.

Old Yao was somewhat worried, as the date for delivering the silver had already been set.

He couldn't easily change the arrangements made by the people in the military camp, and if he changed his mind, what if he never received the money...?

"It's simple to avoid disaster; just make arrangements in advance. If you want a permanent solution, I advise you to seek help from the government or the military and lay in ambush beforehand. However, you must never announce it to the outside world. Also..." Li Shu looked at Old Man Qian, "Your family has recently been plagued by villains. If someone comes to help your Qian family uninvited that day, do not trust them, and they will definitely be the source of this disaster!"

"..." Old Man Qian couldn't quite understand.

"To put it simply..." Li Shu took a breath, then became more patient: "Your family is being targeted by someone, a villain causing trouble and bringing disaster. But even if the disaster is removed, the villain will still exist, and may even be able to hide even deeper. You need to be careful."

Old Man Qian frowned.

He looked at the girl and couldn't tell from her appearance that she was not a highly skilled person.

If she wasn't a highly skilled person, how did she obtain this information?

“Young lady, can you tell me the truth? What do you know? Don’t worry, I will never tell anyone that you reminded us…” Old Man Qian said earnestly.

The person came in crying, wasn't it because they were afraid of being discovered?

Why are you acting so mysteriously? Do you know some secret, but you're afraid to cause trouble?

Li Shu remained silent for a while.

Then, he whispered, "I only arrived here a couple of days ago and don't know much about this place, but yesterday when I went out, I happened to run into some people discussing secrets."

"!!!" Sure enough, Old Man Qian was startled.

The young couple looked at their father with even greater admiration.

“I saw a young man talking to… a hunter, but he didn’t seem like a hunter. The hunter said he was going to come to the Qian family in a few days during their birthday banquet and make a quick decision. Everything was arranged; the young man was supposed to appear amidst the chaos and make a scene so their people could infiltrate the government.” Li Shu said, his hand retracting as if in fear. “I can’t say any more. What if… what if it gets out? I’ll face retaliation…”

"Boss Qian, I've risked my life to come and betray you..."

Old Man Qian shuddered, his eyes turning serious.

He immediately took out a silver ingot: "Miss, please don't think it's too little. Here are twenty taels for you. After my family is safe and sound, I am willing to offer two hundred taels of silver to thank you for your timely tip-off."

It's not that he's stingy, it's just... I don't know if it's true or not!

He also needed to make preparations in advance, spending some money with the government to see if he could place some people there.

Twenty taels of silver is not much, but it's not a small amount either. If this girl is short of money, it should be enough for her to get through this difficult time.

Li Shu didn't feel the money was too little, after all, it was just a trip and a few words of nonsense that earned him money for free, so he readily accepted it.

"Does the young lady know who that boy is?" Boss Qian asked again.

“I’m new here and don’t know him, but I know he’s a very strong man with a gruff voice, so Mr. Qian, you’d better be careful!” Li Shu said. “To avoid being followed, Mr. Qian, please pretend that I’m here to buy a thin coffin…”

"Alright!" Old Man Qian readily agreed. "May I ask how I should address you, young lady?"

“My name is… my surname is Shu, and my given name is Ali, the Li from pear blossom.” Li Shu replied seriously. “By the way, to avoid alerting the enemy, Boss Qian should act discreetly. If those people change their plans, the danger will be unpredictable.”

"I understand, I will be careful." Old Man Qian said nervously, "Thank you, Miss Shu."

After seeing Li Shu off, Old Man Qian immediately went off to do his work.

After leaving the main hall, Li Shu appeared to have fallen into grief again.

As they left the Qian family's gate, he didn't forget to say to Qian Dalang, "I'll be back in a few days to collect my father's coffin. Don't forget!"

"..." Qian Dalang nodded solemnly.

If he understands correctly, the coffin that Miss Shu mentioned cost two hundred taels of silver.

That's quite a... unique name.

Li Shu had been out for quite some time, and after leaving the Qian family, he wandered around aimlessly for a while.

During this time, I didn't forget to go to the tailor shop to buy a few clothes, both men's and women's styles.

She felt that she wasn't an upright person and might need to dress up in the future, so she prepared in advance. She bought ordinary styles, which weren't expensive, and only spent one or two taels of silver in total.

She didn't touch the remaining silver.

She didn't set off for the Li family until evening.