Zhao Wu chuckled quietly, "This is a cat's eye. The old lady of the Wen family has one, the same size and similar color. It's said to sell for five thousand taels of silver. I'll give all the other things to Lord Min, and I can only secretly give you one bead." He added, "I don't know much about the value of things, but I think this bead is the most valuable treasure among them."
If he hadn't received that letter, he would have handed the entire jar of treasures to Xu Lanyin for safekeeping without hesitation. He would have given half to Xu Lanyin and secretly used the other half on the victims. But with this important secret letter, he had no choice but to hand over the jar and the treasures together.
"Is it okay?" Xu Lanyin asked. She also liked babies, but she didn't know if this would work.
Zhao Wudao said, "There's no bill. It's known to heaven and earth, you and I. Why not? I feel that I have wronged my sister. If I hadn't discovered the clues, it would have been taken away by someone else. The treasure is secondary, and it would have delayed the important matter."
After hearing this, Xu Lanyin happily put the cat's eye into her pocket.
She began packing Zhao Wu's belongings. Four sets of clothes, a cotton-padded jacket and trousers she had someone buy for him, two pairs of shoes, a straw raincoat, a bamboo hat...
Zhao Wushi was riding a horse, so he shouldn't bring too much stuff with him. If he needed anything, he could buy it on the way.
At noon, Xu Lanyin brought a few children here to have lunch with Zhao Wu before returning to the inner courtyard.
After lunch, Xu Lanyin led the children to Zhao Wu's guest room. Having not seen him for a while, Xu Lanyin wanted to spend more time with him. She also forced a two-hundred-liang silver note on him. Poor family, rich road, she hoped he wouldn't suffer too much out there. This foolish boy didn't know how to save his own money; he basically gave her all the money he earned.
They played until the sun set in the west, and then Xu Lanyin took the children back to the inner courtyard.
Xu Lanting asked, "Aren't we having dinner with Brother Zhao and Brother Min?"
The little girl's eyes were also filled with hope. After knowing how good her father was, she also wanted to spend more time with him.
Xu Lanyin ignored her small glance and smiled, "No, they have something to do."
When Zhao Wu heard that Minhu had returned to the outer study, he hurried there with the package.
After the servants left, the Minhu poured out everything in the jar.
After reading the letter, he laughed and said, "I knew it. Tang Moshan has Huang He's son in his grasp. How could someone as cautious as Huang He not try to exploit his weaknesses? I wonder how this letter got into Huang He's hands." His voice lowered. "This completely confirms our previous suspicions. The father and son of the Hong family were just a decoy for the Third Prince and the Yi Ju Restaurant, hiding them from others. The real partner of the Yi Ju Restaurant is the Third Prince, or rather, the Third Prince at the moment, and the contact person is Tang Moshan. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... It's a pity that the old Grand Tutor passed away so early, otherwise he would have been even happier."
Zhao Wuwen asked, "Then can we take them down in one fell swoop?"
Min Hu shook his head and said, "There are people playing tricks on the stage. They can easily shift the blame onto the Crown Prince and the Hong family father and son, and then turn the tables on us. When the net will be closed depends on your actions this time." He added, "Going to Xixia Kingdom is a heavy responsibility and full of dangers. We must find a way to find the person and bring him back."
Zhao Wu nodded solemnly.
Fujian Hu looked at the gold, silver and jewelry on the table. There were more than thirty gold ingots weighing twenty taels, a pile of inlaid jewelry, jade bracelets, coral bracelets, single pearls, rubies, crystals, and emeralds, all of which were colorful and shining.
He said, "Huang He's money comes from two sources: one is the money of the dead, and the other is the dividends from private mines. If you hand it over, you don't know who will benefit in the end, so it's better for me to deal with it directly. This gold is worth about 7,000 taels of silver, which will be used to help the victims who have been found and the children whose adults cannot be found. I will keep this money temporarily and you will take care of it when you come back. These jewelry and gems will only be worth a few hundred taels of silver if they don't sell well. They are not worth much. You and Miss Xu can divide it. If you hadn't discovered the problem with Longxing Inn, who knows how many people would continue to suffer, and Tang Moshan would never have been implicated. Besides, if you don't dig these things out, who will know?"
He fully believed that it was the meticulous Xu Lanyin who discovered the clues and Zhao Wu went to dig them up. It was not that he thought Zhao Wu would not find it, but Zhao Wu was busy that night and had no time to care about which tree Huang He circled around a few times.
Zhao Wu's eyes narrowed. No matter how dumb he was, he could tell that these treasures were definitely worth no less than ten thousand taels of silver. He asked, "Is this okay?"
Minhu smiled and said, "Why not? I have the right to deal with things worth hundreds of taels of silver. This way of distributing it not only helps the victims but also rewards the meritorious personnel. It is the best use of the money and is much better than handing it over to someone who is not related to the matter."
Zhao Wu smiled and packed up the jewelry, politely declined Min Hu's offer of dinner, went straight back to the guest room, and asked someone to invite Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanyin thought something urgent happened, so she rushed over and a few beads of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose.
Zhao Wu handed her the package and said what he could say, "These are all for me."
He was very happy in his heart. He had earned a considerable amount of money for Xu Lanyin, which had fulfilled half of his sister's wish to live a good life.
Even though Xu Lanyin didn't know much, having visited many silver shops, she could tell that these items were of very high quality and could fetch at least ten thousand taels of silver if sold well. The Fujian household used "poor sales" to estimate the price, both to absolve himself of responsibility and to avoid burdening them.
He protected the victims and benefited the workers, without taking a penny for himself. This shows that he has a noble character and is indeed a smart man. He completely took Zhao Wu under his wing and made him work for him.
Xiao Zhao needs to continue working hard, and of course I have to continue working hard too.
Xu Lanyin smiled. She had to accept the reward from the big boss. However, she wouldn't take it all. She would give half to Zhao Wu. She would keep it with her first and give it to him when he needed it. She would also help the children who hadn't found their families, but she would wait until Zhao Wu returned.
Seeing Xu Lanyin's eyes curved with a smile, Zhao Wuxiao said, "Sister, I will continue to work hard and strive to become a high-ranking official. Not only will I ensure that you have enough food and clothing, but I will also ensure that you are not bullied by others."
Xu Lanyin held the treasure in front of her eyes and smiled, "You have a sweet mouth. Your future wife will be immersed in honey pots every day."
Zhao Wu curled his lips and said, "I don't have the energy to coax my wife."
Xu Lanyin put down the things in her hand, looked at him playfully and smiled, "That's because you don't know how good a wife is. When you know, you won't say that."
The second gate was about to be locked, and Xu Lanyin got up and returned to the inner courtyard, saying that she would come to see him off early the next morning.
Zhao Wu sent her to the second gate on the grounds that he was worried about her.
The autumn night was slightly chilly, the moonlight was as frosty as frost, and the moonlight stretched their shadows very long.
Neither of them spoke. The joy they had just felt had completely disappeared, and their hearts were filled with deep reluctance.
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