Chapter 56: Transformation
Li Gan saw that everyone had quieted down and was looking at him, then he smiled sincerely and said:
"It's just five ounces of gold, actually it's not worth anything.
Being away from home is already full of inconveniences, especially when I have my brothers and nephews with me.
My nephew has always been a delicate person with a very delicate stomach, and cannot tolerate the slightest uncleanness. Therefore, it is very difficult for him to eat out.
Fortunately, the young lady invited us so kindly and treated us with such clean vegetables.
As the old saying goes, a drop of water should be repaid with a spring.
We are giving you some money because we have nothing else to show our appreciation except these vulgar things. Please don’t be polite.”
After Li Gan said this, the Xia family felt it was difficult to refuse. However, they also felt that one ingot of gold was too much. They were about to refuse twice more when they saw Xia Daohua smilingly putting the gold ingot into her sleeves.
This girl actually gave Li Ganfei an admiring look.
Mr. Xia, Xia Youtian, and Jiang all felt their faces burning, and said to Li Gan apologetically, "I'm so ashamed.
"Alas, the little girl was injured a few days ago, so we couldn't help but indulge her a little these days. Unexpectedly, she was spoiled a little bit..." He repeatedly expressed his desire to straighten Xia Daohua's temper.
Li Gan smiled and said, "The young lady is innocent, straightforward, helpful, and kind-hearted. How can you say she's spoiled?"
When everyone in the Xia family heard Li Gan praising Xia Daohua like this, they couldn't help but smile.
At this point, Li Gan felt that the Xia family members were simple and honest in character. However, for some reason, these children were much more clever than their parents.
Especially this young lady named Daohua, who was not only not afraid of the stage, not afraid of me, but also dared to order me to save the situation according to her wishes...
I don't know whether what she said during the dinner, that she had met Xiao Lubuhua, is true or not?
Xia Daohua seemed to have figured it out, and she actually continued the previous topic, saying, "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about it when I was interrupted just now. I saw the person in the portrait. It was on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month..."
Xia Daohua described the appearance of the man in the alley in detail, but did not mention that she almost robbed him of everything.
Xia Daohua asked:
"What are you looking for him for? That man is not a good person. He set fire to Huanhua Tower!"
Old Master Xia, Xia Youtian, and Jiang's faces suddenly turned red with shame - how could a place like Huanhua Tower be mentioned casually by a young lady like Xia Daohua?
Jiang couldn't help but blushed and scolded:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Where did you hear all this nonsense from?"
Xia Daohua looked bewildered and asked in surprise:
"Is this nonsense? Mother, have you forgotten? It was on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month when the yamen runners closed the streets and said that there were bandits who killed people and set fire to Huanhua Tower, and they asked us to evacuate home quickly..."
The faces of the several adults in the Xia family immediately relaxed, and they were no longer as red as before, as if blood would drip out at any time.
Xia Daohua stared into Li Gan's eyes and asked curiously:
"That guy doesn't look like a Da Chu person, and you don't look like a Da Chu person either. Could you be from the same place? What you said to Master Shen Qi was actually a lie to him, right?"
After saying the last sentence, she had a smug expression on her face, as if saying, "Look how smart I am, praise me, praise me."
Li Gan wanted to continue asking, but after hearing this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"I am from the capital, my surname is Li Gan, my nickname is Sansi. I came here to visit friends and to do some official business.
Although Li is not talented, he has an important job.
Although our Great Chu court is generous and benevolent, and benefits all people, we have never allowed barbarians to serve as officials!"
Li Gan finished speaking with a smile, and everyone around him laughed, but Xia Daohua did not laugh:
"Without evidence, how can I know whether what you said is true or false?"
Li Gan took out a gold medal from his waist and showed it to Xia Daohua, but Xia Daohua did not recognize the symbol or emblem on it.
The lines of a white cloud formed the Chinese character "锦". Could it be "Who sent the brocade letter from the cloud?"
This doesn't seem possible, does it?
Seeing Xia Daohua's eyes change from confusion to doubt, Li Gan realized that she probably didn't recognize the words or the brand.
Li Gan was helpless, rolled his eyes, thought carefully, and said:
"I'm here on official business, and the chief and deputy chief of the Qianhu Office are both aware of it."
When Xia Daohua heard this, she already believed it 90%.
There was still a bit of hesitation, but it disappeared after Li Gan borrowed an empty room, a basin of hot water and a sweat towel.
After watching Li Gan perform the magic trick in front of her twice, Xia Daohua felt Li Gan's sincerity and let down her guard.
She said to Li Gan with a smile:
"When I saw the guy, he was staggering, as if he was about to fall, and then..."
After hearing what Xia Daohua said, Li Gan was surprised and delighted, yet he couldn't believe it.
Xia Daohua brought Li Gan into the yard with a smile on her face, and she slipped into the gap of the firewood pile like a little loach.
He stuck half of his body behind the pile of firewood, rummaged around for a long time, and finally came out with a head full of thorns and weeds, holding a tightly wrapped oil paper bag in his hands.
The moment Li Gan saw the oil paper bag, his eyes started to burn with flames, the heat was so intense that it seemed like it could burn a person.
Xia Daohua couldn't help but shudder. Li Gan noticed it and realized that he was showing his emotions too much.
He carefully took the oil paper bag, opened it with trembling fingers and looked at the contents.
Looking at the paper and the handwriting, it is definitely the original.
Moreover, not a single page was missing.
Xia Daohua’s story was not very perfect, but Li Gan had to believe it.
Otherwise, he really couldn't explain why the oil-paper bag that had caused chaos in the capital city had fallen into his hands so easily.
After getting this, he was even too lazy to personally track down Xiao Lubuhua's whereabouts.
This incident also answered all the doubts.
Why did Xiao Lubuhua not return to Beiman even though his identity had been exposed, but stayed in Dachu all the time, even missing their Queen Mother's birthday?
Why did the Northern Barbarian King Xiao Liyou not push to the border of Jieling Mountain even though he had already mobilized a large army?
Why is it that even though the news of the theft of the defense map has spread like wildfire, the weak defense nodes on Jieling Mountain have not been attacked...
All of this has been reasonably explained.
Li Gan felt as if he was dreaming. He once again stretched out his hand and pinched the defense map hidden in his arms. The dreamlike feeling seemed to be even stronger.
To express his gratitude, Li Gan specially gave Xia Daohua another ingot of gold.
Previously, when Xia Daohua saw the gold ingots, Li Gan saw it clearly from the sincere love in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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