Chapter 43 Pei Shi Sends Silver
Tietou asked the nanny to pass a message in, saying that the maid from the marquis's mansion had arrived.
Fu Danjun was curious about what was going on and told Lan Fang, "Receive him and see what he's doing."
When Lan Fang came out, she saw that it was Pei's maids Cang Tao and Cang Bai.
The two maids smiled and called her "Sister Lan Fang" all the time.
Lan Fang didn't want to pay attention. She raised her chin and said proudly, "What can I do for you? Tell me quickly!"
Cang Tao held out the silver package and said, "This is 20 taels of silver. Our young lady sent it here."
Cangbai continued, "It will be delivered every month from now on."
Lan Fang glanced at the wrinkled silver bag and pulled a gold hairpin from her hair to show it: "See? It's pure gold. Any hairpin I use is pure gold. These twenty taels of silver are not enough for a meal. Take it, take it."
Cangbai was so angry when he saw Lan Fang's arrogant look.
Cang Tao quickly smiled apologetically: "Our young lady said that she would give me 20 taels in the first half of the month, 30 taels in the middle, and 50 taels in the second half, which adds up to exactly 100 taels."
Lan Fang almost laughed out loud: "Wait, I'll go and tell the lady."
Fu Danjun had already heard it from inside: "Lan Fang, take it."
Lan Fang rolled her eyes at the two maids and said, "It's only a hundred taels, and you're still stingy and have to pay it in three installments. I'm exhausted."
After saying that, he took the silver and scolded: "What are you still standing there for? Are you waiting for food?"
The two maids left with bated breath.
Fu Danjun waited for Lan Fang to come in and then laughed with her.
Lan Fang laughed so hard she fell backwards: "Miss, didn't you see Cangbai's resentful look? He was about to cry."
Fu Danjun waved his hand and said, "Mrs. Pei finally gave in and sent me some silver. But it's better to keep it than to buy some delicious food or make some clothes."
Lan Fang laughed and said, "I have so many silk and satin clothes that I can't wear them all, and I have several boxes of jewelry."
Fu Danjun heard this and laughed, "Then buy some food and see what you want to eat."
Lan Fang was indeed interested and said with a smile, "There are so many things I want to eat, such as milk cakes, pork jerky, and braised pork elbows. There are so many more."
Fu Danjun was so greedy after hearing this: "Stop talking so much, go buy some quickly, and bring more silver so that our servants can have a taste too."
Lan Fang agreed and happily ran out to ask Tietou to go buy some meat: "You, buy some more meat, and then set up a few big pots in the yard and cook it for everyone to eat together."
Tietou scratched his ear and said shyly, "Is it really that expensive? Isn't it a bit bad?"
Lan Fang poked him on the forehead and said, "We're not short of money. We'll even have someone give us a hundred taels a month for free. We can eat meat and drink wine as much as we want, and we'll never run out."
Tietou was delighted when he heard this: "In that case, I'll go buy it."
When Lan Fang returned, she was confused again: "Why did Pei send the money three times a month? Is she playing tricks on me?"
Fu Danjun burst out laughing: "Because he has no money, he can only scrape it together here and there. Although Lu Yu has been promoted, he still borrows money at high interest rates from the money shop. The monthly interest payment is enough for him to bear."
Lan Fang suddenly remembered: "Yes! How could I have forgotten?"
When Tietou returned from buying meat, a servant waiting at the gate handed him a note: "We are from the residence of Lord Li, the Minister of Revenue. Madam is writing this note to your master."
Tietou had no choice but to hand the invitation to Fu Danjun. Fu Danjun saw that there was nothing special about it and thought that Tang Caidie simply wanted to visit him.
"I've already posted, which means I really want to come."
Fu Danjun smiled meaningfully. Lan Fang pondered: "Could it be that he came here for Madam Yuan?"
Fu Danjun nodded: "Indeed, I just wanted to vent my anger on Sister Yuan."
After saying that, she came over with the post and asked Yuan if she wanted to participate in this matter.
Yuan quickly said, "I was nearly killed. How could I not want revenge? I'm just afraid it will cause you trouble."
Fu Danjun quickly laughed and said, "No, when Tang Caidie comes, you hide behind the screen and act accordingly."
Yuan smiled and nodded: "That's great. Just wait and see. For Jin Zhao and myself, I will definitely make that woman bleed."
As soon as she finished speaking, the nanny came over and said, "The waiter from Xiangyun Tower is here, waiting for the young lady."
Fu Danjun hurried out to meet the clerk, who turned out to be the waiter of the clothing store.
"The shopkeeper told me to tell the young lady that the brocade has arrived and has been delivered to Princess Baohua and the Shangshu's wife respectively."
Fu Danjun laughed when he heard this: "I see. You did a great job. You all worked so hard."
The waiter stood still, his expression changing from joy to sadness: "But..."
Fu Danjun was surprised: "What's wrong? Did something go wrong?"
The clerk said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Some of the goods were robbed on the way."
Fu Danjun looked at him in astonishment: "Is there such a thing? Who did it?"
The waiter said hurriedly: "He looks like an official, and he's very arrogant. He killed three of our escort brothers and seriously injured another. The shopkeeper told me to tell the young lady that we should avoid disaster by spending money. Don't mess with him."
Lan Fang said angrily, "How can we tolerate this? If they know we're easy to bully, they'll rob us again next time!"
Fu Danjun also had the same idea, but he said to the waiter: "I won't act rashly, so don't worry, boss."
The waiter heard about it and went back to pass on the message.
Fu Danjun returned to his room and angrily said, "What kind of official is he? He's nothing but a robber!"
Lan Fang was worried that the young lady would suffer a loss, so she suggested, "We are outnumbered, so let's not confront them head-on. Wouldn't it be better to wait until the Emperor arrives and talk to him?"
Fu Danjun slammed the table and stood up: "I rely on him for everything. The daylily is cold. Prepare some money first. I'm going to go see the injured brother."
The escort agency and the pawnshop and clothing store have always cooperated closely because it is a mutually beneficial relationship.
The shopkeeper led Fu Danjun into the escort agency, where he viewed the deceased's appearance and gave the family a generous pension.
Then he spent a high price to buy a cemetery, and everything was arranged.
Fu Danjun gave the injured escort money for treatment and learned that the man's name was Ni Er.
"Get well soon, I still need you to help me solve the case."
Fu Danjun smiled and patted Ni Er's shoulder. Ni Er patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Miss. I will go find those people when I am better."
Lan Fang, however, believed that the escort's injuries were serious and he would not be able to recover for ten days or half a month.
"You must remember what those people look like. Give them a rough description and I'll draw them."
Lan Fang did have some painting skills. The escort recalled and described them: "These people all had long braids and thick black beards. Their facial features were more profound than those of ordinary people. They were very burly, but not very tall."
Lan Fanghe responded as she painted: "Hmm, hmm, hmm."
Then he brought a portrait to the escort man, whose eyes lit up: "Yes, that's what it looks like."
Fu Danjun came over to take a look and said in surprise: "This person looks very strange, he doesn't look like a local like us."
The next day, Fu Danjun took Lan Fang to the street to buy things, and happened to meet a group of people with long braids and beards riding camels passing by.
Lan Fang whispered, "Isn't this the person I drew?"
Fu Danjun asked the people next to him where this group of people riding camels came from.
Someone nearby told me, "They are all merchants from northern Xinjiang, coming to Shangjing to do business."
Fu Danjun asked again: "Has he passed by here before? Or is this his first appearance today?"
The person next to him said, "For the past ten days or so, he has appeared at this time every day."
At the same time the next day, Fu Danjun arrived with his escorts.
Sure enough, these northern border people with long braids appeared again. The escort was excited: "Yes, yes, that's how the robbers dress."
Fu Danjun knew what was going on, but Lan Fang was worried: "They are all fat and strong, and you don't know martial arts, young lady."
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