Chapter 161 For My Use
Cheng Nianying slipped out of the Cen family and headed straight to the north of the city.
There was no difference here from before. The low houses were still leaning against each other, surrounded by ditches filled with the city's garbage and filth.
It was a good thing that he couldn't smell anything at this time, so Cheng Nianying walked forward without changing his expression.
The door of the house was tentatively opened a crack.
"Who's coming?"
"It's her."
"Why is she here?"
People recognized her and whispered to each other, but they didn't dare to go out. It was Uncle Tang who opened the door wide and came forward to greet her.
"Have you found Gao Peng? What did he say?" Uncle Tang asked with concern.
"I found it early in the morning and asked about it."
"The person who gave the order... is he really, really from the Cen family?" Uncle Tang's tone was slightly frightened.
"Yeah." Cheng Nianying looked at him. The laceration on his cheekbone had become more serious, and a thick layer of white crust had formed on his mouth. His sweaty hair was stuck tightly to his sunken cheeks.
"Are you all hiding in the house?" Cheng Nianying asked him.
Uncle Tang sighed helplessly, "After all, we have to kill that Luo Ye. I'm afraid of alerting the people above us. I'll just hide at home and wait until the situation calms down before coming out."
"You don't farm?"
"The master knows we've taken on the job, so he won't ask any questions."
Uncle Tang answered in one breath, and then he became curious about Cheng Nianying's purpose: "Amo is no longer here, why did you come here today...?"
"Killing anyone is killing, right?"
Uncle Tang nodded hesitantly.
There was no choice, he had already told the girl in front of him.
"If I give you money, will you be controlled by me?"
Uncle Tang suppressed the excitement in his throat with all his strength: "Give...how much?"
Without waiting for Cheng Nianying to answer, Uncle Tang asked anxiously, "If, if you fail, is there any hard work fee? You don't have to give more."
He licked his lips and held up a finger: "Fifty cents, fifty cents will do."
It's even cheaper than being a killer.
"I went to Weiyang to rent a house earlier, and they asked me for five strings of cash."
Uncle Tang's face turned pale when he heard this: "What? Five strings of cash? How dare you ask for it?"
"The broker said the minimum he would pay was five strings of cash."
"They are still bullying outsiders, they have never changed! It's really hateful, hateful! Give me the money, and I will chop off their heads and bring them to you..." Uncle Tang said angrily.
The others vaguely heard something about money, so they ran out and asked, "What's going on? Is she going to pay us?"
"Who to kill?"
"How many people should we hire? What kind of people should we choose?"
They were talking at once, each one more excited than the other. The one who had been nailed on the shoulder by Cheng Nianying was now eager to move forward.
Uncle Tang had no choice but to shout, "Alright, shut up and listen to Miss Jiang!"
"How many people should I hire? I don't know. If anyone can contribute, we'll hire them."
Cheng Nianying's words instantly stunned them.
"Who are you trying to kill? Why is it so difficult to kill?"
"Yes, we have young men in their sixties and seventies here... Further west, there's another resettlement area with over a hundred people, but they're not any younger than us..."
so much?
Cheng Nianying was stunned when she heard this.
That's more killers than there are currently in the building.
But it's not surprising, the killers are losing strength too quickly.
"Yeah, but I can't say they're all included." Uncle Tang laughed awkwardly. "We have quite a few people here. In the past, the nobles only came to pick two or three. Last time, there were more, and they asked for a full five."
But none of the five of them could beat the girl in front of them.
"How much do they want?" Cheng Nianying asked Uncle Tang.
"It's hard to say. In the past, it was always the nobles who brought it up. Xu Weiyang's household registration and house, money is secondary. It all depends on how dangerous the matter is. If it's a matter of life and death, even a tael of silver is not enough."
"But if you really want to hire everyone, then the price doesn't have to be that high. A lower price is fine, so everyone can have a meal."
Uncle Tang is very considerate of others.
Cheng Nianying thought for a moment: "Then you wait."
Uncle Tang didn't dare to urge her and just watched her leave.
After leaving the north of the city, Cheng Nianying went to the market again.
She walked past the pastry shop selling walnut cakes and stood there for a moment.
Then he suddenly stretched out his hand: "I want some lotus seed cake."
She put some snacks in her pocket and returned to Tingxuexuan.
Fu Yi's door was wide open, and he sat there waiting for her.
The guards were all worried. Why not stop them? They're like herding sheep every day.
What if I’m not home one day?
"The Cen family's security has tightened." Cheng Nianying strode lightly to Fu Yi in three or two steps. "I was almost discovered when I climbed over the wall to come back today."
The guard quickly said, "Then it's better not to turn over. What if you get hurt?"
Cheng Nianying waved her hand: "It doesn't matter right now."
She walked closer and saw that Fu Yi looked much better, but he still spoke in a strange tone: "Did you go to see Yin Heng?"
"Why should I go see him?"
Fu Yi was silent for a moment: "That is..."
He felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart, but he also knew that it was hard to guess what the girl was thinking... maybe she was waiting for something annoying.
"We're out of walnut cakes." Cheng Nianying lied vaguely.
She took out the lotus seed cake and gave it to Fu Yi: "I only bought this."
Fu Yi's fingertips suddenly clenched and he took it: "Give it to me?"
"Um."
He peeled back the outer layer of oil paper, revealing the white lotus seed cake inside. It wasn't made from fresh lotus seeds, and instead had a medicinal smell.
Cheng Nianying stared at him: "Do you want to eat?"
"Well, eat." Fu Yi lowered his head and took a bite.
The guards were rather numb upon seeing this. No poison test, then no poison test. Sigh.
Cheng Nianying's eyes moved, and the guess in her heart was confirmed.
It turned out that what Fu Yi liked was not the walnut cake, but the snacks she bought.
Anything to buy?
"Give me some money." Cheng Nianying spread her palms in front of him.
Fu Yi's mouth twitched.
Buy a lotus seed cake, and there's still something waiting for him here. But it's also a good thing. It means she accepts everything...
"Okay, how much?"
"I don't know. I need to hire some people to protect you. Maybe it'll cost a hundred taels. They're not as expensive as me, but it'll still cost some money. Maybe it'll take one day, two days, three days... I can't say for sure..."
Fu Yi interrupted her: "You... hired someone to protect me?"
Cheng Nianying: "Well, this way you will be very safe."
Why are you still not happy?
Fu Yi: "...How many people do you want to hire to protect me? I'm afraid they're all useless."
"A few people are missing, but what about a hundred people?"
Fu Yi's expression cracked slightly, "Where did you get hundreds of people?"
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