Chapter 361 Who said that’s not a serious matter?
The fact that he was cheated by the salt bandits made Sang Zhixia's face gloomy. He felt even worse than being robbed openly.
Xu Yu wanted to comfort her, but before he could open his mouth, Sang Zhixia grabbed him and taught him a lesson on how to identify fakes.
Two days passed and Xu Yu finally persuaded Sang Zhixia to put down the deed and go to eat. Sang Zhixia was still muttering, "What kind of people are these!"
"Being a bandit isn't enough, now you're also a con man. Does being a salt bandit really mean you need to be hardworking and versatile?"
Xu Yu suppressed his laughter and put a piece of radish into Sang Zhixia's bowl: "It helps to calm down."
"Isn't the money we earned along the way enough to spend? Why get so upset over a few thousand taels of silver?"
"Isn't more than a thousand taels a lot of money?"
Sang Zhixia muttered angrily, "Even if I have a lot of money, I can't be treated like this."
"They've been planning to cheat me these past few days. Are they going to come down the mountain and rob me of my money bag in a few days?"
The money was spent, but the thing I got is as good as nothing.
All the members of the Sun family are dead, but the things belong to the Sun family. If they are mistakenly put in your hands, it is impossible for you to just go along with it and claim them as yours.
Seeing that Sang Zhixia was really angry, Xu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Zhizhi, do you still remember the leader of the salt bandits?"
Sang Zhixia said with anger, "Remember."
"Didn't the shopkeeper say this before? One is called Chen Anzhu and the other is called Meng Pei. Why did you think of saying this?
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Xu Yu placed the fish meat, after picking out the bones, on Sang Zhixia's plate and said with a smile, "Didn't I say before that these two people were a bit interesting? I've also heard some news these days. Would you like to hear it?"
Sang Zhixia's eyes lit up and she urged Xu Yu to speak quickly.
Xu Yu pointed at the food in her bowl and said, "Eat first. I'll tell you everything when you're full."
After a hearty meal and sweet tea, Sang Zhixia kept urging Xu Yu with her eyes: "Hey, what are you keeping me in suspense for? Are you going to be like the storyteller in the teahouse, and have to pay me some money before I can speak?"
Xu Yu, feeling both amused and helpless, let Sang Zhixia pull him to sit down. He cleared his throat and said, "Didn't Lingchu say that all the forged land deeds were for the Sun family? Actually, they're not necessarily all fake."
"What do you mean by that?"
Sang Zhixia was bewildered: "You said it was fake, and now you say it might not be fake."
"Which one of these should I believe?"
"The title deed is indeed fake, but the person who forged it might be real."
Sang Zhixia was completely taken in by Xu Yu's words. After pondering for a while, she said in disbelief, "Are you saying that the person who forged this deed might really be from the Sun family?"
"Wasn't the Sun family wiped out by their enemies? Where did this survivor come from?"
Xu Yu picked up Sang Zhixia's fingers and played with them, saying, "Isn't this the interesting part?"
"I had someone secretly investigate. No one had heard of the bandit leader named Shen Anzhu before. He only emerged after the Salt Rebellion."
"But he's surrounded by many loyal people. Some have even seen the Sun family's tomb-keepers kowtow to him and call him 'young master.'"
What others say is just verbal evidence and cannot be taken as true.
However, according to investigation, Shen Anzhu looks exactly like the old master of the Sun family who died early. The master Sun who was tragically murdered by his enemies had a wife named Shen.
Seeing that Sang Zhixia had listened, Xu Yu continued, "The Sun family's extermination was a tragic incident more than ten years ago. Many of the details are no longer verifiable."
"I didn't take it too seriously when I heard about it before. After all, rumors are always true and false, and there's bound to be some truth in them. But after seeing these deeds, I think the rumors might be somewhat credible."
Forging a land deed might be something that only a brave and capable person could do.
But being able to divide up the Sun family's farmland without touching any of other people's land, and accurately catching the Sun family's efforts to seize the land, it would be impossible for someone who didn't know the Sun family to be so meticulous.
Sang Zhixia looked stunned and didn't respond.
Xu Yu said slowly, "If Shen Anzhu is really a descendant of the Sun family, then he must have something left behind by the Sun family."
"It's just that the Sun family's blood feud has not been avenged, and the grudges have not been settled. He probably doesn't dare to openly sell the land under the Sun family's name, so he compromised and changed his method."
The title deed is fake, but the land is real.
If Shen Anzhu's identity as a descendant of the Sun family is correct, then this land can be taken over.
Sang Zhixia hadn't expected buying land to be so complicated. After a moment's hesitation, she couldn't help but say, "As you said before, forging a land deed is also a laborious and tedious task."
"This guy went to such great lengths to fabricate this fraudulent information just to sell his own land to me under a different name and get over a thousand taels of silver?"
"He's after more than a thousand taels."
Xu Yu's fingertips slid across the tip of Sang Zhixia's nose and whispered, "Zhizhi, have you forgotten what Shen Anzhu is doing now?"
The words "rise up in rebellion" sound very exciting.
But after he rose up in rebellion, how could he ensure the survival of the salt bandits who had fled to Qingcheng Mountain with him? The only thing left was a headache.
The claim that the number of people exceeds ten thousand is not very credible. However, even if there are thousands of people living in Qingcheng Mountain, the amount of food and rice consumed every day is by no means a small amount.
These people were brought up the mountain by Chen Anzhu and Meng Pei. If they wanted to make them obedient, they had to be well fed.
Xu Yu lowered his head and pecked at Sang Zhixia's fingertips, saying lazily, "The Governor of Shu and the county governments have been busy covering their rotten feet with rags, and haven't paid any attention to the salt bandits in Qingcheng Mountain yet."
"But the salt bandits are still bandits after all. They don't dare to come down the mountain in a big way. I guess food, weapons, and other supplies are also in short supply."
Qingcheng Mountain is a good place to rule the country, easy to defend but difficult to attack.
But there is no rice grown in the mountains, and no iron ore can be found.
These people lack money, food, and everything.
If you want to survive, you must move your thoughts down the mountain.
Sang Zhixia's mind suddenly understood what Xu Yu meant, and she said suddenly, "More than a thousand taels is not enough to spend."
"Yes, this little bit is just a drop in the bucket. We are still lacking in many areas."
Xu Yu grasped Sang Zhixia's fingertips and squeezed them, raising an eyebrow and saying, "No rush."
"After a few sweet bites, the mountain people will probably come down and lay out the heavier bait."
"When the bandit leader shows up, I'll arrest him and make him pay me back double the money he stole."
Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu lowered their voices and talked about other things. The scene between the young couple was warm and cozy inside the bed curtains.
At the same time, Zhao Zhong downstairs stared at the tightly closed door upstairs, which was as dark as ink, and slammed the railing hard, unable to bear it any longer.
"Ridiculous! It's absolutely ridiculous!"
Zhao Zhongquan pointed upstairs and said angrily, "What the hell is going on with your young master?!"
"I've been waiting here for two days! Two whole days!"
"Are his feet rooted to the floor upstairs?! He can't even move a step?!"
Song Liu couldn't avoid being sprayed with spit all over his face. He forced a bitter smile and said, "Master Song, what are you so anxious about?"
"I've already explained to you that the young master has returned for important matters. It's not surprising that he can't take care of other things for the time being. Please be patient and take good care of yourself..."
"Business?"
Zhao Zhongquan glared as if humiliated, and said angrily, "Can a romantic relationship be considered a serious matter?!"
"At such a critical moment, ignoring the overall situation and simply indulging in love affairs, how can this be considered a serious matter?!"
Song Liu wiped the suspicious water stains off his face with mixed emotions and sighed, "Who said that wasn't a serious matter?"
"Besides, the overall situation you mentioned has little to do with our young master. What's the point of being anxious?"
"Just wait patiently."
There's no use being anxious.
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