Chapter 295 She Can Look for Mines
In the darkness, their eyes met.
As the exclamations were heard, the oil lamps in the house were lit.
In the corner of the room, two imperial guards were holding long swords in their hands, obviously well prepared.
The candlelight reflected on Wenwan's face, illuminating her shocked expression.
Wen Wan seemed very flustered. She looked around and saw some paper and pen on the table.
She first bowed and begged for mercy, then pointed at the paper and pen.
He Qing raised his eyebrows, "You are a peasant woman, how can you write?"
Wenwan nodded.
"Can write..." He Qing murmured, and asked his subordinate to bring the pen over.
Wen Wan took the paper and pen and started writing immediately.
"You weren't asleep? Did you know I was coming?"
Her calligraphy was not good to begin with, and she was lying on the ground, so the few words that fell on the paper were crooked and looked like a dog's crawl, which was really unsightly.
However, this seems normal to He Qing and others.
After all, she was just a humble peasant woman.
Facing the questions written by Wen Wan, He Qing sneered complacently.
"Can such a petty trick really fool us?"
Wen Wan's face turned pale, and she wrote again: "How did you know there was something wrong with me?"
He Qing didn't even bother to answer such a simple question. He gave a look and one of the imperial guards started to speak.
"You are a woman, and your father-in-law actually let you go on this journey with a group of grown men like us. This is unreasonable in itself."
"Unless you have other intentions."
Wen Wan looked shocked and timid.
She lay on the ground, bowed repeatedly, and wrote three sentences with a pen.
"Sir, spare your life!"
She was so dramatic that she wrote faster and faster, "Please spare my life, sir. I will never steal money again!"
"Stealing money?"
He Qing frowned.
Wen Wan nodded repeatedly and spread out her palms.
In the palm of his hand, there was a large silver ingot.
Wen Wan continued to write, trembling, "Sir, please forgive me this time. I won't dare to do it again. If you're willing to forgive me just this once, I, I... I will definitely be able to serve you!"
He Qing raised his lips in disdain. "Tell me, what can a peasant woman like you have that is worthy of my use?"
Perhaps in order to prove her own worth, Wen Wan started writing quickly and wrote a series of abilities in one breath.
"I know a lot of things, including accounting. Even ordinary accountants can't calculate as fast as me."
"I know a little bit about medicine, and I'm especially good at treating eye diseases. If you stay with me, maybe I can even cure your brother's eyes."
"I can observe the clouds and the sea and discern weather changes."
"I can distinguish between plants and trees. If I walk in the forest, I will be able to avoid poisonous things."
"Oh, by the way, I can also find dragons and ore, maybe an ancient tomb or some mineral veins..."
As she wrote, He Qing read. When he saw the last sentence, his expression suddenly changed.
He stomped on the paper in front of her and asked in a deep voice, "You said... you can prospect for minerals?"
Wen Wan wrote: "I only know a little bit."
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn. For a long time, you could hear a pin drop in the room. Even the two imperial guards standing by didn't dare to breathe.
Because they knew that one of their tasks on this trip to Fengcheng was to take back the mineral vein.
In today's world, there are very few people who truly understand feng shui and how to find mineral veins.
Before leaving Dijing, the He family had secretly searched for someone who could find minerals, but they never found anyone.
They were worried that they wouldn't be able to find anyone to look for minerals after arriving in Fengcheng, but they didn't expect this peasant woman to say that she could?
He Qing instinctively didn't believe Wen Wan's words.
His expression was grim. "Do you know what happens when you deceive me?"
Wen Wan nodded while crying. She couldn't speak, so she could only continue writing.
"I don't know kung fu, how can I be a match for you gentlemen? If you want to kill me, wouldn't it be as easy as crushing an ant?"
"I hope you will understand that I really don't dare to lie to you gentlemen."
As she wrote, her hands shook more and more violently, as if she was extremely frightened.
He Qing was still a little unconvinced. "How about this? I'll give you three days. If you find a mineral vein for us, I won't kill you."
After a pause, he continued, "If you really have the ability to find minerals, not only will your life be safe, but I will also give you a large sum of money so that you can live comfortably for the rest of your life."
Wen Wan picked up her pen and wrote, "Seriously?"
Her eyes sparkled brightly, and she looked like she was attracted by money.
He Qing nodded condescendingly, his eyes threatening:
"You'd better really know how to prospect for minerals, otherwise, you and your father-in-law in that inn will both be worse off than dead."
Wen Wan lay on the ground and begged for mercy again.
He Qing waved his hand, "Alright, you can go now."
He then instructed two guards, "Keep an eye on her."
"yes."
Two imperial guards escorted Wen Wan back to the house and stood guard at the door, leaving her no chance to escape.
*
Behind the door, Wen Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The plan was successful.
She knew that He Qing was not someone so easily fooled. If she really wanted to get into the team, she would have to take an unconventional approach.
On the surface, she was a peasant woman who had sneaked into the team in order to steal money.
Being caught was expected. What she wanted was for He Qing to know her usefulness after being caught and to let her stay in the team.
Lies must be half true and half false to be more convincing, and strategies must be linked together to lure the enemy deeper into the enemy's territory.
Now that He Qing has caught Wen Wan, who has "other intentions", he will no longer doubt her real purpose of sneaking into the team.
As for finding a mineral vein within three days...
Wen Wan won’t need three days at all.
*
The next morning, the team set out again.
Wen Wan was sitting alone on a horse with her wrists tied and the reins of the horse held by the imperial guards in front.
Passing by a mass grave, Wen Wan began to cry out in surprise.
The imperial guard holding the reins turned back to glare at her with a cold face and shouted, "What are you yelling about?"
Wen Wan raised her arm and pointed with difficulty at the grave mound in the distance.
Her expression was exaggerated, and she gestured with her hands in a rapid manner, looking both surprised and happy.
The imperial guard hesitated for a moment before walking to the side of the carriage and leaning close to the window to tell He Qing about Wen Wan's abnormality.
Soon, He Qing ordered the team to stop, and with the help of his followers, he stepped off the carriage on a horse stool.
From beginning to end, He Qing held his waist with one hand. His movements did not look like those of a general at all, but more like those of a woman who was seven or eight months pregnant.
None of the imperial guards dared to look directly at him. Although there was no expression on their faces, they were all sighing deep in their hearts.
When He Qing got off the carriage, Shen Yu in the carriage secretly glanced at Wen Wan.
Seeing the gleam in Wen Wan's eyes, Shen Yu immediately guessed that this damn girl must be up to no good again.
As expected, after He Qing walked in front of Wen Wan, Wen Wan immediately took out a small notebook that she had made by temporarily cutting it out from her arms.
She wrote quickly, "Sir! Aren't you looking for ore? There, there is ore! Iron ore!"
He Qing twitched the corner of his mouth, clearly showing disbelief.
"Do you think prospecting for minerals is like digging for sweet potatoes? You can just point to a random place and dig them up?"
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