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The round-faced steward bowed and said, "Yes."
Wu Weian entered the room only after he finished explaining.
Ji Yunxi sat on the couch, opened the case file and read it carefully word by word.
Wu Weian didn't disturb him. He walked to her dressing mirror, took a pair of scissors, looked at the new clothes he hadn't worn for a few days, and made some cuts in a few places.
Then he bent over in front of the mirror and applied makeup on himself, and also on his clothes.
When Ji Yunxi looked up from the case file, she found that her husband had changed.
His clothes were dirty and torn, and his face looked haggard and withered.
He winked at her and walked out the door as the sun set in the evening.
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On the day when the results of the Spring Examination were announced, Lin Feng was the first person to comfort Wu Weian when he was crying bitterly.
Lin Feng was also present at the palace examination that day. He heard Wu Weian's answers with his own eyes and was truly amazed by his talent.
Now he and Wu Weian work in the Hanlin Academy together. He has witnessed how hard Wu Weian works in the Hanlin Academy. He even left home early and came back late some time ago.
Moreover, Wu Weian is a very nice person. He is kind to everyone in the Hanlin Academy and is very easy to get along with.
Therefore, Lin Feng now regards Wu Weian as his role model, and he firmly believes that this editor Wu will achieve great things in the future.
That day, he was drinking and writing poetry with a group of talented people in a tavern, but he never expected to see Wu Weian passing by with an anxious look on his face.
Moreover, the other person's clothes were torn, and he looked like a refugee.
Lin Feng hurriedly put down his wine glass and chased after him: "Brother Wei'an, what happened? Why do you look so bad? What's wrong with your clothes?"
The tavern is located in the downtown area, and there is a brothel not far away. There are a lot of people there at this time.
Wu Weian stopped and sighed, "Brother Lin Feng, I lost my only horse today, and I'm looking for it. I've been searching for it all day, but I can't find it!"
After he finished speaking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, his lips trembled, and his face looked anxious.
Lin Feng knew about Wu Weian's very thin horse.
He asked a few more questions and then said, "Shangjing City is very large and full of people of all kinds. Forgive me for being frank, but I'm afraid I can't find Brother An's horse."
Wu Weian's face turned pale.
Lin Feng said, "Well, I have a lot of good horses at home. If Brother An doesn't mind, you can come to me and pick one."
Wu Wei'an shook his head: "No, no, no, thank you for your kindness, Brother Lin Feng. But my horse means a lot to me. When I was in trouble, I often went to the stable at home to feed the horse. Whenever the horse saw me, it would rub against my palm. I have regarded the horse as a good friend, as a family member. How can I give up on a friend who is lost?"
Wu Wei'an shouted, "I must find it!"
The sound was so loud that the pedestrians around couldn't help but stop.
They thought the two scholars were arguing, so they subconsciously gathered around to watch.
Brother Lin Feng was stunned and quickly clasped his fists: "Brother Wei'an is truly a man of character!"
Wu Wei'an smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "No more, no more. To be honest, my family was very poor back then, and the cheapest and worst horse I bought only cost eight taels. But if anyone can find that horse for me, I, Wu Wei'an, am willing to give fifty taels of silver as a gift!"
As soon as the words "fifty taels" came out, the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Although the Ji family often has thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver, in fact, among the general public, one tael of silver is already a considerable sum of money.
What's more, it's fifty taels! This is a huge sum of money!
An ordinary horse at the market would cost around twenty taels, but this gentleman was able to buy one for eight taels, which meant it wasn't a good horse.
This means that if you find a bad horse, you can earn fifty taels? ! ! !
And what did this guy say his name was?
Wu Weian?
Wasn’t this the name of the previous Tanhualang?
Isn’t this the name of the husband of the third daughter of the famous Ji family in the capital?
Then it seems that he can indeed afford fifty taels and will not default on his debt!
A voice came from the crowd: "Master Wu, what does your horse look like!"
Wu Wei'an then described his horse in detail: "It's yellow-brown, very thin, has very large eyes, and half of its tail is black."
Someone in the crowd said, "Master Wu, could you please draw a picture? We'll find one for you!"
Wu Weian went to the tavern and used Lin Feng's paper and pen to draw a horse.
After that, this painting was passed around again and again, and soon every beggar on the street had a copy.
They all went to the capital with great fanfare and started looking for a horse for Editor Wu.
Chapter 46 Frugality is a Virtue
Less than half an hour after the Skinny Horse Picture came out, the round-faced steward, who was ostensibly looking for a horse for his master but was actually looking for the Fang family's parents for his mistress, met the horse in an alley.
It was already dark, and the alley was pitch black. The skinny horse stood in the corner, motionless, sleeping.
Even the round-faced manager failed to notice it immediately. It was the intuition of a martial artist that allowed him to sense that there seemed to be something in the corner.
He looked carefully in the moonlight and realized that it was the horse at home.
The alley where the skinny horse was hiding was not far from where Young Master Bai Ri lost his carriage, but the alley was a dead end in front of it, so it was rarely visited. No one came and no one discovered it.
Since Fang’s parents haven’t been found yet, that means the horse cannot be found either.
Now in Shangjing City, everyone is looking for horses, so their people can mingle among the crowd and search the whole city for unusual courtyards to see if the Fang family's parents are hiding inside.
If the horse was found, without the cover of the crowd, no matter how careful their people were, they would probably be discovered by someone with ulterior motives.
Therefore, the round-faced manager did not disturb the skinny horse, pretended not to see it, and walked out of the alley.
Just then, a group of Beggars' Gang members came over holding torches. The leader said, "We haven't seen this alley yet. Let's go in and take a look!"
The round-faced steward kindly reminded: "I just came out from inside and didn't see any horses."
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