Therefore, I do whatever the other party says.
The two of them had no idea how to save money or make money work for them, and before long they were broke again.
Zhou Qionghua was also very clever. She went to the assassin and cried, "You have no idea that the wanted notice has been issued all over the country. I have gone to great lengths to protect you, and I need money everywhere I go."
Time passes slowly in the mountains.
Moreover, this person hasn't been out for a long time, so how could he know about the changes that have taken place?
In reality, the imperial court had long given up on capturing him.
But the situation immediately changed after Zhou Qionghua burst into tears in such a dramatic and unbelievable manner.
In short, it all boils down to one sentence: "I need more money."
The assassin had plenty of money. "Sell my mansion, I still have some money left... Just go and get it. We're in this together now, and besides, we're bound by a common bond, so we should work together."
Zhou Qionghua's heart-wrenching cries made him feel that protecting her had become the most difficult thing to do.
However, after Zhou Qionghua got the money from this man, she began to wear gold and silver jewelry.
That day, Zhou Qionghua went out, and Jiang Mingfu actually found a prostitute. As the saying goes, "A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a stolen woman." Good heavens, from that day on, Jiang Mingfu got a taste for it.
He not only became involved with prostitutes, but also started gambling.
Others may win or lose in gambling, but Jiang Mingfu loses nine out of ten times.
But Jiang Mingfu was rich, so he became a regular at the gambling den.
As for Jiang Shixu, he naturally gets whatever he wants.
The huge pile of money was gone in an instant, leaving the assassin speechless. When asked what had happened, Zhou Qionghua put on a mournful face again. "How could you know how difficult it is? Everywhere you look, there are people arresting you. You wouldn't dare to do anything wrong. All this money has been spent on protecting you and smoothing things over, so we need some more money."
"All seven hundred taels of silver have been spent?"
Seven hundred taels.
That's an astronomical figure.
This is half of the money this person saved up during his life of risking his life.
"It's really not enough, it's really not enough. Do you think I've embezzled it? How could that be? It's all spent on you, my good husband."
"That's incredible."
In fact, the person had already noticed something was wrong at that moment.
“I still have money, but today I have to go get it myself. From now on, let’s go our separate ways.”
The assassin chose to leave with a clear conscience.
Seeing that the man's health had improved considerably, Zhou Qionghua dared not to torment him as before and could only nod.
In the afternoon, the assassin staggered out of the house.
He walked and walked, and soon realized that there was no one nearby who was there to arrest him, which reassured him a lot.
After eating, he hired a carriage to seek refuge in the countryside, where he still had some money. Once he left Furong Pass, the terrain opened up, and even less people paid him any attention.
He lay down comfortably inside, breathing in the faint fragrance wafting in from outside the window, occasionally glancing up at the beautiful, velvety blue sky outside the curtains that had been blown open by the wind.
Everything is so good.
Just then, the coachman suddenly said, "Young master, the road ahead is bumpy and rugged. Let's get off and rest."
"Alright."
This person got off the bus.
The coachman went to the outhouse.
Hidden in the tall grass not far away were two people: Zhou Qionghua on the left and Jiang Mingfu on the right. In fact, these two had been secretly following the assassin ever since he left the city.
They followed at a leisurely pace, and because they were so slow, they didn't expose themselves.
"Is this his home?" Jiang Mingfu asked.
Zhou Qionghua lowered her voice, "I've never heard of this being his home, but surely a cunning rabbit has multiple burrows, right?"
The two remained calm and continued to wait. The coachman who had gone to the outhouse appeared, and the carriage continued to bump along into the distance, finally stopping near a desolate wilderness, where there was an exceptionally dilapidated and sparsely populated village.
The village was eerily deserted, with only the occasional sound of crows taking flight and landing. Most of the people here had gone out to explore the world.
He looked at the house in the distance and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm home, thank you."
"Then I'll take my leave first."
After receiving the silver, the coachman left.
The coachman was the most honest and reliable man in the area that he had heard about. He never asked questions like "What are you doing here?", so his business was good and he made a lot of money.
Watching the carriage leave, Grasshopper limped into the house.
There are also seven hundred taels of silver in the basement of this house.
These were all exchanged, representing a significant portion of his life savings. He lit a torch and entered the basement in one breath.
On that shelf, a dazzling white light shimmered.
He approached eagerly, grabbed the silver and looked at it, "Ah, seven hundred taels, that should last me a while."
Based on the income level at the time, a third-rank official of the imperial court received a monthly salary of thirty taels of silver. Even if he did not eat or drink for a year, he could only save a little over three hundred taels.
Based on the RMB tax rate, one tael of silver is equivalent to 680 yuan, and 700 taels is equivalent to more than 400,000 yuan, which is not a small amount.
Just as he was reveling in his joy, the torch stuck in the wall suddenly swayed.
The flame flickered and twitched.
When he came to his senses, he saw two more people in the cellar.
One man and one woman.
Like a pair of male and female demons.
How did you get here?
“We’ve come to see you,” he said, but his gaze remained fixed on the silver in his hand, unblinking for a moment. Even the assassin himself probably noticed something was amiss.
He quickly explained.
“I’ve already given you seven hundred taels in installments. This is mine, and I need to make a living too.”
“Yes, you are living a good life now.” Zhou Qionghua’s eyes shone. “But don’t forget that we escaped death and did everything we could to save you. Now you can at least share half of what you have with us when we meet.”
"Sharing half when we meet?"
This person reacted as if they had heard the most ridiculous joke.
He actually chuckled, pointed at himself with his thumb, and said, "I'm an assassin, you'll split the money with me?"
"So what if he's an assassin? He still wants a share of the money." With that, Zhou Qionghua went to snatch it, figuring that the dying man was no match for her.
She started doing it herself, and at the same time, she turned around and shouted, "Hurry up, what are you standing there for?"
Reminded by Zhou Qionghua, Jiang Mingfu hurriedly turned around and said, "Maybe we should just forget about it."
As a good-for-nothing, he was naturally worried and also felt that his wife had indeed gone a bit too far.
On the contrary, Zhou Qionghua was furious. "What do you mean 'let it go'? How can it be 'let it go'? Hurry up and rob the money! He's a wanted criminal, he won't dare to go out. Let's just rob the silver and leave."
The man suddenly realized what was going on.
He pointed at the two men and said, "Neither the imperial court nor the government arrested me. You two took all that money, didn't you?"
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