They divided up their duties and went their separate ways.
Gu Yunni and Sheng Mingyu went to the east of the city, while the national teacher took the remaining two to the restaurant.
"Where's that butcher you were talking about? I've walked almost the entire street and haven't seen him."
"He was right around here last time. How come he suddenly disappeared? Could he have gotten the news in advance and ran away?"
The two walked in the market for a long time but still didn't find anyone. Gu Yunni had a bad feeling in her heart.
"It's very possible that an ordinary butcher suddenly dressed up magnificently and deliberately dropped a bag of silver on the street. He couldn't have done it on his own without someone behind the scenes directing him. It's possible that our actions were all part of the plan of the person opposite us."
"this……"
Sheng Mingyu was calmer in comparison and analyzed the current situation with Gu Yunni.
Her expression suddenly changed and she looked very ugly.
"So what should we do now? Our only clue is gone. Should we go to the restaurant and have a look? I wonder if there's anything there. If there's nothing, I'm afraid we'll never be able to figure this out."
She sighed softly, placed her hopes on the other team, and a sense of frustration rose in her heart.
"Don't worry, let's ask around for news about the butcher. If anything unexpected happens to him, the surrounding merchants should know about it. They've worked together for many years and they know each other better."
Sheng Mingyu stopped Gu Yunni and the two walked towards the small shops nearby.
First, there was a small shop selling jewelry. When the stall owner saw Sheng Mingyu, who was dressed elegantly, coming over, he smiled widely.
"Sir, you really have good taste. The hairpins and bracelets in our shop are all made by me. Although they can't compare with those in the gold, silver and jade shop, they are definitely not bad if compared with other small shops. Madam, take a look too. Which one do you like?"
The person in front of him was too enthusiastic. Sheng Mingyu touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
The two looked at each other, and Gu Yunni walked forward with a smile on her face.
"Sister, I want to buy some hairpins. What materials are your hairpins made of? How are the patterns on the top carved? They are so beautiful. I want to buy a few more."
"Okay, okay! Madam, you have good taste. Let me introduce them to you. This one is carved with a camellia, and that one is carved with a lily. These two are my favorites. They are lifelike and the colors are beautiful."
The eldest sister smiled as brightly as a flower, pulled Gu Yunni aside, and quickly introduced her.
Gu Yunni also nodded obediently, agreeing with whatever her elder sister said.
"I also think these two hairpins are the most beautiful. I wonder how much they cost? If the price is right, I will buy them both."
"Don't worry about that. I sell everything honestly. I make them myself. I'll just charge you a fee for the workmanship. How about taking two for five taels of silver?"
Listening to Gu Yunni's words, the eldest sister patted her chest loudly.
Gu Yunni frowned, feeling heartbroken for a moment.
"Okay! Then five taels of silver for two bracelets, and I want a few bracelets too. Big sister, pick out a few nice ones for me and I won't choose them myself."
"OK!"
Gu Yunni was so generous that half of the items on the stall were gone in the blink of an eye.
The eldest sister couldn't stop smiling and looked at Gu Yunni as if she was the God of Wealth.
"Ma'am, is there anything else you'd like? If you find anything else I can pack for you. You won't find the things I have anywhere else. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never find it again."
"good."
Unconsciously, she became more attentive to Gu Yunni.
The two looked at each other, and Gu Yunni started picking at the stall again. "I think these things are good. Can you please pack them all for me, big sister?"
She picked out many more pieces, and her elder sister moved very quickly, following behind Gu Yunni and packing them all up.
Seeing that the time was almost right, she stopped and started chatting with her elder sister.
"I used to come to the east side of the city often. I remember there seemed to be a butcher there. The pork they sold was good, and he would occasionally give me a few pounds of meat. I wonder where that butcher has gone? I just searched for him for a long time and couldn't find him."
She asked casually, and her elder sister didn't notice anything wrong and just said it.
"You're talking about Lao Niu. He got rich some time ago and no longer kills pigs. He even moved to a wealthy family in the south of the city. I heard that his family bought a small yard there and his children are going to school." The eldest sister said this with envy in her tone.
"Really?" Gu Yunni was very surprised. She glanced at Sheng Mingyu and her expression became worse.
"I feel like I'm quite rich, but my family hasn't bought a house in the south of the city. I don't know how much money I can earn from slaughtering pigs. How did he suddenly become rich? Otherwise, I'll let my father come out to slaughter pigs in the future." She covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes inquiring.
Seeing that there was finally someone to gossip with, the eldest sister glanced around and didn't see anyone else, so she pulled Gu Yunni to her side.
"You don't know about this. I heard that he sold his daughter. Lao Niu is always a down-to-earth person. I don't know why he treated his daughter so badly. Isn't he afraid of being punished by God in the future?"
"Daughter?" The eldest sister's words were slightly disdainful, but Gu Yunni looked puzzled and continued to ask, "What do you mean by selling a daughter? Kyoto is different from other places. Even if a family has a daughter, they can't just sell her away. I don't think his family's situation is too bad. Selling pork can make some money, right?"
"Isn't that what you're saying? He could have made a lot of money, but he still sold his daughter. How heartless! Merchants here don't want to deal with him. They're afraid of shortening their lives if they talk to him too much."
The eldest sister wrinkled her nose and spoke louder and louder. Several merchants around saw that they were gossiping and joined in. No one said anything good about the butcher.
"In the past, his wife was the boss. He had to hand over all his earnings on the street when he got home. We felt sorry for him, but then he sold his daughter. Only then did we realize he was bad to the core. How could we just blame his wife?"
"Yes! That's his own child, and he's willing to sell her! If she was just to be a maid, it would be fine, but he chose to sell her to a brothel. What a filthy place, isn't it disgusting!"
As they spoke one by one, Gu Yunni also understood the general situation and became more and more curious.
"According to what you said, the butcher should not have this kind of temper. Maybe he has some unspeakable secrets. It's better not to blame him too much. There are some truths that we don't know." Gu Yunni continued to test.
If she guessed correctly, the butcher's sudden wealth should be related to the rumors.
"Little girl, you are just too kind-hearted. He traded his daughter for so much money and moved directly to the south of the city. How can he be a good person? If he had taken out that money, his daughter wouldn't have to sell herself in a brothel."
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