That night, Song Yuehua put the silver bills from selling the pig into the cash box and counted them, finding a total of 640 taels of silver.
Song Yuehua carried a basket of potatoes to the You Mansion. As soon as she came out of the gate, she saw the broker who had previously been harassing Old You rushing towards her.
"Is it the You Mansion that you bought from that old man?" the broker asked aggressively.
Wei Da behind him was about to make a move, but Song Yuehua shook her head slightly and looked at the broker opposite her and said, "I bought the You Mansion. Is there any problem?"
The broker looked unhappy and his voice became louder, "If you do business without the help of the broker, I can send you to the authorities. Do you believe it?"
"I'm not a broker, I'm a buyer. Your tricks won't work on me." Song Yuehua said calmly.
Just as the guarantor took a step towards Song Yuehua, he was lifted up by Wei Da. He waved his hands and feet and shouted, "Put me down, put me down quickly!"
Song Yuehua nodded slightly, and Wei Da loosened his grip, causing the brothel owner to fall to the ground. He raised his face and looked at Song Yuehua fiercely, but in the end he did not say anything. He got up and ran away in shame.
It seems that the man will not give up. Song Yuehua said to Wei Da, "Pay special attention to this man. Don't let him get close to here, otherwise Zhang Rushan and Bian Wuwenshu will ruin their plans."
Wei Da nodded heavily.
When Song Yuehua got on the ox cart and was about to leave the city gate, Hou Wu chased after her and asked, panting, "Auntie, did you intercept Li Laizi's business?"
Just now, the entire pawnshop knew about the You family's affairs. Hou Wu found out that the seller was a girl named Song who was about fourteen or fifteen years old. He felt a pang in his heart, knowing that there was no one else.
Song Yuehua added, "I know Mr. You. I bought the yard because I saw he was in trouble. There is no such thing as stealing his business."
Hou Wuchang sighed and said, "It doesn't really matter how it was bought. The main thing is that Li Laizi is not someone you can easily get involved with. The house was about to be acquired, but now it's gone. I'm afraid he will bear a grudge against me."
Some people are like shit. Once you get them on you, you can't get rid of them. Even if you get rid of them, you'll still be covered in stench.
After returning home, Song Yuehua went to find Ji Ming and asked him about Li Laizi.
"I know this person named Li Laizi!" Ji Ming's expression turned stern.
Song Yuehua and Gouwazi looked at him nervously.
When Ji Ming was still a little beggar, Li Laizi and a few other brokers would often kidnap some good-looking little beggars in the name of alms.
Ji Ming was almost stolen at the beginning, but he was alert and slipped away quietly when no one was paying attention, so he was not kidnapped.
"Although Li Laizi has done a lot of bad things, he has never left any evidence. Otherwise, based on his behavior, he should have been locked up in jail for at least a dozen years." Ji Ming said helplessly.
After hearing what he said, Song Yuehua began to feel troubled. Unlike Liu Meiniang, a greasy guy like Li Laizi could not be calmed down by just scaring him, but she also didn't want to be uneasy all day long.
Now that the problem has fallen in front of her, she can only solve it step by step. Song Yuehua called Pei Feng again and asked him to keep an eye on Li Laizi.
Ji Ming also told Pei Feng that as long as he gave a few copper coins to the little beggars he saw, he could ask them to do something for him.
Wei Daming will protect the You family, and let Pei Feng follow Li Laizi secretly. One is in the open and the other is in secret. Let's do this for now and see what happens after a while.
However, Song Yuehua still overestimated Li Laizi's patience.
But on the third day, Pei Feng hurriedly found Song Yuehua and sent a message, "Miss, the house is on fire!"
Song Yuehua stood up with a bang and asked hurriedly, "Is anyone injured?"
Seeing Pei Feng shook his head, Song Yuehua felt relieved, and then she asked her in detail what had happened.
It turned out that last night, a flaming oil jar suddenly rolled down from the roof and fell directly into the yard. Fortunately, Bian Wu and Zhang Rushan went to bed late and lit the lamp to study every day. When they saw the fire outside the window, they hurriedly called for help. Only then did they realize that no one was injured and only a few tiles on the roof were burned, so it was not a big problem.
"Has the arsonist been caught?" Song Yuehua asked.
Pei Feng said, "I have already reported it to the authorities. People from the government came today and questioned me for a long time. They said it would probably take a few more days."
Song Yuehua took a deep breath. She knew who did it.
The next day, Song Yuehua returned to You Mansion and took a look at Zhang Rushan and Bian Wu. She felt relieved when she saw that everything seemed normal.
On the day of the fire, Zhang Rushan noticed something was wrong. After putting out the fire, he made up an excuse and kept it a secret from Grandma Jin.
Early this morning, Zhang Rushan persuaded Grandma Jin to go home and get some sauerkraut, and then he sent everyone away.
When Wei Da saw Song Yuehua, he hurried over to apologize.
Song Yuehua asked him, "The courtyard has a wall, how did people get in?"
"That man was quite skilled in martial arts. By the time I put out the fire and went to look for him, he had already run away." Wei Dadao.
Song Yuehua nodded, and Zhang Rushan said, "Why don't we go to the government and ask, maybe they have found some clues."
"I know who it is." Song Yuehua said lightly.
Zhang Rushan, Bian Wu, and Wei Da all looked at her.
Song Yuehua sighed and said, "I didn't tell you because I didn't want to distract you. Now it seems that it is better to tell you earlier."
After that, Song Yuehua told them about the purchase of the yard and the conflict between her and Li Laizi.
After listening to this, Bian Wu murmured, "It's just buying a house, is it necessary to kill someone?"
"He didn't mean to kill anyone."
Zhang Rushan said, "If they really wanted to kill people and set fire, they wouldn't let us put out the fire so easily. Besides, it's better to find a secret place to light the fire than to throw it from the roof."
"He threw the oil can from the roof. First, he wanted to tell the people living here that someone was causing trouble. Second, he wanted people to find out as soon as possible and put out the fire. Although we were frightened, we suffered no property damage or personal injury. Even if we reported it to the police, few people would really pursue the matter."
"How can there be such a despicable person!" Bian Wu said angrily, "What are the boss's plans next?"
Song Yuehua chuckled and said, "Do you really think I'm a gentleman? Since he has offended me, I will let him know what it means to give an eye for an eye."
Regardless of who set the fire, Li Laizi can't escape.
From the next day, news spread from somewhere in the city that someone had offered 100 taels of silver to buy Li Laizi's life.
The news soon reached Li Laizi's ears.
Li Laizi didn't take it seriously at all, and even joked, "There are at least 100 people in this city who want to kill me, Master Li. Who dares to touch me?"
The person who agreed on the side said hurriedly, "Of course, Master Li's reputation is well-known in the city."
After saying that, the other party immediately filled a glass of wine. Enjoying the flattery, Li Laizi was very proud. He picked up the glass and drank the wine. After drinking it, he took a big sip.
Just when he was about to brag again, Li Laizi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He fell to the ground and rolled over. He covered his stomach and wailed while angrily shouting at the man who poured the wine, "You bastard, you actually dared to poison me! You will not live a good life!"
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