"Have you heard? Mr. Zhou is dead!"
"Oh, I found out this morning. I heard someone was looking for revenge."
"That's right. It was tragic. Not only was he burned to death, but his house was also burned down."
When Xu Jinhuan took Xia Zhiying and Xie Datou out, they heard the women on the streets talking about this incident vividly.
Xie Datou and Xia Zhiying didn't know that the richest man Zhou was also involved in the matter of the Qilin God, and they felt sad when they heard it.
"The richest man in this county is gone just like that? Could it be that someone is after his family's money?" Xie Datou said puzzledly.
Xu Jinhuan shook his head after hearing this. "No, no, the murderer is not interested in money. I will tell you about this in detail after we leave the city."
Xie Datou and Xia Zhiying were very interested in this matter. Upon hearing this, they quickened their pace, wanting to finish the things in their hands as soon as possible.
"Is this yard really sold for only ten taels of silver?" the broker asked curiously.
After Xu Jinhuan and the other two entered the broker's shop, Xia Zhiying took out her house deed from her sleeve and told the broker that she wanted to sell the house.
When the agent heard Xia Zhiying's offer, he looked at her with curiosity and surprise, as if he didn't understand why such a good yard would be sold at such a low price.
Is that a haunted house? But I've never heard of it, the broker muttered to himself.
“Some of my annoying relatives live in this house now. They are very unreasonable and want to occupy this house. They disturb me day and night.
So, I am going to leave Tongqiao today, firstly, I want to use this house to exchange for some money, and secondly, I want to teach that relative a lesson." Xia Zhiying said very sincerely.
The broker understood what he said, and he said with a hearty smile, "Okay, I'll take the house for ten taels of silver.
I won't take advantage of you for nothing, I will give you an extra service. I will bring people to teach those annoying relatives of yours a lesson."
After hearing this, Xia Zhiying bowed and said, "Thank you very much."
After signing the sales contract with the broker, Xu Jinhuan and his two companions left Tongqiao County and continued their journey northward.
"Boss, who killed Mr. Zhou?" Xie Datou asked curiously while driving.
After taking a sip of tea, Xu Jinhuan said calmly, "He was killed by his concubine, and the fire was also set by the concubine."
"Ah?" Xia Zhiying paused with her hand holding the cup, her face full of surprise.
Xu Jinhuan continued to explain: "It's all about love. The concubine was originally the childhood sweetheart of Mr. Zhou, but true love can't beat money, which is why today's incident happened."
After hearing this reason, Xia Zhiying nodded in understanding, "True love is more than just inferior to money, it is inferior to so many things..."
Xu Jinhuan knew that Xia Zhiying was thinking about the bad things that happened to her mother and father, so he patted her shoulder comfortingly and said, "Not everyone is the same."
Before Xia Zhiying could say anything, the carriage, which had been speeding, suddenly stopped.
"Bighead, what happened?" Xu Jinhuan asked as he pulled open the curtain.
Xie Datou pointed to the group of people slowly marching ahead and said, "Boss, those people seem to be exiled as well. They seem to be the ones who came out before you."
Xu Jinhuan was a little upset after hearing this. It turned out that this dog emperor was so incompetent that he exiled people in batches, which was worse than letting sheep go.
At this rate of exile, the number of high-ranking officials in the capital will probably be reduced by half in the near future.
"Boss, this team of officers are all old acquaintances of mine. Please give me a disguise mask and I'll put it on first." Xie Datou suddenly slapped his head and said anxiously.
Xu Jinhuan nodded, took out a disguise mask that he had prepared earlier from his sleeve, and handed it to Xie Datou in front of him.
Xie Datou skillfully began to disguise himself, and soon, an honest and simple middle-aged man appeared in front of Xu Jinhuan.
After Xu Jinhuan confirmed that there were no flaws, he said to Xie Datou.
"Okay, go ahead and negotiate. If they keep blocking our way, given their speed, it will be difficult for us to join up with Li Yichang and his men."
Xie Datou nodded in agreement and quickly ran towards the exile team.
Xia Zhiying looked at Xu Jinhuan and asked doubtfully, "Master, aren't you going to rescue these people?"
Although Xia Zhiying had only been following Xu Jinhuan for a short time, she had seen everything Xu Jinhuan had done in the past two days. She wholeheartedly believed that her master was a kind person.
So, when she saw the same group of exiles, she asked this question.
When Xu Jinhuan was asked this by Xia Zhiying, he was stunned for a moment. What gave Xia Zhiying the illusion that he was a good person?
The only thing that can move Xu Jinhuan is interests!
These exiles in front of her will not bring any benefit to her, so why should she save them?
The new employees still don’t know their boss well enough, so it seems they still need some training.
"Zhiying, since you asked this, then answer me, why would I save them? What benefits will saving them bring to me?" Xu Jinhuan asked with a smile.
Xia Zhiying was stunned when she heard this, "Benefits?"
Xu Jinhuan nodded frankly, "Yes, benefits. If there are no benefits, why would I save them?
There are so many people, old and young, that even if they are rescued, how to arrange for them is a big problem. How can you guarantee that they will be obedient and not sneak away?"
Xia Zhiying was stunned by Xu Jinhuan's question. She really didn't think that much, but at the same time, she felt a sense of fear deep in her heart.
She was too careless in her thinking at the beginning. If the person she was cooperating with was not her master, she would have been taken advantage of long ago.
"It was Zhiying's fault for not thinking it through. Thank you for your advice, Master!" Xia Zhiying said with gratitude.
Xu Jinhuan waved his hand indifferently. It couldn't be said that she was teaching him anything, but it was enough for him to understand her main idea.
At this time, Xie Datou also came back with a smile on his face.
"Boss, it's ok, they agreed to let us go."
Xu Jinhuan praised: "Well done."
After hearing this praise, Xie Datou looked as if he had eaten ginseng and deer antlers. His face was flushed. He sat back on the shaft of the cart, pulled the reins, and shouted loudly.
"drive!"
The exiles on the roadside looked at the carriage passing by with envy. Once upon a time, they could also ride in a carriage, but unfortunately...
In this way, the carriage galloped all the way. Except for the first day when they traveled for a while during the day, they rested during the day and traveled at night afterwards.
There was no other reason, it was just too hot during the day. At first it just made people dizzy, but later it could directly make people faint from the sun.
During the journey, whenever they arrived at a nearby county town, Xu Jinhuan would ask Xie Datou to stop for a while and he would quietly leave for an hour.
And an hour later, Xu Jinhuan would return to the carriage and continue his journey.
Seeing that Xu Jinhuan didn't say anything, Xie Datou and Xia Zhiying pretended they didn't see anything, being very sensible.
"Boss, do you want to stop for a while today?"
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