Chapter 214 Why are you back?
Mrs. Han said to the Cheng family: They would never kill people at will, so why are there cats, dogs, chickens and sheep buried on the South Mountain?
It is not difficult to guess from these words that the Cheng family is definitely not a good family!
If she had a choice, she didn't want to sell the incense to the Cheng family. Unfortunately, the huge Bei'an City was too weak!
As soon as the Cheng family announced the reward of ten thousand taels of silver, everyone else seemed to be in a state of panic. They all praised the fragrance, but no one followed suit in bidding!
The Cheng family bid 10,000 taels, so why can't you bid 11,000, 12,000, or even double it? !
At worst, you can just offer the same price as the Cheng family, at least that gives her room to choose.
Gu Tang sighed as she changed the poison gas bombs. After she was done, she found paper and pen and wrote a letter to the old lady of the Cheng family, asking for incense.
The old lady of the Cheng family is obsessed with the theory of immortals. After receiving this letter, she will definitely take the bait she throws.
But how should this letter be delivered to Old Madam Cheng?
Spend the money to find a child to deliver the letter?
No, what if the Cheng family is stupid and thinks the boy who delivered the letter is related to this, and arrests him and tortures him?
If this really happens, I'm afraid innocent people will be harmed.
Forget it, let me think of another way!
Gu Tang walked around the room, his eyes fell on the door frame, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of someone.
How could she forget? She still had a servant wandering around outside!
Although that person is not very smart, he is good at martial arts! It's just delivering a letter, there should be no problem!
However, this man was a little unstable. He said he would arrange for the little beggar to find the soul from another world, but he disappeared as soon as he went!
As a servant, if you have something to do, at least come back and say hello to your master!
But he left and never came back!
Gu Tang was very dissatisfied. He took out a few pieces of paper again, spread them on the table and wrote the "Basic Rules for Servant"!
As a servant, you must: serve diligently, abide by the rules, obey loyally, and keep secrets!
This is a rough classification. Under each category, Gu Tang wrote a bunch of very detailed behavioral norms.
She wrote down everything she could think of, and it didn't matter if she couldn't think of anything for the time being, as she could always add to it later.
After all, she is the master and she has the final say!
I wrote it down in a very fluent manner, covering a total of ten pages.
After blowing the ink off the paper, Gu Tang put it away and asked the person to recite it first when he came back!
…
Gu Tang thought that no matter how outrageous her unreliable servant was, he should come back before dark.
But what she didn't expect was that she had to wait until the next morning for the person to come back, and what a different person he looked like!
At the end of Chen time, Gu Tang was having breakfast in the kitchen when her bastard servant suddenly walked in from outside, scaring her.
She didn't recognize him at first sight, for no other reason than that the man in front of her was handsome, tall, wearing a silk robe, carrying a bundle in his hands, and looked very noble.
And the bastard who appeared in front of her before was unkempt and dressed in rags. Anyone who saw him would say he was a beggar.
When you suddenly see a strange man appear in front of you, it’s useless even if he is Pan An alive!
Gu Tang was so angry that he threw the bowl of porridge in his hand.
I thought the person would dodge, but the person in front of me didn't move, just stared at Gu Tang blankly, and let the bowl of porridge hit his head.
The man's head was probably quite hard, so it didn't break after being hit. However, his handsome face was covered with rice porridge, and his silk robe was also stained with the porridge.
Gu Tang was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that someone would just stand there and not move. She subconsciously asked, "Why don't you hide?"
After she said that, she finally reacted, and quickly spat on the ground, stood up, took out a kitchen knife and pointed it at him: "Where did this thief come from! How dare you break into my house without the owner's permission!"
The man wiped the porridge off his face and said carefully: "It's me, Agou..."
Gu Tang was stunned: "Agou?"
The man nodded, looked at the porridge in his hands, and smeared it directly on his clothes.
Anyway, the clothes are dirty, let’s change them later.
Agou thought that people would calm down after recognizing that it was him.
But who would have thought that the person in front of him looked even uglier.
Gu Tang's expression wasn't just ugly. In fact, the anger in her heart was bursting out!
He calmed down, glanced at Agou up and down, and said in a sarcastic tone: "Hey! You still remember to come back? I thought you fell into the toilet and drowned, or were chased by a dog, and got lost and couldn't find your master where I was.
Or maybe you were kicked by a donkey or butted by a cow, and you were injured or disabled and couldn't come back! I didn't expect that you were fine and came back in good health!
No, whose servant never comes back? People like you should either be dragged out and beaten to death, or have your arms and legs broken and kicked out. Tsk tsk! Which one do you choose?"
Agou understood and realized that he had done something wrong again. He shouldn't have left without saying goodbye yesterday.
Agou knew he was wrong and apologized immediately: "I was wrong. I shouldn't have left and never came back. I promise I won't do it again!"
Gu Tang didn't say anything, but put down the kitchen knife in his hand.
Agou breathed a sigh of relief, put the bag in his hand on the table and opened it, then took out two one-foot-long boxes from a pile of clothes and handed them to Gu Tang.
"I went looking for a bandit's den yesterday. I was lucky enough to find a very wealthy bandit's den. I asked them for some of their valuables."
Gu Tang turned around and glanced at the box, a little jealous: "You took it, so you took it. What does this mean?"
"Offer to the Lord."
"Offering sacrifices?" Gu Tang's eyes widened. "Are you offering sacrifices to your ancestors?"
Agou: "…offering?"
"…If you can't speak, then learn to shut up!"
Is it wrong to offer offerings?
Agou was silent for a moment, then spoke again: "To support?"
"...This sounds like human language." Gu Tang muttered and reached out to take the box.
Agou finally let go of his worries, he finally got it right.
The boxes had snap fasteners, and Gu Tang opened one of the boxes easily. He was then dazzled by the contents of the box - a box full of gold and silver ingots!
She took a deep breath and opened the other box. It was filled with jade and agate of various colors, as well as hairpins, bracelets, bracelets, rings and other items.
Ah Gou pointed to the box full of gold and silver ingots and said, "One hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver."
Then he pointed to the jade and agate and said, "Two jade hairpins, six strings of jade beads, eight jade bracelets, six jade rings, eight strings of agate bracelets, and ten agate rings."
"Did this bandit rob the dignitaries?" Gu Tang picked up a string of red agate bracelets. The color was rich and bright, and it was obvious at a glance that it was very valuable. Ordinary merchants could not afford it.
"I heard from the bandits that they robbed a wealthy lady passing by. They only took her property and did not hurt anyone. Later they found out that the lady was a concubine of a nobleman and was very favored. She had a lot of good things on her. She happened to be moving and passed by the bandits, so they robbed her of all her possessions."
Gu Tang pointed at the jade and agate with his fingers and advised him: "Next time if you go to rob a bandit's den, remember, don't take any of these ornaments.
These finished ornaments are all marked, and once they leave your hands or mine, they can be easily found.
From now on, only gold and silver will be used. Even though there are marks on them, they will be burned away by high temperature. "
Agou took note of it very seriously, and promised to only rob gold and silver in the future, and not to rob jewelry like jade and agate. He almost got into trouble.
Gu Tang, who had received a large sum of money, was in a very good mood. He pointed to the hot water on the stove and said, "Bring the hot water to the west wing, wash your face thoroughly, and change into clean and low-key clothes. Come to the main room to find me later. I have something for you to do."
Agou responded, picked up the bag in one hand, carried the hot water in the other, and turned and left the kitchen.
While everyone was changing clothes, Gu Tang put away the two boxes on the table and quickly filled his stomach.
After soaking the dishes and chopsticks in a wooden basin, she came out of the kitchen, went straight to the main room, sat in an armchair and waited for someone.
After a while, Agou, who had changed into a bamboo green robe, came to the main room and followed Gu Tang's instructions.
Gu Tang handed him the letter he had written earlier and asked him to deliver it to the old lady of the Cheng family. He also told him his plan and asked him to go directly to the location mentioned in the letter - the mass grave beside the locust tree forest outside the city after delivering the letter.
As for Gu Tang herself, she had to go to the mass grave first to arrange some things.
Once someone from the Cheng family arrives, she will seize the opportunity to take action!
Agou, who took the letter, was very obedient. He believed whatever Gu Tang said and turned around to leave.
Seeing this, Gu Tang hurriedly stopped him and said, "In view of your performance yesterday, I wrote you some 'basic rules for servants'. Take them back and memorize them carefully!"
He took out ten pieces of paper from the system backpack, flipped through them casually, made sure nothing was missed or taken by mistake, and then stuffed them into Agou's arms.
"You must memorize every item. I'll check at any time! By the way, when you go to deliver the mail, don't forget to cover your face!"
Agou was confused. What are the basic rules for being a servant?
What is this?
Seeing him standing there motionless, Gu Tang pushed him twice impatiently: "Hurry up and get going! Don't waste time!"
After being pushed out of the yard, Agou stood outside in a daze, looking at the paper in his hand. He glanced through it.
After reading it, he realized that it was teaching him how to be a servant that would satisfy his master.
It seems that as a servant, I performed very poorly, otherwise she would not have written this "Basic Rules for Servant".
Agou carefully put the paper away, and when he was free, he would recite it word by word!
In the small courtyard, Gu Tang, who had driven Agou away, packed up the things in the courtyard, took away what should be taken away, and put the things that should not be taken away into the room and locked the door.
If today's trip goes smoothly, she will not come back after getting the silver, and will go into the city after this storm is over.
…
After coming out of the courtyard, Gu Tang walked out of the street and headed towards the city gate.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Gu Tang, who was desperate to get on with her journey, suddenly heard someone calling her.
"Four girls!"
The familiar voice of "Si Ya" made Gu Tang's heart skip a beat.
She looked up and saw a familiar person standing not far in front of her - Gu Mei.
Gu Tang was very surprised to see Gu Mei here.
Before she could get over there, Gu Mei was already walking quickly towards her.
Only then did she notice that behind Gu Mei were Old Lady Zhu, Old Third Zhu and Yan.
"Si Ya, this is such a coincidence. I didn't expect that we would meet in Bei'an City."
Obviously, these were normal words, but they sounded unpleasant when they came out of Gu Mei's mouth. What did that condescending tone mean?
Gu Tang looked at her and found that she had her hair tied up in a bun, her body looked fuller, and there was a hint of charm between her eyebrows.
"Just by looking at your appearance, I can tell that you are living a good life. When did you get married? Why haven't I heard anyone else talk about your marriage?"
When Gu Mei heard this, a gloomy look flashed across her face. Before she could speak, Yan beside her suddenly took over the conversation.
"We haven't gotten married yet. My family asked someone to match our horoscopes and they said the next good day is the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. As the date is approaching, your eldest sister insisted on making a red wedding dress, so we went to the city today to have a look and buy some red cloth to make our own wedding dress."
He also stopped by the money shop to exchange the ten taels of silver for small change and copper coins.
Of course, Yan would never tell Gu Tang this last sentence.
She kept looking Gu Tang up and down. The more she looked, the more she felt that this girl was rare. She was a hundred times better than Gu Mei!
It’s a pity that my son didn’t marry Gu Si Ya!
Gu Tang ignored Yan's gaze, his eyes wandered around Gu Mei's head, and said with a smile: "So you are not married yet? Then your outfit today is a little inappropriate. How can an unmarried girl wear her hair in a bun? I didn't know that I would have thought you were married."
This seemed to have hit Gu Mei's sore spot, and she actually pointed at Gu Tang and started to curse him in the street: "You despicable little bitch! You made up a story about me combing my hair! No one else would say that I got married except you!"
Gu Tang was inexplicably scolded and immediately became unhappy. She also shouted directly: "If you are not afraid of being embarrassed, I will stop an aunt or an old lady at random, and just let them take a few good looks at you and they will know what is hidden in your heart!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Yan's face froze, and Old Lady Zhu and Old Third Zhu's faces also changed, looking unhappy.
Gu Mei stopped talking, her face was pale and her eyes were full of panic.
The behavior of these four people clearly shows that something is fishy.
Just by looking at the way Gu Mei combed her hair, one could guess that Gu Mei and Zhu Youshou had probably slept together in advance.
Gu Tang, who had a guess in his mind, did not insist on it, nor did he ask. He just rolled his eyes at them, walked around them and continued to walk towards the city gate.
After the people left, Yan couldn't help but complain to Gu Mei: "Look at you, you know that girl is not easy to deal with, why do you have to pick on her?!"
Gu Mei exploded again: "How could I be so hard on her? It's obvious that she was the one who had such dirty thoughts about me!"
"Why does she miss you? You're getting married soon anyway, so what's the big deal if she asks?"
At this point, Yan glanced at Gu Mei's hair bun and said with disdain: "You haven't even gotten married yet, why are you wearing your hair in a bun like a woman? Are you afraid that others won't know that you've slept with a man?"
There was a buzzing sound in Gu Mei's head!
His face turned from white to red, his eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was ferocious.
The next moment, she suddenly reached out and grabbed Yan's neck.
"You old whore, you shall not have a good death! Do you think I don't know that you planned it all on purpose!!!"
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