Chapter 183 Late Night Discussion
Uncle Yan made a pot of noodle soup for the two of them. It was the quickest meal, with bacon and a few vegetable leaves in it, and it tasted very good.
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu each held a large bowl and ate with relish, slurping it up.
"How long has it been since you last had a meal?" It's no wonder Uncle Yan asked. The two of them ate so fast, as if they hadn't eaten for several meals.
"We only had breakfast this morning, and each of us ate a sesame bun on the way here." Xiaowu said this while drinking his soup.
Uncle Yan knew that the two of them must have something to do, so he stopped asking questions and went to the kitchen to bring over the remaining noodles. He also gave them half a roast chicken that they had not eaten in the evening.
Xiaowu finished the noodles in the bowl, took the roast chicken without any hesitation, tore it into pieces, and shared a few pieces with Yu Jiaming.
When Jiang Hongyu arrived, the two were drinking noodle soup. He simply sat down next to them and waited for them to finish eating.
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu increased their speed at the same time.
After they finished eating, Uncle Yan wanted to clear the dishes, but Xiao Wu stopped him: "Uncle Yan, we are here this time because we want to ask your help for something."
Uncle Yan put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and looked up at Xiaowu.
"We arrested another person yesterday. She's probably the mastermind behind the suicide. But she's too stubborn. We tried our best to stop her from talking." Xiao Wu's face was filled with worry. "She's a woman. We didn't dare to torture her too hard for fear of hurting her."
"Is that woman very pretty?" Uncle Yan suddenly asked.
Xiao Wu blinked in confusion: "What does this have to do with appearance?"
"I'm afraid you are reluctant to torture beautiful women." Uncle Yan spoke directly.
Xiao Wu gritted his teeth, then a wry smile spread across his face: "It's not that I can't bear to let her go, it's that woman is pregnant now, so it's not convenient for us to torture her."
Uncle Yan raised his eyebrows. If this was the case, it would be difficult to get the news.
Yu Jiaming looked at Jiang Hongyu, wanting him to help speak, but Jiang Hongyu looked at the sky, the ground, and the unwashed dishes on the table, but he didn't say anything and just wanted to keep him company.
Uncle Yan took the initiative to speak: "Okay, I'll go to the county with you."
Yu Jiaming was overjoyed and stood up to bow to Uncle Yan. "I'm going to trouble you, Uncle Yan, for this. As long as we can pry her open, we'll have no problem digging for the gold mine."
Uncle Yan asked, "When are we leaving?"
Xiao Wu looked at the sky outside and suggested, "How about we leave early tomorrow morning? It's already midnight when we get to the county, so we can't bring him in for questioning."
Yu Jiaming looked at the sky, then looked at Uncle Yan: "Uncle Yan, when do you think it would be a good time to set off?"
According to Uncle Yan's opinion, of course they should set off overnight. Even if the other party is a pregnant woman, she has done something wrong and must take responsibility for her mistake.
He had been in the Dali Temple for many years and had seen countless prisoners of all kinds.
But Yu Jiaming and his friend obviously wanted to stay overnight, so he simply gave in to their wish.
"You should get a good rest tonight. We will set out at 3:30 in the morning. When we arrive at the county, it will be daylight, so we won't be late for work."
As Uncle Yan finished speaking, Xiaowu's shoulders drooped a little. Uncle Yan was such a good man. He got up so early to help them. He even felt embarrassed to say that he couldn't get up.
Yu Jiaming bowed again: "Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Yan. Can I sleep with Brother Jiang tonight?"
When he said the second half of the sentence, he looked at Jiang Hongyu.
Jiang Hongyu finally spoke up: "There are many rooms at home, no need to squeeze in."
Uncle Yan cleared the dishes and said, "I'll take them to the kitchen to wash them first. You guys chat first."
Yu Jiaming waited until Uncle Yan left before saying, "I have something I want to discuss with you alone."
Jiang Hongyu wanted to sigh. He was the county magistrate, so why did everyone always want him to help when there was something going on? But this was his temporary support. He wanted to refuse, but the other party would not accept it.
"This room belongs to Uncle Yan. Yun'an is next door and is probably asleep. I'll take you to the guest room to rest." Jiang Hongyu said as he stood up and took the two of them to the guest room.
Xiao Wu looked at the simply furnished guest room and said, "Where did Brother Jiang make his fortune? In just a few days, he's already moved into a big house."
Although it was dark and they couldn't see clearly, Jiang Hongyu came from the backyard, so they could see it clearly. In addition to the rooms in the front yard, this house had at least two entrances.
"Someone took a fancy to our courtyard and paid for us to exchange it for this two-story house." After Jiang Hongyu finished telling the story of the young master in brocade robe changing his house, Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu both widened their eyes.
"Do they really believe that there is something in that house?" Yu Jiaming didn't believe that someone was so stupid as to believe something that was obviously a rumor.
"Not only do they believe it, they've already started demolishing the courtyard." Jiang Hongyu frowned. "I'm wondering where they got the news. It's said they came to this town, went to the courtyard, and directly asked the owner of the house. Later, they sent someone to find us and buy the courtyard."
"Even my wife wanted to go in to pack her things but was not allowed to, and she was given an extra fifty taels of silver."
"Spendthrift." Xiao Wu muttered. If it were before, he would not have thought fifty taels was too much, but he had used all the money he had to buy jewelry and shipped it to the capital, and he had not seen any return on his money. Now he had to spend the money he had carefully. He could not help but complain when he heard that someone was such a spendthrift.
Yu Jiaming ignored Xiaowu's antics and frowned. "You're right. Those people have a clear purpose. They must have some news. I'll send someone over there tomorrow to check."
Jiang Hongyu's eyebrows relaxed slightly, and he asked about the gold mine again: "How long do you estimate it will take for the capital to send people over? The island is in the sea after all, and it would be bad if someone discovered it first."
Yu Jiaming's frown deepened. "I've already sent a secret letter to the capital. It's estimated to arrive in five days. Even if the capital sends troops, even if they march quickly, it will take at least a month."
After all, this place is too far away from the capital.
Jiang Hongyu calculated in his mind that the time Yu Jiaming mentioned was about the same as he guessed.
"During this period, can the government issue some sort of document to give those who frequently go out to sea something to do, so that they don't actually touch the island?"
Yu Jiaming nodded. "I was just about to say this. There's an imperial decree from the capital that the nearby waters produce pearls. We're asked to purchase them and ship them to the capital."
This is not a good thing. Precious pearls are rare. If you pay tribute once and then don't have them next time, it will be bad. If you don't pay tribute at all, it will be even worse. If you use ordinary pearls to fool the people above you, you won't even know where you are going.
"You don't have to worry too much. The letter I sent you two days ago already explained that we're going to focus on gold mining from now on. I'm afraid the pearl issue will have to be postponed."
Jiang Hongyu understood Yu Jiaming's meaning after just a thought. No matter how good pearls are, they are only used for decoration. The gold produced by gold mines is golden money!
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