Chapter 125: Lighting the Fire at Midnight
If he could present a recipe for high-concentration liquor, not only would it help in controlling the plague, it would also naturally add to his record of achievements, and he would be safer even if something happened in the future.
What the Gu family used in exchange was just a fake identity to deceive others. Gu Tingchuan was going to Jiangzhou to study anyway, so it was unlikely that the fake identity would be exposed.
Liang Jianwei naturally had no reason to refuse a business that would make a lot of money.
"If it is really as Miss Gu said, then I am naturally willing to do my best to help the Gu family arrive safely in Jiangzhou."
Gu Feixue also bowed to Liang Jianwei and said:
"That's great. Xue'er will write down the recipe for making white wine and give it to Magistrate Liang. Dad and Mom, you can scoop out a spoonful for Magistrate Liang to taste."
When Liang Jianwei tasted the white wine, he was shocked. There was such a strong wine in the world!
Liang Jianwei then personally made fake household registrations and entry permits for the five members of the Gu family.
Gu Lang changed his name to Gu Zilang, and Gu Tingchuan changed his name to Gu Tingchuan. As for Gu Feixue and Old Mrs. Gu from the Wang family, since they were female relatives, it would not be clearly stated in the household registration, so they did not need to change their names specifically.
Once they arrived in Jiangzhou and Gu Tingchuan started school, the Gu family naturally no longer needed this fake household registration.
After getting the seal stamped by Liang Jianwei, the three members of the Gu family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, the three of them split up into two groups. Gu Lang went to Zuixianlou to inform and discuss future business matters with Manager Bao.
As for Wang and Gu Feixue, they went to Chun's Cloth Shop to discuss future cooperation with Jinxiu.
When Gu Feixue and Wang Shi secretly discussed the cooperation with Jinxiu Chunyue with Chun Fengmiao at Chunjia Cloth Shop, Gu Lang at Zuixianlou also exchanged information with Bao Hongcai.
Of course, both sides only said that the Gu family was preparing to find a way to leave Liangcheng, but they did not say where they were going. Apart from Prefect Liang, no one else knew.
Magistrate Liang already had a deep hatred for Zong Hao and others, so there was naturally no risk of him informing on them.
Although Gu Feixue had lost the cream-making method and rouge-purifying method in order to stabilize the cooperation between Zuixianlou, Chunjia Cloth Shop, and Jinxiu Farm, she naturally had no regrets. After all, once they left, the farm and Jinxiu might attract the covetousness of others.
If Zuixianlou and Chunjia Cloth Shop both announced a cooperation and alliance, Chunyue and the others would naturally not have to worry about being dealt with.
Days passed one by one, and ten days later, the Gu family finally dug through the tunnel.
Immediately afterwards, the Gu family set up a sensing mechanism inside the formation above the tunnel.
Ensure that after the Gu family escapes from the passage, no one will be able to see the existence of the tunnel underneath.
The more she studied ancient mechanisms, the more astonished she became. In her eyes, these mechanisms were no less advanced than modern technology. Some even utilized physics and chemistry to the fullest extent.
By studying the science of mechanisms, she cracked the mechanism on the stone tablet in the cliff cave.
Although the stone tablet looks crudely made, its weight is accurate to the millimeter. As time goes by, the dust accumulated on the stone tablet will jam the buckles on the base of the stone tablet.
However, if the stone tablet loses a certain amount of gravity in a short period of time, for example, if someone dusts off the stone tablet, or re-carves the words on the stone tablet like she did, the stone tablet will lose a certain amount of weight.
This will trigger the mechanism and reveal the secret code.
The final voice control also utilizes the principle of sound wave reflection between stone walls. The stone walls in the cave are actually carved along specific trajectories. Only when she stands in the center of the stone tablet and speaks can the mechanism of the hidden stone tablet be triggered.
These extremely sophisticated mechanisms made Gu Feixue believe that the wisdom of the ancients was endless. Even without the foundation of modern science, there were still extraordinary people.
After testing the safety and concealment of the passage many times, Gu Feixue finally felt relieved.
The next few days will be spent waiting for the person behind the scenes to make a move.
The sudden fire at the Gu family's house would naturally arouse suspicion, but if the other party hired someone to set the fire, that would be a different story.
Sure enough, a few days later, the purchasing staff newly sent out by Gu Feixue caught a fish.
"Master, I followed your instructions and deliberately had the clerk at the grain and oil store change the order amount. As expected, Qian Youliang came to me today."
Gu Feixue smiled when she heard this. As a person, we should not be afraid of overestimating our enemies, but we should be afraid of underestimating them.
Overestimate your enemies, do everything to perfection, and you will naturally succeed.
But people like Qian Youliang, who use one trick after another, are underestimating others.
Naturally, the enemy underestimated her, and she could naturally take advantage of this and turn the tables.
"Okay, how does he ask you to harm the Gu family this time?"
"He originally wanted me to use arsenic, but I said it was too conspicuous, so I suggested setting the fire at night. He hesitated for a moment, then agreed."
Gu Feixue nodded:
"You're doing great, keep engaging with each other."
This person was none other than Li Tiezhu's right-hand man, who had learned some martial arts from her. Recently, he was planning to redeem himself and go to the neighboring city to look for his relatives. The day before the fire at Gu's house, Gu Feixue had arranged for the escort agency to secretly send him to the neighboring city. He wasn't afraid of being silenced by Qian Youliang.
Five days later, Qian Youliang finally couldn't hold back and decided to take action.
"Remember, take this opportunity to spread this wine around the Gu family home, and then set it on fire at midnight."
After saying that, Qian Youliang gave Wang Mazi a wink.
Wang Mazi handed over a package, and there was a crackling sound of metal colliding inside.
"Here are thirty taels of silver. After the task is completed, there will be fifty taels waiting for you!"
A calculating gleam flashed across Qian Youliang's eyes, but whether he could survive to get it was another matter.
"Remember! If anyone finds out, the fifty taels of silver will be gone!"
The natural answer to Qian Youliang is to guarantee it continuously.
However, what Qian Youliang did not expect was that this person who colluded with him was sent to the escort agency by the disguised Gu Feixue through a shortcut after returning to Anju Village, and set out for the neighboring city that afternoon.
As for Gu Feixue, after she came back, she pawned all her valuables for silver. The pawn period was three years, and if she could come back after three years, she would redeem them.
Some tables, chairs, and benches were too obvious to be taken, and if people later found out that the Gu family had emptied their belongings in advance, it would arouse suspicion.
Therefore, the Gu family could only let some things that would leave obvious ashes burn.
Together with the Gu family's income for the year, the total was more than three hundred taels of silver. Gu Feixue left one hundred taels for Li Tiezhu, Chunyue and others for circulation, and the rest were exchanged for silver notes at the bank and kept close to her.
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