Chapter 485 Eternal Curiosity

Chapter 485 Eternal Curiosity

Chapter 485 Eternal Curiosity
"Oh, Mr. Dong's second daughter is really getting prettier and prettier."

"Mr. Dong's second daughter, I held you in my arms when you were a child."

"Miss Liangyu, you have to go out more often. Your neighbors have almost forgotten what you look like."

In the streets and alleys, old ladies with wrinkled faces were laughing, patting the greasy men with exposed bellies, peddlers carrying loads on their shoulders were grinning, and all kinds of people and monsters kept greeting Dong Liangyu.

Even the cat, which was hunched over on the windowsill, seemed to meow at her.

The giant centipedes that were crawling up and down the eaves no longer hid in the shade, and seemed to be anxious and flustered when they saw the hustle and bustle on the street.

Dong Liangyu was reserved and polite along the way. Even though he seemed to be very well-mannered in the books, his smile seemed a little forced when facing reality.

Fan Wuzhe seemed to notice her discomfort, and when the chatter died down a bit, he whispered, "Are you a little annoyed? How about we go back to the library first?"

Dong Liangyu was very happy and said, "I will listen to my cousin."

It has a very submissive taste.

Before she said those strange things to Shi Chun yesterday, she had been asked to have a talk with her father about her marriage to Fan Wuzhe.

That conversation was unlike any other, and she ultimately failed to convince her father.

After reading so many books, I still deeply believe in the principle that marriage is a major matter and that it is the decision of parents and the words of the matchmaker.

She also knew that her father would never harm her and that it was definitely for her own good. She was just a mortal in this world of cultivation. If she entrusted her life to the wrong person, she would not be able to live a peaceful life and her family would also be disturbed.

She also yearned for some beautiful things of her own, she wanted to bloom, but she did not get the courage to bloom from Shi Chun.

It never started, so it’s not a matter of loss, I just feel sad.

For now, she can only accept reality.

So the two of them turned back, and their return speed was much faster than the stroll they took when they came. Fan Wuzhe seemed to be quite considerate of his cousin.

After sending Dong Liangyu to the library, Fan Wuzhe said hello to Dong Liangying behind the counter, said he was going out to buy something, and left.

When returning to the library upstairs, Dong Liangyu spotted Shi Chun out of the corner of his eye, but tried not to look at him and left quietly.

Now that she has made the choice in life, she doesn't want to do anything to let Fan Wuzhe down. She will keep her distance from Shi Chun and it will be impossible for her to talk to him like she did last night again. This is her upbringing, also known as cultivation.

Fan Wuzhe, who was on the street, suddenly turned into an empty alley, looked around, quickly took out a talisman, and sent a message to someone unknown.

After receiving the reply, he followed the instructions on the reply and quickly traveled through the city.

He ran here and there and entered a residential area. He stopped at the back door of a deserted house. Just as he looked around to confirm, the back door opened and a burly man in black waved at him. He hurried in.

The man in black closed the door, led him into a room and asked him to wait.

Not long after, a tall, barefoot man came in, wearing a black cloak and a bamboo hat. He was dressed in a weird way, with a beard, leopard eyes, a fierce look, and an intimidating aura.

For many people in Dazhicheng, this person will not be unfamiliar. The deputy inspector of the Dazhicheng Taxation Bureau, who is responsible for the taxation of Dazhicheng, is named Mei You.

Seeing that he seemed a little afraid, Fan Wuzhe quickly bowed and saluted, "Greetings, Junior Supervisor."

Mei You was too lazy to sit up, so she stopped beside him and said in a deep voice, "Why do you have to see me in person so quickly? What happened in the library?"

Fan Wuzhe said hurriedly: "Some things should not be reported to the Junior Supervisor in person, for fear that I may not be able to explain them clearly. There is no change for now, but I am afraid that something unexpected will happen. I am worried that the relationship between me and the Junior Supervisor has been discovered."

Mei You's eyes flashed coldly, "What do you mean?"

Fan Wuzhe: "Before, when I was captured and tortured by the young supervisor, someone saw me on the mountain. Just now when I was shopping with Dong Liangyu, I saw that person again. I don't know if he recognized me, but when he saw me, he suddenly turned around and asked the price at a stall nearby. He seemed a little unnatural. I was worried that he had recognized me."

Mei You disagreed: "Since he is from the mountain, it shouldn't be a big problem. You don't have to worry. Who is it?"

Fan Wuzhe: “I don’t know what it’s called.”

Mei You: "What does it look like?"

Fan Wuzhe: "His appearance is very easy to remember. You will never forget it after seeing him once. He is a skinny old man with shifty eyebrows and rat-like eyes, a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, two burnt yellow mustaches, and a small tuft on his chin."

Mei You pondered for a while, and suddenly asked the man in black beside him, "Is there anyone with this appearance on the mountain?"

At least there was one thing he was sure of, there was definitely no such person among the big shots on the mountain.

The man in black said, "Although there are many people on the mountain, it's easy to find someone with such obvious features. We can ask him later. After I find him, I'll test his words and say hello. It shouldn't be a problem."

Mei You nodded slightly, then turned to look at Fan Wuzhe, "Did you hear everything? There's no need to scare yourself. It's fine. Just go back to the library and focus on your own business. I'll take care of the rest for you."

After hearing what they said, Fan Wuzhe felt relieved and immediately bowed and said goodbye.

After he left, there were no outsiders in the house. Mei You said to the man in black who was seeing him off, "Find the man he mentioned as soon as possible and keep him quiet. We don't have much time left, so we can't afford to lose."

"Yes." The man in black took the order and left.

Mei You, who had already gone down the mountain, did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he made some tea on the spot and started to drink it, half asleep and half awake, experiencing the taste of life.

It must be said that Huang Yingying's appearance is quite distinctive. The man in black hurried back in less than half an hour, leaning over to whisper in Mei You's ear as she poured tea, "Young Supervisor, we found out. We checked the prison's entry and exit records for that day and found out that it was not someone from the mountain, but the son-in-law of the Bai's Rice Shop, the old man Huang Yingying. When Fan Wuzhe was being tortured, he happened to go up the mountain to deliver rice, so he must have happened to see him. Apart from him, there is really no one else on the mountain who has that look."

"It's him..." Mei You, holding the teapot, thought thoughtfully, and then said in a deep voice: "No matter whether he recognized Fan Wuzhe or not, Dong Wenshu must not know that Fan Wuzhe was arrested. Once he knows, he will definitely react to what happened. By then, even if the matter is accomplished, with Dong Wenshu's character, we will be in trouble." He put down the teapot and emphasized: "This matter must not be lost. Find the Huang man quickly. He has just seen Fan Wuzhe not long ago. Even if he recognized him, the scope of spread in a short time should not be large. Catch him and interrogate him as soon as possible to confirm whether there are any leaks. Be sure to pry his mouth open, and kill anyone who knows. Remember, arrest in secret, don't make a big fuss."

"Okay." The man in black took the order and left again.

In the endless grassland outside the city, Huang Yingying was walking on the heart-wrapped grass, bouncing up and down everywhere, looking around while in the air.

After walking around in a big circle and searching for a long time, he finally spotted a patch of messy and moving grass from a distance and immediately flew away.

The man saw a group of scattered unicorns grazing in the air, and when he landed, he saw no one herding them, so he immediately stretched his neck and shouted, "Xiao Gao, Xiao Gao, where are you?"

After waiting for a while and seeing no response, he shouted again: "Xiao Gao, Xiao Gao, it's time to pay the debt. Pay the debt, do you want it? If not, I'm leaving."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure jumped out from the grass on one side, landed on a blade of grass, bounced, and slid in front of him. It was Wu Jinliang.

Just like the sun rising from the west, Wu Jinliang looked him up and down. He actually came to pay back the debt on his own initiative, so he had to suspect whether he was a fake.

It should be him, Wu Jinliang stretched out his hand and said, "Where's the money? Give it to me."

Huang Yingying slapped his hand away, and instead, with a sly smile, stretched out her hand and said, "Give me the IOU, and give me another hundred gold coins, and I'll tell you a secret."

Wu Jinliang gradually raised his eyebrows, then turned and left, leaving only one word as a parting gift: "Get lost!"

Huang Yingying quickly changed her tone and said, "Forget it, we are old friends, I'll give you a discount, fifty gold."

Wu Jinliang still ignored him, turned over, mounted a small unicorn horse, and was about to run away.

Huang Yingying hurriedly shouted again: "The second young lady of the library is getting married, don't you know?"

"Hmm..." Wu Jinliang looked at him in surprise and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

He often went to the library, so how could he not know that Dong Liangyu was going to get married?

But he also became suspicious. This old thief would not come all the way to seek such fun with him.

Seeing that he paused, Huang Yingying immediately knew that the matter was settled and that the other party was indeed interested. However, she turned around and waved her hand with her back to him, "If you don't believe me, forget it."

Wu Jinliang stared blankly, and lost interest in the middle of his words. Seeing that she was about to disappear into the depths of the grass forest, he finally let out a cry, "Even if she gets married, it's none of my business. Why should she use it to pay for my debt?"

Huang Yingying didn't bother to pay attention to him. She walked faster and faster, and her figure disappeared into the depths of the grass forest.

Wu Jinliang grimaced, well, he finally gave in, he smashed the belly of the horse with his legs and rode on it to chase after it, soon catching up, he stood up and jumped off, letting the horse run away, he landed beside Huang Yingying, snorted coldly: "If you can't pay the debt, if you're not worth fifty gold, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

As he spoke, he took out the IOU and counted out the fifty gold coins, then stood in front of Huang Yingying.

Seeing Tan Jin's anger, Huang Yingying couldn't hold back her expression immediately. She was blinded by the money and quickly grabbed it with a smile. She first checked the IOU to see if it was okay, so she destroyed it immediately. She then counted the amount of Tan Jin and found it was okay, so she quickly stuffed it into her purse. At the same time, she said happily, "Xiao Gao, I knew at first glance that you are a playboy. It's true. By the way, the second young lady of the library is going to get married. Don't you know?"

Wu Jinliang frowned and asked, "Where did you hear that?"

"What do you mean I heard it from someone else? I saw it with my own eyes. Now everyone in the city knows about it..." Huang Yingying recounted what she had seen in great detail.

Wu Jinliang was impressed by this guy. He just couldn't change his habit of going wherever there was excitement. After hearing this, he hesitated and asked, "Who is that man?"

Huang Yingying shook her head with a happy look on her face. "I don't know. I heard someone say he was calling her cousin."

"Cousin?" Wu Jinliang muttered, and after thinking for a moment, he said coldly, "How many hundreds of gold coins are you asking for just this?"

"Don't be impatient. If you really have feelings for the second young lady, these hundreds of gold coins are definitely worth it." Huang Yingying looked around and suddenly lowered her voice and said, "There is something wrong with his cousin. I don't know if he is really going to marry her, but there is a high probability that he has other intentions."

Wu Jinliang frowned: "Don't talk nonsense, just tell me the truth."

Huang Yingying: "Xiao Gao, don't look down on me. In this Dashi city, I am the only one who can figure out some things. Let's talk about something far away first. All businesses in Dashi city have to pay taxes, and my rice shop is no exception. The exception is that my rice shop never pays cash, but always uses spiritual rice to pay taxes. After all, people in the mountains in the city also eat spiritual rice, so we can just deduct it from the rice price.

Every time I delivered rice to the tax collector, I was the one who escorted it personally. Once, when I was going down the mountain after delivering the rice, I saw two tax collectors with bruised faces and noses also going down the mountain. I was curious at the time, so I quietly followed them to see what was going on.

As a result, the two of them ran to a tavern in the city and drank alone. I was curious, so I couldn't help but lie down against the wall and eavesdrop. I heard a lot of complaints and found out that the two of them were punished by the young supervisor Mei You because they didn't do their job well. "

Wu Jinliang was suspicious, "Is it related to the library?"

Huang Yingying: "Don't worry, listen to me slowly. Why did Mei Shaojian deal with them? You guessed it right, it was related to the library. Mei Shaojian took a fancy to the land of 'Chaoyue Pavilion'. You know the location, one of the best locations in Dashicheng, and it occupies a large courtyard with several entrances. How much do you think it is worth?"

Wu Jinliang estimated, "It should be at least 10 million. Did the young eunuch get greedy for money?"

Huang Yingying said softly, "It's not that he was tempted by money. It's not that he was after the money. It sounds like some person wanted to find a place to stay in Dazhi City, and then he saw the site of the library and thought it would be a good place to build a house. Then someone took the lead in this matter, and ended up making a big fuss. The reason is simple. Dong Wenshu refused to sell it, saying it was his ancestral home.

Mei Shaojian was probably just a runner in this matter. He bargained for a long time and was not only willing to buy it at a high price, but also willing to get another piece of land in the city to rebuild the library. However, Dong Wenshu was a well-known old stubborn man. Since he decided not to sell it no matter how much money was offered, it was not something that could be bought with money.

So the tax inspector wanted to make a move on the library's taxation, but Dong Wenshu's work was just like his character, and people couldn't find any faults with him. The two tax inspectors were beaten because they didn't do a good job in this matter, which made Mei You angry.

I understand why Mei You didn't dare to force his way in. The city lord knew about the library. Occasionally, the city lord would come to look for books or something, and chat with Dong Wenshu. In other words, Dong Wenshu was one of the few merchants in the city who could pass on the message directly to the city lord. Although he was not famous, he was someone who could enter the city lord's mansion directly. "

Wu Jinliang listened carefully and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there was such a thing hidden behind the library.

"Then about a month ago, I went to the tax collector to deliver rice, and I heard someone being beaten and screaming. I didn't know who was being tortured. I couldn't help but be curious, so I sneaked over to take a look. Guess who I saw?"

"..." Wu Jinliang was speechless. Although he had long known that this old guy was extremely curious and liked to join in the fun everywhere, he still couldn't help but admire him at this moment. He dared to stick his head out and peek everywhere. Wasn't he afraid of getting into trouble?
(End of this chapter)