Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Lingyin, don't force big brother to drive

Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Lingyin, don't force big brother to driveXu Qi'an rode a horse, and the old agent drove the carriage. In the carriage were Xu Lingyue and his aunt, as well as Xu Lingyin who excitedly stuck her head out of the window.

Because Dalang was with them, they didn't bring maids and servants, as too many people would be a hindrance.

On the way, Xu Qi'an bought some food for Xu Lingyue and Xu Lingyin, and said to the window, "Aunt, do you want some?"

His aunt refused.

When they arrived at the house, they got off the car, and Xu Qi'an saw his aunt wiping her mouth.

"The location is not bad, not far from the downtown area, and there is a river next to it..." His aunt commented with satisfaction, standing at the door of the house, frowning and saying: "Why does it look a bit shabby."

How can it not be shabby? This is a haunted house... Xu Qi'an thought to himself, and motioned the old agent to open the door.

His aunt brought her two daughters into the house, and what they saw was a scene of depression and ruin. It was obviously deserted for many years and no one managed it.

She frowned: "That's it?"

"No one has lived in this house for many years, and there is no one to rent it. The broker thinks it can be sold for 4,000 taels. But the owner refuses to agree..."

4,000 taels? Aunt narrowed her eyes and asked casually: "How much is this house for?"

"Five thousand taels." said the old broker.

Aunt did not speak, and took her daughters to visit the house, picking thorns wherever they went. The old broker was also experienced, thick-skinned, and let the wind blow from all directions.

Seeing this beautiful mature woman and the elegant and refined girl walking towards the inner courtyard, the old broker was startled and looked at Xu Qian'an.

"It's okay." Xu Qian'an said.

It should be okay in broad daylight... The old broker looked at the beautiful woman's back, and her swaying buttocks were particularly attractive.

"Do you really want to buy this house?"

"Yes."

He is really not afraid of death. The old agent had done his best and stopped trying to persuade him. He asked, "Who are these two..."

Xu Qi'an joked, "What do you think?"

This silenced the old agent, who was a little embarrassed for a moment. Mother and sister? No, not that young. And there was no sign of filial piety between them.

Married couple? Well, the girl might be the wife of this old man, and the beautiful woman was the mother-in-law... What about the girl in the yellow skirt yesterday?

The old agent had a good eye, but he couldn't figure out the relationship between the two. "The older one is my aunt, and the two younger ones are my sisters." After Xu Qi'an finished speaking, he saw the old agent's surprise and smiled, "What's wrong?"

The old agent shook his head and thought to himself that he had never seen anyone bring his sister and aunt together when buying a house.

Because the aunt must be the wife of the uncle or uncle, a member of the clan, not a family member. He had never seen anyone bring his aunt and cousin to see a house together.

....

Although Auntie was mean and said nothing good about the house, she was actually very satisfied. It was also a three-story house, but the area was much larger than Xu's house in the outer city, and the layout was also incomparable.

The layout of Xu's house was civilian, not as high-end and classy as here. If you have to distinguish, it's probably the rural homestead and the high-end villa in the city.

Although they are all single-family houses with several floors, the grades are different.

It took an hour to look at the whole house carefully. Auntie and Xu Lingyue were very excited, and the latter secretly decided on her own house.

Auntie tried to test: "Five thousand taels can't buy this location."

She was picking faults to lower the price. After shopping, she suddenly found that five thousand taels was too cheap. The smart auntie noticed something was wrong.

Xu Qi'an pointed to the well not far away: "There was a ghost in the well, yes, there is a ghost, Miss Caiwei and I have verified it."

After two exclamations, Xu Lingyue and Aunt retreated behind Xu Qi'an in fear, and the former held her brother's sleeve tightly with a pair of small hands.

Ghost?

Xu Lingyin was also very scared. She ran to her brother's crotch with her short legs and hid, then looked at the well mouth, swallowing her saliva in fear.

Aunt's pretty face turned pale, and she didn't want to stay for a moment: "Don't buy it, go back."

She held one of her daughters in each hand and walked quickly outside the house. Because she walked too fast, her posture swayed.

The old agent looked at Xu Qi'an with a frown: "Are you teasing me?"

Xu Qi'an waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, go to the brokerage to pay the deposit." He didn't say that he had solved the female ghost, for fear that the brokerage would raise the price. Before the house deed and land deed were obtained, this was still a haunted house.

The carriage stopped outside the pawnshop, with my aunt and two sisters sitting in it. When my aunt heard that Xu Qiyan had gone to pay the deposit, she was very angry.

"I won't live here. Let him live in the haunted house alone. The little bastard just doesn't want us, mother and daughter, to take advantage of him." My aunt said angrily.

"My eldest brother is not that kind of person." Xu Lingyue shook her mother's arm.

As she was talking, Xu Qiyan came out, jumped on the driver's seat, lifted the curtain and poked half of his head in: "It's almost noon, let's go to Guiyue Tower for dinner."

My aunt turned her face away.

Xu Qiyan explained: "The female ghost in the house has been dealt with. You don't believe me, but the sorcerer of the Sitianjian will believe it, right?"

Xu Lingyue nodded.

Auntie was in doubt and stared at Xu Qian'an: "Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

After driving to Guiyue Tower and asking for a private room, Xu Qian'an took out a small jade mirror and sent a letter: [Number Two, I remember you said that you were investigating the manipulator behind the banditry in Yunzhou.]

After sending the letter, he turned the mirror upside down on the table and lowered his head to eat. After a while, the message reminder came.

[Two: Yes, in the process of suppressing the bandits, I found that various villages have stored

a lot of supplies. These things are not something that mountain bandits can get. I suspect that there are forces behind them supporting them.]

Xu Qian'an nodded slightly. The so-called supplies are military supplies, including

equipment and instruments.

This topic aroused the interest of Number Four. As a former Dafeng official, he was more concerned about the situation in the Dafeng Dynasty.

[Four: You can try to start with the local government of Yunzhou. By the way, I remember that

Yunzhou has a vassal king.]

[Two: Your Highness is just a prince without real power. I have investigated him and there is

no problem. ]

[Three: How did you investigate?]

[Two: Send people to monitor the palace. ]

.... You call this an investigation? Too crude. Xu Qian'an complained in his heart and sent a letter: [I know the backers of the banditry in Yunzhou. ]

"???"

A series of question marks flashed through the minds of No. 2 and No. 4. What intelligence did No. 3 get? Why can No. 3 always get so much intelligence? The news from the capital is fine, after all, it is his "territory", but Yunzhou has nothing to do with him.

I have been investigating for so long but still have no clue. How could he know the backer of the banditry in Yunzhou?... Number Two knows Number Three very well and has always believed that he is a scholar with high moral character. He did not question it, but sent a letter

solemnly:

[Two: What's going on? Well, Number Three, tell me the inside information and I will owe

you a favor.]

[Three: Oh, no need. I admire your character. This information is free. ]

When the relationship is not deep, we should talk about transactions and avoid freeloading.

After getting familiar with each other, we should develop feelings and reduce the transaction of interests between each other.

Free is the most expensive, because the thing that replaces the transaction is feelings. When the friendship between each other becomes deeper and deeper, freeloading appears... No, how can it be called freeloading between friends? It is mutual help.

This time, Number Two got his information for free, and tomorrow he can get it for free from

Number Two.

[Three: It is the Wushen Cult in the Northeast. The Wushen Cult is the backer of the banditry in Yunzhou. Well, my information may not be accurate, No. 2, you can take it as a reference. ] Even if the Wushen Cult is not the behind-the-scenes supporter of the banditry in Yunzhou, it is most likely related. Xu Qian'an told this to No. 2 with the idea of letting No. 2 investigate. Is the Wushen Cult the driving force behind the banditry in Yunzhou? No. 2 stared at the text information in the jade mirror and was silent for a long time: [How did you know, from what channel? Well, I am not testing you, but I want to know the authenticity of the information. ]

[Three: It doesn't matter. Last night, the night watchman discovered a base of the Wushen Cult in the capital. They have close contacts with the Minister of Industry...]

He roughly told the story, without too much detail. After all, his identity is a student of Yunlu Academy, not a night watchman involved in the case. The focus is on the fact that the Minister of Industry provided military supplies such as artillery and equipment to the Wushen Cult.

So that's it, so that's it... Number Two clenched his fists excitedly and sent a letter: [This news is very important to me. It confirms a guess I made before. Thank you very much. I suddenly regret that Taoist Jinlian didn't pull you into the Tiandihui earlier. ]

[Nine: Let's talk about business, don't be selfish. ]

After a pause, Taoist Jinlian sent a letter: [Nine: But the Wushen Cult secretly supports the banditry in Yunzhou, which doesn't mean much to them.]

[Four: Yes, Yunzhou is in the southeast, and the Wushen Cult's territory is in the northeast,

and the two places are thousands of miles apart. ]

Whether it is a military alliance or trade exchanges, it is unrealistic.

This is exactly what I am wondering... Xu Qian'an sent a letter: [Number Two, you can try to check it out. I believe that with your ability, you will be able to find out the truth. ]

At this time, Number One, who likes to peek at the screen, jumped out: [The matter of the

Minister of Industry reminds me of a detail in the Sangpo case.

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the ancestral worship ceremony. So who started the fire? ]

[Two: Imperial Guards?]

[Three: Not the Imperial Guards. I checked the entry and exit of all the Imperial Guards that

night. All those on patrol died, and those who were not on patrol also had alibis... In addition,

the Minister of Rites could not use the Imperial Guards. ]

[Two: Why?]

[One: This is a court secret.]

What court secret is not confidential? Isn't it that Emperor Yuan Jing would ask the Si Tianjian

sorcerer to question the Imperial Guards every month... Xu Qian'an complained in his heart.

His heart moved, and some clues suddenly connected, just like opening up the Ren and Du

meridians: [Number One means that the Wushen Cult people ignited the explosives in the

Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple?]

[One: Yes. ]

[Nine: It must be a paper man. ]

[One: Taoist priest is so sure?]

[Nine: Oh, the paper puppetry technique was passed down by the Taoist sect, so I know it.

Paper people have low abilities, just a little better than ants, and can hide from the perception

of warriors. It is not difficult to sneak into the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple silently. But paper people can be used as a medium to ignite gunpowder. ]

[One: In other words, the demon clan and the Wushen Cult are involved in the Sangpo case. So the Qi Party must also know about this?]

[Three: That's not right. The Qi Party and the Wushen Cult are just cooperative relationships, not superiors and subordinates. The Wushen Cult can't tell the Qi Party everything.] [One: But one thing can be confirmed, the Wushen Cult is involved with the demon clan. ]

The demon clan blew up Sangpo for the seal, so what is the purpose of the Wushen Cult? It shouldn't be the severed hand of the monk Shenshu, otherwise there will be a conflict of interest and the two sides will fight... Xu Qian'an thought as he stretched out his chopsticks to

pick up the food, but it was empty.

The dishes, which were not many to begin with, had been eaten up by the mother and daughter, and the little girl was so full of food that her face turned red.

".... She is just like Chu Caiwei." Xu Qian'an cursed and called the waiter to add more dishes.

After dinner, they left Guiyue Building, and Auntie and Lingyue got into the carriage first. Xu Lingyin saw someone selling maltose across the street, so she pulled her eldest brother's trouser leg and pitifully asked him to buy some for her.

Xu Qian'an took her to buy it. He had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He threatened her: "The

maltose is too hard. Be careful not to break your teeth."

The little bean was an expert in eating and was not afraid at all: "It's okay. I will eat it from

hard to soft."

Xu Qian'an smiled when he heard it: "If you have the ability, you can eat it from soft to hard."

The little bean admitted defeat: "Then I don't have such a big ability... Can big brother do it?"

"Big brother can't, but a good troublemaker can eat maltose from soft to hard, and then from

hard to soft."

"Troublemaker? Then can my sister and mother do it?"

"I refuse to answer this question."

"Why, big brother." Xu Lingyin blinked her innocent eyes. "Don't ask why, Lingyin, why do you always force big brother to drive."