Chapter 5： have to add money

Chapter 5 has extra money

The time for two cups of tea passed, and the yamen servant took the things Chu Nanzhi asked for into the lobby, and placed them on a newly moved wooden table.

Although the county magistrate's monthly salary is not much, he can still get a tael of gold.

As for mercury, Chu Nanzhi had already thought of it.

In this dynasty, there are many idiots who pursue immortality, so they also believe in alchemy to prolong life.

In the memory of the original owner, the little Taoist priest he hooked up with was quite good at refining elixir, so he was respected by the county magistrate, so please come to the house.

Since alchemy is done, there must be solidified cinnabar or preserved mercury in the house.

Chu Nanzhi looked at the things brought in by the yamen servant. Apart from the few items she asked for, there was also a very small and exquisite ceramic pottery made of adobe.

I think that what is contained here is mercury.

Chu Nanzhi took the gold from the table and squeezed it in her hand, the texture was excellent.

It really is a good thing.

Thinking that I am now penniless, I immediately have the same feeling as yesterday when Mrs. Chen held the silver and refused to let go.

After reconciling with Lin Jinxiao, she should always find some money for herself, counting it as her first pot of gold in this world.

Although the remaining money in the family was given by the mother of the original owner, she really couldn't bear to let the four little guys lose their lives.

Glancing at the county magistrate a little humorously, she said with a playful smile: "If the woman helps the lord to solve the case, can the lord give the two pieces of gold to the woman?"

"You woman is greedy and shameless."

The county magistrate scolded lightly, and after thinking for a moment, he waved his hands helplessly: "As long as you really solve the case, not only will this ingot of gold belong to you, but I will also reward you with an additional ten taels of silver."

"It's a deal."

Chu Nanzhi lifted the lid of the altar happily, dripped a few drops of mercury into the porcelain bowl, then put the gold into the porcelain bowl, and rolled it back and forth with tweezers, the gold surface that touched the mercury immediately turned into white flowers one slice.

Chu Nanzhi held up the whitened gold in front of the magistrate.

The magistrate was dumbfounded and said, "Is it that simple?"

"It's as simple as that, it's just a small trick, sir, please don't break your word."

Chu Nanzhi smiled.

This kind of chemical reaction was actually not very common in her era.

Gold reacts with the mercury element in mercury to produce a white substance attached to the gold surface.

In this way, the gold becomes white.

However, if she hadn't thought of the little Taoist priest last night, she might not have taken this aspect into account.

It can be seen that there are many experts here.

The county magistrate was already somewhat regretful that he made people earn his own money so easily.

It's just that the case is about to be solved, and he was so excited that he couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear: "Don't break your promise, go get the silver, and bring me a tael of gold for you. I want to test it myself. Today It was an eye-opener."

Not long after, the yamen servant took ten taels of silver and handed it to Chu Nanzhi, and handed the newly acquired gold to the county magistrate.

After the county magistrate touched the gold to the mercury, it turned into a snow-white color, and he suddenly understood, and asked the little official before: "Lieutenant Liu, the fake gold that was brought back a few days ago, oh no, Or real gold, where did you put it?"

Chu Nanzhi held the silver in his hand, and turned his eyes to the little official again, only then did he realize that this person was the county lieutenant who asked Lin Jinxiao to take his place.

Lieutenant Liu Xian showed a look of fear, hesitatingly said: "Your official, your lower official thought they were just stones, so I ordered someone to throw them away."

"Dropped?"

The county magistrate put down the gold and glared at him with a livid face: "You are so courageous, this case is not closed yet, how dare you handle the evidence privately, why don't you hurry up and find it for the officer."

"Yes."

Liu Xianwei was about to go out in a panic, but Chu Nanzhi had already seen through his thoughts.

This man has been making things difficult for her since she entered the government office, preventing her from finding out the truth, and thinking about how he made Lin Jinxiao do the worst job, I'm afraid this case has nothing to do with him.

And as the county magistrate said, even if the gold brought back is fake gold, it is the key evidence. The case has not been closed, so how can it be disposed of at will.

Unless there is a ghost in my heart.

She immediately stopped Lieutenant Liu: "I don't know if the county lieutenant wants to escape to report the news or is he really going to find the lost gold?"

"Escape?"

Lieutenant Liu pretended to be calm: "You woman, don't spout blood. I have nothing to escape. I have nothing to do with this case. Now I haven't even found the person behind the scenes. Who am I going to report to?"

Paused, he added: "And I begged for Lin Dalang's crime."

"It's so good, the kindness of the county captain will not be forgotten."

Chu Nanzhi was speechless.

I'm afraid that this person's pleading is not sincere, and after so many dramas, it's nothing more than doing and standing.

She looked at the county magistrate with warm eyes and said with a smile: "My lord, there is no need to rush to recover the gold. Since the county magistrate is so concerned about the people behind the scenes, it is better to wait until the real culprit is caught, and the tax money will naturally be recovered."

"The real murderer?"

The county magistrate stroked his chin, looked interested, and asked quickly: "Who is the real culprit, who dares to calculate the county's tax money?"

"Your Excellency also saw it just now. The gold immediately changed color when it met mercury. Last night, the woman asked the gentleman and his colleagues, and they inspected it before sealing the box. Therefore, only those who were present at the time could do anything, and they were deeply involved in it." Only those who know the way dare to use this blindfold."

Chu Nanzhi reminded very clearly that the county magistrate is not stupid, except for the yamen servant who made the deposit, he and the Taoist in the house were the only ones who checked the tax money that day.

The guards naturally didn’t dare to take their own lives as a trifle, so it was the Taoist priest who immediately told the yamen servants: “Hurry up and bring Taoist Master Ximen to the county yamen.”

Lieutenant Liu Xian saw the truth revealed layer by layer, and was so frightened that he quickly fell to his knees: "My lord, this matter has nothing to do with the lower officials."

The county magistrate was at a loss: "It's none of your business, what are you doing kneeling?"

Chu Nanzhi was also very puzzled, this is not self-inflicted.

"The lower official just feels aggrieved for Daoist Ximen."

Lieutenant Liu glared at Chu Nanzhi resentfully, and seeing the gold that was about to get flew away, he cursed unwillingly: "It must be her, it must be her who seduced Taoist priest Ximen, so that Taoist Ximen lived forever Evil thoughts, wanting to frame Mr. Lin and occupy this bitch."

"I'm not that leisurely and elegant."

Chu Nanzhi remembered that the original owner had no shady affairs with that Taoist, it was nothing more than contact with him a few times, and a lot of gossip spread out when his words were frivolous.

She pretended to remind Liu Xianwei: "The county captain was sick at home a few days ago and has nothing to do with this case. Why bother to make people suspicious here? It's better to quickly tell the whereabouts of the gold and recover the taxpayer." The magistrate of Yin County is tolerant and magnanimous, and he would not be harsh on you if he thought about it."

"Yes, Lieutenant Liu, please tell me where you threw the gold?"

The county magistrate also couldn't wait to ask.

Lieutenant Liu Xian looked annoyed, too anxious to speak.

He has been in office for many years, so how can he really not know that he can't handle the evidence privately before the case is closed, and he was just prevaricating the county magistrate.

But he never thought that someone in a small Luyan Port could find out the doorway, so the gold brought back by that car is still in the county government warehouse, and there is no time to transfer it.

And he knew very well that after Taoist Ximen was arrested, he would confess himself under torture.

After pondering for a long time, he had no choice but to confess to the county magistrate with a bitter face: "The white-stained tax money is still in the warehouse in the backyard."

"What, still in the warehouse?"

The county magistrate looked surprised: "Then why did you lie to me just now?"

"Xiaguan. Xiaguan"

Seeing his obsequiousness at this moment, the county magistrate suddenly realized, pointed at him and said:

"Oh, I understand. You must have colluded with Taoist Ximen to embezzle this batch of tax money. No wonder you strongly recommended this officer to exchange the silver into gold, and also recommended Lin Dalang to **** the tax money so that you can stay out of the matter. It seems that you It's ulterior motives."

One is for money and the other is for sex. The reason could not be simpler.

Lieutenant Liu knew that he could not cover up the fact, so he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "This official fell into the trick of that Taoist because of his obsession for a while. I just ask you to forgive me."

"You are so bold, come and take this thief down for me."

The county magistrate was flushed with anger.

Knowing that the tax bank is still there, I feel a lot more relaxed now.

Waiting for the hall to return to tranquility, the county magistrate picked up the ingot of white-dyed gold, but felt worried: "The tax money has been recovered, but it can't just be sent to the county government."

As he spoke, he looked at Chu Nanzhi pleadingly: "Miss Chu, do you have a way to restore the gold to its original state?"

The voice immediately became more tactful and polite.

"Of course there are."

Chu Nanzhi casually played with the gold and silver in his hands.

"Quickly tell me."

"That won't work, you have to pay more."

Gold turns white when it meets mercury.

(end of this chapter)