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"That's hard work." Chen Mu Mu didn't hold back as he patted Qin Wentian on the shoulder. "If possible, please make your move as quickly as possible."

She sighed, "The worst thing in this world is money. The longer we search for it, the less likely we will be able to find it."

What he was most afraid of was not the fact that he couldn't find the thief, but that the money had already been spent by the time he found the thief.

When she, Chen Mu Mu Mu, did business, she emphasized the word 'honesty'. Once the word 'honesty' was thrown away, many things that were not visible would also be lost.

Not to mention the thieves wouldn't return the money they stole, even if they did, it would still take some time to collect the spent money.

Time was money. How much could she do and how much could she lose during that time?

This was the most fatal part.

"I'll do my best." Lu Jinfeng said.

How could he not know Chen Mu Mu's worries? But now, there was no trace of who had stolen Chen Mu's money, so he had no other choice.

Although there was suspicion that it was Lu Yulian and her daughter, there was no evidence that they obtained it. Furthermore, during the time Chen Mu Mu Mu lost her money, Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er both had an alibi.

This was troublesome.

"Don't force it." Chen Mu Mu Mu felt a headache coming on and said, "I have to make other plans."

"Another plan?" Lu Jinfeng shot her a glance, "Are you afraid that you won't be able to catch the thief within two days?"

"Catching it is useless. What I need the most is money. The day after tomorrow, I will have to pay the villagers." She sighed with worry, "Just this amount of money already costs close to twenty taels of silver. Besides, we just signed an agreement with the officials, so we need money to buy and produce the goods. I estimate that it will cost at least two hundred taels of silver."

Chen Mu Mu shook her head. "200 taels of silver is not 20 taels of silver. Such a huge sum of money, even if I were to sell it, I wouldn't be able to earn it."

Lu Jinfeng seemed to be thinking of something as he chuckled, "If you're really that worried, then why don't you sell your workshop and resolve the predicament before you, saving everything for when there's hope, and then reopen your workshop in the future."

"You really dare to think about it. If you sell the workshop, I'll lose even more." This small food workshop was the first stop in her business. She had invested a lot of money and put in a lot of effort, so she was ready to make a profit. In the end, she decided to sell it and lose three pounds of blood.

"Just kidding." Lu Jinfeng patted her shoulder with determination in his eyes, "I will definitely let you stand up."

"Wait till you do it." Chen Mu Mu Mu didn't take his words seriously as he replied with a depressed look on his face, "With your little body, how did you get two hundred taels of silver in two days? Only a face could be seen, but what was the use of a pretty face? Could it be that he wanted you to sell chrysanthemums? "But even if you're selling chrysanthemums, there isn't any idiot who spent several hundred taels of silver on you in the entire three-star town, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Jinfeng could not help but knock her on the head.

"You only sold chrysanthemums because you've been daydreaming all day!"

"I'm ugly. Even if I wanted to sell it, no one would buy it." Chen Mu Mu Mu stretched out her hand and yawned before turning back to her room, closing the door behind her. "I'm sleepy. Rest for a while, see you later."

Lu Jinfeng held up his hand and said in a daze, "Goodbye."

Catching thieves was not that easy, furthermore with such a huge pressure, Chen Mu Mu Mu and Lu Jinfeng were already busy to the point of being crippled, how could they have the mood to find a thief?

Fortunately, on the second day, none of the villagers who worked for Chen Mu Mu came to settle their wages, allowing her to catch her breath for a while.

But there was still fifteen after the first day, and the second day, and the third day, came as promised.

Chen Mu Mu took two days to run to the town and set up a stall for a doctor, but there were already several famous medicine halls in the town. Rich people would go straight to the medicine hall to ask for medicine, where would they find a doctor in a stall?

The person without money wouldn't be able to give it to her even if he saw it. Chen Mu Mu had to grab a few well-dressed passersby to check their pulse, and it wasn't until then that he was able to keep her. But because she wasn't a proper doctor, she had to take a few sessions of medicine to see if it worked, and the patient didn't give her much money.

She had used acupuncture and moxibustion to open his meridians, but she still needed expensive medicinal herbs as support. That person wanted her to give out medicinal herbs, so how could she have the money to buy them? Thus, the patient directly said that she was a swindler and left while cursing.

Chen Mu Mu was filled with misfortune.

He was only able to raise three taels of silver in two days.

Chen Mu was worried sick, after hesitating for a while, he had no choice but to seek help from Shangguan Bai.

But the Shangguan family said that Shangguan Bai had gone out to search for the truth, and he was not in the mansion, and he had made Chen Mu's heart clench tightly in his chest.

After walking home tiredly, Lu Jinfeng was already waiting at her door. Seeing her dejected face, he asked: "Haven't you gathered enough silver?"

"So much money, two hundred taels of silver. How could it be so easy to raise?" It was enough for ordinary people to eat for hundreds of years. If it was that easy to earn money, then those poor people would be so rich that they would run out of money.

He waved his hand and pushed him away, "How is it? You've been very elusive these past few days, did you really sell chrysanthemums? How much did you sell it for? "

"Crow's beak." Lu Jinfeng glared at her unhappily, and stuffed two silver notes into her hands, "Keep them safe."

"Oh." Chen Mu Mu Mu replied indifferently. Lowering her head, she instantly widened her eyes and said, "Two hundred silver taels!"

She almost jumped up in fright, grabbed his shirt and dragged him into the house, showing her strength but not her strength, "Lu, please be honest with me, how did you get the money? What did you do to rob my house or kill me?"

Two hundred silver was not only two taels of silver, especially with her past two days of hard work to earn money, it was obviously not easy to obtain. Lu Jinfeng actually took out two hundred taels of silver in one go!

Although she often joked that Lu Jinfeng was qualified to sell chrysanthemum, she did not wish for Lu Jinfeng to sell himself.

Not to mention the two hundred taels of silver he might not be able to earn by selling himself.

If he wanted to get rich quickly, he would have to pay a higher price than usual. Shortcuts were not that easy.

"Don't worry, their origins are normal. The government won't be able to investigate them." Lu Jinfeng held her hand, and with a weak voice, he revealed a doting look in his eyes and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I didn't sell the chrysanthemums, you don't have to feel guilty."

Who said that? She would not feel guilt, even if Lu Jinfeng really went and sold himself.

However, she still wanted to know the source of the silver.

"Is it normal for you to say that your path is normal? "Tell me honestly, where did you get this money from?"

"Is it important where you come from? Isn't your style of doing things only for results, regardless of the process? " Lu Jinfeng continued to hold her hand with a sweet smile on his face.

"But if I don't ask about the result of the process, the worst case scenario would be that I would have to pay ten times more." Chen Mu Su's face turned black, he looked straight at, "Lu Jinfeng, although I need money, but I do not want money from a man who loves money."

What if this was stolen money, obtained by murder and arson? Now that she used it to save him, the price she paid afterwards was simply too painful!

She refused to accept such a method of entrapping herself.

Lu Jinfeng turned his head to look at her, and his eyes revealed a look of bewilderment: "Didn't you only have eyes for money? A man who loves money is not like you. "

"Don't change the subject." Chen Mu Mu Mu said with a stern face: "Lu Jinfeng, I want to know the origins of the silver."

"It's good to have something to use, why bother so much." Lu Jinfeng laughed lightly, "You don't have to bear the cost anyway."

"But I don't like owing favors." Chen Mu Mu pondered for a moment before returning the banknotes back to him, "I'm sorry, I can't take them."

"Do you want to know where the silver came from?"

"Yes." Chen Mu Mu Mu looked at him firmly, "I have to know, otherwise I would rather bear the anger of the villagers."

Lu Jinfeng was silent for a moment, then said: "Things are not as serious as you think, I just borrowed some money from Master."

"Lin?" Chen Mu Mu's eyebrows shot up. Thinking about that wretched middle-aged man, he frowned and asked, "What did you promise him?"

"I didn't promise anything." Lu Jinfeng said, he looked away slightly, and did not look at her, "If your disciple is in trouble, please ask for your help, Master to help, that's for sure."

"..." That's what I wanted to know in the end, isn't it? " Chen Mu Mu Mu asked with a light smile.

Lin Shen Chi was a swindler, the people who roamed the martial arts world did not have much money on them, if they were willing to lend Lu Jinfeng 200 gold coins, they would not need it.

Was the Lin Banxian that kind of selfless person?

Although he had helped Lu Jinfeng out quite a bit, Chen Mu Mu Mu felt that this person's thoughts were off.

Lu Jinfeng was unable to win against her. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "I promise to accompany him to the capital after the year is over."

Lu Jinfeng is just a country bumpkin. Although his face is quite pretty, it's not as good as talking about the capital. Furthermore, Lu Jinfeng is a man, so even Lin Banxian wouldn't be able to sell him to a small restaurant …" After all, with Lu Jinfeng's character, he would never give in to this rule.

Therefore, it can only be …

"It has something to do with your background?"

Lu Jinfeng looked up at her in shock: "How did you know?"

"Lin Shen Ji has approached us several times and always wanted to use this opportunity to tell you of your origins. With such an opportunity, how could he miss it?" Chen Mu Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, "In that case, you should know about your background."

Lu Jinfeng became silent again, and only after a long while did he reply: "An elder son abandoned by North King."

The eldest son of the North King, how rich was his identity? However, there wasn't a single hint of joy or excitement on Lu Jinfeng's face, but instead, there were a few traces of uncontrollable grief and hatred hidden within.

The lost child is sad and angry, but hates his parents...

Chen Mu Mu's eyes flickered, "Is it because you're ugly that I'm afraid of your reputation?"

It had always been the imperial family's greatest reputation and prestige. Having an ugly son was indeed a disgrace. If word of this got out, it would make people laugh for the rest of their lives.

Chen Mu Mu had not forgotten how breathtaking the first time he saw Lu Jinfeng.

It was so ugly that she almost vomited all the food she ate the other night. His face was covered in pustules. Not to mention taking a second glance, he even wanted to wash his eyes at the first glance.

"Yes." Chen Mu Mu Mu only said that casually, and Lu Jinfeng actually nodded, "It's indeed because I'm ugly."

When he mentioned the past, Lu Jinfeng squinted his eyes slightly as if he had been ruthlessly stabbed in the heart. Only then did he suppress the resentment in his eyes, and with his tightly clenched fists and his trembling body, did he show his fear and deep hatred.

"Then this North King is really superficial." "No matter how ugly you are, you are still his son. How could he have the heart to abandon you?"

In the capital, there were also many illustrious families with high quality medical resources. It didn't matter if they looked ugly or not, they could be cured. Even if they couldn't be cured, it would be fine to keep them in the backyard.

For the prestigious Duke Palaces to lack Lu Jinfeng's mouth for a meal?

"Not just because of the ugliness, but also the curse." The corner of Lu Jinfeng's mouth quirked into an extremely mocking smile, "If he's afraid of this curse, he'll abandon me like a bane star."

Pausing for a moment, the sound of grinding teeth could be heard from between her lips, "That's not right. I'm not a star that was abandoned, but from the very beginning, before I was born, I was destined to abandon me and become the stepping stone of the crown prince!"