Chapter 2245： This is clearly a trap

Banxian told him that the enemies of the two children in the previous life were burned to death by fire.

We must fight poison with poison and scare him away with fire.

However, the two children were mortal after all, so of course they couldn't really be burned.

Every summer, the hottest place in the world, Changguo, produces a kind of fruit called mapu.

According to legend, this kind of fruit is the seed left by the **** of fire. People who hear it eat it will feel as unbearable as burning in the abdomen.

But because it can produce body fluid and quench thirst, and the taste is sweet and delicious, it has always been the most expensive medicinal material in Changguo.

Banxian asked Yuan Gu to buy this Ma Pu.

It was said that after eating, the child's stomach was on fire, and the hater naturally didn't dare to disturb him.

Yuan Gu was skeptical at first, but after the trustee bought some, the two children did not get sick for half a month after eating it.

As a result, Yuan Gu completely believed what Banxian said.

However, this kind of thing is only in Changguo, and it is only produced in July every year. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the maple will not bear fruit.

A child's one month's decoction must use the fruit of one hundred hemp trees.

Moreover, Yuan Gu has two children.

For the sake of the child, he did not hesitate to spend all his family wealth and bought all the Ma Pu in Changguo.

However, the cost of this is huge.

Just a series of money such as journey, purchase, picking, preservation, transportation, fast horses, and gardeners would cost two thousand taels of silver for one trip.

Yuan Gu is only a general after all, and although he has done a lot of credit, his wealth is not rich.

He began to borrow money from Wei Cang, and then borrowed money from relatives and friends around him, but the money that everyone supported him was a drop in the bucket.

Just when he was at a loss, someone in the DPRK recommended him to be responsible for transporting weapons to Connecticut in the south.

When he arrived in Connecticut, he was warmly received by the local richest man, the Shen family.

At a wine party, Shen Fushang made a request to him.

The wealthy merchants hoped to use Yuan Gu's army to transport weapons to hide their salt and iron and transport them to the capital together.

Yuan Gu was so frightened that he woke up with alcohol.

You must know that Xili does not allow businessmen to mine salt and iron mines without permission.

Shen Fushang wanted to hide things in his army, because Yuan Gu was destined to send weapons, and the soldiers who passed through the city gate would not check a general's team.

Yuan Gu refused at the time.

However, Shen Fushang immediately threw out a sweetness.

Every time he made it, he would give Yuan Gu two thousand taels of silver as a reward.

When Yuan Gu said this, he didn't need to go on, Gu Nuoer also understood.

"You have transported that Shen Fu businessman at least five times." Gu Nuo'er frowned.

Yuan Gu nodded and burst into tears: "I have no choice, I can't just watch my child suffer to death from illness."

Ye Siming suddenly said, "Is the rich businessman you're talking about called Shen Sheng?"

Yuan Gu was taken aback: "How would you know?"

Ye Siming sneered and took out a piece of paper from his arms: "On the corruption list compiled by Liang Yushi, he is one of the suspects, and he is responsible for bribing officials for his own benefit."

"And the person who took his bribe happened to be Tao Shangshu before."

Yuan Gu was shocked.

Gu Nuo'er frowned and said: "It seems that this is interlocking, and a special game was made, which will lead you into deep mud, and you have to join forces with them."

Even if the incident happens, Yuan Gu's embezzlement of money may not be a big deal. He shields the merchants who sell smuggled salt and iron ore.