Chapter 367
The next morning, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang got up early and rushed to Chengqiao Market with Wu Yifu and Feng Chuanfeng.
Zhao Pu, Gongsun, Lin Yehuo, Zou Liang, and of course, the most leisurely little four and Xiaoliangzi, also went to join in the fun.
Wu Yihuo was quite puzzled, "Why are you looking for that hunchback? Ask me!"
So everyone asked him who the shopkeeper of the Jinshang surnamed Chen was.
Wu Yifu was slutty for a long time and wondered, "There is a man named Chen in the shopkeeper of the gold shop? Why don't I remember?"
When they arrived at the city bridge, everyone looked into the market and were also surprised.
The market was already open early, and many people bought breakfast, with people coming and going, and the steaming scene was very popular.
"So many people so early?" Zhao Pu looked curiously, and asked Wu Yihuan's shoulders with no big or small, "Oh, I said, "Old man, are you interested in getting into Black Wind City in this market? There are so many local tyrants there, but there is no such market for many years. If you move it over, you will definitely be able to buy and sell the full text of Baimei Night Walk! Open a branch!"
Wu Yifu really certified and considered it, "This one can be found!"
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Everyone walked along the long street and soon arrived at the front of a two-story building with a vermilion-glazed glazed tiles.
At the gate, a young man was holding this roster and drew hooks. He looked up and saw Wu Yifu and the others, "Uncle Xiaofu! Brother Zhan."
Wu Yihuai nodded, "Where is your master?"
"It's upstairs." The boy pointed upstairs.
Zhan Zhao introduced to everyone, "His name is Lu Mian, Ming Tuozi's apprentice."
Lu Mian greeted everyone with a smile, looked at Bai Yutang, and ran away with the notebook.
Seeing that he was running around happily and had a gossip, Zhan Zhao asked Wu Yifu, "Aunt Jiutou is here too?"
"No." Wu Yihuo spread his hands, "If you come and see you, you won't jump out?"
While talking, everyone went upstairs.
Before entering the stairs, I heard a rough voice in the door yelling, "Three thousand one hundred and twenty-three taels plus one thousand six hundred and forty-five taels plus one hundred and ten percent of the profits, deduct 1,000 taels and two points of tax, what is the surplus?"
The moment everyone pushed the door, they heard a "crackling" abacus beads inside. At the same time, Bai Yutang and Gongsun said in unison, "Three thousand three hundred and ninety-five taels and eight cents."
Everyone glanced at the two of them.
Zhan Zhao touched his chin - Gongsun calculated it quickly, it is understandable. What's going on with this rat?
Bai Yutang looked at the sky. His only function in Xiankong Island was to help collect the accounts, and of course he also helped count the silver.
There were three people in the room, one of whom was standing on the bench, not tall, and was hunched. He was holding a large thick account book in his hand. He was looking over and it was probably Ming Tuozi.
The other two scholars looked like they were lying their abacus. When they finally stopped, they nodded to the hunchback, "It's this number."
Ming Tuozi clapped his hands, "Which one I chose from Zhaozhao?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. The little fourth son pointed at Bai Yutang. Bai Yutang raised his hand silently, very conscious.
"Oh? Hey handsome guy!" Ming Tuozi looked up and down at Bai Yutang, and everyone was also looking at him.
Ming Tuozi is worthy of being one of the best "big evil people" in the world back then. This person looks extremely vicious.
The little Sizi opened his eyes wide and looked at the man. He has been following Zhao Pu and the others recently, and he is not as timid as before. He also knows that the Demon Palace is all Zhan Zhao's relatives, so he is not afraid.
Ming Tuozi shook his hand at Bai Yutang, and the account book flew over.
Bai Yutang reached out to take it, slightly puzzled.
Ming Tuozi squinted his eyes and hugged his arms, "Look at what's wrong? The boy looks so smart."
Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes.
Ming Tuozi's arrogance immediately disappeared, and he waved to Zhan Zhao with a smile, "Yo! Zhao Zhao."
Zhan Zhao was helpless.
Bai Yutang seemed to be indifferent. After flirting with the account book, he frowned slightly.
"A lot of mistakes?" Ming Tuozi was curious.
"No, I'm just wrong." Bai Yutang gave him the notebook and pointed to the one that was wrong.
Several of the accounts settled the accounts dialed out another abacus bead, and found that it was indeed wrong, so they quickly corrected it.
Bai Yutang visited Zhan Zhao, "There are 26 gold shops in total, and there is no one with the surname Chen. There is no one with the surname Chen, even the silver shop, pawn shop and jade shop. The only one with the surname Chen is a stall and a sugar man."
Everyone was surprised - could Mr. Li's wife asks the candy man to give the gold jewelry?
"What kind of gold shop is named Chen?" Ming Tuozi jumped off the stool, looking shorter, and he leaned forward to Zhan Zhao and asked curiously.
Feng Chuanfeng walked up and told him what happened yesterday.
Ming Tuozi touched his chin, "It's true that there is no one with the surname Chen who opened a gold shop, but..." He flipped through the account book, pointed to one of the "Qian Laoda Gold Shops", and said, "This Qian Laoda, whose full name is Qian Xinchen."
Everyone raised their eyebrows - what should be said is not the surname Chen, but the trust of Chen?
So, a large group of people discussed and decided to act separately.
Zhao Pu and others followed Feng Chuanfeng and burned near the Jinshou. Bai Yutang pretended to be going to make gold and went in with Zhan Zhao to explore the truth and reality.
Ming Tuozi was very enthusiastic about helping to lead the way.
Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang as he walked, "What are you going to fight?"
Bai Yutang said, "Well...or, do you want to make shoes?"
Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Yutang, "Well... are you the same as I doubt it?"
Bai Yutang smiled slightly, "Probably."
"What do you doubt?" Ming Tuozi looked like a rough man, but he was quite cheerful.
"We all suspected before that the other party wanted to steal the gold jewelry worn by Yang Guifei." Zhan Zhao said, "But one thing is very strange, that is, why are these precious gold jewelry among the people and ordinary people? After seeing the gold neck jewelry created by Mrs. Li Yuanwai last night, I wondered if the pair of phoenix bracelets and the old lady's phoenix hairpins were actually fake?"
Bai Yutang also nodded, "The gold shop that created these gold jewelry may have molds!"
"If you have a mold, you may have a real thing in your hand!" Ming Tuozi raised his eyebrows.
Bai Yutang nodded, "The stolen golden hairpin from the peasant woman who was killed before was still on the road, but Wang Da picked it up. This is very strange! We all thought it was a thief who accidentally lost it, but now we think about it..."
"I guess it was found to be a fake, so I threw it away." Zhan Zhao said, "From the other party's method of committing crimes, it is just seeking the real thing, not seeking money."
"The people you mentioned." Ming Tuozi suddenly said, "Maybe it's not a thief."
Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang looked at him, "What is that?"
"I'm helping people find treasures!"
Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang was stunned, "Treasure hunt?"
"There are people like this, you have never been involved in antique business, so you don't know." Ming Tuozi hugged his arm and said, "Sometimes it's hard to buy good things in this world! The gold jewelry you mentioned may have been the same in the family of rich families. I want to match the other ones, so I asked the treasure hunter to help him find it at a high price. He would buy it at a price of several times or even dozens or hundreds of times higher than the jewelry itself. Why did the man die for money? So the other party helped him find it everywhere. It was not a serious way to buy it, but a robbery or steal... There are indeed many theft cases in Tianxing Village. If anyone died of life, it might be the other party's resistance."
"The old lady seemed to cherish that phoenix hairpin very much. Maybe it was just a gift from her lover, or a precious memory, so no matter how poor I am, I am not reborn, and I am a tough guy." Zhan Zhao frowned, "I saw something that was particularly precious. I found someone to steal it, and I was killed in order to protect my treasure. It is also possible."
"How long has the market in this city bridge been?" Bai Yutang asked Ming Tuozi.
"Wow... that's too long, it's become a custom. It's been at least fifty or sixty years. The stalls have also come and walked around, and some have been for several generations." Ming Tuozi thought for a while, "The gold shop of the boss is a time-honored brand. Speaking of which, it seems that some of the ancestors of the old man are tomb robbers."
"That makes sense." Zhan Zhao said, "The few gold jewelry from Yang Guifei back then may have fallen into the hands of a nobleman in the imperial palace of some corruption. Gan Boss' ancestors have kept it after they were dug up. Later, Gan Boss made gold jewelry craftsmen. The gold jewelry was elegant and luxurious, exquisitely designed and can be used as molds."
"That's right in front." Ming Tuozi pointed to a shop in front. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a riot inside.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and saw an old man with blood on his arms rushing out.
"Who is committing the murder at my city bridge?!"
Before Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang could take action, he saw Ming Tuozi fly in through the window with a "swoosh" sound like a cannonball.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang rescued the injured craftsman. He just told Chen that a group of men in black rushed in and asked him to hand over the gold. He happened to have a gold weapon in his hand that the guest asked him to make. He thought it was just a robbery. If the guest's gold was lost, he would smash the golden signboard, so he resisted and ran out with the guest's things.
Before Ganxin Chen finished speaking, he saw a string of men in black flying out of the gold shop. To be precise, they were thrown out by someone and all fell to Zhan Zhao's feet.
Zhao Pu and others also arrived. When they saw that the men in black were beaten to death by Ming Tuozi, they lay on the ground without any resistance, and there was no need for everyone to take action.
The person was arrested and sent back to Anzhai, and Lord Bao immediately tried it.
Sure enough, these men in black are really the legendary "treasure hunters".
The cause of the incident was that three years ago, a big buyer had the golden skirt that Yang Guifei used back then, so he wanted to match the other ones. The buyer found that it was profitable and asked about it. The antique shop saw that it was profitable, so he invited treasure hunters to find these treasures.
Several men in black accidentally learned that one appeared near Tianxing Village, so they came to look for it. They spent more than two years searching for it. They did find several, but they also involved two lives, but found that they were all fakes. So the treasure hunters thought about whether it was made from the same mold? Finally, through Mr. Li, it was confirmed that the original person was a gold maker! So everyone came to Chengqiao and happened to run into Zhan Zhao and the others.
Lord Bao punished the relevant people in accordance with the law. Wang Da, who had been unjustly sued for three years, was also injustice. Of course, the case was solved this time mainly thanks to the help of the two seniors of the Demon Palace, Feng Chuanfeng and Ming Tuozi. Lord Bao thanked him very much, which made the two old men embarrassed.
However, Lin Yehuo still didn't understand why the big dog barked at Wang Da?
After some research, Gongsun discovered the mystery...
It turns out that all the gold jewelry in the shop of the eldest son must be packed with camphor wood boxes. Over time, there is a smell of camphor wood on the gold jewelry. The farmer's gold jewelry has been kept in that box, so the fragrance should be very farming. It may be difficult for people to distinguish, but the dog can definitely smell it. After Wang Da picked up the gold hairpin, he may have a smell on his body, so the big dog barked at him at first. Later, when he was jailed for a while before it was released, the fragrance disappeared, so the big dog stopped barking at him and lived with him.
The first case on the broken dragon pattern book was easily solved. Pang Yu happily watched Bao Yan's complete file and began to study the next case.
Chapter completed!