noffsinger Chapter 138 Pingyao County Annals, Your Book of Life and Death
Chapter 138 Pingyao County Annals, Your Book of Life and Death
Zhang Biao shrugged and spread his hands towards Nan Chang'an, indicating that he couldn't help.
He now earns a wage and eats delicious food at Lin's Restaurant every day, so he has no reason to endure the elements and do that lousy job of a bodyguard.
"grown ups……"
Undeterred, Nan Chang'an pulled a money pouch from his pocket and handed it to Dou Weiyi.
Money can make the devil turn the millstone, and so can people!
Dou Weiyi took the money bag, gave it a slight shake, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her face.
He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and re-examine Nan Chang'an.
Wow, who knew this kid was so rich!
Dou Weiyi tossed the money pouch in her hand, stood up from her seat, and threw the money pouch back onto the table.
Looking at Nan Chang'an with a half-smile, he said, "Young Master Nan, you're quite generous! But what do you mean by this?"
Nan Chang'an quickly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed: "I am honored by your kindness, sir. This humble subject has nothing to offer, it is just a token!"
Dou Weiyi raised an eyebrow. "Then that's no fun."
Nan Chang'an smiled ingratiatingly, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Dou Wei plopped down in the chair, leaned back, put her legs on the table, interlaced her fingers, and smirked, "You're quite an interesting person!"
Nan Chang'an quickly stepped forward, his smile undiminished: "Actually, it's nothing special!"
Dou Weiyi straightened up and took the money bag from the table. "Then I'm sorry!"
Nan Chang'an nodded and bowed, looking at Dou Weiyi with a big smile, "I'm the one who should be embarrassed!"
Dou Weiyi took the money bag and almost threw it at Nan Chang'an's face.
He twitched his lips and put his two taels of silver and a hundred or so copper coins back on the table.
She rolled her eyes. "That's no fun."
Nan Chang'an felt a pang of panic. "Then... what do you mean?"
Dou Weiyi chuckled and snorted, staring at Nan Chang'an, "That depends on what you mean!"
Nan Chang'an suddenly realized and nodded quickly.
So he turned around and started groping Zhang Biao, who was completely bewildered.
"What are you doing? Let go! That's my money!" Before Zhang Biao could react, Nan Chang'an grabbed his money bag.
Nan Chang'an clutched Zhang Biao's money bag tightly, his face beaming: "Brother-in-law, just lend it to me for now."
You ran away from home and took five hundred taels of silver with you. I know you don't need this little bit of money. Once things are settled, I'll have my sister return it to you today!
It's all his fault today; he only brought a small purse with him and didn't prepare anything else.
He thought that with his brother-in-law's skills, he must be very influential in the government. He figured that if he opened a back door today, the matter would be a sure thing.
Little did they know that Zhang Biao would both bring them success and ruin them.
He's too outstanding; the authorities won't release him.
Nan Chang'an snatched the money pouch and respectfully placed it on the table.
"Sir, then I'll just give you a little something more."
"My money!!!"
Zhang Biao shouted and rushed forward, angrily trying to get the money bag back, but Nan Chang'an grabbed him, saying, "Brother-in-law, calm down, I'll return it to you when we get back!"
Seeing Zhang Biao's pained expression at the loss of his parents, and then looking at the money bag that was clearly heavier than the previous one, Dou Weiyi's smile deepened. "This is what makes it interesting!"
So he quickly took the money bag, opened it, and counted it. There were actually 21 taels!
This caused Dou Weiyi's gaze to fall back on Zhang Biao.
Why does he feel so resentful that his subordinate is richer than his superior?
Qin Shen, who was standing next to Dou Weiyi, glanced at Dou Weiyi's actions and quickly came out from the corner, poured the two bags of silver onto the table and counted them.
Then he took out a copy of the "Pingyao County Gazetteer" from the side, glanced at Dou Weiyi with a half-smile, and began to write.
[Today, the eleventh year of Yu Xuan, on the ninth day of the third month, Dou Weiyi, the magistrate of Pingyao County, accepted a bribe of 23 taels and 1,112 coins.]
The official who approved the documents for the Pingyao County Escort Agency was a corrupt official who colluded with businessmen...
Upon seeing Qin Shensheng's actions, Dou Weiyi jumped up from his chair in fright, shouting, "Qin Shensheng, stop right now, or I'll kill you!"
Qin Shen Shen quickly dodged Dou Weiyi's hand and frantically wrote in the county gazetteer.
Enraged, Magistrate Dou Weiyi attempts to kill the loyal and upright advisor, Qin Shen Shen, displaying extreme ruthlessness in an attempt to cover up his corrupt and lawless actions. However, the light of justice will surely pierce through this darkness…
Dou Weiyi was so anxious that she jumped up and down, "Qin Shen Shen, you're making baseless accusations! When have I ever embezzled or broken the law? I was just checking the quality of the silver!"
Qin Shen paused, glanced at Dou Weiyi with a look of disbelief, and then continued writing furiously.
Dou Weiyi hurriedly shouted in pain, "Nan Chang'an, take your money and get out of here!"
Nan Chang'an was completely bewildered. What kind of operation was this?
She looked at her brother-in-law, Zhang Biao, as if pleading for help.
But Zhang Biao had no time to pay attention to him. He happily took his own silver from the table, stuffed it into his pocket, and grinned from ear to ear!
Nan Chang'an approached Dou Weiyi with trepidation, "My lord... about the escort agency and my brother-in-law..."
Dou Weiyi glared at Nan Chang'an with annoyance: "Alright, alright, I'll approve it for you. But Zhang Biao can't leave."
When his great-uncle was a secretary, he forbade him from accepting bribes or gifts.
Damn it, now Qin Shen Shen is the advisor, and this piece of shit is just writing nonsense based on the county annals.
This isn't about money; it's about taking his life...
The Pingyao County Gazetteer records his life and death.
His only legal income right now comes from public toilets and taxes.
A public toilet can earn three or four taels a day. Isn't that better than a security escort agency earning ten taels a month and paying them a hundred taels in commercial tax?
So, Zhang Biao left, what's the difference between that and taking away his "treasure trove"?
"But……"
Nan Chang'an wanted to persuade him further, but Dou Weiyi waved her sleeve impatiently and interrupted her.
"If you keep nagging, I won't give you the approval."
"Well, alright then... Thank you, sir." Nan Chang'an had no choice but to shut up.
His brother-in-law is the backbone of the security escort agency.
Dou Weiyi, she actually didn't return it to him!!!
Without his brother-in-law, how is he supposed to keep his security escort agency running...?
When Da Niu, who was waiting at the door, saw that Dou Weiyi had approved the document, he drove Zhang Biao and Nan Chang'an out.
Zhang Biao grinned broadly, chuckled at Nan Chang'an, and swaggered off to arrest the man.
Nan Chang'an put on a mask of pain, helplessly clenching his fist as he watched his brother-in-law's departing figure.
Da Niu quickly went over and asked, "Brother Chang'an, have you finished?"
When Nan Chang'an saw Da Niu, he smiled bitterly and briefly explained what had happened: "We got the approval, but my brother-in-law can't come with me."
Without him, I really feel uneasy about this escort agency…
"I see..." After listening, Da Niu knew he couldn't help.
"By the way, Brother Da Niu, what are you doing here?" Only then did Nan Chang'an remember this.
"Oh, right! Brother Chang'an, here, I'd like to ask you for a favor."
Da Niu quickly placed the five strings of coins in his pocket into Nan Chang'an's hand.
Nan Chang'an looked at the five strings of coins in his hand with a puzzled expression: "Brother Da Niu, what kind of help do you need me to do?"
Da Niu clasped his hands together, his face full of sincerity, "It's that chayote you gave me. I want to grow it in the village. Could you help me buy some more of those?!"
Looking at the money in his hand and then at Da Niu's expectant face, Nan Chang'an couldn't help but laugh and said, "Oh, I thought it was some big favor! No problem, I'll take care of it."
Tomorrow I'll ask the post station to help me send a letter back to Shu'an, and I'll have my friend get some over there!
Take this money back; consider it a gift from me. It's free!
When Da Niu saw Nan Chang'an hand the money back, he quickly waved his hand and shook his head, "Brother Chang'an, it's already too much trouble for you to help me, how can I let you pay for it?"
"Just consider me your security escort agency's first customer!"
Seeing that Da Niu wouldn't accept it, Nan Chang'an had no choice but to give up.
He quickly nodded to Da Niu and assured him, "Okay, Da Niu, I'll take the money."
From Shu'an Prefecture to Pingyao County, a round trip via the post stations would take about half a month. Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you!
Da Niu smiled happily upon hearing this, his eyes narrowing into slits. "Thank you, Brother Chang'an. I'll head back to the academy now!"
"Okay, go back now!" Nan Chang'an waved to Da Niu.
No sooner had the two left than the man with missing teeth, who had gone to the prefectural city, hurriedly returned to the yamen with his constables.
Dou Weiyi, who was sitting at the desk ordering Qin Shen to revise the county annals, thought that Nan Chang'an and Zhang Biao had returned again, unwilling to give up.
He looked impatient and was about to look up and yell at her.
Then, the toothless dad came back!
Dou Weiyi's face lit up with joy, and she rushed forward, "Dad with missing teeth, you're back! Where's the silver?!"
The father with missing teeth, panting heavily, wiped the sweat from his forehead and rolled his eyes at Dou Weiyi.
Then he took out a money pouch from his pocket and tossed it to Dou Weiyi, saying, "Here's your 30 taels."
Dou Weiyi hurriedly took the money bag, weighed it in her hand, and a hint of smugness appeared on her face.
"Oh, by the way, the prefect asked me to bring you an urgent official document. Please take a look."
Upon hearing that there was an official document, Dou Wei's brows, which had just relaxed because of the silver, instantly furrowed again. He truly had the life of a "cow or horse," never able to rest for a moment.
He reluctantly put down his money pouch and reached for the official document, saying, "What is it that requires an official document?"
Dou Wei glanced through the official document, his brows furrowing into a deep frown that remained unresolved for a long time.
Seeing his unusually serious expression, Qin Shen, who was standing next to him, reached out and snatched the official document from his hand.
After watching it, the two of them stood there dumbfounded, looking exactly the same as if they had copied and pasted each other.
Dou Weiyi pondered for a while before breaking the silence, "Where did this [Yinyin White Bone Flower Mighty Man] come from? Have you ever heard of it?"
The main concern is the reward of three thousand taels of silver; I'm just afraid I won't live to claim it.
After all, the higher the reward, the greater the danger.
Qin Shen closed the document and picked up where Dou Weiyi left off, "I've never heard of this thing, but I have heard of the evil kung fu he practices."
The toothless father, unusually serious, helped explain, "That's right, the evil skill he practices is the [Ten Thousand Flower Bone], which is feared by all martial arts practitioners."
I've heard that this evil art requires cultivation in a place with extremely heavy yin energy, accompanied by the blood of women.
When practiced to a high level, one's internal energy will greatly increase, allowing one's entire body to bloom with a strange, black, demonic flower.
The demonic flower devours human flesh, leaving the victims as nothing more than piles of white bones.
but……"
"But what?" Dou Weiyi asked anxiously, quickly pulling her toothless father back.
The man with the missing tooth swallowed hard and continued to explain: "The owner of this [Ten Thousand Flower Bone] was hunted down by the Martial Arts Alliance fifty years ago. He fell off the cliff and disappeared without a trace."
Dou Weiyi's eyes widened in disbelief: "He fell off a cliff and disappeared fifty years ago?"
Could it be that this "macho man" has mastered unparalleled martial arts at the bottom of the cliff and is now returning to cause us trouble?
Neither Qin Shen Shen nor her toothless father could give him an answer to his question.