"Besides, the nobles of Duke Xinguo's Mansion promised their son. As long as the son helps him catch the turtle, he will take care of us in the name of Duke Xinguo's Mansion." The man said, glanced at the beautiful girl and sighed: "Now, if a family like us is not taken care of, it will be difficult for us to survive."

The beauty is just a story. With the girl's face, if no one takes care of her, even if there is no Cheng Qi, Wang Qi and Li Qi will come to her. Whether it is a forceful person or a soft knife, they will inevitably end up ruining their families.

If the family wants to live safely, they must have strong protection. The Duke Xinguo Mansion can give them such protection. As long as he catches the turtle, no one will dare to make things difficult for them again.

The girl was still a little confused and didn't know what the eldest brother said. But the old mother was very clear in her heart. She knew that what her son was saying was reasonable, so she had to sigh, not knowing what she should say.

"Also, the noble man also gave a sky-high price of fifteen taels of gold, a turtle. Even for this gold, my son had to take a try." When he talked about gold, the man's eyes lit up obviously.

Such a price means that even if he only caught one, it would be enough for him to buy several acres of good paddy fields, and the whole family would have no worries about food and clothing.

When my mother heard that the people from Duke Xin’s Mansion offered 15 taels of gold to buy a turtle, she knew that she would never persuade her son again. Even if others knew how to catch the turtle, they would catch it without hesitation.

It is very difficult for ordinary people to have such a chance to get rich overnight. Although fifteen taels of gold seem to be not a lot, it is only 150 taels of silver. But the accounts are not calculated like this. The most common people are copper coins, and even silver is rarely owned, let alone gold. Gold is more precious among the people. Sometimes, even if you take the silver, you may not be able to exchange for gold.

The man opened the wooden box and saw a dark fishing net inside. The fishing net looked different from the ordinary fishing net. Not only was the mesh larger, but the mesh rope also had to be thicker. I don’t know what material it was woven, and occasionally a hint of light flashed.

After checking the fishing net, the man's face showed a satisfied look. Then he took out a pack of medicine from his arms and handed it to the girl, saying, "I boil the medicine for my mother, and I will go back."

The girl subconsciously took it, couldn't help but look up at her brother, and shouted softly: "Brother~"

The man turned around and smiled at the girl, "If you go, go back, don't worry."

Then he looked at his mother and said, "Mom, you should take good care of your illness."

After saying that, he walked out the door without hesitation with a wooden box in one hand.

Tang Fu was anxious and couldn't sit still in the room. He had been waiting for the man outside. Seeing him walking out with a box, he asked with a smile: "Have you got all the things?"

The man nodded, "Let's go."

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Tang Fu looked at the room behind the man. Seeing that the man walked out first, he withdrew his gaze and followed him away.

The girl stood at the door and watched her brother leave with everyone, and she couldn't help but feel worried. But when she looked down at the medicine bag in her hand, she sighed helplessly and went to make medicine for her mother first.

The man came to the riverside and found his raft. The man took out the fishing net, carried it on his back, and pinned a few tools around his waist. He jumped onto the raft and said to Tang Fu and others: "This raft can't carry a few people. Just wait for me here. I'll just grab the turtle by myself."

"Slow down." Tang Fu immediately reached out and stopped him. Then he turned around and asked the guard beside him, "Who among you has the best water quality?"

A guard immediately stood up and bowed and said, "Young Master, I was originally a navy master. I grew up on the beach since I was a child, and going into the sea was like going home."

Tang Fu nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, just follow him. If he needs help, you can help him. Even if he can't catch the fish this time, you have to bring him back."

"Don't worry, young master." The man replied immediately. Then he jumped onto the raft with a quick step, and stood on the raft as if the soles of his feet were rooted.

The man was moved when he saw Tang Fu send someone to help him. This at least means that the other party cares about his life. Moreover, although the raft is simple, it is no problem to carry one more person. So the man did not refuse and directly paddled the raft and headed towards the middle of the river.

Tang Fu watched the raft gradually fade away until it disappeared from sight. The waiting time was extremely difficult. As time passed, Tang Fu couldn't help but start to fluctuate in his heart.

About an hour later, the guard next to him shouted in surprise, "Look, young master, it seems they are back."

Tang Fu suddenly looked up and saw a black dot on the river surface. As time went by, the black dot became clearer and clearer, and the two could be clearly seen.

As soon as the raft was docked, Tang Fu ran to the riverside desperately and asked quickly: "How is it? Have you caught it?"

"Catched it, young master, exactly the same as the fish in the picture." Before the man could answer, the guard quickly said happily.

Then, with the man, he worked together to pull up the fishing net dragged behind the raft. A strange fish, four or five feet long, was firmly trapped inside the fishing net and pulled out of the water.

Everyone worked together to drag the fishing net to the shore, and the man carefully opened the fishing net bit by bit. When Tang Fu saw that it was indeed the fish in the painting.

As the fishing net was untied, the turtle instantly

Fighting violently.

"Quick, hold it." Tang Fu shouted anxiously.

Although the turtle was extremely powerful underwater, after leaving the water, it had nowhere to use its strength, and soon everyone grabbed it firmly.

"Hurry, send it back to the capital immediately." Tang Fu immediately ordered.

"Yes, young master." Everyone was extremely excited after finding the turtle. Several people quickly put the fish into the water tank that had been prepared and immediately sent it back to the Duke's Mansion with a quick horse.

Tang Fu laughed loudly, patted the man on the shoulder and said, "Fifteen taels of gold, I will give it to you now. Come and bring the money."

The man looked happy, but he waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, no, no, fifteen taels, ten taels are enough."

As he said that, he looked at the person who went to catch the fish with him and said, "If it weren't for this brother, let alone catch the fish this time, maybe he would have a broken stomach."

Tang Fu was just happy just now, but now he noticed that one of the man's arms and one of his thighs had scars. He couldn't help but ask with concern: "Your injury is not serious, right?"

The man glanced at his arm and replied with a smile: "No, it's all skin trauma, it's not a problem, it'll be better in a few days."

Tang Fu nodded and felt relieved. Then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is what you deserve, you can hold it with confidence. As for him, there will naturally be another reward."

The man stopped ruling and felt relieved.

At this time, the guard brought the gold. A small gold ingot and five gold beans, ten taels of gold ingots, and one tael of gold beans. There was also a line of engravings on the gold ingots, "Made in October of the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Revenue was built with a foot-colored gold ingot of ten taels". The golden beans were not carved in anything, just a round one.

Although the man was illiterate, he had heard of the rumors about gold. The golden luster alone made him feel excited and he couldn't help but feel excited. After getting the hand, he even put the gold ingot in his mouth and slowly took a bite.

"How is it? Is it sweet?" Tang Fu asked with a smile.

The man nodded repeatedly and replied with a smile on his face: "Sweet, so sweet!"

Tang Fu laughed and said, "The better the gold, the sweeter it is. These are the best-sized gold, and of course the sweetest ones."

"Thank you, young master." The man was also full of gratitude. Unexpectedly, the noble man in front of him made a promise of a thousand gold. He said he would give him fifteen taels of gold, and he would give him fifteen taels of gold, a small amount.

Tang Fu turned over and said to the man: "I am in a hurry to go back to Beijing, so I won't send you back. But don't worry, I will send someone to send you back safely."

"Thank you, young master." The man again

The next time I thanked Tang Fu, he refused, "But don't bother the young master, just go back by yourself."

Tang Fu smiled slightly and said, "You still don't know that people's hearts are sinister. If I don't send someone to come back with you, you may not be able to save your gold."

Fifteen taels of gold are enough to make people take risks. When Tang Fu offered the man a price, in order to catch the turtle, he did not hide it from the others next to him. As long as the man caught the turtle, everyone knew that he must have gotten fifteen taels of gold. It is really hard to say what would happen then.

Then, Tang Fu ordered to the two guards: "Take him with you and go to the county government first. Tell the county magistrate here that this is the person from the Duke of Trustee, let him take care of it."

"Don't worry, young master, I know what to do in the underdog." The two of them nodded immediately.

Then Tang Fu turned his horse's head with confidence and rode his horse away with the reins.

The two guards led the man all the way to the county government and handed over Tang Fu's famous letter.

When the county magistrate saw Tang Fu's famous post, he was so shocked that he even made the book in his hand "splash" and landed on the ground. He didn't bother to pick up the book, and the county hurried outside the county government to welcome Tang Fu.

After leaving the house, I saw only three people standing outside the yamen. The three people were dressed like the second son of Duke Xinguo's mansion, which made the county magistrate confused and bowed and asked, "Dare you ask who is the second son of Duke Gong? The official?"

A guard reached out to interrupt the county magistrate and said directly: "Young Master has something important to do, and you have returned to Beijing. This time we are here on the order of your son."

The county was so energetic that he knew what to do just as soon as he heard it. He enthusiastically invited the three of them into the county government office and prepared a table of good wine and food to enter the three of them. Finally, he enthusiastically sent the three of them out of the yamen. He finally walked into the county government office with his hands on his back.

Tang Fu's guess was right, it was indeed someone who wanted to make a man's idea.

As for why these people knew that the man had successfully caught the turtle, it was actually very simple. In the eyes of these people, if a man in a high-ranking sect like the Duke of Xinguo Mansion did not accomplish anything for them, he would definitely not be able to take advantage of it. As long as he saw that the man was safe and sound, they would know that the man must have caught the turtle for the Duke of Xinguo Mansion. Since that is the case, the gold probably fell into the hands of the man.

However, after the county magistrate's operation, those people with ulterior motives gave up the man. Since the county magistrate valued the man so much, they did not dare to attack the man. Not to mention fifteen taels of gold, even one hundred and fifty taels were not worth offending the county magistrate.
Chapter completed!