After thinking hard for a while, Chen Gui motioned for Lin Yunyan to follow him and stopped when he reached his position.
"This area," he pointed out to Lin Yunyan one by one, "look, the middle is where the fire started, and it was completely burned.
The two families on the left and right were also in bad luck. Their houses collapsed and there was nothing left.
We have just cleaned up this place in the past two days, and more than a dozen pallets have been transported.
To say that the most serious damage is definitely here."
Chen Gui was not talking nonsense. The three houses were completely damaged. Even the partition walls were burned down. After they were cleared away, they looked extremely empty.
Lin Yunyan walked in directly.
The origin of the fire is the focus of the official investigation.
At that time, Shuntian Mansion was reprimanded by the Holy Master because of the fire in Laoshi Lane. Shan Fuyin almost lost his official title. Therefore, the house that caught fire was regarded as a thorn in the side and was almost investigated.
Chen Gui also followed in, hunched over, shining the dim lantern light on the ground, shining it back and forth.
The more I looked at it, the more I felt that the location of the west wing of the house on the left was not quite right.
Of course, there are no wing rooms at this moment, but the half-broken floor tiles on the ground look very fragile.
Chen Gui muttered: It needs to be repaired!
It’s not just about removing the old bricks and laying new bricks, it’s also necessary to dig them out, ram the soil underneath again, and then lay them tight...
Muttering, muttering, Chen Gui slapped his head, hey, he was taken away by the princess!
Lin Yunyan also came over. Seeing that Chen Gui was paying attention to that place, she said: "Tomorrow, tell Gao An to find two trustworthy people who can dig up this place with tight mouths, and the house that caught fire..."
The yamen checked and checked, but the ground was not dug, so it might still be dark under the lamp.
"What will be dug up?" Chen Gui swallowed, "Don't be..."
He did not continue.
Wan Yue is timid. What he wants to say about bones, dead people, etc. really scares the little girl to death.
"Baby, valuable things," Lin Yunyan said, "didn't I tell you before I came here?"
Chen Gui laughs silly.
The princess did say it, but it just didn't sound like the truth.
"What happens after you dig it out?" Chen Gui asked.
"Jingdong's family is not in the capital, so you go to Taohe Zhai and leave him his share according to the agreed share, and you move our share back to the mansion," Lin Yunyan said, "This
You must be careful when doing things and don’t draw attention to others.”
Chen Gui responds.
The three of them slowly walked out.
"After that, we repaired it step by step, and when it was time to lend it to the Yamen, the Jingdong family had already returned to Beijing," Lin Yunyan said, "How could the Jingdong family earn less money when the Duke of the country was behind their backs?"
Wan Yue asked curiously: "Isn't the Duke of the State the shopkeeper?"
Chen Guidao: "I heard from Jingdong's family that day that in fact the Duke of the country coincides with us."
Lin Yunyan was not surprised at all.
Having seen how others make money, she can do something as simple as copying the same, and Xu Jian will definitely do it too.
"Maybe he also had a dream and knew how to make a fortune." Lin Yunyan chuckled.
Chen Gui was a little happy after hearing this: "Then can he dream about the treasure he wants to dig out?"
"It should be possible," Lin Yunyan said, "otherwise, how can I share it with him instead of keeping it all to myself?"
Wan Yue was stunned for a while after hearing this.
The little girl thought directly and subconsciously said: "Then you came to find it in person, are you afraid that the Duke of the country will dig it up secretly and take it for himself?"
Lin Yunyan was so happy that she bent her eyes and laughed for a while: "Yes, he is thicker-skinned than me. He really wants to take it all to himself. I can't beat him or scold him. All my treasures are gone."
Wan Yue blinked.
Seeing Chen Gui holding back her laughter, she realized: "The princess was teasing the slaves. If the Duke of Guo is so stingy, he won't ask us to get a share of the pie. He does the business in Lao Shi Xian Lane, and he also hides the treasure." After sending Lin Yunyan back to Uncle Chengyi's Mansion, Chen Gui saw that it was not far from dawn, so he simply went straight to Gao An.
Since he had to supervise Laoshi Alley every day, Gao An did not return to Tong County and rented a house not far away to stay.
The sky is getting brighter, and the street stalls are opening one after another.
Gao An mostly made breakfast in this area. When he stretched out and went out, he saw Chen Gui sitting at the stall.
Chen Gui asked for a bowl of noodles and two cakes, and ate them deliciously.
Gao An sat down, ordered food, and shared a table with Chen Gui.
The two of them didn't speak, just pretended they didn't know each other, finished eating and left the table, and finally found a hidden corner to talk.
Chen Gui explained Lin Yunyan's request.
Seeing that Gao An was acting like a monk, Chen Gui also sighed: "I don't know what kind of treasure it is. The princess told me so, so we will do it."
Gao An should come down.
Chen Gui then went home and lay on the couch to catch up on his sleep.
I slept until noon, and then I was beaten up by my son several times.
"Uncle Liao is here."
Chen Gui hurried out, fetching water and washing his face while listening to Liao Zi's words.
"Dong Gao's family asked me to come," Liao Zi said, "They dug everything up and found nothing."
Chen Gui couldn't hold his hand firmly, the well rope came loose, and the bucket slipped into the water again, making a thud sound.
With a jolt, Chen Gui woke up from his drowsiness.
"Nothing?" Chen Gui's eyes widened.
Did the princess make a mistake?
But it’s clear that the princess seems to be very confident.
No, the princess is talking about "the treasure I dreamed about", how can you believe it in dreams!
Alas, it seems that this is not right.
The princess must have gotten some information from somewhere, but it was difficult to tell the source and details, so she used "dreaming" as an excuse.
Chen Gui has been doing business for many years, and has encountered situations where his origins must be kept secret.
Now that Gao'an has not dug it out, maybe the princess's information is wrong?
Liao Zi added: "By the way, Gao Dongjia also asked me to tell you something. There are always people wandering outside the alley these days. He didn't think deeply about it at first, but he thought about it after digging around today.
Are those people also here for things?"
Chen Gui immediately rushed to Uncle Chengyi's Mansion.
After sitting in the flower hall for a while, Lin Yunyan came with Wan Yue.
Chen Guidao: "Nothing was dug out."
After listening, Lin Yunyan frowned.
Nothing was dug out. Did someone get there first?
She didn't doubt Xu Jian.
Those few words yesterday were meant to tease Wanyue. Xu Jian would not have quietly taken away the gold bricks without telling her any information.
No one would take part in the life-and-death friendship we had in the past.
If this little bit of trust is gone, the business in Lao Shih Alley will no longer be possible.
"These days..." Chen Gui said the second piece of news.
Lin Yunyan raised her eyebrows.
An idea slowly emerged in my mind.
Could it be that she and Xu Jian were wrong before?
It wasn't that the two businessmen accidentally discovered gold bricks hidden under a certain house when they were renovating Laoshi Alley, but they knew this from the beginning and that's why they started doing business in Laoshi Alley.
Therefore, she had to judge the position as a "businessman seeking profit" and naturally made a mistake.
"You'd better go to Taohe Restaurant and tell the shopkeeper Gao An's discovery, and then ask him to give the Duke a message, just say..." Lin Yunyan smiled brightly, "I want to dig up all the foundations of Lao Shi Lane and renovate it.
Once again."
Thanks to book friend Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend, Yu Chun, for the reward.
