Yang Lin didn't care much about his own belongings. He didn't bother to carry money himself. Jin'er tied the jade pendant for him every time. He stretched out his hands, truly realizing the idea of reaching out with clothes.
If Jin'er had been waiting for him to change his clothes, he might have discovered that he just drank some wine today and took off his clothes before going to bed after returning home.
The little thief who stole the jade pendant took many twists and turns from the ten-mile long street to a remote and ruined temple on the outskirts of the city. This place was in disrepair and was home to a group of beggars.
After the little thief entered, his face looked a little frightened. He heard several vicious dogs barking inside, making his face even paler.
Although the ruined temple is in bad shape, it is actually well decorated inside. Several chairs are placed in front of an Eight Immortals table, which is piled with wine and food.
The little thief swallowed after coming in, lowering his head and not daring to look at the young men in front of him. He saw them with sinister faces, wearing brocade clothes, grabbing pieces of meat with their hands, and their mouths were full of oil.
After the little thief came in, several people didn't even raise their heads. One of them said viciously: "You come back so early, your skin is itchy again. If you can't pay the money, I will peel your skin carefully."
The little thief trembled with fright, hurriedly stepped forward, held up the jade pendant and said, "Come on, honor your fathers."
A man reached out and snatched it, raised it above his head and looked at it carefully, and praised: "What a jade!"
This evil man is a good judge of goods. What Yang Lin wears is the best blue field jade, which is fine in texture, warm in luster, fine in texture, exquisite and clear, and strong but not brittle.
Several men were overjoyed. They grabbed a piece of beef and threw it on the ground. They laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad. I'll reward you with a piece of meat."
The little thief picked up the meat and ran away from here, while the few remaining men laughed wildly.
When he came outside the door, the little thief carefully peeled off the stones stuck to the meat, went to a bucket, slowly washed away the dust, and carried it in his arms.
After wandering back and forth in the ruined temple for a while, the little thief came to a more desolate place, opened the dilapidated wooden door, and suddenly heard a sound of hiding from inside.
"Don't be afraid, it's me."
A child crawled out from behind the door. He was very scary. His upper body was covered with a layer of furry fur.
The little thief took out the meat from his arms and said distressedly: "Come and eat some."
The furry monster chewed slowly, making happy sounds from time to time. The little thief next to him had tears in his eyes, but he was afraid of crying.
When the little beast boy finished eating, he looked up at his sister and handed her the remaining meat: "Sister, eat it."
"Sister, if you're not hungry, you eat."
The little thief smiled sweetly, and he could vaguely tell that she was a girl. He looked at his brother eating meat and wiped the sweat from his forehead, with a look of happiness on his face——
In the inner courtyard of Yang Mansion, Yang Lin sat on a chair and watched his servants move in one by one some rare treasures collected at high prices from various places.
These days Yang Lin has been with Cai Jing, accompanying Tong Guan on sightseeing, eating, drinking and having fun.
Yang Tong summoned the shopkeepers under his name and issued a mission to find the treasures. After learning that they were for the emperor, Yang Tong burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm. The Yang family's properties in Jiangnan are spread across every big city. Once they go all out,
Going there was scary.
The king of heaven and earth is his personal teacher, and it will be difficult for future generations to understand the reverence that people of this era had for the emperor.
Jin'er next to him looked unhappy, and Yang Lin ignored her and just watched these treasures happily.
If you leave any one thing to future generations, it will be a frightening wealth.
A few days ago, when Jin'er was packing her clothes, she found that the young master's jade pendant was missing. This was her responsibility. Although the young master didn't care, the jade pendant was more expensive than the money she had paid to sell herself into the house.
Yang San ran over, panting heavily and shouting: "Master, Master, there are people coming from the Yamen. They are a group of Zaoyi policemen."
Nowadays, the Yamen and the Yang Mansion have close contacts. The eldest young master Yang Lin has taken Magistrate Cai's carriage back to the Mansion several times. The people in the Mansion have become accustomed to it. But this is the first time that someone from the Yamen has come here on official business like this.
Yang Lin was also very surprised. He carefully put down a porcelain kiln from the Tang Dynasty in his hand. Yang Lin clapped his hands and said, "Take them to the flower hall to wait for me. Remember to serve good tea."
Jin'er leaned over and asked on tiptoes: "Master, are they here to catch the thief who stole the jade pendant?"
Yang Lin laughed, rubbed her head, ignored her, and turned around to go to the flower hall.
Jin'er felt bitter for a while, pouted and said: "It must be so. If you don't believe me, Master, I'll knock you down." After saying that, he followed step by step.
The two head catchers in the flower hall were standing in the distance. Originally, with their status, they did not have to be so cautious when going to a merchant's home. But now the Yang family's status is different from the past. Not to mention that Yang Lin ranked first in the high school entrance examination and has a bright future. Just Guang Ping
The relationship between Yang Lin and Fu Zun was enough to arouse their respect.
Seeing Yang Lin approaching, the two men clasped their fists and said, "Yang Jieyuan, this is Li Qingshan, this is my brother Lei Dong."
Yang Lin chuckled and said warmly: "I wonder what business the two sent brothers have here?"
The host's attitude was so polite, and the two of them drank the best Maojian, and their tone became more humble: "The good teacher Yang Jieyuan learned that our brothers caught some thieves in the pawn shop and went to pawn them with the young master's jade pendant. Should he die or not?
This guy actually arrived at the Yang family's pawn shop. The shopkeeper recognized the name and the Yang family's logo, so he immediately caught the thief and reported the crime. Our brothers are here to show you the evidence."
Jin'er cheered, only to receive a blast from Yang Lin, who held his head and cried out in pain.
"Yang Jieyuan, please take a look."
One of the catchers took out a jade pendant from his sleeve. Jin'er immediately forgot about the pain and took it into his hand first, cheering: "This is our young master's jade pendant!"
Yang Lin smiled and said, "My little servant is so rude, I made my brother the policeman laugh."
"In that case, I would also like to ask Yang Jieyuan to go to the Yamen and identify the culprit."
"That's it, Yang San, prepare your horse."——
In the dark and damp cell, one of the men who had eaten meat in the ruined temple a few days ago was hung on a wooden frame with disheveled hair.
There were bloodstains all over his body, and rags and rotten meat were mixed together, emitting a putrid smell. The whole dungeon was filled with stench, and flies were surrounding it from time to time. A policeman stood on one side with a whip, and sneered: "This guy is mouthy."
It's quite tough, it seems that there must be a bigger crime, I don't believe he can survive this round."
The tied man has a ghost in his heart. The reason why he can survive until now is not because of how loyal he is. In fact, once what they did is made public, it will be an unforgivable end. If they don't charge, it will be a crime of theft at most. It's a pity that they stole Yang.
On Lin's head, Yang Jieyuan is a guest of the mansion. Young friend Wangnian, are these people careless?
After holding on for a breath until now, he had reached his limit and wanted to die. However, these police officers were so experienced that they had already taken measures.