Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 936 Trap
The body had been picked up by kind-hearted people, and the old man lying next to the body crying and trembling all over was the old man who rode in Liu Yunxiang's carriage when they met the bandits in Pinghu County.

The two people lying on the ground, who had drowned, were her son and daughter-in-law.

Liu Yunxiang frowned, he hadn't seen her for a few days, how could something like this happen?

"Her son and daughter-in-law jumped off the bridge together. Many of us saw it," a woman lamented.

"Why did you jump into the river?" asked another woman.

"They used to live in the south of the city. I live not far from his house. The man in this family became addicted to gambling the year before last. He lost all his wealth and even borrowed money from Xingsheng Bank. In the end, he couldn't repay the money, so he was taken away from the bank. After taking away the house and land, his family left Liangshan County. He just came back a few days ago and said he wanted to redeem the house and land, but who knew that this happened."

"I know, it seems that this man went gambling again and lost the money to redeem the house and land again."

"You are talking nonsense! My son does not gamble at all!" The old woman heard them talking about her son and shouted at them angrily.

"My son is hardworking and hardworking. Even when he is sick, he still goes to work. He never refuses to eat well and doesn't even drink. How could he gamble? He doesn't."

Everyone had heard about it, so they didn't argue with the old man. After all, she had just lost her son and daughter-in-law.

But when a man left, Xiao Xiao said: "I saw him entering the gambling house, how could he not bet?"

If you are contaminated with gambling, such an ending seems to be doomed.

Neighbors she knew helped the old man carry away the bodies of her son and daughter-in-law, and the old man was also helped up by other women.

Liu Yunxiang stood aside and saw the old woman when she left.

"You have come to Liangshan County. As you can see, this place is a place for eating people!" the old woman shouted at her.

Liu Yunxiang opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. She actually didn't see anything, and she didn't understand what she meant by eating people in this place.

Back at Nan'an Inn, they had to wait for the brand.During this time, they often wandered around the city of Liangshan County. The city was prosperous inside and the city was peaceful outside. Moreover, because of the tough measures of the Liangshan County government, the bandits did not come to intrude.

If you just look at it this way, you can say that the Sheriff of Liangshan County is definitely a good official.

"Perhaps Leng Yuxie just wants us to help him suppress the bandits?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

Yan Mu was amused, "If it's just to suppress bandits, do you need to step forward?"

"But I really don't see any problem."

"No rush, take your time."

The inn was not open, so there was little work at home, so Jin Zi took Sanbao to play every day.

"Mom, today we are going to Wanshantang." As soon as Sanbao saw Liu Yunxiang entering the door, he hurriedly ran to her and said.

Liu Yunxiang rubbed his son's head, "Have you gone to Boshan Hall? Have you seen that young lady?"

"When I met her, she even played with me."

"Then she wasn't bullied in there, right?"

"No, she's fine in there."

Hearing this, Liu Yunxiang nodded.

"I heard from people inside that a couple is going to adopt the little girl, and she will leave Liangshan County tomorrow," Jin Zi said.

"That's good, she has a family."

"Wanshantang will adopt children who have lost both their parents, and then wait for people with kind hearts to adopt them," Jin Zi said.

"Are there many children there?" Liu Yunxiang asked casually.

"Only the little girl is left, the other children have been adopted."

Liu Yunxiang exclaimed, "Are they all adopted?"

"Yes." Liu Yunxiang wondered if there were so many people lacking children, and he didn't know if Wanshantang had recorded the identities of those people, so as not to mix in some human traffickers or something.

When it was time to have dinner in the evening, a man in regular clothes came, and Liu Yunxiang recognized him as the official who had taken them to see Master Wan that day.

"Master, do you have official business?" Yan Mu asked.

"I'm here to pass on a message to Master Wan. Please prepare your money in the next two days. You can bid for the brand soon."

"Has any inn been closed in the past two days?"

"It's just these two days, just be ready."

The official didn't say much and left after saying that.

Liu Yunxiang was really puzzled. Could this have been predicted?

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes, "If they can really predict it, then this matter will be easy to figure out."

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Jin Zi came back from outside and said that robbers had entered the city last night and robbed an inn.

"Robbing an inn?" Hearing this, Liu Yunxiang stood up suddenly.

She looked at Yan Mu, who was obviously very surprised.

"Yes, there was a group of merchants in the inn who took 3000 taels to save their lives. The innkeeper couldn't get much money, so he was hacked to death by the bandit."

Liu Yunxiang grabbed Yan Mu's arm. At this time, her mood could not be described as shocked but horrified!

If some accidents in the past were directed by the government, then if bandits come this time, then they... aren't they colluding with the bandits!
Yan Mu held Liu Yunxiang's hand, equally shocked, but much calmer, "The old woman said that Liangshan County is a place for cannibalism, and it seems true."

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "Maybe it's a coincidence?"

"Do you believe it?"

Liu Yunxiang closed his eyes, then shook his head, "How is that possible!"

Maybe it was once, but judging from what Master Wan and the official said, it was obvious that they did not control this kind of thing once or twice.

The next day, the government came to inform them that they could go to the government office to bid.

On the third day, they arrived at the government office, and as soon as they passed by, they were led to Master Wan.

"You write down 5000 taels first. If there is no one who pays more than you, then you can get the sign at this price. If so, I will change the number on the sign for you. Don't worry, it will only be 100 taels more."

Yan Mu nodded, "But there's one thing I don't understand. How do you know that the inn will be robbed by robbers and the shopkeeper will be killed by them?"

Master Wan's face darkened when he heard this, "If you want to get the sign, don't ask questions you shouldn't!"

They returned to the courtyard and quickly handed out signs. Yan Mu and the others wrote 5000 taels on the signs.After handing over the sign, Yan Mu and Liu Yunxiang both had a question.

"Then there is no need for the official to inform us in advance. Wouldn't this be suspected of being exposed?" Liu Yunxiang said.

The official told them in advance, and as expected, something happened that night. Anyone with a brain would think about how it could be such a coincidence.

Yan Mu was silent for a while, "Unless..."

"what?"

"The final bidding price will be very high, far exceeding our expectations."

Liu Yunxiang's face suddenly stiffened. If they put a shill among these people and deliberately wrote a large number, and Master Wan said that the brand must be theirs, it would only be 100 taels more than the highest number, then the final number would be Wouldn't the price become their sway?

"We seem to have jumped into the trap they set." Liu Yunxiang frowned.

At this time, the official took out all the signs and started to lift them.

(End of this chapter)