The oath of rebirth not to be a concubine

Chapter 36 Murder

Upon hearing that there was money, Qiao Qi quickly kowtowed, "My lord, please tell me, what Qiao Qi can do, I will definitely live up to my lord's entrustment."

I nodded, "It's not a big deal. I heard that Mr. Yuliang of your family is very good at calligraphy, and I have always wanted to see it. You can just take out a few scraps of paper from Ben Ge and Heping, and pay attention to the rules of Mr. Yuliang's visit to Qing'an Temple." , every time he goes out, just let me know in advance."

He said, "Young Master's order, Qiao Qi will naturally do it, but Yulin Academy has a rule that you can't leave on weekdays. If it wasn't for Master Yuliang's order, the young one wouldn't even go to Yinhong Building next door. I'm afraid I won't be able to inform you in time."

I said, "You don't have to worry about this. I will send someone to guard the gate of Yulin Courtyard. You won't leave Yulin Courtyard for too long, and naturally you won't attract suspicion."

After finishing speaking, I took out a piece of silver from my sleeve and threw it to him, "This is tea money for you. After the matter is completed, I will give you a hundred taels of silver. Go ahead."

"Thank you, young master, thank you, young master..." Qiao Qi kowtowed several times, grabbed the money, and ran away in a stumbling manner.

When he disappeared without a trace, Li Jiu stepped forward and asked me, "Grandfather, you are not afraid. After he leaves, won't he follow your orders?"

I smile slightly.

He lost silver taels in Jucai Gambling Workshop. If he had money, he would not have been beaten into a pig's head, and his fingers were almost chopped off.

I gave him the sweetness of more than a dozen taels of silver. After the silver was used up, he naturally thought of more taels of silver.

What I ask him to do is trivial to him, and he can make a lot of money by doing small things, so he will naturally do it for me.

As for the people guarding the gate of Yulin Courtyard...

Among the people Li Jiu called before, wasn't there a fortune teller who set up a stall?I think he's fine.

Setting up a stall for fortune-telling is not the same wherever you place it, so I just went to the gate of Yulin Courtyard and even did something for me by the way, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone.

After explaining to Li Jiu, he nodded repeatedly. After a few tests, I found that Li Jiu is upright and sticks to what he says, and he is really a prodigal son.

I took out the house deed and title deed of Jucai Gambling Workshop, filled in my name on the transfer letter, and handed it to him together, saying, "I have something to do on weekdays, so I can't always come out. You are someone I trust, and I see that you are right." There is also some research on gambling skills. I will leave this gambling house to you to manage for me for the time being."

Li Jiu was stunned, his eyes overflowing with shock, "Grandfather, this... this can't be done!"

"If you can't, why can't you? Could it be that what you once said about respecting me and serving me for the rest of your life were just casual words?"

He plopped down on his knees, and said with red eyes, "Grandfather, Li Jiu said everything from the heart, and there was no falsehood. Li Jiu knelt on the street for three days at that time, but he couldn't get his father's coffin money. At that time, he was already desperate." I feel like God doesn’t even give me a chance to change my ways, it’s benefactor who gave Li Jiu a chance, and Li Jiu is willing to go through fire and water for benefactor and serve benefactor for the rest of his life!”

"That's it." I stepped forward and pulled him up from the ground, and said, "Since what you said is true and you are willing to recognize me as the master, why can't this gambling house be controlled?"

Li Jiu lowered his head and said in shame, "Grandmother. Li Jiu was young and frivolous. Although he was favored by his parents and went to a private school for a few years, he has always lived in a muddle these years. The scale of this gambling house is so large, and Li Jiu has never learned But how to deal with the business, and even more ignorant of the incoming and outgoing accounts, how can I stand up to such entrustment."

I smiled and said, "Since I want to hand over the gambling house to you, I recognize you as mine. You can learn if you don't know how to handle business, and you can learn if you don't know how to fill out accounts.

Difficulties in everything are afraid of people with a heart.As long as you are willing to learn, there is nothing you can't learn.

Now that you have followed me, you are no longer the Li Jiu who wandered around in the market. I don't care what you were like before, in the future, you must make a name for yourself.

This is my first casino, and there will be a second, third, and fourth in the future.You lost the deed here, and now the deed of the gambling house is in your hands, so why don't you take care of it for me?Could it be that you want to be lazy and want to be a hands-off shopkeeper like me? "

"Engong, that's not what Li Jiu meant!" He blushed.

"Since that's not what you mean, then take the land deed and house deed. Three days later, bring some trustworthy brothers to take over the gambling house for me!"

Li Jiu finished the house deed and land deed, and looked at me again, with tears in his eyes.

He fell to his knees with a plop, and gave me three heavy kowtows.

"Engong, you trust Li Jiu so much. From now on, Li Jiu's life will be yours. Li Jiu will take care of this gambling house for you first, and you will definitely live up to your benefactor's entrustment!"

After speaking, he kowtowed to me three more times.

I smiled slightly, pulled him up, and gave some simple instructions, but it was already late.

Calculating the time, after such a toss, nearly two hours have passed.I just remembered that Ji Yunchang was tricked into queuing up at the street corner to buy sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.

After so long, the book boy might have gone back early.If he finds out that I'm missing, he may go directly to the General's Mansion.

If I went to the General's Mansion and saw that I didn't go back, he might have sent someone out to look for it. After all, he didn't send me back safely...

If so, it will be a disaster!
I still have to go to Huajie in the evening, if I am found and taken back to the mansion, I can just talk about my whereabouts in these few hours, and the next thing will be delayed.

A little impatient, I told Li Jiu to take a few smart people to Huajie to wait for me first, and took Luzhu back to the snack street quickly, to see if he would bring someone to look for again, and then think of a way.

As soon as I arrived at the snack street, I was stunned. Ji Yunchang didn't leave, but stood in front of the booth where he had lined up before, holding candied haws in one hand and sweet-scented osmanthus cake in the other with a stinky face.

"Young...young master, look, they're back." The bookboy looked happy, and I was also relieved.

Ha... It's fine if you don't go to the General's Mansion. If you procrastinate, you can go to Huajie...

I strode towards him and was thinking of saying something to start with, but he spoke first with a stinky face.

"Where have you been all this time..."

"Er..." I said in a hurry, "Go after the thief, and then we went to the latrine."

He looked at the big and small bundles in Luzhu's hand, "You take food to the latrine?"

"Um...Of course not. We took turns going to the hut. After we got out, we lost our way and came back after going around in a big circle."

I didn’t believe it myself after I said it, and Ji Yunchang probably couldn’t believe it even more, but he didn’t say anything. He glanced at the candied haws that had already melted in his hand and said, “I can’t eat this, I’ll buy you some later.” root."

Then he looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake again, and seemed to frown, "It doesn't seem to be fresh anymore, do you want more?"

Um...of course not.

It's time to apply, and the oiran competition is about to start. There can be more than 100 people in line in front of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake booth, and only a fool would ask for it.

I immediately shook my head.

He looked at the sky and said, "It's already late, are you still going shopping?"

What he meant was that he wanted to send me back, but I pretended to be stupid and said, "I think, I was in a hurry to get lost just now, and I feel relieved that I will find you now, so let's go shopping." After finishing speaking, I walked towards the alley .After taking two steps, I turned around and said, "I'll go back after shopping by myself, otherwise, you can go back to Lord Hou's Mansion first!"

He seemed to frowned, and said, "I promised grandma that I will take you home. If you want to take a stroll, I will accompany you." After finishing speaking, he gave the things in his hand to the book boy, and followed with his hands behind his back.

This tail can't be shaken off today. Fortunately, Li Jiu was arranged in Huajie in advance. He can follow if he wants to, and he will play by ear.

I was in a hurry, so I walked quickly, turned left and right and entered a side alley.

This alley is very dark, there are no lights in the front and back, if it is not dark, you will not even be able to find the exit when you walk in.

I was walking quickly, but Ji Yunchang suddenly took two quick steps and pulled me back.

"What?"

He hissed and said softly, "Don't talk, someone is coming."

I was stunned, and listened intently, and sure enough, I heard footsteps, and then seven or eight men in black appeared at the end of the alley holding bright knives.

"Over there!" The leading man in black pointed with a knife.

"Let's go." Ji Yunchang pulled me up and left. Before I took a few steps, several men in black appeared at the alley ahead.

Ji Yunchang frowned, "Did you offend someone?"

I asked back, "Why didn't you offend someone?"

He said, "I seldom come out. After you leave, I will stand where I am, so I won't offend anyone."

stand still...

I suddenly remembered the melted candied haws, "It's so hot, you won't be standing under the sun forever?"

The men in black on both sides of the alley were approaching and outflanking. He seemed to frown, took out the small crossbow from his arms and handed it to me, then opened his sleeves to reveal the sleeve arrows inside.

The small crossbow has been repaired, and the original silk thread has been replaced with a hard black iron wire, which should not be easily broken.

I hurriedly tied the crossbow to my arm and put on the ring, but I heard him say softly, "Don't stand still, I'm afraid you won't find me when you come back."

"Whoosh..."

He pressed the switch, and the sleeve arrow pierced through the air, piercing the shoulder of one of them, and the other fell to the ground with a groan of pain.

"Come on! Kill them for me!" The leading man in black raised his knife and rushed over.

Ji Yunchang turned around, searched for two arrows, and two men in black fell down again.

At this time, the man in black on the other side of the alley also raised his knife and approached him. Lu Zhu screamed in fright. It was three arrows, piercing through the bodies of several people behind, one of which pierced through the heart of one person and burst out, a strong fishy smell spewed out, and the person died immediately.

"Ah! Help!" Lvzhu cried out as if tearing apart, crouching on the ground with her head in her arms.

My small crossbow can only fire six arrows, and Ji Yunchang's sleeve arrows don't have too many arrow feathers. Seeing that there are still three or four burly men running towards him with their swords raised, every step is full of murderous intentions, my instinct is to tremble. , won't hang here today, will it?
Who wants to put me to death!

(End of this chapter)