As expected, Xu Lang looked at the officials in Yucheng coldly, turned over and said, "I understand what Wu Xue means, so I will wait for fifteen days before talking about everything."

After saying that, Xu Lang no longer paid attention to these officials from Yucheng and ordered Chang Yan to "go to the city to invest."

The officials in Yucheng did not stop him, but retreated to the side of the road and gave up the road. They would not give Xu Lang a chance to make trouble. Seeing Xu Lang and his group enter the city, they also rushed to get into the sedan and get into the car, followed him into the city, and rushed to meet the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief.

Xu Lang didn't have to send someone to follow him, and he knew who they would meet. He didn't care about this and checked in Yunlai Inn, the largest inn in Yucheng. After entering the inn, the group did not come out again. After dinner, they took a break, which disappointed the people who were secretly following him.

"He moved into Yunlai Inn and asked for six rooms. The price of rooms at Yunlai Inn has been reduced?" Zhou Zeli asked in secret.

"There is no price cut, but it's still ten taels of silver for a night." said the dark scepter.

"This costs a lot." Zhou Zeli thought about it.

"He used to be just a fifth-rank official, and his salary was not enough to make him so big." said the master.

Zhou Zeli narrowed his eyes slightly, "He must have another way to make money."

The next day, Xu Lang took Shen Danxia to the restaurant next to him for breakfast, and then went straight to the most famous theater in Yucheng. He spent twenty taels of silver to ask for the best private room. The guy led them up to sit down and presented the tea list, "Master, what tea do you want to drink?"

Shen Danxia took the tea list and saw the price, and was a little surprised. This pot of tea was too expensive! The prices in Jindu are not that high. The cheapest Mingmei costs twenty taels, and Huang Guancuibian costs one hundred taels of silver. This is not tea, but it is drunk. Tea is expensive, and pastries are not cheap. A plate of frosting cake costs ten taels of silver, and a plate of crystal candied date cake costs thirty taels of silver.

"I want a pot of silver needles in the clouds, a plate of osmanthus cake, a plate of snowflake crisps, a plate of pretzels, a plate of salted cakes, a packet of watermelon seeds, and a packet of longevity fruit." Shen Danxia secretly complained that the things were too expensive, and ordered them all, which cost a total of 160 taels of silver.

"Master, Madam, please wait." The guy stepped out with joy.

After a while, tea, snacks and snacks were delivered. Shen Danxia asked, "What kind of play are you singing today?"

"Xiao Xiangcui's specialty "Love Detective", Xiao Xiangcui is already in the backstage, so you can go on stage after dressing up." The guy smiled.

Not long after the guy left, the music sounded and sang: "Wang Kui, who lost his place, was wandering in Yucheng; the female shop owner, who had a poor relationship, drove out of the shop room; she sold calligraphy and paintings, worked hard to spend time; she couldn't stand it, hunger and cold, fell on the snow; the fireworks girl, Guiying, chivalrous and affectionate; she saved the talented man, worked hard, and studied hard."

An old man and a young man dressed as a young man helped him upstairs and lay down on the stage. At this time, Xiao Xiangcui's appearance, Guiying, came on stage and rescued Wang Kui back to her Ruixiangyuan. She took care of him like a virtuous wife to prevent him from being hungry and cold, and let him concentrate on studying poetry and books, considerate, "Look at Wang Lang, every day, he doesn't like to release the scroll; change to a purple robe and win Gao Kui, it's time to come."

Three years passed by, and Wang Kui went to Beijing to take the exam again. When he saw off, the two of them expressed their feelings, and Guiying told him, "Don't forget that there was no one asking under the window for ten years, and don't forget that there is a lot of "shenyin" outside the rich. I hope Wang Lang will win the high Kui and help the poor. It is not in vain. I will help you become famous for your wife."

Chen Danxia was concentrating on listening to the opera by kneading melon seeds, and did not notice when Chang Yan and Mo Li left the private room.

The opera was sung in Wang Kui's high school and was recruited as a son-in-law by a high official, so he didn't sing it anymore. The second half of the opera was to be sung in the afternoon. Chen Danxia whispered, "This shop is really good at doing business." When he came to listen to the opera in the afternoon, he had to count the box fee and ordered tea.

"Go and tell the guy that this box has been booked and we will come back in the afternoon." Xu Lang took Chen Danxia out of the theater and went to the restaurant for lunch.

In the afternoon, I continued to spend time in the theater. After listening to the whole play, I continued to go to the restaurant for dinner in the evening, and then went back to the inn to rest. The person who was secretly following me left quietly and reported to the prefect Zhou Zeli.

"They spent 160 taels of silver in the theater in the morning, went to the restaurant for lunch, spent 92 taels of silver, and spent another 120 taels of silver in the theater in the afternoon." said the mysterious son.

Zhou Zeli stroked his beard and smiled sinisterly: "This Lord Xu, spending money like flowing water, seems to be a clean person."

"Sir, he likes money, so this matter is easy to deal with." The master smiled beside him.

"Observe for another two days." Zhou Zeli didn't dare to draw a conclusion so quickly, for fear that Xu Lang would set up a plan to deceive him.

The next day, Xu Lang and Shen Danxia went to Sansheng Temple. Sansheng Temple worshipped the Buddhas of the Three Ages. In the past, Buddhas of the Light, Buddhas of the Light, Buddhas of the Now, Buddhas of Sakyamuni, Buddhas of the Future, Maitreya Bodhisattva; fortunately, I was waiting for them, but I was in the Three Ages. According to legend, "qingren" came to the temple and placed his beloved things in front of the Three Ages Buddhas to make a wish. When the abbot was consecrated, he could stay with the people he loved for three lifetimes. The infatuated children in the world all hoped that they could live for generations, so the incense in Sansheng Temple was very prosperous.

Sansheng Temple is located in the west of the city, with people crowded at the entrance, passing by one after another. At the entrance, there was a monk selling a wooden box carved with the word "火", which cost three taels of silver. It was not expensive, and it was not cheap. For the sake of that illusory wish, many people were willing to spend the three taels of silver. Chen Danxia inquired and found out that the wooden box was used to hold the token of consecration. Chen Danxia also lined up to buy one, held it in his hand, and went into the temple with Xu Lang.

There were many "qingren" who came to make their wishes. After a quarter of an hour, it was Xu Lang and Shen Danxia's turn. The couple both knelt in front of the Buddha, kowtowed three times, folded their hands together, and prayed silently. After expressing their wishes, Chen Danxia opened his eyes, took off the jade pendant on Xu Lang's waist, and put it in the wooden box.

Chen Danxia stood up and handed the wooden box to Zhike Monk, "When will I come to pick it up?"

The monk from Zhike took the wooden box, took off the digital card next to the wooden box, and handed it back to Chen Danxia, ​​saying, "The abbot only consecrates the 15th of a month. The donor asks to take the wooden box with the wooden card on the 16th day."

"Okay, thank you Master." Chen Danxia clasped his hands together and bowed.

After the couple left Sansheng Temple, the wooden box containing the jade pendant was sent to a meditation room. The person sitting in the meditation room was the prefect Zhou Zeli, the commander Zhu Mao, and the commander Liu Tongzhi. The wooden box was opened. Zhou Zeli took out the jade pendant, looked carefully, and said, "This jade pendant does not cost a thousand taels of silver, so it can't be bought."

Zhu Mao frowned and said, "Although Xu Lang's father Xu Kui served as the Minister of Rites, he was not welcomed by Xu Kui. Two years ago, Xu Kui wanted to enter the temple to practice Taoism, and he needed 10,000 taels of silver. Even if he wanted to sell his ancestral home, where did he get so much silver?" Xu Lang was suddenly appointed. Zhu Mao did not know his situation and sent people to Jindu to investigate Xu Lang. Because the journey was long, he has not returned yet.

"Sir, will he embezzle military pay? Or will he seize the property robbed by the bandits when suppressing bandits?" Liu Tongzhi asked speculated.

"Sir, this is very likely." Zhou Zeli nodded.

Zhu Mao pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, a smart person will be arranged to contact his subordinates and make a mess of words."

In the next few days, Xu Lang, who was idle, accompanied Chen Danxia to walk around the streets and alleys, looking for all kinds of fun and delicious places, and spending money like flowing water. As his confidants, someone had already contacted them with clichés in private.

Finally, on May 15th, Chen Danxia went to Sansheng Temple to get the jade pendant that had been opened; Xu Lang took the people to the Du Commander Office, handed over the appointment letter, and officially joined the company. Zhu Mao asked him to handle the procedures, and while waiting, Zhu Mao invited him to drink tea together.

"Zeng Qianshi's family has moved out of the yard. You can send someone to clean up and move in at any time." Zhu Mao said with a smile.

"Yes, I'll let the elders come over to clean tomorrow." Xu Lang didn't seem to mind moving into the yamen so late.

"I have been wronged these days. If you take these, I will treat them as my Shangguan to you as a subsidy." Zhu Mao took out two silver notes and handed them to Xu Lang.

Xu Lang took the silver bill, and each bill was worth 500 taels, and Zhu Mao took 1,000 taels at one point, which was really a big deal. Xu Lang accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, sir, I have spent a lot of money in the past few days, and I am almost out of my way." The show was not in vain and led the person to the trap.

"Xu Qianshi, I think that being an official for thousands of miles is only for wealth," does this make sense?" Zhu Mao asked bluntly.

Xu Lang took a cup and took a sip of tea and said, "Sir, it is a man's responsibility to support his family. If he can't even afford to raise his own women and children, he is a useless person."

"Eating bran and vegetables is also a kind of nourishing, and boutique clothes and food is also a kind of nourishing. I wonder how Mr. Xu wants to raise his wife and children?" Zhu Mao asked.

"You should be rich to raise your wife and children." Xu Lang curled his lips and smiled.

"Okay, okay." Zhu Mao laughed with satisfaction.

"Sir, the subordinates are ordered by the King of Yan to investigate the accounts of the Commander and the Prefectural Office, and ask for convenience." Xu Lang bowed.

"How do you want to investigate?" Zhu Mao asked at Xu Lang with his eyes as if he was staring at Xu Lang.

Xu Lang smiled and said, "County officials are not as good as county officials. The subordinate officials should investigate according to the wishes of the adults."

"Tomorrow, I will ask someone to send the account book to you." Zhu Mao said with a smile.

"Thank you, sir." Xu Lang said in a flash.

The next day, the account books of the silver warehouse, material warehouse, granary, weapon warehouse, etc. were placed on the table in front of Xu Lang; this was a fake account, and no problems were found, but Xu Lang still pretended to check the accounts every day.

Xu Lang used the excuse of busy checking the accounts, but no one was sent to clean the yard, so that Chen Danxia still lived in the inn; Zhu Mao and others did not care about this matter, and they thought it was foolproof and satisfied, and they were still cute again. Who would have thought that Zhao Chengzhi, who had been collecting evidence in the dark half a month later, appeared.

There are too many corrupt officials, even the head of the government office, and they have taken the benefits of others. It is impossible to dismiss them all. They can only arrest evil people, Zhu Mao, Liu Tongzhi, Ma Tongzhi and Zhou Zeli, and are temporarily detained in the prison of the Du Commander.

Zhu Mao was so angry that he was in prison and cursed, "Damn it, Xu Lang, you villain."

No matter how loud he cursed, he could not pass it to the yamen. After moving these bad guys down, Xu Lang and Zhao Chengzhi completed half of the secret order. Zhao Chengzhi rested in Yucheng for three days and set off for Jiuzi Mountain. Xu Lang wanted to stay and finish it, and then came out after receiving the secret letter from the King of Yan.

Chen Danxia went to the yamen to see the yard and frowned. It was too narrow. So he decided to move to the courtyard prepared by Tao for her and asked Qingxiang to ask the shopkeeper of Yunlai Inn, "The old lady asked you to clean up the courtyard prepared for your aunt?"

"I have already packed up and I'm waiting for Mr. Aunt and Mrs. Aunt to move in." The shopkeeper saluted Xu Lang and Shen Danxia. "The youngest Lu Qing greeted the aunt and Mrs. Aunt. The courtyard is in Lantern Lane Lane, not far from the yamen. Aunt and Mrs. Aunt, please come with me."

Yunlai Inn is the private property of Tao. After knowing that Xu Lang was going to work in Yucheng, Tao sent someone to take care of the matter. She couldn't bear to bear the grievances of Chen Danxia.

The courtyard prepared by Lu Qing for Xu Lang and Shen Danxia is a three-in-one courtyard, which is enough for everyone to live in. The gray walls and black tiles are squatting on the eaves. The appearance looks very ordinary, no different from the surrounding houses.

On the lintel is a newly made plaque: Xu's house. When he entered it, he found that there was a unique cave in this house. A screen wall with a character called Fu blocked everyone's view. Bypassing the screen wall, there are five main rooms, three side rooms on both sides, and two cross-yards next to it. This cross-yard is for those followers to live in. Continue to go further in, there is a small garden with lush trees and a rockery built from lakes and stones on the left. There is a wooden water truck beside the rockery, which pumps the water above the rockery, and flows down between the rockery.

Xu Lang smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Lu is intent."

"Madam, as long as you are satisfied with me," Lu Qing said with a smile.

The second entrance is still five main rooms, three side rooms, and two east and west yards. Chen Danxia is preparing to place Pang Lin in the west yard. Between the second entrance and the third entrance, there is still a small garden. The garden is a circular pond, with a stone cross bridge mounted on the pond, and in the middle of the bridge is an octagonal pavilion with the words "watching fish".

You can go over the bridge or follow the path beside the pond to go to the yard three times. Chen Danxia is a lazy person, so he naturally walks through the diameter and passes through the bridge. The yard is nothing surprising, there are five main rooms, three side rooms, and two east and west yards.

The room was cleaned up. Xu Lang and Shen Danxia sat down between the west tips. Lu Qing stepped forward and bowed and said, "Mr. Aunt and Aunt, please see if you have anything to be dissatisfied with, just keep adding more and more people."

"Shopkeeper Lu handled very well, I am very satisfied. Thank you, Manager Lu." Chen Danxia said sincerely.

Hearing his tone, he knew that Chen Danxia was not saying polite words, but was really satisfied. Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Mr. Aunt and Mrs. Aunt have not brought many people in this trip, only eight maids and two wives, not even a servant to call him. He had a little courage and brought some people to choose from for the Master. I wonder if I would let them in now?"

Chen Danxia looked at Xu Lang and asked him to make a decision. Xu Lang smiled and said, "It's still the thoughtful manager Lu and the lack of staff are indeed a troublesome thing. OK, let them in."
Chapter completed!