Chapter 153: Conditions
When Chu Xinyu heard that Lin Chenyao had seen him, he became energetic and asked, "Have you seen him? Do you know that kind?"
She knew that he must be familiar with this person before he could see the information, so she asked her that she was looking up the person. If he knew this person, it would be easier.
"Yes." Lin Chenyao responded lightly, with a calm expression, looking at her and asked, "How could you check him?"
Deng Guozhu is a businessman. He mainly operates medicinal materials and silk businesses, but in the past two years, money shops, grain shops and jewelry are involved. Although his face has scars that make children cry when they see it, he is willing to do good deeds and often donates supplies to the imperial army, which has solved the huge military expenditure for the army. However, he does good deeds very low-key. He is a great charity with a reputation in the past two years.
Chu Xinyu is a lady from a wealthy family and has lived in Puling Temple for more than two years. No matter how she looks, she seems to have nothing to do with Deng Guozhu. How could she be interested in Deng Guozhu? Does she want to do business?
"It's not that I checked her, it's someone who asked me to check him." Chu Xinyu was afraid that he would fool his questions again, so he quickly said, "The question you haven't answered yet, how did you know him?"
Lin Chenyao said: "He often donated supplies to the North Korean army. Three months ago, the temperature in the south suddenly dropped, heavy snow came overwhelmingly, the price of charcoal fire doubled, many crops were frozen to death, and countless cattle and sheep were killed and injured. I thought many people had not been able to survive this winter. Deng Guozhu transported the charcoal fire from the north to the south, and opened warehouses and distributed grain there, allowing some poor people in the south to survive this cold winter."
When Chu Xinyu heard this, he frowned and tightened. In the information that Shao Sanniang gave her, it was mentioned that it suddenly fell heavily in the south three months ago. Deng Guozhu transported charcoal and opened a warehouse to send grain to provide relief, but it did not state that he had donated all the military supplies.
On the surface, he is a perfect charity. If he has nothing to do with Xu Zhilan, he has something to do with Xu Zhilan. His kindness makes people wonder if it has other purposes?
Xu Zhilan has memories of the previous life. Deng Guozhu and Xu Zhilan met. They were fellow villagers. They were so down and out a few years ago. A few years later, they transformed into a wealthy businessman and a charity. If they said that these two people were fine, they would not believe it if they were beaten to death.
Lin Chenyao said again: "A few days ago, the emperor told me that he was planning to give him a plaque of "Leshan Home". It is estimated that it will be arranged next month, so I know this person."
Chu Xinyu looked at him. Did he really know Deng Guozhu because of this? But his intuition told her that he and Deng Guozhu knew each other more than that.
"Isn't he donated one of your military supplies at that time?" This sentence was originally in Chu Xinyu's mind, but she didn't expect her to say it.
"Yes." Lin Chenyao did not deny it.
Chu Xinyu knew that this was the case. No wonder Xiao Jingxuan said that he had found this person, but he only said that he just knew that he had met him in an understatement.
Lin Chenyao asked her: "Then you should tell me why you want to check him?"
"Someone told me that a few years ago he was still a down-and-out low-class person." Chu Xinyu pursed his lips and thought, and continued: "But in just a few years, he started a hundred things. Not only did he open shops one by one, but he also donated a lot of money. Such a person is indeed a legend. What did he rely on to get rich? The right time, place, people, and people? Or is it the opportunity to be diligent, honest and intelligent?"
"Who told you?"
Chu Xinyu's mind turned around and understood what he was asking, and said, "These are what the girl in my dream said. She said that this person is related to the murderer who killed her parents and asked me to help her avenge, but I don't know who he is, so I will investigate him first."
She could not say that she suspected that this person was related to Xu Zhilan. In the Fu family and his understanding, Xu Zhilan was Fu Yinghua's cousin, but she was dead. Like Fu Shaode and his wife, she was killed by Hu Tianba's people and threw her body into the sea.
So, she still pushed everything to the girl in the dream and asked her to do it as before. She had to let them discover step by step that the girl in her dream was the real Fu Yinghua. Now Fu Yinghua in the Duke of E is a fake.
But she couldn't tell them directly, so she had to guide them to investigate.
Seeing Lin Chenyao looking at him and not speaking, what expression was like, do you think she was lying? Chu Xinyu said dissatisfiedly: "What expression are you? Do you think I am lying?"
Lin Chenyao raised his eyebrows, did not answer her, and asked, "The girl in your dream asked you to avenge her?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"What ability do you have to avenge her?"
"..." Chu Xinyu was speechless by his words, and after a while, he said: "I was saved by her, but she was killed by someone. The other party sealed her soul. She said that she could not let the murderer bring to justice, and she could not be reincarnated as a human being. Otherwise, she would pester me all her life. She is my savior. I can't watch her suffer. She hasn't come to me these days and must have suffered in a place where we can't see it."
Lin Chenyao does not believe in the theory of ghosts and gods, but she is better at painting like her sister and can write long-lived threads like her sister. She knows the authenticity of "Mid-Autumn Night" and the whereabouts of the original work. The more she comes into contact with her, the more she discovers similarities with her sister. The generous debate and calm attitude in the execution hall yesterday had a faint shadow of her sister.
He sent someone to check her past. In addition to her appearance, her personality, attitude towards life, and the talent she showed were all different from her two years ago. Is the girl in her dream really there or did she fantasize about it?
If it was fantasy, it would not be so similar. Besides, she had no contact with her sister. If the girl in the dream really existed, who was she?
As Chu Xinyu said, she glanced at Lin Chenyao, and saw that he frowned and thoughtful, and didn't know what he was thinking, she was a little discouraged and said, "Forget it, I tell you that you don't understand. My cousin also said you can help me, but I think it's better to check it yourself."
After saying that, she was about to put away the information.
Lin Chenyao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his chin with perfect lines showed nobleness and desolation. "What do you want to check? I'll help you check, but I have two conditions."
Chu Xinyu's mouth twitched, and there was no free lunch in the world. "What are the conditions?"
"Draw two paintings for me."
"Two paintings? That's so simple?" Chu Xinyu was surprised. She thought it was a difficult condition.
“This is condition one.”
What? Two paintings are one of the conditions? Chu Xinyu suddenly felt that he was taken advantage of.
"What about condition two?"
"I haven't thought about it yet."
Chu Xinyu rolled her eyes. She didn't expect that this person was so cunning. Condition 2 was a very excessive request. Should she agree? She raised her hand and touched her earlobe, considering whether to reject his second condition.
Lin Chenyao seemed to see through her thoughts and curled her lips lightly, "Don't worry, just pretend you owe me a favor."
Just pretend that Chu Xinyu frowned. He said as if he was giving alms to himself. He said with dissatisfaction: "If you continue listening, it seems that I am at a loss. I have already agreed to draw two paintings for you, but I still owe you a favor. So, you should propose it now. If I can do it, I will promise you. If it cannot, our transaction will be cancelled."
Hum! Don’t think that I owe you to ask for help. Since you say there are conditions, it is equivalent exchange.
Lin Chenyao pinched Chu Xinyu's face and said, "I really don't lose at all. Tell me, why do you want me to check him for you?"
"I want to know how he made his fortune, what business was his first pot of gold? Why did he earn so much silver in just a few years, and there are people who deal in business?" Chu Xinyu told him everything he couldn't find but wanted to investigate, especially if Deng Guozhu had any secret contacts.
Her intuition told herself that Deng Guozhu must have had contacts with Xu Zhilan, such as donating materials to the army, opening warehouses to distribute grain, and sending silver to sponsor disaster victims to rebuild their homes, etc. Maybe Deng Guozhu is doing things for Xu Zhilan, and then accumulating a certain kind of people's hearts, Deng Guozhu will come out to clarify that in fact, he will do this, everything is instructed by the second girl of the Fu family, so she will win a lot of people's hearts by then.
Xu Zhilan was reborn and mastered the opportunity. In addition, she had taught her some business knowledge, so money could be easily obtained. No wonder she asked herself what business she was the most profitable.
At that time, she told her that she was doing grain and salt business and started a trading company. She also told her the story of Shen Wansan, the God of Wealth. Shen Wansan started her business with land, and then went out to sea to spread the world and became rich. After having money, he visited the streets in front of him and was highly praised by the local people. Later, he also sponsored the imperial army and helped the people with good deeds, which made the emperor highly praised, and his reputation remained forever.
Of course, what she said later was added by herself, because she liked a happy ending and did not like a tragic ending. Shen Wansan finally brought disaster to him because of his wealth and was sent to Yunnan by the emperor, and his old age was miserable.
"Okay, I'll ask someone to check it out."
Lin Chenyao agreed readily. He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Chu Xinyu and said, "According to this description, draw out the portrait of this person."
Chu Xinyu took it and took a look. It was not difficult, she could draw it in a while, "Is there any more?"
Lin Chenyao said: "Help me copy a picture of "Mid-Autumn Night"."
Chu Xinyu looked at him in surprise, "Don't you have one?"
"I'm useful to that one, please help me copy another one."
"Why are you sure I can copy it? Even if I can copy it, I may not copy it the same as the real one."
Chu Xinyu really didn't expect that he would ask himself to copy "Mid-Autumn Night", and thought he would ask himself for the original work of "Mid-Autumn Night".
"I trust you!"
After Lin Chenyao finished speaking, he took the information about Deng Guozhu in her hand and put it in his arms. Seeing this, Chu Xinyu said, "Why are you using the information?"
"Of course it's for reference."
"But these information are not detailed." None of them knew the details.
"Don't worry, I will send you a detailed copy of the figure painting. I'm in a hurry to draw it tomorrow. If you have time to draw it tomorrow, I'll get it tomorrow night." After speaking, he walked towards the window.
Before Chu Xinyu could react, he saw him jumping and leaving.
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