The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 139 Questions and Answers 2

Cheng Xiaoman nodded to indicate that she understood and asked the question again.

"I saw you walk around the yard first, and then signaled to Director Zhou to check Lao Gao's house. How did you know for sure that the grain was at Lao Gao's house?

If Yi Zhonghai doesn't buy much food, how are you going to deal with it?"

Lu Zixuan praised Cheng Xiaoman and continued to explain.

"Aunt, you are much more observant than uncle. I didn't know that the grain that Yi Zhonghai bought was at Lao Gao's house.

When my mother told me that he bought a lot of grain, I started to wonder if he might have hidden the grain somewhere else as it would be too conspicuous at home.

But considering his cautious personality, he must be hiding in plain sight, so I concluded that it was in the courtyard.

It was when I saw the pimples on your face that I remembered a joke I heard, and that made me think of hiding them in someone else's house.

Aunt, do you want to know a joke? "

Seeing Cheng Xiaoman raised her hand in anger as if to hit him, Lu Zixuan said with a smile:

“Where do pimples worry you the least?”

The three of them thought about it for a long time, and all shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"Of course, you would be least worried if it grew on someone else's face. Haha..."

After Lu Zixuan laughed, he continued:

"That's what I thought of, combined with Yi Zhonghai's confident expression, so I stopped Director Zhou and asked him to deliberately lead Yi Zhonghai to the front yard.

Everyone's attention will follow them, and I will have the opportunity to check the situation in the yard.

I first checked the unoccupied houses, but found nothing.

It was not until I saw the locked door of Old Gao's house that I remembered that when Mrs. Gao returned to the countryside, she came to our house to visit my mother.

She asked you to look after her house and wanted to temporarily leave the key at our house, but you didn't agree at the time, so she went to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Only then did he boldly guess the result and told Director Zhou to go and check it out.

Even without the grain evidence, I have other evidence to keep him in prison for a few years, it's just a little more troublesome."

He Yuzhu said with a relaxed smile:

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I don't have to worry about the plots of these bugs anymore. I live like I'm in enemy territory every day. I have to be on guard against this and pay attention to that. It's really tiring."

Lu Zixuan deliberately attacked He Yuzhu.

"It's too early for you to relax. It's not like they won't come back. We don't know whether they are working hard to reform themselves or studying hard in there.

There are all kinds of people in there, and maybe when they come out, they will have learned new skills."

Cheng Xiaoman was quite open-minded and said lightly:

"Well, one day of relaxation is a day of relaxation. What else can we do? Besides, even if they are not here, there may be others.

The most regrettable thing is that the deaf woman was not sent in with us, otherwise it would have been more reassuring.

By the way, Xuanxuan, how was the treasure map you mentioned drawn? Would people believe it so easily?

It would be better for us to scare her half to death in the middle of the night, find the gold and jewelry, and send them directly to the army to donate them to those sick soldiers.

We are doing justice for the heaven. Haha...Does she really have so much gold and jewelry? We used to ask her to hand it all over."

"You are not entirely right. The rule is that ill-gotten gains must be turned in. It means that the jewels dug out from the landlords' homes must be turned in.

The deaf old woman is a family inheritance and there is no regulation that requires her to be handed over. If there were a regulation that requires her to be handed over, the city would be in chaos.

This was the place where the emperor's close ministers used to live. How could these things be missing?"

After Lu Zixuan said that, he ran into the cubicle, came out with a few pieces of paper with jagged edges, and handed one to each person.

"Come and take a look at my masterpiece, a treasure map made of authentic sheepskin. See if you can find any flaws."

The three of them exchanged glances in shock for a long time, and Chen Ping exclaimed in surprise

"Son, your cost is too high, isn't it? The gold thread used for embroidery is something that only the nobles in the past could afford."

Cheng Xiaoman also checked and compared them repeatedly.

"Xuanxuan, you are amazing. Anyone who sees this will have to believe it is real. There are small seal characters and gold lines. Look at this slightly blurred picture. It doesn't look like it has been soaked in water. How did you do it?

Although we can't see the exact location clearly, we can tell it's our courtyard. We can't let those people search every room, right? Wouldn't that bring trouble to ourselves?"

Lu Zixuan took out a kerosene lamp that had not been used for a long time from the corner and put it on the table.

"Here, let's roast it over a fire and see."

The three of them couldn't wait to put the sheepskin over the fire and roast it carefully bit by bit.

Lu Zixuan snatched the sheepskin from the hands of the three of them and put it close to the kerosene lamp to dry.

"Don't worry, this is definitely an old palace craft. It's not afraid of fire or water. Here, take another look."

Chen Ping screamed.

"It's out. It's different. This is obviously the back wall of the deaf woman's house. I can recognize it at a glance."

Cheng Xiaoman also pointed at the words on the treasure map and said:

"There's a landmark in the middle of mine, which says the third brick is two steps east and four steps north. If I didn't know that Xuanxuan made this, I would absolutely believe that this is a real treasure map."

He Yuzhu looked at the picture that Cheng Xiaoman pointed to, examined it carefully, and then looked at it again.

"No, Xuanxuan, how come you are so familiar with the deaf woman's house? I heard from He Daqing that this third brick is not an ordinary big brick, but a gold brick awarded by the palace in the past.

We have a brick buried under our house, but He Daqing said it was unlucky and asked us to bury it. The deaf woman wanted to buy that brick and asked me several times.

When I was a kid, I often went to her house to steal snacks, which were exactly like the ones you drew.

But her house had been changed a long time ago. Now this brick should be under the deaf woman's bed. It was changed before liberation. You haven't come yet, how do you know?"

Lu Zixuan clapped his hands to He Yuzhu and gave him a thumbs up.

"Uncle, have a good memory. How can you be sure that I made this picture? I am telling you that this is real?

Mom, haven't you always wondered why I didn't take action against the deaf woman for so many years? It's because of this. This is a real treasure map.

Many people knew about this treasure map, and the deaf old woman used it to find many backers.

But those jewels had already been moved away by the deaf woman. I released this for two purposes.

First of all, it is certain that the deaf old woman will suffer damage, not only physically but also financially. Whether she can survive depends on God's will.

Since she wants to kill you, I will return you to her and see what her luck is like.

Secondly, it was to create some trouble for Lao Tong and let his friends jump out one by one and stand in the open so that I would have the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

It can also alienate the relationship between Lao Tong and his friends. And…"