I Made a Fortune By Raiding Houses In Ancient Times Chapter 234

With no evidence found, Ling Chu and Ning Chuyi were already mentally prepared.

 After discovering the water leakage, Wei Feng and others arrived first, but they did not find any clues when putting out the fire.

The person who did it was very cautious. After pouring the fire oil, nothing was left behind. The arrow must have been shot from a distance to ignite the fire.

The nock of the arrow was burned away, leaving only this ordinary arrow.

Cao Hongxin looked very unhappy. Although he took the arrowhead to check, there was nothing special about the arrowhead, so it would be difficult to find any results.

 There was such a big noise at night that all the people nearby woke up.

Close to Lingchu's house was Uncle Chengyi's house. Their housekeeper came with his servants to check it out, and found out that his courtyard wall had also been doused with kerosene and one of the walls was burned.

Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, seeing that Commander Cao and Lord Ning were present, he did not dare to say anything to Ling Chu. He only scolded the person behind the scenes.

Although Cao Hongxin left with his people, he left a few people to patrol nearby to prevent the bad guys from coming back again. The Chengyi Mansion also sent a few guards to patrol the surrounding area.

Ning Chuyi didn't want to stay any longer, so she said a few words about safety and left with Wei Feng and the others.

 But he secretly left two guards to guard Ling Chu's house.

Both Commander Cao and Uncle Chengyi left guards behind. Ling Chu was not worried that the people behind him would come back, so he went back with his two maids, locked the door and went to sleep.

 The next day, Ling Chu took Xia Zhi and went straight to Yaxing.

The only two maids around her were not enough, so she had to hire more people.

 In the tooth shop, I picked out some good-looking ones and bought them.

As soon as he went out, a girl wearing patches and patches suddenly rushed towards Ling Chu, plopped down and knelt down in front of her.

"Girl, please do me a favor, please buy me. I can cook, wash, and clean." As if she was afraid that Ling Chu would refuse, the girl begged and kowtowed.

Ling Chu hadn't spoken yet, but the lady who sent her out said impatiently, "Go, go, why is it you again? Leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for having someone drive you away."

The girl didn't leave, but kept begging, "Girl, my mother is about to die of illness. Please buy me. It only costs fifty taels. I will repay you as an ox or a horse in the future."

It turned out that she had to sell herself to save her mother, but she had just bought all the servants she needed at Yaxing, and did not plan to buy one more.

Ling Chu saw that her forehead was red and swollen, and her heart softened, and she said to Xia Zhi, "Give her five taels to get some medicine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Na Yapo shook his head and said, "Girl, I can't do it, I can't do it."

Ling Chu looked at her in confusion.

Perhaps he saw that Ling Chu had bought someone in Yahang just now. Yahang hesitated for a while, then took a careful look around, and then whispered to Ling Chu.

“Miss Ling, this little girl's father likes to gamble and lost all the family's money. She accidentally fell to death after getting drunk a few days ago.

It was only after his death that the little girl's family found out that he had borrowed usury money from Duke Zhao's government during his lifetime, and now he owed several hundred taels of money at interest.

The little girl's family is now extremely poor and there is no way she can get the money to pay back the debt, so she has to sell herself. If you buy her back, her mother will not come to your house every day to ask for money.

This girl has a filial heart and will definitely not watch her mother being forced into debt, and then she won't be able to ask for your help. Usury money is a bottomless pit, and it's very dangerous to get involved in it. "

Ling Chu's heart moved. She was worried about how to get back the concubinage documents from Duke Zhao's mansion. This might be a good opportunity.

In front of Ya Po, Ling Chu didn't say anything. After thanking her, he left with the others.

 After walking some distance and seeing that Yapo had returned, he asked Xia Zhi to bring the girl over.

Seeing Ling Chu, the girl was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed.

After Ling Chu asked Xia Zhi to help her up, he didn't take any detours and asked directly, "Your father borrowed usury from the Duke of Zhao. Which Zhao family it is from?" Zhou Banqin didn't know why the girl in front of him asked about usury, and felt uneasy. But he didn't dare to hide it.

“It was the Duke of Zhao who issued the usury, but it was not the Duke of Zhao, but the Duke's wife Guo.”

“Are you sure you are Mrs. Zhao Guogong?”

Zhou Banqin nodded bitterly, "I'm sure the person who came to my house to ask for money was the stewardess of Mrs. Zhao Guogong. When she saw that my family couldn't come up with the money to repay the debt, she asked my mother to sell me to a brothel.

My mother disagreed, and the nanny also said that she was the nanny next to Mrs. Zhao Guogong and knew many wealthy people. You can introduce me to those rich families as a concubine. I can pay off the money by asking for more gifts. "

It's just that Zhou Banqin's mother felt that the nanny was not a good person, and the person she introduced might not necessarily be a good family. She didn't want her daughter to become a concubine and be teased by the main wife.

“Girl, my father actually regrets it. He was lured into gambling. After borrowing loan sharks, he found out that it was a bottomless pit. He has quit gambling and is working hard to make money to pay off his debts.

　　My father originally sold a piece of jade pendant handed down from his ancestors, and my mother also sold her last dowry, but there was still a shortfall of eighty taels. I originally planned to borrow it from relatives, and when I had collected enough, I would return it to Mrs. Zhao Guogong together.

 I just didn't expect that before I could pay back the money, my father would leave. "

 After Zhou Banqin's father died, her mother fell ill again.

In order to save money and pay off debts, her mother had her father buried hastily, and even when she was sick, she did not dare to see a doctor to buy medicine.

Zhou Banqin had no choice but to sell himself.

Originally, she wanted to sell herself in a dental shop, but Yapo somehow found out about her family. She was worried that her family would be affected if she bought her. She also thought her selling price of fifty taels was too high, so she was unwilling to do so. Buy her.

Ling Chu asked Xia Zhi to buy Zhou Banqin with 100 taels. "Fifty taels are your worth. The other fifty taels should be regarded as loaned to you by me. They will be deducted from your monthly silver in the future. In addition, the other fifty taels will be deducted from your monthly silver." Are you willing to give me the IOU for your loan shark?"

Zhou Banqin was overjoyed and nodded in agreement.

Lingchu took Zhou Banqin to her home.

 Originally, Zhou Banqin's mother was thought to be reluctant to sell her daughter, but her mother agreed in order to pay off the debt and support her two young sons.

 After receiving the deed of sale, giving the banknote, and taking the usury note, Ling Chu returned home.

Unexpectedly, as soon as we entered the door, the commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Department came to the door.

As soon as they met, Cao Hongxin couldn't wait to ask, "Miss Ling, I wonder if you have time now?"

Lingchu didn't expect him to be so eager, and couldn't help being curious, "A very valuable item was lost at your home. Did the official investigate it?"

 Cao Hongxin hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and said, "There is no report."

 You lost something and didn't report it to the official?

　　Seeing Ling Chu's surprise, Cao Hongxin couldn't help but smile bitterly, "To be honest, what was lost was my daughter's betrothal gift. The reason why I didn't report it to the official is... my mother and my second brother probably did this..."

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