Chapter 100 Counterfeit
In the next week, the price of rice in Guiping City rose again and again. The purchase price of refined rice by Lin Zimo and Li Xian is lower than the retail price in normal years. Some farmers who sold refined rice before beat their chests and felt that they had suffered a great loss. Farmers who have not sold refined rice in their hands no longer become active, but have a continuous wait-and-see attitude. In their opinion, rice prices will continue to rise, after all, there is something strange in it.
Wang Qiang and five others returned from other state governments one after another. They brought back government and folk news to Lin Zimo. Jia San didn't lie. Many young girls have indeed disappeared for no reason in the surrounding counties of Xunzhou Prefecture. The government has a headache about this matter, and if there is a good-looking woman in the people's family, it will not let her go out alone.
In Lin Zimo's view, what Li Xian and his son did is also conclusive. However, he knows that he can't catch them yet. After all, he needs to catch the thief and the traitor. Lin Zimo, who let Wang Qiang and others rest in the house, went to Zhao Wenxuan's barracks one by one. I still have some things to ask and use Jia San. Walking into Jia San's room, he realized that although the boy was not free, he lived a comfortable life. After all, Jia San looked quite good.
Jia San, who had not waited for Lin Zi to speak silently, stood respectfully on the opposite side and asked, "Lin Zhifu, when will you let me out?" I have said everything I know in the original and word for word.
Lin Zimo, who took out 300 taels of silver tickets from his sleeve pocket, did not answer his question at the first time, but put it on a table. Jia San walked quickly to the table, picked up the silver ticket with both hands, and his eyes suddenly lit up. The smile on his face is extremely bright. He decided that he would not only not be killed, but also got the silver reward he had promised in advance.
Lin Zimo, who noticed the change in his expression, said slowly, "I still have another chance to make a fortune here. I don't know if you want it or not? After it is done, the government will reward you with 500 taels of gold. This reward must be enough for you to be happy for the rest of your life.
Jia San hurriedly put the silver ticket in his arms with a smile, and he couldn't wait to earn the 500 taels of gold and said, "Lord Lin, please feel free to speak. Where there is no need for a villain, I will definitely die."
Lin Zimo, with a calm face, said calmly, "Since you are working for Li Bingzhong, the government wants you to be the eyeliner beside him. You just need to tell me about his next captachment of a good woman in time. Although what I want you to do is risky, the choice lies with you. If you don't want to, you can leave now.
It can be seen that Jia San is a greedy person. Although he is not very sure, he still has more than half of his self-confidence. If this boy doesn't want to, Lin Zimo will let him go, and then he will arrange others to catch him back for himself, and then he will chop Jia San with his own hands and think that the real Lin Zimo will revenge.
Jia San, who is not in a hurry to leave, is particularly contradictory. Naturally, he understood the risks. After all, the result of betraying Li Bingzhong will either break his hands and feet in exchange for a lifelong disability, or he will be killed directly. I believe that the possibility of the former is extremely small, the possibility of the latter is the greatest, while other possibilities are not.
There are 500 taels of gold in front of him. If you miss this village, there will be no next store. In the face of the huge temptation, Jia San is unwilling to give up this great opportunity. If he has this large amount of money, the romantic and happy master will stop talking. I believed that wealth was in danger, so the balance in my heart began to tilt slightly to one side.
Lin Zimo, who waited for him to think about a cup of tea, said lightly, "What are you thinking?"
Jia San, who knew how to show his attitude, said with one heart, "The little one is willing to work for the governor."
Lin Zimo, who nodded slightly, played the old trick of making a wish and said, "As long as you do this well. The government will not only fulfill the gold promised to you, but also arrange a good job for you in this Xunzhou government office.
Jia San, who knew that he had no big deal with him and had only a little misunderstanding, immediately realized that he could be his confidant, so he knelt down on his knees and held his fists and said, "Thank you for your cultivation. The villain will never live up to the high expectations of adults.
"That's good." Lin Zimo, who just wanted to take advantage of him, said with a smile, "Go!"
Jia San, who got up, left the room to watch him, walked out of the barracks slowly, and breathed the free air outside. If he chooses to escape from Pingnan City overnight, he can live a few more years, and he can live to life to death. However, Jia San resolutely chose to play for Lin Zimo.
"Brother, are you going to let go of this skin so cheap?" Zhao Wenxuan, who didn't seem to understand, asked.
Lin Zimo smiled and said, "If I don't throw the bait, I will definitely not be able to catch fish. Except for Jia San, you and my people will not have a chance to get close to and win the trust of Li Bingzhong for a while. Although we have locked up this boy for some time, I believe he will definitely find a reasonable excuse to deceive his master.
Listening to what his adoptive brother said, Zhao Wenxuan hated the animal behavior of the Li family and his son, so he firmly supported it: "It's still the same old saying. Where the brother points to, I will kill that place."
Lin Zimo, who was in good interest, took his hand and decided to find a place to have a good drink. The two brothers rode away in casual clothes without any attendants. They all know that drinking depends on people and moods. As for the good or bad wine and environment, it will naturally take a second seat. If it is speculative, even if you drink the worst knife, you will be very happy, and if you don't speculative, even if you drink agar jade, you will feel extremely uncomfortable.
Zhao Wenxuan and Lin Zimo did not choose to go to the best restaurant in the city, but went to an ordinary local restaurant. Their simple clothes did not attract too much attention from others. The shopkeeper felt that they were face-to-face and couldn't help instinctively looking at their clothes, so he arbitraryly thought that they were past merchants.
As soon as the two of them sat down, the shopkeeper greeted each other with a smile, "Two guests, what would you like to eat and drink? Although our temple is small, the wine and vegetables taste absolutely good. We are definitely a child here.
Zhao Wenxuan saw that he was very good at soliciting business and said with a smile, "Then just give the good wine and good dishes in your store to the old men."
The second shopkeeper shouted 'understand' and then went to work. He brought the whole chicken, the whole duck, the whole fish and other coarse dishes for the two brothers. They knew that there was no good wine here, so they ordered two jars of the most common sorghum wine. In the eyes of ordinary people, Lin Zimo and Zhao Wenxuan's behavior is profligate. The two of them drank in a big bowl and ate a big mouthful of meat. Although the dishes here are not delicate enough, they taste good.
At a table in the middle, a strong man suddenly stood up, patted the table hard, and said angrily, "Are you tired of living, or have you eaten the courage of an ambitious leopard? Do you know who I am? Say it and scare your dog's guts."
A burly man stood up unwillingly and was not in a hurry to do it. He just smiled coldly and said, "Don't tell me that you are Lin Zimo, the governor of Xunzhou."
"Can you call my master's name casually?" The strong man took off his coat and showed a wolf head tattoo on his left shoulder, with a flamboyant tone: "I'm from the Wolf Tooth Guard."
Then, the burly man took off his coat, and a bloody wolf head tattoo also appeared in an area under his left shoulder, disdainfully, "Don't fool the big guys here. If you are from the Wolf Tooth Guard, who am I? You are fake."
"You are fake." The strong man replied reluctantly with weakness and anger.
Lin Zimo and Zhao Wenxuan were not interested in watching the farce in this kind of restaurant. Just because they mentioned the Wolf Tooth Guard, they couldn't help but look at it. These two strange faces are not members of the Wolf Tooth Guard at all. They are all fakes.
Xiao Er, who put down a plate of sauced beef, shook his head and explained strangely, "Every day, there will always be three or five people who claim to be the guards of Lin Zhifu."
Lin Zimo, who took out a tael or two pieces of silver as a reward, didn't understand why there was a rumor about his Wolf Tooth Guard and said, "What happened to this Wolf Tooth Guard?"
Xiao Er, who took the silver from the table, explained with a smile: "The two guest officials must be foreigners, otherwise they would not have known the wolf tooth guard next to Lord Lin, the governor of Xunzhou. They have a lot to do. A few people can destroy hundreds of mountain thieves, and dozens of people can annihilate tens of thousands of rebels.
"This is too exaggerated." Lin Zimo deliberately showed disbelief and said, "You must be fooling the two of us."
The second store, who believes very much, said in a doubtful tone, "It can't be true or false, but it can't be true. If the two guests don't believe it, there's nothing I can do. The little one can tell you that the people of Xunzhou Prefecture believe that this matter is true, otherwise our Lord Lin will not want to destroy anyone.
Zhao Wenxuan, who laughed cheerfully, naturally knew the whole truth, and then echoed, "That's right. I believe you."