Hearing this, everyone present was a little surprised. Kaoru Tantai was no longer surprised by the strange illness on his body, and only asked, "...... What disease?"

"It's hard to say, it's a strange condition. Ye Chi shrugged his shoulders, so calm that he didn't seem to be talking about his own business, and he didn't seem to mean to say it in public, but he just went out of the business house after explaining the matter.

Kaoru Yutai followed closely behind him, and he didn't know where Yuan Ziling had gone, and asked, "Do you have any other strange illnesses?"

This incident obviously aroused her interest, and her eyes, which were usually always cold, flashed with bright curiosity, as if she had found some treasure. Ye Chi knew that she didn't just dig into the roots, but once she got to the bottom of it, it would be difficult to stop, so she said: "As long as it's something I've seen, I can't forget it." ”

Kaoru Yutai thought for a moment and said confusedly, "Isn't that great?"

"It's good for reading, but ...... There are some things that I want to forget. As he spoke, his eyes inadvertently showed a little surprise, but he still maintained a smile, which warmed people's hearts like a warm spring breeze.

Kaoru Tandai still couldn't understand.

No matter what was wrong with his body, he was always very open-minded. Night blindness alone was terrible enough for the average person, and his wounds would still bleed, and with a disease she had never heard of—he was probably really a heartless eye.

"Nerd...... I'll send you back. ”

***

In the end, the affairs of the business house did not make a big fuss, and Steward Guo and the others were only called by Ye Chi to talk to the yamen; the little catchers only knew how to obey orders, but they didn't know what Ye Chi wanted to do, just like a pillar pestle outside.

This conversation lasted almost two hours.

Kaoru Tai didn't know his considerations, he only knew that he lost the bet, but he wasn't particularly melancholy, after all, if she really relied on this means to become a state pastor, she was not sure.

As dusk drew nearer, she yawned and walked around the street, remembering the house she had rented in Yechi last time, wondering what had happened in the end, and when she found the family according to the address she remembered, it was completely different from what she had imagined.

Five hundred taels is a sky-high price for her, but this family does not seem to have the slightest intention of improving their lives, although the house is large, but it is empty, I heard that it is a family of three, the house was bought a long time ago, and I want to rent it out to subsidize the family.

She was a little curious about what the family was doing with the money, but she didn't mean to knock on the door, and stood at the door for a while, when she saw a doctor with a medicine box coming over and hurriedly entering the house.

The doctor's surname is Xu, nearly forty years old, he is a very good person, he is very good at bruises, and in a sense, he is a gangster who does not dare to mess with him, and he is also familiar with her.

Yutai Kaoru inexplicably felt that something was wrong, and when the doctor came out and inquired, he learned that the son of this family was seriously ill, but the medicinal materials were too expensive, even if he didn't charge the consultation fee, he couldn't afford it.

Wait, the key...... Didn't you lose it?

It doesn't look like this family is lying, so it should be Ye Chi who is lying. Regardless of whether she was looking for a house or not, at least she wouldn't rent a house with a monthly rent of five hundred taels, so Ye Chi's reason for lying was ...... Is it because you don't want her to live?

Thinking of him bidding without thinking in the firm, perhaps...... Does he know that?

Kaoru Tai couldn't figure it out, and was about to go back to the yamen to ask about the situation of the firm, but halfway through, he learned that the owner of the gambling house had ended the bidding deadline ahead of schedule, and the highest price was going to be announced today.

Usually choose this way to trade sellers generally have a lot of time, if you want to sell in a hurry, the price will be clearly marked, this early end of the situation is really rare, either you meet a big money owner, or there is something greasy in it.

Based on this time, she thinks it's the latter.

When Kaoru followed the crowd to the gambling house, there were already many people inside and out. It's funny to say, it's clearly just a transaction of a piece of land, but it has experienced incidents such as gangster fights and business bank corruption, which is enough to arouse the interest of the people of Qinzhou.

She stood silently in the crowd and didn't see anyone on the Yamen's side, but she inexplicably felt that this matter had something to do with Ye Chi. As soon as something happened to the firm, the boss here picked the buyer, and the speed was unbelievably fast.

If it is said that Steward Guo negotiated with several old customers to earn the difference in price, then the one who paid the highest price was the most suspicious; once the seller revealed the identity of the buyer, the next step was to bring it back to the yamen for questioning. Is it the Yuan family, or the Xu family in the north of the city, or the Yu family behind the big gang?

While she was pondering, someone gently patted her shoulder twice, and when she turned her head, she realized that it was Yuan Ziling who was watching the excitement with her, and she didn't show anything abnormal, as if it was none of her business.

"Still think it's me?"

Kaoru Yutai didn't answer, just looked up at him, his eyes seemed to pierce him, but he couldn't see through the person in front of him.

Seeing what she was thinking at a glance, Yuan Ziling rubbed her head helplessly, and sighed: "Are you a bear...... When did I lie to you?"

She thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was indeed none, but she didn't dare to guarantee it.

Yuan Ziling's family is in business, and he has also dealt with people since he was a child, but he has only been crowned, and his ability to observe words and emotions has been practiced to perfection, which is also the reason why Kaoru Tai is suspicious of him.

At this point, the noisy voices gradually quieted down, and it should be time to announce the buyer. There was a lot of speculation among the people around, all wondering which big family was so generous that the boss could decide before the deadline, but the answer was unexpected.

"The highest price was one hundred and sixty-one buyers. ”

Hearing this, many people in the audience looked down at their receipts, but all of them were disappointed. In order to prevent some people's money from being trapped, the rules of the trading houses allowed those who had made too low bids to inform the low bidders of the rejection in advance, so in the final analysis, it was only a few big families in the city who were competing.

Kaoru Tantai looked at the reactions of the people around him, and his expression was very bad, and the situation was not quite right. The few people who were in front of them couldn't see the name, so they went to the gambling house steward to inquire about it, and their eyes widened in astonishment.

Buyer...... It turned out to be a leaf pond.

***

Twilight is four, and it's time for the sun to set again. Yutai Kaoru returned to the yamen, and sure enough, he saw Ye Chi sitting in the public hall reviewing something, and walked over incredulously and asked, "Are you...... Is it so rich?"

Ye Chi was taken aback by her sudden questioning, then spread out his hand and said with a gentle smile: "I...... There is no money. ”

"But you rented a small room for five hundred taels before, and it is about to spread throughout Qinzhou. ”

She habitually propped her hands on the table and leaned over to stare at him. Ye Chi felt slightly uncomfortable and nodded honestly: "I have no money after that." ”

Kaoru Tantai looked at him, a little incredulous, and asked the conjecture in his heart before: "Did you decide to spend so much money because you knew that the son of that family was seriously ill?"

Ye Chi smiled noncommittally: "You suddenly think of me so well, I'm a little unaccustomed to it." ”

Yutai Kaoru's eyes were calm, and he said without sadness or joy: "It's a good thing that you take out all your money and give it to others, but Qinzhou is so big and there are so many people, you should know that this is a bottomless pit." ”

She usually speaks very briefly, even when she tells him about Qinzhou, she also reads scriptures in a tone, but at this moment, it seems to touch something, and it is rare to talk about teaching.

"I don't like the saying 'if you can't help everybody anyway, don't help anybody', my idea is that if you can help one, it's one. Ye Chi looked at her steadily, not like the smiling gentleman on weekdays, but made her sense the sharpness under the smile, "You would say this about me, is it because you gave your money to some orphans in the city? ”

Kaoru was stunned for a moment, not sure if he had gone to investigate her, but she didn't want to talk about it, didn't want to discuss it with outsiders, and just asked, "Since you don't have any money, how did you buy the gambling house?"

Ye Chi didn't answer, pointed to a booklet on the case, and motioned for her to open it and look at it. Kaoru picked up the booklet and opened the first page, only to see two lines of small characters written on it with a vigorous and powerful pen, clearly noting down the conditions he made to the seller: the gambling house will be taken over by the Qinzhou government, and the income will be divided into fifty-five within ten years, and the household registration will be issued free of charge to fellow villagers who enter the city.

"Although these self-made businessmen are mercenary, they have a deep affection for their hometown. With such conditions, there is no reason why he should not agree. ”

He explained casually, and then continued to criticize the document at hand, dividing the ones he had read and those he hadn't read into two stacks, and it was estimated that he would stay up late in the court today.

It is true that for sellers, a ten-year fifty-fifty share is much more than a one-time payment, but compared to this, the temptation of household registration is the greatest in Weiguo, where the official review is particularly strict.

Kaoru Yutai was a little puzzled: "But what do we want to do with this piece of land?"

Ye Chi smiled slightly, gentle and elegant: "Even if we are poor, we are still a yamen, not to mention that I have the official seal in my hand, and the conditions I can put forward are much more generous than others, this is a more cost-effective deal than money." In this way, as long as we hire some additional people, we can net 1,500 taels a year. ”

Kaoru was silent, obviously moved by the number, but he was still hesitant about his bold decision: "I've never heard of a gambling house opened by the Yamen. ”

"You also said that this is Qinzhou, whether it is the operation of the commercial bank or the security in the city, it is 108,000 miles away from the capital. He paused, his eyes gentle and bright, "Do as the locals do." ”

Kaoru Tandai nodded, calm throughout, as if pondering something. Ye Chi asked, "Do you regret it?"

She raised her eyes in confusion, "What do you regret?"

"If you hadn't analyzed the situation in this area with me, you wouldn't have lost the bet so quickly. ”

After hearing this, Kaoru seemed to be a little surprised, "I am Zhou Cheng, and being able to solve the problem is the first thing." If I delay this matter for the sake of a gambling contract, let them continue to fight, and destroy Qinzhou City, you can remove me from my position. ”

This time, Ye Chi was stunned, and put down the pen quite gratefully, but who knew that Kaoru Yutai took out a dagger out of nowhere and slammed it on the table in front of him, shaking the table and making him almost fall off the chair.

"Willing to gamble and lose. She paused word by word, not at all like she was joking, "If you want to kill or chop, listen to it." ”

“……”

She meant it;

"Can you ...... Put the knife away first?" Ye Chi pressed his temples, "My request is very simple: first, don't go out to fight again, second, urge everyone to do their job, and the rest...... I'll sue you later when I think about it. ”

Kaoru nodded her head slowly, thinking that this was her job, but if you think about it...... She didn't seem to be able to do much.

She silently put away the dagger and moved a small stack of official documents to help review them, most of which were trivial things he had sorted out before, much more detailed than the yamen's diary, which seemed to be a habit developed over the years.

Before I knew it, it was already dark, and I felt a little sleepy halfway through reading, and I saw two figures, one tall and one short, walking over with lanterns from a distance, and when I got closer, I realized that it was Changsu who came with Yutai Yao, presumably to pick up the two of them.

"Go back. ”

Ye Chi was also about tired, and gently put down the pen. At this time, Yutai Yao walked into the hall, and when he reached the bright place, his vision improved a little, and he pulled Yutai Kaoru's sleeve and said, "Sister, it's getting late, let's go home." ”

Kaoru took the lantern, took Yao's little hand and walked out, suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked, "Can I ask...... Why did you lie to me that I lost my key?"

Ye Chi was stunned for a moment, did not answer, remembering the lie he told in a hurry that day, his face unconsciously became a little hot. And Kaoru Tai didn't seem to be very interested in his answer, and seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, he pulled Ah Yao to the door. Ye Chi thought for a while, but still chased out.

Ah Yao walked slowly, raised his little face and asked, "Sister, I went to my father's place today, my father is very anxious about you and Brother Ziling." Don't you like him?"

Kaoru Tandai thought for a moment and shook her head.

"And what kind of people do you like?"

She was silent for a moment, touched Ah Yao's little head, and said lightly: "At least you have to be able to beat me." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the footsteps behind her stopped abruptly. When she turned her head, Ye Chi stopped behind her, her figure looked a little thin under the moonlight, and she wanted to stop talking.

"Is there something wrong?"