Soon the mud and sand were dug up, and several bricks were dug up. But after picking up these bricks, the rich man Ma saw that his heart was cold to the bottom. Because these bricks are actually ordinary green bricks, they are the blue bricks that were originally paved on the ground before he bought this mansion and changed it into Qin Lou Qin Lou, and there are patterns carved on them. His golden bricks were laid on top of these green bricks. Now there are no gold bricks dug up, but the bricks below are planed up, which means that the gold bricks on top are really gone.

The rich man almost collapsed and fell straight down, but the Niu ** and others next to him supported him so that he didn't fall into the water. The rich man suddenly went crazy again, and took a shovel and shoveled it himself. He changed to another place, dug away the mud and sand, dug with a hoe, and finally dug up a few more bricks, which were still the same, just the green bricks that had been laid to the bottom, and there was no trace of the bricks made of his golden earth.

The rich man was so sad and desperate that he couldn't even speak. The cow ** who was following him also hurriedly ordered everyone else to look for it in the water. As a result, almost the entire Chunhualou people mobilized, all holding hoes and shovels to dig in the water. However, after a long day of work, no one dug a brick. The gold bricks that were all on the floor were gone.

Rich man Lu Jinping and they didn't know that this gold-colored powder was extremely rare, and it was water-soluble, even if it was fired into bricks, it would not affect it. If you only touch a small amount of water, it will not have much effect, but if you soak it in water for a long time, it will dissolve and float away in the water.

After laying these golden bricks again, it rarely rained in Tongzhou City, and there was a rain on the day when Feng Butterfly was killed, and the time was very short, and it passed quickly. Because it was not soaked for a long time, the impact was not great. This time is different. The flood soaked these gold bricks all night long. And the amount of water is very large, the whole gold brick is soaked in water, and after a long time, it will gradually dissolve, mixed with the flood cement and sand and flow away with the water, disappearing without a trace.

When I was sure that I couldn't find a single golden brick in the entire Chunhua Building. The rich man beat his chest and cried so loudly that he almost fainted. Lu Jinping was also very sorry for him, not only relieved a few words.

In the end, the rich man Ma is also a person who has been in the business for many years, and he has experienced too many winds and waves, so after crying and crying, he quickly calmed down again, and then he collected his tears and thanked Lu Jinping repeatedly. and invited Lu Jinping to serve tea in his yard. Lu Jinping also wanted to talk to him, so he agreed, and followed him to the residence of the rich man, a corner in the back garden of Chunhualou, which was an independent courtyard.

They came to the garden with muddy waters. Because the flood has reached the height of the thighs. They were also able to sit cross-legged at a few round tables in the flood. In ancient times, it was generally not customary to build more than two floors, and most of them were bungalows. Since it is a bungalow, there is no way to sit out of the water.

Fortunately, these servants were clever enough to bring some round tables and put them together in the living room. It was customary in the Tang Dynasty that the tables were round. Together, they look like lotus flowers, but there are gaps in the middle. The round table can be raised above the water, and if you put a couch on the round table, you can leave the water.

Lu Jinping and Ma Caizhu sat on a soft couch on the round table, surrounded by muddy floodwaters. The servant served tea.

Lu Jinping asked: "Rich man Ma, where did you buy these golden soils?" ”

The rich man thought that Lu Jinping wanted to persuade him to go to the buyer to buy some more, so he sighed. Weeping tears and saying: "Sir, I'm not crying poor with you, I did everything I had for this Chunhua Building, and sold several properties and shops, so that I raised enough money to repair this Spring Flower Building." Most of the money was invested in this golden soil. This golden soil is very precious. The seller refused to give in to the price, and there were other people who wanted to buy, I liked this kind of soil very much, so I did everything I could to buy it and shipped it back to the same state, who would have thought that a big flood ......, and the bricks burned by these golden soil were completely washed away, it was really a death for me! ”

Lu Jinping said: "Then can you still find that seller?" ”

The rich man shook his head and said: "I can't find it, it's a person from an overseas state, he said that this kind of soil was also obtained by chance, that's all, there is no more, he is in a hurry to use the money to make a move, otherwise he is reluctant to sell." As I said, even if I find him, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it anymore, it's too expensive. ”

Lu Jinping said: "Do you have anything left?" A little bit is fine. ”

Hearing Lu Jinping talking about the golden soil continuously, the rich man finally understood that Lu Jinping's goal was on this soil, and hurriedly cheered up and said, "Sir, do you also want to buy this kind of soil?" It's just a pity that that person is indeed from an overseas country, and I don't know where he came from, so he really can't be found! ”

"I'm not looking for him to buy soil, I'm a little curious about this kind of soil, so if you have any left, can you give me some? A little bit will do. ”

The rich man hurriedly smiled and said: "There is also a small bag, which is left, not much, all of them are given to the lord, and it is useless for me to keep them, since this kind of thing can't meet water, then what's the use?" Sir, wait a minute, I'll get it for you. ”

After a while, he came out with a small bag of things, went up to the round table and sat down, and handed the small bag of things to Lu Jinping, who opened his pocket and saw that it was indeed a small half bag of golden soil. Then he nodded and said, "I'll give you how much money you want." ”

The rich man hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No need, this small half bag of soil is not worth much, and the lord will give it all to you." I just ask for a lot of attention from now on. ”

Lu Jinping said: "Don't worry, as long as I can help, I will try my best to help you, this time the murder case of Mrs. Huang has been solved, although there are still a few people's cases that have not been solved, but this flood is only afraid that all the evidence has been washed away, and there is no point in keeping the scene, wait for the water to recede, you will open your own business, and after opening the door, you can earn the money back as soon as possible." Although there is no gold brick, it seems that some of the temptation has been lost, but I believe that the shrewdness of you, the rich horse, should get better soon. ”

The rich man couldn't help but be overjoyed, stood up and bowed, and said, "Thank you, sir!" The villain is grateful. ”

Lu Jinping carried the small bag of dirt and was about to leave the round table, when there was a faint cry from outside, and there was a cry in the cry, intermittently: "My daughter, you died so miserably, you burned even your bones, why did God treat me like this?" ”

Lu Jinping's face sank, turned his head, looked at the rich man Ma and said, "What? People in your yard have been burned to death? ”

If it was a voice from outside, saying that someone was dead, Lu Jinping would not think about burning to death, and the person clearly said in his cry that he was burned to the point that there were no bones left, which was clearly the same as Feng Die and Zhu Yunniang who were burned to death. So it immediately aroused his alarm.

The rich man was very frightened, and hurriedly said: "I don't know, I'll go and ask, sir, please rest here for a while, I'll come back soon to return to the sir." In a panic, he jumped off the round table and went out in the water.

Lu Jinping didn't seem to be telling the truth when he saw him, it seemed that he knew about it, but in order to cover up the past, he pretended not to know. Sure enough, only a moment later, the rich man came back with a panicked face, and said, "Yes, a maid in my house was burned to death, and it was his mother who cried just now." I have been out before, so I have not known that I have not reported to the lord, please forgive me. ”

Obviously, the rich man Ma actually knew, but he was really made up of this series of murders, and wanted to reduce the situation that outsiders knew as much as possible, so as to avoid more damage to Chunhualou's reputation. So, he concealed the disappearance of these inner house maids and did not tell Lu Jinping. Unexpectedly, Lu Jinping heard her mother's crying, and blamed herself for not telling her before, but now she can only tell the truth, hoping that Lu Jinping will not blame her for this.

Lu Jinping said: "Take me to see." ”

The rich man hurriedly bowed in front of him to lead the way, and took Lu Jinping to a side room, and after entering, he found that there were actually two corpses parked in the side room, covered with white cloths. Lu Jinping couldn't help but look at the rich man Ma and said, "What's going on?" ”

The rich man was a little flustered, if it weren't for the fact that the ground was full of water, he knelt on the ground with a grunt and kowtowed to make amends. "That's the case, last night, when the thunder and lightning were at its worst, at that time, I was worried about the situation in all parts of the Chunhua Building, and I took a few servants to inspect all parts of the building, and found that the flood had become bigger and bigger, and it had overflowed the berm, so I quickly ran back and took people back to the inner house, and asked the old women and maids in the inner house to quickly put things in a high place, so as not to be flooded." But there was no sign of my two maids, and I was a little strange, so I asked the others and said they had not seen them, so I broke into my bedroom, and found them killed in the maid's house outside the bedroom, and one was lying on the bed, charred. One was floating in the water, with flames shining on his body, and I was scared to death. ”

Lu Jinping's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "Can your maid still burn when she falls into the water?" What's going on? ”

The rich man nodded and said, "It's really weird, he really has a fire on his body, and I and a few servants who follow me have seen it, but the flame is very weird." ”

"Weird? What's the weird law? ”

"The flame was blue, and it wasn't high, like a fluffy fuzz around her, and it had burned most of it, but her hands and feet hadn't burned yet."

"Plush Blue Flame?"

The rich man nodded, his eyes were full of fear, and said: "I was also frightened by this scene, thinking that if this matter spreads, then the legend of the haunted Chunhualou will really be a certainty, these are the reasons why I dare not say it, I dare not report to Lord Lu, if my Chunhualou collapses, I am afraid that I will not be able to live." (To be continued.) )