Chapter 494: The Discovery of the Bottom of the Lake
"It turned out to be six thousand taels." Chief Gao patted his head and was full of shame: "Look at my memory, how can I count more than 20,000 taels, ashamed." Brother Lin is elegant, fair and honest, and is indeed a model for us to learn. β
Qin Xian'er couldn't stand it anymore, glared at Chief Gao, and snorted: "Commander Gao, don't you exist as a princess?" Obviously, it only took 2,000 taels of silver, but how could he report it to his father and become 6,000 taels? So greedy for ink and silver, don't you want your head? β
Chief Gao's cold sweat was dripping, he didn't dare to talk back to the princess, so he had to look at Brother Lin as if asking for help.
Unexpectedly, this girl was more serious, Lin Wanrong laughed: "Xian'er, how can this be regarded as greedy for ink - Brother Gao is not that kind of person!" In fact, he threw two thousand taels of silver into the lake, which is true, but it was only a visible expense. In addition, there are some invisible expenses, such as the transportation and horse expenses of the brothers under Brother Gao, labor expenses, and overtime pay - these must be counted as money. β
Listening to his nonsense, Qin Xian'er sneered and said: "Don't ask me, what kind of carriage and horse expenses, labor expenses, and overtime pay are all counted as military expenses, and the father has already given them, and they have nothing to do with the six thousand taels at all." β
"Clever!!" Lord Lin gave a thumbs up: "--But, Xian'er, think about it, just six thousand taels, compared to eradicating traitors, what is it?" This is called spending a small amount of money, as long as it can keep Dahua safe, let alone 6,000 taels, even if it is 60,000 taels or 600,000 taels, the emperor is willing to pay it. Look at me againβ" Lord Lin waved his arm in pain, pointing to the heavy gauze on his leg. said sadly: "Your husband and I, a disabled person, have no self-interest, but only benefit others. Sleeping in the open air, staying up all night, holding a seriously injured body, working hard for the emperor to handle cases - am I easy?! This labor fee is not enough for my soup money! β
Qin Xian'er lowered her head in shame and held his hand distressedly: "Xianggong, you are right, you are so attentive, you can't even take care of your body, and it is also appropriate to take more silver." Anyway, the emperor's silver. Sooner or later, it's all yours, and the meat is rotten in the pot - six thousand taels is too little, Commander Gao. As you said, you quote 30,000 taels, except for the expenses, the rest will be counted as my husband's hard work. β
What is called extroversion for girls. Today, I have completely figured it out, and Chief Gao hurriedly responded, and he admired Brother Lin's wife-control skills.
"How's that going to work?" Lord Lin said solemnly: "Xian'er." As the saying goes, there is righteousness in heaven and earth, and being a man with a conscience should be mine, and no one can be missing. What doesn't belong to me, I resolutely don't. Brother Gao, only six thousand taels are allowed to be reported, and not one point is allowed. And after deducting the expenses, thou shalt take two thousand taels and distribute them among the brothers, and the remaining two thousand taels shall be distributed. It's a little less, but it's barely enough to sustain my potion. Alas, is kindness a fault? Then I'm willing to make mistakes again and again! β
He shook his head sadly, Miss Qin was moved, and hurriedly grabbed his hand: "Xianggong, you are really the best person in the world." Don't worry, my father's land and silver will not be able to run away in the future, it is all yours. β
Lord Lin snorted twice, and Chief Gao leaned into his ear and asked secretly, "Is it really only six thousand taels?" Brother Lin, this is not your style, or I'll find someone to renovate the flower balls in your house, and put them all in the account, making a total of 10,000 taels? β
"Are you stupid?!" Taking advantage of Qin Xian'er's inattention, Lord Lin glanced at Lao Gao angrily: "To be a man, you have to be clever - just this little thing we do, you really report ten thousand taels, can the emperor believe it?!" If you want to report, you have to wait until you do something big, the next time you beat Hu Ren, you report a small 100,000 taels, won't you get everything back? ! β
Gao, why didn't I think of it, no wonder Brother Lin could eat the princess to death! Gao Chief's cold sweat flowed down, and he was convinced by Lord Lin's heart.
The mist slowly dissipated, a round of red sun erupted, the water surface flashed with a faint golden light, and the warm morning sun shone on the people all over their bodies.
The heroes who went into the water came out of the water from time to time, and there was news that someone had caught gold, silver and jewelry, and everyone looked even more excited and full of enthusiasm. Of course, there are also some "unlucky" people, who have been searching underwater for a long time, but have found nothing, looking at others who are fishing for silver and jadeite, the taste in their hearts is naturally uncomfortable, but they are more diligent. Inspired by this, everyone refused to let go of an inch of turf under the water, and the atmosphere was hot.
When breakfast was over, a lot of money was caught, but there was still no movement in what should have been found.
"I'm dying!" Chief Gao stuffed the last steamed bun into his mouth, tore off his gown and was about to drill into the water: "Will these things only worry about silver and forget to do business?" I'll go down and take a look. β
Enjoying Xian'er's gentle shoulder massage, Lord Lin sighed comfortably, shook his head and smiled: "Brother Gao, you better rest." Just your two dog planings, I'm afraid you haven't done your business, I'm going to give you a memorial service! β
"What then?" Chief Gao said with annoyance: "If you wait like this, when will it be the end?" The emperor only gave him two days, and he would reply to him tomorrow morning. β
"Don't worry, someone is more anxious than us." Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously, and suddenly sighed: "What about Lord Chen?" Why don't you see him?! β
"I don't know! I'm afraid I'm going back to writing a notebook! β
"Write a notebook? Then let him go. Lin Wanrong grinned, unimpressed.
The two were talking and laughing, but a good man came out of his mind, holding something in his hand, and shook his arm excitedly: "My lord, I found it, I also found the baby." β
In the morning light, the thing shone with dazzling golden light, and it turned out to be a huge gold ring, with excellent color and a lot of weight, the size of two palms.
Chief Gao lowered his voice and said to Lin Wanrong: "Their group has been busy all morning, but they haven't even touched a muddy egg, and now this is considered a peace." He ***, I remember that in this place, I threw a golden needle down with my own hands, why haven't they touched it yet? β
This old boy is too lacking in morality! Lord Lin shook his head and said, "Brother Gao, these buddies are really right enough for you, you throw a golden needle, and they pick up a golden ring for you-"
"The Golden Ring? I didn't even throw a gold ring into the water, how could they have picked it up?! Chief Gao was stunned.
Haven't thrown the gold ring down? Lin Wanrong didn't know what she had thought, her expression suddenly became excited, and she waved to the man urgently: "Brother Haohan, hurry up and bring it-"
When the man swam over and handed the gold ring to Lord Lin, Lin Wanrong looked at it carefully. This gold ring is dazzling and full of color, and there are still some traces of friction on the handle of the ring.
"Where did you get that?" Lin Wanrong hurriedly asked.
The man replied respectfully, "My lord, this is the small one that I saw in the crevices of the rocks under the water, this thing was crushed by a few large stones, and the small ones came and went dozens of times from there, and if they didn't see some golden light, I was afraid that they would ignore it." This gold ring is embedded in a large stone, which is very heavy, and I finally got it down, and I specially entrusted it to my lord. β
Embedded in stone? Lin Wanrong and Gao Chieftain glanced at each other, their eyes full of excitement. Chief Gao snorted: "Are you still looking for that place, take me to see it." β
That place is in the middle of the lake, and a small boat needs to be ferried over, Qin Xian'er hurriedly and carefully carried Lin Wanrong's wheelchair onto the boat, and several people rowed towards the lake carefully. When she arrived at the place, Lin Wanrong asked for a penny and slowly stretched it underwater, but the penny could not reach the end, and the depth of the water could be imagined.
"Brother Gao, call a few brothers with good water ability to go down together," Lin Wanrong snorted twice: "Look at what is under the stone!" β
With a wave of his hand, dozens of soldiers who had already been prepared to be proficient in water jumped into the water in unison, and the waves were flooded, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye. Lao Gao didn't care about the poor water quality, so he called two good hands to help, and also dived down with everyone.
When the lake was completely calm, Lin Wanrong looked at the rippling turquoise water and clenched her fists.
Seeing his solemn expression, Qin Xian'er suddenly smiled and said, "Xianggong." Do you still remember the situation on the West Lake in Hangzhou, when you accompanied the eldest lady on a boat? β
Lin Wanrong nodded: "Was it the time you cut the red line?" Hey, can you forget that? Still, fairy. I said very seriously that it was not me who accompanied the eldest lady on the boat that time, but Xu Wei wanted to meet his old lover, so he made up an excuse to invite us to the boat to drink flower wine. Don't get confused. β
Xian'er grinned and said, "What about when you were in Weishan Lake?" Let's go on a boat together, do you like to accompany me the most, or do you like to accompany the master? β
"What, what do you mean? Sister Ann and I, no, nothing. - "Hearing that Miss Qin seemed to have something to say, Lord Lin stammered suddenly.
"Xianggong, what's wrong with you? Sweat so much! Qin Xian'er smiled charmingly. Slowly picked up the sleeves of his shirt and gently wiped the sweat beads from his face: "I know, you and the master are playing around." Between you, there is no little secret that cannot be told. Isn't it? β
"Ah, this. Little secret-" Miss Qin's face was as delicate as a flower, and her smile was a little mysterious, but the scene at this time was very different from last night. Lord Lin didn't know how to speak.
Qin Xian'er sighed lightly: "Xianggong, do you want to be a master?" β
"I want to - ah, no, I didn't mean that - it's a little bit of a thought, a little bit of a thought!" Miss Qin's gaze was like a sharp sword on his face, and Lord Lin was cold, and he couldn't resist her gaze no matter what, so he had to lower his head.
Qin Xian'er's voice seemed to float from the sky, faint and illusory. Unbounded: "You've only been with your master for a few days, what do you miss about her?" Want her to hit you, make trouble with you, make fun of you? β
This question has depth, and Lin Wanrong doesn't know how to answer it. Seeing that he didn't answer, Qin Xian'er was ashamed and annoyed, stretched out her slender jade finger, pointed at his forehead, and said coquettishly: "You, this person, was dumb when you should speak, no wonder the master scolded you-"
"What did Sister Ann scold me?" As soon as he heard Sister An scolding, Lord Lin suddenly came to his senses.
Miss Qin looked funny, and glanced at him helplessly: "I won't tell you - there is a color heart, no color guts - look at you stupid!" β
Colored heart, no color gall? Lin Wanrong suddenly sighed: "Xian'er, when the messy things around me are over, I will definitely take you and Sister An to revisit Weishan Lake to find the warmth of the past." β
Qin Xian'er snorted and said with a smile: "You are my father-in-law, naturally wherever you go, I will follow you." But the master's side, I'm afraid it's not so easy to talk to, she's temperamental, you know, giggle-"
"It's Wanrong who wipes the beads of sweat on his forehead, and he feels that there are a lot of organs in Xian'er's words, and they are worth recalling.
I was in a daze, when I suddenly heard a soft noise, and several heads appeared from the underwater, which were the sergeants who had just gone into the water to investigate. Chief Gao was the last to appear, his face turned dark, and it took a long time for him to let out a long breath and shouted: "***, suffocate me!" β
Just your two dog planings, it's strange if you don't suffocate to death, Lin Wanrong smiled: "Brother Gao, how is it, what's the situation below?!" β
Chief Gao wiped the water droplets on his cheeks, spat out the mud, and panted: "The big stone with a gold ring weighs eight hundred pounds, and we can't move it." But we have made a new discovery - there are two words engraved on this stone! β
"Brother Gao, don't play dumb riddles! What the hell is the word?! Seeing Chief Gao's unhurried appearance, Lord Lin was so anxious that he was about to jump up.
"-Dragon-Palace--" Chief Gao gritted his teeth and said word by word.
"Dragon Palace? You read that right?! Lin Wanrong's nerves tensed and asked urgently.
"Brother Lin, how can I see clearly as far as I'm watery?" Chief Gao smiled self-deprecatingly, and pointed to the people around him: "No, these brothers are all dragons in the water, they saw these two words with their own eyes, and they can't fake it!" β
Lord Lin's eyes were sharp, and he glanced at these people, and everyone nodded hurriedly.
This is it! Lin Wanrong slapped her face, and said with a smile: "What a Dragon Palace, that's it!" Brother Gao, you immediately sent the news, and said that we had found a dragon palace in the Huayuan Lake behind the palace--to spread the news throughout the city, the sooner the better, the farther the better, and it was best for everyone to know about it, even the deaf could hear it. β
Chief Gao nodded, this kind of rumor-mongering thing has been done under Lord Lin, and he has long been familiar with it.
"In addition," Lord Lin smiled gloomily, "immediately prepare a hundred catties of explosives and place them at the gate of this Dragon Palace." , I'll give him a fire to burn the Dragon Palace, and see how long this fake dragon king can be stable. β