The cemetery of the entire Jiangji Village was all dug up, and under the dazzling autumn sun, only golden light was seen everywhere.

The coffins that had just been opened were full of gold bricks. Pile up one by one, stuff a coffin to the brim, but there are still the bones of the dead there?

All the coffins were excavated, and in the end there were only two skeletons, this result was not unexpected by Xu Erlang, and it was obviously far away from the tolerance of the people of Jiangji Village.

The only two bones, one of which had been buried a month earlier, was a woman who had died in childbirth. Her eyes widened uncontrollably, and her belly was still bulging. As for the other one, it was a very old man's skeleton. The place where this skeleton is buried is very interesting, according to the old pedant who knows a little bit about everything, it seems that the person is buried in some kind of wind ** position. And this person is said to be an old ancestor of the village chief's family, and it stands to reason that the contemporary village chief should call him Zeng Zeng Zeng...... Grandfather.

The scene was already crying, and the old men with white beards were counted as one, and they all rolled their eyes and fainted.

The old ladies felt sorry for the housekeeper while crying and wiping their tears and scolding the street. As for the young men, they clenched their fists in grief and indignation, and dug out the coffin made of golden silk nan wood and threw it on the ground...... Bask in the sunset.

The grief was too great, and the impact was also stimulating, so that the people of Jiangji Village at the scene were panicked, and now they only thought about how to explain to the elders below, and because of this, the gold bricks in the two or three hundred coffins were not flawless.

Yes, there were a total of 275 coffins at the scene, and in addition to the two coffins containing people, there were 273 coffins, all of which were filled with gold bricks of the highest purity.

The specific number of gold bricks is not yet counted, but a rough estimate shows that the amount is definitely more than twice the gold and silver treasured by the Li family.

With so many gold bricks, when the treasury of Daqi was at its richest, it did not have this one-third of the amount.

The eyes of the third prince were dark, and it was impossible to see what he was thinking, but his sneering voice could be heard by everyone, "No wonder since the founding of the country, the price of gold has risen step by step." My father said that someone designated by the people had hidden a large amount of gold, but the king still didn't believe it, and thought that his father thought too much, but it turned out that the king was narrow-minded. ”

Not to mention the treasures of the rest of the pork belly families, just the Li family and the Sheng family, the amount of gold collected by the two families is far beyond people's guesses. Minerals such as gold, silver, salt, and iron are all under the control of the state, and any of these "materials" with too large or too small production will disrupt the market order, and at the worst cause civil rebellion.

To say that these families have so much gold and silver hidden, and there is no small calculation in secret, the three princes will never believe it. Thankfully, before they could make a move, they were strangled to death in the cradle. Otherwise, not to mention anything else, it's just that those people have bad intentions to flow such a large amount of gold to the market, and the chaos caused to Daqi will definitely not be calmed down in a moment.

All the gold was packed and carried up and down in wagons.

At this time, the people of Jiangji Village were driven away from this dense forest, but because the replacement of the bones of their ancestors was really appalling, the three princes promised to give them justice. It is also because of this that the people of Jiangji Village have obediently left this cemetery. There were a few old men with a big temperament, who seemed to have eased the momentum, and they were vigorously supported by their children and grandchildren to the village chief's house.

The political quarrel that occurred after this was naturally thought of by the three princes and Xu Erlang.

But thinking that it doesn't mean that they have to take care of it, the Sheng family is extreme, and they are disrespectful to the bones of the dead, so they can't blame the descendants of those people for asking them for justice.

The hundred and ten wagons that these gold would bring were filled and not finished.

Hubu Shangshu and Wei Yunphong personally escorted the convoy to the warehouse in the city.

Xu Erlang and the three princes turned around and went to Jinghu.

By this time, the sun had set, and it was getting dark. At this time, it is best to go back to the city, but because they have arranged for people to go to Jinghu Lake to salvage, and now they have already got things out, so they will go over there to see the situation and take those things with them by the way.

By the time we arrived at Mirror Lake, it was already dark.

However, there is a bright place on the edge of the mirror lake, and when you walk in, there are hundreds of torches burning.

It was Mohe and Huhe who were guarding here, as well as the two personal attendants of the three princes.

They searched for people who were good at diving and salvaged all the boxes in the mirror lake. The amount of the box was not much, only fifteen or sixteen in all. But some of the boxes were so heavy that the fishermen almost drowned in them.

The boxes were well sealed, and no moisture got into them. Mohe lit a torch to explain the situation to Xu Erlang and the third prince, and led them to see the box.

There were ten heavier boxes, and the remaining five or six were relatively lighter. But the inside of the box was so tightly stuffed that they couldn't guess what was inside just by shaking it. And the adults and the three princes didn't come, and they didn't want to open the box rashly to find out, so no one could say what was hidden in it.

Xu Erlang asked the third prince, "Do you open it here, or do you want to see it after returning to the city?" ”

The third prince looked at the sky and said, "Load the car, go back to the city and see what good things are hidden inside." ”

The three words "good things" said by the three princes are particularly meaningful, and it is obvious that the three princes have some not very good guesses in their hearts. Xu Erlang didn't say anything, just asked Mohe to bring someone to pack the box, and the group returned to Tongzhou like this.

When he returned to the city, Xu Erlang rode a horse, and several children also followed him on horses.

A few people from Chang'an set off with Xu Erlang in the morning, they watched a big show in Jiangji Village, and when it was over, they felt that there was nothing to look forward to, so they came to Jinghu.

It also happened that as soon as they arrived, the box was salvaged. They were still on the shore to help pull the ropes, and the weight of the box was so heavy that it almost dragged them back into the lake.

Chang'an approached Xu Erlang and whispered, "Second uncle, I guess it's an account book or other paper items." ”

"Huh?" Xu Erlang looked at it in surprise.

Chang'an explained, "I moved it myself and tried the weight. I can't guess what the overly heavy boxes contained, but the five or six lightly written boxes must have been stuffed with paper. ”

And the paper is nothing more than books or account books, thinking of the Sheng family quietly hiding these things so deeply, and also making waterproof and leak-proof measures with great fanfare, Chang'an thinks, is it not filled with the Sheng family's account books for bribery? Or, pretending that the Sheng family didn't know where to get some tricks? Or is it a recipe for buying and selling money?

He couldn't tell the specifics, but Chang'an felt that one or two of the speculations had not been run.

Brother Rong and the others gathered in front of him and listened silently, but they didn't say anything. In the end, under the noses of the three princes, they have to take care of what they want to say. Even if it's a harmless topic, it's always right to say less.

The carriage finally walked up the official road, and the speed of travel was faster. About half an hour later, I finally stepped into the capital city of Tongzhou.

After that, there was nothing to do with Chang'an, Yu'an and Brother Rong. It was Changping and Su Zheng, who were still on duty, so they also followed the escort to the "warehouse" where the goods were stored.

Brother Rong muttered something to Changping before leaving, Xu Erlang's ears were pointed, and he listened to the small words of the two of them in his ears on the second floor.

It's not a big deal, it's just that Brother Rong asked the second brother to carefully write down everything he saw and heard, and then go back and tell them about it.

Changping and Su Zheng both wrote it down, and Xu Erlang urged Chang'an, "Go back quickly, it's too late to have a curfew." ”

Brother Rong and the three of them left on horseback, and Xu Erlang escorted the third prince to the opposite direction with Lord Wu and Master Ke.

This night, Xu Erlang came back from nearly five watches, and when Jin Niang slept in a daze, the bed on her side sank, and she immediately opened her eyes and said, "You're back?" ”

It was pitch black outside, there was no moon today, and there were no lights in the house, so it was pitch black everywhere. Therefore, even if Xu Erlang was close at hand, Jin Niang couldn't see his face clearly.

But it doesn't matter, if you want to sleep, what do you look at his face?

Xu Erlang coaxed Jin Niang twice, Jin Niang responded vaguely, and fell asleep again.

I slept until dawn the next day, and when Jin Niang opened her eyes, Xu Erlang was sleeping soundly on her side. This scene is very rare, usually there is no one by the bed when Jinniang gets up, and there are only three or five days in a year, and she can see Xu Erlang's sleeping face when she opens her eyes.

Jin Niang cherished this opportunity very much, so she looked at Xu Erlang intently for a while. As a result, looking at it, Jin Niang saw that something was wrong, why did the corners of this person's mouth curl up, and suddenly he couldn't hold back?

Jin Niang snorted angrily, "You're awake and pretending to be asleep, is it fun to lie to me?" As he spoke, his fingers touched his waist under the quilt and wanted to pinch him. As a result, the body of a person who has been practicing martial arts for many years is really tight, and she pinched it without pinching the flesh.

It's very angry.

Xu Erlang smiled sullenly and pulled Jin Niang into his arms and hugged him, "I'm not obsessed with watching you, I don't want to disturb you." ”

Jin Niang wants to "bah", who is obsessed? said that she is like an idiot, does she not want to lose face?

Jin Niang retorted, Xu Erlang suppressed it, and the two of them got up early in the morning and made a noise, and soon they got together.

After the two of them got up after bathing, Jin Niang had time to ask Xu Erlang about yesterday.

When Brother Rong came back yesterday, Jin Niang hadn't slept yet, but it was too late, and she felt sorry for the children, so she didn't ask carefully how the matter went, but urged them to go back and rest for some supper.

Now that I have free time, Xu Erlang is close again, and Jin Niang can't ask properly.

Xu Erlang didn't have an appetite for Jinniang, what did she ask, and Xu Erlang said everything.

When Jin Niang knew that there were only two skeletons left in the cemetery of Jiangji Village, and one of them had been dead for less than a month, because the old men surnamed Sheng were shocked by the affairs of the Li family, so they had no time to deal with the corpses, otherwise the corpse would not be saved, Jin Niang was so angry that she wanted to scold her mother.

Just tell me, what a big hatred, what a big hatred, you dig other people's graves, you dig them, you want to hide the gold bricks, you hide. But don't throw out the bones of people, you dehumanizing nature, can you still be called a human!!

This "dove occupies the magpie's nest" is shameless to the extreme, and the angry Jinniang is trembling all over, and she wants to find someone to fight.

She couldn't imagine how madly she would hate her relatives if the bones of her loved ones were thrown out and never found again. She also has a modern inside, and she doesn't take the bones too seriously, so she feels that those things can't stand it, so she will be even more mentioned by the natives of Jiangji Village.

The bones of their ancestors may have been fed to the dogs, which is definitely enough stimulation for those people. Especially the older generation, if they hear this news, they are afraid that they will be angry to death.

Xu Erlang said, "I didn't die of anger, but I vomited blood several times." There are also a few old people who are too old and paralyzed by anger, and they are afraid that they will not be able to stand up again. ”

What a sin!

Jin Niang has such a good cultivation, and she can't help but scold people. It is good to scold the Sheng family for dying cleanly, and scold the Sheng family for having no one to collect the corpse, and let them expose the corpse wilderness.

The little mouth is too good to say. I didn't spit out a dirty word in my mouth, but the words made people give a thumbs up.

Xu Erlang was about to look at Jin Niang with admiration, "I didn't even know you had this side." ”

"That side? Is it jealous and hateful? ”

It's the side of the shrew scolding the street.

However, Xu Erlang wanted to survive, so he didn't say the words that rolled to his tongue. This will wipe out a war between husband and wife. By the way, Xu Erlang also praised her according to Jin Niang's words, and Jin Niang was overjoyed again.

The two talked about the things salvaged from the mirror lake, and Xu Erlang said, "I really let Chang'an guess, a few of the boxes contain the account books of the Sheng Mansion and the imperial court officials' dealings." "If it is said that it is an account book, it is good, but if it is not good, it is actually a record of bribery.

"In addition, there is the title deed of the real estate shop recorded by Sheng Fu in the name of the rest of the people." These things have escaped the government's investigation. The people of Sheng Mansion are also really cautious, and they have bought a lot of real estate and shops in other state capitals under different names. There is a field Zhuangzi with an area of several hundred hectares, and it is in the state capital not far from the capital. There are dozens of Zhuangzi like this, which shows the richness of the Sheng family's heritage.

The land deeds and account books of these fields and shops alone occupied three large wooden boxes. These are all innocent assets that have escaped the government's investigation, and they are also the second back road prepared by the Sheng family for their children and grandchildren - the first is the one in Jiangji Village, but unfortunately the road is desperate and there is no way out. But as long as the boxes in the mirror lake are not discovered, and the descendants of the Sheng family take them out, it is conceivable that the descendants of the Sheng family will still be able to run a wealthy family or family with these properties in a few years.

The remaining three boxes are also filled with paper items, most of which are various recipes of the Sheng family.

There are the secret recipes that the Sheng family is doing, and there are also the rest of the recipes that the family has accumulated over the years. These recipes occupy three large boxes, which once again shows the extraordinary thickness of the Sheng family's heritage.