Chapter 20 Corrupt Officials Who Lack Money
Bai Luo had no choice but to stop and let Chai Hu in.
I saw Chai Hu's thin body flashing in flexibly, turned around and closed the door mysteriously, and then asked softly: "Young master, when Na Ding comes to receive fifty taels of silver tomorrow, do you really want to give it?" β
A thin face looked at himself with big eyes sparkling.
"That's nature." Bai Luo replied with a righteous face: "Ding Yi used silver to buy a position, this is a bad heart, if an official accepts this silver, it will be ill-gotten gains, and it is greed for ink!" β
"Chai Hu, you remember, in the future, you can't take a copper plate for the silver given by others, you have to be worthy of yourself and the people, as the saying goes, 'for the officials and not for the people, it's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes', Chai Hu, you have to keep in mind." Bai Luo is educating his little scholar at length.
I can see that you are also very happy to receive it, others don't give it, and you still ask for it openly and secretly, why haven't I seen you go back to sell sweet potatoes. Chai Hu obediently listened to Bai Luo's lesson, and thought suspiciously in his heart.
"But ......, but young master, the little one doesn't have so much silver in his hand." Chai Hu said in embarrassment, looking at Bai Luo pitifully, "My lord, you put a total of five silver cars in the hands of the small one this month, which is used to buy things for you to run errands for the usual, and there are really no small ones." β
"Ahh I forgot. Only then did Bai Luo suddenly know the reason why Chai Hu came to find him in the middle of the night.
She remembered that she was looking in the study that day, trying to find out where Bai Luo's greedy money came from, but as soon as Li Tiegen's murder came out, she actually forgot about it.
Looking at the chai hu in front of him, the corners of Bai Luo's mouth twitched, and finally swallowed what he wanted to ask.
If you don't even know where you hide your money, if you still want to ask Chai Hu, even if Chai Hu is small and naΓ―ve, he will be suspicious, right?
"Young master, and last time you said that you would return all the dry shares and dividends you received, and you haven't given the money yet." Chai Hu looked at his young master standing in place, looking tangled, and finally reminded him after thinking about it.
This original Bai Luo is really ......, Bai Luo waved his hand depressedly, "You go back to sleep first, and I will give you the silver tomorrow." β
Chai Hu obeyed the order and went out.
Bai Luo was spinning around the room, and in the past two days, things have happened one after another, and he has not even had time to adapt, so he is as busy as a spinning top.
Moreover, since he crossed over, he has been living in a public house and eating meals cooked by the fat sea, so he only found out that he was penniless until now, and he didn't even have a copper plate on his body.
Alas, it is really in vain to bear the name of a corrupt official, and I have not enjoyed the blessing of a corrupt official.
Bai Luo decided to completely solve this imminent problem tonight.
She glanced at her bedroom, didn't she find nothing in the study last time?
This time, I'll start with my bedroom.
The bottles and jars in the Duobao Pavilion, the blue and white jars on the crescent table, the flower pots on the high table, the clothes and bedding in the two cabinets ......, Bai Luo turned all the corners upside down, and there was nothing.
Standing in the mess, Bai Luo jumped to the only neat small step bed, and the small dark grid drawers on the bed were opened by her one by one, and the drawers were either ear spoons or small files, and there was actually a small bag of moldy dried plums, but she didn't see the shadow of the silver ticket.
Eight dark grids, large and small, still found nothing.
Bai Luo really admires the original Bai Luo now, why is it so tightly hidden?
She stood on the bed depressed, looking at the room condescendingly, and the mattress under her feet was soft and comfortable.
Bai Luo's eyes suddenly lit up, squatted down and jumped off the bed, and lifted the futon as soon as possible, sure enough, there was a dark board on the bed board, which was carefully opened, and inside was a small camphor box.
Cautiously reached out and lifted the box without a padlock, Bai Luo opened the buckle of the box and slowly opened it, not as she imagined by the jewels, but a simple and neatly wrapped oil-paper bag.
Bai Luo took out one casually, started it heavily, opened it and saw that it was a small rosewood box, and when he opened the lid of the box, Bai Luo was almost dazzled.
A box full of thumb-sized Nanzhu rolled around in the box, shining with the moist light of white flowers, illuminating the whole room with a glittering light.
The dark shadow lying on the roof of Bai Luo's bedroom squinted, quietly put the tiles back in place, and slipped down the eaves.
The black shadow slipped silently by the wall, sneaking quietly from the west wing to the back window of the east wing room in the dark, skillfully opening the window and turning in.
The once vacant dusty East Wing guest room has been cleaned neatly and cleanly by Hua Qian's hired people, even if Liu Zhiran is just planning to stay for a while, the furnishings in the room are not the slightest perfunctory and sloppy.
I saw that the original bare long case in the room was placed on the inkstone and the pen mountain, the pen washed paperweight is readily available, the curtain outside the bedroom, on the high table that was polished, there was a pot of flowers that I didn't know where to get the moon Pei Su Lan, at this time it was the flowering period, a few light green crystal buds seemed to bloom, and the petals were as crystal clear as jade, without a trace of veins.
Although none of them have yet opened, there is already a very elegant fragrance floating in the house, and the dark fragrance is moving.
Liu Zhiran was sitting upright in front of the desk, his eyelashes drooping and his eyes were focused, his face was calmly hanging his wrist and waving his pen, and his body was rich and graceful and naturally stretched.
Miao Chengzuo bowed to Liu Zhiran in front of the bookcase: "In Xia Miaowu, I was appointed as the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I dare to ask ...... the adult is?" β
Liu Zhiran didn't answer Miao Wu's question directly, put down the brush in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the old man in front of him, and said gently: "Miao Chengzuo doesn't need to be polite, dare to ask Miao Qianzuo how many years has he been doing in Anning County?" β
Liu Zhiran's words and demeanor have completely disappeared from the courtesy of the "Lu Xian's nephew" to Miao Wu during the day, but is calm and humble.
Although his words towards Miao Wu were modest, there was a faint coercion on Zhou's body, which was the momentum accumulated by the superior over the years.
Miao Chengzuo bent down more respectfully, and replied cautiously: "Lord Hui, retired from the Metropolitan Procuratorate three years ago, and after returning to his hometown of Anning County, he served as a servant in the county government, and lived in his nephew's house. β
"At the beginning of this year, Lord Bai said that the lowly position is the destiny of the Heavenly Evil Lone Star, which is really unlucky, and dismissed the lowly post from the county office, and it was not until a few days ago that the lowly post was recalled to the county office."
Miao Qizuo respectfully answered Liu Zhiran's question in detail.
"Hmm," Liu Zhiran bowed, noncommittal to Miao Wu's answer. Then he asked: "Then you wrote the report letter to Cai Weizhou?" β
A hint of surprise flashed in Miao Chengzuo's eyes, this adult can hold the secret letter he sent to Lord Cai, indicating that it must be someone from inside the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but there are not many people who can call Lanzhou Inspector Yushi Cai by name, but there are not many in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
And in the courtyard, only the top three have this qualification, only the top three have this qualification.
It's either an envoy to the left and right......
"Your Excellency, ......, aren't you ......?"
Miao Wu's lips moved, her eyes were shining, and she was about to speak.
Suddenly, there was a "click" sound, and the window of the room was opened, and Hua Qian fell in lightly through the window, like a feather falling, and landed silently.