At the beginning, Shopkeeper Lu didn't know that this was a fire rat, and he secretly wondered in his heart, this time the prey was dusty, and the size was not big, compared with the previous ones, it was too unsightly.

He also thought that the mountain leopard had encountered some difficulties recently, and he said that the next time he came back, he would prepare more food and drink for it in addition to wine.

However, when the familiar hunters came to see it the next day, they were surprised.

Because the fire rat is a demon beast that ordinary mortals can't hunt at all, the fire rat skin is even more rare.

Moreover, even if there is one on the market, there is only its fur, and no one can really estimate the price of a whole fire rat like this.

So this news flew all over the streets and alleys of Lanzhou County like wings.

This whole fire rat was too precious, and for a while, Shopkeeper Lu didn't know what to do with it, so someone gave him an idea to sell it, or simply sell it to the government.

After thinking about it, Shopkeeper Lu was quite a brain, and he finally decided to dedicate it to the government.

Hearing this, He Bayu thought for a while and said, "So, the fire rat skin sent by the county guard of Lanzhou County a while ago was offered by Shopkeeper Lu?" ”

He Wu nodded: "It should be that one, but in addition to the precious fur of the fire rat, the flesh and bones are also very precious, it is said that using its rat oil as a candle can exude a strange fragrance, and its bones can be used as a piano, and its meat can prolong life." ”

"Lanzhou County only sent skins, but I'm afraid that the rest of the things will ......"

It's all been sold!

This kind of thing is naturally not uncommon in officialdom, how can there be officials who don't pick up layers of skin on the tribute, He Bayu didn't care too much, but asked again: "But what happened to this fire rat skin before it was sent to the palace?" ”

"Your Majesty is wise." He Wu then said what happened next.

It turned out that before the shopkeeper Lu decided to give the fire rat to the government, many people had already inquired about this rare treasure, and even bought it from the shopkeeper Lu at a high price.

However, since Shopkeeper Lu had already made up his mind, he pushed other buyers, planning to deliver them to the government in person in a few days.

He always felt unsteady when this fire rat was placed here, and his wife and daughter were about to come to Lanzhou County to live with him, so he naturally didn't want to cause any trouble for his family.

It's just that he was afraid of something, and the night before he was about to sacrifice the fire rat skin, he suddenly received a letter and couldn't help but be shocked.

It turned out that it was a blackmail letter, in which he took the fire rat to the Lanyang River when the sun went down the next day, where he exchanged the fire rat for his wife and daughter.

Only then did he know that one of the buyers was destined for the fire rat, and had kidnapped his wife and daughter on the way after he had made the decision to sacrifice the fire rat to the imperial court, just to blackmail him into giving the fire rat to him.

The letter also said that he would not be allowed to report to the government, otherwise he would kill his wife and daughter and throw them into the Lanyang River.

Shopkeeper Lu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly found an excuse to push the government for a few days, and rushed to Lanyang River overnight with fire rats.

When he arrived at the Lanyang River, it was only noon, and after waiting by the river for a long time, he couldn't see anyone with his wife and daughter to exchange.

Just when he was anxious, when the sun was about to set, a cowherd gave him a letter.

The letter was sent by the kidnappers, and it turned out that he asked the shopkeeper Lu to throw the fire rat into the Lanyang River, and then immediately go home and wait for news, and they would release his wife and daughter back.