Xu Zhutou was also well-informed in Guobei County, and after a while, he sent a servant to pass on the matter that Li Xiuyuan wanted to inquire about. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Zhang Shun, a carpenter in the north of the county, spent a lot of money during this time, and some people saw him spend a few hundred taels of silver to redeem a woman from the Qinglou and go home, and some people saw him spend nearly a thousand taels of silver to buy a big house, ready to pass in a few days. ”

The official said in a low voice.

Li Xiuyuan, who was wandering on the road, immediately moved his eyes at this time, and signaled: "I know about this matter, you go and get busy first, if this matter is found to be true, remember to come to my Li family to receive the reward." ”

"Thank you, young master. The official arched his hand happily, and quickly bowed his head and left.

"Carpenter Zhang Shun?"

Li Xiuyuan thought about it in his mind, but he had a little impression of this person, Zhang Shun is the only son of an old carpenter in Guobei County, and in recent years, he has heard that he has inherited the family business and is also a carpenter.

However, Zhang Shun did not learn his father's craft, and when he was working, because he was not satisfied, others made trouble a few times, and his reputation was notorious, so no one asked him to work anymore.

After a long time, the originally okay family background declined.

"Go to Zhang Shun and have a look. ”

Li Xiuyuan immediately did not hesitate, walked to Zhang Shun's house, and when he passed by the house, he called a few family members to accompany him, and at the same time brought the black cat with his wisdom, so as not to meet the white mouse and be run away by it.

A moment of effort.

Li Xiuyuan came to an old mansion that looked rather depressed and decaying.

"Knock on the door. ”

"Yes, young master. A family member stepped forward and knocked on the door, but when he knocked, the door opened: "Young master, this door is not locked." ”

"Go in and have a look, Fluttershy, put the black cat down and let it roam around. Li Xiuyuan said.

Fluttershy responds and puts the black cat in her arms down.

As soon as the black cat hit the ground, it scurried into the house and soon disappeared.

"There is movement in the house, and this one is estimated to be at home. After entering the courtyard, a family member listened attentively.

Li Xiuyuan strode into the hall, ready to take out this Shun and question it, to see if he instructed the white rat to steal the silver taels from his Li family's treasury.

But then he heard movement in the bedroom next to him.

Zhang Shun's voice sounded a little obscenely from inside: "My good beauty, it's really in vain that I spent three hundred taels of silver to redeem you from the Qinglou, your ability to serve people is too powerful, come, let's get it again with the previous trick." ”

"Don't worry, sir, it's a long time coming, don't break your body. The woman's half-pushed voice sounded.

Soon the sound of the wooden couch creaking and swaying could be heard in the room.

"Young Master, look at this ......," the family said with some embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Shun was really blessed, and he was still fooling around with women during the day.

"Get him out. Li Xiuyuan said with a normal face, and Fluttershy next to him blushed slightly, with a little shame.

"Yes. The two servants answered and immediately rushed into the house.

"Who are you?" Zhang Shun's frightened voice sounded, accompanied by the woman's screams.

After a sound of resistance, a man in disheveled clothes was soon put out by two family members, and the woman ignored it.

"Zhang Shun, you have a long ability, even my Li family's silver dare to steal. Li Xiuyuan stared at him coldly and said.

"Great, big young master. ”

Zhang Shun's face immediately turned pale when he saw Li Xiuyuan, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Originally, I just wanted to cheat him, but seeing him like this, the lost 10,000 taels of silver must have nothing to do with him.

"Where are you hiding my Li family's 10,000 taels of silver, if you are honest, I can let you go, if you have the slightest concealment, you will go to my Li family's mine to mine and pay off your debts, 10,000 taels of silver, enough for you to mine for a lifetime." Li Xiuyuan looked at him condescendingly.

Zhang Shun hurriedly defended at this moment: "Big young master, the little one didn't take the Li family's silver, the little one really didn't take it, the big young master, you must have wronged me." ”

"But someone in the county told me that you spent a few hundred taels of silver in the Qinglou some time ago to ransom a woman in the Qinglou, and some people saw that you spent a thousand taels of silver to buy a mansion, and you spent a thousand taels of silver before and after, where did you Zhang Shun come from? ”

Li Xiuyuan said coldly.

"Say, 'Where did you get your money?' ”

Zhang Shun's lips moved slightly, trembling all over, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Take him out and keep him calm and calm. ”

Li Xiuyuan knew that such a small person was easy to get confused when he encountered big things, so he didn't ask much, and waved his hand to signal the family.

The family immediately carried Zhang Shun out, splashed him with cold water, and slapped him a few times to make him sober up.

"The eldest young master, the eldest young master, the slave family knows what is going on. Just when Zhang Shun was calm, a disheveled woman in the house hurriedly ran out.

But it is a woman in her thirties, who is dressed in dust, and her appearance is more pleasing to the eye.

"You are the woman in the Qinglou that Zhang Shun ransomed you for three hundred taels of silver?" asked Li Xiuyuan.

"Nu Jiayanhua has seen the eldest young master. The woman gave another salute.

"Since you know what Zhang Shun has done, let's talk about it. ”

Yanhua cautiously asked, "Can you get out of the slave family if you say it?"

"It has nothing to do with you, my Li family won't trouble you. ”

"Thank you, young master. ”

Yanhua was suddenly overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "That Zhang Shun said to the slave family one day and night, he raised a god mouse, and would send him a hundred taels of silver every day, the slave family did not believe it at first, and then saw that one night, a white mouse sneaked into the house, spit out two heavy ingots of silver from his mouth to him, Zhang Shun had this god mouse, he didn't do work every day, just waited for this god mouse to send silver taels." ”

Later, the slave family had some doubts, whether this god rat went to the rich man's house to steal the silver taels, and the slave family persuaded Zhang Shun to let him accept it when he saw it, don't let him ask for the silver of the god mouse, but Zhang Shun said, if you take another 5,000 taels of silver, you won't take it, and you can live the rest of your life in peace and stability in the future. ”

After Li Xiuyuan listened, he matched the previous clues.

Sure enough, the silver stolen by the white rat was given to someone to use.

"Said, said, little one said everything. At this time, Zhang Shun outside the door hurriedly begged for mercy after being taught a lesson.

"Bring Zhang Shun in. Li Xiuyuan said.

The family quickly brought in Zhang Shun, who was wet.

Zhang Shun knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please also ask the eldest young master to spare the small one, the small one really doesn't know that the silver belongs to the eldest young master's family, if the small one knows, the small one will not dare to take the silver of the eldest young master's family even if he has the courage to do so." ”

"I didn't ask you about the silver, I asked you what was going on with that white rat. Li Xiuyuan said.

10,000 taels of silver is just a mundane thing, and the white rat is a spirit with Taoism, and he cares more about it than this silver in his heart.

Zhang Shun said: "The little one doesn't know what's going on with the white mouse, but last month, when the little one's family was poor and couldn't open the pot, the little one was hungry and lay on the bed, and the white rat suddenly jumped to the little one's head, spit out a silver ingot and ran away, and then the white mouse would spit out a silver ingot to the little one every day." ”

"Every day, the white rat only spits out a silver ingot for you?" asked Li Xiuyuan.

"No, no, that day the little one went to the Qinglou to see Yanhua, so he had the idea of wanting to redeem her home, and after seeing the white mouse at night, the little one begged it to let it spit out a few ingots of silver to me, but the next day the white mouse really spit out three ingots of silver......" Zhang Shun said as his voice became smaller and smaller.

Li Xiuyuan asked again: "This white rat is a spirit with Taoism, it is impossible to give you silver for no reason, what have you done to attract this white rat, explain it honestly." ”

"I don't know. Zhang Shunzhan said tremblingly, "The little ones who can know everything they can know have told the eldest young master, and asked the eldest young master to be gracious." ”

said and begged for mercy with his forehead, but after kowtowing a few times, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "By the way, the little one remembered, the little one remembered one thing, more than ten years ago, when the little one went to a family with his father to do carpentry, there was an accident, the house collapsed, crushed a nest of rats, and only one rat cub was left and did not die. ”

"But the rat boy was gray, not white. ”