Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

The master and servant fell into their chairs and didn't say a word for a long time.

I don’t know why the second wife chose Yan Xi, a man with a loose mouth, who could tell others such a big thing.

Although Zhou Beiwang's idea of ​​sending Qian Rufei into the mansion to hide was a good one, it was too late.

Qian Rufei will come to the mansion tonight, and the blackmail note will arrive in the afternoon.

"Let's clean up the west wing first." Su Bai said to Zi Yan in frustration.

Qian Rufei still has to enter the mansion as planned, and Yan Xi and his accomplices will come again.

Zi Yan asked: "After Captain Zhou arrests Yan Xi and conducts a trial, won't he know who his accomplices are?"

"Go and clean up, and proceed as planned."

The Kong Mansion was like a place where accidents were frequent. Less than a month after entering the mansion, Su Bai, who was often accompanied by various accidents, dared not slack off on the details. Although what Zi Yan said made sense, and that interrogating Yan Xi would reveal his accomplices, he should still make all preparations before that.

What's more, Zhou Beiwang was called to Tianlong County by Kong Chen again, and he didn't know how many days he would be gone this time.

"Why did they only ask for 100 yuan this time and not more?" Zi Yan was a little confused as to why the second time they blackmailed her, they didn't ask for more.

Su Bai thought that these servants all came from poor backgrounds, and 100 yuan was not a small sum of money for them. Perhaps they had not yet adapted to living with so much money all of a sudden.

I am reminded of a popular saying in the 21st century: poverty limits their imagination.

The increase in investment is certain, it is just a matter of time.

Moreover, the current situation is even more serious. Yan Xi is not at home, and his accomplice has carried out this blackmail alone. After Yan Xi comes back, it is hard to say whether the two of them will take turns blackmailing him, and whether they will do their own things. If this continues, the day of complete collapse is not far away.

"There are only a few dozen dollars left." Zi Yan took out 100 yuan and prepared to put it in front of the agreed place, muttering to Su Bai.

Su Bai asked Zi Yan to put the money away and then go to the front yard to call Guo Deyi and the accountant Mr. Kong.

"Forget it, I'll go to the front yard."

Su Bai came to the front yard and saw that Gao Hu's soldiers had already started moving towards the west wing.

She asked Guo Deyi to find Mr. Kong and checked the account book. There was currently more than 1800 yuan in the Kong family's account.

Su Bai took 1000 yuan and left more than 800 yuan in the account for daily expenses.

The monthly salary and wages of the ladies in each room of the Confucius Mansion and nearly fifty servants added up to more than 300 yuan, and the expenses for food, drink, and toilet were more than 100 yuan. If there were no special circumstances, the monthly expenses would be nearly 500 yuan.

The so-called Kong Mansion Guard arranged by Kong Chen is about to enter the Kong Mansion. What is the point of the Kong Mansion maintaining a group of more than 20 armed servants?

Su Bai decided to cut more than half of the servants in the Kong Mansion to reduce expenses.

Guo Deyi agreed very much. He had actually wanted to give Su Bai this suggestion a long time ago, but he hadn't thought it through yet.

Before Yan Xi and his accomplices were arrested, this matter could only be planned but not carried out.

Su Bai asked Guo Deyi to draw up a list first and not make it public.

According to Guo Deyi's idea, the maids in each room should be kept and the number should not be reduced.

It would be enough to keep about ten servants living in the east and west front yards. In this way, the Confucius Mansion would have to reduce more than thirty people.

"Okay, let's do as you think. Show me the list when you're done." Su Bai added, "Don't worry, just get it done within three to five days. Think carefully."

Qian Rufei, as agreed with Zhou Beiwang, would enter the house at 11 o'clock in the evening.

People in the Confucius Mansion usually go to bed early, with lights in each room turned off before ten o'clock. Except for the night watchmen and those on duty, most servants also go to bed at this time.

At eleven o'clock, Qian Rufei arrived at the back door on time. Xu Tianyi brought him in and led him directly to the west wing that had been arranged in advance.

Su Bai suddenly had an idea. Why not take him directly to the Second Hospital?

It is still unknown when Yan Xi will come back, and the time of their next extortion is even more difficult to predict. However, the 100 yuan extortion money has been put into the small hole they designated, and it will definitely be taken away within one or two days. Ambushing at the Second Hospital can catch this person faster.

But there are also disadvantages. If the other party does not come within a day or two, it will be inconvenient to give Qian Rufei food and drinks, as it is easy to be seen.

"It's okay," Qian Rufei said that during the previous war, it was common to not have food for several days. When entering the Second Hospital, try to bring more food and put a bucket of water in the room. It will be no problem to hold on for five or six days.

"Go check first to see if the money has been taken away. If it's still there, send the money to the Second Hospital immediately!"

Su Bai felt frustrated again. Five minutes later, Zi Yan brought back the news that the 100 yuan was gone.

Su Bai slammed the table angrily. It was so abominable.

The other party has such accurate grasp of timing that it is not an exaggeration to describe him as bold and careful.

He took advantage of the hour between when most of the lights in the Confucius Mansion were turned off and when Qian Rufei entered the courtyard, and took the money away.

There was no way he knew that Qian Rufei had entered the hospital. This was another hateful coincidence.

There was no choice but to proceed according to the original plan, let Qian Rufei hide in the west wing, and wait for their next blackmail.

……

Following Zhou Beiwang's instructions, Su Bai brought Zi Yan to the front yard lobby early in the morning.

Before capturing Yan Xi alive, she planned to come here every day to sit and work like she was at work, then send Yuan Yuze out of the Kong Mansion, arrange Xu Tianyi to help in the kitchen of the east wing, and leave the backyard empty, giving the other party a chance to send a ransom letter.

Although he had just extorted 100 yuan yesterday and it was unlikely that another letter would be delivered today, Su Bai was frightened by the various accidents that kept happening around him. As long as he could think of it, he would do it in advance, even if it was useless.

At the same time, she can also find out the time when Yan Xi and Zhou Beiwang return.

The first person Su Bai was waiting for in the lobby was Gao Hu.

The guards lived in the west wing, where conditions were much better than in the barracks. Gao Hu came over to thank Su Bai.

"Captain Gao, please take a seat," Su Bai asked Zi Yan to make tea.

"I dare not," Gao Hu refused quickly. As a soldier and captain of the Kong Mansion's guard, he would never dare to sit at the same table with the young lady.

In addition to expressing his gratitude to Su Bai, Gao Hu had one more thing to say. The Kong Mansion would not need to bear any expenses for the guards moving in, and they would provide their own meals according to the standards of the military camp.

The food expenses were collected from Zhou Beiwang’s guard regiment, and they cooked their own meals.

Before he finished speaking, Su Bai understood what he was going to say. Although the accommodation had been arranged, there was no place to cook.

"Yes, Madam, look, it would be too inconvenient for us to go back to the barracks' mess to eat. This is also what Commander Kong and Commander Zhou meant."

Although the Kong Mansion Guards are responsible for nothing except the safety of Su Bai and the Kong Mansion, they are still included in Zhou Beiwang's security regiment.

This was easy to handle. Su Bai immediately called Guo Deyi and asked him to arrange an empty room for the guards and find someone to set up a big stove. If there was no pot, they would go to the street to buy one. As for bowls and chopsticks, if the Confucius Mansion had extra ones, they would use them. If not, they would go to the street to buy some.

"Don't refuse the pots, pans, and utensils. These are what the Kong family should prepare for you." Su Bai first blocked Gao Hu's mouth.

"Thank you, Madam. Let's go back to the barracks to eat before the stove is ready." Gao Hu did not refuse this time.

It would take a day to fix the stove and make it usable. Su Bai told Gao Hu to ask the kitchen at the Confucius Mansion to cook more meals, and then he would eat with the people at the Confucius Mansion for just two meals.

"No, no, no," Gao Hu refused again. His guards would never dare to harass the Kong Mansion in the slightest. He appreciated the young lady's kindness and insisted on going back to the barracks to eat.

Su Bai recalled Zhou Beiwang's evaluation of Gao Hu: he was not a bad person, just too stubborn.

The most important thing was what Gao Hu told Su Bai before he left. Zhou Beiwang had made arrangements before he left. If the young lady had anything to do, she should ask someone to go across the street to find Captain Bai Ying.

Zhou Beiwang was a careful person. He knew that he had no say on the return date from Tianlong County, so he handed the task of arresting Yan Xi to Bai Ying.

This made Su Bai feel much more at ease.

Everything seemed to have been arranged in advance. Not long after Gao Hu left the lobby, Yan Xi came back.

As soon as he entered the Confucius Mansion, Su Bai saw his highly recognizable long face, comparable to a horse's face.

Su Bai's little heart began to beat faster and faster.

The critical moment is coming.