Gou Zai Xianwu Wenjing Search for Opportunities

The tea bags were placed in the empty spaces of the wooden frame, which were supported by wooden boards around the edges. Because the spaces were large, only thirty tea bags were placed in the frame. The frame itself was not large, making it convenient to carry by people, pull by donkeys, push by carts, or load onto boats.

There were four wooden frames in total, but only 120 tea bags.

It doesn't seem like there are many!

Lin Yuan noticed an opened tea bag containing a bamboo tube. Inside the bamboo tube was an exquisite porcelain jar, which was stuffed with soft grass.

The porcelain jar was sealed with wax, but it had already been opened. He took out the jar and looked inside. It contained golden tea leaves, and the jar was engraved with a landscape of Longxu Mountain. There were also a few lines of poetry written on the top, with the title: Longxu Golden Buds.

Below that are two smaller characters: "One tael".

Why use such large packaging, with big bags containing smaller bags, to only hold an ounce of tea?

This porcelain jar must have cost a lot of money.

No wonder dragon whisker buds are so expensive; it turns out the money is all spent on packaging!

Just like the style of the target users, the scions of wealthy and powerful families, she has a glamorous and attractive appearance.

But Lin Yuan still felt that the loose tea in bamboo baskets at the market was just fine, as it was all coarse tea without any extra packaging.

After counting, he found 120 cans of pre-Qingming Golden Bud tea, which was worth 120 taels of silver. At the market price, one tael of gold could be exchanged for about 20 taels of silver, so these teas were worth more than 2,000 taels of silver.

Four loads of tea, and this is all it's worth? It's truly precious.

After Lin Yuan finished counting, he reported the amount to Li Shi and also mentioned the estimated price. Li Shi was still counting the items one by one, and before he finished, upon hearing the result, he laughed heartily, quite satisfied: "How did you calculate so quickly! Not bad, just like the tea merchant said. You're really quick-witted."

Lin Yuan smiled faintly, thinking to himself that this was just multiplication up to one hundred, something even the worst students in school could do.

No wonder Master Xu said you're slow-witted!

So that's where the problem lies.

At this moment, one of the constables took the opened can of tea, smelled it, and said, "Tingzuo, this tea is so good, can we take a packet back and try it?"

"This tea costs several tens of taels of silver a can. Can you afford it?" Li Shi snatched the tea canister from his hand.

"This task was assigned by the third manager, so keep your hands clean. If you take anything without permission, I won't be able to explain it to the third manager. However, the tea merchant has given us enough money; as long as the tea supply is sufficient, each person will receive fifty taels!"

The third steward of the Li family was a member of the main branch of the Li family and had been in charge of managing the ancestral home of the Li family. Therefore, he had a lot of influence in Taoli Town. The tea merchant first contacted the third steward, and then the third steward contacted Li Shi.

Li Shi was not afraid of tea merchants, but he was wary of the three stewards of the Li family.

"Fifty taels, that's wonderful!" The constables were overjoyed and quickly moved the tea leaves to the main house.

Li Shi smiled faintly. He had taken most of the commission this time and given the remaining half to his men, each receiving fifty taels. He was overjoyed, but after glancing at Li Si, he sighed.

Having a martial arts instructor around makes things safer, but they also get a bigger share of the pay!

If my good-for-nothing nephew could also become a martial arts master, wouldn't I be able to get a bigger share?

Therefore, he glared at Zhao Sheng again. Zhao Sheng was in the middle of excitement and did not see it at all. This time, Li Shi did not distribute the money according to the previous bandit suppression based on the success of body tempering, but instead distributed it equally among all martial artists. It was clear that he was intentionally taking care of Zhao Sheng.

Everyone present was one of their own, so no one paid attention to that.

Li Shi didn't bother to look at him anymore. He turned his head and saw Lin Yuan and Hu Cai, and couldn't help but sigh again.

Lin Yuan and Hu Cai were also very happy to see that they could get fifty taels of silver.

Only Wu Yong didn't care much about the money; he was more excited by the novelty, clearly experiencing a life he rarely had before.

It was already dark when Li Shi arranged for people to guard the tea leaves and interrogated the Black Snake Gang members who had been captured alive. He learned that Sun Jingang was at his hometown in Shangwei Village that night, saying he was spending the night at a widow's house in the same village.

Li Shi had no intention of letting Sun Jingang go, so he quickly called Li Si and several constables to go and arrest him. The person who was there to meet them was also familiar with Shangwei Village, so he immediately led the way for everyone.

The remaining officers were assigned to take turns standing guard at night. Wu Yong and Zhao Sheng guarded the front yard, while Lin Yuan and Hu Cai guarded the back yard.

Lin Yuan greeted Hu Cai, found a moment to rest, and immediately closed his eyes to look in the mirror. The little figure in the mirror was still there.

"Fairy Mirror, Fairy Mirror, tell me about his experiences before and after his life!"

Mirror-like clouds gathering and dispersing:

This man's surname is Sun. Because of his pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks, he is nicknamed "Monkey". He is from Shangwei Village.

He is Sun Jingang's nephew. He learned the Black Snake Fist and Black Snake Saber Technique from Sun Jingang since he was a child, and reached the early stage of Body Tempering Realm. His Black Snake Saber Technique is no weaker than Sun Jingang's.

He usually worked with Sun Jingang, often leading people to collect donations from fishermen on the river and incense money from surrounding villages for worshipping the Dragon King.

Of course, the most profitable business was running gambling dens and brothels in rural villages, while also lending money at exorbitant interest rates and collecting debts.

However, he was very filial to his parents and elders, and very loyal to his brothers. He often helped orphans without parents and raised them by his side. As a result, he usually had a group of relatives and younger brothers around him.

Over the years, he has robbed, loaned money, killed people, raped women, murdered people, and trafficked people...

It can be said that he did everything he could, as long as it was written in the "Laws of the Great Liang Dynasty".

Because he had committed so many crimes, the mirror could only briefly gloss over the major cases in the short 15-minute timeframe, and even the case of robbing Mingcha Jinya was only shown in one shot.

Fortunately, there are still scenes of his escape. His underlings were very loyal. When they saw the martial arts masters coming, they all shielded him from the blows and helped him jump out of the window to escape. However, they were ambushed by Lin Yuan and killed with a single blow.

The scene in the mirror ends here.

After reading about Sun Husun's life, Lin Yuan could describe it as utterly wicked and beyond description, which matched his stereotypical impression of the Black Snake Gang.

He suddenly felt that the two additional stabs he had given earlier were not enough.

What should I ask next?

money?

This time I received fifty taels of silver, and I renewed my martial arts training time.

As the mirror was used more often, getting silver from Sun Husun ​​depended entirely on luck. If he didn't have the good luck from the previous times, he wouldn't get anything.

He is currently considering learning swordsmanship. Unlike Wu Yong, he is not obsessed with superior swordsmanship, as long as it is usable. Therefore, he is somewhat interested in the Black Snake Fist and Black Snake Swordsmanship that Sun Husun ​​has learned.

I wonder if it's possible to learn by observing a mirror?

But I felt that it was more worthwhile to use silver.

He suddenly remembered the "Spring Palace Play Picture" that the mirror had chosen for him. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he did have a restless desire in the dead of night, but it was restrained by his reason.

Clearly, the mirror was connected to him and understood his needs.

This time, let's do a second test and have the mirror help him choose the most cost-effective option. If this method works, in the future, if he doesn't know how to choose for the second question, he can let the mirror help him.

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Fairy Mirror, Fairy Mirror, tell me, which of his experiences is most useful to me right now, and most helpful to me?"

Mirror-like clouds drift and swirl:

Sun Husun ​​stood below the hall and addressed the middle-aged man seated above, "Uncle, is there something you need?"

Sun Jingang smiled slightly: "That's not a difficult task. If you have a business deal, just take out one merchant, and then find some trustworthy brothers."

"Uncle, does this merchant have any martial arts guards with him?"

"There are no martial arts masters, only three body tempering cultivators who have achieved martial arts mastery. We just need to set up an ambush in advance."

"good!"

The image in the mirror changed:

On a hillside, Sun Jingang, along with Sun Husun ​​and others, had set up an ambush.

A merchant, accompanied by seven or eight people, was riding a donkey when they fell into a trap, and both the people and the donkey overturned.

Sun Jingang and his men had prepared crossbows in advance and shot the martial artists, injuring them directly.

Some of the caravan members died, and others fled, but there were still ambushes on the outer perimeter. Sun Husun ​​and his men quickly dealt with all the wounded martial artists.

"Uncle, this crossbow is really useful! We haven't used a crossbow in ages. Who is this guy? He's got quite a background." Sun Husun ​​asked.

"This merchant from the prefecture, Manager Wang, has some connections, but he offended the Lizhou Trading Company. Old Master Huang told us to take care of him. You know about this, I know about this, and heaven and earth know about this."

"Uncle, you still don't believe me? In all these years, have I ever lied?" Sun Husun ​​played with his crossbow with dissatisfaction, aiming at the refugee child perched in the tree. He pulled the trigger, and the child was instantly shot in the chest and fell down.

Sun Jingang snatched the crossbow: "Quickly dismantle these traps. Pull out all the arrows from those people, and cut up all the arrow wounds, leaving no trace. If the authorities find out, we're all finished!"

"Understood. Don't worry about me!"

The scene in the mirror ends here.

After reading it, Lin Yuan was surprised to find that it was a murder case. It was neither the knife technique he wanted nor the valuables.

But Lin Yuan vaguely remembered the location of the murder; it was the place where Li Shi had asked him to help solve a case last year.

The merchant who was killed in Li Shi's case was also surnamed Wang. Lin Yuan couldn't remember his given name, but he would know it as soon as he asked.

It's clearly not a coincidence; this is the same person.

This case was actually committed by Sun Jingang and Sun Husun!