MTL - I Made a Fortune By Raiding Houses In Ancient Times-Chapter 5 Unexpected

Chapter 5 Unexpected

"Are we really going to search the latrines? Although I know that some people do hide copper plates in the latrines, I really can't believe that the dignified Minister of Household Affairs would hide so much money in such a filthy place."

“It would not be strange to say that it is hidden in some secret passage or secret room, but in the latrine... I also think it is unlikely.”

Even though most of the Jin Yiwei didn't believe it, Ning Chuyi's confidant Wei Feng said, "What is impossible for everyone to believe? You are questioning my ability!"

Wei Feng’s words made everyone shut up.

The abilities of their adults are indeed not simple. Since joining the Jinyi Guards, they have been convinced by everything they have done.

After Ling Chu entered the latrine, he pretended to observe the surroundings, then lowered his head and looked at his feet.

This hut is fairly clean. After all, it is the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Even the floor of the hut is paved with floor tiles. And it looks like the floor tiles were recently laid.

Ling Chu raised his foot and stamped it hard.

 She listened carefully to identify the noise. She actually didn't hear anything wrong, but she turned her head and said seriously to Commander Ning who was standing aside, "Master Ning, there should be something hidden down here."

Ling Chu knew that there was something underneath through the system scan, but Ning Chuyi had strong martial arts skills and extraordinary hearing. From the sound just now, he vaguely heard something unusual.

Ning Chuyi nodded and saw that the guards in royal robes were following him, so he ordered, "Go find some hoes and shovels."

Although Ling Mansion is not a farmer, it has planted a lot of flowers and plants, and it still has those hoes and shovels.

 Soon, Jin Yiwei came over to find tools for digging.

 “dig up the ground.”

A round-faced guard in Jinyi endured it again and again, but couldn't help but ask, "Miss Ling, is there really money buried in this smelly hut?"

Ling Chu glanced at the Jin Yiwei and said quietly, "Is it there? You can dig it up and you'll find out."

The Jin Yiwei choked and wanted to refute, but when he saw his master looking at him impatiently, he had to swallow his words as he spoke.

 Things that the adults believe in, they, as subordinates, can believe even if they don’t believe it.

Ning Chuyi glanced at these men and said calmly, "Okay, let's do it."

The commander gave the orders, and even though some of the Jinyi guards were still suspicious, they did not dare to disobey the orders, so they had to dig with their tools.

Soon, the floor tiles were pried open, and after half an hour of digging, a corner of a black lacquered box was exposed.

Those Jin Yiwei were surprised. Could it be that they really had money hidden?

An anxious Jin Yiwei shoveled away the soil in twos and twos. When he saw the exposed box, he moved his hand and smashed the lock hanging on it with a hoe.

He couldn't wait to open the lid of the box, revealing a bunch of white silver.

At that moment, everyone thought that Ling Shangshu was really a pervert, and he actually hid such a huge sum of money in a dirty place like a latrine.

When the silver was found, Eunuch Cao and Commander Ning were relieved and ordered Jin Yi to continue digging while they waited outside.

Although this hut is fairly clean and there is almost no smell, no one is willing to stay in a place like this unless they are changing clothes.

Since they have all left, Ling Chu will not stay.

Seeing that Commander Ning asked them to stand far away, Ling Chu hesitated for a moment and stepped forward, "It will take a long time to dig out the money. I will find someone to move some tables and chairs. You can take a rest."

　　　Seeing that Ling Chu had helped a lot, Ning Chuyi's attitude was quite gentle, "There is no need for the girl to go in person for such a small matter."

As a confidant, the master didn’t need to say anything. Wei Feng immediately ordered the guards around him, “You guys, hurry up and bring some tables and chairs.”

Lingchu saw those Jinyi guards retreating quickly and could only swallow back the words that came to his mouth.

 He glanced at the last red dot on the virtual screen, and his mind started racing.

 How to deal with this last piece of Tibetan silver? Just when Ling Chu was thinking about it, she found that the red dot was moving in the direction she was now.

When he saw Jin Yiwei carrying a table and two armchairs, the corners of Ling Chu's mouth twitched again and again.

 Very good, someone gave me a pillow just as I was about to doze off.

 Save her a headache.

 Other than Commander Ning, only Eunuch Cao was qualified to sit.

Eunuch Cao was indeed tired and just wanted to sit down and take a rest. But when he saw the chair, he immediately frowned, "The legs of this armchair are one section too short, and the armrests have several holes. And the table, not to mention the paint peeling off, is full of holes and missing parts. One corner, four legs of different lengths..."

As a celebrity around the emperor, Eunuch Cao had never seen any good things in the palace. When he suddenly saw these shabby things, he naturally felt disgusted.

Those Jin Yiwei who were moving tables and chairs looked down and saw that it was indeed the case.

They were in a hurry and didn't look carefully at all. Seeing that the tables and chairs were relatively clean, they moved them over easily.

I didn’t expect that these tables and chairs were in such a bad state, but the dignified household minister still stayed in the house.

Ning Shangshu's expression changed a long time ago when he saw the tables and chairs brought over by Jin Yiwei, but he quickly returned to normal.

He said to everyone with a normal expression, "This is something used by the ancestors of the Ling family. I keep it just for one more thought." He then motioned to the butler, "Why don't you take it down quickly and replace it with some tables and chairs?"

Lingchu frowned.

She didn’t know why her grandfather still had to go all the way until now.

Although silver is good, if you don’t even have your life, what’s the point of having more silver?

 She didn’t believe that her grandfather wouldn’t understand such a simple truth.

Unless he has a hidden agenda for the money he was greedy for.

Seeing the imperial edict in the hands of the young eunuch, Ling Chu couldn't ignore it. After all, it was about more than a hundred lives in the Shangshu Mansion.

Only by handing over the full amount of greedy money to the emperor, maybe we can still get the emperor's side.

 She did not come across time just to die.

Seeing that the boy was about to carry the table and chairs away, Ling Chu had to stand up and said, "Wait a minute..."

When Ling Shangshu saw her, the veins on his forehead jumped again and again. He wanted to stop her, but he was worried about arousing suspicion, so he had to wink at the lady beside him.

Mrs. Tai was anxious, but she could only suppress her anger and shouted in a deep voice, "Girl Ling, grandma is tired. Come and help grandma."

Ling Chu’s eyes flashed and he said with a sweet face, “Grandma, I’ll be here right away.”

Just when Ling Shang Feishu and Mrs. Tai were relieved, they saw Ling Chu suddenly staggered, tilted his body, and suddenly hit the table.

　　Bang.

The already broken table suddenly hit the ground heavily.

 In the sunlight, the broken corners and legs of the table shone with a brilliant golden light.

Everyone's eyes almost popped out when they took a closer look.

Who would have thought that this tattered table actually contained a thin layer of gold!

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(ps: Because some details in Chapters 4 and 5 were not handled well, some changes were made.)

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