Xiao Yao consciously closed his mouth. The maid next to Miss Xu was really sharp-tongued, but he couldn't find out any useful information.
After walking around in a circle, Xiao Yao returned to his yard, but after Xiliu left, he came out on his own, and quietly came to the Xu family's warehouse.
I only saw many people coming and going, seemingly carrying rice. It looked like it was being transported outside, neatly stacked together.
If you look carefully, this place doesn't seem like a warehouse, but more like a temporary place. It seems to be a transfer station. The rice should be sent out.
However, the amount of rice seems to be quite large. Logically speaking, even if it is supplied and sold, it should not be placed in the Xu family. It is so cautious that it may be transported to the military camp.
"Hurry up, there are still things outside, and they will be delivered out in a few days. Who of you can afford the time lost?"
Xiao Yao stood relatively far away and could only vaguely hear a few shouts, but nothing else. After the rice was transported in, it seemed that it had to be opened and repacked.
With so much complexity and caution, it can only be sent to the military camp. How can the rice that is usually sold be so troublesome?
It was night, and Xiao Yao was waiting anxiously under the tree. It was already the second watch, but Jiang Fang and Duan Jiu still didn't show up. If they really didn't care about him, he would have run away now.
Just when Xiao Yao had almost lost his patience to show his goodwill, Jiang Fang slowly appeared in Xiao Yao's sight. Xiao Yao quickly walked over and asked: "What should I do now?"
Jiang Fang said: "Don't worry, don't you still have a few days? By the way, we heard that Miss Xu is a rare beauty, so you won't suffer."
Xiao Yao said: "That's right, but I'm afraid that she will suffer a loss because she eats and sleeps in the open with me. How can our lady survive? I don't want to delay others."
"You are self-aware. Okay, let's get down to business."
Xiao Yao said: "I saw the Xu family transporting rice today. They checked it very carefully. It is probably destined for the military camp."
Jiang Fang nodded: "I went to inquire about it. I basically come out of this military camp once every two months, and each time I buy a large amount of rice from the Xu family.
The Xu family also attaches great importance to this matter. Basically, they will transport the rice to the Xu Mansion first, and then wait for someone from the military camp to check it before transporting it to the military camp.
Miss Xu's family didn't have any hidden illness or anything scandalous, but she was spotted by the deputy general in charge of procurement in the military camp.
The deputy general was known to be a womanizer, and Mr. Xu must not have wanted his daughter to be the concubine of the tenth room. But I don’t know how the news about Miss Xu being attracted by the deputy general spread.
Therefore, no one dares to marry a young lady from the Xu family. In three days, it will be time for the Xu family to purchase rice. The master of the Xu family must be so anxious to marry off Miss Xu because he is afraid that his overlord will take advantage of him.
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Xiao Yao said: "No wonder they are always afraid that I will run away. It turns out that if there is no one to marry, I will be defiled by the deputy general. It is really pitiful."
Jiang Fang continued: "Our opportunity now is to poison the rice, so that we can sneak in, but if we do this, we will most likely harm the Xu family.
Or they could pretend to be from the Xu family, sneak in when delivering rice, and then look for opportunities to poison them, but the risk is extremely high."
Xiao Yao said: "I don't want to wait for the rice to be shipped in, then won't I be forced to get married? This is a temporary measure, not serious.
I suddenly feel that it is useless to enter the Xu family, otherwise I can go back with you tonight, and then we will think of a solution."
Jiang Fang said: "But the only people we can think of approaching the military camp now are the Xu family. Although there is no good way yet, it is better than sitting back and waiting to die.
Let’s leave the matter of drugging for a while, I always feel that it’s too purposeful and will easily arouse suspicion, so I’d better think of other ways.”
Duan Jiu said: "I remember you can disguise yourself."
Xiao Yao looked at Duan Jiu with complicated eyes. He had never shown his skills in front of these people. How could Duan Jiu know that he could disguise himself?
Duan Jiu said: "I'm sorry for you. When the deputy general leaves, you can imitate his appearance and go in. At that time, you will detain the deputy general and you can enter the camp in his place."
Jiang Fang asked: "But everyone's appearance can change, and there will be differences in body shape, right? If the deputy general is much different from Xiao Yao, wouldn't it be obvious at a glance?"
Duan Jiu looked at Xiao Yao but said nothing. Xiao Yao said: "Yes, do you know that I can shrink the bones?"
Jiang Fang was shocked. She always thought those were just rumors, but now there was a person standing next to her. So it turned out that the bone shrinking skill was real?
Jiang Fang walked around Xiao Yao several times. How could a person's bones shrink after they have grown and developed? This is unscientific! But the world is indeed full of wonders, and Jiang Fang just sighed a few times.
Sure enough, there are many things hidden in ancient times that modern science cannot explain. The wisdom of ancient people is simply unimaginable.
At this time, Xiao Yao said: "I can feel aggrieved, but I can't go to the church to get married. Since it is to prevent the deputy general, I will definitely get married before he comes.
But I really can't be aggrieved about such a big thing as getting married. You and I are similar in stature, so why don't you pretend to be me and get married to Miss Xu's family?"
Duan Jiu frowned, but Xiao Yao did not give in at all. At this time, Jiang Fang said: "Since you are pretending to be him, it does not count as your marriage to Miss Xu."
After a stalemate for a while, Duan Jiu finally agreed, but said: "I can agree, but you must be present."
Jiang Fang pointed to his own and said, "What am I doing here? Have a wedding banquet?"
Duan Jiu shook his head: "You must be here."
Seeing that Duan Jiu had sacrificed so much, Jiang Fang did not refuse. After all, Duan Jiu used Xiao Yao's face to marry Miss Xu, so he would not feel any discomfort.
After the discussion, Xiao Yao returned to the Xu Mansion. On the way back, Jiang Fang asked: "You and Xiao Yao have only met a few times, how do you know that he can disguise himself and can shrink his bones?"
Duan Jiu said calmly: "He often has some makeup on his hands, and a grown man wouldn't apply them. I guess it's to make up the human skin mask.
I accidentally touched his body last time, and it felt a little soft, and there were some marks on the joints, probably from practicing bone-shrinking kung fu since childhood, and with his kung fu skills, he looked like he was from the Ghost Ax sect."
Jiang Fang had some impression of the ghostly ax in Duan Jiu's mouth. He had heard Leng Ningshuang talk about it before, and he seemed to be a very powerful reclusive expert.
But Jiang Fang didn't think about it that much. There were indeed many things about Xiao Yao that he couldn't see through, but Jiang Fang knew that Xiao Yao didn't have any harmful intentions for him, so he simply didn't care about them.
But when Duan Jiu said this today, Jiang Fang became curious about Xiao Yao.