"Salt farm?" Zu An frowned. Objectively speaking, it is normal for lenders to require collateral. The most valuable thing in the Chu family now is the salt farm.
However, the Wei family raised this condition at this sensitive moment, and they themselves have a background in the imperial palace, so it is hard not to make people think of it.
Maybe the Wei family themselves are aware of this problem, so they set the interest rate so low, otherwise the Chu family wouldn't even consider it.
"What are you going to do, madam?" Zu An asked.
Qin Wanru shook his head: "I haven't decided yet. Let's go back and discuss it with them."
After speaking, she rubbed her forehead a little tiredly. It was obvious that she had been working too hard since her husband's accident and had not had a good rest.
Zu An wisely stopped disturbing her and stepped out of her carriage. His attention quickly returned to the box he found at the Wei family. He took it out several times, but unfortunately he could not open the seal outside.
After sending Qin Wanru back to the Chu Mansion, Zu An was thinking about meeting Pei Mianman when he bumped into Old Man Mi.
Zu An was startled and said hurriedly: "Hello, senior."
Old Man Mi frowned and pulled him aside: "Don't call me that in front of others in the future. I'm not used to being looked at."
"I've written it down." Zu An replied.
"I heard that you and your wife just went to the Wei Mansion?" Old Man Mi looked at him with burning eyes, as if he wanted to see through him.
Fortunately, Zu An has already gone through many hardships and has a very stable mentality: "Yes, Madam wants to borrow money from the Wei family. She just came back from there."
"Have you met the person you met last time this time?" Old Man Mi asked nervously.
"No, Madam is discussing things with their head of the family. I'll be waiting on the side." Zu An was curious as to why he was so afraid of that person.
"That's good," Old Man Mi obviously breathed a sigh of relief, "By the way, did you find the box I told you about at Wei's house this time?"
Zu An shook his head: "No, didn't you say last time that you didn't need to look for me anymore?"
Old Man Mi frowned and said nothing.
At this time, Zu An felt a coolness sweep across his body. Not surprisingly, it must be that the other party was using his spiritual consciousness to explore something on his body.
Fortunately, the box was placed in the inner space of the Glazed Orb before, otherwise it would have been discovered now, and there must be something on the box that could communicate with his mind.
After a while, old man Mi nodded: "That's right, that's right. People's memories are bad when they get old, haha..."
After saying that, he walked away tremblingly with a small flower hoe. No matter from which angle he looked, he looked like an old flower farmer.
Zu An walked around the mansion, pretending to be looking for someone to discuss matters. Guessing that Old Man Mi would not be suspicious, he quietly slipped out of the Chu mansion.
Along the way, he deliberately made a few more circles to make sure that no one was following him, and then he arrived at the appointed pavilion.
Looking at the familiar pavilion, Zu An couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He met Shang Liuyu here last time, but he didn't expect to meet another woman here again this time.
"What are you talking about?" A pleasant voice sounded, and Pei Mianman had already emerged from the darkness.
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're okay. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to escape from that person."
Pei Mianman pursed his lips and smiled: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you for your fire. Otherwise, even though I was well prepared, I was almost caught by that person."
Thinking of the terror of that man, she was still a little frightened.
"It's just something you did casually. It's your ability to escape." Zu An smiled.
At this moment, he suddenly received an anger value in the background.
The anger value from Wei Tuo is +358!
Wei Wei? It should be the name of the mysterious master of the Wei family.
It seems that it was mostly due to the anger level caused by the burning of the yard. Because the Wei family put out the fire in time, the damage to the yard was not great.
Presumably I didn't notice that the box had been replaced, otherwise the anger would be worth more than this.
"By the way, have you found anything?" Pei Mianman asked hurriedly.
Zu An took out the box: "I only found this."
He was curious about what was in the box, but unfortunately he couldn't open it. Thinking that Pei Mianman was well-informed, he wanted to see if she could open or recognize the box.
"Huh?" Pei Mianman took it and looked at it over and over for a while.
Zu An said: "Be careful there is a seal."
Pei Mianman smiled slightly: "This is easy."
I saw a small black flame dancing on her finger, and then she flicked her finger gently on the box, and the flame suddenly spread into a layer of flames, and the original layer of radiance around the box was quickly burned away.
"Okay!" Pei Mianman raised the corners of his lips, then reached out to open the box.
"Be careful!" Zu An hurriedly stopped her. Even Old Man Mi wanted something, and he was worried that there was some mechanism inside.
Pei Mianman nodded, and the two of them stepped back a few meters. Then Pei Mianman stretched out his hand, and a soft energy surged over, as if an invisible hand opened the box.
The two waited for a while, but when they saw that no mechanism appeared, they hurried over.
I saw that the inner wall of the box was surrounded by soft stuffing wrapped in silk. There was an object in the middle, wrapped in a fine brocade handkerchief, and tied with several circles of red thread on the outside.
Pei Mianman was immediately disappointed. Looking at the size and shape, it was obvious that it couldn't be the token she was looking for.
Zu An curiously untied the red thread, and then opened the brocade handkerchief bit by bit. Finally, he couldn't help being stunned: "What is this?"
I saw a piece of black stuff wrapped in the middle of the handkerchief, like a dried earthworm.
Thinking of Old Man Mi being so solemn, Zu An couldn't help but put it to his nose and smell it: "Could it be some kind of panacea?"
There is a faint medicinal smell, but it is very strange. It is not the smell of medicinal materials that I smelled at Ji Xiaoxi's house before.
After hearing what he said, Pei Mianman also became interested and came over to study: "It's not like that. There is no fluctuation of vitality at all, and there is no hint of genius or treasure."
"This thing must be very important." Zu An said firmly, otherwise Mr. Mi would not forget this.
"Where did you find it?" Pei Mianman asked curiously.
"In a secret room under his bed, hidden so deeply, it must be something extremely important." Zu An said.
"Hiding it under the bed..." Pei Mianman was a little confused, suddenly thought of something, his face instantly turned red, and he threw the box over as if it was hot to his hands.
"Hey, hey, be careful." Zu An was in a hurry and managed to catch the thing without letting it fall to the ground. At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder, "What happened?"
Pei Mianman blushed and turned around and spat: "That thing is only a treasure to you men."
It was difficult to see her with such a coy look. Zu An became more and more curious: "Do you know what this is?"
As he spoke, he held it in front of his eyes and looked at it twice.
Pei Mianman was embarrassed to say it at first, but when he saw that he was about to put it up to his nose and smell it, he finally couldn't help but stop him: "Hey, don't, that's... that's the eunuch's... the root of the eunuch's troubles."
"The root of troubles?" Zu An didn't react for a while, and was about to ask again, but suddenly thought of something, and threw the thing and the box out as if it was hot, "Fuck!"
Thinking that he had just held the thing and turned it over and over, and even put it up to his nose to smell it, Zu An felt his stomach churn, and he hurriedly ran to the bushes and retched.
Seeing his uncomfortable look, Pei Mianman was angry and funny, but he patted his back gently and considerately.
Zu An was speechless: "Sister, why didn't you tell me earlier!"
"I just remembered it," Pei Mianman's face turned red, "Besides, you are still a man, why can't you recognize it yourself?"
Zu An became even more depressed: "I'm used to seeing eagles spread their wings, but I never knew someone could do so much like an earthworm."
The more I talked, the more disgusting I felt, and I felt retching again.
Pei Mianman suppressed a smile and said: "It should be that some eunuchs entered the palace from a young age and were purified at a very young age. Then they were pickled with various medicines to prevent them from rotting. After being dried and dehydrated, this is probably all that is left...
That’s it.”
Zu An: "..."
Although I know about the eunuch species, it is too far away from him after all. How can I know the details?
At this time, Pei Mianman suddenly became worried: "Eunuchs attach great importance to their own... They call this thing a treasure. They must take it back and bury it together when it is laid to rest. This means that the body is complete and can be a complete person in the next life. But generally
It is said that these things are all kept in the palace and cannot be taken out privately. Eunuch Wei has a special status in the palace, and it is probably because of the emperor's mercy that he can take it out by himself. "
"But in this case, you stole his treasure. If he finds out, he will definitely be in a desperate situation. Why don't you find an opportunity to put it back."
This thing is completely useless to other people, but the eunuchs' reverse scale is enough to make any eunuch crazy, and the benefits and risks are completely disproportionate.
"Don't worry, I did some tricks over there. I shouldn't be discovered for a while." Zu An had a strange expression on his face. After all the previous clues were connected together, he finally understood and figured out many things that he had not been able to understand before.