After hearing these words, Chen Xiaobei felt excited at first. He had a five-foot-long snake, a tiger, and a century-old turtle. Except for this bird with red feathers, the rest were all ready-made.
But then I thought about it, it’s only when it’s out of stock that it’s valuable. If I said it was in stock, I wouldn’t be able to charge a high price.
"Old Wu, tell him later that most of these things are available on Qingniu Mountain, but they require a little effort, so you have to help me raise the price."
After hearing what he said, Old Wu couldn't help laughing, "I think you fell in love with money, okay, I'll help you lift it up again."
Chen Xiaobei smiled and waved goodbye to Lao Wu, feeling happy at first. After raising a zoo for so long, wouldn't it be great to be able to get back thousands of taels of silver?
But not far away, Chen Xiaobei's expression became grim, and he thought about these things over and over again.
Snake, in one's previous life, the zodiac snake was generally not called snake, but dragon.
The most important thing is this bird with red feathers.
What kind of breed is this? He suddenly slapped his head.
Isn't this Suzaku?
Oops. Chen Xiaobei came to his senses.
The big snake is a dragon, the four things are the green dragon and the white tiger, the turtle is the basalt, and the red-feathered bird is the red bird.
He recalled what Master Taiping once said to Liu Rumei on Qingniu Mountain.
Taiping Zhenren wanted to put up a four-image array, but didn't he also propose a green dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, a red bird in front, a black bird in the back, and a black dragon in the back?
It would be understandable if Taiping Zhenren wanted to acquire these four things.
But Butler Cao, he was just the steward of Zhao Yi, a squire in the county.
Lin Xiaobei recalled what Old Wu had told him back then, that the family of Zhao Yi's wife, Sun, was an official family in the capital.
If you think about it this way, it would be even more intriguing.
Unconsciously, he arrived at the county government office. Chen Xiaobei first found a secluded place, put on brand new official uniform and asked to see Hu Fan.
After meeting, Chen Xiaobei said a few polite words and then got to the point, "Magistrate Hu, I have something important to report to you this time. Chen Lidong, the village guard captain of Hetou Village, died unexpectedly."
It's normal for someone to die these days.
Hu Fan pretended to be concerned and asked a few questions, but Chen Xiaobei responded in a perfunctory manner, saying that he fell through the air while going up the mountain.
"Xiao Bei, the position of village guard captain cannot be left vacant. Who do you think is suitable to do it?"
Chen Xiaobei cupped his fists and said, "I think Chen Dachun can take on this important task."
Hu Fanti wrote down Chen Dachun's name.
"Okay, I'll make a note of it, and you can make arrangements when you get back. By the way, you go find Director Fang and get some pension for the family members."
After finishing this matter, a stone weighing on Chen Xiaobei's heart fell to the ground.
It stands to reason that Chen Lidong can still be given some credit, but the Qingniu Mountain matter has not been settled yet, and it is inconvenient to talk about some things.
Along the way, Chen Xiaobei had been wondering whether the four things Butler Cao wanted had anything to do with Qingniu Mountain.
In the end, he decided to talk to Liu Rumei after returning to the village and let her check the details of Zhao Yi.
After returning to the village, Chen Xiaobei did not go home directly, but turned around to find Liu Rumei.
Liu Ce looked very happy to see Chen Xiaobei, "Brother Xiaobei just has something he wants to discuss with you."
Chen Xiaobei smiled slightly, "What a coincidence. I have something I want to discuss with you."
The two came to see Liu Rumei while talking.
When he met Liu Rumei and Chen Xiaobei, he told Butler Cao to look for these four things in the county town.
Liu Rumei obviously realized the same problem as Chen Xiaobei.
"This is a four-image formation!"
"Yes, Miss Liu, I also think Butler Cao's request is strange. I heard that Zhao Yi's wife, Sun, is a high-ranking official in the capital. You can check his background."
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's words, Liu Rumei couldn't help but smile. He looked at Liu Ce.
Liu Ce cupped his fists and said to Chen Xiaobei, "You are right, Sun's father is named Sun Haoran, who once served as Sima of the Finance Department."
"The Sun family you are talking about is Sun Haoran's concubine. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to marry Zhao Yi."
"Sun Haoran has already retired and returned to his hometown, and his eldest daughter is married to Zhu Meng, the current military marshal."
"The flirting between Zhu Meng and the Imperial Master is no longer a matter of a day or two."
When Chen Xiaobei heard this, he understood that Zhu Meng, Zhao Yi's brother-in-law, was the Grand Marshal of the current dynasty. The Grand Marshal had flirted with the Imperial Preceptor, so these four things would eventually come into the Imperial Preceptor's hands.
Now it seems that the Imperial Master also wants to set up this four-image array, which is a bit interesting.
Liu Rumei looked at Chen Xiaobei, her expression became much more serious, "If you are really asked to get these four things, are you sure you can get them?"
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "Everything else is easy to talk about, but this is the Suzaku. I have gone up the mountain so many times and I have never seen a bird with red feathers. I have seen a pheasant with colorful feathers."
"Oh, in that case, there are a few other things..."
"There are several other things." Chen Xiao said in an understatement, but Liu Rumei felt ecstatic in her heart. If these four things could be obtained, Taiping Zhenren would not have to worry about taking people up the mountain to create the Four Symbol Formation.
Thinking of this, he said to Chen Xiaobei, "How much money did I buy for these things? I will give them to you later."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "No, I won't sell it."
This sentence made Liu Rumei glare, "You."
Chen Xiaobei changed his tone and said, "If Miss Liu needs it, just take it. Xiaobei won't take any money."
This sentence was obviously unexpected by Liu Rumei. She was stunned by it, but there was a hint of tenderness in her eyes when she looked at Chen Xiaobei.
Upon seeing this, Liu Ce hurriedly coughed and said, "By the way, brother Xiaobei, I have something else to tell you. Miss, you should tell me in person."
Only then did Liu Rumei come back to her senses, "Oh, that's right, I suspect there is something wrong with us internally."
Liu Rumei told Chen Xiaobei her analysis again.
Chen Xiaobei nodded slightly after hearing this.
What Liu Rumei said makes sense.
Being able to accurately grasp the whereabouts of Liu Ziming, Liu Ziliang and the others, it was obvious that someone knew the news in advance.
"Okay, then wait for me to go up the mountain in two days and I will take care of this matter."
Liu Rumei looked at Chen Xiaobei and said emotionally, "Thank you very much, Chen Lizhang. If it weren't for your great help, Rumei would still have not come down from Qingniu Mountain."
Chen Xiaobei smiled calmly, "Okay, Miss Liu, there's no need to be so polite to me, I'll go back first."
Watching Chen Xiaobei walk away, Liu Rumei had a complicated expression on her face.
Seeing this, Xiaoqing asked in surprise, "Miss, what happened to you today? The look in Chen Xiaobei's eyes seems wrong."
Liu Rumei sighed, "I said just now that I would buy those animals from him, but he told me that he wouldn't take any money from me."
"You know, if he is transported to the county town, he can easily get thousands of taels of silver from Zhao Yi."