Fix Smile Order Chapter 18: Clues

Tan Lingyin thought that this little dog broke into the firewood by mistake, but after Tan Qingchen put out the fire, she explained the origin of this little dog to her, saying that it was a friend of his who went to Songjiang Prefecture to sell the sea a few days ago When the goods were picked up at the seaside, it was originally a Fandog. I think it should be a businessman from Fanbang who landed here. The friend saw that the puppy was very cute, so he picked it up and kept it temporarily.

After picking it up, I found out that the puppy had no teeth and could only eat porridge. He has been feeding for some time, and the puppy has been fed gradually thin and lethargic. The man had lost his freshness and was also a little bored. When he came back, he saw Tan Qingchen and gave him the dog.

Tan Qingchen thinks this puppy is pretty good. He wanted to fatten it up and give it to his sister to play with, but he didn't expect it to suffer on the first day, and almost died in the fire.

Tan Lingyin tutted her head and shook her head, what an unlucky dog. She opened its mouth and looked at it, but she didn't see a single tooth, the gums were bald, and it wasn't because the bad guy deliberately pulled its teeth. It's not easy for such a dog to survive until now. When Tan Lingyin was carrying it, she felt that it weighed three or four pounds. Tan Lingyin felt some sympathy for the dog with a tragic fate and lightly stroked its head. The puppy probably knew that she was the boss's boss, and rubbed its palm meekly.

Apart from being burned, the puppy had no other injuries. Tan Lingyin felt that since Qingchen wanted to give this dog to her, she had the responsibility to take care of it. And if such ugly things are placed in bookstores, it might affect the business of bookstores. So she found a piece of cloth, wrapped the puppy and carried it back to the county office.

When passing by the Retreat Hall, Tan Lingyin looked inside and saw that the county magistrate was working in the Retreat Hall. She walked in with the puppy in her arms, trying to scare him.

Tang Tianyuan saw what Tan Lingyin was holding in his arms. He didn't know what was wrapped in a piece of flower cloth. The thing was still moving. It must be a living thing. He shook his head, "Whose child are you holding here?"

"My son, sir, don't you think it's cute?" Tan Lingyin said, walking closer and showing the puppy's head.

Tang Tianyuan was accustomed to Tan Lingyin's thick skin, and only thought she was carrying someone else's child for nonsense. Unexpectedly, a small black head stuck out from the flower cloth, staring at a pair of bright eyes.

"What is this?!" Tang Tianyuan was startled and moved his chair back unconsciously, "Take it away quickly."

Tan Lingyin poked the puppy on the forehead, "This is my son, Tangtang."

Tang Tianyuan is embarrassed, "Why does your son have my surname?"

"Uh..." Tan Lingyin touched her nose, she really didn't mean it.

Tan Lingyin was about to explain, but Tang Tianyuan waved her hand to stop her with a clear expression, "I know you don't need to say anything." Tan Lingyin just wanted to slap him to wake him up.

Tang Tianyuan largely did not pursue the issue of taking advantage, and said, "You can take my surname if you want, but this official wants to give him a new name."

"What?"

"Tang Miaomiao," Tang Tianyuan said, raised his hand and touched the puppy's nose with his fingertips, "Miaomiao, are you a cat or a dog?"

Tan Lingyin had a dark face and said angrily, "It's not called Miaomiao, it's called Tangtang."

"Miao Miao."

"Tang Tang."

The two hold back each other, barking the puppy while trying to get its attention. The puppy simply closes its eyes and ignores these two neuropathy

Tang Tianyuan didn't know what was going on either. As soon as he met Tan Lingyin, his intelligence quickly lost and he specialized in stupid things. Just quarreling with people over a dog, he may not have done such a rude thing when he was eight years old, and the more he lived, the more he went back.

"How did your puppy grow a mouse tail?" Tang Tianyuan wanted to save his intelligence, so he stopped arguing, tugged at the puppy's tail, and changed the subject.

The little tail is thin and long, and it really doesn't look like a dog's tail.

"It's hair was burnt, and its original shape was revealed." Tan Lingyin explained.

As she spoke, she looked at a small bag spread out on the desk. In the bag were gold jewelry and gold bricks, which she had picked up from the lake the last time she stumbled and fell into the water. Because it is physical evidence, it has been kept by the magistrate and has not been returned. But now the case is about to be closed, so much money must be returned to the original owner. Tan Lingyin felt a little reluctant, picked up a gold brick, and sighed, "Sir, can you help me to discuss with member Qi, I have collected so much money from him, he will always leave me something good?"

"Can't."

"..." Tan Lingyin curled her lips, threw the gold brick in her hand and caught it, feeling that it didn't feel right, she tried it again, and put the gold brick in front of her to observe carefully.

"Do you want to eat it?" Tang Tianyuan asked quietly.

Tan Lingyin frowned slightly and said in surprise, "It's really strange, isn't Qi member's family rich, why is the quality of this gold not very good?"

Tang Tianyuan calmly asked, "Are you sure?"

"Of course, I'm an expert in gold. As the saying goes, 'seven green, eight yellow, nine five red', you can see the luster of this gold brick, it's yellow at first glance, but if you look closely, it's clear With a faint cyan color, this can only be called gold, and it is far from red gold." Tan Lingyin said here, a flash of light suddenly flashed in her mind, and she thought of something.

Tang Tianyuan looked at her with a half-smile.

When large families store money, they will naturally choose the ones with better quality. If they encounter bad ones, they will exchange them for good ones, and then cast them into gold bricks for preservation. The gold bricks in front of them are obviously cast in batches, the purpose is to preserve wealth, but the quality is not good, which is puzzling.

There is only one reason that can be explained: there are a lot of such poor quality gold, whether it is to purify it by yourself or to exchange it for pure gold, it is unrealistic. So I had to cast gold bricks directly to save it.

Where does so much poor quality gold come from?

The quality of the gold is not good, indicating that the alchemy process is relatively rough. Under normal circumstances, the gold tempered by the government is of good quality. Only some private alchemists, due to factors such as poor conditions and insufficient manpower, will make gold of the middle and lower grades.

A large number of private alchemists are often inseparable from the thievery of gold.

And now, it appears in Tongling County...

Tan Lingyin silently put the gold bricks back. The look of the magistrate made her feel a little guilty.

Tang Tianyuan stared at her, "Tan Lingyin, this official has always been curious, what is your background?" A girl with poetry and calligraphy in her belly and a deep knowledge of calligraphy, it seems that the girl's family background should be good . But Tan Lingyin's words and deeds are unscrupulous, sometimes out of line, and seeing money... These have nothing to do with words like "girlfriend". In short, this person is full of a sense of contradiction. At first glance, it is very inconsistent, but after getting along with her for a long time, he feels that this is also a unique temperament.

Tan Lingyin touched her nose, "I'm from the Tang Dynasty in the east, and I want to go to the west to worship Buddha and ask for scriptures."

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Tang Tianyuan decided not to follow her around in circles, "Don't think that this official doesn't know why you are relying on me as a master. I don't care who ordered you to come here, the idea of ​​​​playing this batch of gold is to plot to steal the national treasury. , don't talk about you, even your brother, you will also get in. You can figure it out yourself."

"Don't, don't..." Tan Lingyin was a little anxious, "If you have something to say..."

"Alright, let me ask you, who is the mastermind behind you?"

"I am the master behind me," Tan Lingyin said. Seeing that he didn't believe it, she dug out the gold mine from her purse. "Really, look. I picked it up from Tianmu Mountain."

This is an important clue. Tang Tianyuan held the gold mine and asked solemnly, "Where did you get it from?"

"This..." Tan Lingyin scratched her head, very embarrassed, and then explained the origin of the gold mine to him. It was dark and dazzling that day, and she was sleepy and confused again, and she really couldn't remember which hilltop the gold mine was from.

Tang Tianyuan first heard of such a strange thing. If someone said that, he would definitely not believe it, but if it was Tan Lingyin, he actually didn't think it violated the peace at all.

He put away the gold mine, and then frightened Tan Lingyin with a straight face, "In short, don't worry about this anymore, or the consequences are not something you can bear."

Tan Lingyin was a little unwilling, "Don't be like this, we can look for it together, and after we find it, we can discuss how to divide it," she suddenly lowered her voice, "Actually, you don't have to tell the emperor, right, after you find it..."

Tang Tianyuan interrupted her, "I want this official to deceive you?"

"Sir, you're not here for this, are you?"

I came to find you, and then I jumped into this pit. Tang Tianyuan squinted at Tan Lingyin, he didn't want to tell the second person this painful memory.

Tan Lingyin only treats him as the default. It turned out that the county magistrate came here specifically to find gold, so he could not share the spoils with him. Tan Lingyin rolled her eyes, thought about it, and said, "Then, I can help you find it too. I also want to serve the court." After she found it, she was not sure she could secretly get some, and even if she couldn't get it, she could take the opportunity to follow up with her. The court asks for rewards, and the court will definitely not begrudge that reward.

Tang Tianyuan could naturally see what she was thinking. He didn't expose her, but just said, "Alright, you just need to help this officer to be optimistic about Zhou Zhengdao."

Tan Lingyin nodded hurriedly, rubbed her hands together and her eyes lit up, "Okay, wait and see."

Tang Tianyuan suddenly asked, "You're not a local?"

Tan Lingyin was taken aback, "Huh?"

"There are very few local people who speak Mandarin so smoothly."

"Ah, I, I came here as a refugee."

Such a shameless person, it's easier to lie than to drink water. Tang Tianyuan didn't believe it, didn't ask, anyway, she didn't tell the truth. He waved his hand and let Tan Lingyin take her ugly son out first.