Judging from the degree of decay of the skeleton, it was obvious that it had been there for some time. He just did not know who the owner of the skeleton was.
After scanning with his Divine Thought, Yang Xuan squatted down and took out a silver ring from the pile of rotten flesh.
Water Spiritual Qi was slightly released, and a stream of water appeared out of thin air. It washed the silver ring, revealing the unique pattern on it.
Among the rotten flesh, there was a leather pouch with some scattered silver inside.
Yang Xuan also took out the leather pouch, washed it clean, and put it into the Storage Ring.
After finding nothing else, Yang Xuan stood up and turned to leave.
Behind him, the moonlight fell, and the silver light covered the ground. The soil surged strangely, and the skeleton slowly sank into the ground without a trace.
At the entrance of Zhouzhai Village, Yang Xuan looked at the big pit in the ground thoughtfully.
The locust tree naturally disappeared without a trace, leaving only the deep pit in front of him. Even the millstone that was originally placed under the big locust tree had disappeared.
As for the white-bearded old man, he naturally would not stay here and wait for Yang Xuan to appear.
Shaking his head, Yang Xuan bent down, picked up a tree root from the ground, and put it into the Storage Ring.
After that, he didn't linger any longer. He directly flew up and flew towards the small town not far from the village.
When he arrived at the small county, the sky was already bright, and pedestrians began to appear in twos and threes outside the city gate.
The county was not big, and there were only two silk shops in the county.
Yang Xuan waited until the shop opened before he walked up.
"Shopkeeper, I want to ask you something."
The shop assistant who just opened the door was actually a shop assistant. When he heard Yang Xuan call him shopkeeper, he immediately beamed with joy.
"Sir, what are you talking about? Please ask whatever you want."
Yang Xuan smiled and asked, "In Zhouzhai Village not far from here, there is a man called Zhou Xiaohei. Do you know where he does business?"
The shop assistant did not doubt him and answered very quickly, "Oh, you mean Zhou Xiaozi? He has some shares in Chengji Silk and Fabrics, and usually doesn't see him."
Yang Xuan looked up at the signboard on the door.
Liuji Satin.
"Thank you, shopkeeper." Yang Xuan smiled and turned to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute." The shop assistant stopped him again.
"What's wrong?" Yang Xuan asked curiously.
The shop assistant sneakily looked around before he mysteriously said, "You must be Blackie Zhou's family member. I heard that Blackie Zhou went missing. You must be looking for Skinner Cheng to settle a debt. Let me tell you, when the time comes, you must be tough. Otherwise, that guy might not acknowledge the debt."
"Oh, thank you, shopkeeper. I'll be careful." Yang Xuan smiled and stuffed a piece of silver into the shopkeeper's hand.
The shop assistant laughed so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes. Without anyone noticing, he put the silver pieces into his sleeve and said, "You're too polite. If you have any questions, please ask away."
Yang Xuan didn't have anything else to ask, but seeing him like this, he asked, "Do you know Zhou Heizi's wife, Li Xiuxiu?"
"How could I not know her?" The shop assistant pursed his lips. "She's the top hostess of Yihong Brothel."
"Huh?" Yang Xuan was surprised. Li Xiuxiu was the top hostess of Yihong Brothel? Why didn't Yu Jiu report such important information to him before?
"Then why did she marry Blackie Zhou?" Yang Xuan asked curiously.
"As the saying goes, a night together as husband and wife means endless devotion for the rest of your life. Blackie Zhou was bewitched by her and bought her back." The shop assistant was disdainful, but he couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.
Most men were like this. Although they expressed disdain for other people marrying prostitutes, they were still envious of other people's luck with women.
"Why did I hear that Li Xiuxiu is from Zhou Village?" Yang Xuan asked again.
"That's true. I, Li Xiuxiu, am indeed from Zhou Village. However, her parents passed away, so she came to the county and sold herself to Yihong Brothel." Probably because of the silver, the shop assistant answered every question.
So that's how it is!
Yang Xuan didn't know about this.
"If Li Xiuxiu was from Zhou Village, then why did Blackie Zhou wait for her to enter Yihong Brothel before buying her back and taking her as his wife? Couldn't he have done so before?"
"Who knows?" The shop assistant pursed his lips. "But I heard that before Li Xiuxiu entered Yihong Brothel, she wasn't very pretty. However, after entering Yihong Brothel, for some reason, she became more and more beautiful. She charmed all the men in the county. Who knows what kind of nourishment she received? It's very strange."
Yang Xuan's eyes flashed. He repeated the words "Yihong Brothel" several times in his heart.
After bidding farewell to the shop assistant, Yang Xuan went directly to Chengji Silk Shop.
The shop assistant at Chengji Silk Shop was very polite. Seeing Yang Xuan's extraordinary bearing, he didn't dare to slight him. "May I ask who you're looking for?"
"Do you recognize this?" Yang Xuan took out the silver ring.
The shop assistant was clearly stunned. "Isn't this Boss Zhou's ring? How did it end up in your hands? "
Then, he pretended to be enlightened. "Oh, I know. You're here to settle the bill for Boss Zhou, right?"
Then, without waiting for Yang Xuan to speak again, he ran inside.
Not long after, he came out again, followed by an old man in luxurious clothes.
"This old man is Cheng Gui. May I know your name?" The old man in luxurious clothes saw Yang Xuan and bowed.
"My surname is Yang." Yang Xuan took out the ring.
Cheng Gui nodded and said to Yang Xuan, "Mister Yang Xuan, please follow me."
Yang Xuan followed him into a room next door. Cheng Gui took out an account book and handed it to Yang Xuan. "Mister Yang, please take a look. This is the income and profit for the past three months. According to the previous agreement, Boss Zhou will receive a total of 327 taels of silver per coin. If there are no problems, I can now give this money to Mister Yang."
Why is it different from what the shop assistant from Liu Ji said?
Yang Xuan frowned slightly.
"Boss Cheng, aren't you afraid that I'm a fake?" Yang Xuan asked directly.
Cheng Gui smiled and said, "Mister Yang, don't you know that the agreement between me and Boss Zhou is that I only recognize the ring and not the person?"
Only then did Yang Xuan understand.
Chen Gui turned around and opened the cupboard, taking out a small cloth pouch and handing it over to Yang Xuan. "Mister Yang, this is three hundred taels of silver in banknotes, as well as twenty-seven taels of loose silver.
Yang Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that he would one day make a fortune from a dead person.
Unable to explain, he could only keep the money for the time being.
"Mister Yang, please tell Boss Zhou that I, Cheng Gui, have always been honest when doing business. He can rest assured." After Cheng Gui sent Yang Xuan out, he said with a smile.
"Of course!" Yang Xuan nodded and turned to leave.
He didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered a song from his previous life.
"I'm rich, I'm rich. I don't know how to spend it. I have a Nokia in my left hand and a Motorola in my right …"
Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Yang Xuan tossed these strange thoughts out of his mind as his gaze landed on a certain place at the end of the street.
With money, he naturally wanted to visit a brothel.
He just didn't know if the 327 taels of silver would be enough for him to order a top hostess in Yi Hong Brothel.
And it had to be the type that wasn't beautiful before, but became beautiful after entering.
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