"Then I shall graciously comply!"
Mr. Yi said, his mind harboring some vile thoughts, half-heartedly conceded to the request.
Xiu Bingsheng laughed heartily, "Then hurry over, Mr. Yi, don’t keep the beauty waiting. Put some effort into it, that young lady is quite a catch, if not, Xin Lao’er wouldn’t treat her like a treasure. His entire family died, and he didn’t even frown, but as soon as he learned that the young lady fell into our hands, he couldn’t hold up any longer!"
Han Tianci listened to these obscene words in a daze, while Chu Yu heard every word clearly, wishing he could tear Xiu Bingsheng into a thousand pieces.
You like women, don’t you? Once this matter is investigated thoroughly, I’ll let you die on a woman’s body.
Mr. Yi left first, and Xiu Bingsheng sat on the chair, his deep laughter lingering for a while before he stood up, searched a compartment in the bookshelf, and with a click, the bookshelf slid aside revealing a nook. Inside, there was a brocade box. Xiu Bingsheng opened the brocade box, took out the silver note, and tucked it into his bosom, before restoring the bookshelf and leaving the study.
From the rafters above, Han Tianci, eyes wide with bewilderment, asked in confusion, "Big brother Chu, what does ’quite a catch’ mean?"
Chu Yu gave Han Tianci’s head a knock, "You’re just a kid, spouting nonsense. When we get back, don’t you dare mention this in front of your sister, understand?"
Han Tianci didn’t understand but still nodded his head.
He figured it definitely was nothing good.
"Let’s go, we will raid the study and take all the silver notes!"
Han Tianci quickly nodded, "Okay, okay! Then, Big brother Chu, shall we go shopping for sister afterward?"
"Sure, what would you like to buy?"
Chu Yu asked, pulling Han Tianci down from the rafters, and walked over to the bookshelf. Finding the mechanism, he slid the bookshelf open, opened the brocade box, took out all the silver notes, and stuffed them into his chest, "Let’s go!"
The two quickly left the study, with Chu Yu pulling Han Tianci as they hastily exited the Governor’s Office.
"Big brother Chu, how much silver do we have in total?" Han Tianci asked excitedly.
Chu Yu flicked Han Tianci’s forehead, "Money-grubber, I’ll give it all to you later, but we’re going to make one more stop first!"
"Where are we going?"
"To the Xiu Residence!"
Han Tianci’s eyes instantly lit up, "Big brother Chu, let’s go quickly, right now, and clean him out completely..."
"You little rascal, you’re nothing like your sister!"
Yun Jinnian was so gentle, how did she end up with a little rascal like Tianci?
"Sister is a girl, she can’t show herself in public. I’m a boy, naturally I have to be a bit bad to protect my sister!"
"You have the right idea!"
Chu Yu laughed, pulling Han Tianci along as they asked someone for directions to the Xiu Residence.
"Sir, could you tell us how to get to Magistrate Xiu’s home?"
The old man looked at Chu Yu and Han Tianci, asking, "Who might you be?"
"Our father is from the same hometown as Magistrate Xiu. My brother and I have come to seek his support, but we don’t know where his house is located?"
Seeing the fine clothes on Chu Yu and Han Tianci, the old man said, "Young lads, if you have silver, there’s nowhere in this world you can’t settle down. Why insist on seeking support from this Magistrate Xiu? Don’t end up seeking a protector only to trap both you and your brother in a quagmire, a fate worse than death, wishing for death yet not able to die!"
Chu Yu and Han Tianci exchanged glances.
Just how bad was Xiu Bingsheng’s reputation that asking anyone on the street would elicit such a response?
"Old sir, why do you say that? Could it be..." Chu Yu ventured tentatively.
The old man, however, shook his head, "It’s better left unsaid, better left unsaid. The Emperor is far, and who can govern the tyrant of Yangxi City!"