Chapter 165 Antique Family (4k)

Li Sheng, the housekeeper of the Ni family, pulled Lin Yi to the corner of the shop and stuffed a banknote first.

Lin Yi took a quick look, oh, twelve taels!

This is quite a bold move.

"Master Lin, to be honest, our Ni family is the same Ni family that does antique business in Shoulin City."

After Li Sheng reminded him, Lin Yi immediately remembered The Ni family in the north of the city.

The Ni family is very special. They are engaged in a niche antique business. Although they rarely appear in the public business arena, they are said to be among the richest in Shoulin City.

Because the Ni family's business is not very popular, no one knows how much actual profit it makes and how big the family fortune is.

According to some rumors, the Ni family’s wealth may be even greater than that of the Su family!

No wonder they are so generous.

Lin Yi quickly put away the banknote and heard Li Sheng continue: "After my master left, my wife Ni inherited the master's business with full authority. Although the leader of Ni's house has changed, The business was going well, even better than before. My wife never remarried after the master left. Many of us said that my wife was a chaste woman. But then...then..."

Na Lisheng hesitated and said: "I was looking for a house one night. When I passed by my wife's house, I heard... the sounds of men and women having fun."

Oh no...

Lin Yi did not expect that what happened today was that the housekeeper of the Ni Mansion told gossip about his wife...

"I At that time, I thought, this is not possible! If Madam has a concubine outside, it is inevitable that her elbows will be turned outward. When the time comes, all the property of the Ni family will be transferred to the concubine, and our Ni family will be finished!"

Li Sheng sighed and said: "I have been in the Ni family for more than 20 years and watched the master grow up. Unexpectedly... the master died young due to heartache. The master trusted me and appointed me as the housekeeper of the Ni family. Naturally, I must fulfill my duties and protect the family business whether the master is here or not." p>

Lin Yi quite appreciated Li Sheng's loyalty.

"Butler Li, why did you come to me?"

"That's right, ever since I heard the strange noise that day, I started to Observing Madam carefully, I clearly heard someone in the house several times, but no man came out even though he was guarding the door. As a housekeeper, I didn't dare to rush into Madam's house. As a result, last night, at our house. In the garden, a... male corpse suddenly appeared. "

"Male corpse?"

"Yes."

" Are they from the family?"

Li Sheng shook his head and said: "No...not from the family."

"That is?"

Facing Lin Yi’s urgent gaze, Li Sheng sighedHe took a breath and said, "It's a famous scoundrel in our city, Niu Er."

When Lin Yi heard what Li Sheng said, Lin Yi's head buzzed.

This Niu Er comes to his store again and again to buy Huhu wine.

At that time, Lin Yi was still wondering why Niu Er had to buy so much every three to five. According to what Li Sheng said, he must have vented all the power of the Tiger Wine on the widow of the Ni Mansion, Mrs. Ni.

But how could he die in Ni Mansion?

"How did he die?"

Li Sheng shook his head and said: "I don't know how he died. It's just that when Niu Er died, he was only wearing a pair of close-fitting clothes. He fell almost naked in our yard. Therefore, I made a special trip to see Mr. Lin just to ask you to come out and see how Niu Er died and what happened to our wife." /p>

Lin Yi understood in his heart.

I heard Cao Dahua mentioned that this Niu Er is a rebellious son. His parents were angry and killed by him early on, and he is a lonely man.

If he died, no one would report it to the official.

In this era, if no one reports to the official, it means nothing is wrong.

For the Ni family, this kind of neglected human life is nothing, but reputation is very important and must not become a topic for ordinary people after dinner.

Li Sheng had actually guessed that Niu Er’s death was related to his wife, but as the housekeeper of the Ni family, it was not convenient for him to come forward to investigate, so he simply came to Lin Yi and told Lin what happened. Yi, and then hoped to use his hand to find out the truth about this life and what happened to his wife.

Lin Yi replied: "Steward Li, it's like this. Although I, Lin Yi, am a warlock of the fifth sect, I also have an official position..."

Listen When Lin Yi said this, Li Sheng was suddenly stunned, his eyes were complicated, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"But..."

Lin Yi changed the subject.

"You are looking for Warlock Lin, not Lin Yi from the Yamen, so I will help you investigate these things in the house. There will be no problems."

Listen to Lin Yi's words He said that Li Sheng immediately felt relieved. The last thing he wanted was to report this matter to the government, which would cause a big fuss and damage the reputation of the Ni family.

"On behalf of everyone in the Ni family, I will bear in mind Lin Gaoren's great kindness and virtue!"

Lin Yi said again: "But I can't do this by myself. If I can do it alone, I have to find someone to go with me, so I can feel at ease."

Li Sheng said strangely: "Oh, Mr. Lin wants to invite someone to go with him?" ?"

Lin Yi smiled and said: "Police Chief, Cao Dahua"

Li Sheng's expression suddenly became strange and said: "Lin Gao, please don't joke. You clearly know that I'm here to find you, but you don't want to report these things to the government. If you go with Cao Baotou, isn't a small matter turning into a big deal?"

Lin Yi shook his head and said. : "Don't worry, that Captor Cao is me, Lin."Yi's brother is only here to testify on behalf of the patrol department. If Niu Er in your house is killed by someone, maybe you want to catch the murderer again. At this time, Capt. Cao can take action immediately. Yes, but if you don’t want to report it to the official, that’s okay. Capt. Cao will not meddle in this nosy matter. And with Capt. Cao present, if there is any disturbance about the Ni family in the city, Capt. Cao will not I can stand up as a witness and speak for you. This is called being prepared. ”

It’s good to be prepared.

When Li Sheng heard Lin Yi say that if no one reported to the official, Capt. Cao would not meddle in his own business, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

According to what Lin Yi said, with Cao Dahua present, no matter what the Ni family did, people from the yamen would have witnessed it at the scene, so that if someone raised old scores and came again in the future, Their Ni family's trouble.

Although Niu Er is hateful, he still has a human life.

No matter whether anyone reports it to the official, he is already dead, and he died in the Ni family. , this is a fact.

No one knows what is involved in Niu Er’s death.

“Okay! ”

That Li Sheng is also a good man. After hearing what Lin Yi said, he thought that this matter would be beneficial to the Ni Mansion and himself, so he agreed immediately.

Pushing a ten-tael silver note into Lin Yi's hand, Li Sheng said: "This Captor Cao is Lin Gaoren's brother. Please ask him to come with you. Li Sheng is waiting for you two at your house." Dajia. ”

After saying that, Li Sheng specifically warned: “Please keep a low profile on this matter and keep the secret of our Ni Mansion. When everything comes to light, Li Sheng will thank you deeply!” ”

My dear, I’ll be giving you one hundred taels per person as soon as I make a move. If you want to express your gratitude, wouldn’t it mean that at least one person has to be given one hundred taels?

Lin Yi nodded and said: "Okay, you go back to the house first, and I'll go find Mr. Cao together." "

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When they arrived at the patrol department, Capt. Cao was telling in the yard how he was so powerful on the school field in the military camp yesterday, using a The centurion Dong Cheng was hit by a tiger-crane attack and was unable to resist.

The surrounding policemen listened with concentration and relish.

Seeing Lin Yi coming. Cao Dahua immediately stopped talking about it and pulled Lin Yi aside, fearing that Lin Yi would find out about his bragging.

"Brother Lin, why are you here? I thought you were in the shop right now. "

Lin Yi looked at Cao Dahua's forehead. It was a little green, but there was nothing else. It seems that the injury from yesterday has healed.

"Brother Cao, what did you do before? When he came to my shop, he once mentioned to me a man named Niu Er, who often came to buy Huhu wine. "

"Ah..." Cao Dahua thought for a long time, then suddenly realized, and said, "I remember, it's Niu Er. How can you ask him what he is doing? Isn't he willing to pay for your drinks? ”

Lin Yi shook his head and said: "How dare you dare? I just want to know what he is like on a daily basis?"

Cao Dahua blurted out without thinking: "He is Shou. A beggar and gangster in Lin City takes advantage of his good job and seduces young girls everywhere, even young ladies with husbands and young widows without husbands. He is extremely disgusted by the men of Shoulin City. The object of hatred! It’s just that... most of those women seem to have posted on their own initiative, and no one has reported it yet, so there’s nothing they can do about him.”

“It turns out Niu Er. He is such a person."

After listening to Cao Dahua's words, Lin Yi felt somewhat confident.

"Brother Lin, did this awesome guy do something? I remember you never like to meddle in other people's business."

"Hey, it's not that I want to be nosy, it's Something strange came to Cao Dahua's door."

Lin Yi told Cao Dahua about the visit of Li Sheng, the housekeeper of Ni Mansion, and then thrust a ten-tael silver note into Cao Dahua's hand. Immediately he smiled brightly and murmured in a low voice: "Brother Lin Xian is really my good brother. He never forgets me, Cao, when good things happen. Don't worry, I will go with you today to be a witness on behalf of our patrol department. As for whether he will report the case or not." , That’s his business, what does it have to do with me?”

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Cao Dahua simply packed up, picked up the official sword, and put on his belt. , and went with Lin Yi.

Now Cao Dahua's identity is the head of the patrol department. If he wants to go out, no one dares to ask him where he is going.

On the way, Cao Dahua told Lin Yi about the Ni family.

It is said that the ancestors of the Ni family started their career by robbing tombs.

I robbed several tombs and took a lot of treasures.

After doing a few high-end transactions, the Ni family accumulated their first pot of gold, then washed up their hands and turned into antique dealers.

Because I have done tomb robbing and have a keen eye, the Ni family’s antique business is booming.

When talking about this, Lin Yi asked: "Brother Cao, what is the Yamen's attitude towards tomb robbing, do you care or not?"

After listening to Lin Yi's words After saying this, Cao Dahua was stunned and replied: "Tomb robbers are just tomb robbers. What's the matter with shutting down the Yamen? There are rumors in Jiuzhou that there are many tombs and how many treasures are hidden in them. If someone really has the ability to reach heaven, he can make some precious ancient relics It’s too late for everyone to rejoice. The government doesn’t care about tomb robbing.”

Lin Yi then understood why there were so many tomb robbing sects in this era, and they were all influenced by the environment. Influence.

Cao Dahua continued: "What's more, I heard the rumors about the Ni family from the mouths of the tea guests in Songyunxuan. No one can say for sure whether they are true or not. It has always been quite mysterious in Shoulin City."

Lin Yi nodded and said, "Brother Cao, please continue."

Let's talk about the Ni family.After successfully switching to a legitimate business, Ni Kuang, the young master of the Ni family, gradually grew up. Because of his talent and intelligence, he was regarded as the next generation successor of the Ni family.

At an auction in the antique industry, Ni Kuang met his later wife, whose surname was also Ni, but whose only name was Zhen.

Because they have the same surname as Ni, Ni Kuang couldn't help but look at Ni Zhen a few more times at the auction.

This Ni Zhen is also a beauty, gentle, graceful, smart and capable. In modern terms, she is a strong woman.

Ni Zhen is from Daliang, Yuzhou. The Ni family was considered a prominent family in Daliang before, but it gradually declined. As of Ni Zhen's generation, it is better than ordinary families. These ancestors live on their old laurels.

Many rare collections were sold at the auction at that time, some of which were even available for the first time. Ni Kuang spent a lot of money to buy two of them, but Ni Zhen remained seated from beginning to end. He never raised his hand to bid.

Later, a calligraphy and painting came out at the auction. The auctioneer who was in charge of the calligraphy and painting at that time bluntly said that this calligraphy and painting was not authentic, but it was very similar. If anyone is interested in calligraphy and painting, , but you can pay a price and buy it back at a low price to learn to copy.

Compared with the previous treasures, this painting looks like it is just for recharge, and the price is naturally relatively low.

The starting price was one hundred taels, but no one responded.

Ni Kuang even thought to himself, how could anyone like this kind of thing.

Just when everyone thought the painting would fail, Ni Zhen suddenly raised her hand and called a price.

But this price surprised everyone.

“I like this painting very much, but I don’t have one hundred taels with me, only sixty taels. Can you sell me this painting?”

Someone immediately laughed. : "This is an auction, not a roadside stall outside. If you want to bargain, girl, you are in the wrong place."

Someone also joked: "This beauty likes calligraphy and painting, my house I’ve been there a lot. As long as the beauty is willing to come with me, how about I take this picture for you?”

Faced with the disrespectful words from everyone, Ni Zhen’s expression did not change and she just stared at the stage. Auctioneer on.

"This..."

Although this host has seen many scenes, some people raise the price to sky-high prices in order to compete for an antique, just for the sake of gambling, and some even because of themselves There are many cases where the favorite collection is not photographed, and there are fights with other people.

This is the first time I have seen someone bargaining.

Just when the auctioneer was about to politely decline Ni Zhen, Ni Kuang, who had been sitting nearby and watching with cold eyes, suddenly spoke.

"Girl, if you really like this painting, how about I lend you forty taels to make a hundred taels?"

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