Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!

Chapter 276: Fair Trade ( 3 )

The Magistrate cooperated with the Yamen to investigate this case. They checked for a long time but couldn’t find any clues pointing to an intentional act of arson. Since it was an accident, the case was closed soon.

As for the identity of the victims, the constables soon found out that they were state slaves bought by a merchant from the southern area. Since there were traces of goods being burned, they concluded that the victims were trapped in the fire when they tried to save the goods.

No one knew that behind the scenes, someone was pulling the strings.

When Yao Zhi, Ling Shi’er, and Ling Shiqi arrived at the storefront, they saw Steward Han had been waiting outside the gate.

Seeing the familiar carriage, his eyes lit up. The moment Yao Zhi climbed down from the carriage, Steward Han cupped his fists, bowed to him, and said, ”Greetings, Young Master Lei.”

Yao Zhi returned his greetings and asked, ”Steward Han, what brought you here so early?”

”Young Master Lei, my Master invited you to visit the General’s mansion to discuss an important matter,” Steward Han replied as he handed a booklet to her.

Yao Zhi accepted the booklet and read the content. After a moment, she nodded and said, ”Since the General has something to discuss, I will naturally accept this invitation.”

Turning to Ling Shiqi, she asked, ”Shiqi, do you want to join me?”

Hearing this, he nodded and replied, ”Master, I want to go with you.”

”Let’s go then,” she smiled and climbed into the carriage.

After she sat inside, both Ling Shi’er and Ling Shiqi sat in the driver’s seat. Their movements were light and steady. Steward Han returned to his carriage and led the way.

Seeing how anxious Steward Han was, she had a feeling that today’s invitation had something to do with the deal she offered the General.

While they were on their way, Yao Zhi opened the system’s recycle function and exchanged a jade bottle with a size equal to the smallest eye drop bottle, a 5 ml bottle.

This jade bottle could contain a total of 150 drops of water. After she exchanged the bottle, she took out her spiritual spring jade bottle.

Fearing that something bad would happen if she gave him the pure spiritual spring water, Yao Zhi only put 20 drops of spiritual spring water and filled it up with the system’s river water.

When she was done, she stored the spiritual spring jade bottle in her system’s storage. As for the jade bottle, she put it inside her leather waist bag.

20 minutes later, they arrived at the General’s mansion. This time, a servant led Ling Shi’er to the back door while Ling Shiqi followed her to the main hall.

After he parked the carriage in the backyard, Ling Shi’er was invited to have hot tea and snacks by the other servants. While they chatted, he only listened and raised his eyebrows when he learned about how messy the situation in the General’s family was.

Meanwhile, Yao Zhi and Ling Shiqi walked into the main hall. Inside, Lu Qianxuan had been waiting for her. Today, Xue Ya’er had to visit the villagers raising pigs and couldn’t join them.

Yao Zhi and Ling Shiqi cupped their fists and greeted him. ”Greetings, General.”

Lu Qianxuan gestured for her to rise and said, ”Young Master Lei, please have a seat.”

The servants had become familiar with her and knew her preference. The maidservant served her plain water instead of tea. She also brought over a bowl of fermented milk curd, topped with crushed roasted nuts and honey.

Yao Zhi glanced at the snacks and smiled. This snack was known as imperial yogurt in later generations. In this era, this was a rare delicacy made from cow’s milk and rice wine.

She had tasted this snack in her previous life. She didn’t know if the taste in the modern era was better or if the original one was better.

Noticing her interest, Lu Qianxuan said, ”Young Master Lei, this snack is specially prepared by my mansion’s chefs. Please have a try.”

Yao Zhi was curious, so she nodded and picked up the bowl. She scooped a spoonful and tasted it.

The imperial yogurt had a smooth, creamy texture. There was a hint of sweetness thanks to the honey. The roasted nuts added a crunchy feel and more flavor.

Compared to the ones she ate in the modern era, this one had a more complex flavor. But overall, the modern version suited her taste buds more since it also added raisins.

She ate half a bowl before she put it down and wiped her mouth. After she took a sip of water, she said, ”General, you are inviting me today not only for me to taste this snack, aren’t you?”

Lu Qianxuan nodded and glanced at Su Moye. Receiving the signal, he waved his hand, and all of the servants bowed to them before they retreated.

When there were only the four of them, Su Moye placed a wooden box on the table beside her before he stood behind his master again.

Yao Zhi opened the wooden box and saw a stack of booklets. She checked them and noticed that these were the household registers prepared for her people.

There were a total of 25 booklets inside, including Xi Er and Xi San’s household registers. She thought about the merit points and decided that she would just set them free later.

Seeing that she was satisfied, Lu Qianxuan said, ”Young Master Lei, you don’t have to worry about any loose ends. No one would be able to find out about their identities as long as they can hide their eye and hair color.”

Yao Zhi smiled and said, ”Thank you for your help, General.”

After she said this, she took out a small jade bottle from her waist bag. She placed the jade bottle on the table and said, ”As per our agreement, this is the spiritual spring water I promised.”