Zhou Zhengdao brought a handwritten letter from the prefect. This is the second letter Mr. Futai has written to him since the body was found in the mine last time. Tang Tianyuan opened the letter in front of Zhou Zhengdao and read it. The content was similar to the first letter. It was nothing more than a kind greeting to him and told him not to carry it alone if something went wrong, but to discuss it with Shangguan first. Yes, but this time the tone has softened a lot.

Tang Tianyuan took the letter and asked Zhou Zhengdao, "Is there no progress on the body recognition?"

Zhou Zhengdao shook his head, "At present, none of the bones have been claimed. My lord, I think it's better to let them go to the ground earlier."

Tang Tianyuan wondered, "It's fine. It's just that so many people died. If this official doesn't find the murderer and punish them severely, I'm really ashamed of the people of Tongling."

"Don't blame yourself, adults, they are not locals."

Tang Tianyuan's eyes flashed, "How do you know they are not locals?"

"I..." Zhou Zhengdao rolled his eyes, "If they are locals, someone should come to claim the bones."

"That's true," Tang Tianyuan sighed, wondering, "But there are five dead at once, I can't tell if there are others, if this official sits and ignores it, if the court finds out in the future, not to mention my black gauze hat, I'm afraid that the head of the item will be difficult to protect."

Zhou Zhengdao was so anxious that he straightened his beard, this little magistrate was too stubborn, so he still wanted to investigate. After the accident, the prefect told him that if Tang Feilong didn't give up, he could back down a little. So Zhou Zhengdao took a step forward and said mysteriously, "Sir, the humble post is always yours. A few days ago, someone found the humble post and admitted to doing the next thing. Now he is so scared that he dare not explain it to you, but he trusts the humble post. Let me give you a message, if you don't pursue this matter, Sir, he is willing to keep all the proceeds from the private gold mining in your custody."

To put it nicely, is it a purchase? Tang Tianyuan squinted, "Oh? How many?"

Zhou Zhengdao stretched out three fingers.

"Three thousand taels?"

"..." Zhou Zhengdao rolled his eyes, "Three thousand taels."

Tang Tianyuan was a little disdainful, "It's not too much."

Zhou Zhengdao had found out that this little magistrate was just waiting to collect the money. But he was too greedy, three thousand taels of gold was thirty thousand taels of silver, which could crush several people to death, how could it not be too much.

Tang Tianyuan asked, "Zhou Xiancheng, you said that the mine should be quite large. He only stole 3,000 taels. Does that mean that there are still many that have not been mined?"

Zhou Zhengdao knew that he wanted another idea. He sneered, "Sir, the mine is empty."

"How did you know?"

"I... also listened to that person."

"Look, you're too naive." Tang Tianyuan shook his head.

Zhou Zhengdao was a little sad. Who is naive? Three hundred thousand taels.

"What others say may not be true, only what you see with your own eyes is true. You tell that person, I will help with this, and I will keep the gold for him for the time being. As for the mine, let's go and look for it, maybe we can find it. What about the new mines, right?"

Taking advantage is not enough! Zhou Zhengdao's eyes have been rolled to the point where only the whites are left, and with his coy mustache, he looks like a goat that faints immediately.

This was not good-looking, Tang Tianyuan saw his eyes hurt, so he let him go.

After Zhou Zhengdao left, Tang Tianyuan sat down to settle accounts. 100,000 taels minus 3,000 taels, he is still 97,000 taels short. Looking up to the sky and sighing, there is a long way to go!

It would be nice to have a box of gold first. Thinking about it, Tang Tianyuan wanted to laugh when Tan Lingyin drooled across a large box of huáng Jinshi.

He was a little sad again. haven't seen her for a day, and miss her again.

At the same time, Tan Lingyin, who was staying in the south study, touched the back of her head. Just now, there seemed to be a cold air passing over the back of her head. Was it because the weather was getting colder?

She was sitting in the courtyard, watching Tangtang play with her tail. Tangtang is a silly hat, and he can play with his tail for a long time, and he will never get tired of it.

"Tangtang, you say, did I do something wrong?" Tan Lingyin said to it softly.

Tangtang ignored her. It played hard this time, biting the tip of its own tail, "Ow!" Pain!

It quickly let go of its tail and jumped to her feet in panic, rubbing its little head against her ankle for comfort.

Tan Lingyin held Tangtang in her arms and asked it again, "Actually, it wasn't a bad thing to marry him in the first place, right?"

She escaped marriage at first because she heard that Zhu Dacong had a bad character. After contacting him now, she feels that his character is very good. In this way, the meaning of her escaping marriage does not exist.

What would it be like to marry him? Husband and wife sing along? Qin Se and Ming?

This is a beautiful word, but why is she not moved at all, and even feels a little powerless?

Zhu Dacong's question resounded in his ears again: "But you already have someone you like?"

Inexplicably, Tan Lingyin suddenly thought of the scene of crying in someone's arms yesterday. Later, she rubbed her snot on the placket of his shirt... It's so embarrassing, can't bear to look back!

Tan Lingyin's ears were a little hot. She lowered her head and gently grabbed Tangtang's neck, who raised his head and squinted, enjoying it comfortably.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside.

Tan Lingyin said loudly, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Tan Qingchen walked in with a food box. When I went to a neighboring county to buy paper a few days ago, I saw that a Shandong native opened a dim sum shop there, selling Ludi snacks. Tan Qingchen bought some, and he came back and waited for two days before his sister came to the door, so he came to her by himself. .

Tan Lingyin was really happy when she saw the food in her hometown. She hurriedly cleaned her hands and started eating.

Tan Qingchen's sharp eyes pointed to her fingers: the nails are long, it's time to fix them.

Before Tan Lingyin could speak, Tan Qingchen pulled out a small nail clipper and nail file, sat down and pulled Tan Lingyin's left hand to help her fix it.

It's really touching to have such a caring brother. Tan Lingyin looked at Qingchen's focused eyes while eating, and suddenly asked, "Qingchen, do you have a crush?"

Tan Qingchen looked up at her, smiled and nodded. There was tenderness in his bright and clear eyes, and his face was slightly embarrassed.

Tan Lingyin was very surprised that her younger brother had a crush on her, and she, the older sister, didn't even know it. She threw away the dim sum and said in surprise, "Who is who is who! Why didn't you tell me? How about I go to a matchmaker to help you ask for marriage?"

Tan Qingchen smiled and shook his head.

"Do not say?"

He nodded.

"why?"

Shaking his head again.

Tan Lingyin was speechless, "Qingchen, tell me the truth, don't you want to marry her? Is it because she is a girl from a big family, you are afraid that you won't be able to climb high?"

Tan Qingchen thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and gestured: I hope my crush can marry her crush.

"How do you know she doesn't like you?"

Tan Qingchen bowed his head and did not respond this time.

It looks like it must have been rejected. Tan Lingyin didn't know that Qingchen already had a history of qíng, and she was so obsessed with qíng. She sighed and touched his head, "Fool."

Tan Qingchen smiled at her, and then carefully trimmed his nails.

Tang Tianyuan walked to the entrance of the south study room and saw the qíng shape inside through the wide open courtyard door at a glance. Seeing that Tan Qingchen was actually playing with Tan Lingyin's hand and the latter was easily letting him do what he did, it felt like the braised ròu in his bowl was poked with chopsticks by someone who didn't agree. Tang Tianyuan elongated his face and stared at Tan Lingyin.

His eyes were so intense that Tan Lingyin couldn't help but notice him, "Sir, are you okay?"

Tan Qingchen heard this, looked up at him, and quickly immersed himself in his work.

Tangtang ignored him.

Tang Tianyuan was depressed, "Tan Lingyin, follow me to the retreat hall."

"now?"

"right."

"In such a hurry?"

"right."

Tan Qingchen looked up at him again, this time his eyes were not very friendly.

Tan Lingyin stood up, "Qingchen, I'll go over first, and I'll be back in a while. You are here to play with Tangtang, wait for me."

Tang Tianyuan saw Tan Qingchen put away the manicure utensils. He murmured, "No need to wait, it won't be over in a while."

Tan Lingyin had to let Qingchen go back first. She followed Tang Tianyuan to the Retreat Hall, "Sir, what's the matter?"

Tang Tianyuan was not in a hurry to mention the "urgent and important" matter, but said, "The nails have to be repaired by someone else, so you've made it big enough."

Tan Lingyin was stunned for a moment, what is this? She replied, "Qingchen has a good-looking repair." She is impatient, her eyes are not good, the repair is too rough, and she always wants her nails to grow and round, not as good as Qingchen repair. good.

Tang Tianyuan obviously did not accept such a reason, "How can the girl's family have skin-to-skin relationship with others so easily."

It's really weird, why do you say that to me. Tan Lingyin was not too happy, "You are too lenient."

Tang Tianyuan was displeased, and frowned, "You are a girl who is close to men all the time, what kind of manners do you have? And that Zhu Dacong—"

When he mentioned Zhu Dacong, Tan Lingyin was a little irritable and interrupted him, "I'm happy! I'm happy!"

"You...!" Tang Tianyuan was also a little angry, "Why are you so stubborn." What did I like about you?

Tan Lingyin rolled her eyes, "I'm just like this, you bite me?"

Tang Tianyuan's eyes dimmed, "Okay."

Tan Lingyin: "..."

He stepped forward, bowed his head, and pressed his lips to hers. He opened his mouth and bit her lower lip gently, and after biting, he lingered and rubbed her lips lightly with his teeth.

Tan Lingyin felt a shock in her head and her body was as dumb as ever.

He quickly let go of her, and then he licked the corner of his mouth with a stern expression, "You let me bite."

☆、Chapter 44

Tan Lingyin could not have imagined that Tang Feilong would do such a thing and say such a thing. This shameless scumbag!

Ashamed and annoyed, she raised her hand to greet him without hesitation.

Tang Tianyuan grabbed her wrist and clasped it tightly. Just now, he kissed her in a hurry, but now, he realized that he was a little too hasty. He can only be regarded as a secret student of Tan Lingyin now, and judging from her reaction just now, she doesn't seem to be enlightened. Therefore, he treated her like that, only for fear that it would scare her.

Tan Lingyin's eyes widened, and she could not wait to breathe out fire.

Tang Tianyuan was a little frustrated, what to do, she really had no idea about him.

Now that the move is too big, and it arouses her disgust, it is not good. Tang Tianyuan narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "I'll teach you a lesson this time, so that you know what men are." In a hurry, he scolded himself.

"You, you..." Tan Lingyin's face turned pale with anger, this scoundrel, after playing a hooligan, makes sense! She pulled her hand back hard.

Tang Tianyuan let go of her, "Don't think too much."

"I miss you, uncle!" Tan Lingyin has been floating on the rivers and lakes over the years, and has really learned a lot of village dialects.

She rubbed her wrists and ran away.

Tang Tianyuan stood there, staring blankly at her back. He found that he was really helpless, and even thought that she was cute when she spoke foul language.

He helplessly raised his forehead in thought. He likes a girl, but this girl doesn't like him, not only doesn't like him, but also has entanglement with other men. Tan Qingchen and Zhu Dacong, it is said that these two people have an advantage over him in terms of time. Not only that, there is also Zheng Shaofeng, who has gained the admiration of Tan Lingyin under the name of Tang Tianyuan. Although he has little contact with Tan Lingyin, it should not be underestimated.