The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

Tang Zhongbai and Yin Yusheng looked at each other, standing there staring at each other, avoiding eye contact and waiting for the other to speak. The scene was frozen for a moment.

Cao Jun'an looked them up and down, and finally sighed helplessly, "Forget it. Brother Yin has buried himself in Buddhist scriptures, he must not want to get close to women. Brother Tang is engaged, it is not convenient for him to get entangled with women in brothels. I am the only one who is alone and the most suitable, I will sacrifice myself to help you."

Jiang Muxia rolled his eyes in his heart. He was not doing this for others. He was clearly afraid that Ji Di was the remnant of King Ling and the Cao family would be implicated. However, his willingness to help saved a lot of trouble.

She bowed respectfully to Cao Jun'an, thanked him, and everyone sat back in their chairs in the stands.

The shouts of prices came one after another from below, and the men's eyes were glowing green. Ji Di was like a piece of fragrant and greasy fat meat, just waiting for the master's order, then they would pounce on him and take a bite. After satisfying their appetites, they would ascend to the sky and become one of the immortals.

The chaotic bidding finally fell silent with a loud and heroic shout of "I'll offer one thousand taels".

The man who made the bid looked to be about fifty years old, wearing brocade clothes and having his hair tied up with white jade. He looked very old, and walked to the edge of the stage with his index finger raised and a look of arrogance, then raised his leg and stepped onto the stage.

Seeing that an old man had snatched the opportunity, the men who were unable to make any more bids sighed and lowered their heads, hating themselves for not having enough money and regretting that they had missed out on such a beauty.

The head of the business asked loudly, "This gentleman has offered a price of 1,000 taels. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price than him?"

As he said this, he began to count down, "Five, four, three, two..."

He shouted slowly and rhythmically, and the crowd's eyes were focused on the man on the stage who looked smug and confident. Some were worried that he might be cut off halfway, some were gloating and hoping that someone would offer a higher price than him, and most people followed and echoed the shouting of the person in charge with the mentality of watching the fun without getting involved.

The word "one" was called out in a long tone, and everyone looked around the room following the long tone, but did not find anyone standing up to bid.

The old man was sure of victory, and walked towards Ji Di proudly.

Just before the boss finished shouting, a clear voice came from the private room on the second floor: "I'll pay two thousand taels."

The old man was startled, stopped, and followed everyone's gaze to look up to the second floor.

Then someone downstairs started to whisper, "Isn't this the Master Cao? What does he mean by this? Ji Di is originally from his own building, why would he leave the money lying around and not make any money? Why would he come out and compete with others for it now? Isn't this crazy?"

"Who knows? Maybe this woman is the one he likes, and he wants her to help him win the title of this year's most beautiful lady. If he comes out to stop the outsider at the critical moment, he can not only protect Ji Di, but also help the building gain a good reputation, killing two birds with one stone."

"Ah, then this head of the Cao family is so..." Before they could finish their words, they saw Cao Jun'an glaring at them with a cold knife, which frightened them so much that they shuddered and dared not say anything further.

"Master Cao has offered two thousand taels. Miss Ji Di belongs to Master Cao tonight." With the words of the head of the family, the matter was settled and today's Oiran competition came to an end.

The old man snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and left angrily.

Ji Di smiled as he bent his knees towards Cao Jun'an, then went up the stairs with his face half covered.

Cao Junan stood up and prepared to keep the appointment. "You wait here, I'll be back soon."

Having been around women for many years, Cao Junan is better than anyone else here at dealing with women.

A moment after Tang Si entered the room, Cao Jun'an left Ji Di's room. He sat back in his seat with a normal expression, picked up the tea and drank it all, then shook his head at the eager eyes everyone was looking at him.

Jiang Muxia's eyes darkened. It wasn't that she didn't believe Cao Jun'an, but Ji Di gave her no reason to believe him. She believed in her own intuition more than what others saw with their own eyes. With Ji Di's ability, some things could be faked. The fact that she could come to Qinghuanju openly proved that she had made full preparations, and she would definitely eliminate all loopholes that could expose her identity.

I'm afraid Cao Jun'an was fooled by her trick this time. This move made her more certain that Ji Di was most likely the female guard on the barge.

Jiang Muxia pinched a piece of pastry and ate it in small bites. She was no longer in a hurry.

Ji Di's only purpose in appearing here must be to gather the remaining followers of King Ling to attack the Tang family and avenge King Ling.

Now is not the time to touch her. Anyway, I will be staying in the county for several months, so I have plenty of time to negotiate with her.

"Sir, let me go meet her. I will definitely recognize her."

When Tang Si heard that he was asked to come over and identify someone, he was eager to try. He was not good at thinking, but he was good at fighting.

Tang Zhongbai didn't say anything, and turned his gaze to Jiang Muxia. From her relaxed attitude, he could tell that she must have other plans.

Sure enough, Jiang Muxia clapped his hands, stood up and greeted everyone, "Let's go home. We've been traveling for two days and we're exhausted. I believe what Master Cao said is true. If Ji Di is really problematic, Qing Huan Ju cannot escape the blame. He cares more about Ji Di's identity than we do. Am I right, Master Cao?"

She suddenly turned around and looked directly at Cao Jun'an. Her eyes were deep and full of ulterior motives, which made Cao Jun'an feel uneasy.

Cao Junan thought to himself, you are really good, you led me into the trap with just one sentence. If she didn't say it, he would only be convicted of negligence in the future. Now that she has made things clear, if Ji Di's identity in Qinghuanju is exposed, he will be guilty of not reporting it. The whole Cao family will be finished.

He gritted his teeth and replied, "You are right. I must keep an eye on her all the time and make sure she can't escape."

She smiled and knelt down, then said, "Well, thank you, Master Cao."

Tang Si had no idea what they were talking about, and pestered Tang Zhongbai to find out what was going on. Tang Zhongbai was about to reprimand them.

Jiang Muxia stopped him and made Tang Si's wish come true.

Tang Si ran in the direction pointed by the servant, feeling confident of victory, and his steps became lighter.

Tang Zhongbai looked at Jiang Muxia in confusion, and she smiled back, "Don't worry, he can't find any problems. But if you stop him from going, it will only add to his troubles. Instead of others sneaking in to investigate secretly in the dark, it's better to let him go now to find out the truth and dispel his doubts."

Tang Zhongbai and his men said goodbye to Cao Jun'an and went to the street to wait for Tang Si to return empty-handed.

It was already mid-afternoon. The trees on both sides of the street were illuminated by the moonlight and the lights on both sides. The moon cast shadows on the trees, and a cool autumn breeze blew over. Jiang Muxia shivered.

Everyone waited on the street for a quarter of an hour, but Tang Si did not come out of the building.

Tang Zhongbai was a little worried. Tang Si was acting rashly. Would he do something out of line and be stopped by someone so that he couldn't get away?

He was just about to get out of the car and go back to the building to look for him when he heard a shrill scream coming from Qinghuanju.