GBP Chapter 449 The Arrogant Elder of the Cao Family
Chapter 449 The Arrogant Elder of the Cao Family
Although Wang Yazi was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to show it on his face. He could only suppress his anger secretly and explained with embarrassment: "Madam, I run a small business. After all, a pawnshop is not a charity.
She eats so much, I can't feed her freely...
How about this, I will give Gao to the county lady and won’t accept any money from her…”
"Don't be nervous. I don't mean to blame you."
Tu Jiaojiao's expression was indifferent, "Besides, we are buying people, how can we let you give them away for free?
The child is too young to understand things, so don't take it to heart."
After saying that, she asked someone to bring the silver notes and bought the people she liked according to the prices quoted by the four traffickers.
Xie Ying pretended to puff up her face in frustration: "Mom, it's too expensive!"
It was obviously not appropriate to continue bargaining now, so she was just pretending, not really trying to lower the price.
The four traffickers became nervous because of what she said, fearing that she would bargain recklessly again.
Tu Jiaojiao coaxed, "Okay, if you think it's expensive, let's not buy it in the future, okay?"
Seeing this, the four traffickers were worried that something might happen, so they quickly said goodbye and wanted to take the money and leave immediately.
Unexpectedly, Tu Jiaojiao suddenly asked Wang Yazi: "Who is the master you mentioned earlier?"
Wang Yazi's eyes flashed: "He is the fifth old master of the Cao family. The Cao family is also a well-known and powerful family in Gusu. Moreover, the son of this fifth old master is talented and well-educated. He once passed the imperial examination.
After serving as a county magistrate for a few years, he resigned and returned to his hometown to concentrate on academic research. He also became a teacher at Qingyun Academy and was very famous in Gusu.
Tu Jiaojiao understood what he meant - the Cao family was not easy to deal with and could be considered the local tyrants.
She also knew that even if Xie Xiu became the governor of Gusu, he could not easily offend the local powerful families.
After all, most of the clerks in the yamen are local people. As the saying goes, officials come and go, but clerks remain.
Having offended these local tyrants, Xie Xiu would be easily hindered no matter what he wanted to do, making it difficult to implement his policies.
Originally, she didn't understand these things, but on the way here, she specifically asked Xie Xiu for advice, and Xie Xiu told her everything he knew.
Only then did she understand the ins and outs of this matter.
Wang Yazi said this deliberately, clearly wanting to use the Cao family to pressure her and prevent her from continuing to dwell on the matter of the child.
But the more he did this, the more it showed that there was something fishy about the child's death!
But the people have already been buried in the Cao family cemetery. Unless there is irrefutable evidence, even if Xie Xiu is the prefect, he cannot forcibly dig up the Cao family cemetery.
This matter cannot be rushed, we have to take it slow.
Tu Jiaojiao's eyes turned cold, and she didn't continue to ask questions. She just smiled meaningfully: "I see."
Then he had people send all the human traffickers and the remaining people away.
After these people left, she looked at the people who had bought the property and asked directly, "Does anyone know the Cao family?"
Several people looked at each other with hesitant expressions.
Tu Jiaojiao saw this and understood more and more that the Cao family was not to be trifled with.
She looked at Gao Jinlan again, thinking she would tell her about the Cao family.
Unexpectedly, it was Lin Yuyao who spoke first: "Madam, there are many families with the surname Cao in Gusu, but the most powerful one today is the Cao family in Yangliu Lane..."
The teacher of the Cao family is named Cao Xuehai, and he is said to be an extremely powerful person.
He also had a daughter who was said to be beautiful, virtuous, and intelligent. She could compose poetry at the age of seven.
Unfortunately, Miss Cao's life was filled with misfortunes. First, her childhood sweetheart, her fiancé, drowned, and then she was abducted by thieves and her whereabouts have been unknown since then..."
Her tone was neither hurried nor slow, and her voice was pleasant to the ears. She talked about many things about the Cao family in succession, which made people listen with great interest.
On the other side, after the four traffickers went out, they bowed politely and parted ways.
Wang Yazi asked someone to send the remaining maids back to the brokerage shop, and he couldn't wait to go to Cao's house.
When Cao's doorman saw him, his face turned a little bad: "Why are you here?"
Wang Yazi flatteringly stuffed a small piece of silver into the hand and whispered, "Please help me pass a message to the master. Just tell him about the incident with the girl. The situation is not good. The wife of the magistrate Xie is a little dissatisfied with this matter..."
The doorman took the silver and was initially somewhat satisfied with Wang Yazi's approach. However, upon hearing his words, his expression changed drastically: "Just wait!"
After saying this, he quickly closed the door and ran in to report.
Not long after, Wang Yazi was invited in and met the head master of the Cao family.
His attitude this time was much more respectful than when he was facing Tu Jiaojiao. He bent down at the waist and said, "I greet Master Cao."
Master Cao was a rather portly man, and at this moment he was sitting in the main seat with a gloomy face, which made people feel even more frightened when they looked at him.
Wang Yazi said respectfully, "This is what happened..."
He recounted the entire incident, inevitably embellishing it a lot and trying his best to exclude himself. Finally, he looked at Master Cao with an uneasy expression: "Master, what do you think about this matter...what should we do?"
"What are you afraid of? Didn't that girl die of illness?
She was unlucky. She had a mother with a hard life who brought bad luck to her relatives, and a father who was a gambler and worse than an animal. In the end, she died of an acute illness.
What does this have to do with you and my Cao family?
She signed a death contract, and it is your responsibility to dispose of her body after her death.
You found her a good place to shelter from the wind and rain, so that she would not be exposed to the wilderness and eaten by wild dogs. It is a good deed.
Even if Xie Xiu became the governor of Gusu, there's no reason for him to dig up my father's grave just for a little kid who had signed a death contract."
At the end of his words, he smiled coldly and looked at Wang Yazi unhappily: "So, what else do you have to worry about?"
Wang Yazi thought about it, but still felt a little worried and said, "I just see...that Madam Xie doesn't look like an ordinary woman."
Master Cao sneered disdainfully, "How unusual can she be? She's just a woman with long hair and little knowledge.
She was a country girl who had never seen the world. If she hadn't been lucky enough to marry Xie Xiu, how could she have the good life she has now?
In the past, Xie Xiu lived in the countryside, so he naturally didn't dare to break up with this woman. Now that he has passed the imperial examination and become the governor of Gusu, how could he continue to allow that woman to bully him?
At this point, Master Cao smiled meaningfully: "Our Gusu is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, and there is no shortage of delicate and beautiful women.
When Xie Xiu gets used to seeing those gentle, tender, and beautiful women who are as fresh as flowers, how can he still have room for that tigress at home?
Wang Yazi thought about it carefully and felt that this was indeed the truth, so he quickly smiled and flattered Master Cao frantically: "Master, you are so wise that you can see through the opponent's strengths and weaknesses at a glance. I am timid and stupid, so I still need your advice..."
Master Cao smiled with pride, and was very pleased with his flattery.
When Luo Zheng dealt with King Zhou before, the Cao family put in a lot of effort.
Moreover, his cousin is the Minister of Personnel.
Xie Xiu is just a small prefect. As long as he is not stupid, he will not keep harping on the matter of that girl and go against the Cao family for a worthless life!