allendalepharm Chapter 707 Greedy
Chapter 707 Greedy
Jiang Youzhen was staring at the noisy group of people in a daze, when Qin Yandong's voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Are you sure it's hidden there? I think it's just an ordinary family's home."
He felt warm breath beside his ears, and Jiang Youzhen turned around and saw that Qin Yandong had also moved closer to look outside. They were so close that they could see the fuzz on each other's faces.
She quickly stepped back and looked at the group of people again.
"I didn't say they knew the inside story, wait a minute!"
Jiang Youzhen calculated the time and it should be half an hour left, so why are they still arguing?
Suddenly, a man in plain clothes came up to the eldest son and whispered something. The eldest son thought about it and finally compromised.
"Okay! I see the time. If you don't care about Dad, I can't be an unfilial son. I'll divide the two acres of land between your two families. Get out of the city quickly!"
The other two families looked at each other. Although they didn't understand why the boss suddenly agreed, since their goal had been achieved, they naturally would not pursue the matter to the end.
The spirit flag was soon raised, and everyone dressed in mourning, lifted the coffin, scattered paper money, and prepared to leave the city.
"Huh? Why is it so heavy?" One of the men carrying the coffin was very confused.
The other three people also had the same question, how could the coffin be so heavy? The four of them were good at carrying coffins and had a lot of strength, but they didn't expect that it would be so difficult to carry it this time.
The four of them blushed and were puzzled, but they had already walked a dozen feet ahead, so they couldn't stop and could only keep up.
"Dad~" The filial son stepped forward to cry, and another person came forward to support him.
Unexpectedly, they were stopped by a group of guards before they had gone far.
Everyone was confused, and the eldest son of the Feng family was puzzled. Daming people don't fight officials. Being blocked, he had no choice but to step forward to negotiate.
"Sir, today is the day of my father's funeral. Please give me some convenience." He cursed in his heart, stepped forward and, using the cover of his sleeve, stuffed a tael of silver into the hand of Qin Yandong who was standing right in front of him.
A man in a plain robe in the crowd behind him saw that the situation was not right, so he took two steps back. He looked around and turned around to run away.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the carriage not far away: "Come here, surround them, don't let anyone escape."
The man in the plain robe immediately ran away after hearing this. Two guards rushed forward to intercept him, but the man suddenly pulled out a soft sword from his waist and slashed at him.
Qin Yandong snorted coldly, kicked his feet, jumped up, stepped on the coffin and flew towards the man.
Jiang Youzhen opened the curtain and looked at the people who were already fighting, and she felt relieved. It seemed that she was right, this person was hiding in the funeral procession.
The Feng family was shocked by this sudden change. They didn't understand why they suddenly started fighting.
The eldest son of the Feng family remembered something, his face turned pale and he almost collapsed to the ground.
Qin Yandong is a skilled martial artist, and this is the first time Jiang Youzhen has seen him use martial arts. His moves are very powerful and the opponent is completely unable to resist.
There were two other guards to help, but after two rounds, the man was kicked away by Qin Yandong. The man flew backwards more than ten feet away, and only stopped when he bumped into someone.
He struggled to get up, but he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed weakly.
"Catch him." Qin Yandong ordered.
No one in the Feng family dared to speak. Although they didn't understand what had happened, these people were officials. How could they dare to offend them?
Because of this incident, the coffin bearers dropped the coffin in a hurry. Qin Yandong walked towards the coffin and was about to open it, but was stopped by the eldest son of the Feng family.
"Sir, please have a hand. This is my father's coffin. He has passed away and is being prepared to be buried outside the city."
"Yes! Sir, please don't open the coffin."
Other members of the Feng family also stepped forward to stop them. It was unlucky to open the coffin before reaching the burial site!
"Sir, what is going on? We have calculated the time to leave the city. It will be bad if we are delayed!"
Qin Yandong snorted coldly, pointing at the man who had just been arrested, and said, "This man is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. I haven't punished you for harboring a wanted criminal yet, so you should be grateful."
Everyone in the Feng family was shocked when they heard this, and their faces turned pale with fear.
"Sir... Sir, we don't know! Isn't this the owner of the coffin shop, Mr. He? It just so happens that my father had an old acquaintance with him before he died, and he said he wanted to give my father a ride." The eldest son of the Feng family said tremblingly.
Qin Yandong snorted coldly, and suddenly stepped forward and slapped the coffin lid. The coffin lid was quickly opened, and he looked inside, secretly saying that it was bad luck.
Jiang Youzhen had already walked up to her, so she looked inside as well. When she saw a fair, sunken face, she couldn't help but twitch her lips.
But when they saw the scattered brocade boxes of various sizes and several pieces of precious wood, their eyes met immediately with joy in their eyes.
Jiang Youzhen opened one of the brocade boxes and was almost dazzled. The brocade box was filled to the brim with all kinds of gorgeous jewels.
At a glance, she saw rubies, sapphires, pearl necklaces, cat's eyes and other precious treasures. The most eye-catching one was a white jade Guanyin, which was not an ordinary item just by its color.
The faces of the Feng family members suddenly changed. The coffin was opened, which was a great omen! The eldest son of the Feng family rushed forward and opened his mouth to howl.
But the next moment his voice died in his throat. He stared at the box of dazzling treasures in the coffin with wide eyes and gasped.
"Someone, take out all the things, count them all and make a list." Although Qin Yandong was born in a noble family, it was rare for him to see so many treasures at one time, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"Wait! This is a burial item given to my father by my Feng family. You can't take it away."
The eldest son of the Feng family was dazzled by the wealth. There are so many brocade boxes here, so there must be a lot of treasures, right?
He knew that Shopkeeper He had another purpose in following them out of the city, and he was even willing to subsidize him with two acres of land. It turned out that he wanted to transport these treasures!
But he was naturally unwilling to hand over so many treasures to the imperial court. If he could keep them for himself, wouldn't it take several generations to spend them all?
Jiang Youzhen was speechless, "This is stolen property confiscated by the court. You said it belongs to your family, so we have to arrest the person."
There are people who are so greedy and stupid that they are willing to sacrifice their lives for these riches.
The Feng family held their breath as they watched boxes of treasures being brought out, shock, greed, and unwillingness flashing in their eyes.
Those who were carrying the coffin suddenly realized that it was no wonder that they had so much difficulty lifting it this time. It turned out that these treasures were hidden inside the coffin.
Jiang Youzhen was sure that they were regretting it at this moment. If they had known earlier, they would have found a way to take these for themselves.
He ordered his men to bring all the things back. The Feng family wanted to stop them but were forced back by the guards with drawn knives.
"They are truly greedy. Once these things caught their eyes, they dared to take them for themselves."
Qin Yandong got on the carriage and sneered.