freenovelworld Chapter 506: Two Postgraduate Entrance Exam Fools
Chapter 506: Two Postgraduate Entrance Exam Fools
Late at night, in the inner city of Kyoto, in the Fang family's courtyard, two men in black were groping around the courtyard under the cover of darkness.
A tall, thin man whispered to the short, stout man beside him, "Brother, is what we're doing really a bad idea? What if we get caught? Will we get beaten to death?"
The short, fat man angrily retorted, "You idiot, you're definitely going to get arrested."
The skinny guy shrank back: "Then, brother, why did we come here? The risk is too great."
The short, stout man sneered, "What do you know! We can't refuse the master's orders, can we? If we do it well, we'll get our share of the profits."
The skinny man was still a little scared: "But what if we mess this up..."
"Pah! Shut your jinxed mouth!" the short, fat man interrupted him. "Be careful, don't make any noise."
The two carefully searched the yard when suddenly, the skinny man accidentally kicked a flowerpot with a loud "bang" in the quiet night.
"Oh no!" The short, fat man's expression changed drastically.
The lights in the room switched on instantly, and Fang Xiaoxiao's voice came through: "Who's outside?"
The short, fat man tried to run away with the thin man, but found that their escape route was blocked.
Fang Xiaoxiao, accompanied by Hongxiu and Li Wan'er, emerged with sticks in hand and shouted, "How dare you break into my courtyard at night!"
The short, stout man tried to appear calm: "Hmph, we've come to the wrong place."
Fang Xiaoxiao sneered, "Wrong place? Nobody would believe that! Tell me, who sent you?"
The short, stout man gritted his teeth and said, "No one sent us. We're just passing by."
Li Wan'er said, "Sister Fang, don't waste your breath on them, just send them directly to the government office."
Upon hearing this, the skinny man was so frightened that he immediately begged for mercy: "No, no, no, it was Master Li Fu who sent us."
Fang Xiaoxiao's eyes narrowed: "It really was him!"
The short, fat man glared at the skinny man and said, "You good-for-nothing!"
Fang Xiaoxiao said, "Since you have confessed honestly, I can spare your lives, but go back and tell Li Fu that a gentleman is always at ease, while a petty person is always worried!"
The skinny guy was confused. Having never attended a private school, he could only look at his older brother with his wise eyes.
The short, stout man also looked bewildered, but still forced a smile and said, "Hmph, I know!"
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at them and snorted coldly: "Get lost!"
The two felt as if they had been granted a pardon and ran away as fast as they could.
After running for a while, the skinny guy couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what did that woman mean?"
The short, stout man said irritably, "How should I know! Stop nagging and hurry back to report to the master."
Back at the Li residence, Li Fu was waiting for them.
"How is it? What did you find?" Li Fu asked anxiously.
The short, stout man said with a bitter face, "Sir, we've been discovered."
Li Fu's face darkened: "Useless! Did she say anything?"
The short, stout man repeated Fang Xiaoxiao's words.
Li Fu waved helplessly, indicating that he understood.
After hearing this, Li Fu waved helplessly to indicate that he understood. The two idiots scratched their heads and wanted to ask more questions, but Li Fu shouted angrily to get lost, and the two of them scurried away.
Inside the study, Li Fu sat at the table, tapping his fingers as he pondered whether Fang Xiaoxiao was a friend or foe.
At this moment, the steward suddenly burst in, holding a letter in his hand, shouting that something was wrong. Li Fu took the letter and read it. The letter said that the Wushi San that Fang Xiaoxiao and the steward had pulled onto the ship earlier had sunk due to a storm.
Li Fu suddenly stood up, his face terribly grim: "How could this happen? This is truly a double whammy!"
The butler, trembling with fear, said, "Master, what should we do? This shipment has suffered a huge loss!"
Li Fu gritted his teeth and said, "Investigate! Investigate whether this was an accident or someone did it intentionally!"
The butler quickly replied, "Yes, sir!"
Li Fu paced back and forth in his study, his mind filled with unease. He thought of Fang Xiaoxiao, and his doubts deepened: "Could all of this be related to her? But if she really wanted to get back at me, why would she help me transport goods?"
Just as Li Fu was in a state of panic, another servant came to report that the government had recently been cracking down on the medicinal herb business in the city, and several shops had already been shut down.
Li Fu kicked over the chair next to him and roared, "Someone must be pulling this stunt behind the scenes!"
Inside the Fang family courtyard, Fang Xiaoxiao, Li Wan'er, and Hongxiu reached a consensus and decided not to investigate Li Fu's pharmacy for the next few days.
The next morning, Fang Xiaoxiao went alone to the Li residence to visit Madam Li. Li Fu greeted her and offered five hundred taels of silver as an apology for what happened the previous night, which Fang Xiaoxiao accepted without hesitation.
Seeing an opportunity, Li Fu revealed that the merchant ship had sunk at sea the previous night, wanting to test whether Fang Xiaoxiao knew about it.
Fang Xiaoxiao was shocked to hear this and said with heartache that there were many precious medicinal herbs on that ship that she had bought at a high price from Li Fu's pharmacy.
Li Fu narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Fang Xiaoxiao's expression, and said, "Madam Fang, this is truly unfortunate; all your precious medicinal herbs are gone."
Fang Xiaoxiao looked annoyed: "Master Li, this loss is too great. I was hoping to make a profit from this batch of medicinal herbs."
Li Fu said with a forced smile, "Madam Fang, don't worry, this is a natural disaster, no one could have predicted it."
Fang Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "Mr. Li, do you think this might be something someone did on purpose?"
Li Fu's heart tightened, and he said, "What makes you say that, Madam Fang?"
Fang Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes: "I just think it's too coincidental that something happened right after it was shipped out."
Li Fu chuckled twice: "Madam Fang is overthinking it. There aren't that many conspiracies involved."
Fang Xiaoxiao sighed, "I hope so, but what am I going to do about my losses?"
Li Fu said, "Don't worry, Madam Fang, I will definitely compensate you in business in the future."
Fang Xiaoxiao quickly thanked him, "Then thank you very much, Master Li."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Fang Xiaoxiao went to find Madam Li.
When Madam Li saw Fang Xiaoxiao, she took her hand and asked her all sorts of questions.
Fang Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to complain to Madam Li, recounting the story of the merchant ship sinking at sea once again.
Madam Li comforted her, "Xiao Xiao, don't be too sad, it's all fate."
Fang Xiaoxiao nodded helplessly: "What Madam says is true. I just hope things will go smoothly from now on."
After a long talk, Madam Li got straight to the point. Fang Xiaoxiao was already used to it. Madam Li appeared to be a conservative woman who rarely went out, but in reality, she wanted to drain Li Fu's body every day.
Fang Xiaoxiao didn't waste any time and immediately took out the improved blue No. 2 pill from her medicine bag.
Madam Li's eyes lit up, and she asked eagerly, "Is this the stronger pill you mentioned?"
Fang Xiao nodded with a smile: "Madam, this is something I just developed. I guarantee it will make Master Li completely obedient."
Madam Li took the pills and examined them carefully, her face full of anticipation: "Fang Xiaoxiao, if this really works, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Fang Xiaoxiao said, "Madam, please don't worry. However, you must be careful with the dosage and not overdo it."