In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 318 - 317 Tracking_1

Chapter 318: Chapter 317 Tracking_1

The Lu family runs a pawnshop business. Naturally, with buying comes selling. If Su Pan’er wanted to buy a jade hairpin and was willing to pay, it wouldn’t make sense for them to withhold the sale.

Compared to the calculating and hemming and hawing Qin Xiao, who was to blame was clear enough.

"But, my second brother...there’s no reason for him to deceive me!"

Qin Yi was somewhat hesitant, "Aside from the Lu family’s pawnshop, which pawnshops in town are relatively large? Let’s go take a look."

With that, he went to fetch the horses.

But he saw that Su Pan’er was still leaning against a stone pillar, unmoving.

"What’s the matter with you?"

"Do you think...maybe your second brother never pawned the jade hairpin?" Su Pan’er stroked her nose and said.

"How could that be? At the time I was seriously ill and unconscious, needing money, and we had no more money at home, so I pawned the jade hairpin..."

Qin Yi was talking and suddenly stopped. He stared at Su Pan’er intently, "Are you saying...my second brother...couldn’t have, could he?"

"At the moment, this is the most likely possibility."

She nodded, pulled the reins, "Have you thought about your second brother’s demeanor before? You’ve noticed it, haven’t you? The reason why you didn’t consider this possibility is because you didn’t dare, right?"

Qin Yi remained silent.

"Let’s go."

Su Pan’er didn’t want to upset him anymore. After all, Qin Xiao was his second brother!

Seeing Pan’er turning to leave, Qin Yi quickly fetched the horses and caught up.

"Pan’er, where are we going?"

"To find your second brother."

"..."

Qin Yi wanted to say something, but ultimately said nothing, and silently followed Su Pan’er.

When they returned to the shop, the shop’s doors were already open, with a few servants bustling about, organizing items and occasionally yawning.

"Damn, these days even a funeral shop is busier than us, not a ghost in sight... oh! Welcome, customers!"

The shop assistant noticed Qin Yi and Su Pan’er, and quickly approached with a smile to take their horses.

The two carelessly tossed the reins into the shop assistant’s hands and headed into the shop.

Inside the shop, Qin Xiao was sitting behind the counter, half-asleep.

"Second Brother." Qin Yi called out softly.

"Hmm?"

Qin Xiao instinctively lifted his head and opened his eyes. When he saw the two, a flash of surprise flickered in his eyes, but he quickly put on a smile.

"Didn’t you two leave? Third Brother, do you need something else?"

Qin Yi looked back at Su Pan’er but didn’t speak.

Su Pan’er took two steps forward, "Second Brother, we just asked some pawnshops, and on that day, no one pawned a jade hairpin. Did you perhaps remember the place incorrectly?"

"Nonsense! How could it be that no one pawned it? I pawned it the next day. Maybe you got the date wrong... maybe you should ask again..."

"Even if you insist it was the following day, there was actually no pawn for three days in a row! Second Brother, why don’t you think about it carefully?"

Su Pan’er interrupted him.

Qin Xiao wanted to argue, "That’s impossible! I brought it to the largest pawnshop... I..."

"Second Brother, I reckon you must have heard of my medical skills. I dare not make unjust claims, but if you are willing to help us this time, whenever Second Brother needs me in the future, as long as it is within my ability, I will certainly assist."

Su Pan’er took out a silver banknote from her bosom and placed it in front of Qin Xiao, "As for this note of 100 taels, it’s for you to manage. Consider it ransom for the jade hairpin. What do you think of this proposal, Second Brother?"

A hundred taels of silver and a promise. If Qin Xiao remains indifferent, then...

The smile froze on Qin Xiao’s face. He squinted his eyes at Su Pan’er, as if assessing something.

"Ha ha! Third Sister-in-law is joking."

He lowered his head to look at the silver banknote in front of him, a fleeting smile in his eyes, "I really did pawn the jade hairpin. You know I am a crude man, why would I use such a thing? Don’t you agree?"

Su Pan’er looked at him half-squinting, his face full of smiles.

After a long silence, Su Pan’er silently put back the banknotes, laughed twice, "Since Second Uncle indeed does not know, then, we’ll be on our way."

"Second Brother, I’m truly sorry. Pan’er was just anxious about this matter. So..."

Qin Yi attempted to explain.

"Ha ha... Third Brother, you’re being overly serious. We’re all family, there’s no need to explain."

Qin Xiao got up to see them off.

"That’s good, then. I’ll go back first. Second Brother, you carry on with your business."

Qin Yi politely refused, and with Su Pan’er, they mounted their horses and left.

Looking at the high sun, Qin Yi didn’t know how to describe his feelings.

"What do you think is the chance your second brother is telling the truth?"

Su Pan’er swung leisurely ahead, "The first time we asked about the jade hairpin, he was understandably evasive. But we came twice to ask for the hairpin, and he didn’t even question why we wanted it. Don’t you find that strange?"

Qin Yi reined in his horse, and turned back to look at her.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "I...I don’t dare to believe..."

"If someone from the village came to tell him, it wouldn’t be impossible. However, we entered town before dawn. Who would be in such a hurry to tell him this?"

The answer was self-evident.

Qin Yi’s hands clenched on his horse’s reins so tightly that veins appeared, his face maintaining calm while a whirlpool raged in his eyes.

"What should we do now?"

"Leave the city."

Su Pan’er flicked her horsewhip, landing it loudly on the horse’s rear. The horse let out a scream and charged towards the city gates. Qin Yi immediately followed.

The two riders quickly left the city, gradually disappearing on the dusty road.

As he watched their figures vanish in the distance, Qin Xiao, who had been secretly observing from a window in the shop, contemplated for a moment before leaving through the shop’s back door and hurrying down a small alleyway. After some twists and turns, he exited the alley and knocked on a small door in the corner of a high wall.

After a while, the little door opened a crack, and an unwelcoming voice sounded, "Who are you looking for?"

"It’s me, I’m looking..."

Qin Xiao’s voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.

His figure then disappeared behind the small door, which was then closed, and the sound of footsteps receded.

At the end of the small alley, the figures of Qin Yi and Su Pan’er quietly appeared.

"It seems your second brother really isn’t simple."

Su Pan’er glanced at the high wall, tapping her nose, "Wow, this county government office really has high walls! Looking at the layout, this should be a corner of the lotus pond. Not only does it lead to County Magistrate Jun’s residence, it also leads to... Deputy County Magistrate Su’s residence."

Currently, Jun Ruochen was still in Luoyan Village, only yesterday did Su Sikong return to the city because of an injury.

Who was Qin Xiao looking for in the county government office?

Qin Yi knitted his eyebrows, not saying a word for a long time.

"What should we do now?" Su Pan’er frowned slightly.

"I remember, you are quite close to County Magistrate Jun’s sister, aren’t you?"

Qin Yi suddenly spoke.

"But, if we were to go through the main entrance, Su Sikong would probably be notified before we could even get there. Should we..."

She pointed at the top of the wall, and they both laughed.

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