My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 20 Get rich Get rich

Shiro felt embarrassed to go over, so he waited for the two of them from a distance.

After Si Shaoheng arrived, he received many compliments from the tea stall owners, and was then given a lot of dried vegetables and herbal tea before they led Cheng Ruoan away.

Seeing how well the two of them had returned, Si Silang almost suspected that his third sister-in-law had gone to the tea stall to buy goods.

Cheng Ruoan, perched on Si Shaoheng's back, waved her hand with a smile, "No way. We just had a great chat, and I taught the tea stall owners how to make a few tea drinks. They gave me these as a return gift."

"Third Sister-in-law, why did you think of chatting with them?" Si Silang didn't quite understand.

His third sister-in-law used to be a quiet person.

She rarely speaks to anyone, as if talking would shorten her lifespan.

“Because the tea stalls at the city gate are the information windows of the entire city, no one knows more information than the tea stall owners.” Cheng Ruoan explained, then whispered in Si Shaoheng’s ear, “We must successfully empty the magistrate’s private treasury tonight. I suspect that the magistrate of Qingshan County is preparing to help someone rebel.”

Si Shaoheng: ? ? ?

Why the doubt?

Cheng Ruoan clearly felt the man's muscles tense for a moment. She patted his shoulder, signaling him to listen to her cricket chirping.

The tea stall owner said that strange things had started happening in Qingshan County as early as two months ago.

Although no curfew was imposed, the number of soldiers patrolling the city at night increased, and the people were afraid of officials and soldiers, so fewer people roamed the streets on their own.

In addition, night market stalls were charged extra evening stall fees, and teahouses, taverns, and entertainment venues also added night market management fees. Gradually, fewer stalls and businesses opened at night.

“But every night people see large caravans passing through the city, so I suspect they are not caravans at all,” Cheng Ruoan analyzed.

"Especially yesterday's earthquake, so many people died in several villages. Everyone is still doing rescue and cleanup work, right?"

But the tea stall owner said that many of the "villagers" from the village were relocated to the city late last night.

Upon hearing this, Si Shaoheng immediately understood that Cheng Ruoan's suspicions were at least 80% true.

Most of them were soldiers who couldn't be brought into the open, and they were broken up into smaller groups and disguised as caravans and villagers before being allowed into the city.

He sneered, "Then we're sure to have a very fruitful night."

"Yes, I think so too!" Cheng Ruoan was excited at the thought of emptying the county magistrate's treasury.

At midnight that night, three furtive men sneaked up behind the county government office.

Si Shaoheng, carrying Cheng Ruoan on his back, instructed Si Silang: "You are only responsible for meeting your third sister-in-law here. You don't need to worry about anything else. As soon as she comes out, carry her and run."

Si Shilang is still in a daze.

Because it was his first time staying at a guesthouse, and he had his own room, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a long time.

I had just dozed off when my third brother woke me up to "discuss matters".

The plan is to steal something from the county government office tonight!

It was dark, with only moonlight. Cheng Ruoan couldn't see Si Silang's pale face, but she could see his legs trembling.

"Stop shaking, do you hear me? I'm going to carry you and run away in a minute."

"Okay... okay."

Si Shaoheng carried Cheng Ruoan back about ten steps from the courtyard wall, which was about ten feet high. After a running start, he climbed the wall in a few quick movements.

Si Shilang's jaw dropped in astonishment.

It's nothing for a paralyzed person who has been paralyzed for several years to suddenly be able to walk again; it's unbelievable that he can suddenly climb walls!

He is now absolutely convinced that his third brother and sister-in-law are people who have acquired great supernatural powers!

Cheng Ruoan's reaction was lukewarm.

She knew better than anyone how many professional and amateur rock climbing awards Si Shaoheng had won in the three years since they were married.

The two entered the backyard of the county government office and went straight to the magistrate's study.

There was no one guarding the backyard of the county government office.

This was what Si Shaoheng heard from the yamen runners when he went to the county government office that morning to apply for his travel permit.

Today is the magistrate's mother's 70th birthday, and everyone is going to the magistrate's private residence tonight to celebrate her birthday.

The two tiptoed into the study. Cheng Ruoan was placed on a chair and sat down. She asked Si Shaoheng again.

"Is there really a secret room inside?"

While touching the light switch on the bookshelf, Si Shaoheng replied, "Yes, judging from the location, it's behind the wall next to the bookshelf in his study."

Especially after they came in, Si Shaoheng estimated the size of the study and became even more certain.

In the afternoon, he squatted on the big locust tree outside the backyard of the county government office and observed that the wall of this room had been moved outward by a meter.

Although the abrupt boundary is partially obscured by greenery, it becomes visible once you climb to a higher vantage point.

Upon entering the study, he visually estimated its interior area to be about three square meters smaller than the area enclosed by the outer wall, which was exactly one zhang wide.

That vanished space, what else could it be but a secret room?

When Si Shaoheng touched a white porcelain ornament, he heard a click.

Then, with two loud clanging sounds, the bookshelf slid to one side, and a faint, eerie light emanated from behind the crack in the wall.

"There really is! Si Shaoheng, you're amazing!" Cheng Ruoan jumped up from her chair in surprise and kicked out with one foot.

Si Shaoheng's lips curled up. "Not bad."

Cheng Ruoan pushed him aside with her bottom, "Let me see what good stuff is inside!"

Si Shaoheng, who was still waiting to be praised a few more times: ...

Cheng Ruoan's head popped inside, and he was dumbfounded. "My God, he... he... he..."

This mountain of gold!

In modern times, gold and silver are sold by weight (grams).

Very few people actually get to see chests of gold and silver. In the secret room, besides the two large wooden chests, gold ingots and gold jewelry were piled up like a small mountain.

The scene was so shocking that Cheng Ruoan felt like she was seeing mosquito coils in her eyes.

Si Shaoheng also peeked in, showing some surprise, but he was calmer than Cheng Ruoan.

"Hurry up and move it, don't just stand there like an idiot."

Cheng Ruoan made two "oh" sounds and then closed her eyes to touch the pile of small gold mines and the large wooden box.

A secret room that is one meter deep and three meters wide is not large; it is even smaller than the balcony of many modern apartments.

Cheng Ruoan hadn't touched it much before he had already stored everything in the empty space in his spatial dimension.

Even the ancient books, calligraphy and paintings on the deepest octagonal table, along with the table itself, were all taken away.

"We're rich! We're rich! Si Shaoheng, hurry, let's go!"

Cheng Ruoan hopped on one leg like a little frog, which Si Shaoheng found both funny and adorable.

Si Shaoheng helped her out, then took the luminous pearl that had been placed on the wall in the secret room to serve as a light source, and activated the mechanism again to close the secret room.

He carried Cheng Ruoan back the way he came, climbed up the wall again, and climbed down.

When Si Silang saw his third brother easily jump off the wall with his sister-in-law on his back, he quickly ran over from his hiding place.

"Fourth brother, quickly carry your third sister-in-law back to the inn!"

Si Shaoheng put Cheng Ruoan down and stuffed the luminous pearl directly into her arms: "Go back first."

Cheng Ruoan wasn't coy. She knew Si Shaoheng was going to find evidence of the magistrate's rebellion through letters, and she wasn't even surprised that he stuffed something into her clothes.

I only told him, "Be careful in everything. If things get too difficult, retreat. Come back in forty minutes at most. I can't get those things in by myself."