Xie Yushu drove the donkey cart from Zhuangzi and just entered Tai'an Mansion when she saw Xie Tianqi and Xie Baotian hurriedly walking in her direction!
I greeted her when I saw her far away
"Sister, sister, I'm looking for you!"
Xie Tianqi and Xie Baotian ran panting.
"What are you doing with me? Something happened at home!"
Xie Tianqi took a breath and said hurriedly
"Brother-in-law was taken away! Xiao Jinyu was also taken away!"
"What's going on! He's a lame man, just stay at home and why are you arresting him?"
Xie Baotian also recovered.
"In the past six days, no, let's count today's seven days, one person said he was a blacksmith, and two soldiers went to your house together. I heard from people in your village that it only took half an hour for three people to go in, and they took them with them. Zhu Xiaoyi and Xiao Jinyu left and never came back!"
I heard that the two soldiers were fierce and fierce, and the swords they carried were shining brightly. They looked as if they were going to eat people, and no one dared to ask.
They left for two days and didn't come back. That girl Haitang came to see Mrs. Xiao and Old Man Xiao, but they kicked her out and said that Xiao Yi's crime had nothing to do with them and told Haitang to stay away from them.
The little girl had no choice but to go to Xiejia Village to find us.
I went to your village to inquire about it. Xiao Yi left without leaving any words. He asked Haitang to listen to you and follow you. He didn’t say what he was going to do or when he would come back. He would talk to your village chief, clan elders, neighbors, etc. No explanation.
Now you have village legends and everything. Some say that Xiao Yi committed a crime outside and hid back, but now he was arrested. Some say that Xiao Yi abducted the blacksmith's wife. Xiao Jinyu was born to the blacksmith's wife. Now They came and reported him, and the adulterous wife was sentenced to exile, saying that Xiao Yi must have been exiled.
Others said that Xiao Yi actually became a bandit instead of a soldier during those years. The blacksmith came to identify him and the murder weapon was surrendered. They were said to be two large axes, covered with black cloth bags.
I asked Tianqi and the Liu brothers to inquire. They are not in the Tai'an prison. What do you think of this?
After hearing this, Xie Yushu felt a little bit suspicious. The blacksmith was probably Li Daniu from Jinyang City. The black cloth covered with black cloth was not a big axe, but his black iron spear and short knife. As for the two soldiers, they might be his former colleagues. , she felt that he was not a criminal, and most likely it was from the past.
But Xie Yushu didn't know what happened to him before, but since he could take Xiao Jinyu with him, it shouldn't be too dangerous. If it was dangerous, according to his temper, Xiao Jinyu should be hidden first.
After thinking clearly, Xie Yushu wasn't too worried, but she didn't tell Xie Baotian that Xiao Yi seemed to be hiding something from her. She only said that she might know the blacksmith. He was from Jinyang City, and he and Xiao Yi were buddies, so it shouldn't be possible. dangerous.
Xie Baotian was relieved after hearing this. Xie Yushu planned to let Xie Baotian go back first. She went to Li Daniu's blacksmith shop in Jinyang to see if someone was there or there was news.
When Xie Baotian saw that Qu Xiaodie was not there, he thanked Yushu himself. He was worried and wanted to go back with Xie Yushu.
Xie Yushu thought that it would take a long time and agreed.
The two wanted to go straight to Jinyang City, but Xie Tianqi said, it was almost noon, let's go to his place for dinner first, and then just go there by boat. It's faster to go by water than driving a donkey cart.
Xie Tianqi asked strangely on the way
"Sister, when did you buy a village again? Why didn't you tell us? Dad came to find you and said I had found a job for you. I haven't even seen you. We thought you were lost!"
Xie Baotian also blamed Xie Yushu for leaving for more than a month without telling her family. Xie Yushu gave an embarrassing explanation
"This is a private property that I purchased, and it is considered as a way out for myself. I was afraid that if I told anyone, the news would leak out, and Mrs. Xiao would be dragged out by Xiao Yuanhang again, so I didn't tell anyone!
This time you know, please help me hide it first. "
Old man Xiao sighed
"That's right. There is no airtight wall. It's better not to tell. Your mother-in-law would like to sell you all to Tianwang's old son, alas!"
But I was indeed negligent in not telling you.
Xie Baotian waved his hand to show that he didn't care anymore.
Xie Yushu pointed behind her
"Just walk more than twenty miles east from here. There is a valley there. The land is not good. Most of it is mountainous. There is only a small amount of flat land. It is cheap. It cost three or four taels of silver per acre, totaling fifty acres. .
It has not been repaired yet. There are only simple buildings where the workers are living. When it is repaired, a room will be reserved for you. You can come and stay for a few days at your leisure to relax, but you have to keep this matter a secret for the time being. "
"Don't worry, I'll sew your mouth shut!"
Xie Tianqi gestured and said.
Xie Baotian also nodded, indicating that he understood.
When we arrived at Xie Tianqi's place, Xie Tianming and the Liu brothers happened to be at the office, and they all had a bowl of noodles together. Now that they had established a foothold in Tai'an Mansion, Xie Yushu asked them what their next plan was.
Liu Qiang arrives
"This place is connected in all directions, and there are many merchants coming and going. This is because there has been a drought in Tai'an Prefecture in the past two years, and the number of merchants has decreased. It will probably recover next year, and the passenger flow will be greater. It will be easy to open a food shop here. Just open it!”
Xie Tianqi also said, "Brother Liu, we are planning to open a shop these days! We just don't know what to buy."
Xie Yushu said
“I think there aren’t many shops here, and some of the stalls are still vacant. Why don’t you buy a stall and build a shop yourself.
As for what to sell? This place is full of businessmen or laborers moving goods. It's good to just buy some refreshments and steamed buns.
The cost is not high and it is easy to get started. "
Xie Tianqi lamented
"Of course we want to buy our own shop, but don't we have no money? We have been to the government for three months in total, and together we can't even raise five taels of silver. How about you lend us some money, sister?"
Xie Baotian knocked Xie Tianqi on the head
"Your sister just bought the mountain land, and she still has to hire people to open up the land. How can I lend you money! Don't worry about your sister's little money!"
Xie Baotian thought that Xie Yushu used the hundred taels that Han Zhongyu had given her to buy the land, so she probably didn't have much left after buying the villa.
Xie Yushu said
"Last time I went to Jinyang to treat people, I earned another fifty taels. I still have some left, and I can give you some support. How much will you use?"
She didn't tell Xie Baotian and the others, she only gave them the amount she was willing to pay.
Money is the root of trouble. Everyone has selfish motives. Who knows if Xie Tianqi will change? What if he knows that he has a lot of money and squanders it in the city!
And she also wants to train Xie Tianqi to become a talent and help her! But you can't use money to spoil him!
"The land here is expensive, thirty taels of silver per acre. If others buy it, they have to pay the Yamen 10 taels of silver in business tax, but we ourselves can pay less, 50 taels.
Liu Qiang took over the conversation and said
"If we build a shop, we don't need to buy an acre at all. Half an acre is enough. We can build three large stores in the front, three dormitories in the backyard, and two wing rooms on both sides. The open space in the front and back can build two east and west wing rooms. We can It’s enough to live in or recruit workers.”
