The Qin family in Xicheng is the largest raw silk merchant in Tianyang City. They are mainly engaged in the raw silk business, including sky silk, golden silk, green silk, ghost silk, etc., a variety of weaving materials, which are also materials for refining weapons.
These days, silk, golden silk, green silk and other silk materials are mostly used by cultivators in the world of cultivation to refine robes, magical instruments and other items. For example, cassocks and storage bags made with gold silk as the main material have the effect of shielding spiritual consciousness; cassocks or storage bags made with green silk are invulnerable to water and fire; The robes and instruments made by the magic weapon are invulnerable.
Although the types of raw silk managed by the Qin family are not very rare, they are not so easy to obtain if they require large quantities.
This is because silkworms such as celestial silkworms, golden silkworms, blue silkworms, and ghost silkworms all require different special methods to be raised. Moreover, they are not as simple as eating mulberry leaves. Their food is uncommon and rare mulberry species, which are also rare spiritual plants found only in the world of cultivation. At the same time, they also need to be fed with a large amount of spiritual stones during their growth.
Therefore, feeding these heterogeneous silkworms is not easy and requires a lot of resources. But the Qin family in Xicheng has mastered this sericulture technology. They own a large manor in the countryside outside the city, where there are dedicated people who raise these silkworms for the production of silk.
The Qin family's sericulture technology was passed down from their ancestors and has never been passed down to the outside world. Therefore, the Qin family has monopolized the raw silk business for hundreds of years, and no one can replace it.
When major sects in the world of cultivation need to use various kinds of raw silk, they need to go to the stores of the Qin family to buy it. Therefore, the Qin family has also established relationships with many cultivation sects.
Tianyang City is under the jurisdiction of the Tianyang Sect, so the Qin family, the largest raw silk merchant in the city, will naturally have a closer relationship with the Tianyang Sect.
Not only does the Qin family provide various raw silk materials to the Tianyang Sect at low prices every year, the head of the Qin family, Qin Can, also sends his beloved son Qin Taibao to the Tianyang Sect as a disciple.
In order to benefit from the Qin family, the people of the Tianyang Sect will naturally open doors for the Qin family within their capabilities.
Therefore, the Qin family in Xicheng can be regarded as a well-known local tycoon in Tianyang City.
With the protection of Tianyang Sect, the Qin family is accustomed to being arrogant and domineering in Tianyang City. Anyway, as long as they don't make any big mistakes and don't harm the interests of Tianyang Sect, most of the time the city lord of Tianyang City will turn a blind eye and ignore them.
The person who hit and killed old man Zhang while driving in the city today was Qin Feng, the second brother of Qin Can, the head of the Qin family.
The current head of the Qin family, Qin Can, has four brothers in total. Qin Can is the eldest, Qin Feng is the second, Qin Chi is the third, and Qin Yan is the fourth. They are four brothers. The eldest brother likes to make money, the second brother likes to show off, the third brother likes to gamble, and the fourth brother is beautiful. Therefore, Qin Can, who likes to make money, was chosen as the head of the family, while the other three brothers who were only good at wasting money were not chosen.
Qin Feng likes to show off, so he makes a big splash every time he travels. The luxurious carriages and attendants were all luxurious and extravagant, making it very grand. Therefore, when the residents who have lived in Tianyang City for a long time saw such a large procession on the street, they knew without guessing that it must be Qin Laoer from Xicheng.
Therefore, it was not unusual for Qin Feng to be recognized by Old Mrs. Zhang after his carriage hit him.
But when the city lord Lian Zhaocai heard that Qin Feng had killed someone, his heart twitched. He intended to protect the Qin family, but after all, this was a matter of death, and it seemed that it was not easy to deal with.
So, he made a big mistake and deliberately said that Mrs. Zhang had made a mistake.
But now that Mrs. Zhang is here, naturally she will not give up. She still wiped her tears and said: "Although I am old, I still recognize the second son of the Qin family's motorcade. What's more, I was not the only one who saw it on the street at that time. He hit people with his car. If the Lord of the City doesn't believe it, just send someone to the streets to inquire and you will know whether what I said is true or false."
Lian Zhaocai rolled the bull's eyes and thought to himself, it seems that it is impossible to hide it. After all, so many people on the street are watching, so he said: "Okay, since you think you are the second child of the Qin family. I killed your old man, so what are you going to do?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang quickly saluted again and said: "City Lord, I just want the second son of the Qin family to come and die for my old man, otherwise my old man's death would be too unjust. I hope that the City Lord can help me." The people decide!”
After hearing this, Lian Zhaocai shook his head and dissuaded: "According to the city rules of Tianyang City, only those who intentionally kill someone to death will be punished with death. If the death is caused by negligence, then the crime will not lead to death. I think The second son of the Qin family must not have deliberately killed your old man. In that case, he would not be punished with death. I see that you are old, frail, and lonely, so I suggest that it is best for you to ask the Qin family to compensate you for some money. It’s enough for you to spend your old age peacefully.”
Mrs. Zhang immediately started crying again and said: "Lord City Lord, my old man died unjustly! I don't want any money, I just want that Mr. Qin to die for my old man!"
Lian Zhaocai glared at him and said loudly: "You old woman, you are really unreasonable! Since you don't want monetary compensation, just wait for me to investigate the specific situation first. You can go home and wait for the news for the time being. , I will inform you after I find out the truth."
Xiao Ding, who had been standing below, had already heard Lian Zhaocai's intention of protecting him. When he heard Lian Zhaocai say that he would give Mrs. Zhang an explanation after finding out the truth, he knew that even if he found out what happened, he would not put Mr. Qin to death. So, he immediately took two steps forward, came to Mrs. Zhang and said: "Old man, I also think that you can claim some money from the Qin family, which will be enough for you to live in your old age. There is no need to pursue Mr. Qin." Death penalty for two."
In Xiao Ding's opinion, whether Qin Lao Er can be punished with death depends entirely on one sentence from Lian Zhaocai. And it seemed that it was impossible for Lian Zhaocai to punish Qin Lao Er for the sake of an unknown old lady.
In this case, it would be better for the old lady Zhang to claim some money, which would be enough for her to spend her old age. Anyway, the Qin family is not short of money. If the city lord comes forward, it should not be difficult to ask for compensation to the old lady. What's more, this old lady is very old. Even if she can survive, she won't live for many years.
If Mrs. Zhang insists on asking Mr. Qin to die without agreeing to claim money, then it is very likely that she will lose both her life and money in the end.
Therefore, Xiao Ding came forward to dissuade Mrs. Zhang from changing her mind.
Mrs. Zhang raised her teary eyes and looked at Xiao Ding. She knew that Xiao Ding had good intentions in persuading her, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. She still cried and said, "My old man died unjustly!"
Xiao Ding comforted him again: "This man has passed away, and he cannot be resurrected. Even if Mr. Qin takes his life for your old man, your wife will not be able to survive now, right? So, I advise you to make more compensation." Just some money."
At this time, Lian Zhaocai, who was sitting on the main seat, saw Xiao Ding and went to persuade the old lady, and then said: "I said to the old lady, if you just want to claim some money, I can make the decision for you now. , go and ask for it from the Qin family, what do you think?"
After listening to Xiao Ding's words, Mrs. Zhang still felt a little aggrieved, but she had lived to such an old age and could naturally see that it was probably impossible for the city lord to kill Mr. Qin. It seems that the only thing left to do now is to claim some money.
So, she had no choice but to nod her head and said, "Then just follow the arrangements of the city lord."
After hearing this, Lian Zhaocai nodded and said: "If you had known the current affairs earlier, this matter would have been solved long ago. Okay, you go down first. I will send someone to pay for it when I ask for compensation for you." You sent it."
"Thank you City Lord!" After Mrs. Zhang saluted Lian Zhaocai, she turned around and retreated silently with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Ding also sighed helplessly.
This kind of collusion between officials and businessmen and taking advantage of legal loopholes is not uncommon in both modern society before time travel and ancient society after time travel. Xiao Ding has seen a lot of similar things. Now that we have come to a foreign continent, similar things still happen. It can be seen that wherever there are people living, there will be people and sophistication. If people are wise in the world, collusion between officials and businessmen is inevitable. After all, their interests are tied together.
Xiao Ding is not surprised by this kind of thing. Even if he wants to take care of it, he can't do anything about it.
I am just an outer disciple of the Tianyang Sect, a nobody, not even an inner disciple. What right do I have to interfere with the affairs of the elders of the sect?
After Mrs. Zhang left, Xiao Ding and several other outer disciples also left one by one. In the courtyard of the residence arranged for them by the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Ding met Li Tianliang, Deng Feng and Shan Tong.
The three of them had already arrived in Tianyang City and had already contacted the goods of golden silk. They actually purchased it from the Qin family in Xicheng.
Because of the relationship between Lian Zhaocai and the Qin family, the price of the golden silk purchased by Li Tianliang and the others was very low.
Although the goods had already been contacted, Li Tianliang and the others came with too few people this time. It was really not easy to transport more than ten carts of golden silk back to Tianyang Mountain.
Most of the paths between Tianyang City and Tianyang Mountain are mountain roads in the wilderness. They go over mountains and ridges, making it difficult for vehicles and horses to travel. If there are few manpower, it really can't be taken care of. Moreover, you might meet some loose cultivators on the road who will covet the golden silk.
After all, this golden silk is expensive to others. Moreover, golden silk is a very good material for refining weapons. When refining magical weapons and magic weapons, adding a little golden silk can play a role in shielding the detection of spiritual consciousness.
Casual cultivators usually have limited resources, and it is very difficult to accumulate spiritual stones to purchase various materials and elixirs for cultivation. Therefore, they often take desperate risks. It is much easier to go out and snatch other people's resources than to make money to buy them themselves. However, going out to rob is also very risky. If you don't do it right, you will be kicked on the iron plate and your life will be lost.
After staying one night at the City Lord's Mansion, early the next morning, Xiao Ding, Li Tianliang and other outer disciples were led by the four inner disciples under Lian Zhaocai and drove the carriage prepared in advance. He went to the Qin family's warehouse in Xicheng.
In the Qin family's warehouse, the golden silk silk sold to Tianyang Sect has been prepared for a long time, and there are several piles of it in total.
Under the command of the four inner disciples, Xiao Ding and the other outer disciples carried the large piles of golden silk into the car one by one and stacked them up.
While Xiao Ding and others were loading the car, Xiao Ding suddenly felt that there was a figure flashing past in the corner not far away. When he straightened up and looked towards the corner, he saw nothing. .
Hey, could it be that I am dazzled?
