The impact of Wang Lide's downfall goes far beyond that.
The Wang family and the Sun family in Yongkang County share the world. After Wang Lide was imprisoned, the Sun family took the opportunity to suppress the Wang family's industry and completely suppress the Wang family.
The county magistrate holds the power of life and death, so naturally he wants to bite off a piece first, and the Wang family reluctantly gives it.
As the sworn enemy, the Sun family wanted to bite off a piece of it, but the Wang family was unwilling to bear it any longer.
The two families worked hard around the business in Yongkang County, but no one was found to be making a fortune secretly.
The Shen family had already received some advice from the Fox Immortal, and relied on the advantage of foresight to prepare in advance and make plans early.
If you want to go back and clean up the situation after the fight between the two families is over, you will have no choice but to watch the Shen family grow bigger and bigger, without any chance to turn things around.
Apart from business matters, Shen Shan was most concerned about the recruitment of workers that Gong Mengbi had told him.
Of the more than thirty people who survived the Yin Yang Temple, half were women. Only five chose to go home, and the rest went to the Shen family.
Even among men, there are four people staying in the Shenji Chamber of Commerce.
The Shen family originally had no shortage of people, but after taking a bite out of the business in Yongkang County, they needed more people.
In addition, weavers, embroidersers, silkworms and silk reelers, tea fryers and freighters always need people.
Gong Mengbi had no time to pay attention to how the Shen family operated. He had already warned him in advance that if Shen Shan couldn't do it well, then he was not good at doing business.
Gong Mengbi was busy looking for the bones for Jiaying.
It's embarrassing to say that I originally came to Yongkang County to look for Jiaying's bones, but she has been left hanging in Wuning County for several days.
The night Gong Mengbi returned to Wuning County, a blackbird with black feathers and a yellow beak flew to the east garden of the Shen family, jumped around under the eaves, and cursed.
"Stop scolding, stop scolding," Gong Mengbi said, "It's my fault for keeping you waiting for so long."
The blackbird fluttered its wings and landed in front of Gong Mengbi. It flapped its wings and screamed non-stop.
Gong Mengbi looked at her angry look and said, "The situation is really urgent and I have no time to distract him."
"What's so urgent?" Jiaying said angrily.
Gong Mengbi said: "I'll tell you from the beginning."
Gong Mengbi told him everything he had experienced during his trip to Yongkang County. Apart from concealing things that were difficult to disclose, it was a good story.
Following Gong Mengbi's narration, Jiaying was filled with indignation or pride, and regretfully said: "It's a pity that I am so small and weak that I can't help you."
Gong Mengbi said: "I understand that you have this intention, why don't you come out?"
Only then did Jiaying remember this important matter: "I was about to ask you! I relied on this blackbird. At first I could come and go freely, but in the past few days it has become increasingly difficult to escape. Could it be that I am turning into a bird? "
Gong Mengbiqi said: "This makes no sense. You are a dead spirit, not a living soul. You cannot stay in the body of a living being for a long time."
Gong Mengbi ejected Jiaying from the blackbird's body with just a flick of his finger.
Jiaying rolled in the air and landed on the ground. She rubbed her head and said, "Do it more gently."
As soon as Jiaying came out, the blackbird immediately struggled to regain consciousness, screamed, and quickly flapped its wings and flew away.
Gong Mengbi looked Jiaying up and down, and suddenly showed a look of surprise: "It's strange, I have only seen rotten wood turn green, but I have never seen dead spirits return to life."
Jiaying said "Ah" and said, "What do you mean?"
Gong Mengbi said: "What I mean is that you looked like a dead soul before, but now you look like a living soul."
Jiaying murmured: "You mean, I'm not dead?"
Gong Mengbi shook his head: "I dare not say."
Gong Mengbi frowned and looked at it carefully, and said, "If you can't find your body, I'll wait for a letter from Taishan Mansion in a while, and I'll ask someone to check your life expectancy."
"By the way, I've been away for the past few days and you followed your brother, but have you seen what he found out?"
When it came to her brother, she was not very interested, but she still said: "He went to find a charlatan. Back then he collected my body and asked the charlatan in the county to help with the funeral and put it into the coffin." They helped organize it.”
"The innocent man was calm when he saw my brother, but when my brother asked about my bones, he became panicked. He was beaten up by my brother before he confessed honestly."
"Back then, he asked the old lady to help me restrain myself and everything was fine. But when he was carrying the coffin before burial, he discovered that the weight was not right. But he didn't dare to say it. Firstly, he was afraid of something evil happening, and secondly, he was afraid of causing trouble and being raped by my brother. If you get entangled, just bury it."
"Now my brother is threatening him and telling him to report it to the police and accuse him of stealing the bones. That scares him into telling him."
Gong Mengbi said: "Are you sure that the innocent guy didn't lie?"
Jiaying said: "I can see it clearly. The guy who did the white thing doesn't look like a liar. And I also went to see him at night. He doesn't have any magic power. He just knows some taboos and rituals, and he can't see ghosts."
Gong Mengbi asked: "How long did it take from the time the body was collected to the time it was buried?"
Jiaying said: "I heard from my brother that the body was restrained the afternoon before and buried the next day."
Gong Mengbi said: "In other words, your body disappeared that night."
"Yes," Jiaying said, "Only my brother, sister-in-law, and the gang that had contact with me during the whole process, no one else."
Gong Mengbi said: "Have you asked anyone else?"
Jiaying said: "He has asked them all. Some of the older ones are no longer here, and everyone who is still alive has asked them, but they don't know."
Gong Mengbi thought for a while and said, "Take me there again, and I'll give them a try in my dream."
Jiaying agreed.
Gong Mengbi repeated his old tricks, burning incense as a vehicle and taking Jiaying to verify them one by one.
I returned to Shen's east courtyard in the middle of the night and found nothing.
Jiaying probably realized that her body could not be found, and she had been feeling a little depressed.
Gong Mengbi said: "Don't be anxious. I think you are showing signs of rebirth now. It's better to take care of yourself first and don't leave your body at will. When Taishan Mansion hears a letter, I will ask someone to check it for you."
Jiaying said: "Thank you so much, Brother Gong. If I can't find him, forget it. He might be dead."
Gong Mengbi said: "There is no need to say such depressing words. You might as well think about what kind of bird you are possessing."
Of course Jiaying's selfish intention is to choose something beautiful and good-looking, one that can fly.
Gong Mengbi saw through it at a glance: "Don't choose something that is too big or too flashy, or someone will arrest you."
Jiaying pouted and said unhappy, "I'll choose it myself."
Not long after, a yellow-bellied tit flew in and screamed at Gong Mengbi.
Gong Mengbi said: "I understand, I will take you back after I finish my work."
The yellow-bellied tit fluttered its wings and landed on the eaves to take a nap.
Gong Mengbi smiled, with some guesses in his mind that could not be confirmed for the time being.
Time flew by so fast, and in the blink of an eye it was the day when Shen Qiao and Shen Yan were about to leave for Yuhang.
They were about to leave, but Shen Shan was busy with business, so they waited for a few days.
Really unable to delay it any longer, Shen Shan also hurriedly entrusted the matter to the people below before preparing to send the two brats away.
Before leaving, two little ghosts came to the east courtyard to pray. Their eyes were red and their noses were crying, and they didn't want to leave.
Gong Mengbi watched from the side and thought to himself: "Two little annoying people."
Chen Shan took out the gift from Gong Mengbi. They were two pearl pendants, as round as the moon, with smoke-like fox patterns engraved on them.
"Fox Fairy asked me to tell you, study hard and don't slack off, so that we can meet again in the future."
The two little ghosts held the pendant and looked at it, their eyes shining brightly.
