"Has anything big happened to the Ma family recently, or is something big about to happen?" Song Che asked.
“It really does.
Ning Yehong said: "Ma Qu, the highly respected old lady of the Ma family, will celebrate his seventieth birthday at the end of the month. Everyone with some power in Taizhou City has received birthday greetings, including me." "
It is rare for a person who has done all the bad things to live to the age of seventy without being punished by God.
"Hey, how about the wine at Tianxiang Inn?" Song Che suddenly asked.
"The Chu family was originally a brewer. They have everything from firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea and wine. Recently, they have also mastered a process called 'distillation'. The wine produced is strong and fragrant. The wine, food and oil in Tianxiang Inn are all It comes from Chuzhou and is very popular among diners."
Ning Yehong asked curiously: "What are your plans?"
"First think of a way to contract all the wine for the Ma family's birthday party. Remember, you have to tell the Ma family that half of your wine will be sold and half given away. The half given will be used as a gift and the half sold will be used as business. This way it will be easy It can offset the suspicion of the Ma family;"
Song Che paused and then said: "After the Ma family agrees to purchase the wine, we will look for a 'sweat medicine'. The effect of this medicine should not be too direct. It must make people feel drunk within half an hour after drinking it." So confused."
"You're thinking……"
Ning Yehong suddenly realized, knowing that she couldn't say anything more, she just said: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything."
"There is another very important thing that I need you to check."
Song Che then carefully explained to Ning Yehong the tragic incident of family extermination that he encountered in the bamboo forest yesterday, and then concluded:
“The two biggest doubts about this case are, first, why they pretended to be Japanese pirates to kill people, and second, where did the golden sand come from——
The gold diggers came from overseas, but in recent times, Japanese invasion has been rampant and the coastline has been blocked. How did they bring back the gold sand? This matter must be investigated carefully. "
Ning Yehong thought for a moment, then said: "When it comes to massacres, this seems to be not the first. Just some time ago, seven members of a farming family were killed by Japanese pirates in Hongtou Village, twenty miles west of Taizhou City. There was a big fuss.”
Nowadays, the Japanese pirates living on the mainland are thinking about how to escape back to the sea. How can they kill an inconspicuous farmer? There is obviously a conspiracy.
"If there is a common reason behind the two mass murders, then I think there will probably be a third or fourth family. We'd better hurry up and figure it out before the murderer commits the crime."
"I'll go back and make arrangements."
Ning Yehong wanted to pull away, but Song Che's hand holding her waist showed no intention of letting go:
"Not bad for this night."
He lowered his head to kiss the beautiful woman.
The beauty turned her head and lowered her eyes, and said softly: "Song Che, it's better for us to be friends. Although romance is touching, the love between children is... the most hurtful."
Song Che was silent for a moment and asked seriously: "Do you think we can still be friends without knowing it since we are so close?"
Ning Yehong bit her lip, "I'm not ready yet, at least not yet..."
Song Che slowly let go of his hand, leaving regret and tenderness behind.
Ning Yehong wrapped up her clothes and jumped out of her arms. When she walked to the door, she left a guilty look in her eyes and disappeared silently into the night.
Song Che let out a long sigh.
If you fall in love with a woman who is ill-fated, you will be bound by her fate. Is it worth it?
…
The next day.
As expected, the price of salt dropped to two hundred cents.
Not only that, the Ma family sent three thousand taels of silver early in the morning, hoping that Jiang Yuntian could put down the hanging corpse at the city gate.
It was said that Ma Jiu was covered with rotten eggs and feces just after hanging up the city gate for a long time, which shows the deep hatred of the people in the city.
Before Jiang Yuntian could refuse, Mr. Feng from the state government entered the military camp and begged the matter to be dropped in a tactful tone.
"Master Feng, you were born as an official in Taizhou, and you came here to intercede for the landlord bully. Did you take a lot of money from the Ma family?"
"General Jiang can't say that. I, Feng Yuan, have been honest throughout my life. I have never engaged in malpractice for personal gain. I only care about the safety of Taizhou!"
Feng Yuan was nearly sixty years old, with a shiny face and a fair face. At his age, there was no hope of promotion. What he was thinking about was how to protect his life wisely and maintain a stable official career.
In terms of official status alone, Jiang Yuntian is even shorter than Feng Yuan. He should be given some face when he first comes here. In addition, Ma Taigong's birthday is coming soon. If Ma Jiu's incident brings bad luck, he will not hold a birthday banquet, which will affect his future. Down plan.
As for the three thousand taels of silver, in Song Che's opinion, it was acceptable to accept it. After all, the things sent were not free, but Jiang Yuntian felt that the silver was stained with human blood, so he didn't bother to take it, so he returned it all.
In the next few days, troop training and recruitment were carried out at the same time.
People from all over the country knew that a powerful general came to Taizhou City and beheaded Ma Jiuye in the street. Xu Shi has been oppressed by the Japanese pirates and the Ma family for too long. As soon as the recruitment notice was posted, countless young people enthusiastically signed up.
In just three days, more than 400 recruits joined the army. General Jiang was brave and martial, and Mrs. Song was easy-going. One was a good guy, the other was a bad guy, one was a "strict father" and the other was a "loving mother". They grew up vigorously. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers also increased in vain.
About big things——
Troops from Huainan and two Zhejiang provinces have converged in Tongzhou, and troops have been stationed at all important ports along the coast. The people's enthusiasm for resisting Japanese aggression is rising, and they spontaneously organize militias to cooperate with the government and carry out sweeping sweeps against Japanese pirates roaming the mainland;
The coastline has been defended, a large number of refugees have been able to go home, the pressure on various states has been reduced, finances have gradually recovered, and everything is moving in a good direction.
…
"Coco, haven't you gotten up yet?"
One morning, Song Che woke up from his dream.
If it were in the past, the charcoal fire would never be cut off, and the hot water would have been boiled long ago. This morning, the big tent was deserted.
Coco's little tent was set up next to Song Che, and she was always there when called. She was not a girl who stayed in bed.
Are you sick?
"cocoa?"
Song Che tried calling again.
Still no one agreed.
Something is wrong.
Just as he was getting out of bed, the tent door was pushed open, and it was the guards outside the tent who walked in.
"What are the military advisor's orders?"
"Where did Coco go?"
"Miss Coco went out early in the morning."
"out!"
Song Che was shocked. Although the Ma family had restrained themselves a lot, they would never give up. Even he did not dare to leave the camp easily.
"Do you know where she went? How long ago?" Song Che asked eagerly.
The guard shook his head, "Her expression seemed wrong, and she didn't tell her anything when I asked her. She only said she went out for a trip, about half an hour ago."
"This girl... go and notify General Jiang!"
Song Che hurriedly put on his clothes and shoes and ran outside the camp. When he arrived at the gate of the camp, he asked the soldier guarding the gate whether he had indeed left the camp.
Jiang Yuntian also came over after hearing the news, pointed at the doorman and cursed: "You idiots, when you see the little girl going out alone, you don't know how to accompany her!"
The guard said aggrievedly: "General... Miss Coco said that if you go, you will come back, and you will not be allowed to follow."
"Okay, the top priority is to find the person quickly. The guard just said that Keke doesn't look good. If he is really sick, he probably went to the pharmacy."
There are spies of the Ma family all over the city of Taizhou. How can a half-year-old girl get caught if she is really targeted?
"Quickly order five hundred troops, ask the local soldiers to lead the way, and focus on searching the medicine stores and hospitals...quickly!"
