Chapter 118: On Fire
"A few of the guys said they saw a couple of kids lighting the haystacks that had been lying outside the wall. The little guy hurriedly said.
"Kid!" Wen Sheng suddenly fell to the ground in the dark.
"Something that doesn't make a living, lift people up for me. Wen Liang on the side suddenly spoke.
"Grandpa, go back and rest first, I will find out what has come to light, and when the time comes, I will have someone report to you." Lin Shu was afraid that Wen Liangqi would get sick.
"I'm just waiting here, I want to see who dares to take advantage of my Wen family, go and move a chair for me. Wen Liang said with a cold face.
Wen Shengshun on the side evened his breath, and hurriedly got up on the ground, grabbed the collar of the little guy on the side and yelled. You listen
"First send someone to count how much tribute material is still in the warehouse, and ask someone to bring the person who saw the child lighting the fire. ”
"Have you provoked anyone lately? Or are you someone who is looking for trouble? Lin Shu lowered her voice and said in Wen Sheng's ear.
"No, these days, the silk village has been daring to make tribute materials, and the rest of the business has not been accepted, and Wen Mao's words are even more impossible, and their whole family has entered Beijing together. Wen Sheng shook his head.
"I can testify to this, he is bsingle-mindedly daring. Hao Gu suddenly interjected.
"The shopkeeper brought it to you. The servant threw a woman dressed in linen to the ground.
"Did you see a child lighting a fire in the haystack?" Lin Shu asked.
"The little one saw a few children, one of them was playing with a few firewoods, and I guess it was the spark that accidentally collapsed on it. The woman said tremblingly.
"You estimate? That's the material for tribute, and you're done with a single sentence?" Wen Sheng said loudly.
"I really don't know the shopkeeper, I knew that you were like this, and you pressed me so much. The woman wept and touched her tears.
"What is the haystack outside for?" Lin Shu asked suddenly.
"It's used to burn and dye cloth, and it's not very useful. Wen Sheng said with a frown.
"It's summer, and at night there is usually some water on the haystacks, where some sparks can be lit. Lin Shu said.
"Do you remember what those children looked like?" Lin Shu said suddenly to the woman.
"I don't remember the little ones, but the clothes on the children were very valuable. The woman was stunned for a moment and spoke.
"Well dressed, it must be the children of big families, there are a few famous mansions in the vicinity. Lin Shu asked.
"This is a street for trading, where there will be any mansions, even if it is by children, there are street children around. Wen Sheng said.
"That's strange, it's not early in the morning, since this lady can see the clothes on these children's bodies, it must be the same, but the children of big families will definitely have an entourage around them. Lin Shu said in distress.
"I misread the shopkeeper, it's the little beggars around, the ones who come to the store for a long time. The woman hurriedly said.
"Oh, the little lady's eyes are really bad, what kind of errand are you doing in the silk village, and how much is the monthly money?" Lin Shu raised her eyebrows.
"I'm a dye, fifty dollars a month. The woman said honestly.
"Then do you have any rich relatives in your family? Or maybe your wife's family runs a jewelry store. ”
"I'm a widow, and I'm the only one in the house. The woman said with a frown.
"Then you have a bracelet in your hand, at least five hundred taels of silver, is it stolen?" Lin Shu was embarrassed.
When the woman heard this, she quickly hid the bracelet and trembled.
"Damn, I didn't expect that there was a mole in the shop, so drag me down for a good trial, otherwise I will be sent directly to the government. Wen Sheng scolded
"Don't, don't send me to the government office, I really didn't do this fire, I just passed on a message for others, and it really has nothing to do with me." The woman cried out loudly.
"Then tell me who is the person who ordered you to do this?" Lin Shu asked.
"I don't know either, but they are all a few strong men, they look like they are from the Northern Wilderness, they directly took torches and threw them into the courtyard, but I saw them squarely, and then stuffed me with a bracelet. The woman said with a look of horror.
"You're just for a bracelet! That's the material for tribute, aren't you afraid of killing your head?" Wen Sheng said loudly.
The woman hurriedly withdrew the jade bracelet and put it on the ground.
"The little one doesn't dare, I don't want this bracelet, you don't want me to send it to the government. The woman begged for mercy.
"Drag people out, and tell Lord Cao carefully about the cause and effect. Lin Shu said with a cold face.
"How could this Northern Wilderness people set fire to the Wen family, or are they just a few warehouses with tribute materials. Wen Sheng looked confused.
Lin Shu's face was calm, and the words "Northern Wilderness" that he had just heard in his mind were all in his mind.
"Don't panic, I'm here. Yu Heng Lou Lin Shu's waist said.
"What the hell do they want to do, there has been no movement from them since the last time they smashed the restaurant, and now with such a big move, could it be for revenge?" Lin Shu said with a puzzled expression.
"The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. Yu Heng had a calm face.
"Shopkeeper, what should I do now, there are still two months left before the time to hand over the material, and if you can't catch up with the first material, this is a sin of killing your head. Hao Gu said suddenly.
"I'll figure it out. ”
"What else can be done now, all the good materials have been burned to the bottom, it's all my fault, I shouldn't be mixing it in, if it is investigated, I will carry it myself. Wen Sheng said reproachfully.
"It has nothing to do with you, these people are not here for you, now that the Yu family, the Hao family and the Wen family are cooperating, this first hurdle can't be overcome, let alone in the future. Lin Shu said with a wrinkle and no head.
"It's just that as long as everyone thinks of a way, I don't believe that this material will dare to come out. Hao Gu said.
"Wen Sheng, you go to contact the big silk village in the county next door, as well as the embroidery workshops in the county, since the Wen family is burned, then we will use someone else's machine to do it, I don't believe that these people can still burn one by one. Lin Shu said with a frown.
"I'm also looking for the old guy, and I can help a little bit. Hao Gu said.
"Then let's not investigate the matter of the people of the Northern Wilderness?So much tribute, but our hard work for so long!" Wen Sheng said with a frown.
"Of course we have to investigate, not only do we have to make a big deal out of it, I want to see why these people burned down the warehouse. Lin Shu squinted her eyes and said.