Second Master Liu then said unhurriedly: "Twenty-eight thousand eight hundred is a lot!" But I, Liu Zi'an, don't lack this money! The rent of the new wharf has continued to rise in recent years, and the rent of the shop with a small courtyard in Simen was 200 taels of silver five years ago, and now the good location has risen to 5 or 600 taels. 28,000 taels is only the income of more than 30 shops for five years. Why should I, Liu Zi'an, gamble with my family's lives for the profits of a few shops! ”

Oh, yes! In their opinion, twenty-eight thousand is a lot, and it is a drop in the bucket in the Liu family.

Not to mention that there are many shops in Shanshui County Wharf that belong to the Liu family, and there are more than 100 shops in the Liu family on the new wharf, and the income from these rents alone is more than tens of thousands of taels a year, so why should the Liu family take the risk for a few hundred taels of silver a year!

"These don't count, from Nanling to the county to pass through six military towns, five hundred taels of silver want to get through the military town of the lord put eight boats full of salt to the north, do you believe that the emperor is strict and honest military town officials, or do you think that an official of a military town can be bought for forty taels of silver?"

Qian Youcheng listened to Liu Erye start to settle the accounts, his mind jumped, a businessman is a businessman, and in addition to silver, there is still silver in his mind. But this Liu family is really rich! There are so many shops!

Qian Youcheng was shocked and nodded in agreement: "According to Liu Zi'an, the Liu family is indeed not short of silver, but this does not prove that you don't want to earn more silver?" ”

Second Master Liu was not angry, "Then why did the adult decide that the student union would sell salt because of the family's words?" ”

Qian Youcheng scratched his mustache and glanced at the master next to him, which really couldn't prove Liu Zi'an's guilt, so he pointed the finger at He San.

"He Tianyou, since you have identified Liu Zi'an, what physical evidence do you have? What is the volume of each trade? Where to trade? Who else sells salt with you? ”

He San, who was kneeling, moved his body in a panic, this really didn't blame him, the Liu family obviously had the ability to fish him out but he didn't care about the situation, he just wanted to get out.

"Every time I get the goods at the small door behind the wharf Caiyuan Gambling House, we call him Zhao Sange, he gives us a hundred catties of salt every month, everyone goes to get the goods on a different day, I haven't seen anyone else."

"What does that have to do with Liu Zi'an?"

"Third Brother Zhao said that the Liu family asked him to find me to help sell it. It is said that it is safe for his family to use. "That person said that as long as the Liu family was pulled into the water, he would be fine.

Qian Youcheng hated that iron was not steel, and he glanced at He San, it was really a pig's brain, and everyone was happy if he really wanted to bite the Liu family with the Nine Emperor Princes, but now there is no evidence at all, and he can't convict people just with one mouth!

Shocked Tang Mu patted Qian Youcheng and said with a solemn face: "Now the case is unknown. Liu Zi'an's suspicion of selling illicit salt cannot be ruled out, so he will be detained first and retried later! Retire! ”

Qian Youcheng patted his ass and left, leaving Liu Erye, who was pale, and He San, who lowered his head and looked happy.

"white-eyed wolf! Eat my Liu family's drink, my Liu family's and slander my son! I'll beat you to death! Old Madam Liu rushed in from the crowd, grabbed He San's hair and tore it.

Seeing this, Second Master Liu hurriedly stepped forward to support his mother, "Mother, don't fight!" I'm fine! You go home with Xiaotu first, and I'll go back in a few days. ”

Du Xiaoxi and Liu Yao helped Mrs. Liu to stand in the crowd, but in the blink of an eye, Mrs. Liu ran to the court to beat people. The two of them hurriedly followed and helped Liu Erye pull people up.

"Son! O iniquity! I'll just say that the He family doesn't have a good thing, and they want to kill you! Mrs. Liu hugged her son and cried and scolded.

Second Master Liu saw the two officials next to him standing awkwardly, and comforted his mother in a low voice, "It's okay, mother, I'll be fine, Master Xile said that I will be safe and sound this year, you go home first, and when I go out to talk about business, I will go back in a few days." Xiaotu Xiaoxi quickly take grandma back! ”

Liu Yao and Du Xiaoxi responded in unison and tightened Mrs. Liu's tightening.

The two officials took the opportunity to step forward and lead Second Master Liu to prison.

After saying that, he finally brought home the old lady who cried for a while and scolded for a while.

Before the two of them could figure out how to go to see Second Master Liu, Old Lady Liu entered the door and went to the courtyard of Second Lady with a menacing attitude. The brisk and hurried footsteps, Liu Yao and Du Xiaoxi didn't catch up behind.

Waiting for it to be easy to arrive, Second Lady Liu's yard was already screaming.

"You little slut! You are the one who hurt my son! I'll beat you to death! I'm going to die! Old Mrs. Liu was crazy and chased after Mrs. Liu with a feather duster.

"Mother, it's none of my business! Don't hit me! Second Mrs. Liu cried and avoided with a disgraced face.

This. It's too fierce, isn't it?

"Grandma, be careful not to fall!" Liu Yao hurriedly went up to stop him.

"I'll kill you! I'll beat you to death! Being stopped by her grandson couldn't resist the anger in her heart, Mrs. Liu directly threw the feather duster in her hand on Mrs. Liu's head.

Touching the slap marks on her face, Second Lady Liu looked at her mother-in-law who was about to beat her in fear, turned around and ran out of the yard.

Liu Yao and Du Xiaoxi persuaded the old lady for a while before returning to their courtyard, and finally slept before the two of them retreated.

"I'm going to go home and find my dad?" Du Xiaoxi looked at Liu Yao with a tired face, thinking that the two of them were not as convenient as adults after all.

"Okay, I'll go see my father with Uncle Qingsong first."

Without waiting for the two to say goodbye, Father Du and Second Brother Du, who heard the news, rushed over.

Liu Yao said things briefly, and Daddy Du scolded the He family, and then beckoned Mama Rong and Mama Gui to prepare food and clothing, and took Liu Yao to the prison.

said that Mrs. Liu went back to her parents' house crying.

When I entered the house, I saw a large family having lunch, unlike most families. The old lady of the He family, He Li, and the old man He sat next to them, not their precious grandsons, but a few granddaughters who were like flowers and jade.

Since He Minru entered the Liu family with a face, he brought wealth to the family and realized the good things of the girl's birth, and the good things in the family over the years are good daughters and granddaughters, and now in addition to He Minru who married into the Liu family, there is also a daughter who married into the landlord's family in Linxian County to continue the string. One granddaughter married a petty official as a concubine, and the other married a wealthy merchant in her forties and fifties. In short, with the girl like flowers and jade in the family, the He family is no longer the mud leg with only a few acres of thin fields at home.

"Why are you back?" looked at the second daughter He Li who pushed the door in, and was stunned.

He Minru showed a red face that was beaten, "My mother-in-law beat me, where are you going if you don't run home?" ”

The third child of the He family was arrested and put in prison, and today he was promoted to the court, and the He family knew about it, but the son sent a message back to say that it was okay, so they didn't go, but the third mother-in-law and son went to the county and haven't come back yet.

He Minru was very annoyed that she was slapped in the face by her mother-in-law in front of so many people. Seeing that her mother's family was not salty or indifferent, she still continued to eat, and immediately called out angrily.

"Mother, why did you let the third brother say that Zi'an asked him to sell salt, Zi'an was arrested and put in prison, my mother-in-law beat me, what do you want me to do in the future?"

"What? Liu Zi'an was arrested? He Li's face was not worried, and his face was full of joy.

The third child just said that there was a way to get out, but he didn't expect to put Liu Zi'an in.

It was a real bonus.

He Li didn't care about eating, so he took his daughter's hand affectionately and said bitterly: "My stupid girl! Selling salt is a felony, and the light one will be exiled for hundreds of miles, waiting for Liu Zi'an to be taken away by the government, and his family's money is not yours. How can you run back now, if your mother-in-law sees that her second son can't come back and take Tu Ge'er and the family property to her eldest son, and doesn't give you a penny, how will you live in the future? Your eldest brother has always wanted to take Tu Ge'er as a son, but now it's okay, the son belongs to someone else, and the family property is also someone else's, so you can cry in the future! ”

"Won't it?" He Minru panicked for a while, and said in disbelief: "The girl senior brother of the pig killing family is a prince, so it is impossible to let Zi'an be exiled, right?" Putting someone in one place must be a one-sentence thing for the prince, so it's going to be okay, right? ”

"Who knows if people will care, doesn't it mean that the dead girl's master has been gone for many years? I can't say that people have long forgotten that she is such a person, and the daughter of a pig killing family in a ravine is not a beautiful fairy, who remembers her! ”

Seeing that his daughter was shaken, He Li made persistent efforts, "No matter whether Liu Zi'an can come back or not, you must go back, or you will run back as soon as something happens to the Liu family, and then the broken mouth will not poke your spine." If you can't come back, take advantage of the time to cage Tu Ge'er and keep the family property, but don't be snatched away by your mother-in-law! ”

He Minru felt that what her mother said was too reasonable, and she couldn't let the crazy woman take her son and family property away. hurriedly said goodbye to the He Li family and hurriedly returned to the Liu family. However, seeing that his son was not at home, the slap marks on his face were too red, and he was afraid of being laughed at by his subordinates, so He Minru hid back in his room.

Second Master Liu usually behaves as a person, and he is a well-known good man in the city, and he relies on the Nine Emperor Princes behind him, and the jailer is not embarrassed, and specially arranges a clean and distant private room for other prisoners.

When Liu Yao and Father Du went over, Second Master Liu had just finished eating and was sleeping in a daze, and he was very happy to see his son and his in-laws. After thanking Daddy Du and instructing Liu Yao, he asked them to go home first and wait for news.

A busy and worrying day passed quickly.

Father Du went back to the pork shop because he was worried about Du Niang and a few small ones at home, while Second Brother Du stayed in Liu's house to accompany the two.

It was night, and the moonlight was hazy, like smoke and veil.

Du Zhiyi, who was lying on the bed, moved his ears, held his breath for a moment and carefully put on his clothes and went out.

Du Zhiyi hid in the shadows and quietly moved to the opposite wall, relying on his tall body to look at the courtyard next door.

Through the dim moonlight, you can see more than a dozen strong men carrying some large bags on their backs in the empty room opposite, seeing that the other party is more than Du Zhiyi, he wisely withdrew his gaze and squatted at the foot of the wall, waiting for a while before the movement over there stopped.

Du Zhiyi was motionless, and after an hour saw that there was no slightest abnormality, he climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard opposite, pushed open the door and saw that the empty room had been occupied by a large bag, and stepped forward to tear open a pocket and dipped his hand in some of the white powder inside and tasted it.

The bitter and salty taste filled his mouth, and Du Zhiyi's face changed.

With so much salt, this is to make the Liu family die!

(To be continued.) )