Ye Xiaoyu glanced at Jiang Ping, who was pretending to be calm, obviously more anxious than anyone else, but still calm and silent on the surface. In fact, it is also, now that Lu Yishou has an accident, the family is in chaos, and the Lu family has no relatives, and he is alone in the village.

Except for Qinglang, Jiang Ping and the others didn't know what happened to Yuejing Shop, let alone Princess Lingwan. Therefore, whether the idea I had just now was feasible or not, I couldn't talk about it on the surface, and I could only discuss it with Qinglang in private. Otherwise, the matter of Yishou on this side of the road has not been solved, and there is one more thing about the shop in Yuejing. The Lu family is annoying enough now, and Ye Xiaoyu really doesn't want to cause more trouble.

"Shang Zhong, you know a lot of people, you go and ask us, is there any way to do this, it's almost the New Year, the eldest brother can't stay in prison for the New Year......"

Lu Meijiao said again, staring at Liu Shangzhong with blank eyes.

"Meijiao, it's not that I don't help, but this time the matter is too big, I also went to look for it, and as soon as people heard that it was salt trafficking, they immediately shook their heads like a rattle. I really can't find a way to do it......"

Liu Shangzhong's face was full of helplessness, and his originally upright facial features were crowded together due to worry, and the traces left by the past years became more and more obvious.

Ye Xiaoyu knew that Liu Shangzhong was not lying.

Daye State implements a monopoly system of salt and iron, and the act of trafficking salt without permission violates not only the rules of commerce, but the authority of the entire country. This act is tantamount to a challenge to the supremacy of the imperial power. Since ancient times, power has been a matter of great taboo for rulers, and since the power to buy and sell salt and iron has been returned to the state, ordinary people cannot touch it, otherwise they will have different hearts and two hearts for the country. Therefore, for this matter, the laws of the Great Cause Country are very strict, and they are even compared with serious crimes such as great disrespect, homicide, and rebellion.

Being accused of such a serious crime is far from something that can be done in a village like Liu Shangzhong.

The only thing to be thankful for is that, according to the Express. Lu Yishou's caravan was seized only ten catties of sea salt. Such a small number should not meet the threshold for serious crimes, but it is also difficult to do. If it is verified, prison is inevitable.

"Where is he being held?"

Jiang Ping, who had been silent, finally opened her mouth.

Hearing her voice, the lobby fell silent for a moment. It was as if they were all waiting for her to come up with an idea. But Jiang Ping is just a woman from a Zhuang family. I don't even know a single big word. What can she say?

All the calmness and ability before were because there was a road to guard, and she only had to sit in the room and move her mouth. can scold the maids, send the family, and manage the money, but now that she has lost her way, Jiang Ping feels like her bone marrow has been drained in an instant, and she can't stand steadily, let alone have any opinions.

The only thing she can do now is to pretend to be calm in front of everyone so that this family will not be in a mess.

"According to the Express, as soon as the first-hand caravan left the city, it was seized at the first checkpoint. So people should still be in the south. ”

Liu Shangzhong calmed down his feelings and said.

It's cold, and Lu Yishou is so old, he doesn't know if he can stand the cold of prison.

"Will the eldest brother be escorted back?"

Lu Meijiao combed the broken hair that floated in front of her forehead and pinched it behind her ears. It would be better if people could be escorted back, but if they were sentenced in the south, it would be difficult to say whether they could meet each other if they were so far away.

"I asked, because it was found over there, and according to the law, it was under the jurisdiction of the government over there, and because the first-hand household registration was in Yuejing, so they sent someone to send a courier to tell the yamen on our side. But no one will be brought back for judgment. ”

The rain was still falling outside, the fire in the charcoal basin had long since been extinguished, and the icy temperature spread through the lobby.

Liu Shangzhong picked up a cup of tea in front of him and drank it all.

The tea was already cold, and the temperature that instantly entered the throat made Liu Shangzhong's heart tremble.

Ye Xiaoyu was also a little cold, the cotton shoes that were soaked by the rain just now had not yet dried, and the biting cold was like a chronic poison, eroding Ye Xiaoyu's feet little by little, it was already night, but the people in the room had no intention of dispersing, they discussed it all night, and they were sad all night, but nothing was discussed.

"I'm going to the South."

At the end of this conversation, Jiang Ping said her decision as if she had mustered all her courage.

"South? Speaking lightly, do you know how far away it is? If we don't know the place well, even if we go there, we won't be able to help at all. ”

Originally, Lu Meijiao had already walked to the door and planned to go back to sleep, but when she heard Jiang Ping's words, she turned back again.

It's not that she doesn't worry about guarding the road, but she just rushes over there like this, not only does it not help, but also wastes manpower and material resources.

"That's it. I'll arrange the specifics. ”

Without answering Lu Meijiao's question, Jiang Ping said to herself. It's like an affirmation of yourself.

Ye Xiaoyu admires Jiang Ping quite a lot, a woman from a Zhuang family, at the critical moment when her husband has an accident, she can calmly control the whole family instead of crying without six gods, which is already very powerful. However, her ability in this regard, in addition to her own personality, is also related to following Lu Yishou in her early years.

According to Liu Shangzhong, Lu Yishou was seized in a place called Rongzhou in the south, and it is estimated that he is now in the prison of Rongzhou Yamen.

Rongzhou, also known as Banyan City, is named after the abundance of banyan trees in the city. The whole city is built by the mountains and the sea, the scenery is beautiful, and the local people mostly rely on fishing in the sea to make a living. The city of Rongzhou was not built for too long, but because of its unique geographical location, it quickly developed from a small fishing village to a transportation hub of Daye Country within a few decades of its establishment.

Because Rongzhou not only has developed transportation, but also the local government is very supportive of commerce and trade, and the taxes paid are much less than those in other places, so Lu Yishou transferred the main position of southern trading to Rongzhou five years ago, and did it for several years in a row, and gained a lot and accumulated a lot.

But I didn't expect to encounter such a thing this year.

Jiang Ping's decision to go to the south Ye Xiaoyu had no objection, originally she also wanted to go over there to have a look, in case she really had to go to court when the time came, then at least one or two relatives would have to say a few words for him and give him courage. Leave him there alone, regardless of it, not to mention Jiang Ping, even Ye Xiaoyu, who has always been cold, will never be able to do it.

But Lu Meijiao's words are not wrong. Although Lujiazhuang is said to be a big household in Quanxiu Village, but out of the village, in the eyes of outsiders, it is a cultivator, even if there is some money in the pocket, but the people are not familiar with the land, if they are not good in advance, no matter how much money is used over there.

So Ye Xiaoyu thought about it again and again, and decided to go to Qinglang to talk about the method she had just done.

Jiang Ping must make some preparations when she goes to the south, and explain the big and small things in Lujiazhuang, it will take at least a day or two to finish this, and this vacated time can be used to find Princess Lingwan.

After making up her mind, Ye Xiaoyu didn't care about the eyes of others, and directly called Qinglang who was about to walk to the east chamber at the door of the lobby.

Although the rain was loud, Ye Xiaoyu's voice was even louder, so this sound, not only did Qing turn around, but Lu Meijiao, who was walking next to him, also turned her head. Seeing that it was Ye Xiaoyu, a smile of unknown meaning appeared at the corner of his mouth, he glanced at Qinglang meaningfully, and then swept Ye Xiaoyu, and left satisfied.

"I have something to discuss with you."

The rain was a little heavy, Ye Xiaoyu stood under the eaves, leaned against the wall, looked up at Qinglang and said.

"Uncle Lu, let's go and ask Princess Lingwan again."

Seeing that the sun was clear and there was no response, Ye Xiaoyu continued, the eaves were broken, and the rain on the top dripped onto his body, and Ye Xiaoyu leaned to the side again.

Qinglang leaned back against the pillar, and his eyes didn't know where to go.

Originally, Ye Xiaoyu wanted to ask him to stand in so that his clothes would not get wet from the rain, but after looking at the distance under the eaves, he gave up again. It's better to keep some distance from him.

"Yes."

A gust of wind blew, transmitting the clear and erratic sound to Ye Xiaoyu's ears.

"Then let's leave tomorrow, but I think you may have to sacrifice a little more, after all, you also know that Princess Lingwan is very close to you......"

Anyway, you're just a man, and for the sake of the overall situation, there's nothing to lose by occasionally selling hues.

Looking up at the sunny day, Ye Xiaoyu said a little jokingly.

However, Qinglang didn't seem to have the heart to listen to Ye Xiaoyu's jokes today, just silently held up the umbrella and quickly disappeared into the rainy night, not even waiting for Ye Xiaoyu.

Returning to Nanyuan wet and taking off her cotton shoes, Ye Xiaoyu found that after soaking all night, the skin on her feet had been wrinkled, and the white flowers were a bit like a corpse that had been soaked in formalin.

Such a big thing happened in the Lu family, even if she covered it tightly, Hong'er still heard some rumors, so when she saw Ye Xiaoyu coming back tired, she didn't say much, but silently made a basin of hot water, so that Ye Xiaoyu's feet were already frozen.

Things are changing too fast, his head is full of thoughts and ideas, messy, like an irregular bird's nest, Ye Xiaoyu doesn't know where to start. Just go with the flow, don't think about anything, and look at the ceiling covered with oiled paper with your eyes open.

Feeling the sourness of his eyes, he turned around, his chest was chrome, and he subconsciously touched it with his hand, and the jade pendant was still hanging there.

The boy in white, are you okay now? (To be continued......)