The next afternoon, the four of them returned to Jinfu, and the carriage drove into the front yard, and the four got out of the car. When the people heard that they were back, they all came out to greet them, and Liu Wenzhao and Liu Qianqian, brothers and sisters, also came out, but when they saw the two tightly clenched hands of the jade unicorn and the gold ingot, both of them involuntarily stopped, just exchanged a few words of greeting from afar, and everyone surrounded the four of them and walked towards Mrs. Jin's hibiscus garden.

As soon as she entered the Furong Garden, Aunt Gu greeted her with a happy face: "Ouch, the young master and young lady are back!" ”

The gold ingots also shouted loudly in the courtyard: "Mother! We're back! ”

Mrs. Jin slowly walked out of the room, first with a relieved face, then carefully examined a few people, and then straightened her face.

The four of them hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed to Mrs. Jin in unison.

After calling the four of them up, Mrs. Jin frowned and said, "I obviously asked you to go to Donglu River to collect rent, but you didn't see it at a glance, and you ran away without a single entourage?" ”

The jade unicorn hurriedly went up to relieve the siege: "It's me who picked up the ingots and didn't bring people......"

When Mrs. Jin heard this, she waved her hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, you don't have to explain it for him. Yuanbao is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and as a result, so many things have been done, and they should be punished. If Wen Zhao hadn't thoughtfully sent someone to find you, I don't know how many days I would have to worry about it. The good young master and young lady of the Jin Mansion will actually be taken captive by human traffickers! Gyeonggi is critical, Lang Lang Qiankun, public security is so bad! ”

"This time the incident is purely coincidental, the Dongluhe area is remote and the news is closed, and the traffickers must value this. Dens were set up there. Liu Wenzhao followed me at some point, and said with a regretful face: "It's a pity that they all ran away!" ”

The gold ingots glanced at Liu Wenzhao quietly. Said lazily: "If it's a person, it will leave traces, and it won't last long to run." ”

Liu Wenzhao smiled slightly, and the meaning in his eyes was unclear.

"Speaking of Dongluhe...... Jin Yuanbao's voice lowered a little, "I didn't take back the rent this time." ”

Mrs. Jin looked calm: "I have heard everything you have done in Donglu River. ”

As soon as I heard this. The room fell silent.

Mrs. Jin was calm, looking at Jin Yuan Bao with a smile on the corner of her mouth and said, "You have done a good job of burning account books and free rent." I'm old after all. There are so many things at home, it is impossible to take care of them everywhere. As the young master of the Golden Mansion, you can see the suffering of the farmers and think about them. Give up your own enjoyment. I'm satisfied. ”

After receiving his mother's appreciation, Jin Yuan Bao was very happy, and even laughed happily: "I thought you would scold me for giving away a sum of money for the first time I collected rent." ”

Mrs. Jin disagreed: "When did your mother and I become so ignorant of the overall situation? With such a big industry as Jinfu and the continuation of so many years, is it relying on rampant expropriation? If you want the people below to be loyal to you, you must really consider them. Those in positions of higher authority must always remember this truth. ”

Jin Yuan nodded: "Xie Niang's teachings." This trip. It really touched me a lot. Knowing the Tao and seeing it with your own eyes are still different after all. ”

Mrs. Kim touched his head in relief. smiled and said: "After you got married, you are indeed becoming more and more sensible." Originally, I didn't expect you to be able to do it so well the first time, it seems that with Xiaoxuan by your side, you have grown a lot. ”

"This has nothing to do with her." Jin Yuan Bao glanced at the jade unicorn and said triumphantly: "Jiang Xiaoxuan's woman's benevolence, it is good to have a good heart and eyes, but it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and it will be difficult for a long time, how can it be solved by a golden hairpin?" ”

"Kick your nose in the face!" Mrs. Jin said angrily: "I think you are a little sensible after marrying Xiaoxuan!" ”

Hearing Mrs. Jin praise herself like this, the jade qilin was naturally overjoyed, but she also knew that it was not her own credit, so she only smiled and said: "Yuanbao is right, sending hairpins can only solve the suffering for a while, or borrowing money to encourage cultivation like Yuanbao is a good way." Yuan Bao didn't say it, but he was much more thoughtful than me. ”

Listening carefully to her words, it was not difficult for Mrs. Jin to hear that the Jade Qilin was heartfelt, and a comfortable smile gradually appeared on her face.

Liu Wenzhao saw that the jade unicorn actually admired the gold ingots so much, his heart was sour, but a smile appeared on his face: "The ingots have the world in mind and act in an eclectic manner, so they may not be able to pay attention to these little things, and the younger brothers and sisters have always been pitiful to the poor and the weak, and they can always remind the ingot of negligence." Yuanbao and younger siblings can be said to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, and each has its own benefits. ”

It was the first time that someone had been praised like this, and the jade unicorn couldn't help blushing, and the gold ingots glanced at Liu Wenzhao and didn't say anything.

Mrs. Jin was extremely satisfied when she heard this: "Yes, since I married you and entered the door, Yuanbao has behaved more and more decently, and this is all your credit!" ”

The gold ingot glanced at the jade unicorn and was silent, and there was a default meaning.

Liu Wenzhao was left out in the cold, with a smile on his face.

The jade qilin was surprised by the reaction of the gold ingots at first, and then listened to the Jin mother and son take a bite of Xiaoxuan, although there was a smile on his face, his mood gradually became heavy.

"It looks ...... now" Mrs. Jin gradually retracted her expression and became serious: "I can leave the affairs of the arsenal to you." ”

Everyone was stunned.

The gold ingots frowned slightly, and Fang Cai's joy was swept away.

On the side, Liu Wenzhao's smile also froze instantly.

Mrs. Jin also seemed to expect him to be like this, and continued slowly and carefully: "The arsenal is the top priority of our Jin family, in the past, my mother thought that you were more than smart, and your heart still needs to be honed, and you have done a good job in Dongluhe this time, which is enough to prove that you have grown up and can start to pick up this burden." ”

"Mother, you know that I have no intention of taking care of the affairs of the arsenal. I'm a fast catcher. Jin Yuan said.

After he said this, the room was silent, so quiet that it seemed that everyone's breathing could be heard.

Slowly, Mrs. Jin's face turned cold, and her eyes didn't know where the Dao fell, empty. After a while, he said slowly: "Catching fast is just a small fight, how can it be more important than the family's industry?" ”

Jin Yuan Bao said stubbornly: "Catching fast is my career, not a small fight." I'm certainly not going to give up halfway. Although the arsenal is important, I am not interested. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Kim's face became more and more pale. After a while, he finally let out a long sigh, "It's this set of words again." When will you be willing to take over the burden from your mother's hands? ”

Seeing his mother's gradually pale face, Jin Yuan Bao also felt that his heart was getting heavier and heavier, and under guilt, he actually relieved himself and said, "Mother." At least until I'm done with all the cases at hand......"

Mrs. Jin listened to this, but waved her hand in disbelief, "It's this set of rhetoric every time." Never mind. Mother doesn't force you, after all, you still have to figure it out yourself to get things done. I just hope that this day will come soon, and I will be completely relieved at that time. ”

Hearing his mother say this, Jin Yuan Bao slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Unintentionally. found that Liu Wenzhao on the side frowned, as if he was thinking.

"Stand down...... "Lady King's voice was tired.

The crowd had no choice but to disperse.

After saying goodbye to Liu Wenzhao and Jiang Xiaoxuan, Jin Yuan Bao led the jade unicorn towards the pine and bamboo garden, and a ray of sunlight fell from the gap in the trees and was spreading on his face.

Jade Qilin looked at his tightly knit brows, and couldn't help but ask, "You, obviously don't want to embarrass your mother......"

The gold ingots were slightly stunned. But he didn't answer her words, only tilted his head. The hippie smiled and led her to trot towards the pine and bamboo garden.

As soon as he entered the house, Jin Yuan immediately lay comfortably on the bed and groaned: "My heart is my hometown." ”

"What do you mean?" The jade unicorn was confused.

Jin Yuan Bao glanced at her with disdain: "In words you can understand, it is that the gold nest and silver nest are not as good as your own kennel." ”

The jade unicorn pursed his lips, looked at the son-in-law who was lying tall in Yuanbao, and suddenly remembered something, and said unhappily: "Let me ask you, where did you learn these prostitutes??" ”。

Unexpectedly, Jin Yuan Bao was straightforward and replied very simply: "Qianjiaoge, investigate the case!" ”

Yu Qilin looked suspicious: "Investigate the case, what case do you need to run to the brothel all day long!" ”

Jin Yuan Bao glanced at her and said seriously: "The place where the brothel gathers the three sects and the nine streams, has the most news, and if you are quick to catch it, you must go to these fireworks and liquor shops." Since you have gone, you must blend in with the environment, otherwise you will only make people suspicious. ”

"Okay...... "Jade Qilin had to admit that it was reasonable, "you found a valid reason for visiting the Qinglou." ”

The gold ingots ignored her sarcasm, and gradually fell into contemplation, "This time you also heard the words of the big gold tooth, the first-class girl was sent to the palace, and the second-class was sold to the brothel." ”

The Jade Qilin quieted down and recalled, "Not bad." And lately, it seems that human traffickers have been particularly active. Just like your mother said, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you dare to be so rampant. ”

"What's even more strange to me is that it's just to make money, what kind of traffickers are so well-connected, not to mention that they have an inner door in our yamen, and they can still send people into the palace? By the way, did you notice the hand of the big gold tooth? ”

"Huh?"

"He also has that tattoo on his forearm."

Yu Qilin's eyes lit up: "You mean, he and the thieves we met on the way back are in the same group?" ”

The gold ingots nodded: "It can only be explained like this." The case I investigated before returning to the door also had a close relationship with human traffickers and brothels. ”

The two of them were thinking about this, and a maid came in with a tea tray and served tea lightly.

The jade unicorn glanced at the maid and asked, "Why didn't Xi'er come to tea?" ”

"Didn't Sister Xi'er go out with you, young lady?" The maid is inexplicable.

When the jade qilin heard this, he was shocked, Huo Ran got up and asked, "Haven't you seen her in the past few days?" ”

"We all thought that Xi'er was going out with you......"

The gold ingots waved their hands and told the maid to stand down.

The two exchanged glances, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose in the heart of the jade qilin, and he got up in a state of confusion: "I'll go find Xue'er." ”

The jade unicorn walked quickly, anxious in his heart.

Ah Fu walked towards him, and when he saw the jade unicorn, he immediately saluted, but was unexpectedly picked up by the jade unicorn: "Ah Fu, have you seen Xi'er in the past few days?" ”

Ah Fu was inexplicable: "No." ”

Jade Qilin tried her best to calm down: "When was the last time you saw her?" ”

Ah Fu thought for a moment, then replied, "It seems to be ...... Birthday feast? Before the birthday banquet, I saw her helping the young lady to set the table, but then everyone was busy greeting the in-laws, so I didn't pay attention anymore. ”

The jade unicorn slowly let go, trying to recall.

"Young lady?"

Jade Qilin waved his hand, "You can get busy...... Wait, you ask me in the house, who has seen Xi'er. ”

"Yes! Why didn't Sister Xi'er go to the house to serve today? ”

"yes!" Jade Qilin's face was full of anxiety, "I asked around and no one saw her." With that, he hurried towards Gu Changfeng Medical Hall.

Yu Qilin didn't knock on the door, pushed the door in directly, and saw that only Jiang Xiaoxuan was sitting at the table, so he asked directly, "Changfeng is not there?" ”

Jiang Xiaoxuan nodded: "Are you looking for him?" ”

The jade unicorn had no intention of explaining, and couldn't wait to say: "Xi'er is gone!" ”

"What?!" Jiang Xiaoxuan was shocked.

"It's been days! The maid in my house thought she had followed us to Zhuangzi. I just asked some people, and they all said that they hadn't seen her since the birthday banquet. Where do you think she's going? ”

"Since the birthday banquet to the present, ......" Jiang Xiaoxuan was shocked, slowly calmed down, pondered carefully, and said with a wry smile: "I think, Xi'er left by herself...... When my mother came to visit out of town that day, Xi'er must have been frightened, and there was nothing we could do, so she simply walked away. ”

"I doubt it too! You said that she is a girl, she has no relatives, how can she live when she walks out of the city by herself? It's all my fault, I was impatient when she urged me hard, and I forgot how scared she was. There are still so many traffickers out there now, in case ......"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxuan's face turned pale, "If something happens to Xi'er because of this, I won't forgive myself in this life." ”

Jade Qilin gritted his teeth and said, "I have to go find Xi'er." ”

"Where to look? I'm with you! Jiang Xiaoxuan hurriedly dropped the work in her hand and followed out. (To be continued......)