Looking at the teary-eyed Xiaohong, Steward Gu shook his head solemnly.

"I'm afraid not, the eldest lady said yes, the young lady of your family might as well put down the invitation, and in the future, when the eldest lady is out of the customs, Gu will help you ask for instructions."

Steward Gu accepted the post, and just wanted to change hands, but his clothes were torn apart, and Xiao Hong's eyes were full of tears, and she was full of tears, "Big, the eldest lady can't do it, you can go." Really, my young lady wants to see you too. ”

Steward Gu looked down at the girl's expression, and then at the sedan chair in the distance, puzzled.

is so desperate to chase and fight, I think it's as simple as the other party not only wants to ask for advice on how to make money.

"I'm sorry, Gu still has a lot of things to do, and he can't go out privately without the consent of his master."

With that, he pulled her hand away and took Frost's collar inside.

As soon as he arrived in the courtyard, Steward Gu turned around and whispered: "Little girl, how many times have I told you that the eldest lady is not there, and you can't let others know." ”

Frost scratched her head and replied, "Why? It's not the group of relatives who have returned. ”

Steward Gu flew away with cold eyes, "You still say!" At this time, it is an eventful time, and if you want others to know that the eldest lady is not in the mansion, wouldn't those who don't deal with the Yan family be even more rampant. ”

"Oh, Frost knows it's wrong." The little girl held her mouth and muttered.

Xiao Hong, who was outside the door, timidly returned to the sedan chair and whispered back: "Madam, the eldest lady of the Yan family and Steward Gu refuse to come." ”

Of course, Mrs. Hai knew that she could hear it clearly in the sedan chair just now, and she said coldly: "Go home." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

Mrs. Yan was annoyed and angry, and as soon as she returned to Shangshu Mansion, she was furious, "He is a subordinate, and he actually dares to refuse the people of Shangshu Mansion, Mrs. Ben sees that he is tired of life!" ”

The maid raised her head in embarrassment, and she wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.

"What's the matter, tell me something! Don't spit out, mother-in-law! Mrs. Hai sat back in her chair angrily, looking like she wanted to eat people.

"That's right, madam, at that time, you said that you couldn't expose that we were from Shangshufu, so, the slave maid thought, the housekeeper surnamed Gu might not know that it was someone from Shangshufu looking for him."

Hearing this, Mrs. Hai was angry, reached out and grabbed the maid's thigh, listened to her screams, and said bitterly: "Are you blaming Mrs. Ben for this?" ”

"No, no, madam, it hurts, please, let Xiaohong go."

The more she begged for mercy, the harder Madame Hai pinched.

"Madame, please..."

After a while, Mrs. Hai withdrew her hand and threatened evilly: "Next time you talk back, it's not such a trivial matter as pinching your thigh, you know?" ”

"Know, know, the slave knows it's wrong."

The little maid grabbed her ears with both hands and knelt down crying.

Mrs. Hai picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, crossed Erlang's legs, and ordered: "Go to the official immediately, and say that the Yan family has hoarded a large number of medicinal materials in an attempt to speculate, so that the yamen will seal the Yan family's warehouse." Also, help Mrs. Ben reply a letter to the eldest brother and ask him to believe that 'things' don't need to be sold. ”

"Yes, the slave and maid will go at once."

The little girl stood up and limped out.

*

Early the next morning, the county magistrate waited in the inner hall of the criminal department, wanting to ask to see the right attendant Langchen right. said yes, with the evidence of the mastermind of this medicinal herb speculation case at hand, he will definitely be able to catch them in one fell swoop this time.

Chen You put down the official document, looked up and asked, "Did he really say that?" ”

"Yes, sir." Xiao Shi replied seriously, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Ning Xiaoxiao, who was sleeping quietly, and sighed deeply.

"Alright, let's go out with this officer."

"Okay." Xiao Shi glanced at Ning Xiaoxiao, and then followed Lord Chen You out.

As soon as he came out of the Criminal Department, the county magistrate handed over his hand and said, "The lower official will meet Lord Shilang." ”

"The county magistrate doesn't need to be polite, you said that you have important clues in your hands, can you tell me in detail."

"Of course you can, I don't know if the adults are willing to go to the Yan family with the lower officials to find out."

Chen Youhu shouted these two words suspiciously, "Yan family..."

At noon, there was an endless stream of people moving goods on the wharf, and the coolies diligently carried the boxes of medicinal materials on the ship.

Suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers rushed in, put knives on the necks of coolies, and shouted: "The government is handling cases, and idlers should not move." ”

The coolies looked at each other in amazement as the goods were removed and neatly fastened to the edge of the dock.

Before long, Steward Gu received the news and rushed over and was stopped outside.

"I don't know if you officials, why are you holding the Yan family's cargo ship, and the pharmacy is still waiting to sell the medicinal materials to the people cheaply."

Lord Chenyou looked at him suspiciously, "Sell it cheaply to the people?" How cheap is it? ”

Steward Gu said calmly: "According to the owner's meaning, the medicinal materials are sold at the price ten days ago. ”

"You're willing to sell it at the price you sold ten days ago?" Tatsumi raised his eyebrows slightly.

The county official is a little anxious, doesn't Lord Right Squire believe him?

"Lord Shilang, don't listen to his nonsense, now that the price of medicinal materials has skyrocketed so much, even if it is reduced by half, the Yan family is actually willing to sell it at the price ten days ago, what is the difference between this and what is sent? How could they be willing..."

Before the county magistrate could finish his words, his voice was interrupted by the coolies of the docks.

"My lord, what Gu Lao said is true, we can all testify!"

One person opened his mouth, and the others were not afraid, and shouted in a gossipy.

"If there is no Yan family, where can we afford medicine. Although we are poor, we also know how to repay our kindness. No, I heard that they needed workers to help transport the goods, and everyone rushed to help. ”

The county magistrate glared at the group of coolies and said coldly: "My lord, don't listen to their nonsense, they can work under the Yan family, how can they smash their master's platform?" ”

Chen You pursed his lips and said, "If it's true, I don't know if Steward Gu can provide the Yan family's purchase list." ”

Hearing this, Steward Gu shook his head and said lightly: "The Yan family has no purchase list. ”

What the? No!

I don't dare to provide purchase documents, and it is clear that there is a ghost.

The county magistrate sneered and mocked: "I don't even have a purchase list, where did this medicinal material come from?" Stolen, or fell from the sky? ”

"Your Excellency." Steward Gu said expressionlessly, "Of course the medicinal herbs are grown. ”

As soon as these words came out, the coolies burst into laughter, how could this county official be like a fool, and he didn't even know that the medicinal herbs were grown.

The county official immediately turned red with anger and said, "This official, of course this official knows that medicinal materials are grown, and this official is asking you where such a large number of medicinal materials from the Yan family came from." ”

"It's all planted. However, they are all grown in the Yan family's medicine garden. ”

Steward Gu took the wooden box handed over by the housekeeper and respectfully opened the house deed and title deed inside.

"About ten or twenty days ago, Gu mentioned to the eldest lady that the price of medicine has risen today, and the eldest lady was afraid that the Yan family would be worried about not being able to buy medicine in the future, so she bought sixteen pharmacies on a whim."

Bought 16 pharmacies on a whim?

The corners of Lord Chenyou's mouth twitched, he was really more and more interested in this Yan family's eldest lady.

The county magistrate was dumbfounded, and his mind was filled with a huge number.

Chen You took the title deed and saw that the size of this land was not ordinary, a full sixteen families, and it was not an exaggeration to say that her Yan family had become the largest owner of medicinal materials in Wanqiong Country.

When Lord Chenyou returned the contract, he asked, "During the period when the medicinal materials were rising, did your Yan family supply to anyone?" Have you ever sold medicinal herbs in a store? ”

Steward Gu shook his head, "No, the eldest lady originally wanted to keep the Yan family for her own use, but unfortunately, when she ran into a profiteer speculating in medicinal materials, she couldn't bear to see the people suffer, so she had to help." ”

Under the clever words of Steward Gu, Yan Shunhua was beautified as a good employer and a good person.

The county magistrate choked like a thorn in his throat and was speechless.

This is very different from what he heard, would such a good person send the maid to prison as a substitute for the dead ghost, and still be ruthless and murderous?

Lord Chen You twitched the corners of his mouth, let go of his exclamation at the richest man's use of money, and asked elegantly: "I don't know, can Steward Gu provide the account book for the official to refer to?" ”

Steward Gu respectfully said, "Naturally, my lord, please." ”

*

When it was just dark, Mrs. Hai rubbed the peanuts and waited for the good news from her maid.

After waiting for a long time, the little maid hurriedly ran back, "Husband, madam, there is news." ”

Mrs. Hai raised her eyes and saw that Xiaohong was standing very far away.

"What? Afraid that Mrs. Ben will hit you? ”

"No... Be. ”

The little maid did not dare to look up into Madame Hai's eyes.

"Tell me quickly, what good news, Mrs. Ben is too lazy to waste time here with your girl, and she plans to listen to the good news, happy and happy."

"Mrs. Hui, the people from the Yamen went to check the Yan family's cargo ship and warehouse, and found... Nothing suspicious, all back. ”

"What? All back! ”

Lady Hymers raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

"Impossible, didn't you just say this morning that the people from the Yamen went to the Criminal Department? With so many medicinal materials sold every day, the Yan family is not hoarding and speculating? ”

"The people from the Yamen said that the Yan family has sixteen medicine houses, and they originally grow medicinal materials, and it is normal to hoard medicinal materials, besides, the Yan family's store has been using the price of medicine more than ten days ago, and there is no speculation at all."

Mrs. Hai stood up excitedly, pointed at Xiaohong and scolded:

"Bastard! She Yan Shunhua is not frying, who is speculating and selling medicinal materials, could it be you! ”

"It's not a slave, don't be angry, madam."

A cup was smashed on the wall, and the fragments were scattered all over the ground, Mrs. Hai was mad, she only wrote to her brother this morning to ask her brother not to release the goods, the price of medicine has really dropped, and her mother has to pay a lot of money.

Seeing that fewer and fewer people are buying medicines, the price of medicines is about to drop.

The official can't cure the people of the Yan family?

"No way!"

The little maid was very scared, and stood in the corner and did not dare to go over.

", don't come over quickly, Mrs. Ben has something to tell you."

"Yes, yes." Little Red resignedly moved over.

Mrs. Hai picked up her ears and said mysteriously: "You go to find someone to burn down the Yan family's warehouse, and burn them all." ”

"What?" The little girl was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

"Don't go yet!"

As soon as Mrs. Hai raised her hand and threatened to slap her, the little girl ran out crying.

*

At this time, Shunhua in the camp did not know about the major events that had happened in the main city, and compared with the stormy main city, life in the camp was relatively calm and peaceful.

Shunhua was bored lying on the couch, trying to throw the pebbles into the jug upside down.

She closed her eyes and listened to the sound, and the stone was thrown out of her hand, with a half-loud click, as if something had been smashed.

Fu Mujian, who had just arrived outside the camp tent, rushed in in a hurry, "Brother Yan, what happened, are you injured?" ”

Shunhua sat up from the couch excitedly, her cheeks were slightly red, and she smiled happily, "Brother Fu, are you here?" ”

Fu Mujin looked at the wine jugs scattered on the ground suspiciously.

"What's the matter, didn't you let Kazumi look at you? Did you drink? ”

He spoke slightly angrily, looking at her slightly drunk little appearance.

Shunhua immediately shook his head and pointed indiscriminately, "It's not me, it's not me." It's them! Master Ben, just drink a little, just a little.

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