Qi Garden.

Sitting in the warm and bright grass hall, Shen, Wu, and the head of the Wednesday family felt cold all over their bodies.

Qi Taizhong looked at the three of them with a solemn face, and said slowly: "Maybe, if it is really the Mei family's report, maybe, it is the collection of the Yanyuan Yamen over the years, or perhaps, it is obtained from the side, in short, the flaws left by the three of you over the years have not been wiped clean, and now they are in the hands of others." Witnesses, witnesses. If you want physical evidence, there will be physical evidence. There is also the Bai family...... The Bai family bit you inside, and of course, it also bit a few of us. It's just that the Bai family can't provide us with much conclusive evidence. On the contrary, the three of you are closest to the Bai family on weekdays, and they will give you the most. ”

After a burst of scolding, Wu Ping's face turned hideous when he heard this: "Then, then fight to the death!" ”

The old head of the Zhou family looked at Qi Taizhong, and said in a sad voice: "Seventh Master, do you really want to kill us all?" ”

Shen Cong, the head of the Shen family, said loudly: "This is their conspiracy!" They want to divide us, kill us first, and then kill you! Don't even think about running away! ”

Qi Taizhong sighed and waved his hand: "In the direction of Jinling, the Jiangnan camp, and the governor standard camp have all sent troops over, so don't say too much." However, the old man went to see Lin Ruhai, gave up his old face, and asked for a way for you to live. As for whether it will succeed or not, it is up to you. ”

Although Wu Ping shouted the most resolutely, and heard that the army had been dispatched, he was bluffing, but when he heard that there was vitality, he was the first to abandon the thought of ending up together, and hurriedly asked: "Seventh Master, you always say, what is the way to live?" ”

Shen Cong and Zhou Jiao, the two old masters, also asked.

Qi Taizhong's face was solemn, his white eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and he said slowly: "Your family is carrying several cases of extermination, if you don't have an explanation, no one can say it." Lin Ruhai gave two ways, one is that the family handed over twenty heads and half of the family wealth, and the matter will pass......"

Before the words fell, the three old family heads and family heads became angry and clamoring.

What are you kidding, the heads of twenty descendants......

The richer the family, the more difficult it is to support the son-in-law.

If you really want to hand over the heads of twenty sons and grandchildren at a time, there will be no one left in the three families.

Besides, half of the family wealth, that's a lot of money!!

At this moment, the three families all had the violent heart of sending dead soldiers to assassinate Lin Ruhai!

However, under Qi Taizhong's gradually sharp gaze, the three families finally quieted down.

Chen Qiao, the head of the Chen family, frowned and said: "You have to let the seventh master finish speaking, if the seventh master really leaves it alone and lets you go to the fish and die, you still have a way to live?" ”

The three families hurriedly apologized and asked for advice again and again.

Qi Taizhong paused and continued: "The second way is for the three of you to give up your wealth to save the lives of your whole family and leave Yangzhou. ”

With that, he closed his eyes and let another shouting and scolding erupt.

After a long while, there was only the sound of the three families gasping in despair in the grass hall, Qi Taizhong slowly opened his eyes, looked at them indifferently, and said: "The file of the Bai family has been sent to the capital urgently for eight hundred miles, and the punishment is formulated: all the men will be beheaded, and all the relatives will be sold to the sect and the family property will be confiscated. This is a grave sin that will never be turned over. ”

In the midst of the great terror, Shen Cong asked in a trembling voice, "Seventh Master, where is the salt field?" What to do with the salt farm? If the four are shut down at once, half of the salt in Jiangnan will be affected, and they will not be afraid of ......"

Qi Taizhong sighed lightly and said, "Let the four of us take over temporarily, but they will not sell it to us, but will sell it to other small salt merchants, abolish the yamen of the salt courtyard, and reduce the number of intermediate officials...... In the future, the salt decree will change, and it is impossible to want eight families to account for the majority. You don't have to suspect that the four of us took advantage of the opportunity, and the old man didn't tell lies in his life, so I can tell you that the Qi family will slowly stop this salt industry. Heaven is good, who can occupy Jinshan for a lifetime? I'm afraid that I have a life to earn, but I don't have a life to spend. At the end of the day, we're just businessmen. That's all the old man said, it's up to you how to choose. ”

The three families who were full of suspicion and speculation that there were countless conspiracies and tricks to betray and betray, after hearing Qi Taizhong's words, they no longer had the heart to take chances.

Even the Qi family decided to stop slowly, there is really no third way......

Moreover, if there is really no way out, the three families are estimated to take risks and risk their lives.

It is not that the soldiers rebelled, but that they ordered the salt people to destroy the salt pans and destroy the salt stocks in stock.

Combined, these three can affect the supply of salt in at least a few provinces.

Even the salt pans were destroyed, and tomorrow's salt price immediately began to soar.

But......

Right now, since the prince of the Qi family has begged for a way to live, who still has the heart to burn jade?

Hui merchants and Jin merchants are still different, Jin merchants really dare to sacrifice their lives for silver.

Kehui businessman......

Just look at the energy they spend on their daily life to enjoy happiness and squander, and we know that they will not give their lives for money.

Qi Taizhong looked at the three old men who knelt on the ground and begged for ideas, and sighed helplessly: "The daughter is scattered and comes back, as long as you are here, are you afraid that you won't be able to earn money?" When it's time to make a decision, just make a decision. My old face can't be delayed for long. If the soldiers really surround the three of you, whatever they want at that time, they will directly take it themselves. At this time, are you still confused?! ”

After hearing this, the head of the Shen family, the head of the Zhou family, and the head of the Wu family all bowed their heads and sighed in frustration.

Even if the Qi family has this attitude, then they really have no way to turn around.

However, as long as people don't die, they will have to take revenge sooner or later!!

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Yamen of the Salt Courtyard.

Coming out of Zhonglin Hall, Jia Qiang went to the guest house again.

Although Xue Ming is a character he doesn't know, and he doesn't even have a name in the Red Mansion, but in the final analysis, he is Xue Pan's second uncle and one of the owners of Fengzihao.

His life and death still have to be taken care of.

But this time, it seems that Xue Ming's situation seems to be a little bad, and the imperial doctor has not left yet.

When Jia Qiang came in, Xue Pan and Xue Zhen's cousins were wiping away tears......

Seeing this, Jia Qiang frowned slightly, and asked, "Is Second Master Xue okay?" ”

Xue Pan wiped away his tears, shook his head and said hatefully: "The imperial doctor said, it's all because the beast of the Mei family came to make trouble, and the second uncle was angry, which worsened his condition." I'm still using needles, I'm afraid it's ......"

Jia Qiang felt a little tricky, and at this moment, Imperial Physician Wang pulled out the silver needle in his hand, got up and walked over.

Xue Pan and Xue Zhen asked anxiously: "Imperial Doctor, how is my second uncle (father)?" ”

Imperial Physician Wang shook his head and said, "The condition is really sinister, I can't do anything unless I ......"

Xue Pan and Xue Zhen, who were already cold-hearted, hurriedly asked, "Unless what?" ”

But he saw that Imperial Physician Wang looked at Jia Qiang and said: "Unless Second Master Qiang can take some treasure medicine from Tianning Temple again, the ten-year treasure medicine of Tianning Temple has a miraculous effect on high fever and pulmonary gangrene, if there is this medicine, there may be three percent certainty." ”

When Xue Zhen heard this, he immediately knelt down in front of Jia Qiang, kowtowing and begging.

Xue Pan also grabbed his head and looked at Jia Qiang, and said, "Or, I'll knock a few for you too?" ”

Jia Qiang shook her head slightly and said, "Saving someone's life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter." It's just that there are not many treasures in Tianning Temple...... Well, I'll have someone fetch some. ”

Imperial Physician Wang said: "This Second Master Xue is already terminally ill, even if he can save his life, he will be weak in the future, and he will not be able to move easily, otherwise, it will be difficult to breathe, and even his life will be affected." ”

In Jia Qiang's opinion, Xue Ming's income should be a small pneumonia.

However, in the era when there were no antibiotics, the disease continued to worsen and eventually became irreversible.

When he went out and ordered someone to fetch the medicine, he asked Xue Zhen, "If there is anything I need to do, just ask." You and I have known each other since our ancestors, and we are friends for many generations, so we don't need to go outside. ”

Xue Zhen and Xue Pan are two completely different personalities, although they are one year younger than Xue Pan, they are much more stable, and they are deeply grateful, and finally they are a little embarrassed: "Second Master Qiang, it's just that the side is down, but the situation of my father is really inconvenient to walk, and I am afraid that I will have to delay here for a while." ”

In fact, Xue Zhen is still a little ashamed, the Xue family also has a mansion in Yangzhou Mansion, but once Xue Ming moves out of the Yanyuan Yamen, it is almost impossible to let Xue Ming enjoy the treatment of the imperial doctor.

Coupled with the disturbances outside, he still felt that living in the yamen of the salt courtyard was more conducive to his father's recovery.

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "What's worth embarrassing about this, I am a relative, and my aunt and grandfather are not stingy people." ”

On the side, Xue Pan suddenly reminded: "Brother Tad, if the medicine is useful for a while, don't forget to send someone to inform the family." Also, let my aunt send more New Year's gifts. The Lin family's, Brother Qiang'er's, the imperial doctor's, I'm ...... Of course I don't care, my family. But others should not be stingy. ”

Xue Zhen naturally responded, and was surprised that this cousin had really changed his sex.

After more than half an hour, Tietou hurriedly took a small urn of treasure medicine and came back, and after the imperial doctor asked Xue Ming to take it with a secret method, another hour passed, and the high fever on Xue Ming's body finally subsided and he woke up......

"Thank you...... Thank you, Second Master, ......"

The redness on Xue Ming's face dissipated and became miserable, and after knowing the cause and effect of salvation, he wanted to struggle and get up and thank him.

Jia Qiang persuaded him again and let him recuperate with peace of mind, and then said goodbye and left.

For Xue Ming, he has some numbers in his heart.

The ancients said: Watching people in the face of wealth, watching people in difficulties, watching people in ignorance, and watching people after drinking.

This is called the four views.

Jia Qiang had previously learned that after the death of his brother Xue Li, Xue Ming did not take the opportunity to bully Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and Baochai, the three orphans and widows, but helped each other carefully.

Now looking at his son, he is calm and not frivolous, and his tutor is not bad.

Let's look at his reaction between life and death......

It doesn't matter how high or low it is, at least it's not a treacherous person.

Even if the root of the disease can't be gone, if such an experienced businessman sits on Jufeng Island, it will be quite helpful to Jia Qiang.

However, he is not in a hurry, he has to think about it carefully, and he must leave enough backhand.

After all, such an important stronghold, how can it be easily entrusted to others......

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Shenjing City, Rongguo Mansion.

The large flower hall on the west side of Rongqing Hall.

Jia's mother sat on the soft couch on the high platform, although it was cold outside, the big flower hall was burning the earth dragon, but it was warm like spring, and the flowers were brocade.

Mother Jia's mood was also as happy as the flowers blooming in this hall.

She held two letters in her hands, and smiled at Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang who were sitting on the chair next to her: "God is pitiful, Yu'er's father has actually come back to life!" Really blessed by the Buddha! ”

The Feng girl standing on the side laughed loudly: "If you want me to say, this can't thank the Buddha alone, if it weren't for the old ancestor who sent Brother Qiang and Lian'er to send Sister Lin back to Yangzhou together, how could my uncle know that the Western monk actually has a treasure medicine in his hand?" It can be seen that Uncle Lin was saved, and it was because the ancestors shared a boat of blessings that your old man couldn't use, which saved Aunt Lin. The next time Uncle Lin comes to Beijing, I have to let him have a good life and thank the ancestors! Otherwise, I won't either! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone naturally laughed and cheered.

Jia's mother is also indispensable, seeing Xifeng wearing a golden phoenix treasure pearl string and shaking, wearing a red cold smoke butterfly wearing a flower brocade dress, carmine carved silk embroidered begonia cotton skirt, stepping on a pair of red embroidered magnolia embroidered shoes, dazzling, radiant, coupled with such a cool temperament, can speak mouth, it is more and more fond of it, but deliberately teased her: "You don't coax me here, carefully Lian'er walked around the flowers in Yangzhou, and didn't come back." ”

Everyone laughed and made fun of Sister Feng.

Sister Feng's face remained unchanged, and she laughed loudly: "It's okay to go with him, I only serve the good ancestor at home, can't he live without him?" I'm afraid that Uncle Lin, who is only afraid of Tanhualang, can't get used to him like that, so I can't teach him a good lesson, so that he can know how to write the word powerful! ”

Mother Jia laughed again when she heard this, but she was a little unsteady in her heart.

That restless obstacle saved Daiyu and her son, so when he returned to Beijing, wouldn't he be even more proud?

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