Chapter 142
The Wanjia brothers committed a heinous crime, both human and material evidence, each of them hit 50 boards, raided their homes and exiled them to the frontier, the government's verdict can be described as very happy, the whole city was jubilant, and the sensational Wanjia gambling house case came to an end.
When Xiao Ming knew this result, she finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, Wan Datou and Wan Si'er, who did nothing evil, were finally punished by the law, and sought justice for the three people of the Wang family and other victims who died, but this crime was also too light, just raiding the family and exile, thinking that it was also the result of Master Chang's activities.
Hearing Jiang Xiangyuan say that when the two of them were escorted away, many people in the city watched and sent a lot of rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs to them.
The summer mansion that lasted two months was finally completed, and the large mansion with three entrances and three exits was several times larger than the Xiao family, and the mansion was exquisite and magnificent, and it was famous in Liujia Village and even ten miles and eight townships.
Xia Zhong is loyal and honest, An has a warm personality and can speak well, and the husband and wife quickly got along with the people in Liujia Village, and had close contacts with the Xiao family, and the relationship was very close.
After Xia Zhongquan sent off the guests, he turned into a small courtyard in the middle of nowhere, pushed open the courtyard door and went straight into the study, which was exquisitely furnished, treasured antiques, and famous paintings.
"Lord Shizi." Xia Zhongquan saluted respectfully.
"The small one lives up to expectations, and this house has finally been built."
"I know, Uncle Xia has worked hard." Shi Tingyu said that this house was built by him to Xia Zhongquan, so that he could easily investigate and secretly visit, but in the past few months, he has sent people to inquire around, but there is no news of Zhang Dong and Cen Yinu, and he is a little disappointed, the paper is the portrait of the two of them, Shi Tingyu sat and stood for half a night, thinking hard about countermeasures.
According to the news he received, Zhang Dong and the others did appear in Pingcheng with the eldest prince, but unfortunately they searched all over the streets and alleys and found no trace, and it is possible that they do not live in Pingcheng, but in a certain town or hidden residence.
"Uncle Xia, in the future, I will work hard for you and Aunt An to inquire about the news of Zhang Dong and Cen Yin in private, and secretly visit, remember to keep it secret." Shi Tingyu told him that although he had arrested a lot of people from other forces, there were still many people who were active in Pingcheng, and he had to guard against the safety of the eldest prince.
"Yes, the little one understands." Xia Zhongquan nodded respectfully.
Shi Tingyu handed over the portraits of Zhang Dong and the others to Xia Zhongquan again, and said, "Maybe Cen Yin has left here with the eldest prince, and I have sent Xia Wu to take someone to her hometown to inspect it." ”
Shi Tingyu always suspected that Cen Yin was still alive, so he fled from here with the eldest prince and returned to her hometown in the south, where he had no avail, so he had to send Xia Wu to Cen Yin's hometown in the south to inspect, and has been arranging people to search in private here, spreading the scope to the town and countryside.
Now Dr. Xiao has taught Chen Lao the magic of suturing, and Chen Lao and his son practice this method day and night in the town, hoping to use it in the army more quickly, and medicine can be easily bought.
The little figure of Xiao Ming's little girl appeared in her heart, Qing Ling was wise, she didn't expect her to be so generous at a young age, she thought that she would go through a lot of twists and turns, but she didn't expect Xiao Ming to easily teach the method of stitching, and even contributed all the medicines, which not only made the Northwest Military Camp but also benefited the subjects of the entire Dayue Dynasty.
The inexplicable Shi Tingyu had a good impression of Xiao Ming.
"This matter is temporarily annoying Uncle Xia." Shi Tingyu said that he was going back to Beijing.
"Yes, the little one understands." Xia Zhongquan looked at the prince in front of him and felt bitter, this child he watched grow up, with a growth experience that others can hardly bear, he should have played as a child, but he wanted to smell the chicken, he went into battle to kill the enemy before the age of ten, and the background of Dingbei Houfu in the army did not give him any preferential treatment, he was experienced in a hundred battles, scarred and scroful, starting from a small pawn, step by step to become a general admired by thousands of people, everyone said that the prince of Dingguo Houfu was a talented man and a dragon and phoenix among people, but who knew the blood and tears he paid behind his back.
Flowers are clustered and cooking oil is blazing.
The prince is going back to Beijing again, and I don't know what difficult things are waiting for him.
It's time for the prince to go back to Beijing to get married!
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Since the house was settled, the Xiao family and the Xia family have become neighbors, and the An family will come to the Xiao family almost every day to chat with the Song family and Yi's mother, plus the Dawang family and the Wang family and others, the Xiao family is not lively, and laughter can often be heard.
In this regard, Xiao Ming smiled and saw that as soon as they went out, there were only two godmothers and Yi's mother at home, but now there are often guests at home who come to talk with the two to relieve their boredom, and their mood is also comfortable.
For this reason, she specially asked people to build an eight pavilions under the grape trellis, and it was close to the orchard, and the shade under the trees was cool, and the fruit was sweet and fragrant, and several people sat in it to talk, do some small work, and pick a fruit to eat when they were hungry and thirsty.
"It's better to be on your side, it's lively, it's not like I'm alone there." As he spoke, Ann stretched out his hand and picked a falling grape, the grape was half green and half purple, full and round, and he had an appetite when he looked at it, and put the grape in his mouth with a slightly sour and sweet taste lingering in the mouth, and the aftertaste was endless.
"Well, your grapes are delicious, you can pick them." An enjoyed that when they bought the land, they bought all the remaining wasteland because it was cheap, there were hundreds of acres, some of which were used to build a house, and the remaining part was empty, and she was also ready to plant fruit on the vacant land at home, so that it was easy to take care of, and it didn't take much manpower.
"yes, it's almost there." Song said with a smile, while bowing her head and holding the soles of her shoes, since she saw Yi's mother's superb embroidery skills, she no longer dared to make clothes for Xiao Ming and a few people, only made a few pairs of shoes, so she could barely handle it.
Looking at the fruit in this garden, Song smiled for a while, this year's harvest is really a lot, just last year, the few wines sold for nearly 10,000 taels of silver, and now this large garden, I don't know how much silver can be collected, and now Yi's mother is preparing the wine jar, ready to start picking grapes in a few days.
"Ouch, it's time to harvest so much, say hello when you pick it, I'll come and help." An said that he took the initiative to help, and the Xiao family was the only one who was strong, and the others were either children or women, when would such a large garden be received.
This grape is not like any other fruit, which spoils quickly and has to be picked quickly.
"Then how tired girl." Song said politely.
"What's this, I'm idle every day, I eat for nothing here every day, how can I come to the door to beg for food if I don't help make something!" Ahn smiled, unconcerned.
"By the way, where did Sister Ming'er go today, why didn't you see anyone."
"I went to the town, saying that there was a Dr. Chen who wanted to go home, and she went to see her off."