Chapter 186: Lianzhou Mi Gui
The two men reported their home, and it turned out to be the shopkeeper and companion of He's pharmacy in Lianzhou City, and they identified the eldest aunt on the spot, saying that the eldest aunt had gone to their shop to buy the aconitum powder a few days ago.
"My lord, the grass people have been wronged, this must have been framed by someone, please be aware of it."
Zhao shouted injustice one after another, and "dong dong dong" kowtowed to the county magistrate several times, and did not forget to cast a roll of his eyes at Qian Qianqian.
"My lord, this aconitum is a poison, few people buy it on weekdays, our pharmacy is recorded in the medicine and sells medicine, this is the account book, we have nothing to say."
The shopkeeper was very frightened, for fear of implicating himself, so he quickly handed over the account book he was carrying without the slightest hesitation.
"The grass people also remember very clearly, it was this woman who came to buy some aconitum powder that day, because the pharmacy business has been bad recently, and few people have come to care about it all year round, so the grass people remember it very clearly."
The guy also echoed one after another, the official sent the account book up, and the county order flipped through it, and found that there was indeed a record on it, and now the evidence is ironclad, and the Zhao family just wants to rely on it, and it can't be relied on.
Zhao Ye was really thoughtful, and in just one day's work, he found the pharmacy where Zhao went to buy medicine, and this time, he would definitely teach Zhao a good lesson.
"Dare to be a woman, dare to poison people, come to someone, take her down to the official, and at the worst she will be 30 boards, and then she will be sent to the heavenly prison for imprisonment."
The county commander's face sank, and he immediately made a decision, which shocked the hearts of the people in the hall, and when he heard this, two officers and soldiers immediately stepped forward, forcibly erected Zhao, and dragged her out.
The third aunt looked at this scene, her face turned pale with fright, and she kept her head down, not daring to make a sound, for fear that she would accidentally end up with the same fate as the Zhao family.
"Take this accomplice down to the official and put him in prison."
The county magistrate raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, obviously a little impatient, this matter has been in trouble for so long, and it has also disturbed the peace of this side, so the county magistrate also wants to close the case quickly, and he can do his own business after leaving the court.
"My lord, this matter was instigated by my eldest aunt, and the third aunt is only an accomplice, so I beg you to be lenient with my third aunt, and don't let her sit through the prison."
Qian Qianqian bowed her head slightly, and said quietly, the third aunt and Qian's mother were stunned, no one thought that she would intercede for the third aunt.
"You have a heart, this woman has such a vicious intention, and you still intercede for her, so you are not afraid that this woman will bite you back?"
The county magistrate suddenly became interested, and looked at Qian Qianqian carefully, because of Xiao Mohan and Mu Tianyue, Qian Qianqian was quite famous in this town, so this county magistrate was a parent official, and he also knew Qian Qianqian's person, and when he came into contact today, he found that Qian Qianqian was really extraordinary.
"The adult also said that she is just a country woman, at best she is just a sick cat, so even if she is bitten back, it will not hurt her muscles and bones, so why take precautions?"
Qian Qianqian's face did not change, she said very firmly, and the county magistrate in the hall was also surprised, I really didn't expect that the little woman would have such courage.
"Okay, since you're not afraid, then the official won't embarrass this woman, but she also participated in the poisoning, so she has to squat in prison for ten days and a half months, and as for the main culprit outside, he will be in prison for at least five years."
This county order was taken after Lord Zhou was dismissed, he is not young, and he also has a wife and children, although he can't tell whether he is loyal or treacherous, but he is still fair enough.
"In that case, please deal with it impartially."
Qian Qianqian did not intercede for the Zhao family, the terrible screams outside continued, and the third aunt shrank back, not even daring to come out.
The official took the third aunt down, and after retiring, Qian Qianqian returned home with the family, Zhao Ye's business was done, and it was inconvenient to stay, so he said to Qian Qianqian, and went straight back to Lianzhou City.
"Qianqian, this time I arrested your aunt and third aunt, your grandmother will not give up, as long as the news comes back, they will definitely come to make trouble, if it is a big trouble, I am afraid it will damage the reputation of our Qian family."
Mother Qian coaxed Qian Yao to sleep, and then walked in front of Qian Qianqian, with a worried face, this time the matter was solved, and Mother Qian didn't seem to be happy at all.
"I know this, if grandma can ignore it, it will be a really strange thing, but the eldest aunt and the third aunt did make a big mistake, if they want to make trouble, let them go to the county government to make trouble, it has nothing to do with us."
Qian Qianqian had a calm face, she hadn't been to the pickle shop and hot pot restaurant for a long time, as well as the ready-to-wear shop in Lianzhou City, these were more important than dealing with the old man and the old lady Qian.
Mother Qian said that she couldn't move Qian Qianqian, and she was helpless, and when she saw Qian Qianqian return to the room, she could only sigh and look at Qian Yao who was sleeping.
Qian Qianqian sat in the room, carefully calculating the days, Xiao Mohan had been gone for a few days, she had promised Xiao Mohan before that she would write a letter to him every ten days, although the ten-day period had not yet arrived, but she couldn't help but take out the brush that Xiao Mohan had given her before.
The things given by Xiao Mohan are naturally the best, the "Xiao" on the pen is engraved very exquisitely, Qian Qianqian carefully rubbed the word, and unconsciously laid out the paper and ink, and wrote on it.
She didn't want Xiao Mohan to worry, so what was written on the paper was some trivial things, reporting good news but not bad news, but it was written on most of the paper, and she felt that something was wrong, Xiao Mohan's march was when she was nervous, how could she use these trivial things to share Xiao Mohan's heart.
So after thinking about it, Qian Qianqian still crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it in the corner, since it was not appropriate to write anything, then simply don't write anything, and wait until she understands it in her heart.
On the second day, Qian Qianqian was going to leave for Lianzhou City, and before leaving, she specially instructed Qian Mu and Qian Fen not to go out and walk around, if the old man Qian and the old lady came to make trouble, they would immediately report to the official, and if they couldn't do it, they would hide in the pickle shop or hot pot restaurant, don't bother with the old man and the old lady.
Qian Qianqian also wanted to take this opportunity to test Qian Mu to see if Qian Mu's temperament had changed a little.
Qian Fen's sisters and brothers are reluctant to give up on Qian Qianqian, such a big thing happened at home, fortunately Qian Qianqian is here, otherwise Qian Yao's life may not be saved.
"The pickle shop still has to do business, you two have to watch it for me, I'll come back to see you in a few days, and I'll bring you something delicious when the time comes."
Qian Qianqian lowered her head, raised her hand and touched Qian Fen and Qian Xuan's heads, she was a few years older than these two sisters, so she looked taller.
"Eldest sister, don't worry, we will definitely help you take good care of the pickle business, but you must be careful on the way to Lianzhou City."
Qian Fen held Qian Qianqian's hand, her eyes gradually moistened, their family started from nothing, from poor to rich, and they all survived as a family, so their sisters' relationship is very deep.
"Well, Brother Yao'er's body has not been cleaned up yet, and those medicinal herbs are all left in the kitchen, mother, you must remember to give him medicine every morning and evening."
Qian Qianqian looked up at Mother Qian, carefully looked at Mother Qian's expression, and instructed lightly, Mother Qian was a little distracted, and nodded anxiously after a while.
"Then I'm leaving, you guys be careful at home and remember what I say."
Qian Qianqian glanced at Qian's mother meaningfully, and as soon as the words fell, she left the house directly.
Entering Lianzhou City, Qian Qianqian walked to the door of the garment shop, but saw that the garment shop was closed, the sun was shining today, it should be the time to open the door to do business, and I don't know how Mu Tianyue did it.
Qian Qianqian stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, there was no movement inside, it seemed that there should be no one in this shop, and in desperation, she went to the "Tianyue Restaurant".
"Yo, Boss Qian, you haven't been here for a long time, please upstairs."
The old guy in the restaurant recognized Qian Qianqian at a glance, and hurriedly greeted him and made a "please" gesture.
"Is Boss Mu here?" Qian Qianqian stood still and didn't move, she didn't come today to eat.
"Our boss hasn't come here for a few days, what are you looking for our boss? If the little one sees him, he can convey it on his behalf. ”
The guy nodded and was very enthusiastic, but Qian Qianqian couldn't help but wonder, Mu Tianyue was not in the ready-to-wear shop, and every time he came to the restaurant, where could he go?
"Do you know where Boss Mu often goes on weekdays?"
Qian Qianqian immediately asked, the guy thought about it, and after a while, he spoke: "A lot of this Lianzhou City is the property of the Mu family, and Boss Mu is always unpredictable on weekdays, so it's really hard to say." ”
"Okay, thank you very much."
Qian Qianqian sighed, knowing that she couldn't ask anything in this guy's mouth, and as soon as the words fell, she turned around and strode away.
Walking on the long street, Qian Qianqian was puzzled, Mu Tianyue was never a person who said goodbye without saying goodbye, passing by the door of a grain store, she couldn't help but stop.
Looking at the price card inserted on the rice, Qian Qianqian couldn't help but be stunned, the most inferior rice on this top cost five taels of silver a bucket, and the best rice was even sold for twenty taels of silver a bucket, such an expensive rice is simply sky-high, isn't this grain shop obviously robbing money?
Qian Qianqian thought that only this grain shop was doing business with such a conscience, so she walked in with her feet and found the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, your rice is also expensive, the worst rice costs five taels of silver a bucket, looking at the people of Lianzhou City, who can afford to eat such expensive rice?"
Qian Qianqian was not polite, and stopped the shopkeeper and interrogated, and the shopkeeper seemed to be at ease, and he didn't take Qian Qianqian's words to heart at all.
"Girl, I said that you are too lenient, you go outside and take a look, almost all the grain shops in the city sell at this price, some are even higher than my price, you can buy noodles and sweet potatoes to satisfy your hunger if you can't afford rice, and no one is forced to buy and sell."
The shopkeeper's words were vibrant, as if there were still some grievances, Qian Qianqian sighed in her heart that the way of the world had really changed, and at the same time she was puzzled, she had only been gone for a few days, why did the price of rice in Lianzhou City increase more than tenfold?
Qian Qianqian let go of the shopkeeper and went out of this grain shop, and then went to other grain shops in the city to take a look, and found that it was indeed as the shopkeeper said, almost every grain shop was at this price, and not only the price of rice had risen, but even the prices of noodles and sweet potatoes had risen a lot.