There are many underground salt mines in Sichuan, and many businessmen take salt to Sichuan to get salt, so Baoning Mansion and Shunqing Mansion are very prosperous, and many big businessmen will stay there.

Zhao Ruzhen often goes to Baoning Mansion to sell embroidery, she does a good needlework, those businessmen like Zhao Ruzhen's craftsmanship very much, and they are familiar with it when they come and go.

"There is a big merchant surnamed Zhuang in Boryeong Prefecture, who does business with merchants in the southeast and Shanxi, and knows a lot of things, saying that the land in the southeast is good, and the women over there are good at weaving, unlike us here, it is very difficult to buy a good cloth, so I will write to you and tell you that when you marry to the southeast, my mother and I also want to go over and have a look."

Xu Qinghuan bowed her head, she wrote a letter from Ruzhen before she got married, and the letter did say so.

Zhao Ruzhen continued: "Let's not mention this stubble, my mother and I happened to meet the Zhuang family on the way to Beijing, they also came to the capital, I thought the Zhuang family was here to do business, and then the second master of the Zhuang family revealed to me and my mother that he came to the capital to find people, and several businessmen who came and went with his family suddenly disappeared, and those people still owed them a lot of silver.

We just have business dealings, and we don't know each other very well, and we are traveling together because we happen to meet each other......"

When Zhao Ruzhen said this, there was a noise outside, as if someone had kicked a stone.

Xu Qinghuan said: "It may be that the birds under the eaves are grabbing their nests, and it is not very peaceful when spring comes." ”

Zhao Ruzhen didn't doubt that he had him, but she was interrupted from her train of thought, and after thinking about it, she continued: "So I didn't ask much with my mother, yesterday I saw Zhuang Erye in Beijing again, Zhuang Erye said that the person he was looking for was dead, and they met a homeless person on the way to transport grain, and the grain was robbed, and the merchant was also killed by the homeless."

The homeless people strung the merchant on a wooden pole and tortured him for a long time......

Zhuang Erye went to see the place where the person was killed, and indeed found a lot of homeless people there, and Zhuang Erye was also targeted by homeless, and his property was robbed by homeless, thanks to the soldiers patrolling the guard, otherwise he would have taken his life.

may have been frightened, Zhuang Erye always felt that he was also being followed, for fear that someone would sneak into the courtyard and kill him when it was dark. ”

Xu Qinghuan said: "Since this is the case, why doesn't the dealer leave the capital?" ”

Zhao Ruzhen nodded in agreement: "I also asked, Second Master Zhuang said that one night he heard those people discussing how to kill him, that is, after he left Beijing, he would attack him while there was no one around." ”

Xu Qinghuan frowned slightly, those people wanted to harm Second Master Zhuang, why did they discuss this matter in front of Second Master Zhuang: "Didn't Second Master Zhuang let the housekeeper arrest those people?" ”

"Yes," Zhao Ruzhen said, "The Zhuang family searched everywhere but didn't see anyone, so the Zhuang family is now seeking medical treatment for Zhuang Erye's illness." ”

Zhao Ruzhen took a sip of tea: "This matter seems to be very clear, but I always feel that there is a problem." ”

Xu Qinghuan didn't speak yet, but heard a voice say urgently: "Of course there is a problem, Sister Ruzhen, you still don't pay attention to the Zhuang family." ”

Xu Qinghuan sighed, his brother really couldn't hold back for a moment, unlike Lord Song, even if he came over the wall to see her, he had to find a way to get her to open his mouth and call him into the house.

My brother is so alive and throwing himself into the net, which will not make people happy.

Xu Qingan walked into the door quickly, and Zhao Ruzhen hurriedly got up and saluted.

"Sister Ruzhen doesn't have to be polite," Xu Qing'an's eyebrows stretched, and he couldn't find a hint of shame on his face, as if eavesdropping was a matter of course, "I think the Zhuang family must have caused a big deal, if Sister Ruzhen can't go to see the Zhuang family anymore, it is very likely that she will be affected by them, it is best to move to the Hou Mansion to live, we have more guards in the house, and it is good to protect Mrs. Zhao and her sister."

Even if my sister doesn't plan for herself, she has to take care of Mrs. Zhao. ”

Xu Qingan said and winked at Xu Qinghuan.

Xu Qinghuan wanted to pretend not to see it: "What my brother said makes sense." "She didn't speak to her brother, there was really something wrong with the dealer's case.

Xu Qingan was very happy, and continued to make persistent efforts: "Maybe there will be ghosts and ghosts," Zhang Zhenren told him, girls are afraid of gods and ghosts, and mentioning it at a critical moment will have unexpected results, "My house is full of talismans, and it took me a lot of ......"

"Brother," Xu Qinghuan straightened his face, "Don't be scared Sister Ruzhen, there are no such things in this world, I believe that someone is deliberately scaring the dealer, this kind of thing will spread ten or ten hundreds, and many people like the dealer will stop." ”

Zhao Ruzhen listened carefully to Xu Qinghuan's words.

Xu Qinghuan said: "The people who are businessmen believe in ghosts and gods, the previous merchant Jia died miserably, and the second master Zhuang went crazy because of this, if it weren't for someone with a powerful relationship, he shouldn't be involved in this matter again."

The murderer of Shang Jia, I don't know what the relationship between the dealer and the merchant is, and deliberately frightening Zhuang Er Ye is also testing Zhuang Er Ye's bottom line. ”

Zhao Ruzhen heard the key: "Qing Huan, do you mean that the person who killed Shang Jia is not a homeless person?" ”

"No," Xu Qinghuan said, "what the homeless people want to snatch is food, and they will never kill a person by that kind of cruel means, and the murderer tortures the merchant and puts the merchant in extreme pain, perhaps in addition to punishment, he is still interrogating." ”

Xu Qingan frowned and said, "Since this murderer suspects the dealer, why didn't he kill the dealer?" ”

"It's not good for him to kill so many people," Xu Qinghuan said, "The more people he kills, the more his whereabouts will be exposed." She was curious about why the man didn't let Second Master Zhuang leave the capital.

Xu Qinghuan's eyes lit up after thinking about it: "Maybe he still has important things to do, before that, he has to be cautious, he left Second Master Zhuang because he wants to wait for him to finish the most important thing, and he will dispose of the Zhuang family if he still has the strength to do it." ”

Xu Qinghuan looked at Zhao Ruzhen after speaking: "Sister Ruzhen talked to Second Master Zhuang, and eighty percent has been noticed by that person, Mrs. Zhao and Sister Ruzhen did not bring any guards with them, and it is indeed not safe to live outside." ”

Xu Qingan tilted his face slightly, and sure enough, he was right, he was no longer Wuxia Ameng, presumably his impression in Ruzhen's sister had changed.

"What the hell are they trying to do?" Zhao Ruzhen really didn't understand.

Xu Qinghuan looked at Zhao Ruzhen: "Sister Ruzhen, do you remember what Wang Yun wanted to do when she went to Fengxiang?" ”

Zhao Ruzhen said: "Take the money of the rebels back then." ”

Xu Qinghuan continued: "They also made a lot of money by smuggling goods by sea with the White Dragon King, and they tried every means to make money, because it is really not easy to settle troops and grain in private, and they can't buy and sell these things on the surface, they can only buy them at a high price, so who will help them buy grain and grass?" ”

"Merchants," Zhao Ruzhen said, "those merchants who transported grain north in exchange for salt." ”

"Now that King Jian is dead, what are these merchants going to do?" Xu Qinghuan said, "The trees are falling and scattered, as long as the court can't find them, those businessmen will act as if nothing happened."

If you want to keep King Jane's inheritance, someone must show up and punish those who want to leave, so that they know that although King Jane is dead, there are still people in charge of everything, and those who betray can only die. ”

Zhao Ruzhen looked at Xu Qinghuan, her face full of surprise: "There are still people who want to revive King Jian's banner?" ”

Xu Qinghuan nodded, she only had doubts before, but now she can be sure that King Jian may have been prepared, if he unfortunately dies, there will be someone to inherit his great cause, and it will take time to make a comeback.

Who is that person?

Whoever he was, she had to cut off his way first, and never think of buying or selling grain through merchants from now on.

The grain is no longer theirs, it's hers.

She was going to keep the grain in Nanzhili and give it to the poor tenants and the people.

If you have the ability, come and grab it with her to see whose means are more powerful.