Everything was settled, and everyone dispersed to arrange their own affairs. Deng Yueru sat in the council hall and watched Shuangxi get herself a cup of tea.

"Double happiness, how much do you know about the affairs of the Duan Yu family?"

"Miss wants to know about Duan Gongzi, I inquired about it at the beginning. His father, Duan Junping, had also been an official before, but for some reason, he resigned and returned to his hometown more than ten years ago, and then settled in Fuyun Town.

Because Master Duan had been an official before, he had some connections, and after returning to Fuyun Town, he became a big squire, and ordinary people didn't dare to provoke him. It is said that in the vicinity of Fuyun Town, half of the farmers are tenants of the Duan family. ”

thought that Deng Yueru couldn't forget Duan Gongzi, so she wanted to know more about him, and Shuangxi couldn't help but secretly congratulate herself that she had deliberately inquired about Duan Gongzi's affairs before.

"Double happiness, are you saying that the Duan family is a big landlord, and there are a lot of fields rented by tenants? In that case, the Duan family should have a lot of food......"

Shuangxi's words made Deng Yueru suddenly think of a plan, but she didn't know how feasible it was.

"Double happiness, you go down the mountain tomorrow and go to Fuyun Town to quietly find out what industries the Duan family has, and whether there are any industries related to rice hanging."

"Yes, miss, I'll go down the mountain early tomorrow morning to investigate. But, Miss, you asked me to find out what I was doing here, do you want to buy food through Duan Gongzi? ”

Double Happiness is not stupid, and immediately guessed Deng Yueru's plan.

"Otherwise, Miss, you should snatch Duan Gongzi up the mountain to be the husband of the village, when the time comes, you will all be a family, then let his family give some food, they will not disagree."

"Looking for a fight, I see that your skin is itchy, do you want Miss I to use electricity to relax your muscles and bones?"

raised his hand and rubbed a small arc out, Deng Yueru threw the arc towards Shuangxi, and the frightened Shuangxi screamed and ran out of the meeting hall.

"Double happiness, this little girl, what is she thinking about every day, I think it's her Sichun!"

Shaking her head helplessly, Deng Yueru stood up and walked out of the meeting hall. As soon as I walked out, I saw the corner of Double Happiness's clothes peeking out from behind the pillar on the side.

"Let's go, let's go back to dinner."

Shouting behind the pillar, Deng Yueru walked towards Deng Qianshan and Du Sanniang's courtyard first.

"Hey, miss, you wait for me."

When Shuangxi saw that Deng Yueru was really gone, he hurriedly ran out from behind the pillar and chased after Deng Yueru.

"Miss, I'll be serious, think about it."

"I also said, I think it's you Sichun, I'll talk to my mother later, and ask her to find you a husband and marry quickly."

Pushing away Shuangxi and leaning forward, Deng Yueru looked Shuangxi up and down.

"Well, it doesn't look small, I can't delay you, let's say, who do you like, I'll let my mother arrange it, and I will definitely not treat you badly."

"Miss, you will tease me, and if you say that I won't help you find out about Duan Gongzi."

hugged Deng Yueru's arm and shook it happily.

"Okay, okay, I'm not joking with you, you remember, Miss, I just want to run the cottage well now, and I don't have the heart to think about anything else. Don't bother me, you know! ”

Pulling her arm out of Shuangxi's plump embrace, Deng Yueru looked at Shuangxi's well-developed pectoralis major muscle, and then looked at her washboard, and immediately became unbalanced. Obviously, the two are only one year apart, why is there so much difference!

Because of the news brought back by Deng Yueru, the cottage was all operational. At noon the next day, the scout who had been sent to Qingyun County by Xie Jin came back and brought back the latest news.

"The owner of the village, I have found out clearly, and sure enough, just like you found out, the Qian family, a big family in Xiajiang Town, was indeed convicted of selling iron ore to the neighboring country Dayu without permission, and has been beheaded all over the house."

"And we found out through the people who worked as cooks in Qingyun County that Qin Cha would leave in three or four days. Recently, Pei Guangyuan has begun to secretly transfer manpower to Xiajiang Town, and it seems that as soon as the Qin mission leaves, he will immediately start digging iron ore. ”

Wiping a handful of sweat, Xie Jin informed Deng Yueru of the news that the scout had returned.

"Is the cook's word reliable?"

Deng Yueru hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Xie Jin, and then asked.

"Believe it, the cook is one of our scouts' own uncle. When the scout's hometown was hit by a disaster, he and his family came to seek refuge with this uncle. But at that time, in order to meet the inspection of the Qin mission, Pei Guangyuan drove all the beggars and homeless people out of Qingyun County.

In the winter, many people froze to death, and the scout's mother also froze to death, and later your father took in some of the homeless. Two years ago, when he went to Qingyun County to inquire about the news, he accidentally met a cook who went out to buy vegetables, only to find out that it was his uncle.

Therefore, in the past few years, some news has been sent by this chef. However, his status is low, and he has no access to important news. ”

Drinking the tea in one gulp, Xie Jin explained the origin of the chef's inside line to Deng Yueru.

"Well, it would be nice to be able to confirm that the message is reliable. From this point of view, if Pei Guangyuan wants to dig iron ore, he will not be able to allocate manpower to attack the cottage. Taking this time, we must also make all preparations as soon as possible. When the iron ore is dug and transported to Yunzhou Mansion, it is time for us to make a move and make a fight with Pei Guangyuan, the dog official. ”

Now that the news has been confirmed, Deng Yueru can be regarded as temporarily relieved.

As for saying that robbing the iron ore is equivalent to starting a war with Pei Guangyuan, Deng Yueru doesn't care, anyway, no matter whether she robs Pei Guangyuan's ore or not, they have long regarded the other party as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and this battle is inevitable.

got a good news, Deng Yueru's mood also improved, and after the double happiness came back in the afternoon, the news brought back made Deng Yueru even more satisfied.

"Miss, I have inquired in Fuyun Town, the Duan family is still very powerful in Fuyun Town, more than half of the fields around Fuyun Town belong to the Duan family, and there are indeed two grain stores under their names, although they are in the name of the housekeeper, but the price of grain is very fair, and they will never raise the price of grain."

Shuangxi thinks that Deng Yueru's vision is still good, and Duan Gongzi's family is also a kind-hearted person, who will not oppress the people, and does business fairly.

"It seems that my estimate is correct, even if the official can't do business, but the average official will still let the subordinate come forward to do a little business. What's more, Master Duan has already resigned, and there is still so much grain in the farmland at home, and if he can't eat it himself, he must sell it, otherwise the food will be bad and wasteful. ”

The so-called Shinong industry and commerce, Shinong industry and commerce, those who are officials in the court are not allowed to do business, and those who are businessmen are considered to be the inferior.

But often, many officials still have a little property, and they are all trusted subordinates in the family who come forward to sell some things produced by their own estates, which can be regarded as making some extra money.