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"An industry that doesn't see the light of day?" Gao Zhan thought for a while: "In addition to the other courtyard, the He family also has a He Family Fort, but as for what this He Family Fort does, no one knows. ”

"You don't know? You are also the first catcher in our Huaxi Town. ”

"There is an order from above, saying that this He Jiabao is the private property of the He family, and it has been reported to the imperial court, and some people have been sent by the imperial court to settle in the fort for a long time, and local officials are not allowed to enter, let alone strictly investigate or something."

"He is so good?"

"Yes, at first, we thought that He Jianiu, and because all the businesses of the He family except for He Jiabao were in order, the big guys didn't pay much attention to He Jiabao's affairs. It is rumored that the He family may be partnering with the imperial court to open a mine, but no one knows what kind of mine it is. ”

"Open the mine!?"

"It's not necessarily true, because the people who live in Hejiabao never go out, and the people outside can't get in at all. After today's incident, I realized that He Jiabao's business may not be the He family, but the He shopkeeper's mouth of him and the forces behind him. ”

"You say, will Hejiabao really be mining, and it is still mining iron ore. I don't know how big this Hejiabao is, but if the scale of a town has been formed, then all the processes such as iron mining, iron smelting, and iron making can be completed in Hejiabao. Think about it, if Hejiabao's mine is not in the hands of the imperial court, but by a big man in the court who covers the sky with one hand, then will he be planning something else? Do you guess that this Hejiabao will be refining weapons? ”

Bai Li didn't say anything, but when he said it, Gao Zhan's face darkened.

"Don't don't, don't blackface, I'm just guessing. What if He Jiabao is really doing business, it's just that the business involves the secrets of the imperial court, and it is inconvenient for outsiders to know. Forging weapons is also the sequelae left by watching too many dramas in the past, so I can't take it seriously. ”

"What Li'er said is not impossible. If He Jiabao is really forging weapons, then this is by no means a trivial matter. After I go back, I will discuss with the adults and find a way to enter Hejiabao to find out. ”

"It's too risky, you are the county government to catch fast, this sneak in, if you are not discovered, it's fine, if you are discovered, won't you be imprisoned." Bai Li said and glanced at Bai Ze: "Look at me, how did I forget that I still have a fairy husband." Husband, husband, you hurry up and do the math and see what secrets are in Hejiabao. If you figure it out, you won't have to take any more risks with Gao Zhan. ”

"It's not forging weapons, it's doing something else."

"Something else? What can make the He family work hard to build a He family fort. ”

"Do you remember seeing blood seal your throat?"

"I remember." Bai Li nodded: "Although I don't have a good memory, how can I forget what happened just now so quickly." Seeing that the blood sealing throat was the one in the mouth of the shopkeeper He, he extracted it from the magic arrow wood, and he used this thing to poison the shopkeeper Hu and the shopkeeper Li in Huaxi Town, and then expanded the power and business territory of the He family through mergers and acquisitions. He shopkeeper was also self-inflicted, and in the end, like Hu and Li, they all died in the hands of this bloody poison. Oh, I see, what the husband means is that the people of Hejiabao are developing poisons, and they are all poisons that are not common on the market, similar to the blood sealing of the throat. Because it is poison, there is no way to sell it empty, so you can only go to the black market. Because it is poison, the imperial court does not dare to let outsiders know, let alone the common people, so as not to cause panic. According to this inference, after the death of Shopkeeper He, who will the business of He Jiabao fall into? Obviously, it will not be an outsider, and if you cultivate one more person, you will have more risks. Therefore, the person who took over He Jiabao must also have something to do with the shopkeeper He. ”

"Mrs. Ho...... Or is it Mrs. Ho's brother? Bai Li lowered her head and thought: "No, no, Mrs. He's brother should be older than Shopkeeper He." Since that person used Shopkeeper He, he should not use Mrs. He's brother again. Therefore, the person who took over He Jiabao should be He Zhiyuan's brother, that is, the eldest son and eldest young master of the He family. ”

"Zhiyuan's brother?"

"I'm not guessing this nonsense, you think, this Young Master He almost never shows up in Huaxi Town, and has always lived in the He family's courtyard. Let me ask you, is it the He family, that is, He Zhiyuan, who told you about the fact that Young Master He has been living in the He family's other courtyard. I'm not saying that He Zhiyuan lied to you, but I'm afraid that even your good friend He Zhiyuan can't be sure whether his brother has been living in Hejia's courtyard or in Hejiabao. If the eldest young master of the He family is another person in power in He Jiabao, then it is easy to understand that he does not have a shop of the He family under his name. First, he didn't need these shops of the He family, in addition to not being short of money to spend, but also because he knew that he might not be able to spend it in the future. Second, he didn't want to involve the He family, in case he was cut down by that person like the shopkeeper He, the He family would not be defeated. By the way, He Zhiyuan's brother, that is, the eldest young master of the He family, has never been married? ”

"Nope!" Gao Zhan said: "I heard Zhiyuan say that in the early years, Mrs. He gave him a few family affairs, but they were all rejected by his brother. In the words of his brother, he knew that he was not in good health and did not want to drag down other girls. ”

"So, my speculation didn't come out of nowhere, maybe it's true. Forget it, let's talk about the He family's affairs, but don't get involved. Especially you, who are not even twenty years old, single Wang, and have not yet given your Gao family an inheritance, this kind of thing, the farther away the better. Just do what a small catch should do. ”

"Are they allowed to do things that are not visible?"

"The world is like this, where there is light, there will be darkness, and where there is darkness, there will be light. You also work in the county government, shouldn't you know this kind of thing better than me? Hey, hey...... Stop, stop, the carriage stops, there's a seller of pickled pepper and phoenix feet over there, let's go down and taste it. ”

"Pickled pepper phoenix feet?" Gao Zhan followed Bai Li's gaze and looked out, and sure enough, he saw a small wooden sign being washed away by the light rain alone. The brand is wood-colored, and the words "pickled pepper phoenix claws" are written on it with vermilion lacquer.

"I know this pickled pepper, it's probably the same kind of pepper as Chaotian pepper. So what is this phoenix claw? The claws of the phoenix? Gao Zhan frowned: "I haven't heard that there is a phoenix in Huaxi Town." ”

"The phoenix claw is the chicken claw, you don't even know this when you catch the first in Huaxi Town?" Bai Li pointed to the small stall outside: "This shop is so close to your county office, haven't you even paid attention to it?" It seems that your first fast observation is not very good. ”

"Who said I hadn't noticed, it's just that this shop didn't sell pickled pepper and phoenix feet before."

"It's not selling pickled pepper phoenix feet, what is it selling?"

"Steamed buns, black-faced steamed buns, and it's not the current person who runs this shop, but an old couple. Both of the husband and wife, surnamed Wu, are a halfway couple, and have no children. The old woman was not in good health and often coughed, so she never kneaded dough to make steamed buns, but only lowered her head in the shop to light the fire. Gao Zhan stared at the shop, his eyes dimmed: "Let's go down and have a look." ”