Back at the inn, except for Meng Xiaohai, everyone else returned.

Meng Xiaohai successfully entered the Liu family's mansion, and Wang An also made progress, and he found out about one thing yesterday.

Although the Great Jin Dynasty did not ban the eating of beef, it was forbidden to slaughter cattle without permission, and the government needed to verify the innocence of the beef before it could be sold, so the price of beef was much higher than that of mutton and pork, which was not something that ordinary people could afford.

General Liu likes to eat beef, when he was in the army, he was impeached by the imperial history for slaughtering peasant cattle and punished several times, even so, this hobby of General Liu, just like him, has not changed because of his age.

He has money, and he is willing to buy high-priced beef, but he doesn't want to spend a high price to buy beef that dies of old age and sickness, which is not delicious.

Therefore, General Liu Lao set up a farm in a place in Jinzhong near the lower reaches of the Fen River, where the water and grass are abundant, the climate is mild, and the grass slopes are all over the place, which is suitable for forest and grazing.

General Liu Lao used this place to raise cattle, the best breed of Jinnan cattle, Jinnan yellow beef quality is fresh, fragrant, tender and delicious.

It is less than 100 miles away from Qinzhou, which is convenient to transport and can also hide people's eyes.

Of course, General Liu Lao would not let his people raise cattle, but sent stewards over, and all the cattle raising matters were handed over to the tenants, in addition to the tenants, there were special butchers in the Zhuangzi, and the live cattle were transported to Qinzhou too eye-catching, so the butchers killed the cattle the night before, put the beef in barrels, chilled it, and transported it to Qinzhou quickly, and arrived before noon.

Transporting beef is hard work, looking for young and strong lads who are good at riding, and the three of them take turns, and they have to change horses once on the way.

A few days ago, there was a young man who had an accident on the road, broke his leg, because of the injury and was delayed for a few hours, the weather was hot, and a bucket of beef at the good end was all bad, fortunately, there was an accident just out of Zhuangzi, and his family was a dry butcher, his father tried to fill the hole in the beef, and gave the steward silver, and wanted to keep this errand for his son, although the errand was tired, but the salary was very high, and there were three taels of silver a month.

The steward agreed to let his family find someone to top, but this person is not easy to find, to be able to endure hardships, riding skills must be good, and the most important thing is not to covet these three taels of silver, he will not be needed in the future, and he can get out at any time.

After looking and searching, they couldn't find the right person, and the butcher's family was in a hurry, so Wang An appeared in front of them like timely rain on a dry day.

After Wang An finished explaining the matter, he left for Zhuangzi, and said that he would go to work tonight.

This job is a shift of three people, and there is no need to rush back after delivering the beef, you can sleep in Qinzhou and go back before the city gate is closed, so as long as you are clever enough, you can meet Meng Xiaohai in the Liu family's mansion.

And Nanping also found out something, she said it unhurriedly, and Minghui almost screamed in surprise.

Qinzhou Baomingtang, there is a doctor Zhang who is good at gold and pediatrics, Dr. Zhang's wife has been with him for decades, and her medical skills are also good.

When Wei Qian's wife Xiao Li was pregnant, she also invited Zhang Niangzi to come over, at that time Xiao Li was only four months pregnant, but her belly was very big, and it looked like six months.

After that, the Wei family never invited Mrs. Zhang to come to the house, until a few months later, Xiao Li's childbirth, after the third wash, Mrs. Zhang went to check the pulse of the daughter-in-law of the family, and chatted with the mother-in-law of the family, only to learn unexpectedly that the Wei family had a new daughter.

Zhang Niangzi was surprised, with her experience, even if she can't 100% judge whether it is a male or female fetus, she can still diagnose twins, and she will definitely not make a mistake.

Could it be that one died at birth?

That's the only reason I think so.

They often walk in large households, and they know what to say and what not to say.

It's just that after Zhang Niangzi heard about this that day, she mentioned a few words after going home, and was heard by the mother-in-law next to her, and told her sister-in-law, who also thought that a child must have died at birth, and people were awkward, so they didn't tell outsiders, that sister didn't come back, but when Nanping stuffed the silver and inquired about her sister's affairs in the Wei family

, the sister told Nanping about it and exchanged it for two taels of silver.

Minghui paced around the room twice, if it weren't for the fact that Xiao Li's child was only more than a year old, Minghui would almost suspect Zhu'er.

Xiao Li's child is several years younger than Zhu'er, and besides, there is the shadow of Sister-in-law Tang between Zhu'er's eyebrows, so it is unlikely that it is Xiao Li's child.

But where is Xiao Li's other child?

He's dead? Of course, this is very possible, but Minghui's heart is like a galloping horse, she doesn't believe that the child is really dead.

If that was a boy, who was he? He is the great-grandson of the first emperor!

Minghui has heard that there are many parents who are disappointed in their sons and feel that their sons have not grown up to be what they want, so they pin their hopes on their grandsons, and they will raise their grandsons by their side from an early age and raise them personally.

If Xiao Li gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus, if the other child did not die, but was also a boy, then where did he go? Who took it away?

Mingluan took Wei Qian away back then, and now Wei Qian's son has also been taken away.

Minghui fidgeted, and she said to Nan Ping, "Tonight, can we visit the Houya at night?"

Nan Ping glanced at her, Mrs. Shizi has martial arts, plus herself, it should be enough, and the place they want to go to is only the small Qinzhou Houya, not the palace, not the Longtan Tiger's Den, there should be no danger.

It's just that......

"The prince will definitely not agree." Nan Ping said coldly, she was found by Huo Yu, once Huo Yu knew about it, their young couple would fight at the end of the bed, and only she, an outsider, would be blamed.

Minghui hugged Nan Ping's arm enthusiastically as if she had been reunited after a long absence: "Sister Nan, you know, I know, none of us will tell him, he is not clairvoyant, as long as you don't say it, how can he know?"

Anyway, there is no one else in this house, and the two catties of dumplings at noon have been reincarnated, and Duoduo took the small fish to eat at the small stall outside.

Nan Ping sighed, the pampered girl is different, especially abrasive.

How did Nan Ping know that Minghui was indeed pampered and raised, but the twenty years of her previous life had already made her reborn.

"Okay, but when you get there, no matter what happens, you can't stay long, let alone be strong, if anything, let me come." Although Nanping is helpless, she is still relieved about this Mrs. Shizi who has been with her for several years.

Sometimes when Nanping can't sleep, she also thinks that when she is Minghui's age, she is far inferior in terms of intelligence, strength, and heart.