In the tea room of Nanxun Daqing Building, Liu Yong was introducing the acquisition of this year's spring cocoon to Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping.

Before he sat down, Zhang Yuping said: I heard that the spring cocoon market this year is very bad, and many silk shops can't receive spring cocoons at all. Even the doors of several branches in Guangzhuang are deserted.

Xing Gengxing also said: I have also heard about the old decay.

Liu Yong said with a smile: People are people, we are us. We worked overtime, and we couldn't catch up day and night.

Zhang Yuping asked strangely: Why?

Liu Yong said with a smile: Have you forgotten that at the end of last year, we had already booked 500 quintals of spring cocoons from farmers, and as soon as the spring cocoons were listed, all of them were cashed out.

Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping laughed in unison and said: Okay, then this year we have become an exclusive business, and we are going to make a fortune.

Liu Yong also said: Actually, there are actually no 500 quintals, only 400 quintals.

Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping looked at Liu Yong strangely and asked: Why?

Liu Yong said: 100 Dan was given to Father-in-law Gu.

Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping asked again: Why?

Liu Yong continued: Maybe the two of them have forgotten. At the end of last year, I went to Jili Village to order spring cocoons, and due to lack of funds, I went to him and got 50 taels of silver, but without 50 taels of silver, where can I book 500 taels? What's more, we haven't returned him yet.

Zhang Yuping said again: Then we will return the silver to him now.

Liu Yong said again: Is it that simple? I think there is a basic principle of being a human being here, don't forget the farmer when eating.

Xing Gengxing also said: Now that it has become a fact, go and blush with Gu Fuchang? Even if we book 100 orders less, we just make a little less.

Liu Yong said goodbye to Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping and went home directly.

Liu Yong walked into the courtyard and happened to come out with a basin.

Hong Ying said to Liu Yong: Hey, Sister Hui was a little sick to her stomach just now and vomited badly.

Liu Yong sighed and said: Did you eat something unclean?

Hong Ying smiled and said: You big fool.

Liu Yong was scolded by Hong Ying as a "big fool", which was a bit inexplicable.

At this time, two officials suddenly came in from outside the door, indiscriminately, and wanted to take Liu Yong away.

Seeing this, Hong Ying hurriedly shouted: What's the matter, why are you arresting people for no reason? dragged Liu Yong's clothes to death.

Hong Ying shouted, Liu Yongniang, Yuhui, and even Liu Yong's father also came out.

Hong Yingyou said to the officials: "Two lords, what did the parties commit, you should make it clear to our family, otherwise, you will arrest people for no reason?"

Others also said in a calamity: yes, yes. Why do you arrest people for no reason?

One of the officials said, "We don't know what the person is doing, we are doing it routinely." As he spoke, he took Liu Yong away.

There was a lot of commotion in the yard.

Liu Yongniang and Yuhui sat there and cried.

Hong Ying comforted one by one, don't worry, don't worry, things will always be figured out.

In the end, Hong Ying said to Liu Yong's father: Master, I will go to Father-in-law Gu and ask him to come forward to inquire about what Brother Yong has done, and then reason.

Liu Yong's father said: The girl is right.

Yuhui also wanted to go with him, Hong Ying glanced at Yuhui and said fiercely: You take good care of me, don't make trouble. I went out in a hurry.

At Gu Fuchang's house, Hong Ying briefly talked about the fact that the official took Liu Yong away inexplicably.

Gu Fuchang is the leading figure in Nanxun Town, and he is also the "president of the industry association" in Nanxun Town, so his prestige in Nanxun Town is also relatively high.

After listening to Hong Ying's introduction, Gu Fuchang frowned. said: It stands to reason that Liu Yongxian's nephew will not do anything, but this thing is a bit strange. In this case, don't worry, I'll set off immediately, go to the government office to inquire, and then reason.

Hong Ying said: Now the old and sick in the family, how to be good? Only the little girl went to the palace with her father-in-law.

Gu Fuchang said: Whether you go or not, it doesn't hinder the big thing, the old man just goes.

Hong Ying said again: Brother Yong was taken by the official, and his family was in a hurry. The little woman is Brother Yong's younger sister, and she is also his family, so she has a good bottom in her heart.

Gu Fuchang: It makes sense, then you go back and report it, and we will leave immediately.

Hong Ying hurried back to Liu's house. Gu Gonggong immediately set off for the mansion to report to Liu Yong's parents and Yuhui. and said that he and Father-in-law Gu went to listen to the news together.

As soon as Yuhui heard that Hong Ying was going to go to the mansion with Gonggong Gu to find out the news, she insisted on going together.

Hong Ying said to Yuhui with a straight face: You are going too? You have to know how inconvenient it is for you to go not alone, you are pregnant, you get on and off the boat, and someone has to take care of you, how inconvenient it is, what if there is a bump?

Liu Yongniang could hear that there was something in Hong Ying's words. She also believes in Hong Ying's ability to do things. went on to say: Ah Hui is unwell, and it is the same reason that Ah Ying and Gu Gonggong go together. So, he took out 10 taels of silver from the inner room, handed it to Hong Ying, and said: You can take this, and you can beat it if you need it. When you go, you are your family, and you have decided everything.

Liu Huanzhang also said: Until now, this is the only way. Father-in-law Gu went, there should be no big problem.

Hong Ying said goodbye to them, and they kept looking at Hong Ying's back as he went out.

Ships sail on the canal. Two boatmen took turns rocking the rows, one sweating and the other being replaced.

Hong Ying sat in the cabin, anxious. After a while, he stuck his head out of the cabin and looked at the shore, where a huge stone arch bridge spanned both banks. She asked, "Where has it been?"

The boatman replied: This is the old museum, and it is less than half the way.

Until the time of the lantern, the ship docked at the Pangong Bridge at the north gate.

Gu Fuchang paid the fare and said to the boatman: We will go ashore here.

On the shore, Hong Ying followed behind Father-in-law Gu and hurriedly went to the official residence of Lord Chen in Huzhou Mansion.

Hong Ying went to Huzhou for the first time, and the roads and buildings were much larger than those in Nanxun. The shops on both sides of the road are also brightly lit. Hong Ying had no intention of appreciating the bright lights of this big city, and was determined to know the news of Brother Liu Yong as soon as possible.

Gu Fuchang and Master Chen are old friends. Lord Chen once visited Nanxun and was received by Gu Fuchang; Once the Huzhou Mansion Temple was repaired, the Gu family contributed a lot of money. Speaking of which, the Gu family and the Chen family are still a bit of distant relatives.

In front of a black-painted door, Gu Fuchang knocked on the door.

When Lord Chen heard that Nanxun Gu Fuchang was knocking, he hurriedly came out to greet him.

As soon as he saw Lord Chen, Gu Fuchang shook his hands and said, "Li Min Gu Fuchang knocked on Lord Chen."

Master Chen smiled and said: You and I still have this set, it's just that.

Master Chen smiled again and said to Hong Ying: Who is this?

Gu Fuchang said: That's my niece.

Lord Chen let out an 'oh'.

Hong Ying also stepped forward and said: The people and the woman knock to see the adult.

Master Chen asked them to enter the house and then sat down.

Master Chen said: Brother Fuchang ran to the house at night, I don't know why?

Gu Fuchang told Liu Yong about being taken away by the county government. Then he said: What the person has committed and which royal law he has violated, he should make it clear to his family. Inexplicably, taking people at will will inevitably make people suspicious.

Hong Ying also interjected: I was present at the time, and I asked many times, what crime did my brother commit? The errand man said that they were routine and did not know what the person was doing.

Master Chen frowned and said, "Oh, there is such a thing?

Lord Chen knew that Lord Wu of the county government was a mercenary and corrupt thing, and he also intended to take him down, but he didn't have the evidence. He remembered that the foreman of the county government detention center was Li Li, the son of Li Xianghe, his friend in life and death. Then he said, "Wait a while, and I'll come as soon as I go." So, he called the family and went to the county government detention center with a lantern.

The county government detention center, tonight happens to be Li Li's shift.

When Li Li saw that Lord Chen was visiting here at night, he immediately got up and said: Lord Chen came here at night, and he was disappointed in the future.

Master Chen was silent, and as soon as he entered the door and sat down, he asked: Is there a criminal Liu Yong detained here in your place today?

Li Li said: This is indeed the case, and it has been locked in for less than an hour.

Master Chen asked again: Do you know what crime he has committed?

Li Li also said: Just now, Lord Wu sent someone to send a dossier, saying that the criminal Liu Yong rushed to buy the imperial court's tribute silk, disrupted the market, and committed the crime of confronting the imperial court.

Master Chen said, "Oh, I see.

Li Li also said: According to the dossier, Lord Wu intends to handle this case and close it quickly, for fear of long nights and dreams. The day after tomorrow, the verdict will be announced.

Master Chen asked again: Where is the criminal in the case, and the official wants to meet him.

Li Li said: It's in cell No. 3.

Lord Chen took out five pieces of ocean and gave them to Li Li, where did Li Li dare to accept it. Master Chen said, "Take it and drink some wine." So, he ordered the family to rush back and call Gu Fuchang and Hong Ying.

Liu Yong was arrested inexplicably and locked up here for less than an hour. Suddenly, the door of the cell was opened, and the first thing I saw was Gu Gonggong and Hong Ying.

Hong Ying went up and hugged Liu Yong, crying, and said: Brother Yong, I made you suffer.

Gu Fuchang also said: I only know now that saying that you are fighting against the imperial court turned out to be violating the interests of Yizhuang and Guangzhuang. They don't have anything to eat themselves, and the strange people's rice is too fragrant.

Gu Fuchang comforted Liu Yong a few words, and gave Li Li five oceans to take care of his subordinates in the past few days and not treat Liu Yong badly.

Gu Fuchang, on the other hand, asked people to rush to Nanxun overnight and asked people to prepare evidence.

No one knew that Lord Chen also sent people to Nanxun to Yizhuang and Guangzhuang overnight to collect evidence.