After getting up in the morning and eating the breakfast made by the grandmother, Yuqing led Ye Jing to the meeting hall of the villa. I made an appointment today to inspect the shop, but the old man didn't follow, and today was a dumb mother-in-law catching the car. When Yuqing arrived, Zhen'er had already come, and the two of them were talking and waiting for Ye Xuan.

"Zhen'er, I planned today's inspection route again last night, there are a total of twelve shops in the villa, most of which are concentrated in the center of the imperial city. Restaurants are gone, we mainly look at the business status of other shops. ”

"Owner, this is easy, let's sit in each shop for a while, and have a rough estimate in our hearts."

"Zhen'er, you can't do this idea, we can find a place to sit and watch the restaurant, it's not appropriate for the grain store and the wine store to sit there and watch. There is also a rouge shop silk and satin village jade shop, which is even worse. ”

"Sister, Sister Zhen'er, if I were the shopkeeper, you would definitely blow you out if you didn't buy it and didn't ask." Ye Jing, who was sitting next to him and listening, said.

"Young Master Jing, you have the style of a shopkeeper, so it's appropriate for you to tell us how to get over?" Zhen'er asked with a smile.

"Jing'er wants the restaurant restaurant and you can go over for a meal, even if it is discovered by the shopkeeper, it is easy to say. Grain shop Wine shop is not suitable for you to go in, you can find a suitable place to see it nearby. Rouge silk and jade is originally a place that women love to go, sister, you can ask the price to pick the style, not necessarily buy but must have the appearance of buying. ”

"Jing'er, you have a good idea, it's just about to be the New Year, and I should buy some gifts for my family. In the past, I used to accept rewards from my elders, but this year I became the chief team of the villa, and it was time to send things to others. Alas, I'm afraid that your sister's private money may not be enough. ”

"Zhen'er, don't worry, the villa has monthly silver, and each shop also has our commission, although it is not a lot, but it is definitely more than the monthly silver in the courtyard. This year is unusual, everyone gives a gift, which can be regarded as making everyone happy and happy. Yuqing said, feeling in his heart that this is similar to working in modern times, with a salary and a bonus.

"Master Yuqing, Zhen'er, you have already come, are you just waiting for me, the dumb mother-in-law has already set up the carriage, let's talk to you about something while we go." Ye Xuan arrived at this time.

"What's the matter? A good thing or a bad thing? As soon as Zhen'er asked, a gong sounded outside the villa, and there was a large group of footsteps.

"Bang bang, three days later, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, from today onwards, three days of purge, Qi Villa opened the gate, the court came to check the Yan clan, screen the remnants of the chaotic party. Bang bang..."

The sound of the gong was like a nightmare, and the women, children, and children of the villa remembered these days, and every time the gong sounded, the men in the villa went out in a group, first young and middle-aged, and then men over ten years old. Those who went out never came back, and all that came back was a corpse.

"Three days of purging, Yuqing, Zhen'er, what I want to say is this, or the people from the Third Courtyard who were on an errand in the imperial city came back to say it, I heard that the new emperor is ruthless this time, and he must strangle the people surnamed Yan who are outside to prevent future troubles." Ye Xuan said hurriedly.

"Check it, check it, we have genealogical records of those who marry in, and those who can't get on the genealogy are also inconsequential existences." Yuqing said confidently.

"You are the new owner of Qi's Villa, and you are not a small person. Take out the genealogy of the villa, and also bring the genealogy, and the court must carefully check and accept. Then gather all the villagers, and the court should take the right seats, and don't want to get by. At this moment, several horses entered the villa, and a man who looked like a leader sat on the back of the horse and said fiercely.

"Official, the owner of the village will ask someone to get the genealogy and genealogy, there are less than a thousand people left in the villa, and it will take time to concentrate, the official lord please come in and drink tea to warm your stomach." Yuqing hurriedly greeted without humility or arrogance.

"Hurry up, it's good to have one person from each family, this official doesn't have time to waste with you."

"Jing'er, you can't do anything today, you go back to the sixth courtyard to accompany Mama and Wen'er." Yuqing said, the leading court soldiers looked at the eight or nine-year-old boy and did not stop him, and sent Ye Jing away, Yuqing calmly made tea and poured water for the leaders of the officers and soldiers, and Ye Xuan and Zhen'er also brought the two parts of the family tree of the villa.

Looking at the genealogy of the two mules, the soldier turned it through in disgust and asked, "How many families are there in the villa, how many men and how many women?" ”

"Back to the official master's words, there are 16 courtyards for the concubine and the concubine, and 20 courtyards for the side branches. The number of households in each courtyard is different, but whenever there is a big thing in the villa, there is a person in charge of each courtyard. Yuqing took out a statistical table from the genealogy and said.

"Can there be a clansman surnamed Yan?"

"Official, we are here in the Qi Villa, and the people recorded in the genealogy are all people surnamed Ye. Those who are written in the regular genealogy are the sons of the descendants and some of their family members, and the concubines and the side branches are in the outer genealogy. The concubines who were admitted only had their maiden names and no surnames. Those people are also not allowed to be on the stage, and the Ye family has never recognized them. Ye Xuan said in a little panic.

"Boss, what's so nice about these official things, just ask those villagers who came later." An attendant walked in from the outside and spoke.

"The villagers are here?"

"Boss, who dares not to come to the order of the imperial court? There were two mothers-in-law who had been stumbling on the spot, and their heads were cut off on the spot. ”

"Very well, these untouchables should make an example of the monkeys. Go out and take a look, there is nothing wrong with the official articles, and these untouchables can tell it themselves. ”

Yuqing Ye Xuan and Zhen'er glanced at each other, and they were also worried in their hearts. Dozens of people have gathered in the open space at the gate of the villa, women of different ages. A few court soldiers just burst out laughing.

"The new emperor is wise, see what else you girls can do." A court soldier said flatteringly.

"The new emperor is also merciful, he didn't let these untouchables go out of their homes, there are really a lot of men here, but it's a pity that they are all children who eat poop." The court soldiers laughed wildly again, and stood in front of a group of women and children with the leader.

"You are all in charge of the various courtyards, and the new emperor will be enthroned in three days. In these three days, the imperial court carried out the final three-day purge. If there is a clansman surnamed Yan in your yard, report it and the court will reward 20 taels of silver. If the harbor is not reported by others, the remaining men in the courtyard will fall to the ground. The leader of the court soldiers said fiercely, and the widows and widows who only listened were angry. Thinking of the two mothers-in-law who were beheaded just now, I had to suppress the anger in my heart.

"Official, I reported that the uncle of the third courtyard took a concubine not long ago, and I heard that it was a young lady in the imperial city. We don't know if it's a clansman surnamed Yan, so please check it out. Although the widows, young and old, were silent, one woman came forward to report the others.

"Owner, can there be such a thing." The leader turned around and asked coldly.

"Back to the official master, that was what happened when the old owner was still there. It is recorded in the genealogy that the concubine's name is Xiuxiu. At that time, a few of our young ladies didn't even come out of their own yards, how could we know this kind of thing in detail. Yuqing replied without panic.

"You don't know Ye Xuan knows, Ye Xuan is the young lady in the third courtyard." The woman pointed at Ye Xuan and said with hatred in her eyes.

"Fourth aunt, my father has taken a concubine. Ye Xuan only knows that her name is Xiuxiu, and the things in her father's house, Ye Xuan is just a young lady, does the fourth aunt think it is convenient for me to ask? Ye Xuan also looked at the woman with hatred, and asked with anger in a trembling voice.

"Official, more than 10 days ago, the three of us were all young ladies in various yards. Thanks to the trust of the aunts and uncles in the village, the three of us young ladies are temporarily in charge of this villa. We really don't know about the past, and besides, there are some things that we shouldn't be asking about as young ladies. Yuqing secretly shook Ye Xuan's hand and said.

"Little owner, you are quite protective of the people around you. Someone came, and she was rewarded with 20 taels of silver for reporting. A few more people will arrest the concubine named Xiuxiu for me. The leader of the court soldiers commanded, only to hear the dozens of women and children below with different expressions, some were angry and white-eyed, some were snickering and watching the excitement, and more people were looking down at their toes. Many people can't figure it out in their hearts, is the 20 taels of silver in the imperial court a good flower? Not long ago, how many men's lives were given away for a few dozen taels of silver.

After a while, Kung Fu Xiuxiu was brought here by officers and soldiers.

"Did you report her?"

"Back to the official, it's this woman. I heard her arguing with the eldest lady of the third courtyard, and I suspected that she was from the surname Yan. ”

"Fourth brother and sister, don't spew blood there."

"I'm sorry, don't pretend to be a sister-in-law there, you hurry up and follow the officers and soldiers, don't bother us."

"Official, my maiden name is Ying, and the maiden name is Xiuxiu before she gets married, this is the concubine marriage letter issued by the yamen." Xiuxiu unhurriedly took out a piece of paper stamped with the official seal.

"The surname is Ying, you had dates in your mouth when you quarreled, official, that is, the folk woman heard it wrong." The woman who reported it hurriedly said in fear, and the silver in her hand also felt hot.

"Ying Xiuxiu, the name is very good, the surname is not good, change it." The soldier looked at the clerk and said helplessly.

"If you go back to the official master, the folk woman marries into the Ye family, and she only remembers that she is called Xiuxiu and doesn't remember anything else."

"You are very good at talking, but unfortunately you are a widow at a young age. If you don't want to report others, even if you suspect that the report is not true, you don't have to return the money rewarded to you. The leader of the officers and soldiers looked at the group of widows below and seduced him.

After a brief silence, someone finally stepped forward.

"Official, I reported her, I don't know if she is the people's woman of the imperial city, and the old woman who brought her is called Grandma. Those who can call people as grandmothers are not ordinary people's families. Ye Jing's seventh aunt stood up and pointed to Yuqing, who was standing behind the leader of the officers and soldiers.

"Yo, Qi's Villa is really generous, and he even called a person with a foreign surname to be the owner of the village. Little farmer, tell me yourself, are you a member of the Yan clan in the imperial city? ”

"Official, the Ye clan has not been generous enough to call a person with a foreign surname to manage the villa." Before Yuqing could speak, the old owner's wife stood up and said.

"Official, she is the wife of the old owner, and this little owner is recognized by several of them. Of course, she spoke to the little farmer. Yuqing is a young lady who lives in the sixth courtyard, and many people know about this. The woman didn't say that she must be surnamed Yan, after all, she is not from our Qi Villa. Official, you have a good understanding of everything, and it is better to find out for the sake of the new emperor's great cause. ”

"Seventh Uncle, Yu Qinghal didn't know that you were so deeply righteous. Yuqing is indeed not from the villa, but Miss Ben is indeed a child of the Ye family. Yuqing said with a faint smile on his lips.

"What nonsense are you talking about, when will the Sixth Academy give birth to you as a girl, why don't we know?" The seventh woman shouted with a stalk around her neck.

"Because she wasn't born in the Sixth Courtyard." At this moment, the grandmother came and took the words of the seventh uncle.

"You are the grandmother, the old immortal talker is extraordinary, obviously not the descendant of ordinary people. Then tell me where this little farmer was born? Who is her father? One of the attendants looked at the mama and said.

"Wait, it doesn't matter if one person says it. You go and take the old farmer's wife away and ask about it, and then grab someone else and ask in another place, and I will interrogate the old immortal grandmother here. The leader of the officers and soldiers pretended to be very shrewd and ordered.

Immediately, the old farmer's wife was escorted into the house by two officers and soldiers, and a slightly older mother-in-law was also escorted to the other side by the officers and soldiers. Grandma was also brought to the head of the officers and soldiers.

"Old Mama, the new emperor is tolerant and generous, even if the little owner is really surnamed Yan. As long as she doesn't do anything that endangers the court, she won't be beheaded. This official gives you the opportunity to recruit you from the truth. ”

"Back to the official's words, if you say this, it will damage the reputation of the young lady, can my wife not say it." Mama Grandma said in embarrassment.

"Now I can't help you not tell the truth, hurry up and recruit from the truth, lest you lose your head and be wronged." One of the attendants drew his sword and put it on the grandmother's shoulder, threatening. The reflection of the metal aroused Yuqing's strong fighting spirit, and she really wanted to kill these court soldiers now.