Chapter 153: A Word of Truth

Who would have thought that behind the governor of Xucheng stood the Thirteenth Prince, and that the two people who seemed to have nothing in common actually had a relationship.

"Humph, who knows whether what you said is true or not." Hang Qi said stubbornly.

Lin Xi looked at Hang Qi with amusement, "You are such a stubborn person. We have no way of telling the truth from what you said. If you don't believe it, then just don't believe it."

Hang Qi suddenly fell silent.

We are all in the same officialdom, so there is actually nothing to fake. Everyone is connected by nepotism, and you can find out their origins by just asking around.

What's more, there is no need for them to lie about this.

The governor's face became serious again. "Hang Qi, are their confessions true? If you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent."

Hang Qi was speechless for a long while.

"Okay, Hang Qi, as a county magistrate, you actually fabricated a pretext to extort bribes from others. I will fine you one year's salary as a small punishment as a warning to you. Don't commit the same offense again." said the prefect.

Hang Qi, who was somewhat distraught at the moment, didn't pay any attention to what the prefect said and was completely immersed in his own emotions.

After the verdict was over, Xiao Yongyan and the other two left happily, while Hang Qi walked dejectedly on the road.

If the prefect really has a connection with the Thirteenth Prince, and if this matter is reported to the capital, his future prospects will be worrying.

Thinking of this, Hang Qi stopped, turned around and prepared to go back.

But he was stopped by the official, "Excuse me, Lord Hang, the governor has said that once you leave this door, there is no need to come back."

Hang Qi didn't care about that. "I want to see the governor. What qualifications do you have to stop me?"

The officials are not servants in a family. To the prefect, the county magistrate is nothing.

They flashed their spears and slammed them heavily on the ground, "Master Hang, please don't embarrass us."

Hang Qi was stunned. After all, he was a scholar and had never seen such a scene before. His confidence immediately dropped by half and he dared not act rashly anymore.

Just when he was at a loss, the master came.

"grown ups?"

Hang Qi turned around and saw the lawyer standing next to the carriage.

"Why are you here?" Hang Qi asked.

The master said carefully, "Sir, didn't you ask me to pick you up today? As soon as I entered the city, I met that kid Xiao Yongyan. He said he wanted to return the carriage and forcibly stuffed the reins into me."

Hang Qi said nothing more and got on the carriage.

No matter how stupid the lawyer was, he could see that Hang Qi was obviously in a bad mood, so he didn't even dare to ask questions like where else he was.

"Sir, shall we go back now?" asked the lawyer.

Hang Qi calmed down a little and said, "Go back."

The lawyer jumped into the carriage and drove away.

It took about half a day for Hang Qi and his party to finally return to the county government office.

As soon as he entered the room, Hang Qi locked himself in the study, and the lawyer didn't understand why.

Soon, he heard the sound of something being smashed in the house.

The lawyer had a headache. It was difficult for him to buy a new one after being hit by Hang Qi last time. Now he was afraid that he didn't have the money to buy another one.

…

After ending this thrilling "escape", Xiao Yongyan and Lin Xi first sent Gu Songtao back to the academy, and then returned to the village.

The design drawings of their new house have been drawn up, and they have asked someone to introduce a suitable craftsman.

The work has already started. People in the village pass by Lin Xi's land every day, intentionally or unintentionally, wanting to see what the house built by the rich looks like.

But now it is just the initial stage, and we can’t see anything yet.

Xue Lili and Cui Hongyue were very happy and quickly reported the progress of the silk quilt production to Lin Xi. On the other hand, Zhang Chengye also had something to tell Lin Xi.

Lin Xi felt that she should not have come back. She was so free when she was in the county town, but now there were so many things to do after returning.

"Okay, I know you all have something to say. Come one by one. Zhang Chengye, you speak first." Lin Xi said.

Zhang Chengye said, "The papermaking process has been completed, and the silk rice paper you mentioned has also been roughly developed, but I am short of manpower here, and I need more people."

Lin Xi nodded, "Okay, you're short of people, right? I understand."

Cui Hongyue was about to speak when she heard a voice not far away, "Lin Xi."

Cui Hongyue was a little surprised that a strange woman suddenly appeared here.

Lin Xi himself was surprised, because the person who came to see him was none other than Wang Yunong.

"Why are you here?" Lin Xi thought she was here to look for Xiao Yongyan, and said, "Xiao Yongyan is in town."

"I'm not here to see him, I'm here to see you."

Lin Xi: “?”

Come to find yourself?

Wang Yunong nodded, "Where is your home? I have something to tell you."

Lin Xi looked at Wang Yunong's expression and it didn't seem like she was here to cause trouble, but going to her house was a bit embarrassing now.

"Unfortunately, the house was demolished and rebuilt. How about we come to my shop?" Lin Xi said.

Wang Yunong was also speechless. She didn't expect that she came at such a coincidence.

"Alright."

The two left Taoli Village and turned to Lin's shop.

Wang Yunong was quite surprised to see Lin Xi's shop. "I remember that the Lin family has never been engaged in business, but I didn't expect you to go down this path."

Lin Xi spread his hands and said, "There's nothing I can do. Things are different now than usual. If I don't find a way to make money, I'll starve to death."

“But what are those things hanging in your shop?” Wang Yunong walked forward curiously and saw that the meat hanging in Lin Xi’s shop was black and it looked unclear whether it was edible.

Lin Xi said, "These are bacon. They are the main products of my shop. We also have some rabbit meat. Would you like to try some?"

She asked Cai Xiaomei to bring a bowl of rabbit meat and place it in front of Wang Yunong.

Wang Yunong glanced at the movable board under Cai Xiaomei's legs, then quickly looked away. After she had walked away, he asked, "What happened to her legs?"

"Accident." Lin Xi didn't say much.

But Wang Yunong still felt surprised. Most bosses rarely hired disabled people, but Lin Xi hired two.

If she was not mistaken, the person who was keeping the accounts seemed to have no hands.

This time when she came to Lin Xi's place, she was really shocked, which overturned her previous understanding of the girls of the Lin family.

"You said you had something to talk to me about?" Lin Xi asked.

Wang Yunong came back to her senses and said, "The reason I came to Xucheng this time was to purchase silk quilts. A person who claimed to be Madam Linglong received me and told me that all the silk quilts were shipped from her."

She paused at this point and said, "But I heard that Madam Linglong's subordinates do raise silkworms, but they look unfamiliar and are obviously not experienced. Later, I walked all the way to Fenghe Town and found out that your Taoli Village is the only one raising silkworms within a ten-mile radius."

"Lin Xi, tell me the truth, does this silk quilt have anything to do with you?"

Lin Xi couldn't help but admire Wang Yunong's excellent observation skills. With just such a small clue, she was able to find out about herself.

"But you have no choice but to admit it now. They were making quilts in that room just now," said Wang Yunong.