Chapter 107 The Truth About the Haunted Shop

At this moment, another servant came running in and reported, "Master, someone just shot a short arrow at the gate of our mansion, and it also brought a note."

The housekeeper immediately took the note and handed the money to the cashier.

After Mr. Qian read the note, his face changed.

He said, "Send them back. There's no need to look for them. Wang Hu and the others have been taken away."

"Take away?" The butler was surprised.

"Yes, it says here that I should not embarrass the Li family, otherwise I will submit the evidence of our mansion to the county government. One of the evidences is also written on it."

The housekeeper was shocked. He had helped with many things in the mansion over the years, so he naturally knew what the evidence was.

But they didn't know whether this person was deceiving them or not.

"Master, do you believe what is written on this paper? The Li family is just a small farm family. Who will protect them?"

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. They are just two prescriptions. There is no need for us to take risks for such a small profit."

After Qian Yuanwai finished speaking, he was silent for a moment and then said, "She supplies goods to Zuixianju, which is owned by the Qin family in Anping County. The Qin family is also quite powerful. I think the Qin family sent someone to protect her."

The housekeeper was still puzzled: "Even if the Qin family took the person away, they would not attack the people in our house. Our young lady is the wife of the county chief, and our cousin is the favorite of the county lord. Even if the Qin family wants to make a move, they have to think twice."

"Do you think we are the only ones who pay tribute to the county magistrate? The Qin family has much more property than me. They not only pay tribute to the county government of Anping County, but also to the prefectural capital."

As Mr. Qian was talking, he thought of what his daughter had said, and he said, "Tell this to our master, the uncle, and ask him to pay attention to see if anyone has gone to the county government to report to the police, and if Zhao Hu and his men have been arrested and put in jail. If not, forget it.

My daughter said that we still don’t know the personality of the new county magistrate, but he still accepts the gifts and goes to the dinner invitations, so I think he is easy to handle. It’s better not to cause trouble at this critical moment and make things difficult for my son-in-law because of such a small matter.”

"Yes." The butler responded.

The next day, Wang Guixiang and Sun Xiuqin prepared things for the two children to take to the academy at home. Some of the children played at home, and the others went to the town to clean up the shop.

Li Wanyue first went to the furniture store to order two sets of shelves and containers, and also ordered a plaque, and then went to the shop.

There's actually nothing left in the shop.

I guess those families who bought the properties were scared away by those strange things before they had time to buy anything.

As she was watching, she heard Li Dachuan say, "Little sister, come and take a look."

Li Wanyue walked quickly to the backyard. There was a dead cat in the yard. It was not there when she checked the shop yesterday. It was obvious that someone had thrown it in last night.

She looked towards the firewood shed and walked straight over. Li Dachuan and the others looked at each other and followed her.

"Little sister, is there something wrong with this woodshed?"

Li Wanyue said, "Brother, move this firewood away."

"Oh." Li Dachuan deftly moved a few bundles of firewood to one side, with a small straw mat underneath.

Li Wanyue lifted the straw mat, revealing a small square wooden board, which looked like the door of a cellar.

Li Erhu said: "Sister, please stand at the back, I will do it."

"Second brother, be careful." Li Wanyue took a few steps back.

Li Erhu opened the wooden board and a sour smell hit him in the face.

He couldn't help but frown and shouted inside: "Is there anyone? Who's in there? We have no ill intentions, you'd better come out on your own."

I shouted several times but there was no response.

Just when Li Erhu decided to go to the cellar to take a look, a young man ran out from the corner.

He said, "No need to shout, my family is inside."

Several people turned around and looked at the young man.

He was about twelve years old, with a dirty face, eyes like ancient wells, lifeless, messy hair, and tattered clothes.

Li Wanyue thought for a moment and asked, "Is this your home?"

The boy looked at her, was silent for a moment, and nodded: "Yes."

The Li family looked at each other.

Li Wanyue asked again: "Did you climb over the wall to get in?"

"There's a dog hole over there." The boy pointed to a corner and then stared at Li Wanyue: "Do you dare to go down with me to take a look?"

"Okay." Li Wanyue responded.

Li Dachuan's brothers said in unison: "Sister, don't listen to him. Who knows if he is a good person or a bad one."

"Don't worry, I'll just stand at the entrance of the cellar and take a look."

Li Sandong stepped forward immediately: "Sister, I'll go with you."

"good."

The young man walked down the cellar silently, and Li Wanyue and her brother followed.

As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the underground kiln, a musty smell mixed with the smell of traditional Chinese medicine and sour smell came, and Li Wanyue almost couldn't help vomiting.

This tastes so sour and refreshing.

She forced herself to walk into the cellar.

The cellar is more than 30 square meters in size and the light is dim. There is only a beam of light coming through the cellar entrance, and the inside is empty.

In the innermost corner, a person was lying on hay spread on the ground, and a woman was sitting beside them holding a little girl.

There was a broken pottery jar, several coarse earthenware bowls, and two wooden barrels with lids on the ground.

The three people on the haystack all looked at her.

The boy said calmly: "This is my father, mother and sister."

Li Wanyue said: "Let your family go out first."

The boy looked at her: "You want us to leave?"

"I just want them to get some fresh air. The environment here is not good. Since I've already found you and you can't beat so many of us, why don't we go outside and talk?"

The young man lowered his eyes and nodded: "My father has difficulty walking, can I..."

"Sandong, please help this brother support his father."

"OK."

After a while, several people came out of the cave. Li Wanyue took a few deep breaths of fresh air and felt like she was alive again.

I also saw that the woman and the middle-aged man both had gray hair on their temples and were extremely thin. The little girl looked to be about seven or eight years old, and their faces all looked lifeless.

Li Dachuan found two benches and placed them in the yard, and several people sat down.

Li Wanyue said: "Tell me, if you want to solve the problem, just speak up."

The young man took a deep breath and said calmly: "My name is Bai Simian, my father is Bai Ji, my mother is Du Ping, my sister is Bai Rong, and I have an older sister named Bai Xia.

Before last summer, our family was the happiest family in the world. We opened a small shop here. Although we didn't make much money, being together as a family was better than anything else.

Everything changed last summer. When my sister was alone in the front shop looking after the shop, two big men suddenly broke in. They took my sister directly into the carriage. My parents heard the noise and chased out, but only saw the shadow of the carriage. My parents chased the carriage and finally saw it enter the Qian Mansion.

I just regret that I was in the academy at that time and not at home, otherwise if I had fought with them, my sister might not have been taken away.

The beast took my sister away and wouldn’t let us see her. We went to the government office to sue them, but they kicked us out. Two months later, my sister was wrapped in a straw mat and thrown at the door of our house. She was covered in wounds and was tortured to the point where she looked like a human being.

Bai Simian clenched his fists and his body trembled slightly.