Chapter 140 People coming from the government office

The gold and silver were placed separately in a small storage cabinet. There were eight small gold ingots and larger silver ingots, estimated to be twenty taels of silver each, so there were fourteen in total. Together with what he had saved before, there were a total of thirty silver ingots.

Next step, try to save fifty!

The large locker is filled with a lot of things, including cotton clothes, quilts, cloth shoes, and everything from good to bad materials. It also takes up the most space and is packed to the brim.

It is a hot summer now, and the cotton-padded clothes and quilts are all brand new and have never been worn. Shen Qing looks at the full box of clothes and feels safe when thinking about the cold winter.

There was no food, whether refined rice or whole grains. I guess the daily consumption of more than a hundred people was high, so they targeted their team.

There were both coarse salt and brown sugar, with the most coarse salt. Salt is a necessity, but eating too much will make you choke, so it is not consumed much; brown sugar is precious, but a group of rough guys probably don't like sweets too much, so there are still about ten pounds left.

After inspecting the empire he had built, Shen Qing fell asleep contentedly.

When he woke up, it was already bright outside and the carriage was a little hot. Guessing that he had slept until the afternoon, Shen Qing took out two packets of brown sugar wrapped in oil paper and a few pounds of mung beans and got out of the carriage.

"Sister-in-law, you're awake. Are you hungry? Dinner isn't ready yet. Can I make you a bowl of egg noodles first?" Jiang Yu saw Shen Qing coming out and walked up to her with sparkling eyes and asked.

Today the village changed to a big pot meal, and assigned more than a dozen women to work in two shifts to prepare lunch and dinner. The others took turns to eat so as not to affect their own work. Since they did not cook in their own small stoves, they could not prepare hot meals for my sister-in-law.

Shen Qing drank a bowl of millet and red date porridge before going to bed. He wasn't too hungry after just waking up, so he smiled and replied, "No need. You were tired last night too. Now that someone has been arranged to cook, you should take advantage of the time to rest!"

Staying up late will damage your qi and blood, so you need to get enough rest to let your body recover.

Jiang Yu wanted to say that she fell asleep in the middle of the night last night and was not very tired, but her sister-in-law cared about her. She liked her sister-in-law's concern and said with a smile: "Okay, I will go to bed early after dinner."

The two chatted as they walked to the place where food was prepared. Jiang Ying was in charge of dinner.

Shen Qing handed over the brown sugar and mung beans in her hand, "It's hot, you can cook two pots of mung bean soup for everyone to drink."

"Oh, great!" Jiang Ying happily took it, opened the oil paper package and saw that it was brown sugar. She praised loudly: "Sister-in-law, you are so kind! You took out the brown sugar that you were reluctant to drink at home and gave it to everyone. We are really lucky.

I had green beans with brown sugar!"

Jiang Ying's voice was already loud, and she wanted everyone to remember Shen Qing's kindness, so she deliberately increased it, and most of the people in the entire open space heard it!

When they heard that there was sugar water to drink, everyone gave Shen Qing a grateful smile.

Shen Qing: ...I really want to be an ostrich and bury my head in the sand.

The woman in charge of dinner skillfully washed the mung beans, poured them into a large iron pot, and boiled them with water.

When the mung beans were in bloom, the sound of hooves could be heard on the road.

Everyone ran excitedly down the road, and soon returned shouting, "Village chief, village chief! Come quickly, it's Brother Da Tao who's back, and there are many soldiers and runners with him!"

Surprisingly, Qinghe City, which was farther away, arrived first. Master Jiang immediately understood that the officials in Anping City, where Xie Qingshan went, might not take the mischief and rebellion of refugees seriously from top to bottom.

This is also the reason why he sent two people to invite the officials of the two cities separately.

He said to the crowd, "Let's go and see the officials together."

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Hundreds of officers, soldiers and runners armed with swords rushed into the open space and surrounded everyone inside.

After a while, a leader came out from behind.

Mr. Jiang Er hurried forward and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to you, Your Excellency."

Captain Lei seemed not to have heard. His brows furrowed deeply as he looked around. Seeing that all the refugees who had committed crimes had been tied up and that the villagers were cooking or guarding, there was nothing suspicious. He then replied to the old man in front of him with a forced smile, "No need to be so polite, old man."

Jiang Datao, who caught up with him, saw that Captain Lei deliberately made his father bow his body to salute. He was so angry that he stepped forward and saw his father signaling him with his eyes not to be impulsive.

When the others saw Captain Lei giving them a show of force right from the start, how could they not understand?

This is a warning to them! We are afraid that they will take the credit, but we also don’t want them to make demands!

Shen Qing was thinking that they had clearly captured someone, but not only did he not do anything meritorious, he was also treated coldly. Fortunately, she had looted all his money and supplies, otherwise, if they fell into this person's hands, she would have been really sick!

Captain Lei didn't even look at Mr. Jiang, but asked in a long tone, "Who is the leader of the refugees?"

Master Jiang gestured with his hand, and immediately a man brought over Boss Sun and Second Brother Song.

Captain Lei narrowed his eyes at the two men in front of him and threatened them, "Did you kill the wealthy businessman Lin and his entire family? Tell me, where are their money and property now?

If you confess the truth, I, the captain of the police, can even plead for mercy on your behalf with the county magistrate. If you insist on denying it, you will suffer even more physical pain!"

After hearing this, how could Mr. Jiang not understand?

The reason why Qinghe City came faster than Anping City was not because the officials paid attention to it, nor because the officers and detectives under them were serious and responsible, but because of the wealthy businessman Lin!

To be precise, it is the wealth of Mr. Lin.

The wealthy businessman Lin and his family were killed, so their property became ownerless. If they took it back from these evil people, it would naturally belong to them!

No wonder the number of disaster victims has not decreased, but the number of refugees has increased. It is because there are such a group of court officials who only care about enriching themselves...

The weed ball stuffed in his mouth was pulled out, and Boss Sun knelt on the ground with trembling legs, kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Sir, spare my life!

Please spare us, sir. We haven't touched a penny of that gold, silver, and money. It's all there!"

It's not that they don't want to move, but they are all whole ingots. Plus, they come from a poor family. Song Laoer said he was afraid that if he went to the city and spent money lavishly, it would attract attention and be noticed by the government.

Hearing that none of the gold, silver, or money had been touched, Captain Lei couldn't help but smile. The henchman behind him excitedly asked, "Tell me where it is!"

Boss Sun immediately pointed his bound hands at Second Song beside him and said bitterly, "Sir, ask him! This is all his fault!"

Then he told them in detail how they worked hard outside and Song Lao Er only had to stay where he was to guard the money, and how he ended up killing his companions in order to keep the money for himself.

The more they heard, the darker and uglier the faces of Captain Lei and his companions became!

He asked grimly, "You mean to say that all the gold, silver and money are gone now?"

"It's not gone, it's hidden by Song Lao Er! Sir, as long as you torture him severely, you will definitely be able to find out where the gold and silver are hidden!" Boss Sun hurriedly defended.

Captain Lei turned his gloomy eyes to look at Song Lao Er.

Song Lao Er was shaking like a sieve, and he stammered as he told the story of how he was scared unconscious by a female ghost and when he woke up, all his money and donkey disappeared out of thin air.

Captain Lei just laughed.

So angry!