Uncle Geng didn't dare to move Ruan Qin easily, for he was afraid that there were thieves outside and everyone in the yard would be killed. He was scared and anxious, trembling and not knowing what to do.
It was Ruan Jialin who came back and realized something was wrong. After all, he was more reliable than his father. He and Uncle Geng carried his father into the house, and then staggered back to the Qiao family in a mule cart to report the news.
Now no one has time to worry about moving.
Qiao Shengwen asked Geng, Zhang Niangzi and other women to look after the children, and everyone hurried to Qianjin Tower.
Originally, Qiao Shengwen tried to stop Miao Wan from going, but Miao Wan refused.
"Dad, please stop talking. I definitely have to go. Someone needs to look after my sister-in-law and the others. My second sister-in-law is pregnant and it's not convenient for her to go. I'm the only one who's suitable."
Qiao Shengwen really didn't have time to persuade Miao Wan. Seeing that her face was pale and her neck was stiff, even more stubborn than Taotao, he could only agree.
On the way, the troops split into two groups, one group went directly to Qianjinlou, and the other group brought several doctors from Xining Town to Qianjinlou.
After they finally settled the ladies into bed in the house and let the doctor take their pulses, Aunt Geng and Yu had woken up. No one was dead, which made everyone feel a little relieved.
Mrs. Li had a fever because she pinched her palm and was still unconscious.
The doctors gave a round of examinations, wiped the sweat from their foreheads, and completely relaxed.
"Gentlemen, the ladies were only slightly drugged, and all they need to do is drink some detoxifying medicine.
The two guys outside had their heads smashed by someone in a panic. They might feel a little nauseous and want to vomit when they wake up. They'll be fine after lying down for a few days and taking some medicine."
Qiao Shengwen asked anxiously, "Are you sure everything is okay?"
When asked if anyone was seriously injured, the doctor said yes.
The doctor treating Ruan Qin had a serious expression on his face. "Master Ruan was frightened and broke his leg. Breaking his bones is painful enough. He's also restless and has a slight fever. If the fever doesn't subside at night, it could be dangerous. We need to take good care of him, otherwise, an external evil might invade and something serious could happen."
Uncle Geng was originally guarding the door to his wife's room. When he heard this, he slapped himself in tears and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have stood so still."
Even if we just give him a helping hand, we won't let Mr. Ruan suffer like this.
Everyone: “…”
Ruan Jialin's expression was also a little complicated. So, although Qianjinlou, which was visited by thieves, was fine, his father, who was supposed to save people, was useless and was seriously injured.
Ruan Qi still had chicken feathers on his body, and it was obvious that he had not bothered to clean himself up before coming here. After listening to what the doctor said, his face felt a little hot.
He cannot compare with his younger brother in terms of intelligence, but his second brother is as timid as his niece, too timid.
No wonder they say a nephew resembles his uncle, that's because she looks like her second uncle.
Miao Wan, whose face was still pale, was subtly looked at by her uncle. Suddenly, she had an idea and understood what her uncle meant, and secretly puffed up her cheeks.
She, she was just afraid that something might happen to her sisters-in-law and Aunt Geng. If there really were thieves, she would definitely scream and run out as fast as possible to call for help!
She stuffed a packet of silver into the mouth of the doctor who came out of the largest pharmacy in Xining Town and said, "I heard that drugs can also harm people, right?"
If it is a low-quality secret medicine, they might use poisonous mushrooms as anesthetics, which can make people stupid if poisoned for a long time.
"Just use the best medicine and make sure everyone recovers quickly." Miao Wan never saves money at the entrance.
"As for those two guards, if you have any scar-removing ointment, give it to them. They haven't gotten married yet."
The doctor took the light purse with a helpless smile, knowing that it contained banknotes. The owners of Qianjin Building were all kind people.
As a doctor, he didn't want to cheat Miao Wan out of her money, but since she wanted to use good medicine—
The doctor said with a serious face, "I will definitely give them the best medicine!" It was as if someone had died, making everyone anxious and pale. They couldn't suffer in vain, they had to make some money!
Ruan Jialin also hurriedly followed, "If they can recover as quickly as possible, from now on, doctor, whenever your family buys something from Qianjinlou, it will be half price for you."
Doctor: “…” They were almost slaughtered by bandits, and you still have the mind to take care of your family business?
Several doctors, with subtle expressions, went to write prescriptions and dispense medicines.
Qiao Shengwen had already walked around the workshop where the women in the back house worked several times, and found the hole that was punctured in the window, but the bamboo tube was not lost.
He also went in and looked carefully, but found no trace to prove his identity. Even the two guards outside the door were knocked down in a hurry, leaving no clues.
When the lady woke up, she just said that she suddenly felt sleepy and soon fainted.
Only Yu, who was more resistant to the drug, said, "I vaguely seemed to see someone wearing a blue robe and a mask coming in. The clothes were made of the same fabric as our Qianjinlou, but I was also dizzy and couldn't see clearly."
The only one who could see clearly was probably Mrs. Li, who fainted last.
Unfortunately, she was also running a fever at the time, and both husband and wife were unconscious, so they couldn't get anything out of them.
Oh yes, there are also the guards I met. They are both still unconscious. They probably won’t feel well when they wake up. This is not the time to question them.
By the time everyone sat down on the chairs in the reception area in front, they were still trying to figure out what was going on.
Ruan Jialin also heard what Zhang's eldest sister-in-law said, and was the first to guess: "Is it done by a merchant who coveted Qianjinlou's business?"
Qiao Shengwen shook his head. "The merchants have no conflict with us, and most of them don't have a stable foundation here. We have the support of the Wuliangha and Gubei armies, so no one would be so foolish."
Moreover, considering the other party's cautiousness, ordinary businessmen cannot afford to keep such a person.
Ruan Qi pondered, his face growing darker. "Could it be... that the couple from the Marquis of Jingyang's mansion sent someone over?"
Miao Wan raised an eyebrow. "Based on my understanding of them, Uncle Jingyang is cowardly and Mrs. Wang is brainless. Even if someone wants to do something, they'll probably have to come to the Qiao and Ruan families first and ask for the recipe."
After all, in Uncle Jingyang's opinion, his daughter was timid and afraid of trouble, and she let them control her.
Butcher Zhang squatted at the doorstep with a frown on his face, smoking a pipe. Zhang Dazhuang rubbed his hands and refused to sit on the chair, looking very uneasy.
After a while, Zhang Dazhuang murmured, "Could it be... that the bandits from Xiban learned that Qianjinlou can make cotton clothes and wanted to kidnap people?"
The old man from the Yu family, the old man from the Yang family, and the three Lin Dazhi brothers who rushed over all changed their expressions. This was not impossible.
In the early years when the border was in turmoil, any family that produced any respectable businessman would have their goods robbed by the Western Tibetans and their people taken away to be used as donkeys.
Some of those who escaped were no longer recognizable as human beings. They made a scene in front of General Dingbei's mansion in the county town, and only then did they become known to everyone.
At that time, Chen Sixu had just taken over the Gubei Army and was quite brave. He fought a big battle with the Xifan people and killed so many of them that they dared not invade the border again. As a result, Chen Sixu consolidated his prestige in the Gubei Army with his military achievements.
When Qiao Shengwen heard Zhang Dazhuang mention this, he opened his mouth but hesitated to say his guess.
Chen Sixu framed the old general because of the operation of the Duke of Chen's Mansion, and forced the Regent to take over the northwest, but he did not have the support of the people in the army.
If this hadn't happened, he wouldn't have been able to secure his position as the Northern General for another ten or twenty years. If he had truly killed the enemy, it would have been fine, but if he had colluded with the Xiban people...
Qiao Shengwen felt a chill in his heart. Logically speaking, Qianjin Tower was now opened to serve General Dingbei and was on good terms with the garrison. Even if the Wuliangha clan did not know the inside story, they would not dare to attack Qianjin Tower.
Unless...it's embezzlement.
What Qiao Shengwen didn’t understand was that if it was Chen Sixu who did it, why would he do that?
If Ruichen had revealed his true identity, he could have simply destroyed the Qiao family.
If there was no leak, the Qiao family would not have refused to give Qianjinlou to Chen Sixu.
But he couldn't tell this to anyone, so Qiao Shengwen had no way to figure out these problems immediately. He could only wait for his son to come back and then make a long-term plan.
Qiao Shengwen glanced at his daughter-in-law, who was cowering in the corner, almost pulling her hair out of the bird's nest, and said, "Qianjinlou should hang up a sign saying it's closed and say it was robbed. They'll clean up and reopen in ten days.
Everyone, go home first and have a good rest. From now on, everyone in Qianjinlou today should not be left alone. No matter what you do, try to do it together as a family."
As soon as Qiao Shengwen reminded him, Ruan Jialin immediately realized, "Right, right, right. When going to the toilet, try to go with a group. Never go alone. The reason why thieves don't act at night is definitely because there are people on duty at night, and people are not in the same place. It's not as convenient as when everyone is together during the day. So it's okay to separate, but don't be alone, especially women."
Everyone didn't know how powerful it was, but since ordinary people had no experience dealing with thieves, they could only listen to Qiao Shengwen and be on high alert.
At the same time, in the study of General Dingbei's mansion.
With a "bang", Chen Sixu threw the teacup at Chen Zhisheng's feet.
"Stupid! If you can't even catch a woman, what else can you do?"
Chen Zhisheng was almost crying. He hunched his neck and explained in a low voice, "Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li are not together most of the time at night. There are people guarding the warehouse at night. If our people make a little noise, the women will scream, which will attract attention at night. So we thought, take advantage of the day when they are together and no one is guarding them to strike."
Normally, Ruan Qin and his son would not come back for an hour or two after going out. Who knew they would come back so soon this time?
If my adoptive father had not refused to let anyone know that this was done by the General's Mansion, and had demanded that the person be brought back alive, he would have simply slit their throats and killed them all at night, and a fire would have been set so that nothing could be seen.
Chen Sixu looked at his adopted son gloomily without saying anything. He was a reckless man and really needed someone with brains around him.
If he could kill, he would want to kill everyone related to the Qiao family and be done with it.
But the saint had spies in the northwest, and he knew it. Otherwise, he would have destroyed the Qiao family as soon as they came to the northwest, so how could he allow them to open a shop?
He had reasons to attack and kill the Qiao family, but if he suddenly killed two women, even the slightest trace would be revealed, and the Chen family would not be able to bear it.
Moreover, Chen Sixu was not sure whether Li had left any evidence anywhere. Once someone died, everything would be in tatters and the situation would fall into the hands of the saint, and they would be doomed.
Therefore, it would be safer to bring back Li's descendants, torture them severely, and interrogate them before taking any action.
Without this security, how could the Chen Guogong Mansion have achieved what it has today?
Ever since he found out that the spinning wheel and loom were brought by the Ruan family, and that the wives of Ruan Qin and his son were both surnamed Li, Chen Sixu felt increasingly uneasy.
Since we are not sure which one it is, it is safest to capture them all.
But if there is no way to kidnap him... a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Sixu's eyes. He couldn't do it, but someone else could.
Chen Sixu waved his hand and said, "You are such an incompetent person. Don't worry about this matter. Clean up the yard. I will stay at your house for two days to relieve my depression."
Chen Zhisheng's mind moved. Is he going to his house to sleep with a Xifan woman?
The third brother also has a concubine from Western Tibet in his house. My adoptive father has been going to the third brother's house more often recently. He didn't get anything done but went to sleep with the daughter of the protector general. He wants to use people from Western Tibet to do things.
His face was expressionless, only flushed red, showing a cautious and nervous attitude. "Yes, yes, son, I will go down and prepare it right away. I will make sure to make your adoptive father happy."
"Go ahead." Chen Sixu said casually, pausing for a moment. "Have someone keep an eye on Qiao Ruichen. Arrange more things for him in the near future. Don't let him return to Xining Town for the time being. I'll let you know when to let him go back."
Chen Sixu has not yet made up his mind whether to keep Qiao Ruichen. This kid is knowledgeable and intelligent. If he keeps him, the saint will be less suspicious of him.
But he was afraid that if he didn't get rid of the root of the problem, it would leave troubles in the future, so he just wanted to think about it for a while and wait until the Xiban people decided on their actions before making any decision.
Chen Zhisheng readily agreed and immediately asked someone to arrange for Qiao Ruichen to lead the team to patrol the border.
The two military officers on duty with Qiao Ruichen also had instructions that something unexpected would happen one after another, preventing Qiao Ruichen from returning for one or two months.
Since Qianjinlou was already closed, Miao Wan asked the doctor and learned that it could be moved. She immediately asked someone to take the female worker, her second uncle and his wife, and two guards back to the Qiao family for recuperation.
As soon as she got home, she told Uncle Geng, "Please go to our fields and call A Dun back."
Uncle Geng just wanted to stay with his wife, and he was a little confused, "Why did you ask him to come back?"
Miao Wan glanced at Uncle Geng dimly, "Night duty."
Uncle Geng: “…I’ll go right away!” No one is more reliable than Adun to be on night duty!
After everyone was settled, Miao Wan just said that she was tired and wanted to have a good sleep. She left Taotao in the care of Geng and locked herself in the house.
Qiao Shengwen thought his daughter-in-law was frightened, "My dear, make some soothing soup tonight and let everyone in the family drink it so that they won't have restless sleep at night."
Geng was also worried that her daughter-in-law was frightened. "Okay, I'll go get the medicine with Madam Zhang right away."
Miao Wan was a little scared, but more annoyed. She was lying on the table on the kang, hitting her head hard.
Not only Qiao Shengwen felt something was wrong with today's incident, she also felt something was wrong.
If the Xiban people really kidnapped people, those Tartars were not good people. They would kill some and kidnap some at night. Even if people found out during the day, they would be unable to do anything to them.
It's unacceptable.
They didn't kill anyone, but they knocked them all out. And from what the ladies said, those people stayed there for a long time, as if they were looking for someone.
She and Qiao Shengwen thought the same thing in this regard. If you want to say who is the most daring one who dares to act in broad daylight, the most likely one is the old thief Chen who robbed the company.
A flash of inspiration, like a sudden enlightenment, flashed by like lightning, crackling out, but it disappeared very quickly and could not be caught.
If it was done by the old villain Chen, she was traveling through a book. In the book... there seemed to be a scandal in the Duke of Chen's mansion, the Queen Mother was imprisoned, and even the Regent and the Concubine were not able to please her.
But what does this scandal have to do with the Qianjinlou she opened? Isn't Qianjinlou the butterfly wings that don't exist in the book?
Either they were common people who had never been to the capital, or they were the Baozi family who died early and fell into poverty. It was impossible for them to have anything to do with the Chen Guogong Mansion.
"I'm such a pig brain! I read the whole book for nothing!" She grabbed her hair and couldn't think of anything. Frustrated, she made excuses for herself, "It must have happened during my lifetime, otherwise I wouldn't be able to remember it!"
The entire novel "Spring in the Mood" has more than one million words. The emotional tension between the hero and heroine and the kind of blushing ambiguity are so well written that she has read the entire novel. Otherwise, she would not have known that her identity only appeared in the extra chapter.
But because there were so many palace fights, she just took a quick look at many parts. At that time, she thought that even if she was given ten brains, she would still end up with the same result after three episodes. There was no need to be too serious about it.
Now that I need to use it, I regret it. Why don’t you recite the whole text silently?
If your brain isn’t enough, you can make up for it with your memory!
Miao Wan simply took out a pen and paper. Unable to figure it out, she could only draw a relationship diagram and work backwards.
The female workers were all daughters of farmers who were sold from Xining Town. It is impossible for them to have any connection with the Chen Guogong Mansion, so cross them out.
The Zhang and Yu families have been from Xining Town for generations and have never even been to Xiping County, so cross it out.
The Yang family is similar, but all three daughters-in-law are from the countryside. Who knows what talented people have emerged from those villages? Question mark.
As for the Lin family, the Lin Dazhi brothers are always out doing renovations for people. Who knows, they might have been to the county town and seen something they shouldn't have seen? Double question marks.
The second branch of the Ruan family, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li are actually not related, they just have the surname Li.
My second cousin's wife's parents died early, and her brother is a county magistrate in Suzhou. I don't know if he has any relationship with the people in Chen Guogong's Mansion. It's a question mark.
My second aunt's family was murdered by someone who stole their business. My younger sister died in childbirth after getting married, leaving her as the only one left in the family. So, could the entire family have been murdered to silence them? Double question marks.
From this, we can know that the ladies of the Lin family and the second aunt are most likely the targets of the thieves.
The next day.
She learned from Madam Zhang that the Yang family's daughter-in-law had the same family background as the Zhang and Yu families, and that no one of them was a remarkable figure.
The Lin family had never done any work for noble families. If nobles wanted to build houses, they would usually look for craftsmen from the county town.
Only my second aunt is left.
Mrs. Li didn't wake up until the third day. When she woke up, she saw Ruan Qin sitting on the edge of the kang with one leg tied with a wooden board, crying.
The corners of her lips twitched, "Are you mourning for me in advance?"
Ruan Qin was overjoyed to see her wake up, "Madam, you're awake? Lin'er, hurry up! Please ask the doctor to come in and take a look."
The doctor was invited in and examined Mrs. Li's pulse. "Madam, you have been suffering from depression and panic, which has led to the invasion of external evil. Now the fever has subsided. You must not worry too much. You will be fine after a period of rest."
Miao Wan listened quietly at the side. After the doctor and Ruan Jialin went out together to prescribe a prescription for Mrs. Li, she went over with red eyes.
"Second aunt...I'm sorry, I wasn't prepared. I should have hired more people to protect Qianjinlou."
Mrs. Li touched her head. Her wrapped hand hissed in pain, but she didn't care at all. She just shook her head and said softly, "It's not Awan's fault. It was my second aunt who brought this upon herself."
Ruan Qin's tears stopped, and Miao Wan also raised her head suddenly.
She had never known how to tell her father-in-law about her guess, but now her aunt had guessed it?
The eldest Li looked miserable. "Those thieves thought I had fainted. They just said they wanted to find the Li daughters who made the spinning wheel and the loom, one old and one young, and take them away. That's when I knew."
Miao Wan stood up quickly, "Second aunt, wait a minute, I'll go get Dad."
Without waiting for the couple to say anything, Miao Wan ran over and called Qiao Shengwen over.
"Dad, I know who did it."
Her words startled the three people.
Mrs. Li only suspected that her former enemy had come looking for her, and she was worried that she had implicated everyone, but she didn't know how to take revenge. How could Awan know?
Qiao Shengwen looked outside calmly and said, "Wait."
He asked Uncle Geng to sit at the kitchen door so that he could see the roof and patio of the east row house.
He asked A Dun and Ruan Jialin to hide outside the Qiao family's house, making sure that no one outside could eavesdrop, and then returned to the room of Ruan Qin and his wife.
"Tell me, who is it?" Qiao Shengwen looked at his daughter-in-law and said softly.
Ruan Qin held Mrs. Li's hand tightly and looked at Miao Wan nervously.
Miao Wan climbed onto the kang swiftly and sat cross-legged next to Mrs. Li. "It's General Dingbei's Mansion!"
Qiao Shengwen's heart tightened, "What do you mean?"
Miao Wan carefully considered the content analysis she had deduced from the novel's God's perspective -
"Second Aunt just suspected that it was the enemy who wiped out her Li family. But if it was an outsider who wanted to steal business and knew that Qianjinlou was protected by General Dingbei, would they dare to attack in broad daylight?"
"Besides, the spinning wheel has already spread throughout Jiangnan. It's no secret. Why did they arrest my second aunt and second cousin? Because their last name is Li!"
"Besides General Dingbei's Mansion, the only other people who dare to arrest people so arrogantly are the Garrison Mansion. Ultimately, it's all due to one person, so I conclude that it must have been General Dingbei who ordered it."
Mrs. Li was bewildered, feeling the pain of not being able to seek revenge. "But why would a man like General Dingbei kill my entire family?"
Qiao Shengwen also frowned, unable to figure out the reason.
Miao Wan cautiously asked, "Is it possible that Li did something for the Chen family in the past? If this were known, the Duke Chen's Mansion would be ruined and implicated, so they want to silence her completely?"
Qiao Shengwen pondered for a long moment, then shook his head in embarrassment. "The Duke of Chen's Mansion is powerful and bullies people, and they've done too many things. But if there's anything that would anger the Saint and lead to punishment, with the Queen Mother here, it shouldn't happen."
Miao Wan curled her lips. "What if the Queen Mother...is gone? And she's not his biological mother. Who knows, maybe the Saint's biological mother was killed by the Duke of Chen's Mansion?"
Mrs. Li's face became paler and paler. If the Duke of Chen's Mansion used Mrs. Li to kill the saint's biological mother, it would be a great sin even if she died.
Moreover, although she was still young at the time, she did not remember that her family's business was so big and had such extensive connections.
Qiao Shengwen also immediately denied it. "Although the Saint's biological mother, Empress Dowager Yao, was the legitimate daughter of a prominent Jiangnan weaving family, the Yao family has no connection with the Li family. Otherwise, the Saint would have discovered it long ago."
Miao Wan was extremely anxious, but she knew that the empress dowager was imprisoned, and her death meant that the Duke of Chen was not executed but exiled.
Why else could the Queen Mother be imprisoned, except for murdering the old saint's mother, or wanting to kill the old saint?
The saint has always been fine in the novel, so it is obviously more likely that her biological mother was murdered, but she can't say this.
After all, she couldn't produce any evidence and couldn't understand the logic behind it. It was really frustrating.
Qiao Shengwen sighed, "Since they ran away when they heard the noise, they probably don't want others to know their identities. As long as we strengthen our defenses, nothing will happen for the time being. When Ruichen comes back, he might find out why. He has been a study companion to the Saint for many years and knows more than others."
It’s just that Qiao Ruichen is tight-lipped, and the affairs of saints cannot be talked about casually. Qiao Shengwen doesn’t know as much about saints as his son.
Miao Wan frowned and looked up at the sky. "I don't know when my husband will be back. It will take at least ten days or half a month, right?"
She had never missed Qiao Bailao so much and wished she could fly to him immediately.
There is a thing that both intuition and God's perspective reasoning point to the same answer, but I can't figure out the process, which is really frustrating.
But no matter how bad it was, Qiao Ruichen had not returned yet, and his family needed to recuperate and go about their business, so there was no way to make a big fuss.
In other words, even if they knew it was General Dingbei who did it, they could only think of ways to delay and had no way to fight back, except to be thankful that the other party did not want to break up.
"Yawn——" Qiao Ruichen sneezed suddenly.
Chen Wu handed him a bag of liquor and said, "Take a sip. It's getting warm everywhere else, but the snow here won't melt."
The border is close to Xifan. Because there is a Goddess Peak nearby, the snow has not melted for years. The soldiers here have difficulty breathing and it takes many days to get better. The weather is so cold that even urinating in the wind will freeze you.
That's why we only do it once every ten days. If it goes on for too long, we can't hold on any longer.
Qiao Ruichen looked calmly at the soldier who had been secretly staring at him from a distance, then took the wine bag and took a sip. The burning heat rushed from his throat straight into his stomach.
"Good wine, not cheap, right?"
Chen Wu smiled proudly, "This is a gift from the general to my brother. My brother knew I would be taking my turn, so he warmed me up specially."
He looked around and came close to Qiao Ruichen. "I heard that a while ago, the general went to the Wuwei general's house to look for my humble concubine Xiaoyao. My brother waited on him and got a reward."
Qiao Ruichen's heart sank. He had a bad feeling when he went to Chen Zhisheng's house to find the Xifan woman Xiaoyao, and had someone keep an eye on him and not allow him to return.
Qiao Ruichen smiled and sighed, "Good wine should be paired with good meat. I heard from my wife that the new roast duck, paired with strong liquor, would taste even more unforgettable than Wu Shi San. It's a pity that I came back in a hurry. My wife urged me to go back earlier and bring some for my colleagues."
Chen Wu also had a great appetite. If Qiao Ruichen had not always brought him delicious food, he would not have wanted to get close to him just because of Qiao Ruichen's disgusting attitude of fawning on the general.
But who could blame this guy for saving his life and always bringing him delicious food that makes people want to devour it?
Anyway, his brother was also under General Chen Zhisheng's command. One was trying to please his father, and the other was trying to please his son, so they were destined to be together.
He squeezed Qiao Ruichen's shoulder and said, "Don't say that I don't take care of you. The Yunqiwei and Wuqiwei on duty deliberately didn't come. I think the general wants to give you a chance to make a contribution. I've asked my men to keep a close eye on Xifan these days. If there's any movement, we'll make a great contribution and return. When you get promoted, don't forget me, your brother."
Qiao Ruichen asked him, "How do you know they didn't come on purpose?"
Chen Wu scoffed, "Is there even a need to ask? One has diarrhea, the other has loose stools. If these wimps hadn't been given instructions from above, wouldn't they have gotten diarrhea coming here?"
It was his brother who notified the two people, otherwise how could he help Qiao Ruichen achieve merit?
Qiao Ruichen felt increasingly depressed. The possibility of Chen Sixu letting him accomplish meritorious service was even lower than the possibility of the sun rising from the west. If he was deliberately holding him back, something must have gone wrong.
He chatted with Chen Wu for a few words and then returned to his tent. His face immediately turned cold and he was extremely anxious. He didn't know whether he had been exposed or something had gone wrong in the capital, but he couldn't leave now.
If he rushed back now, before he even got home, Chen Sixu would have someone kill him and the Qiao family as deserters.
Sitting and waiting for death was not Qiao Ruichen's style. At night, he simply found the secret guard arranged by the saint and asked him to go to Xining Town immediately to find out what had happened.
When the secret guard heard that something might happen in the capital, he did not dare to delay. The next day, he found a way to be hacked and sent back to the county town.
At the same time, the maidservant who served Xifan's concubine in Chen Zhisheng's mansion also changed into black clothes and rode a horse through a small path back to Xifan to report the news.
An undercurrent that had been suppressed and calm for a long time began to surge again under the calm.
The Qiao family has not yet felt the impending crisis. After everyone has recovered from their injuries, Qianjinlou must be opened. Merchants come to the Qiao family every day to urge them to open.
Miao Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Why don't we just not move for now? My second uncle and second aunt can stay at the Qiao family and we'll talk about it after my husband comes back. Qianjinlou will be open as usual, but no one will be allowed to stay at night."
Even if the goods are stolen, it is better than something happening to people.
Qiao Shengwen didn't think that was necessary. "Bayin promised to send Wuliangha's elite guards. We still have to arrange for night shifts. Besides, don't night shifts also require work? If we act like we know something, it might push some people to take desperate measures. Right now, it's more appropriate to remain unchanged in the face of change."
Miao Wan bit her nails in worry, "But what if they come tonight?"
Qiao Shengwen reassured her, "As long as a large number of troops don't invade Xining Town, the guards of the Wuliangha clan and the merchants are not just there to eat, so there won't be any major problems."
Miao Wan looked at her father-in-law inexplicably. For the first time, she felt that the mighty father-in-law was not mighty this time. He had become a chess piece.
In novels, whenever assurances like "as long as" and "it'll be fine" appear, something will 100% go wrong!
Although she was suspected of promoting herself, she had already traveled into the book. What if she was one of the heroines?
Qiao Shengwen was puzzled by his daughter-in-law's gaze. "If you're worried, you can stop it at night, but there must be someone on duty to avoid alerting the enemy."
Miao Wan looked at him with a complicated expression and shook her head, "It's not that I'm worried." I'm really worried!
"I'm just... thinking about setting some traps. We can't let them come and go as they please." Miao Wan bit her nails and mustered some courage.
"If we can't alert the snake, then we'll just let it go and stew it before feeding it to the dogs!"
Qiao Shengwen was somewhat surprised by his daughter-in-law's ambition. "What are you going to do?"
Miao Wan collapsed in a second, "...I haven't thought about it yet!" She regretted not having enough time for live broadcast!
Why does she only watch food broadcasts? Why not watch some live broadcasts on women's self-defense and trap techniques?
In the future, pig farms are all equipped with hidden surveillance cameras. Here, even electricity relies on thunder. This is too difficult for Miao Shiren. Eh...
Qiao Shengwen: “…” Well, my daughter-in-law always says she has great ambitions.
After ten days of rest, the women had nothing important to do and were all well at home, so they went to Qianjinlou early in the morning to start working.
Miao Wan also came over. Although she was afraid that someone would come to her door with a knife, she was the backbone of the group after all. She was afraid that everyone would be scared, so she stayed here to at least cheer them up.
Although Mrs. Li was in a low mood, it did not stop her from giving the lard ointment and toner nice names - Skin-Coating Cream and Beauty Lotion.
It is also a series of flowers. Since lard cream is white and rosemary hydrosol is almost transparent, we decided to use hosta this time.
The new merchant waited for a long time, and finally waited for Qianjinlou to open. As soon as he entered the door, he heard that there were new products -
The Hundred Flowers Jasmine Hairpin Condensing Skin Cream can be used to refine the skin and make it smooth as cream. One jar costs ten taels of silver, and twenty taels of silver are given as a gift.
The Hundred Flowers' Jasmine Beauty Dew can make your skin refreshed and restore your youthful appearance. It costs five taels of silver per jar, and you get one free for every twenty bottles.
This introduction is very simple and crude. Which woman doesn’t want smooth skin and eternal youth?
This time the products can actually be used in combination, and have such an effect. Even if it is only one-tenth or one-twelfth of the advertised effect, it is enough to drive the ladies crazy.
The ones who went crazy before them were, of course, the merchants who had waited all winter for the new products. They placed orders almost as quickly as possible.
In just over half a year, several major merchants had accumulated some discounted gold dew and memberships, which allowed them to get more discounts and naturally purchase more goods.
It seems that Qianjinlou earns less, but in fact, Miao Wan feels proud when looking at the account book. The merchants may spend less money, but she definitely cannot earn less.
As soon as Yu entered the private room from outside, she saw Miao Wan's lips showing the same silly but particularly bright smile as Taotao's, and she was amused and laughed too.
The women who were drugged recently were fine, but Miao Wan was scared to death. Her face became much thinner, and everyone was worried when they saw her today.
Despite her small size, she still boasts that she can protect everyone. If someone really breaks in, it’s hard to say who will protect whom.
"So you don't have to protect us?" Sun followed behind Yu and couldn't help but joked when she saw Miao Wan's smile.
Miao Wan showed her dimples, which was just like the feeling before giving birth. Make money to cure all phobias!
She raised her head, shaking the account book. "As long as we make money fast enough, we don't mind any number of people coming!"
Even if she had never seen any traps or self-defense techniques, she could always find a craftsman by spending money, right?
As long as there are traps at every step in Qianjin Building, she will see who dares to break in!
After cheering up, Miao Wan immediately asked Uncle Geng to take her to the pharmacy and buy a large batch of knockout drugs.
The pharmacy didn't have that much stock, so she bought some herbs for making knockout drugs and went home to boil them herself, trying to get the concentration to a level that could knock out an elephant.
After shopping, she went to the only jewelry store on the street in Xining Town and ordered a custom-made ring with a needle when opened, asking them to make it as quickly as possible.
Let everyone wear a ring with a sleeping pill needle, and then one poke will knock someone down.
Then she went to the Yang family to customize ironware, starting with the courtyard wall, making sharp iron sheets and embedding them on the top of the wall. Anyone who dared to stand on it would have their feet scratched.
You also need to make animal traps with sharp teeth-like bites. Whoever gets caught in them will be torn off a piece of meat.
After leaving Yang's house, she went straight to Yu's house to find Master Gu and asked him to replace all the windows of Qianjinlou, Jufu Restaurant and Ruan's Fast Food with frosted glass.
Want to poke me again? Unless you break the glass!
When Miao Wan got home, she proudly told her father-in-law about her arrangements. "Look, these are all in inconspicuous places. Even if someone finds them, we can say it's to prevent thieves. We won't alert the enemy, and we're fully armed. Am I smart?"
When Qiao Shengwen learned that she had spent nearly two thousand taels of silver in one go, he was a little amused and said, "That's unnecessary. Anyone who knows Kung Fu can jump over a wall in the blink of an eye. These things can't stop them."
Miao Wan was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes."
Qiao Shengwen added, "If the thief was wielding a knife to kill someone, he wouldn't come close. We wouldn't have time to react and might be knocked down."
Miao Wan lowered her chin and thought, "Oh, it's her fault that she can't make the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles." She didn't know if the craftsman could make it.
Uncle Geng came in with a letter, "Awan, Wuliangha has sent you a letter."
Miao Wan opened the letter and was instantly overjoyed, "Dad! Long-range weapons will be here soon!"
The author has something to say:
The first half is almost over, and the plot is quite tight, so I will probably be writing the two parts in one in the next few days. It will be more enjoyable to write, and I will have time to compare the logic and make modifications.
So tomorrow it will be around 22:00 or two-in-one~
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