Chapter 31 Dirty
The man pinched a piece of wolf meat with his fat white hand and stuffed it into his mouth.
Fresh, fragrant, hot (spicy), and numb!
Is this wolf meat?
"What else did they eat? What did they take on the wagon?"
"The luggage was very simple, and there was no food. I asked about the wolf, and it was attacked and killed by a wolf last night when they were staying in the mountains."
The shopkeeper said cautiously, "Boss, if you need anything, just let me know."
"Go down and pay attention to who Miss Xie is contacting."
If Xie Yanyan was here, she would definitely recognize that this person is none other than Huangfu Ming.
This time he came quietly. The guards had been secretly following Li Rong's team of exiles for two days.
Knowing where they were going, he moved in ahead of time.
Everyone knows that he is a grain merchant, but few people know that many inns also belong to him.
Back in Kyoto, a servant from the Wuyi Marquis's mansion contacted him and begged him to marry the third young lady, as long as he could redeem the imperial treasure within 10 days.
He looked down on the Wuyi Marquis's Mansion at that time. Although he was not short of money, his money did not come from the wind. Three hundred thousand taels was too much. He was worried that the people in the Marquis's Mansion would continue to extort money, so he proposed to take a concubine instead of a wife, and to raise the people first and then redeem the treasures.
By taking advantage of the Marquis's eldest daughter to be his eighteenth concubine, he could elevate his status as a merchant. Besides, the old lady said that the third daughter was destined to be rich and powerful.
If one could get rid of the identity of a merchant and become a king or a prime minister, who wouldn’t want to do it?
Who knew that misfortune would befall him from then on? In one night, all the money and rice in the six rice shops in the prefecture and the capital were swept away.
Some time ago, he wanted to take advantage of a good opportunity and take Xie Xiangxiang, the most talented woman in Kyoto, as a concubine. As a result, Old Mrs. Shen suggested that he take Third Miss Xie as his concubine, saying that she could make soap, could make a lot of money, and had already shown signs of being wealthy.
Xie Jinrong personally agreed to the marriage in the name of his grandfather and clan leader.
The elders have the final say on the marriage of their children. Besides, the people in the Marquis's Mansion are all fugitives, so being able to marry him is already a high position. He also promised to help several people in the Xie Mansion get rid of their crimes.
He is very sincere.
He thought it was a done deal, but Xie Anfeng and Miss Xie San disagreed. When he went to carry the bodyguards at night, not only were his guards stripped naked, but his rice shop in Nanzhao County was also looted. Not only were his rice and silver gone, but even his household belongings were gone.
Yesterday, his rice shop in Kago County was robbed again.
Even if they were robbing a house, they wouldn't steal so cleanly.
The door was removed and the door frame was taken away!!
If his guess was correct, would the Huangfu Rice Shop in Zhaijia Town be robbed again today?
Huangfu Ming was a very smart man. He investigated the thefts in Kyoto, including the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion and the Xi Wang Mansion, as well as the thefts in his rice shops in Nanzhao County and Kagou County. He found that all these cases seemed to be somewhat related to the "marriage" of the Marquis' Mansion.
Otherwise, why not steal from others but only from him?
He arrived ahead of time and ordered the owner of the rice shop in Zhaijia Town to send all his employees to keep an eye on the shop. He also informed the government and sent people to ambush around the rice shop.
He hid in Room No. 1 and did not show up. The guards also hid in various corners of the inn, monitoring the fugitives.
He was most suspicious of Xie Anfeng and Xie Ning. They were military generals and must have many followers with strong martial arts skills.
As the night deepened, Xie Yanyan did not go out. He stayed in the house with the light on, reading, writing and drawing.
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu were studying with Su Moqing and Su Zhe, and the sound of reading aloud could be heard from the room.
Xie Anfeng and Jiang Shuang had already gone to bed, and Xie Ning and his son also went to sleep.
Only Shen kept humming in the woodroom, Xie Jinrong cursed weakly, and Xie Anhuai forced his concubine to find the rich man in the store.
Huangfu Ming listened to the guard's report with disgust on his face.
"What honest people are there in the government? They are scheming against each other all day long, and their secret dealings are vicious and shameless. They are no better than businessmen who make a living by their own abilities."
This place is less than two miles away from the rice shop. He will know immediately who dares to attack the rice shop.
Not long after, a carriage came hurriedly towards the inn and headed straight for Room No. 1.
"Master, the rice shop has been robbed again."
Huangfu Ming stood up suddenly. Was he robbed again?
He could see clearly in the store that none of the Xie family members had gone out, and no one outside had contact with the people here.
By the way, Shen seemed to have arranged for Xie Yun to go out once.
However, he didn't think that Xie Yun would be the person to do this, as Xie Yun looked incompetent.
Huangfu Ming said to the guards, "Keep an eye on the inn. If anyone approaches, keep a close eye on them."
He hurriedly left the inn, got into the carriage and went to the rice shop in town.
When he saw the robbed rice shop again, he felt dizzy again.
The dark door without its door frame looked like a big mouth mocking him!
"Boss, do you want to report to the police?"
"No!"
If reporting to the authorities would be helpful, Prince Xi and the Cheng'en Marquisate would be better placed to catch the thief than he was.
Who is picking on him?
Huangfu Ming had never felt so depressed in his entire life.
Xie Yanyan, who had emptied out all the money from Huangfu’s rice shop, had a good night’s sleep.
Everyone got up before daybreak. Li Rong asked for steamed buns, dumplings and rice porridge at the inn. All the prisoners exchanged a few steamed buns for making soap boxes.
Shen took 5 taels of silver and bought buns and steamed buns for Xie Jinrong, Xie Anhuai and their family.
Xie Anhuai's concubine Xue was coaxed by Xie Anhuai into engaging herself to a merchant in the store last night. She received five taels of silver and the merchant also gave her some steamed buns.
As soon as she came back, Shen took the money away.
Steamed buns and dumplings were not too expensive, but Li Rong and his friends spent 5 taels of silver on one layer, which was all used up before they could even finish their breakfast.
She wanted the silver, but looked at Aunt Xue with disdain: "Bitch, lowly bitch! You fooled around with a wild man, and who are you showing this face to?"
It's so disgusting to cuckold a man.
Aunt Xue's face flushed, and she gave the steamed bun to Xie Xiangxiang flatteringly: "Miss, please eat."
Xie Xiangxiang didn't answer and avoided it calmly.
She gave it to Xie Yun again, but Xie Yun slapped it away: "It's so dirty!"
Aunt Xue's eyes were red, she retracted her hand, picked up the two steamed buns pitifully, and stuffed them into her son Xie Huan.
Xie Huan didn't answer either, looking desperate.
The team continued their journey. During the break at 5 p.m., Xie Huan found Li Rong. He wanted to make paper boxes and wanted to get materials.
"Aunt Xue, you should make paper boxes too!" he said sadly to his mother, "Talk to my father and ask him to divorce you!"
Aunt Xue's face darkened. She shook her head violently and said, "Huan'er, we can't divorce. Otherwise, I won't be able to live on."
"I make paper boxes to support you, so you don't need others to point fingers at you."
Aunt Xue just shook her head. Xie Anhuai was her man and she would never accept a divorce.
At 3:00 p.m., we took a short break and ate the steamed buns and pancakes we had changed in the morning, eating a quick meal with the help of stream water.
The younger ones could bear it, but Xie Jinrong and old Mrs. Shen were very sad.
Xie Jinrong's legs were hit too hard by the emperor, and the road was bumpy. He couldn't eat or sleep well, and he was anxious, so his injuries had not improved.
Old Mrs. Shen was whipped twice and scratched by a wolf. She felt so listless that she didn't even have the energy to curse.
The five taels of silver that Aunt Xue had handed over in the morning had been spent, and they had no choice but to watch others eat.
Xie Xiangxiang said to Xie Yun: "Brother, let's go pick some wild vegetables together?"
Xie Yun was also hungry, and he wanted to pick wild vegetables, but - "Sister, I don't know wild vegetables."
Old Shen was starving. She looked at Aunt Xue and said something earth-shattering: "Aunt Xue, can you bear to watch the master and your husband starve to death?"
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