Yan Qi finished eating and went back to sleep.
"Aunt, let's take him away. It's getting late."
"Let's go to the county clinic and let the doctor check him out, otherwise I won't feel at ease." Yan Bingfa felt particularly uncomfortable staying here.
Chunxiao looked at Yan Qi lying on the bed, then turned and bowed to Master Sun, "Master Sun, please take us back to the county town."
"Do you want to take a break before you go?"
"No, we want to ask the doctor to take a look at him."
Mr. Sun nodded and said, "As it should be, as it should be. Let's go." The car was already waiting outside.
Shuwen picked up Yan Qi and walked out of the room and got on the carriage directly. Chunxiao and Yan Bangfa also got on the carriage. The carriage quickly left the farm and soon took them to the inn.
Mr. Sun also followed him to the inn. As soon as he arrived, he asked the servant to call a doctor.
The village head and his men had been waiting at the inn for a long time. When they saw them returning with the person, they ran over happily and asked, "Have you found the person?"
"What happened to Xiaoqi?" Wu Zhong asked with concern, and a group of people followed him into the room where Yan Bingfa and the others were.
"He's a little weak. Let's wait for the doctor to come and see him."
Chunxiao looked at the person standing by the door and said, "Master Sun, please go back. We have found the child. Although it's not your fault, it's inevitable that I'm a little angry. Please forgive me." This was already very tactful. If you don't want to see it, just leave quickly.
"The child had an accident in our village. I failed to discipline my subordinates properly and the responsibility lies with me. I will be relieved after the doctor comes to see him."
Chunxiao still had some conscience and simply ignored him. Everyone sat down around Yan Qi, and Wuzhong even held Yan Qi's hand and sobbed.
The doctor was brought over quickly and gave Yan Qi a full body examination.
"It's not a big problem. I have some bruises on my body, but they will go away in a few days. I feel a little weak and need to rest for two days. Just stay in bed and rest for the next two days. Once you have recovered your strength, you will be fine."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like the steward hadn't lied. He'd probably just starved him for two days, so he hadn't resorted to violence. Now that they were both children, everyone felt relieved.
After the doctor came to see him, Mr. Sun really passed away.
"Aunt, what should Master Sun do?"
"What can we do? Forget it. He doesn't know anything about it. He even took us on a trip for most of the day. In theory, we should thank him. If he didn't cooperate, we wouldn't be able to find Xiaoqi. Besides, he's very influential here. Didn't you see that even the county magistrate had to give him some leeway? Now that he's found, let's not create any more complications."
"Your aunt is right. Now that we've found the person, don't cause any trouble. Let Xiaoqi recuperate for a couple of days before we hurry back. The child's mother must be going crazy with worry after such a long time."
"The traffickers who abducted them haven't been found yet, and the old woman is just a receiver."
"I'll go to the county government office tomorrow to see if there's any clues about the human traffickers in Qingzhou. But don't get your hopes up too much. There are so many cases like this, and it might be hard to track them down. Anyway, I'll just ask around."
That night, everyone finally slept soundly after a long time.
The next morning, Mr. Sun came again and brought a lot of cloth.
"Miss Yan, I'm truly sorry about this. As you all know, I'm in the textile business, and I have a lot of cloth at home. These 20 bolts of cloth are all made by the dyeing workshop using the most fashionable colors and finest cotton. I hope you can accept my apology."
Chunxiao accepted the gift without hesitation, as it was a good idea to send it to your door.
"Master Sun, Xiaoqi is safe now, and we won't hold it against you. I said it yesterday, this is not your fault, and I accept your apology. But you need to be more careful when buying people from your house in the future, so that this kind of thing won't happen again." In ancient times, it was impossible to say that there would be no harm without buying and selling, and human trafficking was a common practice.
"Miss Yan is right. I have already told the stewards in the mansion that in the future, when buying people, they must go through a brokerage firm or go to the government office to thoroughly check the household registration." Mr. Sun looked at her and hesitated for a long time, and finally sat down opposite her.
Chun Xiao was stunned. She didn't expect him to sit down. "Master Sun, is there anything else you want to do?"
"My name is Sun Fugui. My family has been running a cloth shop for generations, and we have been involved in weaving and dyeing cloth. Miss Yan must have seen that we grow cotton here yesterday. I heard that your family also grows cotton?"
Chunxiao looked at him and nodded, "Indeed, we grow cotton."
Sun Fugui stepped forward excitedly, "400 kilograms per mu?"
Chunxiao turned her head away awkwardly. "What I said yesterday was a bit angrily. 400 pounds is not possible." If she were given a few more years of research, it might be possible.
"How about 300 kilograms?"
Chunxiao looked at him. He was a cloth maker and seemed quite interested in cotton. She smiled and said, "After tax, it's 300 kilograms."
Sun Fugui looked at her excitedly, "Really?"
"If you don't believe me, why ask me?"
"No, no." Sun Fugui sat up straight when he saw her attitude turn cold. "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I can't believe it. My farm only yields about 50 catties per mu after tax. Yesterday, that young man said that our planting method is wrong. I wonder if you can give me some advice."
Chunxiao poured him a cup of tea and said, "Your cotton planting area is not very suitable. This area is located in the south and is suitable for growing grain crops. Planting cotton is really a waste of land. As for the method, Boss Sun, this is a skill to make money, so of course I won't pass it on to others." Even if it is to be passed on, it won't be now.
Sun Fugui said with a bitter face, "Miss, you don't know, we run a cloth shop. This cotton cloth depends entirely on cotton. Originally, we collected cotton mostly from Qingzhou and Yuzhou, and also went to Tongzhou for some. However, Qingzhou and Yuzhou issued a decree last year prohibiting the planting of cotton. We had no choice but to start growing cotton ourselves. If there is not enough cotton by then, my business will be difficult to maintain."
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