That day, Song Shiwen, Fan Zizhong, and Feng Yun rode together in the Ruan family's carriage into the city.
They haven't returned by noon; the situation doesn't look good.
A Yuan returned quickly and hurriedly reported to Sun Chengen.
Sun Mu'en had already regained consciousness. After Ruan Meng examined her pulse and performed acupuncture, she heard her brother talking to A Yuan and couldn't help but plead.
"Brother, can we help Sister Ruan? She must be very worried."
Sun Chengen stroked his sister's hair and nodded gently.
A Yuan: ?
I've been hit with a critical strike of 10,000 points!
Young master, your double standards are too obvious!
Sun Chengen asked A Yuan to find Commander Gao, who frequently asked the Sun family's merchant ships to help with cargo transport.
When official ships go out to sea, they are easily damaged by typhoons and big waves, and their crews are also prone to injury or death.
Because the southern islands are far from the emperor's reach, officials there are particularly bold. They use both soft and hard tactics to get merchants to send ships for transport, not only without paying the fees but also without incurring any losses.
However, the losses of official ships could be reported, and the imperial subsidies ended up in the pockets of corrupt officials.
The Sun family is not one to be easily manipulated, but there's no need for them to offend these people because of these established rules, so they try their best to cooperate.
"Young Master, Commander Gao agreed to grant a few more days, and didn't mention the other two families. Sure enough, the target is the Ruan family!"
A-Yuan said, "But I see Commander Gao also has a greedy look on his face. Does this mean that even after a few more days of grace, we'll still have to keep sending gifts?"
"If we indulge them, won't it always be like this in the future?"
Sun Chengen asked, "Have you found out why they suddenly acted this way?"
Ah Yuan honestly replied, "They're all cunning old foxes, they're watertight, they just use the rules to make excuses, it's clearly just a perfunctory thing to do!"
Sun Chengen nodded. Having caught the Ruan family, this fat sheep, they were planning to sharpen their knives!
A Yuan asked curiously, "Young Master, this morning Miss Ruan asked you if you wanted to confirm the connection between this matter and Wan You?"
Sun Chengen nodded, and Sun Mu'en asked curiously:
"Brother, was it really the work of the village chief of Wanjia Village?"
Sun Chengen said calmly, "It's pretty much true."
"Are they just venting their anger, or are they simply envious of the profits in Fengjia Village?"
Sun Chengen patiently coaxed her, "Sister, get well soon. Let your brother take care of these things."
Sun Mu'en wanted to say something, but he obediently nodded.
Sun Chengen turned to A Yuan and asked, "So, how many days does the Ruan family have left?"
"Reporting to young master, seven days."
"Go and tell her, so that we don't rush things."
A-Yuan wanted to ask more questions, but worried about being scolded by the young master, so he shut up and ran away.
Ruan Meng came over to thank her in person, but before she could say much, she saw Sister-in-law Feng anxiously coming down.
"Little sister, do you have a moment now?"
Ruan Meng stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter, sister-in-law?"
Seeing that Sister-in-law Feng was hesitant, he welcomed her into his home.
As soon as she entered the door, Sister-in-law Feng grabbed Ruan Meng's hand, her eyes slightly red.
"Ah Chun, this silly girl!"
It turns out that Ah Chun's emotions have stabilized a bit in the past few days.
But yesterday, after learning the reason why my uncle and cousin came home late, and overhearing, I discovered that it might be Wan You's revenge...
Seeing my cousin leave early this morning to run around about this matter, I felt guilty and, while the family was out, took a rope and hung it from a big tree on the back hill...
Ruan Meng asked anxiously, "What's the situation now?"
Sister-in-law Feng explained, "Luckily, the children are quick-witted and close to her. When they realized she was missing, Jiajia even saw her taking a rope, so she told her younger siblings..."
“She has already come down, but she is very agitated and has the will to die. My father-in-law is not home, and my sister-in-law and I tried to persuade her for a long time. We were worried that she would get hurt, so we shamelessly came to find my younger sister.”
"I'd like to ask you to help me get a medical check-up, and maybe you can also try to talk some words of encouragement. If you're so determined, you might be able to cheer Ah Chun up!"
"Little sister, I'm so sorry! I just felt so sorry for this child..."
Ruan Meng greeted her sister-in-law and then walked away with Sister-in-law Feng.
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