Upon hearing this...
Song Xia blinked and said, "What do you mean, steal their things? I went there to collect evidence of their crimes. What did I steal from them? What could I have stolen by myself?"
yes.
None of his men saw her, nor did they see her leave with her belongings.
Ji Ying didn't dwell on it. He gripped the ledger in his hand and said, "Were these ledgers really found at their house?"
"Otherwise what?"
Song Xia countered with a question to Ji Ying.
He didn't say anything for quite a while.
Song Xia said, "What, is it because their family has a business relationship with your family that you can't bring yourself to take action against them?"
"no."
Ji Ying pursed her lips and said, "I'm thinking about how to deal with them without involving us."
So that's how it is.
Song Xia said slowly, "It's not that difficult. As long as you can bribe their subordinates, it will be easy. Nothing is more convincing than a report from their subordinates."
"You're really amazing, girl..."
Ji Ying glanced at her and said, "I'm somewhat glad now that I'm not your enemy, that I haven't opposed you..."
"No, no..."
You flatter me.
After finishing her sentence, Song Xia remembered the purpose of her visit and truthfully told Ji Ying what had happened before.
Ji Ying couldn't help but think to herself that if she hadn't thought that Han Yu's father might be planning to harm her, she probably wouldn't have come to Shengyuan Casino to find him.
This way.
Han Yu's father had been on guard against Ji Ying's move for a long time.
But unexpectedly.
Ji Ying had also anticipated what he would do.
He did not allow the bribed man to go directly to the yamen to report Han Yu's father.
Rather, it is.
The matter was reported to the town magistrate through his wife's family.
Upon learning of this, the town magistrate immediately summoned all his constables and headed straight for the Han family.
The messengers from the yamen who went to deliver the message were stopped by Ji Ying's men.
So much so.
The town magistrate led his men to the Han family, but the Han family members were unaware that he had arrived with his men.
Account books plus witness statements.
The town magistrate sent people to investigate further, and before long, Han Yu's father was convicted.
Human trafficking, forcing women into prostitution, and smuggling salt.
Either of these is a serious crime.
All three crimes will be punished.
Han Yu's father was sentenced to beheading, and the rest of his family were all exiled. All of their family property was confiscated, including other assets under their names.
Ji Ying took the opportunity to buy all of their shops, including the brothel.
The day after I bought it.
Ji Ying went to the market to find Song Xia and learned that she was making beer at home. He called Ji Hao and they took a carriage straight to their house.
"Brother, what are you going to see Song Xia for?"
Ji Hao asked, puzzled.
When he asked, Ji Ying replied without batting an eye, "The recipe she gave me made me a lot of money, and I want to go thank her. I can't go alone, so I asked you to come with me."
"oh."
Ji Hao assumed that was true and didn't ask any more questions.
Arrive at their village.
After asking around, they arrived at Song Xia's house.
Looking at the mud-brick house in front of me.
Ji Hao whispered, "Brother, is this really Song Xia's house? They're so poor. Don't they make money selling noodles? They've been selling noodles for so long and they still haven't built a new house."
"Bang bang bang..."
Ji Ying approached and knocked on the door.
"who?"
Song Xia had already been boiling the crushed malt powder with water for more than 25 minutes. She was raising the temperature to continue boiling when a knock came from outside.
"Song Xia, it's me, Ji Ying!"
It was his voice.
Song Xia walked over quickly and opened the door.
"Song Xia!"
Ji Hao called out to her with a big smile.
"You're here too! Come in and have a seat!"
Song Xia invited them to go inside. Once they reached the courtyard, she brought out a stool for each of them to sit on.
Ji Hao and Ji Ying didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly.
As soon as I sat down.
Ji Hao then noticed the calico cat that Song Xia was raising. She took good care of the cat, and it had grown quite a bit since she first brought it home.
Her face is noticeably rounder than before.
"You raised it?"
"Um."
Song Xia called out to Mimi, and it immediately ran over and rubbed against her.
Ji Ying raised an eyebrow and asked, "You're going to call it Mimi?"
"Doesn't it sound good?"
Song Xia retorted with a self-righteous tone.
"Whatever makes you happy."
Ji Ying smiled and took out a property deed from his pocket, handing it to Song Xia: "This is for you."
Song Xia hasn't answered yet.
Ji Hao opened his mouth and said, "My brother has made a lot of money because of you. You don't need to be polite with him. Just accept whatever he gives you."
Ji Ying: "..."
Whose younger brother is like his?
"good!"
Song Xia reached out and took it, then stuffed it into her clothes without even glancing at it.
Ji Ying laughed: "Aren't you afraid that the shop I give you won't be good?"
"It's free, so whether it's good or bad, it's still a shop, isn't it?"
Song Xia didn't dwell on these things.
Ji Ying quite liked her personality.
He looked at her and said, "Do you have any money on hand right now? Do you want me to give you some money in advance to repair the house?"
"OK!"
Song Xia had already inquired and found out that a house with one entrance and one exit costs around one hundred to two hundred taels of silver. She already had bricks, so she didn't need to buy any, and she would have almost half left over.
However, if you're going to put on an act, you should go all the way.
She asked Ji Ying for two hundred taels of silver.
Ji Ying gave her three 100-tael silver notes directly, telling her to ask him for more if she needed more.
Song Xia smiled broadly and blurted out, "Young Master Ji, you're such a good person. I wish you could marry a hundred wives, and that each of them would give you a son."
Ji Ying: "..."
Is she really a little girl?
What girl is like her?!
Ji Hao chuckled: "A hundred women? My brother hasn't married a single one yet. The women he likes don't like him back. And the women who like him, he doesn't like..."
"Let's go to the kitchen to talk."
Song Xia wanted to listen but was afraid of delaying things, so she called Ji Hao to the kitchen.
When Ji Ying saw that Ji Hao had actually left with her and was even starting to talk about his past, she felt an urge to punch him.
"Why did the girl your brother like become a nun? Is it because she's afraid your brother will bother her?"
Song Xia's voice came from the kitchen.
Ji Hao shook his head.
"It's not what you think. She's seen through the illusions of the world and insisted on becoming a nun. In short, she didn't like my brother. If she had, would she have been willing to become a nun?"
"That seems to make sense."
Song Xia laughed unkindly.
Just then.
Ji Ying strode in: "I happen to be free today. Song Xia, would you like to hear about Ji Hao's past? If you'd like, I'll tell you. He was so silly when he was little. He insisted that dog poop in the grass was candy. I tried to stop him from eating it, and he got angry with me..."
"elder brother!"
Ji Hao wanted to stop it.
Ji Ying continued.
“That’s not even the silliest thing. Once someone tricked him by saying, ‘Your dad bought some candy, it’s really delicious, you should go back and eat it right away.’ When he got back, he asked his dad for some.”
“Dad said he didn’t buy it, but my brother just wouldn’t believe him. He cried and made a scene. He got beaten, but he still kept saying he wanted candy. We searched everywhere but couldn’t find any, but he still wouldn’t believe us.”
"He was beaten several times, but he still wouldn't calm down. My mother couldn't stand it anymore, so she bought him some candy, and only then did he quiet down..."
Oh, how could he have such a brother who brings up all his shameful deeds!
Ji Hao was so angry he wanted to stomp his feet.
"Song Xia, don't listen to my brother's nonsense, it's not true at all. What I'm about to tell you is the truth. Do you know why my brother brought me along?"
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