Chapter 131: Catching the Tail
If an unmarried girl washes the underwear of an adult man and others see it, they will think that the two are having an affair!
Although Aunt Li thought she had picked up the wrong wooden basin at the time, she hurried to the well and saw the man's sweatshirt in the basin and the man's underwear on top. Her face changed drastically.
She immediately grabbed the basin and added, "Miss Huang, you got the wrong basin. This is my husband's changed clothes. This basin is for Zhixue and Zhihai."
Huang Ying'er's face turned pale instantly, and she had to pretend that she had picked up the wrong basin to cover up the matter.
Ying Zhixue's face turned pale and red as she listened. "Cousin Ying'er was originally going to marry my brother, so what's wrong with her helping him wash a few pieces of clothes?"
If Wen Yan hadn't gotten there first, cousin Ying'er would have been his sister-in-law long ago.
Isn’t it natural to wash your brother’s underwear?
Speaking of which,
Wen Yancai should reflect on himself!
"Think back, since your mother passed away, has your brother let anyone touch his personal belongings, including Aunt Liu, your next-door neighbor who helps you with laundry?" For Ying Zhilin's sake, Wen Yan said nothing more to Ying Zhixue.
Aunt Li didn't expect Ying Zhixue to be so confused.
He sighed deeply and started talking to Wen Yan about something else: "Is there anything I can do?"
Wen Yan took Aunt Li's hand and walked out: "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. I prepared a lot of glutinous rice and made more rice dumplings."
"I'm good at making rice dumplings, just leave it to me."
Aunt Li estimated the amount of glutinous rice and went to pick reed leaves, taking Ying Zhixue away with her.
Only Wen Yan, Meng Chifei, Pei'er and Chen Wuge, who had returned at some point, were left at home.
"Sister Wen Yan, what delicious food are you going to make this time?" Brother Chen Wu pretended to chat, but in fact he lowered his voice to remind them, "Why did you bring back two tails?"
"I'm making rice dumplings with red bean paste filling." Wen Yan smiled. "Are you sure there are only two?"
"Are you sure you want me to get rid of them?"
"Don't worry. I'm afraid there's a third person hiding in the dark. Getting rid of them now would easily alert the enemy. I'll find a chance to kill them when the time is right."
"Be careful. Call me anytime you need anything."
"No, Brother Chen Wu, I have more important things that I need you to do."
"Go to them and purchase food according to the address above." Wen Yan took out an envelope and handed it to him. In addition to the address, there were also several silver notes totaling 100,000 taels.
"This matter concerns the life and death of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in Jinyang Prefecture. You must be extremely careful."
"By the way, you need to keep a low profile. Also, keep an eye out for anyone else purchasing food in large quantities."
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me." Brother Chen Wu took the envelope and prepared to take action.
Wen Yan couldn't help but remind her: "When you go out, you must pay attention to safety!"
In the evening, after Ying Zhilin came back, Wen Yan showed him the IOU signed by Huang Ying'er.
Ying Zhilin didn't say anything in person, but afterwards he called Ying Zhixue to the study and didn't come out until almost half an hour later.
Ying Zhixue's eyes were red, obviously she had been crying.
However, that night, Wen Yan still moved to the East Courtyard.
Jinyang Prefecture, far in the north.
After a fierce battle, Meng Xiyan finally stabilized the situation.
At that time, after Meng Xiyan contacted Brother Chen Yi, he waited in the woods outside the city for a whole day.
Until evening, a blue kite suddenly flew in the sky above Jinyang Prefecture.
Meng Xiyan left Zhao Hua behind to guard the grain, while he disguised himself as an ordinary merchant and sneaked into the city.
At three o'clock in the morning, shouts and screams were suddenly heard from the Jinyang government office, and suddenly flames shot up into the sky.
Before long, a strong and sickening smell of blood filled the air.
The people living nearby were so frightened that no one dared to go out to check.
They fought from the government office to the four city gates.
It was not until dawn that Lan Hong and the imperial envoy who was investigating the case were found in the cellar of the government office.
The two men were tied up and thrown to the ground.
It was unknown how long he had been imprisoned. The once plump Lan Hong now had sunken cheeks and dull eyes.
After the cloth stuffed in his mouth was pulled out, he warned Meng Xiyan in a weak voice: "Meng family boy, be careful, there is rebellion."
After saying this, he could no longer hold on and fainted.
The imperial envoy was in a better situation. As soon as he had a moment's free time, he told Meng Xiyan about the situation in the prefectural capital: "The prefectural government office is now under the control of the Tongzhi and Tongpan, and Lan Hong has long been imprisoned by them..."
"Don't worry, the situation in the city is under our control."
What a pity,
When the Tongzhi and Tongpan were found, they had already drunk the poisoned wine.
There is nothing to ask.
Meng Xiyan's face showed no emotion: "Wen Yan guessed it right again.
She said that Lan Hong would survive this disaster without any danger, and he might even become a victim, and there was a chance that his merits would atone for his crimes!
After taking control of Jinyang Prefecture.
The second day.
The imperial envoy escorted Lan Hong and several less important prisoners back to Beijing to report.
Qingchuan also said goodbye to Meng Xiyan and continued to head north.
His tea was to be shipped to the border market and exchanged for what Wen Yan wanted.
Meng Xiyan began to prepare for disaster relief according to the plan previously discussed.
He took the lead in ordering people to identify the areas where the drought was most severe and distribute relief food according to local conditions.
At the same time, he also issued a notice to Jinyang Prefecture and surrounding prefectures - to collect dried grasshoppers.
A pound of dried grasshoppers can be exchanged for two cents, or half a pound of miscellaneous grains.
For a time,
In Jinyang Prefecture and its surrounding areas, the fields are full of people catching grasshoppers, both adults and children.
Meng Xiyan also set up workshops in four directions of Jinyang Prefecture.
The collected dried grasshoppers are fried with salt, then ground into flour with a stone mill. Then, added with miscellaneous grains, wheat bran, chaff, dried wild vegetables, salt and a small amount of oil to make cakes.
Disaster relief work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
After Wen Yan sent Brother Chen Wu away, she continued to wrap rice dumplings at home as if nothing had happened.
She made two flavors: bacon and red bean paste.
Each family with good relations sent six rice dumplings, the clan elder’s family sent eight, and the clan leader’s family sent twelve.
There were ten craftsmen in the workshop, and she gave each of them ten copper coins and four rice dumplings.
Of the remaining two large baskets, I plan to send one to the academy to thank them for their help at the auction.
This morning,
Wen Yan, Meng Chifei and Ying Zhilin, each carrying a large basket of rice dumplings, headed towards Wutong Academy.
The three of them climbed up the mountain along the path. At a steep bend, they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Where the three disappeared, two people immediately appeared: "You were here just now? How come you suddenly disappeared?"
"Are you looking for me?" a voice came from above.
The two looked in the direction of the sound.
Wen Yan and the other two walked out from behind the strange rock above their heads.
The two men were horrified and immediately drew their weapons.
However, with Meng Chifei there, they didn't even have the chance to unsheath their weapons before they were subdued.
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