Chapter 153 Ah Huang, let’s go shopping (two chapters in one)
Zhao Shiqing's brain stopped for a moment. No, the Tofu Xishi on East Street, isn't that the Tofu Xishi that Ah Huang mentioned?
Since she was free anyway, she decided to go for a walk on East Street.
"Grandpa, let's go shopping!"
"Chen Wangxing, let's go shopping!"
"Ah Huang, let's go shopping!"
It was almost dusk, the perfect time to go out hunting.
There was another important reason why Zhao Shiqing decided to go shopping now. Ah Huang said that East Street was very lively from morning to night. In the morning, there were breakfast stalls, vegetable stalls, and meat stalls, and in the evening, it became snack stalls and grocery stalls.
Tong'an is just a county town, why does it have a bustling street market?
That’s because although Tong’an is small, it has a famous person.
Speaking of which, this celebrity has some relationship with Zhao Shiqing. He is Mr. Fang Er.
The last thing Zhao Shiqing gave to Mr. Bai was a copy of "Spring and Autumn Annals" annotated by Mr. Fang Er.
Mr. Fang Er is not from Tong'an, but his first wife, Mrs. Lin, is a native of Tong'an.
Fifteen years ago, Mrs. Lin passed away, and Mr. Fang Er founded the Huiwen Academy in Tong'an to commemorate his late wife. It was not until three years ago that Mr. Fang Er returned to the capital to participate in the book editing and also presided over last year's provincial examination.
When he was in Tong'an, Mr. Fang Er personally taught and educated students. Over the past 15 years, Tong'an Huiwen Academy has trained eight Jinshi, 12 Tong Jinshi, and many Juren.
Therefore, in recent years, the students who come to Huiwen Academy to study are no longer limited to Tong'an and nearby counties and cities. Many students from the capital come here to study through connections.
East Street is only one street away from Huiwen College, so it will not be too noisy and will affect students' studies, and it is convenient for students to come here to eat, play and shop. So to put it bluntly, East Street does business with students.
Zhao Shiqing even learned from Ah Huang that there was a secret door on East Street!
Zhao Shiqing was also very curious whether Ah Huang knew what a secret door was.
She deeply suspected that the tofu beauty was the secret agent.
Sure enough, when he arrived at East Street, Zhen Wuduo found out without any effort that the tofu beauty was named Yinniang, a widow. After her husband died, her mother-in-law wanted her to marry her late husband's adopted brother, but she refused and returned to her parents' home.
His mother's family ran a tofu shop. At first, he helped out at home, but later he went out on his own. Because of his good looks, he attracted a lot of admirers, and thus got the nickname "Tofu Xishi".
Moreover, at the beginning she wanted to find a good family to marry, but she failed to get married. Instead, she was cheated of money and sex one after another. Later, she simply gave up and sold tofu on the street during the day and let people eat tofu at home at night. Of course, she didn't eat it for free, she charged money.
Speaking of Manager Jin, many people on this street have an impression of him. He came from a rural village and didn't have much money, but he liked to pretend to be rich. Every time he came to the city, he would come to find Tofu Xishi. Tofu Xishi had complained to others, saying that he was stingy and didn't want to receive him, but he was shameless and very annoying.
At this time, Tofu Xishi had already closed her stall. Following the guidance of others, Zhao Shiqing and his party quickly found the house that Tofu Xishi rented.
Zhao Shiqing released the little demon, and a moment later, the little demon returned, looking disgusted: [The fat guy is shitting in the toilet, it stinks! ]
Zhao Shiqing asked, "What is that woman doing?"
Xiao Yao: [That woman was laughing secretly and saying she deserved it.]
Zhao Shiqing was stunned. Could it be that Manager Jin had diarrhea because of Tofu Xishi?
She gestured to Jiang Han: "Go, invite that steward Jin out."
Ling Bo had already found a secluded place not far from this yard. The door of that family's house was locked, and there were weeds growing behind the house, obviously no one had been there for a long time.
After a while, Jiang Han came running over carrying a fat man.
Zhao Shiqing was curious: "Why did you carry him here? Why didn't you put him in a sack?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Shiqing smelled a foul odor.
Jiang Han: "I was worried he would poop in my sack, so I just carried him here. Luckily it was already dark, and I didn't meet anyone along the way."
Zhao Shiqing covered her nose and said to Jiang Han, "Wake him up."
Jiang Han stabbed Manager Jin in the philtrum with the tip of the knife, and Manager Jin slowly woke up. Seeing several people standing in the darkness, he was frightened and begged for mercy. Jiang Han raised the knife in his hand and shook it in front of him. A cold light caught his eyes, and Manager Jin immediately fell silent.
Zhao Shiqing asked, "What is your relationship with the Baoqing Marquisate?"
Manager Jin quickly shook his head: "No...it's okay!"
"Then what is your relationship with the Wei family?" Zhao Shiqing asked again.
"Wei...Wei family? My...my father...is...a son of the Wei family."
Zhao Shiqing understood: "Your father is a vassal of the Wei family. Did Old Madam Wei give you the birth contract when it came to your generation?"
Manager Jin quickly explained, "It wasn't given to my generation. It was only given to me, my brother, and my sister. Their deeds are still in the hands of Old Madam Wei."
Zhao Shiqing nodded: "Is there anyone with a hooked nose in your village?"
Manager Jin: "Not one, but three. Xu Lin and his two sons all have hooked noses."
Zhao Shiqing looked at him, her bright eyes sparkling in the darkness: "Are you close to Xu Lin?"
Manager Jin frowned. "Lady, you're not here for Xu Lin, are you? I'm telling you, Xu Lin is not a good person. He and I don't have a good relationship either. Every grievance has its perpetrator. If you have a grudge against him, go find him, not me. I wish he were dead."
Zhao Shiqing smiled. "It seems you're the one who has a grudge against him, right? Let me guess what the grudge is between you and him. It's definitely not the revenge for your father's murder. Could it be the hatred for stealing your wife? Did Xu Lin steal your wife?"
Manager Jin opened his mouth wide. It was already dark and he couldn't see the face of the person opposite him, but from the voice he could tell that it was a young girl.
Girls these days are really bold, aren't they? They can even say something like "stealing my wife" so easily, and she actually turned out to be right.
Manager Jin was furious: "Bullshit wife, I already divorced her. I have nothing to do with Xu Lin now. No, we just work in the same farm."
Zhao Shiqing was calm and composed. "You guessed right. We do have a grudge against Xu Lin. Tell me everything you know about Xu Lin and his sons, including your wife. If you're satisfied, I'll let you go. If not... I heard that the toilet at Tofu Xishi's house is pretty good. I think you'll like it. Listen carefully. If what he says doesn't satisfy me, I'll push his head into the toilet!"
Jiang Han immediately responded: "I obey your orders!"
Manager Jin shuddered. This was not a female knight, this was clearly a female queen!
"Please spare my life, my lord! I'll tell you everything! I was transferred to Tong'an Manor fifteen years ago. Before that, Old Yan was the manor's manager. After Old Yan died, I was transferred here to replace him.
At that time, Xu Lin and his son were already in the manor. Xu Lin was also the manager, but his title was just an empty title. The old guy was not good at anything and only knew a few more words than me, but he pretended to be a sour scholar. He was as hypocritical as he could be. On the surface, he was righteous, but in fact, he was full of thieves and prostitutes.
All the good-looking wives in the village had an affair with him.
To be honest with you, lady, if I had known there was such a bastard in the village, I would rather offend the old lady than take advantage of him.
That's right, I coveted that indenture. With it, my son could study and take the imperial examinations, and my daughter could marry a man with dignity and become a legitimate wife. But I never imagined that my wife would get together with that bastard Xu Lin!
I am the manager of the village. Xu Lin even dared to do it to my wife. What else is he afraid of?
He's a coward, he only knows how to hit a woman in the belly. I'll break one of his legs. If I wasn't afraid of the old lady getting angry, I'll break all three of his legs. Let's see if he dares to steal someone else's wife again!"
Zhao Shiqing quickly asked, "What about your wife? Is she still living with you?"
Manager Jin sneered: "My son was eight years old and my daughter was six years old that year. That pair of bastards did not even avoid my son and daughter when they committed adultery. How could I still want that whore after they did such a shameful thing?
I divorced her on the spot, and that whore moved into Xu Lin's house that very night and became the stepmother of Xu Lin's two sons."
Zhao Shiqing asked hurriedly: "What about now, are they still together?"
Manager Jin gritted his teeth and said, "We're living like this. Xu Lin is flirting with other women all day long, and that stupid woman is arguing and fighting with him. This pair of bastards has turned the whole village into a mess."
"Does Madam Wei know about these things?" Zhao Shiqing asked.
"I know. Nothing in this world can be hidden from Madam Wei! But Madam Wei only sent Nanny Niu to reprimand him. It was ineffective, and the bastard became even more rampant."
Zhao Shiqing looked at Manager Jin. He had suffered such a great loss at the hands of Xu Lin, but he only broke one of Xu Lin's legs, and they could still live in the same farm for fifteen years. Zhao Shiqing didn't believe that he had not benefited from this incident.
"Madam Wei just watched you suffer such a great loss? And didn't she compensate you?"
Manager Jin rubbed his lumpy head and said awkwardly, "Old Madam Wei betrothed her maid, Haitang, to me and gave me a shop. My eldest son went to school, and now Haitang has given me three more children."
The corners of Zhao Shiqing's mouth twitched. No wonder, it turns out you... have both people and money.
"What do Xu Lin and his two sons usually do in the village?"
Manager Jin shook his head. "They don't do anything. They can't do anything. They can mess up even the smallest things. These three of them can do nothing but cheat on their partners."
Zhao Shiqing asked Xu Lin about the ages and names of his two sons, and then said to Manager Jin, "Take us to the manor tomorrow."
Manager Jin was shocked and thought that he could get away by just telling the other party about Xu Lin, but he didn't expect that the other party would still want to enter the manor.
"No, no, if Haitang knows that I brought you in, she will definitely report it to the old lady."
Zhao Shiqing chuckled: "It seems that Haitang is not only your wife, but also sent by the old lady to monitor you."
Manager Jin's face flushed red, luckily it was dark and the other party couldn't see it, but even so he could feel his face burning.
"So what? Haitang is ten years younger than me and as beautiful as a flower. If she comes to monitor me, I'm willing!"
Zhao Shiqing said indifferently, "Do you think we can't get into the manor without you? Asking you to lead us in is giving you a chance. Do you want us to rush into the manor with knives in hand under the moonlight?"
Kill into Zhuangzi?
Manager Jin was sweating profusely and said hurriedly, "Then you have to tell me, what are you doing in the farm? There is plenty of food and vegetables in the countryside, but no silver. Are you going to steal the vegetables?"
Zhao Shiqing: "We're not going to steal food, we're going to steal people, Xu Lin and his two sons."
Manager Jin's eyes widened. "No, absolutely not. The three of them belong to the old lady. If they disappear in the manor, the old lady will definitely not forgive me."
"Have you heard of the tactic of inflicting pain on one's self? We can create a false impression and make everyone mistakenly believe that it was Xu Lin and his son who injured you before escaping.
Think about it carefully. By cooperating with us, you can take the opportunity to remove Xu Lin, the thorn in your side, and it won't make the old lady suspicious of you. Think about it, you won't see that hateful face in the manor anymore. Wouldn't your meals taste extra sweet?
And that woman who betrayed you? You're in charge, and you're an adult. Those people won't laugh at you for being cuckolded in front of you, but will they mock your son and daughter behind your back? You often run into that woman at the manor. Isn't it embarrassing and awkward? But what if she's not at the manor? Do you feel like you can breathe easier?" Zhao Shiqing said.
Manager Jin stared blankly at the person standing opposite him in the darkness. He couldn't see the person's face clearly, but what did it matter? This person pointed out a clear way for him.
Yes, Zhao Shiqing guessed everything right. Over the years, his son and daughter had lived a miserable life, especially his daughter. Although she was freed from slavery, she could not marry well because of her mother, and she never returned to the farm after she got married.
Manager Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll cooperate with you. Tell me, how do you want me to cooperate?"
Zhao Shiqing smiled: "Okay, you do this tomorrow..."
Manager Jin did not return to Tofu Xishi's house because the fat old man told him that people like him who had diarrhea and then loose bowel movements were 100% caused by eating croton powder.
As long as you have good cooking skills, you won’t be able to taste the croton powder in the food.
Manager Jin was so angry that he wanted to curse. With a little force, another stream of feces gushed out.
Ling Bo cursed: "You deserve it. You have a young and beautiful wife at home and you still want to mess around. She obviously despises you. You deserve to stay in the toilet all night."
Manager Jin was ridiculed by a little girl and his old face turned red. He wanted to refute, but he was afraid of angering Jiang Han who was standing next to him and getting stabbed, so he had to keep his head down and act like a turtle.
The next morning, Manager Jin, who had finally washed clean and no longer smelled bad, led Zhao Shiqing and his party to a farm in the countryside.
The group of people, including old men and young girls, attracted attention as soon as they entered the farm. Manager Jin told everyone that these people were here to buy mountain products and asked the tenants to take out all the mountain products that were drying in the sun at home.
The threshing ground was bustling with activity. The tenants brought all the dried mushrooms and various dried vegetables that they had dried at home. In the past, people often came to collect mountain products. Zhen Wuduo brought Chen Wangxing to bargain with the tenants. Amid the noise, Zhao Shiqing and Jiang Han took two other people and quietly went deep into the farm.
Just when I was halfway there, I saw an old man walking towards me.
The old face cannot be said to be beautiful or ugly, but the hooked nose is particularly eye-catching!
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