Chapter 281 The Accounts Are Wrong
In the first month of winter, the first snow falls.
A team of 500 men from Liangzhou came to the rescue, bringing over a hundred carts of honeycomb briquettes. Wei Chang sighed, thinking that for the first time in his thirties, winters didn't have to be cold, that charcoal fires could burn all night, and that his brothers could all afford them.
Also coming with them were Yue Buyuan and Jintang.
As for things in the world, one can know them in detail only by seeing them, and what one learns from books is always superficial.
So, Teacher Yue brought his little apprentice to practice.
This is what Teacher Yue said.
Jintang, on the other hand, echoed the teacher's words.
As soon as I closed the door and entered the house, I said: I miss my fourth uncle, fourth aunt and little aunt!
Sang Ning also missed her child a lot, so she hugged Jintang and kissed her little face.
Jintang became shy again and glanced at Huo Changan secretly.
oh?
Fourth Uncle didn't look at him coldly like before, nor did he sneer at him. Instead, he looked very kind and smiled.
"Oh, tsk tsk!..." Sang Ning looked at Jintang's pretty face and smacked his lips.
"When I look at your fourth uncle, I think he's quite good-looking. But when compared to Jintang, how come he looks like a stale tofu? Look at how handsome Jintang is, how can I not get enough of him?"
Qi Jintang was wearing a brand new light blue long coat with embroidered gold edges. He stood straight and upright, exuding a cool and noble air. He was simply a little prince in ancient costume.
It's so rare.
Old Tofu Huo Changan: "..."
His face drooped again.
The way she looked at her son changed to the way she looked at her love rival. It was so cold!
Jintang said modestly: "Aunt Four, actually it's because I'm wearing new clothes!
Mother and grandmother have made quite a few for you, so hurry up and change into them. We've made two sets in the indigo color that Fourth Uncle used to love the most. You'll definitely turn into tofu if you put them on!"
Water tofu Huo Changan: "..."
Why must he be a piece of tofu!
Jintang cried when he saw Huo Jingya.
His aunt turned into a piece of dried tofu!
She is so dark and thin that she doesn’t even look like a woman!
Huo Jingya picked him up easily: "Why are you crying? Don't look at how thin your aunt is. I can lift two of you!"
"Yes, your aunt is physically exhausted but spiritually rich."
Sang Ning was also distressed, but still admired Huo Jingya's perseverance.
If a woman doesn't care about her appearance, what else can stump her?
Jingya's growth is visibly evident.
"Jintang, how is your third uncle?" Huo Changan asked what he cared about most.
The smile on Jintang's face faded.
"Uncle San's condition hasn't improved. Mr. Zhang said he could use medication to stabilize his body and gradually eliminate the toxins. However, he's worried that Uncle San's body won't last long enough, and the toxins will destroy all of his internal organs..."
He said, actually... Third Uncle is already a useless medicine man. His body has reached its limit. He must have died once and been abandoned by others.
Maybe the drugs have once again achieved a balance, allowing him to survive, but his internal organs have also been severely damaged..."
Jintang wiped away her tears.
He added, "Mr. Zhang wrote to his friend again, but he also said to be prepared."
For a long time, there was no movement in the room.
How cruel! This is once again a stab in the heart of loved ones.
Sang Ning asked, "Is your third aunt okay?"
"Third Aunt didn't look sad. No matter whether Third Uncle was awake or asleep, she would talk to him every day, cook for him, and even sleep with him at night. Grandma couldn't persuade her to stop."
Huo Changan cleared his throat and asked in a deep voice, "Did your third uncle tell you the whereabouts of your father and your second uncle?"
"Uncle San's throat has also been poisoned and he can't speak. However, he can write. He doesn't know..."
Jintang sobbed and took out a letter from his clothes pocket.
"This was written by my third uncle."
Huo Changan almost snatched it away.
The handwriting in the letter was very sloppy and messy, which showed that Huo Sanlang had difficulty even writing a letter due to his poor health.
Sang Ning and Huo Jingya all gathered around to watch.
The letter said that Huo Dalang had indeed made arrangements at the time, asking Lin Mu to create chaos in the downtown area and replace them with death row prisoners.
In fact, the plan went smoothly. They squeezed into a coffin and pretended to be a funeral procession and left the city.
However, as soon as they left the city, a poisonous smoke came out of the coffin. When they realized something was wrong and wanted to come out, the coffin had already been nailed shut by people outside.
When he woke up again, Huo Sanlang was in the territory of Northern Mongolia.
He was locked in a secret room by the poison doctor and became a medicine man.
When the poisonous doctor cursed, he always blamed Huo Zhennan for making it impossible for him to gain a foothold in Dongyang, so he wanted to torture his son to death.
But he never mentioned where Huo Dalang and Huo Erlang were.
In fact, by the time Huo Sanlang's mind had been poisoned, it was no longer clear, and it took him several days to sort all this out.
The handwriting is all open.
Huo Changan clenched his fingers tightly, causing the thin piece of letter paper to wrinkle and tear.
Bei Meng, poison doctor.
He closed his eyes and opened them again.
"I'll go make the arrangements."
Then he strode out of the tent with a murderous aura that penetrated his bones.
Needless to say, this matter must be related to Northern Mongolia.
But who on earth could have collaborated with the people of Northern Mongolia in the capital to transport the Huo family to Northern Mongolia unimpeded?
Must be positioned with high weight.
Sang Ning felt a chill enveloping his body.
It's terrible that those in power collude with foreign enemies to kill the pillars of the country!
This country is really full of holes.
Sang Ning asked about Jintang Yun and Narcissus again.
Yun Shuixian was shot by an arrow at that time, but she was not dead and was picked up by the bandits. Later, she was a little smart and tricked the bandits into sending her back to the Yun family.
She used the Huo family's secrets to seduce Yun Feichi and packaged her up and sent her to the Second Prince's Mansion.
She came to Liangzhou solely for the purpose of gaining merit and seeking revenge.
Speaking of her, Jintang frowned in disgust.
"Don't worry about Fourth Auntie, she can't cause any trouble. Grandmother treated her like a slave and even used her to spread false news.
I guess the Second Prince has already started to take action against the Yun family."
Sang Ning gave the old lady another thumbs up.
When she came, she also arranged for Ruomei to live in the Huo family and keep an eye on Yun Shuixian at all times, so she thought there would be no trouble.
Jintang is here, so Sang Ning has to prepare some delicious food.
The first snow goes well with hot pot.
Make a fish hot pot.
There are a lot of vegetables in the space, as well as peanut butter, chili, garlic and various seasonings.
She made two pots and had one pot sent to several generals.
Then he called Huo Jiangchu over.
Huo Jiangchu has been promoted to centurion. He is calm, measured, decisive and efficient, which is completely different from the past.
When he first arrived, he asked whether Huo Baohong had returned to Liangzhou.
His expression darkened slightly after receiving a negative answer.
Some people said that they saw my father fleeing the city with them, but later he got separated from the people and disappeared.
We have also sent people out to look for him these days.
No one was found, alive or dead.
"Second Uncle will definitely be fine. We are all here, he won't run around. Maybe he will come back in a few days." Sang Ning comforted.
Huo Jiangchu nodded.
Yue Buyuan continued, "Second Master Huo is away, so I promoted Zhu Fansheng and Liu Dong to be junior managers, and with the help of the eldest lady, nothing has happened in the field so far, but...
I found that some of the accounts don’t match.”
He was a little embarrassed and said, "I am still not as proficient in business as Mr. Huo.
Xu Wude went to Xise, and the Shi family and several other merchants were the ones doing business outside. They sent out a lot of coal, but the grain and silver they received in return were not very matched.
After much consideration between Jintang and I, we concluded that the problem was indeed with the business side.
But I don’t know at which stage they are operating.”
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