Chapter 564 Zhizhi, the rich man who sent silver is here
Chen Jing'an only knew half of the story, and was stunned when she heard this: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
"Could it be that I missed some good show?"
"It's not that great."
Sang Zhixia snorted and summarized the clues Lingchu and the others had found. At the end, she laughed and said, "Honestly, this guy's acting skills should be better. Wang Jie is such a fool and he played tricks on him. No wonder he has such a good reputation that everyone wants to fight against him."
Yunnan and Guizhou are really good at being human.
He did his job perfectly at home, and relied on his so-called duties to gain a reputation for being honest and kind in front of others.
Wang Jie is not good enough.
This is a real young man. No one knows how he found out that something was wrong. In order to make Yungui reveal his true intentions, he did not hesitate to risk his own life and repeatedly do evil to fish in trouble.
It’s a pity that Wang Jie’s skills were still not good enough. Due to his clumsy and rough approach, he failed to catch the big fish hidden under the ice and almost fell into it himself.
Chen Jing'an didn't expect there were so many things and was stunned when he heard them.
Chen Jing'an subconsciously glanced outside and wondered, "If everything has been investigated, why haven't they arrested anyone today?"
"Don't rush to do it yet."
Sang Zhixia said slowly, "I want to use this man's mouth to do something, and this thing can't be accomplished without Yungui."
"By the way, do you have anything to do tomorrow? If not, why not come with me to South City?"
Sang Zhixia had found out everything, and Peng Yuanliang had also finished the work on the farm.
All the work for spring plowing has been completed, so she can no longer just leave it alone. Otherwise, where will she put her face?
Xu Yu immediately understood what she meant and asked playfully, "Are you going to collect the debt?"
"Of course I have to."
Sang Zhixia tapped her teacup lightly on the table and sneered, "He got so many of my people and seeds for nothing, and he thought it was all for free?"
"I'm giving up some time because I'm worried about missing the annual spring season. It has nothing to do with being afraid of him."
If I continue to hold back and do nothing, Peng Yuanliang will be too proud.
Xu Yu was delighted to see this happen, and raised his eyebrows at Chen Jingan as if he was enjoying the show: "Are you going?"
Chen Jing'an was a nosy person and instinctively wanted to nod and say yes.
But just as the words were on the tip of his tongue, he thought about the recent noise he had heard outside and shook his head stiffly.
"Forget it, I'd rather stay in the village where it's safer."
The trouble he caused before has not been settled yet. If he goes out and gets caught, and then attracts a bunch of killers to chase him, he will be dead.
Xu Yu chuckled in disdain and stretched lazily under Chen Jing'an's angry gaze. "Then I'll go and pick up the people first, so I can gather my strength and avoid being too weak when I come to collect the debt tomorrow."
Since we are going to collect the debt, we must do it in a big and ostentatious manner.
Sang Zhixia rarely put on an attitude that showed he was not to be messed with. He pointed out his guard team of a hundred people with great momentum and rode his horses in a mighty procession towards the South City.
In order to avoid being recognized by Peng Yuanliang, Xu Yu dressed up before going out, disguised himself as the leader of the guard team and followed closely beside Sang Zhixia.
At Nancheng Manor, Peng Yuanliang frowned and lowered his voice after hearing what the visitor said: "Are you saying that the people from Sanyou Farm are looking for someone?"
"That's right."
The messenger's face was filled with bitterness. He lowered his head and muttered, "Somehow they got the news that the servants who escaped from the farm are now in our farm. They want to sue you for the serious crime of harboring runaway slaves. They want us to hand over all the slaves we're hiding, or they'll take you to court."
Runaway slaves were not uncommon, and harboring them was not so rare either.
But it is not feasible to just state the facts without considering the quantity.
There were no less than a hundred people led by Zheng Erhu in the Nancheng village. A thick stack of indentures for so many people could be thrown at someone's face without much force, and it would be enough to hurt the person's face.
Peng Yuanliang himself could not stand his ground for hiding so many fugitives at once and the case was brought to court.
Peng Yuanliang sighed inwardly that he had been careless, his face unclear and he said nothing.
Seeing this, the people below cautiously suggested: "Master, Zheng Erhu and the others' indentures are in someone else's hands, so we won't take them."
"If you ask me, why not just use the excuse of not knowing his origins and hand him over?"
Anyway, the work that needs to be done in the village has been done, so the loss of a hundred or so people is nothing.
If Sang Zhixia wants it, then just return it.
Peng Yuanliang spat in annoyance: "You put it so lightly."
"Have you forgotten where the grain seeds for the farm come from? They come from Lord Liu's connections!"
Zheng Erhu is a distant relative of Lord Liu. It was Lord Liu who instructed him to join Sanyou Farm. It was Lord Liu who arranged for him to escape here with the grain and seeds.
In this situation, handing the person over rashly was not what Sang Zhixia wanted. It would be like slapping Lord Liu in the face.
Peng Yuanliang's plan has not yet been completed, and Lord Liu still has great use for him, so he must not make any mistakes in this area.
Besides, Zheng Erhu and his men have been behaving themselves in the manor and have not made any mistakes. If they were to hand them over regardless of their past, the people in the manor would probably become restless, which would be disadvantageous to them.
Peng Yuanliang's thoughts raced. He closed his eyes and asked, "Who are those people over there? Are they all at the farm in South City now?"
"The ones who came are the Sang family from Sanyou Farm. They brought over a hundred people with them and blocked all four exits of the farm. Now people outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out."
Peng Yuanliang was generous. He reclaimed thousands of acres of wasteland in each of the three northwestern cities and built three large-scale farms.
The structure of the manor was modeled after Sanyou Farm, so when Sangzhi Xia came, it was like returning to his own home. He brought people and blocked everyone. Now it is surrounded like an iron barrel, and not even mosquitoes can fly out.
Peng Yuanliang chuckled, "My three subordinates immediately blocked Zheng Erhu and his men as soon as they arrived. It shows that they are well-informed."
There was no movement earlier, but he made such a big move at once. I'm afraid I can't avoid this today.
Peng Yuanliang stood up and was about to go to the farm. As he was leaving, he paused and said, "Let's go to the Beicheng County Office to ask for Lord Liu. He knows what to do."
After Sang Zhixia arrived at Zhuangzi, he simply ordered people to block all the exits on all sides and did nothing else.
Many people in the village had stayed in Luobei Village before. The manager of the village was afraid of being caught by Sang Zhixia, so he hid these people in a hurry.
This was exactly what Sang Zhixia wanted.
If she can't find the thief, it will be difficult for her to do anything.
If we catch the perpetrator red-handed...
Sang Zhixia noticed the carriage coming from the end of the avenue out of the corner of his eye, and said with a teasing look: Now that people are here, the show can continue.
Xu Yu listened to the approaching horse hooves and said expectantly, "Zhizhi, the rich man with silver is here."
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