Zheng Ren stumbled slightly, Xue Zhi helped him to stabilize his body.
Zheng Ren closed his eyes and asked, "
Is this news true?" Xue Zhi nodded, "I asked my family to find out. The sale of smuggled salt has always been rampant in the coastal areas of Jiangnan, and Chen Er is a big boss there."
Zheng Ren was confused for a moment, he never thought that Zheng Quan would be so brave!
Xue Zhi specifically mentioned the last sentence of the letter: "The local government has been investigating in secret, father-in-law, we'd better make plans early."
The government is already investigating, which means that even if Zheng Quan has returned now and no longer does that kind of business, he will still be involved.
Zheng Ren said with a pale face: "What should I do..." Is it possible that his good-for-nothing brother is destined to die?
Xue Zhi's eyes flashed with cruelty, "There is another way, before anything happens, all the people involved in the case..." He made a gesture of wiping his neck. Anyway, those people can't escape the death penalty. In his opinion, there is no difference between dying early and dying late. If he takes action, he will definitely be able to do it without any clues. If everyone is dead, the government will have no evidence to prove the crime and there will be no investigation. Zheng Quan will naturally be fine.
Zheng Ren immediately said: "No!" He has been reading sage books for half a lifetime, how could he do such a thing that disregards the law.
Xue Zhi pondered in silence. Actually, there is a way. Selling smuggled salt is a capital crime for ordinary people, but for the nobles and royal family in power, it is just a matter of words to capture a person. But now the Duke of Qing's Mansion is supported by his eldest sister-in-law. If he wants to use the power of the family, he will have to ask her. When the time comes, if his eldest sister-in-law asks him to go back, he will not be able to refuse outright.
Zheng Ren waved his hand tiredly, "You go back first, let me think about it alone."
Xue Zhi put away the letter with the family seal and returned to the house.
Zheng Xiu saw Xue Zhi went into the house to talk with her father as soon as he came back, so she guessed something. As soon as he came back, she asked him, "What did you say to your father? Have you found any clues about the second uncle's case?"
Although her father and Xue Zhi didn't tell her anything, but that day her father asked her to call Xue Zhi in, she guessed that her father probably wanted Xue Zhi to investigate the matter.
Xue Zhi was not good at lying to her, so he just said, "Don't ask, this matter involves me and my father-in-law."
The more he said this, the more uneasy Zheng Xiu felt in her heart, "Don't lie to me, is the second uncle doing something illegal outside?"
Xue Zhi thought about it and finally nodded.
Zheng Xiu fell back onto the kang, "Then, what should I do...Although my second uncle has always been lazy in the past, he is only slightly lazy. He is still a good person." She still remembered that when she had just traveled through time, she was too sick to get out of bed. Her father had to go to the academy, and her younger brother was still young, so there was no one to take care of her, so her father invited an aunt to come home to help. At that time, grandpa, grandma, and his second uncle all took turns to look after her... He just didn't like his second uncle's family very much, especially his aunt, but he didn't want his second uncle to just die like this.
Xue Zhi reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and advised: "Don't worry, there is still room for this matter."
Zheng Xiu grabbed his hand tightly, looked up and asked: "Do you have a solution?"
Solution? I guess so, although he was unwilling to ask his sister-in-law for help unless it was absolutely necessary. Xue Zhi nodded and comforted her softly, "Well, I'm here, don't worry."
He has always been reliable, and Zheng Xiu finally felt relieved after hearing his words.
Zheng Ren went to the academy to ask for leave the next day and went straight back to Huaishu Village.
When Zheng Quan saw his eldest brother, he was quite surprised: "Brother, why are you here?"
Zheng Ren looked around the room, "Where are A Rong and Xian girl?"
Zheng Quan said, "A Rong went out to play, and Xian girl is resting in her room... Ouch!" Zheng Ren had already greeted him with a slap in the face. Although he was a scholar, he used all his strength this time, catching Zheng Quan off guard and his face tilted to the side.
Zheng Quan covered his face, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Zheng Ren snorted coldly, "What a good thing you have done!"
"I, I did something wrong, please tell me clearly, brother."
Zheng Ren sneered repeatedly, "No wonder no matter how I asked, you refused to tell me what you did outside. You actually did that kind of business that would make you lose your head! Zheng Quan, you are very successful now!" Zheng Quan
opened his mouth and wanted to ask his elder brother how he knew it, but he quickly reacted. Jiangnan is far away from here. Even if his elder brother has a way, it is impossible for him to find out clearly within a few days. His elder brother is resourceful and scheming, and he is probably deceiving him.
He smiled and said, "Brother, look at what you said. How could I have the guts to do that?"
Seeing that he still dared to quibble, Zheng Ren was even more furious, and his tone became worse: "You and Chen Er were selling contraband salt in the coastal area of Jiangnan. Was what I said wrong?"
Zheng Quan was immediately frightened and his face turned pale. His elder brother actually knew about it!
Zheng Ren pointed at him and scolded, "You are a muddle-headed bastard! You dare to make that kind of money. I think you are so bold that you don't even care about your brain, right? Your little girl is in her prime, and Arong is still young. If anything happens to you, how will they live in the future?!"
Zheng Quan shrank his neck and knelt down on the spot, "Brother, don't be angry! Chen Er only said that he would take me To do business, I followed him without knowing what he was doing. When I got there, I realized it was a mind-boggling business. I refused to do it and said I wanted to come back, so Chen Er locked me up and didn’t give me any food. I was hungry for three days. I had no choice but to agree...Brother, you know me well. How could I dare to do such a business with my courage? ! "
What a Chen Er! He even dared to force others to join him. He deserves to die! Zheng Ren gnashed his teeth in hatred, "You are so stupid that you dare to follow someone without even asking what he is doing outside?"
Zheng Quan's eyes were also red, "Chen Ertong and I are childhood friends. He said it was a business of reselling, so I believed it and didn't think much about it..."
Zheng Ren sighed, with his hands folded, looking at his brother kneeling in front of him. He was nearly thirty years old, but he was still so naive. He believed whatever others said. When he said goodbye to himself and his parents later, he was still full of energy and said that he was going to do something big... This business was really too big, so big that he couldn't bear the consequences!
"So are you still planning to go back?"
Zheng Quan lowered his head and whispered, "Except for the money I asked someone to bring back before, all the money I earned has been taken away by Chen Er..."
Zheng Ren poked him in the heart and gave him a thumbs-up, "You are such a fool. The government has already found out about you, yet you still want to go back!"
Zheng Quan was not stunned by his kick, but was frightened by his words, "Brother, what do you mean..."
Zheng Ren glanced at him, "If you think your death is not fast enough, just go back!"
Zheng Quan's eyes immediately turned red, he crawled forward on his knees and grabbed his elder brother's clothes: "Brother, please save me, I was really forced, I don't want to die yet, please save me..."
Zheng Ren sighed again, "How can I think of a way at the moment. I... I'll think about it again." His status as a nobleman is already noble enough in the countryside, but in the face of such a thing, it is not good enough at all.
Zheng Xian quietly withdrew from under the window. After she came back from the town, she always paid attention to the movements at home. As soon as Zheng Ren came that day, she touched under the window.
Uncle has no choice but to not worry now. As long as he is willing to take care and think of a solution, his father will still have a glimmer of hope!
Zheng Ren was upset and went home directly instead of going back to the academy after he came out of Zheng Ren's place.
Zheng Xiu saw that his father came back so early and was surprised, "Dad, the academy lets out lunch so early today? Lunch is not ready yet."
Zheng Ren nodded and went back to the house without wanting to say more.
After more than half an hour, the two children came back from the school. Zheng Xiu prepared lunch and went to knock on his father's door, calling him to come out to eat.
Zheng Ren just said that he had no appetite and asked them to eat first.
Zheng Xiu knew that he was worried about his second uncle's affairs, so she didn't try to persuade him. She just left some food on the stove for him and ate with others first.
Zheng Ren stayed in the house all day without eating anything.
Zheng Xiu tried to persuade him through the door, but he just said that he wanted to be quiet for a while and asked Zheng Xiu not to bother him.
Old Mrs. Zheng didn't know about Zheng Quan's affairs, and she just thought that Zheng Ren was worried about something that happened in the academy. She said to Zheng Xiu worriedly: "Your father has always been calm in the face of adversity. I don't know what happened to him this time. He didn't even eat."
Zheng Xiu had to comfort him: "Grandma, it's okay. Dad is so smart that he can handle bad things well."
Of course, she was also very uncertain in her heart. His father was so worried about his second uncle's affairs. I'm afraid it's really hard to handle.
The next morning, Zheng Ren finally came out of the house. After having breakfast with his family, he didn't rush to the academy, but called Xue Zhi into the house.
The two talked until almost noon.
Zheng Xiu was very worried. After Xue Zhi came out, she pulled him aside and asked him how he was.
Xue Zhi smiled soothingly, "What do you mean? I told you not to worry, it's okay."
Xue Zhi and his father were both very cautious, so how could Zheng Xiu not be worried. But what can she do? She is not the omnipotent time-traveling girl in the novel who can turn the tide and save the world. She has no special skills and no great wisdom. All she can do is to live a good life on this small piece of land.
Xue Zhi has already made up his mind that Zheng Quan was just forced to commit the crime and can only be regarded as an accomplice at best. Zheng Ren had already begged him helplessly just now. He looked at Zheng Xiu, who was also frowning, and knew what he should do.
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