Chapter 278 The Man Behind the Scenes
And then there's that perverted old man Xue's indenture to Song Liyun...
Thinking of this, Jiang Feng took out a piece of paper and said, "Song Liyun, take a look at this. Do you want to redeem yourself or go back with the others?"
Song Liyun was a little stunned. What do you mean by redemption?
When the servant handed her the paper, she took a look at it and was immediately furious.
This is a contract of sale, with my name clearly written on it, and the fingerprints of the seller, Song Defu.
That "Second Uncle" didn't just betroth the woman, he sold her!
Once you get a body contract, it becomes an object, and your life and death are determined by you.
If I hadn't come to this Wu Dynasty, one can imagine what would have happened to my original body.
I was too kind at the time. If I had known that Song Lao Er was a human seller, I would have castrated him before leaving.
Seeing Song Liyun's face flushed with anger, Jiang Feng said calmly, "I have already taken back the contract from the Xue family. You can pay the fifty taels of silver yourself."
"Okay!" Song Liyun agreed without hesitation. Fortunately, this indenture contract was delivered, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble would happen in the future.
The silver has been taken out, but as to whether the other party can take it away from Qili County, it depends on my mood.
In front of Jiang Feng, Song Liyun asked a question: Who reported his whereabouts to Songfeng County?
The Wu Dynasty was not like the era of big data and the Internet, where migrant populations could be found at any time.
What's more, he has already settled in Qili County and changed his registered residence, so it is impossible for him to have any connection with Xiaoshi Village.
According to information revealed by Song Dekui, someone went to Qingping Town specifically to find the public housing, and then reported it to Songfeng County.
Hearing this, Jiang Feng pondered for a moment: "There must be a reason for this. There can only be a conflict of interest. I will have someone investigate."
These days, Jinxilou and Zuichunlou have paid taxes.
According to the people below, it was a young master Lin from the provincial capital who paid two thousand taels of silver to buy 50% of the shares of the two restaurants respectively.
Jinxilou and Zuichunlou are considered to be among the most famous brands in Qili County. Now, someone has bought 50% of their shares for a mere 1,000 taels of silver, which is almost a half-sale and half-gift.
The last time Lin Qingyuan caused trouble in Tianxiang Tower, he investigated the Lin family and found out that they were a wealthy businessman in the provincial capital, and were related to the royal businessman of Yunzhou by marriage. Someone in the family was an official, and they had connections in the government office.
Lin Qingyuan was just a bastard in the family. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, he did nothing out of the ordinary.
On the contrary, Young Master Lin is the legitimate son of the Lin family. He is specially trained by the family and is very good at business. He has countless shops in the capital city, and he will find ways to get involved in every famous shop.
Now I am interested in Jinxi and Zuichunlou.
Now that Young Master Lin has arrived, the Song family's secrets have been exposed. It is obvious that there is something wrong with this person!
When leaving the office, Song Liyun offered to take Xiao An out of prison.
Although it wasn't cold or hungry there, it was still a prison and I couldn't sleep well lying there.
Jiang Feng said, "Mr. Lin is involved with the government office, and the Songfeng County Constable is watching you. If you want to get away cleanly, you must not give anyone a chance to criticize you now."
Song Liyun was speechless. She was really worried about leaving Xiao An in jail. It was even more impossible for Song Zhenping to live in the inn alone and not care about his brother.
So not only Xiao An couldn't come out, but even Song Zhenping had to stay there for one night. Fortunately, there were no mosquitoes now, so it was not difficult to spend one night there.
Song Liyun did not go home that night and stayed in Tianxiang Tower.
There was no need to hold a court hearing for this matter. The next day, Chief Inspector Jiang brought Song Laoer's family, and Lord Zejiang of Qili County went personally. The group went to Baolinju in Suijin Town in a grand manner to search for the "stolen goods".
On the second day, Song Liyun, who went to pick up the Song Zhenping brothers, met Song Laoer's family who had just been released from prison in front of the prison.
They were put in jail because they brought people from the Xue family to break into a private house.
Captain Jiang was also guilty of arresting someone without informing the local authorities, but for the sake of his colleagues, Qili County did not take it seriously and sent him to the government inn.
Song Lao Er would naturally be punished.
It seems that the prison is not comfortable. The three members of the family look miserable and listless.
Seeing the three brothers and sisters looking refreshed, he was immediately furious.
Today Song Liyun wore a plain green long jacket with a moon-white skirt underneath. She had no hairpins on her head, only a red stone woven into a ribbon with silk thread hanging on her belt.
His previously sallow face had grown up, and his eyes beneath his willow-shaped eyebrows were now watery and black, with a cold and imposing look in his eyes.
If we say that when they were in Xiaoshi Village, Song Liyun's eyes were as sharp as a knife.
Now it looks like a polished demon-subduing pestle, not sharp but calm and generous.
This change gave Song Laoer and his wife a different feeling: this girl has become obedient!
After a year of suffering, Song Lao Er was no longer as plump as before, and his cheeks were deeply sunken. When he saw Song Liyun, his eyes flashed with hatred.
Little Gu had gained weight instead, her body was pale and swollen, like pork filled with water.
As soon as she saw Song Liyun, she burst into tears and snot. She came forward wailing and wanted to hold Song Liyun's hand: "Yun girl! I finally found you three brothers and sisters.
Last year, your grandmother and second uncle heard that you had been kidnapped and couldn't find you. They were so worried that they couldn't eat or sleep. They thought about you day and night to see if you were doing well..."
Song Liyun reached out and pushed her away: "Second Aunt, you'd better stand further away. Thunder will strike you dead soon. Don't bring trouble to others. Don't think about whether you believe this lie or not!"
Touching with emotion?
When did this little Gu learn to be smart? It's a pity that I don't fall for it.
Hatred flashed across little Gu's eyes, and she continued to cry miserably: "Yun'er! What are you talking about..."
Before she could finish, the accompanying yamen runners were already warning: "Don't make noise with the suspect!"
Little Gu had no choice but to keep quiet and stop making noise.
She went out this time with a mission.
In order to go to Baolinju to investigate and collect evidence, Song Liyun, as one of the suspects, could not ride a horse.
Zhou Xiang drove a wide-shed carriage early and waited at the gate of the county government office. Song Liyun and her two siblings got on the carriage with Han Ming. Song Laoer and his family could only travel in the county government office's bare-board carriage.
Old Village Chief Song and Song Dekui stayed at the official inn with Captain Jiang at night. They were worried and tossed and turned all night, so the father and son had dark circles under their eyes.
Now he followed on the post horse.
In front was the official sedan chair of County Magistrate Jiang, with gongs beating to clear the way, attracting onlookers on the road.
When they passed through Qili County, it was as if they were parading through the streets.
In Zuichun Tower, Young Master Lin stood at the window where his brother had stood a few months ago, holding the sake sold by Tianxiang Tower in the same posture, and watching the officials and carriages passing through the city below with a smile on his face.
Huang Changsheng also had a smile on his face.
He also saw Magistrate Jiang's sedan chair and whispered, "Young Master, the chief constable from Songfeng County went to Suijin Town yesterday. Song Liyun wasn't at Baolin Residence; they only captured the two brothers!"
Young Master Lin curled his lips and smiled sinisterly, "I heard that my brother is interested in this Song Liyun, and it's causing quite a stir?"
I was just dizzy from the earthquake. I hope the people in Ya'an, Baoxing and Lushan, the epicenter, are safe!
(End of this chapter)
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