Chapter 162 General Jin
After chatting for a few minutes, Tang Mingrui got down to business.
"Brother Mo and Sister Mo didn't bring any dolls this time?"
He Zhiran spread his hands and told the truth.
“I don’t know how Mr. Tang’s dolls are selling recently, so I didn’t bring any with me.
We rented a yard near the dock to temporarily live there. It’s convenient for us to store the dolls there, and Mr. Tang can pick them up whenever he wants them.”
"Okay, I'll follow Brother Mo and Sister Mo to your residence to get some dolls."
Tang Mingrui was in such a hurry to get the goods that even drinking tea didn't taste good anymore.
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye didn't want to waste time on such idle chats, so they took the initiative to take Tang Mingrui to pick up the goods.
Tang Mingrui knew their address and felt it would be convenient to go back and forth to pick up the goods, so he only took fifty dolls with him today.
The income this time was relatively high, so He Zhiran also raised the wages for the women in the family to one or two taels of silver per doll.
The women's income increased, but the materials for making dolls were soon used up.
He Zhiran also planned to stop at the right time. It would be good enough if he could earn enough money to support himself, and he couldn't get into trouble for it.
Tang Mingrui was very good at business. In just seven days, he sold out all the dolls made by the women.
The Xie family and the Fang family once again shared fifty taels of silver.
Now, the two families have accumulated dozens of taels of silver from making dolls.
As long as the money is arranged reasonably, they can buy houses and land with peace of mind after arriving in the northwest, and the family should not have to worry about food and clothing.
For this reason, the two families' gratitude became even stronger...
I thought they would stay here for a while and were even prepared to celebrate the New Year here.
Unexpectedly, plans cannot change as fast as they seem.
The large army sent by the court to search for Nan Heng entered the city.
General Jin, who led the team, received favors from Duke Mo when he was at the border.
Originally, when Mohism was confiscated and exiled, he wanted to go and see it off quietly.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Shunwu had long been on guard against this. Anyone who had ever been close to the Mohist school was kept in the palace during the morning court session. He did not issue an order to release them until the news came back that the Mohist school had left the city.
General Jin's family members were also timid, fearing that he would offend the emperor because of the Mohist school, so they tried to persuade him not to take any action.
Because of this, General Jin felt guilty for several days.
One of the reasons why he volunteered to come here was to catch up with the exiled Mohists and help them secretly.
Unexpectedly, he chased to the destination but did not see the exiled troops.
Just when General Jin felt that he had missed the opportunity to meet the Mohist School, he could only lead his men to search the streets as a routine, and unexpectedly saw a familiar figure appear in front of him.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran went out to purchase supplies. When they heard the voices of soldiers behind them, they deliberately hid to the side of the road to minimize their presence.
Unexpectedly, General Jin recognized his figure from behind.
"Is it the nephew of the Mo family?"
Mo Jiuye stopped and turned around.
"General Jin."
General Jin quickly dismounted from his horse and strode to Mo Jiuye.
He looked at Mo Jiuye carefully, then patted his shoulder heavily.
"Well, it's great that you're still alive and well."
Then he burst into a hearty laugh, attracting all passers-by to look in their direction.
When the officers and soldiers saw that General Jin was surrounded by people, they tactfully drove them away.
Mo Jiuye also felt a sense of closeness when he saw General Jin.
"Old General, are you here to investigate the disappearance of Prince Heng?"
General Jin looked Mo Jiuye up and down, then leaned close to his ear and asked, "Tell me, is Prince Heng's disappearance related to you?"
The first time he saw Mo Jiuye, he had a feeling that King Heng’s disappearance must be related to him.
"Old General, you are really embarrassing Jiuye. I have no grudge against King Heng, so how could I possibly attack him?
Moreover, now that I am an exile, the disputes in the imperial court have nothing to do with me. I only hope that my family can safely reach the northwest and live a stable life."
General Jin just asked casually, and saw that Mo Jiuye looked serious and didn't seem to be lying.
"I'm glad it wasn't you, otherwise, I, the old man, would have to think about how to help you escape."
Mo Jiuye sneered, "Old General, you're worrying too much. Prince Heng's disappearance has nothing to do with me."
"Well, that makes me feel relieved." As he said that, General Jin looked at He Zhiran beside him again.
"Is this the daughter of the He Shangshu family?"
He Zhiran could see that General Jin was a friend, not an enemy.
She respectfully bowed to General Jin.
"Hello, old general."
General Jin laughed again: "Well, well, Jiuye is so lucky to have married such a beautiful wife."
Mo Jiuye was happier than anyone else when his wife was praised.
"My wife is indeed a good person. She has suffered a lot along the way with me."
"Well, you two are a talented couple, and you should live a good life in the future and give birth to more sons to continue the Mo family's bloodline."
After a pause, General Jin said solemnly, "Don't worry, niece. Your father is an old fox who knows how to judge the situation. He has not been implicated by his relationship with the Mo family."
After just a few brief exchanges, He Zhiran could tell that this old general was a generous and unconcerned person.
"Thank you, General, for telling me. When you return to Beijing, please tell my father that I am fine and ask him not to worry."
"That's no problem. I'll pass it on to my niece-in-law."
After talking for a long time, General Jin finally realized that Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran were actually walking freely on the street.
In his understanding, exiles are always watched by officials, so how could they be so unscrupulous?
"My dear nephew, why are you and your wife on the street?"
With so much food in my hands...
Mo Jiuye had no intention of hiding anything from General Jin's questions.
"To be honest, General, we get along well with the chief officer. He allows us to come out occasionally to buy some supplies."
"That's great. I've always been worried that after you leave the capital, you'll be injured and there'll be no one to help you deal with the officials, so you'll suffer.
Now that you look good, I, the old man, feel relieved."
After a pause, General Jin sighed and continued.
"You don't know, on the day the Mo family was ordered to be confiscated and exiled, the emperor ordered all of us ministers who were friendly with the Mo family to stay in the palace until you left the city, and then we were allowed to leave."
I see.
He Zhiran was curious at first as to why her parents took so long to catch up after the exiled troops left the city. It turned out that it was because the dog emperor would not let them leave.
At the same time, she also thought that her sisters-in-law's families might not be able to see her off for the same reason.
It seems that the sisters-in-law really blamed their own families wrongly.
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