Chapter 39 This time, it was hasty
The elegant man asked coldly, "Is she really a peasant woman?"
"It's absolutely true. It's said to be a widow from Wangjia Village with three little kids. The oldest is only five or six years old, all of them are little bastards."
The elegant man pondered, "Did you find any information about the hunter who saved me last time?"
He shook his head to the right, "Not yet. No one has been to that cave since then."
They left people in the cave and guarded it for several days, but did not encounter anyone.
The hunter seemed to have rescued the man without any hesitation, and didn't even think about asking for any reward. He even went to the cave to take a look.
At this time, Xiang Zuo came in with a letter, "Master, the capital has replied. It seems that the assassination is indeed as you suspected. Why don't you return to the capital and report to the emperor, and expose the man!"
The elegant man said, "No, the assassins we sent are all dead. There's no evidence. Besides, the mission isn't completed yet. What's the point of going back?"
He had to complete the mission entrusted to him by the Emperor. The Da'an Kingdom had been plagued by disasters for the past two years, leaving the people in dire straits. This time, the northwest had suffered a flood, and the whereabouts of the relief funds allocated by the court were unknown. He had come down to investigate, but was killed mid-route. No one would believe him if he said there was no foul play.
"However, you two can claim to be escorting me back to Beijing to recover and report on the situation..."
Xiang Zuo and Xiang You immediately understood their master's intentions. "That won't do! How can that be possible? No, no, no, subordinates cannot leave their master!"
Especially now that the master is seriously injured and has not recovered yet, what if another killer comes?
What should I do then?
The previous assassination was too sudden and they failed to protect their master, but now they are almost inseparable from their master, and the previous situation will never happen again.
The elegant man said firmly, "Just do as I say. Let people mistakenly think I've returned to the capital, and they won't send any more assassins. It will also make those in the dark relax their vigilance, allowing me to find out the truth faster..."
Looking left and right, they realized that this was probably an idea that the master had thought of long ago.
It was no use for them to object.
It was with his strategy and courage that the master was able to sit in this position after going through so many years of ups and downs.
Now that the idea has been decided, they can only discuss the details.
***
Yingke Restaurant.
Master Qian was very dissatisfied with the ruffians. "How do you do things? I asked you to steal the young lady's prescription, but you got robbed instead. Do you still have the nerve to do that? You are so incompetent, who would dare to ask you for help next time?"
The gangster boss slammed the table and said, "Master Qian, you can't say that. The young lady you asked us to rob is not an ordinary person at all. She has martial arts skills and poisonous hidden weapons. She is very strange. She must be from a very important background. I advise Master Qian to give up this idea."
Mr. Qian didn't believe it. "Bah! It's obvious that you are useless. How powerful can a village woman be?"
The gang leader was also unhappy. "We four in the Axe Gang are well-informed. We don't just make a living in your Shili Town. We brothers have a place in the county. I'm just giving you some advice. It's up to you whether you listen or not. If you continue to seek death, it's up to you. But, because of you, Master Qian, my brother broke a rib and had several taels of silver stolen. Master Qian, you have to show some respect."
Mr. Qian said, "I haven't asked you to pay me ten taels of silver yet, it's good enough. You are so incompetent that you were beaten by a woman, and you still want to blackmail me. This is not fair!"
When the gang leaders heard this, they said, "Okay, let's stay in Mr. Qian's restaurant and not leave. We have food and drinks anyway. My brother will lie down at the door of the restaurant so that the diners can watch him for free."
A few ferocious-looking men sat and lay at the door of the restaurant. Who would dare to come in and eat?
Mr. Qian was furious and upset, but he didn't expect that he would hit his foot when he picked up a stone.
He never expected that these ruffians would not seek revenge on a village woman, but turn around and blackmail him. Mr. Qian has been a well-known figure in the town for so many years, but he is still not as intimidating as a village woman?
Could it be that this village woman really had some remarkable background? It seemed he had to investigate further.
This time, it was sloppy.
He thought he was unlucky and paid fifty taels of silver to the four-man Axe Gang.
Having no place to vent his anger, he called the guy who gave him the advice and slapped him in the face.
***
When Jiang Lianzhu and her friends returned to the village, there were already several baskets of wild pears piled up at the door.
They were all sent by Grandma Lu’s family.
At least one or two hundred kilograms.
They delivered the pears in the middle of the day, so their family must have picked them in the morning.
Grandma Lu asked, "How are your autumn pear pastes selling today? Zhuzi and Shuanzi will continue to pick pears this afternoon, so you don't have to run around in the mountains. You can just make the autumn pear paste at home. I'll leave the pear picking to Zhuzi and Shuanzi..."
Jiang Lianzhu replied, "Aunt Lu, our autumn pear paste is selling well, and I really want to expand the scale of production, but I'm short of manpower. I'd like to hire some help. Aunt, can you help me pick some capable people? Zhuzi and Shuanzi can help me pick pears. I'll pay one cent per pound for the best quality pears. I also need people to help me wash and peel the pears. These people need to be quick and have good character. Aunt, can you recommend some to me? I'll pay fifty cents a day for their work, regardless of the food..."
Granny Lu's eyes widened. "What? What did you say? Fifty coins a day for labor? That's so much? One coin per pound of pears? This, this, this... you better not lose money! This is too expensive, isn't it?"
Jiang Lianzhu smiled and said, "Grandma Lu, just help me. This is what I'm thinking. I won't hire many workers in the early stages, just three or four will be enough. I won't harvest too many pears, a few thousand kilograms a day. I'll give it a try first. I won't just sell them in town, I also want to open up sales channels in the county. This autumn pear paste is a seasonal product, so I have to race against time. If I delay for a few days, the season will be over."
Seeing that she was serious, Granny Lu said, "Okay, I'll bring my wife and daughter to help you with the work, and our men and grandchildren will pick pears for you. We agreed that we don't charge any money."
Jiang Lianzhu thought about it and realized that it was a good thing that Grandma Lu had a large family.
"You can't do it without money. If you don't want money, I'll find someone else. This is not a job that can be done in a day or two."
It would be ridiculous not to pay a whole family when they come to help you.
That’s how it was agreed with Grandma Lu.
Jiang Lianzhu asked Dabao to inform the village head and ask him about her plan to make autumn pear paste. She also wanted to hire an ox cart from the village head's family. If she made a lot of it, she would have to use an ox cart to transport it to the town and the county.
He also asked Erbao to spread the news of picking pears.
Erbao went out for a stroll with his friends, and everyone in the village knew about it.
But no one came to deliver the pears.
Why?
Everyone is in self-doubt at home.
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