Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

After coming out of the state yamen, Su Mu only felt his head was as big as a bucket. Since he came to Cangzhou, he seemed to have not passed smoothly.It was hard to find Princess Taikang, but Zhengde's sister turned out to be a crazy woman; things didn't go well, and a wife came out of nowhere, and was dismissed by Yang Tongzhi for bigamy, and sent to the Salt Department to do hard labor.

This is still good, the key is that I have to stay in Cangzhou for a while in the short term.Now that her reputation is ruined, she will not look good when she meets people in the future.

Walking on the street, the group of onlookers still refused to disperse, and followed him from a distance, pointing, showing sympathy, regret and contempt on their faces.

Although Su Mu had a thick skin, he still couldn't bear it.

Thinking about how to face Mei Niang after returning home, Su Mu felt a little afraid. ,

I didn't bother to go home, so I went into a nearby restaurant, ordered a table of wine and food, poured myself a drink, waited until it was dark, and then got up to go home.

At the moment when he got up, he suddenly thought that he would report to the Yan Division tomorrow, and Ma Quanke would be an official in the Yan Division.With the hatred between him and himself, even if he wants to kill himself, if nothing else, just throwing it on any salt field is enough for him to drink a pot of sumu.

Forget it, instead of waiting passively like this, it's better to think of a way to escape this hard labor first, a day of delay counts as a day.

Ordinarily, it would be best to go to Guan Zhizhou to intercede.However, just now he has passed the verdict, it is not appropriate to look back now, and he has to wait a few days before speaking.

From this point of view, the saltworks had to go.

Su Mu thought of Zong Zhen again, this salt lord had walked this salt road all his life, and knew some people at the salt field.It's better to ask him to find a way, at least let him contact Yan Ding in the saltworks and take care of him, Sumu.

After asking about the location, when he arrived at Zongzhen's house, Zong Daxia couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his expression: "Inspector Mei...Brother Mei, I also know some people at the salt field, they are all from the village. Folks, I have been with you for so many years, so don’t worry. When you report to the Salt Division tomorrow and decide which salt farm to go to, I will ask someone to take a message and ask the people below to take care of you. Don’t worry, Ma Quanna If the bird man wants to harm you, it won't be easy. At that time, Brother Mei, you don't have to do heavy work if you use some money. However, it's not brothers who say you, we men, how can we abandon the chaff for our own glory and wealth? .”

As an ancient person, Su Mu's doing such a thing is indeed a bit embarrassing, and Zong Zhen is an upright man, so he naturally has an opinion on Mei's inspection: Mei Fugui detained me and the brothers from the Lianshan Society last time. Only money is willing to let people go, and this time he does this kind of thing again, he is not a good man.

In the words, the word Mei Xunjian also became Brother Mei.

Su Mu thought to himself, it's none of my business, I'm not Mei Fugui.

However, if you replace someone else's name, you have to suffer from being dumb.

He was still unhappy in his heart, and said: "Mei has other reasons for this matter, Zong Zhen, you will know in the future. Daxia Zong, don't blame me, because of those boats of salt back then, don't you force your sister to me ?”

Zong Zhen didn't take it seriously: "In the rivers and lakes, brothers' loyalty comes first. For the sake of twelve brothers' wealth and life, I should give up a sister."

These words were so righteous, Su Mu remembered the extremely low status of women in ancient times, and was immediately speechless.

For a while, it became cold.

Su Mu is bored after sitting for a long time, so he wants to leave.

Then I saw a man in his early twenties coming in from the outside. After seeing the ceremony, he said, "Brother Zong, the inspector Mei from the inspection department has broken something. I heard it's your relative..." After saying that, he left Su Mu took a look, probably felt that there were outsiders present and it was inconvenient to talk.

Zong Zhen: "It's okay, this is Inspector Mei."

"Oh, so it's Master Mei." The man hurriedly cupped his hands again: "Since Master Mei is here, and this matter has something to do with Master Mei, you have to report it. Master Mei, that horse will kill you."

"What!" Zong Zhen slapped the table: "Huo Ran stood up, Ma Quan is a traitor, and he actually wanted to harm my elder brother Mei. Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Su Mu was also surprised.

The man picked up the teapot on the table, took a deep breath, wiped his mouth and said, "Just now I invited some brothers to have a drink in the restaurant. A few guards came in. Inspector Mei and Brother Zong, we have been walking on this line for many years, and it is always inconvenient to meet the police from the Yan Division. I avoided it temporarily and hid aside. It was also my luck Not good, I happened to be stuck in a corner, unable to get out, squatted there for half an hour. But I heard the conversation of those gentlemen from the beginning to the end."

"Those people were drinking while laughing and said that inspector Mei from the inspection department will be sent to the armory to be a guard tomorrow. How come newcomers arrive, and they have to be well received or something."

Zong Zhen shouted: "That's not right, didn't Ma Quan want to ruin Brother Mei's life, it would be best to send him to the salt field, why ask him to guard the armory instead, that is the first-class job of the Salt Division? "

Sumu is also strange.

The man said: "I'm also surprised, and I heard one of them ask how to receive them well, should they give Mei Fugui a good blow, and give Mei Fugui a blow."

"There was one person who shook his head with a smile and said, a beating is still light. Mr. Ma said that last time he was scalded with boiling water by a person surnamed Mei. This time he wanted to avenge his revenge. It would be better to be burned alive in the warehouse. This time, Mr. Ma said, each person has 50 taels of benefits... When those people heard that there was money, they immediately regained their spirits. Someone said that the warehouse is very important. If you set fire to people, what if the water is gone?"

"Then, the person who spoke snorted, saying that fire and water are ruthless, and someone will agree to it when the time comes, so let's just do it."

"Their voices became lower and lower, and I couldn't understand them. I waited for a while, and this time I took the opportunity to sneak out. Thinking, isn't Master Mei a relative of Brother Zong? Come here to report."

After finishing speaking, the man clasped his fists together: "That's about it. Master Mei and Brother Zong, please pay more attention, and don't be harmed by villains."

After speaking, he said goodbye and left.

When the man left, Zong Zhen slapped the table and said to Su Mu: "Brother Mei showed kindness to Zongzhen last time, but this kindness has to be repaid. Wait for a while, Zongzhen first went to fetch the dog's head of Ma Quan, drink with you again."

Su Mu grabbed him: "Wait, I always feel that this matter is not that simple.",

"Why?" Zong Zhen was a little stunned.

Su Mu: "Mei feels that the person who wants to kill me may not be Ma Quan, and there may not be other people behind him."

If Ma Quan really wants to kill me, Su Mu, he only needs to bribe a few guards in the armory, and when he falls asleep, there are plenty of means, so that no one can find any injuries afterwards.Just put on a fire, as I said before, if the water is gone, things will be troublesome.

Could it be that someone wants to make things bigger?

So, who exactly set fire to it, and why?

The more Su Mu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, but it was a pity that the information at hand was limited, so he couldn't figure it out for a while.