Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 76 Frustrated
Xu Qingmeng nodded. The front hall did indeed need some renovations. Also, Shen Jinwen happened to be here yesterday, delivering chili peppers. Perhaps he couldn't wait any longer, so let's see if they can start work today.

Xu Qing thought about it and decided to go to Shen's General Store. Gu Yunyi heard this and thought about going with her.

"We really owe a lot to Boss Shen yesterday; I haven't had a chance to thank him in person yet."

Shen Guyunyi was very grateful to Shen Jinwen for taking the initiative to come into the house to help during that dangerous situation yesterday.

Shen Jinwen was somewhat surprised by their simultaneous arrival. After hearing Gu Yunyi's thanks, he laughed heartily and waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "Neighbors should help each other; it's nothing."

Gu Yunyi bowed to him earnestly: "It may be just a small favor for Mr. Shen, but for the Gu family and for me, it is a great kindness. If Mr. Shen needs any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask, and I will do my best to help."

Shen Jinwen said with a smile, "I've remembered the favor our future official has done for me, and I'll definitely ask you for it back in the future."

Gu Yunyi also smiled.

Shen Jinwen confirmed repeatedly that the Gu family could start work now. Xu Qingmeng also discussed two other types of chili sauce with Shen Jinwen and signed an agreement, which remained the same.

Having agreed to Xu Qingmeng's request, he found two employees to transport the chili peppers back to Gu's Restaurant.

By the time the chili peppers arrived at the door, it was already dark. After unloading the goods, Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi saw the two employees of Shen's Grocery Store off at the door.

Suddenly realizing something was amiss, Xu Qingmeng noticed several figures peeking out from near her home, and a sudden, inexplicable fear gripped her.

She walked closer to Gu Yunyi, took his arm, and whispered, "Those people seemed a bit suspicious?"

Gu Yunyi followed her gaze, slid his wrist down, and took her hand: "Let's go inside first."

Xu Qingmeng looked around warily, not noticing at first, until Gu Yunyi led her to the courtyard and locked the door. She then came to her senses, quickly pulling her hand away, the blush on her cheeks hidden by the darkness.

Gu Yunyi pretended not to see it and explained, "Those outside are a few guards sent by Huang Boyang. They will be patrolling this street in the future."

Xu Qingmeng breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, Huang Boyang really was a loyal friend.

Putting everything else aside, this simple and direct approach is still very reassuring.

The incident of Er Laizi wielding a knife had gradually subsided within the Gu family, but Gu Yunyi's anger was clearly simmering inside and lingered for a long time.

The next morning, Gu Yunyi went to the yamen to follow up on Er Laizi's case. Although Er Laizi had already died from his injuries,
But when questioned by the authorities, besides Er Laizi, another person with a scar on his face insisted that Liu Shengming had instructed them to cause trouble at Gu's restaurant.

"Then why did Young Master Liu instruct you to cause trouble at the restaurant?"

"Naturally, it's because he offended someone he shouldn't have, and we want to teach him a lesson."

Huang Boyang looked at Gu Yunyi, who was surprisingly tight-lipped.

"Does Brother Gu think he's lying?" Huang Boyang asked after they came out.

Since someone has already confessed that Liu Shengming did it, why is Gu Yunyi still asking this question? Doesn't that mean he believes there is someone else behind this evil deed?
Gu Yunyi recalled what Xu Qingmeng had told him.

He knew he had to take her warning seriously, especially since she had hesitated for a long time before finally uttering it.

Combined with this statement, which clearly indicated he had anticipated this, he could conclude that Liu Shengming was not the one who instructed him to do this to the Gu family restaurant. However, whether it was related to He's background remained to be seen.

This is now a pretext used after torture; if it continues, people will die. For now, we can only drag it out.

Gu Yunyi shook his head, his expression grim: "What's the Liu family's reaction?"

"My father summoned Liu Shengming three times, but he never came to court. Instead, County Lieutenant Liu scoffed at the matter and denied it outright. His attitude was extremely arrogant. Now there is a group of guards guarding outside the Liu family's gate. If this stalemate continues, it may be disadvantageous for us."

Liu, the county magistrate, has been entrenched in Quan County for many years and is in charge of the guards. It is clearly unrealistic for him to try to shake the county by force.

“To refuse to enter when summoned by the government is already a violation of the law. Such contempt for the law shows that the matter in the prefectural city has not yet spread and they have not been taught to act cautiously.”

Huang Boyang continued, "The prefect has always wanted to clean up the imperial examination system and the officialdom of Yunzhou Prefecture. It's unlikely that he's intentionally delaying things. I'm afraid things aren't peaceful in Yunzhou Prefecture right now. I'll tell my father right away and send a letter to him as soon as possible."

"Young master, young master, people from the prefectural city have arrived! Quickly... quickly tell the master!" A servant ran in from outside, panting.

Huang Boyang and Gu Yunyi were both taken aback, then exchanged a glance and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Good thing they came. If they refuse to come when summoned by the county government, and then refuse to be arrested by the prefectural government, then we'll be in big trouble.

While Gu Yunyi was busy at the county government office, Xu Qingmeng was making the bed.

He's bed was large, but even the largest bed has its limits. Originally, it was still quite spacious enough for He, Xinting, two adults, and a child to sleep comfortably, but with the addition of Xu's eldest sister-in-law, Wang Cuiqin, it became a bit crowded.

Especially when Wang Cuiqin suddenly asked her last night why she didn't sleep in the east wing, Xu Qingmeng was completely speechless.

My sister-in-law is not like Xun Ge'er and Xin Ting, those two ignorant children.

He Shi, who was behind her, tried to smooth things over, saying that Mengniang was too fat before and was afraid of pressing down on Yunyi. Later, Yunyi had to take the exam, and Mengniang was afraid of disturbing his studies, so she moved to another room to sleep. She was thinking of moving back after returning from the prefectural city, but unexpectedly, something happened at home, so she didn't have time to move back.

Xu's eldest sister-in-law, Wang Cuiqin, didn't suspect anything at the time, but she wouldn't be able to use that excuse again tonight.

Under her sister-in-law's gaze, Xu Qingmeng was forced to move her bedding to the east wing. Of course, she didn't put it on the bed, but spread it on the bamboo couch next to the bed.

She looked at the bamboo couch and sighed. Whether it was cold or not was another matter, but the main problem was that the couch was a bit small, so it would definitely not be comfortable to sleep on.

Suddenly, she felt a little frustrated. It was bad enough that she had ended up in this era, and she earned so much money every day, but now she didn't even have a spacious place to stay. It was so cramped. There was really no transmigrated woman more miserable than her.

After sighing and reflecting for a while, she got up again, full of energy, to clean up the chili peppers.

Never mind, I'll have bread and a bed, but right now I need to make money to buy a big house.

"Why are there so many dried chilies? They're so long, and they don't look quite like the ones Xun Ge'er usually has." Wang Cuiqin looked at them with great curiosity after changing Xun Ge'er's dressing.

Madam He handed her the prepared medicine: "Those are dried chilies transported from the southwest. They are fragrant and spicy, and very expensive. Mengniang is skillful and has many ideas. She uses these chilies to make chili oil and sells it at the grocery store on East Street."

(End of this chapter)