The best farmhouse

Chapter 210 Whistleblowing
Mrs. Chen's face was full of happiness: "It is said that many children are blessed, but in fact, God treats me well. Although I have only given birth to one child, Zhongqiu, for so many years, and although your father has taken a few concubines, your father's following There is only one boy, Zhongqiu, although I don't have a daughter, but God gave me such a well-behaved daughter like you, do you think God treats me well?"

Zhao Canniang listened quietly, Master Chen was really kind to Mrs. Chen, I didn't know how Master Chen treated Mrs. Chen before.

But now, what Zhao Canniang saw was that Mr. Chen was accommodating to Mrs. Chen's affairs, and greeted Mrs. Chen every day.

"Father is really good to mother. If my father knew how to treat my mother better, my mother would not have worked so hard, and my mother would not have been so tired."

Zhao Canniang sighed in her heart, thinking of what Zhao Quanfa did to the Qin family before, Zhao Canniang felt uncomfortable.

If a woman meets such a man in her life, she will really be ruined.

Mrs. Chen knew what Zhao Quanfa was like before, she sighed and asked, "How about your mother and shopkeeper Zhang?"

Mrs. Chen also knew about Qin and shopkeeper Zhang, and Zhao Canniang would occasionally mention a few words.

"My mother still can't get over her own knot, and she still can't let it go." Zhao Canniang said with some worry.

Mrs. Chen shook her head helplessly: "Your mother's temper is still a bit stubborn. I told her about this last time. I think shopkeeper Zhang is nice and considerate. Your mother is not short of money now. There won't be too much interest relationship together, I think the two of them can give it a try."

Mrs. Chen is worried about Qin's because of the family shop.

Zhao Canniang explained: "The treasurer Zhang also has money on hand, and there are more than 100 acres of land outside the city. There are houses in and outside the city. My brother also gives Zhang a lot of bonuses a year. Money is not the most worrying thing. My mother is thinking that she is afraid that outsiders will talk about it."

Qin is indeed most worried about this.

Mrs. Chen let out a "hey", and then said: "Actually, Canniang, you can send your mother to other places. Qingfeng has opened so many shops outside now, and find a reason to let your mother leave Baiyun County. Maybe you will Only my mother can rest assured to be with shopkeeper Zhang, after all, your mother always has too many scruples in Baiyun County, so no matter how hard shopkeeper Zhang works, it is impossible to catch up with your mother."

Mrs. Chen was very serious, and Zhao Canniang thought it made sense after hearing it.

If she stayed here all the time, it would indeed be like what Mrs. Chen said, Qin was always worried about here and there, and it was impossible for the two of them to have a chance to be together.

Zhao Canniang was helpless: "I'll go home in two days and have a good discussion with my brother. Anyway, my sister-in-law is almost full moon, and most of my brother's business is now in Yucheng and Wangcheng. If it is possible, I can temporarily hand over the business here Uncle will take care of it and ask my mother to go to Yucheng with my brother, and then ask shopkeeper Zhang to go to Yucheng to help my brother, so maybe it will work."

Mrs. Chen nodded with a smile: "This is a good idea. Your mother is a good person. I also hope that she will be happy in the future. As people get older, they feel more and more lonely in their hearts."

Mrs. Chen didn't say any more when she said this, Zhao Canniang understood what Mrs. Chen wanted to say.

"Mother, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

Here, Zhao Canniang and Mrs. Chen had a very happy chat together.

On the other side, Chen Zhongqiu was nervously busy checking the grain in the warehouse.

As the bags were opened, Chen Zhongqiu's face became more and more ugly.

The guy on the side said very seriously at this time: "Young Master, there is also a problem with this bag."

And just behind Chen Zhongqiu, there were more than a dozen bags of grain opened.

"You don't need to check, go and call all the bosses who provide us with food, and remember that there are people who called the government."

Chen Zhongqiu looked serious. It seemed that most of the partners had problems.
The guy hurriedly retreated.

An hour later, the guys came back one by one.

The official messenger was already waiting in the warehouse.

A few businessmen who provided food to Chen Zhongqiu stood beside him.
"Young master Zhaoyuan Mipu Caishang's boss has already fled with Xiruan, and Boss Li outside the city was stopped by us when he was running, and now he is outside."

When the guy said this, the faces of the bosses who didn't know the situation turned pale.

Only two or three expressions are normal at this time.

"The reason why the official sent you to come is because these merchants are pretending to be fake. The rice and miscellaneous grains are all food for the border soldiers. Because the matter is urgent and I have cooperated for so many years, I trust them. The food that came has not been inspected, if the guy hadn’t opened a bag of rice by mistake today and found that the rice inside was not only old rice, but also moldy rice, I would not have known that these people’s consciences are so bad.”

Chen Zhongqiu was filled with righteous indignation, and the officials ordered the bags to be checked carefully.

His face was not good-looking, and it must be said that these people who dared to attack Liangcao were very courageous.

At this moment, Boss Li, who escaped and was caught, was brought in.

Chen Zhongqiu's face was very ugly.
Boss Li couldn't help calming down when he saw that there were several bosses he knew in the warehouse.

"Boss Chen, why did you arrest me here?" Boss Li was no longer afraid when he got here, and asked angrily.
Chen Zhongqiu smiled coldly: "Why did I arrest you, I will find out after a while."

Chen Zhongqiu glanced around, except for Boss Pan who had run away, all the bosses who did business with him were here.

"The reason why I called you here today is the reason I just said. The sacks used by each of your families are different. Boss Li likes to sew the tails of the sacks at home with black hemp thread, and the bottom right corner of the bag is There is a Li character written with a brush, right?"

Chen Zhongqiu remembered the characteristics of the goods sent by each family.

Boss Li was a little surprised, he didn't expect Chen Zhongqiu to know such details.

"So what." Boss Li said in a loud voice.

Chen Zhongqiu glanced at Boss Li, with disappointment in his eyes.

"So what? You can say this so confidently. Boss Li, we have been in business together for seven or eight years. Before, it was my father who was doing business with you. Now it's me. You can't bully me when I was young. I want to get away with shoddy tricks!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Zhongqiu walked to a pile of grain, and the pile of grain in front of him was made of big sacks.

"Boss Li, come here and see if it belongs to your Li family."

Chen Zhongqiu pointed to the grain pile.

Boss Li was not too far away, and he recognized the pile of grain in front of him as belonging to their family at a glance.

"It belongs to our family." Boss Li still admitted loudly.

Chen Zhongqiu said to the guy on the side: "Take a bag down and open it immediately."

After Chen Zhongqiu finished speaking, the clerk immediately brought down a bag and opened it in front of everyone. The white rice was mixed with a lot of yellow rice, and a musty smell emanating from the bag could be smelled from a closer distance.

"Boss Li, do you feel familiar when you see these rice?" Chen Zhongqiu's voice was cold and almost emotionless.

Boss Li glanced at the rice in the bag, he told his subordinates to do this, but now, even if it is, he can't admit it!

Boss Li said confidently at this time: "The bag belongs to our family, but who knows if you have tampered with the contents."

Boss Li spoke loudly, and he didn't feel guilty at all.

Since Chen Zhongqiu was going to investigate this matter, he naturally thought of a way to deal with it.

"Since you admit that this bag belongs to your family, as for you saying that the contents of the bag are not yours, I don't make any excuses, brother official."

Chen Zhongqiu turned around and shouted respectfully to the officer behind him.

Standing behind are all officials from Baiyun County, because the man Chen Zhongqiu sent out to invite the officials said that something big happened here, so all the officials in the yamen who were not on duty came.

"If you have anything to say, please tell Mr. Chen directly." The official still respects the Chen family.

Chen Zhongqiu went on to say: "I know that what I say now is useless. They all have a chance to explain. Besides, the things have been in my warehouse for several days. It is true that they are not sure what is right and what is wrong."

What Chen Zhongqiu said was very just and reasonable.

Guan almost nodded, agreeing with what Chen Zhongqiu said: "Then what does Mr. Chen plan to do?"

Chen Zhongqiu continued: "What I want to say is, since the rice in my warehouse is unclear, what about the rice in the other party's warehouse? I believe they still have the same goods in their warehouse. Brother, this is related to the health of the soldiers at the border. I can't be careless. I beg the officials to come and see the warehouses of these bosses, and treat it as my innocence, and everyone's innocence at that time. I believe that everyone will not mind you checking the warehouse."

Chen Zhongqiu said these words must be very righteous, the official almost nodded and thought it made sense: "Mr. Chen said very well, this matter really cannot be sloppy, the soldiers at the border are our benefactors, our relatives, they bleed at the border Tears, we can’t let them lose their basic life, we have too many people coming today, leave one person and the rest will go to the warehouse with your people.”

Chen Zhongqiu bowed his hands to the officer gratefully, that expression of gratitude was not faked by Chen Zhongqiu, in fact, Chen Zhongqiu was really angry about this matter.

The black panther instructors worked so hard and tired at the border. They spent their lives defending the hundreds of thousands of people in the back of the ancient Zhou kingdom. Now these businessmen are doing such things for their own benefit. It is a lie if they are not angry .

The official took the people away directly.

Those bosses were of course taken along, because they had to be shown the way.

Chen Zhongqiu also followed shopkeeper Li to the warehouse of shopkeeper Li along with the official messenger.

Because shopkeeper Li is the person who provides the most food to Chen Zhongqiu, and Chen Zhongqiu in the warehouse knows best.

Shopkeeper Li's warehouse is in a house outside the city.

Because the houses in the city are expensive, shopkeeper Li, who is careful about budgeting, can't afford to spend so much money.

Shopkeeper Li's expression changed on the way. Like Shopkeeper Li, there were several other shopkeepers who tampered with the food.

Chen Zhongqiu didn't say much when he saw shopkeeper Li's expression, but quietly followed into the yard.

As soon as I walked into the yard, I saw some guys packing the best rice and the yellowed rice together.

Then there is bagging.

The musty smell rushed directly to the noses of several people.

The pungent smell made even the workers present cover their noses with a white cloth and dare not take a deep breath.

Seeing such a situation, the officials still don't understand.

When those guys saw the officials coming, they all stopped their movements, and stood there blankly watching the officials rushing in one by one.

"Boss Li, what else do you have to say?" Chen Zhongqiu roared angrily.

The official was not relentless at this time, and directly tied Boss Li's hands behind his back.

"Escort me back to the government, and the rest will stay here to check how much adulterated rice and coarse grains are here." The officer said to the two officers behind him.

Two hours later, Chen Zhongqiu returned to the warehouse exhausted.

The clerk looked at Chen Zhongqiu with a tired face, and hurriedly asked: "How are things going, young master?"

Chen Zhongqiu was greedy, and then said: "The few bosses who adulterated were sent to the government, and the remaining two or three bosses who did not participate in this matter also returned home. Every bag of these grains has to be inspected. How much do you do?" It takes a lot of thought, as long as the adulterated rice has to be stored separately, we are determined not to let the border guards eat those problematic grains."

After dragging her tired body back home, Zhao Canniang brought the ginseng tea she had prepared in front of Chen Zhongqiu.

After Chen Zhongqiu finished drinking tea, Zhao Canniang walked up to Chen Zhongqiu, then picked up Chen Zhongqiu's hand and gently pressed it on his stomach, then said softly: "The baby moved today, mother and I both felt it."

When Zhao Canniang said this, she had a happy face. Only those who have experienced it know that special feeling. When Zhao Canniang saw Chen’s bad boy before, she didn’t feel much emotion, but now when it’s her turn, she feels so much in her heart. deep.

There was a smile on Chen Zhongqiu's face, as if he felt that the exhaustion of today's day had disappeared at this moment.

"Did he really move?"
Chen Zhongqiu was a little happy, but also felt a little unbelievable, Zhao Canniang nodded: "It's moving, I was basking in the sun this afternoon, he seems to feel it, he is happy in my stomach."

After Zhao Canniang finished speaking, Chen Zhongqiu put her face on Zhao Canniang's stomach.

"I feel so happy now. You are by my side, and I have a child. I really think everything is enough. By the way, what happened to Channiang today was thanks to your reminder. Something big almost happened."

Chen Zhongqiu habitually came back every day to tell Zhao Canniang what happened outside.

Seeing what Chen Zhongqiu said, Zhao Canniang asked suspiciously, "Tell me what's going on."

A little maid came in from outside with a letter in her hand.

"My lord, this is a letter from the porter outside. It is said that a young man slipped it in, and it is said that it is urgent and asked to hand it to the lord."

Lan Die took the letter and handed it to Chen Zhongqiu.

Never encountered such a thing before, Chen Zhongqiu opened the letter in front of Zhao Canniang.

After Chen Zhongqiu read the letter, he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "The Ke family is really going too far, and they really plotted one after another. It seems like this will not bring down our Chen family, and it is absolutely not good to let it go.

After Chen Zhongqiu finished speaking, Zhao Canniang snatched the letter from Chen Zhongqiu's hand and stood aside to read it.

The letter stated that what happened this time was actually because the Ke family sent people to persuade them to shoddy the good, and they also gave them benefits in the middle, but the only condition of the Ke family was that Zhao Canniang and the others should not know.

As for how the secret was leaked in the end, no one knows.

Zhao Canniang sat on a stool beside her and said, "The Ke family is going too far. They actually thought of such a trick this time. They didn't expect that after they did this, they would let Aunt Xia come here to stage this conspiracy."

The more Zhao Canniang talked, the narrower her eyes narrowed dangerously, she really hated people who played tricks everywhere.

Chen Zhongqiu snorted coldly: "It's a pity that so many bosses folded in this time. When I went to check the warehouse today, half of the food was actually defective. Fortunately, you reminded me at the beginning, and I went to see it. Otherwise, our family will really be planted this time."

Zhao Canniang pouted and looked at Chen Zhongqiu, and then said: "At the beginning I told you to check the food and grass carefully, but you just didn't believe it, you see something happened now."

After Zhao Canniang finished speaking, she stood up: "I've prepared bath water for you, we'll talk about it after you've finished taking a bath, and you'll feel more relaxed after taking a bath."

After taking a shower, Zhao Canniang peeled another piece of fruit for Chen Zhongqiu and put it away.

Lan Die has gone out, only Zhao Canniang and Chen Zhongqiu are in the room.

"Zhong Qiu, what did you say about the letter?"

Just now Zhao Canniang read the letter again from head to toe, but she thought that the person who delivered the letter behind her was out of good intentions and because she didn't want Chen Zhongqiu to know who wrote it.

Chen Zhongqiu walked to the edge of the table, picked up the fruit on the table and ate it, picked up the letter on the table with the other hand and read it carefully, then the corners of his mouth curled up.

"I know who wrote this letter, but I really want to thank him. I'm afraid he wrote it at great risk!"

What Chen Zhongqiu thought of was one of the shopkeepers, Shopkeeper Kang, who was not adulterated.

"How do you know who wrote this letter?" Zhao Canniang asked suspiciously, but her voice was full of curiosity.

Chen Zhongqiu nodded, and then said: "I know who wrote it, but I really thank him. I checked all the rice today, and their family is one of them without adulteration. The character is absolutely good. On weekdays, our two families The relationship is also good, but because they are both busy with their own business, there is no more contact."

Chen Zhongqiu explained carefully.

Zhao Canniang sighed: "Zhongqiu, I always feel that if the Ke family is not eliminated, we will not be at ease."

Zhao Canniang felt that they should stop being soft-hearted.

Chen Zhongqiu nodded: "I understand what you mean, but you have seen the Ke family, and it is not as easy to deal with as you imagined. This time, if I guessed correctly, the Ke family should have lost a lot of money, but look, Ke Homes don't seem to be affected much."

(End of this chapter)