He Zheng, the reborn woman

Chapter 106 The Uninvited Guest

Yan Shu laughed and sneered: "These things are the most precious in the city now. The roads are blocked by heavy snow and the goods cannot be circulated. This year is very sad, especially salt. Now it costs one tael of silver and one tael of salt."

Shen Lan's eyes widened, when did money become so worthless?
Yan Shu smiled and said with emotion: "It seems that these things will be more difficult to get in the future, and you have to figure out a way." He was a little worried about what would happen if Shen Lan was pregnant and lost these necessities.

What can they think of in this situation?

Yan Shuxiao ate lunch here and then left. Shen Lan asked him to bring some cakes when he left. Yan Shuxiao really didn't want to bring it, but because Shen Lan gave it, so he had to bring it.

However, after Yan Shuxiao left, two uninvited guests came from behind. Li Shaotang and Qiuniang came to find Shen Lan in person. The two of Shen Lan are very gentle and treat everyone with the utmost benevolence, but Li Shaotang understands that Shen Lan is not looking for trouble, and as expected, none of the people who came came back.The owner of the Panshi village was furious and wanted to deal with it himself, but was persuaded by Li Shaotang. The batch of salt originally belonged to them, and they were wrong about the matter in Jingtan village. It would be best if Shen Lan was willing to hand it over. If Shen Lan doesn't want to do anything, it's useless.

Li Shaotang and Qiuniang saluted respectfully. Although Shen Lan was a bit annoyed, she let them in. It was really cold outside.

Both of them were surprised to see the furnishings in the house. They lived in the same room like master and servant.

"What do you two want to see us?" Qin Hongyi said lightly.

"I'm apologizing for what happened at Jingtan Village." Li Shaotang said respectfully.

"Are you here to ask for that batch of salt?" Qin Hongyi got the point straight.

Li Shaotang hesitated for a moment: "Yes, I know that we are wrong about this matter first, so I invite the young master and Mrs. Haihan."

"But I can't pay it back." Shen Lan expressed helplessness.

Li Shaotang's expression changed slightly: "I don't want to get all of it back, I will keep a part as an apology."

"But I really don't have any. I'm still worried about lack of salt." Shen Lan said helplessly, "I should have brought some back if I knew it."

Li Shaotang and Qiuniang looked at each other. Could it be true?So the big batch of salt is really gone?
"Madam, please don't make things difficult." Qiuniang looked at Shen Lan sincerely.

Shen Lan also looked at Qiu Niang very sincerely: "I'm telling the truth, I can't get any salt you want now, and I wouldn't be embarrassed if you went to Jingtan Village to explain your identity, although it's not difficult for the government. But I am not a government official. If you do things worthy of your conscience, I will not beat you all to death with a stick. Not only did you hide this matter, but you also hurt the people in the village, I can't help it Yes. I let the people on Zhuangzi take the salt away, I don’t know where they went, I know you will not give up that batch of salt, maybe you will take revenge when you go back, so I ran away.”

Li Shaotang and Qiuniang were speechless. They did go back, but there was really no one left, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to great lengths to find Qin Hongyi.

"Everything my wife said is true." Qin Hongyi added on the side, "If you two have any questions, you can tell them."

Li Shaotang doesn't believe that someone in the world gave such a large amount of wealth to a group of irrelevant people, but what can he do if he doesn't believe it?The people in Jingtanzhuang disappeared, and now Young Master Qin is still sitting here as before.

"I believe Madam will not lie to us." Qiuniang finally looked at Shen Lan and said.

Shen Lan didn't think that they would believe it easily. It would be a ghost if they believed it too easily, but she had Qin Hongyi by her side, so she was not afraid.

"Then it's over." Shen Lan said lightly.

But such a large batch of salt will be gone if there is no one, it is really reconciled.

"But this matter is of great importance, Madam, please think carefully about how to get it back." Qiuniang said earnestly.

"I heard that there is a tael of silver and a tael of salt outside now, and that pile of salt is a pile of white money." Shen Lan looked at the two people in front of him with a half-smile, they must have money to do things, and those Salt is worth a lot of money.

"The world is in trouble, everyone is responsible. I just want to do my best." Li Shaotang looked at Shen Lan's playful expression as if he had been insulted.

"How do you do your best? Loot the court? Then let the court arrest those innocent people and use their innocent blood to extinguish the ruler's anger, but you are recruiting troops with great fanfare under the banner of robbing the rich and helping the poor?" Shen Lan said disdainfully.

Li Shaotang was at a loss for words, because they did kill many innocent people in the robbery of salt, and the family members of those innocent escorts, whether they were old people or children, did not escape the punishment of the court, even those civilians along the way were also implicated.

"So don't give me such righteous words. Those people in Jingtan Village are also poor people. I gave them the salt to do what you have to do. Anyway, the purpose is the same." Shen Lan turned her face aside after speaking. I don't want to talk anymore.

Qin Hongyi had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. In the past, because of his illness, Shen Lan had to say a lot of things, but now when he wanted to say something, he had nothing to say. He had to say that Shen Lan had sharp teeth.

Qiuniang and Li Shaotang couldn't find any reason to be stunned. Li Shaotang respected Qin Hongyi and Shen Lan from the bottom of his heart. They could really think about those poor people, and Qiuniang was a stable person who had seen the world. But in front of Shen Lan, she could only bow her head.

"It's getting late, if you're not in a hurry, you can stay here overnight, feel wronged." Shen Lan looked at the dark sky outside.

Even Qin Hongyi was surprised by this point. The two of them came here looking for trouble, and they even left the troublemaker to rest. What was going on in Shen Lan's mind?

The night was very long, Qiuniang talked with Shen Lan, and talked about the situation of Panshizhai, Shen Lan listened very seriously, especially when Qiuniang talked about the situation of Wen Chengji, the owner of Panshizhai, Shen Lan defined him as a reckless man One, but a reckless man is not terrible, what is terrible is a narrow-minded reckless man.

However, when Qiuniang mentioned Zhou Jianyuan, Shen Lan's expression changed a little. This change caught Shen Lan's attention. It was a feeling of admiration. A man who can be admired by Qiuniang must have something unique.

"How many people are there in Panshizhai?" Shen Lan felt strange.

"It's only a few thousand people, but there are more defectors, and food and grass are all problems now." Qiu Niang said with some worry.

(End of this chapter)