Aspirations

Chapter 94 The fog is heavy
"It's also weird. The villain didn't dare to ask more questions along the way. Yan Sun listened to the villain what he said. Fu Ke neither asked Yan Sun to lose money, nor did Yan Sun promise that he would never communicate with Zhu Yijie in the future. Yan Sun later hooked up with Dong Li, Dong Xian's wife. Fu Ke also promised to provide all conveniences, which meant that he wanted money to give money and people to be powerful. The villain almost lost his teeth at that time. There are still such good things in the world. When you slept with another woman, not only did others not blame it, but they also gave you an idea to let you sleep with another woman. He is a very good person." Wu Laosi was almost overjoyed, with a look of eagerness to try, "After a while. On the road, there was no problem. We traveled together during the day and went to bed separately at night. Yan Sun became a lot more honest and stopped sneaking into Zhu Yijie’s room. Fu Ke also asked the villain if he wanted to sleep with Zhu Yijie. How dare the villain have this idea? Shakes like a rattle."

Zhu Yijie is a storyteller, and she should be a geisha who is not selling herself. The reason why she is committed to Yan Sun is that she is forced by Fu Ke.Xia Xiang has a faint feeling that in Wu Laosi's narrative, he is getting closer to the hidden meaning behind the matter!There is no doubt that Fu Ke is calculating Yan Sun.

"When we arrived in Qizhou, the villain bought medicinal materials, and Fu Ke and Zhu Yijie were hanging out, but Yan Sun asked things carefully to understand the market. Yan Sun didn't know much about medicinal materials, but he knew how to manage it. He made a calculation. If you import a batch of chrysanthemums, yam and ginseng from Qizhou, and transport them to Quanzhou, the profit can be as much as three or five times. At the time, he was in high spirits, and at first glance he was a shrewd businessman. The villain couldn't understand, how could such a shrewd person be pitted by Fu Ke? No wonder the ancients said that the beauty is bad, how many heroes and heroes are famous, In the end it fell on the woman."

Wu Laosi sighed a few words, and peeked to see Xia Xiang and the others. Seeing that they were not unhappy, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "When we went, the four of us hired a donkey cart. When we came back, , Yan Sun specially hired two carriages, the fare, hotel expenses, meals, etc., all of which were paid by Yan Sun. Yan Sun was generous and liked to be ostentatious, and he arranged it obediently along the way. It was so comfortable that the villain didn't want to return to the real set. When he arrived at Shile, Fu Ke deliberately kept the villain to stay for one more day, eating, drinking and having fun, and went to every good place in Shile, just like a fairy ."

Ma Zhanguo was finally amused by Wu Lao Si, and said with a smile: "Wu Lao Si, you don't want to think that Fu Ke and you have never known each other, and accompany you on a trip to Qizhou, apart from catching the traitor Yan Sun, there is nothing serious, why does he want to Eat and drink to entertain you?"

"In the end, Lieutenant Ma is much smarter than the villain. Where did the villain think so much at the time? I thought the villain was really charming, or that the villain really looked a bit heroic..."

Ding Ke couldn't hold back his laughter and kicked Wu Laosi: "You are still handsome? But don't say it, you really look like a parrot."

"Ding Caitou said that a parrot is a parrot." Wu Lao Si scratched his ears and smiled, "The next morning, the villain wants to return to Zhending, who wants Fu Ke to come over early in the morning and say that he wants to walk with me all the way, he will also go. He is really determined to do things, and he is not alone, there are two people accompanying him, one of them is Yan Sun, and the other is actually a wealthy businessman Dong Xian, who is known to all in Shile."

Wu Lao Siwei was a little excited: "The villain thought that, as a rich and powerful businessman, the villain must be domineering, but he was not only very young, but also humble, soft-spoken, and repeatedly asked the villain to call him Dong Da, don't call him a member of the board of directors, but the villain is flattered. But thinking of Fu Ke asking Yan Sun to seduce Dong Li, the villain feels sorry for Dong Xian, and he wants to reveal something to Dong Xian, but he I'm always scared by Fu Ke's gloomy eyes and Yan Sun's hinted eyes, so I don't dare to say a word."

"Why did Dong Xian come to Zhending?" It turns out that there are so many things behind it. If Xia Xianzun hadn't arraigned Wu Laosi again today, maybe these things would have been covered up. Ma Zhanguo is now more and more sure that there must be someone behind Fu Ke. Instigation, as a person of Fu Ke, would never take such pains to murder Dong Xian.

"It must have been Fu Ke who asked Yan Sun to incite Dong Xian, saying that there must be business to do." Ding Ke can probably understand Fu Ke's tactics, "Obtaining Yan Sun is equivalent to winning Dong Xian. Yan Sun is The person Dong Xian trusts most, what Yan Sun says, Dong Xian will definitely not suspect it is fake."

"What Ma Xianwei and Ding Zhaotou said is very true. Fu Ke pretended to be doing business with the villain, but Dong Yuan just listened to Yan Sun's words and wanted to come and check it out. Purchase medicinal materials from Shile and head south to Quanzhou. If you take the dry road, the time will be too long, and the cost will be high. If you go to Zhending from the Hutuo River to the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and take the water route, it will be much better. Along the way, the member of the board of directors asks the villain about the profit of the medicinal material business and the Hutuo River. The villain knows everything about the ship's shipping situation, and the villain can't stop talking. It can be seen that the board member is very interested in the medicinal material business, and he also said that he has decided not to do the granary and grain growing business, and wants to change his hands and let others take over. Most of the energy is used to do the big medicine business..."

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had a heart. Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke didn't think much about it, but Xia Xiang's heart jumped when he heard this. Even giants from all over the world do not want to cooperate with the government anymore.It's just that Dong Xian wants to change his hands on the granary and the grain growing business. The city is so happy that there must be someone willing to take over it. Is it possible that someone else hurt him because of it?

Most likely not, there should be a deeper secret.

Wu Laosi talked for a long time, a little thirsty, and stared at Ding Ke's teacup.Ding Ke scolded with a smile: "I have to wait for you, yes, the head of the police invites you to have a cup of tea."

"Xie Zhutou, Xie Zoutou." Wu Lao Si took the tea, drank everything, and wiped his mouth and said, "Yan Sun stayed in Zhending for a day and then went back, and Fu Ke and member Dong stayed for another three days. When Ke and Director Wai left Zhending, the villain went to see him off. Director Wai half-jokingly and half-seriously told the villain that if one day the villain wanted to do something for him, he would definitely give the villain ten per month wages. The villain's current salary is only three times a month. The villain is very grateful for the appreciation of the villain, who knows that this is a goodbye. The villain is sorry for him. The villain didn't know that Fu Ke wanted aconite and ephedra at first. In order to poison Dong Yuanwai, it was later found out that Dong Yuanwai drowned in the Hutuo River. Poor Dong Yuanwai, the medicinal material business was devastated before a single order was made. What kind of grievance did Fu Ke and Dong Yuanwai have? The villain has never heard him say that he had any trouble with the board members, so why did he have to deliberately kill Dong Xian?"

Xia Xiang almost sorted out his thoughts, and Fu Ke started with Yan Sun a year ago and approached Dong Xian.With Zhu Yijie coercing Yan Sun to seduce Dong Li's - no wonder Dong Duan kept saying that Dong Li and Yan Sun had an affair. I was afraid that Yan Sun and Dong Li were really having an affair.Presumably, Fu Ke wanted Yan Sun to seduce Dong Li's family, in order to bring misfortune to the east after the incident and put the blame on Yan Sun.

It's really a well-thought-out chess game.It's a pity that Dong Xian, although his family is rich and good to others, was carefully calculated by others, and he ended up with a tragic end where no one is alive or dead.Xia Xiang was extremely angry in his heart, but such a good person was harmed by bad people's deliberate intentions. If he did not seek justice for Dong Xian, he would read the book of sages in vain, and be a parental official in vain!
Xia Xiang waved his hand: "Take Wu Lao Si down. Take Dong Duan."

Ding Ke was ordered to leave, and after a while, Dong Duan went to court.

"Dong Duan, when did you find out that Yan Sun and Dong Li's family had an affair?" Xia Xiang asked before Dong Duan saw the ceremony.

"It was about last winter." Dong Duan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said with great certainty, "Yes, it was last winter. Last winter, my brother went south to Quanzhou, and Xiaomin was studying at home. Yan Sun claimed to be going to Zhending. When doing business, Xiaomin believed it to be true. The next morning, Xiaomin woke up early, and when he opened the door, he found that Yan Sun tiptoed out of the backyard. I don’t go there often. Yan Sun came out of the backyard early in the morning. If he said he didn’t have an affair with Dong Li, who would believe him?”

"Why didn't you stop Yan Sun to ask clearly?" Xia Xiang asked again.

"Alas, it was also Xiaomin who was confused for a while. After all, his family's ugliness could not be made public, so he had to pretend he didn't see it. After my brother came back, Xiaomin hinted several times that my brother would dismiss Yan Sun, but my brother refused." Dong Duan's tears rolled down, "It's all to blame. Xiaomin cares about his face, if he had seen through Yan Sun and made things worse, maybe my brother would not have suffered a terrible disaster."

Xia Xiang comforted Dong Duan: "You don't have to blame yourself too much. The main reason for Dong Xian's death is not the affair between Yan Sun and Dong Li's. Who are you going to transfer to?"

Dong Duan wiped his tears and thought for a moment: "Ashamed, the little people usually only care about reading, and don't ask about my brother's business. I vaguely heard my brother say that he doesn't want to cooperate with the government anymore, and wants to change his granary and grain growing business. Yu Tianqing made the connection and elected the village clerk as a receiver. It seems that the price has not been negotiated until the tragic death of my brother. "

"That is to say, the granary and grain growing business are still in Dong's business?" Xia Xiang's eyes lit up, and a strong thought flashed in his heart.

"Exactly." Dong Duan nodded, wondering why Xia Xianzun didn't continue to track down the real murderer behind Fu Ke, but he was concerned about the business of Dong's firm. Could it be that Xia Xianzun wanted to knock it out, as someone said. A sum?
"Who is the village member?" Xia Xiang asked again.

"Zhuang Feifan Zhuang Yuanwai is the wealthiest businessman in Shile County next to his brother. The fertile fields are abundant, the wealth is like a mountain, and there are many wives and concubines." Dong Duan looked at Ma Zhanguo, "Ma Xianwei should know about Zhuang Yuanwai."

Ma Zhanguo nodded: "Xiaxian Zun, Xiaguan has indeed heard a little about Zhuangyuan. This person is not from Shile, I heard that he came from outside the Great Wall and stayed in the capital for a period of time, and then went south to Shile, where he landed in Shile. Taking root. At first, he mainly engaged in leather, horse and iron ware business, and later he bought a lot of fields in Shile and turned to cloth, timber and grain business. Now I heard that he is the largest landlord in Shile. In terms of financial resources, it may not be as good as that. Dong Xian. But in the past, when Zhuangmen did leather, horses and ironware business outside the fortress, they brought leather and horses from outside the fortress and sold them in the mainland, earning dozens of times the profit. Selling iron objects in the mainland to the outside of the fortress also made dozens of times the profit. No one can tell how much money the village members have. If it is only about the fields, the city is unparalleled."

"Similar to Liu Changting and Xie Huagai in this county?" Ding Ke asked.

"It's not the same. Although the origin of Zhuang Yuanwai is unknown, what kind of business they do is on the bright side. Liu Xie and the two, not only their origins and identities are unknown, but even what kind of business they are doing is a secret." Ma Zhanguo probably understood Xia Xiang's thoughts, "Xia Xianzun, do you need to leave for Shile immediately?"

Xia Xiang nodded, applauding Ma Zhanguo's ability to comprehend: "Ma Xianwei, you bring people and Dong Duan back to Shile immediately, remember to protect Dong Duan's safety. Dong Duan, after you return to Shile, immediately take over Dong's firm. You must control the overall situation of your business, and don’t let Dong’s firm fall into the hands of others!”

"But Xia Xianzun, Xiaomin can only read, not do business." Dong Duan looked anxious.

"This official will send you to Shile with you, and help you take over the Dong's business." Xia Xiang made up his mind and ordered, "Lieutenant Ma County, you send someone to escort Dong Duan and Wang Xianke back to Shile, Mantuo. The lady will go with you. Dong Duan and Wang Xianke and his wife have arrived in Shile safely, you can go back to Zhending first, and Lady Mantuo will stay and help Dong Duan take care of the aftermath.”

"Yes." Ma Zhanguo took the order very happily. Going to Shile is equivalent to opening the first step in tracing the real culprit behind the scenes. I don't know if Xu Xiancheng knew that Xia Xian Zunming had asked him to investigate on his own, but in fact he How do you feel about pushing this hard?

"Dong Duan, you don't have to worry, Dong Xuan's body will definitely be found by this official. If you want to find out the real murderer behind the scenes, taking over the Dong's firm is the key. Remember, no matter who wants to intervene in the Dong's firm Don't agree to business for the time being. Also, listen to Madam Mantuo's advice in everything, and she will do her best to help you." Xia Xiang warned again.

"Xiamin wrote it down." Dong Duan was extremely grateful for what Xia Xiang had done for him. Xia Xiang was devoted to the public and had no selfishness. He felt sorry for himself, and hinted, "Please rest assured, Xia Xianxian will wait for Xiaomin to take over. After the Dong's firm's business, it will be a good report."

"Do you want to help you as an official for money?" Xia Xiang laughed, "I will write down your generous report for the time being, and then I will be happy to help the homeless people who have no land to grow."

"Xia Xianzun, what about the subordinates?" Seeing that Xia Xianzun did not arrange his own errands, Ding Ke couldn't help but worry, "The subordinates must also do their best."

"There is a place for you to contribute." Xia Xiang picked up a stick, "Ding Butou listens to the order, and I order you to call fifty civilian boats and 100 boatmen to cast a net upstream from the place where Dong Xian fell into the water." Salvage, within three days, we must find Dong Xian's body."

"Yes!" Ding Ke was overjoyed and led the way.

Afterwards, Xia Xiang withdrew from the hall, returned to the inner house, called Mantuo, and warned him.Mantuo heard that she was asked to help Dong Duan take over the Dong's business, but even said that she could not, she did not understand business.Xia Xiang smiled and told her to be calm.

Not long after, Lian Ruohan was invited by Xiao Wu.Besides her, Ling'er and Liu'er also came together.Ling'er is a close-fitting maid, and it's nothing to follow behind, but Liu'er is Xia Xiang's idle maid, and she also appears in the county office for some reason.

Lian Ruohan smiled happily: "Liu'er insisted on coming to see Huanhuan, saying that she wanted to tell her some things that she should pay attention to when taking care of Xia Xianzun. I thought of her kindness, so I brought her here."

Xia Xiang nodded and smiled: "Liu'er has a heart. It happens that Huanhuan is also there, so you two should get close and close."

Lu Huanhuan responded, took Liu'er's hand, and the two went to the backyard chatting and laughing.

"I don't know if Xia County called me here, what are your orders?" Lian Ruohan knew that Xia Xiang asked Xiao Wu to rush to invite her to the county government office, and there must be something important to discuss.

"There is one thing, I want to ask Sister Ruohan to help." Xia Xiang said that Mantuo and Ma Zhangguo escorted Dong Duan back to Shile, "Mantuo went to Shile mainly to protect Dong Duanquan, but also to secretly Investigate some things. Dong Duan is a scholar and does not understand the way of business, please send someone to accompany you to help Dong Duan sort out the accounts. "

Lian Ruohan thought for a while: "Originally, I have a younger sister who is proficient in business, but she helps me take care of business in the capital and can't get away. If she is here, it would be better to accompany Mrs. Mantuo to Shile."

Xia Xiang didn't know that the sister Lian Ruohan mentioned was the Xiao Jia he was looking for. He shook his head and said, "The distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, so there must be someone suitable?"

"There is one." Lian Ruohan's eyes lit up, thinking of someone, "His name is Liancheng, he is my housekeeper in Zhending... Let him go to Shile with Madam Mantuo. Linger, you accompany Xiao If you go to live alone, call Liancheng."

Ling'er responded, turned around, walked outside, and said coldly to Xiao Wu, who was following behind him, "Don't get so close to me, and don't lose yourself."

Xiao Wu hehe smiled: "It's better to get closer, I'll come to the real decision, I don't know the way, what should I do if I get lost?"

"Your nose is so good, you can smell it and go home."

"I'm not a dog."

"Hey, you are a dog that follows wherever you go."

"Well, I'm a dog, and dogs like to follow dogs most."

"you!"

Xia Xiang and Lian Ruohan naturally couldn't hear the bickering between Xiao Wu and Ling'er. Even if they heard it, the two would just laugh it off. The two still had things to discuss.

"Since I saw Xia Xianzun, I just said goodbye in person today." Lian Ruohan smiled lightly, "I will go to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

"Oh?" Xia Xiang was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect Lian Ruohan to return to Beijing after a few days, "I'm in such a hurry to return to Beijing, but what's the urgency?"

"One is for Lu Zhiyue and Lu Langjun to be the chief bookkeeper, and the other is to... take care of the business." Lian Ruohan hesitated for a moment, but still did not tell the truth.Going to the Ministry of Personnel to accommodate Lu Zhiyue's affairs is one of them, and the other is that her father is doing business in Beijing and wants her to come to Beijing to see her.She knew that her father wanted to force her to marry Lu Zhiyue.

(End of this chapter)