After the system ran, I took off with my family

"iron ore?"

Su Mu, half leaning on the bed, frowned. He had never known what the relationship between his family and the iron mine was.

The Su family made their fortune by selling tea and later had their own tea garden. Although they were not extremely wealthy, they were also one of the richest families in Fengcheng.

My grandfather Su Cheng had two sons, my eldest uncle Su Zhaoshan and my father Su Zhaochuan. Originally, the position of the head of the Su family should have been inherited by my eldest uncle, but twenty years ago, my eldest uncle, who was just a young man, encountered bandits while traveling for business and unfortunately died.

After the grandfather, who lost his son in middle age, sent his eldest son away, he took the nerdy father with him to teach him, and slowly handed the Su family over to his father.

Under the guidance of my grandfather, my father is not as good at business as my grandfather, but he is still able to maintain the business. My father has never been fond of studying, and his only hobby is reading. He is just waiting for my eldest brother to be able to stand on his own so that he can hand over the family business to him.

He really couldn't imagine how such a father could be related to iron mines.

At this moment, he remembered that half a month ago, his father suddenly asked him to go to Cangzhou to visit his grandmother. This departure just happened to allow him to avoid this disaster.

Thinking of this, his throat tightened.

So, my father had already suspected that something would happen, so he deliberately sent me away? What did my father do? What did he hide? Did my eldest brother know about it?

More than eighty lives in Sujiazhuang were lost overnight. When he got the news and rushed back, he saw only corpses covered with white cloth on the ground and black blood splattered on the walls.

Before he came back, some kind-hearted people had already reported the case to the authorities. However, the authorities only took a casual look at the tragedy and classified it as a robbery by mountain bandits.

But Su Mu knew that the truth was not like this. The Su family had always been honest, so how could they provoke bandits? Moreover, the Su family only lost money, and half of the grain in the warehouse was still there. If it was bandits, how could they let go of half of the grain?

With reluctance and anger, he dealt with his family's funeral while secretly investigating what happened at home during the time he was away. He had just found out that his father had a conflict with the head of the Du family at a banquet a month ago, and the small courtyard where he temporarily rented suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night.

Only then did he truly realize that someone didn't want the Su family to survive.

Helplessly, he could only pack his luggage overnight and prepare to temporarily take refuge in Cangzhou.

Unexpectedly, Luo Qing and his companions suddenly appeared and chased him relentlessly. In a panic, he fled all the way to the capital city and was lucky enough to survive because he met Lin Shuyue.

Lin Shuyue looked at Su Mu's sad expression, sighed slightly in her heart, and asked: "What are you going to do next?"

Su Mu regained his consciousness, suppressed the anger in his eyes, looked at his future master, and said seriously: "Su is planning to go back to Fengcheng. If I am not mistaken, the Su family's extermination should be related to the iron mine they mentioned.

Su had never heard of any iron mine in Fengcheng before, but now the Su family was wiped out because of the iron mine, which shows that the iron mine has a certain relationship with the Su family.

Or, it is very likely that my father and his family were insiders or discoverers of the iron mine, and the Yunzhou governor wanted to embezzle the mine, so he killed the Su family to silence them."

"Su is planning to start with Fengcheng County Magistrate Ma Yuankun. According to Luo Qing, Magistrate Ma must have been involved in this matter. Secondly, Su is also looking for evidence of the iron mine and the Yunzhou governor's private mining of iron ore."

Lin Shuyue nodded. There were no survivors from the Su family, so starting with the magistrate of Fengcheng was also an idea.

but....

She stared at Su Mu and said in a serious tone: "Su Mu, the governor of Yunzhou is only a fourth-rank local official. He would not dare to privately mine iron ore even if he is very brave. There must be someone behind him. Iron ore has always been used to refine weapons, so..."

Su Mu's heart skipped a beat, he stared at Lin Shuyue with wide eyes, so, someone was privately mining iron ore and making weapons with ulterior motives!

"So, you should be aware of the danger behind this. Do you still plan to continue investigating?" Lin Shuyue looked directly into Su Mu's eyes.

"check!"

Su Mu clenched his fists and said firmly.

How could he not avenge the extermination of his family? If he backed down, how could he face his father, elder brother, young nephew, and those loyal servants of the Su family?

Lin Shuyue nodded, "Okay, I respect your decision."

After staying at the farm for one night, Lin Shuyue returned to the capital early the next day. Estimating the time, Manager Hu should be arriving in the next few days.

While waiting for Manager Hu to arrive, she went to the pawnshop and bought a dozen clerks and an accountant, and also bought two courtyards and two small shops in the outer city.

One of the courtyards is very close to Nanjin Street. She plans to clean it up and use it as a staff dormitory. It has now been cleaned up, and the newly hired clerks and accountant have moved in. When Manager Hu arrives later, he will also live here.

The other courtyard is on the mixed North Street. Although the courtyard is rather shabby, it is spacious.

After tidying up the yard, she let Tiansheng and the other children move in. She also arranged a cook for them. Qingsheng also followed. During the period before leaving the capital, Qingsheng would continue to train the children in martial arts.

The day before Manager Hu arrived in Beijing, Lin Shuyue went to the farm again.

Su Mu, wearing grey coarse cloth and with a ruddy complexion, came to the front yard to say goodbye to Lin Shuyue.

As soon as he saw Lin Shuyue, he bowed solemnly again to express his gratitude. He knew how serious his injuries were, but he was able to fully recover in just a few days. The medicine that Miss Lin gave him must be very precious.

However, now he can only keep this kindness in his heart, and repay it with gratitude when he has taken revenge.

"Miss, this is the deed to the only tea garden left in the Su family. Please accept it."

Su Mu took out a thin contract from his bosom, presented it with both hands, bowed his head and said solemnly: "If Su loses his life on this trip, this tea garden will be Su's gift to you to thank you for saving my life.

Of course, if Su succeeds in getting his revenge, Su will return to you, young lady, serve you as his master, and serve you wholeheartedly. This tea garden is Su's gift of surrender."

Lin Shuyue took the deed and took a look at it. It was in a tea garden in Cangzhou.

After putting the deed away, she looked at Su Mu who was bowing his head, and said in a deep voice: "Su Mu, if you can find the location of the iron mine and confirm that the governor of Yunzhou did conceal the iron mine from the court, you can send a message to me.

By then, I will find a way to lure the Royal Guards to investigate this matter. You should have heard of their methods. As long as they take action, this matter will be much simpler."

There's nothing she can do about it. Who can help her make money?

Moreover, just for the sake of the tea garden deed, she had to protect it.