Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

The originally festive birthday banquet turned into a noisy one.Lin Fu was still drunk, his legs were not flexible, even now he was still grinning stupidly, but Lin Fu was frightened by what happened in front of her, and when she came back to her senses, she just threw herself on Father Lin and cried.Some people yelled to carry Father Lin back to the house, some people yelled to take Lin Fu away, and some people yelled Lin Fu to squeeze on people like crazy...

Qiao Mo, who was originally standing on the sidelines, glanced at the crowd, and had no choice but to stand up and invite someone to invite Dr. Liu.He did this for no other reason, Lin Zheng was not at home, Father Lin had to take care of his affairs to the best of his ability.

The elders in the clan were quite comforted to see him, but after all, Qiao Mo is a husband, and there must be a man in charge of this family.

"Where's Lin Gui? Call Lin Gui out! It's outrageous! It's his father's birthday today, and his son didn't show up. Something happened right now, why is he still hiding!" The elder scolded angrily. , everyone followed suit, and some even went to open the door of Lin Gui's house, dragging Lin Gui out of the house.

Qiao Mo saw that Lin Gui had come out anyway, Lin Gui and the others took care of everything here, anyway, the noodles were not finished, so he talked to Brother Bai, who was also sitting at the table, and went back first.

In the afternoon, Brother Bai came to the west courtyard and told about Father Lin's situation.

The reason why Father Lin fell so badly was not because Lin Fu hit him, but because Father Lin had already been ill, and it seemed that he was still seriously ill.Doctor Liu also reprimanded Aunt Lin and Lin Gui, saying that Auntie Lin's health was already so poor and he had been ill for so long, they ignored it, and it would be fatal if it dragged on.

Qiao Mo recalled Aunt Lin's face at that time, and the sudden change of mood after breaking his leg last time. This time, he was ill, so it is hard to say that it was not caused by heart disease, and it is unknown whether he can survive the year.

"My lord, the snow has stopped now, are you going to deliver the goods?" Zhang Xia asked.

"Let's load the car. Don't pack too much, walk slowly on the road, and be sure to pay attention to safety."

There are not many goods in the shop, Xue Xiao was supposed to deliver yesterday, but I just thought that there are two kinds of pastries that need to be made fresh, and it is too troublesome to deliver them again and again, so I just wait for the next day to make them and deliver them together.Unexpectedly, the snow was too thick for getting up early, and the road in the village had been swept out by now, and the road outside must have been rutted, making it easier to walk.

After the things were loaded, Liu Shi drove the car, and Liu Bo followed him to escort the car.

Qiao Mo estimated the time, they set off before the time, even if the road was snowy and slippery, they should arrive in the city at the end of Shen or You.It's getting dark and the city gates are closed early, if you enter the city at the time of You, I'm afraid you won't be able to come out in time before the city gates are locked, so you can only spend the night in the shop and buy some vegetables, fruits and other things and come back the next day .

Unexpectedly, Shen Shi Liu Shi came back, still in a mess, with wounds on his arms.

"What's the matter with you? The car overturned?" Qiao Mo asked with surprise in his eyes, and wondered if they were rushing too fast.

Liu Shi wiped the dirty snow from his face, endured the pain and said, "Master, it's not that the car overturned, but someone hijacked it."

"Carjacking?!" Hearing that, Qiao Mo was even more surprised. They only had some bamboo wrappings and pastries and candies in the car. Even if they were sold, they would be worth four or fifty taels of silver. But, did someone really go to rob the goods?

Situ Xuan just came back, and was a little surprised when he heard Liu Shi's words.

Liu Shidao: "Yes. When the car reached the three-way intersection, two people suddenly rushed out from the woods on the right, with knives in their hands, and slashed without saying a word. Dad and I jumped out of the car in fright. , They did not chase, but drove away in the car, and I realized that they had hijacked the car. How could I just watch them take the car away? I chased after them with a horsewhip. Although I couldn't take them down, the other party They couldn’t get away. They seemed to be in a hurry. One of them took out a fire pocket and lit it, setting the car ablaze. Dad and I didn’t care about chasing people, so we rushed to put out the fire. Unfortunately... those bamboo boxes and cans They were all burned, and most of the pastries and sweets were lost."

"This is after me." Qiao Mo guessed the main messenger and the other party's purpose without much thought, and destroyed it if he couldn't get it. Chen Minghao's action was unexpected.

He told He Yu to keep an eye on Chen Minghao earlier, but He Yun didn't notice the change, probably it was arranged earlier.

"He Yun, go to the shop on horseback and tell Shen Feng and the others to pay attention to all the movements in the shop, and tell them what happened here. Also, tell them that the replenishment will arrive tomorrow morning." Qiao Mo shouted Last Zhang Xia, Grandma Liu got into the kitchen.

I don't have time to think about anything else right now, so I have to get the goods out quickly, especially orders from teahouses and restaurants.

Situ Xuan followed to the door of the kitchen and asked, "Do you want to help? I can say hello to the county magistrate."

Qiao Mo thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't need it for now. They have been entrenched in the tree for many years, and it is impossible to have nothing to do with the county magistrate. If one accidentally strikes the grass and scares the snake, it will be even more difficult to fight back in the future."

Qiao Mo's concern was that if he used Situ Xuan's relationship to put pressure on the county magistrate, the county magistrate would naturally have to do his job seriously, but he would definitely not imprison the Ma family.Situxuan came to Fengcheng in a low-key manner, and he would not reveal his identity for such a trivial matter. He could only use the county magistrate Shangfeng or some official court magistrate in Beijing to exert pressure. Although the county magistrate was afraid, the Ma family was not an ordinary family. Ling will still serve here for many years, so he probably took two scapegoats to take the blame.

In this case, why bother.

When the Ma family heard the news that he also had a backer, they restrained themselves on the surface, and they might come up with more vicious ideas in secret.When Fang Jinnian was fighting with the Ma family, he had revealed that both of them had backers, so if the Ma family didn't know about Situ Xuan, they would definitely not be really afraid.

Seeing his refusal, Situxuan understood after a little thought, and said with a smile: "I can have someone bring my name card to the county magistrate, but no one dares to do anything to me."

For some reason, it was clearly a very gentle sentence, but Qiao Mo could hear the cruelty hidden in it.

It's not surprising, no matter how you look at the affinity, the other party is a county king after all, how can he really have no means and no temper.Realizing this, Qiao Mo felt more at ease.

Even so, Qiao Mo still declined: "Uncle Shi is rarely quiet, why bother you. Besides, I have already expected what the Ma family will do, and there will be no direct counterattack. Don't worry, Uncle Shi."

"That's good." Seeing that he was determined, Situ Xuan didn't say much anymore, but secretly put "Ma Family" in his heart.

Qiao Mo can't be too tired now, most of them are just guiding from the sidelines, and Old Mama Liu and Zhang Xia are the main force.After one afternoon and one night of rush work, the quantity of goods that were driven out was enough to be sold in the shop for two days, and the orders for teahouses and restaurants were also ready.

The next day delivery, in order to prevent accidents on the way, He Yun escorted the car.

Situxuan stayed in Shanglin Village for another day, and returned to the city after hearing from the village elders that the sky was about to clear up.You must know that with such a large amount of snow, if the sky clears up, the ground will be covered with mud, and even the snow will form a ditch, making it impossible for the carriage to move, so they have to leave before the clearing up.

When He Yun came back, he told about the Ma family's happy event, and Chen Minghao had officially entered the house to become Ma Hefulang.

In addition, Li Shuilian's family originally lived in a ruined temple, but because they could not be treated in time, Li Shuilian's face was completely destroyed, and all those knife marks turned into ferocious centipede threads. Most of the few pieces of jewellery, were snatched by Li Da to buy wine and drink.Aunt Jin went to look for Ma He again, but one time she happened to block people. Ma He was afraid that people would see a joke, so he gave some money, which angered Chen Minghao again.Chen Minghao sent a few hooligans to ruin the temple, insulted Li Shuilian's family, and drove the three of them out of the city gate.Right now, the three members of the Li family are on their way back to the village.

Thinking about how the Li family left at the beginning, and looking at it now, the world is really impermanent.

Although it will be difficult to go back to the village, at least I can have food and a house to live in, so I can't die.

Qiao Mo doesn't think that Li Shuilian can swallow this breath, as long as she is given a chance, Li Shuilian will definitely come back with revenge, so it's better to go back to the village now, and stay in the city to block Chen Minghao's eyes, maybe she will be silent at any time It's gone.

As the old man said before, the weather cleared up and the snow melted under the warm sunshine. There were puddles of snow water and muddy dirt everywhere, making it very difficult to walk.In addition, there are all kinds of poultry and livestock in the village, and feces can be seen everywhere, which is what Qiao Mozui can't stand.In the past, he didn't like to go out when it rained heavily, let alone now.

He didn't go out, but someone came to the door.

The person who came was Li Zheng, and several respected elders from the Li family and the Lin family. Qiao Mo was puzzled and hurriedly invited them into the house.Li Zheng didn't go into the upper room, but went directly into the small kitchen and dining hall, where he felt more comfortable.

"Brother Qiao, I'm here today to talk to you about something." Before Qiao Mo could ask, Li Zheng explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that Situ Xuan was about to buy land and build a factory.

"Our village has always been digging food from the soil, and we can't save much money all year round. Starting a business from your family is better than in previous years. But you also know that your family needs fewer people, and other people in the village don't care about it. I don’t have any opinions, I don’t worry about the shortage, but the inequality. The second master came to our village and said that he wanted to buy land and build a house, and also hired people to make bamboo weaving. Isn’t that a great thing? Thanks to you, everyone in the village can weave some Shi, that second master chose our village because of you, you are our great benefactor of Shanglin Village." Lizheng said this for other people, thinking of Brother Qiaoer's kindness, If you want to chew your tongue again, you have to ask your own heart.

"Li Zhengyan is serious. I am also from Shanglin Village, so I naturally think that the village will get better and better."

"The second master has already selected a place. There is a mountain in the east, where the land is poor, and he has circled a few acres of land to build a house. I also heard him say that he wants to buy a mountain, not just one, but several nearby. Buy all the mountain tops, and then meet a big villager on the mountain. It is not our turn to intervene in those matters. The second master said that someone will come to handle them in a few days, and we will give priority to selecting manpower from our village. Furthermore, it is about recruiting for the construction of the factory. As for the matter of people, the second master asked us to come to you and said that this matter is up to you."

Even though Situ Xuan had never mentioned it, Qiao Mo was not surprised. He thought that since he was idle in the winter, he could just take care of it, and it was just a matter of talking.In addition, it can be regarded as repaying Situ Xuan's favor.

A senior member of Li's family inquired: "Brother Qiao, I heard that the second master said that you and his family are family friends, so the second master's family is also an official?"

Because when Qi Yun came here, he said that he was from the capital and was an official, and seeing that Situ Xuan was very imposing, and he was also from the capital, the family friends of the two families, no matter what, he should be an official.Although Li Zheng asked tentatively, the other party avoided it with a smile. Li Zheng was afraid that the other party would be jealous, so he didn't dare to ask more questions.

Qiao Mo nodded: "Yes, their family is very unusual, but he doesn't like being an official. Speaking of which, the relationship between me and the second master is not close. He is a family friend of my uncle's family, and the other party sees it for his uncle's sake." I can only thank you for taking care of me a few times.”

In the eyes of the villagers, Situxuan is the big boss. If he gets too close to him, it's hard to guarantee that no one will bother him to use his relationship to find something to do. It's better to explain it in advance, and then he can have something to evade.

Li Zheng and the others also understood, and after a few idle words, they got up and left. Of course, before leaving, they asked clearly about the requirements and time of recruitment.According to the recent schedule, Qiao Mo picked a time that was not busy.

Three or four days later, the road surface was a little dry, and the goods were delivered to the shop again.

This time he made a special trip to ask He Yun to inquire about recruitment. After all, he can manage the income, but he has to ask how many people he intends to do.In addition, Liu Shi was also asked to invite a good doctor from the city. Aunt Lin's situation was not optimistic. Doctor Liu said it was best not to catch a cold, otherwise it might cause more serious symptoms, so he took Apa Lin to the city to see a doctor. There is a risk, it is better to spend some money to invite a doctor to come to the door.

What's more, Mrs. Lin used to take advantage of Mrs. Lin's illness to make a lot of mistakes, so it's better for him to take care of it. Anyway, she won't hand over the money to Mrs. Lin.

After He Yun came back, he also brought back news of He Yu.

He Yu has been staring at Chen Minghao and Ma's family in the city. As expected, after the marriage, Ma He and Chen Minghao are planning to attack Qiao Ji.First, they ordered someone to go to the shop to buy pastries and candies, and accused the shop of being unclean and causing death. Because He Yu dealt with that person, they failed.He Yu did everything without leaving any traces, and the two only thought that the man's death was accidental, so they came up with other ideas and wanted to set fire to the shop at night.

He Yu used the cover of night to make a big commotion, and the two servants who set fire were caught by the neighbors and turned over to the government.The county magistrate only pursued the responsibility of the two without mentioning the real culprit behind it, but it also allowed Chen Minghao and Ma He to settle down for the time being.

When Qiao Mo heard that the store was set on fire, his heart trembled, and he felt that the matter could not be delayed any longer.

Then Ma Shangcai had no time to think about Ma He because he was competing with his direct brother for family business, so it was a good time to make a move.He did have an excellent candidate to do this, but he wanted to encourage Li Shuilian and try not to show any traces, so it had to fall on Zhang Xia.

Zhang Xia listened to the order and went to handle it.