Nongmen Shenjue

The two returned to Fengzhou City. Chen Shiliu was still staying at the original inn. It was noon, but no one was there.

Book a room and ask the innkeeper.

The clerk still remembered Mu Qingyan and his party, and replied: "Are you asking that Mr. Chen? He took people out early in the morning. Although I don't know what he has to do, but I see that Mr. Chen is very lively, so I said no." I will definitely go to Feng's house to watch the excitement."

Mu Qingyan's heart moved slightly: "The Feng family? Which Feng family?"

"It's the Feng's family from the Feng's tea shop on Qingchun Street." With a smile on his face, the clerk talked about the news enthusiastically: "The guests just came here, and they probably don't know yet. The Feng family, something happened, something happened. My son is not young. Our Fengzhou is rich in tea, and we don’t know how many large and small tea gardens, but how much tea each family can produce every year, that is also a number, and there must be an invitation ticket issued by the tea supervisor.”

This Mu Qingyan also probably knew something about it. Salt and tea are things controlled by the imperial court, and there are supervisory officials.Fengzhou is a rich place for tea production, and there is also a tea supervisor. The official rank is seven grades. All tea merchants have to receive a ticket from the tea supervisor every year, which delineates the number of tea produced by each company each year.If the number is exceeded in private, tea is grown and sold secretly, it is private tea, similar to private salt dealers, it is banned by the imperial court and severely cracked down.

Because of this, he guessed a bit when he heard the mention of "leading tickets".

Sure enough, the buddy said: "Then the Feng family is really bold. Besides the tea garden on the bright side, they also secretly bought a lot of tea, sold it privately, and made huge profits. They didn't know who they offended, and the account of private tea sales was sent to the Before the tea supervisor, the tea supervisor was furious, and now Feng's tea shop has been closed down."

"Brother Mu! You're back!" While talking, Chen Shiliu returned to the inn, probably standing outside for a long time, sweating.

He Chuan immediately ordered the staff to bring a basin of water to scrub.

Chen Shiliu asked, "Brother Mu, are you ready to eat?"

"Never."

"Exactly, I'm useless, let's go together. I stood outside for a long time, let me change my clothes, Brother Mu wait a moment." Chen Shiliu said apologetically, and hurried back to his room.

Wen Jixue didn't show it on the face, and was really impatient, so he ordered Gao Tian to check whether apprentice Liu Dafat was still far away.

Gao Tian is his confidant, he knows everything about the Xue family, and he always handles things safely.

Not long after, Chen Shiliu came back, and the group went to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

"Brother Mu, are you finished?" Chen Shiliu was actually quite curious, but he always felt that Wen Jixue was a little unfathomable. Out of an instinct, he restrained his curiosity.

"It's not going well." Mu Qingyan said briefly, and asked him, "What about you, are you watching the fun of the Feng family?"

Chen Shiliu came to his senses immediately: "Brother Mu also heard about it? This Feng family is the Feng family next door to the Qiu family! It is said that those accounts suddenly appeared in the study room of the tea supervisor at night. Bad luck for the Feng family! Brother Mu, do you think this is the work of a 'Grand Thief'? Family, it is reasonable. Also, according to the accounts, not only the Feng family tea shop was seized, but also several other tea shops, including Yang Zhi's tea shop! Then Yang Zhi did business secretly with Feng's family, privately Selling tea. Smuggling tea does not pay taxes, buying low and selling high is profiteering, I can’t blame Yang Zhizhi for opening a shop, and can withstand Zhao Yongchang’s long-term blackmail.”

Mu Qingyan didn't think that someone was so righteous, and it would be a bit ridiculous to say that he "vented" the Qiu family.It was neither too early nor too late, but it happened to be this time. If it was said that the meeting was just in time, or that the timing was right, he could still believe it a little bit.

He has some understanding of that lover, the word "Xia" is not used, but he is not a villain.Including what he did after knowing the real murderer of Qiu Baozhu's murder, he did intend to avenge her, but he also hid some selfishness.

You know, if Yang Zhi goes to court and reveals the existence of the "lover", not only will the Qiu family lose face, but everyone will even suspect the identity of the "lover".The Qiu family also decided not to swallow their anger, maybe they will continue to ask Mu Qingyan to find out the identity of the lover, and when they are ashamed, it is not impossible to sue the "lover" for abducting a woman from a good family.

Maybe it's because Mu Qingyan has more knowledge about the evil of human nature, so Mu Qingyan inevitably thinks more.

However, things have come to this point, and he is not a troublesome person.

However, Chen Shiliu struggled with the identity of his lover. He was curious at first, but when something happened to the Feng family, he always felt that it was the lover's fault, and he became more and more itchy. At this moment, he couldn't help looking forward to Mu Qingyan: "Brother Mu, this Who is this person? I know Brother Mu doesn't want to be troublesome, so I just listen and don't talk about it, so I beg Brother Mu to help me out."

"I haven't verified it, it's just a guess." Although it's a guess, he will say it with some confidence.

"Brother Mu, please speak."

"How much do you know about the Feng family?"

"Brother Mu, you mean...the dispute between the two families of the Feng family?" Recently, something happened to the Feng family, and many people talked about the Feng family, and Chen Shiliu heard a lot of it.It not only mentioned the feud between the Feng family and the Qiu family ancestors, but also mentioned some past events within the Feng family.

The past dynasties have paid attention to "the order of the elders and the younger", even ordinary people also pay attention to the eldest son to set up a family and give priority to supporting their parents.Naturally, in terms of family business inheritance, the eldest son is given priority.

The more wealthy the family, the more particular about it.

Although the Feng family is a merchant, they are well-known in Fengzhou, but now the head of the Feng family is the second son.

Back then, Mr. Feng had more than two sons, but only two were descendants. According to the rules, the eldest son should inherit the family business.However, the two brothers who were the first brothers fought fiercely, and it ended with Feng's eldest son falling to his death from the tea mountain.There were also rumors in the outside world that the eldest son was murdered by the second son, and there was no basis for it. The Feng family refuted these rumors.

The eldest son died, leaving orphans and widows.

The second son took good care of his widowed sister-in-law and nephew, especially that nephew was a sick child since he was a child, and he didn't know how much money he spent every year on medicine to keep himself healthy.In order to strengthen his body, he invited a master to teach him kung fu.Every year, the scores of the mother and son are top-notch, but the second son's own wife and son have to give in a step.

This is to fool ordinary people. Anyone with a clear mind can see the weirdness in it.

Without him, the play is too much, but it seems false.

Chen Shiliu naturally didn't believe that Master Feng was so kind.

Mu Qingyan said: "As far as I know, Master Feng's nephew is 22 this year."

"Yes, I remember his name is Feng Yingyi." Chen Shiliu paused, realizing the meaning of his words, and was startled: "Feng Yingyi, nineteen years ago three years ago, even now he has never been married. There are many rumors about him in the outside world." According to the rumors, it is said that he has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he has always been sick with medicine. He always fainted several times a year. The family is right, the woman is talented and beautiful, and he said that he is unwilling to wrong Feng Yingyi. What he said is funny. If the family is really right, who is willing to marry their daughter to a person who will die at any time? Besides, this person is an idler raised by the Feng family. There is no foundation in the industry, even ordinary small families are unwilling. Besides, I think the Feng family is responsible for the rumors about Feng Yingyi."

After Chen Shiliu finished speaking, he remained silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Brother Mu, didn't you mean...Feng Yingyi?"

Mu Qingyan nodded.

Chen Shiliu was tongue-tied: "This... If Brother Mu's words are true, then Feng Yingyi is too good at pretending!"

It's okay to be black-bellied!

On the surface, he is a sick child who will die at any time, an idler raised by the Feng family, who has been manipulated so much that he can't even get married. I don't know how many people secretly joked about it.But in fact, this person secretly patronizes the rich family's house in turn, and he is not soft on the Feng family, and steals repeatedly.Everyone is hating this "Grand Thief", but who knows that this person is the sick child of the Feng family who hardly ever leaves home.

Chen Shiliu suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "By the way, Feng Yingyi's mother is said to be seriously ill and will soon die. Brother Mu, do you think that the Feng family's affairs may be related to his mother's illness?"

"heavy sick?"

"It is said that the Feng family invited several famous doctors in Fengzhou City, and they all came out shaking their heads. Some doctors showed their tone and said that the wife only had to live."

Mu Qingyan nodded: "If it is said that Mr. Feng can confuse outsiders with his superficial skills, but he can't confuse Feng Yingyi's mother and son, their mother and son must hate Mr. Feng very much. It's just that the orphans and widows are single and weak. They dare not hit a stone with an egg, especially In the past, Feng Yingyi was still young and had the reputation of being a sick child, and she could 'die of illness' at any time. Now that she is dying of illness, Feng Yingyi using the hands of the tea supervisor to deal with Master Feng is also a good move."

"Then, he and Qiu Baozhu..." Chen Shiliu still couldn't believe it when he thought of this incident.

Mu Qingyan didn't know about the origins of the two, and it didn't matter now.

Chen Shiliu ate the food silently, and after a while he asked again: "Brother Mu, is it really him? Did you make a mistake?"

This is not the same as the expected "Grand Rogue".

"It's just a guess. If you want to confirm, you can check it yourself." The candidates have been given out, and if you really want to investigate, it's just follow the clues.

Chen Shiliu thought for a while, then shook his head: "Forget it, it's not easy for him."

If we really want to investigate it, it's hard to guarantee that it won't spread. At that time, Feng Yingyi will have to go to the prison for his "rogue" behavior alone, or he will die in the prison.

The topic stopped there.

In the afternoon, Chen Shiliu went out again to inquire about the follow-up of the Feng family's affairs.

Mu Qingyan also waited for good news: Fang Erping is still in Fengzhou City.

Fang Erping is Liu Dapang's apprentice, and also the youngest one.

In the end, Fang Erping was affected by what happened at the beginning, and now he does not continue to be a cook, but runs a paper goods shop.This business is not good, the shop is at the corner of a diagonal street, a bit old, there are paper boys and girls on both sides of the door.

Fang Erping was over thirty, slightly fat, and was sitting in a shop folding ingots.

Seeing a customer outside the store, Fang Erping hurriedly got up to greet him: "How many people, what do you need?"

Mu Qingyan got straight to the point: "Fang Erping, I want to ask about the Huangjia Village ten years ago."