Nongmen Shenjue

With the help of Wen Jixue, the two successfully entered the village and hibernated on the roof of the house.

There is a plaque on the gate of the house: Qian Zhai.

Wandering around the town during the day, I heard that there is a kind person in Qianjiazhuang.

His name was Qian Sheng, he was in his forties, and his family background was ordinary in his early years. He made a fortune by running a business outside, and returned to the village to build a house and land, and became a rich man.Qian Sheng did not forget his roots even when he became rich. He would give away money to give porridge, build bridges and pave roads, rebuild temples to offer incense, and reduce the rent of his own land to villagers in the same village who have no land. Shy, he will give generously.

Qian San is one of the beneficiaries.

It is said that the relationship between the two families is far away, but in terms of seniority, they are uncles and nephews.

Qian has three arms, a big waist and a round body, and his family is poor. In order to earn money, he went to help the gambling house collect debts. He is a ruthless person.But Qian San is a filial person, his widowed mother single-handedly brought him up, and he suffered from illnesses all over. Qian San was anxious to get money to treat his old mother's illness.

Last year, Qian Sheng handed over his winemaking workshop to Qian San in charge.

This winemaking workshop is in the village, backed by mountains and forests, and many people in the village work in it.Qian Sheng said earlier that this workshop is not for making money, but for the villagers to earn money. Half of the money earned by the wine shop is used to donate to the temple for incense offerings, and the other half is used for private schools in the village and for the villagers. Orphans and widows eat.

The Qian family's house is quite big, but the inside is ordinary.

At this time, the surroundings were quiet, and the servants on duty at night were guarding the door and gossiping.

"Qian Sheng is alone in the study." Wen Jixue pointed to a brightly lit room.

Mu Qingyan scanned it, and sure enough, Qian Sheng was looking at the account book, flicking the abacus from time to time.

Everything in the house looked peaceful and nothing unusual.

Mu Qingyan still had some doubts about Qian Sheng in his heart. After all, those girls were transported away in the name of the winery's delivery, and Qian San was in charge of the workshop for Qian Sheng. Could it have nothing to do with him?As for the fame bought with money, it may be for an inner deception, or it is purely a cover, such examples are not uncommon throughout the ages.

"Go to the winery!" He whispered to Wen Jixue.

Relying on Wen Jixue's lightness skills, the two arrived at the winery in the mountains and forests.

The winery is a few feet away from the village, and there is a large courtyard. Even at night, two lanterns are lit outside the gate, and there are night watchmen inside.The winery is divided into two parts, front and back. The front part is a courtyard wall made of yellow mud, more than one person tall, a large solid wooden door, and a black lacquered plaque: Qian's Winery.

There is a faint smell of wine in the air, a little fruity sweet, it is fruit wine.

This kind of fruit wine is made by adding koji to fruit and then distilled. It has a certain degree of alcohol and has a unique taste.

The front yard is flat, with sheds on both sides, and large bamboo baskets and wine tanks piled up.A whole row of houses, seven or eight rooms in size, soaking, cooking, cooling and other processes are completed in these rooms.There is also a row of houses in the backyard, and the more important koji mixing, fermentation, distillation, etc. are done by master craftsmen here, which involves the secrecy of wine making recipes, so ordinary people are not allowed to enter the backyard.

After the wine is brewed, put it in an altar and store it.

Generally, wine making workshops will dig wine cellars, even a small workshop should have one.

Mu Qingyan carefully searched under the surface bit by bit with his mental strength. He felt that if the winery is really tricky, the key should be in the wine cellar.Those girls were transported here, and they must be kept away from the public. What could be more secretive than a wine cellar?

"Found it!" Mu Qingyan discovered the entrance of the wine cellar, and described the topography of the wine cellar in his mind.

Opening the entrance of the wine cellar, there are indeed large and small wine jars underneath, and the size of the space is comparable to that of a small workshop.However, there is a bed board that is one person high at the end. Remove the bed board, and there is an entrance behind. After entering, the cellar space suddenly increases. Fall to the ground trembling.

There are vents in the cellar, but so many people have to breathe and eat and drink in it, the filth and suffocation can be imagined.

Mu Qingyan suspected that the children who fell to the ground were sick.

At this moment, there were no guards in the cellar, no lights, it was pitch black, and he couldn't tell which one was Xiaomei.

Finding the abducted girl was a good thing, but Mu Qingyan had to think more about the follow-up.

This distillery originally belonged to Qian Sheng, but it was given to Qian San last year. I don't know whether to just hand over the management right or to transfer the ownership directly, but there is a problem in front of us.If Qian Sheng did this deliberately, it must be to hide behind the scenes and cut ties with the business of the winery. Once the matter is revealed, he will have a backup to take care of it so that he will not be implicated.

Maybe it's just a matter of spending more money.

The county magistrate of Guangmin County has always been "stable" in his work, not seeking merit but seeking no faults. He is firmly squatting in Guangmin County as a parent officer, and he may have given up the idea of ​​climbing up.So, if you don't want official career, don't you want money?That is, he doesn't want it, his relatives and cronies don't want it?

If Qian Sheng gets away at that time, not only will there be a resurgence of abduction and trafficking in the future, but also Mu Qingyan will be hated.

Obviously it's not easy to do it, but secretly it's impossible to prevent it.

There is only one thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to be a thief.

Mu Qingyan can rely on Wen Jixue to take care of her, but the rest of the Mu family are still in danger.

Cutting someone's money is like killing one's parents.

How lucrative is the kidnapping and trafficking of girls, small fish and small shrimps can slip through the net, such as Qian Sheng Qian San must not let it go.

Thinking about it, he asked, "If someone is arrested, what will be the sentence?"

Wen Jixue said: "The law of this dynasty says that those who sell people as slaves will be hanged; For prostitutes, punish them."

"Punishment?" The word was too cold, and Mu Qingyan didn't understand it.

"After beheading, the limbs of the corpse are dismembered, just like decomposing livestock."

There is a word called "death without a whole body", which is a very vicious curse, and using such a punishment to punish kidnappers shows the imperial court's abhorrence of selling people.

Nowadays, people are divided into three classes, six classes, and nine classes. The good and the low do not marry, so abduction and trafficking of good people is even more serious.

Even so, huge profits are still desperate, and such things have been repeatedly banned.

Mu Qingyan let out a sigh of relief: "I suspect that Qian Sheng is the mastermind behind the scenes, but if he gets through with the county government, I'm afraid he will get away."

Sometimes the outcome of a case depends on the attitude of the presiding officer.

Wen Jixue sneered: "The authorities are obsessed. How much are some ungrown female dolls worth? I'm afraid they are small heads in their business chain. This Qian Sheng's family history is very doubtful, not to mention whether he was a Running a business to make a fortune, it is said that he returned to Guangmin County, and immediately spread his fortune like a boy to make a name for himself. For what? Is it really a rich man with a lot of money? Everything is a foreshadowing, a disguise, and a cover.

Then the problem comes.It is easy to organize human trafficking, but each trade has its own way. Where does he sell such large quantities of 'goods'?If you make a rash move, how do you know it's safe? "

Mu Qingyan's mind was clear for a while, and he nodded in agreement: "Yes, it means that he already had a plan when he returned to his hometown, and he had an accurate and safe sales channel, and even...his so-called running a business at the beginning may have just entered Other people's trafficking gangs, so they are so familiar with these."

"So don't be in a hurry for the time being, and check this Qian Sheng carefully. He really has a big deal, and he will definitely not hand it over to others easily." Wen Jixue has seen such dirty things too much.

"I'm worried that these little girls will be changed hands soon." The environment in the wine cellar is harsh, and many children are sick. The kidnappers definitely don't want to keep them. If one gets sick and one dies, it's all money.

"They work very regularly. This batch of children has just been delivered, and they always have to contact the buyer. There should be a buffer period of a few days."

Mu Qingyan nodded: "Then watch."

When I returned to the inn that night, I immediately made arrangements.

The main thing is to secretly watch whether there are any suspicious people coming and going in Qianjiazhuang, and leave this to Mu Lin and the others.

Wen Jixue and Mu Qingyan still pretended to be wealthy sons and brought Gao Tian into the county.

Don't move rashly during the day, just wander around and feel the situation in the county by the way.Although County Magistrate Zhou of Fenglin County gave a handwritten letter asking Guangmin County to assist in handling the case, it was unknown whether the other party would cooperate. Even if they deliberately delayed the time, it would be a failure for them.

The same is the county seat. After all, Guangmin County is not as prosperous as Fenglin County, and the population alone is much smaller.

"Go to the teahouse and sit for a while." Mu Qingyan is not interested in shopping, so he might as well go to the teahouse to listen to the news.

Wen Jixue suddenly felt it was a pity, originally he thought walking around the street was quite interesting.

Mu Qingyan saw the flickering expression on his face, and his expression was a little strange: "Why don't you turn around again?"

Wen Jixue chuckled: "If you don't accompany me, what's the point of me being alone."

Mu Qingyan's face became even more strange: "Your hobbies are really different." After a moment of silence, he said indifferently: "If you really want to, I will accompany you to the end."

Wen Jixue smiled and shook her head: "You're only fifteen, but I'm older than you."

Mu Qingyan's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "What about you?"

"Ten years older than you."

"Well, compared to me, you are indeed older." Mu Qingyan said seriously.

Wen Jixue didn't know what to say for a while, so she just raised her hand and rubbed his head.After doing this action, he himself was stunned, and seeing Mu Qingyan frowning at him, he coughed lightly and helped him tidy up his messy hair.

"Go to the tea house to drink tea." Wen Jixue stopped talking about shopping, carefully watched his face, seeing that he was not annoyed, the corner of her mouth smiled again.

He looked at his hands, which seemed to still have the feeling of rubbing the top of his hair, and his eyes fell on the top of Mu Qingyan's head from time to time.It's a little itchy, and I always want to rub it again, but I dare not.

Mu Qingyan was fifteen years old and still hadn't worn his crown yet. The top half of his hair was tied up and the bottom half was untied. He didn't use hairpins either, he only tied it with a blue hairband.Many teenagers are like this nowadays, and some of them are all tied up.It's hot today, if Mu Qingyan was at home, in order to cool off and save trouble, he would be all bundled up.

Just now Wen Jixue rubbed her hair a little loosely.

He was about to go to the private seat of the teahouse to tidy up again, but he felt that Wen Jixue's eyes were always sweeping over his head.Looking back, the other party hurriedly withdrew his gaze and called the buddy to serve tea, trying to cover up.