"Where is the salt guide?" Lin Daguan asked. He didn't ask whether it was true or false, because he didn't dare to lie to him.
Wu Tian replied: "It's all with your husband."
Lin Tailai asked impatiently: "Then where is your husband?"
Wu Tianshi replied in detail: "Hiding in the salt field on the other side of the sea, he does not dare to show his face in public, nor does he dare to take the road to Yangzhou."
Official Lin did not continue to ask, but brought up other topics: "Is there any blood feud between you and the Zheng family?"
The young woman first lowered her head and coaxed the baby in her arms a few times, and then she spoke to Mr. Lin in detail.
It turns out that Wu Tian’s husband, Wu Deng, was originally from Huizhou, and his ancestors came to Jiangbei to seek a living.
Wu Deng's father was a half-partner with the Zheng family, and was responsible for collecting and transporting salt. Later, Wu Deng's father accumulated part of his fortune, became self-reliant, and wanted to go to Suzhou to sell salt.
Then Wu Deng's father was inexplicably regarded as a private salt dealer, was surrounded and suppressed, and died violently. Later it was found out that it was all the fault of the Zheng family.
Lin Daguan asked very suspiciously: "I can understand your husband hiding in the chaotic salt field.
But how do you, a delicate woman like you, protect yourself?"
If this question is not solved, Lin Daguan will definitely not believe the other party.
The young woman shifted the baby to her left hand and held it steady, then suddenly stretched out her right hand and waved towards the pillar in the house. In the blink of an eye, she saw a sharp dart inserted into the wooden pillar.
Lin Tailai: "."
Fortunately, I am a decent person, I keep my peace of mind, and I have no evil intentions. If I accidentally get hit by one, I will definitely feel uncomfortable.
"The slave family still has some self-defense skills." Wu Tianshi lowered his head and said.
Official Lin sat up straight, no longer looking at his snow-white collar, and said seriously: "If you have this ability, you don't need me to give you a way to survive."
Wu Tianshi gently caressed the child and said helplessly: "The Zheng family must have put spy tape outside the door of the high official and saw the slave family entering here.
If the Nu family goes out again, even if I can break out of the siege, I'm afraid I won't be able to save the flesh and blood of the Wu family."
This reason was recognized by Lin Daguan. Carrying a child under one year old was indeed a huge drag, unless his name was Zhao Zilong.
After all the background questions were asked, Lin Daguan got to the point: "Then you show up in public and come to me even if you don't hesitate to attract the attention of the Zheng family. What do you want to ask for?"
Wu Tianshi said: "The slave family has no choice. On behalf of the husband, on behalf of the Wu family, they want to seek refuge with high-ranking officials.
Five hundred salts are just useless paper in the hands of the Wu family now. It is better to use them to cooperate with high-ranking officials.
The high officials have strong soldiers and horses, so they can send a team of men and horses to escort the slave family to the seaside salt field. After finding the husband, they can collect and transport the salt on the spot."
Lin Tailai questioned: "There are many people, but how can I trust you? How could I know that this is not a trap, just to eliminate my people?"
Wu Tian raised the child slightly and said decisively: "The slave family is willing to mortgage their son to a high official!"
Lin Tailai was unmoved, "I didn't know you before, and I don't even know if this baby is your biological son.
If you pick a random child to fool, wouldn't I become the laughing stock?"
Wu Tianshi gritted his teeth and said: "This son Wu Xiang is the biological son of the slave family and the son of Wu Deng.
Our Wu family used to help the Zheng family, but later the family members changed, so high-ranking officials can go and inquire about the situation carefully."
Lin Tailai was slightly surprised by the name of this child. It couldn't be such a coincidence, right?
Wu Sangui, one of the most famous figures in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in history, his father’s name was Wu Xiang.
Although these two generations of father and son are bad people, their fame cannot be denied.
Lin Tailai carefully recalled the information. Wu Sangui's ancestors went to Huizhou and then moved to Gaoyou, Yangzhou, Jiangbei.
Then came the generation of Grandpa Wu Sangui, who suddenly moved to Liaodong for some unknown reason. Then there was Wu Xiang, and Wu Sangui and his son guarded Liaodong.
At this time, Lin Tailai asked an incomprehensible question: "What would you and your wife plan to do if I didn't show up in Yangzhou?"
Although Wu Tian felt strange, he still replied: "In order to avoid the Zheng family, I must flee far away.
I heard that a relative went to Liaodong to sell horses, and he might want to seek refuge there."
Lin Tailai: "."
It sounds like they should be close to each other, otherwise how could everything be a coincidence?
So maybe Wu Tian is Wu Sangui’s biological grandmother?
Wu Tian's husband Wu Deng is Wu Sangui's biological grandfather who has no name in history?
And the child under one year old in Wu Tian's arms is Wu Sangui's biological father Wu Xiang?
History really makes a joke on itself. As the butterfly wings flap, the trajectory of history begins to change in various ways.
It seems that this Wu Tian family is unlikely to be a trap sent by the Zheng family. If he is so important in the rich Zheng family, then why did Grandpa Wu Sangui in history go to Liaodong?
In addition, it can also be inferred that Wu Tian and Wu Deng's abilities are not too bad, otherwise historically they would not be able to make a fortune in Liaodong.
Looking at Wu Tian who was kneeling in front of him, Lin Daguan, who had been very angry recently, suddenly felt that he was even more attractive. After all, he had the bonus of the celebrity halo.
But Lin Daguan still suppressed his inappropriate thoughts. There is still a difference between humans and animals, and they cannot be inferior to animals.
There were a lot of things yesterday, and I was stuck thinking about the next phase of the outline. I owe another chapter, and I owe 3 chapters this month. If nothing goes wrong, I will start to make up for it tomorrow.
Chapter completed!