In the quiet alley late at night, the curtain of the carriage was opened.
In the carriage, Qin Rushuang was holding a chicken leg and was gnawing on it.
After finishing the chicken legs in her hands, Qin Rushuang burped slightly.
She said with a satisfied look on her face: "Eating a little bit of this ordinary delicacy once in a while has a special flavor..."
Qingzhi had no choice but to look at the oil paper bag, only a complete chicken rack and chicken bones were left, silently cursing in his heart.
Princess, do you think you only ate a little...
Qingzhi comforted herself that it was a good thing that the princess could eat more, which meant that the child in her belly was growing well.
When Qin Rushuang ate roast chicken, she only picked out the delicious parts, such as chicken thighs and chicken wings. She ate all the meat from the chicken, such as chicken breasts. She didn't even take a bite of the slightly woody parts.
Willing to touch.
Xie Xun, who was on the side, worked hard for Qin Rushuang to finish the parts she didn't want to eat, and then ordered the driver to throw away the finished chicken bones.
Qin Rushuang pretended not to see the teasing expressions of Qingzhi and Xie Xun, cleared her throat and said, "It's almost midnight, why haven't these workers come back yet? Could it be that those tea patrons lied to us?"
"
Qingzhi scratched his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. What good would it do them to lie to us?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a burst of noise in the distance.
Xie Xun had excellent eyesight. He saw a group of people wearing the same clothes approaching from a distance. He guessed that they must be workers from the Xiao Chamber of Commerce.
Xie Xun took a look at the carriage they were riding in today. Although they had already taken a very low-key carriage when they came out, the carriage was made of good wood after all, and it should not appear on this remote and poor street.
So Xie Xun ordered the driver to drive the carriage away, and with quick eyes and hands, he pulled Qin Rushuang to an inconspicuous shadow on the side of the road and stood there.
After a while, the workers came over.
Qin Rushuang looked at it secretly under the moonlight, and the more she looked at it, the more strange it became.
Let’s not talk about why the workers returned to their place of residence at this time. According to today’s tea guests, the wages paid by Boss Xiao to the workers are quite generous.
But looking at these workers now, their eyes are dull and their expressions are sluggish, like walking zombies. They are walking back in line, and they don't see any joy in living a good life.
Qin Rushuang wanted to go out and find a worker to ask about the situation, but was stopped by Xie Xun.
Xie Xun pointed to the end of the team and whispered to Qin Rushuang, "Look at the few people behind, they look like thugs guarding homes and homes. Look at these workers again. They have obviously finished work, but they are still there.
He lined up so neatly, as if someone asked him to do this, so it’s better not to alert others yet.”
With Xie Xun's reminder, Qin Rushuang discovered that this was indeed the case.
A few arrogant and domineering thugs followed at the end of the team, while the workers next to them moved a little cautiously and looked shrinking.
Qin Rushuang's heart became heavy. It seemed that the life of these workers was not as good as it seemed to outsiders.
Looking at the situation today, their wages may not be as high as Boss Xiao said, and they may be coerced by Boss Xiao.
Qin Rushuang whispered: "Your Majesty, wait for them to go in later. After these nursing homes leave, let's go in and find a worker to ask them?"
Xie Xun nodded: "Okay."
Seeing the workers entering the yard in twos and threes, the lights in the yard were on for a while and then turned off.
The thugs who had been following the team earlier were walking out, arm in arm.
"Ouch, I'm so exhausted, I guess it's too late today."
"There's nothing I can do. The election of the Royal Merchants is coming soon, and Mr. Xiao is also impatient! Otherwise, why would he work overtime to catch up on the work? And don't be so grumpy. Isn't the money that Boss Xiao gave you and me still enough?"
"Hey, it's just because they give you a lot. Otherwise, who would be willing to guard these workers all day long? They are so boring! There are a few women and a few old women, which are not interesting at all. Let's go to a brothel to play for a while.
Well, I heard that Xiao Taohong is going to dance today..."
"Take it easy. Tomorrow at midnight, we have to drive these workers to work in the cloth workshop!"
As the people walked away, Qin Rushuang's expression became more solemn.
From Zi Shi to Yin Shi, it was only three hours. Do these workers actually have to work for nine hours a day? This is too crazy!
After the gangsters walked away, Xie Xun walked to the outside of a courtyard wall, climbed in easily with a little effort, and then opened the door from the inside to let Qin Rushuang in.
They had looked carefully before coming in. All the lights in the yard were out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them walked into the dilapidated yard, they suddenly saw a figure standing under the big tree in the yard.
The figure in the darkness naturally discovered them, but instead of shouting, the figure lowered his voice and asked: "Who are you?!"
Seeing that the man didn't yell, Qin Rushuang breathed a sigh of relief and walked up to the black shadow, only to find that it was a weather-beaten man in his forties.
"My husband and I have just arrived in Jiangnan to do business. We also visited Xiao's Cloth Factory that day. Maybe you didn't see us, but we are..."
"No matter who you are," the man interrupted Qin Rushuang with a wave of his hand, and said, "I don't care if you came to inquire about the secrets of Xiao's Trading Company, or if you walked in by mistake, I advise you to leave quickly.
Boss Xiao’s domestic slave lives in the last courtyard. As long as someone discovers it, neither of you will be able to denounce it, so leave quickly!"
Qin Rushuang did not give up, but asked: "I heard from outside rumors that Boss Xiao is very good to you. In this case, even if we and my wife walked in by mistake, what are you afraid of? Could it be that Boss Xiao doesn't treat you well?"
Not as kind as the rumors say?"
The man's expression changed unpredictably. After a while, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Boss Xiao is really good to us. In order to deal with the important events of Huangshang these days, he made us work overtime and raised our wages, and also allowed our children to
In the private school, you are not allowed to go out even a step, and you must study hard. Boss Xiao is a great kindness to us, so you should leave quickly."
After saying that, before Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun could say anything else, she reached out and tried to push them away.
Xie Xun quickly protected Qin Rushuang with quick eyes and hands, "We can just go on our own."
When he reached the door of the courtyard, Xie Xun suddenly turned around and said to the man in the darkness, "No matter how Boss Xiao treats you, you just need to remember that if you have any difficulties, you can go to Du's Trading Company for help."
The man took a deep look at Xie Xun, said nothing, and turned back to the yard.
After walking out of the yard, Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun felt a little heavy. They walked through Changxing Street, and when they turned a corner, they saw the coachman and Qingzhi waiting aside.
Qingzhi helped Qin Rushuang get into the carriage neatly. After sitting down, Qin Rushuang said: "Boss Xiao has indeed coerced these workers. We have to rescue them."
