In the tea room of Daqing Building in Nanxun, Liu Yong was introducing the acquisition of Spring Cocoon this year to Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping.
Before he could sit down, Zhang Yuping said: I heard that the spring cocoon market is very bad this year, and many silk shops cannot receive spring cocoons at all. Even the entrances of several branches in Guangzhuang are deserted.
Xing Gengxing also said: I have also heard about it.
Liu Yong smiled and said: They are other people and we are us. We worked overtime and couldn't make it in time day and night.
Zhang Yuping asked strangely: Why?
Liu Yong said with a smile: You have forgotten that at the end of last year, we had already ordered 500 tons of spring cocoons from farmers, and all of them were cashed out as soon as the spring cocoons came on the market.
Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping laughed in unison and said, "Okay, then this year we will become an exclusive operator, and we will make a fortune."
Liu Yong added: Actually, there are not 500 dans, only 400 dans.
Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping looked at Liu Yong strangely and asked: Why?
Liu Yong said: 100 Dan was given to Mr. Gu.
Xing Gengxing and Zhang Yuping asked again: Why?
Liu Yong went on to say: Maybe you two have forgotten. At the end of last year, I went to Jili Village to order spring cocoons. Due to insufficient funds, I went to him and got fifty taels of silver. Without fifty taels of silver, how could I order 500 loads? What's more, when I arrived,
We haven't returned him yet.
Zhang Yuping added: Then we can just return the money to him now.
Liu Yong said again: Is it that simple? I think there is a basic principle of life here, don't forget the farmers when you eat.
Xing Gengxing also said: Now that it has become a fact, are you going to have sex with Gu Fuchang? Even if we book 100 fewer orders, we will just make less money.
Liu Yong said goodbye to Xing Gengxing, and Zhang Yuping went home directly.
Liu Yong walked to the yard and happened to come out with a washbasin.
Hong Ying said to Liu Yong: Hey, Sister Hui had a stomachache just now and was vomiting violently.
Liu Yong made a sound and said: Did you eat something unclean?
Hong Ying smiled and said: You big fool.
Liu Yong was scolded by Hong Ying as "big fool", which was a bit inexplicable.
At this time, two government servants suddenly came in from outside the door and wanted to take Liu Yong away indiscriminately.
When Hong Ying saw this, he quickly shouted: What's going on? Why are you arresting people for no reason? He dragged Liu Yong's clothes tightly.
When Hong Ying started shouting, Liu Yong's mother, Yu Hui, and even Liu Yong's father came out.
Hong Yingyou said to the yamen officer: "Two gentlemen, what exactly did the person involved do? You should make it clear to our family members. Otherwise, you will arrest the person for no reason?"
Others also said in confusion: Yes, yes. Why are you arresting people for no reason?
A government official said: We don’t know what the person involved committed. It was just a routine matter. With that, Liu Yong was taken away.
There was a lot of chaos in the yard.
Liu Yongniang and Yu Hui sat there and cried loudly.
Hong Ying comforted everyone, don't worry, don't worry, things will be cleared up.
Finally, Hong Ying said to Liu Yong's father: Master, I will go to Gu's father-in-law and ask him to come forward and find out what Brother Yong has committed, and then I can explain.
Liu Yong's father said: The girl is right.
Yu Hui also wanted to go together. Hong Ying glanced at Yu Hui sideways and said sternly: "Take good care of me and don't cause trouble." He went out anxiously.
At Gu Fuchang's house, Hong Ying briefly told the story about the government servants who had taken Liu Yong away for no apparent reason.
Gu Fuchang is a leading figure in Nanxun Town and is also the "President of the Industry Association" in Nanxun Town. Therefore, he has a relatively high prestige in Nanxun Town. If anything happens, people often ask him to mediate and handle it.
After listening to Hong Ying's introduction, Gu Fuchang frowned and said: Logically speaking, Liu Yongxian's nephew will not do anything wrong, but this matter is a bit strange. So, don't worry, I will set off immediately and go to the government office to inquire about it before making any comment.
reason.
Hong Ying said: Now everyone in the family is old and sick. What should we do? Only the little girl went to the government office with her father-in-law.
Gu Fuchang said: It doesn't matter whether you go or not, I just go.
Hong Ying added: Brother Yong was arrested by the officials, and his family was worried. The little girl is Brother Yong's sister, and she is also considered a member of the family, so she feels confident after she goes there.
Gu Fuchang: It makes sense. Then go back and report it, and we will set off immediately.
Hong Ying hurried back to Liu's house. Eunuch Gu immediately went to the government office to report to Liu Yong's parents and Yu Hui. He also said that he and Eunuch Gu would go together to find out the news.
When Yu Hui heard that Hong Ying and Eunuch Gu were going to the government office to inquire about the news, she insisted on going together.
Hong Ying said to Yu Hui with a straight face: Are you going too? You have to know that you are not going alone. It is very inconvenient for you to get on and off the ship while you are pregnant and have someone take care of you. What if someone
What should I do if I bump into something?
Liu Yongniang could hear that there was something in Hong Ying's words. She also believed in Hong Ying's ability to do things. Then she said: Ah Hui was feeling unwell, so it was the same reason that Ah Ying and Eunuch Gu should go together. So she took out the food from the inner room.
He handed 10 taels of silver to Hong Ying and said: "Take this, and hit it if you need it. You go, you are your family, you have the final say in everything."
Liu Huanzhang also said: As of now, this is the only thing going on. Since Eunuch Gu is gone, there should be no big problem.
Hong Ying said goodbye to them, and they kept looking at Hong Ying's back as he went out.
The ship was sailing on the canal. The two boatmen took turns to rock the oar vigorously. One was dripping with sweat, and the other took his place.
Hong Ying sat in the cabin, anxious. After a while, she stretched her head out of the cabin and looked at the shore. A huge stone arch bridge spanned the two sides. She asked again: Where are we here?
The boatman replied: This is the old building, not even halfway there.
Until it was time to light the lanterns, the ship docked at Pangong Bridge at the North Gate.
Gu Fuchang paid the boat fare and said to the boatman: Let's go ashore.
After landing on the shore, Hong Ying followed Eunuch Gu and hurried to Mr. Chen's official residence in Huzhou Prefecture.
Hong Ying came to Huzhou for the first time. The roads and buildings were much larger than those in Nanxun. The shops on both sides of the road were also brightly lit. Hong Ying had no intention of admiring the feasting and feasting of this big city, as he wanted to know the news about Brother Liu Yong as soon as possible.
Gu Fuchang and Mr. Chen are old friends. Mr. Chen once visited Nanxun and was received by Gu Fuchang; once the temple in Huzhou was repaired, the Gu family contributed a lot of money. Speaking of which, the Gu family and the Chen family are somewhat distant relatives.
In front of a dark door, Gu Fuchang knocked on the door.
Master Chen heard that Nanxun Gu Fuchang had come to visit him, and he quickly came out to greet him.
When he saw Mr. Chen, Gu Fuchang bowed his hands and said: "Gu Fuchang, the people of the world, kowtow to Mr. Chen."
Mr. Chen smiled and said: It's just this kind of thing between you and me.
Master Chen smiled again and said to Hong Ying: Who is this?
Gu Fuchang said: That is the niece of my humble wife.
Mr. Chen said "oh".
Hong Ying also stepped forward and said, "A common woman is here to kowtow to your lord."
Mr. Chen asked them to enter the room and sit down.
Mr. Chen said: Brother Fuchang went to his house at night, for what reason?
Gu Fuchang told the story of Liu Yong being taken away by the county government. Then he said: What the person committed and which royal law he violated should be made clear to his family. Taking someone inexplicably and randomly will inevitably make the people suspicious.
Hong Ying also chimed in: I was present at the time, and I asked many times what crime my brother had committed. The guards said that it was a routine matter and they didn’t know what the person involved was guilty of.
Mr. Chen frowned and said: Oh, there is such a thing?
Mr. Chen knew that Mr. Wu of the county government office was a profit-seeker, corrupt and perverting the law, and he also wanted to get rid of him, but he was not sure of the evidence. He remembered that the foreman of the county government detention center was Li Li, the son of his life-and-death friend Li Xianghe.
So he said, "Wait a moment, I'll be back as soon as I leave." So he called his servants, took a lantern, and headed to the county government detention center.
At the county government detention center, Li Li happens to be on duty tonight.
When Li Li saw Master Chen coming here for a night visit, he immediately stood up and said, "Master Chen came here for a night visit, and I feel sorry for you."
Mr. Chen didn't say anything. As soon as he entered the door and sat down, he asked: Is Liu Yong, the criminal, detained here at your place today?
Li Li said: This is indeed the case, and it has been less than an hour since I was detained.
Master Chen asked again: Do you know what crime he committed?
Li Li added: Mr. Wu sent someone to send a file just now, saying that the criminal Liu Yong rushed to buy tribute silk from the imperial court, disrupted the market, and committed a crime against the imperial court.
Mr. Chen said: Oh, so that’s it.
Li Li added: "According to the files sent to me, Mr. Wu is interested in handling the case and closing it quickly. He is afraid of long nights and many dreams. The day after tomorrow, the court will hold a verdict."
Mr. Chen asked again: Where is the criminal being held? The official wants to see him.
Li Li said: It's in cell number three.
Mr. Chen took out five yuan and gave it to Li Li, but Li Li dared not accept it. Mr. Chen said, "Take it and have a drink." Then he ordered the servants to rush back and call Gu Fuchang and Hong Ying.
Liu Yong was captured for no apparent reason and was detained here for less than an hour. Suddenly, the prison door was opened, and the first people he saw were Eunuch Gu and Hong Ying.
Hong Ying went up and hugged Liu Yong, bursting into tears, and said: Brother Yong, I have made you suffer.
Gu Fuchang also said: Only now do I know that by saying you were against the imperial court, it turned out that you had offended the interests of Yizhuang and Guangzhuang. They had no food to eat, and they blamed other people's rice for being too fragrant.
Gu Fuchang comforted Liu Yong with a few words, and gave Li Li five yuan to ask him to take care of his subordinates these days and not treat Liu Yong badly.
Gu Fuchang, on the other hand, ordered people to rush to Nanxun overnight to prepare evidence.
No one knew that Mr. Chen also sent people to Nanxun to Yizhuang and Guangzhuang overnight to collect evidence. This chapter has been completed!