After chatting for a while, Tang Mingrui got down to business.
"Brother Mo, Sister Mo didn't bring the doll this time?"
He Zhiran spread his hands and told the truth.
"I don't know Mr. Tang's recent doll sales, so I didn't bring the dolls with me.
We rented a yard near the dock to stay temporarily, where the dolls can be conveniently stored, and Mr. Tang can pick them up at any time when he needs them."
"Okay, I will follow Brother Mo and Sister Mo to your residence in a moment to get some dolls."
Tang Mingrui was so anxious to get the goods that he felt like drinking tea no longer tasted good.
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye didn't want to waste time on such small talk, so they took the initiative to take Tang Mingrui to pick up the goods.
Tang Mingrui knew where they lived and felt it was convenient to pick up the goods back and forth, so he only took away fifty dolls today.
This time the income was higher, and He Zhiran also increased the wages of the female family members for making dolls to one or two silver each.
As the income of the female relatives increased, the materials for making dolls were soon used up.
He Zhiran also decided to stop it in moderation. It would be good enough to earn enough money, and he should not cause trouble for it.
Tang Mingrui was so good at business that he sold out all the dolls made by the women in seven days.
The Xie family and the Fang family once again received fifty taels of silver.
Now the two families have accumulated dozens of taels of silver from making dolls.
As long as the money is properly arranged, after they arrive in the northwest, they can buy a house and land with peace of mind, and the family should not have to worry about food and clothing.
For this reason, the gratitude of the two families becomes even stronger...
I thought they would stay here for a while, and were even ready to celebrate the New Year here.
Who knows, the plan did not change quickly.
A large force sent by the imperial court to look for Nan Heng entered the city.
The old general Jin who led the team was favored by the old Duke Mo when he was at the border.
Originally, when the Mo family was confiscated and exiled, he wanted to see him off quietly.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Shunwu had been wary of this for a long time. Anyone who had been close to the Mo family had been kept in the palace in the early dynasty. It was not until the news came back that the Mo family had left the city that he issued an order to release them.
Old General Jin's family members were also timid, fearing that he would offend the emperor because of the Mohist family, so they persuaded him until he did nothing.
For this reason, General Jin felt guilty for several days.
One of the reasons why he asked Ying to come here was to catch up with the Mo family in exile and help them secretly.
Unexpectedly, he did not see the large exiled troops until he chased them to their destination.
Just when General Jin felt that he had missed out on the Mo family, he could only lead people to search on the street as a routine, and unexpectedly saw a familiar figure appearing in front of him.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran went out to purchase supplies. When they heard the voices of officers and soldiers behind them, they deliberately hid by the roadside to minimize their presence.
Unexpectedly, his back was recognized by General Jin at a glance.
"Is he the wise nephew of the Mo family?"
Mo Jiuye stopped and turned around.
"Old General Jin."
General Jin quickly got off his horse and strode to Mo Jiuye.
He looked at Mo Jiuye carefully and then patted him heavily on the shoulder.
"Well, it's great that your boy is still alive and well."
Immediately, he burst into hearty laughter, causing all passers-by to look in their direction.
When the officers and soldiers saw that General Jin was being watched, they drove him away with a wink.
Mo Jiuye also felt close to General Jin when he saw him.
"The old general is here to investigate the disappearance of King Heng?"
Old General Jin looked Mo Jiuye up and down, then leaned into his ear and asked: "Tell me, is the disappearance of King Heng related to your boy?"
The first time he saw Mo Jiuye, he had a feeling that King Heng's death must be inseparable from him.
"The old general has really betrayed Jiuye. I have no enmity with King Heng, so how could I possibly attack him?
What's more, now that I have become an exile, the disputes in the court have nothing to do with me anymore. I only hope that my family can arrive in the northwest safely and live a stable life."
Old General Jin just asked casually and saw that Mo Jiuye looked serious and didn't look like he was lying.
"It's better if I'm not your kid, otherwise, old man, I will still have to think of how to help you escape."
Mo Jiuye sneered: "Old General, you are worrying too much. The disappearance of King Heng has nothing to do with me."
"Well, that puts me at ease." As he said that, Old General Jin looked at He Zhiran next to him.
"Is this the daughter of Master Heshang?"
He Zhiran could tell that Old General Jin was a friend rather than an enemy.
She respectfully made a blessing gift to Old General Jin.
"Hello, old general."
Old General Jin laughed again: "Okay, okay, Jiu Ye is lucky to have such a beautiful wife."
Mo Jiuye was happier than anyone else when his daughter-in-law was praised.
"My wife is indeed a good person. She has suffered a lot with me along the way."
"Well, you young couple are both talented and beautiful. Let's live a good life in the future and continue the legacy of the Mo family by having more boys."
After a pause, Old General Jin said solemnly: "Don't worry, niece, your father is an old fox and knows how to assess the situation. He has not been implicated because he is related to the Mo family by marriage."
After just a few brief exchanges, He Zhiran could tell that this old general had a bold and informal character.
"Thank you, old general, for informing me. Please tell your father when you return to Beijing that everything is fine with me and ask him not to worry about me."
"This is no problem, I will convey it to my niece-in-law."
After talking for a long time, General Jin finally realized that Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran were walking freely on the street.
In his understanding, the exiles would always be watched by officials. How could they be so unscrupulous?
"My dear nephew, why are you and your wife on the street?"
Still carrying so much food in my hands...
Regarding Old General Jin's inquiry, Mo Jiuye had no intention of hiding it.
"To be fair to the old general, we get along well with the chief of the official service. He allows us to occasionally go out to buy some supplies."
"That's very good. I've been worried that after you leave Beijing, your kid will be injured and there will be no one to help take care of the official duties, so he will suffer.
Now that you look good, old man, I feel relieved."
After a pause, General Jin sighed and continued.
"You don't know something. On the day when the Mo family was ordered to confiscate their homes and be exiled, all of us ministers who were friendly with the Mo family were ordered by the emperor to stay in the palace. We were not allowed to leave until you left the city."
I see.
He Zhiran was still curious at first as to why her parents took so long to catch up with the exiled troops after they left the city. It turned out to be the reason why the Dog Emperor refused to let them leave.
At the same time, she also thought that the family members of her sisters-in-law might not be able to see her off for this reason.
It seems that the sisters-in-law really wrongly blamed their parents.