Bei Mingzheng was very happy: "Since the second uncle has spoken, let's buy him a favor. I won't say anything about Tian'er's affairs. It's just that the account is now in the hands of the Ma family, and Ma Xiaoquan happens to be there.
Some time ago, the boy asked me for the betrothal gift from the Hua family. I think this time, we can use the betrothal gift to cover the twenty thousand taels. What do you think, second uncle?"
Bei Mingqing shook his head: "I don't dare to comment on others in the Ma family. Ma Xiaoquan is extremely deceitful. If you do this, he may not be willing to do it."
Bei Mingzheng smiled disapprovingly and said, "What does he have..."
Before Bei Ming finished speaking, a servant hurriedly ran in and said: "Master of the house, second uncle, I don't know what happened to the medicinal materials in the medicine store, but suddenly there was a batch missing, which happened to be the last batch.
A valuable batch!”
"What? The most expensive batch? What is it?"
"Yes...it's the imperial ginseng. There are only three of them left in Manchuria."
"What? How can there be no imperial ginseng? How many people did I send to watch~"
Bei Mingqing thought for a while and said: "Azheng, you said that the emperor's ginseng disappeared suddenly. Could it be the fault of the three boys from the Ma family?"
When Bei Mingtian heard what his father said, he quickly affirmed: "Yes, Brother Zheng, it must be those three boys from the Ma family who did it!"
Bei Mingzheng stamped his foot angrily and said angrily: "Come here, follow me to find those three brats!"
Bei Mingzheng was very happy: "Since the second uncle has spoken, let's buy him a favor. I won't say anything about Tian'er's affairs. It's just that the account is now in the hands of the Ma family, and Ma Xiaoquan happens to be there.
Some time ago, the boy asked me for the betrothal gift from the Hua family. I think this time, we can use the betrothal gift to cover the twenty thousand taels. What do you think, second uncle?"
Bei Mingqing shook his head: "I don't dare to comment on others in the Ma family. Ma Xiaoquan is extremely deceitful. If you do this, he may not be willing to do it."
Bei Mingzheng smiled disapprovingly and said, "What does he have..."
Before Bei Ming finished speaking, a servant hurriedly ran in and said: "Master of the house, second uncle, I don't know what happened to the medicinal materials in the medicine store, but suddenly there was a batch missing, which happened to be the last batch.
A valuable batch!”
"What? The most expensive batch? What is it?"
"Yes...it's the imperial ginseng. There are only three of them left in Manchuria."
"What? How can there be no imperial ginseng? How many people did I send to watch~"
Bei Mingqing thought for a while and said: "Azheng, you said that the emperor's ginseng disappeared suddenly. Could it be the fault of the three boys from the Ma family?"
When Bei Mingtian heard what his father said, he quickly affirmed: "Yes, Brother Zheng, it must be those three boys from the Ma family who did it!"
Bei Mingzheng stamped his foot angrily and said angrily: "Come here, follow me to find those three brats!"
...
Bei Mingzheng rushed to the scene of the incident aggressively, but was told that he had not seen the three Ma brothers at all.
Bei Mingzheng didn't believe it and immediately ordered a thorough investigation. He then led a group of elders to the house where the Ma family was temporarily staying.
It was already late at night, and Ma Mu and other female family members pretended to have gone to bed under Ma Xiaoquan's arrangements.
"Dong dong dong~" Outside the door, Bei Mingzheng knocked on the door politely.
Inside the house, the voice of the horse mother came: "Who is it? It's so late..."
Bei Mingzheng said politely: "Oh, my mother-in-law, it's me. I'm really sorry to bother you so late. I have something I want to confirm with my mother-in-law."
"What's going on?"
"Oh, that's it. Are my mother's three sons here?"
In the room, Ma Mu smiled slightly and said: "Yuan'er and the others are in the room behind me. If anything happens to the Beiming family master, just go to them directly."
Bei Mingzheng nodded, stretched out his hand, and several elders and subordinates immediately walked around the house and went straight to the room where the three brothers of the Ma family lived.
...
The lights were on in the room where the three Ma brothers lived, and through the window, three figures could be seen moving.
Bei Mingzheng winked, and several of his men kicked the door open without saying a word.
Inside the house, the three brothers of the Ma family were shirtless and holding wine glasses in their hands. They were about to clink glasses with each other. The door was suddenly kicked open. The three brothers were stunned for a moment. Then they picked up the stools at hand and looked at the door warily.
Bei Mingzheng was also stunned. He originally thought that the three people in the house were faked by people sent by Ma Xiaoquan, but now he saw that they were really three brothers from the Ma family.
Ma Yuan slowly put down his stool, his face darkened, and said: "Master Beiming, what are you doing by kicking open the door so rudely? Although this is still the Beiming family, we three brothers are currently staying here temporarily. Is it big?
Is this how the aristocratic family treats guests?"
Bei Mingzheng smiled awkwardly and said: "I'm really sorry, there are always trivial things like this in the clan recently, which disturbs everyone in the clan and makes them very uneasy!"
Ma Cheng smiled and said: "What the Beiming family leader means is that our Ma family is causing trouble?"
"What the hell..." Bei Mingzheng chuckled, "No, the Ma family is the honored guest of my Bei Ming family, how could they bother me~"
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head and said, "Then why did the Beiming family master come so late and kick open our door, causing us to be shocked?"
Bei Mingzheng cursed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he smiled kindly and said: "Hey, the clan members are also anxious. I'm sorry, sorry, since there's nothing wrong, we won't bother you." After that, Bei Mingzheng waved and said nothing.
When the Ma brothers spoke again, they led a group of elders and left quickly.
Ma Cheng laughed and was about to speak when Ma Xiaoquan reached out to stop him. He stood up and closed the door, signaling his two brothers not to talk too much and to continue drinking.
Ma Yuan and Ma Cheng nodded, picked up their wine glasses, and laughed: "Come on, come on, let's keep going, keep going..."
Ma Xiaoquan's prediction was correct. Although Bei Mingzheng left, he left a few people behind, quietly squatting outside the house where Ma's mother and the Ma brothers lived temporarily to catch wind.
It was a pity that Ma's mother and other female relatives didn't say a word after Bei Mingzheng left, and continued to sleep with their heads covered, while the three brothers of the Ma family drank comfortably one cup at a time.
...
After a whole night, Bei Mingzheng didn't get any information from the Ma family. He always felt that the loss of imperial ginseng was related to the three boys from the Ma family, but he couldn't get any evidence and couldn't accuse people of unfounded charges.
This made Bei Mingzheng really distressed.
An elder suggested that the three brothers of the Ma family be detained directly and then searched thoroughly. Bei Mingzheng shook his head and objected: "We are already married to the Ma family. If we do this, it will damage the harmony!"
An elder said in confusion: "Master, I don't understand. The Ma family has declined. Even if several of their sons are members of the imperial court, there is no need for us to compromise like this, right?"
Bei Mingzheng grinned: "Sustaining compromise? You are wrong!"