Jia Le stood at the door of the back room, taking a few deep breaths to calm down her pounding heart. She remembered that Hao Yuan had told her that Xihua's attitude might be very complicated, and he might also know that he was a faction.
People who came to lobby her.
"Don't be afraid at any time. Remember what I told you: whatever she asks you, just say it."
Is this really okay? Jia Le was secretly confused. However, she completely trusted "Uncle Hao". Her mood calmed down a little, and she raised the door curtain and said loudly:
"Servant Jia Le is here."
"come in."
"Yes." She quickly lifted the curtain and walked in.
The back room is not big and the decoration is very simple. Xihua is sitting on a kang bed, holding an account book in his hand. The kang table is piled with various books.
"Sit down." Xihua's hair was wet, as if he had just taken a shower, but his clothes were still the same as during the day, not messy at all.
"I don't dare, slave." Jia Le said cautiously.
"Oh." Xihua's eyelids raised and passed over Jia Le's body, making her shiver involuntarily.
Although she is young, she has always been Zhao Yingong's "side servant". From the establishment of the villa to the present, she has been a "housekeeper" level person, holding the power of rewards and punishments, and is meticulous in her conduct, which naturally develops a coercive power.
, even the maids who were decades older than her would have their calves cramped by just one glance from her.
Xihua put down his account book, picked up the tureen, and took a sip of tea: "Where are you from?"
"I'm a local, and my family lives in Nanxiawa. It's not far from here." Jia Le said cautiously.
"What does your family do?"
"Selling snacks."
"How do you know how to read? Have you ever studied?"
Jia Le was even more careful: "I don't think I'm the person in the name of the brand, so how dare I say I've studied in school? There are children in private schools in the neighborhood, so I followed them and learned from them."
"There are still children studying in Nanxiawa? Do you think I am a foreigner?" Xihua sneered. "Which private school are you studying in? Who is the teacher? How much is the number of classes every year?"
These questions, one after another, are all merciless refutations: Nanxiawa is a place where the poorest people in Hangzhou live, and there is no way there can be private schools - the children in Nanxiawa have never been to school.
It is impossible for people who are struggling with hunger to have such thoughts.
"Replying to my sister, there is a scholar living in Nanxiawa now. He has set up a kindergarten to teach the children to read and not to be restrained. I don't dare to lie about this."
"How could there be such a righteous person in this world?!" Xihua sneered.
"Reporting to my sister, I also suffered a lot back then. I got out of trouble only after Mr. Zhao rescued me. Why can't this gentleman be a righteous person? Is it possible that only rich and powerful people can be righteous people?"
Xihua was startled. In the villa, except for Zhao Yingong, no one spoke so "aggressively" in front of her. Even Fenghua, who was "under one person", spoke politely to her. And these words were reasonable.
It's a perfect fit. There's no loopholes at all, so it's hard to refute.
She put down the tea cup, looked at Jia Le up and down silently several times, and said, "You are quite sharp-tongued."
"I don't dare." Jia Le took a step back and said, "Please forgive me, sister."
"It doesn't matter if you can speak well." Xihua said lightly, "Don't think that I don't know who Wang Ronger is. She is a pick-pocket, her bones are soft and she can't say anything without a whip..."
Jia Le was secretly frightened. Although Hao Yuan had told her that her identity might have been known to the other party for a long time, being revealed in front of her was like a thunder blow, almost making her unable to stand.
There are often secret fights and murders between gangs near Nanxiawa. If a traitor is caught, beaten to death, put in a sack, and thrown directly into the river. Jia Le has heard of this more than once.
Although Mr. Zhao is not a city fox or a social rat, with his power, secretly killing a little girl like her is as easy as crushing an ant.
"You should tell me honestly, who asked you to come and why did you come?" Xihua said slowly. "It's easy for me to tell you. As long as you tell the truth, I'll keep you safe. If you're not honest, I'll kill you."
You go to the steward's room and hand it over, the board and finger-twisting are not something a kid like you can handle."
These words were frightening. If Hao Yuan hadn't done the homework for her, Jia Le would have been so frightened that she would have cried out and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
What's more, she now has a new kind of courage: she is doing things for the poor and to avenge the poor. So she doesn't panic at all. Instead, she calms down.
"She is bluffing," she thought, "Uncle Hao is right: dogs that bite don't bark. She really wants to torture herself, why would she tell herself such nonsense?" Thinking of this, she calmed down.
"Everyone outside knows that Mr. Zhao of Phoenix Villa has done great good deeds, but he didn't expect that he would set up a private court inside." She said mockingly, "The slaves in the steward's room are naturally too much to bear. Although the slaves were born in a poor family,
Growing up, I was also beaten by my parents. But I haven’t been beaten by bamboo boards..."
Xihua knew that there was a thorn in her words and she was deliberately trying to anger him, so he remained unmoved and said calmly: "The master is not ashamed to beat the slave. He is unhappy and deserves to take it out on me."
"Sister, that's right." Jia Le was young after all. Seeing that she was not agitated, she felt a little at a loss. However, she kept in mind Hao Yuan's words: It is better to be still than to move. When you don't know what to do, just wait for others to move first.
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"So, you don't want to say who asked you to come?" Xihua stretched his legs and said leisurely.
Jia Le had an idea and quickly knelt down next to her. He beat her legs and said with a smile: "What did sister say? I want to ask, do you dare not say anything? I just said that sister wants to report to the master to get someone."
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"Is it your turn to ask this?"
"Yes, this slave is too talkative." Jia Le lowered his head and said, "Speaking of the person who sent me, I also want to see my sister."
The corner of Xihua's mouth raised slightly: "What can I do to see you?"
"That person said: My sister is a strange woman."
"Hey." Xihua couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hitting this strange woman with a spanking is worth the beating!"
"What did my sister say?" Jia Le knew that she had made some move. Following Hao Yuan's instructions, he said slowly and calmly, "Sister suffered this time out of righteousness - not Xiaoren Xiaoyi, but
Great benevolence and righteousness..."
Xihua was startled: "Did he really say that?" This was so strange, it was exactly the same as what the master said!
Jia Le knew that the words had been spoken, so he nodded and affirmed: "Exactly!"
Xihua's mind was a little confused. She was stunned for a while and then said, "Go back first."
"Yes." Jia Le knew that the matter was already half done, so he whispered, "Sister, don't ask anyone to take me. I am weak and cannot bear the torture of family law..."
"Talk too much." Xihua leaned back, "Just go ahead."
"Thank you sister for your kindness." She stood up, silently blessed her again, and left.
Zhao Yingong listened to Xihua's report in a small room and was silent for a long time. He was somewhat surprised that the other party sent such a little girl, which made his original simple plan go wrong.
In his original plan, the other party would definitely send a heavyweight to sneak into the villa to persuade Xihua to act as an inside agent - and maybe even promise huge profits. Then he only needed to keep Xihuaxu in contact with the snake, and then send people to keep an eye on this person.
It is easy for people to follow the clues and find out who is behind the scenes.
Zhao Yingong believes that the black hand who wants to deal with him this time is by no means a small force. From the beginning of the rice commotion to various nursery rhymes and unveiling posts, it shows that the other party has strong financial resources and executive power. If he cannot take this opportunity to eliminate it, in the future
There are endless troubles - it will take God knows how many years before the Senate's troops land in Shanghai.
However, the other party only sent a twelve-year-old girl. Of course, in this time and space, a twelve-year-old girl is not considered young, but after all, this is just a child, and she will never be an important person.
Does the other party have other plans? Or does it think that Xihua is of little value and not worth sending important figures to instigate rebellion? Zhao Yingong was originally confident, but now he felt that everything was messed up.
If we tortured Jia Le now, we would certainly be able to find out something, but it would not be of much value.
"You just have to agree to meet her first," said Zhao Yingong. "We'll see how she arranges it."
"Yes, this slave knows."
"I think it's not that simple." Zhao Yingong was a little worried, "The enemy seems to have smelled something. Don't agree too readily. These people are old foxes and will definitely test whether you sincerely surrender. You go first and have a good rest.
.I will send someone to keep an eye on Jia Le."
After Xihua withdrew, Zhao Yingong called Zhao Tong again.
"How is Jia Le's background check going?"
"I didn't expect it would be so difficult to check!" Zhao Tong frowned slightly, "She herself reported that her home was in Nanxiawa. That damn place is the famously poor Xiajiao in the local area. No outsiders came in at all! Everyone inside was interested in each other.
You know, outsiders can't hide it from outsiders, no matter they dress up as hawkers, beggars, or doctor. I sent a few people there, but they didn't even have a chance to talk to anyone!
"Later I found out that her father was selling lotus root rice dumplings by the West Lake, so I sent people to watch outside. When they saw someone selling lotus root rice dumplings coming out, they kept an eye on her, and then I found her father. Then I sent people to the vendors by the West Lake.
After asking around, I finally found out that Jia Le is indeed his daughter - she is called Xiao Sanniang, and that their family does live in Nanxiawa. The situation at home is exactly the same as what she wrote in her resume."
"So, she is indeed an ordinary child from a poor family."
"Yes, that's right."
"Then who asked her to study? Where did she get this scientific name?"