Chapter 59 Amulet
A person walked out timidly, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, this villain is guilty!"
As he spoke, he knelt down.
Guo Yi recognized this person: "He County Cheng?"
He Qing raised his head and raised his hands: "It's the official."
Guo Yi raised his eyebrows: "I remember. You and Zhang Qi have a good personal relationship."
"My lord, forgive me!" He Qing fell to the ground, "Xiaoguan was confused for a moment, and was fooled by that flag and cup. I got some money from him, and it's all here. I haven't moved a bit. Please take a look, sir!"< br>
He took out a large, bulging bundle from behind him, and there was also a ledger.
Guo Yi took it in his hand and turned it over, then looked above his head: "Are there any more?"
"It's all here! If there is any money hidden, I will accept all punishments!"
Guo Yi was silent for a moment, glanced sideways into the inner courtyard behind him, closed the account book and said: "Everyone in the entire yamen will conduct a strict investigation, and we will make a conclusion whether your statement is true. Go down first!"
When He Qing bowed and retreated, he handed the things to the subordinates behind him: "Let the young master see it first."
The servant took a look: "Young master is not here."
Guo Yi clicked his tongue: "Going out again?!"
……
As soon as Shen Qingzhou arrived outside Xie's house, he smelled the strong smell of meat coming from the courtyard wall.
The door was ajar, so he stepped forward and saw Lu Jia and Qiuniang busy in the kitchen, Xie Yi chopping firewood in the yard, and he was bickering with Lu Jia through the window.
"I can't stand the rottenness of that old scholar, who keeps it up all day long. Our Xie family is originally a businessman. What kind of book did I study?"
"You are a businessman but you can't study? You just eat without eating vegetables? If you keep nagging at me, you will live in the old scholar's house and never come back!"
Lu Jia placed the basin in the kitchen and made a clanging sound.
I don't know when a little yellow dog appeared in the yard. Seeing Shen Qingzhou at the door, the little dog barked loudly.
"Brother Qin!"
Xie Yi seemed to have seen the savior, threw down his hatchet and rushed over.
Shen Qingzhou entered the courtyard, and Lu Jia and Qiuniang also walked out.
"I came at the right time. I stewed lotus root and pig's feet. There is also fresh fish today. It is delicious when cooked in one pot."
Shen Qingzhou said: "You don't have to be so polite."
"You are now a great nobleman of our Xie family, so you are worth any courtesy." Lu Jia smiled. I made him a cup of tea and said seriously: "Yangdeer tea produced in Shawan, Mingqian tea! Invite me, noble man."
After saying that, she moved two bamboo chairs and placed them under the trees in the yard.
It was already summer and the weather was no longer cold, so he was sent to sit in the yard.
Shen Qingzhou took a look and saw that it was indeed a handful of thin green buds, no longer the tea stick as thick as old tree bark.
He said: "Your life is better now."
There was a red mark the size of a copper coin on her forehead. Summer was coming, and it seemed that there were more mosquitoes.
Lu Jia hesitantly said: "Thank you, Mr. Qin! Don't worry, as long as I have meat to eat, I will never let you just drink soup!"
After saying that, she turned gracefully back to the kitchen.
Xie's hotpot is also spicy after shabu-shabu.
But Shen Qingzhou's food was quite satisfying.
I finished three bowls slowly.
When I put down my rice bowl, it was completely dark outside.
Lu Jia called Qiuniang and Xie Yi and went out to do business together.
Apart from the house deeds and land deeds, the Zhang family's property is also in the form of banknotes, with only a few hundred taels in cash.
Lu Jia loaded them all into the hired carriage, then rushed to another bank, converted them all into bank notes and deposited them. Finally, there was even a box full of banknotes.
Back home, Qiuniang asked Xie Yi to make tea and send it over, while Lu Jia took Shen Qingzhou into the house to pay him.
Looking at Lu Jia happily counting banknotes under the lamp, Shen Qingzhou was a little curious about how she would handle the money. "What are your plans next?"
"Of course, open a shop and continue to make money!"
Lu Jia pulled out a dozen banknotes and pushed them in front of him, "This is yours. Keep it."
Shen Qingzhou counted, but was quite surprised: "So many?"
"Of course! This thing can't be done without you." Lu Jia said happily, "Don't refuse!"
Shen Qingzhou had no intention of declining.
She is a rich woman now. Since she is a gangster who licks blood for a living, it makes no sense not to charge more for such a big job.
He asked: "Why do you have to open your own shop?"
With these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, they should have enough to live on. The few shops on hand can also be rented out.
"Because I have to think about the Xie family."
Xie Yi had just walked to the window with two cups of tea, and immediately stopped when he heard this.
Lu Jia locked all the banknotes back into the box: "The future of the Xie family falls on Brother Yi's shoulders.
"He doesn't have to be a big businessman, and he doesn't have to develop anything in his life, but he must have the ability to hold on to the family business.
"I opened the shop to train him in advance."
There wasn't much time left for Lu Jia. Jiang already knew that she was in Tanzhou and might come to her door sometime.
Lu Jia didn't want to be so passive. No matter how tight the time was, she would try her best to support Xie Yi.
"This kid is not stupid. He has a very flexible mind and is decisive in doing things. He is a bit angry, but he does not act recklessly. Besides, for a young man, it is normal to have a bit of a bloody temper when he meets such a hateful relative of the Zhang family. .
“And most importantly, he has a pure heart.
“It’s just that I don’t have enough skills.
"What a pity it would be if he never had a happy ending in his life."
Xie Yi, who was under the window, stared blankly at her in the shadow of the lamp, silently holding the bamboo tray tightly.
At this time, Shen Qingzhou, who was sitting opposite Lu Jia, was also twitching in his heart.
Lu Jia sat with her eyes lowered, her face calm, her fingertips wrapped around a half-embroidered tassel on the table, and her eyes were still looking through the window towards the kitchen. The words just now clearly fit the ending of the Xie family's mother and son in the previous life, but they seemed innocent and unintentional.
He pressed his mind.
Thinking about it, he was too impatient.
He was lucky enough to be alive. God must have given him an extra chance because he didn't want the Yan family to cause trouble to the world again.
Although it was a pity that she died in her previous life, she was only a weak woman and should not bear such dangerous responsibilities. She had already suffered enough in her previous life, so why bother coming back to suffer more?
In this life, she should stay away from people like herself and live a peaceful and stable life.
Shen Qingzhou's heart became colder as the night progressed.
He stood up and said quietly: "I'm leaving."
Lu Jia, who was in a trance, paused and stood up.
The tassel on her hand fell to the ground, and a small bright red cotton bag fell in front of Shen Qingzhou.
Shen Qingzhou picked it up and found that there was something inside, but it still smelled like ash.
"Oh! I almost forgot!"
Lu Jia's face glowed again. She took the bag, pulled out a silk thread from her mouth, and put it lightly on his wrist: "I'll give you the amulet you asked for!
"Wear it and your illness will be cured soon!"
(End of chapter)