Chapter 52 Manpower
When Chen Ju looked at Sanhe Village in front of him, he was still a little dazed.
He still hasn’t figured out why he got here in such a hurry from the government office?
The inspection asked him to send people to keep an eye on the Yang family. Firstly, it was to see what other actions the Yang family would make, and secondly, he was afraid that if Madam Xie revealed the matter of smuggling goods, someone would be hiding in secret. Always waiting for an opportunity to retaliate. The soldiers guarding outside Yang's house followed Mrs. Xie's carriage all the way to Sanhe Village.
Then... just over an hour later, the soldiers rushed to send back the news that the villagers of Sanhe Village were coming to the government office.
What surprised Chen Ju even more was that the villagers asked him to go to the village and report something important to the government office.
"What happened?" Chen Ju asked the soldiers.
The soldier said: "We watched Madam Xie's carriage enter Sanhe Village, and half an hour later there was a commotion in the village."
When he went to find out the reason, the villagers I came to look for General Chen.
Everything happened so fast that the soldiers felt that they were really useless.
Chen Ju finally figured out that as long as Mrs. Xie was involved in anything, common sense could not be used to infer it, so when he left the government office, he also made a special trip to report it to the inspector.
The inspection asked him to take off his armor and take only two or three people out of the city so as not to attract attention.
Just like what the chief secretary Wang... said, he made a special trip to look for Chen Ju because he was afraid of leaking the news.
Chen Ju led the people all the way into Sanhe Village. Different from usual, the villagers seemed particularly quiet today. Chen Ju frowned slightly. The atmosphere in the village was so strange. It must have been a big change.
Shi Yong stepped forward to salute Chen.
"How are you doing?" Chen Ju asked immediately.
Shi Yong turned his head and said: "In the house."
Chen Ju heard Yang Qin say that Mrs. Xie wanted to buy crushed charcoal in Sanhe Village. Could it be that the sale was made before the transaction was completed? Killed?
Thinking of this, Chen Ju glanced at Shi Yong again, intending to get some clues and let him see the current situation clearly. Is someone deliberately framing him, or is he really causing trouble at this time? ?
No wonder Madam Xie sent people to look for him. She asked the inspection office to help suppress the news.
After entering the door while thinking, Chen Ju's eyes fell on Xie Yuyan.
Ms. Xie’s eyes were clear and her expression was calm, which seemed a little different from what he thought.
"General," Shi Yong pointed to the people on the ground after everyone saw the ceremony, "this is Zhao Shan in our village. He almost got into trouble with charcoal."
< br>Chen Ju lowered his eyes and saw a man half-kneeling on the ground, his face pale and his whole body trembling.
“Ms. Xie told us before that we should not suppress open flames with charcoal chips. If there is thick smoke, we should not stay in the house. We should also open the windows to let the smoke disperse.”
"I have told the people in the village many times, but Zhao Shan didn't take it to heart...Thanks to our early discovery, we were able to rescue him."
After Shi Yong finished speaking, there was immediately The older villager followed and said: "This kid is like this on weekdays. He refuses to listen to anything anyone says..."
At this point, the old man paused slightly, with a hint of disgust on his face: "He still... ...Oh, let’s not talk about it anymore. Let’s ask the government officials to find out the truth.”
Chen Ju stared at Zhao Shan. Zhao Shan didn’t look like he had been rescued from death. How could the person who had finally been saved be kneeling in the house?
Zhao Shan's eyes were full of fear. As the villagers spoke, he nodded in panic. His face was covered with sweat and tears, and his lips wriggled, but he could not make any sound.
What happened to Zhao Shan?
Chen Ju felt that the villagers would not tell him the truth, and Zhao Shan would never reveal the truth, at least for now.
Shi Yong said: "When we rescued Zhao Shan just now, Zhao Shan said in a daze that someone wanted to kill our entire village for the coal underground in Sanhe Village."
Chen He couldn't help but look surprised, and unconsciously looked at Xie Yuyan again. Is this true or false?
"Zhao Shan is not a good guy either. He helps those merchants and sends messages to those people."
"At that time, he also advised us not to break up with those merchants and leave the crushed pebbles for wages."
"Your Excellency must make the decision for us."
At this point, in the room, The villagers knelt down one after another.
"Get up quickly." Chen Ju didn't have time to think of anything else and hurriedly helped the older villagers.
"We dare not go to the government office to report to the officials," Shi Yong continued, "I'm afraid those people will use whatever means they can after getting the news. They can only ask the generals to come."
Chen Ju's head was buzzing, so the poisoning caused by burning charcoal was false, but the lawsuit against the merchants in Sanhe Village was true.
It doesn’t matter whether they interrogated Zhao Shan in private and revealed the truth, or whether Zhao Shan was poisoned with coal and told the truth while he was in a daze.
"I will take the person back to the government office for interrogation," Chen Ju said. "Sure enough, if there is any inside story, I will let people investigate."
"Master Xie..." Chen Ju just finished speaking. , the soldiers around him went to pull Zhao Shan.
What the soldiers didn't expect was that instead of resisting, Zhao Shan relaxed and shed tears.
Chen Ju couldn't help but look at Madam Xie again. What methods did they use to manage Zhao Shan like this? But now she was like an outsider, watching from a distance as the villagers complained to the government office, as if she happened to enter the village and encountered a lively incident.
Chen Ju couldn't understand this. What he wanted to do was to take the person back to the inspector and the chief registrar. When he was about to take the person away, he saw the corner of Lady Xie's skirt move, and then a The tail is exposed from behind the skirt.
Chen Ju felt his eyes were dazzled, and various thoughts flashed through his mind, until... Li Nu stuck out his big head, and Chen Ju breathed a sigh of relief.
He just thought that Mrs. Xie... she was..., her head was really broken, but this raccoon slave... wasn't the one that Mr. Wang lost?
...
After sending Chen Ju and others away, the atmosphere in the room changed from anger to eager anticipation. They now see clearly that only Lady Xie in front of them can help them in Sanhe Village.
Although what Madam Xie said has not happened yet, they feel that Madam Xie is already their savior.
Shi Yong said: "My wife wants to crush the charcoal. In the past two days, I will lead the people to burn the land and collect as much as possible."
The remaining men also responded one after another.
Xie Yuyan said: "I want to buy all the crushed charcoal, because like you, I also have to guard against those people."
Everyone in the village knows who Mrs. Xie is talking about.
"Making lotus root charcoal is not difficult. Once the method is leaked, someone will step in and steal my business," Xie Yuyan said, "When I first came to Daming Mansion, I could guard against them overtly, but I was afraid that they would use it secretly. Such a method. "
The villagers nodded, and Zhao Shan told everything about how the merchant instigated him. It was almost the same as Mrs. Xie guessed. They also found the money given by the merchant in Zhao Shan's house. money.
The evidence is conclusive, who can still disbelieve it?
Xie Yuyan said: "Only by making a lot of lotus root charcoal in advance can we get the upper hand, but making lotus root charcoal requires a lot of manpower, and the method is not allowed to be disclosed to outsiders."
"This is why I came to Sanhe Village The reason is, I want to buy all the crushed pebbles, and I want you to help me make lotus root charcoal, are you willing?"
Shi Yong looked at the people in the room, and then turned his attention to a few older villagers. After receiving all affirmative looks on his body, Shi Yong turned to look at Xie Yuyan.
“We are willing to obey the lady’s orders,” Shi Yong said and paused. “If someone in the village leaks the secret recipe of lotus root charcoal, not only will we not accept the money for selling the crushed pebbles, but we will also pay the lady extra money... ..."
Xie Yuyan shook his head: "I sell lotus root charcoal just to gain a foothold in Daming Mansion. If it fails, it will be useless to ask for more money. "
"The reason why I chose Sanhe Village is not to pity you, but because the situation is basically the same." Xie Yuyan stood up and walked towards everyone. "We are weak. Even if we are not defeated by those people now... but if we can work together, we will overcome the difficulties."
< br>When Shi Yong heard this, his heart suddenly surged.
......
Mother Yu helped Xie Yuyan get on the carriage, followed by the villagers of Sanhe Village who refused to leave for a long time.
Mother Yu took a deep breath and looked at Xie Yuyan cautiously. She recalled the situation when the villagers tortured Zhao Shan under the guidance of the eldest lady, locked the person in the house, and sent a charcoal pot.
I did it back and forth many times.
Zhao Shan breathed his last and was revived again. His face was blackened by smoke and dust, and his nose and tears were flowing. He was still willing to scream at first, but later he couldn't even utter a wail.
Zhao Shan wanted to kill everyone in the village, and no one would think it was wrong to do him like that, and even gnashed their teeth in hatred.
But you can’t actually kill people.
In the words of the eldest lady, Zhao Shan wants to do something for the village to make up for his mistakes. Using him to test charcoal can also save the people in the village from suffering again.
The eldest lady is really amazing. She has recruited so many people during this trip.
There are still people in the Yang family who want to see a joke, but in the end they will find that the really funny ones are themselves.
Xie Yuyan hugged Li Nu, opened the curtain and looked outside.
If the weather is nice, she prefers to ride a horse by herself.
"Madam, that is..."
As soon as Yu's mother glanced, she immediately saw several figures. The one in the lead she knew... was clearly the chief clerk of the inspection yamen.
Wang Hechun and Xie Yuyan were also a little surprised. How could they meet him outside the city?
As he got closer, Wang Hechun reined in his horse in front of the car, and his eyes looked directly into Xie Yuyan's arms.
(End of this chapter)