The Landlord And His Wife

    Just when everyone was most anxious, Shi Chengniang finally came back when she could hardly wait.

    Shi Cheng was fine, he came back with his father, but both of them were very serious, especially Shi Cheng’s father, who frowned with a dark face. Liu Xu'er had never seen a good-natured father-in-law with such a serious face.

    Shi Cheng Niang has already greeted Shi Cheng up and down and looked at Shi Cheng, and asked repeatedly: "What's the matter? Who invited you there, what do you want to do? What is it? "

    "It's nothing...just ask some things." Shi Cheng still smiled, his tone was relaxed: "The affairs of others have nothing to do with me, it's just a person I know, so ask me...what are you worried about? Huh? My son has a status as a celebrant!"

    Speaking, she looked at Liu Xuer.

    Shi Chengniang stomped her feet anxiously: "I have nothing to ask you to ask for so long? Yes, which yamen asked you to go?"

    "It's really nothing? Mother! There are always some friends in business, some of them have an accident, I happened to know them, and I was invited to ask about the situation... The people in the yamen are polite to me!" Shicheng repeated of soothing.

    Father Shi Cheng said: "Let's eat, let's talk about it."

     Said to wash hands first, Shi Cheng also went to wash hands. Although Shi Chengniang was still a little dissatisfied, since she said it was a friend's matter, and hearing Shi Cheng's words was really easy, she was relieved and only muttered: "Who is involved? I don't know!"

    Liu Xuer was still a little uneasy in her heart. Obviously, Shicheng said that to appease her mother. The real situation may not be so easy, especially when she saw her father-in-law's calm face, Liu Xuer always had a kind of feeling. An ominous foreboding.

    After eating silently, Mother Shicheng wanted to ask, Dad Shicheng had already told Shicheng to go back first, 'Let's think about it'! Put down such a sentence.

    Shi Cheng led Liu Xuer to the backyard, walked out of the main house, and turned to Liu Xuer: "Something happened!"

    Liu Xuer was shocked!

    Shi Cheng quickly said: "An official document has been sent from Dongchang Mansion in Shandong. They are investigating a case of smuggling, and they asked the yamen from Hanzhong Mansion to assist, because the person is We are here..."

    Liu Xuer was shocked! I remembered all of a sudden: "Liu Yun'er!"

    Shi Cheng sneered: "It's not her turn to be the main culprit! The main culprit is your third aunt's uncle, and the accomplices are your third uncle and third aunt, that Fang Shi, Fang Jicheng... and Liu Yuner ."

    Liu Xuer was shocked!

    Shicheng took her back and said, "Don't worry, I just asked me to ask about the situation, I know that I am their relative, the government knows that it has nothing to do with me, and it is indeed polite to me... I am not involved. I."

    Simply said these two sentences, then she didn't say any more, took her hand and hurried back to the house. Liu Xuer told all the maids to retreat, closed the door, and then hurriedly asked: "What's going on, tell me the details!"

    Shi Cheng nodded, came over and pressed her down, saying: "Don't worry, listen to me slowly, this is a bit long... Otherwise, I won't stay in the yamen for so long."

    Liu Xuer's heart beat 'chuchu' and nodded.

    Shi Cheng also sat down and said: "Your third aunt is called Jia Xiaozhen, and her uncle is called Ju De. Didn't this guy go to sea for a long time before? After coming back, his whereabouts you three My aunt is so secretive that she doesn't want to talk to you guys? Isn't it? That's because Judd did go out to sea, but he did smuggling!"

    "What did he smuggle?" Liu Xuer asked hurriedly.

    Shicheng Road: "In the beginning, it was just some silk and porcelain... You know, silk and porcelain are two good things that we traded with other cities in the Ming Dynasty. Most of them can be bought and sold, but there are some specific ones that can only be traded. It is used in the Celestial Dynasty and cannot be sold to foreigners without permission, such as black glazed porcelain."

    This kind of thing, Liu Xuer only vaguely know a little, it is true that some varieties cannot be exported, because there are not many official kilns?

    Shicheng has continued: "When he started, he only dared to smuggle these things, because after all, most of the silk and porcelain can go to sea, mixing these in the middle also reduces the risk... do After a few years of this kind of business, I gradually became more courageous, and I was unwilling to only do this kind of petty trouble, so I began to smuggle silver."

    Liu Xuer was shocked! Smuggling silver! This is really a big sin! Beginning in the Tang and Song dynasties, the imperial court strictly ordered the people to smuggle silver to other cities, and the massive outflow of gold and silver was a blow to the economy and any other industry of the dynasty. But there are still many smuggled gold and silver among the people, because the returns are great.

    During the Ming Dynasty, the sea was banned for a long time, and the opening of the sea was only a matter of nearly 20 years.

    "Silver smuggling is very profitable, but it is also very risky. Judd has done three or four such businesses, and once he has some foundation, he wants to quit, but all the people who do this kind of business are It was the knife that licked the blood, who would allow him to say no? So he was forced to continue, and Judd wanted to find someone who would do it for him."

    Liu Xuer understood and said, "I found my third uncle!"

    Shicheng nodded: "Yes! This is the reason why Judd is doing such a shameful business, why he returned home with great fanfare, originally wanted to find their village, but your third uncle and third aunt Get together and ask for it, and it is the most positive, your third aunt agreed first! So Judd handed over the business to your third uncle. "

    Liu Xuer was completely stunned at this moment, no wonder the third uncle suddenly became sneaky at that time, suddenly he didn't want to communicate with his family, and became violent overnight Rich, very rich look. It turned out to be because of doing such a shameful deed, it was natural to live a sneaky life!

    "At that time, didn't we consider that Liu Changgui might be doing illegal business? I guessed it at the time, it might be smuggling, but I didn't expect it to be silver smuggling... And I didn't think he would Going to sea." Shi Cheng shook his head and said, "But Liu Changgui is not stupid. After doing it a few times, he wants to stop."

    Liu Xuer nodded: "My third uncle is still a little clever."

    Shi Cheng nodded and said: "One is that it feels too dangerous, going out of the sea to the outside, it is completely a lawless place, and all the people I deal with are lawless people, even if they die, they don't know how to die. Yes. There is another reason, probably because of your third aunt..."

    "What's wrong with her?" Liu Xuer asked, she only knew that the third aunt was only willing to stay in Shandong.

    Shi Cheng shook his head in annoyance and said: "Your third aunt married a rich master in Binzhou, Shandong...I didn't get married, and there is a family there, your third aunt is with someone... Hook up and become an adulterer."

     Catkins was shocked and frowned in disgust.

    Shi Cheng said: "That person is actually a smuggler, rich and powerful, I guess it's just for fun with your third aunt, your third aunt is a surprisingly lazy person, Maybe you don't have to do any work with that person, and you can eat and wear without worry, so you hooked up, and your third uncle came back first in a rage."

    Shi Cheng said, Liu Xuer followed in her heart, thinking about the original situation, it was indeed for a while, from a certain moment, she never saw the third aunt Jia again.

    "Your third uncle came back and got a concubine, namely Fang Yun, and therefore, your third uncle never mentioned Jia's family, and regarded Fang Yun as his wife and gave birth to a child, To buy a house, I gave all my money to Fang Yun." Shi Cheng continued: "After your third uncle has done several transactions, he has a family background, and because Jia is with someone else, he doesn't want to do this business anymore, so he went with him. Judd learned and found a successor."

    The catkins nodded, that is Francis!

    Shi Cheng nodded and said: "It's really Fang Jicheng, but Fang Jicheng is not a fool, he ran after him, and he knew how to do this business. , so I don't want to accept it! And I ran with Liu Changgui, earned a few hundred taels of silver, and was encouraged by Liu Yun'er, so I opened a shop to work against us."

    Speaking of this, Liu Xuer can already guess the following things: "But neither of them are expected to do business, especially Liu Yuner is completely holding the idea of ​​​​doing it at a loss, so Soon the shop closed down, all the money he earned was lost, and Francis had no choice but to go to sea again."

    Shicheng nodded: "Not bad! It's because he went out to sea and got killed!"

    Little catkins!

      The big case was sent up one level at a time, directly to the Dongchang House, and the Dongchang House was thoroughly investigated... It is considered that the old bottom was uncovered! Ju De, Liu Changgui, Jia Shi, Fang Jicheng and others are all from the Hanzhong House. Naturally, they need the assistance of Hanzhong Palace, so they sent the file here."

    Speaking of this, Shicheng shook his head: "Zangsi Yamen only received the file half a month ago. I checked my relatives and friends, and I came just in time, because I only passed the test last year. Elevate people, the Minister of Justice has an impression of me, so he asked me to ask about the situation."

    This is the truth!

    Liu Xuer hurriedly asked: "Where are the people? My third uncle, Liu Yuner... Those people?"

    "They've been arrested! Don't you know? Liu Tao and the uncle certainly don't know either! It's been ten days since they've been arrested!" Shi Cheng shook his head: "It's all in the yamen of Hanzhong Mansion. What! If I hadn't gone...I really don't know."

    Liu Xuer was shocked and stunned, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

    "There are a lot of people involved in this case. It is a big case in Dongchang Mansion, and dozens of them have been arrested! Jia and the adulterer have not escaped! We are here I am afraid that only Liu Changgui will be involved."