bookcurios Chapter 139 Old Chapter
Chapter 139 Old Chapter
Shen Lingzhu was extremely surprised: "Is there such a thing?"
"Yes, he is good-looking, and he delivers wine and food to the jailer every night. As time goes by,..." Dahuaisao saw Ren coming out and immediately lowered his head to suppress his smile.
However, Shen Lingzhu, who had her back to the door, didn't see it. She nodded and said, "In this way, Uncle Qi's safety in prison is guaranteed.
Now, do you want to find out who set up this trap?"
Speaking of which, the other party was also a talented person. He asked someone to lobby Uncle Qi for a few days, and then ordered twenty sets of red-painted solid wood rocking chairs at the dinner table, with a total value of fifty taels.
When the two parties signed the contract, they agreed that the buyer would pay a 30% deposit, and if the goods did not arrive by the due date, Uncle Qi would have to pay five taels of silver as compensation.
Although it was not in this county, Uncle Qi immediately found a carpenter to make it custom-made as it was a sure win. However, three days later, the buyer came with the deed and demanded compensation.
Of course Uncle Qi refused, saying that the time had not come yet. He even took out the deed for comparison, but the words on the paper had changed.
The originally written rosewood has been changed to huanghuali wood, and the price has changed from fifty taels to five hundred taels. The compensation has become the same five hundred taels before the goods arrive.
A difference of a few words can make the world between the east and the west seem like a world of difference.
Huanghuali wood has always been the best choice for home furnishings and is very expensive.
The buyer said that the rosewood used by Uncle Qi was a scam and asked him to replace it with huanghuali wood.
But how could Uncle Qi possibly change it? Even if he swallowed his anger and changed it for safety reasons, Uncle Qi didn't have enough money to buy the wood.
I know I've been set up, but I don't understand how I got tricked.
He discussed with his uncle Jiu and Xia Xing, who had just returned from the countryside after instructing carpenters, and decided to split into three groups to find an opportunity to leave and return home quickly.
The result was naturally that not long after he left the city, he was caught by the buyers and the police who were watching him. Under the protection of Xia Xing, Uncle Jiu hid in the city for a few days and then escaped to seek help.
It was during those few days that Xia Xing, who had rarely been seen in the county town, discovered that the person who was forcing the blueprints to buy was having a pleasant conversation with the buyer in a restaurant.
Both he and Uncle Jiu were educated, so they were naturally smart. After sorting out the whole story, they guessed some of the clues.
Shen Lingzhu once discussed with her senior sister that a tampered contract was either written with ink soaked in medicine, or the paper was coated with medicine. She had seen many such cases in movies and TV shows before.
"My uncle told us not to act rashly. Grandpa Li went to ask someone." Shen Xianzhu thought this arrangement was reasonable. Xiao Zhuzi's biggest role was to help the wounded soldiers and get Zhang Tongzhi's care.
Moreover, there is a fourth-rank civil servant to support him.
So neither my uncle nor my second grandfather would ask Xiao Zhuzi to find out who set up the trap.
"Brother Xing, you should know the other person's name, right?" Shen Lingzhu asked, and Ren also walked over and asked:
"Can I go see your seventh uncle now?"
"Second Grandpa said that it's getting late today, so we should wait until he comes back." Shen Xianzhu told his seventh aunt the truth only after he saw that her expression had calmed down a little.
"Don't worry, Uncle Qi is just locked up, he's fine." Shen Lingzhu held her hand in advance.
Ren knew that she could not disobey her father-in-law's order, so she silently returned to the room with the clothes she had prepared for her husband.
Shen Lingzhu sighed softly and asked Uncle Dahuai to ask the waiter to prepare more hot water.
After sending the others away, she pulled her eldest brother to the gate of the courtyard and asked, "Seventh Uncle, was this contract signed in a brothel?"
Seeing his elder brother pointing at him with a look of shock on his face, Shen Lingzhu asked, "Did you see him?"
Seeing his sister's doubtful look, Shen Xianzhu immediately ignored her question and asked her how she knew about the brothel. "No, it was Second Grandfather who asked Big Brother Xing again. When he heard him mention Hongxiuxuan, he asked Zhang Xiaobing and found out that it was a brothel."
"No wonder Uncle Qi signed it." It's because of the allure of wine and women, Shen Lingzhu thought to himself. As the old saying goes, an old farmer in the countryside would want to find a concubine even if he could harvest an extra three or five bushels of rice.
Not to mention someone like Uncle Qi who has handled nearly a thousand taels of silver continuously.
……
Glancing around, there were so many people queuing up to see the doctor. Why didn't she study medicine before? Economic engineering was not used in ancient times, or even in modern times.
As he was thinking this, he had already reached the main entrance of Jirentang Clinic. As soon as he stepped out, his uncle, looking exhausted, appeared in front of him. "What are you going to do?"
"Uncle, let me see if my brother is back." Shen Lingzhu found that his uncle had changed his Confucian robe into linen clothes. Did he go to the pawnshop?
Shen Huai turned his niece's head away so that she wouldn't see the embarrassment in his eyes.
He nodded to the infirmary owner who was looking over, then led Shen Lingzhu through the front hall and into the backyard before saying, "If there are beggars on the street, don't leave the gate.
Is your aunt awake yet? We'll head home once the heat subsides."
"The doctor said he'll wake up soon." Shen Lingzhu watched him stride towards the ward and gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle, have you asked for a car?"
Shen Huai's body stiffened slightly and his steps paused. Once he lost power, it was difficult for him to have relatives. The master who had helped him had retired two years ago. His fellow villagers and friends had already tried their best to send money to help his wife who needed precious medicinal herbs. He could not bother them anymore.
As for those I used to chat with, most of them were afraid of being implicated, so there was no need to bother myself.
But now, even trying to find a caravan from my hometown to take a ride has been rejected. The feeling is hard to get over. "Let's settle outside the city first."
"Will they be placed in the dilapidated temple?" Since everyone in the backyard was family, Shen Lingzhu asked more pointedly.
Shen Huai turned around abruptly, but his expression had returned to normal, "How could there be such a dilapidated temple near the Emperor's feet near the capital?
You little kid, stop imagining nonsense. Come with me to see your aunt."
Shen Lingzhu shook his head. When he was about to say something, his senior sister came out of the room and said, "Uncle, Xiaozhuzi, come in and drink some water first.
I just happened to have something to discuss with my uncle."
Three people entered the ward one after another, and it was impossible for them to drink water.
Shen Huai first went to the bedside and looked at his wife, Mrs. Hu. His gaze lingered on her bulging belly for a few breaths before he stood up.
Behind him, Shen Miaozhu had already poured water and served tea to Shen Lingzhu.
"Uncle, drink some water." Shen Lingzhu raised the glass with both hands obediently under the gaze of his senior sister.
Shen Huai sat down slowly, then reached out to take the cup and drank it all. He knew from his daily interactions with his two nieces that they were not stupid people. It seemed that they had been hiding their shortcomings a few days ago.
This is very good. It is not easy for women to survive, and it is beneficial for them to know when to advance and when to retreat. He has more free time this time when he returns to his hometown, so he wants to bring the children with him and teach them more.
As his mind raced, he turned his gaze to his eldest nephew and waited for her to speak.
At this time, Shen Lingzhu on the opposite side felt the invisible pressure on her body removed. She secretly glanced at her uncle. Forty years old was not considered old in the officialdom. The seventh rank was the same as the county magistrate, which was not low in her era.
What's more, Beijing officials who are sent to other places will usually be promoted. My uncle has been an official for only a short time and he also has official authority. The pressure she just felt is a clear proof of this.
She was distracted and missed what her senior sister said. She only heard: "...Our requirements are not high. We just need to prepare a donkey cart and some bedding, water naan and other necessities for the journey.
Uncle, we have no choice in the current situation. It will benefit both parties if we seek your help.
From then on, he could exchange it for silver or give it away, whatever he wanted."