Chapter 430
Chapter 430
The villager's exclamation drew the rest of the villagers around.
They came over to look at it, and then responded one after another: "That's right, that's right, the jade pendant in the hand of the person who collected the rice that day didn't have these two words." The
Lu family and the Ding family stood aside and said with a calm face: "What is not these two words, I think you are wrong, obviously there is." The
villagers hurriedly looked up at the Lu family and said sharply: "Brother Lu, how can I be wrong with my eyes, why don't you say that your old eyes are dizzy and you can't see clearly."
Boss Lu frowned, and said fiercely: "You said that I am dizzy! Have you received any benefits from the Zhou family, talking nonsense here!" The
villagers were so angry that their faces turned red, his surname was Qiu, and the people in the village called him Xiaoqiu, twenty or thirty years old, he was a famous bachelor in the village, he had no father and no mother at home, and he lived by farming.
There are many more villagers like this in the village.
In order to survive, they will not shield the Zhou family and say anything against their will.
Du Bangchun interrupted their argument, "Have you taken all the rice harvested in the autumn this time?"
In the past, their Zhou family only harvested seventy percent, or sixty percent.
This time they were taken ninety percent, and if there was no silver, it would be even more difficult.
The villagers nodded in response: "That's right, all of them have been taken away, and the remaining 10% is only enough for our winter rations." "
Seeing that winter is about to begin, everyone still needs money to buy money to repair the house, to buy firewood, and to buy cotton cloth to make jackets for the family.
Du Bangchun pondered for a moment and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely arrest the person who pretended to be our Zhou family to collect rice and return everyone's rice to everyone."
Boss Lu suddenly shouted loudly: "What, don't you give us silver? Take away our rice, don't give us silver, are your Zhou family bullying us ordinary people because of their own great business? Du Bangchun, have you also forgotten that your Zhou family used to be farmers and farmers, and now they look down on us with a few pieces of silver!"
Du Bangchun smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said slowly: "Our Zhou family is still planting fields and cultivating the land, just like everyone, today I am here to ask you for a favor and give us three days, if we can't find your rice after three days, we will distribute the silver to everyone according to the price of rice in previous years."
With her promise, the villagers were relieved.
Boss Lu still didn't give up, "I have to wait for three days, why don't you give us the silver now!" It's hard to want to run away in these three days!" The
two or three villagers on the side couldn't stand it anymore, strode around, pointed at Boss Lu and scolded: "You, Boss Lu, always can't get along with the shopkeeper Du when you talk today, the father-in-law of the shopkeeper Du is the county order, where can their family go!"
It's you, who are aggressive here, do you want to force the shopkeeper Du away, so that we can't get the silver!"
"That's right, you just planted so much land by yourself, how much rice was confiscated from this year's autumn harvest, what kind of trouble is there here, unlike Xiaoqiu, people have planted more than ten acres of land, and they are willing to believe in Du's shopkeeper."
Xiao Qiu nodded, he was a rare hard-working person in the village, and he grew more rice than ordinary people.
After Boss Lu was scolded, he still wanted to speak, but he was dragged by the eldest brother of the Ding family, and he didn't know what the eldest brother of the Ding family said in his ear, so he was really honest.
After Du Bangchun and the villagers agreed, he left here, and when he left, he sent a few clever men to keep an eye on the village.
Especially the Lu family and the Ding family.
We must keep a close eye on the two of them.
After Du Bangchun returned to Zhou's house, he told Zhou Ruiyuan about it.
Zhou Ruiyuan got up and said, "Do you want me to help you with this matter?"
Du Bangchun shook his head and smiled: "No, it's just a trivial matter, and it can also be used to knock other evil-hearted people."
Zhou Ruiyuan hugged her into his arms and gently put his hand on her lower abdomen, "But I'm afraid you're tired."
Du Bangchun buried his face in his arms, "I'm not tired, but if Xianggong really wants to help me, there is something I want to ask you to help." "
What's the matter?" Zhou
Ruiyuan asked lightly, stroking her hair.
Du Bangchun looked up at him and said, "Help me go to the various blacksmith shops in Cheng'an County to inquire and see if anyone has made the same token as our Zhou family."
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded lightly and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to check tomorrow."
Du Bangchun smiled and instructed: "However, don't let people know that we are investigating, so as not to startle the snake."
Zhou Ruiyuan kissed her lightly on the center of her eyebrows, and responded gently: "Okay."
The two husbands and wives hugged each other, and Zhou Ruiyuan did not rush back to the county office, but took a book from the desk and read it to Du Bangchun.
His voice was gentle, low, and magnetic.
After listening to it for a while, Du Bangchun fell asleep in his arms.
After Du Bangchun fell asleep, Zhou Ruiyuan slowly put her down, and without waiting for dawn, he went to busy with what she had just explained.
When Du Bangchun woke up the next day, Zhou Ruiyuan came back.
"Found out.
Du Bangchun was a little surprised, "Xianggong didn't sleep all night last night?"
Zhou Ruiyuan said slowly: "I can't sleep thinking about your affairs, so I went to investigate this matter in person at night."
As he spoke, he took a sip of tea from his cup, sat down and said, "I went to more than a dozen blacksmith shops to inquire one by one, and found them in two shops in the south of the city, saying that a few months ago, a peasant man wearing a hat took the pattern of our Zhou family's token and went to their shop to make the same token.
"Xu was afraid of suspicion, so he took several pictures at that time, and if it wasn't for the blacksmith's good brain, maybe he would have forgotten it now.
After hearing this, Du Bangchun pondered, "You say it's a farmer?"
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