Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Du Wenchan didn't care about being tired at this time, and hurriedly sat over to look at her and asked, "Sister, what do you mean?"

"I guess you must have revealed your identity when you got there, saying that you were from Wenyuefang and that you had something to ask the owner. Is that right?"

Du Wenxiu lay comfortably on the recliner, looked at Du Wenchan and asked her with a smile.

"Oh, sister, how come what you said sounds like you saw it with your own eyes?" Du Wenchan was very surprised.

Du Wenxiu smiled and stretched.

"You are in charge of our workshop's accounts now. Have you noticed how often we deliver goods to Hui'an Building?"

Du Wenchan thought about it for a while, and said doubtfully: "Last year, there were records of supplying goods to Hui'an Tower, but this year, it is getting less and less."

"I haven't seen any record of supplying goods to Hui'anlou in Shihe Town for a long time."

"That's it." Du Wenxiu smiled slightly.

"As far as I know, since the visit of the Wu's Pickle Shop, Hui'anlou has been importing less and less pickles from us."

"I think it's possible that Wu's Pickle Shop snatched this customer away from us by offering low prices."

"You are a stranger, and no one in Shihe Town would recognize you. If I were you, I would pretend to be a customer and find out how the pickles in Hui'anlou are selling now."

"Oh, didn't I just waste my face this time?" Du Wenchan couldn't help but exclaimed.

Du Wenxiu paused and then laughed out loud.

"It's okay, it's just something I do casually."

"But next, when we meet the shopkeeper, we can't just ask the watermelon merchant directly, because that would reveal our true colors."

"If I were you, I would definitely chat with him for half a day and casually mention the watermelon merchant I mentioned last year."

"Even though he can guess our intentions, he won't look down on us and send us away with just a few words."

After hearing this, Du Wenchan was stunned for a long while. After thinking for a while, she realized where she had neglected something.

But since it was done, there was no point in thinking about it. He looked at Du Wenxiu with his big eyes fluttering, and asked with a bit of grievance:

"Sister, I messed up. How can I fix this?"

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Even if you want to find out from him, it's just another way."

Du Wenxiu smiled slightly and spoke calmly, and Du Wenchan also felt relieved.

"If he refuses to tell us, we can just look for another way. The capital city is much more prosperous than our place, so it would be easier to find out."

"But, we don't know anyone in the city?" Du Wenchan asked doubtfully.

"Silly girl, wait for your sister Yue Niang to come back. There will be no way out. Not to mention the capital, she can also get a few connections to the capital."

"Really? That's right, Sister Yue Niang married a big businessman. Who knows, our business may be even bigger."

The two chattered until the sun set. A Luo brought the meal to the table, still feeling unsatisfied.

However, Du Wenxiu had had little rest today, and Du Wenchan had been traveling all day. After dinner, she accompanied Du Wenxiu for a walk in the yard for a while, and then was sent to bed by A Luo.

Before Yue Niang came back, shocking news came.

——Empress Dowager Rong passed away.

One stone can cause a thousand ripples, and in this cool early summer, the news spread throughout the streets and alleys.

The storyteller in the teahouse had new material. He clapped the ruler on the table so loudly that the sky shook and saliva flew everywhere as he spoke.

"Who would have thought that Empress Dowager Rong, such a remarkable woman, would die in a blazing fire. It is such a pity and lament."

"Thinking back to the time when Queen Mother Rong entered the king's camp alone and used her eloquence to help the late emperor win a chance to survive, now she is dead, who could have predicted that?"

No matter how heatedly the discussions in the city got, Du Wenxiu would always close the door and ignore them.

All workers in the workshop were also prohibited from discussing the matter.

She didn't know why the current emperor, who was using Queen Mother Rong to contain the King of England, allowed the people to brag about Queen Mother Rong's heroic past;

No one knows why the pampered Empress Dowager Rong, who was only over 40 years old, died in a fire and left her political stage in such an undignified way.

She didn't even know whether Lu Fanghai played a key role in this...

She didn't know anything, so she was scared.

These days, every time when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she tossed and turned in bed, her mind full of images of Lu Fanghai at home.

Oh, what does it mean to "regret having taught her husband to seek a title of nobility"? Now she truly understands it.

Du Wenxiu noticed that in addition to his own family who stayed indoors and went back and forth between work and school, even the county magistrate and the teacher were acting more cautiously than usual.

The new county magistrate had to deal with only cases of grievances caused by beating drums, and he would not see anyone who submitted a letter requesting a meeting.

The teacher Wang Dongchang, who usually walked around the streets with nothing to do, is now nowhere to be seen.

"Sister, something big has happened." Du Wenchan came home from work. As soon as she entered the house, she bolted the door from the inside, hurriedly approached Du Wenxiu and whispered.

Du Wenxiu's heart skipped a beat and he asked hurriedly what was going on.

Du Wenchan said: "Teacher Wang of the county school died last night!"

Du Wenxiu's thoughts were in a mess and he couldn't make sense of what was going on.

Empress Dowager Rong had just passed away, and right after that Wang Dongchang died.

Could there be any connection between the capital city thousands of miles away and the murder case in Dongxing County?

Without more inside information, Du Wenxiu couldn't guess, but he felt that it was not that simple.

"Do you know what the county magistrate said?" Du Wenxiu asked her.

Du Wenchan shook her head. "I heard that Teacher Wang died in a very undignified way. The county magistrate hurried over to take a look and then had the body carried away."

shameful?

How is the law indecent?

Du Wenxiu wanted to ask, but seeing Du Wenchan's innocent look, he held back.

He told her not to run around outside during these days, not to think about going to watch the fun, and to return home early after work.

"Oh, sister, of course I know. It was Brother Xiao Wu who came to tell me about this, so I only knew about it. I didn't just go out to watch the fun."

Did Wu Xiaoliu come here specifically to tell you?

Du Wenxiu couldn't help but feel suspicious.

After Fan Chengyi left, Wu Xiaoliu went to the workshop to take a look around when he had nothing to do, so that he could take care of anything. I guess it was something that Fan Chengyi had entrusted to him before he left.

But this is the first time that someone has come to deliver a message.

And Wu Xiaoliu didn’t know anything about the Lu family, or maybe the county magistrate asked him to do this?

What is the reason?

Du Wenxiu couldn't understand.

Yet, he felt that the situation was unstable and he felt uneasy.

What is the current situation of Lu Fanghai in the capital? It has been such a long time, and he still didn't write a letter to explain it. I am very worried.

Du Wenxiu couldn't help but feel resentful, and only felt better after cursing him in her heart.

The next day, Du Wenchan went to work, but unexpected guests arrived at home.

Wu Xiaoliu brought the new county magistrate to the door.

Du Wenxiu welcomed the person in nervously, and looked back at the tail that was not following him.