Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"What should I do?" Old Mrs. Cai was almost in despair, her voice filled with the sadness that only a mother could understand.

They are all honest fishermen. They deal with people of the same level on a daily basis, and their relatives and friends are ordinary people like them.

For a while, there was no way to find out the news.

Li Yuer's mind was rapidly calculating, where is the place where the most information is gathered in this era?

Brothels, teahouses, and government offices.

The pawnbrokers were mainly responsible for the buying and selling of real estate, livestock and people. In this era, as long as the government-run pawnbrokers were allowed, they could do any business and they had the best information.

There aren't many forces that dare to deceive people in broad daylight in the town. She doesn't believe that they don't have some connection with the government.

Among the people they know now, only Shopkeeper Qian has the most connections.

"Grandma, let's go! Let's go back to Nongchao Tower and ask Uncle Qian."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Old man Li seemed to have found his backbone, and hurriedly supported his old wife and walked back.

Lai Fu was a little surprised to see the Li family coming back again, and hurried forward to greet them.

Seeing that several people looked unhappy, he guessed that they had encountered difficulties, so he hurried to report to Manager Qian.

Upon learning that the Li family wanted to find out some information, Shopkeeper Qian kindly invited them to a private room.

Breakfast time had just passed and lunch time was still a long way off, so the private rooms were all empty.

Lai Fu thoughtfully served tea and snacks.

"Brother, please drink some tea and talk slowly."

Old man Li took the tea and passed it to his wife. Old Mrs. Cai was extremely panicked at this time. Her hands were shaking slightly and she could hardly hold the teacup. A lot of tea spilled out.

Li Yuer simply stated his purpose directly, otherwise by the time they calmed down, his uncle would have been taken away.

"Uncle Qian, a few days ago, my third uncle was cheated away by a group of people who confessed at the dock. I'm sure you know that those people tricked people into working as coolies in the mines at the price of one and a half taels. My third uncle will be taken away today."

When he heard that it was a mine, Manager Qian frowned and his face darkened.

"To be honest, the county has been in turmoil recently, with major changes." Manager Qian didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning was clear. "The mine has changed its power, and it has some relationship with the capital. It is very hostile to the power in our town, and we have no say now."

Things become difficult if even Shopkeeper Qian can't get a say.

Old Mrs. Cai was so anxious that she kept wiping away her tears. In her heart, she blamed her youngest son for being ignorant and fooling around with those bad people. She also hated herself as a parent for being incompetent. If something hadn't happened at home, would he have sold himself for one and a half taels of silver?

What kind of place is a mine? If a big, strong adult man goes in, he might come out lying sideways.

What's more, her third child is only fourteen and as thin as a sorghum stalk. If he goes in, there is no way he will come out alive.

Li Yuer felt that the situation was not at a dead end yet. There was a saying in his previous life: A problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

He is just a miner, so the other party won't cling to him for long.

Li Yuer asked: "Uncle Qian, can I redeem it with silver?"

"This..." Shopkeeper Qian thought for a moment and said, "They recently bought a lot of people from the government brokerage firm and sent them to the mines. I have some friendship with the manager of the brokerage firm. So, don't worry, I'll go to the brokerage firm right away."

We just met by chance and it was a monetary transaction. It's already a great favor that Manager Qian could do this.

Li Yuer bowed to Shopkeeper Qian and said, "Uncle Qian, I will remember your kindness and will repay you when I grow up."

The other members of the Li family also hurried to express their gratitude.

Shopkeeper Qian waved his hand and said, "Things happen in a hurry, don't be in a hurry to thank me. Whether it can be done or not is another matter, but don't worry, Qian will definitely do his best."

After saying that, Shopkeeper Qian stopped dealing with the Li family and walked out.

Just now, when Shopkeeper Qian saw Li Yuer's confident look like a little adult, his heart softened a little.

He was not only kind-hearted, but also mainly did it for the sake of whale meat.

The Whale Pinning Banquet is very important to their Nongchaolou. If they do it well, the branch in the county will basically be established.

Their boss had long planned to open a restaurant in the city, not wanting to stay in the relatively remote Xinpu Town forever, but he had failed after several attempts, mainly because it lacked a good reputation.

A big restaurant is different from an ordinary small restaurant. It’s not only the quality of the dishes that counts, but also its reputation.

When dignitaries choose a place to eat, the most important consideration is a reputation that matches their status.

Of course, if you do good things and the other party knows how to be grateful, it will make you feel better.

After Manager Qian left, the Li family was waiting in the private room like ants on a hot pan.

Li Yuer couldn't ignore this matter. After all, the reason why her uncle was tricked into the mine was for her parents.

If Third Uncle cannot be rescued, even if there is no rift among the family members, given his father and mother's personalities, if anything happens to Third Uncle, they will live in guilt and regret for the rest of their lives.

Their family now has a total of more than ten taels of silver, and they don’t know if it is enough to redeem the person.

Damn "human traffickers", only gave one and a half taels for a living person, which is worse than an animal.

An hour later, when the Li family members stretched their necks and their eyes bulged out, Manager Qian came back.

He didn't waste any words and got straight to the point: "It's possible, but it requires money. The manager of the pawnbroker knows a small leader who is in charge of the laborers.

He said he could take the risk and replace the person, but it would cost at least ten taels of silver."

Ten taels of silver! I only gave one and a half taels at the beginning, and it increased several times in the blink of an eye.

But the lives of family members are the most important, so Mrs. Cai agreed immediately, took out the silver she had just earned today from the basket, and handed it respectfully to Manager Qian.

"Manager Qian, we can only repay your kindness in the future. We have to trouble you to make a trip this time. We will go home to get the remaining three taels and send it to you."

Shopkeeper Qian did not refuse. In fact, he was in a dilemma about this matter.

When he came back, he had an idea. He was afraid that the Li family would not be able to distinguish right from wrong and would think that he had embezzled money. In the end, he would help others but end up making his enemies.

However, he liked the clever Li Yu'er very much, and seeing that the Li family members were honest and decent, he decided to take a small gamble.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I'll pay for the rest of the money first. If I don't save you from making this trip, I'll deduct it from the money I got for the whale meat later."

The Li family naturally thanked them repeatedly.

Manager Qian made another trip for the Li family.

At this time, the Li family felt much more at ease.

However, after waiting for a long time, the sun had already set and Manager Qian still hadn't returned.

The Li family's worries, which had just been put to rest, became weighed down again.

Finally, when the sun was about to set, Manager Qian came back.

However, Li Laosan Li Fuyi did not come back on foot. Instead, he was carried back on a door panel by Manager Qian.

Because it was lunchtime, the guests came into the hall in twos and threes.

For fear of disturbing the guests and also for fear of the news leaking out, Li Laosan was carried in through the back door.

Before lunch time, Li Yuer was very tactful and asked Lai Fu to move them to the small kitchen in the backyard. Others were helping them out of kindness, so they couldn't delay their business.

At this time, Manager Qian's face looked obviously not very good.

The Li family surrounded the unconscious Li Laosan. Li Laosan's head was wrapped in white cotton cloth. The wound had been treated, but it might be a serious injury. There were bright red bloodstains oozing out of the cotton cloth.

Li Yuer guessed that it must have been bandaged by Manager Qian.

She quickly poured a cup of brewed tea and handed it to Shopkeeper Qian.

After receiving the tea at just the right temperature, Shopkeeper Qian's expression looked better.

"When your uncle was detained, he had a conflict with a steward and was beaten by that steward.

When I went to pick him up, he had already been left in the yard to die.

I think there is a new force at the mine, so you better be more careful when walking around town in the future."

As he spoke, Qian Zhangui took out a piece of paper with his handprints from his sleeve and handed it to Old Man Li, "Brother, this is your son's indenture. I've seen it, and it's a death indenture to sell his body.

The baby must have been deceived."

Old man Li took the thin piece of paper tremblingly. It was just a piece of paper, a piece of paper with words they couldn't understand, but it decided the life or death of his son.

Old man Li's eyes turned red and he was about to kowtow to Manager Qian.

"Brother! What are you doing?" Shopkeeper Qian dragged the man up and said, "Brother, this is not the time to talk about this. Hurry up and take the child to the clinic. I just found a traveling doctor nearby to give him some first aid. We need to find a doctor to take a closer look at the exact condition. The head injury could be serious or minor."