The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

The three heads of the Wang, Fu and Zhuo families gathered together and looked at each other, full of confusion.

It has only been over half a month since the Jin family's new workshop in Wutong Town started operation, and all three of them have lost a lot of weight.

Wang Hai was so worried that his belly became swollen.

They didn’t eat well or sleep well, so the three of them met every two days to discuss matters.

"Jin Qianlai has moved into Yuxi Village with his family, old and young. Even Gu Fanghua got on the carriage with her luggage this morning, and she must be heading to Yuxi Village.

The Jin family's foundation and most of their assets are in Yuanzhou City. It is very strange that they are willing to abandon all of these and run to a poor mountain village.

Now even Mr. Cui has gone there in person—"

Wang Hai frowned, the light in his eyes flickered, changing from dark to dark, "What on earth is hidden in Yuxi Village that is so attractive? Is it just the Hundred-phase Grass? There must be more than that, there must be something else!"

The three of them looked at each other again, their hearts beginning to beat fast.

Apart from Baixiangcao and the villagers, there was only one outsider, whose surname was Yan.

"Old Fu, have your people really checked it out? This Yan is not that Yan?"

"During the investigation, we found that there was indeed a wealthy family named Yan in the area, and there was indeed a woman in the family who was traveling with a child..." When Fu Pengyuan talked about this matter again, he no longer had the confident tone he had at the beginning.

Wang Hai felt that the anger in his heart was burning his throat, so he hurriedly poured himself some tea to quench his thirst. However, his hands were shaking so badly that he knocked over the cup.

"Did the time when the wealthy Yan family was traveling coincide with the time when the Queen Mother took the Prince to the Royal Temple to pray for blessings?" he asked in a dry voice.

Zhuo Kuan rubbed his face vigorously with his hands a few times, trying to suppress the panic in his heart, "Hasn't Gan Tongjin been to Yuxi Village? Go ask him and get some information. If that doesn't work, we can go to Yuxi Village in person and see it for ourselves!"

The three of them were speechless for a moment.

After a long while, someone smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe the three of us chose the wrong path this time."

Each has mixed feelings.

Having come this far, can they turn back?

On the other side, Gan Tongjin was also gathering with his own camp to discuss matters.

Coincidentally, the meeting place was on the third floor of Fu Yue Restaurant, just separated by a wall from Wang Fuzhuo and the other two.

"You made a special trip over there, but didn't the Jin family ask you to bring a message? How is the workshop going? We invested a lot of money in it. Although we agreed not to interfere in the workshop, you can't let us know nothing about it, right?"

"As long as Baixiang Tea is stocked, it will be profitable. I don't care about anything else. I just want to know whether I can get a share of the money at the end of the month!"

"When they were lobbying us, they were so sweet, but now the whole family is leaning towards that side and not paying any attention to this side. How can you do business like this? My family donated money and invested capital, 70,000 taels of silver were taken out, and not a single sound was heard. I can't sit still any longer. If you don't give me an explanation, I will go to Yuxi Village tomorrow!"

The three young men from the Guo, Ye and Yang families were venting their anger one after another, and Gan Tongjin didn't even have a chance to interrupt for a while.

When the three of them finally paused, he poured each of them a cup of tea, frowned and sighed, "I went to Yuxi Village, and after I came back I didn't meet up with you guys the first time. It's really... It's hard to say. I can't say it."

Putting down the teapot, he sighed several times before speaking again, and said to the three people who were listening attentively, "I'll tell you this. Forget about making money from the Jin family this time. Jin Jin opened those two workshops, and besides the capital we invested, which of our four families didn't get fleeced by him? This kind of life will happen often in the future! That's not all, do you know how much he pays the workers? What kind of benefits does he promise? These alone are a huge monthly expense!"

After he finished eating, his mouth was dry. He took the teacup handed to him and drank it all. He continued, "I treat you as brothers, so I open my heart to you. In short, it's hard for the Jin family's teahouse and wine shop to make money. If you regret it, I will show you a way out. I will take a loss and take over your share. Do you want to continue to lose money or stop the loss in time? Think about it carefully, it's too late."

After saying this, he raised his eyes and met three faces with sinister smiles.

Gan Tongjin shrank back, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You are really our good brother. You are so kind to suffer for us. How can we thank you?" The boy from the Yang family smiled and raised his hand to roll up his sleeves.

The other two did the same, smiling and rolling up their sleeves.

"..." Gan Tongjin stood up and quietly retreated to the door, pretending to be calm, "This matter is not urgent, you can think about it slowly after you go back. I have something else to do, so I will leave first, and we will meet next time!"

After retreating to the door, he turned around and ran away.

Just as he was about to run out of the private room, someone grabbed him by the collar from behind, "!!"

The wooden door of the private room, which had just been opened, was slammed shut again, followed by the sounds of punching and kicking accompanied by verbal abuse from the young men.

"Treating us as brothers? Showing us the way? Suffering for us?"

"We grew up in the same circle, and have been together for more than ten years at most. If you lift your butt up, we will know what you are going to do. Why are you pretending to be a thousand-year-old fox in front of us?"

"How shameless of you to be so bold, Gan Tongjin! Do you want to take over our share of the workshop?"

"Despicable! Shameless! Villain!"

In the time it takes to take a sip of tea, Gan Tongjin was killed.

……

The prefect had come to Wutong Town, and the town commander Yang Fu, upon hearing the news, naturally wanted to greet and accompany him.

They rode in the same carriage to Yuxi Village. The two officials sat on either side of the carriage. It was hard to tell what they looked like, but their moods were very different.

Cui Yingyuan felt uncomfortable all over and always felt particularly annoyed when looking at the person opposite him.

Yang Fu didn't dare to show his emotions in front of his superiors, but he was secretly proud in his heart.

Wutong Town is great, Wutong Town is worry-free!

Among the four county towns and thirty-two towns under Yuanzhou City, only Wutong Town is the least troublesome.

The epidemic spread to other places, but Wutong Town was the only one without a single severe case.

From then on, he would write it down in the memorial and report it to the emperor, and that would be Yang Fu’s political achievement.

I don't ask for promotion or wealth, I just want a peaceful retirement!

"Lord Yang, have you ever been to Yuxi Village?" Halfway through the journey, getting closer and closer to Yuxi Village, Cui Yingyuan finally spoke to break the strange atmosphere in the carriage.

Yang Fu hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, I have never been there."

"Oh? I heard that a wealthy family from outside the area came to Yuxi Village to buy land and build houses for long-term residence. Lord Yang not only granted them land to build houses, but also approved a large area of ​​dry land for Yuxi Village to reclaim. Have you never thought of visiting the village once?"

"This - to be honest with you, sir, I usually work in the government office, and although the matters I handle are trivial, I dare not slack off. The people in each village and household are all law-abiding, so unless it is necessary, I rarely visit the villages."

Knowing that he couldn't get anything out of Yang Fu, Cui Yingyuan closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Only then did Yang Fu quietly let out a breath.

Yang Fu is patriotic and loyal to the emperor. No one can get any words out of him.

He had already guessed that the person living in the village was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Is he the one who would betray the prince?

What a joke!