Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

After a while, Ashan suddenly heard footsteps. He looked towards the source of the sound and found that the big guy had returned. The big guy looked around again, holding a sword in his hand, and suddenly stabbed into the low bushes.

Ah Shan's hair stood on end. The other party actually came back to check. Did he find something? He held his breath and did not move. The big lump took a few steps forward and stabbed into the bushes again. After a few times, it was in front of him. Ah Shan felt that he must be in danger at this time. He did not expect that this time would be so dangerous. He regretted not telling the young lady that if he could not go back, he would ask the young lady to take good care of his sister.

"Brother Qin, hurry up and leave. The patrol officers are about to come back."

Suddenly, a whisper came from behind, and both he and Da Lump heard it. Da Lump hesitated for a moment, then turned around and ran back. His tense body relaxed only after the footsteps disappeared. He was extremely glad that he did not get up and leave immediately after they left, otherwise he would have been caught.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xi thanked Ah Shan first and took out some silver and handed it to him. During this trip, Ye Xi knew that the Yang family must have participated in smuggling salt, because if there were goods other than salt on the ship, it would definitely be seen, and only if there were only salt would there be no suspicion. The night watchmen were probably in the same group as them, but there was no direct evidence, and Ah Shan risked his life to know only the truth. Ye Xi was in trouble.

"Ashan, thank you very much for what happened last night. Let's just leave it at that. I would feel guilty if anything happens to you. Everything you have done during this period must be kept secret, otherwise you might be in danger of death. Do you understand?" Ye Xi said.

"Miss, Ashan knows. Don't worry, I know what to do." Ashan nodded.

Ye Xi took out another bag of silver and stuffed it into Ah Shan's pocket, saying, "I will probably have to leave Hangzhou soon. This money is my reward. Take it, study hard, and take good care of your sister. Your sister can always be taken care of by Aunt Lu Xing. I will have my mother send money to them regularly. When you get married and start a family, you can go there to take your sister back."

Ah Shan did not refuse the money. He needed it so much, and he probably would never meet a noble person like Ye Xi again, so he did not want to give up such a good gift.

As soon as Ye Xi and Chun Tao returned home, the housekeeper told them that Pei Zhu had sent a letter. Ye Xi was overjoyed and couldn't wait to open the letter. Pei Zhu said in the letter that he would probably return to Hangzhou before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he would pick her up first, go back to Pei's house to visit Pei's father, and then return to Suzhou. The letter was written half a month ago and was sent from Beijing.

Ye Xi knew that Pei Zhu must have been stranded there for something, so he was a little later than the agreed time, but she didn't care. She was enjoying her life at her parents' home now, and she was thinking that if Pei Zhu left home again in the future, she would come back. Ye Xi suddenly felt that she shouldn't have gone to Suzhou City with him. If she stayed in Hangzhou City, she could go back to her parents' home at any time, and save a lot of round-trip fare and danger. She decided to discuss it with Pei Zhu after he came back.

When Mr. and Mrs. Ye heard that Pei Zhu would return to Hangzhou before the Mid-Autumn Festival, they were extremely happy. Firstly, their daughter could stay for a while longer, and secondly, it would be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so their daughter, son-in-law and son would all be around.

Ye Xin was naturally happy as well. He was now waiting for the test results to come out. He no longer studied every day. He either went out with his friends to eat and drink, or stayed at home to tease Ye Xi. The two siblings quarreled all day long, and both Mr. and Mrs. Ye felt a headache.