Transformed into the control group, relying on the spiritual spring space to feed four children

The reason for finding Wen Yan was simple, because her surname was also Wen, and it would be most appropriate for her to continue buying the fake salt permit on behalf of Wen Kangshi.

Wen Yan was also puzzled, why didn't Wang Jiu just find one of his subordinates to pretend to be a member of the Wen family. Wang Jiu said that there was a traitor, and the other party knew all his subordinates, so there was no way to take action. He had tried several times before, but they were all discovered.

Wen Yan reluctantly accepted this answer. She kept thinking of Wan Xiaqing in her heart. She hoped that the child would be fine outside and not encounter any danger. Fortunately, Wang Jiu said that he would protect her, so she should rest assured.

According to Wang Jiu's request, Wen Yan returned to Kangmen County again. At midnight, she arrived in front of a small house with a letter of introduction in her hand.

I raised my hand and knocked on the door, three short and two long.

A short man came out, wearing a black hat that covered his eyes. He stared at Wen Yan with his sharp triangular eyes for a while and asked, "Who introduced you?"

Wen Yan also lowered her voice, "Wen Kangshi."

"Who are you?"

"niece."

The short man let her in without asking any more questions, and then continued to inquire: "How much money did you bring?"

Wen Yan replied, "Two thousand taels."

The other party did not say anything else and took Wen Yan to the house. The room was dark, and there was a young man in a long green robe inside.

The short man whispered a few words in the accountant's ear and then stood aside waiting for instructions.

The young man asked, "You brought two thousand taels to buy salt permits?"

This was said bluntly. Wen Yan lowered her eyes and smiled, "I brought two thousand taels. As for what I can buy, you have the final say."

The young man smiled, but then quickly turned angry. "How dare you to flatter others and break the law! Do you know your crime? I will take you to the government office!"

Wen Yan wanted to argue again, but two officers rushed out from outside and immediately grabbed Wen Yan.

With this amount of force, Wen Yan could easily break free. But she frowned as she looked at the scene in front of her, feeling that something was wrong.

The two officers tied Wen Yan's hands with a rope, sealed her mouth, and then took her out.

But Wen Yan discovered that the rope the officer in front of her was holding was not an ordinary hemp rope, but a silk ribbon, which was used to tie her hands and cover her eyes to block her vision. The force behind her was also very weak, just lightly holding her.

Wang Jiu, who was guarding outside, moved slightly when he saw Wen Yan being tied up and brought out.

Wen Yan didn't know where Wang Jiu's men were hiding, and both hands behind her were clenched into fists. This was their secret signal: wait a little longer.

The two officers took her to the direction of the county government office. When they arrived at the back door of the county government office, they did not go in, but went to the house on the other side. It was a small courtyard with many chickens, and she could smell a strong smell of chicken shit as soon as she entered the door.

The smell gets worse as you go further in through the path in the middle.

The officer untied her and asked her to continue walking until they were in front of a dilapidated chicken coop. An old woman with a wrinkled face stood at the door and said in a hoarse voice, "Are you here to buy eggs?"

Wen Yan didn't understand, but still asked, "Is there anything else for sale here?"

“Only eggs.”

Could it be that this egg is fake salt?

Wen Yan nodded: "Then I will buy eggs."

The old woman took her into the chicken coop, where a plate of eggs was placed on a table. "These are all we have for now. Three hundred taels per egg. How many do you want?"

If she was still a little uncertain before, now Wen Yan could be sure that there might be something else about this egg. Wen Yan took out the banknotes and said, "I only brought two thousand taels. Can you give me seven?"

The old woman didn't say much. She took the silver note and put seven eggs in a small basket and gave it to her.

Wen Yan took it, but found that the basket in her hand was a little too light.

The old woman opened the back door to let her out, then closed the door. The two officers caught her again, took her to a far place in many twists and turns before leaving.

Hearing this, he hurried back to the inn and looked carefully at the eggs in the basket. There were cracks on the eggshells, and there were traces of glue being glued back together. Wen Yan cracked open one of the eggs and found ten fake salt vouchers inside.

The salt permit issued by the salt official now costs 50 taels per ticket, and the weight that can be sold is 400 jin. However, this fake salt permit can be bought for only 30 taels, not to mention that there is no salt tax to pay. One ticket can make a net profit of about 40 taels, and one egg can make 400 taels. If Wen Yan sells all the salt permits in her hands, she can make 2,800 taels! !

Wen Yan was secretly shocked. No wonder Wen Kangshi made so much money in a short period of time and could even afford a house in Xiahe Town.

When it was almost dawn, Wang Jiu's men came and took away the basket of eggs as evidence.

After the task was completed, Wen Yan did not leave. She had to ask Wang Jiu in person about Wan Xiaqing's matter before she could feel at ease.

After a sleepless night, Wen Yan lay in bed to catch up on her sleep. Not long after, she was awakened by the noisy footsteps downstairs.

Looking down from the window, it was obvious that Wang Jiu's men had come to arrest someone. Was there a result so soon?

Wen Yan thought about it and felt that this was normal. After all, that was what the Jinyiwei did, and they had countless ways to make people tell the truth.

knock --

Someone knocked on the door and said to Wen Yan, "The commander-in-chief wants to have a talk with you, Madam Wen, at the yamen."

Wen Yan packed her luggage, planning to leave this place of trouble as soon as she heard the news about Wan Xiaqing.

The subordinate led Wen Yan to the county magistrate's office. Instead of going to the back room, he took her directly to the court and asked her to listen behind a screen.

It can be seen that the person sitting at the top of the court is the local county magistrate, and the person sitting next to him is Wang Jiu.

Last night, Wang Jiu followed Long Po and found that someone came to take away the two thousand taels of silver in the early morning. After tracking him, he found that the place he went to was actually the home of Yu Jianfeng, a local salt merchant.

The person who took the money was the nephew of Yu family's housekeeper, a housekeeper. This made the Yu family a strong suspect.

Wang Jiu arrested all the members of the Yu family overnight and interrogated them, including Yu Nian, but Yu Qian'er escaped because she was married.

Steward Lu Cang was kneeling in front of the hall at this time. Facing the county magistrate's questioning, he cried, "My lord, I am innocent!"

"The yard last night belongs to the master. He doesn't have any other hobbies except eating chickens. He also thinks the chickens sold outside are not as fresh and tender as those raised by himself, so he opened up a yard specifically for this purpose. However, with more chickens, there are also more eggs, so the master sells the eggs and comes here every day to collect the money. I am just doing what you ask!"

The county magistrate shouted angrily and threw two thousand taels of silver in front of him, "How can you make two thousand taels a day by selling eggs?! Bring Yu Jianfeng here!"