Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Chapter 139 The Secret in the Back House
Chou Chou sees that Qingyan is unwilling to stay for another month, and she doesn't force it. She knows that not only does she have to go to school, but also because the two of them escaped secretly, they are afraid that their family members will worry about it after a long time.

After all, it's not a different place but a different time and space, and I can't get in touch even if I want to. A teenager who left his family for the first time has performed very well during this time.

Chou Chou asked Qing Yan: "Then shall we continue to exchange bank notes?"

Qingyan nodded, knowing that it was not a dynasty in history, she was more interested than before.

"Exchange, you find a place where no one is around, let's go and get the gold out, but you have to find a way to get it out of a container, I can't put tens of catties of gold in the cloth bag, this cloth can If you can't hold it, it will be troublesome if you fall to the ground again.

Chou Chou nodded in the space, "Don't worry, isn't the box I got at Chen's before still there? I put all the gold cakes in that box. The box is not big, and it's not made of good wood. Your strength should be fine at all, but the shopkeeper will probably be startled after a while."

Qingyan doesn't care what the shopkeeper thinks, she knows that her strength is better, and she can also scare Xiaoxiao.

According to Chou Chou's instructions, he turned to a dead end alley. There was only one courtyard gate in this alley, and the others were courtyard walls. The gate was not on this side.

From the way it looked, no one had lived in this family for a while. There were a lot of weeds growing on the steps, and the lock on the door was rusted.

Pretending to stop at the door for a while, waiting for Chouchou to get the box out, he picked up the box with both hands and went out.

Fifty catties is completely trivial to her, without any pressure.

The box looked inconspicuous, and a bit worn out. Those who didn't know it thought it contained some sundries.

It seems that the members of Chen Jiawang's family are still very cautious, they are not rich and noble in the first place, if a particularly luxurious box suddenly appeared in his house, it would be quite suspicious.

Another one looks quite old, it is probably Chen Jiawang's mother's dowry box.

That dead end is not far from the bank, only seven to eighty meters away, on the east side of the bank.

After she came out, she went directly to the bank, because her movements were too relaxed, and the box was inconspicuous, so the people around really didn't pay attention to the box.

Most of them looked at her. After all, this outfit and her appearance are quite eye-catching. I have been to the bank just now, and now I come again, which will attract others to look at me more or less.

Qingyan didn't feel any bad stares, so she didn't care. For her, she was used to being stared at.

Entering the bank again, the shopkeeper saw that she had come back so quickly and carried a box, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and walked out of the counter, ready to help carry the box.

Such a delicate little girl was carrying a wooden box. If he, a big man, didn't help, he would feel a little bit sorry, although she looked relaxed.

Of course, Qingyan definitely won't let him take over. Although the other party is a big man, it should be fine for him to carry several tens of catties, but if the other party doesn't pay attention, it's not good if his waist is suddenly dodged or his arms are stretched.

Qingyan put the box on the ground, and then opened the lid of the box towards the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was stunned again when he saw the gold cake inside. It looked like it was not fake. Just now, the little girl was holding the box as if it was empty.

He reached out and picked up a piece of gold cake, which was quite enough, and finally took it out of the box one by one, took it to the counter and weighed it, which was a full fifty catties.

Turning her head to look at Qingyan, she said, "Then I'll exchange it all into bank notes for you now?"

Qingyan nodded.

The shopkeeper thought for a while and asked, "Should I change them all into one-hundred-dollar bank notes? Or should they be scattered, do you want to exchange for some small denominations, or some broken silver?"

Qingyan shook her head, "It's good to have one hundred pieces, which is exactly 600 taels, and you don't need to break the silver."

The shopkeeper looked at the heavy purse on her waist, and felt that she was busy and the other party really didn't need it.

This purse was the one Mrs. Xue gave her when she went out.

The shopkeeper stopped talking and exchanged six 100 tael bank notes for Qingyan.

Qingyan took them and looked at them one by one. She actually didn't know the truth, but she thought that such a big bank would not be a lie, so she put the banknotes in her arms, picked up the empty box and left. up.

Seeing her casual appearance, the shopkeeper shook his head amusedly. She is really a lady who doesn't know the sufferings of the world. So much gold was brought over directly, so many silver bills were put in her arms at will, and she was not afraid of being stolen. There are many pickpockets in Xingtang Mansion.

And that purse, bulging and heavy, just hung on the waist so casually, isn't it obvious that someone will steal it?
Wait, the shopkeeper finally realized that he had moved the golden pancake back and forth a few times just now, it was very stressful, the little girl just came over with the box?

Looking at the high threshold, the little girl was very relaxed just now, without any obvious effort.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but shook his head with a smile again, it seemed that it was hidden, and he was just worrying about it.

Qingyan dared to hang that purse so generously, of course she was not afraid of being stolen, with Chou Chou's 360-degree monitoring without dead ends, if a thief could steal her, it would be really useless.

And that purse looked bulging, but it really wasn't silver in it. What Mrs. Xue put in for her was indeed broken silver, but they were all replaced with copper coins.

If you really want to buy expensive things, you can let Chouchou take them out when the time comes. There is no need to search for small items with broken silver, or there will be too many copper coins and no place to put them.

After solving this matter, Qingyan went to that alley again, and put away the empty box first, even if it wasn't a good wood, it would still be an antique in future generations, so let's keep it.

Chou Chou also received the banknote into the space, and then he was about to go out from the alley, but before he reached the entrance of the alley, he was blocked by an ox cart that turned in.

The driver of the ox cart saw a little girl inside, he was stunned for a moment, then he looked puzzled, Qingyan guessed that he might be the owner of that yard, he must be wondering if there is another house in here, how could she come in .

It should be that Qingyan's clothes made the other party afraid, but she didn't say anything, and just drove the bullock cart aside so that Qingyan could pass.

Qingyan walked to the side that the other party let out, and passed sideways. This carriage is a bit wide, and this alley is a bit narrow. If I don't turn sideways, I'm afraid my clothes will be caught.

When she came out of the alley and was about to turn around for a stroll, she heard whining noises from over there. Qingyan looked over and saw that the place covered by the sack on the bullock cart was wriggling.

Qingyan hurriedly said to Chou Chou: "Chou Chou, what's in that car? We won't encounter human traffickers!"

Chou Chou rolled his eyes in the space, "If you think too much, it's not so easy to encounter human traffickers. It's ancient times, and it's still in troubled times. Now people are allowed to buy and sell, and they can be open and aboveboard. There's no need to be so sneaky.

Moreover, there are not so many people who would take the risk to abduct people everywhere. This kind of human trafficking is not illegal, but it must be voluntary and must be a slave. If a good person is caught, he will be sentenced.

Even if you want to do business without capital, you have to see if you have life money. In this troubled world, human life is worthless, and correspondingly, population is also worthless.

If you really want to resell people, go directly to the affected villages or find some people who can't eat on the road. There are many children and daughters who can be exchanged for some food.

If the women and children of good families, especially rich families, are taken into captivity, it is mostly because of the kind of privacy in the back house.

It's actually very abnormal for a lady like Xue Minghua to be taken away. I've been wanting to tell you, but looking at Xue Minghua's appearance, I don't seem to see any clues, so I didn't say anything.

After all, more than ten years have passed, even if there is an inside story, it may not be easy to investigate this matter. "

Qingyan really thought about this, and it was really difficult to ask at that time, she couldn't just ask people as soon as they met, how did you get kidnapped?Is there an inner ghost in the house who wants to harm you or something? This is a bit of a shallow conversation.

Besides, if there is a real problem, Mrs. Xue's shrewd lady in the back house, who looks like a veteran at first glance, doesn't seem to be able to detect it. I guess it has been dealt with, but I just don't tell her, an outsider.

It is possible that they were already found out that year, and they were dealt with.

Qingyan was right in thinking that Xue Minghua's disappearance was indeed not abducted by ordinary kidnappers.

After all, even if Xue Minghua sneaked out and wore the clothes of servants, the clothes of Xue Minghua's servants were not comparable to those of ordinary people.

Just like what Chou Chou said, the kidnappers don't just abduct people casually, even if there are those who do evil, most of them abduct some children, and they have to pick ordinary people's families.

Those with status don't dare to move casually. If they are rich, powerful and well-connected, once they are found out, they are courting death.

It was not normal for Xue Minghua, who was already a teenager at the time, to be abducted. Once the other party was allowed to escape, it would be a dead end, so it was really a secret in the back house.

Xue Minghua's father Xue Renhe's concubine messed up this matter. As for the reason, it was because Bianzhou was going to marry the royal children back then, and there was no daughter of the right age on the side of the direct line, so she thought of the side line of the side line. female.

There was also a daughter in the concubine, who was only three months younger than Xue Minghua, who was usually favored, and Xue Renhe's aunt and cousin, so she thought that she shouldn't have, and wanted her own daughter to replace her.

Knowing from Xue Renhe in advance that there will be news in a month, they bought Xue Minghua's maid with a lot of money, and didn't let her do anything else, just let her tell Xue Minghua about the funny things outside, and read some words to her. This book is actually some strange things that some ladies encountered when they sneaked out.

Of course, there were many books about wit and beauty for her to read. Xue Minghua hadn't enlightened at that time, but he was not interested in those love affairs, but only interested in new things outside.

Although she often participated in some banquets with her mother, and also went to temples to burn incense, but after all, she was a lady of everyone and had never been to the market.

Although it hasn’t reached the future, most of the ladies don’t go out of the door, and they don’t step out of the second door. After all, there are still some legacy of the Tang Dynasty, which is relatively free for women. It’s still not possible to go out directly to play horses and parade. At most, go to some Give handkerchiefs and get together at home to visit rouge and gouache shops or something.

However, there are maids and guards behind them, so of course they are very interested in the market, and Xue Minghua sneaks out to play, and goes to the south city to wander around.

Isn't it just that people have an opportunity to take it away directly?

This matter is not difficult to find out, Mrs. Xue is still the head of the Xue family, and the deeds of selling herself are all in her hands. Even the maids in the side room, except for two brought by herself, the others are all from the Xue family. people.

It's not a big deal to just let the little girl go out to play. Who knew that there was a backhand in the side room, who got in touch with the people outside, and took them away directly.

After Xue Minghua was taken away, he was directly sold to traffickers.

I don't know if it's luck or misfortune, but the human trafficker is really a decent human trafficker, and he doesn't have any wrong thoughts about Xue Minghua, he just wants to earn more money.

So I prepared to take it to the Northland to sell it, where fair and tender girls can be sold at a higher price.

Unexpectedly, he was cut off by Chen Jiawang's father halfway.

As for the loss of her daughter here, Mrs. Xue will of course have to investigate thoroughly, and this investigation will not only find out about the concubine.

In addition to being anxious to find her daughter, she did not let go of the concubine. After extorting a confession through torture, she chased down the person who had kidnapped Xue Minghua.

It turned out that the person had been sold, and the person really didn't know where Xue Minghua would be taken, and the traffickers wouldn't tell him, and he didn't ask, so he missed it.

Then the concubine and the people involved were all disposed of by Mrs. Xue, because she could not find her daughter, and the daughter of the concubine was also married to a small official in Bianzhou to fill in the house.

Marriage is impossible for her to marry. Mrs. Xue killed her own mother. If this concubine daughter is married to a high-ranking family, if they want to come back for revenge, wouldn't it be to make a strong enemy for themselves.

The girl really didn't participate in it, and she really couldn't do it if Mrs. Xue wanted to kill her so cruelly, and it was impossible for Xue Renhe to agree.

Even if she participates in it, that means marrying a poor family far away and sending her away, and it is impossible to let her die, after all, she is her own flesh and blood.

The concubine is different, being favored belongs to being favored, and the cousin is not the cousin of the real aunt, but also the concubine of a collateral family, and the daughter-in-law will not be his concubine.

That can't hurt my daughter, even if I think about it!He was also afraid that other concubines would follow suit, so he directly killed chickens to make an example of monkeys.

Of course, big families all want face, and they said that they died of illness.

Xue Renhe didn't bother about anything, and just let his wife vent his anger. After all, he lost his first daughter, and he was also anxious and angry.

(End of this chapter)