The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Two months had passed since Shi Liu left, and when he came back everything was in order, with no mistakes in the workshop or the shop, and Shi Liu didn't have to worry about anything at all.

Jiang Tong went to various places to check the accounts for her, and came back only two days earlier than her. He gave all the accounts to Shi Liu for review, and there were no problems. The profits of various places varied, but in short, they were all not at a loss.

Shi Liu stayed at home for a few days, and everything was calm and peaceful, without any problems.

Fu Dong and Sui Lu, who were a few days behind, also returned with three carriages along with other escorts.

The gifts that Shi Liu bought for everyone in her family in the capital are all in the carriage and can be sent out now.

In addition to Old Man Li and his family, there are also Patriarch Li's family, Li Yishan's family, the old house, the Jiang and Huang families, and also the Lu family.

Everyone who received the gifts from Pomegranate would thank her for her thoughtfulness.

Patriarch Li and Li Yishan both wanted to invite Shi Liu to their home for dinner and a get-together.

But it is very easy to have a meal together. Wei Feng and Yang Tao’s good day is April 1st, which is just in the next two days.

Old Chen, the matchmaker, did her best to fulfill her role and brought people to help decorate Wei Feng's house inside and out, with red silk hung high, creating a festive atmosphere.

Normally, Yang Tao has just turned sixteen, and most families would not marry their daughters off so early. But Wei Feng is already nineteen this year, and it would be impractical to delay it for another year. Besides, even if she marries in the village, Yang Tao can still work in the sheep workshop and can go back to her parents' home whenever she wants. As their brothers, Li Rongsong and Li Rongbai have nothing to say.

The main reason is that Yang Tao is willing to get married early, so the date was chosen this year.

On the first day of April, Xiahe Village was filled with joy. The women helped to prepare the banquet. Old Chen, as the matchmaker, and the village head's wife stayed at the Wei family. Clan leader Li and the village head also came early and acted as Wei Feng's relatives on the Wei family's side, helping to greet the guests.

So-called guests were actually the people from Xiahe Village and the Sheep Workshop. Considering that Wei Feng was the accountant, they came and went on weekdays, so they might as well come and join in the celebration, have a wedding banquet, and hang out.

On the bride's side, Jiang and Wan were also busy. The dowry was done yesterday, and today they are taking care of the wedding. Since they are from the same village, everyone will go to the Wei family to attend the wedding, so they didn't make much of a fuss here. They just prepared a banquet to entertain the relatives. How about Li, Tian, ​​Li and others——

The Yuans, Songs, Jiangs and Huangs are all here, and they will go with the bride to the groom's place for the banquet later.

The two families were not far from each other, and the lively noise from the Wei family could be heard from here.

Baofeng and a group of other children were running back and forth to report the news, and they were having a lot of fun.

"Here it comes! The bridal sedan is leaving the house!"

"The bridal sedan is heading for the village entrance!"

"The bridal sedan is coming this way!"

Wei Feng also rented a sedan chair in the city for this wedding, following the example of Li Rongzong and Li Rongyu. Not to mention him, other families in the village who held weddings in the past two years have all followed this trend. For a lively and festive occasion, renting a similar sedan chair is not too expensive.

Because the two families were not far away, if they came directly, they would arrive before they could finish playing the wedding song. So they took a detour, going from the Wei family at the south end of the village, all the way to the east end, then to the village entrance, and then going up all the way to the Li family's old house at the west end of the village.

Li Rongbai carried Yang Tao on his back and got on the bridal sedan. The bride and groom were being escorted and welcomed with music and dance. It was a lively and bustling scene. They walked all the way and then came back.

Old Mrs. Chen helped the bride cross the brazier, and the groom, holding the red silk, walked into the upper room.

On the incense table in the middle of the main hall are the tablets of Wei Feng's parents and grandparents. When one pays respect to one's parents, one is paying respect to the tablets.

Two bows, three bows, and the ceremony is over.

A lively banquet was also held outside, just like the reunion dinner of the whole village during the New Year. Today, Shi Liu was still sitting at the same table with Patriarch Li and his people.

Although he had been back for more than ten days, everyone was still chatting and laughing at the table, and they couldn't help asking about the various happenings in Shiliujing.

After the banquet, it was already late, so Shiliu took Baozhu for a stroll back home.

As soon as she entered the house, Hu Zhen came to greet her, "Miss, Madam Xun is back."

When Shi Liu heard this, he immediately let Bao Zhu go and play with Xi Chun first, and then strode to the backyard.

In the embroidery hall, Madam Xun heard footsteps, turned around, and bowed, "Miss."

It has been several months since we sent people out at the end of last year.

Shi Liu first looked her over carefully, and seeing that she looked fine, he asked, "What happened in Changzhou? Have you handed over the Crown Prince's men to them?"

Madam Xun hurriedly told him everything she had discovered during her secret investigation into Changzhou.

It all started because she saved an injured little girl whose surname was Mu.

A few months ago, Miss Mu went with her family to Songyun Temple to burn incense. She had heard that the big stone on the back mountain of Songyun Temple was an ancient relic with ancient texts on it. She had been curious about it for a long time, so she took her maid to the back mountain to have a look.

As a result, she accidentally slipped off the cliff. Fortunately, the cliff was not too high and she only broke her foot but did not lose her life. She was desperately calling for help and asked the maid above to find someone to save her, but two monks suddenly appeared in the woods.

When she saw that they were the young masters from Songyun Temple, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked them to send her back to the temple to find her family. As a result, the two monks knocked her unconscious.

When she woke up again, she found that the maid who was supposed to have not fallen off the cliff and was looking for someone to save her was also here. Not only them, but there were many young girls in the dark room. From them, she learned that they were all abducted by the monks of Songyun Temple and imprisoned here for their pleasure.

Miss Mu didn't believe it. Monks are monks and all five colors are empty. How could they do such a thing?

But soon, the door of the dark room opened, and she was dragged out by the monk who came in.

These people are not monks at all, they are beasts!
Miss Mu was imprisoned in that dark room and suffered all kinds of humiliation, but she gritted her teeth and persisted, determined to escape and expose the Songyun Temple, which was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Fortunately, God gave her the opportunity.

That day, when the monk came in to deliver food, Miss Mu's maid hugged the monk tightly, and Miss Mu took the opportunity to escape.

After several months of imprisonment, the monk did not seem to expect that they still had the strength to escape. After kicking the maid away, the monk quickly sounded the alarm and brought people to chase after them.

Miss Mu ran forward desperately and was about to be caught up. At this moment, Miss Xun, who happened to be passing by the forest, found her and rescued her.

After hearing these things from her, Madam Xun also found it very strange.

She came to Changzhou along Dafu Mountain and found that one of the roads out of Dafu Mountain led to this forest. She had explored this forest several times and did not expect to get something this time.

How could such a good temple imprison women for sexual pleasure?

How could a good temple do this?

So, after sending Miss Mu back home, she pretended to be a pilgrim and went into Songyun Temple to inquire.

This inquiry really made her discover something wrong. Not to mention the carrier pigeons flying to Yunshan Temple, the key point is that the monks in this temple are all strange. She found that they have calluses on their palms, which shows that they often hold swords, and the way they walk makes them look like soldiers.

After making this discovery, Madam Xun left Songyun Temple, disguised herself at night, and sneaked into Songyun Temple to fight.

After a fight, it was confirmed that there was indeed something wrong with Songyun Temple.

She evacuated decisively, and then followed the same procedure by pretending to be a pilgrim and went to other temples in Changzhou, where she discovered many problematic temples one after another.

At this time, Miss Mu's family reported the matter to the authorities, exposing that the monks in Songyun Temple were all perverts. They also pointed out that there was a secret room in the back hill of Songshan Temple where many girls were imprisoned, and the authorities would find out if they searched.

But the next day, the Mu family was suddenly sealed and confiscated by the government, saying that the Mu family was colluding with the rebels.

Madam Xun was certain that there were problems in Changzhou and the government as well.

She didn't dare to delay and quickly sent the letter to Shi Liu.

"After sending the letter, I didn't dare to alert the enemy, so I hid and secretly watched Songyun Temple. Not long after, I found that the monks had changed their monk clothes and put on ordinary gray clothes and wrapped their heads with cloth. Led by government officials, they left Changzhou in groups and went to Cangzhou.

Then, the people you told me to wait for in your letter also arrived, but they were assassinated as soon as they entered Changzhou, and most of them were killed or injured."

"His Royal Highness's confidant Li Mao asked me to return to Bingzhou to deliver a letter. I have already delivered the letter, and Wang An, the commander of the Bingzhou Guard, has already led his men to Changzhou.

Before I came back, I heard the news that the rebel Li Yan had officially raised the flag of rebellion in Cangzhou, and I heard that he had led an army of 200,000 to Wumaguan to challenge him. "

Shi Liu was shocked when he heard this. So, Li Yan was secretly raising troops in Changzhou under the guise of a temple?
Changzhou has it, but do other prefectures have it?

He assembled an army of 200,000 for this rebellion, which was enough to show how long he had been planning.

Fortunately, he was not asked to give the treasure, otherwise, the Great Jin would have been in great trouble.

No wonder she rushed back in fear, fearing that Li Yan would retaliate against her family. But that didn't happen. It turned out that Li Yan was busy doing big things and had no time to care about them. If he succeeded in doing big things, the first thing he would do after taking office would be to raid her house and chop off her head. How exciting would that be?

Wumaguan——

Shi Liu recalled the map he had seen at Liu Dong's place. Wumaguan was located at the border between Cangzhou and Bozhou. Its geographical location was strategic and easy to defend but difficult to attack. But once it was captured, it would only take a few days to travel from Bozhou to the capital!

It is also hard to imagine that Li Yan chose Cangzhou to start the uprising.

But how could he be sure of taking Wumaguan?

Suddenly, Shi Liu thought of Princess Zhao Zhao who had left with Li Yan——

When she learned about Prince Yu and Princess Zhaozhao, she heard Uncle Liu say that Princess Zhaozhao's parents both died on the battlefield and were heroes, and Princess Zhaozhao still had an only uncle who was still alive and he seemed to be the general guarding Wumaguan.

Shi Liu couldn't help but feel worried, and immediately called Liang Zheng, asking him to take two people to the provincial capital, stay close to it, and keep an eye on any news from there.

But at the same time, he couldn't help but comfort himself. The Jin Dynasty had been established for nearly a hundred years and was very stable. The emperor was a man of great talent and strategy, so he would definitely have a plan to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)