Beautiful step by step

Chapter 66

Just one week before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wei Wei sent out the last batch of millet.

The weather in the northwest is favorable this year, and there are quite a lot of millet produced in Yanjia Village.Wei Wei originally thought that it might take some time for the rest of the festival, but she underestimated the efficiency of Yanjia Village.

The strength of the working people is boundless, and the entire Jiuquan County is located in the extreme west of Dayue.Not far from Yanjia Village is the Gobi Desert. There is not even a decent clothing store in the county town, and the clothes worn by the clansmen on weekdays have to be made by their own women.If the woman in the family is clumsy, the man even has to learn to hold a needle and thread.The manual foundation is solid, and the simple work of gluing kraft paper bags, the whole village is skilled workers.

What she didn't expect was that Yan Heng was very good at needlework.The clothes Ah Yun used to wear were all made by himself. Although there was no embroidery on them, the stitches were fine and even, just like the ones that came out of a sewing machine.

On the day Wei Wei found out, she threw her torn obscene clothes on his face.She ordered coquettishly, whoever breaks it will be responsible for sewing and repairing.

Her body has been fully recovered, but the two of them haven't made it to the last step.Except for the last step, I share the same bed every day, and I haven't missed everything I should do.The obscene clothes Mother Wei prepared for her were all made of good material, comfortable to wear, but they just didn't need to be torn.One month later, the discount rate has been terrible.

After receiving the obscene clothes, Yan Heng breathed a little rough.Just when Wei Wei thought he couldn't help it, he went out to take a cold shower.

She was surprised for a long time at that time, and what surprised her even more was that she sat by the window to count the accounts the next day.Yan Heng moved an embroiderer and sat beside her, and he sewed her obscene clothes with flying needles.He looked very serious, under the sunlight, his dense and long eyelashes cast small brush-like silhouettes in the corners of his eyes.Normally heroic appearance, but this meeting shows a bit of virtuous and virtuous.

When she finished her trance, he had almost mended it. After comparing the obscene clothes on her body, he nodded secretly, with a little joy in his eyes.

At night, when the lights were dark, Wei Wei finally understood what that hint of joy meant.It seems that the stitches of the underwear he has mended are fine, but the thread on the neck is very easy to open.Then he seemed to find new fun, tearing up at night and making up during the day.She kicked him a few times angrily, but he endured it without pain, smiling like a cat stealing fish.

Watching the escort officer's silver convoy full of grapes, furs, and millet go away, Wei Wei looked a little shy.

"What's Auntie thinking?"

Yan Heng's familiar voice sounded, and Wei Wei gave him a hard look.

"I've mended all the clothes."

This time Wei Wei didn't blame him, but punched him directly.Obviously she has worked very hard, she will do aerobics every morning when she wakes up, and her physical strength has improved a lot every day.But with a punch on his shoulder, he still only had an expression of enjoyment.

"Don't tear it apart!"

Wei Wei spoke harshly, but her words were not forceful at all.

Yan Heng showed shame: "I will try my best."

Wei Wei turned his head and let out a long sigh.Sure enough, he accepted it humbly and never repented.

"Ah, to be honest, I may be a little busy these days."

busy?Wei Wei looked at the convoy that disappeared out of sight. These cars came all the way from the capital to deliver this season's food and salary.Along with it, they also brought the delivery account books of recent years.

The reason why Yan Heng didn't return to Liangzhou and spent all his time in Jiuquan was to wait for this account book.

She especially remembered the expression of hell when the convoy arrived three days ago, when she saw that the person receiving her was Yan Heng, instead of the familiar Zhou Qianhu.And Yan Heng didn't show politeness to them, and directly led the Northwest Army to take out the account books with powerful force.Seeing that they didn't resist much, he also sent them to the largest gold selling cave in Jiuquan to entertain them.

It was the first time that Wei Wei came into contact with Yan Heng's side, gambling houses, brothels, these places she had rarely dabbled in, but he arranged them with a trace of familiarity.Places like Jiuquan are naturally not as luxurious as the capital, but there is a special product here-the dancers from Wala.With blond hair and blue eyes and snake waist, these exotic courtesans soothed the frightened hearts of the escorts.

Soldiers first and rituals later, Yan Heng used the most appropriate method to fight a beautiful battle.

Of course, if Yan Zhenfu hadn't knelt on the washboard after returning home at night, swearing to God that the brothel casino was just a means of being taught by his friends, and he went there basically to win over clients and not do anything, maybe his natural image would be bigger.

Thinking of this, Wei Wei smiled: "Ah Heng is going to start the trial of Zhou Qianhu's case?"

Yan Heng nodded, with a serious expression on his face: "There is an expert behind Zhou Qianhu, and the account is very detailed. It may be troublesome to interrogate."

Wei Wei was puzzled: "A master?"

"Yes, my uncle has seen the account book that Li Xia stole back from the Zhou family, and said that the account book is very flat, and it is difficult to find out what is wrong."

It turns out that there is this... Wei Wei has a headache. In her previous life, she had contact with leaders of some large state-owned enterprises.Those leaders have the demeanor of Zhou Qianhu, wantonly promoting cronies, spending time and drinking outside with state property, and paying a bill of [-] for a meal in a restaurant.Or bid for a tens of millions of projects to relatives, spend a little money to build a tofu dregs project, and divide the rest of the money on the spot.

This is the easiest way to launder money, and it has been used everywhere throughout the ages.Generally, this kind of unknown income will be reflected in the private accounts of people who are greedy for ink.However, the account books of the Zhou family he got were cleaner than the tableware used by people with cleanliness.

Knowing that the other party is a bully, but can't find any definite evidence, and finally let him get away with it, it doesn't feel very good,

"Zhou Qianhu's assassination of an official ordered by the court, can this not be a crime?"

Yan Heng has already found out: "Of course it is possible, but at most he will lose his job."

He can only lose his official position. The implication is that the people's fat and people's anointing that has been searched for over the years can still be kept.Zhou Qianhu will eventually be released and become a big landlord in Jiuquan safely.

Racking his brains, just when the awkwardness in his heart reached its peak, Wei Wei's eyes lit up.

"What about the other crimes?"

Yan Heng was a little confused: "What is Ah Mao talking about?"

There was some excitement in Wei Wei's voice: "Aheng, do you still remember what those people in Jiuquan County said when we dealt with Zhou's family? Zhou Qianhu embezzled their property; if this is not an unforgivable crime, then He forcibly snatched women from the people into the mansion, some as concubines and some as slaves, this is forcing good people to become lowly. Didn’t you encourage the people to report Zhou Qianhu that day, didn’t anyone submit complaints to the Yamen?”

Yan Heng paused, his expression a bit ugly: "No."

Surprised, Wei Wei's eyes widened, such a good opportunity for revenge, why didn't everyone take the initiative?

After thinking about it, she tentatively asked, "Are you afraid of Zhou Qianhu's revenge in the future?"

Yan Heng's voice was a little heavy: "It's instinct to be wise and protect yourself."

Wei Wei heard his depression, and he was thinking about the Yanjia Village again.Even the daughter of a concubine of the Zhou family can overwhelm hundreds of people in the Yan family village like grandchildren.The patriarch who lived next door watched A Heng and A Yun suffer but did not dare to speak out.Not to mention that now, ordinary people are asked to directly confront the Zhou family.

However, today's matter does need them. If Zhou Qianhu falls, they will directly benefit.There is no free lunch in the world, thinking of this, Wei Wei calms down.

"Aheng, in my opinion, I ordered the Yan family to find someone. Even if it's a false accusation, it must be well-founded. Right now, you are the presiding judge. You just have to believe some things. The Zhou family has a lot of evidence."

"Can it still be like this?"

Although Yan Heng was doubtful, the worry just now had disappeared from his face.

Why didn't he think of it?Zhou's family could cleverly set up a name and beat him to death in the name of "unfilial piety".Now that Feng Shui is turning, he can also weave some heinous charges for them.

Wei Wei didn't speak, but shrugged his shoulders and gave him a sideways look, with a clear expression on his face: Is it not possible?
Before the ridicule was over, she was picked up by Yan Heng's waist and thrown into the sky.At the first glance, she screamed in fright.Fortunately, the people below caught her firmly, and their bodies were pressed together, and his comfortable smile came out of his heart and directly transmitted to her heart.

"Ah Mou is really amazing."

Wei Wei didn't care at all, what is this?Telling nonsense with your eyes open is the most basic skill of a businessman.She has done many things in her previous life.

Even so, his joy still infected her.

Wei Wei raised the corners of his lips, and Wei Wei continued to squirm: "The Zhou family may have some dissatisfaction, Ah Heng, I think the open space next to the Jiuquan government is quite large, you might as well open the trial. After the trial, even if they No matter how tricks are used, it will not be easy to overturn today's conclusion."

The laughter beside her ears was more hearty, and the hand holding her around her waist held her tighter.

Yan Heng's action was very fast. In the afternoon, there were yamen servants who took to the streets and beat the gong to announce everywhere: two days later, on the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, in the square in front of the Jiuquan government office, Lord Zhenfu personally sat in the hall and publicly tried Zhou Qian's case. household case.

As the defendant, Zhou's family was notified in detail and thoughtfully.

"Old Madam Zhou, this is the kindness of Master Zhenfu. Sir, he thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival was about to pass, and he knew that there were a lot of things in the house recently, and it has not been very peaceful, so he handled the case ahead of schedule. After the trial, Ruo Zhou If Qianhu is really innocent, he will be released on the spot, and the government will gather together to celebrate the League Members' Day."

Yan Heng sent Zhu Zi over, just wanting him to breathe a sigh of relief.Zhuzi is his confidant, he was often bullied by the Zhou family in the early years, this death notice is just right for him to go.

Zhu Zi also understood what he meant, and in gratitude, he highlighted Yan Heng.On the contrary, the most important point is that Yan Heng said that he would allow anyone, including those servants of the Zhou family who were once forced to be low, to report, completely forgot.

The result of this is that the Zhou family, who are used to corruption and bribery, realized that listening to him speak one by one to appease adults.

Master Zhenfu sent his cronies to inform, is this asking us to pay money to redeem him?This is easy to handle, although the Zhou family is a small thousand households, but in a place like Jiuquan where the finances are taken care of, it is too easy to get money. The most important thing our family lacks is money.

In short, in the hearts of the Zhou family, problems that can be solved with money are not considered problems.

Mrs. Zhou Qianhu still has three points of reason. Given the bad relationship between us and Yan Zhenfu, will sending money to others will turn us around and make us corrupt and bribery?
As soon as the words were spoken, Zhou Qianhu's mother-in-law, who had absolute authority in the Zhou family, swung the cane over, almost hitting her all over the head.

"You crow-mouthed family star, you are happy to see my son die. Who doesn't like money, so prepare more so that he won't change his mind. This home belongs to my son. If he can come back safely, no matter how much I will also pay the money."

Zhou Qianhu is not at home, Mrs. Zhou is the absolute authority.Although the old lady looks arrogant, in fact, she always has a plan in her heart.Generally speaking, Yan Zhenfu might not like Xiaoqian, but he has enough money to worry about him not being tempted.As long as he is tempted to accept it once, he will board his own boat.Those small fights in the past are nothing, but in the future, everyone will work together to make a fortune silently.

More importantly, the Zhao family and Wu family should be satisfied with pulling the rebellious Yan Zhenfu to their side.As long as the two families are satisfied, it is not too late for the son to resume his position as a thousand households.

Feeling for the key at her waist, she sent everyone away and touched the head of the bed. There was a sound from behind the bed, and the door that was almost integrated with the wall opened.Taking the key to open the door, she found a box.Opening the box, one by one, tens of thousands of taels of large bank notes, just taking them out is enough to dazzle people's eyes.

Madam Zhou pulled out the bottom one with distress, then thought about it, and counted a few more from the top.

She had been distressed all the time, and she didn't notice the door of the main room that was supposed to be cleared. The round-faced Li Qiu stood there with a kettle in his hand, looking at the banknotes that could barely fit in the box, he was so frightened that he almost turned into a statue of stone.

Two hours after Zhuzi left Zhou Qianhu's mansion, he went into the kitchen to show off, made scallion pork ribs for today's hero Wei Wei, and served them to the table. Yan Heng, who was about to enjoy a candlelight dinner for two, heard Chen Bolai report: The Zhou family came to visit.

The Zhou family came with a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law. After introducing himself, Yan Heng didn't ask Mrs. Zhou to sit down, and Mrs. Zhou didn't sit down either.

Standing up straight, she cut to the chase and said, "Our Zhou family used to offend Lord Zhenfu a lot, but Lord Zhenfu also understands that the people below us are doing things under the orders of those above. There are some things that we can't help The old man came here in person today, this is a little intention of the Zhou family, and it is the Zhou family's apology to the adults."

Mrs. Zhou solemnly handed over a greeting card, which was too big and thick.Yan Heng took it over without even looking at it, and handed it to Wei Wei casually.

Under the expectant eyes of the Zhou family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Wei Wei opened the greeting card under pressure.Unexpectedly, there was no post inside, only a piece of cardboard wrapped in cloth.And next to the big red seal of the bank on the paper, the words "[-] taels of silver" written in italics just surprised her.

5 taels!
Mother Wei received a lot of rewards in the Hou Mansion, and she was quite economical. Whenever she had spare money, she would buy land to appreciate in value. The property accumulated over the years was more than 2 but less than [-].And this number is taken out in the capital, and it is already considered a very wealthy family.

I didn't expect the Zhou family to spend such a large amount of money. It was just money for atonement, and it was 5 taels for a casual move.

Adding a little more is enough to donate to Huangmiao, and to reshape the golden body for Webster's blessing.

"Aheng, look..."

Wei Wei frowned, didn't say anything, and directly hung the bank note in front of Yan Heng.

Then Yan Heng also frowned, 5 taels, the Zhou family's greed for ink was even more serious than he imagined.

Picking up the bank note, he returned it without saying a word: "Mrs. Zhou, it's just a trivial matter, and Yan will not worry too much about it. You will not be rewarded for no merit, so please take back the money."

Mrs. Zhou was stunned, and some people thought it was too much money.

Of course, she knew that 5 taels was a lot, and the entire Zhou family had accumulated only one bank note for such a large denomination over the years.She took it out on purpose, just to shock Yan Zhenfu at once.After all, this money is worth his salary as an official for several lifetimes.

Flicking the bank note back in her hand, she paused, then took out another one from her sleeve and added: "Master Yan, in two days it will be the day when my unfilial son will be tried. I know he has done things wrong all these years." It's appropriate, but now that Jiuquan has Lord Zhenfu, we will naturally listen to him in the future. This little money will be regarded as the hard work of the adult."

Looking at the 1-billion banknotes she handed over, as well as the few remaining in his sleeves, Yan Heng frowned more and more.

Sitting on the side, Wei Wei could also see clearly. After seeing what Mrs. Zhou was hiding in her sleeve, she had a plan.

(End of this chapter)