Nongmen beautiful wife

Chapter 385 Returning to Jiangnan (1)

Mrs. Xiang rested in the inn for two days. She felt that her illness was almost cured. After coming to Taohua Town for a few days, she hadn't been able to go out for a walk. Mrs. Xiang wanted to go to the street to have a look.

It is very cumbersome for Mrs. Xiang to go out. First, she has to send someone to the street to find out which street has fewer people. A place with fewer people is less prone to accidents. She also needs to re-wash her face, comb her hair, put on makeup, and change her clothes. , After finishing these things, almost two hours have passed. Mrs. Xiang loves Sima Qingman very much, so she wants Sima Qingman to go with her.

It’s just that it’s just packed, and before Mrs. Xiang walked out of the room, someone came in outside to report something to Mrs. Xiang. This person came from Jiangnan specially. He walked in a hurry and looked haggard. Mrs. Xiang's expression became serious as she hurried over, "What's the matter?"

It turned out that this man was the son of the head housekeeper of the Xiang family, named Xiang Qicheng. Mrs. Xiang trusted both father and son, so Xiang Qicheng is now in charge of part of the business in the Xiang family, "Old lady, something happened at home. .”

It's definitely not a trivial matter that can make Xiang Qicheng chase after him so anxiously. Mrs. Xiang sat on the chair, waved her hand, and the servant girl who was serving Mrs. Xiang brought a stool for Xiang Qicheng. Qicheng sat down after thanking Mrs. Xiang, "Father said that as long as the old lady reads this letter, she will understand."

Sima Qingman was also in Mrs. Xiang's room at this time. After all, this was a matter of the Xiang family, so in front of Sima Qingman, Xiang Qicheng did not directly explain what happened at home, but asked Mrs. Xiang to read the letter. , The letter also completely stated what was going on.

Nanny Huang took the letter from Xiang Qicheng, and then handed it over to Mrs. Xiang. Mrs. Xiang opened the envelope, took out the letter inside and read it quickly, but as Mrs. Xiang got further behind, Seeing his complexion getting worse, he finally slapped the letter on the table, "Qingcheng, what's going on?"

"Father said that he still doesn't know who did it. It's still being investigated. It's just that my father said such a thing. Now the family needs an old lady to sit in charge. Look, old lady..."

Sima Qingman wondered what happened to the Xiang family that made Mrs. Xiang so anxious, but the letter was still in Mrs. Xiang's hands, and Sima Qingman couldn't see anything.

The big housekeeper of the Xiang family wrote in the letter that several shops of the Xiang family were smashed up overnight, and the smashing was very clever. Valuable things, and people threw rotten vegetables and fruits into the store, which has seriously affected the business of the store.

The store has not dared to open for half a month. At the beginning, Butler Xiang reopened after having his things cleaned up and new doors and windows installed. Moreover, Butler Xiang left someone to watch in the store every day, but The next night, the store was still smashed, and the two people who stayed in the store only saw the back of the person who came to smash the store, but that person was wearing night clothes, so it was impossible to tell who it was.

Steward Xiang sent several groups of people to investigate, but there was no news. Steward Xiang couldn't figure out who he had offended, but after thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out, not to mention that the Xiang family is a famous and promising family in Jiangnan. , and the Xiang family and the governor's family are still in-laws, no one would dare to come to find fault with the Xiang family.

Butler Xiang ordered people to investigate, and at the same time had people repair the shop again. When it opened again, the shop was smashed again within a few days. As far as who did it, the business in the store couldn't be done, and the butler Xiang really couldn't do anything about it, so he wrote a letter and asked Xiang Qicheng to bring it over.

The Xiang family also has a bank in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many people who save money in the Xiang family bank. When they hear that there is a problem with the Xiang family's business, they are worried that their money will be thrown into the Xiang family bank. People who had deposited silver in the bank took their own ticket stubs to cash in the silver.

However, the Xiang family didn't have so much cash to mobilize at once. These people would come to the Xiang family's bank to make trouble every day, and would not leave without giving the money. Steward Xiang had repeatedly promised that they would not default on everyone's money, but now there is no money in the house. With so much cash, please give him a few more days to find a way.

But no one believes it anymore. They have already determined that the Xiang family can't come up with money, and they are going to go to the government to sue them. Later, they heard about the relatives of the Xiang family and the governor's family. Blocking the door of Xiang's Bank and asking them to give money, no matter what Steward Xiang says, no matter how much he persuades him, it will not work. They only recognize money in their eyes and hearts, and now no matter how sincere Steward Xiang promises, they will not believe it. of.

Mrs. Xiang was also angry when she saw this, "Old lady, my father and I can't figure out what's going on this time. Our family has been doing business according to our duties, and we haven't offended anyone. Who is targeting our family like this?"

Mrs. Xiang couldn't figure it out either, but because she couldn't figure it out, this matter was worth paying attention to, so Mrs. Xiang decided to leave for Jiangnan immediately.

The servants also began to pack up their own things in a hurry, loading the carriages, and tidying up all the things that should be packed in an hour, "Qicheng, your journey alone is faster than ours. Go first, go back and tell your father, let your father go to my brother to borrow some money, first pay back the money of those people who came to our bank with stubs to buy money, and before I go back, the shop at home will be closed first. Don't open it."

Mrs. Xiang's elder brother, Sima Qingman's father.

Sima Qingman didn't want to leave Peach Blossom Town, she had only been here for a few days, she hadn't met Xiang Qin a few times, and she hadn't achieved her goal, so how could she just leave?So Sima Qingman always wanted to find a chance to tell Mrs. Xiang to let her stay.

"Yes, let's go now, old lady, you should also pay attention to safety on the road." Xiang Qicheng turned over and got on the horse.

The expression on Madam Xiang's face is still solemn, no matter how much Madam Xiang thinks about this matter, she can't figure it out. Who has the courage to go against the Xiang family? Doesn't the other party know who her brother is? "You don't have to worry about me, you just go back to help your father as soon as possible."

This was exactly what Xiang Qin did. Xiang Qin sent a message to Zuo Hufa on the second day after Mrs. Xiang came. Although the speed of the pigeons they trained was already very fast, Zuo Hufa was still five days later. I just received Xiang Qin's letter. Xiang Qin's letter said that the Xiang family's business should be affected, but people and valuables should not be hurt.

After reading Xiang Qin's letter, Zuo Hufa immediately asked people to check all the properties of Xiang's family in Jiangnan, and then Zuo Hufa took people to smash all the shops of Xiang's family that night. Xiang Qin's plan was successful. Using Xiang's business as bait, he successfully lured Mrs. Xiang back.

(End of this chapter)