freenovelworld Chapter 1712 Birds Don’t Tell Secrets
Chapter 1712 Birds Don’t Tell Secrets
Everyone went into the front hall first, and Jiang Paopao replied.
"Everything is normal. The grain fields have started to plough and the fruit trees have sprouted. I see that the tenants are very good. They work efficiently and are knowledgeable."
Although Jiang Paopao was a descendant of a military family, he had lived in Shanghai for many years and when he was not fighting, he liked to run to the mountains and fields.
I also know a lot about farming.
"Things at the mine are going well," he lowered his voice. "The underground passage will soon be dug through."
Yan Ruyu had originally suggested that a path could be dug underground, and she thought that since they were going to dig it, they should dig it longer, not just inside or outside the wall. It would be best if the path inside the village could be longer, leading to a safe and secluded place.
The tunnel was longer than expected and took longer to complete, but fortunately everything went smoothly.
"They work in two shifts, day and night, and it will probably be open tonight."
Yan Ruyu nodded: "Okay."
At this moment, Xiaolan flew back: "Oh, the city guards, the city guards are coming."
Yan Ruyu was puzzled. City Guards? Why were there City Guards here?
"Go and have a look."
……
Qiu Keshi got off the carriage and saw the city guards on the opposite side, and he felt nervous.
"May I ask what do you want from me, General?"
The general of the city defense army bowed and said, "I am Lu Peng. I heard that the young master of the Qiu family is good at business. I want to do a business with you."
Qiu Keshi's tense heart suddenly relaxed, but he was also a little confused.
He is a soldier, so he can do business on his own.
Suddenly, I changed my mind and wondered... could it be that he had some stolen goods and wanted to sell them to him?
This is not impossible. It is not difficult for those soldiers who have some power to embezzle some military rations and special military funds. It is common for soldiers to embezzle military rations and special military funds.
If it's for something like this, then it's easy.
Qiu Keshi smiled and said, "If the general doesn't give up, I will be very grateful."
Lu Peng dismounted: "Please."
Qiu Keshi stepped forward, his eyes swept across Lu Peng's hand, and his gaze suddenly froze.
He remembered what his partner once said: those with stars on their palms are his own people.
The city defense general Lu Peng in front of him made a "please" gesture and opened his palm towards him, with a black star mark on it.
Qiu Keshi's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized that Lu Peng had no intention of doing business with him at all, he was just coming for him and to help him.
Lu Peng is the person the partner mentioned, the one who came to help him.
Qiu Ke Shi's original worries were all swept away.
He secretly sighed in his heart that his partners were really powerful and that there were even his own people in the city defense army.
Why worry about not achieving great things?
Thinking of this, Qiu Ke Shi nodded to Lu Peng.
Lu Peng put his hand away and led the way in front without asking others to follow. Qiu Keshi followed behind him, and the two of them walked into the small woods in front.
There are only a few rows of trees, a bit like a boundary, separating the two plots of land.
It was enough for the two of them to talk in low voices.
Lu Peng stopped and looked around. He came here a quarter of an hour early and had checked the situation here twice. No one was hiding here.
Occasionally, a bird flies overhead - that's nothing, birds never reveal secrets.
Lu Peng whispered, "How is it going?"
Lu Peng was only ordered to help, but he didn't know how things were going.
The superiors said that Qiu Keshi would be the host and he would assist.
Qiu Keshi shook his head: "It's not going well. The manor has been bought by someone else."
Lu Peng frowned: "What do you think?"
"I have someone under my command who can help you get it back. Who bought it?"
Qiu Keshi sighed, "It's not that easy to rob. It's the shopkeeper Yu from the Qian family shop."
Lu Peng frowned even more tightly: "It's him? Then it's not about money."
Who doing business in Youcheng dares to say that his financial resources can match that of the Qian family?
"What can you do? You should know that the higher-ups are very determined. We must get this mine."
"I haven't bought the manor, but I can buy the land. I'll fence off the land first and wait for the owner to come and give him some money."
Qiu Keshi also knew that this method was not really a solution, but he had no other good ideas at the moment.
As Lu Peng listened to him, he couldn't help but look down on him. What a stupid idea! Even if he got it, so what? People in the manor would be able to see it if they stretched their necks. Wouldn't that be more troublesome?
"This is not a good idea," Lu Peng rejected. "You failed to buy the manor first, and now you want to grab this land. Isn't this telling others that you have plans for this land?"
Qiu Keshi was silent for a moment: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Lu Peng stroked the hilt of the knife and thought, "How I dealt with the Shi family before, I will deal with Manager Yu the same way this time."
"You mean, poisoning?" Qiu Keshi was surprised, "But what's the use? Manager Yu has a pharmacy and doctors under him. He is different from the Shi family."
Wu Peng chuckled: "Of course it's not just about poisoning, there are other things as well."
……
Yan Ruyu led people to the courtyard wall, but the silver ingot was not there. After waiting for a while, he still did not come back. However, it was true that there were city defense troops outside.
Yan Ruyu let Xiaolan fly away and let it go to find the silver ingot.
The abbot whispered, "The city guards are also our people. Why don't we go and ask them? It would be great if they are looking for trouble with the Qiu family for other reasons."
That's true.
However, Yan Ruyu always felt that the city defense troops would not appear here for no reason.
Moreover, the Qiu family had sent two people to steal materials for road construction. When she told the governor Cao and the city envoy Li about it, they were both very surprised and did not mention the Qiu family.
In such a short time, what kind of trouble can the city defense army cause to the Qiu family?
Furthermore, given what happened before, Envoy Li Cheng was not a reckless person. If he really wanted to target the Qiu family, he should have informed her.
Yan Ruyu always felt that there was something strange about this matter.
Thinking of this, she slowly shook her head: "Don't worry, wait until the silver ingot comes back."
That’s fine. There’s no rush anyway.
The abbot's consciousness entered the space and stared at the map.
Finally, Qiuke Stone moved.
Where is this guy going?
He watched intently, and when he saw Qiu Keshi return, he actually left.
After exiting the space, he was about to talk to Yan Ruyu when Yinding and Xiaolan also came back.
"Princess," Yinding said with a gloomy face, "I have something important to report."
Back in the front hall, Yan Ruyu's eyes turned cold after listening to Yinding's report.
I felt strange that the city defense troops appeared here, but I never expected it to be like this.
She was also secretly frightened. If the abbot had not discovered today that Qiu Keshi had sneaked out of the city to meet someone privately, she would not have known that there was a traitor in the city defense army.
It can be considered a blessing in disguise.
I just don’t know whether this Lu Peng is just one person or has other accomplices.
"Princess, do you want to arrest him?" Yinding asked.
Yinding has been in the military camp for a long time, and what he hates most is this kind of traitor, who disregards the lives of his brothers and compatriots and colludes with outsiders. His crime is truly heinous.
Yan Ruyu groaned: "No hurry, but I have to go find Li Chengshi."
"We will leave immediately and return to the city. Yinding, you go and invite Li Chengshi to the mansion and tell him that you have found the seeds for him."
"Yes."