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Chapter 390 Collusion
On the way there, in the carriage, Jiang Weinan said to Xie Jiaojiao: "Brother Qin said that the entire Jiang'an Prefecture has not been peaceful recently."
Xie Jiaojiao touched her belly, waiting for his next words.
"Last year's flood caused landslides, and many pipelines were blocked. After the pipelines were blocked, there were more bandits. And I heard from Brother Qin that there were water bandits rampant some time ago. I think the He family asked us to go there today to talk about this matter."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded: "I think so too, and I always feel that this matter is a bit strange."
"What's wrong?"
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head: "I can't explain it, I always have a hunch that this matter has something to do with your father."
"what do you mean?"
Xie Jiaojiao nodded.
Jiang Weinan stopped talking.
And just like that, we arrived at He’s house.
As soon as I entered the hall, I saw He Zhongsheng and Old Man He sitting there. There was no smile on their faces. Instead, they looked solemn.
As soon as he saw them, he forced a smile and said, "You're here."
The two men greeted them and then sat down.
He Zhongsheng said, "I asked my dear nephew and daughter-in-law to come here today because I have something important to discuss with you."
As he said this, he glanced at Mr. He, who nodded.
He Zhongsheng then continued, "There has been a problem with the goods we transported recently."
"Uncle He, if you have anything to say, just speak frankly."
He Zhongsheng nodded: "To be honest, recently our goods, whether transported by land or water, have encountered bandits."
"Is the loss huge?" Xie Jiaojiao asked.
He Zhongsheng and Mr. He both nodded.
Old Master He sighed and said, "We have lost quite a few brothers in our fleet. We have encountered these mountain bandits before, but we were able to get rid of them by giving them some silver. However, the recent mountain bandits not only demand money, but also goods. After these few times, our brothers in the fleet cannot afford the losses, and our business has also lost a lot of silver."
Xie Jiaojiao and Jiang Weinan looked at each other, and Jiang Weinan said, "Has Uncle He reported it to the police?"
He Zhongsheng waved his hand: "Not yet. After all, the government can't do much about the bandits and robbers! Even if we report to the police, at most they will send someone to understand the situation. If they really want to suppress the bandits..." I'm afraid it won't work.
He didn't say the rest, and everyone understood.
It's not that the government runners are incompetent, but the government runners, you say it's okay to manage the public security in the city, but if you really encounter those kind of mountain bandits with high martial arts skills, how many people do they have? How many government runners are there? If they really go, I'm afraid they will just die.
"So what are Uncle He and Grandpa He going to do?"
Mr. He said, "We asked you to come and discuss this matter. My father and I want to stop doing this business for a while. First, we have lost so many brothers in these days. The remaining brothers will feel depressed as soon as they get on the ship. Second, we will lose a lot of goods every time we run. If this continues, we can't afford to compensate."
He Zhongsheng sighed and nodded with a sad face.
Xie Jiaojiao analyzed what Grandpa He said in her mind and nodded slightly: "Okay, then let's do as Grandpa He says."
Now that the matter has been discussed, it would not be convenient for Xie Jiaojiao and the others to stay any longer.
When he was about to go out, Mrs. He chased after him.
"My dear nephew and daughter-in-law, please stay!"
The two of them frowned slightly and looked at her.
Mrs. He felt a little embarrassed.
"Um... Auntie wants to ask if Xiaohu has any letter?"
When Xie Jiaojiao heard about this, she glanced at Jiang Weinan and said, "I'll get in the car first."
After saying that, he went into the carriage without looking back.
Mrs. He felt even more embarrassed.
Jiang Weinan said, "Aunt He, for Uncle He's sake, I will call you Aunt again. He Hu has never sent us any letters, and no one in my family's family letters has ever mentioned him. Take the fact that you insulted our Yan'er. We have no other relationship with you and your family except for business. You don't have to send people to our house every now and then to inquire about us."
As soon as he said this, Mrs. He's face turned pale.
Extremely embarrassed.
Jiang Weinan bowed to her and said, "Goodbye!"
Mrs. He pursed her lips and could not say a word. She could only watch the carriage passing by in front of her. Lai Fu looked at her and snorted.
Afterwards, He Zhongsheng found out about this and scolded her for asking for trouble.
Mrs. He wiped her tears and said, "I am also worried about Xiaohu. Since he left, he only wrote to say that he has arrived in the capital and not to worry about him! Such a long time has passed, how is he going to live? He doesn't have much money on him!"
He Zhongsheng was tired of hearing her words and said unhappily, "Who can you blame? If you and mother had let Li Yan'er in, would there have been so many problems?"
This one sentence stopped Mrs. He from speaking.
He Zhongsheng got up and left, saying as he left: "I've been sleeping in the study lately." So as not to be upset by seeing you.
Seeing the man leave like this, Mrs. He was even more sad.
Pulling the old lady beside her, she said aggrievedly: "Who am I doing all this for? Isn't it for the reputation of the He family? When I first married him, the family suffered... Have I had it easy all these years?"
Seeing her crying so sadly, the old nanny could only comfort her softly, saying that the master had been troubled by too many things at home recently, and everything would be fine once the matter was dealt with...
When I got home, the food was already on the table.
Xie Jiaojiao was hungry! Since she stopped having morning sickness, she ate more than before and even gained a lot of weight.
After eating, they went to the pavilion to enjoy the cool air.
Xie Jiaojiao called Manager Wang: "Uncle Wang, there is something I want you to check again..."
After listening to this, Manager Wang left.
Jiang Weinan said, "I don't think that old man Jiang Huaian has the guts to collude with bandits, right?"
Xie Jiaojiao picked up the Tremella soup on the table and drank it while saying, "Who knows! Think about it, your father was just a worker on the ship before. He was lucky enough to save your mother, so he reached the pinnacle of his life. But don't you think it was too smooth sailing?"
"You mean he has been colluding with these people for a long time?"
"Maybe not!" Xie Jiaojiao took a sip of the soup.
"What if we are wrong?"
Xie Jiaojiao picked up the round fan again: "But I asked Uncle Wang to investigate. Jiang Huaian's transportation was not smooth at the beginning. Your mother brought him a lot of business everywhere. Although it has improved, it is still not qualified to become the leader of Jiangbo City's transportation. After all, the He family was very good at transportation at that time. But one day, he suddenly became smooth. The goods and ships he transported have never been robbed. On the contrary, the business of other transportation merchants in Jiangbo City is always encountered by pirates!"
"Because of this, his business grew bigger and bigger, and the He family's ship was wrecked again..."
Jiang Weinan frowned as he finished speaking: "If your guess is true, then if there was a problem with the He family's ship, it was probably caused by him."
Xie Jiaojiao nodded, and finally said: "To be honest, if your father is really like what we guessed, then your mother must have known something about the situation at the time."