Chapter 11 Sinking pond

In October, the tenants and farmers in the village began to harvest the autumn harvest. Shen Yu would go to the village in person during the day and prepare some tea for them. She stood at the edge of the field and looked into the distance. The golden fields were filled with the fragrance of rice. Shen Yu has been at the farm for four months and has finally seen the fields develop in a positive direction. She thought of Qi Sui who would come to see her after work every day, and wondered if she would come today?

"Sister Yu, are we learning 'Snow flying in six directions is a sign of a good harvest; the sun is at three o'clock in the afternoon, it means the clouds are late' today?" Cheng Bao's voice interrupted her thoughts. Shen Yu collected her thoughts and said softly, "Yes, this is the eighth sentence of Volume 1 of "Youxue Qionglin", which means that the falling snowflakes are all hexagonal, which can be used to predict the harvest of the year; the sun has risen to the height of three poles, which means it's getting late."

Cheng Bao nodded: "I know it is three poles high now. Brother and Sister Sui have been gone for a long time. When will they be back?"

"Sister Bao has also been studying for a long time. Let's take a break and study again later."

Ruo Wei walked in and whispered, "Miss, the fourth lady has replied."

Shen Yu asked Cheng Bao to eat the peeled orange first, then took the letter and read it quickly.

"The fourth sister said in the letter that she and her brother bought fruit from Madam Qi's stall. After that their classmates followed suit, then others followed suit."

Ruo Wei suddenly realized: "So the miss wrote a letter last night to ask the eldest son and fourth sister to help Madam Qi sell the fruits smoothly." but she didn't understand why it was so smooth.

Chen Yu spoke slowly: "My brother and my fourth sister were both on the list of this year's autumn exam, so they naturally attracted attention. In addition, their classmates were either rich or noble, so their behavior was more credible in the eyes of others, and they were willing to believe that Madam Qi was selling good things."

"Miss you're really smart! If Madam Qi knew..."

Shen Yu raised her finger and made a gesture to silence her. Ruo Wei understood and whispered, "I won't tell her."

It was almost time . At noon, she continued to teach the rest of the content of Tuanbaoxue. After a while, she heard Qi Sui's footsteps. Before she saw her, she heard her voice first: "It's the first day of opening, and we sold out smoothly. I also bought a lot of candied fruits and cakes!"

Shen Yu put down her pen, and Cheng Bao was the first to go out to greet Qi Sui, "Sister Sui!" But she didn't see Cheng An, so she asked, "Where's my brother?"

Qi Sui squatted down and said, "He's behind me. I ran back."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Shen Yu say, "Look at you, you look so tired. Sweat is coming out of you forehead." Then she wiped the sweat off Qi Sui's forehead with a handkerchief, her movements natural. Qi Sui felt stunned for a moment, then smiled and leaned forward, "Not tired."

Ruo Wei giggled on the side, and when she looked up she met Cheng An's eyes, but he quickly looked away.

"By the way, I remembered to bring candied fruit and chestnut cake today." Qi Sui stood up and handed the packaged candied fruit to Shen Yu, and gave the chestnut cake to Ruo Wei and Cheng Bao. Children are very easy to satisfy. Since Qi Sui would give her delicious food whenever she had time, she had already regarded her as her own sister. Although Shen Yu didn't show it on her face, she felt happy in her heart. Apart from her aunt and Ruo Wei, this was the first time that someone took her casual words to heart.

Qi Sui had a meal at the farm, then took Changsheng home. After feeding it grass, they went to her own field to loosen the soil and plant vegetables. Although she's busy developing the fruit industry, she could not delay her old business. She bought some seasonal vegetable seeds from the props mall, and with the addition of special fertilizers, the entire field would be filled with vegetables in a week.

If things develop like this, she can save more than ten taels a month, and then buy a few acres of land, then her wallet will be filled up. Qi Sui also found that Qi Cheng had not been to the gambling house recently, he might have been influenced by the original owner's second uncle Qi Changsheng. After noticing it, they locked him up at home. But she wasn't worried, as gambling is very difficult to quit.

That night, when it was quiet, Shen Yu was awakened by Ruo Wei, "Miss, we have found the whereabouts of Lin Dalang."

Upon hearing this, she immediately put on her coat and asked softly, "How did you find out?"

Ruo Wei gently picked out the wick from the oil lamp. The room became slightly brighter. "It was discovered by the people who followed Manager Chen."

On the first day Shen Yu came to the manor, which was the day before Manager Chen retired and returned home, she hired people from the escort agency to secretly follow Manager Chen. During these days, people from the escort agency replied saying that there was nothing unusual, until today. They had thought there was no hope of finding Lin Dalang, but unexpectedly he came back. "Miss, what should we do next?"

Shen Yu gathered her clothes tightly, lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then said, "We must catch him as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble." Thinking of this, she walked quickly to the desk and wrote down her plan. After finishing the letter, she handed it to Ruo Wei and said, "Tell them to do it. There will be a reward after the task is completed."

After Ruo Wei left, shen Yu looked at the flame in the oil lamp and then extinguished it with scissors.

Almost a month later, Qi Sui was checking the recent income of the orchard with Shen Yu, and she also explained that Cheng An's half was taken from her. As they were talking about the follow-up developments, Ruo Wei hurried to Shen Yu's side and whispered in her ear.

"Madam Qi, let's discuss this tomorrow." Qi Sui didn't ask any more questions and left.

Shen Yu watched her walk further and further away, then she retracted her gaze and got to the point: "Did you take the water route?"

Ruo Wei: "It was as the miss explained in the letter. after catchin Lin Dalang, we took the water route, which was unobstructed. the person has been locked in the woodshed and is shouting for help."

"No one can help him." Shen Yu chuckled, but there's no laughter in her voice.

Qi Sui was walking on the road. This was the first time that Shen Yu sent her away. Although she knew there's a reason for it, she still felt disappointed because she couldn't stay with her for a while longer and could only cry secretly in her heart.

The system complained: "Host, you disturbed me."

"I didn't cry to you."

"But I can hear you!"

Qi Sui sighed: "Oh, sorry."

The system suddenly felt like its conscience was stabbed.

She was about to continue to feel sad, when her stomach growled. She remembered that Changsheng and the chickens at home had not eaten yet, and there happened to be no vegetables in the kitchen, so she turned around and went to the fields first to Harvest vegetables. Just when she picked half of it, the village head came to her and asked, "Sui Jie'er, are you free now?"

Qi Sui held the cabbage and eggplant and said, "I will be free after lunch. Does the village head have anything important to do?"

"It is indeed an important matter, and it's about your big happy event."

Before Qi Sui could continue to ask the reason, the head of the village turned around and left.

Meanwhile, Shen Yu had already asked all the questions she wanted to know, but still didn't know where the money is. Lin Dalang was beaten black and blue by the servants. He fell to the ground, gasping for breath. He no longer shouted for help, but begged Shen Yu for mercy instead. But she didn't say anything. Ruo Wei said, "Since you can't pay back the money you embezzled, you'll have to suffer a little."

Lin Dalang shook his head, "Miss, I was wrong. Please give me a chance to correct my mistakes."

Ruo Wei signal at the sevant, and the servant slapped him immediately.

Shen Yu said: "You still don't want to tell the truth?"

Lin Dalang lowered his head and refused to answer.

"After dark, drown him in the pond." Shen Yu said this lightly, stood up and left.