A Lan did not tell the clan leader about this. When the clan leader came, he was very surprised to see so many people in the front hall.
Because of this matter, A-Lan has been investigating this matter secretly and has not revealed it to the clan leader. The clan leader knows that A-Lan has been checking the accounts of the shop after returning, so he has not disturbed A-Lan in the past few days.
Early this morning, A-Lan suddenly sent a message asking him to come to Leng Mansion. He knew that A-Lan might have discovered something and asked him to come over and deal with it.
It's just that he didn't expect that A-Lan's accounting would involve things that happened more than ten years ago. No wonder A-Lan invited three elders over. It seems that this matter should be related to the three elders.
After the patriarch sat down, he noticed a man he didn't recognize sitting in the front hall. What does this man have to do with the Leng family, or is it related to what happened more than ten years ago?
"Alan, it turns out that the three elders are here. Did something happen?" the clan leader asked.
"Chief, the incident I'm going to talk about happened more than ten years ago." A Lan said slowly.
"Alan, who is this..." the clan leader asked.
Seeing that Shopkeeper Jing had attracted the attention of the clan leader, Ah Lan said to the clan leader: "Clan Leader, this is Shopkeeper Jing from Jin Yuzhai."
The clan leader was a little surprised. He had never seen Shopkeeper Jing before. Although this person looked familiar, he was definitely not Shopkeeper Jing.
A Lan knew that the patriarch had many questions, so he told the patriarch about Jin Yuzhai. The patriarch was shocked when he heard that. He did not expect that such a big thing happened under his nose. And the mastermind of this incident was still in front of him.
Several elders actually killed a shopkeeper over the gold mine. The clan leader was speechless for a moment and looked at the three elders in front of him quietly.
"Patriarch, the whole thing is like this. This matter is related to the reputation of the three elders and the Leng family, so I invited you to the Leng Mansion to handle this matter." A Lan said.
The patriarch said to Alan with a cold face: "I will take them back now, and I will leave the business in the shop to you."
"Okay, I'll ask Uncle Ren to help." A Lan said.
A-Lan was worried that the three elders would attack the clan leader, so he planned to ask Uncle Ren to help. The clan leader nodded and stood up to leave.
"Uncle Ren, you go back with the clan leader, and the three elders will leave it to you." A Lan said.
The clan leader suddenly turned around and said to A Lan: "That shopkeeper Jing also wants to go back with us."
Ah Lan thought for a while and said: "Clan leader, I have something to do with Shopkeeper Jing, so I can't go back with you for the time being."
"Do you plan to keep him?" the clan leader asked.
"Head, he is innocent. It was the elders who threatened him that made him do something wrong. He has been feeling very guilty and frightened for more than ten years," Alan said.
The patriarch didn't say anything, patted Allan on the shoulder and left the Leng family.
A-Lan turned around and saw Shopkeeper Jing looking a little worried, so she walked a few steps forward and said to him: "Shopkeeper Jing, don't worry, I won't hand you over to the clan leader."
"If the patriarch plans to punish me, I'm not worried. I just hope that the patriarch won't implicate Ying'er. She is innocent." Shopkeeper Jing said.
"Don't worry, Shopkeeper Jing, I won't let anyone hurt Madam." A Lan said.
A Lan knew that the clan leader didn't say anything when he left just now, which proved that the clan leader did not agree to his request. Therefore, after the clan leader had dealt with the affairs of the three elders, he needed to have a good talk with the clan leader. During this time
, he needs to arrange manpower to protect the shopkeeper.
"Alan, what do you think?" Ayu asked.
"Shopkeeper Jing, would you mind moving to another place temporarily?" A Lan said.
"Master, just make arrangements." Shopkeeper Jing said.
"I will arrange for you and your wife to live in another courtyard, don't worry." A Lan said.
"Thank you, Master." Shopkeeper Jing said.
A-Lan arranged for someone to take shopkeeper Jing back to the small courtyard. After packing some things with his wife, he went to the other courtyard arranged by A-Lan.
Shopkeeper Jing thanked him again and again before leaving, and then followed his servant into the carriage.
After A-Lan and A-Yu returned to the courtyard, A-Yu took a sip of tea and said, "Are you worried about the clan leader..."
"That's right, the patriarch doesn't want this matter to be publicized. I'm worried that he won't let Shopkeeper Jing go." A Lan said.
"The clan leader won't do it secretly, right?" Ayu asked.
A Lan leaned on the recliner and said: "The patriarch may do this in order to protect the Leng family. After all, shopkeeper Jing was involved in this matter, and he even buried shopkeeper Qinglan in the wall with his own hands."
"Shopkeeper Jing can't live in the other courtyard all the time. According to what you said, as long as shopkeeper Jing stays in the capital, he will be targeted by the clan leader. If this continues, this is not an option. We can't let shopkeeper Jing stay in the other courtyard for the rest of his life without coming out, right? Still.
With Jin Yu Zhai, we need to arrange for the shopkeeper to take care of the shop as soon as possible." Ayu said.
"I'll go to Shopkeeper Tang's house later. I'm going to leave Jin Yu Zhai to him," A Lan said.
"That's fine, I believe Shopkeeper Tang will be able to do the job, but won't you investigate what happened to him before?" Ayu asked.
"I believe that except for shopkeeper Liu, the other shopkeepers have already known their problems, and I will continue to reuse them in the future." A Lan said.
"If Jin Yuzhai is handed over to shopkeeper Tang, what will shopkeeper Jing do?" Ayu asked.
A Lan thought for a moment and said, "Let Shopkeeper Jing rest for a few days. After the clan leader has finished dealing with the three elders, I will go and talk to him. If he still insists on dealing with Shopkeeper Jing, I will send Shopkeeper Jing out of the city."
"You mean if the clan leader doesn't pursue the case anymore, you'll leave shopkeeper Jing in the capital?" Ayu asked.
A Lan said: "It is safest to leave Shopkeeper Jing in the capital. I'm worried that someone will do something bad to him."
"Are you worried that the lady's family will come after you?" Ayu said.
A Lan smiled and said, "They have eloped for so many years. Even if Madam goes back to see her family, her family will not blame them. Especially since Shopkeeper Jing is so kind to her, the county magistrate should not pursue it further.
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"Then what are you worried about? Are you worried that even if shopkeeper Jing leaves, the clan leader won't let him go?" Ayu asked in confusion.
"What I'm worried about is not the clan leader, but the elders. You know what happened to Jin Yuzhai was told to us by Shopkeeper Jing. If it weren't for Shopkeeper Jing, we wouldn't have known about the gold mine. If something happened to the three elders, do you think their
Will his family let him go? On the contrary, if Shopkeeper Jing stays in the capital, it will be safer. They don't dare to mess around in the capital," said A Lan.
"Are you worried that the elder's family will hold a grudge and seek revenge on Shopkeeper Jing?" Ayu asked.
"Yes, if the elders tell them, I believe they will not let Shopkeeper Jing go. So, I plan to discuss it with the clan leader and hope that the clan leader can take action." A Lan said.
A Lan was worried that the elders' family members would retaliate against Shopkeeper Jing, so he planned to discuss it with the clan leader. He knew that the clan leader knew that Shopkeeper Jing did this because he was threatened by the elders, and would definitely forgive him. The clan leader would not allow the elders' family members to retaliate against Jing.
The shopkeeper took action, I believe he only warned them.
After the two simply ate something, they went to Shopkeeper Tang's home. Shopkeeper Tang hadn't seen A-Lan for a long time, and when he saw A-Lan again, he fell to his knees.
"What are you doing, Shopkeeper Tang? Get up quickly and talk to me if you have anything to say." A Lan said, helping Shopkeeper Tang to get up.
Shopkeeper Tang shook his head, lowered his head and said, "Master, I'm sorry for the Leng family, I'm sorry for the old man, I didn't expect you to come over to see me."
"Let's go inside and talk, Master. We can't let the young master stand in the yard and listen to you, right?" Mrs. Tang said, tugging on Shopkeeper Tang's sleeve.
"Look, I'm confused." Shopkeeper Tang patted his head and said.
Several people entered the room, and Mrs. Tang prepared tea and fruits and brought them out.
"Master, why are you here today free?" Shopkeeper Tang asked curiously.
"Shopkeeper Tang, I know that you already know that you have done something wrong and regret what you have done. A lot of things have happened these days, and I believe you should have received the news. The reason why you came here today is because of Jin Yuzhai's affairs, Jin Yu
Shopkeeper Jing of Zhai needs to take a few days off to visit relatives, and the shop is short of manpower. I hope you can help go back and take care of the business." A Lan said.
"Taking care of business? Master, please invite me back to the shop? Master, will you forgive me and trust me again?" Shopkeeper Tang asked excitedly.
"Well, of course I trust you, otherwise why would I ask you to go back to the shop to take care of business?" A-Lan said.
"Thank you young master, I am willing to go back. I want to go back to atone for my sins and take good care of the Leng family's business." Shopkeeper Tang said.
"Uncle Ren will come to pick you up early tomorrow morning," A Lan said.
"Thank you, Master. By the way, Master Li, Shopkeeper Li and the others..." Shopkeeper Tang asked.
The four of them left the shop together, and he was the only one left at home early the next morning. He didn't know what happened to the three of them, but he remembered that shopkeeper Li came to visit him.
"Shopkeepers Li and Qi will be able to go back and take care of the shop soon. I'll go over and inform them shortly. But you may not be able to go back to the old shop. Jin Yuzhai can't live without you." A Lan said.
"The young master left Jin Yuzhai to me to take care of. It proves that the young master trusts me. It doesn't matter even if he can't go back to his previous shop." Shopkeeper Tang said.
After A-Lan and A-Yu exchanged a few words with Shopkeeper Tang, they went to Shopkeeper Li's house. They told Shopkeeper Li that they no longer need to pretend to be sick and that they could go to the shop to take care of business tomorrow morning.
After Shopkeeper Li heard this, he was very grateful, because he knew that the young master was willing to let him go back, but he still trusted him.
"Master, is everything you said true?" Shopkeeper Li asked.
"Of course it's true. Because of the special circumstances, I didn't invite you to Leng's Mansion. We'll go to Shopkeeper Qi's home later," A-Lan said.
"Thank you, Master. I never thought that I would be able to return to the Leng family to atone for my sins in my lifetime. Thank God." Shopkeeper Li said.
"Why are shopkeepers Li so excited? I'll leave the shop to you," said A-Lan.
The two of them didn't stay at Shopkeeper Li's house for too long, and soon left for Shopkeeper Qi's home. Logically speaking, A-Lan didn't have to run around and just asked the servants to go and invite all the shopkeepers to Leng Mansion. But because before
A-Lan was worried that someone would be unfavorable to the shopkeepers, so she asked people not to agree to anyone who invited them out, including herself.
Therefore, today they can only notify them in person.
When they arrived at Shopkeeper Qi's home, A Lan told Shopkeeper Qi the news. Shopkeeper Qi was also very excited and didn't know what to say.
It was Mrs. Qi who spoke first and said, "Thank you, young master, for understanding our master and trusting us as before."
"Okay, you have a good rest, and remember to go to the shop early tomorrow morning." A Lan said.
After A-Lan and A-Yu explained what happened tomorrow morning, they left Shopkeeper Qi's home. A-Yu got on the carriage and remembered that Shopkeeper Liu was still at home, so she said, "What should we do with Shopkeeper Liu? We need to send it to the clan.
Leave it to the clan leader?"
"I'll go with you to shopkeeper Liu's house in person later, and take him back to Leng Mansion first," said A-Lan.
