When everyone saw that it was the old man who had just made the suggestion, they calmed down. But Master Yang's words made everyone's hearts rise in their throats.
"Sir! The common people are old and young, so we can't take any precautions! How can the thugs on the boat defeat the fierce river bandits?"
Some people were crying and their faces were pale with fear.
Mr. Yang looked serious, "We still don't know what the situation will be at the moment. What I said is just to prepare for the worst. We have many guards from wealthy families on board, as well as bodyguards. We should take advantage of the weapons we have. If there are any
If the enemy invades, I and everyone will work together to defend against the enemy."
"That's right! There are officials on the ship. How dare those river bandits attack the imperial officials?" Someone thought of this and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay! It's better to find the murderer quickly and rule out whether it was Jiang bandits who are more important."
Mr. Yang didn't want to say anything, so he asked shopkeeper Zhou to bring the captured man immediately.
A man wearing a gray cross-collar and short brown shirt was brought up immediately. Master Du was shocked when he saw this man.
"Awei, how could you do this?" Mr. Du blurted out in shock.
The man called Awei raised his head, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
"master!"
"Huh? Do you know this person, Mr. Du?" Mr. Yang pointed at the man and asked.
Mr. Du nodded, "He is the nephew of the nanny Wang, but the common people don't know why he is on the ship. He was clearly promised to stay in the capital to look after the family."
"Awei! Master, they arrested Awei!"
An old woman's voice suddenly sounded. Su Yizhao looked over and saw a staggering figure suddenly rushing out of the crowd.
"Who is this woman?" Mr. Yang frowned. This was not a government office, and the mess gave him a headache.
Mr. Du quickly said: "This is Mrs. Caomin's nanny, Mrs. Wang!"
Su Yizhao took a look at the nanny, who was wearing a half-breasted half-breasted gown of grape purple fine cotton, and a moon-white middle coat underneath.
She only wore a silver hairpin on her silver hair and a pair of silver earrings on her ears. Other than that, she had no other jewelry.
"How dare you, how dare you make such a noise after seeing your Excellency?" Li Quan took a step forward and shouted angrily at the two of them.
Li Quan is tall and has changed his previous low profile and now hangs the dagger on his waist blatantly.
As soon as he stood up, everyone immediately stopped talking.
"I'm asking you! Who are you?" Master Yang pointed at Ah Wei and asked.
Ah Wei's arms were tied behind his back. Upon seeing this, the thugs on the boat immediately pushed Ah Wei to kneel down in front of Mr. Yang.
"The power of the grass-roots king!"
"Wang! Is Wang Wei your nephew?" Mr. Yang glanced at Wang, who was still crying, and asked loudly.
Helpless, Mrs. Wang just kept sobbing and eagerly stepped forward to hug Ah Wei.
"Pull him away quickly!" Mr. Yang frowned and said displeased.
"Sir! Nurse Wang is hard of hearing. What do you want to know? Why don't you ask Cao Min and Wang Wei." At this time, Mr. Du stepped forward and replied.
"Then I ask you, where are you from and where are you going? Tell me in detail!"
Mr. Yang sat at the top and began to ask Mr. Du.
"Du Yuetong, a common man, and his wife, Yao, live in the capital, and their ancestral home is Luyang County, Macro Prefecture. This time I returned to my hometown to visit relatives. My parents died young, and I also have uncles in my ancestral home. Recently, my cousin sent me a letter, saying that my uncle was ill.
She was ill, so we planned to go back to our hometown to visit."
"You and your wife are traveling together, how many servants are you bringing with you?" Master Yang asked again.
"Originally I only brought the wet nurse, but Wang Wei got on the ship at an unknown time." Du Yuetong answered truthfully.
"I see that your nanny, Wang, is already old. Why do you take her to work so hard, but don't bring any other servants to serve her?"
Master Yang finally asked the question in Su Yizhao's mind, and Su Yizhao was also very surprised.
Taking care of an elderly servant not only cannot take care of himself, but even becomes sick and requires the master to take care of him.
"Because the wet nurse is also from Luyang County, there were two brothers at home before she was sold. Now that she is old, we and our husbands have already discussed it, return the deed of sale, and give her her freedom. This time she learned that we were going back
I went to visit relatives in my hometown, so I begged my wife to take her with me."
"She also said that fallen leaves will return to their roots. She does not want to grow old in the capital and wants to return to her hometown!"
This explanation works, but if you don’t bring other servants, how can you explain it?
"Then why don't you bring other servants to take care of your daily life?" Su Yizhao couldn't help but ask.
This ancient master was used to being served by servants, so he would at least take one or two to take care of him when he went out, right?
Speaking of this, Du Yuetong's face became a little sad.
"Actually, our Du family is a merchant. In recent years, we moved to the capital to do business. Not only did we not make any money, we also suffered a lot of losses. Before returning to our hometown this time, we dismissed the family members. Visiting relatives is one of them. I want to go back to my hometown to do some work.
Buying and selling is the second."
"Oh! So you must have brought all your belongings, right?" Master Yang asked doubtfully.
"Yes! Because I was afraid that my uncle would pass away suddenly, I left the shopkeeper in the capital to take care of the shop and house. We, the couple, took the Xinruan and boarded the ship first."
Mr. Du felt sad as he spoke, "It's a pity that I didn't expect that my return to my hometown this time would actually endanger my wife's life."
"Master Du and his wife are very affectionate and touching. It's just that you are in the capital, and you and your wife are the only masters at home?"
Su Yizhao found it strange that in this great Yun Dynasty, it was very common for those with some money to take concubines.
What's more, what about their couple's children? Mr. Du didn't mention it at all.
"I have a son, who is already weak this year, so I asked him to go back to his hometown first. I am afraid he has arrived recently. There used to be a wife, but now she is going back, so I gave her money to send her away."
Su Yizhao nodded, "Then where is she now?"
Mr. Du shook his head, "I don't know about that. After I sent her away, I had no news about her."
Should I say this man is passionate or ruthless? It seems that he has deep feelings for his wife, but they still have sex with her.
However, in ancient times, men only regarded the intercourse as a recreational thing. They could stay and go whenever they wanted.
Humph! Man!
Su Yizhao picked up the tea bowl with an indifferent expression, but in his heart he despised such a man.
In this world, where can a weak woman go with just a little money? It really ruins her life.
"What's going on with this Wang Wei?"
Master Yang looked at Ms. Wang who had calmed down. She looked confused, as if she still didn't know what had happened.
"Wang Wei is Wang's natal nephew. He came to the capital to join her two years ago. I heard from the nanny that the baby she gave birth to choked to death on the amniotic fluid, so her husband sold her.
Over the years, her family still exchanged letters with her. She was illiterate, so she always asked her to read the letters for her."
"That means Wang Wei is not a servant of your family?"
Mr. Yang looked at Wang Wei with suspicion. This man appeared on the ship for no reason, which was very suspicious.