"By the way, madam, how do you know this?" Datong asked.
"When you came to Beijing to take the exam, I was not idle. I read some books, thinking that if you were the number one scholar in the future, I couldn't be illiterate." Haitang replied with a smile.
"What books do you read?" Datong asked.
"Oh, candied haws on a stick! My favorite food, husband, buy some for me." Haitang ran towards the candied haws hawks seller, taking advantage of this to avoid the topic of Datong.
Datong did not ask further questions. He knew that he would understand the mystery and changes in the lady one day. He was not in a hurry. At the moment, the Du family's affairs were the top priority.
The next day, Haitang's family went to the market to sell things as usual. This time Haitang did not see Boss Du, which meant that Datong had summoned him to the county government.
The market has been very familiar these days. The crabapple and wintersweet stalls are selling very well. There are also people who bought the things yesterday. They are very comfortable to use. I bought them again today. I have a few extra bottles to keep them safe this winter.
, when spring comes, your skin will be more beautiful.
The three-day gathering passed quickly.
Wanwan likes to count her silver and copper coins when she comes home at night.
A total of more than 300 taels of silver have been sold in the past few days. Everything is basically sold out, not counting the reservations. Many people have reserved reservations for spring.
Three hundred taels were exchanged for banknotes, and the remaining dozens of taels, plus a little bit left over from before, were used as expenses for the New Year.
The day when the big gathering came to an end was also the day when Datong finished dealing with Boss Du’s affairs.
After returning, he took the initiative to report the results of the battle to Haitang.
"Boss Du finally revealed that the mercury was accidentally dug out by his gardener when he was digging soil to plant flowers, and it happened to be sprayed on a dead mouse. The mouse's fur soon fell off and separated. This made Boss Du understand.
Inspired by the spray of mercury,
A lot of it was dug out. Through experiments, it was found that heating can speed up the separation of fur. Later, I hired a few people, including myself, to do this work secretly. The long-term worker who died suddenly died of poisoning, and now the few are also crazy.
I'm so stupid..." Datong said.
"Then how did you decide?" Haitang asked.
"Although Boss Du did not kill the person himself, it is still considered manslaughter. In addition to compensating the family of the deceased two hundred taels of silver, the family members of the poisoned person can also receive one hundred taels of silver to take their children back, raise them well, and live frugally.
, a lifetime is enough." Datong said.
"As for Boss Du himself, manslaughter can't be settled by just paying money. Considering that he couldn't survive for a few years due to poisoning, he was thrown into prison. Only one wife was willing to follow him and serve him, and the other wives
I heard that all the private money given to me, antique vases and other things at home were taken away..." Datong sighed.
This is how the world is in trouble.
"There is also a big yard at home, which is now under the care of the lady. She plans to sell it and send all Mr. Du's children to relatives. When Mr. Du goes away, she will use the money to take care of him and raise him.
Da Cheng, his family's dyeing business has come to an end." Datong added.
The originally good cloth village went astray, leading to this result. It is still true to the saying, people die for wealth and birds die for food.
"Sister Haitang, come and cut the window grilles. It's Chinese New Year, let's cut some stickers." Wintersweet greeted.