Uncle Jiang had not yet recovered from the incident, and for a moment he forgot to answer Mrs. Liang's words.
The boy who bumped into him also had a surprised look on his face. Just now, a demonic wind came from nowhere and pushed him in front of Uncle Jiang. Fortunately, the wife and young lady in the carriage didn't notice.
The boy hurriedly packed up the food box and apologized quickly.
Mrs. Liang seemed to notice the situation outside at this time. She opened the curtain and looked at the boy displeased: "I'm not going down yet."
The boy bowed and took the food box away with him.
Uncle Jiang stretched out his hand, feeling like it was stuck in his throat for a moment.
Yong Ye, who was sneaking up on the side, took back his little hand. He couldn't be too arrogant. Uncle Jiang might have seen him before, but if he recognized him, it would be worth the loss.
Uncle Jiang looked at the situation in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little confused. What was he doing here just now?
"Uncle Jiang?" Mrs. Liang asked again.
"Of course we'll go together," Uncle Jiang coughed, looking into the carriage along the gap that Mrs. Liang had opened, and saw the goose-yellow dress next to Mrs. Liang.
Uncle Jiang felt hot in his heart.
Although Sister Xian is somewhat pretty, it's a pity that she is too rigid. She can be left at home to serve the elders, but the rest is of little use.
He had met Miss Liang when he went to the Liang family. Although it was just a quick glance and he didn't look too closely, it left a deep impression on him.
Beauty is not just about the skin, but the softness and charm in the bones. If you teach it well, it will definitely make people appreciate the essence.
Now that the Liang family is about to become his, he naturally has to consider making the best use of the Liang family.
It's a pity that Mrs. Liang is blocking his view now, so he can't see the beauty inside.
Probably because he was in a good mood, he always felt that Miss Liang was a little different today than in the past, which made her even more itchy and unbearable.
He was looking forward to the scene when he was alone with Miss Liang. The moment he saw Miss Liang's face up close would definitely make him very happy and unforgettable.
Yong Ye, who was not far away, cast his gaze again, and his eyes fell on Uncle Jiang's eyes, silently writing down what he should do in a while.
The carriage paused for a moment, then got off the official path and walked straight towards the small road.
Along this path you will find a mountain temple, where the goods to be transported are placed.
There were few people on the road, and Mrs. Liang was a little scared. Fortunately, Uncle Jiang kept walking beside the Liang family's carriage with concern.
"I'm so sorry," Mrs. Liang said, "I didn't know I would come here to pick up things."
Uncle Jiang looked around cautiously: "We just need to be more careful. People who have been doing business all year round have been to more remote places. Madam, don't worry about it."
But Fourth Master Li frowned slightly, always feeling that something was a little strange. He couldn't help but drive his horse towards Uncle Jiang and whispered: "The Liang family is getting weirder and weirder.
Come here to pick up goods...Our caravan often passes by this place, but I haven't heard that anything can be bought and sold here. Could it be...that someone deliberately lured us here?"
Uncle Jiang shook his head: "How is that possible? We have known the Liang family for a long time, and they would not do such a thing."
Fourth Master Li was a little surprised. Uncle Jiang was usually very cautious. What happened today? Even a slow man like him could see that there was something fishy about the whole thing. He was almost sure that this trip with the Liang family was not that weird.
Simple.
The Liang family is secretive in their speech, and the Liang family stewards and servants are so cautious. Couldn't Uncle Jiang see this?
Could it be...
Mr. Li also looked at the carriage. Mr. Jiang was confused by the beauty of the eldest daughter of the Liang family?
Miss Liang never got off the carriage, and he could not speculate further.
"It's not far ahead. Let's all work hard and bring the goods together when we get there." Mrs. Liang asked the steward to pass the message.
The entire team obviously sped up.
Fourth Master Li didn't have time to think too much, his hand firmly clasped the soft sword at his waist.
"Don't be so nervous," Uncle Jiang looked at Mr. Li, "Nothing will happen."
Uncle Jiang said so firmly that Mr. Li felt a little more at ease, but he still couldn't be careless, after all, the safety of so many people was at stake.
Finally, the temple in the mountain came into view, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
There was a monk sweeping the floor at the entrance of the mountain temple, and everyone came to talk to him when he saw him.
The monk saluted and said: "A few days ago, a kind person deposited some goods here. I will tell you that a caravan will come to pick them up. Is this the reason why all the donors came here?"
Mrs. Liang got off the carriage, walked to the monk, and handed over the letter in her hand: "We are the ones who came to pick up the goods. Please excuse me, young master."
The monk read the letter, compared the seal on the letter with the one in his hand, and then nodded: "I will take the donors to pick up the goods."
The monk led everyone to the mountain. Fourth Master Li couldn't help but go up the first few steps and asked, "Does the young master know the good person who left the goods?"
The monk nodded: "I've seen it many times. Every time their caravan comes here, they go to the temple to accumulate merit."
It seems that Fourth Master Li heard what the monk said was false, but since there is a caravan, why did he ask the Liang family to transport goods?
Mr. Li Si asked: "Little master, do you know the name of that good man?"
The monk said: "Let's call him Tong Shanren."
Good boy.
Fourth Master Li's expression changed. Could it be... could it be Master Tong, whose property was robbed by refugees outside Beijing a few days ago? Master Tong is already dead, so why would he entrust the Liang family to transport these goods?
His guess was correct, there was something fishy about this matter.
Fourth Master Li was excited and took Uncle Jiang's arm: "I have something to tell you."
"Shipping the goods first, don't worry about the rest." Uncle Jiang whispered.
Fourth Master Li did not let go of his hand.
Uncle Jiang had no choice but to stop and walked to the side with Fourth Master Li.
"Did you hear that it's the Tong family? Mr. Tong is dead. There is indeed something fishy about the Liang family's trip." Mr. Li has already felt the danger, as if there is a big net around him, and they have already walked into the net.
Uncle Jiang's eyes also darkened, and he looked at Fourth Master Li: "Do you still remember what I told you, I will control the northern trade lines in the future. Don't worry, although it is a bit risky, nothing will go wrong.
"
Fourth Master Li suddenly realized that Uncle Jiang might have known that the Tong family had placed the goods here. What did Uncle Jiang want to do?
Several large boxes were loaded onto the carriage, and a group of people left the mountain temple. After walking such a long way, they were about to go to Guan Road again. The steward of the Liang family was about to suggest that everyone take a rest, but the servant who was following the car listened.
With a cry of surprise, the huge box in the car suddenly opened, and a man jumped out from inside.
No one expected such a situation. In a daze, the man came to the guard escorting the car, pulled out the long knife from the guard's waist, and slashed at the guard with his hand.
Screams of surprise rang out, and people around him immediately stepped forward to help. Just when the knife was about to fall, Uncle Jiang swung his sword first and pierced the man's chest. The man's eyes widened and he staggered to the ground.
"What's wrong."
Mrs. Liang got out of the car and turned pale when she saw this scene: "Who... is this person?"
It took a long time for Uncle Jiang to come back to his senses. He looked at Mrs. Liang blankly: "What kind of goods did Mrs. Liang transport? Why was there someone hidden in the box? I saw that he was going to kill someone, so I... took action. Now it's out.
It’s better to report to the official for human life!”
"He's an official from the Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture." Someone found a token, and sure enough it had the words "Shuntian Prefecture" on it.
Uncle Jiang quickly walked over to check, and after a while he walked up to Mrs. Liang with the token in his hand. His expression changed several times, as if he had finally calmed down: "Madam, what's the secret behind this?
If you don’t explain clearly the people who died in the Yamen now, I’m afraid disaster will happen to everyone.”
Mrs. Liang was already in a state of confusion and kept shaking her head: "I...I don't know...if I had known that this would happen, I would never have come..." She looked at Uncle Jiang, "I hurt you, I
...I will go to the Yamen to make it clear and I will never harm you."