I heard that my daughter ran away from home and went to Ha Yin.
Zhao Feng looked at Xu Jie expectantly.
He rubbed his hands together awkwardly, and after a long while, he spoke: "This is a family matter after all. Logically, Wen Zhu shouldn't be involved. However, it's not convenient for me to lead my family soldiers to your Heyin to arrest people. You see..."
Qin Li's brows jumped violently.
Zhao Feng's words may seem understated, but they actually contain a huge amount of information - this means that he should seriously regard Xu Jie as a county governor, respect the other party's territorial power, and not lead troops into the country without permission, rather than treating Xu Jie as a colleague under the same lord.
He knew that Zhao Feng was a rough person on the outside but a delicate person on the inside, but—Did Dayi really not know part of the reason why the lord wanted Ha Yin
Xu Jie had his back to Qin Li, so he naturally didn't notice his subtle changes in expression. His attention was all on Zhao Feng.
Because they had been drinking and talking for a while, and had been frank with each other, their relationship had quickly become closer, and they didn't pay much attention to the position behind Zhao Feng's words. He said very straightforwardly: "That's fine, I'll send you a message as soon as there's any news about your daughter."
Zhao Feng's heart was half relieved.
Just when he was about to thank Qin Li and Xu Jie for their hard work in helping him find his daughter, and that he would treat them to a meal today, Qin Li suddenly added, "So she is He Yin? Your niece is so smart, and this isn't the first time you've suffered a loss."
Zhao Feng heard this and said with a bitter face: "... No, no, can she still play the trick of making a feint to the east and attacking the west with her father?"
Qin Li's eyes clearly said—
What do you think
Although not every girl from a military family has a bold personality, Zhao Feng's daughter was spoiled by him to the point of being lawless, and this happened during the difficult years of his life. For Zhao Feng, who was a new father, this had extraordinary significance.
Even though Zhao Feng later had other children, some of whom were well-behaved and sensible, some were smart and clever, and some inherited his martial arts talent, it could not shake the family status of this daughter. Naturally, the daughter's style became strange as she was raised.
This was not the first or second time that Zhao Feng had been fooled.
"Then, what should I do?" Half of his heart was stuck in his throat, and Lao Zhao looked confused and at a loss.
"Send people to block the roads that must be taken to Yiru and Shangnan, just in case." Qin Li was also worried about his niece. He frowned and hesitated for a while, then sighed, "If you are short of manpower, you should go to the lord to borrow some..."
"But this..."
Zhao Feng was not very willing.
If he were to ask himself, he had no problem with Wu Xian personally. But after two years of returning, his master allowed the Tianhai generals to exclude him, which made him somewhat uncomfortable. He didn't want to bow to Wu Xian at this moment. If he didn't bow, he would miss his daughter...
Qin Li lowered his voice and reminded him.
"My niece's safety is the most important thing."
Zhao Feng let out a breath of foul air helplessly.
He whispered: "That's true..."
But there is always a thorn in my heart.
Xu Jie stayed in the Tianhai government office for two or three days, begging for help from everyone, trying many ways, using both soft and hard methods, intimidation and inducement, and spending a lot of money. Finally, he kidnapped the carefully selected female teacher from several wealthy families in Tianhai amid their cursing.
They packed up their bags and fled overnight.
Wu Xian: “???”
Facing the crying subordinates, Wu Xian smiled awkwardly and hypothesized with a little lack of confidence: "Maybe there is a misunderstanding?"
In this matter, he couldn't say that Wenzhu didn't do it on purpose. It was obvious that Xu Wenzhu was looking for trouble on purpose!
Because these companies secretly put pressure on Xu Jie and secretly instigated discord between the couple, Xu Jie couldn't openly tear his face off, but it didn't stop him from looking for a chance to get back at them. They actually spent money to poach the female teacher who was hired at a high salary.
Don’t dig other people’s…
Focus on these households.
The faces of the poached employees turned green, and you could hear the grinding of their teeth: "… What kind of misunderstanding could there be?"
Wu Xian smiled and said, "Wen Zhu came here earlier and said he was looking for a few female teachers. The best ones in Tianhai are all in your house..."
You can't blame Xu Jie for staring at them and trying to dig at their corners.
We can only blame them for having good vision.
Several: “…”
Is this what they deserve
Xu Jie felt that he had successfully completed his mission, and returned to the Heyin government office with ease and joy, treating the invited female teachers with courtesy as a good teacher and scholar. Most of them were between 30 and 50 years old, and almost all of them had no family burdens. Their current goal was to save enough money for their retirement, adopt an orphan from the clan in the future, and wait for a child to swing a basin and beat a banner after they die.
Xu Jie had no other money, but he had enough money. He sent people back to Heyin in advance to intercept Zhao Feng's daughter, but when he returned to the government office, his subordinates said that there was no girl who met the requirements in the territory.
Xu Jie confirmed again and again: "Have you checked everything carefully?"
"I checked it carefully."
Thanks to our predecessors, the huge and complex household registration work has been done in detail, and the system framework has been built firmly. Any stranger entering the country needs a pass. Illegal entry will be discovered unless you stay in the mountains and forests.
It's not difficult to find a foreign girl.
Not found—
Either the Zhao family lady didn't come to Heyin, and her idle chat with the carriage and horse shop was deliberately to confuse the pursuit, or the Zhao family lady hid in the deep mountains and old forests. The latter possibility was very small.
Just as I was about to drink a sip of water, I heard that he was on a business trip in Tianhai these days, and a friend came to his house and left after waiting for two days.
Xu Jie: "Which friend? Why don't you treat him well?"
The housekeeper replied, "The gentleman introduced himself as a native of Fengxi County and said he had some friendship with the headmaster in his early years. He came here to visit his friend. Unfortunately, the headmaster was not at home these days. He had something to do and left."
Xu Jie murmured, "Fengxi County?"
Memories come back with this word.
A red shadow appeared in my mind.
He said with an "oh", "It's him."
Fengxi County is neither within the former Xin Kingdom nor within the Geng Kingdom. It belongs to a tiny country at the junction of the northwest and southwest of the continent. It is rich in flowers, and everyone in the small country loves flowers. Xu Jie went there once. However—
It seems that the country has been destroyed.
The reasons for destroying the country are quite ridiculous.
This country is located in the middle and lower reaches, and the upstream forces, at the suggestion of a certain wicked scholar, cut off the river before the rainy season came - this river is the lifeline of this tiny country. When the rainy season comes, the upstream forces will release water to discharge floods...
Then the country was destroyed.
It's a pity for Xu Jie.
The flowers produced in this country can be used to make excellent rouge.
He relied on reselling and taking advantage of information gaps to make a lot of money from the nobles and ladies of various countries.
A friend who can be called...
I guess it’s that one.
At first, he felt sorry for missing his friend, but the next second he suddenly remembered something and slapped his thigh in surprise, "Quick, find out what's missing in the house. Especially the things I like..."
The housekeeper had a question mark on his face.
Combined with the context -
Does the parent suspect his friend of breaking into the house and stealing things
After searching for a while, nothing was missing, but the box where Xu Jie, who was obsessed with his brother, kept his family letters had been moved, and there was an extra flower next to it. The study was Xu Jie's private territory, and even the servants could not easily come in and clean it without his permission.
The box of letters from home has actually been moved
The housekeeper was trembling with fear, fearing that Xu Jie would accuse him of failing to supervise the child properly, but Xu Jie just waved his hand.
"Go down, there's nothing for you to do."
"only."