Chapter 402 What a coincidence
Su Qingqing looked at the shopkeeper, sighed, and stood up from the chair.
"Misunderstood, I am not here to collect grain. Bai Er is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. This is his shop. Since I came to Yulin, of course I have to come here. I guess you don't know that Bai Er has escaped."
When Su Qingqing said this, she stared at the shopkeeper without blinking.
The shopkeeper didn't even raise his head, but asked in a shocked tone, "He ran away?"
Su Qingqing looked down at him and smiled, "He ran away, so your shop has become the focus of our surveillance. Is there a problem?"
The shopkeeper shook his head simply, "No, I didn't. I will cooperate with the Queen's investigation. Although I don't know what our boss has done, I believe that the court will not wrongly accuse a good person. I will fully cooperate. What do you need me to do?"
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Let's go to the backyard first and take a look at your granary."
Without saying a word, the shopkeeper turned around and walked behind the counter, took the key from a small drawer, and led the way to the backyard.
The backyard is not big, and the warehouse for storing grain is a house with three connected rooms, which is dry and ventilated.
The room was clean and tidy, with rice and flour jars neatly arranged. Su Qingqing only glanced around and left Jixiang and Xu's illegitimate son to watch inside. She asked the shopkeeper to accompany her out, standing in the sun in the yard. She smiled and asked him, "What is your source of grain?"
The shopkeeper said respectfully: "Your Majesty, although the boss will not come to Yulin, the grain purchase of our store is all managed by the boss, and merchants bring grain here every quarter.
As for where the boss found these merchants, I don't know.
I am just a shopkeeper who looks after a shop for others and I have never asked about my employer's affairs.
Even the fact that the boss was arrested was something I heard from the prefect.”
I will cooperate with whatever you say, and I don't know anything you ask. If you want to close the shop, then close it. I'm just a keeper. If you don't close it, I will continue to run it. I can also take advantage of the fact that my boss has lost his job and I won't be able to get a permanent position.
The attitude is very clear.
Just as Su Qingqing was about to ask another question, there was a sudden commotion outside. Su Qingqing was startled and turned to look outside. Xiao Yu happened to be coming from outside and whispered , "Across the street from Chunxiangfang, Ji Changming and someone got into a fight."
Xiao Yu didn't know who Mo Duo was.
But then he said: "The one who fought with him should be Yingliu's financial sponsor in Hongxiu Tower."
When the word "financial sponsor" came out of Xiao Yu's mouth, Su Qingqing felt guilty .
She didn't say much, but turned and looked at the owner of the Bai family shop with a questioning look.
"Who owns Chunxiangfang across the street?"
The shopkeeper was stunned, as he did not expect Su Qingqing to ask him this. However, considering the noisy noises outside and the anxious expression of a shop assistant who just popped his head out of the door, the shopkeeper quickly guessed that the noise outside must be from Chunxiangfang.
Just a little confused.
Everyone knows the status of the Ji family in Yulin. Who would dare to provoke Chunxiangfang? Moreover, the young master of Chunxiangfang is right in the store.
Could it be that Ji Changming had an argument with someone?
Various images flashed through the shopkeeper's mind, and he finally reported truthfully, "Your Majesty, Chunxiangfang is the property of the Ji family."
Su Qingqing asked, "Ji family? Is this Ji family the same Ji family I know?"
The shopkeeper nodded, "Yes, this is the family business of Lord Ji of Yongshun Marquis's Mansion. The one who looks after the business here is Lord Ji's brother. The whole family is here. Their family business is very large. They have clothing stores, rice stores, wine shops, and teahouses. They have a great influence in Yulin.
Moreover, Mr. Ji was kindhearted and paid out of his own pocket to renovate the school buildings in Yulin every year. The students in Yulin Academy were exempted from food expenses as their meals were covered by the Ji family.
The Ji family also has a pharmacy, and free medical consultations are offered on the first and fifteenth day of every month. On the day of the free consultation, medicines and other items will be relatively cheaper.
Many poor people who cannot afford medical treatment rely on their family's pharmacy to survive.
I heard that many officials in the northwest came from Yulin Academy. "
This is a message to Su Qingqing.
It can be considered a threat.
Tell Su Qingqing clearly that if you want to take action against the Ji family, you have to ask the people of Yulin whether they agree.
Su Qingqing smiled and said, "Then this Mr. Ji is really a good man. Such people should be praised by the court."
After saying that, she glanced at the shopkeeper and walked out.
Jixiang and Xu's illegitimate son had been staying in the granary and had not come out. The shopkeeper wanted to go to the granary to see what the two were doing inside, but the queen was walking out, so he had to follow her as her companion.
When Xiao Yu accompanied Su Qingqing out of the Bai family shop, Mo Duo was beating Ji Changming across the street. Ji Changming's ankle bones were broken. If he didn't stop and get treatment, he would be crippled.
The owner of the Bai family store seemed to have not expected such a big commotion outside, and Ji Changming was the only one who got beaten.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He quickly grabbed a boy next to him and asked, "What's going on?"
The waiter quickly glanced at Su Qingqing and said in a low voice, "I don't know. They just started fighting all of a sudden. The man didn't say a word and just beat Master Ji to death. No one could stop him. Who would dare to stop him with this kind of momentum?"
The shopkeeper noticed that Hongxiulou's mother was also there, and asked, "Is it related to Hongxiulou?"
He had heard about Ji Changming being beaten up in Hongxiu Tower yesterday because of a girl, but he didn't expect that today's incident was related to Hongxiu Tower again?
The waiter said: "No one knows why, but I heard that this gentleman is indeed from Hongxiulou..."
Before the young man could finish his words, a scream suddenly came out, splitting the fork.
"ah!!!!!"
Following this shout, there was another voice saying, "Stop, stop now, stop now, stop him!"
Ji Changming's parents arrived in a hurry.
The one who screamed was Ji Changming's mother. She rushed madly towards Mo Duo who was beating people. Mo Duo had no principle of not beating women.
In his eyes, there are no men or women, only himself and others.
Obviously, the Ji family is someone else.
If you consider his friendship with Su Qingqing, this other person is still an enemy.
Mo Duo pushed Ji Changming's mother away without any hesitation, grabbed Ji Changming's collar and pulled him up, as if he was going to beat him to death on the spot.
Ji Changming's father, Master Ji, was so anxious that his beard was shaking. Seeing his wife being pushed to the ground, he didn't bother to help her. He took two steps to Mo Duo and grabbed Mo Duo's arm.
"Sir, wait a minute. I'm his father. If you have anything to say, can we talk it out?"
Su Qingqing stood at the door of the Bai family's shop, looking at the scene with some surprise.
That's a coincidence.
Everyone I wanted to see was gathered together.
