mtl008 Chapter 704 Handling the Matter
Chapter 704 Handling the Matter
Even though he knew it was a big deal, Lin Hu was still willing to make the trip. When he saw them, he told them to run away as soon as possible, which showed that he was genuinely good to them.
"I really have to thank Brother Lin Hu for this."
"Why are you being so polite with me? If it weren't for you guys, I would have been dead long ago."
Du Mingxian waved her hand, "It's all fate. Maybe we knew each other in a past life."
"Haha, I think so too."
Lin Hu had just recovered his strength after two days when the imperial court arrived. A large number of soldiers entered the village, which terrified the villagers.
The Ling family all knew the inside story, and even though they were somewhat prepared, the people were still very afraid when they saw so many soldiers.
The villagers used to do business with the Ling family, but many of them later refused. In the end, the Ling family and the clan each contributed a portion, which was then distributed to those people. It was essentially a soap business. Everyone was eating meat because of the Ling family. Now, the villagers all hope that the Ling family won't have any more trouble.
When the government officials arrived, almost every household in the village sent someone out to ask what had happened. They heard it was about the distillery or the previous wine issue.
You remained silent, all trying to clear the Ling family's name, saying they had stopped doing it a long time ago and only started doing it again last year.
Lin Hu held an official position and was also a former soldier. The leader was also a retired soldier who had heard of Lin Hu. With Lin Hu's assurance, he was willing to believe him.
Lin Hu then led his men to the Lin family's residence.
However, the Ling family left a few people behind to keep an eye on things, in case the Ling family members escaped.
The villagers lived in constant fear, terrified that something might happen to the Ling family. Some even wanted to take advantage of the situation to replace the Ling family and take control of their business.
But the clan chief suppressed them all. There was one person who caused the most trouble. Before the officials had even left, the clan chief had already exterminated the entire family of that person.
On the same day, the soldiers guarding the Ling family were gone, and Ling Silang led his men home with Lin Hu.
"You've been away for several days and you must be exhausted. I'll cook today." Little Zhou was overjoyed to see everyone return and quickly ran to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
Du Mingxian noticed that Ling Silang had lost weight, but she didn't have time to feel sorry for him. "You should go in and see your mother quickly. The government officials have been guarding the door these days. Her condition has been fluctuating."
"Okay, let me see."
Ling Silang went in to see his mother. Du Mingxian had already told Qiu Shu and the others to hurry up and wash up, and then go to rest after eating. She personally prepared bathwater for Ling Silang.
Knowing that Ling Silang was going to go into the space to wash, she still pretended to prepare some water outside.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ling Silang returned to his room.
Du Mingxian was somewhat worried about Ling's mother's condition. She had noticed that Ling's mother's condition had not been very good these days, but she did not dare to ask a doctor to come and see her. She only tried her best to keep Ling's mother in a good mood and wait for Ling Silang to return.
"How is Mother?"
"It's nothing serious, don't worry."
"That's good. These days you've been away, and there are people watching over you outside. We've tried our best not to affect Mother, but we can still tell that she's not in good condition."
"Don't worry, the fact that Mother is not in good condition is a sign that her illness is improving. If she had no emotions at all, that would be troublesome."
Du Mingxian didn't know anything about medicine, so she believed Ling Silang's words. "That's good, that's good. Go wash up quickly, I've prepared water."
"I'm going to wash in my spatial dimension."
"Okay, I'll take you in."
Du Mingxian escorted Ling Silang into the space, then stayed in the room to wait for him to finish washing before letting him out.
After Ling Silang left the space, Xiao Zhoushi's voice came from the courtyard, "Get ready, it's time to eat."
Ling Silang was very hungry. He didn't say anything to Du Mingxian after coming out. He turned around and went to eat. The group sat at a table full of dishes.
They ate incredibly fast, and no one spoke; they were all focused on eating, which showed how hungry they were.
After the food on the table was finished, the group looked up, as if they had come back to life.
Only then did Du Mingxian and the others have a chance to ask what had happened, especially the eldest son and his wife.
"The matter has been resolved. The imperial court has always wanted our family's wine, but because the Lin family has an official connection, they are eyeing the profits involved, and our family has no background."
"After their investigation, they felt it was feasible, so they disguised themselves as government officials and told us that we didn't need to send wine. Meanwhile, they continued to send wine to the barracks under our family's name."
"They didn't notice it the first or second time, so they became bolder and started sending all sorts of inferior goods over there, which is why this happened."
“If nothing had happened, we really wouldn’t have found out about this.” Ling Silang glanced at Du Mingxian as he said this. “After the news reached the capital, the Emperor wanted to execute our family. It was Lord Wen who strongly supported a thorough investigation, which gave us the opportunity to investigate and led to today’s outcome.”
Lady Wang was deeply moved, "This Lord Wen is truly a good person."
Du Mingxian was also touched; her adopted father had really been a great help.
Neither Ling Silang nor Du Mingxian mentioned their relationship with Lord Wen. They chatted happily with their families for a few minutes, but Ling Silang was already very tired.
Du Mingxian knew he had fought a tough battle and urged him to go and rest.
After resolving the matter, Lin Hu stayed for two more days before quickly leaving. His family was urging him to return to Beijing.
Half a month after Lin Hu left, the Ling family got busy again. The Crown Prince sent a letter requesting that the Ling family continue to supply wine to the court and use it in their own restaurants, but they could no longer sell it to other shops.
He also indicated that he would be the Ling family's support and that no one would dare to bully them anymore.
The Ling family's winery is bustling with activity. They need to supply the imperial court, and their own small staff is definitely not enough, so they keep expanding. The workshops they built before also make sauces, and now that the sauce-making area is taken over, they still have enough space.
The Ling family continued to expand their property and recruit more people, bringing in a large number of workers from their own village, several nearby villages, and even people from the town.
Seeing the Ling family rise to power and have the backing of the Crown Prince, many people came to join them, and life was much better than before.
Originally, Xiao Zhou had no interest in such things, but seeing how well the main branch's business was doing, she was inspired to open a branch restaurant in another county.
At the same time, there are vacancies in the restaurant manager and the chef, so opening another one would be easy.
So... An'an and Ling Silang were left at home together, while Du Mingxian went with Xiao Zhoushi and Ling Erlang to open shops, one after another, as if they were addicted to it.
A shop can be opened in half a month. Sometimes, as soon as one shop is opened, Ling Erlang has already finished decorating the other one. As for manpower... it has always been purchased.