Chapter 13 Covering up the Chen Family

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At this moment, Chen Gang, another protagonist in the "no way" incident, was still completely ignorant of what happened in Lushan. He was full of sadness and wandering on the road from Kaifeng to Lushan. But he didn't know that his mother in the Sun family mansion in Lushan County was already anxious.

Gao had a gloomy face and looked for opportunities to embarrass Liu from time to time, making Liu want to turn into a turtle and hide in the hut. In her heart, Gao was very happy. This was a legitimate trouble for Liu, and Chen Hui would not protect her. Because Gao had such a temper, she had lost face, and she had to be honest and not cause any trouble to Liu, which would make Chen Hui, her husband who had been her companion for half a lifetime, puzzled and even suspicious.

Gao is absolutely refreshed now, her waist and legs are not sore, which is called a clear mind in fantasy novels. She can openly and logically find trouble with Liu and take revenge on this woman who left her countless scars when she was young. If she was not happy and could not show it to others, she would be happy to sing.

"My Shitou has really grown up, and his brain is really smart. It makes mother breathe a sigh of relief." Chen Gang was adopted many years ago, and Chen Hui was determined to push him to the road of imperial examination. Chen Gang was highly valued by Chen Hui. With the son's honor, Liu also became noble in the Chen family. Although Gao was the head of the family, she could not find trouble with Liu for no reason, so as not to hurt the harmony between husband and wife with Chen Hui. For many years, she dreamed of finding an opportunity to punish Liu openly, and even Chen Hui could not say anything.

Now that the wish buried in the deepest part of her heart for many years has come true, Gao's whole mental outlook is different.

After leaving the room, Chen Ming wiped the thin layer of sweat on his forehead. This woman, this method of spiritual victory, really can't be underestimated. Chen Ming felt that the mental outlook of his cheap mother suddenly became ten years younger.

In the following days, Chen Ming stayed in the yard honestly, and the marriage was still going on step by step. If nothing unexpected happened, before the twelfth month of the 30th year of Qianlong, Chen Ming, who had lived for nearly 27 years in his past and present lives, would be a groom for the first time in his life.

"Young master, don't you really want to go to the west of the city to see the young lady?" Liu Wu held a portrait in his hand. This was bought from the matchmaker Wang Pozi with one or two taels of silver. It was said to be a portrait of Li Xiaomei. Chen Ming only took a look and asked Liu Wu to burn it. This kind of picture with the effect of Tang Bohu's beauty painting, what can you see?

"What are you looking at. No matter how beautiful or ugly, I will marry you. If she doesn't look good, can I ask my family to cancel this marriage?" The date has been set, how can you cancel the engagement just by saying so? Besides, Chen Ming has always been a realist. The Li family has a small reputation in Lushan. It can not only be used to suppress his cheap elder brother, but also be used as a cover and decoration when he really wants to start a rebellion in the future. With these two functions, he has already accepted it in his heart.

Marry a virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine. In this society where you can openly bring a mistress into the house, as long as you have money and power, isn’t it easy to find a beautiful woman?

But the wife is different, not only because of the wife’s status in the family, but also because of the power behind the wife. It is called the wife clan!

Although the status of the Chen family is very low, the power of the wife clan is also obvious. Not to mention the Huang family of Tumenji, just say that the Gao family behind the cheap old mother is one of the most reliable guarantees for Chen Ming to inherit the family business.

Time passed mid-September, and the Lushan students who participated in the imperial examination this year returned home one after another. At the same time, Chen Erbao led the Chen family's combat troops to return to Lushan safely. Just after the beginning of September, Chen Erbao brought all his men and summoned more than 20 mountain men. Hundreds of people were divided into two groups to escort five times more iron materials and ironware out of Lushan County than before. This was the first shipment after the Chen family successfully built a new blast furnace and hydraulic forging hammer. Chen Erbao's responsibility is not only to go through the original route, but also to "expedite" to new areas and open up new territories!

The team heading south had only 20 people. With the help of the Gao family, they also showed no "intention to harm others". This time they crossed the Nanyang Prefecture City without any damage.

However, Chen Erbao and his party, who had set their sights on Zhoujiakou to the east, had a lot of things happen on the way. As a local snake in Lushan County, the Chen family's "extension" itself could not reach the big fat piece of Zhoujiakou. If this was a legitimate transaction, it would be fine, but Chen Erbao and his gang were engaged in the shameful business of private salt and iron trafficking. If they were caught, they would most likely be killed.

As they were on the dark side, they naturally touched the interests of the gray forces in various places. However, the amount of the Chen family's stuff was still small and could not impact the overall situation, so Chen Erbao only encountered a little trouble along the way, injuring two people, but no one was killed.

"Uncle Erbao, this is just our first time to transport goods, and the families along the way have not figured out our bottom line. Fifty or sixty brave men are not something that everyone can take. But in the future, we will have to travel this road all year round, at least once a month. When the mining volume of iron ore and coal mines in the mountains increases, we may have to transport goods in half a month, ten days or even shorter, but there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Can we find one or two wealthy people on the road..."

The Chen family's secret business is not necessarily unknown to the public, but there are too many people doing this kind of business in Ruzhou, a place with no shortage of coal and iron. The only difference is the quantity. With the foundation and ability of the Chen family, the current shipment volume has far exceeded the normal value. If this goes from once a month to once every ten days or half a month, or even three or four times a month, people will definitely be "deeply curious" if they know about it.

The Chen family's official power is too weak to stop the big figures in the state from reaching out. Once exposed, it will be "a crime of holding a treasure". The best outcome is that the technology will be made public, but more likely it will be the end of the game.

Chen Ming knows the dangers, but how to solve this danger is not something he can explain clearly. His shallow understanding of the surrounding forces and society is not enough for him to understand the dangers. This idea must be decided by the elders such as Chen Hui.

In addition, the terrain of eastern Henan is a plain. After Lushan goes west out of Xiangxian, there are no more formed mountains and old forests. The entire middle and lower reaches of Shahe are endless plains. It is absolutely not easy to cover up the traces of the Chen family. Chen Erbao can't get a number in Lushan, but many people know him. If he goes to Zhoujiakou twice more, he will be exposed immediately.

Chen Ming thinks that the Chen family should hide behind the scenes and not appear on the front line of iron sales, even if they give up some profits.

Of course, Zhoujiakou cannot be abandoned. As long as the monthly cargo volume is controlled, others can't see the truth. Just rely on the original "route" to open up the road to the east little by little. It's still iron sales, but the goods sold now are not the inferior iron from Ruzhou in the past, but the top-quality iron, or even good steel. As long as the Chen family makes good arrangements in Zhoujiakou, puts on a vest, and distances themselves from the shipment. In this era of underdeveloped transportation, it should be possible to keep the secret, right? At least in the short term, there is no need to worry about someone seeing through it.

In this way, although the monthly cargo volume remains unchanged, the income can be greatly increased.

And the remaining goods are best sold in Xiangxian, which has mountains and forests, giving up some profits and completely covering up the Chen family.