The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 60: Maintenance and Kindness (Seeking monthly tickets to read)
I took the small bowl and smelled it, and immediately smelled a strong ginseng scent, and the temperature was just right.

After taking a small sip, I immediately felt a warm current flowing through my body.

He silently circulated the Qi in his body and found nothing abnormal. The Qi circulation also became a little faster, so he felt relieved.

I thought to myself, it seems that there is a reason why those who practice martial arts and Taoism like to take supplements.

After finishing a small bowl, he saw Jingxi looking at him expectantly.

He smiled and said, "Not bad, another bowl."

Li Jingxi and the two maids were overjoyed. After a while, the palm-sized soup was drunk up by him.

Li Jingxiao took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth.

The look he gave Jing Xi became a little kinder.

Moreover, as long as the three sisters behave themselves in the future, I will not treat my three cousins ​​harshly just for the sake of my reputation.

Even treat them well.

He smiled and said, "After a few days when these messy things are done, my eldest brother will send someone to pick you up and take you and my second and third sisters to play with me.

If your sister-in-law who has not yet married into the family is free, you can also help your eldest brother go to her house and say good things to her on his behalf.

In the future, you can stay at my place for a few days when you have nothing to do, and spend more time with your new sister-in-law."

Li Jingxi smiled and nodded. If she had a good relationship with her eldest sister-in-law, her eldest brother would naturally like the three sisters more.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he let the two maids go out, and then whispered, "Brother, I know that my second uncle has embezzled my family's money."

Li Jingxiao was stunned, but did not rush to ask about the accounts and evidence.

Instead, he asked, “Why are you telling me this?”

Jingxi hesitated again, but Li Jingxiao was not in a hurry. A minute later, the little girl gritted her teeth and said, "Daddy has been ill for five or six years.

The first few years were okay, at least I could be a director.

But in the past two years, my father has been bedridden for a long time, and my mother has to take care of him as well as me and my two younger sisters.

I don’t have the time and energy to take care of things outside, so I can only leave all the household affairs, big and small, to the housekeeper and relatives.

The several shops outside were also handed over to my second uncle to manage."

Li Jingxi saw his elder brother nod to him and motioned for him to continue.

Only then did he feel relieved and continued, "But since then, the income from both the shop and the farm has begun to decrease month by month.

Even though my younger sister was naive, she knew there was something wrong.

My mother and father actually understand, but they just don’t have the energy to take care of it.

Fortunately, the managers and relatives still fear the law, and even though there are many cases of corruption and neglect, they dare not do it openly.

But my second uncle went too far. Last month he said that a batch of silk from Jiangnan capsized on the canal.

Not only did the two families have to pay a total of more than three thousand taels in compensation, but the shop would also have no silk to sell for the next few months.

I wanted to sell the shop for one thousand taels while outsiders still didn't know about the boat capsizing."

Li Jingxiao nodded, thinking that he could only believe half of what he said. He knew without any guessing that Jingxi was trying to distance her mother from any involvement.

But because the girl did this, Li Jingxiao valued her even more.

From Jingxi's point of view, if she didn't do so, she would appear heartless and ungrateful.

However, Li Jingxiao has not yet obtained any evidence that his second aunt used the Li family's money to subsidize her mother's family.

Or evidence that harms yourself.

Of course I won't be so hasty to act.

"Okay, no need to say more. With this excuse, everything else will be easy."

Li Jingxi also breathed a sigh of relief. Whether one is close to his uncle or not depends on the person.

Nephews are naturally more likely to get close to their uncles, but this is hard to say for nieces in this era.

If an uncle favors boys over girls, he will basically ignore his niece from a young age.

If you are not valued, then naturally there is no affection. If the uncle is unreliable, then it will be even harder to get close to him.

Li Jingxiao shouted to the outside of the door, "Someone come here."

Shi Delong, Lin Yi and Liu Hongshi hurriedly pushed the door open and walked in.

Li Jingxiao thought for a while and said, "Since Mr. Qiu refuses to say anything, let's send someone to investigate..."

At this point, Li Jingxiao suddenly stopped talking, frowned and thought for a few seconds before continuing, "Let Master Qiu go home."

Shi Delong, Lin Yi, Liu Hongshi and Li Jingxi were all stunned.

Lin Yi was the most intelligent person, and he quickly bowed and said, "Yes, sir."

After saying that, he pulled his two brothers out.

Li Jingxiao smiled and asked Jingxi, "Is it unexpected that Big Brother let him go?"

The little girl is just a little girl after all. Although she is smart, she has little experience.

Li Jingxiao smiled and said, "If I let him go, outsiders will just think you're pleading for your second uncle. From now on, no one in the Earl's Mansion will dare to ignore you, the eldest daughter.

The Qiu family can only say good things about you.

But if Big Brother arrests someone now, what do you think will happen to you in the future?"

Li Jingxi immediately understood that if his elder brother really arrested someone, outsiders would definitely suspect that he had betrayed his second uncle.

The handkerchief in her hand was almost twisted into a hemp rope by her.

If a girl's reputation is ruined, it will be difficult for her to marry into a wealthy or good family in the future.

For Li Jingxiao, since the little girl felt that she was a member of the Li family, she was worthy of his protection.

Moreover, winning the hearts of the three cousins ​​would also be beneficial to him.

As for recovering the silver that was embezzled by Mr. Qiu, with his identity as the Jinyiwei pacification envoy, he will not be afraid of not finding a reason to make Mr. Qiu pay back double the amount in the future.

"Okay," he smiled and rubbed the little girl's head, "You are my sister, and so are the second and third sisters. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me, and I will definitely help you."

The little girl's eyes turned red after hearing this, but she smiled and nodded continuously.

He even knelt and said, "Thank you, big brother."

As for who cursed his uncle, Li Jingxiao smiled and said to Jingxi, "I will find out who cursed my second uncle. You don't have to worry about it anymore."

Only then did Li Jingxi finally feel relieved.

After chatting with Li Jingxiao for a while, he went out with the tray, smiling.

When walking, my steps became much more cheerful.

Li Jingxiao said to the outside of the door, "Someone come here."

Shi Delong, Lin Yi, and Liu Hongshi pushed the door open and came in, bowing and saying, "What are your instructions, sir?"

Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and said, "Two things. First, the person who spread the news and harmed my cousin is a traitor in the Xing'an Earl's Mansion.

Second, use your connections and channels at Maoshan to find the person who cast the curse."

Shi Delong and the other two were stunned, but Lin Yi and Liu Hongshi quickly came to their senses and guessed what Li Jingxiao meant.

They hurriedly bowed and advised, "Sir, if you want to recover the money embezzled by the second master of Dingcheng Earl's family and the young men from Jiangzhou, there is actually no need to go through so much trouble."

Li Jingxiao immediately became interested and motioned Liu Hongshi to continue.

Then Liu Hongshi said, “Sir, let’s not talk about the nobles and famous families in the capital.

Even the landlords and rich people in the countryside are mostly dirty and sinister people. For the sake of money and profit, they use evil ways and witchcraft to harm others.

It’s actually not difficult to find out what’s going on here.

All we need to do is interrogate the servants in the Earl's Mansion to find out if there have been any unusual people visiting in recent days.

Or they come to the old man's house under the pretext of treating his illness, and then you basically know who he is."

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