Some people who knew about Xie Wan and Ning Da's grudges suddenly realized and said, "It must be their second young master! He's really lost all sense of morality! He actually did such a beastly thing just because he suffered a little loss!"

  Xie Wan also heard it upstairs.

  However, she was very calm, and Ning Da Yi couldn't shake off his responsibility. But others shouldn't think they can get away scot-free either!

  She called Luo Ge: "Take them down and throw them into the warehouse. From now on, you will send someone to Ning's house every day, specifically asking Master Ning to receive it. Remember to find a few more people to go together, and must beat gongs and drums, so that all the neighbors in the four directions know. If Old Man Ning asks anything, don't say anything, just give them the person."

  Luo Ju immediately took orders, removed the shackles, and then poured cold water on the person who had just confessed to wake him up. After asking him again, he carried him to the Ning family as Xie Wan said.

  Everyone lives in the same county town, and it only takes a short while to arrive. When Ning Lao Ye heard the news, he was so shocked that his chin dropped. At first, he asked the butler to come out and dismiss them, but the butler couldn't do it, then he called Lao Da to negotiate, still to no avail. More and more people gathered outside, many of whom followed from Li Zi Hutong to watch the excitement, shouting along with Luo Fang to ask Ning Lao Ye to come out and meet them.

  Old Master Ning was forced into a corner and slapped Ning Da'er twice before turning around and leaving with his plump body.

  The next day and the day after were no exception. Moreover, as things got more and more out of hand, the news spread further and wider, and the number of onlookers waiting to see what would happen also grew larger every day.

  By the fifth day, Ningjia Alley was surrounded and packed to bursting. Half of the county's common people had gathered here.

  Ning Lao Ye had no choice but to pull a large cart of gifts to Xie's mansion at night to pay respects to Xie Qigong.

  The Wang family recently heard the news and was shocked, she never thought that Xie Wan would be so ruthless. The stick that hit the guards was actually hitting her! Every single stick was hitting her!

  Xie Qigong naturally did not think that this matter had anything to do with Wang Shi.

  He had never held the Ning family in high esteem, and also because the Ning family was at fault first. But they had also heard about Xie Wan's nonsense, and since they were all in the same county town, they should give some face to both parties.

  Old Master Ning has arrived, so someone had to be sent to look for Xie Wan. But where can he be found? Since the incident that day, Xie Wan had gone to his uncle's house to stay for a while under the pretext of avoiding trouble. Even Xie Ceng had simply moved into the county school.

  Mr Ning had no choice but to return home with a sorrowful face and, as was customary, gave Ning Da'er a good scolding.

  Ning Dahei was also dragged away in a hurry, and he cried out: "This wasn't my idea either! That day I don't know which son of a bitch slipped a letter into my room saying that those few days Xie San's wife would be alone guarding the shop. It was the best time to take revenge, so I got confused and invited a few people over."

  "I didn't really want to do anything to her, just scare her a bit and get some money back, after all they have two houses with money. Who would have thought that halfway through, a Cheng Yaoguang would appear? And let her take the opportunity to make such a big fuss! —— If I knew who that son of a bitch was who gave me advice, I'd skin him alive!"

  Old Master Ning was so angry that his eyes rolled back, and the two whips struck his back again: "You pig-headed fool! You do whatever others tell you to do, and you're still a person of unknown origin! If someone tells you to stab your parents with a knife another day, will you also do it?"

  Ning Da was beaten until he crawled all over the ground. The sound of him crying out for his father and mother could be heard throughout the streets.

  At this time, Xie Wan was eating honey cake at the Qi's house, lying on a large wicker chair, and letting her cousin sing a soft tune in the backyard to comfort her "wounded" heart.

  Those eight days of purgatory for Ning Da Yue had finally passed.

  The whole county inside and outside is neighboring counties all took this matter as a laughing stock.

  Mr. Ning would often hear jokes and teasing whenever he went out to discuss business, and every time he had to force a smile and laugh it off. But that's just how it was. He still lost several big deals because of this. And what was even more devastating was that Xie Wan had someone put up a sign in front of the shops on Li Zi Alley and Liu Ye Alley, which read: "Ning Da Yi, if you pass by this road, you will be treated as a thief."

  Mr. Ning would get furious every time he passed by and saw it, his anger was so great that he would foam at the mouth.

  The Ning family became a laughing stock for several neighboring counties from then on!

  From then on, Ning Da'er almost became a wandering soul under his whip. In the past, no matter how glorious he was in the gang of lazy rascals, no matter how prestigious he was, with these two plaques, he had already lost face to the extreme.

  Xie Wan stayed at her uncle's house for half a month before returning to the mansion. She still had a lot of things to do and couldn't always be so carefree.

  Ning Da had been hurt and healed, hurt again and healed again. Finally, on a breezy early summer afternoon, he sat with a sore butt, thinking that this life had finally encountered an insurmountable obstacle. So, carrying two baskets of Xinjiang grapes from outside the pass, one basket of strange and unusual trinkets, and 500 taels of silver notes, he came to apologize to Xie Zhu in Lizihutong.

  Xie Wan was busy getting in touch with the boatmen and didn't have time to bother with him.

  He was blocked by Qian Zhuang at the door under that sign.

  "Is our daughter's life worth only 500 taels of silver? Go back and think carefully before coming again!"

  Ning Da'er had no choice but to add 1,500 taels the next day, making a total of 2,000 taels in silver notes, and then moved two baskets of fresh red lychees over.

  Was looked down on by Qian Zhuang again.

  "Two thousand taels? That's barely enough for one of our young lady's hairs!"

  Ning Da'er looked at the shameful sign on top, touched his butt that had just scabbed over, gritted his teeth and went back to change it for a 5,000 taels of silver note!

  "This is all I have! You want more? I don't have any!"

  He rushed to speak before Qian Zhuang made a sound, and said with a crying tone.

  Qian Zhuang stood under the eaves, gazing at him sideways for a moment before saying: "Follow me!"

  Ning Da'er was as if she had heard the heavenly music! She immediately ignored her injuries, twisted her hips and followed him up to the attic, as if she would lose him if she slowed down for a moment.

  They reached the foot of the stairs and saw Xie Wan sitting at his desk talking to Luo Sheng, who hadn't noticed them.

  "...it's better to find someone with more authority, the people below are not reliable, and I found that as we go up layer by layer, each layer has to take a cut, our expenses will increase unnecessarily. The upper-level branch masters at least have decision-making power, and they may invest a bit more, but they also have the ability to control small risks within a certain range. You can try to find a way to meet their branch master through these people you are in contact with."

  She handed Luo Sen a piece of paper with a list of names written on it.

  Ning Da heard the two words "steering master" and immediately couldn't help but shudder.

  When Luo Sheng walked by with the list in hand, he leaned over to take a look, but was abruptly stopped by Luo Ju:

  "Still haven't come to meet the young lady!"

  Ning Da'er was startled again and moved forward with his buttocks, bowing to Xie Wan. He smiled apologetically: "Third Young Lady is looking for someone from the Cao Bang?"

  Xie Wan glanced at him and picked up the tea cup beside her hand. "What are you doing here?"

  Ning Da Yi couldn't help but stand up straight and say: "I've come to apologize to the young lady!" Then he hastily handed over the silver notes in his hand.

  He was getting more and more disheartened in front of her, this girl was really his nemesis.

  He nervously stared at her face, hoping that when she saw the amount on the silver note, she would be a bit more polite to him.

  "Five thousand taels." She glanced at the silver ticket, but there was no joy on her face. "You went to so much trouble to have me kidnapped just for five hundred taels of silver? Tell me, who instructed you."

  Her words had become icy cold by the time she finished speaking.

  Not only was Ning Dabai stunned, but also Luo Jiuqiang and others were also puzzled. Didn't those people all surrender to Ning Dabai as the leader, how did another Ning Dabai appear who was also instructed by someone?

  This is related to their shallowness, apart from this, one should know that there is another saying in the world, which is that the people who understand you best are not your friends, but your enemies. They don't take Wang's family as lifelong enemies like Xie Zhu, so they won't think deeply about the abnormality.

  "The three girls are clever!"

  Ning Da was stunned for a moment, looking at Xie Wan's determined expression, and suddenly felt his nose sour, crying as he took out an envelope from his arms: "I thought this time I would jump into the Yellow River and still couldn't wash it clean. I didn't expect Miss to be so discerning, knowing that I'm not that kind of despicable person. To tell the truth, Miss, I was ruined by this letter! My intention was never to harm you, please understand!"

  Xie Wan ignored his tears and took over the letter, scanning it for two eyes.

  The characters on the letter are written in a general way, but the paper and materials used are very particular. From the fragrance of the ink and the texture of the paper, it can be seen that they come from Shang Pin Xuan, a famous pen and ink shop in Hejian Prefecture. The paper and ink used by the Xie family are all taken from Shang Pin Xuan.

  She folded up the letter and slowly drank her tea, saying: "Before or after you received this letter, has anyone from the Xie household come looking for you?"

  Ning Da wiped away the two teardrops from the corners of his eyes, thought for a moment and said: "It was just that day after you bullied me on the street, no more than two days later I was drinking alone at Zui Xian Lou when one of your family's young servants came to chat with me."

  Xie Wan's lips curled up coldly at the corners.

  Ning Da became even more afraid of her, and with a bitter face said: "I know you don't believe me, but after all, he is one of your family members. I've suffered enough in front of you, how could I dare to provoke others? He came to chat me up, I couldn't just ignore him. Besides, he didn't say anything else, just asked a few questions about how I drink wine and that's it. There was nothing to talk about with a servant like him, so I ignored him and he left."

  Xie Wan put the five thousand taels of silver bills in the account book and said: "I've taken the silver bills, you can leave now."

  "What's that?"

  "Get out when I tell you to get out, why so much nonsense? The sign will naturally be withdrawn. Are our girls the kind of people who don't keep their word?"

  Ning Da's eyes quickly dropped and he hastily lowered his head.

  As he walked to the stairs, he suddenly turned around again: "I'll ask one more question, are you referring to the people of the Chuo Gang when you mentioned the Branch Master just now?"

  Qian Zhuang walked over and stood in front of him.

  He hastily waved his hand and said, "I didn't mean anything else. I'm just saying that Tian Kuang, the branch master of Cangzhou Wharf, is actually my sworn brother's older brother. We often drink together."

  "Bring him back." Xie Wan said.

  Then Qian Zhuang really brought him back in front of her.

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