Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside
Chapter 231 Li Duofu and Son

Chapter 231: Chapter 231 Li Duofu and Son

The old housekeeper furrowed his deeply lined brow and said, "It’s the Northwest Iron Mine."

"Northwest Iron Mine!" Master Qi desperately wanted to strangle the father and son of the Li Family. They actually sold people to the Northwest Iron Mine.

Great Chu had many official mines. Jianghuai has a Jianghuai Copper Mine and a Jianghuai Iron Mine, and separated by a river, Jiangnan has a Jiangnan Silver Mine, all of which needed manpower for mining.

Originally, he thought that the father and son of the Li Family would sell Li Duofu and his sons to the nearest Jianghuai Iron Mine. Unexpectedly, they sold them to the farthest Northwest Iron Mine, seemingly determined to torment them to death.

"How many days ago were they sold?" Master Qi asked, still hoping.

The old housekeeper said, "A bit earlier than the mother and daughter, today is the fifth day."

Five days!

Master Qi felt dizzy. It had been five days already. If he were to pursue them, when would he be able to catch up?

Furthermore, once they entered the official mine, they had to register at the government office. To get them out again would be very troublesome. Not only did it rely on connections, but it would also cost a lot of money. Originally, a person was bought for two taels of silver, but to get them out would cost at least fifty taels. Plus, removing their names and changing the register would cost no less than a hundred taels of silver.

Two hundred taels for two people.

But now it wasn’t a matter of silver; he needed to urgently pursue them and bring them back.

"Old housekeeper, hurry and take someone to Jiang Residence on Le’an Street in the north, and inform the Gu Family People of the whereabouts of Li Duofu and his sons. Ask them to wait outside the Prefecture Government Office. I’ll go to the Prefecture Government Office right away and see who took them away."

"Yes, I’ll go right now." The old housekeeper said and immediately led the servants out of the mansion, heading to Jiang Residence on Le’an Street.

Master Qi said to Nanny Chen, "Nanny Chen, please go back and inform my mother that I will be out for a few days. When I return, I will apologize to her."

Nanny Chen stood up and replied, "Second Young Master, go without worries. I will take good care of the Old Madam and wait for your return."

After instructing Nanny Chen, Master Qi looked towards the father and son of the Li Family, pointed at Old Master Li and Elder Li Si, and let out a cold laugh without saying a word.

After a while, Master Qi turned his head and shouted into the courtyard: "Someone, please escort the father and son of the Li Family back to the guesthouse. Without my orders, they are not allowed to leave the guesthouse even by half a step!"

"Yes." In the courtyard, the Protector along with several other Protectors were waiting. Upon hearing him, they charged into the study room and grabbed the father and son trio of the Li Family by their hands.

Seeing the tall and bearded Protectors, Old Master Li was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he shouted at Master Qi: "Qi Er, this is house arrest. You are merely a scholar, not an official from the government office. What right do you have to place us under house arrest? Let me go... mmm mmm!"

The Protectors of the Qi Family acted quickly, stuffing a ball of cotton into Old Master Li’s mouth, silencing him immediately.

Elder Li Si initially wanted to protest, but seeing his own father being gagged, he was too scared to speak and was quickly tied up by the Protectors with rope.

Elder Li San, smarter than the others, knew that the Li Family had already lost. Now, the only thing he could rely on was the Qi Family.

Since his father and younger brother had offended the Qi Family, he had to distance himself from them. After this incident, he would curry favor with the Qi Family, helping them in taking over the Li Family’s assets and becoming the head of the Li Family.

Soon, the Protectors escorted the father and son of the Li Family back to the guesthouse.

Master Qi picked up his eldest brother’s invitation, his own private seal, the silver note, two bags of broken silver, and brought along four servants. He left the study, boarded the ready carriage, and rushed towards the He’an Prefecture Government.

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In the north, at Jiang Residence on Le’an Street, the old housekeeper from Qi Mansion had already arrived at the Jiang Residence and informed Gu Dashan and the others of the whereabouts of Li Duofu and his son.

"Our Second Young Master has already gone to the Prefecture Government Office to inquire about the situation of Li Duofu and his son. He sent me to inform everyone to quickly send people to wait outside the Prefecture Government Office. Once Second Young Master finds out the exact whereabouts, we will all pursue them immediately."

Gu Dashan was very excited and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, we are going to the Prefecture Government Office now."

But where is this Prefecture Government Office?

How many people should they take?

If he went to look for Li Duofu and Li Daxi, what about Daya and Shuangxi?

Gu Dashan was both happy and frantic, his mind dizzy and clueless.

Gu Jinli saw him pacing around, wanting to speak but unable to articulate, hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "Father, don’t rush. You bring Brother Qin, Uncle Wang, and Uncle Zhu along with his son. With Brother Qin there, there will be no problems."

Third Grandpa is old, and since Li Duofu and his son were sold to the Northwest Iron Mine, it would take days and nights to catch up, and Third Grandpa’s body couldn’t handle it. It was not good to let him follow.

As for Li Anzi, it’s better for him to stay and take care of Aunt Daya, so he won’t be a burden.

And she won’t go either; let Gu Dashan go and gain some experience.

"That’s right, San Lang is here." Gu Dashan looked at Qin San Lang; though the boy was young, he was capable. Having him along, even chasing for several days and nights wouldn’t be a problem.

Gu Jinli didn’t want to trouble Jiang Jiao at first, but now they had already troubled the Jiang Family enough, it didn’t matter another time. She turned to Jiang Jiao and said, "Second Uncle Jiang, my family must trouble you again. Please follow my father to chase after them."

County Captain Jiang regularly visited the Prefecture Government Office in recent months, and Jiang Jiao also often came to the Prefecture, so he probably knew the people inside the government office. With Jiang Jiao going, redeeming the people would be easier.

Jiang Jiao smiled and said, "Such a small matter, don’t worry. I’ll bring two Protectors and follow your father to chase after them. If the soldiers escorting them are acquaintances, that would also make things easier."

"Thank you, Second Uncle Jiang," Gu Jinli was very pleased. After thanking Jiang Jiao, she also handed her silver note to Gu Dashan, "Father, it costs money to redeem people, take the silver note with you."

"Alright, I’ll keep it. You take good care of your aunt and cousin here, and wait for father to come back." Gu Dashan secured the silver note and thought to go to the guest room to inform Daya and her daughter, but fearing it would delay time, he could only tell Gu Jinli, "After going back to the guest room, tell your aunt that your uncle and second cousin have already been found. Father is going to redeem them, let them rest assured."

"Okay, I will tell them. Hurry now," urged Gu Jinli.

"We are leaving." Gu Dashan could not wait any longer, called Wang Yongfu and the others, and the group left together.

The two Protectors from Jiang Jiao’s Family had already prepared dry food, water, and driven the carriage out, waiting at the door. Once they boarded the carriage, they immediately dashed towards the Prefecture Government Office.

Master Qi had already found out the whereabouts of Li Duofu and his son and was waiting for them at the government gate. Seeing the carriage from the Jiang Family, he didn’t wait for them to get off and immediately said, "Don’t get off the carriage. They left just this morning, and are now heading towards Central State. Let’s quickly chase after them!"

After saying this, Master Qi also ran to his own carriage. The three carriages burst out of the city gates, chasing towards Central State.

They chased the whole afternoon and through the night, finally catching up with the group escorting the men to the Northwest Iron Mine the next morning at the hour of Si.

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