Chapter 1316 Extra: Peeping Into the Secret

Mi Xiaoying was preparing the meal skillfully while she was deep in thought.

They came here with airborne equipment.

Because there is no road leading to the outside world in such a long stretch of mountains.

So, how did the Zhang family transport the supplies here to the outside and transport the goods from the outside?

If you want to transport large quantities of goods, you definitely need a reliable passage.

So where is this passage?

"Sister Xiaoying, are you ready?" Shuanghuan urged again outside.

"Okay, it will be ready soon." Mi Xiaoying put the last dish on a plate, put it in the food box, and handed it out.

Shuanghuan took it, looked at Mi Xiaoying meaningfully, and turned away.

At night, when everyone went to bed, Mi Xiaoying also pretended to rest in the room, and then took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, changed her clothes, and quietly left the room.

Last time, she, Jing Shaohuai and Yin Yinuo had already circled around the Zhang family's house and determined the general layout of the Zhang family's house.

However, the specific layout of this courtyard still needs to be explored slowly by oneself.

Now the Zhang family has not yet split up. From the old man of the Zhang family to the grandchildren of the Zhang family, they all live in this big courtyard.

Where will the third son of the Zhang family live?

Where will the materials purchased by the Zhang family be stored?

Mi Xiaoying quietly climbed to the roof, lowered her waist, and walked slowly and lightly like a cat.

The night wind blew in her ears, and people passed by the yard from time to time.

Mi Xiaoying adjusted her hearing to the maximum, and immediately lowered her body when she heard someone passing by, and then straightened up and continued to move forward after the person passed.

Mi Xiaoying explored the entire left cross courtyard and finally found the location of the eldest son and the eldest young master of the Zhang family.

Mi Xiaoying landed lightly on the roof, and with a light click of her fingers, she uncovered a piece of rubble.

She skillfully pulled out a small finger-thin half-foot-long listening device from the back of her waist, stretched it out in a few seconds, and directly probed down from the roof.

A small lens suddenly appeared on the roof.

The two people in the room were unaware of it at this time.

Mi Xiaoying calmly took out the earphones and put them into her ears, and immediately heard a clear conversation.

"Dad, I'm afraid that Third Uncle will not be willing to give up that position this time." The eldest son of the Zhang family said angrily: "This position should have belonged to Dad, but Third Uncle took advantage of it!"

The eldest son of the Zhang family was also extremely angry and said: "It was your Third Uncle who plotted against Dad. Otherwise, it would have happened sooner or later. Why did it happen during the sacrifice? According to common sense, the Zhang family has always inherited the family business from the eldest son. But at that time, Dad was plotted by him and had to give up that position. Fortunately, the temple rotates every 20 years. This time, no matter what you say, you can't let your Third Uncle get that position again!"

"Dad, don't worry, I will never let Third Uncle have the opportunity to attack me!" The eldest son of the Zhang family lowered his voice and said: "Dad, the output of the mine this year is much more than in previous years. If we keep digging like this, I'm afraid Third Uncle will enrich himself."

"Enrich himself? I'm afraid this is all light. He is planning to move the entire mine into his pocket!" The eldest son of the Zhang family said with a gloomy face.

"Grandpa is still here, but Third Uncle is so arrogant. Doesn't Grandpa care about it?" The eldest son of the Zhang family grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"Your grandfather is old now and doesn't care about anything. Even if he wants to, he can't control your Third Uncle." The eldest son of the Zhang family said: "In the past 20 years, has your Third Uncle put less money in his pocket? Has your grandfather ever said anything? It's really annoying. In the past few years, the outside world was not so rich, and every household was lucky to have enough food. Who would have thought that in the past 20 years, the outside world has changed so much, and everywhere is rich. I don't know how much your Third Uncle has earned from trading, and what he paid to the kilometer is just a drop in the bucket. The bulk of it was taken by him! Look at his own yard, it is much more magnificent than ours. Where did this money come from? Isn't it embezzled?"

The two people became more and more angry as they talked.

The eldest son of the Zhang family picked up the wine glass, took a big sip, and said, "This matter can't be let go so easily! Dad, don't worry! I will definitely take back this position, and the money outside should also be earned by us!"

The eldest son of the Zhang family's face eased a little, and said, "I have handed over all my forces to you, but don't let Dad down!"

"Don't worry, Dad, I know!" The eldest son of the Zhang family said; "Then the manpower we have planted over the mine is in place?"

"You are still worried about your father's work?" The eldest son of the Zhang family said proudly: "As long as you take that position, someone over there will immediately cooperate with your actions and take over the management of the mine! Aren't those people a group of opportunists? Just give them some benefits! Such a large mine is enough for our descendants to eat and drink endlessly."

The father and son talked and talked and became happy again.

But they were very cautious in their words and did not mention where the mine was located or what kind of mine it was.

Mi Xiaoying thought about it on the roof and decided to let Yuan Shisan investigate secretly.

Mi Xiaoying took back the eavesdropping device, restored the tiles, and left quietly.

The next day, Mi Xiaoying came to the gatehouse of Zhang's family with a basket and said with a smile: "The master is kind. There were a lot of good dishes left yesterday, which were all distributed to us. I saw that some of the appetizers were not touched, so I sent them to Uncle Zhang to taste. Don't dislike it! This is the pickled vegetables I pickled by myself. It is the most refreshing. It is especially comfortable to drink with it. Can you give me some suggestions?"

The gatekeeper Zhang Bo took a look at the food brought by Mi Xiaoying, and his originally stern face relaxed suddenly. He said: "Why would I dislike it? These meals rewarded by the master are not available outside."

The life of ordinary people is actually very simple.

Because the prices of oil and salt here are very high, most people can't add as much oil and salt as possible when cooking.

From the perspective of the outside world, this lifestyle is healthy and green.

However, here, people only feel that life is hard.

The days of lack of oil and salt make them yearn for these meat dishes.

Zhang Bo, the gatekeeper, is from Zhangjia Village. He has no relationship with the Zhang family in Liushen Town. He was hired to look after the gate.

He took all the money he earned home and saved it for his children and grandchildren, so he lived a very tight life.

The food sent by Mi Xiaoying made him swallow his saliva.

"Mrs. Gu, just say whatever you want to say." Zhang Bo said, "I will help if I can."

Mi Xiaoying showed a shy expression and said, "It's nothing. I just want to ask Zhang Bo to help find someone to pass the message to my husband to send the salted duck eggs I pickled at home. The eldest young master drank too much yesterday and lost his appetite. I wanted to make him something fresh and refreshing. It's too late to make these salted duck eggs now, so I can only bring a few from home."

"You are loyal to the eldest young master." Zhang Bo said.

"The host is generous to us, so we have to be dedicated to the host, right?" Mi Xiaoying said with a smile.

"That's right. OK, I'll find someone to pass the message." Zhang Bo nodded and agreed.

The next day, Yin Yinuo came with a jar of salted duck eggs.

The two were husband and wife, so they talked in Mi Xiaoying's room.

"Why did you call me here so urgently? Did you find anything?" Yin Yinuo asked.

"You ask Thirteen to investigate the nearby mines. Since it is a mine, it is definitely impossible to hide it tightly. There must be traces. Last night, when the eldest son of the Zhang family was chatting with the eldest young master, he didn't seem to care much about buying grain for reselling, but was particularly concerned about the mine. I suspect that the mine may be very valuable, far exceeding the value of reselling." Mi Xiaoying whispered: "I am trapped here and can't get out. This matter can only be done by Thirteen. Remember, you must not let Thirteen alert the enemy."

"I know." Yin Yinuo also lowered his voice and said : "You should be careful here."

"I know my limits." Mi Xiaoying nodded: "In addition, the internal strife of the Zhang family will continue, and we must be careful not to harm innocent people. Shao Huai should not move around during this period. I suspect that the Zhang family did not recruit employees to mine through normal channels, and they may be half-deceived and half-forced. Otherwise, it is impossible that none of the young people who went to work would want to go home. Shao Huai is strong and healthy, too eye-catching."

"Okay." Yin Yinuo said: "I'll go back now."

Before Mi Xiaoying spoke, she heard footsteps outside, and the two of them changed the topic at the same time.

"Husband, I'm doing well here. I can earn more than a thousand yuan a month. The host is also generous to me, and there will be rewards from time to time. If we save more money, we can build a new house." Mi Xiaoying looked like a virtuous young wife.

"Okay, okay, my wife, you've worked hard!" Yin Yinuo said in a deliberately rough voice.

The footsteps outside the door paused, stood for a while, and then left.

"Who is this?" Yin Yinuo couldn't help asking, "Walked around outside the door and left? Are you inspecting the territory?"

Mi Xiaoying chuckled and said, "I suspect that the eldest young master of the Zhang family has some feelings for me, otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to transfer me from the big kitchen to his small kitchen to work. Don't worry, I know. No one in this world can take advantage of me."

"It's good that you know." Yin Yinuo didn't waste time, stood up and said, "I'll let you know when there is news."

"Be careful."

As soon as Yin Yinuo left, the eldest young master of the Zhang family really called Mi Xiaoying over.

"Young master, are you looking for me?" Mi Xiaoying asked as if she knew nothing.

"Your man came just now?" The eldest young master of the Zhang family asked with his eyes downcast.

"Yes." Mi Xiaoying said, "I asked him to send me a few salted duck eggs. I saw that the eldest young master didn't have a good appetite today, so I wanted to make something light to adjust his appetite."

The eldest young master of the Zhang family smiled faintly and said, "You are thoughtful. Are you still used to living here?"