After leaving the tea shop, Fang Ping walked on the road, thinking about what he had just talked about. Obviously, the natives here all thought that Bai Zhengran was unusual for buying a water pump, but the evidence from Jian Man Wai was conclusive and the procedures were complete, so others could not say anything.

This is Ye County. There are many people with wealthy families. If you change the place, no one will believe it if you borrow a thousand guan. But a water pump only costs 200 guan. It is really unreasonable for the Bai family to borrow a thousand guan. Apart from buying a water pump, what about the remaining money?

There is a small river next to the road, with a gentle water flow. Although it is not possible to travel, it is very wide. Fang Ping saw it and thought it was a river that caused trouble for the Bai family. Originally, the local dam was not allowed to be built and stored. The local dam building must be approved by the government. A few years ago, due to the rapid development of industry, Baitingjian relaxed the conditions for dam building, and almost all rivers in the territory were used.

After walking about three miles, I saw a large courtyard in front with the door open and many workers inside were busy.

Fang Ping walked up to the yard and bowed to a person: "I'm a foreign customer. I heard that the farming machine here is here, so I came here to take a look. If it's suitable, I want to buy some and use it home."

The man looked Fang Ping up and down, turned around and said loudly: "Supervisor Sang, someone is here to see the machine!"

A response came from the room next to him. In a moment, a man in his forties and fifties walked out, wearing a silk robe. He came to Fang Ping and bowed and said, "I'm the surname Sang, and I'm the supervisor here. Where did the guests come from?"

Fang Ping said casually: "I am from Dongming County, Kaifeng Prefecture. I have a lot of land and it is difficult to hire people. I heard that Ye County produces machines, so I took a car to come and see it. I heard from people in the city that Jian Yuanwai's factory is newly opened, with exquisite machines and cheap prices."

After hearing this, Director Sang hurriedly said, "So that's it. The guest went to the room to sit and let's talk slowly."

Fang Ping followed Manager Sang to the next room. Manager Sang made tea and took the seats.

After asking for tea, the Sang Manager asked Fang Ping how much land there was at home and what he was going to plant. After asking, he sold him various machines. It was nothing more than farming and harvesting machines, which were all made of animal power, and after using it, he could save a lot of manpower.

Fang Ping's ancestor was a native of Kaifeng Prefecture, so he didn't know how to farm. He said it vaguely. Manager Sang only thought he was a rich man and would not plant land at home, so he didn't think much about it. He just introduced in detail how to use various machines and how much it costs.

After listening to Manager Sang's introduction, Fang Ping could hear that this was a professional talent who only knew how to make machines and sell machines, and did not mention anything he wanted to know. After listening a lot, he couldn't help it. Fang Ping said: "I heard that this is Jian Yuanwai's factory, why didn't he see Yuanwai?"

Supervisor Sang smiled and said, "How come Jianwai stays here for many family businesses? I am the supervisor he hired. I am the manager here every day. Manager Wai lives in the county town and comes to see it occasionally."

Fang Ping nodded, feeling a little embarrassed. He originally thought that the factory was here, and Jian Yuanwai must be here too. However, he didn't know that the factory in Ye County has developed for many years and has already developed its own model. People like Director Sang have no capital, but have the skills and expertise. After the Fugui family opened a factory, they would hire them to manage it. The two parties have an employment relationship and are not very close.

After talking for a while, I introduced various machines in the factory and started talking nonsense.

Fang Ping said: "I just drank a bowl of tea in the tea shop at the intersection. The owner said that this was originally the land of the Bai family. Because of the drought, I borrowed money from the Jian family to buy a water pump. Who knew that I could not pay back the money and my family was destroyed."

Manager Sang sighed: "It's true. I heard that the Bai family has grown vegetables in recent years and sold them to the city, which makes money. This year, because of the drought in spring, I wanted to buy a water pump and borrowed money from the Jian family. Because I borrowed a thousand guan, the interest rate was quite good, and the time was short. Because I couldn't pay it back, the owner of the Bai family couldn't think about it for a moment, so he hanged himself. Because of this, the Bai family was destroyed and the land was in the hands of Jianwai and opened the factory."

Fang Ping said: "Why are people in the Bai family so crazy about doing things? He borrowed 1,000 guan for a water pump. I don't know where the money went. Could it be that I did something bad? I think only by gambling can I lose like this."

Manager Sang said: "Who knows? You are a guest from another country, and you are not afraid of knowing it. We people also think it is suspicious. Jian Yuanwai is an indigenous person in the county. He has money and someone is an official in the government. I heard that he is extremely powerful. Many people say that it may be that Jian Yuanwai wants the land here, so he deliberately set up this bureau and killed the Bai family. How can we know about such a wealthy family?"

Fang Ping heard this and said, "Since that's the case, why are you still the supervisor here?"

Manager Sang said: "It's just a meal. This is a factory. When Mr. Jian opened his door, I came here to do things. I will do the work and how much money he has to pay. Besides that, I will not owe each other."

Fang Ping couldn't help but feel surprised. He originally thought that Manager Sang would definitely speak for the Jian family when he was employed by the Jian family. According to the previous meaning of master and servant, this should be the case. However, he did not expect that Ye County was different from other places. Due to the development over the years, the employment relationship has changed and the factor of personal dependence is already very low. When he was employed, he would leave if he felt it was not suitable. The master and servant only had money to hire.

The workers in this factory were all hired by Mr. Jian. On weekdays, they only listen to Manager Sang's words and have no contact with Mr. Jian. There have been various statements about the origin of this land nearby, and the people in the factory have also arranged them.

Seeing that Manager Sang didn't mind talking about the affairs of Jian Yuanwai and Bai's family, Fang Ping cheered up and said, "When I was drinking tea outside, I heard from the owner of the tea shop, and I felt that this was a bit untrue. Now I heard from the supervisor that I realized that this was really something. I had nothing to do with him. When the supervisor talked about it, he would think that I would listen to a story."

Manager Sang said: "Actually, there is nothing. It's just that Jian Man Wai has a crush on this place. The Bai family refuses to sell it, and there is a conflict. The case has all the evidence, all the documents are investigated, and the government has investigated it, but it has nothing to do with the Jian family, and it is finally left unresolved."

Fang Ping said: "Since the evidence is complete and Mr. Jian is innocent, why are there still so many rumors?"

Manager Sang said: "What's the evidence? Over the years, Jian Yuanwai has made a lot of money in various businesses and is very powerful in the county. Two people in his family are officials in the yamen. With their money in their hands, how many people listen to their orders? When we talk about it in our spare time, most of them think that there is nothing to have any evidence. Maybe the Bai family did borrow money from Jian Yuanwai's family. His family was already engaged in lending. But the amount was not a thousand guan. A water pump was 200 guan, which was probably only 100 guan. The Bai family itself could always take out 100 guan. However, Jian Yuanwai wanted to ask for this place, so he and the officials and bookstores in the yamen changed the IOU. The owner of the Bai family was dead. What's the point of putting a handprint on the IOU before he died!"

Fang Ping nodded repeatedly when he heard this, thinking in his heart that the book shop that set up the loan note was an important place. He said, "In this way, there are many doubts about this case. How can I check it over and over again, I have no clue?"

Manager Sang said: "What can be found? The evidence is complete, and there are people in the Jian family in the yamen. Every time they check it, it is nothing more than the Jian family doing it. If you hand over various evidences, which official will say what? - Of course, we just guessed it, and who knows what the hell is? Maybe the owner of the Bai family didn't know what was difficult, so he borrowed a thousand guan!"

Fang Ping said: "The supervisor is right. Who can explain this kind of thing clearly? It's just that you have nothing to do and talk too much."

After chatting for a while, Fang Ping saw that it was getting late and said, "It's not getting late, so I'll say goodbye today. I'll go back to the capital and think about it again. If I think it's right, I'll come to the supervisor."

Supervisor Sang said: "Okay, the customer will walk slowly. If you want to buy it, come to me. We will ship the goods on our behalf, and we can help the customer load the train and deliver them all the way to Kaifeng Prefecture."

Fang Ping thanked him, said goodbye to Manager Sang, and left the factory. Looking at the sun in the sky, it was nothing to rush back to the county town.

Walking on the road, Fang Ping thought about the news he heard. Now it seems that the case of the Bai family is indeed suspicious, and there are several things that cannot be explained clearly. The biggest doubt is that the pump with a 200-ton calamity water supply is why do you have to borrow a 1,000-ton calamity money? Even if you borrow so much money, you can pay it back over time with the situation of the Bai family. It's just a few years to save money. Why did the owner of the Bai family seek death?

It was early autumn, and there were yellow leaves on the trees on the roadside. The weather was cool, which was the best time of the year. Fang Ping felt that it was difficult to do this. He originally thought it was difficult to do, but when he asked the place, many people also felt that things were not normal. As long as someone talked about it in the place, there was a breakthrough, and you could always find flaws with your heart.

Before arriving in Ye County, Fang Ping was worried that this headless case could not be found at all. In a county, a senior official did things with such complete evidence, he would inevitably have great power. Even if someone in the local area doubted it, he could only dare not speak out, and no one dared to talk about it publicly. Unexpectedly, it was not the case at all. The people in the local area showed that they had no awe of Mr. Jian, and even the people in the factory talked about it.

This is a lot easier to do. As long as you are careful and inquire in the dark, you won’t attract attention. Moreover, with the prosperity of Ye County, you will not attract too many people’s attention when you live there.
Chapter completed!