I have a supermarket system, shocking the whole court

Zhou Mingyu curled the corners of his mouth, indicating that he could not refute it.

So they started talking about their youth.

In general, Shang Wenqi is a gifted person. He entered the Gu Forest two years later than Zhou Qingming and the others, but because of his talent, he surpassed Zhou Qingming, who had always been the leader.

Zhou Qingming became jealous and targeted Shang Wenqi everywhere.

Later, Shang Wenqi's three brothers became even more unhappy after knowing his background. They did not like him and even made things difficult for him.

So, Zhou Qingming spontaneously joined the camp of Shang Wenqi's three brothers, and under their instigation, harmed Shang Wenqi.

After the incident, Zhou Qingming was decisively pushed out by his three brothers, and he was abandoned and expelled from the Zhennan Army.

After that, Zhou Qingming and Zhou Mingyu never saw each other again. Unexpectedly, he became the Qinglong Elder of Buyi Village and even set up Qinglong Village.

"That's probably what happened." Zhou Mingyu sighed. "I never thought that after so many years, he still has such strong hostility towards Qi."

Ning Ning couldn't understand it either.

According to this analysis, Zhou Qingming should be angry with Shang Wenqi's three brothers, right?

They tricked him into persecuting Shang Wenqi, and when the truth was revealed, they put all the blame on him, leading to his expulsion.

Why would they put all the blame on Shang Wenqi?

"That's right, it's really not easy for Brother Qi." Liang Zhuangyan was filled with indignation.

Zhou Mingyu sighed: "My brother is a stickler for nitpicking. Once he sets his mind on something, even ten bulls can't change his mind."

Ning Ning felt quite sympathetic towards Shang Wenqi. It was so unlucky to meet such a person.

After they finished eating the melon, their enthusiasm for Zhou Qingming cooled down, and they ignored him all the way to Minzhou.

About seven days later, the group finally arrived in Minzhou.

Minzhou is located in the northwest of Daliang. Continuing westward is the Western Regions, and there is a Wuji Mountain around Min Mountain.

Wuji Mountain completely isolated the Qiang and Hu peoples, and Minzhou became a cozy nest with mountains behind and plains in front.

The gold mines in Daliang are mainly divided into north and south. The gold in the south is alluvial gold, and the gold in the north is rock gold.

As the name suggests, alluvial gold is panned in water, while rock gold is dug in the mountains.

The Wuji Mountains produce gold, and the northern gold official is in command here.

However, due to the incident with the gold official, the gold mine was completely stagnant during this period. The miners had returned home because there was no work to do, so the unattended mine became even more depressed.

Under normal circumstances, when the imperial mines were empty, there would be some greedy people who would try their luck and dig up something valuable.

However, the reason why the mine was empty this time was different from the others. It was because one hundred thousand taels of gold disappeared and the imperial court was furious. Lord Jin Guanning was poisoned to death on the spot, and that’s when this place began to become desolate.

Of course, although the court put all the blame on Lord Ning, the common people here were skeptical.

Lord Ning could not have embezzled the gold, so there must be someone else who stole the gold.

If they went to the mine, they might just fall into the trap and be charged with stealing 100,000 taels of gold.

The mine at this time is a place of right and wrong, and anyone who gets close to it will be unlucky.

So, no one came near.

Recently, Lord Ning’s case was overturned, and the court allowed the Ning family to continue to serve as financial officials. Even before Young Master Ning returned, everything was managed by Miss Ning.

Although everyone didn't quite understand Miss Ning's style, after all, she had been staying in her mansion and seldom went out.

However, it is not difficult to see that she was able to redress her father's injustice, which shows that she must be very capable, otherwise the court would not have allowed a girl like her to temporarily take charge of the position of Jinguan.

This means that no one would be willing to go near the mine.

Why bother getting yourself into trouble for no reason?

All in all, thanks to the "self-awareness" of the people, when Ning Ning returned to this place, it was so desolate that it was unbearable to look at.

However, when she entered Minzhou, the prefect of Minzhou still came out to greet her.

Speaking of the prefect of Minzhou, he did drink with the original owner's father often, but he would avoid her father as soon as something happened.

At that time, the original owner also asked him for help and asked him to help find his brother, but the prefect of Minzhou ignored him.

To be honest, I can actually understand it.

After all, it was obvious that the people above wanted to deal with Ning Zhongyi. If the prefect of Minzhou, who was also a ninth-rank official, joined in, he would not only end up in trouble, but would also get himself into trouble.

If he had connections and background, he wouldn't have to be the prefect of this remote little place. There's really nothing he can do to help him, and the best thing to do is to protect himself.

As an adult, Ning Ning couldn't blame others for not helping. She could only say that this incident made her see this person clearly. She would not ask him for help in the future, and he shouldn't expect her to lend a hand.

Therefore, at this moment, the prefect of Minzhou looked at Ning Ning with an apologetic and flattering expression.

"My niece is back. That's great. You must have worked hard on this journey. I have already asked someone to clean your house. Everything is still the same as it was before."

Ning Ning simply nodded in thanks and didn't say much.

Shang Wenqi and others are all savvy in the officialdom. After seeing the interaction between the two, they guessed about 70% of the situation.

Therefore, everyone was indifferent to the Minzhou prefect.

The prefect of Minzhou had only seen Qingyun Zuoqi during the palace examination that year. To him, these people were like gods.

They are arrogant and dare not say a word, and they have to put on a smile all the way.

Just like that, with the enthusiastic accompaniment of the Minzhou prefect, Ning Ning finally stepped into the original owner's house.

This is a not very big courtyard, at least compared to the Imperial Guards' Mansion or even Hibiscus Garden, it is only slightly larger than an ordinary farmyard.

The first entrance is where Ning Zhongyi handles official business, the west wing of the second entrance is Ning Zhongyi's study, and the east wing is his brother's room.

The main courtyard is the parents' room.

And she lived in the west pavilion in the backyard.

Although it was Ning Ning's first time here, the original owner's memory was guiding her and telling her where was where.

At this time, the entire yard was hung with new white silk, filled with solemnity and sadness.

The prefect of Minzhou said, "This is what the miners came to hang on Lord Ning's head after he was vindicated. Lord Ning and Madam Ning are also buried in the back mountain. I'll have someone take you there tomorrow."

Ning Ning was stunned for a moment, and finally she softened her attitude towards the Minzhou prefect. Ning Ning bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your kindness."

"You're welcome. After all, I'm friends with Lord Ning. I can't do anything else, but I should help him clean up the mess."

The prefect of Minzhou was also very sorry: "However, there has been no news from your brother so far."

"I will find him." Ning Ning nodded, although she didn't know what the chances were that her brother was still alive.

After all, as long as we haven't seen the body, there is still hope.

The prefect of Minzhou did not stay for long. After all, they needed rest more than asking about the unimportant well-being of others because of the long journey.

At this time, Ning Ning began to arrange rooms for everyone.