102.

Five days later, news came from He Mu's side that the rice sold by the four grain and oil shops in He Ji was all adulterated with moldy and spoiled ones. The warehouses where the grain is stored are never moving during the day, but they are brightly lit at night. The grain is transported from the warehouse to the various grain and oil stores after dark. After the grain and oil store unloads the goods, it will also be busy until the second watch.

Lin Hongwen calculated in his heart that if the rice had been processed in the warehouse, then it should be over after it was transported to the grain and oil store to unload the goods, and there was no need to work until the second watch. Working for several hours can only be one reason, when the rice is transported to the grain and oil store, it cannot be directly taken out, and it must be processed again. He Mu saw that he bowed his head and was silent, so he asked. Lin Hongwen looked up at him and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to gamble this time, can you help me see if I can win?" ”

"How?"

"There are few people in the warehouse, and even if we do it, I'm afraid not many people will be able to come and see the excitement. There are a lot of people here in Fujiadian, but", Lin Hongwen hesitated for a moment and said, "What if we do it, and the people watching the excitement also come, and there is nothing inside?" ”

He Mu thought for a while and said, "They didn't stop until the second watch, even if they all cleaned up when they left, but there must be something before that." ”

"So you also think you should start from the Fu family?" Lin Hongwen asked.

"Yes, and we have to do it before they leave", He Mu's eyes lit up, "Even if there is nothing in the Fu family's shop, and there are still Bazashi and Tian family's pots, I don't believe it, he can hide them all." ”

"Are you afraid that people won't know that we did it?"

He Mu said, "What if you know? He had no evidence. ”

Lin Hongwen hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "It's not the end of the New Year if it doesn't come out of the New Year, so many people like to set off firecrackers, and it's not unusual for someone to light it, right?" ”

He Mu smiled and said, "I'll arrange it." ”

Two days later, at night, several children set off firecrackers on the side of the street, some of them holding monkeys. Amid the sound of firecrackers, several sky-skimming monkeys also rose into the air together. There was a figure in the dark, and they also ignited the Sky Monkey together, but his one landed impartially on the grass shed of He Kee's grain and oil shop.

The spark burned a large area, and then slowly burned the back door, burrowing through the crack in the door into the house. Before the people inside could find out, they heard someone outside pulling their necks and shouting, "It's on fire!" ”

In the first month, people went to bed late, and when they heard that there was a fire, they put on their clothes and ran out to see. Seeing that the roof of the grain and oil shop was already on fire, he hurriedly fetched water to extinguish the fire. Fortunately, the wind was not strong on this day, and the fire was quickly brought under control. In the hurry, they heard someone shouting, "There are still people in the house", and everyone didn't just care about throwing water on the roof. Someone was eager to save people, and after pouring a few buckets of water on the door, he kicked the door open. I saw that the three guys in the house were also holding a basin and pouring water outside the door, and everyone poured into the grain and oil shop together after extinguishing the fire, who knew that they were dumbfounded after entering.

Bags of rice were stacked on the floor of the shop, several of which had been opened, and the rice inside had become damp and moldy and clumpy. There are some rice soaked in several large wooden basins next to it, and I don't know what is added to the water, and the color of the rice is lighter than the other.

"Why are you putting this rice here when it's all moldy?"

Everyone looked at each other, but they understood it almost at the same time.

The three guys in the grain and oil store still wanted to take advantage of the chaos to run out, but they were grabbed by several neighbors, "You still sell moldy rice?" I'm not afraid of retribution! ”

"You dare to do anything to eat!"

"It's a shame that I always patronize you, why are you so unconscionable?"

The three men were pulled out and surrounded by groups, and the neighbors could not find the boss so they poured their grievances on them, and the three of them knelt down and begged for mercy when they saw this situation. A handful of snot and tears said, "We don't want to do such a conscientious thing, but the boss has to let us do it." Originally, when the rice was harvested the year before last, some of them were already damp, and he didn't put the damp ones alone, so that the other rice was also moldy. We had already said that we couldn't ask for this rice, but he didn't do it, saying that he would lose a lot of money if he threw it away, and that if we told us about it, we would be killed. ”

A fire burned half of the grass shed, the door panel was charred, and even the plaque was blackened. However, for He Gui, the loss has only just begun.

The fact that He Kee's grain and oil shop sold moldy rice spread throughout the Fu family store the next day, and then the plaques of the two grain and oil shops in Bazashi and Tianjia were also stoned, and finally even the riverside warehouse was unlocked. As soon as this incident came out, He Ji couldn't sell a bucket of rice, and other businesses were also affected.

In the United Commercial Bank, Lin Hongwen tilted his head and looked at Zhou Shiying, "This time it's comfortable, right?" ”

Zhou Shiying said with a smile, "I was skeptical that He Mu told me before that I was afraid that this matter had something to do with He Gui, but these days of the Chinese New Year, I pondered it at home, and the more I pondered, the more I felt that it might be true." According to the style of a person like Yao Shunchang, even if he can't talk to someone, he will never give others a chance. And before Xu Maocai's matter, he should have known about Sister Hong's relationship with me, how could he still bring people under Sister Hong's nose? ”

"Now that their brand is smashed", Lin Hongwen said slowly, "1,000 rubles for his four grain and oil stores, we won't lose at all, you just cheer up and make good money." ”

"That's nature," Zhou said with a smile.

Lin Hongwen thought for a while and asked, "Have you gone to see Sister Hong during the Chinese New Year?" ”

Zhou Shiying lowered his head and was silent for a while, Lin Hongwen saw this and admonished, "Let's go and see Sister Hong in the past two days, she told Chen Xinglai about you are kind, no one wants anything to happen, if you don't go, she will think that you blame her." ”

Zhou Shiying looked up at him and said a little puzzled, "When I first opened the cloth shop, I also said that you don't understand women's minds, but it's only been a few years, and you're more thoughtful than me." ”

Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "Learn from whom, follow your ears and eyes, and a woman's mind will naturally be able to figure out a few points." You listen to me, hurry up and see Sister Hong, and make her words clear. ”

"Why don't you learn other things so quickly", Zhou Shiying said helplessly, "I know, I'll go over tonight." ”

103.

Zhou Shiying slipped away in the afternoon, first went to the gold store to pick out a necklace, and then went to the market to buy Qin Hong's favorite dim sum with bean paste filling. When I arrived at the Flower Building, it was just dark, and I wanted to go up to have a meal with Qin Hong, but I was told by the old bustard that Qin Hong was talking with the guest, Zhou Shiying asked what kind of guest it was, and the old bustard said to him with a fluttering eyebrow, "A while ago, there was a boss Liu in Shanxi, and somehow he fell in love with Qin Hong, and he came every night for the past two days, saying that he wanted to marry Qin Hong as a concubine." ”

Zhou Shiying listened and asked quietly, "Sister Hong, didn't she only see regular customers, why did she come out of Shanxi again?" ”

"It was a coincidence, it was the fifteenth day, Qin Hong originally thought that you could come over, so she dressed up and sat here waiting for you before it was dark, but after waiting for several hours, you didn't see anyone." The old bustard glanced at Zhou Shiying and continued, "As soon as she was about to go back to the house, that Boss Liu came in, and she fell in love with Qin Hong at this meeting, saying that she had to see Qin Hong again." You also know, who will have trouble with silver in our business, besides, Boss Liu is good, and he sincerely wants to marry Qin Hong, Qin Hong is not young anymore, she can have a good home, we are happy for her, right? It's better to live a life here, it's better to find a real man, what's the use of looking handsome in the wind, you say? ”

Zhou Shiying glanced at her, and just as she wanted to speak, the door of Qin Hong's house opened. Zhou Shiying looked at the man who came out of the house, who was about forty years old, with a strong figure, thick eyebrows and a square face, and was smiling at Qin Hong honestly. Qin Hong also whispered something to him with a smile, but when Yu Guang saw Zhou Shiying, this smile froze on his face.

Zhou Shiying didn't say anything, just nodded at her as a greeting, Qin Hong responded with a somewhat reluctant smile, and said a lot of words patiently before sending away the businessman surnamed Liu. He turned around and opened his mouth, but in the end he only said the three words "you are here".

Zhou Shiying smiled and said, "I bought a gift, just right, as a congratulatory gift." ”

"Shi Ying......" Qin Hong was speechless for a while, so she had to divert the topic and say, "Chen Xinglai's matter is because I was careless, just thinking that Xingxing might be able to help you, but I didn't think about it carefully." ”

"It's not your fault, Yao Shunchang wants to calculate us, if you can't do it here, he will also think of other ways", Zhou Shiying said and put the necklace into her hand, "I picked it in the afternoon, you can take a look......"

Zhou Shiying wanted to say that you like it or not, but swallowed the second half of the sentence back, because Qin Hong was wearing another necklace around her neck. The necklace was beautifully handmade and the gems were dazzling, like never seen before.

Zhou Shiying lowered his head and smiled bitterly and said, "Naturally, it can't compare to you." ”

"Shi Ying, I've been waiting for you for almost a month", Qin Hong said a little lonely, "If I hadn't sent someone to inquire about the Yuanhe Hotel, I wouldn't have known that you had been deceived." I guess you might blame me, but it's a big deal if you complain, it's nothing. But you didn't even come, Shi Ying, Sister Hong is not as good as the thousand rubles in your heart? ”

"I don't blame you, I blame myself", Zhou Shiying said with a smile with red eyes, "But it doesn't matter, I heard the bustard say that Boss Liu is a good person, you have a good home, and I am happy for you." ”

"Yes, I'm not young anymore, if someone sincerely marries me, I should be secretly happy", Qin Hong laughed self-deprecatingly, "Otherwise, what else can you hope for?" ”

"Since that's the case, then I'll congratulate Sister Hong first", Zhou Shiying got up, "I still have something to do today, and I will definitely give the gift money another day." ”

The old bustard watched Zhou Shiying go out, and when he entered the house, he saw Qin Hong wiping his tears, and he was angry, "What do you say you are trying to do, how good Boss Liu is, what are you hesitating about, and if you hesitate for a few more days, people will go back to Shanxi." Let me tell you, after this kind of thing, there will be no such shop in this village, and you won't have a place to cry when the time comes. What's the use of the little white face, do you see that he has mentioned the stubble that he wants to help you redeem over the years? ”

Qin Hong wiped away her tears and said, "Originally, it was also my wishful thinking, since it is a delusion, you can let me think about it for a few more days, if he really sends the gift money, we will have nothing to do with it." ”