Chapter 43: Missing

The Shi couple knew their son's thoughts, and they did not persuade or hinder him from going.

Before dawn the next day, Shizier set off.

In the past, when he went to the market, he walked with Situ Ming, and today is the first time he has walked alone. I feel empty in my heart, and I feel very uncomfortable.

He went to the bazaar first, and walked from east to west. Still standing in the place where they used to set up a stall to sell straw mats, he was stunned for a while.

He also found the alley where Situ Cheng had been kidnapped with his memory, and he didn't care about anything, so he walked from the entrance to the exit of the alley. He went round and round the deserted house, but found not a single person.

If Fan Mai hadn't been discovered that day because of his dirty nest, he would have moved elsewhere. I'm afraid that Shizi'er will be more auspicious if he stays here now.

Shi Zi'er remembered to gather guests to come to Buzhuang again, maybe the enthusiastic Uncle Zhao could help find it.

When Shizier arrived at Buzhuang, Buzhuang was still the original furnishings, and there was no change at all. It's just that the female shopkeeper is not there, and there is only a mother-in-law in the store.

"Dare to ask my mother-in-law, I am from Shijia Village, has my sister ever been to you?" Shi Zi'er asked.

"Your sister? Is that the leading textile girl in Shijia Village? The mother-in-law asked.

"yes, has she ever been here?" Shi Zi'er asked again.

"Today is the day of delivery and checkout, and we have all said that I will go to pick up the goods and settle the bill on the third, sixth and ninth days of each month." The mother-in-law said again.

"Oh, so you're Granny Jia!" Shi Zi'er had never seen this mother-in-law, but she had heard Situ Cheng say it.

"Did your sister come by herself today?" Granny Jia asked Shi Zi'er.

"No, my sister is gone, I don't know if Uncle Zhao is here, I want to ask Uncle Zhao to help find it." Shi Zi'er said.

"What, gone?" Granny Jia suddenly turned white in fright.

"Why is it gone, why is it gone?" Granny Jia asked anxiously.

"I was killed by the villain, and I have been missing for two days." Shi Zi'er sighed.

"Then you should look around again, and don't waste time here. Your Uncle Zhao has something to do, and he's not there. Granny Jia urged him.

The woman waited for Shizi'er to go away and hurriedly closed the door of the shop. When she rushed to the place where the female shopkeeper lived, she happened to meet a man surnamed Zhao who was about to go out.

"Xiao Zhao, I've lost the number one of the first word." She lowered her voice and said to the man surnamed Zhao.

"Don't panic, you didn't lose it, it's in the inner room." The man surnamed Zhao comforted her.

"What's going on?" Granny Jia asked.

"Let's talk about this slowly, is there any news from above?" The man surnamed Zhao asked.

"There's still no news, let's stabilize her for the time being. You must not let her go out, a person came to the store to find her just now. Granny Jia said.

"How did you find the store?" The man surnamed Zhao was strange.

"It seems that this cloth village can't go on anymore." Granny Jia said.

"That's not good, this matter is none of my aunt's business, she is a widow, and she still expects this cloth village to do business and eat." The man surnamed Zhao said.

"And how much does your aunt know about this?" Granny Jia asked.

"She doesn't know anything, she does business with Jiazi No. 1 because Jiazi No. 1 things are really popular. I just asked her to help and pay more attention to it on weekdays, so I found it when I was right. The man surnamed Zhao said.

"You tell your aunt by the way, let them send the business over there in Shijia Village. Let's just say that I have something at home, and I can't do this work. Granny Jia said.

"You said that you are really, you can lose people in three days, fortunately there is still me." The man surnamed Zhao said with a smile.

"Okay, when the time comes, you won't be able to do six or four." Granny Jia said.

The two of them were about to continue, only to hear the shopkeeper of the cloth village shouting inside:

"Nephew, who are you talking to at the door?"

"Auntie, it's Granny Jia hired by the store, she said that there is something at home, and the work in the store can't be done." The man surnamed Zhao said.

"Remember to settle the salary for Granny Jia, in fact, I did the little work in the store alone, so I have to hire someone for me to do something." The shopkeeper said to his nephew.

The shopkeeper followed her nephew to Buzhuang, but she never thought that Granny Jia had not left, and when she saw the two of them leaving, she quietly entered the house.

Situ Cheng and Cuilian were about to go out when they saw Granny Jia walk in.

"Hello mother-in-law, didn't mother-in-law go to Buzhuang to help?" Situ greeted her.

"I quit my job in the cloth village because of some things at home, where are you going?" Granny Jia asked.

"Let's go out and have a casual walk." Situ Cheng said vaguely perfunctorily.

"This Nizi, I know everything about you, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." Granny Jia deliberately tricked her.

Originally, Situ Ming didn't want too many outsiders to know about these things, but Cuilian's heart was too sincere. I had already told the shopkeeper and her nephew everything. I guess this Granny Jia also learned from the mouths of those two people.

Granny Najia saw that Situ Cheng and Cuilian didn't squeak, so she said again:

"Niko, I don't mean anything else. Aren't you going back to Jizhou, but let's get to know each other, and I'll say goodbye to you. ”

Situ Cheng couldn't help but ask:

"Is Granny Jia's family from Jizhou Mansion?"

"My daughter and son-in-law are all in Jizhou Mansion, and they used to work in the weaving and dyeing workshop, but my daughter is about to give birth, and I have to serve my daughter." Granny Jia replied.

"Is there a weaving and dyeing workshop in Jizhou?" As soon as I heard about the weaving and dyeing workshop, Situ Cheng became interested.

"Yes, it's quite big, and it's said that it also recruits a little girl your age. In addition to the weaving and dyeing workshop, there is also a pulp washing workshop and the like, and there are female workers in it. Granny Jia said matter-of-factly.

"It's all women?" Cui Lian said in disbelief.

"I think that the Jizhou Mansion is full of houses, there are many businesses, and there are few farming. Many ordinary families can only live by work, especially the daughters of poor families. Fortunately, everyone in the market is women, but it does not prevent the rules from being weathered. Granny Jia explained in detail.

"Sister Ming......" Cuilian looked at Situ Yuan excitedly.

Situ understood what she meant, and yesterday the two slept on a kang and talked for half a night. discussed what to do in the future, but Cuilian refused to go back, for fear that her sister-in-law would sell her somewhere. I am even more afraid that Sun Yuan's family will look for her.

And Situ Cheng also has her own ideas, no matter how difficult the journey is, she has to go to Kyoto. It's just that the two of them are little women, and they are rarely entangled, and things are very difficult.

Cuilian listened to Granny Jia's words, and thought that it would be better to go to Jizhou Mansion. One is that she can find a rice bowl to eat there, and the other is that she hides there and is not afraid that her sister-in-law will find it.

"Mother-in-law, can we go to Jizhou with you?" Cuilian asked cautiously.

Situ Cheng always felt that things were very inappropriate, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Granny Najia also spent a few months with her, and the old man looked quite kind.

"But Cuilian, we don't have any travel expenses or anything." Situ said to Cuilian.

"Sister of the Shi family, today was originally the day I went to Shijia Village to receive the goods, but there is something at home. The unsettled silver money is also enough to reach the Jizhou Mansion, and most of the weaving and dyeing workshops provide food and lodging. Granny Jia encouraged.

"Sister Ming, let's follow Granny Jia to Jizhou Mansion." Cuilian said in an affirmative tone.