Chapter Forty-Nine: Covert Investigation
Huo Siyuan got the news that day, and he was always a little uneasy, and when Jiang Chunying went out to sell steamed buns, Huo Siyuan freshened up, looked in the mirror again, and sighed to himself: "What a merry boy." Then he went out and went straight to the Li Mansion in the east of the city.
In this way, when I came to the east of the city, I saw a big mansion, a large Zhumen family, and the word Li Mansion was written on the plaque. Huo Siyuan said in his heart: This should be it, right? Coincidentally, a hawker-like person came over, and Huo Siyuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Dare to ask, is the Li Mansion in front of you in the jewelry business, and is there only one daughter under Master Li's knees, and he is just getting married." ”
The peddler looked at the plaque of the Li Mansion, shook his head, and nodded again, Huo Siyuan didn't know what he meant, but he heard the peddler say: "The previous owner of this house was indeed surnamed Li, but his master was not in the jewelry business, but made a living by making medicinal materials, made a fortune, and bought other bigger and better residences." The house was therefore left unused, and I heard that the house was recently sold to a merchant, and I heard that the merchant was also surnamed Li, and I don't know the specifics. ”
Huo Siyuan made a gesture and said gently: "Thank you." ”
The peddler seemed to be very unaccustomed to this set of scholars, waved his hand, did not answer, and walked straight forward.
Huo Siyuan guessed that the Li Mansion that Bai Sujin said should be referring to this family. It's just that since Master Li's family is rich, why did he buy someone's old house again? Thinking about it, Huo Siyuan seems to have figured it out, this house is also very good, maybe Master Li is because the jewelry business needs to invest a lot of gold and silver, so he can only do it temporarily and buy a similar house.
Walking all the way like this, Huo Siyuan also felt a lot tired, he was a little thirsty, and walked forward dozens of meters, but there happened to be an ordinary family with an open door. Huo Siyuan walked in, and a mother-in-law was choosing vegetables in the yard, and when she saw a stranger coming, she said, "Who are you, what are you doing at our house?" ”
Huo Siyuan hurriedly leaned over and saluted, before saying, "Forgive me for being presumptuous, thirsty at the downward intersection, passing by here, and wanting to ask for a glass of water to drink." ”
The mother-in-law looked at Huo Siyuan suspiciously, and laughed loudly: "What are you talking about, at first glance, you are a scholar, and your speech is also difficult to understand." As soon as the conversation changed, the woman said: "But you are a young man, and you praise yourself for your beauty, it is really, alas, my old wife is also funny when she hears this." ”
Huo Siyuan reacted at this time, it turned out that the mother-in-law heard "presumptuous" as "beautiful". However, Huo Siyuan didn't bother to bother with this mother-in-law, and seeing that this mother-in-law's cultural level was limited, he had to say in the vernacular: "Auntie, I came here, I was thirsty, and I came here to ask for a bowl of water to drink." ”
Only then did the woman understand, oh, and said, "If you say that, don't I understand, I'll go and serve you a bowl." ”
With that, the woman entered the house, and after a while, she walked out with a bowl of water, handed it to Huo Siyuan, and said casually: "Drink." ”
Huo Siyuan took it and found that the bowl was not very clean, and although the water was warm, there were many impurities floating in it. Huo Siyuan frowned, seeing that his mother-in-law was staring at him, out of respect for his mother-in-law's kindness, Huo Siyuan showed a gentle smile to his mother-in-law, forcing himself to drink most of the water with impurities.
Handing the bowl back to his mother-in-law, Huo Siyuan said, "Thank you, auntie, I'm leaving, I'll see you again." ”
As he spoke, he turned and walked out the door, took a few steps, and then stopped, as if he had thought of something. Turning around, Huo Siyuan smiled and asked, "By the way, auntie, I have one more thing I want to ask you." ”
The mother-in-law is a cool person, and said with a smile: "If you have anything you want to ask, just say it, I know, can I tell you." ”
Huo Siyuan continued: "That's the case, there is a big family nearby, surnamed Li, his family is in the jewelry business, and Master Li has only one daughter to marry, I don't know if you know about it, auntie?" ”
The mother-in-law sighed, and said disapprerovitously: "What should I do, it turned out to be this, I know, go out and turn left, and the one with the plaque of Li Mansion is the one." His family has only just moved here. His family may also be loose in discipline, there is a Wu mother who works in the kitchen, that mother-in-law is enthusiastic, since moving here, she will come to the neighborhood when she is idle. People in our area know that Master Li is in the jewelry business, and he recently wants to marry his daughter, originally I thought about making peace with my nephew, but then I thought about it, and the big families of Zhumen may not be able to look down on us, so I simply saved this thought. ”
After listening to this speech, Huo Siyuan also had a bottom in his heart, it seems that what Bai Sujin said is true, this Li Mansion is really a big family, if he can really marry Miss Li and inherit the family business in the future, then he will not have to worry about food and clothing in this life. Studying hard and seeking fame, isn't it just to have a day of soaring? If this is done, it will save you a lot of trouble.
Huo Siyuan got the answer he wanted, and said goodbye and left.
Matchmaker's shop.
Bai Sujin sat around the table with Zhang Han and Zhao Nuan. Zhao Nuan said with a smile: "I expected that with Huo Siyuan's suspicious character, I would definitely go to check, fortunately, I had already made arrangements, and now, Huo Siyuan should be convinced of this matter, then next, it will be up to Mrs. Bai." ”
Bai Sujin waved his hand, also with a smile on his face, and said casually: "This is also because Miss Zhao is well-planned, I am just running errands in the middle, speaking of which, I still have to study hard with Miss Zhao." ”
Zhao Nuan said with a smile: "Madam Bai is serious, since you have opened this matchmaker's shop, you must naturally have your own set of methods, my methods, but I have been in the Fengyue field for a long time, and I have already seen through men, so I can find their weaknesses and prescribe the right medicine." ”
Zhang Han interjected: "Anyway, whether Chunying can get out of the sea of suffering or not depends on Mrs. Bai, and I ask Mrs. Bai to bother more." ”
Bai Sujin hurriedly said: "This is natural, when Mrs. Jiang meets such a man, I am also distressed." Tomorrow, I will go to Huo's house again, and then arrange for him to meet with Master Li and Miss Li hired by you, and finalize the wedding date, so that he will also write a letter of resignation with confidence, and Mrs. Jiang can also be relieved. ”
Zhao Nuan said coldly: "Say more to the surname Huo, and strive to let him write a letter of resignation within a few days, and when the book of retirement is in hand, we can rest assured and boldly rectify the surname Huo." ”
Zhang Han said with a firm expression: "Exactly, doesn't the surname Huo like to beat people, when Chunying gets the letter of resignation, I will let him experience what it is like to be beaten hard." ”
Zhao Nuan's face turned pale, and his voice was a little fierce, and he snorted coldly: "It's still light to beat him, after rescuing Chunying, I will let him justifiably bankrupt and live on the streets, scarred, life is better than death." When the time comes, he will sue the official, and it will be useless, because he is to blame for all this. ”
Bai Sujin's face changed slightly, and then calmed down again, and immediately put away the remaining sympathy in his heart, Huo Siyuan treated Jiang Chunying like this, it is not an exaggeration to be sentenced to prison, such a person is living on the street begging for food, and he deserves it.
Sure enough, men should never think that women only have a tender side, as the saying goes, "the most poisonous woman's heart". It's just that if you are affectionate, women will naturally treat you gently, but if you are unkind and unrighteous first, don't blame women for using vicious and cruel methods, so that your life is worse than death!
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