Wu Youde dared to slack off, so he hurriedly responded. The two of them took their cronies and two boatmen all the way out of the shop and returned to the big ship in the port. Old man Chen personally took the helm, Wu Youde led the way, and after exiting from the port, he turned a bay slightly, and sailed in less than a quarter of an hour to a small harbor with slow currents.

Wu Youde got off the boat and hurriedly ran ashore to the beach, and after a while, the lights were lit up in the distant mountain col, and three or four middle-aged women ran over with Wu Youde with a happy face.

The crowd began to pick up their belongings and stepped on the gangplank to get off the boat. The rest of the large items were carried by the boatmen, and it took an hour for them to settle down in a large mansion deep in the col. At this time, it was the middle of the night, and the children and the old man could not bear to be sleepy, so they all rested separately, waiting for the dawn to make careful arrangements.

Only Dong Ping, Old Man Cao, Uncle Wang, Master Dong, and Old Man Chen and Da'er father and son were still sitting in the hall, and a few women who had been guarding the house all the year round came to salute with the shopkeeper Wu. Most of them were widows who were taken in in the Garden of Filial Piety back then, because of the twists and turns of fate, they saw through the world and had the heart to be born, so they were sent over to guard the yard when they first built this secret manor. This place may be a little lonely for others, but for them, it is the best place to return to old age.

Dong Ping inquired a few words, rewarded them with silver money, and finally solemnly thanked them for their perseverance. Several of the women hurriedly knelt down in return, and though they could not say anything faithful, each of them banged their heads.

Shopkeeper Wu guessed that the masters still had important matters to discuss, so he persuaded them a few words and took the women down to get busy. In the future, there will be dozens of more people in this house, although the food and supplies have been prepared for a long time, and they may not be used up in a few years, but the trivial things such as eating, drinking, and Lazar still need to be carefully arranged.

Dong Ping glanced at the open hall door, and saw that there were no idlers wandering, so he said in a low voice, "A few old men, you are busy, I didn't talk to everyone in detail." My sister came here some time ago, and left a secret letter in the shop, she is safe and sound, and now she is returning to the sea ship of Daqi. ”

"What?"

"Is this true? Sister Rong is okay? ”

"Great, great!"

Several old men were so happy that they asked again and again, Old Man Dong was even more tearful, and Old Man Cao's eyes were also red, the two shook hands tightly, and read one after another, "Thank God, thank God!" ”

Or did Old Man Chen hear that the owner was on a sea boat, so he hurriedly got up and asked, "Which sea ship is the owner on and how many days has it been?" Let's set sail quickly, can we still catch up? ”

These words reminded Master Dong and Old Man Cao, and the two of them also wiped a handful of tears and urged, "That's it, go chase it!" ”

Dong Ping shook his head, remembering that he had passed by his sister this time, and he was also very annoyed in his heart, "It's too late, my sister has been gone for half a month." However, the shopkeeper Wu sent someone to inquire that the merchant ship that my sister was riding on was from the Liu family in the north. Although there is some competition between the two of us in business, the Liu family's reputation is not bad. My sister seems to have done a job on the ship, she didn't suffer, and she didn't leave any injuries when she was killed before. ”

"Alas!" Everyone sighed in disappointment, but after thinking about it, they felt that they couldn't be too greedy, so they said, "It's good that she's safe and sound, as long as she lives, there will always be a time to meet." ”

"That's it," Master Dong also agreed, but in the end, he still felt sorry for his daughter, and said angrily, "Why didn't Shopkeeper Wu leave Sister Rong behind, if she was sent here, would they get together." ”

Dong Ping measured the old father and persuaded, "Dad, my sister was suddenly in trouble, she didn't have a seal in her hand, and the shopkeeper Wu hadn't seen her, so naturally she didn't dare to send her over." Maitreya's religion is powerful, if there are ears and eyes here, wouldn't that be the last place of refuge for the family? ”

"Maitreya?" Old Man Cao was very surprised when he heard this name, and asked, "How do you talk about Maitreya Sect, could it be that Sister Rong'er's suffering this time is related to Maitreya Sect?" ”

Dong Ping thought about it, and gave the old men a thorough explanation, "My sister didn't say much in the letter she left, but she reminded me to be more vigilant against Maitreya. Presumably, her fall must be related to the Maitreya Sect, and there was also news from shops around the country that the Maitreya Sect colluded with the government to force the merchants to donate their assets. Therefore, I guess that it was the Maitreya Sect that coveted the property of our Dong family's firm, and then my sister and brother-in-law made a poisonous move. ”

Several old men frowned when they heard this, Old Man Cao and Uncle Wang, who had been farming for generations, were shocked and angry when they heard such a thing, but they didn't know what to do. After all, Master Dong has read books all his life, and he is quite insightful, he thought for a while, and then asked, "Although the Maitreya Sect has been rampant in recent years, most of them are bullying some small businessmen. Although our family runs a commercial house, the prince is the king of Daqi, Sister Rong also has a fate, and the three children also have knighthoods. How dare they do it, is there someone else behind them? ”

Dong Ping naturally thought of this, but he didn't want the elders to be more worried, so he comforted him, "Dad, maybe you are too worried." The prince and the court have long secretly agreed, and even the queen mother often has dealings there. If it weren't for the fact that the prince was in danger many years ago and caused chaos in the north, how could Daqi have been safe for ten years? Moreover, Galdi has just returned to the grassland, and even if someone in the DPRK and China wants to interfere with it, they will not choose this time. Come to think of it, it is still Maitreya who is greedy for money and has skyrocketing ambitions, and when my sister returns to Daqi, this matter will soon have a result. ”

Old Man Dong wanted to say something, but looking at his son's face, he changed his words and said, "Brother Ping'er's words also make sense, but I'm worried too much." ”

Old Man Cao comforted, "Father and daughter are connected, and the elder brother is worried about his daughter, and it is normal for people to think a lot." ”

Uncle Wang smiled and was about to agree, but suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "It's bad, Sister Rong is afraid that she doesn't know about the rebellion of the head of the family, right?" If she went to the place of contact to find someone to help, wouldn't she be caught in the net? ”

"Oh, how is this good?" Everyone was so shocked that their faces turned white, and they were so anxious that they couldn't do anything to rub their hands.

Dong Ping was also anxious about this matter, but now even if he put on his wings, he couldn't immediately catch up with his sister to inform him of the matter, so he had to comfort a few old people, "Dad, don't worry, presumably my sister won't go to Binzhou so coincidentally." Even if something really goes wrong, with my sister's intelligence, she will definitely find something wrong. ”

"I hope God willing!" Several old men sighed, but they were already old, and it was useless to worry about it, but they had to bother their children to protect them.

"We've arrived safely, and we'll take care of the rest. You still arrange fresh water and hurry back, maybe the Liu family's merchant ship is delayed somewhere, and it may catch up on the way. The more Master Dong thought about it, the more he was afraid that his daughter, who had finally escaped from the disaster, would be in danger again, and urged his son to hurry up to help.

The rest of the elders also agreed, "That is, we will strictly restrain our family members, and we must hide here." Go back early! ”

Dong Ping actually ordered it early, and he was more anxious than anyone else to rush back to Daqi as soon as possible to find his sister. Hearing this, he got up and solemnly saluted a few old people, and then hurriedly went out to make arrangements.

After a busy night, the two red horse boats were already loaded with enough fresh water and food, and Dong Ping and the others rushed into the misty sea again. Old Man Dong stood on the trestle, all of them with heavy hearts. The eldest son of the Chen family stepped forward to report, "Old man, the family's boat is too dazzling to stop here, so I'll take someone to a different place to hide." ”

Old Man Cao nodded, and wanted to say a few words, but he saw Mrs. Cao and Aunt Cao running away with a few cuckoos, so he hurriedly greeted him and said in a low voice, "You guys don't prepare food in the yard, what are you doing running out?" ”

Mrs. Cao craned her neck and looked at the sea, and saw that the family's big boat could only see two small black spots, so she said angrily, "You dead old man, why don't you let Brother Ping stay for a while." I still have a lot to say to him, if I get the news that Sister Rong and they are safe, I can let him bring the letter over early! ”

"Don't worry, I've already said that. Besides, Sister Rong has already left a letter, she is safe and sound, and she has not been hurt anywhere! ”

"Really?" A group of old girls shouted out in unison with joy, and they surrounded Old Man Cao and asked, "Where is Sister Rong, why didn't you send a letter home earlier?" ”

Old Man Cao had a headache from the noise, and he was afraid of attracting people's eyes, so he hurriedly persuaded everyone to go back to the mansion and talk about it in detail.

Not to mention how everyone started a new life on the island, only that Dong Ping urged the boatmen to rush frantically day and night, but they were too far away, and he had to personally take people ashore to inquire every time he arrived at a docking place, and the news he got was that the Liu family's fleet had been in the past for many days.

Dong Rong didn't know that her brother was desperately chasing after her, but she was looking forward to the faster the merchant ship she was on. In a flash, she has been at sea for three months, presumably the Maitreya Sect's search for her has already been much lax, and there is probably news about her husband's whereabouts. Her heart is like grass growing in her heart, she has to stand on the bow of the boat every day and look out, and she rushes to do more work, if not for anything else, just to get busy, so that she will not be so anxious that she will pant and burn.

After another half a month, at lunch on this day, Liu Sanye saw all kinds of food on his table that almost couldn't be placed, and raised his chopsticks and hesitated to know which plate to hold first. At the end, he sighed and asked Steward Liu, "Where is she now?" ”

Steward Liu naturally knew who this "she" meant, so he hurriedly responded, "Mrs. Cao went to the big stove to help again, Chef Liu is now a decoration, and he doesn't have to do work after receiving his salary, and his life is too leisurely." ”

Liu Sanye frowned, put down his chopsticks and ordered, "Go and invite her over, just say I'll find her to have dinner with her." ”

"Yes, Third Master."

Steward Liu's legs were very fast, and he led Dong Rong upstairs in less than a moment. Dong Rong was stuffy in the big stove room for a long time, her forehead was covered with a layer of fine and dense beads of sweat, and it was a little cool when she was blown by the sea breeze at this time, so she asked with a smile, "Third brother, I'm busy, and I have left food in the stove room, why do you call me to eat together?" ”R638