Chapter 10 Human Affection
Murong Chenxi clapped his hands with joy and said, "Okay, okay, I'm going to see the fruit with handwriting." ”
The three siblings paid after a few jokes, and then squeezed into the crowd to watch the excitement. At this time, the sky slowly became dark, and the trees on the banks of the Luohuā River were full of lanterns, and the high platform was even brighterly lit. One after another beauties came out from behind, either playing the piano and painting, or dancing, which aroused bursts of applause from many spectators in the audience.
Chenxi didn't wait to see the end and became a little sleepy, Murong Gong and Murong Ming both treated their sister as a baby, and without saying a word, they took her away from the riverside and found a farmhouse that had been explored before.
The population of the peasant family is very simple, there is only one old woman and a little granddaughter, and after receiving dozens of dollars, they are busy boiling water for three young guests to wash. Soon, Chenxi fell asleep on the big kang.
Murong Gong and Murong Ming secretly listened to their sister sleeping soundly, so they got together to discuss countermeasures.
Murong Gong asked in a low voice, "Second brother, did you really hear that Sect Leader Wu talk about wanting to harm us?" ”
"Of course, you can talk nonsense!" Murong Ming glared at his brother with some annoyance, and said, "I originally got under the bed and wanted to scare him once, who let them always follow me, this is not allowed, that is not allowed." Who knows, he came in with a stranger, and said that the things of the sea were done, and that the next thing was to charm us, and send us to the Lord. ”
Murong Gong frowned, his heart became more and more worried, and he sighed softly and said, "What he said, I always think that something happened in our family." ”
Murong Ming was also worried, but he was optimistic by nature, and said with a smile, "Our father is amazing, he will definitely take care of the family." It's rare for us to run out and run into the rebellion of the guards, so it's logical to go to the grassland to play around. When the time comes, we will go home, and my father and mother will punish us, and we will have a reason. ”
Although Murong Gong is not as good as his younger brother thinks, he is also very confident in the admiration he has admired since he was a child, so he also smiled and said, "Okay, let's go all the way north, first go to Qingxian to have a look, and then enter the grassland." Presumably, Wu Jiaotou and the others thought that we would go back to the island, and if we went the opposite, we would definitely have a smooth journey. ”
Murong Ming nodded happily and said, "That's right, tomorrow let's find a seafood shop to spread the news to the family, don't think that our father and mother think that Wu Jiaotou is a good person and has suffered a loss." ”
The two brothers discussed it properly, turned their heads to look at their sister who was sleeping on the side, carefully covered her with a quilt, and then blew the oil lamp and fell asleep.
Just as the two brothers guessed, Wu Jiaotou was so angry that he slammed the tea bowl at this time, and scolded a few subordinates in a low voice, "Useless waste, you can't even catch three little rabbit cubs, what's the use of you living?" ”
The three black-clothed subordinates lowered their heads and looked deferential, but in fact, they were all slandered in their hearts. Who said that he was thoughtful and would never fail. It's not that the three children slipped away under their noses, but now it's reasonable to scold people, and their cheeks are simply too thick.
But they still don't dare to say it. Sect Leader Wu scolded for a while, and Xu felt that his efforts were in vain, so he ordered, "There is news from the main altar that the King of Zhongshan is dead, but Mrs. Dong has fled." Now that all the huge industries in the business house are in her hands, as long as we catch three little cubs, she will definitely obediently hand over the seal letter. We have been hiding on the island for many years, if we can't let the Lord think that we are useful, and great things will be done in the future, how can there be a place for us around the Lord? ”
The three subordinates seemed to think that this was also reasonable, and one of them chimed in, "What the sect leader said is that the three little masters... No, the three little cubs probably ran out to play in private, not knowing that we were going to catch them back to the main altar. It's better to go to the shop below the business house to inquire about one or two. If you can't ask anything, it's that the three little cubs found out that it was not good and fled home. We then contacted our brothers in the church to search all the way south, and we were able to find them. ”
"This is a good solution, it's decided, let's go down and prepare."
The four of them dispersed after discussion, and they gathered men to search from north to south, and the Tianzi group who had been assassinated at sea had also searched from south to north in the past few days. Dong Rong appeared in Yazhou that day, as if she had disappeared out of thin air, and there was no trace of her. Everyone thought about it left and right, and they all felt that she was afraid of bringing disaster home, and she would definitely not return to Taoyuan Island, but would rush to the headquarters of the commercial bank in Anzhou for help. So, the north and the south searched for it.
And Dong Ping and Zhang Yang, who finally received the news, fought all the way, hurried day and night, and finally returned to Haining County. The two saw the ancestors and grandchildren of the Chen family who had been searching for many days at sea, and after hearing with their own ears that their brother-in-law had pierced his left chest into the sea and his sister's whereabouts were unknown, Dong Ping fell to the ground, and Zhang Yang was also white-faced, and he hit the wall with hatred.
After a long time, it is inevitable that they will all relax. In their opinion, in this great Qi country, their own family members can walk sideways everywhere, at least they will not be bullied. Unexpectedly, within a few days, the two pillars of the family fell.
Dong Ping was fed two mouthfuls and just woke up, so he slapped himself twice. The force was so great that blood flowed out directly from the corners of the mouth.
"I want revenge, no matter who kills him, I will find him and cut him with a thousand knives!"
The ancestors and grandchildren of the Chen family heard the hatred in these words, and their hearts were also extremely sad. This second master Dong is usually the most amiable, and he has been Haining's parent official, and he has built bridges and paved roads over the years, and the people call him a good man in private. When he said this today, it can be seen that he hated it too deeply.
Zhang Yang wiped a handful of blood beads from his forehead, and sat directly on the bluestone ground next to Dong Ping, "It's not the time to be sad yet, the elders on the island are afraid that they are frightened, and Brother Qi'er and the three of them are still outside." The top ten shopkeepers also had to spread the news, quickly shrink their business, and seal their accounts. Once the news of the accident between the prince and the owner spreads, it is necessary to prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos. ”
Dong Ping was reminded by him, and he also tried his best to suppress the hatred in his heart, nodded and said, "You are more familiar with the affairs of the business bank than me, you are responsible for sending messages and warnings, and then sending people to find the three children." I'm going to rush back to the island, where it's not safe either. Half a month later, if there is no news of my sister, I will send my family to a secret manor first. When things are over in the future, it's not too late to pick them up. ”
The two discussed a few more words, and then went their separate ways. Yun Rui and Fuzi, the big stewards, originally came back in a hurry, but they didn't know what was going on. When they saw Zhang Yang and Dong Ping come out like this, they were all sturdy and shocked.
Dong Ping and Zhang Yang didn't explain, they picked people separately and went their separate ways.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, although the island has concealed the news, but the two masters have not returned for many days, and it is inevitable that someone will say a few words.
The top ten shopkeepers of the trading house received the news, began to seal the accounts, shrink the business, and Huitong Money Village also began to control the entry and exit of silver, and the smart man began to guess that something must be wrong with the main family.
It's everything, and I'm afraid to ponder. In this way, after another half a month, the news finally leaked.
The entire Daqi was almost boiling because of this news, and the workshops in Haining County began to worry about the sales of their own goods, and the shops under the commercial banks also began to have official messengers to blackmail, and the merchants who had business dealings with the commercial houses also became hesitant, for fear that the Dong family would be unlucky and affect them.
After all, the King of Zhongshan is dead, and Mrs. Dong is also missing by jumping into the sea, so there is little chance of survival. Without these two masters, the Dong family firm immediately changed from a lion to a pig. A person with a conscience, thinking of the benefits of getting along for many years, would be good to come to the door to ask a few words. But the black-hearted one has already sharpened his knives and is ready to kill the pig and divide the meat.
Zhang Yang has been looking for half a month and there is no news of his three children, but a shop has spread the word that the head of the family has rebelled. He was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pot, his master had already been killed, if the three little masters were good again, how could he have the face to go back to the island to meet the elders.
Fortunately, the money bank and the firm had been preparing for half a month, and although the business had suffered some losses, it was still bearable.
Dong Ping also rushed from the island, and the two met again to summarize and analyze the news from all parties.
Dong Ping said, "The most important thing now is the safety of my sister, brother-in-law and three children, since the business of the firm has been impacted, it is better to simply close down." In this way, even if there is no profit income in the future, at least there will be no loss. ”
Zhang Yang nodded, "I also want to do this, as long as the foundation is still there, there will always be a time to make a comeback." In this way, those who have made up their minds to take advantage will not be able to speak. ”
Dong Ping thought of the chaos on the island, sighed and said, "The elders heard the news and fell ill for the most part. In addition, although the leaders did not know the route to the island, they were not allowed to take risks. When I go back this time, I will prepare a boat to take my family to the secret manor. You..."
"I'll stay!" Zhang Yang said without hesitation, "I will stay to take care of the business house, looking for the three children, once there is news, I will definitely inform you as soon as possible." ”
"Okay" Dong Ping got up and turned to Old Man Chen, and saluted solemnly, "Uncle Chen, now that the family is in turmoil, I have to ask you to worry more about this sea boat." ”
Old Man Chen knelt on his knees, swore a curse, "Second master, since my Chen family was rescued by the prince at sea, I have always been taken care of by the prince, and later the lady came, and the entire Chen family lived a rich life." With such great kindness, the Chen family has to repay it even if they are broken bones. Although you leave the matter of the sea to us, if there is a little rumor leaking, I will be the first to die on the reef, old man! ”
"Uncle Chen's words are heavy, please get up!" Zhang Yang and Dong Ping helped the old man together, and their hearts were full of emotion, and they saw the truth in adversity. Not to mention other places, only Haining County, almost everyone has received their own kindness, but after the news came out, except for their own and the Chen family's workshop, the rest of the shops were okay, but secretly sold their goods to other merchants behind their backs. Needless to say, in a month, there will be countless other seafood shops popping up all over Daqi.