Chapter 103: The Flowers Are Missing
At this most difficult moment, Cai's couldn't bear to see Jiang Luo working so hard, so he suggested that Jiang Luo might as well close the Longmen Inn, and the family would go back to their hometown to farm honestly, so that they could live a small life. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as Jiang Luo heard Cai's words, his face changed on the spot and he was furious, and loudly scolded Cai's for not having the heart of his sister-in-law Jiang Long'er!
Zhao shopkeeper said: "The old boss said, he doesn't believe that Miss can really be ruthless and never come to see his brother again, he believes that one day, Miss will always return to Longmen Inn, but if you really follow what Mrs. said, the inn will be closed, then Miss really came back but couldn't find Longmen Inn, how can it be good at that time?" β
It is also Jiang Luo's insistence, and it is Cai's virtuousness.
After Cai heard Jiang Luo's reason for scolding her, Cai sold all the dowry she had married, and even went back to her parents' house to beg her father, mother, brother and sister-in-law to borrow some silver taels, which made the most difficult days of Longmen Inn over.
The inn was getting better day by day, Jiang Luo was happy, so he went to Fangcheng twice in three days to inquire about the man's residence and Jiang Long'er's whereabouts.
Day after day, year after year.
The inn's business is booming day by day, but Jiang Luo's body is worried a lot, and because of the wind and rain when he inquired step by step in Fangcheng, his body collapsed, and finally he became seriously ill.
Zhao's shopkeeper was covered with deep sorrow: "The old club died after lingering on the sickbed for two months, and then he ......died."
Shopkeeper Zhao raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes, wiping away the faint tears.
Since the opening of the Longmen Inn, he has been with the old club, from the old owner has not yet married a wife and had children to the old owner finally died of serious illness, he has been with the whole process to witness.
Now that he is close to age, he can be regarded as an old man of Longmen Inn.
The trust of Meng Shaodong's Jiang Jingtian and his wife Cai made him the shopkeeper of Longmen Inn for so many years, even if his son had started a side business in Hualin County, and the business was booming, and he intended to let him return home to help, he politely refused.
Fortunately, the son of the shopkeeper Zhao can also understand that he has been a helper for nearly 20 years at the Longmen Inn, and his feelings for the inn are like home, and he did not force him to go home to help, but he hired another helper, and made it clear that he did not have to have a psychological burden, but remembered when he didn't want to do it, so he didn't have to do it, and he didn't have to have other concerns.
Shopkeeper Zhao can't let go of the old club's last wishes, let alone a table and a stool, a door and a window in the Longmen Inn, his son can understand his feelings, and he can't help but feel at ease, and he is even more comforted.
With such a son, no matter how hard and tired he is in this life, it is worth it.
Yin Qiqi thought for a while and said, "This Jiang Luo's last wish...... I'm afraid it has something to do with Jiang Long'er, right? β
Shopkeeper Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, the old club's last wish is to find Miss no matter what, even if it is ...... Even if it is the grave of the young lady who finds it! β
Yin Seventeen said: "In this way, Jiang Sedum is still looking for Jiang Long'er's whereabouts?" β
Shopkeeper Zhao said: "The son inherits his father's will, and the young owner inherits not only this Longmen Inn, but also the old owner's dying wishes, and must find the young lady in his lifetime!" β
Jiang Jingtian is only eighteen years old, not only to run this prestigious Nuoda Inn, but also to follow Jiang Luo's last wish to find Jiang Long'er's whereabouts, and to find Jiang Long'er, you must first find the man who looked at Jiang Long'er back then.
However, even now that the Jiang family, which has financial resources and manpower, has spent a lot of money and hired people to Fangcheng to find the whereabouts of this man, there is no news at all.
Such a result made the Jiang family can't help but guess that this man was either not from Fangcheng in the first place, or he had left Fangcheng twenty years ago to settle down in another country, or this man had already passed away.
Shopkeeper Zhao said helplessly: "To find the whereabouts of the young lady, it is best to find the whereabouts of the man first, but whether it is in Fangcheng, or in the neighboring counties of Fangcheng, or even farther away, the young owner has been secretly visiting outside since fifteen and crown, asking everywhere about the news of the young lady and that man, for two years, but there is no news!" β
Until a year ago, Jiang Jingtian, who was seventeen years old, asked Cai's family to come back to get married, and after getting married, Jiang Jingtian took over the Longmen Inn.
Although Cai's relationship with Jiang Long'er's aunt and sister-in-law is not deep, she is very respectful of her husband Jiang Luo, after Jiang Luo's death, she alone supported the burden of the whole family and the Longmen Inn, not only to raise two young children, but also to prevent the inn's business from declining due to Jiang Luo's absence.
At that time, it was the Longmen Inn, and it was also the most difficult time for the Cai family.
Shopkeeper Zhao said: "The young owner is only eight years old, and the little lady is only four years old, and the lady has to take care of the family and support the inn, so it can be said that she is gritting her teeth and supporting the ......."
Yin Seventeen sighed: "This is really embarrassing for Mrs. Jiang!" β
Fortunately, at that time, there were many helpers in the inn who were as affectionate and righteous as the shopkeeper Zhao, and some snobbery couldn't resist the temptation of better and quit their jobs, and went to find another better way out, leaving only a few old helpers led by the shopkeeper Zhao still did not give up, and accompanied Cai's to survive the most difficult moment after the inn lost Jiang Luo.
After listening to everything that Shopkeeper Zhao said about the past of the word "attic", Yin Seventeen also had a certain understanding of the Jiang family, the owner of this Longmen Inn.
Yin Seventeen looked at the hourglass at the counter in the lobby, it was nearly an hour past, and it was the end of the hour.
Yin Seventeen got up and said, "I wonder if there is a shopkeeper Lao Zhao now, take Seventeen to the backyard to take a look at the room called 'attic'?" β
Shopkeeper Zhao also stood up from the stool, he was about the same size as Yin Seventeen at this moment and was very different from the appearance when Yin Seventeen saw him at the beginning, there was no angry smile, and there was no obscene gaze from left to right, his eyes were clear and bright:
"I am naturally willing, but the gate of the west courtyard in the backyard has been locked for many years, and after entering the courtyard, the boudoir 'attic' where the former lady lived is also locked, and I am taking Yin Xiaoye to the backyard at this moment, and it will not help."
Yin Seventeen asked: "I see, then I don't know who is in the hands of the key to the West Courtyard?" β
Shopkeeper Zhao said: "In the hands of Madame." β
Since Jiang Luo died of illness in the East Courtyard in the backyard of the Longmen Inn, in order not to touch the scene, after Cai's business stabilized in the inn, she took Jiang Jingtian and Jiang Nianlong to move out of the backyard of the inn, but went to live on Wangshu Street, which is only two streets away from the inn.
The street where the Longmen Inn is located is called Tongshu Street, and Wangshu Street and Tongshu Street are only separated by two streets and sit opposite each other, so there is the street name of Wangshu Street.
Shopkeeper Zhao asked Yin Seventeen, is the case between her and Hua Zilai related to the Jiang family's affairs?
Yin Seventeen thought that it might be related, but he still said that a girl died, but whether this girl's death was related to the Jiang family's affairs, it would be difficult to say, and after everything had seen the "attic" of the West Courtyard, he would judge again.
Shopkeeper Zhao said that he would personally go to Jiang's mansion, hoping that after explaining everything to Cai's, he would be able to get the key to the West Courtyard.
Yin Seventeen wanted to follow, thinking that with her status as an official, the Cai family would not refuse no matter what, but this move was stopped by Shopkeeper Zhao.
The shopkeeper Zhao said that it was better for him to go alone, and said that since Jiang Luo's death, Cai's family has been reluctant to mention the old things in the West Courtyard, and she always felt that Jiang Luo's death was related to Jiang Longer's original willfulness and unruly manner, and over the years, she even began to resent Jiang Long'er.
Although Cai's love for Jiang Luo made Jiang Luo, who was only eight years old, ignorantly fulfill Jiang Luo's last wish for Jiang Luo before he died, she also had resentment in her heart.
After living alone in the courtyard of the house on Wangshu Street for so many years, Cai often thought that if Jiang Longer had been a woman instead of eye-brow with the guest of the inn, Jiang Luo would definitely not have died of exhaustion so early, and she and a pair of children would not have become orphans and widows, and had a very difficult life.
Even if the rich and envious of others now, the Cai family will never forget all the disasters caused by Jiang Long'er, not to mention that her son Jiang Jingtian has been looking for his aunt who has never met since he was fifteen years old.
Jiang Jingtian has a deep impression of his father Jiang Luo's aunt who often chatters about him since he was a child, and when he was a child, he always told his sister Jiang Nianlong a bedtime story about Jiang Long'er's childhood.
As soon as Jiang Jingtian said that he was going to find his aunt, that was when he promised his father the most important thing, and Cai always stopped his delusions because he was still young, always saying that he was going to find his aunt, and that would have to wait until he grew up and had a grand ceremony.
Yin Seventeen said: "This Jiang Jingtian is very Jiang Long'er's heart. β
Shopkeeper Zhao smiled lightly: "The young owner not only looks with the old owner, but also has the same temperament as the old owner. β
Cai's is quite taboo about Jiang Long'er's past, and it may be counterproductive for Yin Seventeen to come to the door again, not to mention that it is just a key, and it is the same with Zhao's shopkeeper to get it.
Yin Seventeen no longer insisted on going with him, and Shopkeeper Zhao quickly explained to the other guys in the inn, and then left the inn and went to Jiang's house on Wangshu Street.
When he was about to leave the inn, after watching Yin Qiqi go upstairs and turn to the staircase on the second floor, he specially invited Zhao Youlai and instructed him:
"You kid have to wait for me, Hua Ye and Yin Xiaoye! These two are distinguished guests! β
After Zhao Youlai responded again and again, he couldn't help but ask curiously:
"The shopkeeper, Hua Ye and Yin Xiaoye were originally our guests, aren't you...... Hehe! β
The implication - aren't you talking nonsense, hehe!
Shopkeeper Zhao also heard Zhao Youlai's voice, and couldn't help glaring at Zhao Youlai and said:
"What do you kid know? Hua Ye and Yin Xiaoye are not only the distinguished guests of our inn, maybe they can also be the distinguished guests of the Jiang Mansion......"
Zhao Youlai couldn't understand this, but before he could ask another word or two, Zhao's shopkeeper's chubby and short figure walked surprisingly quickly and briskly this time.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Youlai chased out of the inn and stood at the gate of the inn to look, but he didn't see half of the figure of Zhao's shopkeeper.
Zhao Youlai looked at it for a while, then walked back to the inn with a strange thought.
Yin Qiqi returned to the third floor, and wanted to talk to Hua Zi about what she heard about the Jiang family from the shopkeeper Zhao, but when she walked to the door of the Jiu room and was about to knock on the door, she put her hand down again, thinking that forget it, the Zhao shopkeeper probably didn't come back so soon, so she walked back to her own room, climbed on the bed and dipped her pillow and closed her extremely tired eyes.
This sleep, she slept until noon, and Zhao Youlai knocked on the door to wake her up.
Yin Seventeen got up to open the door, and Zhao Youlai stood outside the door and said:
"Master Yin! Do you and Hua Ye use this lunch separately in the room, or do you bring it to the stands? β
Zhao Youlai was referring to the grandstand on the third floor, where there were already two or three tables of guests on the third floor having lunch.
Yin Seventeen looked over at the Nine Room and asked Zhao Youlai:
"Haven't you gone to tell Hua Ye to get up?"
Zhao Youlai said: "Yes! As soon as I went upstairs, I went to call Hua Ye's door first, but after knocking on the door for a long time, there was no answer inside, I thought that Hua Ye must still be asleep, so I didn't knock on the door again. β
Then Zhao Youlai came to knock on Yin Seventeen's door and asked her what to do by the way.
Yin Seventeen said: "You bring the meal to the round table facing the street at the corner of the stand, I will call Brother Hua, and we will go to the stand to eat together in a while." β
Zhao Youlai replied loudly: "Okay! β
Zhao Youlai went downstairs to give Yin Seventeen and Hua Zilai a lunch, Yin Seventeen went back to the room to wash up a little, and then knocked on the door of Hua Zilai.
But after knocking for a long time, as Zhao Youlai said, there was no response from the flowers in the Nine Room at all, and Yin Seventeen felt that something was wrong after knocking it twice.
I tried to push the door, but found that there was no latch inside the door of the Nine Room at all!
Yin Seventeen carefully pushed the door open and entered the room.
The layout of the Nine Room is exactly the same as that of the Nine Room, even the colors are like replications, Yin Seventeen quickly walked to the bed, and when she saw that the bed was empty, her heart was slightly cold.
After being stunned for two breaths, Yin Seventeen quickly came back to her senses, and she walked around the Nine Rooms.
There is only one teacup in the tea tray on the table that is placed on the table outside the tea tray, it should be that Hua Zilai poured a cup of tea to drink when he was thirsty, Yin Seventeen tried the temperature of half a cup of tea left in the teacup, and found that it was already cold.
Turning aside from the table, Yin Seventeen walked to the windowsill facing the street in the Nine room.
As soon as the closed window was opened, the sound of the bustling street came into the room, and although it was faintly not very loud, it would be difficult to sleep well if you listened to such a sound while you were sleeping.
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