Chapter 57: The Truth
In a blink of an eye, it was the day agreed with Ye Qingmu, Wang Jin got up early, and after explaining the things in the family field to the Chen family, he went to the city to inquire about the price of cotton this year under the pretext of going to the city, so he took the ox cart in the village to the market. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Along the way, she was both excited and uneasy, took several deep breaths before slowly calming down, and listened to the cicadas swaying all the way into the city. When she arrived at the Fuchun Tea House, she did not go in immediately, but sat down at a tea shop opposite and ordered a bowl of tea. When a bowl of tea was halfway drunk, it was almost time to eat, and the number of guests entering and leaving the Fuchun Tea House gradually increased. Not long after, a Qingbu carriage stopped at the intersection, and a man and two women got out of the car, it was Ye Qingmu, Mrs. Ye and the grandmother of the Ye family. Seeing that the three of them were welcomed into the door by Xiao Er, Wang Jin got up and followed. She was still dressed as a man today, and her face was painted a little darker, and she was very inconspicuous in the crowd. She had been following the three members of the Ye family, and after seeing them go up to the third floor, she found a place in the hall to sit down.
If it was before, she would definitely go to celebrate Grandma Ye's birthday, but after so many incidents, the two families almost broke off contact, and there was only embarrassment and silence when she saw each other, she didn't want to block the Ye family on this day, so she simply waited outside. She touched the package she was carrying, and her expression was a little confused after all. Ordered two small dishes at random, ate one bite at a time, calculated that the time was almost up, she picked up the package and went upstairs.
Although the Fuchun Tea House is not as grand as the cyclamen, it is an old shop after all, and there is something inside. For example, it actually has a rather hidden box on the street on the third floor, which is only open to acquaintances, and it has to be booked a long time in advance, which is where the Ye family booked at this time. After Wang Jin came up, Ye Qingmu was waiting for her outside the door, and when he saw her arrive, he led her to the tea room next door to talk.
"When did Jin'er come? Have you eaten? Ye Qingmu rubbed his hands and said in greetings. When he faced Wang Jian again at this time, he would still be a little nervous. Thinking of the previous determination, he secretly took a breath before he calmed down.
"I've eaten Uncle Ye." Wang Jian reached out and took out an oiled paper bag from the package, handed it to Ye Qingmu and said, "Today is Grandma Ye's birthday, and my family can't take out any good things to give her old man's house now, this is the wild mountain tea I made this year, and it tastes unique, Uncle Ye don't dislike it." ā
"How so?" Ye Qingmu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Jin'er said that the good tea must not be wrong!"
Wang Jian smiled, turned around and made a cup of tea, held it to Ye Qingmu, and heard the sound of talking from the box next door from time to time, so he asked, "Are you okay to come out, over there for the banquet..."
"It's okay, it's okay, I said hello to your aunt!" Ye Qingmu hurriedly explained. Seeing Wang Jin sitting down beside him, he was silent for a while, his expression seemed to be a little struggling, he looked at Wang Jin's still childish eyebrows, tightened his hands, and said slowly, "Jin'er, I know that you can't accept your father's affairs, and I can't hide some things from you anymore, so I'll tell you everything today." ā
Wang Jin pursed her lips and listened quietly to his account of the situation.
ā⦠A few days before going to sea, there was nothing special about calm and calm, until one night, when Brother Wu checked the warehouse, he found that there was a jar of wine missing from the wine cellar. This batch of wine transported this time is the most famous March brew of the Fen family, and it is the highlight of this transaction to Goryeo, Brother Wu immediately searched everyone's house, but found an empty wine jar in your father's boat room. Ye Qingmu paused, glanced at Wang Jin, and saw that she only frowned and had no other expression, somehow relieved, and continued, "At first, only me and Brother Wu knew about the discovery of the wine jar in your father's room, so we naturally didn't believe that your father stole the wine, so Brother Wu asked me to secretly investigate this matter. I interrogated a few crew members according to the shift record, but there was no progress, but somehow, the crew found out about the wine jar in your father's room, and a few thorns came out to say something, and they were pressed down by me and Brother Wu. Just a few days later, your father was found drunk in his room by a crew member, and there were a lot of dishes on the table. You know, the sea is a long way away, and the fruits, vegetables and grains on the ship are extremely precious, so the crew will make trouble. ā
Ye Qingmu stopped and took a sip of tea, and then said, "Brother Wu feels that something is wrong, even your father himself can't find evidence to prove his innocence, we originally planned to investigate it again, after all, not all the dozens of crew members here have been following us, who knows that these people don't know how, they have to deal with your father." Some people also say that Brother Wu is very strict with their crew members on weekdays, and he indulges and protects his own people. Speaking of which, Brother Wu had no choice but to let your father go to the kitchen warehouse to do some chores first, which was considered a punishment, and he gagged them first. One night, the kitchen suddenly caught fire, and I and a few crew members on duty rushed in at once, and saw your father drunk on the ground, leaving a lot of blood on his head, and the charcoal basin was knocked over to the ground. We were fighting the fire and saving people, but we didn't expect that the kitchen was right above the warehouse where the wine was stored, and the wine burned, and the fire was so great that half of the ship was burned at once. ā
Ye Qingmu remembered the raging fire, those figures and miserable cries that were engulfed in the firelight, his hands trembled uncontrollably, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he recalled, "At that time, there were still many crew members sleeping, and they were engulfed before they had time to call for help, and I and those crew members finally dragged your father to the deck, but saw that the cabin where we lived had been completely engulfed in fire, and there was no way to go in to save people." At this time, your father woke up and found that Brother Wu was still inside, and insisted on going in to save people..."
He covered his face in some pain, and a slightly choked voice came from between his fingers, "Jin'er, Uncle Ye is useless, he couldn't stop your father, just watched him rush into the sea of fire, and never came out again... I'm sorry for you, I don't dare to face you when I come back, every time I think about it in the past year, I feel that it is better to die on the ship at that time..."The guilt and regret in his voice sounded so real, and Wang Jin's expressionless face finally fluctuated slightly.
"Uncle Ye doesn't have to blame himself, since my father was greedy for alcohol and misbehaved, and after causing the fire, he wanted to save people regardless of the danger, who is to blame for losing his life?" Her words sounded like comfort, but there was an indescribable indifference underneath the tasting. She glanced at Ye Qingmu deeply, as if she wanted to see his bones, and finally closed her eyes, stood up and saluted him, and said, "Thank you Uncle Ye for telling the truth of the matter today, my father's death was really an accident, and I will not be obsessed with it in the future." ā
"Jin'er, it's good that you don't blame Uncle Ye. I also hope that you and your mother, as well as Shi'er, can live well, otherwise I will be at peace. He lifted Wang Jin up and sighed, "In the previous year, although I was not in Yangzhou and didn't take care of you, I really didn't know how to face you, let alone tell you the truth of the matter." ā
Wang Jian shook his head lightly, and said with a sad smile: "If Uncle Ye doesn't tell me this, I'm afraid that to this day I still think about how to avenge my father, and how do I know that the person who killed him is his own person." Her voice became softer and softer, so that Ye Qingmu didn't hear the last word clearly.
"People can't be resurrected after death, Jin'er, you have to mourn, and living well is the best consolation for your father." Ye Qingmu said earnestly.
Wang Jin nodded vigorously, his expression was extremely firm: "I will definitely live well, very well." ā
The two talked again, and Wang Jin took his leave. Ye Qingmu looked at her back with a slightly complicated expression, remembering that she hadn't mentioned a word about meeting her mother and wife before, nor had she asked him to sit at home, but she still had a problem in her heart, so she had to sigh. Thinking that he didn't say that he would let her come to the house more often in the future, and he didn't even be polite, he couldn't help laughing at himself, and returned to the banquet hall a little sluggishly.