Shu Wangjin sat next to Lin Mei, frowning slightly, seeing Lin Mei's drowsy look, she was also a little distressed, reached out and picked up the kettle that was put aside, and helped Lin Mei to lean on her shoulder, "There are still ten days to go......

He originally wanted to let the team speed up, but as soon as the carriage sped up, Lin Mei was even more uncomfortable, so there was no way to slow down the team.

Originally, it was expected that it would take seven days to get to Los Angeles, because Shu Wangjin planned to take the waterway in the second half of the journey and go to Los Angeles, Jiangnan Province, but Lin Mei was seasick, and she vomited in the dark as soon as she got in the car, but Shu Wangjin was very frightened, and hurriedly asked people to change the carriage again.

Because he was afraid that An Yuanhou would send someone to chase after him, Shu Wangjin first took Lin Mei to a county near Jinzhou on a small road, and then he turned to the official road and arrived here.

Lin Mei leaned on Shu Wangjin's shoulder, and felt a little blame in her heart, pursed her lips, and just wanted to speak, but saw Shu Wangjin hand over the kettle.

She licked her lips that had just drunk water but had become dry not long ago, frowned and said, "I just drank water not long ago, and I don't want to drink it now......" Where did she not want to drink, she was just afraid that she would cause trouble to Shu Wangjin, there was a lot of water and food on the carriage, but if she drank too much water, she had to relieve herself, how embarrassed she was for a girl! And this will also slow down everyone's process, so over time, Lin Mei doesn't want to drink water very much.

Shu Wangjin looked down at Lin Mei's dry and peeling lips, and said lightly, "If you don't want to drink, then I'll let the convoy stop here until you drink water." ”

He naturally knew what the reason why Lin Mei didn't want to drink water, but he just didn't want to trouble others! But...... This entire convoy is arranged by the Shu family in Jinju, and naturally it is also his people. If he wanted the convoy to stop here, no matter how much other people complained, he could only bury it in his heart, and then obediently park the carriage here!

"You ......" Lin Mei was already uncomfortable, and when she heard this, she was even more angry and almost tumbled up and down in her stomach. I almost didn't throw up.

Shu Wangjin saw Lin Mei glaring at her stubbornly, and directly placed the kettle in her hand in front of her, although her tone was gentle but full of threat, "If you don't drink it, I will force it." ”

Lin Mei pouted. is both aggrieved and sad, his eyes are full of tears, and he looks so pitiful.

Shu Wangjin really ran out, sighed lightly, and comforted Wen Yan, "Miss Lin, the Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles is not in a hurry, your body is so unbearable to travel long distances, so we will slow down the trip, and it doesn't hurt." My two cousins have already arrived in Los Angeles, and if there is any entertainment, just leave it to them to do it, but ...... If you are sick, won't we be in Los Angeles even later? ”

Lin Mei has always eaten soft rather than hard, if Shu Wangjin murdered her, it would be fine, but talking to her so gently made her even more aggrieved, and she looked at Shu Wangjin for a long time before she spoke.

"I don't want to ...... However, I thought that three days in the capital was long enough. I didn't expect to get motion sickness...... Unexpectedly, this time it was only the fourth day, and I couldn't stand it. Lin Mei also felt that she was unlucky, although she had never been far away, but the time she went to the capital was far enough, right? Why was it okay that time...... It's so bad that she is now throwing someone in Shu Wangjin's place, which makes her want to cry without tears......

After speaking. Lin Mei also felt that she was really thirsty, and her stomach had been uncomfortable, so she took the kettle in Shu Wangjin's hand, and looked at it, it turned out that even Shu Wangjin had already opened the mouth of the kettle for her, so she raised her head and drank a big sip. Instantly, I felt that my whole stomach was cold, and I didn't know how much more comfortable it was than before.

Shu Wangjin lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery outside the car window, the convoy had already arrived at a very prosperous market, and now that the sun had set at the foot of the mountain, it seemed that it was best to stay here for one night.

"Shu Zhou......" Shu Wangjin just opened his mouth to call, when he saw Shu Zhou poking his head out of the car window with a hippie smile.

"Young master, you finally have something to tell me...... You don't know, when I get to this market, I want to ask you if we are going to stay here tonight, but I think about it, Miss Lin is also in the carriage, it is better not to take the liberty of asking, otherwise, maybe I will disturb what good things you are doing, right......"

Before Shu Zhou finished these last two words, he was splashed on his face by a pot of water, fortunately, there was not much water left in the pot, otherwise he was afraid that Shu Zhou's wet face would not be this one.

Lin Mei looked at Shu Zhou with an iron face, and when she saw that he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, she was a little angry, threw a handkerchief to him, and said coldly, "Why don't you take it to wipe your face?" Speak smartly in the future......"

Shu Wangjin just didn't see Shu Zhou's miserable face, and said happily, "Didn't you hear Miss Lin's orders?" Don't take it yet. ”

Shu Zhou sighed faintly, picked up the handkerchief on his body and wiped his face, and said weakly, "Young master, what do you call me for?" ”

It's still his life as a subordinate, and he has such an unreliable master, and now it's even more miserable, and there is an even more unreliable master!

"It's getting late today, so let's stay in this town for one night, and we'll be there tomorrow." Shu Wangjin glanced at the nearby environment, and after speaking, he helped Lin Mei get out of the carriage, "Let's rest here tonight, the inn is there, let Shu Zhou take care of it, I'll accompany you to get off the car and walk first." ”

Lin Mei nodded lightly, she has always been lively for the past few days, and now she heard that she can get out of the car and walk, and when she thinks that she will be able to get rid of the pain of motion sickness immediately, the whole person has vitality.

Shu Zhou rode on the horse, and after hearing Shu Wangjin's words, he felt even more sad, so he shook his head and sighed, and then shouted to the people in the convoy behind him to follow him, so that they could find an inn for them to live in. Originally, Shu Wangjin and his party could also live in the post station of official uniforms, so they saved a lot of silver taels, after all, Shu Wangjin is also an imperial merchant of this dynasty, and there is still an official and a half-job on his body, but the environment of this post station is really entangled, and if you don't give a reward, it will be even more unlivable, so Shu Wangjin will directly let them find an inn instead of a post station.

Let's talk about Los Angeles again, Shu Wangjin is right, Shu Yanjin and Shu Taijin have indeed arrived early. And when Shu Wangjin said reassuringly, he meant Shu Taijin's reliability, not Shu Yanjin's squeamish boy who could only eat, drink, and have fun and lose the property in the clan.

Although Shu Taijin has always been at odds with Shu Wangjin, and in secret, he is fighting to the death. But there will be such a big event in Los Angeles, if Shu Taijin messes up, it will not be just a loss of face for him, so if he wants to fight with Shu Wangjin for family property in the future, he will have some reliance in his hands. Then this time it will definitely be done beautifully.

It's just that Shu Wangjin doesn't know ...... Shu Taijin and Shu Yanjin had a discord with Qing when they were children, and now the three of them are even more like fire and water.

It's just that it was not Qing Yan who suffered, but the two brothers Shu Taijin and Shu Yanjin......

"Qing Yan, we haven't had a good meal for so many days, so you can be merciful and let the kitchen cook some meat dishes tonight...... Otherwise, when Cousin Wangjin arrives here, he will see the two of us skinny. It's going to hurt for sure! ”

It was Shu Yanjin who said this, at this time, how could he still have the scenery of Lin Mei when she first met in the capital, wearing a long robe sewn from burlap, the whole person looked weak, and his face was yellow, looking no different from those leprosy ghosts on the street, if his father and mother saw him like this, I am afraid that they would not be able to recognize him!

Shu Taijin has not seen anyone all day, so he is much happier than Shu Yanjin.

Because Shu Taijin is running business outside these days. socialized with other businessmen from all over the world and even abroad, so Qing Yan didn't want to be too harsh on him, and the silver he gave every day was sufficient, just because he didn't lose the face of the Shu family in front of outsiders.

Qingyan listened to Shu Yanjin's words. smiled coldly, slapped a thick account book in front of him, and then looked at him with his hands on his hips and eyebrows.

"See for yourself! How much money have you and Shu Taijin used from our family along the way! Qing Yan pointed to the account book and sneered, "If you give money, I can also consider letting you eat better, but." You yourself are so uncompetitive, you almost made me poor, and now I can still support you, what do you have any opinions?! ”

Shu Yanjin was already timid, and couldn't help shrinking back when she heard Qingyan's words, but in order to have a good meal at night, she forced herself to say, "When the time comes, I'll let the family return it to you...... Lend me some money now, and I'll give you back twice as much, no, triple as much!" ”

He just wants to take a hot shower and eat a good meal now...... You know, here, he doesn't even have a hot shower! It's really itchy on my body, so I took a shower in the sun outside at noon, but the cold clean water still made him shiver, and because of the cold shower in the past few days, he almost didn't get the wind chill, and because he was in a hurry that day, after Shu Wangjin left, he found that the clothes on his body were torn, and he had no choice but to be cheeky and go to Qingyan to borrow a few Shu Wangjin's clothes.

Unexpectedly, Qingyan couldn't help but refuse him, and regarded Shu Wangjin's clothes as if they were treasures, and didn't even let him get close, let alone borrow them, and later, he even used this incident to satirize Shu Yanjin and Shu Taijin.

If it was usual, the two of them would definitely not be able to bear it, but they had no choice but to send people under the fence, and the people watching the play next to them were Shu Wangjin's loyal domestic servants, so they ignored them even more.

After Shu Yanjin ate this deflated, he also knew how powerful Qing Yan was, so he begged Qing Yan in a low voice for a long time, and then asked for a few rough and shabby linen clothes, but how could he and Shu Taijin have any choice? I don't have half a penny on my body, and I don't speak hard!

And those servants watched them change into civilian clothes, and they were even more happy, and they probably didn't expect that the two young masters of the Shu family, who had always been high, would fall to such a point, right? Therefore, they will turn a blind eye to Qingyan's torture of the two of them, as long as Shu Yanjin and Shu Wangjin are not dead, it will be easy to say! What's more, this qiē was all done by Qing Yan, can they still be blamed?

Qing Yan became more and more disdainful, looking at Shu Yanjin's eyes full of unkindness, "Hmph, ask me to borrow money?" I still have to support so many people in our Shu family, how can I have any spare silver to lend you? ”

"But...... Why is Taejin able to bathe every day, and you give him so much silver to eat, drink and be merry outside...... This, this is not fair! Shu Yanjin pursed her mouth and said complainingly. But he didn't want to think about it, when was Shu Taijin coming back every day? And every day I come back, I am full of alcohol, but I am drunk by others. If you don't want to drink it, you can't drink it, lest others say that the Shu family looks down on them......

Therefore, Shu Wangjin still has a long-term vision, and knows that if he comes to Los Angeles, he will come. will definitely be poured into wine by other merchants, so he specially called Shu Taijin and Shu Yanjin to risk himself for himself, and others will naturally be embarrassed to pour him wine again.

"You still have the face to say!" At the mention of this Qingyan, he was even more angry, and almost stabbed Shu Yanjin to death with an eye knife.

Shu Taijin socializes outside every day and helps the Shu family build a good relationship with those businessmen. You only know how to eat, drink and have fun every day, people get up early in the morning to discuss matters with others, you sleep like a dead pig every day, and you don't know how to wake up after three poles in the sun! I really don't know what Master Shu and Mrs. Shu are doing to raise you, don't ask them to support you when the time comes! ”

Qing Yan wanted to speak viciously, not to mention that she had also figured out Shu Yanjin's temper in the past few days, she only knew that she would never really punish people, if she was replaced by Shu Taijin and others, she would not have seen it at most, but Shu Yanjin was much easier to bully......

It's like Qing Yan is now right at Shu Yanjin's temperament. asked the kitchen to send him light vegetarian food every day, and said that he had no money, but Shu Wangjin, who didn't have a long brain, really thought that it cost money to eat, drink and stay here, and he didn't want to think about how the organizers of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce could still let the guests pay for food and drink, not to mention that the people who negotiated here were either rich or expensive, even if it was the organizer, it was also an extremely luxurious family, if it was spread out, saying that they also let the guests pay for eating and drinking, then they really couldn't afford to lose this person!

Shu Yanjin was reprimanded by Qing Yan. couldn't help lowering his head, and went back to his room listlessly, looking at the bowls of seasonal vegetables and vegetables on the table, and felt sad for a while. I almost didn't cry.

"Tae Jin, why don't you leave?" It was Shu Yanjin, who had no heart and lungs, but after saying such a thing, he acted like a nobody, but asked why Shu Taijin didn't leave.

Shu Taijin was still hesitating, but when Shu Yanjin interrupted him like this, he became cold again. Shaking his head and said, "It's okay, I'm wondering, from this road, can I go directly to the inn where the eldest brother lives." He said in his heart, no matter what Shu Yanjin said now, he couldn't be soft-hearted, otherwise he was afraid that he would fall short.

Shu Yanjin nodded and said, "By the way, Tai Jin, I don't know who this eldest brother of yours is?" ”

Shu Taijin was absent-minded, and reluctantly lifted his spirit and replied, "My eldest brother is also a person from the capital, so he takes care of me, I met him in the restaurant three days ago, and after knowing each other, I found out that everyone was originally from the capital, which can be said to be a no-fight and no-acquaintance, and then he knew that I was much younger than him, so he asked me to recognize him as a brother-in-law, saying that I could find him in Los Angeles no matter what trouble I had......"

Shu Yanjin only cared about whether her stomach could be full, so she didn't continue to ask any more, and only followed Shu Taijin into a restaurant that looked very large, and the environment along the way was very elegant, much better than the guest room they had lived in before.

As soon as Shu Taijin entered the restaurant, someone greeted him, he hurriedly replied a few words, and hurriedly led Shu Yanjin to the third floor.

The layout on the third floor is even more empty, and there are not many idlers in the corridor, either the handmaidens who are dressed up beautifully or some subordinates who help the master do things, everyone is quiet, but Shu Yanjin is a little unaccustomed.

Not long after leaving, Shu Taijin took Shu Yanjin to the front of an inconspicuous-looking private room, he first gently buttoned the door, and when he saw that no one answered inside, he pushed the door in directly; Shu Yanjin followed him in, the furnishings in this room are also very simple, but if Shu Yanjin is more knowledgeable, he will probably be able to recognize that the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall is a lonely bamboo picture painted when the dynasty calligraphy and painting master Ji Wuyan was at his peak, and the other furnishings in the room are all from the hands of famous artists, and even the tea set used to drink tea on the table has a lot of origins.

"Tae Jin, didn't you say bring me something delicious? There is no one in this house, you want to starve me to death......" Shu Yanjin rubbed her aching stomach, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, and said in pieces, "You have the money to buy me clothes, and you don't have the money to lend me to eat, you are really good!" ”

Shu Taijin didn't listen to Shu Yanjin's complaints at all, and directly pulled him to sit down upright at the table, and said a little nervously, "You sit here and don't move." I'm going to find my big brother right away...... If you're hungry, you can take the pastries and fruits on this table and eat them at will, but remember not to run around, otherwise I won't find you......"

Shu Yanjin yawned boredly. waved his hand and said, "Go quickly, I won't walk around." ”

Anyway, there are so many fruit snacks on this table, and he can fill his stomach, but he still wants to eat meat. If he was in the capital now, even if he didn't have any money on him, who on the street wouldn't recognize his face? You can have a good meal in a restaurant casually, and it's a big deal to let them go to the Shu family to ask for debts, and the Shu family can't afford it......

But now he is in Los Angeles, no one recognizes him as the eldest son of the Shu family, this person is not familiar with the place, and even eating an overlord meal is a luxury!

Shu Yanjin stuffed snacks into her mouth while thinking, until her stomach was swollen and swollen after eating, and then she touched her stomach and said to herself. "The chef here has a good pastry making skill, I wonder if you would like to go to the capital to serve me? If I want, I can give him twice as much as a month......"

He said so to himself that he didn't notice that a person had already entered the room, standing quietly by the door, looking at his ridiculous appearance.

"You...... You can't scare me to death! Shu Yanjin felt that something was wrong after sitting for a long time, and when she turned around, she saw a long jade figure standing quietly behind her, and she was so frightened that she almost fainted, and finally reacted. He took a few deep breaths and accused angrily.

The man was not angry, but there was still some interest on his face, and he smiled at the corners of his mouth. "You are the person Shu Taijin said? It's really quite my appetite, and it's so interesting......"

Although Shu Yanjin has been in the Fengyue place all the year round, she doesn't know that a relationship can also be developed between men and men, so she didn't hear the ambiguity in this person's tone, but just snorted coldly and pouted, "Aren't you the big brother that Tai Jin said he recognized?" "This man is rude. Flim Tongue is better than herself, I don't know how Tai Jin could mix with such a person, and still recognize him as a big brother!

The man smiled slightly, with a slight disdain on his face, "Shu Taijin wants to recognize me as a big brother, but he doesn't look at his identity, people like Shu Wangjin are qualified to call me a brother and brother, as for him...... Oh, it's free! ”

Shu Yanjin saw that this man's tone was full of arrogance, and even the momentum on his body was not ordinary to ordinary people, and he knew that he might not be able to provoke him, after all, although he was absurd and willful, but he could live in peace and stability in the capital for so many years, he still had these eyes, otherwise he didn't know when he would offend those royal relatives and be cut off his head!

After thinking that this man's identity might be a big official, Shu Yanjin suddenly became a little sluggish, shrunk his head, and his tone was not as imposing as before.

"That...... This eldest brother, why don't you let the younger brother out first, and when the time comes, when my cousin Wangjin comes, I will let him talk to you about it? When Shu Yanjin said this, he wanted to slip to the door, and at this time his stomach was also full, so he naturally had to slip away in time......

It's just that he didn't know that it was because of Shu Taijin that he would end up like this, and now he is still worried about Shu Taijin.

The man was guarding the door, and when he saw Shu Yanjin about to slip away, his face immediately showed a trace of displeasure, but in an instant, it turned into a gloomy and cold smile, "There are few people you can walk with!" Besides, if you want to blame, blame your good brother, he can even betray his own brother for a bright future, if he hadn't led the way on the way, I wouldn't have stayed here for so many days, but now it seems ...... It's worth it! ”

Shu Yanjin shuddered, he didn't quite understand the meaning of this man's words, he was strictly controlled by his family in the first ten years, and in the past few years, he has only followed Shu Taijin in a place like Qinglou at most, how do you know that there are still people in the world who have Longyang's broken sleeves......

He was already delicate, and when he was a child, he was recognized as a woman, and even now he has a powdery face, and in the eyes of that man, he only feels more beautiful and delicious......

The man looked at Shu Yanjin's pitiful appearance with satisfaction, and comforted him softly, "You don't want to run here, this whole restaurant is my people, even if you run, you can't run far, besides, if you follow me, I will guarantee you endless glory and wealth in this life, and you don't have to look at your cousin's face anymore......"

Shu Yanjin held up a forced smile, this time no matter how stupid he was, he understood what he said. Hurriedly shook his head and refused, "This big brother, if you like it, wait for my cousin to come." I'll ask him to find a dozen of them for you, but ...... Little brother, I really don't have this habit......" He was also extremely afraid in his heart, this man was so bohemian, he was afraid that his identity was not comparable to ordinary people. It's better to give in and take the opportunity to escape...... If he angers him, I'm afraid that I really won't have the life to return to the capital.

The man saw Shu Yanjin's trembling appearance, but the more he laughed, the happier he became, he raised his head slightly arrogantly, and said slowly, "Don't think that lifting Shu Wangjin can scare me, the person I fancy can't be saved even if it's Shu Wangjin!" ”

Let's talk about the main house of the Ding family, Shu Yanjin has not come back in the evening, Shu Taijin usually does not see people in the middle of the night, this is not strange. But Shu Yanjin is penniless, and it is really strange that he can stay outside for so long in such a place where he asks for silver when he goes out.

Although Qing Yan hated Shu Yanjin very much and didn't care about his life and death, he was also the young master of the Shu family, the face of the Shu family, so when he saw that the lights were on but Shu Yanjin had not returned to the Ding family, he sent the subordinates of the Shu family to find Shu Yanjin everywhere in Los Angeles.

"Remember, especially those restaurants and Fengyue establishments. There is also a casino, hum, eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling he is all occupied! "But people don't make much progress!

Qing Yan was so angry that he hated in his heart. It's rare to let Shu Yanjin go out once, and don't even come back, if it weren't for the fear that Shu Wangjin and the Shu family would find her to ask her about the crime, she wouldn't bother to care about Shu Yanjin's life and death! It's best to stay out for the rest of your life and never come back!

However, in the middle of the night, there was no whereabouts of Shu Yanjin, and even Shu Taijin did not come back.

Said the men who went out to find them. only inquired about Shu Taijin taking Shu Yanjin to buy a new set of clothes in a tailor shop, and then there was no more whereabouts of the two of them.

After the man finished speaking, he handed over a set of ragged linen clothes that Shu Yanjin was wearing today, and it seemed that there were no other clues.

Qing Yan glanced at the set of burlap clothes, her heart was very tormented, in this unfamiliar place in Los Angeles, she didn't know where to start, and now she wasn't sure if Shu Yanjin had an accident, maybe she was drunk somewhere or flirted with other flower girls, besides, Shu Taijin hadn't come back yet, and she couldn't go around to publicize the matter, otherwise, if Shu Taijin and the two came back by then, wouldn't she be laughed to death by the other businessmen who lived in the Ding family...... It's nothing to lose her face, but I'm afraid that the Shu family's face will also be lost by a few of them!

"Miss Qingyan, it's impossible for us to be in a hurry here......" Seeing Qingyan's restless look, a handsome-looking Shu family servant stood up and said, "Young Master Yan Jin is taking care of Young Master Tai Jin no matter what he says, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with it...... Besides, the two of them didn't have much silver taels on them, probably going to drink and play at the invitation of other friends. ”

Qing Yan snorted and said lightly, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm just afraid that Shu Taijin won't take a good start, and at that time, I'm just afraid that the young master will blame me when he arrives here." ”

The little guy groaned for a while and said, "Young Master Tai Jin usually returns in the middle of the night, if he returns, Young Master Yan Jin will also come back with him, it will be a great joy, if he comes back, Young Master Yan Jin still does not come back, then it is the responsibility of Young Master Tai Jin alone, no wonder the girl...... However, what I am afraid of is that neither of them can return tonight, and the girl will really become the target of public criticism. ”

Qing Yan naturally knew that what this little guy said was correct, but he was still very upset in his heart, the first two situations, if the first one, was the best result; If it's the second type, then she'll only be disciplined a few times at most, and nothing will really happen, but ......

As this guy said, what I'm afraid of is the third situation!

If Shu Taijin takes Shu Yanjin by then, and these two people are gone, then her sin will be great, not to mention whether the forces behind these two will cramp and strip her bones, even Shu Wangjin herself, I am afraid that she will not be able to spare her!

Qing Yan and Shu Wangjin have been staying for the longest time, and they can be said to be the people who know Shu Wangjin best, so even if they are usually willful, they will not touch Shu Wangjin's bottom line, otherwise Shu Wangjin will not tolerate her for so many years; However, if something really happened to the two brothers of the Shu family in her hands this time, I am afraid that Shu Wangjin will really be angry.

"No matter...... If neither of them comes back in the middle of the night, you can follow me to the head of the Ding family and ask them for help. ”

Although Qing Yan is usually a little willful and rude, but as the eldest girl of the Academy of Cultivation for so many years, she still has some ability and bearing, and she will instantly grasp the stakes in case of trouble, so as to choose the method with the least harm to solve; Otherwise, Shu Wangjin is afraid that she will not be able to make a fortune in the Xiuwen Academy every year without really attacking her.

The little guy nodded yes, and then saw Qing Yan turn around and go back to the room where he was resting, and hung his head silently.

On the other side, Qingyan went back to the house alone, and the whole person was panicked, but in front of the other subordinates, she was afraid of showing her timidity, except for Shu Yanjin and Shu Taijin, only what she said had barely some weight, and now that the two housekeepers are gone, then she should deal with it calmly, don't lose the face of the Shu family here.

After thinking about it carefully, Qingyan poured a cup of tea by herself, and when she entered her throat, she found that the tea was already cold, and she wanted to ask the maid who was waiting outside the house to add a pot of hot tea, but she was just about to open her mouth and did it again. (To be continued.) )