In July, the sun was setting in the sky, and the sunset was hiding in a cotton-shaped fiery cloud on the horizon, and the afterglow was refracted from the edge of the cloud, like a sunflower.

On the verandah, Fang Fei looked up at the distant sky from time to time, and Zhou's mother followed Fang Fei step by step, and her mouth never stopped along the way.

"Mrs. Tai, why is this so strange today, it stands to reason that Liu Po was found by the second lady, but why would she help the eldest grandmother?" Mother Zhou couldn't figure it out, "Mrs. Liu's kind of person, seeing money, even dares to come to disturb the situation with our old lady's family sacrifice, how can she have a conscience, hum." ”

"This time, the second lady planted such a big head, and Po Liu is afraid that she will not be able to eat and walk around, and her Bangxiang Lou Ming'er may still be there." Zhou's mother said to herself.

"You're wrong this time."

The voice of talking came from behind her, and Mother Zhou turned around to see that it was Mother Wu, who was next to the ancestor, and said with a smile: "The family sacrifice in front is not over yet, old sister, why did you come out too?" ”

"It's been a long time, and it's enough to sacrifice ten times, it's time for the ancestor to wake up, I have to wait, so I won't join in the fun." Mother Wu said expressionlessly, saluted Fang Fei again, and then walked side by side with Mother Zhou, following Fang Fei to the backyard.

"Old sister." Mother Zhou couldn't stop her curiosity, touched Mother Wu with her elbow, leaned over and whispered, "What do you mean by guessing wrong?" Our second master is a local parent official, and he can't seal a small Bangxiang Building? ”

Mother Wu glanced at her and pursed her lips silently.

These open gambling houses, green. Lou does not make a living illegally, which one has no backer behind it? Bang Xianglou has been dominant in Zhaojia Town all these years, and if there is no powerful person behind it, it will have collapsed ten times and be a mess, and it is still the turn of the second master to seal it?

What's more, this time is different from the past, since Mrs. Zhao resigned and returned to his hometown with the Zhao family's descendants, the second master has no backer, and he has to be cautious everywhere, walking on thin ice, and he really dares to seal the Bangxiang Building, and it is estimated that this county order has also been done.

"Mother Wu, what do you say about the five thousand taels of silver?" Fang Fei, who was walking in front, suddenly asked.

"It's not five thousand taels, it's ten thousand taels." Mother Wu corrected.

Mother Zhou was confused, looking at this, and then at that, I don't know what medicine these two people are selling in their gourds.

"Ten thousand taels?" Fang Fei repeated it and sneered, "It's worth it." ”

10,000 taels of silver, buying a good reputation for Zhao Rongzhao is definitely cost-effective.

"The ancestor said that there is no need to go out of the public school, and it is recorded on the head of the big house, and the big grandmother has a number." Wu's mother, Mans, explained in a methodical manner.

As they spoke, the group happened to pass through the weeping flower gate, and the mother-in-law on the second gate hurriedly stepped forward to salute, walked into the back garden and walked for a while before parting ways, and Wu's mother returned to Yining Hall alone.

Passing through the rockery path in the back garden, Fang Fei suddenly stopped his steps and looked at the half round door on the east side of the garden in a daze.

Just one step, one step! She almost escaped from the Zhao family, whether she was incognito or went away, it would not be worse than now.

"These stunned boys will be lazy." Zhou's mother leaned forward to see that the first few Xiao Si were passing by carrying sacks behind the round door.

The sack of the same size was on his shoulder, and a tall Si could not compare to the other thin Xiao Si, and he walked falteringly, as if he had not eaten enough for several days.

"Huh?" Fang Fei was slightly stunned, looked out of the round door, and caught a glimpse of a few small Si's bags on their shoulders with a square frame printed on them, so he walked straight to the round door and stopped the tall Xiao Si, "What you are carrying on your shoulders, but what the Fang family shop on the other side of the Luo River has sent over?" ”

The tall man just took the opportunity to stop and rest, and after putting down the bag, he hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and wiped his sweat, and said honestly: "Yes, it is the rice sent by the Fang family, but it is not ordinarily heavy." ”

"It's nonsense, a bag of rice is only a few dozen catties, how much can it weigh." Mother Zhou glared at the honest and wooden Xiao Si, and hurriedly glanced at him, but unfortunately was completely ignored by the other party.

"Open it and take a look." Fang Fei lowered his eyes and stared at the sack on the ground that had been completely deformed, faintly uneasy.

Sting!

The sack was torn open by Xiao Si with his bare hands, Fang Fei took a closer look, and couldn't help but gasp, where was the rice in the bag, it was simply seventy percent of stones mixed with three percent of rice, mixed together, no wonder it was so heavy!

"Madame...... This ......" Zhou's mother knew that Fang Fei had changed the rice shop, and looked at Fang Fei with some embarrassment.

"Silence." Fang Fei turned around and glanced at her, before he said to Na Mu Nexiaosi, "Go and call all the people who were carrying things with you just now." ”

The Zhao family is really fast, the day before yesterday just ordered to change the rice merchant, this afternoon the first batch of rice into the warehouse, if not Fang Fei happened to pass by, the bag of stones mixed in the good rice is estimated to have entered the warehouse, mixed with the good rice.

Those small white stones come from the mud and sand of the Luohe River, the size is similar to a grain of rice, but it is unstoppable, and it has to be smashed with a hammer.

Zhou's mother immediately complained, saying that the people in Fangjia Village were too ignorant, Fang Fei kindly took care of his mother's family, they were good, and used these hard stones twice as heavy as rice to trap people, which was the rhythm of the last meal to break the stomach and the next meal to drink the north wind.

Others are just fine, but Fang Geng has been in business for several years and has a good reputation in Fangjia Town, and will he do this kind of thing? Fang Fei didn't even have to think about it, he just ordered a few people to keep quiet, and it just so happened that the guy who sent the rice from the Zhao family hadn't gone far, so he asked people to chase him out and called the little guy back.

The young man is in his early twenties, his three-dimensional facial features are handsome, and the beauty groove on his chin is even more extravagant, he purses his thin lips tightly, and he doesn't say much, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like a young man in the rice shop.

But this man is indeed a young fellow, and he is still a young man of unknown origin.

That was still before Fang Fei got married, about half a month. On that day, it rained heavily and lasted for a day and a night, and the water level of the Luo River rose sharply, so he came to Fangjia Town at that time and lay down in the reeds under the Luo River ferry.

The next morning, the rain cleared, the weather was fine, Fang Pei wanted to eat reed buds, Fang Fei carried the basket to pick the reeds, and picked up the dying young man.

At that time, I don't know how long he soaked in the river water, his whole body was swollen, Fang Fei sent him to the town and handed him over to Fang Geng, and then went to the doctor to administer needles to him, and it took half a day to barely save his life.

When Fang Fei saw him again, it was already ten days later, and he was as quiet as a man who came out of a picture scroll, but his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of haze, hiding the edge, making the whole person look a little wooden.

Fang Geng said that he probably had amnesia like this, but according to his situation, it was already very good to be able to pick up a life. In this way, he stayed in the Fang family's shop as a buddy, and Fang Geng named him 'Fang Luo', which means that he picked it up from the Luo River.

Fang Luo is usually silent, the little daughter-in-law and aunt who come to buy things in the shop always like to make fun of him, Fang Luo never pays attention to it, and he doesn't want to answer more when asked by others, he cherishes words like gold, and most of them answer with nodding or shaking his head, at the end of the day, there are only a handful of words said, only in front of the life-saving benefactor Fang Fei and Fang Geng, there will be questions and answers.

As soon as they heard that Fang Fei asked to chase the little brother who sent the rice back, several rough girls were overjoyed, and rushed out of the door in a hurry, shouting 'Wait a minute'.

Fang Luo didn't seem to hear it at all, and still drove the donkey cart to the exit of the alley unhurriedly, and the other guy in the cart turned around and said, "Little brother, the Zhao family seems to be calling us." ”

Fang Luo didn't look back, concentrating on catching the car, until Fang Fei's voice was not very high in the distance, he suddenly reined in the donkey cart, jumped down neatly, and strode back, "Big girl, what's the matter?" ”

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