Chapter 505: The Old Mansion of the Zhou Family (Part I)
Zhou Cheng, a wealthy businessman in the south of the city, had two sons and two daughters, 22 years ago the ghost beggar sneaked into his house, the eldest son was killed by the ghost beggar, the younger daughter was taken captive, the youngest son was frightened and sick, died after three months, Zhou Cheng and his wife were overly sad, and they died within a year.
It can be said that the Zhou family was ruined by the ghost beggar's family, and this is just one of the cases committed by the ghost beggar, God knows how many people in the capital have been hurt by the ghost beggar? Every time he thought of this, Li Zhang couldn't wait to pull out the corpse of the ghost beggar, especially that Shui Yuanzi, and then whip the corpse to relieve the hatred in his heart.
This Zhou family is locked by Li Zhang, and it is likely to be the relatives of the wild dog's mother, because Lu Wuda heard a very important clue, that is, the Zhou family daughter was wearing a white jade bracelet on her wrist, and the description of the other party was very similar to the jade bracelet that the wild dog gave to Xiuxiu.
Jade bracelets are generally in pairs, but the Zhou family only wears one, and the Wang family is not short of money, she doesn't need to wear only one jade bracelet all day long, and she never leaves this jade bracelet, obviously cherishes this jade bracelet very much, or this jade bracelet has a very special meaning for her.
After learning the above news, Li Zhang also immediately personally investigated the current situation of the Zhou family, and the more he knew, the more he sighed, it turned out that after the death of Zhou Cheng and his wife, only the eldest daughter of the Zhou family remained, and she was married, and some of Zhou Cheng's nephews also came to compete for the family property.
The recent situation of the Zhou family is also not very good, her husband's family is the family of the official eunuch, and it is still a little powerful, so when her cousins came to grab the family property, the Zhou family and daughter also kept some property, and the old house of the Zhou family is also in her hands, but her husband is weak and sick, and died within a few years of marriage, and he has not been able to give birth to a son and a half daughter, and now he is alone.
Since the death of her husband, the husband's family has become increasingly cold to the Zhou family's daughter, and then she simply moved back to the old house of the Zhou family to live alone, because of the property left by her parents, but she also does not worry about eating and drinking, but she is a woman's family, and she does not know how to operate, and she has been a little empty in recent years, plus she is old, and she doesn't seem to like the life in the capital very much, so she has been selling the property and house during this time, as if she is preparing to return to her hometown Luoyang.
After hearing the above news, Li Zhang was more sympathetic to the Zhou family's plight, whether the wild dogs were their relatives or not, Li Zhang wanted to take a look at the situation of the Zhou family, and he also told Qingori about it, but Qingori also shed tears, and then wanted to go together, so the two went out of the house in a carriage that day.
The Zhou family and daughter are selling the property, Li Zhang thought about it when he went out, he and Qingzhi pretended to be a couple who were going to buy the Zhou family's old house, so that they could also get close to the Zhou family's daughter, in addition, Li Zhang also specially prepared a white jade bracelet for Qingzhi to wear, this white jade bracelet was not the one that the wild dog gave to Xiuxiu, but Li Zhang bought it himself, but the two are very similar in appearance, if you don't compare them closely, you can't find it at all.
"Husband, is this really good?" Qingzhi stroked the white jade bracelet in her hand, but asked with some worry on her face, because she felt that doing so seemed to be a bit of a teasing of the Zhou family's daughter.
"This is also a helpless way, the Zhou family is left with the other party, I don't know her attitude, and even now I can't be sure that the wild dog's mother is a member of the Zhou family, so I can only use this method to test it, wait for you to deliberately expose the jade bracelet on your wrist, if the other party is really a relative of the wild dog, there should be a reaction." Li Zhang also said helplessly at this time, he didn't want to deceive people, but now he can only use this method.
"Then why not really? I can borrow Xiuxiu's bracelet temporarily. Aoori asked a little confused at this time.
"That's not good, in case the other party is really a relative of the wild dog, and finds out that you are wearing her sister's bracelet, you must ask about the origin of the bracelet, how can we explain it then? It's much simpler with this fake bracelet. Li Zhang patiently explained again.
"Husband, you think really thoughtfully!" Aoori finally reacted when she heard this, and said in admiration at the moment.
The old house of the Zhou family is in the south of the city, in fact, the Zhou family is a wealthy businessman in the south of the city, and most of the family's industries are concentrated in the south of the city.
Li Zhang helped Qingzhi get out of the carriage, and then a maid came forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, I saw an old man with dim eyes open the door of the house, squinted at them for a long time before asking, "Who are you looking for?" ”
"Uncle, I heard that there is a mansion for sale here, and my wife and I are preparing to buy a house in the south of the city, so let's take a look." Li Zhang personally stepped forward at this time and said with a smile.
Although the old man guarding the door had bad eyes, his ears were not deaf, and when he heard that Li Zhang was coming to see the house, he was also very happy at the moment: "Please come in quickly, you can go around the front yard first, and I will invite the eldest lady!" ”
The old man said and opened the door to invite Li Zhang and them in, and then asked a young servant to greet Li Zhang, and he quickly went to the inner house to invite the eldest lady in his mouth, but as far as Li Zhang knew, this eldest lady was also in her fifties, and it was estimated that only the old servants of the Zhou family would have this title.
The little guy of the Zhou family is very clever, and took Li Zhang around in the front yard, this old mansion of the Zhou family covers a large area, of course, it is certainly not as good as Li Zhang's house, but it is very rare for a businessman, and the whole house is very exquisitely built, there is a garden pond in the front yard, and there are special people to take care of it, which looks quite pleasing to the eye.
After a turn in the front yard, Li Zhang and Qingzhi were sent to the front hall to serve tea, and after a while, I saw a noble lady in her fifties walk in, only to see that although the other party's temples were already a little gray, they were combed very neatly, with a round face and big eyes and fair skin, although she was old, she could vaguely see that she must have been a very beautiful woman when she was young.
"This is Mrs. Xu, surnamed Li, I heard that the house here is for sale, so I came to see it with my wife." Li Zhang saw that the other party also immediately stood up and saluted, the husband's surname of the Zhou family's daughter is Xu, and she is married to her husband, so she can only be named with her husband's surname.
"Brother Li doesn't have to be polite, the family is preparing to move, so the inner house is a little messy, if you don't dislike it, go to the inner house with the old body, the price is negotiable." Mrs. Xu said in a light tone at this time, she was not cold to Li Zhang, but she didn't seem to be interested in anything, but it was normal to think about it, with her life experience, there were no relatives in this world, and naturally there was nothing for her to worry about.