"It's finally finished!" Zhou Zhong in the bedroom threw down the brush suddenly, then picked up the last copy of the Journey to the West he wrote, and after reading it back and forth a few times and found that there were no typos, he put it down satisfied.

After more than 20 days of hard work, Zhou Zhong finally wrote the manuscript of Journey to the West to the last time, and this morning was the last time. Some time ago, Xu Shenzhong returned to Suzhou and took away the first thirty episodes of Journey to the West that he and Zheng Jing co-copied, and when he said goodbye, Xu Shenzhong took Zhou Chong's hand and asked him to give him a set when Journey to the West was published, and Zhou Chong has also agreed, believing that this promise will soon be realized.

"Brother, hurry up and go to lunch, my aunt and sister have already made lunch!" At this moment, the petite Duo'er jumped into the house and shouted, Baiqiu was not only afraid of Zhou Chong, but he didn't even dare to enter Zhou Chong's house, but just stuck the dog's head out of the threshold and looked secretly, ready to escape at any time.

"Okay, let's go for lunch, my brother will go out in the afternoon, and I'll come back to bring you something delicious!" After writing Journey to the West, Zhou Chong also let go of a matter of concern, and was even happier to see Duo'er, only to see him pick up Duo'er, and then put her on his shoulder. He planned to hand over the manuscript of Journey to the West to Xie Lingyun this afternoon, so that he could get the money earlier.

"Oh~, great, it's delicious again, Duo'er wants to eat sugar gourd and maltose!" Hearing that there was something delicious, Duo'er, who was sitting on Zhou Chong's shoulder, hugged Zhou Chong's head, shaking and shaking happily. Although the injury on Zhou's leg had healed, she was still dizzy by Duo'er's shake, and it was not easy for her to calm down.

Zhou Zhong carried Duo'er out of the small courtyard and was about to go to Aunt Wang's place for dinner, but Duo'er suddenly remembered something at this time, and shouted loudly: "Brother, aunt let us call Steward Xu, he hasn't come to eat yet!" ”

"Steward Xu didn't come?" Zhou Chong was very surprised when he heard this, Steward Xu has always been on the front line of eating, he is the first to arrive every time he eats, and he has never been late, but he didn't come to lunch today, which is really strange.

With the doubts in his heart, Zhou Chong took Duo'er to the courtyard where Steward Xu lived in the front yard first, but as soon as he entered the gate of the main hall, he saw Steward Xu sitting on a chair, holding a piece of paper in one hand, and wiping tears with the other hand. ”

Seeing that Steward Xu's face was still full of tears, Zhou Chong was also full of doubts, and just wanted to ask Steward Xu what was wrong, but saw Steward Xu hurriedly wipe his face and smiled: "Young Master, you are fascinated by the old slave's reading book, but I didn't expect it to be noon, let's go eat quickly!" ”

Steward Xu said that he would stand up and leave, obviously not wanting Zhou Chong to ask the reason.

Seeing that Steward Xu rarely showed such a serious appearance, Zhou Zhong didn't want to ask again, so he had to follow Steward Xu to the inner house, but when Steward Xu was not paying attention, he whispered a few words to Duo'er, and as a result, the little girl quickly ran back to Steward Xu's house, and then rushed back and stuffed a ball of paper into Zhou Chong's palm.

Duo'er was small, and Steward Xu was thinking about it, so he didn't notice her movements. On the road, Zhou Zhong secretly opened the paper ball, but when he saw it, he was startled, because the letter turned out to be a desperate letter written by a woman to Steward Xu.

The woman who wrote the letter called herself Su Niang, and in the letter she called Steward Xu 'Guanren', although this title is an honorific title for a man, and there is no specific pronoun, but in this area of Songjiang Prefecture, it is generally the wife to her husband. It's just that what makes Zhou Chong strange is that Steward Xu has never been married, where will there be any wife?

Zhou Zhong continued to read with doubts, but the following content shocked him even more, this woman named Su Niang was pregnant with Steward Xu's child, and looking at the content of her letter, Su Niang's current situation is very bad, if Steward Xu doesn't go to her, then she is likely to be beaten off the child, and she will be sold to a brothel.

However, this Su Niang is also a strong woman, she told Steward Xu after the most reluctance that if he didn't come to him, he would also understand Steward Xu's difficulties, but she really couldn't bear the blow of losing her child, so she only had to die to Mingzhi, and she also hoped that Steward Xu could collect the body for herself.

Although the whole letter paper was crumpled by Steward Xu, it was still obvious that there were a little tears on it, both new and old, and it seemed that both the person who wrote the letter and the person who read the letter dripped their tears on the letter.

Although Zhou Zhong read the whole letter and probably understood the reason for the matter, there was still one thing he couldn't understand, that is, who was Su Niang who wrote the letter? The other party and Steward Xu are commensurate with husband and wife, and they are also pregnant with a child, but now they are in danger, not only is the child about to be lost, but even they may be sold into a brothel.

"Could it be that Steward Xu seduced someone else's wife, and then made the other party pregnant, and now the other party's husband knows that he will not only kill the child, but also sell her to a brothel?" Zhou Zhong couldn't help but guess.

But soon he denied this idea, first of all, it is unreasonable, if the woman's husband knows about it, I am afraid that he will call the door as soon as possible, where can the woman write a letter? And even if the husband hates his wife again, it is a big deal to divorce the matter, and it is unlikely that he will sell the other party to a brothel. The second and most critical point is that with Steward Xu's fat body, which married woman will take a fancy to him?

However, after denying the speculation about Su Niang's identity, Zhou Zhong was even more puzzled, although he also thought that Su Niang might be the outer room raised by Steward Xu outside, but he couldn't figure out why Su Niang was forced to kill the child and sell it to a brothel, so he denied this speculation again. It's a pity that Zhou Chong didn't know that there would be a special brothel called Beyuan in Songjiang Mansion.

The Xu housekeeper in front was unstoppable, and Zhou Zhong in the back was full of doubts, only the young Duo'er was carefree, and from time to time called the white ball behind them to tease, and from time to time let out a "giggle~" laugh. In this way, the three of them came to the courtyard where Aunt Wang lived, and then began to eat under the greeting of Bang'er.

With Steward Xu telling stories outside, and Zhou Chong's income from Journey to the West, the conditions of the Zhou family have slowly improved, for example, taking eating as an example, although the food is not as good as the original level for the time being, but at least it can be done with meat, which has met the basic requirements of Zhou Chong, and Steward Xu can also let go of his belly and eat to his heart's content.

However, Steward Xu is obviously not in the mood to eat today, he used to be the last one to put down the bowl, but this time he only ate a few bites, then put down the rice bowl and said: "Young master, the old slave is full, I will send food to Wu Shan!" ”

Wu Shan's injury was too serious, even if he lay in bed for half a month, he still couldn't take care of himself, and he didn't have any relatives, so he usually took care of him by Steward Xu, and Steward Xu sent him meals.

Seeing that Steward Xu ate so little, Aunt Wang and Bang'er also felt strange, and they just wanted to ask, but they were stopped by Zhou Chong with his eyes.

At this time, I saw Steward Xu stand up and take a small basin for Wu Shan to serve rice, and then put a few dishes on it, and when he turned around and was about to leave, Zhou Zhong finally spoke: "Uncle Xu, if you have anything on your mind, just tell it, everyone is a family, don't hold it in your heart!" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Steward Xu once again showed a strong smile and said: "The young master said that he was joking, the old slave ate well and slept well at home, what can he worry about?" ”

Seeing that Steward Xu was still holding on, Zhou Chong finally lost his patience, only to see him reach out and take out Su Niang's letter from his arms and slap it on the table, look directly at the other party and say: "Steward Xu, when do you want to hide such a big matter from me, can you just bear to watch Su Niang die?" ”

Seeing the letter in Zhou Chong's hand, Steward Xu was shocked and stammered, "This ...... Why is this letter in your hands, young master, I ...... I obviously ......"

"What's the matter, do you still want to hide such a big thing from us?" Zhou Zhong interrupted Steward Xu's way.

At this time, Aunt Wang also asked with a puzzled face: "Chong'er, what kind of letter did you say to Steward Xu, what is Steward Xu hiding from us, how can there be any Su Niang and what death?" ”

"Yes, brother, what are you talking about with Uncle Xu, why can't I understand?" Bang'er also spoke at this time.

Zhou Zhong didn't know how to explain this matter, so he handed the letter in his hand to Aunt Wang and Bang'er and let them read it for themselves. Originally, Steward Xu wanted to stop it, but he was glared at by Zhou Chong, and immediately became honest.

After reading the letter, Aunt Wang and Bang'er also showed an expression that seemed to understand but did not understand, and I saw Aunt Wang ask: "Uncle Xu, who is this Su Niang who wrote the letter?" How could she be pregnant with your child? And now he has to be forced to kill the child, which is ...... What the hell is going on? ”

Zhou Chong and the three of them had already read the letter, and Steward Xu also knew that he couldn't hide it, so he had to confess and be lenient at this time, but before his words came out, tears poured out all of a sudden. After all, he knew that he really didn't have the financial resources to help Su Niang redeem herself, and he couldn't help but cry when he thought that his only child might be killed.

Steward Xu cried and said, after the last time, Zhou Zhong finally let them understand what was going on, Aunt Wang and Bang'er heard that Uncle Xu, who had always been honest and steady, was actually going to a brothel, and he also kept a woman, and the mother and daughter were both reddish-faced, and whispered, 'Men don't have a good thing'.

In contrast, Zhou Zhong understands Steward Xu very well, men, who doesn't have a physiological need? Especially for a person like Steward Xu, who has never married in his life, it is normal to raise a woman outside to solve his physiological needs. In addition, he didn't expect that the erotic places in Daming have been so developed, and even the places where this kind of occupation is supported have been concentrated, and it seems that the industry supported by the state really has unlimited potential.

However, understanding is understanding, Zhou Zhong soon fell into a dilemma, if he saved Su Niang, then he could only help Su Niang redeem herself, but the family's economy has just improved, and the three hundred taels of silver from Journey to the West are about to arrive, and he will still be of great use in the future, and even if he takes it all out, I don't know if it is enough to redeem Su Niang?

But if you don't save it, Su Niang is pregnant with Steward Xu's child, if you don't know the way, it's fine, now that he knows the way, he can't watch Su Niang die, you have to know that the road is a corpse and two lives, with a careful character, you can't be so indifferent anyway.

Save? Or not save? It's really hard to go back next week.