Fang Yan parted ways with Lao Liu halfway, and the scattered wind couldn't blow his troubled thoughts. dragged his stiff steps, step by step to the manor that belonged to him and Yun Qilan.

Since the reconstruction for more than half a year, the scenery of Shadow Orchid Villa has become more beautiful. In addition to the flowers and plants he carefully planted, nature also gave him many gifts, and he gave birth to many flowers that could not be named, but bloomed very brightly. Under the care of the breeze and the warm sun, they show their enchantment.

If there is Yun Qilan, these landscapes will be particularly pleasant in Fang Yan's eyes, just a painting, and countless poems. But now, it is sorrow, the endless sorrow of seeing things and thinking about people.

"Yo, the young master is back."

Xiao Yuanzi went over and opened the door for him and greeted him. Fang Yan just waved his hand and didn't speak, and went headlong into his study. He didn't go out until supper, when the little garden came to call.

"You go to eat, and go out with me after dinner."

After Fang Yan finished speaking weakly, he leaned back in the chair again, and the cigarette burning in his hand almost landed on his trouser leg. Fortunately, he reacted and bounced off in time.

About half an hour later, Xiao Yuanzi had eaten and came over to call Fang Yan again.

Fang Yan answered, finally extinguished the cigarette butt and got up from the chair. The smoke was very uncomfortable in his throat all afternoon, and he couldn't help coughing a few times. At this time, Xiao Yuanzi had already pushed the door in out of concern.

"Young master, otherwise, I'll make you a cup of tea. Look, your throat is smoking."

"No need, now accompany me to Xinghuaer's house."

Fang Yan didn't want to delay any longer, because things seemed to have reached the point where his eyebrows were burned.

Fang Yan ordered Xiao Yuanzi to set up a carriage, and the two went out of Yinglan Villa together. Originally, I didn't want to pick up Lao Liu, but when I walked halfway, I found someone waiting on the side of the road.

"Young master, it seems to be Uncle Liu in front."

Through the faint moonlight, Xiao Yuanzi saw a familiar figure.

"Hey! This old Liu, he said that he wouldn't let him go. Forget it, let's let him come up."

Fang Yan commanded.

Xiao Yuanzi grabbed the reins of the horse and stopped, and at this time Lao Liu was already walking this way.

"Come on".

Fang Yan said very calmly.

Lao Liu lifted the curtain and sat directly next to Fang Yan.

"You don't have to go along."

Fang Yan looked at Lao Liu and said.

"Do you think I can rest assured? It's been a few days since the young grandmother left, no matter how strong and capable she is, after all, it is not easy for a woman to mix in a shopping mall where men are dominant."

Lao Liu said everything reasonably, and Fang Yan had nothing to refute. The next halfway was silent, and they were silent.

Xinghuaer's home is more than ten miles away, I don't know what happened that day? The horse was as slow as a snail, and it took more than two hours to arrive.

At that time, most of the people in the village would rest and fall asleep as soon as it was dark. But Fang Yan took out his pocket watch and looked at it, it was already past nine o'clock. As soon as I entered the village, I could hardly see any light except for the faint moon in the treetops.

Xiao Yuanzi lit a lantern that was always on the car and hung it on the iron hook specially nailed to the front of the car.

There was not a single figure to be seen in the narrow streets, and there was hardly any sound except for the barking of firewood dogs. Xiao Yuanzi had been here with Fang Yan, so according to the route in his memory, he soon found Xinghua'er's home.

At that time, the families of small families almost did not raise housekeeping dogs. Therefore, there was silence outside Xinghuaer's house. Fang Yan and Lao Liu got out of the carriage, and Xiao Yuanzi also jumped out of front of the carriage. Without waiting for Fang Yan's command, he took the initiative to go over and knock on the fence door.

It took a long time for someone to respond, and after a while, there was a faint light in the thatched house. Finally, I heard the sound of the door latch opening, and then a rickety figure walked slowly.

"No, it's not an apricot blossom."

The rickety figure that was getting closer and closer was obviously not an apricot blossom, which made Fang Yan a little surprised.

"Maybe it's her mother-in-law."

Lao Liu guessed like this, and the person had already come to the front as he spoke. Xiao Yuanzi deliberately raised the horse lantern in his hand a little higher. If you look closely, the one who came is really an old woman. Judging from the full head of gray hair and the way he walks, he is at least seventy years old.

"Who are you looking for"?

The old man looked at them, and then let out a trembling, throat-sounding sound that was still a little dry.

"Are the apricot blossoms there? We are her friends, and I ...... It's her former boss, Fang Yan."

Fang Yan was worried that people would misunderstand, so he took the initiative to report his name.

"Oh, I've heard of Mr. Fang's name. I'm a neighbor of Xinghua'er's house, and I'm here to help her look after the house."

"What? Help her look after the house? That...... Where did Apricot Blossom go"?

Fang Yan was deeply puzzled.

"I went to live in the tea plantation three days ago, and my whole family moved there."

The old man replied like this, and Fang Yan didn't think much about it at the time. Farewell to the old man and turn away. Xiao Yuanzi turned the carriage around and let Fang Yan and Lao Liu go up.

At the beginning, because the tea plantations of several neighboring villages were purchased by Yun Qilan, they are now basically connected. Fang Yan hadn't approached the interior, but the approximate location was still familiar. So under his guidance, I finally found it.

"Go down the trail and it should be."

Fang Yan lifted the curtain and looked over, saw a row of houses halfway up the mountain, and then said.

Xiao Yuanzi parked the carriage at the foot of the mountain, and the three of them walked up the rock from the path. When I finally got to the house, the first thing I heard was a wild dog barking. Immediately after, one of the rooms was lit up.

"Wait, what's going on"?

Fang Yan suddenly shouted a pause, and Lao Liu and Xiao Yuanzi immediately stopped. Looking in the direction of Fang Yan's finger, I saw that in some places in the tea garden, the tea trees had obvious traces of destruction. Broken branches and leaves, falling horizontally and vertically to the ground.

"Someone must have deliberately sabotaged this!"

Lao Liu sighed angrily.

"Must be better than that bastard! Don't ask, it must be the demons living here!"

Xiao Yuanzi was furious and ready to rush over and smash the door. Then the door opened, and a young man came out. After a while, five or six more came out and stood behind him.

"You ...... You're here to find Apricot Blossoms, right?"

The young man asked, looking at them.

"Where is she"?

Fang Yan looked at the young man and saw that there was a generosity between his eyebrows, and he did not look like a wicked person.

"I said I was going to a far away place to run errands, but what was the name of the place I went to? I don't know, I'm staying here to work."

The young man replied.

"Working? So what happened to this piece of destroyed tea plantation? Are you only responsible for the work, not the care?"

Fang Yan was puzzled and angry, he, who was also a tea merchant, couldn't see this kind of scene.

"This is what we do, and it will take about three to five days to eradicate this large area of tea plantations."

The young man's answer made Fang Yan even more incomprehensible.

"Who told you to do it? Who hired you? This good tea garden was ruined like this? Not to mention how much loss there will be next year, how pitiful this tea seedling is"?

The more Fang Yan spoke, the more angry he became.