After Suning'er calmed down the Qi family, Su Jing came over to discuss the funeral with her.

Regarding Zhou's departure, Su Jing showed a very calm expression, neither happy nor angry, no different from usual.

It's no wonder that Su Ningxiang complained to her just now, the Zhou family is too pitiful.

Now that I think about it, if he really didn't wronged Su Jing, he didn't have any affection for this woman at all.

But after thinking about it, it's no wonder that he has a saying since ancient times: a twisted melon is not sweet.

If a man's feelings are forcibly taken up, I am afraid that the displeasure in his heart will be even worse than that of a woman.

After appeasing Su Ningxiang's sister and brother and the two aunts, Su Ning'er and Zhao Yuanbai went to the courtyard to instruct their subordinates to prepare a funeral overnight.

At this time, there was already a curfew in the city, and Zhou's death was so sudden, and the coffin and shroud had to wait for dawn before they were purchased.

Fortunately, it was the cold winter season, and the corpse would not decompose immediately.

Suning'er and Zhao Yuanbai instructed the people to take out the linen cloth, white silk, and lanterns stored in the treasury, make some clothes first, hang white lanterns everywhere in the house, and build the mourning hall first.

Taking advantage of the gap between Zhao Yuanbai and Su Jing and their subordinates to build a mourning hall, thinking about Yin Xiu's disappearance today, they called her to Tanghua Courtyard and asked her about her whereabouts today.

Yin Xiu didn't have anything to hide in front of her, and said bluntly: "The slave and maid met a tooth who sold the Silla caravan last year in the porcelain kiln today, and the slave and maid followed all the way, but saw that the tooth entered the camp of the Shence army, I secretly followed in, but I didn't find any trace of the tooth." ”

Suning'er nodded, and as she expected, this stinky girl really found something.

She stared at Yin Xiu and asked, "Can you detect anything unusual about that camp?" ”

"The forbidden army in the camp is heavily guarded, and the slaves and maids can't get close, and they haven't found out."

Yin Xiu frowned slightly, looking a little lost.

After a while, she suddenly said: "But the slaves and maids seem to vaguely hear what they are talking about the Lingnan Five Prefecture Economic Envoys, and recently my Silla Liang people have been trafficked into slavery in various places, so I am afraid that this matter is related to the Lingnan Five Prefecture Economic Envoys." ”

"Lingnan Five Mansions Economic Envoy?"

Suning'er's eyes sank, squinted, and fell into deep thought.

How Wen Jiqing was involved with the festival envoys in other places is incomprehensible.

Besides, how could a dignified envoy do such a thing, she couldn't figure it out.

Could it be that the sea route is not accessible in these years and is related to the envoys of the Lingnan Five Mansions?

She didn't dare to jump to conclusions.

In short, people die for money, birds die for food, and these people specialize in robbing Hu merchants and robbing money, which is reasonable.

Seeing that it was still early, she withdrew Yin Xiu, and Zhao Yuanbai came over and said that her mother was waiting to change Zhou's clothes in person and asked her to rest for a while.

Suning'er tossed this day, she was already very tired, but when such a thing happened, she really didn't feel sleepy, so Zhao Yuanbai stayed by her side, like coaxing a child to sleep:

"Now that you are pregnant, you should also pay attention to rest for big things, but you can't be tired anymore."

Su Ning'er nodded obediently while lying on the bed, and listened to him say again: "Wait for dawn, I will send you back to the house first, wait for the settlement here, and then I will pick you up on the day of the spirit, you don't have to worry about the Su Mansion here, with me, I will definitely help my mother and your uncle organize the funeral." ”

Suning'er shook her head: "No, Ah Xiang is so sad, Ah Niang is also very sad because of her aunt's sudden death, so I stayed in the house to accompany them." ”

Zhao Yuanbai hesitated for a moment, looked at her quietly, and said with a reluctant smile: "You always only think about others, this is the case at home, and it is still the same when you return to your parents' house." ”

After thinking about it, he suddenly sighed softly: "Okay, although Su Erniang is cocooning herself in such a field today, she is a poor person after all, she has not been loved by her father since she was a child, only her mother cares about her, and she has just become a relative, and the Zhou family left her, it is rare that you sisters can get along well, so you will accompany you in the house as a husband." ”

Su Ning'er held his palm, warm and comfortable, and then thinking about Su Ningxiang and Lang Zhai, she felt a little sad in her heart: "Ah Xiang is still young after all, only fourteen years old, and some temperaments are inevitable, so don't worry about her anymore." ”

"Well, of course I don't have anything to worry about."

Zhao Yuanbai answered, put his hand on her lower abdomen and comforted her softly: "Sleep, if you are not sleepy, the little guy in your stomach is afraid that you will be sleepy." ”

Suning'er smiled, held his broad palm like this, and slowly fell asleep.

......

The news of Zhou's death also reached the Zhao family the next day, and the old lady Zhao personally brought the servants to mourn.

However, Zhao Pingguang and his wife had no intention of paying attention to the Su family's funeral because of the recent turmoil in the house.

However, Zhao Yuanbai and Su Ning'er couldn't return home for the time being, so the two called Tao Yunshu and Zhao Wulang to discuss the affairs of the family again.

Liu said with a frown: "Recently, the guys and stewards in the shop have been complaining about the subtraction of the reward and the monthly salary, and the construction period of the new city and the new house in Luoyang has been delayed, and San Lang doesn't ask now, but it really makes the slave family worried." ”

"This little fang is deliberate", Zhao Pingguang said unhappily: "He just can't see me and you are good, and two days ago he instigated Yuan Qi of the big house to come over, saying that he wanted me to hand back the pair of cards in charge." ”

"It's not a way to go on like this after all", Liu sighed: "I originally wanted to bring the money over, and after thinking about it, I will discuss the next year's plan with San Lang again, you look at him and Ning Yatou's big temperament, no matter where the shop is, those rooms don't have much money, but the annual dividends are too much." ”

"Hmph, my brothers and nephews are used to eating soft rice, and my father used to be in charge of the house, but now my son is the housekeeper, and they take what they should take, and they still want to exploit my three rooms, which is really annoying."

Zhao Pingguang slapped his knees indignantly and said loudly: "I have to deal with their unhealthy tendencies now." ”

Zhao Wulang really couldn't listen to it, and couldn't help but refute: "Father never asks about business matters, how do you know the details of this, the eldest uncle's family is in Luoyang, building a new city, a store, a commercial house, all rely on their manpower, every year to share more of their silver is a matter of course, and now the imperial court has repeatedly pardoned the officials and slaves of Sinong Temple, issued good documents, and hired labor has risen in various places, our Zhao family is the time to use people, do not give them rewards, how can they be called to work for my Zhao family." ”

"Strong words", Zhao Pingguang said angrily: "These house slaves and subordinates of my Zhao family were all bought by your ancestor with money, which of them dares not to do his best for the house." ”

Zhao Wulang shook his head, unable to understand his father's words.