The sky gradually darkened, and the ox cart back to Nanmu Village finally arrived in the anticipation of Chen Jixing and Ye. The two people, who didn't feel anything when they saw the ox cart on weekdays, were very excited as if they had seen their relatives at the moment.

Originally, the couple thought that they would not be able to catch the bus back to Nanmu Village today, so they could only walk back. After all, at this time, it is more than an hour later than usual.

The two adults are okay, and it's okay to walk around, but it's just a matter of holding on and getting home. But Ye Feng and Qianyan estimated that they really couldn't walk.

Qianyan is okay, Chen Jixing and Ye take turns to carry it, but what should Ye Feng do?

Fortunately, the car came.

Although this car did not go directly to Chenjia Village, it was just because it was just a stop by Nanmu Village. But this is really good, Nanmu Village is next to Chenjia Village, and you can walk a little way after getting off the bus.

Seeing that Qianyan and Ye Feng hadn't come back yet, Chen Jixing looked anxiously, a little anxious. This is definitely the last train of the day, and if the two of them don't come again, they will really have to walk home.

After thinking about it, he complained to Ye: "You said that these two people are really stubborn, and I don't know who to learn from." Didn't I eat a bun in the car just now, but when I got out of the car, I had to say that I was hungry and wanted to buy some cakes to eat. At this time, where are there still pastries to be sold? According to me, I should take the hundreds of dollars from the girl in Qianyan. ”

The implication is that as long as the money is taken away and the previous state of "one poor and two white" is restored, without the money in their bodies, Ye Feng and Qianyan will not be so willful.

In this regard, Ye Shi just smiled and did not express an opinion. Speaking of which, Qianyan's girl has a somewhat similar temperament to her grandfather, and she is so stubborn.

If you want to take the money out of her, I'm afraid it's difficult.

Fortunately, as soon as the ox cart stopped, Ye Feng and Qianyan appeared in their sight. Slowly, the two of them got closer and closer with their hands and drooping faces.

Seeing this, Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief, the two of them arrived at the critical moment, and there was no need to walk back. It saves her from having to explain to the people in the car. It's just that it's so late, and people may not be accommodating.

Seeing the two of them like this, Ye knew that Chen Jixing was right, there was no pastry sold at this time. I don't know why Ye Feng didn't believe it, but it was the time when the business was good.

As a result, the two went to the lively street during the day, but they were greeted by a closed door. At this time, the street was empty, and it looked a little flatter than in the countryside.

Other than that, there is no difference.

Ye Shi hugged Qianyan, comforted her with kind words, and said that he would make food for her when he went home, and then coaxed Qianyan to restore his pouting mouth to its original state.

In this way, the family got into an ox cart and ran home.

On the other side, the shopkeeper, who had finished moving the goods and had paid the money, sat there, waiting for the carriage in the shop to pick him up. The carriage had been repaired when he had set out in the morning, and it should have been repaired by now.

It's a little late, but I finally brought back what I wanted. The eight-treasure vase is very exquisitely fired, with a uniform glaze and a brilliant color. A few lines of poetry are fine, the key is that the bottle mouth and shape are fired in strict accordance with their own design, and they are the most beautiful to use to arrange peach blossoms and apricot blossoms.

She's going to love it.

Thinking of this, my mood gradually improved.

After a while, Gu Fifteen, the person who came to pick up the big shopkeeper, came in a carriage.

Seeing that Gu Fifteen's attitude was very respectful, the person driving the ox cart knew that the person waiting for the cart should still have some status, and began to congratulate in his heart that his attitude just now was good enough and there was nothing to offend people.

This kind of person is the most stingy, and he will be retribution, he is just an insignificant car driver, and he can't afford to offend at all.

It's just that, looking at the big pile of goods piled up next to his car, the driver thought that if the driver was alone, he would have to move it for half a day. It's getting late now, and I've just taken someone's bounty, so I'll help by the way.

So, without saying a word, he stepped forward enthusiastically and simply greeted Gu Shifu, and the two of them were busy for a while before carrying all kinds of porcelain onto the carriage.

The shopkeeper, sitting in the car, didn't know any of this, so he didn't come down to thank him. It was Gu Fifteen who thanked the person who drove the ox cart.

After thanking him, he drove away in his carriage.

Seeing the carriage leave, the driver quickly turned around and got into the cart to clean the ox cart. It's so late, and he has to rush home.

It's just that I can't go yet, because every time I catch the car, there is always some garbage on the car that needs to be cleaned up. To say that some people are really not particular and dare to throw anything in the car. Take today, for example, the two people, an old man and a young man, have been smoking leaf cigarettes in the car, not only throwing the cigarette butts in the car, but also knocking the pipe inside.

Only when the cart is cleaned and the ox cart is clean and tidy, and there is no smell, can it continue to carry passengers tomorrow morning.

He quickly wiped the seat with a cloth, and when he reached the position by the window, he unexpectedly found a handmade purse with a word embroidered on it.

However, he was illiterate and did not know what was written on it.

The fly in the ointment is that a small hole has been broken in this purse. Although he was illiterate and did not know the shopkeeper's surname, he decided in his heart that he must have fallen on it.

His way of thinking is simple and straightforward, because in his opinion, the owner of such a delicate handmade purse must be a wealthy person.

And today, the people in this ox cart are counted as the richest.

If you want to say that ordinary people work every day, even if they have extra silver to buy, who is willing to wear this thing.

In fact, such a standard of judgment is not necessarily correct, but today, he is not wrong to think so.

Indeed, the purse belongs to the treasurer.

It's just that he gave this purse out ten years ago.

But the driver didn't think much about it, but immediately picked up his purse and began to chase after the shopkeeper.

It is said that the shopkeeper's surname just now is Ye, called Ye Yuntian, and he is the big shopkeeper of Zhenbao Zhai, the largest jewelry store in Qingshan County.

The proprietor of Zhenbao Zhai has always been mysterious, never showing his face, nor giving face to any peers, and never even attending the grand events prepared by the county chamber of commerce, and always just sending the Ye shopkeeper to participate.

Therefore, now Ye Yuntian has the final say in this treasure house, no matter how big or small. Therefore, this Ye shopkeeper is also well-known in the jewelry industry in Qingshan County. The ladies with heads and faces in the city, and the shopkeepers of the major shops, all know him.

Because in a few days, it will be the behind-the-scenes owner of Zhenbao Zhai and the eldest lady of the Gu family, so Ye Yuntian has already gone to Taojia Village to order her favorite eight-treasure vase as a congratulatory gift, and the poems on it are still inscribed by herself.

Today, when I went to Taojia Village, I naturally went to get the vase back.

Unexpectedly, the carriage happened to break down when we set out in the morning, and two of the four wheels were badly worn, and they were no longer fit for use. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone on that damn hot and crowded bullock cart, and met a hateful half-grown boy, who had been delayed for nearly an hour in vain.

In a blink of an eye, I thought of Gu Xixi, the past of the two of them, and the former vows......

If someone is there at this moment, it is not difficult to see that a very abnormal flush appeared on the face of the shopkeeper Ye, which is both nostalgic and yearning, but like a person in love, thinking of his beloved.

While he was thinking wildly, he heard someone outside the carriage shouting loudly: "Shopkeeper, wait a minute!" Shopkeeper, wait a minute......"

This voice was so close to him, Ye Yuntian took it for granted that he was calling himself. Because he opened the curtain and looked at it, he thought about it, and it was the person who drove the ox cart just now, who was running and chasing his own carriage at this moment.

I saw that he was out of breath, thinking that he had been chasing for a while, and he didn't know what he was looking for.

Shopkeeper Ye immediately ordered Gu Fifteen to stop the car, and then asked the driver of the car: "This big brother, do you have something wrong?" ”

He was actually a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he felt that since he took this ox cart today, there was no smooth time. But out of the cultivation of a scholar, he still held back and did not say anything to ridicule him.

When the driver saw the unhappy look of the shopkeeper Ye, he knew that he had been misunderstood. He wasn't here to ask for any reward, but he wasn't annoyed. The thinking of superiors is used to this, and when encountering things, they always subconsciously feel that others are wrong.

In the industry of driving cars, you will always meet people of all shapes. He can deal with people who have a much weird temper than Shopkeeper Ye, not to mention that Shopkeeper Ye called himself "big brother" just now.

In his eyes, rich people are a little quirky, anyway, they are doing good deeds and making good connections, and they don't care what the other party thinks of them.

So he hurriedly raised the purse in his hand with both hands, and said sincerely: "Shopkeeper, the little one just cleaned the ox cart and found this." I think it's your stuff, so I'm sending it back to you. ”

After speaking, he walked straight up, stuffed his purse into the stunned Ye Da shopkeeper, ignored him, and walked away by himself.

Then, driving the ox cart, quickly disappeared into the setting sun.

His family, both old and young, was looking forward to his coming home. When I went back so late today, my family would inevitably be worried.

In fact, Shopkeeper Ye didn't want to reach out to take this purse, after all, he didn't wear any purse when he went out today.

He was about to refuse, but as the coachman's hands were raised, although it was dark, he clearly saw the word "leaf" embroidered on the purse, and quickly took it.

After taking a closer look, in an instant, this purse was like a spell, and like a magnet, collecting souls and grabbing eyes, and the shopkeeper Ye couldn't say a word now, just held the purse tightly until the purse was deformed and wrinkled by him.

This purse...... It's been ten years, and now it's just like that, before his eyes, and back in his hands.

He held the purse in both hands in a daze, stupid and extremely cherished manner, his eyes were glazed, as if the whole person had been drained of energy by something in an instant.

It was as if he had been struck by lightning, and his mind was scattered.

Gu didn't see any movement for a long time, so he hurriedly got out of the car to visit.

As a result, he saw that the shopkeeper Ye was like this, and he knew that something must have happened. He has been driving for Shopkeeper Ye for all these years, and he has never seen Shopkeeper Ye lose his mind like this.

I wanted to come forward and ask a few words, but after thinking about it, I still didn't go.

They are subordinates, and they don't dare to ask if the things above are not good. Forget it, it's okay to stay with him quietly in a daze. When he came back to his senses, he naturally had to leave.

It's just that I didn't expect that it wasn't until a long time later, it was completely dark, but I saw that Shopkeeper Ye was still so stupid.

Seeing that something was wrong, the coachman mustered up his courage and gently stepped forward and asked, "Shopkeeper, it's getting late, do you want to continue to catch the car?" ”

The coachman's question was like thunder on the ground, completely waking up the shopkeeper Ye.

When he woke up, he stumbled out of the carriage regardless of his image, clenched his purse and ran wildly, trying to catch up with the person who had just driven the ox cart.

Running and running, I don't even know if my shoes have fallen off.

ran a long way like this, and then he reacted again, hurriedly turned back and sat in the carriage, and ordered Gu Fifteen to go forward at full speed to catch up with the person who had just driven the ox cart.

As the sun sets, the heartbreaker is looking for someone.

It's a pity that the twilight is four, the surroundings are pitch black, and the driver has long since disappeared. Quickly arrived at the place where he had just gotten off the car, no matter how crazy he was, it was still empty, and there was no one.

The reason why he chased after him was to ask the driver if he knew these passengers today. In his opinion, among this car, there must be his son's adoptive father and adoptive mother.

At least, the clues are known.

Of course, the reason why he firmly believes that his son is not in the car is also because he has lost his child from the world, like many parents, they firmly believe that they can recognize their child in the vast sea of people.

It's a pity that no matter how urgent he is, there is naturally no one to ask here. After all, after getting out of the car, everyone went home.

In this way, Shopkeeper Ye held the purse with a hole in it, sat in the carriage and rushed to the shop.

On the way back to Zhenbao Zhai, the shopkeeper Ye cherished the purse in his hand.

This purse is still exquisite, but the little tiger embroidered by Gu Xixi on it has been blurred by rubbing, and there is an irregular hole in the middle of the upper position, which looks like it was bitten by a mouse or a dog.

He hurriedly opened the purse again, it was empty, and the half piece of jade and ten immortal fruits that he had put in it were gone.

How much he wanted to know, was this jade jue worn by his son day and night, or had it already been taken away by the abductor? If it falls into the hands of Hanako, will the son be beaten and frozen, and hungry in which corner now?

Or, who has been tortured to the point of being inhuman, is waiting for himself to save him?

Thinking of this, the tears were no longer uncontrollable, and they flowed out in a loud voice, all over his face. The tears slid down his cheeks and into his mouth, salty, bitter, just like his mood at the moment.

If there are peers, they will definitely find out that this is a Ye shopkeeper they have never known. Because the shopkeeper Ye knows has always been calm, smiling, unfazed, and shrewd.

But only Gu Xixi understood that at this time, he was no longer the Ye Da shopkeeper who was left and right. At this time, he was just a father who missed his children.

"Son, son, where are you, Dad misses you so much......" Shopkeeper Ye muttered alone.

Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, the shopkeeper Ye came to the place where he took the ox cart yesterday in a hurry and full of anticipation, thinking that he would see the driver for a while, so he asked for some information from him.

Absolutely.

Last night, he stayed up all night, carefully recalling the events of the day in his mind. He had already calculated that there were only more than a dozen people in the ox cart yesterday, and even if he went to the door one by one, he would be able to ask for a clue.

Back then, he didn't have the ability and didn't know, so he lost his son like this. Now, that he has the ability, he will definitely not give up any clues.

He just waited and waited, and when it was lunchtime, no one arrived. After a hurried meal, he took care of some business in the shop, and in the evening he came here again, but there was still no driver in sight.

And so, for five days, every day, no matter how anxious he was, no matter how disappointed he was, it was a pity that the driver seemed to be missing, and never appeared.

He was really unwilling to let the clue that appeared after ten years suddenly appear and suddenly stopped.

It's just that what he didn't know was that it was also a coincidence, the original surname of this driver was Huang, and he was originally going to Taojia Village every two days. Although it is hard, it is also able to feed the family and not break easily.

However, because his father was seriously ill in bed recently, he did not rush to the car, and only took care of him at home every day, and did his filial piety in front of the bed.

On the sixth day, almost all the celebrities in the city rushed to Lingyun Tower with gifts.

Without it, just because tomorrow is the behind-the-scenes owner of Zhenbao Zhai, and now the wife of the county magistrate.

The custom of this generation is that after marriage, the birthday must be celebrated on the first day, which is said to be able to ward off disasters and defilement, and to bless people with profound blessings.

Therefore, anyone who has some family background in this county will invite relatives and friends to celebrate and pray for their blessings.

Needless to say, it's a pity here.

Not to mention that she is the second daughter of the Gu family, just the lady of the county magistrate, there will be no fewer people who take the initiative to celebrate her birthday. After thinking about it, Master Gu didn't like such an occasion the most, and as soon as Gu Xixi discussed with Bai Zhixian, he set the location of the birthday celebration in Lingyun Tower.

As for the Gu Mansion, it is still clear and quiet.

This Gu Xixi is the second daughter of the Gu family, a local noble family, needless to say, there is no shortage of suitors before leaving the cabinet, and they are all either rich or expensive.

What's even more exaggerated is that among these suitors are also from the capital.

At that time, that is, about twelve years ago, everyone was guessing who this good-looking and talented Miss Gu would take a fancy to, but they didn't want to end up with a local person surnamed Bai who won her favor, which surprised countless people, and it was also a sensational event.

While everyone is puzzled, there are bad speculations. In this regard, Gu Fu could not sit idly by, but found some professional people to start public relations.

For a while, the so-called official rumors in the county came out: Gu Xixi fell in love with Bai Juren's talent, and regardless of the other party's poverty, he resolutely married and formed a good relationship.

There are official rumors, and naturally there are folk versions.

It's just that, compared with the pale and powerless official explanation, these rumors say that they have noses and eyes, but they dare not name names, and the reason for this is naturally not enough for outsiders.

It is to the effect that the person who cares about cherishing is not a white person, but a poorer student. However, Gu Lao Ye and Mrs. Qin beat the mandarin duck ruthlessly, so Gu Xixi hurriedly chose Bai Juren, whom the Qin family hated even more, in a fit of anger.

It's not admiration, it's just to anger Mrs. Qin.

But whether it is the official version or the rumors, everyone understands that this is a marriage that is not favored by the upper class or even by the parents, after all, the gap between the two parties is too big.

However, things did not go in the direction that everyone had hoped.

Gu Xixi is a blessed one, and the Baijuren also lived up to expectations, and with the support of Gu Lao, he went to the capital to take the exam in Baijuren High School to explore the flowers. The Gu family was reluctant to let him be a noble petty official in the capital, so Mr. Gu came forward to seek the position of magistrate here for him.

You only need to stay for one or two terms, and then you can return to the capital as soon as you pass the big exam.

With the support of his father-in-law, this Baiju person is also happy to be a magistrate, just waiting for his outstanding performance to rise. Gu Xixi gave birth to a son and a daughter successively, and lived a happy life.

After coming and going, Gu Xixi has become a model of the Wangfu Wang family in this county.

At lunchtime, Lingyun Tower was full of guests, and the clothes and temples were fragrant. It's just because of Gu Xixi's special identity, so this Lingyun Building is not open to the public today, as if it has been completely packaged.

On the second floor, Bai Zhixian greeted the male guests, and he didn't know what he was talking about, it was all laughter; On the third floor, Gu Xixi shuttled between the female guests like flowers and butterflies, greeting everyone.

This room is specially separated to entertain distinguished guests, and all the ladies and ladies who come are either rich or noble, and all of them are difficult to deal with.

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when he saw so many people in front of him, Shopkeeper Ye was still a little surprised.

Yes, I haven't been to Gu Xixi's birthday banquet for many years.

It's just that in what year did it start?

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Ye stayed in the stairwell on the third floor. It's just that a big shopkeeper is holding a vase, in a daze in the stairwell, how to look at it.

Luckily, it's easy to get in between the second and third floors.

It's just because the second floor almost snare the most powerful men in the entire county at this moment. On the third floor, there is a group of women standing behind the group of men on the second floor.

The eldest girl Cuizhu, who was standing in front of the door on the third floor, saw that Shopkeeper Ye came with an eight-treasure vase, and was a little surprised, but she was not ready to stop him, and these ladies and ladies in the house basically knew Shopkeeper Ye, so it didn't hurt to come and go in.

It's just, what is he doing with an eight-treasure vase?

After looking at it, I immediately understood that Miss's favorite is the Eight Treasures Vase, and this Ye Shopkeeper is really ...... It's a long time. It's just that this situation is in the wrong place.

This is not the case, and he should not be like this anyway.

It's just that he has been depressed for several years, so long that Cuizhu almost forgot about it.

And so today he came again.

Thinking of this, Cuizhu naturally wouldn't let Shopkeeper Ye walk in with a vase like this. Not to mention that many of these female guests know Gu Xixi's preferences, for example, Gu Xixi's cousin Yao Wushuang.

If she sees it, she may say something.

Thinking of this, Cuizhu stepped forward to take the vase from Shopkeeper Ye's hand, and said painlessly: "Shopkeeper Ye, what can you tell me." ”

After speaking, he held the vase and crossed the door. The implication is that Shopkeeper Ye doesn't have to go in, she will pass it on her behalf, making it clear that she doesn't want Shopkeeper Ye to enter this house.

In this regard, Shopkeeper Ye couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to say patiently: "I have an urgent matter to find my wife, you get out of the way." ”

If it weren't for Cuizhu's special identity, he followed Gu Xixi when he was a child, and he knew about the two of them, Shopkeeper Ye would have scolded him a long time ago, and he wouldn't have been so polite at all.

As a subordinate, it is naturally right to be loyal, and you can live longer and longer. It's just that if it's overdone, it's better not to do it.

Cuizhu, this girl, has been around for so many years, and it is rare that she doesn't know that there is a saying called "too much".

And she used to follow the Qin family, and she happened to mysteriously disappear for a few days during the loss of Ye's shopkeeper's son. Therefore, when the shopkeeper Ye investigated this information, he was actually unaccustomed to Cuizhu for a long time.

But Gu Xixi didn't seem to be able to leave her, he took him by his side every day, and he didn't change people for so many years, and he and she had never said a word since that day, so Shopkeeper Ye endured it.

And now, in the end, it's right.

I don't know if it was because of the urgency in the mouth of the shopkeeper Ye, or because I was frightened by the cold attitude of the shopkeeper Ye, in short, Cuizhu made a rare concession, but after thinking about it slightly, he hugged the vase and turned sideways.

The meaning couldn't be more obvious, she accepted Shopkeeper Ye's statement and let him go in to find someone. It's just that, looking at this posture, I want to follow him in with the vase.

Those who are familiar with Cuizhu will be surprised if they see this scene. Because she has never been a good person to get along with, and she will not compromise easily.