Chapter 48 Combing
"My aunt went out to visit friends when she was young, saying that there was a flower-viewing banquet and taught us not to keep food. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Chun Tao looked at his young master's face a little unhappy, so he quietly packed up his things and retreated.
Wang Shouye frowned slightly, his delicate eyebrows were crooked, or if he didn't look at the Adam's apple, he might be mistaken for a lady.
Aunt Xue ・・・・・・ remembered that when she entered the door, she claimed to be a distant relative of the imperial merchant Xue family, but in fact, it was later confirmed that there was no such thing at all, and she didn't know how she deceived the old man in the first place. It's a pity that the old man is gone, and he can't ask. When the old man was there, this Aunt Xue didn't look like an aunt ・・・・・・, there should be some involvement behind it, and the old man went in a hurry, and these things were not explained clearly. ”
"This time, Aunt Xue went out and said anything about going to the banquet, but she didn't come back for three or five days, and it wasn't until half a month later that the body was found on the willow tree by the river. At that time, the Wang family had one accident after another, and I was too busy to take care of myself, and I didn't have time to pay attention to it. ”
"There are still a lot of things, one after another, overwhelming・・・・・・ but it really seems to have been premeditated, and the time has been calculated to attack together."
"If you sort out this context, you can peel off the cocoon step by step and see the truth."
Wang Shouye walked to the secluded study and opened the sunny window to let the place breathe.
Then, prepare the inkstone, ink strips, and water, and slowly grind the ink.
This inkstone is made of pottery, stone, and wood, and here he uses a stone inkstone.
The inkstone is carved with a moire pattern, and there is an inscription around it, which reads "Tranquility and Wisdom".
The sound of the ink strip and the inkstone bumping, rustling, slow and rhythmic, and a slight breeze in the distance from the window sill blowing in the distance, makes people feel refreshed and their thoughts clear.
Through this time of grinding ink, Wang Shouye held his breath and concentrated, gradually put aside his distracting thoughts, and entered a state of concentration, calming down his restless and anxious mind.
Since he confirmed that he had relived three years ago, his mind has actually been very anxious and uneasy, but on the surface, he pretended to be normal, and he really hid it from everyone in the family.
The experience of these three years is more than the sum of his previous eighteen years, and it has given him the quality that his peers generally do not have, and he can maintain his calm before such a major event.
"First of all, let's take a look at what happened after the old man's death."
Wang Shouye took off a brush on the pen holder, dipped it in ink, and wrote a horizontal line on the fine rice paper pressed with a paperweight.
"When the old man passed away, I invited the old people in the clan to ask for advice on the rules, and according to the established rules, the funeral should be done, which should be appropriate."
The brush is blurred on the rice paper and the word "mourning" is written.
After thinking about it, Wang Shouye drew a circle in the back again.
Then, it is mourning, and the whole family avoids the big red color, dresses plainly, does not accept wedding cards, and does not go to the birthday. My family is just a merchant's family, and according to the etiquette, it is enough to do this, and it is not unfilial. ”
"It's just that it's still this Aunt Xue, it's quite weird, but there is nothing sore to scratch, and I can't find anything wrong. She is also an elder, and she is also a very kind person on weekdays, but I ignored it in the past. Let's take note first, Aunt Xue is weird. ”
Write "Aunt Xue" on the next line, and then note "unclear" at the end.
"Then there are many things, within half a year, I will be in charge of the affairs of the Wang family, taking over a number of shops, waterways, and salt roads, and I am just familiar with it for half a year."
"The others are okay, most of them follow the old routines, according to the rules of the old man's life, and have not changed much."
"It's only the salt road, it's something I did wrong. Thinking that the Zhou family has sold several salt roads in recent years, he thought about eating it, but he was carried away by the huge profits and did all kinds of unwise things. ”
"The salt roads mastered by the Zhou family are all of the highest grade, why have they been transferred over the years? If the Zhou family was really down, why wasn't it swallowed in one bite? These others can see and understand clearly, but I am the only one who fell into the pit, and it is no wonder that the old man trained me to think not enough before his death, but unfortunately I didn't understand until now. ”
Wang Shouye thought of the deceased old man, and remembered something again, so he put the pen on the shelf, turned around and walked to the study.
There is a painting in front of him, which is a picture of calligraphy and ink and green mountains, and the inscription is Wang Mingzhi, which is the name of the old man.
Silent for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, Wang Shouye sighed imperceptibly.
In less than six hours since he was reborn, he was more and more fond of sighing.
The painting is not a famous painting, nor is it from a famous artist, but it is just a pair of practice strokes left by his father before his death, which is actually not valuable.
Because it was worthless, the painting was torn in half by the officials who raided the house, probably thinking that there was a silver ticket hidden in the painting.
Unfortunately, this is just an ordinary painting.
This Wang family may really have some secrets, but it does not include this painting.
Wang Shouye later revisited the old place, dressed in disguise, because he was afraid that his whereabouts would be exposed, he was anxious to leave, and he only had time to find the ancestral tablet, and there was this painting.
Later, he learned paste painting from the painter, and put the painting together little by little, and then carried it with him day and night, and took it out to see when he was in trouble, thinking about the hardships of the old man's business, as if the old man was still around.
"Old man, if you can't keep your business, you are right. It's just that you're to blame, why are you so gone? ”
"There are still a lot of things that haven't been explained clearly!"
"Leave such a big mess to me, you know what I'm most afraid of getting tired・・・・・・
Wang Shouye lost his temper for a while, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
After waking up again, Wang Shouye wiped away his tears with his wide sleeves and muttered to himself.
"Yes, it hasn't happened yet, I still have a chance!"
After looking at the words "Wang Mingzhi" again, Wang Shouye stepped forward, took down the painting, rolled it up, and packed it in a small box.
In case something goes wrong, he's going to take the painting with him.
Back at the table, Wang Shouye picked up the pen and wrote "Zhou Family".
"In addition to the Zhou family, there should also be a captain of the Diannong, who seems a little rusty after the old man's death, I am afraid that at this time there has been an unforeseen heart."
"The captain of the farmer is just a miscellaneous captain, but he is only an eight-grade school, and he is still responsible for patrolling, and he is doing the work of suppressing bandits and preparing for thieves."
"In the past, when the old man was here, he also dealt with a lot of heads and tails, I'm afraid I don't keep his handle?"
Thinking of this, my heart moved slightly, and I seemed to grasp the important point.
"Is it really true? It's just that the old man went in a hurry, and he didn't leave it to me. ”
I thought about it carefully and recalled the memories of my predecessor, but I still found nothing, just wrote "Captain" on rice paper.
Thinking of the previous life, the Wang family was rushed into the house by thieves for no reason, slashed and killed, robbed a lot of finances, killed and injured a lot of people, and afterwards just burned and buried the silver king Shouye and lost 500 taels, which was tantamount to adding insult to injury for him at that time.
"There is a big problem with this agricultural lieutenant. In my previous life, I always thought that it was the Zhou family who made the move, but now that I think about it, I am still not sure. Perhaps this captain deliberately colluded with the thief in order to erase the handle. Zhou Jiazhi is in Taoguang to raise obscurity, even the salt industry does not want to touch his hands anymore, I heard that the Zhou family children passed the township test at the age of twelve, became a solution to the yuan, the limelight is immeasurable, it is the time to cherish feathers, there is no need to use such means, and the future is missed. ”
After sorting it out, there are three places: "Aunt Xue", "Zhou Family", and "Dian Nong School Captain".
"Aunt Xue is secretive, it seems to be involved in strange things, it doesn't look like it's aimed at the entire Wang family, and besides, I can't find anyone now, so let's put it first."
"The matter of the Zhou family, it is difficult to say, easy to say, it depends on how to solve it. I expected that the Zhou family would be in the official career and take root in the township, but he would not let go of the handle and be honest. As long as I prepare a big gift, come to the door to apologize, and do enough courtesy, it will be impossible for the Zhou family to shout and kill again. After all, the two were just business conflicts before, and they were not big enemies, which was actually not difficult to solve. ”
"Only the captain of the agricultural school is a big problem. It's ridiculous that I thought it was a backer, but I didn't want to be here and there, everyone was naturally good when the old man was there, but when the old man was not there, the Wang family was remembered. ”
"The Wang family is also a wealthy family, with a wealth of millions, although this has to include many shops and houses. The old man followed the nobles to make a fortune by shipping, relying on three big ships, running for a few years, and accumulating this business. This property, isn't it just a disaster? ”
"As soon as my family showed decline, there was that villain, who fell into the well, and they all wanted to bite off a piece of meat in the Wang family's business!"
When Wang Shouye thought of this, he suddenly felt tired, and added the words "family property million" to the paper.
"Today's trend is like a child holding gold through the downtown area・・・・・・・"
Wang Shouye shook his head and sighed.