Chapter 1158: Resentment
When the convoy arrived at Luliu Town, it was already evening, the sky was orange, the mountains were dark, and the town was lit up. Since the trade of Greenwillow Town is a border trade with Qingguo, it is very frequent, and the jurisdiction system is quite distinctive, and the curfew will be very late. As a result, the bustling town is another lively scene, completely alive.
The convoy of the great merchant Chen attracted attention when it first entered the town, but it was quickly drowned in the casual crowds. It's no surprise that people are used to the caravan comings and goings. Here, merchants come and go almost every few days. No, just three days ago, another convoy returned to town. Many people talk about how much that group of people made and what kind of goods they had, and they talked about it with relish.
At the end of Chen's convoy, on an ordinary carriage, there was a mess all the way, and after hearing the familiar hustle and bustle, Dr. Liu, who was mixed in the convoy, finally calmed down, and took a glimpse of the curtain of the car, revealing an excited look.
It's back!
It's finally back!
He has no coachman in this frame, and the old horse follows the convoy, which is his treatment. This is also convenient for Dr. Liu. Looking left and right, the atmosphere of the team was dull, and many people walked with their heads bowed, as if the crowd on the left and right was projecting strange eyes, contempt, surprise, disdain, etc., as if everyone's faces were hot.
As one of the great merchants walking between the Qing Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, how could the Chen family's large caravan be so embarrassed?
As a well-known dart game in Lvliu Town, how could An Yuan dart bureau ever suffer such heavy losses? Even if it did, it was more than ten years ago.
Dr. Liu didn't dare to stop the carriage, but sneakily untied the curtain and jumped down quickly. Ahh The crown hat fell off, and it was very embarrassing. However. No one helped him up at all, but he heard a few cold snorts and snorts from someone in front of him. Doctor Liu was startled, immediately shut up and got up, as if stared at by a wolf, lowered his head and blended into the crowd, and disappeared. The heart that slipped away was terrified.
"Hmph, Chen's caravan, Anyuan Dart Bureau, you wait, the old man has never been so humiliated, and he will not ask for the old man's head in the future!"
Wait to go far. Doctor Liu leaned against a wall to take a breath, sweating profusely, licking his chapped lips, looking at his home on a certain street not far away, and secretly hated the Chen caravan and the Anyuan dart game. If it weren't for their anger, he wouldn't have suffered endless white eyes and oppression along the way, and his drinking water had dropped to one-third of his original amount, and his meals had been reduced by one-third a day, and he had even more coarse tea and light rice. It's hard to eat, but if you don't eat it, you'll starve to death, and many people must prefer him to die simply. In the past few days, his round fat waist has lost more than a dozen catties of meat. The fire in his stomach is burning, how can he ever suffer such a great living sin?
After resting again, Dr. Liu staggered and touched the wall along the street in the direction of his home.
Dr. Liu slipped away. Naturally, this move could not be hidden from the team and the people of the dart board. If it weren't for Boss Chen's order. Someone had already raised their knives to catch them.
As a physician, you can't save yourself when you die. Angered a lot of people.
Many people are guessing, even if Boss Chen takes care of the situation. will not settle accounts after the autumn, but An Yuan Dart Bureau will not let him go. A physician is a respected person in any country, but Dr. Liu's reputation is bad this time, and that would be another situation.
"Jiang Guard, I'll just say goodbye, tell Boss Chen, and the rest of the head and tail dart bureau will send someone to deal with it, farewell!" On the street, the convoy stopped for a while, and Wang Hai, the dart head of the Anyuan Dart Bureau, proposed to part ways. When he arrived in Green Willow Town, the bodyguard task of the Anyuan Dart Bureau was completed.
"Please!" In addition to the big boss of the Chen caravan, Jiang Long, the chief of the guard, could make the decision of the other half, and watched the people of the Anyuan Dart Bureau leave one after another. experienced life and death on the road, fought side by side and saved people, and the two felt a little sympathetic to each other. However, the personnel losses on both sides were too heavy, and no one had the leisure to be polite.
"Escort Jiang, I'm about to leave, thank you for taking care of me along the way-"
"Farewell!"
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Three small caravans, the big head Wu, Feng Gao, and Yu Qiuxia also came to say goodbye, and the group divided into a large team, and Jiang Huwei also made a decision instead. It is worth mentioning that Jiang Long especially thanked Zhang Weidong in the past and retained him, and Feng Gao and Yu Qiuxia also came to thank him, and he said that he would definitely come to thank him. However, Zhang Weidong did not agree to Jiang Long's invitation, and the eldest Wu had already made arrangements, and the Zhang family and his party lived directly in a certain inn.
Jiang Long went to inform Boss Chen, and the Chen caravan set off back to Chen's Villa again.
Although Greenwillow Town is very large, the terrain is slightly flat, but the view is not wide enough. Although it is a border town, it far exceeds the area and population of a county seat in Ren County. As a big merchant, Chen's has a mountain lodge that can accommodate many people and goods, which is very convenient, which is very remarkable.
Needless to say, the encounter of the Chen caravan set off some waves, and the Chen family failed to sleep well.
Dr. Liu has a dignified courtyard on a certain corner of a street in Luliu Town, with a small plaque of 'Liu's Mansion', which can be regarded as a wealthy and decent home. There were wives and concubines, sons and daughters, and seven or eight servants. It can be seen that although Dr. Liu did not open a pharmacy or clinic, he practiced medicine with a caravan, and his income was much higher than that of ordinary doctors.
Boom!
In the door, the porter had just eaten and was ready to be lazy, so he blew out the oil lamp and prepared to go to bed. Usually at this time of night, there is no one in the Liu Mansion to visit, and the work of the concierge is very easy. I didn't want to take off my clothes, but I heard someone slamming the door, and it was so loud.
The little guy suddenly became angry, and turned over and didn't hear it. But the people who came were very stubborn and kept slamming the door. If you continue to make trouble like this, you will alarm Madame. The little servant had no choice but to hurriedly dress and get off the kang, holding the lamp in one hand and touching a spare wooden stick in the other, but when he opened the door, he saw a beggar lying on the ground. He was about to give the beggar a stick, but the beggar's voice startled him.
"Liu'er, hurry up and give me saliva to drink!"
"Master, the master is back!"
When the porter heard this, he immediately took a look at the lamp, and a dirty, embarrassed fat man leaned weakly against the threshold, his hair was messy, he had no crown, and he had lost a shoe. At first glance, when I heard the voice, I was immediately pleasantly surprised, and shouted loudly. The sound is very festive.
As usual, Dr. Lau returned safely after a few months away. The upper and lower levels will breathe a sigh of relief, and will officially line up at the door. Lighting a pot of charcoal fire, sprinkling clean water with willow branches, and setting off strings of cannonballs, in order to remove all the ominous aura brought back from outside by Dr. Liu, and then welcome the safe return of the main heart. At this time, the servants and maids scrambled to come forward to ask for good news, and they would also get some rewards from Doctor Liu. This time was no exception.
A shout shook the top and bottom. The left and right courtyards suddenly came alive, and the footsteps of many people were hurried, getting louder and louder.
"Sir!"
"Daddy!"
"Welcome back!"
"Excuse me, little oneβ"
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Just a moment. Many people gathered in the lit lobby, and set up charcoal braziers and willow branches to purify water. Although many people looked at Dr. Liu's behavior was wrong, the words of compliments were still offered, and they were waiting for the reward.
"Fuck off!"
After drinking water and regaining some strength, Dr. Liu shouted angrily one after another, leaving everyone at a loss. He was just a charcoal brazier, and he ignored the willow branch water, and was directly supported by his subordinates and walked inside. What to see. All of them were gone, leaving a bunch of people staring at each other.
"Okay, it's all gone, it's all gone. The old man is tired, hurry up and prepare hot water, clothes, and food for the master!" Seeing this, the main wife Liu quickly arranged trivial matters, and even sent away the two concubines and several children. She followed alone.
Dr. Liu was so embarrassed that he seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Something bad seems to be happening?
A moment later, the hall was brightly lit. Before he had time to wash up and get dressed, Dr. Liu devoured a plate of cold white flour steamed buns, a plate of cold stir-fried vegetables, and a bowl of cold leftover rice porridge. Liu was dumbfounded, and wanted to interject and ask several times, but it was not as important as Dr. Liu's eating.
After a few moments, the table was empty, and there was not even soup left, and Dr. Liu finally burped in satisfaction. He held a cup of hot tea in his hand, smelled the tea intoxicated, and put it down. He just couldn't eat anything. A binge eating and feeling like food is piling up in your throat.
However, the taste of this full meal and drink is really refreshing, although it is only the remaining steamed buns, green vegetables, and rice porridge, but it is better than the delicacies of the mountains and seas!
It's better to be at home!
"Master, but the road is not smooth?" Liu Shi rolled his eyes, and finally found an opportunity, and asked cautiously, his eyes moving flexibly. Liu is good at calculating and managing the financial expenses of the Liu Mansion, including the expenses of Dr. Liu.
Over the years, every time Dr. Liu returned with the caravan, which time was not dusty but red-faced?
Only this time, I lost my head, lost my shoes, smelled rancid, and ate the leftovers like a starving ghost, could it be that Boss Chen's goods were out of the way? This is not a trivial matter!
"Ahh
"Could it be that Master Chen is dissatisfied with you?"
Doctor Liu's face was straight: "Nonsense! Women's Taoist people love to think nonsense! By the way, immediately prepare two generous gifts of ten gold coins, my lord, I will go to the mayor's house and President Jin's house to give gifts, this is a good thingββ"
A gift of twenty gold coins?!crazy, crazy!
"I'm dizzyβ"
Liu's heart was suddenly grasped by his five fingers, he couldn't breathe, he stroked his forehead with his hand, and leaned softly on the Taishi chair. This is the Liu family's assets out of three, if this is gone, unless the house sells the property, it will be rough tea and light rice next. This is similar to cutting Liu's heart.
This must be a great disaster!
This kills a thousand knives!
No, the old lady is in charge of the accounts and the property, and no one wants to take away a seed!
Dr. Liu was nervous at first and tried first aid, but soon found that Liu was pretending to be dizzy and immediately became angry. He went up and slapped him a few times, and Liu's left and right cheeks were swollen. Dr. Liu even said that if Liu was unreasonable, he would divorce his wife.
His arms couldn't twist his thighs, but Liu obediently prepared a gift. However, the gifts are really thick, what silk, ancient porcelain, paperweights, porcelain pillows, ancient books, etc., many of Dr. Liu's familiar and treasured things have been added, but gold and silver coins account for very little. This is also Dr. Liu's carelessness in not examining, otherwise it may break out again and hurt people.
Seeing that Dr. Liu took two healthy servants and carried gifts and hurriedly went out, Liu howled a few times and stopped. This day has not been issued, secretly resentful, she immediately rolled up some shop contracts, gold and silver, and quietly called her two sons back to their parents' house overnight. Her mother's family is also in the town, it was originally a butcher's family, and there are three brothers in the hall, all of whom are famous butchers, all of whom are five big and three thick, and they are not easy to mess with.
Liu is not stupid.
Doctor Liu must have committed a big crime, even offended the Chen family, one of the big merchants, otherwise he would not have given a big gift to the mayor of the town and President Jin of the Chamber of Commerce. Not to mention the mayor of the town, it is President Najin, who is also the president of the Lvliu Town Merchants Union, and one of the largest merchants in Greenwillow Town and even Qi Country, and he is rich enough to rival the country. It is said that some princes will also be polite when they see it.
And with the wrapped gold, silver, and contracts, she will have enough for the rest of her life.
In the middle of the night, dark clouds poured in, and icy raindrops enveloped Greenwillow Town.
However, the Tongliao Inn was full of heat.
In the evening, a group of people stayed in, originally just ordinary travelers, but because of several successive waves of people's gifts, they also alarmed the shopkeeper. As a result, the service in the room immediately went up a notch. The shopkeeper even brought a pot of hot water to inquire about the origin, but there was no result, so he gave up.
It wasn't until just before the town's curfew that the inn fell silent. (To be continued.) )
PS: I'm ashamed of everyone's love and support.