Chapter 53: A Warning to My Daughter

The Bund of Shanghai 16 Pu. The horn of the tricycle is 'cooing', and the cries of all kinds of small businesses are also varied, and people come and go, and it is very lively. One day, Liu Yong was listlessly walking alone on the Bund of the 16th Shop.

Across the road, Qiu Xiancha saw Liu Yong and shouted: Brother Liu! Brother Liu!

Liu Yong turned his head and saw Qiu Xiancha, he was trembling with anger, he ignored it, quickened his pace and walked forward.

Qiu Xiancha thought that Liu Yong hadn't heard, and quickly crossed the road to Liu Yong.

Qiu Xiancha gasped and said happily: Brother Liu, you also came to Shanghai? Why don't you come and sit down, are your aunts, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces okay?

Liu Yong sneered and said: Thanks to you, everything is very good.

Liu Yong didn't want to pay attention to Qiu Xiancha anymore, and walked straight forward.

Qiu Xiancha felt strange in his heart, he and Liu Yong reunited after a long absence, but why did Liu Yong have such an attitude towards himself?

Qiu Xiancha caught up with him, grabbed Liu Yong, and said: Brother Liu Yong, you are neither yin nor yang, what's wrong? What happened?

Liu Yong stiffened his face, snorted, and said with a sneer: It's okay for you to ask your sister-in-law, you ask me, I haven't asked you yet, where did you get her?

Qiu Xiancha was dumbfounded and said, "Brother Liu, what do you mean by this?"

Liu Yong stopped, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, he had been worshipping Qiu Xiancha for many years, Qiu Xiancha was really honest, he would never play any scheming, and it was impossible for him to snatch his sister-in-law and pretend to be nothing.

Thinking of this, Liu Yong asked directly: Brother, have you seen Hong Ying?

Qiu Xiancha said bluntly: Yes.

Liu Yong asked again: Where have you seen it?

Qiu Xiancha said: At the Sixteen Pu Wharf.

When Liu Yong saw Qiu Xiancha's appearance, he became suspicious again: Then where are you hiding her now?

Qiu Xiancha was shocked and said: What did you say, is your sister-in-law gone?

Liu Yong sneered and said: It seems that you pretend to be quite similar. That day, someone saw you whispering at the Sixteen Shop Pier, one after the other, and then you disappeared.

Qiu Xiancha suddenly realized. Say: Oh - so it is. That day, my sister-in-law and I met by chance at the 16th Shop Pier, and when I asked her, she refused to say. only said that there was something important, and asked me if I had a silver ticket on me, and she asked for 10,000 taels. I went to buy it, and I gave it to her with exactly 10,000 taels on me. I was still not at ease, so I secretly followed her, and later saw her get on a foreign ship and load a shipload of goods, I don't know what it is.

Liu Yong thoughtfully asked: Then do you really see it?

Qiu Xiancha said: I am not blind again, the boat is gone, and my sister-in-law is still standing on the boat and waving to me. You misunderstood where I hid her, what is my relationship with you? You're not afraid of people's jokes, but I'm also afraid of people poking me in the back. Will I do this kind of unsightly thing?

After listening to Qiu Xiancha's words, it seemed to be reasonable, and Liu Yong no longer doubted him, but the mystery in Liu Yong's heart was even worse, since it was not for Qiu Xiancha, why did Hong Ying leave him? She had 10,000 taels of silver tickets on Liu Hengshun's silk line, and she borrowed 10,000 taels from Qiu Xiancha, what did she want so much silver for? Liu Yong was thoughtful, what kind of cargo was on board? There is only one possibility that all this can be explained. Thinking of this, Liu Yong's heart was like a knife, and his eyes were moist, and he really felt sorry for Hong Ying.

Qiu Xiancha followed Liu Yong to Hengshun Foreign Bank, and the two brothers drank wine and recounted what happened to each other after the recent farewell, and both of them sighed.

Liu Yong specially took care of Qiu Xiancha and said: You can't tell anyone about meeting your sister-in-law at Shiliupu Pier.

Qiu Xiancha said: I know which is more important.

Liu Yong also said: I only hope that the world will be peaceful soon, and we can all return to Nanxun as soon as possible.

Qiu Xiancha said: I heard that the days of long hair may not be long, and now the Hunan army has recovered most of Zhejiang, and the young king has nowhere to go, and has been welcomed to Huzhou by the king of blockage.

Liu Yong said worriedly: It seems that the vicious war in the Huzhou area is inevitable, and I hope that the common people will suffer less disasters.

Qiu Xiancha said: At most, it will only be a year or two, let's boil it again.

Qiu Xiancha was full of wine and food, and said goodbye to Liu Yong.

After sending Qiu Xiancha away, Liu Yong came to Dongmei and Qiumei's room.

Dongmei and Qiumei saw that their father came in with a lot of trouble, and they all gathered around Liu Yong.

Liu Yong took the hands of his two daughters and asked: Girl, today, Dad asks you a question, is your mother good to you?

Dongmei and Qiumei both felt that their father was a little strange today, but when they asked if their mother was good to them, they said in unison: Okay!

Dongmei said: She is very thoughtful about what we eat, and she has always taken care of how we should behave.

Qiu Mei also stretched out her left hand and Yang Yiyang, saying: Look, the ring you gave to your mother for the dowry, and your mother gave us two sisters, one for each person.

Seeing that these two rings representing his heart were now on his daughter's hands, Liu Yong could no longer control his emotions, and tears fell down all of a sudden.

Dongmei was more sensible, and immediately brought a towel to help Liu Yong wipe her tears.

Liu Yong said: Daughter, you have grown up, you must know that your mother, although you are not her own child, but she can die for you and this family. She's the greatest mom in the world. No matter where you go in the future, you can forget your father, but you must not forget your mother.

The two sisters listened to Liu Yong's admonition and said in unison: We all understand what Dad said, and we will never forget Mom and Dad.

Liu Yong said again: I have to go back to my hometown once in the past few days, your grandmother is not in good health, I want to go to see her. You two sisters have to help grandma take care of your brother.

Both sisters nodded.

Liu Yong came out of home and called a rickshaw to go back to the foreign bank.

Liu Yong summoned Liu Qi and instructed: I plan to go back to Nanxun and go to the lady's house in Jili Village to have a look, and the foreign bank will be handed over to you to manage, and you can use more snacks.

Liu Qian agreed: Brother, don't worry.

Liu Yong asked: I want to pass by your house when I go to Jili Village, do you have anything or anything you want me to bring?

Liu Qidao: Actually, it's nothing, if you see my family, just tell them that I'm fine in Shanghai, let them take care of themselves.

Liu Yong thought for a while and said: You go to the warehouse to get some foreign cloth and candy, divide it into two packs, one for your wife's mother's house, and the other for your family.

Liu Qian smiled and said: Hey, my brother is thoughtful.

Liu Yong packed his bags and went out. He still had the road in his hand that blocked the king's signature, and there was no problem in going back and forth between Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone, so he hired a boat to arrive at Jili Village in less than three days. Jili Village is still peaceful and quiet, as if Nanxun, which is seven miles away, and they are two worlds at all.