Kefu has been very lively these days.

In a few days it will be the birthday of Ke's grandmother Qin, unlike the low-born Lu family, Qin's father is the current secretary of the provincial school.

Although Qin's father's official position is not obvious, he is also a head higher than ordinary people in the end. For a merchant like the Ke family, it is really a treasure to be able to marry such a family.

It was because the entire Ke family was particularly accommodating to this new grandmother. Her birthday feast began to be prepared half a month in advance.

Mama Wan was busy arranging the sweet ingredients to be used for the birthday feast, and Wan Fu was also busy handing over the utensils and the banquet list of Master Ke, and when the two returned to the house after being busy, it was already late at night.

Wanfu asked Wanquan to pour him a glass of water, but after calling twice, he didn't hear the sound, and Mama Wan came out of the bedroom: "Quan'er is not in the house." ”

Wanfu's eyebrows furrowed, and he scolded: "It's so late, and you ran out to mess around!" ”

"Maybe there's something delaying." Mama Wan excused her son, "He's not a child, don't keep holding him." ”

"This bastard just teaches you how to get used to it!" Wanfu was a little angry, and said, "A loving mother is a loser", and he undressed himself and went to bed, and fell asleep.

When I finish sleeping this night, it will be time to wake up. Mama Wan accompanied her little daughter to get up at night, and looked at the next room with sleepy eyes, Wan Quan's bed was empty, and there was no shadow in sight.

He didn't return all night.

Mama Wan felt a little uneasy in her heart, and when Wanfu also woke up, she couldn't help but talk to him about it. Wan Fu said angrily: "It must be sleeping in the girl's bed in which building, he is learning more and more debauchery now, and when he comes back, I won't kill him a nasty seed!" ”

After waiting for another half an hour, the maids and servants in the house gradually got up to work, and Wanquan still did not come back. The familiar porter came over and stuffed a letter to Wan Fu, saying, "Someone stuffed it for me at the door this morning, and asked me to bring it to Uncle Fu." ”

Wan Fu followed the letter, and for some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart. He walked back to the house quickly, opened the letter in his hand, Mama Wan was curious, and asked while combing the hair of her little daughter sitting in front of the mirror, "Who gave the letter?" ”

She asked, but she didn't hear Wanfu answer for a long time, and she couldn't help but look up, and saw that Wanfu's face was pale, and his lips trembled slightly, as if he had been stabbed.

Mama Wan was taken aback: "What's wrong?" ”

Wan Fu didn't say a word, hurried into the back room, and overturned the box cage in the house. The cage is hidden at the bottom of the wardrobe, where the thick winter clothes are placed, and few people turn them over in plain days. Now the cage has been opened, and the clothes inside have been cut into a mess, and the bottom is empty.

Seeing this, Mama Wan, who chased into the house, asked, "What are you doing?" What's wrong? ”

Wan Fu took out two handfuls under the cage, his face became more and more pale, and he only trembled his lips and said, "Son...... Son! ”

Mama Wan was confused: "You explain it!" ”

Wan Fu was angry: "The good son you taught, last night he stole the two thousand taels of rent I collected for my uncle to go to Happy House to gamble, not to mention losing it all, and owed someone three thousand taels." People said that they would not let go if they did not pay all the money, and they wrote a letter to ask for money! ”

When Mama Wan heard this, she was like being struck by lightning. While blaming the unfilial son for doing such a ridiculous thing, while scolding the happy building for eating people and not spitting out bones, and crying for his own life, in the end, Wan Mama looked at Wanfu in a panic: "Master, you quickly think of a way, Quan'er can't stay there forever!" ”

Wan Fu was already so angry that his face was like gold paper, and when he heard Mama Wan crying, he became more and more angry. But he was worried about his son, he had a son and a daughter, and although his son was not successful, he still bled his blood in the end.

It's just that there is too much silver owed now, although he is Master Ke's personal servant, but the monthly silver given by the Ke family is only one or two silver a month. In the past, they could still get some oil and water, but since the Qin clan entered the door, it was difficult for them to get benefits.

Not to mention three thousand taels of silver, even if he sells all his property, he will not be able to make up one thousand taels.

What's more, Wan Quan also embezzled Master Ke's two thousand taels......

The crying of the old wife and young daughter in the house disturbed Wanfu's headache, he gritted his teeth and said: "The other party asked me to pick up people in Happy Building, I will go and ask for it first to see if I can slow down for a while." ”

Mama Wan nodded again and again.

Wanfu took two steps, then turned back and advised: "Don't cry! That bad seed used the uncle's rent, and it hasn't been discovered for the time being, don't make a noise about this matter, and cover it up, otherwise I won't be able to protect him! ”

……

Wanfu found an excuse, saying that he wanted to go out of the house to buy some paper liners for Ke Chengxing's shop, and took a half-day vacation with Ke Chengxing.

With Ke Chengxing's permission, Wanfu hurried out.

He had something in his heart, worried and angry, and went straight to the Happy Building. When he arrived at the door of the Happy Building, a young man stopped him at the door, saying that the master was waiting for him to meet him in the teahouse next door.

Wan Fu went to the teahouse that the man pointed out to him.

The teahouse is called Zhulikan, and it is a teahouse at the end of Qinghe Street. Although it is located in the downtown area, it is quiet from the noisy and has opened up a bamboo forest. The tea room is in the bamboo forest, quiet and elegant, and the tables and chairs are all made of purple bamboo. Looking from the carved window railing, the courtyard is lonely in the breeze, and the pine and bamboo are green.

Wan Fu walked in and saw that this elegant room was very spacious, and there was a table by the window on the far left. There is a pot of lotus core tea on the table, two celadon bowls, and jade bean cake in the red lacquer painted gold plum blossom tea tray, the color is just right.

It seems that they are deliberately waiting for him to come.

There was no one else in the house, so it wasn't here.

Wan Fu sat down at the table, and when he sat down, he heard a woman's voice: "Master Wan is here." ”

He was already nervous in his heart, and he was startled when he heard the words, and subconsciously went to find the source of the sound. Only then did I find that on the right side of this elegant room, behind the hanging cyan gauze bamboo curtain, there was a significant figure.

Behind this curtain sat a man.

He panicked for a moment, but slowly calmed down, and said, "Don't dare to call the master, Miss is ......"

"Ling Lang owes me three thousand taels of silver and has not repaid, so I have no choice but to find Master Wan to come to discuss." The man said slowly.

Wanfu's heart tightened.

He listened to the voice behind the curtain was very strange, vaguely a female voice, but I don't know if it was because of the echo of the elegant room, or because of something else, the other party's voice was vague and hoarse, as rough as grinding sand, and he couldn't hear his age for a while.

He looked left and right, and asked tentatively: "Dare to ask Wanquan ...... now?"

"Master Wan, don't worry, he's fine." The other party's voice was calm, "Ling Lang is now in a safe position, waiting for Master Wan to take the money to ransom." ”

Wanfu's heart was a little wider, hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "Miss is kind-hearted, and the unfilial son who is little is playing." It's just that the family is poor, and I can't take out three thousand taels of silver for a while, can I let the little one take it back first, and then send it to the young lady when the money is collected? ”

Hearing this, the room was silent.

Wan Fu's heart was going up and down, and when she heard the person behind the bamboo curtain speak, she said: "Master Wan thinks very well, doesn't he want to bring people back first, and then find an excuse to forcibly pay off the three thousand taels of arrears with the power of the Ke family, right?" ”

Wan Fu's heart sank, he really thought so. Although the Ke family is not an official family, but now because of its relationship with the Taishi Mansion, it is enough to bluff people by saying it.

At that time, it may not be possible to rely on this account.

Without waiting for him to speak, the person behind the curtain laughed again, and the laughter seemed to contain a hint of sarcasm: "Not to mention whether you can rely on the deed of three thousand taels, even if you do, the two thousand taels of private property embezzled by Ling Lang, if it is discovered by Master Ke, I am afraid it will be a capital crime." ”

Wan Fu suddenly lost color.

Since the Qin family entered the door, Ke Chengxing has been so much private money, if Ke Chengxing finds out, how can he hide?

But...... How did this woman know that she had embezzled her uncle's private property?

Something flew through his heart, and before he could catch it, Wanfu heard the other party speak again.

She said: "Master Wan, don't talk about it, I want to ask you a few questions, and if you answer well, I will tear up the deed in front of you." The debt between me and Ling Lang was written off. ”

When Wan Fu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he didn't care about thinking about it, so he hurriedly said, "Miss, please ask." ”

The figure in the curtain raised his hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip, his sleeves brushing the table, making a rustling sound, scratching people's hearts.

In silence, the woman spoke.

She asked, "The eldest grandmother of the Ke family, Lu, was killed by your uncle?" ”