At first, when the elder mentioned that something happened in the tea garden, Ah Lan almost thought it was true. Seeing that Ah Lan didn't care, he suddenly remembered that he briefly mentioned that he had been to the tea plantation early this morning, and then he remembered that Ah Lan had gone to the tea garden last night.
I understand the tricks.
Therefore, the reason why the elders came to make trouble was because of the tea garden incident.
"Although there are people keeping vigil, no one has heard any movement. Especially the goods that have been packed in boxes, no one is interested. Things have always happened in the tea garden recently, and the last time it was even more evil than this one." The elder said.
"What happened last time?" Alan continued to ask.
The great elder sneered and said: "Because you disappeared, the business was handed over to your father. We managed to make a business, but because the tea in the tea garden disappeared, we lost a lot of money. Your father is really not suitable for business.
, I failed the first business I took.”
Alan asked: "It's missing? Is the whole box missing?"
"It's not that the whole box has disappeared, it's that the entire box has been exposed to light." The great elder said happily.
At this time, if the third elder was in the courtyard, he would definitely not let the elder mention this matter. Because the people in the tea garden did not report this matter to the clan, and the clan leader did not explain in detail what happened. But the elder
The elder has always been reckless and brainless, so he told the matter after being pushed around by A-Lan.
Alan smiled and said: "Great Elder, why do I feel like you are taking pleasure in others' misfortune?"
Upon hearing this, the great elder immediately changed his face and said: "How could it be? If there is a problem in the business, we must be anxious. How can we take pleasure in others' misfortune?"
"In this case, something happened in the tea garden, and the great elder came to ask for help early in the morning. After such a long delay, I might already be in the tea garden now," said A-Lan.
"Did I delay you from going to the tea garden? You weren't awake when I came?" the great elder said.
"Great Elder, I am going to the tea garden now. Do you want to go with me?" A-Lan said.
"Humph." The great elder ignored A Lan.
Alan turned around and asked, "Didn't the steward of the tea garden come over?"
Ayu said: "No, if the great elder hadn't come over, we wouldn't have known anything happened in the tea garden."
"Come with me for a walk." A-Lan said to A-Yu.
Ayu nodded and followed Alan out of the courtyard. Just when he passed by the front hall, the third elder saw Alan coming out and said, "Alan, where are you going?"
"I thought only the First Elder was here, but it turns out that the Third Elder is also here? The First Elder just said that something happened in the tea garden, and I will go there right now."
"I came here early in the morning just for the tea garden. Who knew you were still sleeping at three o'clock in the morning?" said the third elder.
"I'm going to the tea garden now. The third elder should go back home." A Lan said.
A-Lan was too lazy to talk nonsense to them, so he left the courtyard after speaking. The first elder looked at the third elder and said, "I will follow you, you go back first."
The third elder was a little worried that the eldest elder would be reckless and show off, so he just asked the second elder to go to the tea garden with him.
On the carriage, the third elder asked: "What did you say after seeing A-Lan just now?"
The great elder said: "I originally thought he was sleeping in the yard, but after entering, I discovered that he was not there at all. The bed was cold and it seemed that it had been up for a long time. The strange thing was that there seemed to be no trace of anyone living in the house.
Although the servants cleaned up the house early in the morning, he still looked unpopular. Later, he came in from outside and without talking nonsense, he directly mentioned the tea garden. After that, he planned to go to the tea garden to see what happened.
What's going on? Actually, I'm also a little curious, and I plan to go and have a look even if you don't follow me."
"He doesn't live in the courtyard?" the third elder asked.
"Yes, I thought he lived in the main courtyard, but he denied that he lived in the main courtyard." The great elder said.
"Lao San, our people also said that he seemed to rarely go back to his own courtyard. After returning, he only went to the main courtyard once. At first, I thought he might be busy with business during the day, and at least he would go back to rest at night. No.
When I think of it, he might never have gone back." The second elder said.
"Has he been living in that side courtyard since he came back this time?" said the third elder.
"That little shabby courtyard? After my wife moved out, even if he returned to Leng Mansion, he would always live in his own courtyard. What happened to the disappearance this time? How could he live in it again? You must know that the side courtyard is the most popular place in Leng Mansion.
A remote courtyard, and it was very dilapidated. After his cousin brought back the second wife, he rushed the mother and son there. The place was full of bad memories, how could he live in it again?" The second elder was puzzled.
said.
"He said before that the master and his wife are recuperating in Fengtian Sect. Do you think it is true?" the elder asked.
"Alan is very cunning. Otherwise, how could the second lady not be able to defeat him after so many years? But the sudden mention of Fengtian Sect is very unbelievable. Because no one is willing to believe his words, how could my cousin be in Fengtian Sect?
Where is Fengtian Sect, and how can ordinary people come out of Fengtian Sect alive? But it is precisely because of this that I believe that what he said may be true." The third elder murmured.
"Third brother, do you think everything he said is true? If so, why do you still say you don't believe him?" the elder asked in surprise.
The second elder frowned slightly. He knew that the eldest brother was always stubborn and said whatever he thought. So he said to him: "The third elder said that on purpose. Anyway, my cousin and his wife are not back now."
"Why did A-Lan suddenly attack the second lady? The more I think about it, the more something is wrong. The injury on his face must have been injured recently. What happened to make A-Lan's temperament change so much?" said the third elder.
"Brother, I agree with this point. Of course we don't know what happened after A-Lan disappeared, but he was indeed stimulated. What the eldest brother said is absolutely right. The second lady was indeed beaten by A-Lan," said the third elder.
"Do you think he knew we were in the backyard, so he teamed up to put on a show for us?" said the second elder.
The third elder paused for a moment and said: "No, I believe A-Lan will not cooperate with the Second Madam. Think about it carefully, how wronged his mother has been because of the Second Madam. The Madam moved out of the Leng Mansion that year, and she has not been with her until now.
I haven’t stepped foot into Leng Mansion again.”
"But don't forget Ah Feng, that child belongs to the Second Madam. Their relationship is so good, maybe they will just forgive the Second Madam," the second elder said.
"Second brother, I heard that the second lady has never looked at the child since he was born. Perhaps A-Lan took advantage of this to make A-Feng follow him wholeheartedly." The third elder analyzed.
"Then what should we do now? If what you say is true, my cousin and his wife will definitely come back by then. Do we have to ask A-Lan to voluntarily give up the title before they come back?" asked the elder.
"That's right, A-Lan thought it was impossible for us to believe what he said, so he didn't lie. We must dare to force our cousin to give up his position as head of the family before he comes back. But A-Lan is too cunning. We will have to
Be careful." The third elder said.
"Did the elder brother cause the tea garden incident?" the second elder asked.
"Of course not. Didn't we say before that we should not touch the tea garden? I originally planned to do something to the shops next to the tea garden, but I didn't expect that something happened to the tea garden. I thought it was you and third brother who came up with some good ideas.
It was a deliberate design, who knew you thought it was me." The great elder said.
"We always discuss things together as three people. Why didn't we inform you in advance? Maybe this time the tea garden was just an accident. It seems God is helping us." The second elder said.
"Whether it's an accident or not, we'll find out when we get to the tea garden later." The third elder said thoughtfully.
"Second brother, do you suspect that this was not an accident? Was it an accident directed and performed by A-Lan?" the elder asked.
"No, what I mean is that someone is targeting the Leng family. Think about the last business that my cousin negotiated in person. Someone placed an order, but it was all picked up overnight. Is this a coincidence?" Three
The elder said.
"You mean, the boss who placed the order had a problem? That's right. He ordered the goods and paid an extra deposit. As a result, there was nothing the next morning. Originally, it was because people were anxious to get this batch of goods that there was more.
After paying the deposit, of course we can't wait for new tea. So we can't do anything but pay him money." The second elder said.
"This person has a grudge against the Leng family? However, even if the money was lost, it was not much, and the Leng family did not suffer much loss. Why did he do this? However, he helped us by accident." The great elder.
said.
"Third brother, do you think that the boss did what happened in the tea garden this time? Could he be helping us?" said the second elder.
"Second brother, do you think someone will help us for no reason? It will take a while to see if this is a coincidence," the third elder said.
In half an hour, they arrived at the tea garden. The workers in the tea garden were all listless, because last time the tea leaves were harvested overnight, and this time several boxes of goods were lost. They are all old people in the tea garden, and this kind of thing has never happened before.
"Master." The steward greeted A-Lan after seeing him.
"Something happened in the tea garden, why didn't you inform me immediately? You informed the elders, and the elders went to Leng Mansion to inform. Isn't this wasting time?" A Lan said coldly.
"Young Master, my subordinate didn't think much at the time and went directly to the Elder's Mansion," the steward said.
A Lan did not pursue further and asked directly: "How many boxes of goods were lost in the tea garden?"
The manager said: "There are four boxes in total, because I planned to deliver them early this morning, but the goods disappeared as soon as they arrived."
"Are there no suspicious people in the tea garden?" Alan asked.
"Nothing was found. There were a lot of people in the tea garden, and there should be a lot of footprints on the ground. But when the workers went in early this morning, they found that there were not even a single footprint on the ground." The manager said.
"Take me to see it." Alan said.
"yes."
The steward responded and prepared to lead the way. He glanced behind Alan and realized that the people following Alan were actually three elders.
He didn't say hello, and led the way in a panic. The tea leaves were locked in the house, and no one could get in without the key. After careful observation, the third elder found that the person who stole the tea leaves was not just one person. Because one person simply cannot
It is possible to move four boxes of tea.
"This is a warehouse, and it's impossible to come in without a key. So when someone said the goods were missing, I thought it was a joke. It wasn't until I went to check in person that I discovered that the box of goods had indeed disappeared out of thin air.
"said the steward.
"It's not because you're stealing, right?" the great elder suddenly said.
The third elder had just told him not to speak as much as possible and to carefully observe what was going on. But the first elder still couldn't hold back and spoke.
