After Mrs. Qi closed the door, she led the way, and the two of them entered the main house one after another.
Shopkeeper Qi still didn't wake up. After Shopkeeper Li entered the main room, he walked to Shopkeeper Qi first. After meeting Shopkeeper Qi, Shopkeeper Li took out a pill and tried to stuff it into Shopkeeper Qi's mouth.
Mrs. Qi quickly stopped and said, "Shopkeeper Li, what do you want to do?"
"Madam, as I said just now, I am here to deliver medicine to Shopkeeper Qi. Don't worry, the young master ordered me to do this. The young master will not harm him, and neither will I." Shopkeeper Li said anxiously.
Mrs. Qi let go of her hand and no longer stopped Shopkeeper Li. After Shopkeeper Li stuffed the pill into Shopkeeper Qi's mouth, she relaxed and stood aside.
"What on earth is going on? Why does the young master have pills?" Mrs. Qi asked.
"I believe that Shopkeeper Qi has told you what happened to us in the past few days, right? Shopkeeper Qi has already made plans and will not go to the elders' mansion again. However, if he does not go, it will easily arouse the suspicion of the elders.
.So, last night, I sent someone to give shopkeeper Qi a drug. This drug will only make people sleepy and will not cause any harm to the body. The young master was afraid that you would worry, so he asked me to come over and deliver the medicine to him at this time.
"Shopkeeper Li said.
"You mean the master is not sick?" Mrs. Qi asked.
"Yes, Lao Qi is fine. He will wake up soon. I went to the store early this morning and Ren Zi handed me a box. There was a letter and a bottle of pills in the box, which were the antidote for Lao Qi. The young master asked me
Give this letter to Shopkeeper Qi, and he will understand everything after reading it." Shopkeeper Li said.
"Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Li, for coming here to deliver the medicine. I..." Before Mrs. Qi could finish her words, she heard the voice of Shopkeeper Qi waking up.
"Lao Qi, are you awake?"
"Master, are you awake?"
Shopkeeper Qi slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Shopkeeper Li was there, he asked, "What's wrong with me?"
"You've been sleeping all day. Shopkeeper Li gave you the medicine. Now you're awake. Shopkeeper Liu came here just now and said it was arranged by the third elder." Mrs. Qi said.
"Third Elder?" Shopkeeper Qi asked.
"Since Lao Qi is awake, I will go back." Shopkeeper Li asked his wife to take good care of Shopkeeper Qi and then left.
"Why did I sleep for so long?" Shopkeeper Qi asked.
"Shopkeeper Li just said that it was arranged by the young master. By the way, shopkeeper Li just sent you a letter, saying that you will understand after reading it." Mrs. Qi handed the letter to Shopkeeper Qi.
It turns out that A-Lan had already made arrangements and sent two letters and a bottle of pills to Shopkeeper Li in the box. The contents of the letter were actually very simple. Only because of Shopkeeper Li’s confession would A-Lan forgive Shopkeeper Li. When the matter is over, she will
Dealing with matters in the store. Because I learned that Shopkeeper Li and Shopkeeper Qi had an idea and planned not to go to the elder's mansion in the future, I drugged Shopkeeper Qi so that the elder would not suspect Shopkeeper Qi.
Shopkeeper Qi got off the bed and found that the account book he had prepared long ago was gone. He knew that someone arranged by the young master should have taken away the account book he was going to send.
"So that's it." Shopkeeper Qi said.
"Master, what happened to the Third Elder that he asked Shopkeeper Liu to send so many supplements?" Mrs. Qi said.
"It seems that the third elder wants to ask Shopkeeper Liu to come and test me. Thanks to the young master, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it." Shopkeeper Qi said.
"Shopkeeper Liu is here to test you? Why did he do this?" Mrs. Qi asked.
"I thought about it for a long time yesterday. It turned out that we made a mistake. A-Lan didn't drive us away because we already care about the old man's face. But we can't stay in the Elder's Mansion and wait for the opportunity to go back. Shopkeeper Li also thinks the same, so we plan to go back today.
We won't go to the Elder's Mansion anymore. We were in the Elder's Mansion before, and we almost all chatted and played chess together, but yesterday we were hiding in the house with our own worries. At that time, the third elder came over, and we must have noticed something was wrong.
place. In addition, today, Shopkeeper Li and I did not go to the Elder’s Mansion at the same time, so he must have doubts in his mind." Shopkeeper Qi analyzed.
"Yesterday after you came back, you told me that after you left the shop, the elders felt sorry for you, so they arranged for you shopkeepers to go to the elders' mansion. After hearing what they said, they seemed to plan to help you arrange another shop. So,
Even if you don't go to the Elder's Mansion occasionally, the Third Elder won't be so nervous, right?" Mrs. Qi said.
Shopkeeper Qi shook his head and said: "I don't understand why the third elder was so nervous. Now that I think about it, their initial decision is a bit confusing. At that time, I was dazzled by the immediate benefits. When I think about it carefully, it seems that things are not that simple.
When we left, we actually wanted to plot against A-Lan. In fact, A-Lan had already discovered that we had made false accounts, but he did not expose us to our faces. But what is strange is the attitude of the elders. They always feel that A-Lan should not be like this.
Decision. In order to make it up to us, let us go to the Elder’s Mansion without telling our family, and then we will arrange a shop for us to stay in the Leng family."
"What the elder did was indeed strange. The young master is the head of the family, and the elders cannot object to the young master's decision no matter what. But why did the elder say that?" Mrs. Qi said.
Madam Qi is right. Why did the elder do this? Do they want to deal with Alan? But what good will it do to them if they deal with Alan? Do they want to...
He had clearly read the letter that the young master had left before, and he actually burned it because the young master had clearly written it. Why was he obsessed with it at that time? Fortunately, he stopped at the brink, otherwise things would have been a big deal.
"Madam, just pretend you don't know anything about this matter. If shopkeeper Liu comes back tomorrow, you can invite him in as usual and I'll just pretend that I'm not awake yet," shopkeeper Qi said.
"It's not an option if we continue like this." Mrs. Qi said.
"I think the young master will have arrangements, so we don't have to worry about it," Shopkeeper Qi said.
Mrs. Qi brought over the porridge that was warm on the stove. Shopkeeper Qi drank the porridge and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Shopkeeper Li got up early and went to the Elder's Mansion.
The letter left by Ah Lan mentioned that he hoped that shopkeeper Li would continue to go to the elders' mansion and not arouse the elders' suspicion. Shopkeeper Li knew that this was the only way to help Ah Lan, so he got up and went to the elders' mansion.
At the gate of the Elder's Mansion, I happened to meet Shopkeeper Liu who got off the carriage.
"Lao Li, if you are not in good health, you should take a good rest and don't come here in a hurry." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"I'm much better now. I just suffered from the cold and my voice is much better now. I knew you were worried, so I came here in a hurry." Shopkeeper Li said.
The hoarseness in his voice was not actually caused by shopkeeper Li, but the medicine given to him by A Lan. After taking it, his voice sounded like it was infected.
"I feel relieved now." Shopkeeper Liu said.
As soon as the two people entered today, they saw the third elder in the yard. When the third elder saw the two shopkeepers walking in one after another, the third elder personally greeted them and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, shopkeeper Li."
"Yesterday, the Third Elder specially invited Shopkeeper Liu to come and visit me, which made the Third Elder worried." Shopkeeper Li said.
"I'm just a little worried. Neither you nor Shopkeeper Qi came over, so I asked Shopkeeper Liu to help me see if there is anything I need help with. By the way, is there something wrong with Shopkeeper Qi?" said the third elder.
"Third Elder, I don't know what kind of illness Shopkeeper Qi has been suffering from, and he has been in a coma. Even after the doctor checked his pulse, there were no results," Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Are you asleep?" the third elder asked doubtfully.
"That's right, Mrs. Qi has found several doctors and they all said the same thing," Shopkeeper Liu said.
"How could this happen? I will find a way to ask the young master of the Nan family to diagnose Shopkeeper Qi's pulse. Don't worry." The third elder said.
"Thank you, Third Elder." Shopkeeper Liu said.
After the two shopkeepers entered the courtyard, the third elder also followed. The third elder originally planned to ask shopkeeper Li privately about yesterday's situation. However, shopkeeper Li did not rest in his room today. Instead, he talked to shopkeeper Liu in the outer room.
While chatting, the third elder had no choice but to sit in the outer room drinking tea and waiting for the opportunity.
Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Li became energetic and planned to play a few games of chess with Shopkeeper Liu. He also complained that he had been feeling a little unwell for the past few days, so he stayed in the room to rest.
The third elder did not leave because the two were playing chess. Instead, he sat aside with great interest to watch the two playing chess.
After playing two games, Shopkeeper Li originally planned to continue playing chess with Shopkeeper Liu, saying that he was unwilling to lose. However, Shopkeeper Liu declined and said that he would play a few more games after the lunch break.
Shopkeeper Li said to shopkeeper Liu: "Okay, I happen to be feeling a little uncomfortable. I'll go back to my room and rest for a while."
After Shopkeeper Li finished speaking, he returned to the house. Only the Third Elder and Shopkeeper Liu were left in the room.
"Shopkeeper Liu, what happened last night? Shopkeeper Qi hadn't woken up when you went there?" The third elder finally had the chance to ask.
"Yes, I passed by the Elder's Mansion yesterday. Shopkeeper Li's house was the closest, so I went to Shopkeeper Li's house first. Shopkeeper Li looked very haggard, and his voice was very hoarse. It looked like he had suffered from the cold. Today you
I also saw that when he came here today, he was still not recovered. When I went to shopkeeper Qi’s home, Mrs. Qi’s eyes were red and swollen, and she looked like she had been crying for a long time. At first, I thought Mrs. Qi was lying to me, but no.
I was asked to meet Shopkeeper Qi. I didn’t expect that she would take me in. After I entered, I realized that Mrs. Qi had not lied to me,” Shopkeeper Liu said.
"It's really strange. Is it really a coincidence?" said the third elder.
"What the third elder means..." Shopkeeper Liu asked.
He didn't understand what the third elder was thinking, but he didn't care if Shopkeeper Qi was pretending. At first, he was a little worried that A Lan and the shopkeeper were plotting against him, but later after listening to Liu Zi's words, he felt that Liu Zi's words were very serious.
It makes sense. If he was the only one left in the elders' mansion, he would definitely be favored by the elders. Shopkeeper Li's sudden appearance surprised him.
"I'm worried that someone is going to do something bad to them. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that two people fell ill at the same time." The third elder said with a sad face.
When the third elder said this, Shopkeeper Liu felt that something was indeed wrong. Although their symptoms were different, it was too coincidental. Could it be that A Lan had moved his hands and feet? But, how could he do this?
"When the third elder said this, I suddenly felt something was wrong. How could there be so many coincidences? But who would do this?" Shopkeeper Liu said.
