Li Xiaonan was sitting in the door of Yueyang Cloth Shop, holding her chin and looking at Yujia Cloth Shop across the street.
In the Yu family's cloth shop, Sister-in-law Yin clapped her hands from time to time and was talking and laughing to the Yu family's grandma.
Grandma Yu’s face was reserved, and she smiled and said nothing most of the time.
As Sister-in-law Yin spoke, she turned around and waved to Yueyang Buzhuang. Li Xiaonan looked at Sister-in-law Yin who was waving in confusion. Sister-in-law Yin waved her hands a few times, turned around, and continued to face Grandma Yu.
While joking, the eldest grandma of the Yu family glanced sideways at Li Xiaonan. Sister-in-law Yin turned around again, waved again, and then turned back. The eldest grandma of the Yu family didn't look so good.
Li Xiaonan held her chin and looked at it with a smile. Sister-in-law Yin's gesture was not sincere at all, she didn't know what it meant.
Sister-in-law Yin said a few more words and then left Yujia Clothing Village and returned.
"Are you waving like that to call someone over?" Li Xiaonan asked with a smile.
Sister-in-law Yin picked up Li Xiaonan, dragged her into the shop, leaned against the corner of the counter, and said with a smile: "Who else can ask you to come over.
"On the day she got married, didn't we leave right after we had our wedding? I told that sister that it wasn't me who wanted to leave, but you who had to leave."
Li Xiaonan raised her eyebrows.
It was obviously Sister-in-law Yin who got tired of seeing that family pretending to be a child that day. She said she couldn't stand it any longer, so she dragged her away.
"I told her that your family originally planned not to have anyone go there. It was me who persuaded her, so your eldest sister reluctantly nodded and asked you to go and deal with it. Because of this, you got angry with your eldest sister.
." Sister-in-law Yin smiled.
"Are you trying to say that our family looks down on the Wu family?" Li Xiaonan answered.
"Smart girl!" Sister-in-law Yin tapped Li Xiaonan's forehead and leaned over, "I told her: It's not that you sisters look down on the Wu family, you country people love to watch plays, and all the matchmakers in the plays are
If it’s not good, I just think that all matchmakers are really bad.
"You just moved here and thought that the Wu family and the Miao matchmaker are from the same family. I can't blame your family for this. The neighbors said that the Wu family and the Miao matchmaker must be biological sisters or cousins. In short, they are very close.
.
"She said that your eldest sister was very polite to her mother-in-law. I laughed and said, why don't I call the fourth sister and see if she is willing to come over."
Sister-in-law Yin laughed while talking.
"Alas!" Li Xiaonan raised a finger, "First, gossip can only be treated as gossip. Second, people with good character can also confuse right and wrong and talk nonsense."
Sister-in-law Yin glanced at Li Xiaonan for a moment, then laughed, "Smart girl! Sister-in-law, I tell you, you can't believe everything anyone says, not even your own parents! You have to be able to listen and think."
Opposite to the Yujia Buzhuang, Yu Dalang saw Sister-in-law Yin leaving, came out, looked at Sister-in-law Yin's back and asked: "What is she doing here?"
"They say that Yueyang Cloth Shop is a servant of a scholarly family, while our Yujia Cloth Shop is the main business of a merchant." Grandma Yu's voice was sweet and soft.
"It's all cloth shops, it's all business!" Yu Dalang looked unhappy and snorted.
The dislike of the Li family has always been a thorn in his heart, and it makes him uncomfortable to think about it.
"That's what I said. Alas, at the end of the day, I'm still not tough. Why don't we in the Yu family have scholars?" Grandma Yu said diagonally across from her.
"Let our son study hard from now on." Yu Dalang continued, "You watch in the shop, I will go to the business."
He wants to make a lot of money and hire the best husband for his son in the future. His son will definitely be able to pass the exam as a scholar in his teens, and he will have a long life in the future!
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Linhai Town, Silk Head Office.
President Zhu had bags under his eyes, and as he listened to Manager Han’s report, his face became darker and darker.
"...The Jiangbei Han gang is getting more and more rampant, and more and more of our silks are unloaded by their hands. If this continues...Sigh, President, you have to think of a way." Manager Han frowned.
The leader of the Chengzi Gang, Zou, is dead, and the second leader of the Chengzi Gang, Wei Er, is still in custody in the hands of the prince. The Chengzi Gang, from the third to the seventh master, has become a mess in the fight to be the boss.
"Have the Chengzi Gang managed to win or lose?" President Zhu asked with a frown.
"Not yet. Mr. Zou is very arrogant and wants his son to take over. The people he uses are either ungrateful or unable to convince the public, or they have neither minded nor able to convince the public." Manager Han smiled bitterly.
Mr. Zou’s eldest son was only nine years old this year. Mr. Zou’s death was too early and too sudden.
"How is Mr. Zou's wife?" President Zhu asked after a moment of silence.
"Nothing happened." Manager Han was startled, and then said: "Except for Qing Jin, who is in the custody of Mr. Huang, the nine concubines left by Master Zou's family have all been sent away. One of them is married to
I went to an escort agency in the town and gave her a pretty generous dowry."
"Go and find out how the others were dealt with. Also, ask if she had anyone come to see Qing Jin." President Zhu was silent for a moment and then ordered.
"What does the president mean?" Manager Han said in surprise.
"Chengzi's help should be collected quickly. Maybe she can do it." President Zhu said in a low voice.
"A woman who is a woman... Okay, I'll go and inquire about it right away." Manager Han didn't finish his sentence, so he quickly swallowed it, stood up and walked out.
President Zhu watched Manager Han go out, frowned and thought for a while, and was about to stand up when a middle-aged and elderly attendant rushed in from outside.
President Zhu shouted and stood up.
This long-term follower has only been on one mission recently: looking for Lao Wan.
"Have you got any information?" President Zhu asked without waiting for Changsui to stand firm.
Changsui kept nodding his head, "Yes, a floating corpse floated up from the mouth of the old river. It was badly rotten. There was a black iron ring on its hand. It was Wan Ye's. It measured height, fatness, and thinness, just like Wan Ye.
."
"That's all?" President Zhu's face turned pale.
"The roots of Zisun were cut, and a short knife was pierced in the chest. It was Wan Ye's knife." Changsui lowered his head and said.
Going to Flower Street every once in a while is Wan Ye’s only hobby.
"Withdraw people back." President Zhu paused, "It doesn't have to be Lao Wan. When people are withdrawn, you have to be careful as you should."
"Yes." Changsui lowered his hand and agreed.
After the leader withdrew, President Zhu sat blankly, feeling a chill coming from his back.
Lao Wan only likes women from the street, and does not mess with or like women from good families. He is not picky about the women from the street, and he has no problem with anyone. Every time he goes to play, he is given enough money. Lao Wan has never lost his temper, and he has never been
Cause trouble.
If someone really cuts off the roots of a descendant and then kills him, it will definitely not be because of a woman or a quarrel.
This floating corpse is not necessarily that of Lao Wan. The corpse that floated out after being so rotten was probably to confuse the public.
But whether it is Lao Wan or not, it is an ominous omen.
"Mr. Ding, please come here." President Zhu stood at the door and asked the boy in a loud voice.
Mr. Ding, the general manager of the silk shop's accounting room, came over very quickly.
President Zhu asked Mr. Ding to sit down, picked up the pot, poured a cup of tea and pushed it to Mr. Ding.
"Old Ding, have you heard about the recent events?" President Zhu sat next to Mr. Ding.
"What about carrying a husband? I heard about it. It's not a trivial matter." Mr. Ding lowered his voice.
"Lao Wan went on a mission and failed to come back." President Zhu's voice was very low.
Mr. Ding was startled, "Lao Wan is a cautious person! Has it fallen into the hands of others? Which company? Who?"
"I don't know yet, maybe he's dead."
"It's better to be dead." Mr. Ding said in a low voice and looked at President Zhu, "I'm just afraid..."
"Well, we have to make some preparations." President Zhu leaned towards Mr. Ding, "The fewer people in the inner tent, the better. Choose a few to stay and send the rest away. We will leave quickly in the next two days.
Let them go to Nanyang separately and go to check the accounts."
"Okay. There is one person. If I let him take care of the inner account, it will be enough for me and him." Mr. Ding and President Zhu put their heads next to each other.
"Who? Can you trust me?"
"He is a newcomer. He has only been here for half a year. This person calls himself Qian and calls him Qian Weixi. His real name is Niu Cheqian. He is from Changxing County, Huzhou. He is a scholar. He failed the examination in autumn ten years ago and was suspected of fraud.
Following a group of people, he caused a riot in Gongyuan, was arrested by the government, and escaped overnight.
"Before coming to us, I said that I had been working as a bookkeeper in several big gambling houses in Yangzhou. Later, I really missed my mother, wife and children, so I went back secretly and sent some money home. After I came back from Changxing, I didn't dare to go back to Yangzhou again.
, we arrived at Linhai Town.
"This person is extremely talented in arithmetic. No matter how many or how many, he just opens his mouth and it's always good."
"What about your temperament and character?" President Zhu asked in a low voice.
"He is very timid and has a cowardly temper." Mr. Ding chuckled, "It will be easy to deal with such a person who is anonymous when they are no longer needed."
"Well, I'll ask people to go to Yangzhou and Changxing to inquire about it. In two days, you can transfer him there and use it. If you go out and say that he has resigned, I will pick two people to work for him and keep a close eye on him. You can also
Take a closer look." President Zhu said coldly.
When the matter is over, find a good cemetery for him, it will be worthy of him.
