Ye Lancheng, Hezhou City, has been very uneasy in recent days. Their backbone, Mr. Zhou Mu, has been missing for several days for no reason. The government affairs in the government office are piled up, and many things are waiting for Mr. Zhou Mu to review.
Lord Zhou Mu's mansion is located in the northeast corner of Yelan City. It is luxurious and dignified. Lord Zhou Mu is a kind-hearted person. Therefore, on the lintel and beam of the painted red door of this compound, there are two "He's Mansion" written on a large plaque on the door.
Large gilt characters.
Crossing the threshold and bypassing the screen wall carved with patterns of auspicious clouds and auspicious animals, you will find a small courtyard with unique decoration, decorated with simple flowers and plants.
Straight across the small courtyard is the living room. The whole family of the He family is gathered in the living room, with sad expressions on their faces. Mr. Zhou Mu has a gray-haired mother who is nearly seventy years old. She has three wives and four children.
The family can be said to be very satisfied.
Speaking of this, He Zhoumu is also a rather inspirational figure. He does not come from a big family, but can only be regarded as a small family in a county. His father is a poor gentleman with little reputation. He occasionally works for others by teaching people how to read.
People make a living by reading and writing family letters, and Mr. He was quite eager to learn when he was young. He would read and help his father with work at the same time.
Maybe he did have some talent, or maybe God appreciated it. As soon as he was crowned, he was noticed by the people in the county governor's mansion and asked him to work in the mansion. From then on, he got out of control. He did more and more things, and his official position became bigger and bigger.
, it took more than ten years to reach the position of state pastor.
It is said that when a person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
Mr. He can be said to have a prosperous official career and a prosperous fortune. The house he lives in becomes bigger and bigger, the clothes he wears become more and more luxurious, and there are more and more friends around him. His wife, whom he often complained about, becomes more and more gentle and considerate, and even allows him to
It was said that he had taken concubines three times. The only drawback was that his father could not enjoy the few days after Lord He became the state shepherd.
Not only his own family, but also the family members of his wife, concubines, and servants were taken care of by Lord He. It can be said that these people walked sideways in Ye Lancheng under the glory of Lord He.
Mr. He's disappearance not only worried his family, but his relatives also visited him every day. They said they were concerned, but in fact they just wanted to find out what happened to Mr. He.
"Brother, I've been out for several days, why haven't I come back yet?" Mr. He's second son, He Chengzong, was a little anxious. They were the only ones who had such a big incident in the family, but the youngest, the fourth son of the He family, He Chengzong, was only twelve years old.
age.
The most stable one is the eldest son He Chengguang. After not seeing his father back for a few days, he stabilized the family's mood and took people out to find out the news. He stayed there for several days.
"Second brother, don't worry. The eldest brother is with his father the most. He knows his father best. Now he is taking people to the surrounding counties and cities to look for traces of his father." The third son, He Chengyao, looked unworried. "Auntie, how about you?
Give the children some money and ask them to inquire on the road, they will have the best information."
"Third brother, how much money do you plan to ask for?" He Chengzong, the second brother, sneered.
"Not too much, not too much, just two to three hundred taels." The third brother, He Chengyao, didn't care at all about the second brother's sneer.
"Two or three hundred taels?! You really have the nerve to ask."
"Second brother, of course you hang out with those slutty young men all day long, so you don't know how much money it costs to ask the brothers on the road for help. This price is only for my sake, otherwise you go and try." He Chengyao
retorted.
"You don't even know that you have been deceived by those bad friends of yours." He Chengzong sneered. Of course he knew what kind of bullshit friends these third brothers had made. They were just a few scoundrels who fell in love with a rich man like him.
"Second brother, I respect you as my second brother. I usually let you go, but if you insult my brother like this, don't blame me for turning against you." He Chengyao patted the table.
"Ha, you are still falling out? It seems like we are always on the side of each other. I don't have a brother like you." He Chengzong said disdainfully.
The two of them were facing each other, and their respective mothers did not interrupt and just watched quietly. Only the youngest concubine looked at her twelve-year-old son faintly: Son, grow up quickly.
Come on, otherwise you won't even have the chance to speak.
The youngest son He Chengzu didn't care at all about the quarrel between his two brothers. Instead, he sat on a high chair and shook the hand of the maid next to him. Under the momentum of his brothers, he did not dare to say loudly: "Sister Xiaohua, take me there."
How about playing in your room? It's too noisy here and I don't like it."
Listening to the child's plea, the maid Xiaohua didn't dare to move. She didn't dare to make her own decisions at this moment.
"Okay, stop arguing."
The hostess, Mrs. He, spoke, immediately making the noisy lobby quiet.
"He Da, go get some money for Lao San."
Mrs. He ordered the housekeeper He Da who had been standing next to her to get the silver.
Seeing that the butler had to leave, He Chengyao's eyes shone with joy beyond words.
"Auntie, you clearly know that he..."
Before He Chengzong finished speaking, he was interrupted by his aunt: "Chengzong, if you have a way, you can tell it. My aunt will never be stingy."
After Mrs. He finished speaking to He Chengzong, she said to He Chengyao: "Chengyao, I don't care how much money you spend at home, but if you dare to use this money to go to Huohua again, if I find out, you will never get it from me."
A copper."
"Auntie, I know the seriousness of the matter and will never be careless." He Chengyao promised, patting his chest. The matter must be done, but he can't afford less money for running errands.
After a while, He Da came back with the money and handed it to He Chengyao. After receiving the money, He Chengyao stood up immediately and said, "Auntie, this matter should not be delayed. The child should go and do it now. It won't take long to know the whereabouts of his father."
After saying that, He Chengyao secretly made a proud expression to his second brother and left He's house in a hurry.
.......
Lanxiang County is a small county fifty miles south of Yelan City. There is a young and beautiful little widow in this county. The men in the city want to enlighten this lonely little widow, but they don’t have the intention to do so.
Because of this operation, all the people involved in the operation have disappeared. On this day, the door of this small house is still closed tightly. Not many people know what is going on inside this house.
The door of a bedroom was blown open by a gust of cold wind, but the graceful figure in gauze was quickly closed, and the cold wind that had just worked hard for a long time was disappointed.
The room was warm and filled with an indescribable fragrance, light and lingering.
The woman in gauze walked barefoot to the dressing table and arranged her hair in front of the bronze mirror. Her graceful figure was looming under the gauze.
The sound of bedding being turned came from the room, and the woman saw through the bronze mirror that a man stood up on the big bed behind her, picked up a piece of white underwear and put it on without tying it.
The man was also barefoot, walked behind the woman, bent down, hugged the woman's slender waist from behind, rested his head on the woman's shoulder, looked at the woman in the bronze mirror and said: "You are also beautiful when you look lazy.
."
"Stop talking so much," the woman shouted sweetly.
"Really, what I said is the truth."
"You two, father and son, have the same virtues, and you talk so sweetly to every woman." The woman moved, trying to break away from his naughty movements. "Don't move, your hair is messed up again."
"You really don't know where my father is?" the man asked again.
"I really don't know, can you tell me where he went? Maybe he has found a lover again, maybe he is too happy to miss Shu at this moment." As the woman spoke, she took a rouge flower and pressed it to her lips, looking even more beautiful.
It's touching.
"Then I won't go back tonight." The man shook his body and said coquettishly.
"If you don't go visit her other aunts, your father might be there. If you don't take him back, something big will happen to your family."
"It was him who got into trouble, not me. Besides, those aunts can't make soup as delicious as yours."
"You said you've never been there before, so you're not asking for trouble." The woman twisted his arm angrily.
"Ah, you hurt me, no, you should be punished." The man didn't wait for the woman to speak, hugged her, and the room was filled with laughter again.
.....
After another two days, He Mansion, which couldn't find anyone, offered a reward. Before the afternoon, someone came to the gate of He Mansion.
In the living room, a ranger looked around at everything in the mansion, and kept marveling at it. He kept thinking about when he would have such a luxurious house, and he would no longer have to live a life of hungry meals, and there would be so many things.
Young maids and maids are waiting on you.
The four sons of the He family looked at this thin, monkey-like man with different expressions. Only the youngest, He Chengzu, asked curiously: "My hero, are you really good at flying over walls and flying over walls?"
When the thin monkey man heard the word "hero", he enjoyed it very much. He immediately changed his posture and said seriously: "Hey, flying over the roof and walking over the wall are the most basic. I know a lot about this hero. I think the young master has no talent."
Bones are surprised, this is a piece of material for martial arts training. If you want me to be your master, if you show me some apprenticeship ceremony, I will give you all my money to teach you."
He Chengzu's eyes shone, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by his eldest brother He Chengguang, who had the power of a father: "My He family is not a place where I can just come and go. It's said that the heroes can't give us useful information, so they might walk out."
Then your legs will no longer be on you."
"Ah hahaha, don't worry, eldest son, I will not joke about this matter. Mr. He is our eldest master in Hezhou Qingtian, and all the gentlemen are young heroes. Why do I have to joke with you?"
"If you have something to say, just say it and let it go. Don't talk nonsense." He Chengzong said slightly angrily.
"Before I tell you, can you..." The thin monkey man rubbed his fingers.
"If you don't tell us, how will we know the truth?" He Chengzong looked at his gesture of wanting money first, and the anger in his heart could hardly be suppressed.
"As long as you give me the money, I will take you there immediately."