klisemfg Chapter 164 or
Chapter 164 or
"Hey, how are you driving the cart?" The driver on the opposite side angrily grabbed the reins to calm the frightened mules and horses.
On this side, Shen Lingzhu jumped out of the car as quickly as possible. After standing firmly, she saw clearly that the person opposite her was actually Brother Cao.
The latter, upon seeing her, turned his anger into joy: "Miss Shen! Haha, we're like a flood that's washed away the Dragon King Temple. We're one of the same people running into one another."
"Brother Cao, where are you going when it's getting dark?" Shen Lingzhu felt a little guilty when they met face to face because of his little nephew.
Cao Er pointed at the bellows on the cart and said, "Let's go to the village ahead and install the bellows. My aunt lives in the village. If it's late, we can stay at her house."
"Is the car okay?"
"No, the two cars didn't actually collide."
"Then, we'll let you go first."
"Ducheng."
After a moment, Shen Lingzhu watched Cao Er walk away, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Shen He asked her why, and she thought for a moment and said, "His nephew..."
"Xiao Zhuzi, I think we should tell them the truth. Whether they go to look for it or not, they will have to bear the consequences themselves.
You're hiding it now, and you're feeling bad about it, while the Cao family is still spending money to find out the whereabouts of the children." He analyzed the situation to Shen Lingzhu from a different perspective. As he said before, he rarely treated the little Zhuzi sisters as real children.
Shen Lingzhu thought secretly about the rest of the journey, and the first thing she would do when she returned to Zhenwu Temple was to discuss it with her elder brother.
Shen Xianzhu wavered left and right, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Go talk to Taoist Chen."
"..." Shen Lingzhu thought he was going to tell the Cao family.
However, asking Taoist Master Chen for advice is indeed a good idea.
In the end, the Taoist priest also said: "Tell the Cao family that no matter what, they will make a choice after knowing the whereabouts of the child.
If the child is going through a difficult time, it may not be a bad thing if a family member is willing to go and offer some comfort.
How about this, you tell me in detail how you captured and interrogated Erlu, and I will relay it to you."
"Thank you, Taoist priest." Shen Xianzhu quickly thanked him and told what happened.
Later, Shen Lingzhu took out some silver and said, "Master, if his family gives up and doesn't check, that's fine.
But if you are willing to go to Beijing to look for your child, these twenty taels of silver will be considered as our gift to Xiaodouzi."
"May you be blessed with infinite blessings, Mr. Shen's kindness will be brought to you by me.
If they're willing to go, I can also ask fellow Taoists from the Zhenwu Temple in Beijing for help." Taoist Master Chen was very willing to help, and without hesitation, he went to the Cao family immediately.
Shen Lingzhu and her elder brother waited anxiously. An hour later, Mr. and Mrs. Cao came with red and swollen eyes. They kowtowed to the brother and sister as soon as they saw them.
The two siblings jumped away and learned that their parents had just woken up from fainting due to the news, and urged them to go home and take care of them.
After finally persuading them to leave, it was already noon. Second Grandfather was so moved by this that he immediately said, "Don't wait for them. Don't delay any longer. Let's go home tomorrow morning."
Xia Xing is an adult, and you are still a child."
He was too tired to take good care of the children these days. Next, he must take good care of Xiaozhuzi and his sister and send them to Wuhuai safely.
In fact, Shen Lingzhu was also willing to go home as soon as possible. It was not that she didn't want to wait for her uncle, but it was really not worth it for this group of people to do nothing and just wait for people.
So they left Daxudian the next day and arrived at the outskirts of Shun County to stay overnight.
Another day later, Shen Lingzhu entered the city and went to his aunt's shop to check it out. Business was very slow.
The menu and price lists in the restaurant are few and expensive.
She said to her eldest brother, “Or maybe, his business will close down soon without our intervention.
When that happens, we will quickly terminate the contract."
"Are you really going to open a food shop?" Shen Xianzhu always found it unbelievable when he thought of what his sister said. His family was running hard on the road to becoming a merchant.
Shen Lingzhu nodded firmly, "Food is the most important thing for people. I originally planned for my second sister to teach Brother Xia Wang how to make buns, and then the brothers in the clan would take turns selling them in the county town.
Later I discovered that Grandpa Li is an excellent cook, and if we combine the two, we can open a small food stall, and the business will be pretty good."
"I can't convince you. If you can convince mom and dad, I'll support you." Many things are extremely difficult without money.
Shen Xianzhu even thought that he could work as an accountant for a few days, so as to gain knowledge in various aspects as Mr. Han said, and be more targeted when writing policy papers in the future.
"Don't worry, uncle and aunt will definitely support it." What Shen Lingzhu didn't say was that if her second sister was interested in developing in this direction, she could persuade her uncle to agree, and she didn't need to say too much.
The two of them were walking around the county town while talking. It was not that they didn't want to leave quickly, but as October approached, the days became shorter and they couldn't reach the village after dark.
It is important to stay overnight, find some shops in the county town, and let others relax while strolling around the county town.
Shen Lingzhu and his elder brother were searching for a room near the county government office. Finally, they saw a vacant room for rent and were asking the shop next door about the owner when a fast horse rushed to the gate of the government office and a man jumped off the horse and rushed in.
She asked doubtfully, "Uncle, the man who just rushed into the yamen didn't look like a postman or a postman."
The shopkeeper whispered, "That's the county magistrate's servant. He's been rumored to be transferred."
"Really?" Shen Lingzhu's eyes lit up with joy. In fact, the current county magistrate was very unfriendly to their family.
No matter who is next, at least this one is happy to leave her.
Shen Xianzhu was even more worried: "I wonder if he will be okay when I come back?"
The shop owner looked at him like a fool, and wanted to say something but stopped in time. After all, no matter who was in power, the common people had to pay layers of taxes.
But he still added one more thing: "If you want to open a store here, you must be prepared to be sold on credit at any time, and most of the time you won't be able to collect the money back."
"Thank you." Shen Lingzhu didn't intend to open a store here. She wanted to compare the rental prices.
The two siblings said goodbye, and not far away she said to her eldest brother: "Let's go find He the butcher, he has the most up-to-date information."
Shen Xianzhu said absentmindedly, "Master Cai might have received more accurate information."
"That makes sense. Find both and verify each other." Shen Lingzhu nodded in agreement with his elder brother's statement.
Then they found He the butcher to confirm that the county magistrate was to be transferred and that Song Zhubo was seeking promotion.
Now it was Shen Lingzhu's turn to worry, and they immediately went looking for Cai Yuansheng.
The latter's legs went weak when he saw her. "I haven't been keeping an eye on your business lately. The bellows aren't selling as well as before, and the rocking chairs are even slower to sell."
Shen Lingzhu blinked. Is this what they call confessing without being asked?
Cai Yuansheng understood her look and wanted to slap himself. Why did he say so much?
Shen Lingzhu didn't let him think any more and asked, "Do you know where the new county magistrate is from?"
Cai Yuansheng was surprised that she got the news so early. "Huh?"
"Don't laugh it off." Shen Xianzhu was a little annoyed with him.
Shen Lingzhu asked again, "Could it be that Chief Secretary Song was promoted on the spot?"
better not.