Jinyi Music

Chapter 311

Speaking of which, these young masters are pampered and live extravagantly on weekdays. In order to show their abilities, they go out to do errands without bringing a few taels of silver with them, and they don't need any servants and girls at home. The crude and smelly Datong shop, these things can be tolerated, and it will be fine after a few days to get used to it, but there is one thing that is absolutely unbearable. The errands they do are all ordered by others. Being called around by others, they concealed their identities, and they should be ordered by others. These sons and daughters are all very high-spirited, especially the youngest who wants to find a good marriage by himself, so He gritted his teeth and endured, refusing to bow his head and admit defeat.

But he worked as a petty official in the warehouse of the Salt Transport Department, and he was bullied by the superior like the servant of the rough envoy. Not to mention official business, he had to go to wash and cook for the superior in private However, the first three sons still held the arrogance of everyone's sons, sneered at this kind of flattery, and refused to bow their heads, but when he was squeezed out by a group of colleagues who were also petty officials, he realized that he did not want to join forces. The greatest incompetence.

The third young master was extremely frustrated, his original ambitions had been drained by this filthy officialdom, he just wanted to go home, hide under his father's wings, and be protected by the family.

But anyway, he is still a person who loves face, he felt that he couldn't afford to lose this man in front of his father after going back in such a disheveled manner, so he gritted his teeth and endured for a month and a half before resigning from his job and returning home.

At this time, the fourth son of the Mou family was doing odd jobs in the Yamen of Fusi in Beizhen, and he was not bullied and squeezed out in this place, which was always his father's territory, but Fusi in Beizhen had too many things to do, so he was doing odd jobs there. He can only sleep for two hours during the day, and the rest is spent in the back and forth. When Mr. Mou thinks of this job, he is busy and chaotic. The monthly silver is not enough for him to eat in a high-end restaurant. After a meal, he immediately lost his fighting spirit, and after working for more than a month, he slapped his ass and left.

Mr. Mou Liu was quite happy in the Jingwei camp. There are rough people here, and every one of them would roll up their arms and sleeves to fight if they disagreed with each other. Mr. Mou Liu was very satisfied. The only dissatisfaction is that the food in the Jingwei camp is really bad, and the military pay is too much deducted from the top, but it is all picked out from the mouths of these soldiers. The vegetables and radishes that are eaten every day, let alone meat, are oily. There is not a bit of fishy smell, Mr. Liu Liu still has to practice every day, there is no oil in his stomach, he is dizzy from hunger, his legs are trembling, so after staying in the Jingwei camp for a month, he packs his things in a hurry I ran back home, and the first thing I did when I got home was clamoring to eat big elbows, and I ate two as soon as I ate them, which made the woman in the kitchen very strange.
"Don't tell me it's the eighth master who went out of Beijing to run a business, why come back now?"

"It's not the eighth master, it's the sixth master who wants to eat!"

He also said that the seventh son of the Mou family stayed outside the longest. He was an errand runner in Wucheng Bingmasi. I have never known the sufferings of the world, but during the three months in the Wucheng Military Division, I have seen all kinds of life of the people in the capital. There are peddlers who beat the head of the mother-in-law to bleed for a copper coin, and some do not eat because of a piece of meat. On the street, there are little children who sit on the street crying and crying, some husbands are dead, and they are begging for life with their blind mother-in-law, and the young daughter-in-law who is molested by selling alcohol on the street, and those two groups who help the boss fight for women, fight on the street. The hooligans who are rolling all over the floor...

Although Mr. Mou Qi came from a wealthy family, he was also pure-hearted. He didn't want to see people suffer. When he saw people suffer, he reached into his wallet to take out some silver. For those who run errands here, the monthly salary for one month is only enough for the whole family to eat. How can they help others with so much money?

So three months later, he also came back disheartened!
The sons came back to see Mou Bin. Someone reported to Mou Bin how they behaved outside. Seeing some dejected sons here, Mou Bin did not scold them, but asked them one by one.

"Are you convinced this time?"

The third child was dissatisfied in his heart, and he was convinced in his mouth. He knew that he had left home and had no backer, and in the eyes of others, he was considered a lowly person, so he had to bow his head and admit his mistake.
"Father, the son knows that he made a mistake, and the son will listen to his father from now on!"

The fourth child is also straightforward,

"What dad says is what he says, son has nothing to say!"

The sixth son replied,

"Father, my son wants to go out to do some errands. Next time, you can find a place where you can eat well. It's really uncomfortable to be hungry!"

Lao Qi is worried about the country and the people,

"Father, my son wants to study and take the imperial examinations. In the future, he will be the official of one party's parents and work for the welfare of the people!"

Mou Bin was most satisfied with Lao Qi's answer. The sons all returned to the mansion, and seeing that summer was almost over, this year the female family members of the Mou family returned to the city ahead of schedule, and Silien also returned to the city. The city rested for only two days. On this day in the afternoon, a young man came to Qingjingyuan and beat on the gate.

"Bang bang..."

The old woman guarding the door knew that Si Lian was taking a nap, and immediately went out to open the door when she heard that, seeing that the boy who knocked on the door was going to pull his ears,

"You brat is looking for death, you knock on the door at this time, scaring the master to rest, be careful!"

The kid who knocked on the door hid and said,

"Mom, don't grab me, someone outside wants to see Madam Ba Shao..."

"Who is it?"

The woman was taken aback for a moment, then put down her hands,

"It is said to be the neighbor of Mrs. Ba Shao's sister..."

"My sister's neighbor?"

The woman knew that Mrs. Ba Shao's natal father was not in the capital, and only her sisters were in the city, but she never visited the door on weekdays. How could a neighbor come to look for her today? There must be something urgent, so she immediately asked,

"But what did it say?"

The boy replied,
"It means that there is something urgent and I need to meet Mrs. Ba Shao..."

The mother-in-law turned around and went inside when she heard the words. Seeing Mama Wang embroidering on the porch, she rushed forward to report. Mama Wang thought for a while and ordered,

"You asked him to bring people in..."

She turned around and went in to call Si Lian. When she heard that someone was coming, Si Lian was also shocked. She got up and hurriedly put on a coat, and casually pulled up her loose hair. Then she came out to meet people. A middle-aged woman, wearing rough clothes, with a thin figure and a shrewd face, stood in this magnificent and elegant lobby, looking a little cautious, seeing Si Lian coming out to salute,
"Madam Eighth Young Master..."

Silian looked her up and down, thought for a while and said,

"Aren't you Aunt Xu who sells wontons next door to the noodle shop?"

The woman nodded repeatedly,
"The slave's family is right, Mrs. Eighth Young Master remembers me, that's good..."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly said,

"Madam Eighth Young Master, I also felt that something was wrong, so I came here to report it to you..."

Si Lian's heart sank when she heard that,
"What's the matter?"

The woman said,

"The shop of yours has not been opened for three days. My family lives next to Wulian and Liulian. In the past three days, I haven't seen the two of them go out, and I haven't seen the shop open. My family also went to take pictures of the backyard door. , but there was only a dog barking inside, and no one answered the door, so we asked the head of the house to climb over the wall to see, the doors and windows of the house were closed, and there was no one at all, and the servant felt that something was wrong, so I came to tell you!"

Si Lian's face changed color when she heard the words, she stood up at that moment, and blessed the woman,
"Thank you for coming to report the letter, and please wait for me, change into clothes and leave the house with you..."

This room hastily changed clothes, and sent the doorkeeper woman to report to the front, and then led the people out of the mansion in a hurry. When they arrived at the shop, they saw that the door was closed tightly, and no one answered for a long time when they went up to knock on the door. Suddenly, an ominous omen rose in Si Lian's heart, and she turned her head to see that the backyard door was also closed, and no one answered when she knocked on the door. The big black dog raised by her sisters was barking inside, but she was powerless to hear the sound.

Silian thought for a while and turned her head to look at Mama Wang.

"May the mother open the yard door?"

Mama Wang nodded, she didn't know what to do in the past, she just got up from the spot, flew up to the top of the wall, and then disappeared in a flash, she opened the door from the yard,

"Madam Eighth Young Master, there is no one at home..."

Si Lian went in to look around, and sure enough, she saw that the door of the room was closed tightly with a lock on it, and the big black dog tied under the tree in the courtyard wagged its tail desperately when it saw her coming, its body swayed, and all eyes were on it. Being eager, Si Lian went over to look at the food and water bowls beside it, they were empty, obviously no one came to add water to feed it.

She knew that Liu Lian loved her the most, Hei Zai, if he was not at home, how could she bear to not feed him with water and food? It was deserted, and it looked like it should have been cleaned up at night, and it hadn't been used the next day.

She thought for a while and told Cuiqiao,

"Find some water and something for Hei Zai to eat..."

Turning around, she went to Aunt Xu's house again,

"Ms. Xu, do you know what happened to my two younger sisters three days ago?"

Aunt Xu thought for a while and said,
"Nothing unusual, just like in the past, doing business as usual..."

After thinking about it, I said,
"Only the first two days when they didn't see each other, your mother came here once..."

Has Xiang Shi been here?

Silian frowned slightly,

"Have my sisters ever mentioned what's the matter with your mother coming here?"

Aunt Xu thought for a while and said,
"Business wasn't busy those few days, we were sitting outside chatting, but Liu Lian raised her eyebrows, saying that your mother found another marriage for them, and she was urging the two sisters to go see each other..."

Si Lian's heart was on fire when she heard that,

"Is this endless?"

"Then... Later, did my mother come again?"

Aunt Xu shook her head,
"Wu Lian and Liu Lian refused to go, so your mother left cursing..."

Silian frowned tightly,

"Could it be that my mother forced me to go to see you?"

But it doesn't take three days to see each other, right?

Unless it's... locking up the younger sisters and forcing them to get married?

(End of this chapter)