Chapter 76 Suspected Inner Ghost
On the first night after the housewarming, Liu Hui and his wife said thankfully after dinner. + After cleaning up, the lights in the two and a half-in-one courtyard gradually went out. Wang Fulin took Wang Xiaomei to sleep on the second floor of the front yard, while Jin Bao and Qiu Feng lived in the two houses on the left and right sides of the middle, empty one and the entire back yard. Originally, this small house was equivalent to the little three entering, and there were many empty houses. According to Wang Fulin's intention, Jin Bao Qiufeng lived in the east and west rooms of the two corridors of the back yard, but neither of them agreed, so he followed them. Kang Da and the four sedan chairmen in the corridor on the first floor of the front yard also went to bed early.
However, Wang Fulin did not slept soundly that night, even though the house he was in was much cleaner and more comfortable than the inn.
Although he did not have the memory of Wang Fulin in the past, the simple and simple life in the countryside made him easily integrate into this world. Early the next morning, he could no longer close his eyes when he heard the rooster crowing, so he simply decided to go back to Songming Mountain. After breakfast, he did not inform his younger sister about the matter, but instead found Kang Da and another old sedan chair bearer and discussed with them. The two were loyal and honest people. Although it was very hard to go back and forth for dozens of miles of mountain roads, Wang Fulin generously rewarded each person with one or two taels of silver. He also stated that it was because he was concerned about his sister, so they agreed readily and promised to keep their mouths shut.
So, as soon as Jin Bao and Qiu Feng went to Master Li to listen, Wang Fulin found an excuse to go out on the door while sitting on the slide rod carried by Kang Da and his two people. In such a hot weather, he could not sweat heavily, but Kang Da and his two people could bear the hardship. They only stopped and took a rest once along the way. After more than an hour, they arrived at Songming Mountain. When Wang Fulin knocked on the door of his old house, Wang Qi, who was opening the door, saw the little master and stayed for a while, and then hurriedly let the person in.
"Why is the little official back? Before entering the city, the second master said he would send you a message..."
"How can I feel at ease after my second mother suffered such a great grievance? The whole story is over, please tell me all the time."
Wang Qi is an old servant of the Wang family. He was originally an orphan picked up by Wang Fulin's grandfather, so he was loyal and unremarkable. When talking about the previous experience, he felt ashamed that everything was his dereliction of duty by the guardian. He gave the old liar a bowl of water, so that Wang Erniang would not be deceived later.
Faced with his self-blame, Wang Fulin was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Did this person mention selling books after drinking water, or did he use books to talk to you before? Have you asked about your family situation, such as whether my father and I are there?"
"Although I am rough, I will not be so easily confused by strangers! He thanked me very much after drinking water. He said that he wanted to sell books and took them out of his bag for me to read. I didn't know the words, so he asked his wife to report to the two girls."
In other words, most of them have been aiming at their own homes for a long time, and they have not started to cheat after asking for water. That's right, most professional scammers are like this!
Wang Fulin thought about it and continued to ask a few questions. Seeing that there were no big clues, he suddenly felt aroused in his heart and asked again: "The second master told me before that he took Er Niang over and sent a manager to take care of the fields in my house. What are the reactions of those tenants?"
Wang Qi immediately wanted to speak but stopped. After he hesitating for a while, he said naively: "Not long after the little official left, our bad gambling gangster tenant servant Zhong Daniu was said to have made a fortune in the casino and actually came here to redeem himself with eight taels of silver. When Lao An was there, he was used to crying and begging for pleading, so Lao An could not do anything to him. But Miss Yun hated him the most, so she accepted the money and agreed readily. I heard that the man quickly moved his wife whom she had been newly asked last year to move to the county town. At that time, Miss Yun went to ask the second master for help, and then took another honest foreigner as a tenant servant to take care of the land of the original bad gambling gang."
Wang Fulin still remembers the scene of two tenant servants coming to the door. What impressed him more was that they demanded a reduction in rent under the pretext of rumors that was unfavorable to him. Now the bad gambling who was despised by Wang Erniang can actually take out the money to redeem himself. This is so abnormal! He learned that the person was a liar who came to redeem himself a few days ago, so he had a few more speculations.
"Okay, be careful, I'll go to Mr. Nanming's house to see Ernie."
Wang Qi wanted to say that Wang Daoguan ordered Wang Erniang to calm down alone, but Wang Fulin looked unquestionable, so he did not dissuade him in the end. Seeing that the little master and the two sedan chairmen such as Kang Da talked, he did not sit on the slide rod, and walked alone as a car to the bottom of the mountain, he sighed and couldn't help but think of his master Wang Daoyun and his mistress Wu who had not even heard of him recently.
If there weren’t any elders at home, why would it be like this now? I would have to run around as my master, a scholar who had just entered school!
Wang Fulin came to Wang Daokun's garden with familiarity. He hadn't seen the owner twice before, and this time the same was true. The concierge did not expect him to come. He was shocked at first. After hearing the purpose of the visit, he hurriedly asked Wang Fulin to wait for a while, and then reported it inside. After a while, he ran out and said with a smile on his face, "My aunt, please come in."
When he was in the city before, Wang Fulin found out that Wang Daokun and Wang Daoguan brothers' father Wang Liangbin was still there, but his mother Wu had passed away. After the funeral was held, the two brothers decided to ask his father's concubine to take charge of housework. Most of the family members called his aunt and grandma. At this moment, he followed the servants who led the way in and saw that this place was different from the Cheng family mansion and Xu family mansion he had visited in She County. It was not the simple Hui-style building, but a bit of the charm of Jiangnan gardens. When he arrived at a small door, an elderly mother came up to him.
The road was either winding paths or crossing the bridge and surrounding the rockery. When he arrived at the deepest three halls, the old man smiled and set up a bamboo curtain for him. He thanked him and lowered his head and crossed the threshold. Because of the lighting, he suddenly walked from the bright outdoor to the indoor. Even though it was summer noon, he still felt a little dim in the room. He couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly. He just saw an old woman in her fifties sitting on the main seat, and she was holding her hands tightly, just because Wang Erniang who turned her head away and dared not look at him.
Seeing this, Wang Fulin hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, but He Wei didn't ask for help. He stood up and nodded slightly, and then said to Wang Erniang beside him: "Your brother came back from the city in such a hot day. Don't let him down. I, an old woman, make room for you, and you brothers and sisters talk well."
After saying this, He Wei pushed Wang Erniang to Wang Fulin. He smiled slightly, but he did not hesitate when he left. Wang Fulin thanked him quickly. Seeing that Wang Erniang's body stiffened first, he ran away. He hurried forward, grabbed her arm, and said in a stern tone that he had never experienced before: "I only know what the use of escaping? The Wang Erniang I know is a girl who holds her head up no matter what she meets, and will never bow her head!"
Wang Erniang turned her back to her brother at this moment. She could no longer hold back her eyes, and tears burst out from her eyes. She suddenly turned around and cried, "I'm just dejected! If something embarrassing happened, how could I see you! Why did you come here? Why didn't you just throw me in someone else's house like this!"
"Little idiot, you are my sister!" Wang Fulin simply took the man in his arms. With his two-life experience, he could not tell that Wang Erniang, who was twelve and three, was a little girl with a titty and claws, had to cover up his fragility in his heart. He patted her on the back and said word by word, "Everyone will do wrong things, not to mention that the one who was wrong this time was not you, but that old liar. If every victim is like you, he will blame himself for being deceived, instead of pulling the liar out and bringing it to justice, wouldn't all the good people in the world go to death, and the evil people will get away with it?"
In the past, seeing Wang Xiaomei as if she was sucking into the forest, being held in circles by her brother, Wang Erniang was envious and repeatedly warned herself not to act as recklessly as her younger sister. Her parents were not around and her elder sister got married, and her brother didn't know much about housework. She must be strong if she wanted to support this family. But at this moment, she was held in her brother's arms, and she felt that all the weakness that had been pressed into her heart suddenly floated to the surface. Especially when she heard this, she couldn't say it was comfort, but every word came into her heart, she couldn't stop her tears no matter what, and she cried louder and louder.
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