Republic of China small businessman

When Cao Yunzhao came to Meishan to take office, he naturally had to go around to investigate and see for himself, and Huang Mingyou came here this time to explore the local conditions and customs for writing books, so he went along with him.

Xie Jing stayed here in the house, accompanied by Master Jiu, listening to the other party and the craftsmen discussing how to modify the house all the way, rarely speaking, only pricking up their ears to listen carefully.

Two days later, the matter of the house was basically settled. Master Jiu drew a few blueprints himself. The layout of the study and bedrooms was the same as when he was in the east courtyard.

Xie Jing looked at the drawings for a while, and asked, "Master, do you want me to keep the supervisor?" He was afraid that he was speaking too hastily, so he explained, "I mean, in winter, isn't the master going back to Shanghai after a while? City? After I finish transporting this salt cargo, I will always go back to Uncle Xichuan’s house anyway, Xichuan is not far from here, so you can come and visit often.”

Master Jiu smiled and said, "No, I've already arranged for someone to come."

Xie Jing was puzzled: "Who?"

"Hong'er."

The news that Miss Hong was coming to Sichuan quickly spread. Bai Mingyu went out and ordered a batch of stone materials. When he came back, he heard about it and immediately went to Xie Jing. He heard him say it three times before he grinned. Silly music.

Xie Jing heard that Bai Hongqi was coming during the day. He was surprised and then relieved. He guessed in his heart that since Master Jiu even invited the elders from Beidi to come here, it was reasonable for Miss Hong to come; When something big is about to happen, Master Jiu will only let his aunt go home to visit relatives, counting the days on his fingers while being extremely excited.

Ever since Bai Mingyu knew that Miss Hong was going to spend the winter in Shu, he worked even harder. Every day after finishing work, he still walked around in front of Master Jiu, wanting to inquire about some news.

Second Young Master Bai wished that his thoughts could be written all over his face.

He had no one else to show off, so when there was no one else, he grabbed Xie Jing's arm and whispered to him, "Hey, Xiao Xie, do you know why Master called Auntie here?"

Xie Jing looked at him, wanting to hear what new insights he had.

Bai Mingyu said happily: "I asked my master today, and he told me that it was because of 'there is an important matter at home', you said--" He dragged out his voice, his eyes brightened, "Do you think the master has already seen the two of us? Like-minded, plan to match us?"

Xie Jing let out an oh, and looked at him with a prolonged voice.

Bai Mingyu touched his arm and urged: "Help me analyze and analyze. My aunt has written me three letters this month, more than usual. If you don't believe me, I'll show you."

Xie Jing: "...you still carry it with you?"

Bai Mingyu said: "That's natural, if you have a good friend..." He stopped abruptly halfway through his words, almost biting his tongue, and said vaguely, "Anyway, ordinary people are different from you. You haven't received any letters, you don't understand .”

Xie Jing was a little dissatisfied. He had also received the letter, but he was too lazy to argue when the words came to his lips.

The three letters that Bai Mingyu took out were indeed written by Bai Hongqi. Miss Hong had already guessed something in the letter, and carefully asked about Jiuye's emotional state, but because the writing was too subtle, she didn't dare to point it out. A word, the idiot Bai Er didn't see it, he only thought that the other party missed him, and kept it close to him like a baby, and often looked through it.

After showing off the letter, Bai Mingyu said triumphantly, "How is it? I didn't lie to you, my aunt wrote so many letters to me, she must have missed me. Xiao Xie, you said that my aunt and I will have a child in the future, right? Double eyelids, small mouth, very pretty?"

Xie Jing thought for a moment: "Should be smarter."

Miss Hong is smart and cautious, and she is really much better than Second Young Master Bai.

Because Bai Hong was about to come, Master Jiu waited in Meishan for half a month.

Bai Mingyu was the happiest one.

Bai Er is eager to see through every day, wishing to go to the pier to wait in person. He was not interested in the news from the house before, but now he knows exactly what news Jiu Ye has.For example, Bai Mingyu came to tell Xie Jing about the news of He Dongting's early return to the Shanghai stock market. He said with emotion: "Xiao Xie, have you seen it? It's all for you."

Xie Jing: "..."

Xie Jing thought that this idiot Bai Er was hopeless, the master stayed in Meishan clearly to wait for Miss Hong, if he wanted to pull the red line, he could only do so much, and the rest depended on God's arrangements.

On the ninth day of October, Bai Hongqi came by boat, and it took only a few days to step into Shu.

From the day she entered Sichuan, Master Jiu was given headaches by Bai Mingyu wandering around, so he sent him to Jiangkou to pick up someone.Bai Mingyu couldn't wait a long time ago, and immediately got up and went there after receiving the order.

After a few days, there was no news.

In name, Lord Jiu is Bai Mingyu's elder, but in fact he treats him like a nephew, and has a very good relationship. He cut off contact for a while, and immediately sent someone to look for him.

I searched all the way along the way, and finally only found a little trace in Buffalo Town, and then it seemed to disappear out of thin air.

When Master Jiu heard the spy's reply, he couldn't help but frowned: "Why did you suddenly disappear?"

The spy said: "Returning to the Lord, when I asked about the town, I heard that there are strange things happening there all the year round. Some people disappear when they enter the mountains and forests, and there are also people who disappear at the abandoned docks at the mouth of the river. It is not uncommon. Buffalo Town worships the mountain god Prince Hejiang, he paid, gave living tribute two years ago..."

Master Jiu patted the table with a very bad expression: "Take someone to look for it immediately, if you want to see the person if you live, if you want to see the corpse if you die!"

Master Jiu dialed Cao Yunzhao's number. There are three or five counties and towns in Meishan City, and the government office can almost find correspondents, so they can contact the other party. After explaining the situation, Cao Yunzhao immediately became nervous and led people to the buffalo overnight. town.

Master Jiu didn't delay at all. He took the convoy around him for a trip. As soon as he walked out of the city gate, he heard the sound of horseshoes at the fork in front of him. Not long after, a group of Xichuan men riding horses came. But they were all fancy, some tied colorful ropes for the horses, and some had many bells and pendants on the saddles, and there was a lot of battle along the way.

These people rode about a hundred and ten, and stopped in an orderly manner at the side of the road. Hu Da, the leader, got off his horse and called Xie Jing: "Young Master!"

They shouted in unison from behind, their voices were loud, and their eyes were fixed on Xie Jing, waiting for him to give orders.

Xie Jing followed Jiu Ye's carriage on horseback, bent slightly and said, "Master, what happened suddenly, I was worried about the shortage of manpower, so I borrowed some men and horses from my uncle, just in case."

Master Jiu nodded slightly: "Okay, thank him for me."

Xie Jing said: "Family, don't need to say more."

He rode two steps behind, and led Hu Dana's team to follow behind the Bai family's team, and went on the road together.

There are three counties in Meishan, and the one closest to Jiangkou is called Buffalo Town.

The town is small and the place is poor.

The only advantage is that the scenery is not bad, and it is near the mountains and the river, but the nearby section of the river is either very fast, or only small boats can pass during the dry season, so a small pier was built hastily, and it was half abandoned there. few.

At the end of autumn, one autumn rain and one cold.

Master Jiu and his party came in the rain, and it was already night when they arrived in Buffalo Town.There are not many people lighting lanterns in the town. The old town is old. Most of the houses block the door with a few thick wooden boards, which can be used as wooden doors. At this moment, there are no pedestrians on the streets paved with rough stones. Wheel sound.

Cao Yunzhao's men came to meet him with lights on. Apart from the secretary at the front, there were also several big men with shotguns on their shoulders.

Xie Jing held up the umbrella, lifted the curtain of the car to help Master Jiu down, looked up at the opposite side, and his eyes fell on those big men. Although they had some strength, it could be seen that these people's territory was not stable, they were not Lianjiazi , rather like a hunter hired temporarily.

The secretary hurried forward and took the group of them to find a two-entry house to settle down. It probably didn't occur to Xie Jing to bring so many people with him, and it was difficult to settle down for a while.

Hu Da grinned and said, "It's okay, let's find a hotel to make do with it."

The secretary breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "That's good. The place is very exclusive. Hearing that our accent is wrong, we didn't even look at the letter of appointment, just shook our heads and refused to receive it. The mayor of this yard was entrusted to find it."

Hu Da and the others were originally from Shu, so it was easier to move around than Cao Yunzhao and others. He picked two people and asked them and himself to follow Xie Jing, while the rest quickly arranged to find a place to rest.Hu Da followed closely, and Xie Jing soon noticed this. He even felt that Hu Da put his hand on his waist subconsciously and pressed it on the gun several times. When he found no one around, he asked in a low voice: " What's wrong?"

Hu Da followed him, walking in the house, and said in a low voice: "It's not right, I can't tell for a while, I always feel that this place doesn't seem like a place where people live... Little master, be careful, it's dark, you can't see the house What's in it."

Xie Jing nodded.

The house was pitch black, there were many people who came in, but they didn't disperse, and nothing happened for a while.

Master Jiu ordered: "Light a few more torches to brighten things up."

The Bai family team brought a lot of tar, and immediately made a simple torch, lit it and hung it around, and the whole yard was brightened for a while.It was only after lighting up that I realized that the house was indeed the same as Huda's. It didn't look like someone had lived there for a long time. There were cobwebs hanging on the corners and fallen leaves piled up in the yard, but some old furniture in the room were still there. , I barely packed a few beds and put them there.

Master Jiu didn't feel sleepy, so Xie Jing asked someone to burn a few pieces of rough wood in the fire pit, and sat around with Master Jiu, warming his hands together and discussing in a low voice.

Not long after, Cao Yunzhao came, he only brought a few hunters with guns, no one else, and his expression was very bad.

Master Jiu saw it and asked, "Why are you alone, Mr. Huang?"

Cao Yunzhao shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "After you contacted me a few days ago, I brought my husband here, but I came here two days longer than you. Mr. Huang heard that there is a mural on the mountain here, and foreigners came to take pictures , Mister was worried that something might happen, so he hurried up the mountain, but I... couldn't find it."

Xie Jing's heart skipped a beat, "Mr. Huang is also lost?"

"Yes, it's just a matter of one day and one night." Cao Yunzhao nodded, and said angrily, "There are many mountain people here, and they are very stubborn. I refuse to go up the mountain to find people, saying that I am afraid of offending the mountain god, which is ridiculous. I paid and hired people to search for a day, and I only borrowed some people from Lin County and passing caravans.”

Jiu Ye's movement of warming the fire did not change, he slowly moved his hands after a while, frowned and said: "No, if you are really afraid, why didn't you stop you from going up the mountain?"

Cao Yunzhao said: "I found the mayor here and asked him to send a guide to lead the way."

Master Jiu: "Does what the mayor said work?"

Cao Yunzhao: "You don't know, here in the countryside, the mayor is said to be the mayor, but he is actually the person in power of the local family with a big surname, and he speaks better than me."