Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 397, Prodigal Son
Luo Dong was one of the first batch of reporters from the Ming Morning Post. After Liu Jin trained the journalists, editors, and editor-in-chief of the Daming Morning Post for more than ten days, he began to let these journalists go to various places to collect news materials. It is their first test.

Not everyone is suitable to be a journalist. Although Liu Jin has trained them for more than ten days, whether they can collect useful news materials still depends on their practice.

Luo Dong used to work in the First Daming Bank. Because he was more serious in his studies, he was better at reading and hyphenating characters, and he was more clever, so he was also recommended to become the first batch of journalists of the Daming Morning Post.

"Collect news materials~"

At this time, Luo Dong was worrying about this matter. Although the scope of news materials is very wide, ranging from major national events to trivial matters, but since Liu Jin has set up this test, ordinary There is definitely no way to cross news materials.

What's more, everyone is on the same starting line at this time. If you want to stand out in the Daming Morning Post, if you want Liu Jin to notice yourself, if you want to have a bright future, you must come up with satisfactory news materials. .

So different from other people, Luo Dongbing did not rush around in a hurry, but began to think carefully and try to figure out what kind of news material can make people like it. The most important thing is to let Liu Jinliu The son likes it and notices himself.

"National events must be important, but the Ming Morning Post has dedicated people to collect these official information and reports, and it is a waste of time to go there by yourself."

"The trivial things of ordinary people are of little value, so it's really hard to find."

At the beginning, Luo Dong thought that this reporter was a good job. He had nothing to do every day, and he ran around collecting news materials with his public money, so his days were fine.

But when he was actually going to collect news materials, he realized that things were not as simple as he imagined.

"What kind of things are valuable, and even more attractive to Mr. Liu?"

Luo Dong thought carefully, frowned, and walked aimlessly in the streets and alleys of the capital.

"The First Bank of Ming Dynasty?"

Walking, walking, he came to the place where he went to work not long ago. The business here at Daming First Bank is very busy, with carriages coming and going, and rich people coming and going.

"That's right. I can collect some news materials related to the First Bank of Daming. Some people have made money with loans. I can write about them casually to promote the First Bank of Daming."

"No, no, Daming First Bank doesn't lack loans, what it lacks is deposits. If you can write something related to deposits and publicize the benefits of deposits in Daming First Bank, it will definitely make Mr. Liu satisfy."

Thinking of this, Luo Dong's eyes lit up.

Soon, he acted quickly. The first bank of Daming has very little deposit business here. In the past few months since it was opened, the number of deposit customers can be counted. Of course, the one he remembers most clearly is Mr. Wang Shirui.

Wang Shirui is also a very well-known person in the capital. He used to be a big businessman and saved a huge family business by doing business.

Luo Dong easily found the palace of Mr. Wang Shirui here in the capital.

"Eh?"

"I shouldn't have gone wrong. This should be Wang Shirui's palace. Why did the plaque change here and become Zhang's mansion?"

It's just that when Luo Dong came to the Wangfu, he was dumbfounded all of a sudden, because the plaque hanging on this rather majestic mansion in front of him was not the plaque of the Wangfu, but the plaque of the Zhangfu.

"Boom~Boom~"

After thinking about it, Luo Dong still stepped forward to knock on the door, and soon a man who looked like a servant came out.

"Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

The servant looked at Luo Dong carefully, saw that Luo Dong was well dressed and dressed like a scholar, thought for a while and asked.

"My little brother, if I remember correctly, this place used to be Wang Shirui's palace, why did it change the owner?"

Luo Dong said with a smile all over his face.

"Wang Shirui died a few months ago. His son gambled and lost all his property, and this mansion was sold only last month."

"I used to be a servant of the Wangfu, so you are asking the right person, are you here to ask the Wangfu for debt?"

The servant looked at Luo Dong, thought for a while and said.

"That's not true. I mainly wanted to come and visit Mr. Wang Shirui. I didn't expect him to leave after only a few months."

Luo Dong shook his head and said with some emotion.

"Yeah, the world is unpredictable. The old man was actually pissed off by his unfilial son. His son eats, drinks, whores and gambles every day, and even accepts a sister and son from a brothel as a concubine. The old man doesn't need it. He quarreled directly, and all of a sudden It pissed off the old man."

The servants also nodded. Mr. Wang Shirui used to be very kind to these servants, and he also thought of him very much.

"Brother, do you know where his family members are?"

Luo Dong couldn't help but shook his head slightly, thought for a while and asked again, he couldn't interview Mr. Wang Shirui, but he could interview his family and his son.

"The family was ruined and the family broke up. I don't know about the others. His son should be in a gambling house or brothel here in the capital. You can go to these places and look for it, and you will definitely find it."

Jia Ding thought for a while and said.

"Okay, thank you brother~"

Luo Dong expressed his thanks with a smile, and hurriedly followed the guidance of his younger brother to go to brothels and casinos to find Mr. Wang Shirui's son Wang Enyi, preparing to interview this prodigal son.

It's just that Luo Dong searched almost all the brothels and gambling houses in the entire capital, but he couldn't find Wang Enyi. Everyone found Wang Enyi, a prodigal son, but they all said bluntly that Wang Enyi had already lost all his family wealth in gambling, and now no one would like to Treat him.

“The last casino~”

Following the guidance of his acquaintances, Luo Dong came to a newly opened casino outside the capital city. Before entering the casino, he saw a person who stumbled from the casino and was pushed out.

The person who was pushed out was wearing tattered clothes, his hair was very messy, and his steps were flimsy. He was pushed lightly and fell on the ground several times.

Then several men with fierce faces came out, and they could be identified as thugs from the casino at a glance.

"Prince Wang, don't come in to join in the fun if you don't have money, so as not to embarrass everyone."

The leader looked at the person who fell on the ground with cold eyes, and said very coldly.

"Who said that I have no money? My father deposited [-] silver dollars in the Daming First Bank before his death. I will have no money?"

"It's more than enough to buy your casino. Hurry up and let me go in and have a good time. A few rewards from you are indispensable."

Wang Enyi stood up slowly, patted the dirt on his body lightly, and said very grandly.

"Hehe~"

"My lord, don't brag. If your old man had deposited [-] silver dollars in the First Bank of Ming Dynasty, you would have already taken it out and lost it all. Would you still be in such a state of despair?"

"Look, you even pawned your clothes, and what are you talking about about three hundred thousand taels of silver? Are you lying to a ghost?"

The leading casino steward smiled coldly.

He knew too well the prince Wang Enyi in front of him. Since his father died, he had intensified his efforts in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. In just a few months, he lost all the huge family business left by the old man.

Of course, there must be someone deliberately setting up a game against him as a fat sheep. In fact, in the past few months, Wang Enyi has been synonymous with a fat sheep. When the casinos saw him, they were extremely enthusiastic, took care of him, and worked hard want to keep it.

But today is different. Wang Enyi pawned his underpants so much that he lost, and owed money on credit everywhere. At the beginning, everyone believed that his father had deposited [-] taels of silver for him in the Daming First Bank. But after a long time, Wang Enyi still couldn't get the [-] taels of silver. Naturally, everyone was not willing to receive him. They hated him when they saw him, and even refused to let him into the casino.

"Scar?"

"I'll lie to you, and you don't even look at yourself. Is it necessary for me to lie to you about running back?"

Wang Enyi tossed his messy hair. Although he was down and out, his aura was still there. Looking at the scar in front of him, when he came here before, he nodded and bowed and greeted him with a smile. Seeing him in the eyes, the kind who didn't even bother to look straight at him.

"My scar is really nothing. It doesn't matter whether you lie to me or not. The important thing is that if you want to go in, you have to take out the money. If you don't have money, you can't enter this door."

The so-called Scar had knife scars on his face, and he looked quite scary. He looked at Wang Enyi coldly, and he was not angry when Wang Enyi said that.

Compared with this prince, he is really nothing. Wang Enyi spends his days and nights, eats delicacies from mountains and seas, and plays with fat and thin Yanhuan, which is not something he can enjoy in this life. He is just a thug who watches the situation.

"Hmph~ You wait, wait for the master to take out the silver, then all of you will be used as stools for the master."

Seeing this, Wang Enyi knew that it was almost impossible to get in today, so he had no choice but to say a word, and left angrily.

Luo Dong on the side watched the scene with cold eyes, watching the scene carefully, brothels, Chuguan casinos and other places are the most realistic and direct, if you have money, you are a master, if you have no money, you are nothing.

Silently followed Wang Enyi, and continued to see where he would go.

Wang Enyi left the casino, touched his stomach, looked at a restaurant, and walked in with a sullen head, but before he entered, the waiter in the restaurant directly stopped him.

"Go~go, those who beg for food don't look at the place, they have to wait until they have passed the restaurant, we will give you some leftovers when we have food."

"You're blind, didn't you see it was me?"

When Wang Enyi heard this, he immediately became angry. He used to come to this restaurant often, and the food was not bad.

"Hey, who did I say, it turned out to be the prince, so I'm sorry, our shopkeeper ordered that we don't accept credit. If you have money, of course you can enter, but now the prince, do you still have money?" Silver?"

As soon as the waiter heard the voice, he took a closer look and said with a smile.

"Go to the account first, and wait until I get the money from Daming No. [-] Bank, and then settle it together."

Upon hearing this, Wang Enyi waved his hand and walked inside while talking.

It's just that the waiter in the shop didn't buy him at all, and didn't give way at all.

"My lord, I'm really sorry. You have already paid twelve taels of silver on credit at our shop. When will you give me this silver? Haven't you given me some money yet?"

"Didn't I say it?"

"My father deposited [-] taels of silver in Daming No. [-] Bank before his death. I can't withdraw it now, but I can get interest next year. There are almost [-] taels of silver a year. Buy it from your store. More than enough to come down."

Wang Enyi emphasized again in annoyance.

"My lord, let's talk about it if you live until next year. Without money, you can't get in through this door."

The shop clerk smiled, acting like a ghost would believe you.

Wang Enyi looked at the opponent's posture, touched his hungry stomach, and left helplessly.

When he was rich, he had friends all over the world, and he was always a guest of honor wherever he went, and everyone took good care of him. Now that he has no money, even eating a meal is a problem.

Luo Dong followed Wang Enyi slowly, quietly watching what Wang Enyi encountered.

The casino was thrown out, the door of the restaurant could not be entered, I asked friends to borrow money, not only did not receive the money, but was ridiculed by people who used to think they were friends, the whole person was very depressed, walking on the street like a walking dead Above, the things from street stalls and hawkers that I didn't even look at before, now I can't stop drooling when I look at them.

Gradually, as the sun slowly set, Wang Enyi dragged his hungry body and tired body and mind to a dilapidated small courtyard. In the small courtyard, a woman wearing patched clothes was constantly washing clothes, and beside her was a Children of eleven or twelve years old are playing.

Although this woman was washing clothes and was dressed in rags, it could be seen from her appearance that she was very good-looking, with fair skin and a dignified and beautiful appearance. Obviously, she used to belong to a wealthy family.

Although this small courtyard is dilapidated, she has kept it clean. She is obviously a virtuous, diligent and thrifty housekeeper.

"Xiang Gong~"

Seeing Wang Enyi's return, the woman quickly put down her work and stepped forward to meet him.

"Hmm~"

Wang Enyi looked at his wife, Wu Shi, and gave a long hum.

Mrs. Wu is a marriage that his father told him about. She is a young lady from a rich family in Shandong. She has been married for more than ten years. Before, he had never looked at his wife, who had three wives and four concubines. Marry the little ones in one by one, and go outside to have fun.

Now that the family fortune has been defeated, those concubines and the like in the past have already packed up and left. Only this wife has been following him. She used to be a lady of a big family, but now she also washes clothes for others to earn some copper coins to support the family.

"Why don't you go?"

Wang Enyi looked at Wu Shi and asked.

"I marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog. I was born as a member of the Wang family and died as a ghost of the Wang family. How can you say such a thing to humiliate me, my lord?"

When Mrs. Wu heard this, the tears of her whole body burst into tears. She is a traditional woman who has always adhered to the three obediences and four virtues. It's fine to follow Wang Enyi's hardships and hardships. Now when she hears Wang Enyi's words, her whole body seems to be affected A great grievance.

She is Wang Enyi's first wife. When she married Wang Enyi, she recognized him. Although he ate, drank, gambled, and spent a lot of time, she had always silently endured it, running the house without any regrets, and taking care of her children.

"Mother~"

Hearing Wu's cry, Wang Enyi's son threw himself into Wu's arms and began to cry. With such a huge family change, Wang Enyi's son also suffered a lot.

Wang Enyi looked at his wife, then at his son, and thought about everything he had experienced, and suddenly something seemed to come to his mind in a daze.

"Miss~"

Wang Enyi gently hugged his wife Wu Shi, and then picked up his son, tears welled up in his eyes.

Looking back on my past, the past is unbearable. In the past, there were many friends and guests, and there were three wives and four concubines in the past, wantonly enjoying themselves. In the end, I had nothing but my first wife who never left me.

All of a sudden he woke up.

"Clap~Clap~"

He couldn't help but slapped himself hard.

"I'm not as good as a beast~"

"Father is so angry, and the family business is ruined, it's not as good as a beast."

While beating himself, Wang Enyi kept talking, the more he said, the angrier he became, and the harder he hit, his face became swollen all of a sudden.

"Xiang Gong~"

Wu hurriedly grabbed Wang Enyi's hand and said, "It's fine if you know your mistakes and you can correct them. If your father knows about them, he will definitely forgive you."

"My lady, I'm sorry for you~"

Wang Enyi looked at his wife in front of him, couldn't help but knelt down, and said regretfully.

"Sir, a man has gold under his knees, how can you kneel down to a woman like me, get up, get up."

When Wu saw it, she panicked immediately, and quickly helped Wang Enyi up.

"My lady, I am already like this, and you will never leave me. How can I, Wang Enyi, He De, marry you as a wife?"

Wang Enyi didn't want to get up, thinking of his past, he felt extremely guilty and sorry for Wu Shi.

"Xiang Gong~"

When Wu heard this, tears fell even more, and she immediately felt that everything she was doing now was worthwhile, and all the sacrifices were worthwhile.

"Goo~Goo~"

At this time, Wang Enyi's stomach, which had been hungry for a whole day, let out a growl.

"Master, haven't you eaten yet?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu hurriedly asked.

"Hmm~"

Wang Enyi nodded in shame. In the past, he didn't go home full of food and drink, but now he came back hungry, and felt that it was even more difficult to face his wife.

"Sir, sit down first, I'll cook for you right away."

Wu quickly helped Wang Enyi to sit on the chair in the yard, and then went to get busy, but when she came to the rice vat, she found that there was no rice in the rice vat, so she touched her body and said, "Sir, there is no rice at home." Alright, I'll go to Aunt Li's next door to borrow some rice."

After speaking, she hurriedly picked up a cloth bag and was about to go outside.

When Wang Enyi heard this, he cried even worse. He hugged Mrs. Wu and said, "My lady, don't go. It's just a hungry meal. It's nothing. What's more, how can I let you go for such a thing? Save face, I'll go tomorrow."

"Xiang Gong~"

When Wu Shi heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and then tears poured out like tears.

Pity her for being a lady of a great family. She used to keep her hands clean, but now she wants to wash clothes for others to earn a few coppers to support the family and find someone to borrow rice. It was very difficult for her to say it at the first time. Only she knows how much struggle she has had in her heart, how much her face has blushed, how many stares and ridicule she has received.

"Miss, I will never gamble or spend time in the future. I will find something to do, and I will never let you suffer."

Wang Enyi hugged his wife, and his clothes were wet with tears. At this moment, he realized that the most precious wealth left by his father was nothing but a virtuous wife.

"Xiang Gong~"

When Wu shi heard this, she just hugged Wang Enyi immediately, and immediately felt that even living a hard life was worth it.

"Sir, today I'll go to Aunt Li to get some rice. This person is like iron rice or steel. If he doesn't eat a meal, he will be hungry. If he is hungry, his bones will not work."

Hearing Wang Enyi's growling stomach again, Wu said, wiping away tears.

"Don't go, just go hungry, but you won't die from starvation. You were so happy before, that's why you ruined it like this. You should suffer. It's nothing to be hungry."

Wang Enyi smiled, then pulled Wu's opponent, let her sit down and said: "Lady, I understand now that everything is like the smoke and clouds of the past, only you are the one who is truly worth cherishing."

"I, Wang Enyi, swear to the heavens that if I do anything wrong to my lady in the future, I will be struck by lightning!"

Then Wang Enyi knelt on the ground, raised his fingers, and swore directly to the sky.

"Sister-in-law~Sister-in-law~"

"I know what you mean, you don't need to swear such a poisonous oath."

When Wu Shi heard this, she quickly said that her whole body was as sweet as eating honey.

"Miss, don't worry, our family actually still has money. Before father left, he deposited most of our family's money in the Daming First Bank, but the deposit is for a fixed term, and it cannot be withdrawn before it expires. We can get interest every year, and tomorrow we will go to the bank to see if we can ask them to pay us some interest first, so that we can tide over the current difficulties."

"I've made up my mind. In the future, I will go into business like the old man. I will earn back everything our family lost with my own hands."

Wang Enyi nodded, then stood up and said very firmly.

"Hmm~"

Wu Shi nodded firmly, she believed in her husband.

This scene was also clearly seen by Luo Dong outside the door, and it was also recorded in detail.

　Six thousand words chapter~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)