happy event

Chapter 254
Wu Youde didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly agreed.The two left the shop with their confidants and two boatmen, and returned to the big ship in the port.Mr. Chen took the helm himself, and Wu Youde led the way. After exiting the port, he made a slight turn around the bay, and within a quarter of an hour of sailing, he arrived at a small bay with slow water flow.

Wu Youde disembarked from the boat and ran to the beach in a hurry. After a while, lights lit up in the distant mountain depression, and three or four middle-aged women followed Wu Youde with joyful faces.

Everyone started to pack their luggage and stepped off the boat on the springboard.The rest of the large items were carried by boatmen, and after an hour of tossing, they were settled in a large house deep in the mountain depression.It was already midnight at this time, and the children and the old man couldn't stand the tiredness, so they all took a rest and waited for the morning to make careful arrangements.

Only Dong Ping, Mr. Cao, Uncle Wang, Mr. Dong, Mr. Chen, the eldest son and his son were still sitting in the hall, and a few women who had been guarding the house all year round came to salute along with shopkeeper Wu.Most of them were widows who were taken in by Xiaoyi Garden back then. Because of their twists and turns, they saw through the world and had a heart to be born, so they were sent here to guard the yard when this secret manor was just built.This place may be a little lonely for others, but for them, it is the best place to return to old age.

Dong Ping asked a few words, rewarded them with money, and finally thanked them solemnly for their perseverance.Several women hurriedly knelt down to return the salute. Although they couldn't say some words of sincerity, they kowtowed their heads loudly.

Shopkeeper Wu guessed that the masters and sons still had important matters to discuss, so after a few words of persuasion, he took the women away to get busy.In the future, there will be dozens of people in the house. Although the food and necessities have been prepared long ago, it may not be used up in a few years, but the trivial matters such as eating, drinking and drinking still need to be carefully arranged.

Dong Ping glanced at the open door of the hall, seeing that there were no idlers wandering around, and then said in a low voice, "Masters, you were in a hurry just now, I didn't go into details with you all. My sister came here a few days ago, and A secret letter was left in the shop, she is safe and sound, and is now on the ship returning to Daqi."

"what?"

"Is this true? Sister Rong is all right?"

"Great, great!"

The old men were overjoyed to ask questions again and again, and the old man Dong burst into tears, and the old man Cao also had red eye circles. The two of them shook hands tightly and repeated, "Thank God, thank God!"

It was Mr. Chen who heard that his master was on a ship, so he hurriedly got up and asked, "Which ship is your master on? How many days have you been away? Let's set sail quickly, can we still catch up?"

These words reminded Mr. Dong and Mr. Cao. The two also wiped away their tears and urged, "That's right, go after them!"

Dong Ping shook his head, thinking of passing by his sister this time, he was very annoyed, "It's too late, my sister has been away for half a month. However, shopkeeper Wu sent someone to inquire, and the merchant ship that my sister was on was Beidi Liu. Family. Although our two families have some disputes over business, the Liu family’s reputation is not bad. My sister seems to be a steward on the ship, and she didn’t suffer any hardships, and she didn’t suffer any injuries when she was killed before.”

"Ah!" Everyone sighed in disappointment, but after thinking about it, they realized they couldn't be too greedy, so they said, "It's good that she's safe and sound, as long as she's alive, there will always be a time to meet."

"That's what you said." Master Dong also echoed, but he still felt sorry for his daughter, and said angrily, "Why didn't shopkeeper Wu keep Sister Rong here? If we send her here, will we get together?"

Dong Ping looked at the old father and persuaded, "Father, my sister was in trouble suddenly. She didn't have a seal in her hand, and shopkeeper Wu had never seen her, so naturally she didn't dare to send her here. The Maitreya sect is powerful. If there are eyes and ears here, then Isn't it exposing the last refuge at home?"

"Maitreya?" Mr. Cao was very surprised when he heard the name, and asked, "How do you talk about Maitreya? Could it be that Sister Rong's suffering is related to Maitreya?"

Dong Ping thought for a while, and then explained to the old men, "My sister didn't say much in the letter she left behind, but she reminded me to beware of the Maitreya Sect. Presumably her troubles this time must be related to the Maitreya Sect, and the previous There is also news from shops all over the place that the Maitreya Sect colluded with the government to force the merchants to donate their funds. So, I wonder if the Maitreya Sect covets the property of our Dong’s business, which is why my sister and brother-in-law did it.”

The old men frowned when they heard this. Old Man Cao and Uncle Wang have been farmers for generations. They were frightened and annoyed when they heard such things, but they didn't know what to do.After all, Mr. Dong has read books all his life, so he is quite knowledgeable. He thought for a while, and then asked, "Although the Maitreya religion has been rampant in recent years, most of them are oppressing small merchants. Although our family runs a business firm, the prince is The first-rank king of Daqi, Sister Rong also has a royal order, and the three children also have titles. How dare they do it, is there someone behind them?"

Dong Ping naturally thought of this, but he didn't want the elders to be more worried, so he comforted him, "Father, maybe you are worrying too much. The prince and the court have made an agreement secretly, and even the queen mother often has Exchanges. If it wasn’t for the prince who took risks with himself many years ago and stirred up chaos in the northern barbarians, how could Da Qi have ten years of peace? Besides, Gardi has just returned to the grassland, and even if someone in the court wants to hinder him, he will not It was chosen at this time. Thinking about it, the Maitreya Sect is still greedy for money, and its ambitions are skyrocketing. After my sister returns to Daqi, this matter will have a result soon."

Mr. Dong wanted to say something more, but seeing his son's face, he changed his mind and said, "Brother Ping's words are also reasonable, I was worried too much."

Mr. Cao comforted, "Father and daughter are united, brother misses his daughter, it is human nature to think too much."

Uncle Wang smiled and was about to agree, but suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed, "It's bad, I'm afraid Sister Rong doesn't know about the rebellion of the teacher at home, right? If she goes to the contact place to find someone to help, wouldn't it be self-inflicted?" snare?"

"Oh, what should I do?" Everyone turned pale with shock, rubbing their hands together in a hurry, but there was nothing they could do.

Dong Ping is also worried about this matter, but now even if he has wings, it is impossible to catch up with his sister and tell the matter immediately, so he can only comfort a few old people, "Father, don't worry, my sister will not go to Binzhou by such a coincidence. Even if When something goes wrong, with my sister's intelligence, she will easily find out what's wrong."

"I hope, God bless you!" The old men sighed, but they were already old, and there was no use in worrying about them any more. Instead, they needed their children to take care of them.

"We have arrived safely, and the rest of the matter will be arranged slowly in the future. You should arrange water and return to the voyage quickly. Maybe Liu's merchant ship is delayed somewhere, and maybe we will catch up on the way." Master Dong The more I thought about it, the more afraid my daughter, who had managed to escape the catastrophe, was in danger again, and urged my son to rush to help.

The rest of the elders also echoed, "That is, we will strictly restrain the family members, and we must hide here well. You can go back early!"

In fact, Dong Ping had already ordered to go down, and he was more anxious than anyone else to rush back to Daqi to find his sister as soon as possible.Hearing this, he got up and solemnly bowed to the old people, and then hurried out to make arrangements.

After a busy night, the two red horse boats had been filled with enough fresh water and food, and Dong Ping and the others rushed into the misty sea again.Mr. Dong stood on the trestle bridge with a heavy heart.The eldest son of the Chen family stepped forward and reported, "Old man, it's too conspicuous for the family's boat to park here, so I'll take someone to another hiding place."

Mr. Cao nodded and wanted to give some instructions, but he saw Mrs. Cao and Aunt Cao running towards Du Juan from afar, so he hurried up to meet him and said in a low voice, "You are not preparing meals in the yard, what are you doing out here?" ?”

Granny Cao stretched her neck and looked out to sea, and saw that the big boat at home could only see two small black dots, so she said angrily, "You old man, why don't you let Brother Ping stay for a while. I still have a lot to say Didn't tell him, if you get news of Sister Rong's safety, let him send a message early!"

"Don't worry, I've said this before. Besides, Sister Rong has already left a letter. She is safe and well, and she was not hurt anywhere!"

"Really?" All the old and young girls shouted in joy, and asked around Mr. Cao, "Where is Sister Rong, why didn't you send a letter to my family earlier?"

Mr. Cao had a headache from the quarrel, and he was afraid of attracting people's attention, so he hurriedly persuaded everyone to go back to the courtyard and talk about it in detail.

Not to mention how everyone started a new life on the island, but Dong Ping urged the boatmen to rush day and night, but the distance was too far. Every time he went to a berth, he would personally take people ashore to inquire. The family fleet has passed for many days.

Dong Rong had no idea that her younger brother was desperately chasing after her, but she just hoped that the merchant ship she was on would run as fast as possible.In a short while, she has been out at sea for three months, presumably the Maitreya Sect has already relaxed a lot in hunting her down, and there may be news of her husband's whereabouts.Her heart felt like grass had grown, she had to stand at the bow of the boat every day to look around, and she rushed to do more work, not for anything else, just to be busy, so that she would not be so anxious that she would get angry.

Half a month later, at lunch that day, Mr. Liu saw all kinds of food on his table that could hardly fit, he raised his chopsticks and hesitated which plate to pick up first.At the end, he sighed and asked Guanshi Liu, "Where is she now?"

Guanshi Liu naturally knew who this "she" was referring to, so he quickly responded, "Ms. Cao has gone to help in the big kitchen again. Cook Liu is just a decoration now, and he doesn't have to do the work after receiving the wages. His life is too leisurely. "

Mr. Liu frowned, put down his chopsticks and said, "Go and ask her to come over, just say I'll have dinner with her."

"Yes, third master."

Liu Guanshi was quick on his legs, and within a moment he led Dong Rong upstairs.Dong Rong was bored in the big kitchen for a long time, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and now it was a little cool by the sea breeze, so she asked with a smile, "Third brother, I am busy Come on, there is also food left in the kitchen, why are you calling me to eat together?"

(End of this chapter)