The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 191
Cheng Ziheng and Liu Buqi stood in front of the door, looking at Lu Qian's master and servant from a distance, they felt something was wrong.

"Hey, Fatty," Liu Buqi patted Cheng Ziheng's shoulder, "Do you think something really happened to the Lu family?"

Cheng Ziheng thought of his elder brother, who frowned so much that he could almost kill a fly, "No, I'm afraid that something will happen to our two families."

"What happened to our two families? What's the matter?"

Liu Buqi grew up in a simple family with loving parents, so he was naturally insensitive to intrigue.

Cheng Ziheng explained with a gloomy face, "The Lu family voluntarily withdrew from the business of the three of us, and in such a hurry. The reason is so obvious. It must be that our two families made the Lu family uncomfortable. We all I've been to the Lu family, so I know the temper of the Lu family, so I'm afraid it can only be our family's fault."

"I can't," Liu shouted in a hurry, "My mother arranged for my little uncle to be in charge of the workshop, and the staff are all signed death contracts, so it's impossible..."

In the middle of his speech, he finally noticed that Cheng Ziheng's face was getting darker and darker, so he decisively changed the subject, "No matter what the reason is, please ask for leave and go home. Once you get home, you will understand everything."

"Okay, go find the dean."

The two hurriedly found the old dean's residence because they were friends of the proud disciple.Under the love of the house and the black, the old dean didn't feel embarrassed, and agreed to return home early.In fact, there are still three days before the holiday, which is not too selfish.

The two of them didn't have time to buy any local products, so they simply packed up and saluted, took their servants and set off on the road.

The further south the road goes, the warmer the weather is. Compared with the harsh winds in the north, the winter in Quanzhou is too gentle. Even some evergreen trees are still covered with green clothes, which makes people feel good.

But both of them had no intention of appreciating, and they parted ways when they hurried to Fucheng.

The Liu family welcomed back their long-lost son, so they were naturally very happy.Mrs. Liu yelled repeatedly that she wanted the kitchen to add more vegetables, and asked the maid to clean up her son's yard. At the end, she asked her son to look him up and down, for fear that his son would suffer in the academy.

Liu Buqi couldn't bear it any longer, so he kicked out the servant girl and asked his old lady, "Mother, what's going on in the workshop? Dejing gave me all the recipes for raw powder, saying that the sky is long and the road is long, brother Lu I can't leave home for a long time, this business will be given to our Liu family and Cheng family in the future. Both Zi Heng and I felt that something was wrong, so we came back early to ask for clarification."

Mrs. Liu saw her son's harsh words, and it was obvious that she was concerned about this matter, so she didn't hesitate, and said directly, "It has nothing to do with our family, it's all caused by the eldest son of the Cheng family. Your uncle is in charge of our family's staff working in the workshop , but there was no delay. As for the dividend, the Lu family also calculated it clearly, and it was delivered early. My mother saved it for you. In the future, when you get married or go into an official career, you don't have to worry about money.

But more than half a month ago, someone bribed our family to steal the secret recipe. After discussing it with your uncle, I told the Lu family.The Lu family seemed to check the accounts, and found out that Boss Cheng had enriched himself and raised the price without authorization, which was more than 1 taels.The Lu family settled the bill directly, calculated the dividend and returned home.Mother wants to tell you, but she is afraid that you will be distracted from studying, so she wants to wait until the time when you go home for the New Year..."

"Mom, why are you so confused!"

Liu Buqi's face turned dark when he heard it, and it was the first time he spoke loudly to his old lady, "This business is done by the Lu family themselves, why did they pull our fellow Cheng's family? It is because Dejing values ​​our friendship with him. , It's like giving away money for nothing. Now that the Lu family is being bullied by the Cheng family, you not only don't help, but just sit and watch the fun, it's really... hey, how can I see Dejing in the future!"

Mrs. Liu blushed at what her son said, and she couldn't lose her mother's face, so she said angrily, "You are not at home, how could mother know that the Lu family is so important to you. Besides, the Cheng family is powerful, and mother wants to help if she wants to." Take care of our family."

After that, she got up directly and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to look at the dishes, you should wash up quickly, and dinner will be ready when your father comes back."

Liu Buqi gritted his teeth in annoyance, but he couldn't treat his old lady seriously. In the end, it was like a donkey pulling a mill for many times, but he still couldn't get over it.He didn't wait for dinner at home, so he went to find Cheng Ziheng when he went out.

In the Cheng family's main courtyard, it was also gloomy at the moment.Mrs. Cheng is not as strong as Mrs. Liu, but when she wipes away her tears, her attack power against her son is also second to none.

"Wuuu, Ziheng, mother knows this and should tell you. But mother...doesn't go out, and she doesn't know what's going on in the workshop. By the time she finds out, it's too late. That bastard has already caused trouble, so I'll tell the master Listen, the master is protecting him again..."

Cheng Ziheng saw that his mother was crying and wet half of the handkerchief, but his expression was extremely indifferent. After a while, he asked quietly, "Mother, do you want to use this opportunity to get rid of elder brother? But have you ever thought about it? I can get rid of my mother's heart disease for many years, but what about my child? The friend of the child kindly took the child to do business together, and almost gave out a large amount of money for nothing, so it was ruined. How will the child face his friends in the future?"

Mrs. Cheng froze for a moment when she heard the words, and when the veil was taken off, a stern look appeared on her weak face, "Son, anyone can blame mother, but you can't. Because mother is so It's all for you! If you don't get rid of that bastard, how will the Cheng family have a way out for our mother and child in the future?"

"Mom, I will take the scientific examination and become an official, and I will earn you back the imperial reward..."

Cheng Ziheng never knew that his mother had such a side, and his heart ached like being stabbed by a knife.

"mother…"

Mrs. Cheng waved her hands, her face turned gray instantly, and she said with a wry smile, "Mother can't wait any longer, the oil lamp is dry, and all the doctors are afraid to prescribe medicine."

"Mom, hasn't your illness been cured?" Cheng Ziheng was so frightened that he knelt down in front of his old lady, groping for her arm like crazy.

Mrs. Cheng patted her son's cheek lightly, and suddenly smiled brightly.

"Actually, Mother thought she would never see you again. When you come back, things will be almost over. But you were a few days early, and Mother wanted to trick you away. Unexpectedly, Mother's son is so smart. Mother Ah, even in the underworld, I feel relieved."

"Mother, don't scare your son. What's wrong? My son is looking for a doctor. Let's go to Kyoto. There are many famous doctors in Kyoto..."

Mrs. Cheng shook her head. She seemed a little thirsty, so she picked up the bird's nest soup on the side of the table and drank it.In the end, he pulled off the veil and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "Remember, it was that little bitch who poisoned mother, and that bastard wanted to seize all the dowry shops of mother and steal the money from the workshop. Your father will come back in two days. Come back, you killed him on the spot, no one can say your fault. Remember, you must remember..."

Mrs. Cheng spoke more and more slowly, and finally wiped the handkerchief at the corner of her mouth, and the embroidered lines on her happy brows had changed from dots of red to blood red...

"Mother, mother!"

Cheng Ziheng's face was as white as snow, his eyes almost popped out, and he hugged his old lady's body and shouted frantically.

The maidservants outside the door heard the wrong voice, so they all opened the door and barged in.In the end, the mistress died in the young master's arms covered in blood. This tragic appearance shocked everyone to be stupid on the spot.

After all, it was the old nanny who had served Mrs. Cheng for many years, who was the first to rush up and cried loudly, "Madam, Madam, you were fine just now, why did you just go away now? Wuwu, didn't you say that the young master Come back, do you want to make glutinous rice balls for the young master yourself..."

She looked at Cheng Ziheng while talking, but Cheng Ziheng hugged his mother stupidly, and even forgot to cry. The old mother was impatient and had no other choice, so she raised her hand to take the bird's nest bowl on the table and asked, "Master, isn't this the hungry bird's nest soup that the second lady just sent? Could it be that the lady drank it? Wuwu, that damn bitch, the old slave advised the lady to be more careful, and the lady said that it is a family. No, woooo, Madame, your life is so miserable!"

When the porcelain bowl fell to the ground, there was a sound of "cracking", which finally pulled back Cheng Ziheng's wandering soul.He slowly put down his old lady's body, turned his head to look at the anxious old nanny, and said coldly, "Call the doctor!"

Because Mrs. Cheng has been recovering from illness all year round, the Cheng family raised a doctor, but since Mrs. Cheng claimed to have recovered from her illness a year ago, the doctor has been idle.On weekdays, I occasionally prescribed two doses of medicine to the maids and servants, and my life was very comfortable.

Now that she was taking a nap, she was suddenly caught by the old mother, and she was a little nervous.After seeing Mrs. Lu vomit black blood and die, she was even more scared out of her wits.

So, as soon as the porcelain bowl was handed to him, he took a silver needle to test it, and finally shouted, "Second Young Master, it's Crane Crown Red! It's not a prescription prescribed by a villain, and I've been wronged by the villain!"

But Cheng Ziheng didn't listen to him, he turned his head and forgot one last look at the embarrassed but smiling old lady, and finally walked out without hesitation.

The yard was full of panic-looking servants. Master Cheng was not at home, and Young Master Cheng hadn't come back for two days. Now that the mistress has died tragically, no one can work with peace of mind!
"where is he?"

Cheng Ziheng threw out four words coldly, his eyes swept across everyone's faces like knives.Everyone lowered their heads subconsciously. Although they knew that this "he" must represent the young master, they all pretended to be confused.At a time like this, if you act recklessly, if you make a mistake, you really don't even know how to die.

But some people are not afraid. Xizi's father was originally assigned to work in the back kitchen of the restaurant, but he was kicked out by Young Master Cheng for a small mistake a few days ago.Now that the real master is back, it's time for him to take revenge.

"Second young master, this old slave knows. Eldest young master raised an outer room outside and bought a five-entry courtyard at the entrance of West Street. I heard it cost 3000 taels of silver!"

"well!"

Cheng Ziheng clenched his hands in his sleeves tightly into fists, but his chubby face was no longer as friendly and harmless as before.

"The second wife, Mrs. Liu, poisoned and killed my mother. As a son, I can't avenge my mother, and live like a dead man. Today, I am in charge of Cheng's family law and punish the culprit. All servants who follow me will be rewarded. 20 taels of silver, or a reward afterwards, and sell the contract. Whoever helps the tyrant and abuses, sells the salt field!"

(End of this chapter)