Chapter 70: The Storm Rises
There was no wind, there were no sails on the cargo ship, and it went down the river on the left river.
Thinking of what he was going to do, he couldn't help but feel nervous, and a strong man asked Huang Wei in a slightly trembling voice: "Outside, is there only a few of us in such a big event?" ”
Huang Wei glanced at him coldly: "What the hell are you doing with this?" Director Yao and Director Fang have been operating in Taipingzhai these days, and everything has already been arranged, you just do what you are told! ”
Seeing that Huang Wei's face was not good, the man shrank his head and didn't dare to say anything again.
There was a sudden silence in the cabin, and only the summer sun shone on the ship, which was so scorching that it roasted the cabin like a steamer.
Liu Dahu and Qiu Niangzi sat in the tea shop, drank a large pot of water from the host's house, the sun rose, it was as hot as a steamer, and the water could not be stored in the body, turning into a stinky sweat.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and Xiuxiu and the three of them had to wait for Xu Ping, bored and playing in the water by the pool. At this time, the big and small fish in the pond were almost unable to squeeze in, and they were fluttering and fluttering and having fun not far from them.
Qiu Niangzi wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and said to Liu Dahu: "Everyone is scattered, and there is nothing to do with your sister, so it is better to go over now." ”
Liu Dahu still wanted to shirk, but Qiu Niangzi didn't bother to pay attention to him, so she just stood up and walked towards Liu Xiaomei and a few of them by the pool. Liu Dahu was helpless, so he had to follow lazily.
When she arrived at the pool, Qiu Niangzi made a salute and smiled before saying a word: "Concubine Qiu Niangzi, living with Liu Dahu in Zhongzhou, I heard that my little sister is going to get married in a few days, so I came to congratulate her." ”
Duan Yunjie and Xiuxiu looked at Liu Xiaomei together, unable to make up their minds about how to treat this person.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person with a smile, Liu Xiaomei looked at Qiu Niangzi and reluctantly replied: "I have a heart." ”
Liu Dahu came around from behind Qiu Niangzi to the front, and said to Liu Xiaomei with a smile: "Congratulations to my sister on her great joy, why don't you tell my brother about such a big event?" ”
Liu Xiaomei glanced at her brother coldly, turned her head, and didn't reply to him.
Liu Dahu smiled wryly: "My sister is getting married, why is she still so temperamental?" ”
Xiuxiu was not pleasing to the eye when she saw this Liu Dahu, and said angrily: "You, who is an elder brother and sells your sister, have a bad conscience!" Sister Liu Xiaomei won't pay attention to you! ”
Liu Dahu didn't dare to provoke Xiuxiu, and while laughing, he hid behind Qiu Niangzi.
Qiu Niang sighed: "Xiuxiu little lady, why mention those past things?" ”
Xiuxiu said: "Why don't you mention it?" If he harms once, he will harm a second time, and a third time! This kind of person, stay away as soon as possible, lest he be sold again! ”
Qiu Niangzi smiled and said: "You can't say that, in the season of Zhongzhou, Liu Da had no food and clothing, and he was instigated by a group of fox friends and dog friends to do that kind of unconscionable thing." As the saying goes, Cang Liao knows etiquette, and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. Now, we have a small shop by the dock, and every day we have money in our accounts, and we don't have to worry about food and clothing, and he will never come around like he used to be. ”
Xiuxiu don't look over: "No matter how nice you say, which one will believe it!" ”
Qiu Niangzi sighed again: "Their flesh and blood affection, no matter how big the hatred is, it should be put down after such a long time." The little lady also has brothers and sisters, and she should know how desolate it is. ”
When Xiuxiu heard this, she closed her mouth and stopped talking about Liu Dahu. She has been in Yongzhou for four or five years, and she is always thinking about her family, especially her younger brother Huzi, who has now learned to write, and the family letters once every few months are now written by him. Speaking of flesh and blood, Xiuxiu couldn't imagine that she would ignore her brother for anything, it was a strong family affection that kept being cut even after death.
After talking about Xiuxiu, Qiu Niangzi said to Duan Yunjie again: "This sister also helped the concubine to persuade the little sister, in the past, the big tiger was not in a thousand ways, and the concubine was guilty on his behalf." ”
Duan Yunjie said lightly: "What is there to persuade for this kind of thing? They all know the affairs of their brothers and sisters, and outsiders are always unable to speak or intervene. ”
Qiu Niangzi blushed and looked dazed. Duan Yunjie had something to say, obviously referring to the fact that Qiu Niangzi and Liu Dahu were not married, but in fact, they were also outsiders and worried about it.
But now that we're here, we can't stop halfway. Qiu Niangzi is a shrewd person, and she knows that her current rich life is finally to build a tower on the sand dune, and the foundation is not strong, and she will collapse at some point. If you want to be safe and sound in the future, you must firmly hold Gao Daquan's thighs.
After sorting out her mood, Qiu Niangzi said to Liu Xiaomei again: "Little sister, you are going to get married in a few days, I have made a few pieces of jewelry, and it is also a heart, I hope you will not dislike it." ”
Liu Xiaomei didn't look at Qiu Niangzi, and said coldly: "I have a heart, I don't want your jewelry!" ”
At this time, the sun rose to the head, it was hot, Liu Dahu hid aside, the stinky sweat that came out before was quickly dried up, and he felt that the skin on his body was about to crack, and his heart was already restless, and when he heard Liu Xiaomei's words, he couldn't help but get upset, and said in his throat: "Now that you have climbed the high branches, you look down on my brother, and you dislike it in every way, and I have a shy face to recognize you!" I think back then, my father and mother went early, and you couldn't walk, how could I raise you with cattle on my back? Girls are outgoing, you remember the two wrong things I did with lard, but you don't want to be pulled by me, how can you grow so big? How to get married? That's it, since you don't recognize it, I won't let you watch the joke here, just marry yourself and enjoy the wealth! But I don't want such a big event, no mother's family will support you on the scene, and I'm not afraid of other people's jokes! Qiu Niangzi, let's go, don't ask for someone here! ”
After speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Qiu Niangzi, and walked back angrily.
Liu Xiaomei stood there quietly, looking at the lake, and her eyes couldn't help but burst into tears. The brother and sister help each other grow up, how can it be all grudges? My father and mother went too early, Liu Xiaomei couldn't walk, she was raised by her brother when she was young, and Liu Dahu, who was in his early tens, did not suffer less. When Liu Xiaomei grew up, her brother also learned badly, and she helped her brother, but she suffered a lot.
Can grievances and grievances really be settled? Could it be true that we will never get along with each other for the rest of our lives?
The willow branches gently brushed the water, there was no wind, and it looked lazy in the scorching sun.
The cargo ship docked, Huang Wei came out of the cabin, looked left and right, it was the hottest time, there was no one on the riverside, quietly, turned around and asked the director Fang who came out: "Have you arranged people in the freight yard?" ”
Director Fang said respectfully: "The little one told that Tian Er, he won't go out today, and he will take care of the freight yard for me." Although this person is unbearable, he is greedy for money, and he should not be wrong. ”
Huang Wei nodded: "Okay, let's go to your yard first!" ”
Director Fang agreed, got off the ship first, and led everyone to the freight yard not far away.
There are always many such yards near the docks, and they charge a fee for storing goods for customers. The large houses and warehouses that are opened are in pieces, and the money is being made every day. Director Fang's freight yard naturally did not have that scale, but a piece of land was enclosed in the open air, surrounded by a fence, and a row of five bamboo houses was built in it.
When I arrived at the freight yard, I found that there were already more than 50 customers inside, all of whom had horses, as if it was a large horse gang.
Tian Er was busy with the two little guys, and when he saw Director Fang coming back, he came up and grabbed him: "Brother, you are back!" Who would have thought that on such a day, such a big business could be received, brother, I really can't take care of it, you hurry up and talk to their master! ”
Director Fang smiled: "Don't worry, I have my own opinions." Okay, I'll take care of you here, you just go and get busy with you, you're tired all day. ”
When Tian Er heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then he noticed that Huang Wei and Director Yao were following him, and asked Director Fang: "These people are friends of the two of you?" How come you've never seen it? ”
"They were all acquaintances who I knew in Qinzhou, and I just happened to meet them on the road and came here, so I brought them back to reminisce about the past. We'll greet you, so you don't have to. ”
After listening to Director Fang's words, Tian Er was suspicious, and said in his heart, where is it so coincidental to bring so many people back at once? However, in this yard, he was just named, and he got interest in vain, and he didn't bother to do anything with the supervisor, so he went back to the floor to rest with a casual and polite sentence.
Watching Tian Er enter the house, Huang Wei said coldly to a man beside him: "You keep an eye on this person for me, don't let him go outside!" ”
The man nodded, touched the sharp knife at his waist, and went outside the house to pull a stool and sit down.
After arranging for Tian Er, Huang Weicai and Director Fang walked to the Mabang guests.
Not far away, a thin figure stood up among the dozens of people sitting on the ground resting, lifted the fan Yangli wearing a shade on his head, and smiled at Huang Wei: "Brother, why are you so late?" ”
Huang Wei shook his head: "The boat is slow, how can we compare to the horseback riding in the Yanei?" ”
That thin figure is the former Zhongzhou Xiaoyanei Huang Conggui who has not been seen for a long time.
Huang Conggui stepped forward and patted Huang Wei on the shoulder: "Haha, just now I was worried that you had an accident on the road, so I was twelve times more careful, and I was relieved to see my brother!" So many of us are so anxious that we will send someone to get two barrels of wine to quench our thirst! ”
Huang Wei turned around and instructed Director Yao to go back to the store and get some wine and food, so that everyone could do things at night after they were full of food and drink.
Director Yao left, and Huang Wei asked Huang Conggui again: "Why didn't my brother come with him?" ”
Huang Conggui said: "If you want to say that you are readers, full of poetry and books, but you can only write two sour poems, and you will look ahead and backward when you really do things, you are also afraid of that, what big things can you achieve?" Your brother was sentenced by the general judge surnamed Xu a few years ago and said that he was not allowed to do business in Yongzhou, so he was afraid that until now, he hid in Qianlongtong and did not dare to come over. Dare to be like me, and the surname Xu is a sworn enemy, and he is not swaggering! ”
Huang Wei sighed twice, but he didn't smile: "Isn't the arrogance of the Yanei compared to ordinary people?" Not to mention my brother. But then again, the Yongzhou boundary has been drawn to hunt down Yanei, so you still have to be careful. ”
Huang Conggui waved his hand: "I'm afraid of him!" The surnamed Xu dared to come in front of me and cut him with a knife! ”
Huang Wei laughed twice and did not answer Huang Conggui's words. Such a rough man with an unclear mind was only beaten and killed by others, and now he is used for nonsense. This guy didn't know that this should be all planned by his brother Huang Shimi, that is the real mastermind, Huang Conggui and these people are just pawns who are used casually. Not to mention that he is a down-and-out yaman who has a home and is difficult to return, even in Guangyuan Prefecture, the Nong family also treats his brother as a guest and relies on foreign plotters. When the big thing is done, his brother goes to Guangyuan Prefecture to be an official, and the prime minister of a country is also holding it in his hands, so why bother with people like Huang Conggui.