Smuggling Daming

"Finally finished!" Zhou Zhong in the bedroom suddenly dropped the brush, then picked up the last chapter of Journey to the West that he wrote, read it back and forth several times and found that there were no typos, and then put it down with satisfaction.

After more than 20 days of hard work, Zhou Zhong finally wrote the manuscript of Journey to the West, and this morning is the last time.Some time ago when Xu Shenzhong returned to Suzhou, he took away the first [-] chapters of Journey to the West that he and Zheng Jing had co-written, and when sending them off, Xu Shenzhong held Zhou Zhong’s hand and insisted that he give him a set when Journey to the West was published. Zhou Zhong has already agreed, and I believe this promise will be fulfilled soon.

"Brother, hurry up and have lunch, my aunt and sister have already made lunch!" At this moment, the petite Duo'er jumped into the house and shouted, Bai Qiu was not only afraid of Zhou Zhong, even Zhou Zhong's house Not daring to enter, just put the dog's head in from the threshold to look at it secretly, ready to escape at any time.

"Okay, let's go have lunch. My brother will go out in the afternoon and bring you delicious food!" After writing Journey to the West, Zhou Zhong also let go of his worries. He was even happier to see Duo'er. Picking up Duo'er, he put her on his shoulder and said.He planned to hand over the manuscript of Journey to the West to Xie Lingyun this afternoon, so that he could get the money earlier.

"Oh~, that's great, there's something delicious again, Duo'er wants to eat candied haws and malt candy!" Hearing that there was something delicious, Duo'er, who was sitting on Zhou Zhong's shoulder, hugged Zhou Zhong's head, happy It was shaking and shaking.Although the injury on Zhou Da's leg had healed, he was still dizzy by Duo'er, and it was hard for her to calm down.

Zhou Zhong carried Duo'er out of the small courtyard, and was about to go to Aunt Wang's for dinner, but at this moment, Duo'er suddenly remembered something, and shouted loudly: "Brother, Auntie told us to call Steward Xu, he Haven't come to eat yet!"

"Butler Xu didn't come?" Zhou Zhong was very surprised when he heard that. Butler Xu has always been on the front line of eating, and he was the first to arrive every time he had a meal. It's so strange that it didn't come.

With doubts in his heart, Zhou Zhong took Duo'er to the courtyard where Butler Xu lived in the front yard, but just as he entered the main hall gate, he saw Butler Xu sitting on a chair with a piece of paper in one hand, The other hand was wiping tears. When he saw Zhou Zhong coming in, he hurriedly crumpled up the paper in his hand and threw it behind him, then forced a smile and said, "Master, why are you here?"

Seeing the tears on Steward Xu's face, Zhou Zhong was also full of doubts. He just wanted to ask Steward Xu what's wrong, but he saw Steward Xu wiped his face hastily and said with a smile, "Young master, look at what this old slave is saying." I was fascinated by watching it, but I didn't expect it to be noon, let's go eat quickly!"

Butler Xu stood up and left, obviously not wanting Zhou Zhong to ask why.

Seeing Steward Xu showing such a serious look, Zhou Zhong couldn't ask any more questions, so he followed Steward Xu to the inner house, but when Steward Xu was not paying attention, he whispered a few words to Duo'er. The girl quickly ran back to Butler Xu's room, then rushed back and stuffed a ball of paper into Zhou Zhong's palm.

Duo'er was small, and housekeeper Xu was thinking about things, so he didn't notice her movements.On the way, Zhou Zhong secretly opened the ball of paper, but when he saw it, he was taken aback because the letter turned out to be a suicide note written by a woman to Steward Xu.

The woman who wrote the letter claimed to be Su Niang, and in the letter she referred to Butler Xu as an 'officer'. Although this title is a respectful term for men, it does not have a specific reference, but in this area of ​​Songjiang Prefecture, it is generally the wife who treats her husband with respect. title.What surprised Zhou Zhong was that Steward Xu had never been married, so how could there be any wife?

Zhou Zhong continued to read with doubts, but the following content shocked him even more. This woman named Su Niang was pregnant with Steward Xu's child, and according to the contents of her letter, Su Niang is in a very bad situation. If Steward Xu didn't look for her, then she would most likely have her child aborted and sold into a brothel.

But this Su Niang is also a staunch woman. She told Butler Xu at the end that if he didn't come to find her, she would understand the difficulties of Butler Xu, but she really couldn't bear the blow of losing her child, so she had to die to show her ambition. , In addition, she also hoped that Steward Xu could collect the body for her. The two of them can't be in the same bed in life, but only hope that they can have the same bed in death.

Although the entire letter paper was crumpled up by Steward Xu, it was still obvious that there were some tear stains on it, some new and some old. on the letter.

Although Zhou Zhong had read the whole letter and probably understood the reason of the matter, there was still one thing he couldn't figure out, which was who was Su Niang who wrote the letter?The other party and Steward Xu are husband and wife, and they are pregnant with a child, but now they are in a dangerous situation. Not only will the child be lost, but even themselves may be sold to a brothel.

"Could it be that Steward Xu seduced someone else's wife and then impregnated her, and now that the other's husband knows, not only will he abort the child, but also sell her to a brothel?" Zhou Zhong couldn't help guessing.

But he quickly rejected this idea. First of all, it didn't make sense. If the woman's husband knew about it, they would probably call the door immediately. How could the woman be allowed to write letters?And no matter how much a husband hates his wife, he is unlikely to sell her to a brothel.The second and most important point is, with Steward Xu's fat body, which married woman would fall in love with him?

However, after denying the speculation about Su Niang's identity, Zhou Zhong became even more puzzled. Although he also thought that Su Niang might be a concubine raised by Butler Xu, he couldn't figure out why Su Niang was forced to kill her. The child was sold to a brothel, so this guess was denied again.It's a pity that Zhou Zhong didn't know that there was a special brothel called Bieyuan in Songjiang Mansion.

Steward Xu in the front was out of his mind, and Zhou Zhong in the back was full of doubts. Only the young Duo'er was carefree, calling the white ball behind them to tease him from time to time, and making "giggle~" laughter from time to time.In this way, the three of them came to the yard where Aunt Wang lived, and started to eat under the greeting of Bracelet.

With Steward Xu’s storytelling abroad and Zhou Zhong’s income from Journey to the West, the conditions of the Zhou family have gradually improved. For example, taking food as an example, although the food is not as good as the original level for the time being, at least it can be done. There is meat, which already meets Zhou Zhong's basic requirements, and Steward Xu can eat as much as he wants.

But housekeeper Xu was obviously not in the mood to eat today, before he was the last one to put down the bowl, but this time he only ate a few mouthfuls, put down the bowl and said: "Master, this old servant is full, I will deliver food to Wu Shan! "

Wu Shan was seriously injured. Even though he lay on the bed for half a month, he still couldn't take care of himself. He didn't have any relatives, so Steward Xu usually took care of him and brought him meals.

Aunt Wang and Biao'er were also surprised to see Steward Xu eating so little. They wanted to ask, but Zhou Zhong stopped him with his eyes.

At this time, Steward Xu stood up and took a small basin to serve Wu Shan with rice, and then put a few dishes on it. When he turned around and was about to leave, Zhou Zhong finally said, "Uncle Xu, what's on your mind?" Just say it, everyone is a family, don't hold it in your heart!"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Housekeeper Xu forced a smile again and said, "Master, you are joking. This old slave eats and sleeps well at home, so what can you worry about?"

Seeing that Butler Xu was still holding on, Zhou Zhong finally lost his patience. He reached out and took out Su Niang's letter from his pocket and slapped it on the table, looking straight at him and saying, "Butler Xu, you are so serious about such a big matter?" How long do you want to hide from me, don't you just have the heart to watch Su Niang show her ambition with death?"

Seeing the letter in Zhou Zhong's hand, Steward Xu turned pale with shock, and stammered, "This...why is this letter in your hands, young master? I...I clearly..."

"Obviously what, do you still want to hide such a big matter from us?" Zhou Zhong interrupted Guan Xu.

At this time, Aunt Wang also asked with a puzzled face: "Chonger, what letter did you tell Butler Xu? What did Butler Xu hide from us? Why is Su Niang dead?"

"Yeah, brother, why can't I understand what you and Uncle Xu are talking about?" Bracelet also said at this time.

Zhou Zhong didn't know how to explain this matter, so he handed the letter to Aunt Wang and Bracelet for them to read by themselves.At first, Butler Xu wanted to stop him, but he was glared at by Zhou Zhong, and immediately calmed down.

After reading the letter, Aunt Wang and Biao'er also showed a half-understanding expression, and Aunt Wang asked, "Uncle Xu, who is this Su Niang who wrote the letter? How could she know?" Pregnant with your child? And now being forced to abort the child, this...what the hell is going on?"

The three of Zhou Zhong had already read the letter, and Steward Xu knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he had no choice but to confess and be lenient, but before he could say anything, tears burst out.After all, he knew that he really didn't have the financial resources to help Su Niang redeem her life. Thinking that his only child might be killed, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Steward Xu cried and talked, and finally let Zhou Zhong and the others understand what was going on. Aunt Wang and Bracelet heard that Uncle Xu, who had always been honest and prudent, was going to a brothel and adopted a daughter. They were all powdery and reddish, and they spat lightly, 'Men don't have a good thing'.

In contrast, Zhou Zhong understood Butler Xu very well, man, who doesn't have a physical need?Especially for a person like Steward Xu who has never married in his life, it is normal for him to raise a woman outside to meet his physical needs.In addition, he didn't expect that the sex industry in Daming was so developed that even such places for professional support had appeared concentratedly. It seemed that industries supported by the state really had unlimited potential.

But understanding is understanding, Zhou Zhong soon fell into a dilemma. If he wanted to save Su Niang, he could only redeem Su Niang. But the family’s financial situation has just improved, and the 300 taels of silver from Journey to the West will be available soon. He still has great use for the money in the future, and even if he takes all of it out, he doesn't know if it will be enough to redeem Su Niang's body?

But if you don't save her, Su Niang is pregnant with Steward Xu's child. If you don't know it, it's fine. Now that he knows, he can't just watch Su Niang die. Zhou Zhong's personality cannot be so indifferent no matter what.

save?Still not saved?This next week is really difficult.

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