The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 38 A beauty is like a meal on a plate (2)
Lin Chongjiu hadn't had enough fun yet, but it made sense to listen to Zhao Chen's words, so he nodded and said, "Okay, listen to Big Brother Zhao."

Zhao Chen took the rabbit and motioned him to walk ahead of him. When he reached the foot of the mountain, Chen Ping was already waiting below.The three of them got on their horses and hurried back.

When arriving in the village, most of the families have just started preparing lunch.Liu's mother and daughter will have dinner in the town and will come back later.

Zhao Chen carried Lin Chongjiu off the horse, and shook the empty bamboo tube: "Xiao Jiu, go and fill me with some water, I'm a little thirsty."

Lin Chongjiu invited him to sit inside, but Zhao Chen still declined.

Lin Chongjiu had no choice but to take the bamboo tube, turned around, knocked on the door and called for someone.In the past, the door of the house was only a cover, but recently because I raised Yoyo, I was afraid that it would escape, so I closed it from the inside.Lin Chongjiu wanted to take a pat and then withdrew his hand, but unexpectedly the door that was supposed to be inserted from the inside opened...

Lin Chongjiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My eldest sister must have forgotten to close the door. Brother Zhao, wait a moment, I will come out soon."

After entering the courtyard, Lin Chongjiu first called out to Elder Sister, but there was no one in the wing room, nor the kitchen.Lin Chongjiu scratched his head in puzzlement. When he filled the water and went out, he heard the doe in the fence was very disturbed. He went over and found that the tank was clean, and the branches fed in the morning were also bare. It was obvious that they had not been fed yet. This meal at noon.

Lin Chongjiu became more and more confused, and told Zhao Chen about it when he went out.

Zhao Chen's expression became serious, and he asked him in a low voice: "I remember you said that after your elder sister divorced, you don't want to go out?"

Lin Chongjiu nodded.

"Come on, I'll go in with you and search again, maybe she hid on purpose." Zhao Chen led Lin Chongjiu into the yard, but the two of them searched carefully, but they didn't find Ah Ju.

Lin Chongjiu became anxious.

Zhao Chen was silent for a moment, then patted him on the shoulder, squatted down and looked directly into his eyes: "Don't worry, Xiaojiu, you go to see the people who usually walk around in your house now. When you used to go, you only said to play with your friends, don't mention that your eldest sister is gone. If no one is found in the whole village, come back to me right away."

Lin Chongjiu felt uneasy, his face turned pale, just looking at the man's calm face, he suppressed his panic, nodded and left.

He searched almost from door to door, but there was nothing, and even went to Meng's house before returning.The gate of Meng's house was open, and in the yard, brothers Meng Zhongjing were busy in the vegetable garden, and Ru Niang was squatting at the door of the kitchen washing vegetables.Before they saw him, Lin Chongjiu quietly backed out.

The eldest sister is definitely not here.

He was completely panicked.

When he ran back to his house, he saw the man standing with his hands behind his back. He burst into tears: "Brother Zhao, my eldest sister is gone..."

Zhao Chen pressed the man in his arms, did not comfort him, but called Chen Ping over: "You go to the town and have a look, if the eldest girl is at Zhou's house, you come back by yourself, if not, immediately ask uncle and aunt to go home Remember, don’t be impatient to appease your uncle and aunt, and don’t let the big girl disappear.”

"Don't worry, young master, I will definitely get things done."

Zhao Chen nodded, gave him another low-key instruction, and let him go.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Lin Xian and the others hurried back, and Zhou Pei and his wife followed.

The complexions of several people were not right, Liu immediately ran to the West Wing after getting off the carriage, making sure that her daughter was really not at home, choked up, followed the men into the upper room, and cried before she could stand still: "Young Master Zhao, What the hell is going on here? Why is Ah Ju missing?" In desperation, he no longer cared about addressing her.

Lin Xian looked solemn and stared at Zhao Chen closely.

Zhao Chen briefly explained the matter, and finally said: "Uncle and aunt, think about it carefully, did the eldest girl mention where she wants to go?"

Lin Zhu cried: "Impossible, my elder sister won't go anywhere now!" Even if she wanted to go for a walk, the elder sister would not leave home so quietly.

Zhou Pei's lips moved, looked at Lin Xian, and finally said with downcast eyes: "A few days ago, I heard that someone from a neighboring county kidnapped a girl from a good family..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Liu fell backwards. Fortunately, Lin Zhu, Mrs. Liu, was beside her and supported her together.

Lin Xian's legs are also weak, but he is a man and the pillar of the family, the more he can't be anxious at this time, "Azhu, help your mother go to the Westinghouse, and Xiao Jiu will go too, please persuade her to find your elder sister's business Leave it to us, none of us should panic, don't get confused."

After the female relatives left, Lin Xian first discussed with Zhou Pei: "Sister-in-law, please send someone to quietly inquire about the news of that group of people, and I will go to the vicinity to find the best one. If there is no whereabouts of Ah Ju before dark, we will Just, report to the official." The girl's disappearance, once word spreads, no matter whether she can be found or not, her reputation will be ruined.It's just that they are single and weak. When they searched here, the villain might have already fled. Compared with the safety of the daughter, what is the reputation?
Zhou Pei turned around to leave, but Zhao Chen stretched out his hand to stop him: "Two uncles, wait a moment, don't you think there is something strange about this matter? The eldest girl is at home alone today, and even the villagers who live a little further away may not know about this matter. Those thieves How do you know? Then it means that the person who took away the eldest girl must live nearby, or even be an acquaintance. Uncle, please think carefully, among the people the Lin family knows, who are the enemies who can do such a heartless thing. "

His analysis was methodical, Lin Xian couldn't help calming down, and soon remembered someone: "Wang Wu!"

The Lin family has no enemies, and the villagers are simple and honest. Such things rarely happen. After thinking about it, only Wang Wu is a scum.

Thinking of Wang Wu who once coveted his daughter, Lin Xian raised his foot and wanted to rush outside, but Zhou Pei and Zhao Chen pulled him back together.Zhao Chen looked at Zhou Pei, signaled him with his eyes, and Zhou Pei said, "Brother-in-law, you can't let yourself be involved in this matter. People in the nearby villages know you. If you suddenly go to Wang Wu, it's easy for those people to guess. Or should I send someone, where does he live?"

Lin Xian said bitterly.

"I will definitely find him back, brother-in-law, please stay at home and comfort their mothers." Zhou Pei landed loudly, and then strode away.

Zhao Chen immediately said: "Uncle, I can't ignore this matter, please wait at ease, I will definitely bring Wang Wu to you."

Without waiting for Lin Xian to thank him, he also left.

The sound of the horseshoes of the carriage outside hastily left, Lin Xian was very anxious and helpless.He looked up at the sky, and for the first time hated himself for being powerless, and even had to rely on others to save his eldest daughter.Suddenly his wife's suppressed sobs came from the room, Lin Xian turned around and clenched his fists.

Wang Wu felt that he was lucky and unlucky recently.

That day when he was sleeping late at home, a tall, thin, dark-faced man brought a pretty girl to him and asked him to take the girl to perform a play in the Lin family's stick field.In addition, the other party refused to tell him anything, only gave him 50 taels of silver, and said that if he performed well, he would give him another 50 taels of silver.

Wang Wu naturally took the easy and lucrative job.On the way to take the girl there, he pondered a lot, and he always felt that the girl probably went to Meng Zhongjing, otherwise he would already have a fiancée, why would he coax him to play a hero to save the beauty?Wang Wu decided to keep a close eye on Meng Zhongjing after finishing this job. If he had an affair with this woman, he would take the opportunity to beat him up, and he might be able to sleep with her for a few nights.

Who would have thought that when he finished his work and went to ask for another 50 taels from the thin and tall man, he was arrested by the man and locked in a dark room with three meals a day, but he was not allowed to go out, causing him to carry 100 taels There is nowhere to spend money.A few days ago, the thin and tall man suddenly came to him again, saying that as long as he completes one more thing, he will give him 500 taels, on the condition that he must leave here and never come back.

Without this condition, Wang Wu might worry that he would do another job in vain. With such a condition to force him to leave, he would be relieved.

So he was preparing to be happy in the kiln, when the door was kicked open with a bang, and before he could fasten his belt, a sack was pulled over his face, carried into the carriage and taken away.

Seeing the sun again, when I looked up, I saw two familiar faces.One is Lin Xian, the other is Zhou Pei, and the other, Wang Wu glanced at it and dared not look at it again. With such a cold look in his eyes, he was inexplicably afraid, even though he didn't know him at all.

However, Lin Xian took his evasive eyes as guilty conscience, grabbed his clothes, and gritted his teeth: "Tell me, where did you take Ah Ju? If you dare to tell half a lie, believe it or not, I will kill you!"

There was a kitchen knife on the table behind him, Wang Wu was startled, and after hesitating, Lin Xian turned around and picked up the kitchen knife.Wang Wu immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "I said, I said, but I said, will Mr. Lin let me go? I still have an old lady at home..."

Zhao Chen kicked him in the chest, and looked at him coldly: "Speak nonsense again, I want your eyes."

He was more intimidating than Lin Xian who was holding a knife without a knife. Wang Wu felt cold all over his body, and hurriedly said like the tall and thin man taught him: "You three, please forgive me, forgive me, I really didn't mean to bully the eldest girl, it was just a while ago If you lose the gambling money, you will die if you don’t pay the money. I happened to know a human trafficker, and I thought of the big girl. The big girl is on our side... Then I kept staring at you and found that today you all left, only the big girl At home, I immediately went to inform that person. I was responsible for leading the way. He and his accomplice tricked the eldest girl to go out, and then stunned her with drugs. Afterwards, they put me at an intersection, sent me ten taels of silver, and left. I really don't know about it!

"You bastard! Tell me, where did you hide my daughter?" Lin Xian's eyes were red, and he grabbed Wang Wu's shoulder and growled.

Wang Wu shook his head, his eyes dodged: "I really don't know, I just heard them say that they are going to hide in some mountain first, and then leave after meeting with the other two accomplices who kidnapped the girl. It's just that I didn't hear clearly, I really don't know Which mountain, Mr. Lin begs you to spare me, I will give you all the ten taels of silver, I swear I will never dare again!"

Lin Xian was about to hit someone with his fist, but Zhao Chen stopped him, and at some point there was a dagger in his hand.He leaned over, and put the dagger on Wang Wu's neck. When Wang Wu was about to hide, the sharp blade left a line of blood on his neck: "I'll ask you one last time, which mountain did they go to?"

The dagger was cool, and the man's eyes were even colder. Wang Wu was trembling all over. He was really scared, and carefully tilted his neck to one side: "The east, I only heard that it is the mountain in the east. I really don't know which one it is. The three masters Forgive me!"

"If you can't find him, I will make your life worse than death." Zhao Chen gave him a cold look, put away his dagger, and signaled Chen Ping to take him down.

He got up, and said to Lin Xian and Lin Xian seriously: "Uncles, I have been hunting in the mountains all year round, and I am familiar with the mountains and forests to the east. Now I will take the family to the mountains to find people, and the two uncles will lead people to several intersections nearby. Guard, after we have made arrangements, we will go to the mountains to look for the eldest girl together, if we still can't find anyone before tomorrow night, can we meet here and have another discussion?"

The young man was calm and decisive, Lin Xian and Zhou Pei looked at each other, but couldn't think of a better way, and thanked them in unison.

Zhao Chen's eyes fell on Lin Xian: "Uncle, don't worry, I will do my best to save the eldest girl."

Lin Xian's heart trembled slightly, trying to see the deep meaning in the young man's eyes, Zhao Chen had already turned and left.

(End of this chapter)