in spring

Chapter 313 Tossing and Turning
Chunying took a deep breath, quickly put her finger in her mouth, and when she looked closely again, the needle hole on the top leaked blood again, and it hurt again and again.She had no choice but to climb to the edge of the Kang, took out the Jinchuang medicine powder from the small drawer of the Kang table, and applied a little on it.

She has been a female celebrity for seven or eight years since she traveled here.As a maid, one of the most important daily tasks is to do all kinds of needlework. I haven't made the mistake of stabbing my hand for at least three years. What happened today?

She was a little apprehensive, thinking of the plots that often appear in TV dramas. At this time, it is likely that something happened to someone close to her. Could it be... who had an accident?She hurriedly climbed down the kang, ran out of the room and asked, "Mother, where did father go today?!"

Mother Lu stuck her head out from the window of the room: "Didn't you tell me when you went out in the morning? He went to find out if the government has any plans to sell the real estate of the crime official's shop."

So, most of them are in the Yamen?The second uncle was acquainted with the officials of Shuntian Mansion, and his father had also had drinks with them a few times, and they would usually take care of them when they encountered any problems, so there would be no major problems. In other words, it was not my father.

Mother is at home, sister and brother-in-law's family is also at home, and the second uncle's family is in the young master's mansion. It can be said that they are high-ranking and powerful, so there will be no trouble if they think about it.Chunying couldn't help but suspect Hu Fei.

Apart from her blood relatives, the closest person to her in this world is Hu Fei. Could it be that some accident happened to him? !

As soon as this idea came up, it kept entangled in her mind, making her uneasy, and began to imagine the danger that Hu Fei would encounter: Was it a storm at sea?Or did he clash with the Indian princes and be hunted down?

The latter is okay, although it is a bit more dangerous, but there are so many people in their mission, and it stands to reason that there should be military officers and soldiers escorting them, and now China’s reputation is still quite loud in the world, so they won’t do too much if it’s okay , if you encounter a brain-dead prince, just run away.She still remembers watching several ancient Indian costume movies. Judging from the contents of the movies, the land states vary in size, and most of them are not large. A native state, it is possible to escape the crisis.

But if it is the former, it will be impossible for humans to resist.If you meet them, you can only resign yourself to fate. If you are unlucky, you may be wiped out, right?
Chunying shivered, and began to feel that this possibility was quite high.Hu Fei had said at the beginning that they are expected to return within three years after they leave, because the emperor who is currently reigning will be thirty years old three years later, and will be in power for ten years, and the embassy's voyage to the West has yielded results. , It is a congratulatory gift for the emperor's birthday, and it can also let the emperor show off his martial arts and martial arts.Calculating now, they set off in the early spring of last year. It has been more than a year now, and they must have arrived in India. According to the plan, they will take a stroll around India, visit several countries, and talk about opening up business routes.If things had been smoother and faster, it might have gone back by now.Were they really caught in a storm? !
The more Chunying thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She couldn't sit or stand, she walked back and forth a few steps, and her heart became more restless.Why were there no such things as telephones and mobile phones in ancient times?Even if it's a telegram!Now, even if she wanted to send a letter to Hu Fei, no one could send it!
Chunying threw herself on the quilt, her mind was in a mess, she turned over in boredom, touched the sewing basket, and was pricked by the needles on the needle bag, causing her to bounce up quickly in pain, only then did she realize that she was actually seeking trouble.

There was no news that something must have happened to Hu Fei. She just speculated that the mission might have already set foot on the return journey. She had no idea what happened.Since there are three years and India is big, why are you in such a hurry?As for business negotiations, in order to strive for the greatest benefits, procrastination is essential. Most of the missions are still in India, right?
In fact, she hurt her hand while doing needlework, because she was absent-minded, right?It's so ridiculous to scare yourself with the plot of the TV series!What the hell is she doing? !Because she got out of school smoothly and her family situation is getting better and better, she has no troubles anymore, so she started to make trouble for herself?It seems that people really can't be too idle!

Hu Fei is not a reckless person, he knows what he should do.What's more, in the stormy season, experienced boatmen would not agree to go to sea. A boatman who can take on the task of steering a treasure ship must be experienced and familiar with oceangoing sailing, so he naturally knows what is the safest arrangement.What's more, there is a prince in the mission!Even if they don't care about their own lives in order to complete the emperor's mission, don't they even care about the prince's life?
Chunying gradually calmed down, and began to think, should she find something to do for herself, instead of embroidering and making clothes in her room all day, so as not to think wildly.

There was a knock on the front door, and Mother Lu raised her voice and asked, "Who is it?" The people outside didn't answer, they just kept knocking on the door.Chunying was puzzled, if she was a neighbor in the neighborhood, she would probably respond, so she went out and opened the door.

Outside the door was a short man wearing a bamboo hat, a gray-blue muslin gown, a silk sash around his waist, and a valuable jade pendant hanging from his head.He was slightly hunched over, his hands were tied in his sleeves, his facial features were covered by a bamboo hat, so he couldn't see what he looked like, only his chin was exposed, and his complexion was extremely fair.

He asked in a strange voice: "But Miss Lu Er, whose boudoir name is Chunying?"

Chunying looked at him in bewilderment, thinking that this man's voice seemed to be a little girly, and looking at his appearance, why did he look so much like the legendary eunuch?While turning this thought in her mind, she opened her mouth to answer: "I don't know what your honor is doing?"

He took out his right hand from his sleeve and handed over a letter. As soon as Chunying took it, he turned around and left. The speed was extremely fast. As soon as Chunying realized that he wanted to stop him, he had already disappeared.

Chunying was a little dazed, did this person really walk so fast, or did she meet the legendary lightness kung fu?Looking down at the letter, there was nothing written on the envelope, but it was pasted with good white paper. After returning to the courtyard and closing the door, he opened the letter and looked carefully, only to find that there was only one line written on it: "There are changes in the south of the Yangtze River. Be careful with the property."

The first half of the sentence is easy to say, it refers to the changes in the south of the Yangtze River, but what does the second half of the sentence mean?Be careful with property?Why be careful?What happened to Tian Chan?Even if something happened to Jiangnan, what does it have to do with her?Her family did not buy property in Jiangnan.

Wait a minute... Chunying suddenly remembered the properties that Hu Fei owned. She remembered that there was a farm among them, but at that time she was only talking to Hu Fei and didn't look at the address carefully. She couldn't remember the exact location. .

Chunying hurriedly turned back to the room, and Mother Lu came over and asked, "What's wrong? Who is it?" She just replied hastily: "It's nothing, it's a letter for me." "A letter? Whose letter?"

Chunying didn't have time to answer, so she ran back to the room first, closed the door behind her back, then ran to the side of the kang, hugged the mirror case, pulled out the drawer at the bottom, touched it with her hand, and the bottom plate of the drawer slid open, A thin interlayer is exposed.

Before entering Dongfu, she went to Qingrundian and Majuqiao towns to find carpenters to make these respectively, and then took them home and assembled them by herself, specially used to store important documents.The deeds that Hu Fei handed over to her are kept here.

After looking through it, Chunying found the title deed of the farm. The address on it was east of Liantang Town, Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture. There were a total of 110 mu of land, of which [-] mu were high-grade paddy fields, [-] mu were middle fields, and [-] mu were land dry land.There is no doubt that Changshu is in the south of the Yangtze River, but what problems will there be with these properties?

She flipped through the letter paper back and forth, then looked at the envelope, and suddenly heard a "click", and something fell out of the envelope.She hurriedly picked it up and looked, but it turned out to be an old tassel, the silk rope was torn off, leaving only a knot and a tassel, why did the color and style of the knot look so familiar...

Isn't this the tassel she made with her own hands when she was doing business with Hu Fei? !She still remembered that this one couldn't be sold for a long time because the silk thread used was of bad color, so Hu Fei simply kept it and made it himself. She also added silk rope and jade hooks to him to make it into a waist rope.The person who sent the letter, why is there such a thing?She thought Hu Fei had already thrown it away.

Wait... Chunying recalled the appearance of the messenger just now, as well as that voice, that skin, and she couldn't help but suspect that her original guess was right, that person was really a eunuch.If this is the case, then it must be the person sent by the Hu Neijian in the palace.Did he know something inside the palace and sent a letter to warn him?
Chunying thought of the anxiety she had just had because of the acupuncture, and her uneasiness rose again.Could it be that her thoughts just now were not asking for trouble, that something really happened to Hu Fei?

No, if something happened to Hu Fei, why did Neijian Hu mention the property in the south of the Yangtze River?It should have nothing to do with Hu Fei himself!It's just that his property in the south of the Yangtze River is in trouble!
Chunying carefully read the letter several times, then looked at the tassel, and made up her mind.Although I don't know if the speculation is correct, but I should figure things out.If there is really a problem with Hu Fei's property in Jiangnan, of course he must find a way to solve it.That is their future property!You can't ask Hu Fei to return to China after all the hardships, only to find that he is a pauper, right?
She really wanted to ask Neijian Hu what happened to Jiangnan, but she didn't know where to find him, and since he sent someone to deliver the letter, he didn't mention his name, which shows that he didn't want others to know.She still had to find other ways to inquire.

Chunying thought of Hu Fei's house in Qingrundian, where there were servants as well as the house.She can go ask, presumably his family members will know something.

Thinking of this, she immediately started to pack her things, then ran into the main room, and said to her mother, "Mother, I want to go to the Qingrun store, just let Uncle Tao take me there. But I don't know if I can go to the Qingrun store at night." Hurry back to the city, so I want to ask you, did you sell the house in Lijiazhuang?"

Lu's mother hurriedly said: "What are you going to do there? You are a girl, why do you go out? Even if you are accompanied by the coachman Tao, it is not good. Ask your father to do something, or you can find your brother-in-law, you Just stay at home obediently and act like a rich lady."

Chun Ying said: "I'm not really a rich lady, why are you putting on airs? I'm going to have a serious business..." After a pause, she didn't want to tell her mother that Hu Fei's property was in her own hands, so she didn't know how to explain it. Gritting my teeth, I said: "Forget it, I will tell him when my father comes back!" I had to hold back my temper and wait patiently for my father to come home.

Lu Yougui came back before noon, and as soon as he entered the door, he straightened his face and told others that he was very upset.

Chunying had to let go of her worries first, and asked him: "What's wrong with Dad? Who annoyed you?"

"Don't mention it!" Lu Yougui said with a dark face, "I went to the yamen to inquire about things today, and I met a few people who I met. They were all people I knew when I was working in the Hou's mansion. They are the sons of other families. I know I inquired for myself, some congratulated me, and some made sarcastic remarks. One of the most disgusting bastards actually said that I have money to buy a shop and do business when I leave the mansion. Don't be greedy in the mansion, right? I After some excuses, he accepted with a smile. Later, when I invited Xing Tutou to drink at a nearby restaurant, I actually heard him yelling at others, saying that I am the most greedy for money, have the biggest appetite, and have the worst methods! If others did not stop me Come on, I can't wait to punch him in the past!"

Chunying was surprised: "He actually said that?! Has anyone heard that?!"

Lu Yougui was stunned for a moment, and then he also realized that his face turned darker.

(End of this chapter)