The Imperial Examination Blessed Wife in the Palm

Chapter 102 Difficulties and aftermath

Both Li Chang and Lu Weiwei were filled with shock, fear and joy when they heard this, "In broad daylight, the sky is bright, how dare you rob and kill people? It's simply lawless!"

"Fortunately, uncle escaped and came back alive. Otherwise, let alone go to rescue uncle, when we know the news, we may go there at any time. It is indeed a blessing in misfortune!"

Li Chengdong managed to escape from death, and he was also terrified, saying: "During the Chinese New Year last year, Achang's mother said that this year is my birth year, so I must go to the temple at the beginning of the new year to burn incense sticks, and made me a whole body red Let me wear the clothes, shoes and socks. But I didn’t believe it. I didn’t go to burn incense and didn’t wear it. You have to have the awe you deserve for these things... Huh..."

Seeing that he was struggling to speak, Lu Weiwei hurriedly said: "Uncle, why don't you rest first, what can you say later? As long as you come back, nothing else matters, you can talk about it later."

Li Chengdong shook his head, "I can still hold on. Achang, after you send the person who sent me home tomorrow, go to Zhao Qiang and Lei Wang's house, tell their family about the matter, and let their family know Let’s get ready. Let’s just say that we will entrust the people from the Escort Bureau to search for people in the local area as soon as possible, and we will definitely see the person alive,...the dead body will be seen, and we must give them an explanation. Then the family will give ten taels of silver first. They are the pillars of the family, and we must not let the two families lose their livelihood."

Li Chang hurriedly agreed again, "Don't worry, Dad, I will arrange all these things, and you don't have to worry about it, just take care of your body with peace of mind."

Li Chengdong smiled bitterly, "I don't even mention the hundreds of taels of goods lost this time. I don't feel at ease with just two lives. After a few days when I feel better, I have to go to Zhao Qiang and Lei Wang's house in person. It’s only been a few years since the good son was sent to our store, just..., I should not have gone if I had known this trip!”

Lu Weiwei knew that he was not feeling well, and comforted him, "Uncle, please don't blame yourself. There are unpredictable things in the sky, and things that no one can predict. How can you blame you? Do you really want this to happen? Right now you are the most The most important thing is to take good care of your body. If it’s really not possible, I’ll go with my cousin tomorrow, as long as we show enough apology and sincerity, I think the two families will understand.”

Li Chengdong said weakly: "Just go alone, Achang, don't delay Xiaowei's studies. This time, the vitality of the family and the store has been greatly damaged, and I have become like this again. In three to five months, many things have to be done. Achang came forward for me, and it will definitely delay the county examination next year. Achang was not as good as you in his studies, so it’s okay to come back three years later, but Xiaowei, you can’t delay, except for you and your mother. To be honest, at home and in the store Whether you can get better next year depends on whether you can win next year, so you really can't afford to delay, do you understand?"

Lu Weiwei naturally understood.

Although my uncle's business has been doing well these years, most of the money he earns is in the goods, and the cash flow is really not much. The few hundred taels of silver he brought to Fucheng to buy goods this time should be all the cash flow he could make up at that time. Funding up.

But now all the goods that were exchanged for silver are all discounted, which means that hundreds of taels of silver are all in vain.

It doesn't count if it's in vain. There is no supply of goods in the store, so where should I get money to make up the goods, so as not to affect the business of the store?That is the livelihood of the whole family, especially at this time, the more we can't stop it, otherwise the family will really be in a slump, and it will take a few years to recover.

The key is to ask someone to find Zhao Qiang and Leiwang, and to appease their family members, and it will cost money. Once...they can't come back, they will have to pay another sum of money for funeral affairs and pensions.

Not to mention the competition in the same industry and people who don’t deal with uncle on weekdays, they will definitely take this opportunity to make trouble. I really can’t think about it. When I think about it, I feel full of bags. I don't know if it will last until next year.

But if she wins next year, let alone a scholar, as long as she passes the county test first, the situation will definitely be different.

With myself as a "potential stock", people who were unwilling to give uncle face at first had to give three points, at least they could win a few months of respite for uncle and the store...

Lu Weiwei thought about it, and solemnly said to Li Chengdong: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely win next year!"

She has to be the first to come back from the case at least during the county examination, so that everyone in Quan Tianquan can know how good her "potential stock" is!
Seeing that Lu Weiwei understood, Li Chengdong had a look of relief on his face, and asked again: "How is the family going these few days, except you two, don't you know about my situation?"

Otherwise, the brother and sister wouldn't be the only ones guarding him, and he would be able to see the baby's mother and sister as soon as he woke up.

Li Changdao: "Only my aunt knows that when Uncle Chen went home to report the letter that day, he happened to meet his cousin on the way, and the cousin only told my aunt and me. These days, he also kept it from my mother, younger sister, and Ah Sheng."

Lu Weiwei added, "My aunt was ill a while ago, and she never got better again and again. It finally got better this time. I didn't want her condition to get worse, so I didn't tell her. Fortunately, my uncle finally woke up. My mother has been at home these few days. Worrying about you, and trying to prevent the news from reaching my aunt and the others, without showing any traces on the face, it's really hard work, now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

After hearing this, Li Chengdong sighed: "These days are really difficult for your mother. Let them come to see me tomorrow. I know them. If I don't see with my own eyes that I have woken up, I will definitely not feel at ease. Wait until I see with my own eyes. , They can feel at ease when they go home and wait, I will go back in two or three days at most, and it’s been so long since I’ve been out, and I almost... can’t come back, I really want to go home earlier."

Li Chang felt uncomfortable when he heard it, and said: "Let's see what the doctor says. When the doctor says that Dad can go back, I will immediately carry you on my back and go home without stopping."

After all, Li Chengdong was still very weak, so he tried his best to say a few more words, but he couldn't hold it anymore. The last sentence: "Morrow, let the shopkeeper and Chen San come to see me..." Before he finished speaking, he fell into a coma past.

Lu Weiwei and Li Chang hurriedly invited a doctor, and after confirming that he was only temporarily exhausted, Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

It was getting dark at that time, so Li Chang urged Lu Weiwei to go back quickly, and then handed over the order, "Be sure to send my cousin to him. He can go back alone in broad daylight. Let him walk alone at night. I don't care." rest assured."

They also sent the two out of the hospital.

Lu Weiwei didn't leave, but frowned and said to Li Chang: "Cousin, I heard that there are only two or three escort agencies in the county? It seems that there are not many people in total. How many people can we send to help us find people? There are not many people. There are too many people, and the money is too much. How about we report to the officials?"

Li Chang smiled wryly, "Don't you think I haven't thought about it? But where do we report to the officials? The incident happened in Mengshan County. What if the Tianquan government doesn't care? It will take ten days to go to Mengshan now. , it has been more than a month since the incident happened, no matter how much evidence there is, it must be almost destroyed. Besides, father still can't tell where the incident happened, and what those thieves looked like, Mengshan County The grown-ups here have some reasons to shirk... Otherwise, why didn’t dad say a word about reporting to the officer, didn’t he just report for nothing if he knew it, why not go directly to the escort?”

Lu Weiwei stopped talking.

Why did she suddenly forget the sentence "The yamen is open, don't come in if you have a reason and no money"?For ordinary people these days, isn't it a last resort, even if they are justified, even if they are victims, they don't want to go to the Yamen?

Xie Lingzhao said suddenly, "Lu Wei, Achang, I'll go see the magistrate of Tianquan County tomorrow, let alone ask him to help solve the case, catch the murderer and recover the losses for Uncle Li, at least let him agree Send a few policemen to Mengshan, and then invite the local policemen of Mengshan to help find people together. They are all colleagues, and they are willing to help if they think about it."

Big deal, he just spends more money.

The Li family must pass this hurdle, otherwise Lu Wei and Aunt Lu's lives will be affected, and they will also be sad. He doesn't want to see such a thing happen.

Both Lu Weiwei and Li Chang's eyes lit up, "Is this okay? Will it trouble you too much?"

Lu Weiwei thought a little more. Xie Lingzhao's so-called elders didn't want to see him anymore. How could he know that he was doing these "domineering and unscrupulous things" in Tianquan under the banner of his family? Don't you have to wait to see him?

But Xie Lingzhao said: "It's okay, it's just a matter of raising your hands, just wait for my news."

After urging Li Chang to go in and guard Li Chengdong, he sent Lu Weiwei back all the way, and then declined Lu Weiwei's kindness to keep him for dinner, "Your house is in chaos, so I won't add to the chaos for you. Uncle Li will get well in a few days. It's not too late to stay for dinner."

He threw down another sentence: "Lu Wei, if you need anything, please remember to ask me, otherwise I will find out after the fact, and I will never forgive you, nor will I forgive Achang. I will regard you as my life-long friends. Let's see!"

Then I went back to my home at night.

The rest of Lu Weiwei couldn't see him at all, so she entered the gate, "Mom, I'm back—"

Hearing the voice, Mrs. Li came out immediately, "Xiaowei, you are back, why is it so late today? How is your uncle, is he awake?" The last sentence was said in a low voice.

Lu Weiwei grabbed her shoulders and said, "Uncle has already woken up today. The first time he woke up was very short, and he fell asleep after drinking water. The second time he woke up, he felt much better. Say hello to us." If it takes a long time, the cousin is guarding him now, mother can just rest assured."

"Amitabha."

Mrs. Li didn't wait for her to finish, and she started to read the Buddha, "It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up. Your aunt has asked me several times today if I have something on my mind, or if I have something to hide." She's gone, Uncle Wang seems to know it too, I can't hide it anymore, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief now. Then, can you tell your aunt and them now?"

Lu Weiwei said "Yes", "Uncle said that I can tell, and I will take you to see him tomorrow, and you can feel at ease when you see him with your own eyes. I just thought about it on the way, cousin is busy these days Too many, I don't dare to delay my studies now, so there must be someone to take care of my uncle, I told my aunt, you and my aunt can take turns going to the hospital to take care of my uncle in the next few days, so that my cousin and I can have no worries .”

Mrs. Li is not stupid either. After hearing the words, he thought for a while and said, "Did your uncle tell you how he got hurt like this this time? The people who went with him, and the goods he sold this time, are now Where? Now that others have woken up, they have to face what needs to be done and what needs to be solved.”

Lu Weiwei said in a low voice: "So I said that my cousin has too many things to do these days. I will see my aunt right away, and I will explain it to you in detail, so that I don't have to tell you now, and I have to talk about it in my ear later. .”

After a pause, "Mother, how much silver do we have in total now? Do you have 100 taels?"

Mrs. Li hurriedly said, "No, it's only about 80 taels. Didn't it cost a fortune to buy land last year? What's the matter, do you want to use it, or... your uncle?"

Lu Weiwei sighed, "Uncle lost all the goods he bought this time, and the whereabouts of Zhao Qiang and Lei Wang who went with him are still missing. There are many dangers, and there will be a lot of money in the store and at home. I don't mean Do you want to help Uncle a little bit? In short, you prepare the silver, and I will tell you immediately when you need to use it."

Li was shocked and said: "Not only are the goods gone, but also the people? That would cost a lot of money! Or, we sold all the land in the village? Anyway, we will sell it sooner or later."

"There is no ready buyer waiting for us in a hurry. Seeing that we are selling in a hurry, the buyer will definitely lower our price. It is not a last resort now, let's talk about it when it is a last resort..."

The two mothers talked for a while before entering the main room to meet Aunt Li and Li Yue and Li Sheng.

After Aunt Li found out about it, she immediately went to the city to take care of her husband with red eyes. Really! Sister, Xiaowei, what are you doing without telling me, I am not a paper, how can I fall down so easily, I can hold on!"

He scolded Li Chengdong again, "You cruel old man, how much has he suffered along the way..."

But he hasn't finished cursing, and he is out of breath from crying.

It caused Li Yue and Li Sheng to cry too.

It was Lu Weiwei and Li's persuasion that made the three of them gradually calm down, and also let Aunt Li rest from her thoughts of going to see Li Chengdong immediately, and changed to going early tomorrow morning.

The whole family set up a meal, but they just didn't have any appetite.

(End of this chapter)