Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 140
"Auntie went out to visit friends when she was in Mao, she said there was a flower viewing feast, and taught us not to leave food."

Seeing that her young master looked a little unhappy, Chuntao quietly packed her things and stepped back.

Wang Shouye frowned slightly, his exquisite eyebrows were curved, or if he didn't look at his Adam's apple, he might be mistaken for a lady from a famous family.

"Aunt Xue... I remember that when she entered the door, she claimed to be a distant relative of the Xue family of the imperial merchant, but in fact it was later proved that there was no such thing, and I don't know how she deceived the old man. It's a pity that the old man is no longer here, I can't ask. When the old man was here, this Aunt Xue... didn't look like an aunt, there should be some involvement behind it, the old man went in a hurry, and these things were not explained clearly. "

"This time Aunt Xue went out and said she was going to a banquet. She didn't come back for three or five days. It was not until half a month later that the body was found on the willow tree by the river. At that time, the Wang family had troubles one after another. I couldn't take care of myself, and I didn't have time to pay attention to it. Now look , In fact, there are many flaws."

"There are still a lot of things, too many to deal with... It really seems to have been premeditated, and the time was calculated to attack together."

"After sorting out this context, you can peel off the cocoons step by step and see the truth."

Wang Shouye went to the secluded study room and opened the sunny windows to let the air in.

Then, prepare the inkstone, ink stick, and clear water, and grind the ink slowly.

There are pottery, stone and wood inkstones, and here he uses stone inkstones.

The inkstone is carved with cloud patterns, and there are inscriptions around it, which read "peace and distance".

The sound of bumping and rustling of ink sticks and inkstones is slow and rhythmic, and the slight breeze blowing from the window sill in the distance makes people refreshed and clear in mind.

While grinding the ink, Wang Shouye held his breath and concentrated, gradually put aside all distracting thoughts, and entered a state of concentration, calming down his restless and anxious mood.

Since he confirmed that he was alive again until three years ago, his mood has been very anxious and restless, but he pretended to be normal on the surface, but he really did not hide it from the whole family.

These three years of experience, more than the sum of his previous 18 years, have given him a quality that is generally not possessed by his peers, and he can maintain his composure before such a major event.

"First of all, let's take a look at what happened after the old man passed away."

Wang Shouye took down a brush from the pen stand, dipped it in ink, and wrote a horizontal line on the high-quality rice paper pressed with a paperweight.

"The old man passed away. I invited the elders of the family to ask for the rules. According to the established rules, a funeral was held. This should be appropriate."

The brush smudged on the rice paper and wrote the word "funeral".

After thinking for a while, Wang Shouye drew a circle behind.

"The next thing is to wear mourning. Everyone in the family avoids big red and big colors, dresses plainly, does not accept wedding invitations, and does not go to birthdays. My family is just a merchant's family. According to etiquette, this is enough, and it is not considered unfilial."

"It's just that this Aunt Xue is quite weird, but she doesn't have any sore feet to scratch, and she can't find any faults. She is an elder, and she is also very kind on weekdays. In the past, I actually ignored it. First remember Excuse me, Aunt Xue is weird."

Then write "Aunt Xue" in one line, and then remark "Unknown" at the end.

"After that, there will be more things. Within half a year, I will be in charge of the affairs of the Wang family, and take over all the shops, waterways, and salt roads. Half a year is just getting acquainted."

"Others are fine, most of them follow the old rules, according to the old man's rules before his death, without major changes."

"Only the salt road, I did something wrong. Thinking that the Zhou family has sold several salt roads one after another in the past few years, I just wanted to buy it, and was dazzled by the huge profits, and did all kinds of unwise things."

"The salt roads mastered by the Zhou family are all top-notch. Why did they transfer them all these years? If the Zhou family was really down and out, why wasn't it swallowed up by others? Others can clearly see these things, but it's no wonder that I was the only one who fell into the pit." The old man taught me not to think enough before he was alive, but unfortunately I didn't understand until now."

Wang Shouye thought of the old man who passed away, and remembered something, so he put the pen on the shelf, turned around and walked to the study room.

There is a painting in front of him, which is a painting of green mountains in calligraphy and ink, signed by Wang Mingzhi, which is exactly the name of the old man.

After a moment of silence, Wang Shouye sighed indistinctly as he didn't know what he was thinking.

Less than six hours after his rebirth, he liked to sigh more and more.

The painting is not a famous painting, nor is it from the hands of a famous artist. It is just a pair of practice brushwork left by his father during his lifetime, which is actually worthless.

Because of its worthlessness, the painting was torn in half by the yamen guards who confiscated the house, probably thinking that there were silver notes hidden in the painting.

Unfortunately, this is just an ordinary painting.

There may be some secrets in this Wang family, but this painting is not included.

Later, Wang Shouye revisited the old place again, dressed up in disguise, because he was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, and was in a hurry to leave, only in time to find the ancestral tablet and this painting.

Later, he learned paste painting from a painter, and put the painting together bit by bit by himself. After that, he took it with him day and night, and took it out to look at it when he was in trouble. Thinking about the hardships of the old man's business, it was as if the old man was still by his side.

"Old man, you've hit the mark because you're not successful in keeping your business. It's just that it's your fault. Why did you disappear like that?"

"There are still many things that have not been explained clearly!"

"Leave such a big mess to me, you know I'm most afraid of getting tired..."

Wang Shouye lost his composure for a moment, and couldn't help crying.

Suddenly he came to his senses again, Wang Shouye wiped away his tears with his wide sleeve, and muttered to himself.

"Yes, this hasn't happened yet, I still have a chance!"

After looking at the words "Wang Mingzhi" again, Wang Shouye stepped forward, took down the painting, rolled it up, and packed it in a small box.

In case there was any discrepancy, he would definitely take this painting with him.

Back at the table, Wang Shouye picked up a pen and wrote "Zhou's family".

"In addition to the Zhou family, there should be Captain Diannong. After the old man passed away, he seemed a little unfamiliar. I'm afraid that at this time, he has already had an unexpected heart."

"Lieutenant Diannong is just a lieutenant with a miscellaneous number, but only eight ranks. He is still in charge of patrolling, and his job is to suppress bandits and prepare for robbers."

"In the past, when the old man was around, he also dealt with a lot of things for him. I'm afraid he's keeping his handle?"

Thinking of this, my heart moved slightly, as if I had grasped the important point.

"Could it be true? It's just that the old man went in a hurry and never left it to me."

He thought carefully and recalled the memory of his predecessor, but still found nothing, just wrote "School Captain" on the rice paper.

It also reminds me of the previous life, Wang’s family was broken into by thieves for no reason, hacked and killed, robbed a lot of property, killed and injured a lot of people, and then just burned and buried Yin Wang Shouye and paid out 500 taels, which was no different to him at that time To make matters worse.

"There is a big problem with this Captain Diannong. In my previous life, I always thought it was the Zhou family who made the move, but now that I think about it, I am still not sure. Maybe this captain deliberately colluded with the robbers in order to erase the handle. Zhou Jiazhi is keeping a low profile, even The salt industry doesn't want to touch it anymore, I heard that the Zhou family's son passed the provincial examination at the age of 12 and became Jieyuan. He was in the limelight for a while, and it was time to take care of feathers, so there was no need to use such means, and he missed his career."

After sorting it out, there are three places: "Aunt Xue", "Zhou's family", and "Diannong Xiaowei".

"Aunt Xue has something to hide. It seems to be involved in weird things. It doesn't look like it is aimed at the entire Wang family. Besides, there is no one to be found now, so let's put it aside."

"The matter of the Zhou family is difficult or easy to say, it depends on how to solve it. I guess that the Zhou family will be determined in the official career and take root in the village, so they will not let it go. As long as I prepare a big gift and come to the door to apologize, With enough courtesy, it is impossible for the Zhou family to yell and kill again. After all, the conflict between the two families was just a business conflict, not a big enmity, and it is actually not difficult to resolve."

"Only Lieutenant Diannong is the big problem. It's ridiculous that I thought it was a backer, but I didn't think that now and then, when the old man is there, everyone will be happy, but when the old man is away, the Wang family will be missed."

"The Wang family is also considered a rich family, with millions of dollars in wealth, although many shops and houses have to be counted. The old man followed the nobleman to make his fortune by sea, relying on three big ships, running for several years, and accumulated this business .Isn’t this family property just inviting trouble?”

"As soon as my family was in decline, there was that villain, who fell into trouble, thinking about biting off a piece of meat in the Wang family's business!"

Thinking of this, Wang Shouye felt tired, and added the words "millions of family property" on the paper.

"The current situation is like a child carrying money through the busy market..."

Wang Shouye shook his head and sighed.

(End of this chapter)