The villain is being forced to whitewash again

Suddenly there was a knocking sound outside the gate, and he turned his head to look at the window. The sky was no longer so bright, and the torrential rain was still raging, hitting the roof tiles endlessly. Needlework, who else has something to do at this time, Aunt Wang called suspiciously in the room: "Who is it?"

A word came from outside the door, which was a bit indistinct through the thick wooden boards, but Aunt Wang thought it was a very old man. It can be used as sandpaper to polish stone tools.

"We came back from other places and wanted to ask for directions, find a distant relative, ahem."

There is always something wrong, she said: "I don't know, you go ask someone else."

Another voice came out, this time it was a young one, and said earnestly with an embarrassed tone: "It was originally so late that we shouldn't bother, but we were really confused, and we were still here for more than an hour. Wandering around with eyes closed, if we don’t hurry up, I’m afraid we, who have worked so hard to join our distant relatives, will have to sleep on the streets.”

With such a sincere attitude, Aunt Wang couldn't help hesitating. The quilt on the bed moved, and the husband didn't turn over, but just waved his hand impatiently, "It's just two people asking for directions. Hurry up and open the door and say a few words to send them away." , I have to get up and do things tomorrow morning."

Thinking about it, it was true, they were not rich and noble families, and the neighbors around lived there, so there was no need to be so nervous. Aunt Wang got up from the stool, put the needlework in the basket, walked over, and opened the horizontal door latch. With a creak, a little gap was leaked. Let's take a look at what's going on outside.

The two eyes are squeezed into the slit that is neither wide nor thin, and the field of vision is not very wide, but it is still possible to take a quick look at what a stranger looks like.

I saw one old and one young standing at the door, the young holding a dusty umbrella and supporting the old by the way, the old covering his mouth and coughing, his back hunched like a dried-up shrimp, his hair half-gray hanging down on his back. His forehead, because of the heavy rain, was wet into handles.

On the whole, it was still very embarrassing, but Aunt Wang noticed a lot of weird places in it with sharp eyes, looked up and down vigilantly, and said, "Are you from other places?"

"Yes, I just got here today." The young man said.

She asked: "The clothes you are wearing are very expensive. Are you really here to seek refuge with distant relatives? Why does it seem like you are here to pay New Year's greetings?"

When his identity was questioned, the young man didn't panic, but said with shame: "It's true that I took refuge in it, just because my family used to be very rich and powerful, but later I lost a lot of money in business and went bankrupt to barely pay off. debts, my father went to see his distant relatives and really couldn't bear to dress poorly and poorly, so... Sigh."

The next explanation couldn't be held back at all. When the young man was talking, he secretly glanced at the old man who was being supported by him, for fear that the other party would scold him for being cowardly.

The old man was still coughing very unpleasantly, and the umbrella that was raised above his head was not big enough. The rainwater flowed from the edge of the umbrella and wet the hunchback beyond the covered area. They were almost blown away with howling whimpers on their faces, and they, the young and the old, struggled to squeeze under an umbrella in the torrential rain. Their clothes were mostly wet, and they looked quite cold.

Seeing how pitiful they are, she who didn't quite believe it at first felt a little pity, and opened the door with only a few gaps, "Why don't you come in first, it's raining so hard outside that you'll be drenched I'm ruined, and it's not convenient to talk."

"No, it's not too much trouble, we just want to ask the way and leave immediately." Regarding Aunt Wang's kind proposal, the young man shook his head and politely refused, "Can you help me with this umbrella? I There is something for you to see, it was given to us by distant relatives, they opened a shop here, maybe you will have an impression, you can point the way."

Aunt Wang took the umbrella without any resistance, and the young one picked up a long strip wrapped in black cloth and untied the tight knot. His sweat was forced out. Fortunately, it only took a little Time also made her more curious about what it was that was so carefully protected.

The black cloth wrapped around the outside slowly fell off. The emerald-like transparent green, the pure white handle frame, and the silk fabric that feels excellent to the touch, if you don't recognize it, you have a pair of white eyes.

She could tell at a glance that it was an outrageously expensive silk elephant bone umbrella. She was so surprised that she subconsciously covered her mouth, "This...isn't this the treasure of Huarong's town store? Why are you here? You... are his relatives so?" .”

The young man immediately said pleasantly: "Do you recognize my distant uncle Hua Rong?"

Unexpectedly, there would be such a coincidence in the world, and she couldn't help asking: "Is the wife of your distant uncle named Shen Xuesong?"

"Hey, yes, so do you know where they live?" the young man couldn't help asking quickly.

"This..." She couldn't express it, and felt that they were really pitiful, "It's true that they know each other, they live not far from here, go straight there, then turn left, turn right, and then go straight, I saw a rhombus-shaped sign hanging on the door with the word Umbrella written on it, it’s their home.”

The young man was of course sincerely grateful, but the old man who was coughing next to him put down his hand covering his mouth, and the word doubt was written all over his face.

"You mean, is it really Wang Rong's family? I remember that they are very capable, and the money is almost piled up into a small golden mountain. It is reasonable to arrange the big house long ago. Why are they living in such a crowded small house now?" Landside, and the house has turned into a small shop?"

She stuttered, what do you say about this matter?If I tell you now, it was all riches and honors in the past. Now when Wang Rong is mentioned, everyone will laugh at it. How can a good businessman not think about doing a ship business that is not professional? After paying for it, he looked like a mouse, dragging his family in desperation and crowding in a dilapidated house without a yard. Anyone who was a relative of his family would feel ashamed.

I feel that it is better not to tell the truth to these two people, otherwise the old man will not be able to accept it and she will be responsible for the myocardial infarction in a fit of anger. One more thing is worse than one less. Only his family has the kind of umbrella, and I can’t find a second one in other stores, so don’t worry, I won’t talk nonsense.”

The young man came out to smooth things over and said, "It's my father who thinks too much. Don't take offense. I also want to thank you for helping me guide the way. I will definitely thank you in the future."

"It's fine to thank you, you guys..." The young man's puzzled expression was too innocent, and the words that jumped back and forth on his teeth finally jumped into the bottom of his unfathomable throat. After all, she waved her hand vaguely , "Oh, don't say it, don't say it, as long as you find it."

Watching the two people walk away slowly in the storm until they disappeared around the corner, they closed the opened wooden door again and put a strong bolt across it.

Originally, I was going to sit back on the stool, but when I picked up the needlework, I suddenly lost my mind and continued to do it, thinking about what happened just now.

Probably aware of the strangeness, the husband hung one leg in the air and put the other leg on the bed, and asked in confusion: "What's the matter, is he a bastard who cheats on food and drink? Why don't you hurry up and mutter outside?" so long."

She was about to speak, but she looked up at the window with a guilty conscience, and felt at ease when she heard the sound of rainstorm beating on the roof tiles outside. After a few steps, she walked to the bed and secretly gossiped, "The two people who asked for directions just now are He came all the way to join Wang Rong's distant relatives!"

"What? It can't be the Wang Rong I thought of. Are you serious? What spare money does his family have to support others?" The husband was also surprised when he heard that.

She patted her thigh hard, "It's that Wang Rong, I feel the same as you, it's probably because of the poor jingle ring, I'm sorry to say, but now I'm going to slap my face swollen and pretend to be fat."

The husband asked, "Then why did you tell them?"

"What else can I say, of course it's the end of the road, those two poor bastards." She clicked her tongue twice in pity.

"Just don't talk too much. A person like that will become a master as soon as he is rich. If he loses his previous treatment, he will become a dog. If he is in a hurry, he will be more ruthless than anyone else. If he is small-minded, he will die. Let's not make do with it and make a fuss." "The husband enjoined.

She said unhappily: "Am I such a stupid person, and I still hit the knife. Wang Rong and his wife, Shen Xuesong, went shopping for vegetables. She couldn't even look down on a four-year-old child. She always takes it by herself near our house." Bouncing small stones on the ground, that poor kid is really annoying, so noisy that I can't even take a nap, can't this family move away?"

"Be patient for now, aren't rich people so selfish." The husband comforted.

She said angrily: "But I can't bear it, this family is really annoying."

The husband suddenly came up with an idea, "Well, we can throw the garbage next to their door when washing vegetables and meat, and throw stones on the roof in the middle of the night. After a while, they will definitely not be able to bear it and move away."

She smiled happily: "It's a good idea."

At this time, there was another knock on the door, and she got up from the bed irritably, "Again, who is it, I don't know if everyone is going to sleep at this moment."

As soon as the door opened, she lost her arrogance in an instant impatiently, and a dozen muscular men in black stood outside, armed with swords and knives, with a very unfriendly expression, which can be accurately described as a trace of lochia that cannot be hidden.

The leader pulled down the roll of portraits and stared at her like a bully, "Let me ask you, have you seen this person?"

His gaze fell on the portrait. The man in the painting had black hair, his eyes were slightly raised, and the image of a gentle and quiet son of an aristocratic family was ready to emerge.

There was a thud in her heart, and the shock in her eyes, which was too late to hide, was immediately captured by the portrait holder. With a flash of cold light, she was as stiff as wood and did not dare to move. There was an extra sharp blade on the side of her neck that could cut stones.

The man narrowed his eyes slightly, "...you'd better tell the truth."

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Supported to one place, Mr. Jia, who was hunchbacked like a shrimp, finally returned to normal. He put his hips on his hips and tried to straighten his back, but almost lost his entire back.

The emperor wanted to laugh, but he endured it in order to take care of Mr. Jia's self-esteem.

Walking out of an alley where he had been waiting for a long time, Qin Shi took the umbrella from the emperor's hand, "How about it, did you get the address?"

"Well, there is already a clear route. Fortunately, they live near here." The emperor replied truthfully.

Qin Shi asked, "Is it possible to make a mistake?"

The emperor said: "It shouldn't be a problem. We pretended to be distant relatives who came all the way to join his family because of the family's financial misfortune. We got the names and addresses of the couple from that person, and confirmed that this expensive umbrella is Except for them, no one has the treasure of the town store, and I think it is about eight or nine away from the goal."

Qin Shi nodded thoughtfully, "...In this case, let's go and see if there is any means of transportation available. I think those thieves have probably broken through Bei Gongchen's interception. When they entered the palace, they found that we all disappeared. At this moment, we are starting to narrow down the scope of the search step by step in this place."

"Okay, listen to you." The emperor agreed with his idea.

"... Your Majesty!" Manager Jia suddenly shouted.

The emperor asked casually: "Ah, what's the matter?"

"..." After being reprimanded, he has been ignored until now, watching the emperor get closer and closer to this stranger, and less and less asking his opinions on various things, Mr. Jia felt very sour and jealous in his heart, But he couldn't directly scold Qin Shi'an for intentionally trying to drive a wedge between him and the emperor, so he had to hold back a sentence, "No...it's nothing."

Just as he was about to leave, Qin Shi suddenly noticed something, turned around and said to Mr. Jia, "I forgot, I have to return this umbrella."

It was just a small episode worth mentioning. Mr. Jia stared at the umbrella that was handed over, and felt very angry for some reason, and snatched it away angrily, his eyes were like knives thrown at Qin Shi's face, If there was an entity, I'm afraid it would be dead by now.

He didn't speak, and left with the emperor who didn't notice the angry scene.

What a petty temper, Qin Shi shrugged his shoulders helplessly, he really couldn't understand Mr. Jia who was old but not at all good-natured, he had better settle this matter as soon as possible, send them to General Zheng and secretly Let's leave, otherwise, in the not-too-distant future, he will definitely be poisoned and fall to the ground foaming at the mouth after drinking a cup of seemingly ordinary tea.

In order to avoid unnecessary quarrels, he followed behind with a distance of three adults, and watched Mr. Jia protect the emperor with an umbrella to prevent the rain, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

Obviously wanting to be well-protected all the time, why...there are always some unspeakable weirdness in his behavior?

He shook his head, thinking casually, maybe, he thought too much.