The strange story of Huai'an Inn

Until Lu Zhi was brought out, Chong Liu's nerves were tense, for fear that the thugs around would raise their sticks again.

Yan Luzhi's face was haggard and emaciated, her hair was messed up, and her whole figure was broken, and the baggy clothes seemed to be hanging on a skeleton.If it weren't for the support of the two strong women on both sides, she might not even be able to walk steadily.

She was tortured half to death by the ghost, but was locked in the firewood room and was frightened. Her eyes were a little dull, and she was stupid. She didn't seem to be able to react when she saw the shopkeeper and Chong Liu. Muttering, "Qianqian...I want to see Qianqian..."

Chong Liu felt very uncomfortable.Yan Lvzhi's father is a nominee after all, how dare this Shen Yuxuan? !

I'm afraid it's because Zhang Lvzhi's family is quite far away that he dares to treat his regular wife so lawlessly.

Chong Liu hurried over to help Lvzhi over, when he suddenly heard an old but quite powerful female voice say, "Stop! My daughter-in-law of the Shen family is worthy of being touched by a dirty servant like you?!"

As soon as Shen Yuxuan's expression changed, all the servants also stood up in awe and stepped aside.The person who came was a noble lady about 57 or [-] years old. She looked a little bloated with her luxurious clothes stacked up. The face that was once beautiful when she was young, but because of the repetitive expressions she made over the years, she looked very tired. mean outside.A pair of triangular eyes with drooping eyelids stared at Zhu Helan and Guan Zhongliu with anger and fierceness.

"Mother, why did you come out?" Shen Yuxuan asked softly, with an attitude of filial piety to his son.

"If I don't come out again, wouldn't the Shen family allow any idler to go in and out of the vegetable market?!" Mrs. Shen looked at Luzhi who was obviously more frightened, with a solemn and inviolable posture, "Entered The door of my Shen family is from my Shen family, and I have hooked up with two men of unknown origin, and now I have to go with them, how shameless?" Lu Zhi's body trembled, shame and shame alternately appeared in her original On the numb face.

An evil fire in Chong Liu's heart was forced out by Mrs. Shen's harsh tone.

In the past, he might have endured it.But today it was hard to ride a tiger anyway, so he simply let go.

Although he was angry in his heart, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, so bright that it was a bit cheap, "Oh, old lady, you really stick to women's morals, be pure, clean, and understand righteousness. No wonder Yuanwai Huang thinks so much of you. Five years ago, you Letting go of my wife who is sick at home to accompany you to visit Yunzhe Mountain for three whole days, this is really touching!"

"What are you! What nonsense are you talking about!" The old lady Shen's expression changed before Chong Liu's words fell, and everyone was shocked, and Shen Yuxuan looked at his mother suspiciously.

Those who have been in the Shen family for more than five years know that Madam did go to Yunzhe Mountain to worship Buddha five years ago, and she did stay for three days.

The problem is how could this boy of unknown origin who looks like a follower know, and also said that she was with the head of the Huang family who had business dealings with the Shen family...

Furious, Mrs. Shen also let go of her dignified figure, pointed at Chong Liu with a finger with well-manicured long nails, "Catch these two troublemakers and send them to the government!"

send off?Chong Liu sneered in his heart.That's a good thing.

Anyway, the magistrate of the county also has business dealings with the shopkeeper.

"Old lady, don't be angry. If you say the wrong thing, you'll be a fart. But you are also a woman, and you have a daughter yourself. Why don't you know how to love other people's daughters?" What?" Chong Liu showed a puzzled expression, but there was a strong disgust in his eyes.

As soon as he said this, the old woman, who was originally just frightened and angry, suddenly turned pale, full of fear, and was speechless.

She did have a daughter...

When she was young, before she had Shen Yuxuan, she gave birth to a daughter... At that time, she was still a concubine, and she was annoyed that she was not a son, but a "loser".After her daughter was born, she only felt that her crying made her annoying, and she felt annoying everywhere she looked.One day in the middle of the night, she was so disturbed by her daughter that she couldn't sleep, so she was so angry that she covered it with a pillow...

She felt that she hadn't covered it for long, and she didn't think she did it on purpose.

Everyone thought it was the girl who was weak and breathless in the middle of the night. After all, it happened quite a lot that babies didn't survive the full moon.But only she knew what she had done.

Mrs. Shen was so afraid that she hadn't slept a full night for more than a month. She was trembling every day, and she always felt that she could hear the baby girl crying.The slightest movement would make her jump up.She couldn't eat anything, and she was absent-minded in everything she did. She ran to the temple every day, copied scriptures, ate fast and recited Buddha's name.

But it was useless, the girl's resentment haunted her.

After more than a year of such days, it was not until she became pregnant with Shen Yuxuan that she gradually forgot about it.

Not only did she gradually forget, but everyone around her seemed to have forgotten.

But can you really forget?Did such a young life that should be cherished really just quietly disappear in this world?

No, there will always be some people who will dig out these dark secrets from the dark tombs and hide them quietly.

At this time, a hand was gently placed on Chong Liu's shoulder, and the shopkeeper's almost gentle voice said in his ear, "Okay, three tricks in a row, the matter is only three, and it will be over if there are more."

Chong Liu felt that the shopkeeper's voice was thin and penetrated into his ear canal like a gossamer, making his whole body go numb.

"Yes, Master." Chong Liu then lowered his eyebrows and closed his mouth, taking a step back.Like soldiers who have finished their mission and died down.

The shopkeeper's bottomless eyes swept over the faces of Shen Yuxuan and Mrs. Shen, and said word by word, "Today, not only Mrs. Shen is going to walk out of this door with me, but Mrs. Shen's daughter Qianqian is also leaving with her. .”

"What?!" Shen Yuxuan said angrily, "Don't bully people too much!"

The shopkeeper unhurriedly pulled out a piece of yellowed and worn paper from his sleeve.It was filled with fine and beautiful small characters, and there were three bloody fingerprints at the end.

One is Artisan's, while the other two...

"Back then, my father, Mr. Shen, brought the young Shen Yuan out to discuss business with me, and made this contract. Both you and your father signed your fingerprints. You both have a copy of this contract." The shopkeeper was friendly. With a smile, "But I need to read it again, to remind you?"

At this time, Shen Yuxuan and Mrs. Shen had already lost their initial arrogance.And this sentence is a heavy blow.Shen Yuxuan was so flustered that cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

Chong Liu couldn't help wondering what exactly Shen Yuxuan and his father ordered from the shopkeeper ten years ago.

The shopkeeper continued, "You only know that my rule is that the contract must be written carefully, and it must be marked with blood. But you don't know that every word on this contract has weight." The shopkeeper paused, his eyes closed. A cluster of bone-piercing cold lights shot out, "I repeat, what I can give to you, I can naturally take back."

The scene was silent, Shen Yuxuan looked at his mother who had lost her composure, and lost her mind for a while.

"enough!"

The majestic voice that suddenly entered the game immediately suppressed the weird panic that spread throughout the scene.

Shen Yuxuan's father, Master Shen, stood in the distance and calmly ordered, "Let the nanny take Qianqian out, and let the mother and daughter go with Boss Zhu."

Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect that Mr. Shen, who seldom took care of housework, would compromise.

Seeing that no one dared to move, Master Shen yelled angrily, "Are you deaf?! Hurry up!"

All the Ding women of the family immediately started to move, and went about their own business.Mrs. Shen seemed to want to say something to her husband, but Master Shen didn't even look at her, and went straight to shopkeeper Zhu, and even made a bow on his own initiative.

"Boss Zhu, Zhuo Jing is short-sighted and offended just now. Please don't be offended by Boss Zhu."

Chong Liu knew that anyone who had done business with the shopkeeper had a deep respect for the shopkeeper.Even the national teacher is no exception.

What kind of power is in the hands of the shopkeeper?

The shopkeeper Zhu put away the contract and returned the gift with a smile, "It's okay, we were the ones who were rude today and broke the gate of your house. I will definitely give you double the compensation tomorrow."

"It's just a door, Boss Zhu, don't take it to heart. I have some freshly picked tea at home, I wonder if the shopkeeper is thirsty?" "No, I can't get out of the shop." The wet nurse brought a little girl who was about one year old.When Luzhi saw it, she broke free from the support and rushed forward, crying and holding her daughter in her arms, as if she never wanted to let go.

Chong Liu stepped forward, and from a polite distance, said softly, "Madam, shall we go?" Yan Luzhi turned his back to him, his body trembling slightly.After a long time, he finally nodded.

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The shopkeeper arranged for Yan Luzhi to live in a head room on the second floor of the east building of the inn, and asked a doctor to prescribe some medicines for nourishing blood and nourishing her body.

Xizhu also stayed and took care of Lvzhi with all her heart.The scene where the master and the servant meet and cry is also quite embarrassing.

Lvzhi wrote a letter to her father who was far away in his house, in which she explained the harsh treatment of her by the Shen family and her desire to divorce her husband.

Chong Liu didn't read the letter, but he saw the words on the envelope and couldn't help but secretly marvel.

That's really a good word with softness and strength in the hand.

A woman who can write such characters almost fell into the quagmire that traps many women in this world.This world is really dirty.

The shopkeeper comforted Luzhi, telling her not to worry, but to take care of her body first.He will gradually teach her the mysteries of obscenity and help her discover the 'crafts' she can possess.

Maybe it's like he taught Chong Liu, bit by bit, subtle?

How many of the craftsmen under the shopkeeper are similar to Lvzhi, taught after being rescued by him?

On the surface, the shopkeeper, who seems to only focus on business, seems to be a very gentle person.But for some reason, I don't want to let people see it.

Chongliu lay on his bed, thought for a while, and left this description in his records of the day: The shopkeeper stood surrounded by tigers and wolves with a written document in his hand, his voice was like thunder, his eyes were cold, and he was independent. As immovable as a mountain, it is very mighty.

This new case seems to have come to an end, but the quiet days did not last long.

When the officers and soldiers surrounded the entire Huai'an Inn, Chongliu was cleaning up the rooms that had just moved out in the north building.Just as he was going downstairs with a large pile of dirty quilts in his arms, he suddenly saw Xiao Shun rushing in panic.

"Sixth brother! It's not good! Liu Sheng surrounded the inn with soldiers, and wants to take the shopkeeper away!"