The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

"Mr. Xie?" Seeing that Xie Yan remained silent for a long time, shopkeeper Liu reminded him.

Xie Yan came back to her senses: "It's an eventful season right now, we can't let it go on Wednesday yet, Mama Zhou is also a poor person, please trouble Uncle Liu."

"Oh, okay." Shopkeeper Liu expected that Xie Yan would not let go, so he could only sigh.

"I asked someone to investigate the sorceress who told Zhou's mother where to pick up Wednesday. Unfortunately, the sorceress no longer lives at the original location, and there is no news until now. When the sorceress finds out, maybe things will turn around on Wednesday and Zhou's mother." Thank you Seeing this, Yan said again.

"What do you mean?" Shopkeeper Liu was taken aback.

"I don't believe that there is such a coincidence in this world, and I don't believe that the sorceress is so deliberate and deceitful in the countryside to make a living." Xie Yan said that.

"What do you think of Wednesday and the witch...?"

"It's not clear yet, I'll find out when I find the witch."

"..." Shopkeeper Liu didn't expect Xie Yan's speculation to be so bold, but after thinking about it carefully, it was very reasonable, and he swallowed unconsciously, "If this is true, then the sorceress is too devastated Goodness!"

This is Zhou's mother's entire life from a girl to an old woman!

"There is no shortage of conscientious people in this world. We can only ensure that we are always walking on the right path." Xie Yan did not continue this topic, and after chatting with Shopkeeper Liu about the operation of the theater, he turned and left the present theater .

Taking the familiar tram from Furong Street to the pier, Xie Yan soon came to the small apartment he rented a while ago, where the Yunliu he brought from Xiefang Building is currently living here.

The landlady was still playing cards outside at this time, Xie Yan didn't disturb the others, and went directly to the third floor along the external stairs and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door of the apartment was opened from the inside, and Yunliu was standing behind the door wearing a simple light green skirt. It seemed that she was doing needlework before Xie Yan came.

Yunliu let Xie Yan into the room, brought a cup of tea, "Mr. Xie, why are you here suddenly today?"

She followed Xie Yan out of Xiefang Building in order to help Xie Yan do some things that are inconvenient to put on the bright side, but Xie Yan has been busy showing up at the theater these days, and there is nothing special to leave to Yunliu, Yunliu She also had a free time, besides chatting with Gu Shixu and the crippled sister who came to her every day, she just did needlework to pass the time.

"Yunliu, how much do you know about Sichuan, how much do you know about Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Mute?" Xie Yan cut to the chase.

"Sichuan?" Yunliu frowned, "I once heard Mrs. Hua tell me about the situation in China, saying that Sichuan and Yunnan and Guizhou are now French territories. I don't know anything else, Mr. Xie What are you asking this for?"

Xie Yan did not have a deep study of modern Chinese history, but he also knew that Sichuan was the sphere of influence of the French during the Republic of China. He had known for a long time. Seeing that Yunliu really didn't know anything else, Xie Yan was a little disappointed.

"One of my...friends is going to Sichuan on business, and I'm a little worried."

"Why don't I quietly go back and ask the dumb sister-in-law and the others." Yunliu suggested, "Hua sister-in-law and dumb sister-in-law should know more."

"That's exactly why I came to see you." Xie Yan nodded, "I've been in the limelight recently, and it's inconvenient to go directly to the racetrack to enter the Xiefang Building. After I leave, you can go to the Xiefang Building to ask about this after a while , and then write the news in a letter to Miao Erya, whom I told you before, and ask Miao Erya to drop by and send it to Wen's house."

"Is Miao Erya trustworthy?"

"Erya is not a talkative person, you don't need to tell her what was written in the letter, just tell her to hand it over to me as it is."

"Okay." Yun Liu nodded cautiously.

After leaving Xiefang Tower, Yunliu no longer dressed up, and she no longer smeared the thick makeup on her face when she first met. She looked more delicate and real than she did in Xiefang Tower, Xie Yan looked at The familiarity of the face in front of him became stronger and stronger, as if it was about to come out.

"Mr. Xie?" Seeing Xie Yan staring at her, Yunliu felt a little puzzled.

"Yunliu..." Xie Yan paused, "Did Mrs. Hua give you your name, or did you already have it?"

"It's the original name, but the surname is removed." Yun Liu was taken aback, "What's wrong?"

"Do you know a girl named Wen Liu?"

After hearing Xie Yan say the word "Wen Liu", Yun Liu's breathing became obviously rapid, "Wen Liu...? Mr. Xie, where have you seen her?!"

"Wen Liu is the apprentice of my uncle Mu Xiuxiu. She learned the Xihe Dagu from her since she was a child. She is about a few years younger than you, and she looks a bit like you. I suddenly remembered this and asked you."

"Xihe Dagu... Wen Liu... no wonder..." Yun Liu muttered to himself.

"Yunliu?"

"Mr. Xie, you should have heard some stories about me from A'a before, right?" Yunliu smiled wryly, "I grew up in a poor family, and my parents were poor peasants. There was an older brother who became a relative above, and there was another brother below. A younger brother who is about the same age as Ah Ai."

"Our house is close to the official road, and businessmen who travel all over the country often pass by to ask for water or stay overnight. This is also our main source of income."

"In the winter about two years ago, a businessman surnamed Li came to my house and brought a man to stay with us. My mother paid for him to sleep in my brother's house. My brother was supposed to sleep with my parents. , who knew that my father happened to be caught with the cold that day and it was inconvenient, so the businessman surnamed Li said it was okay, he could live in the same room with my brother..."

When Yunliu said this, recalling the situation that day, her body trembled slightly.

Xie Yan already knew these things from Gu Shi谦, seeing this, she couldn't bear to interrupt Yunliu, but Yunliu continued talking on her own.

"My room is next to my brother's. In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard the sound of struggling and fighting in my brother's room. I hurriedly put on my clothes and got up to look. Before I got to the door, I saw my brother half naked. He rushed out from the door, his ears were cracked and blood was flowing everywhere... When my younger brother saw me, he rushed over and hid behind me. My parents and elder brother were also alarmed by the movement. Here, my younger brother cried and said that the businessman tore his clothes in the middle of the night and pressed him to chew and fumble."

"The businessman resolutely refused to admit it, but he couldn't stay any longer. He packed up his things overnight and left with his buddy. Before he left, he said that my younger brother had hysteria and needed to be cured. Only I took my brother back to the house to treat the wound and put him to sleep. I stayed like this until dawn, and I found that my brother had a fever. I didn’t dare to disturb my parents. I secretly took out my private money and went out through the back wall I wanted to grab some medicine for him, but I didn't expect this to save my life, and I will never have the chance to see my family again..."

Yunliu took a deep breath and continued: "I went all the way to the pharmacy in the town to buy medicine. When I came back, I saw thick smoke rising from the direction of my house. When I ran back, the house was completely burned to the ground. Erjing, the house has collapsed into ruins, not to mention the people inside..."

"There is no dry firewood near my house, so I had to light the lights at home at that time. What's more, after what happened the night before, everyone couldn't sleep well. How could they not escape when they found a fire?" Yunliu said Strong stubbornness, "I know that the tragedy in our family must be related to that businessman surnamed Li, only he would want us all to shut up for fear of ruining his reputation. The price also wants to find that businessman and take revenge..."

Yunliu fell silent again, Xie Yan helped her and added: "Later you found out that the businessman was Li Tianwei, right?"

"Yes." Yunliu smiled sarcastically, "I recognized him at a glance, just look at what Hankou people say about him, he is elegant, easy-going, kind and generous... No wonder he is so afraid that someone will damage his reputation, so he does not hesitate to ransack his home Woolen cloth."

"I went to Xiefang Tower for revenge, and I personally helped deliver Ah into Li Tianwei's hands... But Li Tianwei is still like an unshakable tree to me." Yunliu shook her head slowly, "If it wasn't for Xiao If you take action, Mr. Xie, I don't know when and what month I will be able to avenge my revenge."

Xie Yan persuaded: "Li Tianwei has done a lot of evil, and he will die if he does many injustices. Even without me, he will fall into the hands of others one day. These things have passed, and Li Tianwei has paid the price he deserved for his sins. .Yunliu, you should also look forward."

"I know." Yun Liu smiled, "It's just that I suddenly want to talk about these things, and it feels better to say it..."

"Mr. Xie, you probably already knew what I said just now, but there is one more thing I didn't tell you, and you probably don't know either." Yunliu glanced at the already dim sky outside the window, "I have nothing but In addition to my elder brother and younger brother, there is also a younger sister, who was sold to Ren Yazi by my parents many years ago in exchange for a gift for my elder brother. I have been in Hankou for the past two years, apart from investigating Li Tianwei, there is another very important thing to do, which is to find the whereabouts of my younger sister. .”

Yun Liu said earnestly, "My sister, whose name has the same origin as mine, is Wen Liu."

"Isn't that Senior Sister Wen Liu?" Xie Yan's eyes lit up, "This fate is too amazing, Wen Liu probably never thought that she has a sister who is looking for her... Let's go to Master Mu to find Wen Liu Bar."

Knowing that Yunliu and Wenliu were biological sisters, Xie Yan offered to take her to see Wenliu without thinking too much, but after Yunliu got excited, she shook her head.

"I still won't go." Yun Liu took half a step back.

Xie Yan was puzzled: "Why?"

"My sister was very young when she was sold. That person was notoriously cruel. I thought her life must be difficult. I was anxious to find her when I had a chance. Please, the dumb sister-in-law and the others never Looking for someone in the brothel Chuguan or the maidservant of a wealthy family, I didn’t expect Wenliu to be so lucky that he actually came under your uncle’s hand and learned how to eat.”

"Mr. Xie, you are a capable and kind-hearted person. If you can call Wen Liu Senior Sister, I will know that she is doing well now. If that is the case, why should I worry?" She showed a bit of relief, "When she was sold back then, as a sister, I didn't help her at all. Now that she has a master, friends, and a life of her own, why should I remind her of sad things?"

Xie Yan didn't quite agree with this idea: "Wen Liu is not such a person. The relationship between the two of you sisters when you were young can't be faked. How can you be sure that she doesn't want to see her sister again?"

"..."

Yunliu was silent for a long time, and finally shook her head, "Even so, it's not convenient for me to see her in my current status. I promised Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Mute to do things for them. After meeting Wenliu, I accidentally It might hurt her."

"Mr. Xie, I will go to Xiefanglou to help you inquire about the situation in Sichuan later. It will be too late. For Wenliu, it is better not to let her know that she has such a sister."

"..." Xie Yan sighed, knowing that he couldn't convince Yunliu, "I promise you, but Yunliu, you should think about this matter again. At the beginning, you never saw your younger brother again, and now you also because of What if one chooses to never have a chance to see his sister again?"

"..." Yunliu lowered her head so that people could not see her expression clearly, and said in an extremely thin voice, "I'll think about it again."

……

After leaving the small apartment, Xie Yan strolled on the path leading to Wen's compound, suddenly feeling a little tired.

It was dusk at this time, and the dock workers were still working hard by the river not far away. There was no one in the alley, except for the scent of fireworks wafting from the back walls of a few houses.

Although Li Tianwei has been arrested, the Li family is still dead and not dead; the matter of Xie Ji Mi Xing has been dragged on until now, and the strange new type of smoke is still hanging over the entire Hankou like a sharp knife; There is no clue about the blood debt of ten lives, and the list of forces left by Xiang Yanlin has not yet been found; it is found that the theater has just opened and its foundation is unstable, and the Wen family's new shipping route has problems again, and Wen Heng is about to go to the unknown Sichuan...

Xie Yan walked step by step on the small road with seven turns and eight bends, as if he was walking in the chaotic situation in front of him. As a member of the authority, he was bumping into walls everywhere, and he didn't know where the bright future would be.

He closed his eyes and sighed, the pale golden sunset cast on his face, bringing an undetectable chill. At this point in time, the sun's light and heat were no longer enough to resist the natural cold.

Xie Yan walked step by step like this, and the quiet environment gradually became the enjoyment of thinking alone. He let go of his thoughts and allowed the clues in his mind to freely assemble, and he had the illusion that he had returned to the modern world in a trance.

"Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-"

A sound of galloping horses gradually approached from behind, and when the sound was close to his ears, Xie Yan finally came back to his senses, and turned his head to look in agreement, and saw the familiar figure on horseback smiling and looking at the light. he.

Who is still waiting for the boy on horseback,

Waiting for his back to turn around,

wait for him to entrust his life

……

Xie Yan thought of the lyrics of the song he had heard in later generations, but this time, he didn't need to look at the back of the boy on horseback, and he didn't have to wait for him to turn around, because this person was walking towards him.

"Why are you here?" Xie Yan stretched out her hand naturally, asking Wen Heng to pull herself onto the horse and sit down.

"I went to the theater to look for you. They said that you had already left and you weren't there when you got home, so they looked for you on the road." Wen Heng stroked Xie Yan's hair, "I didn't expect to find it."

"Don't you need to make preparations before going to Sichuan?"

"I'm making the most important preparations."

"..."

Xie Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she turned her head to look at Wen Heng's smiling eyes, suddenly her eyes felt a little sore, and at that moment, the urge to go to Sichuan with Wen Heng emerged in her heart.

Of course, the impulse was denied by him in the next second, and now the matters in Hankou became more urgent, even if Xie Yan wanted to leave, everyone including Wen Heng would not agree.

Xie Yan and Wen Heng slowly returned to Wen's compound in the setting sun. Before entering the door, Xie Yan felt that their posture was a bit intimate and wanted to stop, but Wen Heng hugged her waist tightly and couldn't move, afraid of struggling Xie Yan had no choice but to maintain a normal expression, pretending to have a clear conscience.

Fortunately, they didn't meet anyone on the way from the gate to the stable. After getting off the horse, Xie Yan looked around to make sure no one saw them before heaving a sigh of relief.

"What are you afraid of at home." Wen Heng came over and took his hand.

Xie Yan pulled away, "If you make trouble again, someone will find out."

"..." Wen Heng looked at Xie Yan helplessly, and really wanted to tell Xie Yan's parents and everyone in the family that they knew about us a long time ago, but he was afraid of scaring people.

After all, it should be difficult for normal people to understand why everyone in the Wen family supports their second young master's boyfriend so much, even to the point where they care more about the person involved...

Wen Heng was thinking about how to explain to Xie Yan tactfully, Xi Lian who was beside Mrs. Wen had already heard the news and came over.

"Second Young Master, Mr. Xie, you came back as soon as the kitchen was ready. Madam asked me to tell you to go to the restaurant to eat quickly!"

Xie Yan and Wen Heng looked at each other, suppressed the words on their lips and followed Xilian to the restaurant. Today, Mr. Wen, Mrs. Wen and Wen Rui, Wen Yanhui were all there. Xie Yan understood that this meal was given to Wen Heng by the Wen family. Seeing off the banquet, I felt a little strange in my heart.

The dishes on the dinner table were very rich, and the specially hired chefs of the Wen family tried their best to cook a table full of classic dishes from various cuisines. During the dinner, Master Wen did not evade at all, and told Wen Heng a lot about shipping. Xie Yan also benefited a lot from hearing about his experience.

As a parent, there is no one who does not feel sorry for their children. Wen Jiulou and Mrs. Wen are worried that Wen Heng will go to Sichuan to work alone, but he is indeed the most suitable candidate for the Wen family at the moment. Wen Heng could only be let out to roam around.

After the meal, Wen Jiulou wanted to say something more, but Madam Wen stopped him with a secret wink.

After Wen Heng and Xie Yan went upstairs one after the other, Mrs. Wen said to Wen Jiulou: "The children are still young, and they will be separated for a while soon. Let them talk more about themselves."

"Ma'am, what do you mean?" Wen Jiulou was too busy these days to pay much attention to family affairs.

"Heng'er told me that when he comes back from Sichuan this time, he and Ayan's marriage can be arranged. I have to get ready early." Mrs. Wen said with a smile.

"This..." Wen Jiulou felt a little weird, and was amazed.

"Why, don't tell me that you plan to object at this time." Mrs. Wen raised her eyebrows, as if to fight on the spot.

"How could it be?" Wen Jiulou hurriedly laughed, "I just felt a little sudden, Xie Yan is a pretty good kid, Madam, you have already taken a fancy to me, why would you have any objections?"

Wen Jiulou's remarks are not false. He often hears Fang Xunxuan and Mr. Wen mention Xie Yan these days, and knows a lot of Xie Yan's deeds, from writing books to opening theaters to various secret affairs, he is everywhere. Over time, Wen Jiulou also recognized this young and promising young man.

Since the fact that Heng'er likes men can no longer be changed, Xie Yan is definitely the best candidate for their second daughter-in-law, and Wen Jiulou doesn't have to worry about Wen Heng getting together with such a mess and going astray up.

"This is the best." Mrs. Wen glared at Wen Jiulou, smiled and called Xilian to leave the restaurant. She had to hurry to pick out the new cloth for the wedding.