Chapter 106 Assassinated
The pear blossoms in Liluoyuan are in full bloom. They reappeared yesterday, with the white petals flying all over the sky and scattered all over the ground, which is a unique and beautiful scenery.
The old man asked Chen Shiyi why he returned to Beijing.
"The rest of the villa is building the site and making the templates, and I have already asked people to prepare to collect rosin. As soon as the hot weather arrives and the resin is collected, we can start mass production. I am returning to Beijing now to see how to sell the amber."
The old man was rocking back and forth in the rocking chair.
"Do you have enough silver?"
Chen Shiyi frowned slightly.
"The labor and commodity prices in Yanzhou are relatively cheap, but we still need to build a cold cellar, which will cost at least two hundred taels of silver. If I want to open a shop in Kyoto, the silver will definitely not be enough."
The old man immediately responded.
"I don't have any money."
Chen Shiyi rolled his eyes.
"I didn't expect to get money from you."
Mr. Hu asked again.
"If you don't have money and can't open a store, what's the point of doing all that?"
"If I really don't have money, I'll think about becoming a traveling trader."
"What?"
"I don't have a shop, but others do. There are jewelry stores and antique shops. I can recommend my amber to them and give them a certain amount of revenue. It's a good way to go."
The old man said doubtfully.
"Have you ever thought about why most people like gold and silver hairpins, gold and silver jewelry, and jade bracelets? It's because even if they are worn as accessories, they are valuable. When getting married, the weight of gold and silver is also considered. In this world, most people are poor!"
"Then I will make it so that rich people will like it and poor people can afford it."
The old man smiled.
"You make up your own mind."
Chen Shiyi continued.
"Besides, I have just started my career and am still groping in the dark. If I give up before I even start, how can I expect to succeed?"
"Good, ambitious."
The old man said something nonsense, and suddenly stared at Chen Shiyi intently.
Chen Shiyi felt his entire body crawling with fear when he looked at him.
"What are you looking at me for?"
"You are nineteen this year, right?"
"Um."
"Okay, okay, I'll go find some good young men for you to pick out. You're not young anymore. If you get older, you'll become an old maid."
Chen Shiyi blinked.
Why did you bring up this issue out of the blue?
"Uncle, you take a rest first. I'll take Yuanzhong out for a walk to see the jewelry market..."
Mr. Hu hurriedly called out to Chen Shiyi who turned around and walked out.
"Hey, I haven't finished talking yet..."
Chen Shiyi was too lazy to pay attention to him.
She felt that her husband had been idle lately and had nothing to do, so he started to meddle in her affairs.
She was living a carefree life. Who would want to find a man to serve her? And then meet a mother-in-law like Mrs. Wen? Isn't that asking for trouble?
She and Yuanzhong were walking aimlessly on Qingque Street. When they turned a corner, they were blocked by Long Muchuan.
Chen Shiyi thought that today was really a bad day to go out.
"Are you really free?"
Long Muchuan smiled.
"I am a leisurely prince, so I am also idle, am I not?"
Chen Shiyi was very impatient.
"What on earth are you going to do? I have something else to do. Please get out of the way."
Long Muchuan folded his arms, still blocking Chen Shiyi's way.
"You are the first girl who turned my face away. Every girl begged me, pestered me, and looked at me."
"Then go find them, why are you looking for me? You are just full and have nothing to do, so you are begging others to ignore you. In my opinion, people like you who have nothing to do after eating are mentally ill. Go back and find a doctor to take a good look..."
"Your mouth is even more powerful than that old guy Hu Zhiwei."
"I am a country girl with no manners, but you are a prince and yet you speak so rudely..."
Long Muchuan waved his hands.
"Okay, okay, stop, stop, let me tell you something serious."
Chen Shiyi wondered what serious matter he could possibly have to talk to him about.
"I heard that you've been working on something new recently. I'd like to get involved."
Long Muchuan had a smile on his face, waiting for Chen Shiyi to speak and agree.
With him as her backer, she would definitely not turn her face away from him when she encountered problems in the future. She would flatter him. When she thought of Chen Shiyi begging him with a flattering face, she felt so proud that she was bubbling with pride...
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Chen Shiyi turned around and left.
Without hesitation!
Long Muchuan's expression changed instantly.
"Don't leave!"
Chen Shiyi turned around and was about to tell him not to have such wild thoughts.
In an instant, the sky became dark and a rain of arrows came rapidly from the sky. The pressure from the sharp arrows made her react quickly.
She hurriedly pulled Yuanzhong who was following her and hid behind the wall of the alley.
Bang, bang, bang…
The arrows, polished to extremely sharp iron tips, were deeply embedded in the ground, densely packed together. In an instant, a large number of people fell down on the road.
Screams and screams came one after another, without stopping.
When Chen Shiyi saw this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he hurriedly took Yuanzhong and fled to a safe place.
Chen Shiyi felt that he had not offended anyone in such a brutal and cruel assassination. He thought that he was implicated by Long Muchuan.
At this moment, she had no trace of Long Muchuan. No matter what, she had to escape first.
Suddenly, a large group of men in black fell from the sky, and several of them chased after Chen Shiyi and Yuan Zhong.
They had no kung fu, so naturally they were no match for the well-trained Dead Earth. In an instant, a shining sword stabbed straight at Yuan Zhong. With a "pu" sound, the sword sank into the flesh, and the scarlet blood dyed Chen Shiyi's eyes red.
"Yuan Zhong..."
Before she could recover, the sword stained with Yuanzhong's blood stabbed at her again. She took out her dagger to block the sword. In an instant, she felt a heart-wrenching pain in her waist. All of a sudden, all the blood in her body rushed to that place and flowed out.
She slowly lowered her head and saw a cold sword stuck in her waist. The tip of the sword was bright red, and drops of blood, like crimson tears, sank into the ground.
With a "puff", the sword that stabbed Yuanzhong pierced her chest again. Intense pain came over her like an overwhelming force. In an instant, the surroundings became blurry and she could not see clearly. The sounds around her also disappeared completely. She could only feel the blood in her body gushing out rapidly. The moment she fell to the ground, Chen Shiyi thought, today is her death anniversary.
Who will be jealous of her in the future?
She was alone, so she had no regrets in death, but she still had some small wishes that were not fulfilled.
Oh, forget it, life and death are determined by fate!
She felt like she was trapped in a shell, unable to move. She could only feel endless pain and the flow of blood. She became more and more dizzy. That must be the feeling of slowly dying.
Um?
Why are water dripping down her face? Is it raining?
The rain spread to the corners of my mouth and flowed into my mouth. Was it sweet?
Sweet? Tears?
She tasted her own tears; they were salty and bitter.
It turns out that tears can be sweet?
Who is crying for her?
On my lips, there was a layer of warmth, moist, with the coolness of the wind, the clarity of the spring, light, shallow, with the slightest tremor...
Who kissed her so tenderly?
Who deserves such treatment from her?
She wants to live!
At this moment, her determination to live was extremely strong.
We must find him alive!