Chapter 54: Gratitude
If Liang Jinyu had resented Chen Laifu before, now she felt more disgusted with him, as if she had a pool of snot stuck on her nose that she couldn't get rid of.
After the two entered the city, Liang Jinyu handed the household registration certificate to Liang Dingfang.
Although it is a peaceful time now and the security in Shaozhou City is good, we still have to be prepared for the worst.
"Sister, where are you going later?" Liang Dingfang asked as he put away his household registration certificate.
"Looking for someone." Liang Jinyu said, and when he saw a clothing store opposite, he walked straight over.
When the clerk in the clothing shop saw a customer coming in, he immediately came over to greet him with a big smile on his face.
Liang Jinyu took the initiative to greet them: "The quilt and clothes I bought from you last time were both good. I'm here to pick out two more today."
Upon hearing this, the waiter instantly remembered who Liang Jinyu was and immediately became familiar with her.
"The clothes are bought for my younger brother. Take him to see them." Liang Jinyu said with a smile and stuffed a piece of silver into Liang Dingfang's hand.
Seeing this, the staff ignored Liang Jinyu and hurriedly asked Liang Dingfang to go inside to take a look.
Taking this opportunity, Liang Jinyu quickly escaped from the back door of the shop.
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Ten years ago, Liang Mu was just a cavalry commander of Xing'an Prefecture.
That year, there was a severe snowstorm in Xing'an Prefecture, and the area within a thousand miles was covered with ice and snow.
One day, Liang Muru was leading his troops on patrol as usual, but he accidentally rescued several caravans trapped in a snowstorm. The man leading the caravan was named Yuan, and called himself Yuan Yong. He came to Xing'an Prefecture to do business.
The goods they brought back from a long journey were the cotton-padded clothes that were in great demand in Xing'an Prefecture at that time.
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"Why is it the Zhou Mansion?"
Liang Jinyu stood at the door and saw the words "Zhou Mansion" written on the plaque at the top of the door. She couldn't help but wonder if she had remembered it wrong.
Just when Liang Jinyu was about to back down, he saw the side door on the east side suddenly open.
Three men walked out one after the other. Liang Jinyu recognized the one in the middle, it was Old Man Chen.
Liang Jinyu glanced at the door plaque again and thought what a coincidence, this was actually the Zhou family where Old Man Chen worked.
"Old Yu, what on earth is going on? I'm still confused!" Old man Chen asked with a nervous look on his face.
The man called Laoxu was a middle-aged man, who was tall and strong, and spoke with a strong voice: "Let me ask you, why did you go home without saying a word yesterday?"
Old man Chen lowered his head guiltily: "There was an emergency at home, I forgot to tell you."
"Okay, I guess it's just a routine question. If something really happened, there's no way the housekeeper would let us leave." The speaker was a thin young man.
Lao Wei said with a gloomy face: "It's hard to say. I heard that there was a lot of commotion when the person was brought back last night, and a doctor was called overnight. By the way, did you see San'er who went to pick up the person for Lao Chen?"
The young man said nonchalantly, "San'er is either drinking or gambling all day long. I guess he's hanging out in some casino right now."
As they were talking, the three of them passed by Liang Jinyu and quickly disappeared in the crowd on the street.
Liang Jinyu walked out from the corner, thought about it and decided to go and ask, since she was already here.
I knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time.
Liang Jinyu did not give up and increased his strength.
"Robbery? So fierce?" someone asked jokingly from behind.
Liang Jinyu turned around and saw the man in white and red, young and handsome, with a bohemian and uninhibited look in his eyes.
"Oh~ It's you? What's your name? Let me think." Yan Xing rested his chin with a folding fan, pretending to think.
Liang Jinyu had a very bad impression of him, so she simply ignored him and continued knocking on the door.
"Are you looking for death? Why are you knocking in broad daylight? Doctor Yan?" The servant who was cursing suddenly changed his expression and bowed his head respectfully. "My third aunt has been waiting for a long time. Please come in."
"Are you not leaving yet?" Yan Xing poked Liang Jinyu's back with his fan.
Liang Jinyu glared at him unhappily, then stepped over the threshold and walked inside.
The servants thought that Liang Jinyu and Yan Xing were together, so they led them both directly to the main hall.
"Doctor Yan, you are finally here." A middle-aged man in his forties came out from the main hall. He was pot-bellied and looked anxious. "I understand your rules. As long as you can save my daughter, I will give you any reward you want."
"Very good, I like dealing with smart people." Yan Xing praised with a smile, and was about to leave with the man, when he suddenly thought of something and turned back to point at Liang Jinyu, "Oh, by the way, she seems to be here to see you."
The man turned around in confusion, looked at Liang Jinyu, frowned and asked, "Who is the girl?"
Liang Jinyu nodded slightly and said calmly: "My last name is Liang, and I'm here to see Boss Yuan Yongyuan."
"Yuan Yong? There is no such person in my family. Miss, you have come to the wrong place." The man shook his head, turned around and asked Yan Xing to go inside.
Halfway through the journey, the man suddenly stopped and whispered, "No, Yuan Yong? Oh, is that girl here to see my father-in-law? He was called Yuan Yong when he was young!"
As soon as Liang Jinyu went out, she was called back by the servants of the Zhou family.
She sat in the main room for half an hour and drank two cups of tea, but the host didn't come out.
Seeing that it was getting late, Liang Jinyu was worried about Dingfang, so she decided to go back first and visit next time.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
A young man of medium build and slightly dark skin came out.
"I'm sorry for coming here so presumptuously and causing you trouble." Liang Jinyu said, bowing.
The man's eyes were tired, but he still asked in a good mood: "I heard that you came here to look for my father? But he is old and has not been to Shaozhou for many years. Why did you come to see him?"
Liang Jinyu looked around and asked cautiously, "Can I have a word with you?"
The man frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment, but still invited Liang Jinyu to go to the side hall and dismissed the servants.
"I heard about this from my mother. She said that ten years ago, your father took people to Xing'an Prefecture to do business, but he encountered a blizzard on the way and almost lost his life."
The man thought about it and nodded, saying, "That's true."
Liang Jinyu pursed her lips and said quickly, "My father was working under the cavalry commander of Xing'an Prefecture ten years ago. He carried your father all the way back to Xing'an Prefecture."
After hearing this, the man finally looked at the girl in front of him seriously.
I didn't look at it carefully just now, but now I feel that it is somewhat familiar. The straight nose, the tightly pursed thin lips, and the tenacity between the eyebrows and eyes all seem familiar.
"What's your name, young lady?" the man asked cautiously.
Liang Jinyu couldn't help but admire the other party's intelligence, but she also knew that she was making a risky move.
"My last name is Liang."
The man's expression changed instantly, and after a long while he lowered his voice and asked, "Then, then what can I do to help you, girl?"
Seeing that the man was surprised but did not show any resistance or fear, Liang Jinyu relaxed a little.
"I want to borrow 100 taels of silver. Don't worry, I will pay you back by the end of next year at the latest."
"One hundred taels?" The man was surprised, then shook his head, "No, I'll give the girl one thousand taels."
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Liang Jinyu had no idea how she left the Zhou Mansion.
By the time she realized it, she was already on the street.
There are bustling voices in my ears, busy traffic in front of me, and the aroma of wine and food wafting from the restaurants along the street.
Liang Jinyu covered her chest with her hands. The banknote was so thin that she couldn't even feel its existence.
But she was sure that she had a silver note worth one thousand taels in her arms!
"Yuanshan Pavilion..." Liang Jinyu silently recited the man's name, but her eyes were attracted by the two-story building next to her.
There are three big characters "Tianbao Zhai" written on the plaque of the building.
However, there is a small red circle in the lower right corner of the plaque, with a word engraved inside - Yuan!