Chapter 415 The weather changes suddenly
When he saw someone familiar, his first reaction was to cry, feeling wronged.
"Dad..." His voice was choked and hoarse.
I thought I would get some comfort, but why are these people looking at me so strangely?
"My lord, my son and you have never had any grudges against each other. Where did you take him? Tell me quickly!" Old Lady Chu was the first one who couldn't bear it anymore and asked with tears in her eyes.
Chu Ming was completely confused, his mind seemed to be a mess, and he couldn't understand what was happening.
"Mom, I'm Ming'er!" He answered reflexively, but as soon as he finished speaking, he felt his throat was very uncomfortable, painful and swollen.
The voices changed, and the Chu family became even more unconvinced.
When he finally understood what had happened, Old Master Chu didn't even give him a chance to explain. He grabbed his neck tightly with both hands, his eyes as ferocious as a wild animal's: "Tell me, who are you? Did the Ming family send you here?"
"Cough..." Chu Ming struggled hard, but felt that he could hardly breathe.
He had a sad face and wanted to explain that he was Chu Ming. He didn't know why he had become what he was today.
In the end, Mr. Chu only gave him one breath left, and only let go when he saw that he was about to faint.
Chu Ming gasped for breath, his expression terrified. He didn't care about the others in the room and said something that only he and his son knew: "...Weiyuan Marquis Mansion!"
Mr. Chu's expression changed: "Shut up!"
The others were wondering when they received a warning look from the old man and quickly left the room.
In an instant, only the Chu father and son were left in the room.
"Who are you?!" Old Master Chu still didn't believe it. Otherwise, why would a person change so much overnight?
He couldn't think of a second reason other than being replaced.
"Dad, I really am Chu Ming!" Chu Ming wanted to cry but had no tears. He wished he could slap himself a few times to get his face back.
Old Master Chu took a few steps forward and stared into his eyes. The look in his eyes was somewhat similar to the one he gave his son when he was begging for mercy.
"Besides, don't you think about it? Besides me, is there anyone else in this world who knows that Weiyuan Marquis Mansion asked us to transport a batch of medicinal materials out within three days?" Chu Ming said with a sad and angry expression.
Old Master Chu: "Humph, that's hard to say. If you force my son to answer, who would know who is behind you?!"
At this time, Mr. Chu's heart was a little shaken. The butler knocked on the door again and came in, whispering the result of the interrogation of the servant just now. He waved his hand and asked him to leave.
"You said you are Ming'er, then where is the birthmark on your body?" he asked directly.
Chu Ming immediately opened his clothes: "Here..."
He paused, looked at the white and tender thighs, and froze in place.
It’s over. Now it’s even harder to explain.
He looked up, and under the pressure from his father, he said cautiously: "I don't know what's going on."
Chu Ming's affairs could not be concealed at all, and it was said that he looked very different from before. People with connections began to inquire about the reason.
At the Feng family, Old Master Feng was surprised by his sudden improvement in health. When Master Lin arrived, the two of them started talking about it.
"Brother Feng, I dare not say anything else, but the Ming family is indeed amazing. I heard that they have established a firm foothold in Guancheng in just half a year, and have made friends with all kinds of powerful people. Now even the Wan family dare not offend them easily." Master Lin said admiringly.
"Wait, half a year?" Old Master Feng grasped the key point: "When did they appear in Guancheng?"
Mr. Lin thought for a moment and said, "It must have been famous last winter."
Old Master Feng's expression changed slightly.
Mr. Lin kept staring at him, so he asked, "Is there something wrong?"
The corners of Old Master Feng's lips twitched, and a glimmer of clarity flashed in his cloudy eyes: "You have been to Guancheng, have you seen the Luo family?"
Master Lin immediately understood: "You don't suspect... that they are related?"
Old Master Feng had nothing to hide from the other party: "After all, the timing is too coincidental."
Master Lin smiled and shook his head: "No, the Luo family does run a business in Guancheng, but they only opened a few restaurants, although the business is quite good."
Old Master Feng frowned. The Luo family in his memory was not so content with the status quo. However, Tingshan was no longer around, so maybe they were affected by that.
Never mind, maybe I was just overthinking it.
"Brother Feng, look at this day, we have to be prepared." Master Lin's tone changed quickly, "When I went out today, I was almost freezing to death. If this continues, I'm afraid the people will have a hard time."
Old Master Feng looked up, seeing that he seemed anxious but not too anxious: "Do you have a solution?"
Master Lin laughed, puffing out his chest and raising his head, "You've forgotten again, what did the Ming family start?"
Old Master Feng looked over with a look that said, "Are you stupid?" He pointed outside and said, "In this kind of weather, no matter how much food the Ming family has, do you think they can transport it here?"
Master Lin immediately sat down next to him and said mysteriously, "You, you, what can I say? Look at how Chu Ming is now. If I say he has nothing to do with the Ming family, do you believe it?"
He tapped his fingers on the table. "Anyway, I think that capable people are not limited to one area. Besides, if you don't go to their house and try, how do you know they don't have food?"
Old Master Feng frowned and said, "Let me think about it again."
The Feng family is indeed not short of food now, but if the temperature does not turn around, the losses to the medicinal fields will be immeasurable.
I'm afraid that all the money I earned will have to be invested, and if I can't survive next year, the business of the shop will probably go bankrupt.
The two of them stayed in the house, and as time passed, they had no idea what the outside looked like.
It wasn't until the housekeeper knocked on the door and said that the Lin family had sent someone to pick up Old Man Lin that the two of them almost froze into ice sculptures the moment they opened the door.
His breath was hot and the cold wind was biting on his face. Mr. Lin didn't want to leave the room at all.
But I still have to go home.
At this time, the Yangzhou city had become covered in ice and snow in just one day.
There were no other pedestrians on the road, and it was very difficult to walk on the snow-covered road.
Listening to the crunching sound of the sedan bearers stepping on the snow, Mr. Lin was filled with worry. This natural disaster was probably unavoidable.
Suddenly, the sedan chair shook, one of the sedan bearers slipped, and Mr. Lin fell to the ground along with the sedan bearer.
“Ouch!”
My head hit the wood and my hands touched the ground, feeling cold.
"Father!" Master Lin lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, holding his hand warmer, and hurried over.
They were the only sight on the road. When they returned to the Lin Mansion, their legs and feet were already frozen and they had to be carried into the room.
When they finally returned to the room and Nuan Yi turned around, the two of them finally recovered.
"Dad, you can't go out in this horrible weather!" Master Lin was afraid that his father, who was over fifty years old, still wanted to go out, so he looked over very seriously.
Mr. Lin held onto the hand warmer tightly and sighed, "Boss, we have to stay at home."
"Then just tell me what you need. You can't go out again!" Master Lin shuddered when he thought of the freezing temperature outside.
Such unusual weather phenomena had never occurred in Yangzhou City before, and panic spread among the people. After all, it was not yet the harvest season, and the food reserves at home were limited. If this continued, the only outcome would be starvation.
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