"Village chief, please don't panic. Let's send more people to look for it. There are also dogs in the village. We have so many dogs. Maybe they can be used."
Su Tai's words made the village chief's eyes light up, "Yes! How could I forget about the dog? But... How can this dog find someone?"
At this time, Su Tai could only release her three beloved black dogs. Ever since someone climbed over the wall last time, she had consciously trained the three dogs. Not only could they identify their owners by smell, they were also very good at fighting and could compete with wolves when they got fierce.
The family whose child was lost quickly found the child’s used clothes and quilts and let the dog smell them.
The dog began to search the village, and the villagers followed.
The village courtyard was brightly lit.
Rong Lao Si made a bitter face and kept complaining to Liu Guangyao, "We have been in the troupe for so many years and have never lost a child. Little Twelve is the youngest among us. He is so well-behaved. He is the next pillar I am going to train. Now he is lost. This is killing me!"
Xu said unconvincedly: "If they are so precious, why would you deduct their food? In the evening, nine people were only given three steamed buns and vegetables. I don't know where the meat and other steamed buns we prepared went!
Your wife was not happy when I brought food to the children. She blamed me for meddling in other people's business and said that actors should be slim. Bah! Look at them, they are all pale and skinny. What does being slim have to do with it? It's clearly you who are abusing them!"
"Hey! Don't say that!" Fourth Master Rong was anxious, looking at Liu Guangyao and the village chief, "We are talking as men, and it's really inappropriate for an old woman like her to interrupt us! Anyway, everyone in our troupe is a treasure, and now that they are gone, you must give us an explanation, otherwise, we can only report it to the police."
"Don't report to the police, don't report to the police! We have the entrance to the village under our watch. As long as the person is still in the village, he will not be lost." Liu Guangyao was extremely anxious and apologized humbly, "How about this, you go back and rest first? We will look for him again and give you an answer in the next two days. How about that?"
"No! We have to go somewhere else to perform! We can't afford to delay." Mr. Rong refused decisively.
"This" Liu Guangyao was in a dilemma and had no idea for a moment.
Su Tai came in from outside accompanied by He and nodded slightly to the people in the room.
When Fourth Master Rong and Mrs. Qiu saw her, their expressions changed instinctively.
They discovered Su Tai's existence when they were looking for a child just now. It was because this person's temperament was too outstanding, and the gentle man sitting next to him was also unusual, so they avoided them specifically when stealing the child. Now that this person appears, what is his identity?
Su Tai smiled kindly at Mr. Rong Siye and his wife, and asked, "Where will the troupe go to perform next?"
"This," Qiu interrupted, "is a village outside the county town. They are celebrating a big festival there!"
"Is that so?" Su Tai raised her eyebrows and then asked, "I wonder how much money they spent to invite the troupe?"
"One tael. No, it's one and a half taels! They're offering one and a half taels!" Qiu gritted her teeth, her eyes full of shrewd calculations.
Su Tai smiled calmly, "In that case, we will also spend one and a half taels to ask the troupe to continue the performance until we find your child, how about that?"
"No!" Fourth Master Rong refused decisively. Perhaps realizing that he was too excited, he calmed down and explained, "We can't go back on our word in this business, lest we ruin our reputation."
Su Tai nodded, "That's true. There is another way. I have some connections in the county. Mr. Rong told me the location of the village. I will ask someone to go and tell them to give the village some compensation. I think they will be more willing to do so. It will definitely not affect the reputation of the Rong family troupe. Don't you think we are sincere enough?"
Fourth Master Rong's face turned pale and blue. He was so angry that he cursed Su Tai in his heart.
Qiu said hurriedly: "Why bother? Can't you just give us the money as compensation? It won't delay our business."
Everyone looked over there again and again.
Su Tai pretended to be shocked. "Didn't the boss say that the lost child was your pillar? How can such a precious child be easily measured by silver? Besides, it won't cost us much silver. If we really convert it into silver, I'm afraid it will be at least several dozen taels. We don't want to do business at a loss."
When Rong Laosi and his wife's thoughts were exposed, they became angry and embarrassed.
He said unhappily, "Then wait. We will definitely leave after daybreak. If you can't find anyone, we will report to the police."
Su Tai wasn't afraid at all, she just said calmly: "It's ok if you report it to the police, but as a victim and a suspect, you can't leave the village."
"Why don't you let us go?" Qiu was so excited that her voice changed.
Su Tai explained to her slowly, "Because you are outsiders, the village has been very peaceful over the years, and we haven't heard of anyone losing a child. But you have only been here for one day and five families have lost their children. We have reason to suspect you, right?
So we also support reporting the case to the authorities. No one can leave the village until the authorities find the child. What's the problem?"
“What if we have to leave?” Rong Lao Si narrowed his eyes dangerously and threatened: “Let me tell you, our Rong family opera troupe has backers in the county. You ignorant country bumpkins can’t offend them!”
"Haha. What a joke! Backer? Which backer? Is it the Zhu family in the county, the Bai family, or the already bankrupt Cui family? Or can the county magistrate be your backer? Rong Laosi! Others may be afraid of you, but I am not! This is Shenjiazhuang, our territory! Even the Lord can't do anything!" Su Tai's attitude was very tough. She stopped Rong Laosi from speaking before Liu Guangyao and the others could react.
Liu Guangyao once again looked at Su Tai with admiration, and obediently kept his mouth shut and watched the show.
Rong Lao Si was so angry at Su Tai that his veins popped out. As soon as he made a move, Shen Ying shouted angrily: "Boss Rong! If you have something to say, please talk nicely. Two fists cannot beat four hands. Don't you understand this principle?"
"Shen Ying!" Liu Guangyao widened his eyes in surprise.
Su Tai alone was enough to make him dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Shen Ying, who had always been a coward, could be so tough. He was crazy, crazy, and was going to rebel against the sky!
He had a feeling that this matter would not end well today.
Chunxiang and others who were waiting for news outside the yard also heard the quarrel inside.
Chunqin sat on the bench, looking forward to the show. "I didn't expect that the troupe owner would also be embarrassed. Who is that lady? How dare she challenge the troupe owner?"
Before coming here, she had the same idea as Rong Laosi, that the people in the countryside were all ignorant peasants, and having some money was useless and they were easily fooled. Now it seems that they were naive.
Dong Ri shook his head, "I don't understand. Should we go look for Little Twelve? Maybe he is hiding because he is afraid. If we coax him well, he will come out." (End of this chapter)
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