9 Chapter 9
◎Yan Luo Da Wang's sister◎
Qu Liang panted and sighed, "My dear, I miss you so much. Are you some kind of enchantress? You've captivated me with just one look..."
Cheng Mu regretted it so much. She shouldn't have come to sell ginseng and hide it from Mu Yun. She should have let Mu Yun come.
"Mr. Qu, please stop dragging your feet and just say whatever you want to say here..."
"Come home with me. From now on you will be my wife. Stay home and come back with me."
The more Qu Liang thought about it, the more beautiful it seemed. He tried to use courtesy before using force, and God finally granted his wish!
Think of a way quickly, think of a way quickly... Cheng Xi hurriedly calmed her mind. She couldn't waste her energy on useless struggles. If she couldn't think of a way, she would be dragged back by this madman and tied up like a dog.
Dog…dog…bite!
Not caring about anything else, Cheng Mu bit the hand that was pulling her, holding on to it like a mad dog. All her strength went into her teeth, determined to bite his fingers off.
"Ahh——" Qu Liang let go of his other hand to push her away in pain.
Cheng Mu took this opportunity to break free from his grip, and her anger made her kick the man in the vital parts.
Qu Liang screamed and almost fell down.
Cheng Mu ran away.
Qu Liang endured the most painful pain and hurried to chase after the man.
A man was walking towards them in the alley, wobbling a little. He was an old man with difficulty walking. Cheng Mu shouted "Help" while running desperately towards the exit.
She could ask the old man for help, but she also had to be wary of whether they were accomplices, so she tried to stay away from the lame man when she passed by him.
The lame man ignored Cheng Mu.
When Qu Liang passed by, the lame man kicked out suddenly, and the man was tripped and fell to the ground unexpectedly.
Hearing the sound, Cheng Mu turned around to take a look. The lame man was riding on the man lying on the ground, not allowing him to get up, and was punching him hard.
Someone bravely stepped forward to help others, and Cheng Mi subconsciously wanted to thank him.
At this moment, the lame man looked up. His face looked very familiar. In a flash, Cheng Mu suddenly remembered that it was him! The last time she went out, she met the old man in front of the teahouse, the one looking for his grandson.
Could it be that the person he beat up was his grandson?
Cheng Mu didn't dare to think too much, nor did she dare to stay any longer. The best thing to do was to leave while both of them were busy.
Lame Han Qisong beat Qu Liang to the point of near death, then grabbed his collar and threatened, "If you dare to go after this young lady again, I'll take your life for you. Remember that!"
Qu Liang's eyes were full of stars and his mouth was full of blood. He just begged him not to beat him anymore. He couldn't even utter the words of begging for mercy. His throat made gurgling sounds, and he was afraid that it was too late to respond.
Even after entering the mansion and being locked in the room, Cheng Mu was still trembling all over.
Even if you are on guard against thieves for a thousand days, you will still miss a chance. She almost fell into the gutter. The more she thought about it, the more angry and helpless she felt. Tears filled her eyes. However, she forced herself to hold back the tears and refused to let them fall.
I touched my wallet and found it was still there, and the medicine was not lost.
When he rolled up his sleeves, he could see deep and shallow marks on his forearms.
Cheng Mu sat down and used the ointment she had bought to stimulate blood circulation. She rubbed her right arm with her left hand and her left arm with her right hand. She nudged her front teeth with her tongue, feeling as if they were loose and there was no way to fix them.
A few days later, Liu Guanya sent a letter saying that there was a house with a single entrance, the kind with a shop in front and a house in the back, for 130 taels, and asked her if she wanted to buy it.
I have 110 taels of silver in my hand, including small change, 122 taels in total, which is still a little short. Perhaps I can bargain with the owner of the house.
Cheng Mu asked Jiang to accompany her, took Mu Yun with her, and the three of them went to see Liu Guanya.
Jiang asked quietly, "Madam Cheng, have you brought all the money?"
Cheng Xi nodded. "The price is right. It would be even better if it could be a little cheaper."
Jiang said, "I'll examine you later and I'm sure I'll find a lot of problems."
Jiang asked Guanya where the house was located. She heard it was in the west of the city. Jiang whispered to Cheng Mu, "It's a bit far from my aunt. It will be inconvenient for me to visit her in the future." After thinking for a moment, she added, "Mu Yun is also far from his two masters."
This is where the problem comes in. Cheng Mu held back her laughter.
Jiang sighed, "It's a pity that there are no houses for sale in our alley." She actually thought about selling her house. After selling the house, she would go to the village to find her old man and son, but when she thought about having no roots in the future, she quickly gave up the idea.
When they arrived at the west of the city and were walking on the street, Cheng Mu recalled what had happened two days ago, especially when she walked and walked until she came to the scene of the accident.
"Madam Cheng, why don't you leave?" Jiang pulled her.
At the entrance of the alley where she was dragged into by the man that day, she could no longer walk.
Liu Guanya said to her, "Go from here, it's at the other end of the alley."
Mu Yun keenly noticed that something was wrong with Cheng Mu. Her lips were tightly closed and slightly tense, her brows were raised and slightly curved, and she seemed uneasy or afraid of something.
He looked around and saw nothing unusual.
Liu Guanya had already walked to the front. Jiang took Cheng Mu's arm and took her with her. "Let's go. Since we are here, it's not too late to change your mind."
When she reached the place where Guan Ya stopped and knocked on the door, Cheng Mu looked back and found that it was only a hundred meters away from the place where she had escaped that day.
This is the back door of the house. There was no door here originally. It was a door opened by the owner of the house. Liu Guanya told Cheng Mu that if the uncle and sister-in-law didn't like it, they could seal it again.
After a while, the door opened and the owner of the house appeared in front of them. When they saw each other, their expressions were varied and wonderful.
Liu Guanya was delighted. Just now, the lady seemed to want to change her mind and refused to move forward. Now that the seller and the buyer had finally met, this deal might be possible.
Jiang was surprised, her eyes widened, and she blurted out, "Mr. Qu, it's you!"
Cheng Mu's rage surged. It was him! This was his house! In other words, it was almost that day, just a little bit!
Mu Yun was confused. Did they all know each other?
Qu Liang's legs trembled, and he was in a panic. "You—you—" He subconsciously wanted to close the door, but Liu Guanya blocked the door and introduced him, "Mr. Qu, this is the person who wants to buy the house."
Jiang also stepped forward to help hold the door open. "Mr. Qu, what's wrong with your face? It looks like you've opened a dyeing factory."
After Qu Liang was beaten by Qi Song, his face was covered with deep and shallow wounds of different colors. The new wounds were red, the old wounds were green, and the ones in the middle were purple.
Qu Liang was completely terrified and involuntarily knelt down in front of Cheng Mu. "My dear lady, I apologize to you. I deserve to die. I was bewitched. Please, forgive me, forgive me!"
"This..." Liu Guanya was suddenly at a loss and looked around in confusion.
Cheng Xi clenched her fingers tightly.
Jiang whispered in Cheng Mu's ear, "This Mr. Qu is the man who came to me every day these past few days and asked me to be a matchmaker between him and you. Madam Cheng, are you acquainted with him?"
Cheng Xi took two deep breaths and realized it was him.
It's true that you can encounter bad love affairs everywhere.
Qu Liang explained, "I'm planning to sell the house and leave here. My dear, I'm never coming back..."
It seemed that he was beaten and frightened by someone, but how could this be blamed on her? Cheng Mu frowned slightly.
Liu Guanya also frowned. Weren't we here to buy or sell a house? How did it become a matter of grudges? He asked Cheng Mu, "Do you still want to look at the house?" The owner looked at the house like this, and he would even give the house to this young lady.
Cheng Mu gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not buying it."
She wouldn't even want this house if I gave it to her.
Cheng Mu left quickly first, Jiang followed her, and Liu Guanya sighed and left too.
Seeing that several people had disappeared, Mu Yun kicked the door with one foot, and the door panel hit the wall hard with a clang.
Seeing that there was only one kid left, half a head shorter than him, Qu Liang was no longer so cowering. He said viciously, "Little troublemaker, what are you doing!"
Mu Yun stepped forward, held down the man who was about to stand up, and held a dagger to his throat. "Tell me the truth about what you did to that woman, and I will spare your life."
Qu Liang had not taken him seriously at first, but now he was suppressed and unable to move. He immediately gave up the idea of underestimating him, "Please spare my life, my dear. I loved that young lady before and wanted to marry her. Mrs. Jiang refused to mediate, so I wanted to ask her to do needlework, but Mrs. Jiang refused to send her. I waited for many days, but the young lady never went out. A few days ago, I ran into her coming to the west of the city, so I wanted to bring her back to get married. Swish -" As he spoke, he felt the blade on his neck had pierced his skin, so he screamed in fear.
"Let me ask you, was this your own idea, or was it instigated by someone else? If there's someone behind this, tell me the truth and I'll spare your life."
Qu Liang opened his eyes wide and rolled his eyeballs around.
He had seen her only once before he robbed the young lady. When he was having tea at Fanlou, he was discovered by someone at the same table.
"Could it be that guy who harmed me?"
Wang Deng, the owner of the oil mill on Qushui Street, had specifically asked him to see the woman that day, saying, "She looks like a stranger."
He shared his guess with the child, and the blade in the child's hand stabbed deeper.
Qu Liang begged for mercy, "I must have been blinded by greed that day and set my sights on that young lady. A lame man once taught me a lesson, and I promised him I would never set my sights on that young lady again. But these past few days, the lame man has been beating me up every day. I, I can't stay here any longer!"
Mu Yun thought of someone and asked him in detail about the appearance of the lame man, and confirmed that it was Qi Song.
That day he said he would go back and quit his job at the Wu family and come to find him again. Has he come yet?
"You deserve it!" Mu Yun raised the dagger in his hand cleanly and neatly.
Qu Liang felt a burning sensation on his neck and thought he was being killed. He was almost frightened and fainted. He lay on the ground for a long time before he realized that he was still alive.
Looking around again, the child was nowhere to be found.
An old man and a little child would take his life sooner or later.
"She, she, could it be that she is..." Qu Liang thought about the suffering he had endured these days and the first words that Mrs. Jiang said to him. He murmured with a bitter face, "Could it be that she is really the sister of King Yama?"
After returning home and closing the door, Jiang asked about what had just happened.
"Madam Cheng..."
"Aunt," Cheng Mu was about to dismiss her with a single word, but knowing Jiang, she knew she would ask more questions, so she said, "This is it."
She recounted what happened that day.
"Killing talent, damned thief! Dirty thing..." Jiang couldn't help cursing. She hadn't expected that Mr. Qu would do something even more outrageous than hiring someone to ask Madam Cheng to do needlework. Jiang couldn't help but wonder if he had been planning to trick her into committing a crime back then? Fortunately, Madam Cheng didn't do needlework, so she didn't bring this disaster upon her. The more Jiang thought about it, the angrier she became. "If I don't kill him, how can I get rid of this hatred!"
"Madam Cheng, I wonder who beat that thief Qu like that? Seeing you is like seeing the King of Hell."
Cheng Mu shook her head. "I don't know. Maybe it was that brave old man who stood up for justice." She wasn't sure either.
Well done, Jiang said, "Whenever I see this great benefactor again, I must thank him sincerely."
"That's natural."
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