Chapter 115 The Most Vicious Woman's Heart
After the second floor became quiet, Zhou Yunshu looked up at the moonlight.
It is almost the end of the Hai hour, and there is about one hour left until the Chou hour mentioned by the two people just now.
Zhou Yunshu sighed slightly. She had originally thought that she could sit in a boat safely and leisurely enjoy the scenery as she sailed to the middle of the river.
Now it seems that this beautiful wish has not been realized. Why is there no peace and quiet?
But isn’t the Young Master He Nian Zhang they are talking about the current head of the He family?
It turned out that the wedding party that boarded the ship today was going to marry He Nian Zhang as a second wife. From what they said, He Nian Zhang's only son was also on this passenger ship.
The Jiang family they mentioned should be the other big local tyrant in Haizhou mentioned by Uncle He, but they have the support of King Huainan and their influence in Haizhou is far less than that of the He family.
Intermarriage between families is common.
It is not uncommon for a married girl in a wealthy family to remarry after her husband dies.
The benefits of doing this are, first, it can continue to consolidate the in-law relationship between the two families; second, like the He family, the original wife left a child for the eldest young master He. In order to better take care of and nurture the child and strengthen the relationship between the child and the Jiang family, the Jiang family let the aunt marry in and become the stepmother, killing two birds with one stone.
But Zhou Yunshu thought about what the woman had just said. It seemed that the young lady of the Jiang family did not want the young master of the He family to survive, and even colluded with the bandits in order to kill him.
Zhou Yunshu shook her head, wrapped her cloak tightly around herself, and walked towards the guest room.
It looks like tonight will be a sleepless night.
In a quarter of an hour, except for the children who were still sleeping and Fang Huiwen who stayed in the room to look after the children, everyone on the third floor gathered in Uncle He's room.
After Zhou Yunshu finished telling him what she had just heard while sitting near the brazier, Du Mazi couldn't help but say, "As expected, women are the most vicious."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Mazi keenly felt that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little off. It was too quiet, and even the originally heavy breathing sounded a little lighter.
He looked up belatedly and saw Wu Yue, Li and other female relatives looking at him expressionlessly.
If gazes could turn into arrows, Du Mazi in front of him would have been pierced to death by thousands of arrows!
Du Mazi quickly waved his hands and explained to the women across from him, "I, I didn't mean that. I was saying that the young lady from the Jiang family is really bad. She's the most vicious."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped himself, then said with a flattering smile, "Please forgive my foul mouth, I won't talk nonsense again!"
Liang's wife, Li, glanced at him and said, "Forgive me, please forgive me. If you don't forgive me, I'll become a vicious woman in Brother Du's mouth."
A sarcastic and soft-spoken move inexplicably made the group of big men on the opposite side, including Du Mazi, shrink their shoulders.
"Sister-in-law, I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
"Hmph!" Li nodded, indicating that she forgave him.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Du Mazi, who was full of regret, with a raised corner of his mouth. She wondered if he would dare to talk nonsense again in the future. She had to find a way to cure his mouth that loved to talk nonsense.
"It's not long until midnight." Zhou Yunshu looked at Yan Shilei and said, "Uncle Yan, take your men to the first floor and secretly tell the He family's boatman to ambush on the first floor and help them control the pirates who want to board the boat."
Yan Shilei and others nodded.
"Chunque, you and Xiaojie take Xiaoshan to the second floor and find the residence of the young lady from the Jiang family and the young master from the He family."
Zhou Yunshu thought of the map they were talking about and became very interested. She looked at Chunque and continued, "Find a way to find that map."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Feng Xujie and said, "Protect that child well. Your favor will soon be in your hands."
The He family is the local tyrant in Haizhou. If Feng Xujie has done the He family a favor, it will be of great help to him in consolidating the Feng family's power in Jiangkou.
Chunque and Feng Xujie nodded repeatedly.
"Don't light the candles upstairs," Zhou Yunshu continued. "Mother, you, Second Aunt, and Sister-in-law, keep an eye on the children in the room. Hound and Bear, guard the door to their room. Hold your knives tightly. If anyone dares to break in, just kill them."
“It’s the boss!”
"Manager Liang and the sisters-in-law should also stay in the room and wear masks." Zhou Yunshu took out a packet of medicine from her arms and handed it to Manager Liang. "This is a drug that makes you sleepless. We have to be prepared for those pirates to rush over."
Li Jialan and the others always had a supply of sleeping pills, so Zhou Yunshu didn't give them any more.
Shopkeeper Liang nodded solemnly and held the drug in his hand.
"Grandpa Xue, you and Uncle He just stay with me." Zhou Yunshu said, placing her bow and arrow in front of her eyes, putting on the gloves specially customized for her by Li Jialan, and dipping the head of the arrow in a small black porcelain bottle.
"Huzi, give me your knife."
Hu Zi obediently handed the knife to Zhou Yunshu.
"This is a deadly poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood, so you must be careful when using a knife, okay?" Zhou Yunshu looked at Hu Zi solemnly.
The reason she dared to let Hu Zi use it this time was because Hu Zi's knife skills had improved a lot during this period of time, and she felt that Hu Zi could control his own knife.
The reason for not giving it to hunting dogs and bears was that they were afraid that they might accidentally hurt themselves or their own people.
If you come into contact with a deadly drug, there is no hope of recovery.
"I understand, Boss. I will use it carefully."
Hu Zi solemnly grasped the handle of Zhou Yunshu's long knife that had been smeared with medicine in his palm, and carefully moved the blade close to the door panel, fearing that it would accidentally hurt his own people.
"There are small boats on the first deck of the passenger ship. Go ahead and occupy two of them. If you really have to abandon ship and escape, send the children away first."
Hu Zi said seriously, "I understand, Boss."
Li Jialan and Wu Yue, who were standing by, tensed up when they heard this, as they had the most children in their family.
"Alright, go back and pack up your valuables." Zhou Yunshu looked at the people looking at her and said, "The worst-case scenario is that they jump off the boat and run for their lives. If we're separated by then, we'll meet in the river."
Everyone nodded seriously, then left Uncle He's room one by one in an orderly manner and did what Zhou Yunshu had just instructed.
Li Jialan and Wu Yue were the last to leave. Zhou Yunshu looked at Wu Yue's worried face and said, "If they really want to abandon the ship and escape, Yun Jia must follow him."
Wu Yue opened her mouth and closed it again, and finally just nodded.
Zhou Yunjia has been in a state of seasickness and half-death since he got on the boat. It would have been fine if the boat had reached the middle of the river safely, but unfortunately, they encountered pirates who were about to hijack the boat on the way.
Even though Zhou Yunjia hadn't had a proper meal for several days and had no extra strength in his body, he still had to jump into the water when it was time to escape.
"Don't be too nervous, Second Aunt. We don't know how many pirates are planning to hijack the ship yet. If there aren't many, we might not even have to abandon the ship and flee."
Wu Yue nodded, "Don't worry, Shu'er, we will definitely not fall behind!"
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