"Huh? What's going on?" Compared to Liu Shi, the silver notes are the most important thing.
The two immediately put the search for Liu Shi out of their minds and asked her.
"Your father! Your father was just about to count the silver notes one last time before going to sleep, but when he reached into his shoe, the silver notes were gone! Your father fainted from fright. A thief must have broken in and stolen the silver notes. Quickly, report it to the authorities! Quickly, report it to the authorities!!"
Mrs. Lu was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
That's eight hundred taels!
That's the money that will turn the He family's fortunes around.
"Oh, right, after reporting to the authorities, also fetch a doctor on the way back. Your father won't wake up no matter how much we call him. Hurry, go quickly!"
Seeing the two people staring blankly, Madam Lu hurriedly started pushing and shoving them.
then.
The father and son, who had just gone upstairs, had to go back downstairs again.
And he received a glare from the waiter.
Xiao Er had just lain down when he had to get up again to open the door.
The resentment was so intense it seemed to reach the heavens.
Outside the city, a carriage was speeding along the road.
The dark clouds dispersed, revealing the moon. The moonlight was dazzling tonight, illuminating the earth as if it were daytime, and also lighting up the road ahead of the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Madam Liu had fallen asleep while sitting. She seemed to be dreaming about something, and she slowly curled the corners of her mouth, smiling exceptionally happily.
the next day.
He Shanhu, who had been unconscious all night, opened his eyes.
"Silver, silver notes..."
The first thing he said was about the stolen banknotes.
Standing by the bed were He Wanjiang and his son, along with Madam Lu.
The family of six has now become a family of four.
"The officials have arrived and said there were no signs of theft. The waiter also said he didn't see anyone come in, so they probably won't do anything about it. Plus, there was the incident with Chu Wei a while ago. Sigh, the officials don't give us a friendly look."
Mrs. Lu sat on the stool and sighed.
The words had barely left his mouth.
The shop assistant who was on duty last night came in.
"Gentlemen, please settle your bill." Upon learning that their banknotes had been stolen, the innkeeper, fearing that the He family would be unable to pay, quickly instructed the waiter to go upstairs to collect the money.
As it turned out, the Ho family simply couldn't afford it.
Not only that.
I still owe money for the doctor's visit yesterday.
If it weren't so late and the doctor wasn't so tired, he probably would have stayed and refused to leave until he got the money.
Fifteen minutes later.
The four members of the He family were kicked out of the inn, and the waiter even spat behind them. "Pah, if you can't afford an inn, why are you staying in the top-class room! You kept me up all night, a bunch of long-dead bastards, get out of here!"
Because I didn't have the money to pay the room fee.
The He family's belongings were all confiscated.
There was nothing valuable inside, just some clothes and bedding.
Fortunately, the He family was well-dressed.
The money from selling old clothes and bedding barely covered the rent.
They had nowhere to go.
They had no choice but to seek refuge with Yang Qing, hoping to get some more money.
But unfortunately, things just don't go well for me.
Yesterday, Yang Qing hurriedly sold off his shop and house, and this morning he moved away with his family, their whereabouts unknown.
Because they were in a hurry to sell, the shops and houses were sold to brokers at low prices.
The He family was completely out of options.
What awaits them remains to be seen.
Mid-December.
A sudden heavy snowfall hit Jiashu County.
The snow piled up to knee-deep outside every household's door.
None of the shops were open for business.
The same applies to Yan's pastry shop and restaurant.
Shuangqiao Town seemed to have fallen silent overnight.
Everyone stayed at home, warming themselves by the fire.
It's rare to have some free time.
Since the heavy snow hadn't stopped, shoveling was pointless, so everyone just left it to its own devices, waiting for the snow to stop before clearing it all together.
Wang Jingshui, who is more than three months pregnant, has a stable pregnancy.
No longer do you have to lie in bed cautiously, afraid to move.
At this moment, she was nestled in Yan Xia's room, listening to ghost stories.
Just like last year.
There are just many more people this year.
There are maids such as Yan Xia, Shi Xiaohe and her daughter, Wang Jingshui, Xiao Ji, Chang Yu, Chang Yi, Zhao'er, and Xiao Su.
Even Yan Xia's niece, Yan Zhiyu, came.
She had been busy in Jiangnan, where Yan Xia had put her in charge of the cake decorators. Coincidentally, when she returned to visit her family, it snowed, so she stayed.
After the weather turned cold, Yan Xia drew up a blueprint and asked Jin Yu to take it to a carpenter to make a heated table. It was foldable and had an iron stove inside. Once filled with hot water and covered, it could keep warm for more than two hours, making it incredibly warm.
It's safer than a charcoal stove and doesn't produce any smoke.
Unfortunately, the kotatsu table wasn't big enough to seat so many people.
So the bed was packed with people.
Chang Fujin and the other men were playing cards in the side room where Xiao Ji slept.
Even Yan Hecheng, who usually prefers peace and quiet, joined in the fun. "A five!" he threw down a card.
"I'll bet ten!" Jin Yu followed suit.
"With a flick of my second brother, I'll take them all down!" Chang Lu smirked and confidently flicked his second brother.
"I'll blast!" The next second, Chang Fu pulled out four old eights.
"Hey, what's the point of fighting now! Brother, we're all one family! Why are you attacking me? The landlord is Jin Yu!!" Chang Lu was so angry he was about to vomit blood.
"Uh..." Changfu rubbed his nose awkwardly after being scolded by his younger brother.
On the other side, Yan Xia had just finished her first story.
Then they began to tell the second story.
"A long, long time ago, there was a boy named Da Neng. When he was seven years old, he had to trek across mountains and rivers every morning to go to the school at the foot of the opposite mountain. Da Neng's parents were busy and tired from running a food business, so they couldn't send him to school. One ordinary morning, Da Neng got up, washed up, ate some breakfast, and went out. As soon as he opened the door, he found that a thick fog had risen outside."
It was truly a distance of ten feet, indiscriminate in gender! Having grown accustomed to this path, Da Neng wasn't afraid and set off with the homework assigned by the Master. At first, nothing seemed amiss, but as Da Neng walked through the woods as usual, he suddenly glanced at the river beside the trees. In that instant, the fog vanished, and the river became clearly visible. There, on the calm, ripple-free surface, floated a layer of red cloth. Da Neng stared, mesmerized, and unconsciously drew closer and closer.
In an instant, it was as if he had gone deaf; all around him fell silent, not even the chirping of birds could be heard. The great man's mind went blank, and he walked and walked and walked—
Suddenly! The great man heard someone calling his name from afar! Unfortunately, the voice was too faint, too faint to discern the direction.
"Great Power—"
"Great power!"
"The shouts continued, but they could not stop the great power from advancing. Then, on the seventh shout, the voice suddenly grew louder, as if the person calling his name was right next to his ear."
"Whoosh—"
"Just then, the great man was grabbed and screamed in fright."
"ah--"
"Great Power, Great Power, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother, Great Power!"
"It turned out that the person who pulled him was the mother of the Great Power. She looked at her son with tears streaming down her face and her face full of fear."
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