Chapter 997 Missing
After Zhang Juexia came back from the farm, he went straight to the hot pot shop.
The shop was still bustling as usual.
What surprised her was that Shen Liang was there too. When Shen Liang saw her, he quickly walked over to her.
Zhang Juexia complained, "Didn't I tell you to stay home for a few more days? Why are you back in such a hurry?"
Shen Liang was busy explaining to Zhang Juexia, “Madam, please let me come back!
I’m going to get moldy staying at home.”
"That can't be so exaggerated! I told you to stay home with your wife, so how could you still get moldy?
If your wife heard this, what would she think? "
Shen Liang chuckled, “Madam, Xiu’er is fine, she won’t have any wild thoughts!
I came to the shop because she asked me to come!
She said that the lady was so kind to us, I shouldn’t be lazy at home.”
Zhang Juexia was speechless. "Okay then! But you have to treat me well!"
"Don't worry, ma'am! I will take care of my wife."
"That'll do."
Li Le hurried over from the front of the shop. When Shen Liang saw him, he was not polite. "You are really good, kid. You won't stop until you learn the little things in my shop!"
Li Le was not polite either, "I have to learn what I need to learn quickly while you are away!
If you were here, you would have asked me to treat you to a meal!"
After saying this, the two of them burst into laughter.
Zhang Juexia also laughed, and Li Le quickly stopped laughing. "Madam, I want to go back to Shunhe County tomorrow."
Shen Liang glanced at Li Le and said, "You kid, you're running away after learning something!"
"In Shunhe County, only Brother Yang is holding on. Although we have Erzhuang and Beilin, they are still a little young.
If something really happens, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle it.
As for Cuiliu Manor, I'm afraid Brother Eryong will have to stay here for a while. After all, the workshop is there, and I'm afraid something might happen.
So I thought, I should go back early!
Besides, I should have gone back earlier. It was only because I wanted to learn something from Brother Shen Liang that I wasted time. "
After hearing what Li Le said, Zhang Juexia didn't try to persuade him to stay. "Since you have made up your mind, I will do as you wish."
When Shen Liang heard that Li Le was leaving, he felt a little reluctant, "I'll be the host today, let's all get together for a meal."
Li Le was about to refuse, but turned around and looked at Zhang Juexia.
Zhang Juexia stood up and said, "Let me be the host. Shen Liang, you can make the arrangements and invite all your wives to come. To be honest, they have made great contributions to helping me with my work."
The two of them responded with a smile.
As Zhang Juexia was getting on the carriage, he thought of something else, "Is that stone worker working over here?"
"Yes, I saw him just now."
Shen Liang asked Zhang Juexia, "Madam, if you have something to say to him, I will call him over."
"No need. Please tell him to go back to the manor with Eryong tomorrow."
Shen Liang asked warily, “Madam, but what happened?”
"Wait until Eryong comes back, then ask him!"
After Zhang Juexia got on the carriage, Shen Liang and Li Le looked at each other and said, "Why don't we go to the farm and take a look."
Li Le suggested, "Why not ask Shitou to come along?"
"Um."
After the two reached an agreement, they asked someone to prepare the carriage, and Shen Liang went to the front yard to look for stones.
He searched for a long time but couldn't find him, but he had indeed seen him just now!
He waved to a waiter and asked him, and he also said that he had seen him just now.
Shopkeeper Hu, who was busy and sweating profusely, trotted over when he saw Shen Liang and asked with concern, "Manager Shen, what happened?"
"Shitou, have you seen him?"
Shopkeeper Hu looked around and said, "It seemed to be here just now!
Where has he been all this time? This kid is curious about everything. He's been here for a while, but he still hasn't changed.
I'll have someone look for it."
Li Le was getting impatient waiting in the backyard and came to the front yard.
But everyone still hasn't found the stone. It's so strange. We clearly saw the person just now, how come he disappeared in such a short while?
Shen Liang frowned and thought.
At this time, the young man in charge of welcoming guests in front ran in and said, "Manager Shen, just now, a fellow villager of Shitou came to see Shitou."
"What about the others?"
Shen Liang's roar frightened the young man, and he stammered to tell Shen Liang, "Shi Tou told me that if I go, I will be back soon. If I don't, I will be the shopkeeper."
"Where did he say he was going?"
"No, I saw them heading south."
"How long has this been going on?"
"About an incense stick!"
Chen Liang pointed at the young man and said, "You have become more capable. You are now more capable than the shopkeeper. I will settle accounts with you later."
He turned to look at Shopkeeper Hu and said, "Shopkeeper Hu, please arrange a few people for me to go out and look for stones."
Hearing the tone of Shen Liang's words, Shopkeeper Hu did not dare to delay for a moment. He quickly arranged a few smart men to follow Shen Liang out to look for stones.
Shen Liang cursed as he walked, "This kid is so young! When I come back, I'll definitely break his legs. He's just causing trouble."
Li Le wanted to follow Shen Liang, but was persuaded by Shen Liang, "You are not familiar with Qingfeng City, so you should stay in the shop. What if that kid comes back?"
Li Le's words were on the tip of his tongue, and he was thinking about whether to say it, but Shen Liang saw it, "There is no need for estrangement between us, just say it if you have something to say!"
"Should we report this matter of the stone to the police?
I always feel that something is amiss.”
Shen Liang was reminded by Li Le, and suddenly thought of something, "I'll go now."
Li Le was not idle either. He called a few guys who were familiar with Shi Tou and asked them one by one if there was anything unusual about him recently.
What these guys said was similar, that is, Shi Tou was happy and content every day.
At first, I was reluctant to read and learn characters during breaks, but now I am no longer reluctant. Whenever I have free time, I will take the initiative to practice calligraphy on the ground with a branch.
"So, was there anything unusual about him this morning?"
"No!"
After listening to their words, Li Le roughly guessed that something must have happened in the village, and that was why the group came looking for Shi Tou.
He didn't waste a moment and got on the carriage to find Zhang Juexia.
Zhang Juexia had just entered the house and had just drunk a cup of tea made by Li Yun when Li Le came running over.
"You said the stone is missing?"
“Well, Brother Shen Liang took people to look for it.”
"Have you reported it to the police?"
"I have."
"Madam, has something happened in the manor?"
"It's not a big deal, just some unfounded things.
I don’t know who started the rumor in Zhuangzi, saying that I wanted to kill Shitou.”
When Zhang Juexia said this, she and Li Le were both shocked. "Li Le, quickly go to the escort agency next door and ask Brother Ren to bring a few skilled martial artists to help go out on the street to look for him."
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