Chapter 258 Black House
With the money, the old woman knew what to say, and even if she didn't know, she would try to guess and make things go smoothly.
Or maybe there are differences between men and women, and everyone focuses on different things.
In the eyes of this old woman, the fourth daughter of the Dou family was too weak: "... With such an aunt who loves her so much and such an aunt who supports her so much, what else does she have to be afraid of? If it were me, I would have gone to Kyoto to bring back that Wang, and let Wang come back to Aunt Cui every morning and evening to pay her respects, serving tea and water. There would be no room for Wang to act like a shrew in Kyoto and show off her status as that lady!" At this point, she couldn't help but sigh, with a hint of sympathy in her tone, "But it's not the fourth daughter of the Dou family's fault. She grew up reading "Nu Yi" and she pays attention to following the rules when dealing with people. "She was a very gentle lady who was afraid of blowing leaves off trees with her loud voice and stepping on ants when she walked. However, after more than ten years, she not only took charge of the family's financial affairs, but also began to intervene in the family's affairs. Not only did she become a heroine who could do anything, but she also held a grudge against the Pang family. Several big deals that could have brought the Pang family back to life were ruined by the fifteenth wife of the Lang family." As she spoke, her expression revealed a bit of saccharine joy.
The old woman's words were as harsh as her appearance, but she never said anything bad about the fourth young lady of the Dou family.
Dou Qizhong couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked about the fifteenth wife of the Lang family: "...Who is she?"
The old woman chuckled, her smile seemed somewhat excited, and she recounted the entanglement between the Dou family, the Zhu family, and the Pang family many years ago with great emotion. Finally, she said, "How could the fifteenth wife of the Lang family not hate the Pang family? If it weren't for the Pang family, she would have been the seventh wife of the Dou family, the wife of a Jinshi with a brocade crown and a red robe!"
Tao Qizhong had a headache listening to this. Seeing that the old woman was talking nonsense as if it was natural, he couldn't help but say, "The fifteenth wife of the Lang family is just a woman. She has a father-in-law above her and a husband below her. Even if she can interfere in the affairs of the family, at most she can just look at the account books. How can she possibly be capable of corrupting others' transactions?"
The old woman thought of the few pieces of silver and was afraid that she would give the wrong answer and be asked to take it back. She became anxious when she heard the words and said, "You are obviously a scholar and don't know the ins and outs of this business. In Zhending Prefecture, except for small grocery stores like mine, most of the slightly neater stores are the business of the Dou family. The Lang family wants to take over the business of the Pang family, and the people of the Dou family are watching and not saying anything. Who dares to wade into this muddy water? Not to mention helping the Pang family! Even if they saw it, they didn't dare to say a word - if you offend the Dou family, do you still want to live in Zhending in the future?"
I didn't expect the Dou family to be so arrogant in Zhending.
Tao Qizhong couldn't help but frown.
The old woman looked at this and felt very unhappy.
I answered whatever you asked, and told you everything you should and shouldn't say, but you are still not satisfied. Do you want to use this as an excuse to get the silver back?
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, winked at the young man who was sitting on the steps in front of her shop selling pears with a basket, indicating that he should help her watch the shop. She said to Tao Qi again, "I'm going to the toilet," and ran to the backyard.
Tao Qi found that what the old woman said was very different from what he had guessed. He lost interest and sat there for a long time. The old woman did not come out to refill his tea. So he simply threw a few copper coins away, walked out of the grocery store with his followers, and found an inn to stay in Zhending.
In the following days, he asked several people again and got similar answers.
He couldn't help looking a little dazed.
The attendant also said worriedly: "Sir, if what those people said is true, what should we do?"
This marriage is the thread and bridge that Tao Qizhong has been pulling together!
He still remembered clearly how he persuaded the Duke of England at that time.
How would he explain to the Duke after he returned?
Tao Qizhong smiled bitterly.
There's a knock at the door.
The attendant went to open the door.
He is a boy selling pears.
Who would want to eat pears at this time?
The attendant was about to chase him away, but Tao Qizhong recognized that it was the young man who was selling pears in front of the old woman a few days ago. He was moved and quickly reached out to stop the attendant and asked the young man, "What do you want?"
The young pear seller laughed and said, "Mrs. Yu said that if I deliver a message to you, I can get ten cents."
Tao Qi nodded to his attendant, and the attendant took out ten coins and handed them to the young man selling pears. The young man then smiled and said, "Mrs. Yu told you to go to her as soon as possible. She has something important to tell you!" After that, he ran away.
The followers looked at the heavy pottery.
Tao Qi thought about it and said, "Let's go and see what kind of medicine this old woman is selling!" He just wanted to make some money from him. As long as the information she said was useful, it would be worth spending some money.
The attendant responded and accompanied Tao Qi back to the old woman's grocery store.
When they were walking through the long alley from the inn to the grocery store, someone suddenly called out "Mr. Tao" from behind them.
Tao Qi turned his head again, but before he could see clearly who was coming, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. His eyes went dark and he fell down powerlessly.
At the moment he fell, he knew clearly in his heart that he had been beaten up and fallen into someone's trap.
I'm afraid this time it's going to be very dangerous!
I never thought that I would capsize in the groin and die here.
The British prince is far away in Kyoto. By the time they know I am missing, I would have turned into a pile of bones.
Tao Qizhong felt deeply unwilling... and lost consciousness.
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I don’t know how long it took, but Taoqi regained consciousness.
Everything in front of my eyes was pitch black, and my head was buzzing and throbbing with pain.
He didn't dare to move and lay quietly for a while. His eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness. Then he found that he seemed to be locked in a dark room without windows. There seemed to be straw under him, which gave off a rotten and moldy smell that made him nauseous.
As soon as the thought came to my mind, I felt as if I couldn't bear it and was about to vomit.
But I saw a protruding black shadow next to him, as if there was something lying next to him.
He felt a chill down his spine.
After watching for a while, the black shadow slowly moved and let out a painful groan.
Suddenly, there were footsteps outside, mixed with the man's impatient whisper: "Why keep these two alive? I think we can just kill them with one knife, so we don't have to stay here all day and be unable to move! And we have to keep an eye on them to see if they wake up..."
"We have to wait for Mr. Chen to come back." Someone replied with a smile, "Otherwise, why bother?"
As they were talking, the door was pushed open with a clang, and two tall and burly figures appeared at the door against the light.
Tao Qi quickly closed his eyes, held his breath, and pretended to be unconscious without moving.
Two figures walked up to the squirming shadow, and one of them kicked it and said, "Lao Lin, this guy is about to wake up, what should we do?"
"Give him another blow on the head." Another person said nonchalantly, "Mr. Chen will be back early tomorrow morning. After interrogating him, he will be buried in the back garden as fertilizer for the fourth lady's flowers. Now it's enough for him to be able to breathe."
The man said "Oh", turned around, found a stick and hit the black shadow.
The dark shadow lay there silently again.
"You didn't beat him to death, did you?" another person said worriedly, and then he comforted the person who beat him, "It doesn't matter, he's just a follower, as long as his master is not dead." Then he said to the man, "Let's go, there haven't been any relatives here for some time. The fourth lady said that if the place where people died is not ventilated for a long time, there will be miasma over time, and people will get sick if they smell it..."
With a clang, the door was closed again, and the room fell into darkness again. Tao Qizhong was so frightened that he sat up suddenly.
In his dizziness, words like "follower", "Mr. Chen", "Miss Four", "no one has been here for some days", "a place where people died" flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern, and he immediately realized his situation.
Tao Qizhong shuddered involuntarily.
The fourth daughter of the Dou family is not a docile country girl, but a female devil who kills without blinking an eye!
He has to escape before that Mr. Chen comes back!
If you don’t escape my life, it’s over!
Tao Qi was so busy that he couldn't help but stare at stars. He gently pushed his follower and called his name in a low voice.
The black shadow groaned and was about to wake up, but Tao Qi was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly covered the follower's mouth and whispered his name in his ear.
The follower woke up in a daze, uttering a groan.
Tao Qizhong hurriedly said, "Keep your voice down!" After a moment, he let go of the hand that was covering his follower.
The follower has woken up.
He took a deep breath and murmured, "Where is this?"
"It may be in the Dou family's basement." Tao Qizhong lowered his voice and told his followers his judgment. "We inquired about the fourth daughter of the Dou family. The fourth daughter's people found out and arrested us here. We are just waiting for a man called 'Mr. Chen' to come back tomorrow morning and torture us... We have to find a way to escape... Try to see if you can move... They certainly didn't expect you to be so skilled... This is our only hope..."
The follower moved his hands and feet quietly, and when he felt that there was nothing serious, he stood up.
Tao Qizhong took a long breath.
This attendant was given to him by the British, which is why he dared to go to Zhending with only this attendant.
But he still misjudged the influence of the Dou family in Zhending.
If they were lucky enough to escape, they would probably not be able to escape the Dou family's pursuit, right?
The only solution is to seek help from the nearest health clinic.
He couldn't help but touch his waist.
The small seal that proves his relationship with British public relations is still there.
Relying on their numbers and the fact that they were on their own territory, these people acted very violently and did not even search his body.
This gave Tao Qizhong endless hope.
The attendant who was groping along the wall also uttered a low cry: "Sir, this is a stone chamber. The door is here, but it is made of cast iron..."
Tao Qizhong thought about the light that came in when he opened the door just now, and said, "You should take good care of yourself first. It will be completely dark in three hours at most. When I lie on the ground groaning loudly, you hide behind the door and try to knock down the big man who came in last. Although there are many loopholes, there is no other way for us to escape from danger earlier. We can only risk our lives!"
The attendant responded, and the two men waited in the darkness for nearly three hours before the pottery began to groan loudly.
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