Chapter 339 Is it sold or harmed?
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Ma Jiu didn't explain it clearly, only saying that Shen Mingwen was fighting with a woman. What is the origin of the woman? Whether the two knew each other and why the fight was. Ma Jiu didn't explain it very clearly, or he didn't know at all. Fortunately, the brothers with a carriage and horse gang looked at him. Shen Mingwen didn't want to escape again. Chen Xi made up his mind to tie him back to Ninghua even if he tied him up.
Chen Xi and Yin Wen briefly explained, and the little girl blinked and didn't quite understand the adult world. She nodded with a little reluctance in her eyes.
Ma Jiu led Chen Xi all the way to a civilian gathering area by the Jin'an River. More than 40 brothers came over to the carriage and horses, blocking the intersection of the alley.
Shen Mingwen sat on the ground in a mess, glaring at a woman opposite who was being held by the neighbors.
The woman looked in her thirties, dressed and looked very ordinary. She cursed Shen Mingwen with her hands and scolded Shen Mingwen's ancestors for the eighteen generations, gritting her teeth, as if she had some deep hatred.
Shen Mingtang was persuading Shen Mingwen, but Shen Mingwen seemed to be unable to listen at all.
As soon as Ma Jiu and Chen Xi came, the brothers of the Carriage and Horse Gang quickly made way. When the woman saw Ma Jiu, she became even more arrogant and was about to go over and fight with Shen Mingwen. The two brothers of the Carriage and Horse Gang quickly stopped the woman. The woman was not like a good family. Even if she was stopped by two men, she was still scolded and pulled her while scolding her, which seemed incompatible with this era when men and women were not allowed to get married.
"Uncle, what's going on?" The surroundings were too chaotic, and Chen Xi could only run to Shen Mingwen. After confirming that Shen Mingwen was not short of his arm and legs, he asked.
Shen Mingwen was furious: "That thief woman, you have killed your second uncle. You will pay your life if you owe someone debts. Don't you hurry up and report to the official!"
This sentence makes people confused, but after thinking about it carefully, Chen Xi roughly understood what it means.
Shen Mingyou accompanied Shen Mingtang to the provincial capital for the exam three years ago, and it was very likely that he would have been with this woman. In the end, for some reason, Shen Mingwen went to Tingzhou Prefecture City to find Shen Mingjun's family. Shen Mingyou lived with this woman in the provincial capital. This time Shen Mingwen found the whereabouts of the woman, but learned that Shen Mingyou was no longer there, so he suspected that the other party would harm others' lives.
The woman scolded: "That killer, I know where he went? He said he was going to do business in the north. He never returned. He still hoped that he would support him, but he had been away for three years and didn't even bring back a single fart. My mother's body was ruined by a dog!"
This woman is not only stingy, but also has a very thick-skinned face. In front of the neighbors, she does not hide the fact that she raises a man at home.
Chen Xi knew that Shen Mingwen and Shen Ming had a situation three years ago. It would be strange if they could meet any good women. They were nothing more than women in private prostitutes. It was very likely that this woman was the one he went to find with 200 cents a few days ago.
Ma Jiu asked, "Little shopkeeper, will you report to the official?"
Chen Xi frowned and said, "Why should I report to the official? Let's help me get the person back first. If you have detailed information, find someone to look at my uncle, don't let him run away again... get lost."
Ma Jiu said: "I understand."
Then Ma Jiu called out, and immediately the brothers from the carriage and horse gang came to raise Shen Mingwen, almost throwing him onto the carriage and transporting the people back to the inn.
Shen Mingwen was lifted up and struggled to insult him. He was a scholar, but he was no different from a shrew in the market in this place. No wonder he would fight with a woman from a private prostitute. If Shen Mingwen was reincarnated as a daughter, he would definitely be the "fighting cock" among shrews.
Chen Xi stayed there first, and he wanted to ask clearly about the matter, especially Shen Mingyou's life and death.
The woman was really difficult and cursed and kept cursing. Chen Xi could not find any news from her. Fortunately, she heard some useful information from the neighbors.
The woman's surname is Yu, and her husband's surname is He. She moved to Fuzhou City from a distance. As a result, her husband died in the first few years. A woman could not survive, so she went to a private prostitute to work as a prostitute. As for how she met Shen Mingwen and Shen Ming, the neighbors didn't know, but they thought they met in a private prostitute.
But the neighbors knew that three years ago, this woman did raise a man at home, which looked very similar to the portrait of Shen Mingyou painted by Chen Xi. But less than two months later, the person left and no one knew where he went.
"...You don't know that the He family's wife was so glorious during that period. When she came out, she told people to remarry the juren. As a result, by the end of the year, another man was changed to the family and was shameless."
When the neighbors said that He Yu's expression was full of contempt. Even if a woman without a husband couldn't live, she would be a very despicable thing to go out and sell her body, and was not ashamed of the world.
Chen Xi probably knew what was going on, so he brought people to He Yu's house. Chen Xi still wanted to ask Shen Mingyou's whereabouts.
Now Shen Ming has been missing for three years and has never heard of him. Finally, he was with this woman before he disappeared completely, so she could not know nothing.
Chen Xi said: "Mrs. He, no secret words are spoken. He was with you three years ago. He had a wife, children, and young people at home. Now he has no news. The family is really anxious. No matter what you did before, as long as you inform him of his whereabouts, we will not treat you badly."
He Yu yelled, "I'm still looking for him? I told me that I was here to take the exam and said I would definitely be able to pass the imperial examination. But it turned out that nothing was wrong. I was deceived by him so miserably. Later, he followed people from the north to do business, leaving no money for me. How could I know where he went?"
When Chen Xi heard He Yu's tone, he didn't seem to be lying sincerely, but the words of such a woman were not trustworthy, or did Shen Mingyou know that Shen Mingwen would come to Fuzhou for the exam during this period and deliberately hid?
Chenxi Road: "How much does Mrs. He know about those merchants in the north?"
He Yu said angrily: "I haven't seen any people in the north at all. They are all said by him. They are talking about business with people in the imperial palace in the capital. I don't even urinate, he doesn't urinate. He has such a wealthy appearance and can know the noble people in the palace? He took advantage of me for several months in vain and asked me to support him. As a result, he wiped his mouth and ran away. I'm really blind!"
He Yu was just a mess. Chen Xi knew that he couldn't find out any results. Now he knew that it was related to merchants in the north. As for doing business with the palace, Chen Xi would not believe it at all.
Chen Xi threw a monday of silver to He Yu as "spiritual compensation". He turned around and took Ma Jiu back to the chamber of commerce. After meeting Manager Long, he asked him to help inquire about the businessmen in the north three years ago.
As soon as I rushed back to the inn, I heard Shen Mingwen's voice coming from the upper floor: "...I'm the one who hurts the second child, I'm the one who hurts the second child! I'm sorry to him! If I could stop him from finding this evil woman, he wouldn't have been harmed!"
Chen Xi went upstairs into the room and said with a dark face: "Uncle said these words. Should I go back and explain them clearly to my grandmother?"
Shen Mingwen just looked like he was dead. When he heard this, he immediately glared at Chen Xi angrily: "Little boy, what do you mean?"
Chen Xi said coldly: "What can I mean? Three years ago, my second uncle disappeared. You said it has nothing to do with you, but my grandmother thinks it is your brothers who are tragic. Now my second uncle is gone. I am afraid that my uncle and that woman will not be able to escape. Let my grandmother know that you and my second uncle... are actually having an affair with that kind of woman. The Shen family still wants to gain a foothold in Ninghua in the future?"
Shen Mingwen's face turned red. Finally, he cleared his throat and changed into a serious tone: "Qilang, you see, we are all a family. The Shen family has no face. You won't have face in the future? Otherwise, we don't pay attention to this matter. Anyway, your second uncle has been away for three years, and we don't know where he went, so we just pretend that nothing happened. Don't tell your grandmother when we go home, just to be quiet, how about it?"
Chen Xi looked at Shen Mingtang next to him. Even if he didn't say it himself, Shen Mingtang would definitely tell Li honestly. In the past, it could have been thought that Shen Mingyou wanted to make a name outside. Now he knows that Shen Mingyou was kicked out of the house by a private prostitute and was finally missing.
Due to the chaos in Fuzhou before, a man who was greedy and lazy and unemployed had no capital. How could he go out to do business?
Either it was sold or it was harmed!
Chen Xidao: "There is no airtight wall in this world. Even if I pretend not to know, my grandmother will definitely know in the end. Now I have to wait for Manager Long and others to find out the news. It is best for uncle to not come out in the room these two days. If uncle wants to leave without saying goodbye, it is probably because he is guilty and wants to escape for fear of his crime."
Shen Mingwen said angrily: "Is this the tone of your conversation with your elders?"
Chen Xili ignored him and pulled Shen Mingtang out of the room. He closed the door directly, locked it from outside, and explained to the two brothers from the carriage and horse gangs who came together, and divided into two shifts a day to keep Shen Mingwen under control. He must not let him do anything out of order.
Shen Mingtang said anxiously: "Qilang, your grandmother asked us to return to Ninghua earlier, but your second uncle...what should we do?"
Chen Xidao: "No need to worry, I think the second uncle is just following people to do business. Since he hasn't come back to find that woman, he is mostly stranded in the north. Now the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce has contacts in many places across the country and asks them to help inquire, and news may come soon."
Shen Mingtang was confused and at a loss: "Then... then wait, I'm afraid that your uncle will leave again... no, I'll stay here to see him these days."
Chen Xi was afraid that Shen Mingtang would be soft-hearted, so she would accompany Shen Mingwen to find someone if she was moved by a few words, or if she was moved, but she would escape from Shen Mingwen halfway.
Chen Xi was very happy to explain to Shen Mingtang, and then he returned to the room. He worked hard for the whole afternoon. When he came back, Yin Wenzheng sat on the side of the desk. He heard the sound and looked at him with astonishment.
"Xiao Wen, haven't left yet?"
Chen Xi was already worried, but after seeing Yin Wen, he felt inexplicably relieved.
Yin Wen is like a safe haven in this turbulent world. As long as he is with her, no matter how big the wind and waves are, they will be a matter of the outside world. He can hide in this small harbor with peace of mind.
"Grandma hasn't come yet." The little girl replied in a childish voice
Chen Xi sat down and looked at what Yin Wen was doing. It turned out that she was idle and was writing with a brush. Chen Xi picked up the paper and looked at the words she wrote on it... They were all her own names, one was "Xiao Ya" and the other was "Xiao Wen". Every stroke was written very neatly. It seemed that the little girl still put some effort into it on weekdays.
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