Shopkeeper Liu really didn't know what happened to Shopkeepers Li and Qi. Something was wrong yesterday, and neither of them showed up early this morning.
The third elder was also full of questions. Yesterday, he heard that only Liu Zi came with three people, and he thought that at least one of them would be from Shopkeeper Qi. Who knew that these three people were all Shopkeeper Liu's and Shopkeeper Qi's assistants?
He had no intention of coming over.
Therefore, he made a special trip here yesterday. Originally, he planned to ask shopkeeper Qi, but he found that several shopkeepers used to play chess and chat together. When he came here yesterday, they were all resting in their own rooms. After so many days
Come on, this is the first time.
"Didn't Shopkeeper Qi and Shopkeeper Li mention anything to you?" asked the third elder.
"The night before yesterday, shopkeeper Qi went with me to meet with the shop assistants, but shopkeeper Li didn't go. As you can see, Liuzi agreed to leave the shop at that time, and after a visit to the shop the next day, he rushed over. I
I remember that night, the waiter in Shopkeeper Qi’s shop refused to say anything. Until Liuzi and I left, the waiter refused to say anything. Finally, I went home first. I don’t know what the waiter said to Shopkeeper Qi. Secondly,
Early in the morning, I could tell from his look that he was not very happy. After Liuzi arrived, I found out that his waiter refused to come with him, and I guess that was why he looked so ugly." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"I still remember that a few shopkeepers were playing chess and chatting in the yard a few days ago, but when I came over yesterday, you didn't chat as usual, but were all in your own rooms. Did anything special happen yesterday?
?" said the third elder.
Shopkeeper Liu shook his head and said: "When we came in yesterday, Shopkeeper Qi seemed to have something on his mind. Seeing that he was not in the mood to chat, he went into the house first. After Liuzi arrived, they stayed in their room.
He didn't come out. I happened to have something to say to the six sons, so I didn't bother them."
"It seems like nothing happened. Are you feeling unwell? The day before yesterday, you and shopkeeper Qi went to see the guys. Did you drink too much?" asked the third elder.
"How could it be possible? The two of us were going to find out what happened that day, so naturally we wouldn't drink a lot of wine. It's just that Shopkeeper Qi's guy has been refusing to talk." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Look, it's getting late. Why don't you ask Shopkeeper Liu to take a look at Shopkeeper Qi and Shopkeeper Li's homes on my behalf?" said the third elder.
"That's fine, actually I have this intention and plan to go see them directly later." Shopkeeper Liu said.
The third elder said nothing and ordered his servants to prepare two supplements for Shopkeeper Liu to bring.
The second elder didn't say a word after entering Shopkeeper Liu's house. He didn't understand why the third elder was so interested. After returning to the front hall, the second elder said the first sentence: "Why did you let shopkeeper Liu visit them?"
The third elder said before that those who don't want to stay don't have to force them to stay. But now they suddenly ask shopkeeper Liu to bring something to visit them. What's the purpose of this?
"I want to find out why they suddenly changed their minds." The third elder said.
"After listening to what Shopkeeper Liu said, I think it has something to do with the clerk. Why don't we arrange for someone to talk to this clerk?" said the second elder.
"If that guy's words can influence Shopkeeper Qi, we can't easily arrange for people to come to him, otherwise they will be discovered. Now we can only find Shopkeeper Qi through Shopkeeper Liu to find out some information. I think this can be safer." Three
The elder said.
"Third brother, are you too careful?" the second elder said.
He knew that the third elder was doing things safely, but sometimes the third brother was too careful.
"Second brother, I know you think I'm too cautious, but think about it, now that the eldest brother is in the northern suburbs, the two shopkeepers suddenly changed their minds, so we have to act carefully. If there are changes in this, it will be too late for us to regret it.
Already." The third elder said.
"What are you worried about? You have always been confident in handling things before. Why are you so panicked this time?" said the second brother.
"Actually, I have reminded everyone a long time ago that A Lan is different from before. He doesn't have to spend energy to deal with the second lady now. If we are too showy, he will find out. He is a very alert person, no matter what
No matter how we disguise ourselves, he may find out. We invited a few shopkeepers back. On the surface, we felt that A Lan had gone too far and should not let the shopkeepers go. But in fact, we knew full well that it was for ourselves.
But if you're not careful, A-Lan will see through it. I don't want my plan to be disrupted, so I'm so careful," said the third elder.
"Then what we are doing now will not be suspected by him?" the second elder asked.
"So, we should keep a low profile and pay attention to the northern suburbs." The third elder said.
"I know you have good intentions, but this time I think you were too careful. Now after listening to your words, I know that you did the right thing. Be careful and sail the ship for thousands of years. Alan is too cunning." Er
The elder said.
When Shopkeeper Liu appeared outside Shopkeeper Li's house, Shopkeeper Li didn't seem surprised at all.
He invited shopkeeper Liu in, and after serving tea, his wife left, leaving the two of them talking.
"Lao Li, what's wrong with you? Neither you nor Lao Qi came over, and even the third elder was alarmed. This doesn't allow me to bring some things to visit you." Shopkeeper Liu asked.
Shopkeeper Li smiled slightly and said in a hoarse voice: "I had a high fever after I came back last night, and my voice was a little hoarse this morning. I thought it would be over today, so I originally planned to have someone go to the Elder's Mansion to tell you, but who knew I had forgotten it?
Already."
"I see, it seems that you are angry because of things in the shop." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Maybe I caught a cold last night, but the third elder was so polite and sent so many things." Shopkeeper Li said.
"He was worried about your poor health, so he prepared all supplements." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Why didn't Lao Qi go?" Shopkeeper Li asked.
"You guys left together yesterday, didn't he say anything?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
"We hardly spoke on the carriage yesterday, but yesterday he looked like he was worried," Shopkeeper Li said.
"I'll go over and take a look later. You have a good rest. If you still feel uncomfortable tomorrow, then rest for a few more days." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"I know." Shopkeeper Li said.
Shopkeeper Liu thought for a while and said, "Lao Li, don't blame me for talking too much. I'm really curious. We all went to the store to find our own clerk that day, why didn't you go?"
"My guys like to stay at Leng's house very much. It would be really strange if I suddenly asked them if they have any thoughts of leaving at this time. They will definitely tell Uncle Ren, and then they will know where they have gone. Since
I've known for a long time that they won't leave, so why would I take the risk to see them?" Shopkeeper Li said.
"Are you telling the truth?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
"There's nothing good about what I'm trying to do by lying to you. There's no comparison between my guy and Liuzi. After all, Liuzi has been with you for many years and you were the one who brought him out." Shopkeeper Li explained.
After receiving Shopkeeper Li's explanation, he told Shopkeeper Li to have a good rest, and then left the Li family and went to Shopkeeper Qi's home.
After entering the door, Shopkeeper Liu was taken in by his servants. It turned out that Shopkeeper Qi was even more serious than Shopkeeper Li. He was actually bedridden and still hadn't woken up.
Shopkeeper Liu was a little strange, so he followed him in and saw Shopkeeper Qi lying on the bed. Shopkeeper Qi's wife's eyes were still a little red and swollen, and she seemed to have cried.
"Madam, Lao Qi... what's wrong with him?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
"After he came back last night, he didn't say a word and went to bed early. The next morning, when I saw Shi Chen, I called him up. As a result, he didn't move. The doctor came to see him, but he couldn't make a diagnosis.
As a result, he has been lying down for a day and still hasn't opened his eyes." Mrs. Qi sniffed and said.
"Why is this happening? What did the doctor say, but there is a way to cure it?" Shopkeeper Liu said.
Before he saw Shopkeeper Qi, he thought Shopkeeper Qi was perfunctory with him, but with his own eyes he saw Shopkeeper Qi lying unconscious on the couch. It looked like Mrs. Qi had been crying all day.
Mrs. Qi said: "The doctor said he had never seen such symptoms before and there was nothing he could do about it."
"I believe Lao Qi will get better. I will try to find a way to ask the third elder to see if I can ask an imperial doctor to come over and treat Lao Qi." Shopkeeper Liu said.
Mrs. Qi was a little confused and said, "Shouldn't we discuss it with the young master? Should we bother the third elder about this matter?"
Only then did shopkeeper Liu remember that they left the Leng family without telling his family. After thinking about it, he said: "The young master is very busy with business matters. These matters are handled by the elders. Lao Qi did not go to the shop. This is not because the elders asked me to take them."
Did you buy some supplements and come to visit him?"
"So that's it. Thank you Third Elder for your concern." Mrs. Qi said.
Shopkeeper Liu thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, I will come over to visit him tomorrow. I hope he can wake up early."
Shopkeeper Liu asked Mrs. Qi to stay and left Qi's house alone.
Mrs. Qi looked at Shopkeeper Qi with a sad face, and said to herself: "I don't know when you will wake up. What happened? How could you suddenly not wake up?"
Who knows, about two-quarters of an hour later, there was a sudden knock on the door at Shopkeeper Qi's house.
Mrs. Qi saw that it was already getting late and she didn't know who would come over at this hour, so she went to the door to ask in person.
"Sister-in-law, I am shopkeeper Li." Shopkeeper Li said standing outside the door.
It turned out that the person who came to Shopkeeper Qi's house was Shopkeeper Li. After Mrs. Qi heard the voice of Shopkeeper Li, she was actually a little confused. What happened today? It was Shopkeeper Liu just now, and now it is Shopkeeper Li.
After hesitating for a moment, Mrs. Qi opened the door.
"It's so late, what's wrong with Shopkeeper Li?" Mrs. Qi asked standing at the door.
"Sister-in-law, can you go in and tell me, it's not very convenient here." Shopkeeper Li said anxiously.
Shopkeeper Qi is now lying on the couch, otherwise Mrs. Qi would not hesitate and said: "This..."
"Sister-in-law, I'm here to deliver medicine. It's not convenient to talk here," shopkeeper Li said.
Mrs. Qi was a little confused about how Shopkeeper Li knew that her master was sick, so after listening to Shopkeeper Li's words, she quickly let Shopkeeper Li in first and quickly closed the door.
"Shopkeeper Li, please come inside." Mrs. Qi said respectfully.