The bright moon was in the sky, and the silver moonlight filled the earth. Su Wen shuttled through the alleys of Sijiu City with ease, and arrived at No. 7 Yard of Sesame Hutong an hour later. This place is only two alleys away from No. 95 Courtyard where Su Wen lives.
He gently pushed open the ajar door and walked into the courtyard. This is a typical Beijing courtyard house with blue bricks and gray tiles. The pomegranate trees in the courtyard sway gently in the moonlight, as if telling stories of the past.
The main room of the courtyard was brightly lit. Su Wen walked into the main room and found that there was no one in the room. He looked around and saw more than a dozen boxes stacked in the room. There was also an exquisite square box on the Eight Immortals table in the room, and there was a letter on the box. letter.
He carefully opened the envelope, took out the letter, and began to read. There was only a simple sentence in it, "You can't leave until six o'clock here."
Su Wen looked at the sentence in the letter - "You can't leave until six o'clock here", and there was a trace of doubt in his heart. He looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already past four o'clock, and there was still more than an hour before six o'clock.
Two people stood in a shadow outside the courtyard, staring closely at Su Wen's figure until he entered Courtyard No. 7. "Uncle Kang, he entered the yard and didn't report to the boss. What should we do next?"
"You go and watch from the back, I'll be in the front. Wait until six o'clock tomorrow, and if there are no abnormalities, we can go back to Jinmen and live a normal life." Uncle Kang replied while observing the surroundings vigilantly.
"Yes, Uncle Kang." The man responded in a low voice, then quickly moved to the back of the yard and guarded there vigilantly.
Su Wen held the letter in his hand, thinking that Lou Bancheng's intention behind leaving this letter was that he was afraid that he would report them, so he needed to stay here until six o'clock. Su Wen's eyes fell on those boxes, and he began to open one of them curiously.
The box contained some antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all of which seemed to be valuable. Su Wen opened several other boxes and found that they were filled with porcelain. He was shocked and realized that these were the things Lou Bancheng had left behind but not taken away.
At this time, his eyes fell on the exquisite small box on the table. He walked to the table and gently picked up the exquisite small box. The carvings on the box are very delicate, revealing a simple and elegant beauty.
Inside was a pile of house deeds and IOUs. Su Wen picked up the pile of house deeds and IOUs and began to read through them carefully. I found that all these properties had been taken over by the government, and I didn’t recognize any of the names on the IOUs. He put the deed and IOU back into the box.
Time passed slowly in silence, and the yard was quiet, with only the occasional chirping of crickets breaking the tranquility.
Finally, six o'clock arrived. Su Wen quickly collected everything in the room. He carefully opened the door, looked out, and found nothing unusual. He took a deep breath and walked out of the courtyard. He walked slowly down the alley, always alert.
In Su Wen's house in the backyard of the courtyard, Su Wen was drinking millet porridge cooked by his mother-in-law. Wang Qianqian sat with her child in her arms and looked at Su Wen who was devouring food, "Awen, what did you do yesterday? Why didn't you come back all night? You don't know that the yard was very lively when the master entertained guests last night."
Su Wen raised his head, looked at Wang Qianqian, and smiled, "I had something to do yesterday, so I went out. You all fell asleep when I came back, so I didn't disturb you."
Wang Qianqian frowned, "You have always been mysterious recently, and you don't know what you are busy with. Awen, if you have anything, you must tell me."
Su Wen put down the bowl and looked at Wang Qianqian seriously, "Qianqian, don't worry, I'm fine. I just have some things that need to be dealt with recently. When I'm done with this period of work, I will stay with you and the child."
Wang Qianqian sighed, "Awen, I know you have your own things to do. We are a family. If you have anything to say, just speak up and let's find a solution together."
Su Wen nodded, "I know, it's really nothing. It's just that someone said they wanted to sell me a batch of unplanned supplies, but the price was not acceptable to the steel rolling mill. By the way, did you have a good time last night? I'll treat you to it. What happened?"
Wang Qianqian smiled after hearing this, "There are several meat dishes."
Yeah? It seems that I missed a delicious meal. "Su Wen smiled and shook his head, but he was secretly relieved. He didn't want his whereabouts to attract too much attention from his family, especially when dealing with matters related to Lou Bancheng. He decided to change the topic to avoid Wang Qianqian continued to ask.
"By the way, Qianqian, I have to go to work today, so I will leave the child to you to take care of." Su Wen stood up and prepared to go out.
Wang Qianqian nodded, "Don't worry, I will take good care of the child. There is also a mother at home to help. You should also pay attention to your own safety."
Su Wen smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'll leave first." He turned around and walked out of the house, and walked along the alley in the direction of the steel rolling mill. Arriving at the steel rolling mill, Su Wen threw himself into intense work as usual.
Three more days passed in the peaceful days, and the wet nurse of Xu Damao's family mysteriously disappeared. Xu Damao and his son could not find anyone, and the child kept crying violently. Xu Damao had no choice but to go to the Lou family to report the news about the wet nurse. Unexpectedly, the Lou family The building has long been deserted.
Xu Damao stood in front of Lou's empty door in panic, his eyes full of disbelief. A few days ago, he came to pick up the children and saw Lou's family coming and going. Why was the building so empty?
And that nanny, the Xu family treated her so well, so why did she just leave without even saying hello?
The child kept crying in his mother's arms, but Xu Damao was so distraught that he didn't know what to do. He found Su Wen and wanted Wang Qianqian to help feed the child.
Xu Damao hurried to Su Wen's house, his face full of anxiety. He knocked on the door eagerly, thinking of the crying child.
Su Wen heard the knock on the door and opened the door in confusion. Seeing Xu Damao's anxious look, Su Wen's heart tightened, "Brother Damao, what's wrong? Did something happen to the child?"
Xu Damao said eagerly: "The child kept crying and the wet nurse suddenly disappeared. I really don't know what to do."
After hearing this, Su Wen comforted him: "Don't worry, Damao. You go home and bring the child over. I'll let Qianqian feed the child first."
Su Wen took the child from Xu's mother and put the child into the back room. Wang Qianqian took the child and gently coaxed it. Under her comfort, the child gradually stopped crying and lay quietly in her arms.
"What happened to the wet nurse? Why did she disappear suddenly?" Su Wen asked.
Xu Damao sighed, "I don't know either. He left suddenly yesterday. I went to Lou's house today to ask for news about him. I didn't expect that Lou's house was also empty."
Su Wen pretended to be surprised, "Da Mao, are you sure all the Lou family are gone?"
"I'm sure, what's wrong, Su Wen?"
"Brother Damao, go find your dad quickly. Does he know what to do?"
