"What's going on? Did you find it?" Niu Er, the big shopkeeper, asked.
After hearing the big shopkeeper's question, the servant quickened his steps and walked forward, saying, "I found this one right here." After saying that, the servant took off the bag he was holding in his hand. The notice was handed to Niu Er, the big shopkeeper.
At this time, there was not much light in most places in Liangcheng Fucheng, and the moon today had been blocked by the clouds floating in the sky.
Even if you look at it like this, you can't make out any words. The big shopkeeper Niu Er put the notice away, looked at the people, and said: "You guys go and get one or two more. I'm going back to the house first. The master is in a hurry." .”
"good."
Because there isn't much light here, even if the big shopkeeper Niu Er wants to read the content written on the notice, he may not be able to see it clearly.
At this time, he really wanted to know whether the content written on the notice was the same as what the master said when he was in the house just now.
Niu Er, the big shopkeeper, ran really fast, and he ran into Su's house in a short time.
As soon as he entered the door of Su's house, the head shopkeeper Niu Er was a little surprised to see the master lingering behind the door of Su's house.
Seeing the figure of the big shopkeeper Niu Er, the old man walked over with a cane and a look of anticipation. Before the big shopkeeper Niu Er could say a word, the old man had already taken the lead.
"How is it?" the old man asked anxiously.
The big shopkeeper Niu Er hurriedly took out the notice and handed it to the master. After passing it, he saw that the old man was still looking at it. The big shopkeeper Niu Er said from the side: "This is taken from the board. You know The master was anxious, and the younger one hurriedly took it off while they were still looking for evidence."
The old man held the notice tightly with both hands. After reading it briefly, his face became a little sad.
Looking at the old man's face, the big shopkeeper Niu Er, who had not read the content, asked: "Master, is the above the same as what the prefect said?"
Seeing this, the old man sighed and nodded: "There is indeed no lifting of the sea ban on this notice."
Upon hearing this, the chief shopkeeper Niu Er was a little surprised, a little disbelieving, and said to himself: "How could this happen? If the sea ban has not been lifted, then who is rumoring that the sea ban has been lifted?"
Listening to the big shopkeeper Niu Er talking to himself, and thinking about his son Su Hu who was still in prison, the old man sighed again, looked at the big shopkeeper Niu Er, and said: "We will discuss this matter when everyone is back soon. "
"Hey." Niu Er, the big shopkeeper, responded.
The old man walked with his cane and the black and white writing on the piece of paper in his hand, followed by the old housekeeper.
Seeing that the old man was gone, Niu Er, the big shopkeeper, rushed out of the house and walked towards the street, continuing to collect clues.
Now, for them, only by finding enough evidence can they rescue young master Su Hu.
If there is not enough evidence, it is difficult to defeat the prefect Gu Jiantong just by relying on words. After all, others are officials and you are the people. The officials and the people are just
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See, the people naturally have to listen to the officials.
Tonight in Liangcheng Prefecture, for all the cloth practitioners in Liangcheng Prefecture, tonight will be a sleepless night.
There are thirty-seven cloth shops in Liangcheng Prefecture, among which Su's cloth shop is the largest.
There are a total of twenty-four companies that are in alliance with Su's cloth shop. The remaining thirteen cloth shops are either involved or resentful with Su's cloth shop or they are in alliance with those cloth shops.
Therefore, tonight, for these thirteen cloth shops, may be a night of change.
It took four hours to find evidence.
It was already Yinshi in Liangcheng Mansion at this time. If it had been in the past, the people in the Su residence would have been asleep. However, tonight everyone was working for the young master Su Hu, for the Su family, and for the Su family. The Su family thought of a way.
"How are you finding this evidence?" the old man asked expectantly.
"Master, these are some of the notices we have found in this city. We have all read them. These notices are all the same. They do not state that the sea ban has been lifted." After Dao Hou, the big shopkeeper Niu Er He walked forward with these notices and handed them to the old man.
Looking at the notices on the table, the old man couldn't believe it. He picked up the notices and checked them one by one. He found that there was no explanation on the notices that the sea ban was lifted.
"Shoutai, have you found any clues?" the old man asked.
After hearing the sound, the steward Shoutai came forward with empty hands and came back: "Sir, I asked around in the city, and the people said that the sea ban has been lifted. Then there are no clues, little one. It was already late at night when we were looking for him, and all the gates in the city were closed."
After hearing this, the old man sitting on the chair looked at the faces of the shopkeepers around him. Seeing that no one said anything, the old man sighed, put his hands on the crutch, and said: "That's good, it's better than having no clues. Since the people all say that the sea ban has been lifted, but the notice didn't say anything about it. I have three guesses. One: There must be someone in this city deliberately spreading the ban. The lie that the maritime order has been lifted; second: the maritime ban has indeed not been lifted, but the government did not put up a new notice in time; third: the government did this deliberately in an attempt to harm our Su family More than 20 cloth banks in the bank alliance were demolished together to gain profits from it."
The old man's words made the two housekeepers standing aside and the dozen or so shopkeepers and chief shopkeepers sitting beside them all think about it.
After a while, the old man asked: "Look, of the three things I just said, which one is the most likely?"
At this time, a shopkeeper expressed his opinion: "Master, I think the first two are more likely, and this last one... In this city, the prefect's character is well known to everyone, and in the eyes of the people He is a good and upright official. I think the third one is unlikely."
As soon as the shopkeeper said this, several shopkeepers around him nodded, agreeing with this opinion.
Seeing that the old man had not spoken for a long time, the old housekeeper on the side also expressed his opinion: "Master, I think other than the third one is a bit unfair.
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Except, the other two are possible. "
After a long time, looking at the sky outside the door, the old man sighed: "If you want to know the reason for this, you have to wait until dawn. The night is very dark. Thank you all for helping me think of something tonight. I am very grateful." , everyone, please go back and rest first.”
The big shopkeeper Niu Er stood up: "Master, you don't have to say that, your business is also the business of us servants, and besides, without you, how would you guys be today? Okay, Master, that's it , the little ones will go back to rest."
"Okay." The old man responded.
"Master, you should also rest early."
"good."
"Get some rest early."
"good."
Seeing everyone leave, for some reason, the old man suddenly felt a little empty. Those shopkeepers who went back to rest seemed to have disbanded because of the collapse of the Su family's business.
"Master, it's late at night, go to bed early." The old housekeeper on the side advised him.
At this time, although the old man's eyelids were very tired, his mind was very clear and he was not sleepy at all.
The old man stood up, wielding his cane, and looked at the old housekeeper beside him: "Go and rest."
"Master, I will accompany you to the bedroom before going back." The old housekeeper said.
Seeing the old butler's appearance, the old man couldn't do much to persuade him, so he had no choice but to let the old butler follow.
After returning to the bedroom, the old housekeeper left.
The old man did not blow out the kerosene lamp. Although the night was very late, the old man just couldn't sleep.
I saw the old man wandering around in the bedroom for a few times before sitting on the couch and looking at the night scene in the backyard. The old man read this unknowingly.
"Hu'er, nothing can happen to you. If dad loses you, what's the use of this family business. Your eldest brother and second brother both died because of your father. As a father, I can't forgive them any more. I can't forgive them anymore." Stay with you."
Indeed, in the old days of the Su family, in the Su family at that time, the old man's wife was still alive, and the eldest son and second son were still alive.
It's just that unfortunately, the eldest son contracted an illness and passed away. As for the second son, he wanted to take care of the Su family's business as soon as possible. However, the third son Su Hu was the most popular with his father, but his father did not allow it. Later, A plague came in the city of Liangcheng, and the second son followed him.
The biological mother of the eldest son, who was the old man's wife, passed away because of excessive grief. The biological mother of the second son, who was the old man's concubine, left because her son contracted the plague and she also contracted it.
So, after this, the only people in the Su family were the old man and his son Su Hu, and the rest were servants.
Although strictly speaking, the deaths of his eldest son and second son had nothing to do with the old man himself, but the old man had always believed that it was his fault for so many years.
At some point, the old man turned off the light.
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