Zhou Yiming deliberately hid behind the gate to prevent Laifu from discovering him. He found the largest piece of firewood and shook it in his hand, planning to use this piece of firewood if Laifu's information was not accurate after a while. Teach him a lesson and let him know the consequences of being lazy.
"What did you find out? Tell me quickly!" Zhou Ruhai deliberately pretended that nothing happened and asked very seriously.
Laifu is usually a glib person with many crooked ideas. When he usually does errands for the Zhou family, he is also very dishonest. He always hides and hides, and never works when he can.
Last night, it was about to have dinner, but Yi Ming didn't come back. Everyone in the family was worried about Yi Ming. Only Laifu didn't care about Yi Ming's safety at all, and only wanted to eat quickly.
As a result, things got worse and worse. All the servants that the family could send out went out to look for Yi Ming. Zhou Ruhai saw that Laifu was a housekeeper, so he didn't have the nerve to send him out to look for Yi Ming at first.
But Laifuxin is very clever. Although he just wants to eat quickly, he sees everyone going out to look for Zhou Ming. It would be too shameful for him to hide at home and eat, especially since Zhou Ming has become more and more successful recently. , if after he came back, he found out that he had been missing for a while, and he had not done anything to find him, he would definitely be in trouble with himself.
It was precisely because of this thought that Laifu volunteered to Zhou Ruhai and said that he would help them go out to find Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ruhai is a gentleman, so how could he guess Laifu's evil thoughts? He thought that Laifu was a good and loyal servant. When he saw something happened at his master's house, he couldn't bear to stand by and watch, so he volunteered to go out to find Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ruhai was so moved that he personally sent Laifu to the gate. Watching Laifu go further and further away and disappear into the night, Zhou Ruhai secretly decided in his heart that no matter whether Laifu's search turned out to be fruitful or not, after he came back, I must reward him heavily.
But after putting on a good show in front of his master, Laifu left the Zhou family and just wandered around the street. Then he secretly found a restaurant and had a good meal. He didn't even think about looking for Zhou Ming. Take it to heart.
After dinner, he went to the inn and got a room. He took a long sleep and didn't come out of the inn until daylight.
He wanted to go back to the Zhou family at that time, because he knew that his master was very easy to deceive. After returning, he only needed to tell him that he had been searching all night and there was no news about the young master. His master would not be suspicious at all, or even look at him. In view of his old age, he might be rewarded heavily.
Thinking of this, Laifu's eyes rolled, and another evil idea came to him. He thought that instead of going back so early to report the news, it would be better to hang around for a while, because the later he went back, the more he could leave a very hard-working impression on his master. When my master is moved, the reward will naturally be doubled.
After thinking of this good idea, Laifu couldn't help but feel secretly proud, thinking that all the other people who were seriously looking for Zhou Ming were fools. They spent a long time trying, and if they couldn't find someone, they would be scolded by their master after they returned.
It's not like he is so smart and has not put in any hard work. When he goes back later, as long as he does a little acting, not only will he not be punished, but he may also be generously rewarded.
After making up his mind, Laifu started to visit the morning market with light steps. He tasted all kinds of delicious snacks in the morning market, and his stomach was full.
After eating and drinking, the Rifuku man was old-hearted. Looking at the women on the street wearing red and green, he felt itchy and unbearable, so he walked around and wanted to spend some money at the entertainment venue.
He himself has been working as a housekeeper in the Zhou family for many years and has accumulated a lot of savings. However, he is stingy by nature. Although he has a few money in his pocket, he is never willing to go to those high-end places to spend money.
Although he is also a frequent visitor to Huanchang, and he has often heard the name of Huamanlou, the consumption there is really too high, so he has never been there. At most, he just passes by the door and looks inside. , had an eye addiction.
The destination that Laifu originally wanted to go to was next to Huamanlou, but when he passed the entrance of Huamanlou, he saw many people gathered around. People were whispering to each other and talking as if something big had happened to Huamanlou.
Out of curiosity, Laifu squeezed into the crowd and politely asked everyone: "May I ask some of you guys, what happened to Huamanlou?"
In order to show that he was well-informed, a good-hearted guy said to Laifu with a mysterious face: "Shh, keep your voice down, don't let others hear.
At first glance, you seem to have just arrived, right? You didn't see it just now, something big happened in Huamanlou. This is the first time in my life that I have seen such a big scene. "
"What is the big deal? Please tell me, this little brother." Laifu knew how to deal with ordinary people. As he spoke, he stuffed a few pennies into this little brother's hand.
This young man was just watching the excitement on the street. Someone gave him money for no reason. This was an unexpected surprise. He was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear and immediately told Laifu in detail: " Old man, look at what you said, how can I be embarrassed to accept it?"
Having said that, the money has already been put into his arms.
"According to what I heard," the little brother suddenly approached Laifu and whispered, "there are spies from the North in this Huamanlou. Yesterday, someone in the government received a tip and came here to arrest them. After a big battle, those people from the North finally He was caught, and those officials just took the prisoner away.
You may not believe it, but when the police officers were arresting the prisoners, they found many dignitaries spending money in Hua Man Lou, and the police officers took them all away.
There is also a person with a very famous name here. What is his name... Oh, his name is Zhou Ming!
Not long ago, this boy just solved the case of a missing woman, and he was in the limelight for a while. I didn't expect him to be so ignorant of self-love. I heard that he was already married, but he still came to a place like this. It was simply obscene. "
After listening to what the little brother said, Laifu was stunned for a moment. After coming back to his senses, he immediately continued to ask: "This little brother, are you sure that that person is Zhou Ming?"
Seeing that Laifu doubted him so much, the younger brother felt very unhappy, but for the sake of accepting his money, he could only say patiently: "I saw the team that took away the prisoners just now, but I have never seen Yi Ming before. myself, so I'm not sure.
But it is not difficult to determine whether this matter is true or false. Let me help you find out. "
The enthusiastic little brother immediately asked the people around him: "Has any of you seen that Zhou Ming before? Is the person who was escorted away just now actually him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several people in the audience stood up angrily and said:
"I saw that guy the night he solved the missing woman's case. I recognized him even when he turned into ashes. The good-for-nothing who was taken away just now is him."
"Alas, the great Chu country finally produced a young talent, but it turned out to be so ineffective. He came to such a degenerate place at such a young age. It seems that our great Chu country is in trouble!"
Seeing that one of the people was getting more and more outrageous, the onlookers quickly told him to shut up.
"Hush, be careful what you say, brother."
"If you want to die, don't drag us into the water."
After asking around, the enthusiastic young man returned to Laifu and said with a proud look on his face: "Old man, you heard what they said just now. I don't need to tell you whether that person is real or fake."
"No, thank you very much, brother."
Laifu thanked his brother and walked out of the crowd, stroking his beard and thinking about how to deal with this matter.
He doesn't care at all whether Yi Ming is not making progress or is promising. After all, the East family does not do what the West family does. Even if the Zhou family falls into decline and eventually declines, he can still escape unscathed, because with his ability as a housekeeper, No matter where you go, you will never starve to death.
What confuses him most right now is whether he should go back and tell his master about the news of Zhou Ming's arrest and the visit to Huamanlou, because no matter what he chooses, he will bear huge risks.
First of all, if he hurried back to his hometown and reported the news of Zhou Ming's arrest to his master, he would probably gain a lot. After all, the Zhou family only had Yi Ming as a single seedling. As long as he didn't die, even if he made a small mistake, , my master will not do anything to him.
But what if the information from that guy just now is inaccurate? What if the person they just saw was not Yi Ming at all? If this was the case, he would undoubtedly die if he took this news back.
Because if the Zhou family finds out that Yi Ming is innocent in the future, and he brings back this false news, it will undoubtedly slander Yi Ming. Even if his own master can let him go, Yi Ming, that difficult guy, will definitely never be done with him. of.
Laifu thought for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind whether he should bring this news back to the Zhou family.
In the end, after careful consideration, he decided to take a risk and take the news home as soon as possible to tell his father.
Because by doing this, he can get the greatest benefit. As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. Even if the news is false, he can't care so much. After all, there is only one chance to get rich. After this village, there is no chance. This is the store.
After making up his mind, he ran back to Zhou's house without stopping, knocked open the door, ran in like a gust of wind, knelt on the ground, and sold out the first sentence.
Laifu was very shrewd. After kneeling on the ground, he immediately used his peripheral vision to carefully check the expressions of everyone in the Zhou family, hoping to find out in this way whether Zhou Ming had gone home.
The results of the investigation made Laifu very satisfied, because he saw the expressions of fear on the faces of the servants at home, and the master, wife and young mistress standing at the door of the study did not have any happy expressions on their faces. From this, he could be sure that Yi Ming had not returned home.
Originally, he was worried that if Yi Ming had gone home, the drama he sang would not end, but now he was completely relieved.
