"Where has this person gone?"
After Lu Yaozong settled the problems at the private school, he went to find Jiang Ning, but there was no one there after two trips.
On the way back, he remembered that Li had mentioned that Jiang Ning and the others had a shop in the county seat.
"Ms. Li, the Jiang family you mentioned last time opened a shop in the county. Where is that shop?"
"I don't know. I heard others say that they set up stalls in the market. The last time Dad went to see Ms. Jiang, she said she had half a shop."
Lu Yaozong threw away his hand and walked away. He now felt that his father was right, and Li would only hinder his future.
"I don't believe no one knows where they are?"
He went to find someone who usually played well with Lu Ping.
"Do you know where Lu Ping is? I am his eldest uncle and the only child in the village. My family wants to support Lu Ping in his education, but I can't find anyone anywhere."
The three people in front of them shook their heads blankly.
"I don't know where he went. I haven't seen him for several days."
Lu Yaozong waved away again.
The three of them were left looking at each other. "
"He said what he was... Tongsheng, what Tongsheng was."
The other two people also looked confused and shook their heads.
Lu Yaozong went home angrily. He took care of all the people who caused trouble for Lu Ping, but in the end, he lost his acting role.
"What are you doing with that frown on your face? What happened? Come and tell me."
Lu Changgeng saw Lu Yaozong's dark face and frowning, not knowing what was bothering him.
"Dad, you know Jiang's family owns half a shop, right?"
"I know, why did you ask about this?" Lu Changgeng took two puffs from his pipe.
"Dad, I took care of everything and sent out people. I searched everywhere today and no one knew where they were, not even where the shop was. Even if it was half a shop, it was still the county seat. They must be in the shop."
Lu Yaozong was a little angry. He didn't pay attention to his tone when talking to Lu Changgen, and directly let him hear the unsaid meaning of his words.
"Yao Zong, you are still not calm enough. Why should a person who achieves great things care about this one day? If you can't find it today, you won't be able to find it tomorrow?"
Lu Changgeng smoked his cigarette and stopped talking. Lu Yaozong understood that his father was a little angry.
"Dad, it was my fault. I ran several times today but couldn't find anyone. It delayed my studies, so I was impatient and didn't think carefully. I'll ask Li to follow them tomorrow and see where they go."
Lu Changgeng put down his cigarette and lay flat on the chair.
"You are a scholar, and you will be a high official in the future. You are a scholar, peasant, industrialist, and merchant. Is it easy for you to do business in the county? I didn't see Mrs. Jiang and her three children getting up early and working late at night without being seen. I guess they can barely make ends meet, and they still have half the money. There are two shops, maybe in which corner, it’s not worth mentioning.”
"Yes, dad is right. It's for my own sake. I'll ask Mrs. Li to guard people at the entrance of the village."
Lu Changgeng waved his hand, and after Lu Yaozong left, he picked up the pipe again and started smoking.
"Mr. Li, Mister Li!"
Li Xiuxiu hurriedly came out of the kitchen.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
Lu Yaozong pulled the person aside, pointed in the direction of the village entrance and said to her: "Go to the village entrance for a while and chat with other people. Don't you usually like to talk to them the most?"
Mrs. Li didn't understand very much. Normally, Lu Yaozong didn't like her having sex with other people at the entrance of the village.
"We're going to cook dinner soon, and I still have to help my mother."
Lu Yaozong took Li's arm and walked towards the door.
"You go and chat with them first, and pay attention to Ms. Jiang and her three children. When they come back, tell me, Mom, I'm there. Go quickly."
Lu Yaozong didn't allow Li to argue, and directly pushed her on the back, causing Li to stumble forward several steps.
"Bang!" Lu Yaozong closed the door.
Li Shi couldn't help it. Ever since she divorced Jiang Shi that day, she felt it was embarrassing and had never been to the entrance of the village. Now she can only bite the bullet and go to the entrance of the village to chat with people.
This conversation lasted from dawn to dusk, and Li was the only one left at the entrance of the village.
Before she came out, she was helping Mr. Wang cook in the kitchen, so she wore a thin cotton-padded jacket. No one was seen for a long time, and Mr. Li couldn't bear it.
"Forget it, if you get scolded, you'll get scolded. I'll freeze to death."
As expected, Mrs. Li went home and was given a meal by Lu Yaozong. She coaxed Lu Yaozhong into agreeing to go back tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Li hurriedly packed up and went to Jiang's house, but she still came up empty.
"Mom, did Ms. Jiang leave early, or did she not come back at all last night?"
Li felt that she had discovered important news and trotted home.
"Father, mother, Yaozong, I..."
Lu Changgeng saw Li trotting in and put down the bowl and chopsticks.
"What does it look like to be reckless? If people see you like this, even Yaozong will be looked down upon."
Mrs. Li was most afraid of Lu Changgen and immediately saluted after hearing this.
"Father, mother, husband, I went to Mrs. Jiang's house early in the morning but found no one there. I stayed until very late yesterday and didn't come back. It's very possible that... Mrs. Jiang didn't come back."
"Not back? Then where can they live?" Lu Yaozong's mind was wandering. He and Li secretly looked at each other and diverted the conversation in another direction.
"You can just ask someone where you live." Lu Changgeng wiped his mouth.
"Old lady, Mr. Li, thank you both for your hard work. Go to the county town and find out where Mr. Jiang's shop is!"
