Volume 1: Mission in Danger Chapter 52: Old Ginger's Poisonous Eyes
Wu Chenggou saw him slip away behind the small door, but he was no longer panicked and followed him into the yard. Wu Guoying waved his hand and all the bystanders went out.
Wu Chenggou saw that Wu Chengjian was not there, so he got angry and asked, "Where's the third brother? Where's the third brother? With such a big thing happening, where is the third brother? Is he fooling around somewhere again?"
Wu Guoying waved to Wu Chenggou, and Wu Chenggou hurried over, but was unexpectedly slapped by Wu Guoying. With a loud slap, the slap was so strong that five finger marks appeared on Wu Chenggou's face immediately.
Wu Chenggou was stunned by the slap from the old man: "Dad... Dad... why did you hit me?"
Although Wu Guoying was angry this time, his face was calm. After beating him, he was panting a little, but his hands were not shaking. He just asked in a cold voice: "You were hiding behind the small door just now, weren't you?"
“This, this, this…”
Wu Guoying's voice was still steady and low, but the more Wu Chenggou panicked, "Didn't you see that the claws of the Manchu servant were almost reaching your sister-in-law's face? Even so, you still don't come out. Do you still have any blood as a man? The eldest brother is lying down , the third brother is not here, and if I don't come out, there will be no man in the Wu family, right?"
"But...but...they are Manchurians..."
"So what if he's a Manchu!" Wu Guoying raised his voice. "Don't say he's just a slave among the Manchus. Even if Jishan came, you hid and cowered. You're still a coward! Wu Liu knew that he should rush over to protect his master, but you cowered like a turtle! You act like a coward when something happens, and you act like a boss in your nest when nothing happens. You're just that bad. You still have the nerve to act like a brother in front of the third brother, and you still have the nerve to act like a master in front of Wu Liu and Wu Qi! Bah!"
By the end, the old man's saliva had sprayed all over Wu Er Shao's face. Wu Chenggou wanted to argue, but he didn't dare to, so he retreated again and again, shrinking into the corner. Wu Guoying was even more disappointed when she saw him like this, and she sighed and said, "Go away! Don't make me angry here."
Wu Chenggou fled like a rat as if he had been pardoned.
Only Wu Guoying, Wu Erliang, and Cai Qiaozhu's mother and son were left in the yard. Wu Guoying said, "Send Guang'er back to sleep."
Cai Qiaozhu knew that her father-in-law had something else to say, so she called Lianqiao. However, Guang'er had just been intercepted and sent back by Galiou, and he was like a frightened bird, and refused to leave his mother's arms.
Cai Qiaozhu said: "Master, you see the child was frightened just now, how about..."
Wu Guoying was furious, and this time she didn't even give her daughter-in-law face: "At Guang'er's age, it's time for him to learn to understand things! Galau is just a vicious dog. If he is afraid of a vicious dog, how can he face tigers and wolves in the future? Do you want him to grow up to be like Lao Er?"
Cai Qiaozhu thought about her second uncle's cowardly look and felt that her father-in-law's words made sense, so she pushed her son away and said to Lian Qiao, "Take Guang Shao back to his room to rest."
Guang'er cried loudly, and Wu Guoying shouted: "Why are you crying! I'm not dead yet, and this family is not broken up yet! Why are you crying!" The grandson was scared so much that he didn't dare to cry. Guang'er grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth. From the time he was born until now, when had his grandfather ever spoken to him so harshly?
Seeing the child was frightened, Wu Guoying calmed down and said, "You are a boy, and you are the eldest son and grandson of the Wu family. If this family is peaceful, you can still be a playboy for a few more years, but now this family is facing a disaster. As the saying goes, children of poor families grow up early, and the same is true for families that are in trouble. You have to learn to be like a man, don't you understand?"
Guang'er didn't know whether he understood or not, but he was a smart kid after all, and knew that crying was useless, so he nodded, held back his tears, and was taken away by Lianqiao.
After Guang'er left, Cai Qiaozhu said, "Master, that Galiu...how could he have known by coincidence that Guang'er was going to Shamian in Uncle San's carriage?"
During this period, Wu Chengjian was out every day, and it was common for him to take a small boat to Shamian Wharf to Huachahao. After Lao Zhou beat up the constable that night, no one stopped his car again. Why did he come with the flag soldiers to stop the car in broad daylight today?
"Why?" Wu Guoying snorted and said, "Of course someone leaked the news!"
Cai Qiaozhu's heart was slightly shaken. From the moment she heard that Ga Liu had intercepted Guang Er on his way to her home until now, accidents had happened one after another. However, after the initial shock, she actually began to recall the entire plan and process, but she just didn't have time to think about it carefully.
"I will go back to my room and investigate thoroughly!" Cai Qiaozhu said. Several suspects flashed through her mind: She had brought her son home to sleep with him last night because she was going to send him away. The nanny who usually took care of Guang'er might get suspicious. Although Lian Qiao and Bi He did not explain it directly, they were asked to do many things. They probably knew that the young master was going to be sent away. In addition, there was the doorman Wu Dacheng...
With a quick thought, she thought of seven or eight people, including the one in Wu Chengjian's room. However, she didn't know whether Wu Chengjian had told Chunrui and Xia Qing about this matter...
Then Wu Guoying asked, "Where did Galiu intercept Guang'er?"
Wu Erliang said, "Not far from the pier."
Wu Guoying asked again: "Did the people from Galiu rush here, or were they waiting there leisurely?"
Wu Erliang said: "I heard from the groom that when he saw Galiu, he was waiting there with a few bannermen."
"That's right." Wu Guoying said, "It's not someone from the house. It's too late."
He didn't explain in detail, but Cai Qiaozhu was very smart and understood it as soon as she heard it.
Even if the servants at home had doubts, they could not know for sure. When to send Guang'er out was a time set by Wu Chengjian temporarily. Only Wu Guoying and Cai Qiaozhu knew it in advance. Even Wu Liu just followed the instructions before leaving. If the servants sent a message to the Supervisory Office out of suspicion, it would be too late for the Supervisory Office to send someone. Even if they rushed to catch up, they would be out of breath. It was obvious that they had received the news in advance by waiting like this - but how did the other party know it?
Wu Guoying suddenly asked again: "Did Hu Laoqi arrange to meet there?"
Cai Qiaozhu said, "We agreed to meet at Shamian Pier..." Before she finished speaking , Cai Qiaozhu stopped and said, "Master, do you suspect that it was Hu Laoqi who leaked the news?"
Wu Guoying shook his head. "What information could Hu Laoqi leak? He doesn't know the inside story at all. Even if he guessed something, he is a poor man and has no way to get directly to the Supervisory Office, let alone win the trust of Jishan! He would send Garu and bring the flag soldiers to block the road. Jishan must be sure of this matter."
Cai Qiaozhu said: "Then..." She suddenly thought of that person, who was also someone she was very reluctant to suspect, but now it seems, if it's not him, who else could it be?
"I will ask the shopkeeper Hou San right away !" When Cai Qiaozhu thought that this would block Guang'er's way out, she hated the person who leaked the news to the core! She said goodbye to Wu Guoying and left.
Wu Erliang suddenly said, "Xiao Liu has been taken away. I'm afraid there won't be a capable male servant around the eldest young lady. I'll go and make some arrangements."
"No need," Wu Guoying said, "She has been the head of the household for several years, so she will always be able to think of a solution. Besides, Hou San should be hard to find at this time."
"Master, you mean...he ran away?"
Wu Guoying remained silent for more than ten breaths before he suddenly asked, "Have the two shopkeepers Liu and Dai managed to pay back the money secretly?"
"It's all done." Wu Erliang said, "They both have been in business for decades, so it's not like they've overlooked such a small matter."
Wu Guoying said: "Then their suspicion can be ruled out."
Wu Erliang was stunned: "Ah?"
Wu Guoying said, "If there is a problem with Shopkeeper Dai, then there will be problems with the accounts he is responsible for settling. It is very likely that Jishan has already sent someone to visit him. If there is a problem with Lao Liu, then not only will there be problems with the accounts he is responsible for settling, but also with the silver we have hidden in the warehouse of Yihe Bank. I am afraid that Jishan has already taken people to seal the warehouse of Yihe Bank early this morning! But these two things did not happen, so the suspicions of Lao Liu and Shopkeeper Dai can be ruled out."
Wu Erliang was stunned: "This... this..."
"This is a trap set by Hao Guan!" Wu Guoying snorted, "This guy is really tight-lipped. He didn't tell me anything before or after the incident. But as for the matter of secretly paying back the money, it could have been done by either Liu Da or Dai Er, but he had to find a reason to split it up between two people. I was suspicious at the time, but I didn't ask. But then I thought about it and he asked my sister-in-law to ask Hou San to find an interpreter, and I knew something was wrong."
Wu Erliang said: "This...what's the problem with this?"
Wu Guoying chuckled and said, "If it was Old Gu, he would have guessed the whole thing by now. Erliang, you are still too honest, so you can't figure out these tricks. Think about it, sending Guang'er away from disaster is a secret matter, so naturally the fewer people involved, the better. But how did Haoguan do it? You have to know that he is a person who likes Westernization. He can speak English when he was just over ten years old. He even has a foreign ghost hanger-on like Charlie in front of him. Could it be that he really can't find an interpreter in his pocket? But he had to find an excuse and put the task of finding an interpreter on his wife's side."
Wu Erliang was shocked and said, "The Third Young Master... is he suspecting that the Young Lady is colluding with outsiders? Is he testing the Young Lady? This is impossible, absolutely impossible! The Young Lady would not collude with outsiders!"
"You idiot!" Wu Guoying cursed, "Is your head made of wood? Hao Guan is not doubting my sister-in-law, nor is he testing her. He wants to use her to test the shopkeeper Hou San."
Wu Erliang said "oh" and then he felt relieved.
