boyutpedia Chapter 187 Forgotten Things
Chapter 187 Forgotten Things
Zhou and Wen Niang sat next to Su He and showed her what they had found.
This mother and daughter pair were indeed not simple people. They each hid 50 taels of silver notes in their cotton-padded jackets. If Wen Niang had not insisted on searching, the silver would have been taken away by them.
"I usually see them both with their heads down and an honest look, but I didn't expect that they were treacherous. Wang Huahua was so angry that she kept crying, saying that she usually paid for all the expenses herself. Although she thought that her mother-in-law had some private money, she didn't expect that it was more than hers. She was sincere to others, but the Cheng family treated her like a fool."
Su He listened to the latest gossip in front of him and sighed, "You can't judge a person by his appearance."
"I won't share this money. I'll keep it for myself and use it to bribe the people in the government office when I get there."
Zhou and the others all agreed. "You can keep it for your own use. I'll ask your uncle to talk to the people in the village."
In the next six days, Zhou's mother and daughter could only eat two steamed buns a day, and could only drink one cup of water a day, no more.
Speaking of this, Su He felt a little admiration for the crew on the ship. There were 10 of them living on the first floor, and no one could control what happened in the past few days.
Zheng Dazui was the most experienced one. He told Su He that as long as no one died on the crew, he would not care.
There were only eight people left in Zheng Da's group, and the other seven drove the carriage back to Su'an. Su He originally thought that everyone in the escort agency could go back, but Zheng Da wanted to inform the young master of Guangyuan, so he took his seven brothers and followed Su He on the boat.
It was time for the boat to go ashore again that day. Wang Laoliu's wife Jin Taozi and her sisters-in-law pulled Cheng and the other person out of the boat. The two people had not had enough to eat every day, and now they were so hungry that they were dizzy and at the mercy of others.
"This is five taels of silver. We Huahua are kind-hearted and leave it for you. We will go our separate ways from now on."
Jin Taozi gave the instructions in a cold voice, dropped the silver and left with her family.
Cheng held Qian Yun in her arms, collected the silver on the ground and hid it in her arms, then sat there in a daze. She had become accustomed to following the villagers, but now facing the unfamiliar south, she didn't even have the courage to find an inn.
The Suho here still follows the old routine, eating and drinking with the family, and playing until the boat is about to sail before going back.
Su He ate and lay down on the boat. No one was more relaxed than her. The boat set off again. She looked at the crew members who were tidying up the ropes outside and suddenly remembered the scarred man.
Su He slapped his head hard, realizing that he had forgotten such an important thing. Fortunately, those people had not taken any action yet.
"Cousin, please stay in the room and take care of Miaomiao and Tiantian. I'm going to be out for a while."
Su He went straight to his uncle, who had reminded the villagers to keep watch at night as Su He had requested. However, most people did not take it seriously, as they thought there was no danger on the ship and gathered together every day to discuss how to settle down.
Su He sighed. Everyone had been going smoothly along the way and had made a fortune, so they were all a little proud.
"Uncle, our Wang family still has to keep watch. Yanzhi and I will take turns keeping watch. You too, if you encounter any danger, blow the whistle."
Wang Fugui agreed seriously, and Su He went to find Zheng Da to tell him what she had discovered.
Zheng Da laughed when he heard this, "Hehua, if you hadn't told us, the eight of us would also be on guard every day, so you wouldn't have to do it. Don't worry, I will warn everyone if there is any danger."
The people in the escort agency were more vigilant than herself. Su He was very satisfied. She felt that her best choice was to hire such a group of people.
Su He went back humming a song quietly. She told Yan Zhi that she would keep watch at night. Although Zheng Da has always been reliable and his family promised to keep watch, Su He still decided to join in.
This guard lasted for three days. After breakfast, Su He yawned and prepared to go to bed. Yan Zhi felt sorry for the tired Su He and said, "Why don't I guard at night? You're too tired."
"No need, cousin, you can stay with Miaomiao and Tiantian during the day, I will take care of them at night."
Su He managed to finish his words and then closed his eyes and began to snore.
Yanzhi was about to persuade him again, but when she heard the snoring, she could only shut up helplessly.
Su He persisted like this for another two days. At four o'clock in the morning on the fifth day of sailing, the cold wind outside the window reached his ears as if someone was crying. Su He looked outside and saw that it was pitch black. He sighed and wrapped himself tightly in the quilt. In another three hours, it would be dawn.
Miaomiao was sleeping soundly in the bed. Su He covered her tightly with the quilt. The moment he looked up, he saw a puff of smoke coming from the crack of the door.
Oh no, it’s a drug!
Su He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
She quickly took out a wet towel from the space and covered her nose and mouth, then gently woke Miaomiao up and covered her mouth before she spoke. Su He quietly pointed outside, took out another piece of wet cotton cloth and gave it to Miaomiao, signaling her to cover it quickly.
By the time she went to call Yanzhi and Tiantian, it was already too late. Su He could only shake Yanzhi desperately.
"He"
Yanzhi felt dizzy and wanted to fall asleep, but her cousin covered her nose and mouth, and pinched her thigh hard. Yanzhi cried in pain and woke up completely.
Su He pointed outside the door, and Yanzhi understood at once. She looked for her daughter in a panic. Tiantian had already inhaled enough drugs and was sleeping very soundly.
Su He gave a piece of wet cotton cloth and asked Yanzhi to accompany the two little ones, while she quietly stuck to the door to listen for any movement.
There was no sound on the boat. Could it be that the people driving the boat were all knocked unconscious?
Su He's seat was at the stern of the ship, so her box would either be the first or the last to be drugged.
Su He was probably the last one because right outside her box was the staircase leading to the second floor.
After listening for an hour, I finally heard light footsteps coming from the stairs. It seemed that the people upstairs were also knocked unconscious.
Maybe because it was done so smoothly, the people outside relaxed all of a sudden, and Su He only heard a familiar voice.
"There are a lot of goods in the cargo hold. They all belong to the landlord on the third floor. I've already found out that they are here to attend their grandson's full moon banquet. The boxes are full of gifts. Let's hurry up and take two boxes and leave."
"Brother, two boxes are not enough. If you want to take something, take them all."
"We are running out of time. Ships may come here at any time. We have already taken the lion's share. Don't be greedy. You will die when the day breaks."
Scarface roared in a low voice, and the other voice really didn't dare to speak anymore and just listened to the advice obediently.
Su He heard this and boldly judged that they would not harm the people on the first floor, or it would be too late. The people on the third floor were the fat sheep.
Su He was hesitating whether to go out and pick up a bargain.