Chapter 24 Section IX

The reason why the Zhong family was able to invest in the Zeng family's land was because Zhong Yao's sister-in-law had been an old woman in the Zeng family for eight years, and she was trusted by Mrs. Zeng, and she knew the history of Mrs. Zeng best. , and she also participated in some things.Mrs. Zeng believed that she was able to keep secrets, and she herself believed so, but she only told two people about Mrs. Zeng, one was her husband, and the other was her sister Zhong Yaosao.These two people also gained her trust, thinking that they could keep secrets, and the self-confidence of these two people was also the same as hers.Whether or not her husband has trusted others with this secret is unknown, but Mrs. Zhong Yao is an honest and secret husband who has already trusted her. Now when Gu Tiancheng asked her, she believed him again. Looking at her husband, she said: "Master Sangong, because it's you, one is that you are a good person and you don't talk much, and the other is that I don't treat you as an outsider. I will tell you about their family, and you will never forget it." Don't leak it, you can't say it! I told the people in front of me the same way..."

"...Mr. Zeng came to the countryside this year to collect rent. You have seen him before. He is so short, so thin, and so poor. He is not like a monkey, but also like a fucking beggar. , you wouldn’t guess that he would have land, a house, and children! It’s just a good life for his wife. If he didn’t rely on his wife, Mrs. Zeng, would he be able to do this? I’m afraid he is still earning a tael of silver a month, and he may not be able to keep up. We peasants!" "Speaking of Mrs. Zeng, it's just the opposite of him. You haven't seen her before. I paid New Year's greetings, festivals, and gifts to her. I'm familiar with her. How tall, how big, not very fat, fair and clean, She is just like a foreign woman. She has a big round face and a big nose, which is not very good-looking. But she likes to dress up, her long hair is combed archly, and there is no such way of combing on the outside. She also likes to paint Red lips, thick eyebrows, if I didn't see her dress up, I can't believe that a woman's face would be so strangely cleaned up. The clothes are also weird, I can't tell who she is wearing, one piece is put on, and one piece is hung. A pair of big feet It's so ugly, it's just like the sarcasm in the play: the three-inch golden lotus is compared horizontally! When walking, the chest is protruding, and it is stronger than the man's house. It looks like ordinary ladies and gentlemen. It's just that the whole body is fragrant. Fufu, you can smell it from a long distance, it smells better than musk. My sister said that she has a house that is also cleaned up strangely. Even Mr. Zeng is not allowed to go in. I didn’t see it, so I can’t say it. Actually, that’s all I saw. The house is already very spacious, and my sister said that there is no other house in Chengdu that is as good as a full-length mirror and glazed lamp.

"He's a nice person, very kind. He's not like other rich people at all. He always smiles and talks to anyone. My sister said that it's rare to see her lose her temper and make sarcastic remarks." scolded people. "However, when it comes to her origin, it's not very pleasant to hear. This is what you are not allowed to reveal to others, Lord San Gong, why are you talking nonsense if you are happy? "I heard that she is an orphan girl, surnamed Guo. Her father died a long time ago, and her family was poor. When she was fourteen years old, there was nothing she could do. Her mother wanted to sell her as a child. No Knowing about it, a foreign woman surnamed Shi knew about it, and took twenty taels of silver from her mother, and adopted her in the church. Put her feet down, grow her hair, and teach her to read and write, saying that she She was very clever, and taught her to speak foreign dialects. For five years, she spoke foreign dialects like foreigners, and she dressed similarly. Both men and women liked her. There was talk, Mrs. Shi knew about it, and made a big fuss, and she was not allowed to live at home. Mr. Shi had no choice, so he discussed taking her to Chongqing, and gave it to another foreigner who didn't have a foreign woman.

"I heard that the foreigner is not from the church. He looks like a foreign official. He is old and his hair is white. She will be a foreign lady honestly. I heard that the foreigner also likes her very much, especially for her." I bought so many strange and good things, all of which she uses now were bought at that time. For three years, the foreigner did not know why, saying that he was going to return to China and would not come again. She was the one who wanted to take her away. Ken, she was afraid of crossing the ocean; the foreigner had no choice but to give her a lot of money after crying a few times.

"When she returned to the province, she was already twenty-five years old, and my sister went to help her at this time. "The foreigner Shi in front is still on good terms with her. But that foreign woman is very crooked. Mr. Shi dared not be with her openly, so he had to be a matchmaker for her and marry Mr. Zeng. "Mr. Zeng was a church member. At that time, he was so poor that he panicked. He did something trivial in the church. His salary was only one or two taels of silver a month. He was almost forty years old and couldn't afford a wife. He begged a young man A rich woman, what else can I say, immediately jumped from the chaff to the rice. But there is also a bit uncomfortable, Mr. Shi has to come often, and when he comes, he is always in the room with Mrs. Zeng In the room where no one else is allowed to enter, he can't come out for a long time. Mr. Zeng, he never speaks loudly, flatters his wife, and is more filial than his son.

"It's been eight years now, one son is seven years old, the other daughter is five years old, but they all look like Mr. Zeng, it's strange! "Mr. Shi is feared by many people in the church, and he is also familiar with the yamen. I heard that he has been able to break in and out of the yamen since the establishment of Taiwan. But it is not easy to talk to him. The only way to talk to Mrs. Zeng , if Mrs. Zeng agrees, it will be more effective than the Lingguan Talisman. But Mrs. Zeng is not easy to find, there are too many people looking for her, and nine out of ten will never see her."

After Mrs. Zhong Yao finished speaking, she smiled and said: "Master Sangong, you should know now that I just agreed to you to find Mrs. Zeng, but things are still not easy. I want to come, go straight to her, definitely not , even though I am her tenant, what can I say about your business? You and I are not relatives, but neighbors, and go to her to trouble her for the neighbor's affairs, will she be willing? I see, I have to go to me first My sister, please go and talk about it. But it’s not easy to talk in plain language when it comes to finding someone, and you have to give a water gift at least, don’t you think so?”