Chapter 6 six

That afternoon, Mr. Lin did not come back.The shop was busy, and Shousheng couldn't find time to inquire.Inside, Mrs. Lin was still being kept a secret, but the little apprentice let her slip her tongue, and Mrs. Lin almost died in that panic.She refused to let Miss Lin out of the pair of butterfly doors, saying: "Your father has been captured by them, and they will come to snatch you later! Uh—" She only asked Shousheng to come in and ask the details, but Shousheng couldn't speak directly when he saw the situation, so he only said a few vague comforting words: "Miss, don't worry, it's fine! Master is going to the party headquarters to straighten out those deposits. Our business is doing well, so what are you afraid of!"

Turning his back on Mrs. Lin, Shousheng quietly told Miss Lin, "Why on earth, I haven't got a letter yet." He told Miss Lin to stay with "teacher's mother" at ease, because he was involved in other affairs.Ms. Lin didn't have any idea at all, she just nodded when Shousheng said something. In this way, he had to recruit business from outside, and he had to rack his brains to find words to deal with Mrs. Lin's inquiries from time to time, and Shousheng had no time to find out Mr. Lin's whereabouts.It wasn't until the lamp was turned on that the head of the chamber of commerce sent him a letter: Mr. Lin was detained by the party headquarters, because of the rumors that Mr. Lin planned to escape with the money. There are also Mrs. Zhu San, Mrs. Chen Lao Qi at Qiaotou, and Widow Zhang. The deposits of the three orphans totaled 650 yuan and were not guaranteed. , asking him to straighten out these deposits.

Shousheng was so frightened that his face turned yellow, and he stayed for a while before he asked: "Bail the person out first, okay? If the person doesn't come out, where will I get the money?" "Hey! Guaranteed someone! You go empty-handed, can you guarantee it?" "Mr. President, I always ask you to think of a way to do good deeds. The master and your old man have always had a good friendship, and I beg you to do good deeds!" The head of the chamber of commerce frowned and pondered for a while, then looked at Shousheng for a while, then pulled Shousheng into the corner of the room and whispered:

"I don't have any reason to stand idly by about your master's matter. It's just that this matter is deadlocked now! To tell you the truth, I asked Director Bu to intercede. As long as your master agrees to one thing, Director Bu is willing to help. ;I just went to the party headquarters to meet your master, persuaded him to agree, and he agreed, isn't that the end of the matter? Unexpectedly, that black pockmark in the party headquarters is really hateful, he insisted on—” "Don't tell me he doesn't give Director Bu face?" "That's right! Instead, Hei Mazi talked a lot, and Director Bu was almost unable to step down. The two fell out! Isn't this the matter that made you stiff?"

Shousheng sighed, but he had no idea; after a short pause, he sighed again and said: "But the master did not commit any crime." "They don't reason with you! Whoever has power will be reasonable! Go and tell Aunt Lin, don't worry, you haven't suffered a lot, but if you want to come out, you have to spend some money!" The head of the chamber of commerce said, raised two fingers, and left in a hurry. Shousheng groaned, but he had no idea; two men gathered him to ask, but he didn't answer.Can the president of the chamber of commerce tell the "teacher's wife" what he said?It costs money again! He doesn't know if the "teacher" has any private savings; as for the store, he knows very well that Hengyuan raised 80% of the cash from the sale in the past two days, leaving only more than 50 yuan.The head of the chamber of commerce indicated that the total would be two hundred.Knowing is enough!If things go on like this, it won't matter how good the business is.He felt a little discouraged.

It's calling him again!He had no choice but to go in and see the scene before making up his mind. Aunt Lin held her daughter's shoulders and asked pantingly: "Uh, just now, uh—the head of the chamber of commerce is here, uh, what did you say?" "Not here!" Shousheng told a lie. "You don't have to hide it from me, uh--I, uh, know everything; uh, your face is brown with fright! Axiu saw it, uh!" "Master, don't worry, the head of the chamber of commerce said it's okay. ——Director Bu is willing to help—" "What? Uh, uh--what? Director Bu is willing to help!--Uh, uh, the merciful Bodhisattva, uh, don't want his help! Uh, uh, I know, your master, uh uh, is dead! Uh, I don’t want to live anymore! Uh, it’s just that Axiu, uh, I don’t feel relieved! Uh, uh, you go with her! Uh, you guys should be good people! Uh, uh, Shousheng, uh, you treat her Xiuhao, I’m relieved! Uh, go! They’re coming to snatch it! Uh—a cruel robber! Why doesn’t Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva appear!”

Shousheng opened his eyes wide, not knowing how to reply.He thought the "teacher's wife" was crazy, but it wasn't crazy at all.He peeked at his "junior sister", and his heart skipped a beat; Miss Lin blushed, lowered her head and remained silent. "Brother Shousheng, Brother Shousheng, someone wants to talk to you!" The little apprentice jumped and shouted all the way in.Shousheng ran out in a hurry, always thinking that it was the head of the chamber of commerce or something, but he didn't know that it was Mr. Wu, the shopkeeper of Yuchangxiang who was diagonally opposite. "What is he doing here?" Shousheng thought to himself, his eyes fixed on Mr. Wu's face.

After Mr. Wu asked about Mr. Lin's news, he smiled all over his face and said "it doesn't matter".Shousheng felt that the smiling face was a little strange. "I'm here to make a bargain with you—" Mr. Wu put away his smile, suddenly took a breath, and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.It was a horizontal slip with more than a dozen lines written on it, which was exactly what Mr. Lin sold for "one yuan goods".Shousheng understood at a glance, it turned out to be a trick!He immediately said: "Master is not here, I can't make the decision."

"You told your teacher's wife, it's not the same!" Shousheng hesitated and could not answer.He now somewhat understands why Mr. Lin was arrested.First, it was rumored that Mr. Lin wanted to escape, secondly, Mr. Lin was detained, and now it was Yu Changxiang who came to scoop up the goods. This series of clues were all clear.Shousheng thought about it a little angry, but also a little scared. He knew very well that if he agreed to Mr. Wu's request, then Mr. Lin's business and all his hard work would be over.But if he didn't agree, what kind of tricks would come up? He couldn't think about it anymore.At last he gave it a try and said:

"Then, I'll go and tell my wife, but my wife's family only deals in cash." "Cash? Ha, Shousheng, are you joking?" "Master has such a temper, and I can't help it. It's best to wait until tomorrow. The head of the chamber of commerce said just now that Director Bu is willing to help intercede, and Master Guangjing will be back tonight." Shousheng said coldly on purpose, and put the horizontal sheet back into Mr. Wu's hand.The flesh on Mr. Wu's face twitched, he hurriedly pushed the sheet back into Shousheng's hand, and said without saying a word:

"Okay, okay, cash account is cash account. Delivery tonight is cash account." Shousheng frowned and went inside again, told Mrs. Lin about Yu Changxiang's visit to dig the goods, and persuaded her: "Master, just now the head of the chamber of commerce came, and he really said that the master was there and didn't suffer; but he had to spend some money to get out. There was only 50 yuan in the store. Now Yu Changxiang came to dig the goods. According to the list, There is always a hundred and fifty yuan, so I'd better dig it out for them, it's important to save the master as soon as possible!" When Mrs. Lin heard that she was going to spend money again, she burst into tears. During that moment, uh, it was really loud. She just shook her hands and couldn't speak. She leaned her head on the table and pounded the table strangely.Seeing that there was no way, Shousheng retreated quietly, but by the butterfly gate, Miss Lin caught up.Her face was deathly pale, her voice trembling and hoarse, and she said hastily: "Mom is so confused! They always say that Dad has already been killed by them! You, you promise Yu Changxiang quickly, save Dad quickly, brother Shousheng, you—" When Miss Lin said this, she suddenly blushed and ran in quickly.Shousheng stared at her back, stood there blankly for half a minute, then turned around, determined to take on the responsibility of scooping up goods for Yu Changxiang, at least "Junior Sister" and him were determined to do this. The supper was already set in the shop, and Shousheng didn't have the heart to eat it. He immediately waited for Yu Changxiang to hand over the money. He took one hundred in his hand and kept eighty beside him, and ran to the head of the chamber of commerce. Half an hour later, Shousheng and Mr. Lin came back together.When she ran into the "inner house", Mrs. Lin was startled when she saw it.When she recognized the real Mr. Lin, Aunt Lin hurriedly crawled in front of the porcelain Guanyin and kowtowed, which was louder than her hiccups.Miss Lin stood beside her with bare eyes, as if she was about to cry or laugh.Shousheng took out a paper bag from his side, put it on the table and said: "This is an extra eighty yuan." Mr. Lin sighed, and after a while, he said without a sound: "Just let me die over there, and spend money to get it out! Without money, everyone will still die!" Aunt Lin suddenly jumped up from the ground, anxious to speak, but a series of uhs blocked her words.Miss Lin held back her voice, sobbing and crying.Mr. Lin still didn't cry, he sighed again, choked up and said: "The goods are hollowed out! The store can't be opened, and the debt is tight——" "master!" Shousheng yelled, dipped his finger in the tea, and wrote the word "Go" on the table for Mr. Lin to read. Mr. Lin shook his head, tears streaming down his face; he looked at Mrs. Lin, then at Miss Lin, and sighed again. "Master! This is the only way. You can put together a hundred yuan in the store. You can take it with you, and it will be enough in a month or two. I will straighten things out with them here." Shousheng said in a low voice.But Aunt Lin could hear it, she suddenly restrained herself, and rushed to shout: "You guys go too! You, Axiu, just leave me here alone, I'll do my best! Ugh!" All of a sudden, she became very unhealthy, and Mrs. Lin turned around and ran upstairs.Miss Lin called "Mom" and then chased after her.Mr. Lin stared at the stairs in a daze, feeling that there was something important in his heart, but he couldn't remember it all the time.Shousheng said again in a low voice: "Master, let's go with Junior Sister! Senior Sister is here, and Master is not at ease! She always said that they will come to snatch—" Mr. Lin nodded with tears in his eyes, but couldn't make up his mind. Shousheng couldn't help the redness around his eyes, he sighed, and walked around the table. Suddenly, Miss Lin's cry was heard.Both Mr. Lin and Shousheng jumped.When they rushed to the top of the stairs, Mrs. Lin was coming out of the room, holding a leather bag in her hand.Seeing that Mr. Lin and Shousheng were already at the head of the stairs, she retreated to her room and said, "You guys come too, listen to my idea."In front of Mr. Lin and Shousheng, she pointed to the paper bag and said: "This is my private house. Uh, it's more than two hundred yuan. You can take half of it. Uh! Axiu, I decide to ration Shousheng! Uh, tomorrow Axiu and her father will go together. Uh, I won't go! Shousheng will accompany her." I'll talk about it in a few days. Uh, knowing that I still have a few days to live, uh, you can just worship in front of me, and I'm relieved! Uh—" Aunt Lin took Miss Lin with one hand and Shousheng with the other, and asked them to "give a bow". They all bowed, their faces were flushed, and they both bowed their heads.Shousheng peeked at Ms. Lin and saw some smiles in her tears. Shousheng's heart skipped a beat, but two tears fell. Mr. Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay, that's it. But Shousheng, you stay here and deal with them. Be careful in everything!"