Chapter 141: Begin
In Panzhou, there is light rain today, every bit.
After this rain, the weather will get colder.
There was a carriage parked in front of a house at the end of Hanmo Street, and the markings of the Shunfu Escort Agency were very eye-catching.
Inside the house, Su Ling sat with a woman.
The woman is about thirty years old, with a mature charm and a smile. She is Zhou, the wife of Mr. Zhao. When she got her husband's advice, she would come here every few days, talk to Su Ling, chat with her family, and occasionally go out shopping together and buy some things.
"A Ling, when Mr. Chen comes back the next day, you really have to ask him to buy a few servants, otherwise the house will be too deserted."
Su Ling said: "He has to make the decision on this matter... Actually, it doesn't need it. I can do all the housework."
If you buy people and increase the population, the consumption will increase greatly, but it will be difficult to raise.
Zhou looked at her and had something in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud. After all, it was someone else's family business, so she shouldn't talk too much. After a change of topic, she asked, "A Ling, have you returned to the village soon?"
Su Ling nodded: "Every month, you have to go back two or three times to take care of the ancestral home there."
In Chenjia Village, the ancestral home has been renovated and built, quite spacious and is a big house. Usually, an elderly widow in the village was invited to take care of it. However, Su Ling had time and often went back to clean up.
Zhou said, "A Ling, if nothing is wrong, try not to leave the city."
Su Ling asked: "What's wrong?"
"I heard from my master that there has been no peace outside the city recently. Vehicle hunters often disappear, and it is a big fuss."
"Ah, is this happening?"
Su Ling was surprised: "After an accident, no one reported it to the official?"
"Someone must have reported to the official, but you know, the official affairs are always delayed and cannot be handled well for a while."
Zhou said.
Su Ling asked again: "Sister Zhou, the third master is very powerful, so he should know what happened, right?"
Zhou shook his head: "He rarely talks to me about these things. Anyway, the escort agency has been busy all the time in the past or two months. He finally came back today and asked me to come to you, asking you to stay in the city and not go back to the countryside."
Su Ling nodded: "I'll pay attention to Sister Zhou if I'm worried."
Zhou smiled and said, "Calling the days, the emperor must have almost started the exam. If Mr. Chen was in high school, he would be a real honor to be a high-ranking official."
Su Ling smiled and said, "Thank you to Sister Zhou's good words... Actually, I'm quite worried. After so long, I haven't seen a single letter back. He can promise me that when I arrive in the capital, I will write a letter to report my safety."
Zhou said: "Don't worry, my master said that Mr. Chen is a person with great ability and will definitely arrive in the capital safely."
Just as he was talking, someone shouted outside the door. When he walked out, he saw that it was a postman who came to deliver the letter.
When Su Ling took the letter, she was so excited that she was about to jump up and went back to the house, and she wanted to open the letter as soon as possible to read it.
Zhou shook his head with a smile, and ordered the maid beside him to take out twenty coins and reward the postman.
After receiving the reward, the postman left with a smile.
"A Ling, please read the letter slowly. I have something to do at home, so I will leave first. I will see you in a few days."
Zhou said.
"well……"
Su Ling stopped reading the letter, and sent her out to read it again after she came back.
When Su Ling saw the familiar handwriting, she couldn't help but shed tears, falling on the letter paper, and splashing the pen and ink.
She quickly reached out to wipe it off and took a long breath to calm her agitation: "Brother Buqin, you are in the capital, eating every day, how are you eating well..."
She was simple in her mind and didn't care whether Chen Tang could be high school or whether he could be ranked in the list. She just hoped that Chen Tang would have enough food and clothing and be healthy.
That's enough.
...
"Enough!"
In the Shunfu Escort Bureau, in the hall.
Master Zhao San slapped the table, and he closed his strength. The table was fine and only made a "bang" sound.
"Old Liu, you go down first."
Wave your hand.
The old escort Lao Liu, who was standing reporting the situation, opened his mouth and finally swallowed the following words.
Those are bad words, and even bad news. Every sentence is bloody and it is really not good to listen to.
However, since something happens, it must be dealt with.
Perhaps, there have been too many things happening recently, and the Third Master is under too much pressure and is in a bad mood.
Old Liu sighed and retreated.
Mr. Zhao's face was gloomy and turned to look at Zhan Yangchun sitting on the left: "Brother Zhan, you have heard it. What happened since last month is really a waste of one's attention and disasters have happened. In this situation, the escort business will not be able to continue."
Last time, under the warning of Zhan Yangchun, the Shunfu Escort Agency paused for a while, but only stopped for a few days. Seeing that the wind was calm, it continued to open the door and started to operate.
In fact, the world is not peaceful, and the business of the escort agency has increased significantly. Whether it is transporting goods or protecting personnel, the demand is quite strong, and the market price naturally rises.
However, when the harshness of the external environment exceeds the scope that the escort agency can bear, every escort will become a disaster.
Loss of erotic goods, casualties, are unbearable losses.
It’s acceptable once or twice, but it’s a disaster if you take ten escorts and you’ll have six or seven accidents.
When Mr. Zhao realized the seriousness of the problem, Mr. Zhao quickly stopped, closed the door and repaired it, and stopped taking the escorts. He had to stop the loss first.
Not only Shunfu Escort Agency, but also other industries, any business involved in traveling far away, will be greatly hit and suffer heavy losses.
Some people say that when night falls, ghosts and fires lit in the wild; some people say that the scarecrow in the field suddenly has spirituality and walks around by themselves; some people say that he saw the cruel demon, with big mouths and hair like grass...
Regarding evil spirits and demons, they have existed since ancient times. However, for hundreds of years, the Yin Kingdom has been in full swing and its national strength is as prosperous as a dragon. Many things have been hidden, hidden in the dark, hidden in the mountains, and even hidden under the ground...
It appears occasionally and becomes the blueprint for various rumors and strange stories.
But these are ultimately unfamiliar and distant, basically exist in rumors and are not related to real life.
So, when did things change?
Human hearts are not old, demons appear, evil spirits cause disaster...
Many people can't figure it out and have no way to know it.
"It's the rules that have been destroyed, it's the order that has collapsed!"
Zhan Yangchun said in a faint tone.
"Is there no way to save it? No, there must be a way, the court and the yamen, they cannot sit idly by."
Master Zhao San seemed impatient.
This time, he felt the arrival of a huge crisis like never before. This crisis is likely to completely destroy the escort agency he had worked hard to run.
Zhan Yangchun shook his head: "Third Master, I advise you to find another way out as soon as possible. Once the general trend of the world is formed, it will be like a mountain torrent, mud and sand falling, and it cannot be turned into a tide by human power. Now, it is just the beginning. I have said that it will be chaos. And the real chaos should start from the temple!"
As he said that, his eyes flashed and he thought of a scholar's old friend, who had probably started the exam now.
Chapter completed!