brotherly innocence

Qin Rong has been in a daze for the past few days and has not seen Xueyu. The brothers sent to look for Xueyu have not found Xueyu's whereabouts so far.

His negotiations with Suzhou Dading Silk Factory entered a tense stage.

He tried his best to calm himself down and stop thinking about Xueyu, but Xueyu's frightened and sad eyes always appeared in front of his eyes, ashamed and desperate when he looked at him.There was still contempt and arrogance towards fate in that gaze, just so cold.Xueyu was wearing a shabby batik orchid shirt full of patches, it was washed white, her hair was disheveled, her shirt was pulled open to reveal a slender neck, he clearly remembered the butterfly-shaped scar on it, it was when he was narrow-minded when he was a child He asked Xueyu to go up the tree to dig out the eggs, but she didn't want Xueyu to fall and scratch her neck.When Xueyu fell and broke his leg, the eldest brother threatened him that he would break his leg too, so scared that Xueyu cried and begged for his mercy.Although he knew that his elder brother was trying to scare him, he still hoped that his elder brother would break his leg, maybe he would feel better.Because of the hot weather, Xueyu's broken leg was difficult to heal, and the scar on her neck was pus-filled, and she left this obvious scar after it healed.The scar was lovely, dark red, just between the collarbone, like a decorative butterfly pendant.

Qin Rong could never forget that gaze, and his mind wandered from time to time when talking about business during the day.

From the side, Master Fei would lightly kick Qin Rong's feet or touch him from time to time, trying to cover up for him vigilantly.Finally, Master Fei couldn't bear it anymore, and found an excuse to lure Qin Rong out, and said to him with a serious face, "Second Young Master, it's not okay to go on like this. It's a big taboo for a military strategist to act on emotion. If you first joined the Blue Gang five years ago, uncle or I can forgive you; at this moment, if the second young master is still like this, the uncle will definitely not forgive you lightly." After finishing speaking, he said sadly: "Look at young master Nan, when did he not know the severity of his mistakes?"

"I'll hurry up and get things done here tomorrow. As for the finishing touches later, Mr. Lao will be there." Qin Rong was always polite to Master Fei.Master Fei looked at him in disappointment, and reminded him in a threatening way: "Don't look at the master's great respect for the second young master and his patience and protection, but if he makes a mistake in the family law of the Blue Gang, I'm afraid that the master will not forgive him lightly."

Qin Rong nodded, but he nodded to tell Master Fei that he had no hesitation, and he must get Xueyu back.

Master Fei seemed to understand him, thought for a moment and said: "I have a few friends from all corners of the land in Suzhou. After all, the local snakes are familiar with this land. I will find someone for the second young master, but the second young master is not allowed to miss the business because of a woman who is out of her mind. .”

However, Qin Rong was determined not to return to his hometown if he could not find Xueyu, which made Master Fei quite helpless.

Another three days passed, and Qin Rong waited in anxiety. He couldn't understand why he was so impulsive and self-willed like a child.He was out of his mind during the day, and ran all over the streets and alleys at night, but he couldn't find Xueyu.

Master Fei knocked on the door of his room, looked at him drinking away his worries, and said calmly: "Second young master, go back to Dingjiang tomorrow morning, the uncle sent a telegram to remind you. Nan Shao will also go back to Nanyang soon. , the uncle calls you back to have a reunion dinner. I have asked someone to continue looking for Miss Xueyu, and I will notify the second young master as soon as there is news."

"Reunion dinner?" Qin Rong muttered, laughing loudly, his eyes were filled with Xueyu's downcast appearance, he drank the wine in his glass.Suddenly the wine glass fell to the ground and shattered, cursing, "Is the Blue Gang very beautiful? Is the world invincible? But why can't I find a weak woman, a living person, why?"

When the alarm clock struck zero o'clock, he was awakened with a start, and he raised his head suddenly, feeling dizzy.It was dark all around, and there was no light left. He wanted to drink water, sat up and patrolled in the dark night, but heard low laughter outside the door.

"Why haven't you come back? You've lost your soul." It was Crab who spoke, and Qin Rong could hear the mean voice.

The monkey said: "Well, don't even mention it, the little girl is very comfortable to serve, but it's annoying to cry."

"That's because you're stupid, so I'll scare her and say, if you cry again and look bitter, I'll call your daughter in. She won't cry as soon as she hears it."

"Wonderful is not wicked!"

There was a burst of giggling, Qin Rong frowned, knowing that these people went to look for flowers at night, and heard them talk about the beauty of this place before coming to Suzhou.

"Er Fatty and the others are addicted to playing with money, hey, were they seduced by that vixen, or lost a bet and became pants?" Crab muttered.

"Hey, I heard that that woman used to be the daughter of a rich family, and she was sold to such a porter as a wife by Yahuazi. She is a living king, and uses her daughter-in-law to earn money."

With a sigh of tsk tsk, Qin Rong frowned, these bastards have been getting into a gambling game frequently these few days.I heard that there was a gambler in the gambling house in that town who was a porter. He was so fond of gambling that he bet all his daughters-in-law for money.There is such a shameless couple.

"Hey, it's time for you to go." The big fat voice smiled back and said: "Hey, I'm lucky, I won twelve oceans, and I'll take a trip to the gentle village. The skin is tender, it's like a kiln. The goods here are not bad."

There was another burst of laughter, and the crab asked: "I said, why did you come back so late, and you missed the shift time."

"Hey, before we left, the woman cried and made a fuss and refused to serve the winner anymore. The porter, Zhou Laowu, became impatient and beat his wife out of the house and put her on the mahjong table for everyone to feast their eyes on." .”

"That woman has no face, and she didn't hit her head to death." The monkey muttered.

"Hey, I feel sorry for my daughter. I heard that her daughter does not belong to Zhou Laowu, but a drag bottle. Zhou Laowu took her 'pulse'. If she wants to die, she will sell her daughter to that kind of place .”

Qin Rong held his breath and felt that the air in the whole room was too thin to breathe. He wanted to scold these people to get away, but he heard Big Fatty say: "Let's go, let's go and have fun. Come back after winning the money." Pay back my money with interest."

When Qin Rong heard this, he didn't think much about it. He pushed the door open, and the fat man yawned and hurriedly got up, bowed and said, "Second Lord, why haven't you slept yet?"

Qin Rong said "hmm" and said, "I want to go out for a walk, and I will go back to Dingjiang tomorrow to buy some special products for my family to take home."

"There are some." Fatty led the way ahead, walking along the dark road, turning left and right, but it became darker and darker.

Qin Rong asked, "How far is it?"

Fatty said, "This is it."

Sure enough, the willows were dark and the flowers were bright, the lights in front of him were brightly lit, and the alleys like a night market were full of shouts. He squatted down in front of a stall selling first flowers, and couldn't help picking up one to look at.

"Is it for Miss Six?" Fatty asked, Qin Rong smiled, and reached out to touch his pocket, no money.

Looking at Fatty in embarrassment, Fatty opened his mouth and said, "It's broken, I didn't bring any money out. How about this, Brother Rong, let's go find the crabs and the others. I'm sure they have money on them. Just play with money in front." Fatty pointed to the front, the greasy blue brick road under the shadow of the lamp, the dim lights, and the pedestrians in twos and threes made him feel at a loss.

Stepping on the wet stone road, I came to a shop with curtains hanging, and the signboard of "Xingwang Casino" was hung high.

"Brother Rong, go and play with your money. People from all over the world come to this gambling house," Fatty said.

Qin Rong thought to himself, when he was young in Qingdaotang, he was born in a casino, and later in the Blue Gang, he also took the initiative to take care of the familiar business of a casino, but he had never been to a casino in Suzhou, so he walked in to have a look.

The sound of clattering dice, a familiar voice.

"Bet big, big, big, big..."

"Small, little little."

There was a lot of shouting, Qin Rong found a table and sat down, facing the monkey.

"Brother Rong?" Monkey asked in surprise, looked at Fatty and scolded: "You boy, you are really greedy for your mouth, bring a brother Rong to this kind of place."

"Where's the crab?" Qin Rong asked.

The monkey pointed to a room with curtains, with a smirk on his face.

Qin Rong didn't bother to talk to these disgusting people, so he said to the monkey, "Bring two oceans."

"Brother Rong, this is, are you playing?" Hou Zi took out the ocean and was a little surprised.

Qin Rong went to bet the big bet without saying a word, and everyone who bet the small bets sneered at him and said, "Where did you get taken advantage of?"

As soon as the banker lifted the tureen, he sighed, it was really big.

Pushing the money in front of Qin Rong, he squeezed out two yuan and returned it to the monkey. When he got up to leave, the banker asked, "Zhou Laowu, do you still want to place a bet?"

"I, I, down. The old rules, I bet, I bet." The voice seemed to have been heard before, Qin Rong looked over, and the tall, thick, black and red-faced man was chasing Xueyu on the railway that day. The porter?Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, Qin Rong stood there motionless as if he had been electrocuted, and just looked directly at him.

"Brother Rong, why are you here?" Qin Rong turned around and saw the crab coming out of the cotton curtain with his pants up, smiling all over his face.

Qin Rong was astonished, and stared at the cotton curtain behind the crab. The curtain opened slowly, and a woman came out timidly, pulling on a black cloth shoe with a broken toe, and fastening the buckle on her right armpit with trembling fingers. , dilly-dally sticking to the base of the wall and walking out.

"Mother, mother." The little girl squatting in the corner stood up and shouted shyly. Qin Rong strode forward to see what happened. He opened his mouth in astonishment and couldn't call out the name, but he recognized Xueyu.

She also turned her head and saw his horrifying eyes as if seeing a devil. She was so frightened that she trembled all over, and ran outside with a loud cry, as if she was in a daze.

"Hey, don't run away, I'm still here." Someone chased after him and shouted.Qin Rong desperately chased after Xueyu, who was galloping like a galloping horse, and turned around alleys. Finally, she stopped panting, and sat down against the high courtyard wall.

Qin Rong stood in front of her, and she suddenly smiled, which was both shocking and chilling.

She asked: "What are you doing here? Do you want me to serve you? But my man owes you money again?"

"Xueyu!" Qin Rong raised her angrily and asked, "Why do you humiliate yourself like this?"

Xueyu smiled, tidied up her loose temple hair and said, "I'm fine. I rely on my own ability to eat, and I also support my daughter."

"Xueyu, look at me, I'm Brother Rong!" Qin Rong shook her desperately, but she murmured, "Let's be reborn."

"Xueyu!" Qin Rong didn't know how to slap her back. He didn't know when Xueyu, who was as proud as a princess, became so strange that he dared not recognize him.