Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 92 Go quickly
"Oh, my eldest brother is a raftsman. Who else is there at home? Is he married?"

The woman was very talkative and started chatting with Wang Changliang as they walked.

"There's no one left, just me. My family is poor, so I can't even have a wife."

Wang Changliang reached out, took the basket from the woman, and followed her slowly towards the bean field.

"Girl, who are the people in your family?"

"I'm alone, raising two children."

"Where is the man?" Wang Changliang asked.

The woman cried sadly when she heard this, "That gambler passed away two years ago, leaving me and my two children behind."

Wang Changliang sighed, "Sister, I can stay here for a while. If you have any work to do at home, just call me and I will help you."

As they were talking, the two arrived at the edge of the field. The woman went into the bean field silently, and Wang Changliang followed her in, carrying the basket.

When the two came out of the bean field, their bodies were covered with a lot of bean leaves, even on their hair.

The woman's face turned red, and she turned her head to glance at Wang Changliang, "Let's go home, and stew beans and make pancakes tonight."

Wang Changliang grinned and followed the woman happily.

"I'll go buy some meat later. Pork belly stewed with beans is the best. Don't worry, follow me, and you won't suffer any loss."

At this point, Wang Changliang stayed at the woman's house and helped her tidy up the house.

He would buy delicious food for the woman's two children every now and then, and buy clothes and jewelry for the woman, and he was particularly willing to spend money.

The woman was also nice to Wang Changliang and considerate in every way, and the two lived like a married couple.

It was not until a long time later that Wang Changliang found out that the woman’s man was not dead at all, but just took the money out to gamble.

In Anton, this kind of situation is very common. Many men will hide away in the summer and autumn, leaving their homes to the dependents.

When Mu Tong had spent all the money, this family would naturally no longer want to keep him.

Mu Ba had no choice but to pack up his luggage and walk back to Changbai Mountain step by step, cutting trees and rafting, repeating this life year after year.

After the bosses left, Li Yongfu, the second clerk, made the transaction with the customer who placed the order, and then went to Qian Xiucheng to settle the account.

"Brother-in-law, I'm back. This year's trip went smoothly. Nothing happened on the road. I saved a lot of money."

Li Yongfu said happily when he saw Qian Xiucheng.

"I have already completed the transaction with the merchant. All the accounts for this trip are here. Take a look, brother-in-law."

The raft arrived at Andong safely and the money was collected. Li Yongfu thought Qian Xiucheng would be very happy.

Unexpectedly, there was no smile on Qian Xiucheng's face, but he was frowning instead.

"Yongfu, tell me, where did Guan Shoushan, Yu Zhansong and the others go?"

When Li Yongfu heard this, he was stunned.

"Guan Dabaotou? Didn't he go back to Andong a long time ago? I didn't find them when I went back to the mountain field before the New Year.

Shui Laowu said that maybe they couldn't stand the hardship in the mountains and went back to Andong first. What happened? They didn't come back? "

Only at this point did Li Yongfu realize that something was wrong.

"The few people who followed you to the mountain field came back a few days ago, and the Guan family only then knew that Guan Shoushan was missing.

Now the Guan family is searching everywhere for the whereabouts of Guan Shoushan and his men." Qian Xiucheng glanced at Li Yongfu and sighed heavily.

After the robbery, the thugs stayed for a while.

They did not start their journey back until the rafts were all tied up and the work at the water yard was about to begin. These people had nothing to do and they had money in their pockets, so they ate, drank and had fun on the way back, which delayed them a lot of time. They returned half a month earlier than Li Yongfu and his team.

As for the Guan family, they waited and waited, but Guan Shoushan never came home.

At first they thought Guan Shoushan and his men were going to come back with the raft, but when the thugs came back they said they had never met Guan Shoushan and Guan Shoushan was not in the mountain area.

Guan's family suddenly became anxious and immediately arranged for people to inquire about Guan Shoushan's whereabouts everywhere. Up to now, no clues have been found.

When Li Yongfu heard what his brother-in-law said, he broke out in a cold sweat, "Brother-in-law, you mean..."

Li Yongfu suddenly thought of a possibility, and his heart skipped a beat with fear.

"Yongfu, don't go anywhere now, leave quickly.

I have arranged for someone to send your sister, your wife, and the children of both families back to their hometown in Shandong.

You'd better leave now, while no one notices that our raft has returned. You'd better leave as soon as possible.

I'll take care of other things here and go back to my hometown in Shandong." Qian Xiucheng stuffed a stack of banknotes into Li Yongfu's hand and urged him to leave as soon as possible.

"Brother-in-law, it's not that serious, is it? We have been running our business in Anton for so many years, and we still have our mountain farm. Are you going to give it all up?"

Li Yongfu was hesitant. He always felt that Qian Xiucheng was taking the matter too seriously. How could it really come to this?

"Yongfu, you don't understand. Ever since the government-run wood-planting company came out last year, I knew that our business was going to come to an end.

From now on, we will go through life and death, contribute money and effort, but get nothing in return, while the government will just sit back and reap the benefits and take the lion's share.

There's no point in continuing this business, so it's better to stop it as soon as possible.

We have saved a lot of money over the years. We can go back to our hometown and buy a few hundred acres of land and live a stable life as a landlord."

Qian Xiucheng was no longer in the mood to sit on the recliner, so he just walked around the room in circles.

"I know Shui Laowu's character better than you do. He must have been responsible for Guan Shoushan's disappearance.

Those guys who abandoned their homes and businesses and traveled through mountains and rivers to go to Guandong would have died along the way if they hadn't been ruthless. Are they easy to mess with?

Guan Shoushan relied on his relationship with the Taotai to bully people in the mountain area. How could Mu Ba let him go?

It is very dangerous to cut down trees in the deep mountains and old forests. If Shui Laowu and his men put in a little effort, killing Guan Shoushan and his men would be as easy as killing an ant, right? "

“If it hadn’t happened, our business might have lasted another year or two.

But Guan Shoushan’s disappearance will be traced back to us sooner or later.

Those wooden handles are hard to find, but we are stuck at home and can't run away. Won't the governor take it out on us then?

Let's go now, leave now before anyone knows you're back. I've already sold the farm and the warehouse, and I'm almost out of money. I'll be leaving in two days too."

Qian Xiucheng is a shrewd and calculating man, and he always sees things further than others. Otherwise, how could he have accumulated such a huge fortune when he also came from a humble background?

"Brother-in-law, why don't you come with me? I'm worried if you stay here alone." Li Yongfu was worried about Qian Xiucheng's safety and wanted to persuade him to go with him.

"No, there are still some things to deal with here. Wouldn't it be a waste if I left?

You should leave quickly and inform Shui Laowu and the others to ask them to leave Andong as soon as possible and make sure they are not found by the government.

Those thugs all knew them, and were afraid that the Guan family would get to know the news, so they led those thugs to arrest people everywhere.

As long as Shui Laowu and the others cannot be found, this matter will remain an unsolved case. After a year or so, no one will remember it anymore."

Qian Xiucheng waved his hand, signaling Li Yongfu to leave quickly.

(End of this chapter)