Chapter 166
"Clang~"
In the Lu family's courtyard in Yanggong Town, Lu Yuntai, who was still sitting in the study in the middle of the night, was so scared that he almost lost his soul by the sudden opening of the door.
"Master, good news, Zhao Dalang has found it!" A servant rushed in and crawled.
"I found it, where is the person?" Lu Yuntai's face was instantly ecstatic.
"I have already... been back... home..." The servant gasped in a breath.
"Okay, just come back. Go to the butler tomorrow to get a reward of ten taels of silver. Go!"
"Mr. Xie!" The servant rushed out of the door excitedly. In the darkness, a figure tripped on the threshold and fell into the garden with a dog chewing shit, and then got up excitedly and ran away.
"Finally found..."
Lu Yuntai sat on the chair, and his frightened face slowly calmed down.
As long as Zhao Qi comes back alive, Lu Guangping will be able to get rid of this matter.
In short, this matter has nothing to do with Lu Guangping. A'an has admitted that he had kidnapped Zhao Qi and A Lian. Although Lu Guangping suspected of instigating money from it, he was not the mastermind after all. At present, A'an and the three guys who kidnapped Zhao Qi have been arrested. As long as Zhao Qi and A'an are safe, the lawsuit can be easily closed.
The Lu family, who should apologize, has done it, and Wu Qian has also recognized the Lu family's attitude and clearly stated that as long as Zhao Qi can return safely, he will not hold on to the Lu family and refuse to let go. Everything will be judged by the county government. In this way, the Lu family will only pay some money to make peace and make some money, and Lu Guangping will be released without going to jail.
As for A'an, it is estimated that there will be no less flesh and blood, and there may be a jail disaster.
At this moment, I can only press this first, as for the future...
Lu Yuntai grabbed a white jade wolf hair with gold and silver on the desk, and folded it into two pieces with a click.
Almost at the same time, in the Liu family compound, Manager Liu, who was worried, was sitting in the pavilion with the staff who stayed by Wu Qian, drinking tea and chatting. The most common thing he talked about was Zhao Qi's disappearance.
Wu Qian came to inspect Xiaolongwan. Zhao Qi was not here. As the second-in-commander of the port, Manager Liu could only come out to receive the guests with his own teeth. The people who stayed by Wu Qian were now arranged in his home because the Liu family was a big business and the hospitality was very thoughtful, but Zhao Qi never found it, which made Manager Liu anxious as if he was lost.
Although the middle-aged scholar who stayed did not know Zhao Qi, as Wu Qian's right-hand man, he naturally understood Wu Qian's attitude towards Zhao Qi, so he was also nervous about Zhao Qi's disappearance.
Just as the two were sitting in the night, drinking tea and teasing each other, suddenly there was a noise outside, which sounded particularly dazzling on the quiet night.
"Master, good news, people from Maowan Village came to report the news and said that Zhao Dalang is back!" A servant ran in from outside the yard yelled.
"Are you back?" Manager Liu and the middle-aged scholar stood up almost at the same time, with an incredible look of surprise on their faces.
"Yes, it's winter melon that said it myself, it must be true!" The servant was also excited.
"Where is the winter melon?" Manager Liu strode out of the yard.
"He has left, saying that Zhao Dalang is safe and sound, and Dalang has also brought you a message to let you sleep peacefully tonight and talk about everything tomorrow!" The servant quickly caught up and said.
"Okay, okay, since Dalang is telling me, it must be right. Just come back, haha, just come back!" A big stone fell into the ground in Manager Liu's heart. After returning to the pavilion, he sat down heavily as if he was suddenly drained.
"Well, it is indeed gratifying that Zhao Dalang can come back safely. The task entrusted to me by Gong Gong is considered an explanation, which is a blessing!" The middle-aged scholar also breathed a long sigh of relief, and drank the cold tea on the table.
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Zhao Qi suddenly ran back in the middle of the night, and the entire Yanggong Town suddenly became a sensation. In less than half an hour, almost the entire harbor became a household name.
Some of the people who received this news were so happy, some were excited, some were feeling uncomfortable, and some were inexplicably melancholy, but most of the irrelevant people felt very surprised and magical, just like reading suspense novels, they all wanted to know how Zhao Qi escaped from the bandit's nest.
Now Zhao Dalang from Maowan Village, the crazy boy who was running around in the past who was crazy and stupid, has now become a hot figure. Not only has he promoted the planning and construction of Xiaolongwan Port on his own, but he has also been praised by Duke Chongguo Wu Qian.
The process of Zhao Qi's transformation from a crazy boy to a magical boy is even more legendary, and the claim that the mountain god appears has been hyped up again.
There are even countless people saying that they have noses and eyes. Not only do some people claim to see colorful glows that day, but also deaf people claim to hear thunder and fairy voices. Even the blind people go to the street to join in the fun, saying that they see a god wearing a golden helmet and a golden armor falling from the sky and landing on Yanggong Mountain...
There are more people gathered in the restaurant and tea shop in the middle of the night to discuss the impact of Zhao Qi on Xiaolongwan Harbor and even the entire Yanggongzhen Harbor after his return. Many people have similar ideas. I am afraid that in the future, this unknown Zhao Qi will become a person that Yanggongzhen Harbor cannot ignore.
Should I be cursing or cursing or cursing...
When Zhao Qi returned home and the family reunited, they were naturally happy, and the whole village was filled with joy.
After half an hour of noisyness, the front of the broken kiln finally slowly calmed down.
The hundreds of people who sent him back also said hello to Zhao Qi and left one after another. There were too many people and the light was too dark. Zhao Qi naturally didn't remember a few, but he still remembered the enthusiastic wealthy businessman and Zhou Ai Si whom he met at the dock restaurant at the beginning.
On the way back, the wealthy middle-aged man named Zheng Zhen congratulated Zhao Qi on his escape and helped to tell in detail what happened in the town after his disappearance, he also hesitated and made a request, which was to buy a property in Xiaolongwan Port and plan to develop in Xiaolongwan Port in the future.
Zhao Qi asked a few questions before he learned that they were a group of businessmen who were not strong enough and were not particularly rich. The most important thing was that they were not smooth in communication with the officialdom level, so they were all squeezed to develop at the edge of the harbor. In recent years, business has never been lukewarm but cannot be done. In the prosperous location in the center of the wharf, they could not squeeze in. They were all controlled by wealthy merchants such as the Lu family. They even controlled guilds in various industries, excluded small and medium-sized merchants, bullying the small with the big and bullying the weak with the strong. It is naturally even more difficult for some small and medium-sized merchants to do so.
Although Xiaolongwan was in a hot market a few days ago, they were used to buying and selling now. They were very worried about Zhao Qi's operation of collecting money first and then repairing the house, so they kept waiting and not daring to take action.
But today Wu Qian's arrival gave almost everyone a reassurance.
A group of them also went to the Xiaolongwan construction site to consult in the afternoon, but not to mention too many people, the demand for buying a house was also rejected. The major shareholder was not present, and Manager Liu did not dare to make decisions without authorization.
After being rejected, several familiar businessmen gathered in a restaurant near their usual shop to drink and discuss this matter. Unexpectedly, the God of Wealth came from heaven, and Zhao Qi fell in front of them with a thud.
As the saying goes, you will get the moon first when you get close to the water. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will naturally not be easily let go of as a qualified businessman.
After this enthusiastic communication, Manager Zheng did not waste his energy. Zhao Qi patted his chest and promised to leave a shop for Manager Zheng and the few companions who sent a group of children back together. Zheng Zhen was so excited that he almost cried, saying that the cost of the hundred taels of silver was really worth it.
Zhao Qi asked after asking, and found out that in order to find Zhao Qi, Xiaolongwan Harbor offered a reward to find clues, and rescued him from the bandits and rewarded him with a reward of 1,000 guan. On the way, he saw a reward of 100 guan. Even if he provided an accurate clue, he could still be twenty guan. Therefore, Zhao Qi had appeared at the dock and was almost strangled to death by the waiter in the restaurant.
Zhao Qi knew all the causes and consequences of being kidnapped at this point. In addition to feeling a little lucky and scared, he also felt extremely regretful about missing Wu Qian's arrival today.
If Lu Guangping and A'an hadn't harmed him, Wu Qian's Xiaolongwan Harbor and his party would have been extremely successful today, and both sides would have been happy.
The next few days must be very busy, so Zhao Qi could only temporarily put away his anger towards Lu Guangping and A'an, and while comforting his family, he would arrange the group of children who sent him back.
Faced with the sudden increase of more than ten children of all sizes, Zhao Qi's family and several neighbors were all busy, so the cave naturally couldn't sleep. Zhao Qi had to let Li Gui, Grandpa Liu, Yang Dayuan, Yang Dahu and others take one or two back to arrange for food and sleep. The rest lived in the cave and A'an's house. A Lian and Xiaozhu were busy cooking, boiling water and looking for clothes. Xiaomi and Grandma Zhang also helped to arrange the work. They were busy until late at night, and everything stopped. Zhao Qi was relieved and lay on his bed. After a while, A Lian came in with a glass of water, as if she wanted to say something, but found that Zhao Qi was already asleep.
Chapter completed!