Ye Gaosheng’s face turned cold at once, "Huarong Pavilion? What are they trying to do now?"
It was no wonder Ye Gaosheng was suspicious; anybody who had had their legs broken, lost months of meals, and experienced that kind of despair wouldn’t just pretend nothing happened.
Ye Jiu tried to calm him, "Let’s not panic just yet."
He took the visiting card and opened it.
Then, he frowned deeply, "It’s Liu Yunqing’s visiting card!"
"It’s him!" Ye Gaosheng couldn’t quite identify the emotions in his heart.
Initially, when he first arrived in the capital city, Liu Yunqing had indeed taken good care of him, even arranging the inn he stayed at, and helped him inquire about Ye Jiu’s whereabouts.
But later on, Liu Yunqing suddenly left the capital, and that’s when he was trapped by Liu Sansan!
Ye Gaosheng didn’t know whether he should blame Liu Yunqing for not warning him, or himself for being too foolish, which is why things turned out as they did.
But to be fair, discounting what Liu Sansan had done, Liu Yunqing hadn’t done anything else to wrong him besides introducing him to Liu Sansan.
Unfortunately, he was also a member of the Liu Family, and was it possible that he really knew nothing about Liu Sansan’s actions, or did he not catch even a hint of it?
If he truly had no knowledge of it at all, how could it be such a coincidence that right after he left the capital, Liu Sansan took action against him without any hesitation?
If he had known ahead of time, facing him, a powerless farm boy, was there really a need for him to flee the capital back then?
"Liu Yunqing said he will come to visit tomorrow." Ye Jiu was also unclear why.
"Whatever he wants to do, we’ll wait until he comes tomorrow. I’ll go to the village chief’s house first to see about recruiting people," Ye Gaosheng said.
The very next day, a luxurious carriage arrived in Wangshan Village, drawing glances from the villagers.
"Isn’t that Uncle Cheng’s carriage from the town? But, I didn’t see anyone go out today?"
Ever since the Ye Family’s courtyard was built, their every move in Wangshan Village attracted attention from time to time.
"I’ve seen Uncle Cheng’s carriage before; it doesn’t seem to be as fancy as this one."
"Either way, even if it’s not from their family, it must be someone coming to see them."
The others, being poor themselves, knew that no wealthy person would visit them; that was a well-understood fact.
"Uncle Cheng is a lucky man. Originally, his daughter was successful, and now Young Fourth seems to be doing well too, and even Changsheng’s household is prospering. The luckiest of all is Wenzheng, who was driven out by his step-grandmother’s family. Unexpectedly, he ended up fortunate, and I’ve heard that now he’s even become a shopkeeper in the capital city..."
As they spoke, they ended up mentioning Ye Changsheng and Ye Wenzheng, and their tone was full of envy.
However, when it came to the Ye Family’s first and second branches, people looked on as if watching a joke.
A few months earlier, both branches had made some money from soap, but now their earnings were not as substantial. Even if their living standard was somewhat better than that of the villagers, compared to Ye Gaosheng, who now lived in a big house, it was barely noticeable.
They were all brothers, and even a few years ago, Ye Gaoshi and Ye Gaoshui seemed much shrewder than Ye Gaosheng, but now, their lifestyles were worlds apart.
Then, someone said that Mrs. Zhao was a fool; everything that went wrong in her home was caused by her, but in the end, others benefited, and she gained little advantage.