"Zhu Cairong~?"
In the office building of Qiquge New Workshop, Uncle Fu couldn't help but frowned when he heard the name revealed by Li Zexuan and said: "Master, please wait for a moment while I go check the roster to see who Zhu Cairong is. Which workshop is it in!"
As Li Zexuan thought before, there are tens of thousands of craftsmen in the workshop. It would be difficult to find just one, and it would take a lot of time. Fortunately, all the craftsmen in the workshop are registered with Fu Bo. Now he only needs to send a few people to check if there is Zhu Cairong in the roster!
"Well! Uncle Lau is here!"
Li Zexuan nodded, and then Uncle Fu turned and left.
After about two cups of tea, Uncle Fu finally came back. He held a roll of roster and said as soon as he entered the door: "Master Marquis! I've found the old man! This Zhu Cairong is a blacksmith at the steelmaking plant. He is three years old this year." Those who entered the workshop in the first month are very diligent in their work, and their evaluations for four consecutive months have all been A-grade!"
In order to ensure production efficiency, Qiquge Workshop has always implemented performance evaluation management under the instruction of Li Zexuan. Each craftsman is graded based on his monthly labor results. A grade is naturally the best. , you can receive more than two thousand rewards!
"Steelworks?"
Li Zexuan's eyes flashed, then he stood up and said: "Let's go! Go to the steel mill!"
"Master! Wait for me! I will go with you!"
Uncle Fu didn't know why Li Zexuan was so anxious to find Zhu Cairong, but he could feel the urgency in Li Zexuan's tone and quickly turned around and followed him.
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"Hongsheng, where is Zhu Cairong? The young master is looking for him in a hurry! Call him out quickly!"
It didn't take long for Li Zexuan and his party to arrive at the steelmaking plant. As soon as they entered the yard, everyone could feel a fierce heat wave hitting their faces. Of course, there was also the noisy sound of blacksmithing that made people upset. Uncle Fu He directly found Zhang Hongsheng, the manager of the steelmaking plant, and asked aloud.
This Zhang Hongsheng is the casting master who helped Li Zexuan build a new type of plate armor last time. He is the son of Zhang Yajiu, a famous craftsman. He has only been in the workshop for a few months, and he has obtained Li Zexuan with his extraordinary casting memory. Thanks to his appreciation and Fu Bo's reuse, he directly became the general manager of the steel plant, the core department of the workshop. This speed of promotion made other craftsmen in the workshop envious!
"Huh? Mr. Hou? Mr. Hou, are you back?"
Zhang Yajiu was drawing drawings at this time. When he heard the sound, he couldn't help but raise his head. When he saw Li Zexuan behind Uncle Fu, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He clasped his fists and saluted to Li Zexuan with excitement on his face.
"Um!"
Li Zexuan nodded, and then asked directly: "Hongsheng, do you have a person named Zhu Cairong here? Where is he now?"
"Oh! Mr. Hou, you and Guanshi Fu are here to see Cai Rong!"
Zhang Hongsheng scratched his head and then recalled that Uncle Fu had asked him the same question just now. He thought about it and quickly replied: "Cai Rong said he felt unwell at noon, and asked Zhang for leave, and then came back. I took some clothes from the craftsmen’s dormitory and went home! If you, Mr. Marquis and Manager Fu, are in a hurry to find him, you can only go to his house to look for him!”
Qiquge New Workshop occupies a large area. It not only contains production plants and office buildings with various functions, but also dormitories specially prepared for temporary rest for craftsmen. After all, in order to catch up with the progress of the project, many workshops will The craftsmen are arranged to work day and night. It would be too inconvenient if there is no "employee dormitory"!
"What? He went home?"
Li Zexuan frowned, and an ominous premonition suddenly came into his heart. He focused his eyes, looked at Zhang Hongsheng and asked in a deep voice: "Where is Zhu Cairong's dormitory? Take me there quickly!"
No matter how stupid Zhang Hongsheng was, he could tell something was wrong in Li Zexuan's tone at this time. He put down the pen and drawings in his hands and said: "Okay! Zhang will take Mr. Hou over there!"
Soon, several people left the steel plant and walked towards the back of the workshop. On the way, Zhang Hongsheng couldn't help but asked: "Master Hou, why are you so anxious to find Cai Rong? Although this boy is a bit dull, but He is very down-to-earth in his work. If he accidentally offends you in any way, please consider it carefully and don't blame him!"
It is rare that Zhang Hongsheng actually interceded for Zhu Cairong in front of Li Zexuan. Of course, this also shows from the side that Zhu Cairong's character is indeed not bad, but a little... a little too unlucky!
Li Zexuan frowned and said: "He did not offend me, but was involved in a public case! I must find out!"
"Kanan? What koan?"
Zhang Hongsheng asked with his eyes widened and his face full of disbelief.
Li Zexuan did not answer, but asked anxiously: "How far is the dormitory from here?"
Although he knew that the workshop had built dormitories for the craftsmen, he had never been there, so naturally he didn't know where they were.
"It's right in front, coming soon!"
Zhang Hongsheng pointed to the row of houses not far ahead and said.
After a while, everyone arrived at the "employee dormitory" of the workshop. Under the leadership of Zhang Hongsheng, Li Zexuan and Uncle Fu came to a dormitory near the east. What they saw was only a bed and a table. Although It looks very simple, but I have to admit that this room is very tidy.
"Huh? There seems to be a piece of paper on the table?"
Zhang Hongsheng frowned at this time, looked at the square desk, and couldn't help but say.
After that, he stepped forward directly, took the piece of paper in his hand, and looked at it carefully. There were more than a dozen big characters crookedly written on the rice paper. Some of the characters were interspersed with Chinese pinyin. Obviously, Zhu Cairong's The "educational level" is not high, and words that cannot be written can only be replaced by Chinese Pinyin!
It is worth mentioning that with the promotion of "Datang Dictionary", Chinese Pinyin is now deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Not only children are learning it, but also some slightly motivated young people who want to learn and recognize characters through Chinese Pinyin. Character! Although the Tang Dynasty was not an era where everyone was inferior in everything except reading, the social status of those who could read was still very high.
Zhang Hongsheng just looked at it for a moment, and his expression became extremely ugly. Until finally, he put down the letter in his hand, walked quickly to Li Zexuan, and said urgently:
"Master Hou! It's not good! Zhu Cairong said in the letter that he is ashamed of you and has no shame in living in this world. He... he wants to kill himself and die to atone for his sins!!"
"What? You mean Zhu Cairong wants to commit suicide?"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan's voice raised an octave, and his face finally became anxious. He paused and said anxiously: "Quick! Uncle Fu, take people outside to look for Zhu Cairong! Hongsheng, you come with us too!" "
"Yes! Mr. Hou!"
Zhang Hongsheng clasped his fists and accepted the order. Then he shouted in a low voice: "I know where Cai Rong's family lives. Let's go to his house first! Come with me!"
After that, he rushed out of the room.
Uncle Fu shouted from behind: "There is a horse in the stable! Go to the stable to get the horse!"
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A moment later, six knights jumped out from the workshop gate and rushed towards Zhujia Village to the north.
The leader was Zhang Hongsheng, followed by Li Zexuan, Du E and the guards of the four princes. Uncle Fu was old and frail, so it was naturally impossible for him to follow.
Regarding Zhu Cairong, when he first learned that he was the one who smuggled gunpowder to the Tianlong Sect, Li Zexuan was angry, because he thought he had always treated his servants well, especially in the workshop, where he invested material and financial resources. They are all the most in order to improve the treatment and status of the craftsmen. Now there is a betrayer in this most core department. How can Li Zexuan not be angry
But after learning the details of what happened, Li Zexuan actually didn't resent Zhu Cairong very much in his heart. The ancients valued filial piety, and filial piety was greater than heaven. If Zhu Cairong chose to betray him in order to save his mother, Li Zexuan felt that this was excusable! Even if Li Er will eventually punish Zhu Cairong for the Ancestral Temple incident, Li Zexuan will come forward to intercede for him!
But he never expected that Zhu Cairong's temperament would be so strong, that he would not even defend himself and just choose to commit suicide!
Since Zhu Cairong can be praised by both Fu Bo and Zhang Hongsheng, it means that he is indeed a craftsman with outstanding ability. Li Zexuan is willing to personally "save" such a talent!
After traveling for more than ten miles, the group finally arrived at Zhujiazhuang.
Under the leadership of Zhang Hongsheng, everyone quickly found Zhu Cairong's home. It was a very ordinary farmhouse with an unlocked door. After pushing the dilapidated door open, Zhang Hongsheng shouted into the house: "Cairong !Cairong! Are you there~!"
There was silence in the room, no response.
Zhang Hongsheng was so anxious that he quickly came to the door and pushed the wooden door open with all his strength.
Li Zexuan followed him into the house and saw that it was really "a bare house" with nothing but a wooden table and a few wooden stools!
Zhang Hongsheng was a little unwilling and ran into the back room to check, but he came out soon! Then he went to look in the kitchen, but to no avail!
"Master Hou, we have searched inside and outside, but no one is found! Moreover, it seems that Cai Rong's house has been robbed, everything is gone! Even the pots and pans are gone!"
Zhang Hongsheng came to Li Zexuan and cupped his fists.
Li Zexuan frowned and said, "A thief? What stupid thief would steal even pots and pans? Go to the farmer next door and ask!"
"Are you here to see Cai Rong?"
As soon as Li Zexuan finished speaking, an old voice came from outside the house. Everyone followed the sound and looked outside the house, and saw a white-haired old man walking towards this side.
Li Zexuan hurriedly greeted him and said, "Yes! Old man, we are here to find Cai Rong. Do you know where he went?"
"...You, are you the Marquis?"
The old man rubbed his eyes, and then asked with a look of disbelief.
Although Li Zexuan's ideal is to be a rich second-generation otaku, things go against his wishes. He often runs away from home, so many people around Chang'an City still know him.
Seeing that the old man recognized him, Li Zexuan nodded and said kindly: "Yes! Old man, are you...?"
The old man said excitedly: "Master Hou, I am the Li Zheng of Zhujia Village. You are looking for Cai Rong. Unfortunately, this child has moved away before!"
"Moved? Where?"
Li Zexuan frowned.
The old man sighed and said: "This kid didn't say anything! After he came back from the workshop at noon, he distributed all the pots, bowls, and some rice, noodles, fish and meat at home to anyone who could move them. They are next to each other, and he said he would move to a place far away! Alas! This kid is also pitiful. His mother was killed by a thief a while ago, so he probably wants to leave this sad place!"
Li Zexuan's heart tightened, and he thought to himself that this was not a move, he was clearly dividing his "inheritance" among his neighbors before committing suicide!
So he quickly turned his head, looked at Du'e and asked, "Would the Tianlong Sect honor his mother by killing him in the end?"
Du'e nodded sadly and said, "Yeah! Dragon Head said he doesn't like disobedient members, so he should give Zhu Cairong a small punishment!"
"brute!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help shouting angrily, then he looked at the old man and asked: "Zhu Lizheng, do you know which direction Zhu Cairong went?"
Zhu Lizheng thought for a while and said: "The old man only knows that Cairong left the village empty-handed, but I don't know where he went after that!"
"What should I do?"
Li Zexuan suddenly became anxious. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he asked quickly: "Zhu Lizheng, do you know where Zhu Cairong's mother is buried?"
The old man nodded and said: "This little old man knows that his mother is buried in a mass grave by the river outside the village!"
Li Zexuan heard this and ordered without hesitation: "Go to the river quickly!"
"Yes! Mr. Hou!"
The three guards of the Hou Mansion quickly clasped their fists to accept the order, and then quickly ran out.
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