coobybook Chapter 124 Family background
Chapter 124 Family background
The Tong family was a prominent gentry family in southern Jiangsu, but by the time of Tong Jia's grandfather, things were not going so well.
In addition, Tong Jia's father Tong Sihe also went to the United States to study abroad.
The family's assets have long been depleted.
But Tong Jia's uncle Tong Simin didn't believe it. He always felt that his father favored his younger brother. So after his younger brother died, he urged his mother to go with him to the capital city to snatch back his younger brother Tong Sihe, the only blood relative in the world.
In order to "hold the emperor hostage to command the princes", he wanted to use the little Tong Jia to threaten her mother Qin Hanyi to tell her where the properties taken away by Tong Sihe were.
In fact, this is not the first time he has done this.
It wasn't a surprise that Tong Jia was almost carried away when she first came through.
At that time, Tong Jia had many servants. If there was no one at home to lead her, it would be impossible for an outsider to find Tong Jia's location so accurately without alerting anyone.
Tong Sihe had considered this a long time ago, but out of consideration for his parents' face, he did not mention this matter to his wife Qin Hanyi.
But after Tongjia recovered, he left his hometown in southern Jiangsu with his wife and daughter and stayed in Beijing for the whole year.
In the heart of his wife Qin Hanyi, this was a sign that her husband loved her, but in fact it was a helpless compromise made by Tong Sihe in order to avoid a break with his brother.
Unfortunately, he misunderstood.
He thought Tong Simin attacked Tong Jia in order to drive their family away and occupy the house in his hometown in southern Jiangsu alone.
He had already spent a lot of money from his family to study abroad, so he had no intention of competing with his brother for the house.
What he didn't expect was that Tong Simin's goal was not limited to the house in his hometown in southern Jiangsu, but also the huge fortune he had imagined.
If he had known earlier, he would have definitely explained it clearly to Tong Simin.
She would have explained it clearly to Qin Hanyi early on, so that Qin Hanyi would not have thought that Tong's mother insisted on taking Tong Jia back to her hometown in southern Jiangsu in order to ease the pain of losing her son, and would have easily let her daughter go with her.
After regaining his memory, Tong Jia slowly sorted out his experiences of the past five years and integrated some relevant words. The conclusions he inferred were very similar to the actual situation.
Especially when she recalled what Grandma Tong had just said, she believed that Grandma Tong did love her, but it could not be compared with the love she had for her own biological son. Otherwise, she would not have gone to her mother to snatch her away.
So, Grandma Tong is unreliable.
Tong Jia decided to save herself.
First of all, before his mother Qin Hanyi arrives, the Tong family must not know that he has woken up.
But the Tong family is large, he is only five years old, and is in a coma, so almost anyone can enter his room.
It was too passive for him to pretend to be unconscious, and it was difficult for him to find out the rest of the situation in the Tong family.
So, after Tong Jia could no longer hear the footsteps outside, she entered the space.
When she was tidying up things just now, she only tidied up the bun shop and was almost exhausted.
Now she had to tidy up the RV as quickly as possible and take out the sleeping pills, forgetfulness powder and the heart-wrenching powder from the medicine box, which she had never had the chance to use when she was "Rong Xintong".
This powder actually allows users to talk about the things that have been bothering them and their inner demons.
If this Xinshi powder was placed on the same side as those anti-inflammatory and healing medicines, Tong Jia would definitely regard it as a medicine for treating mental illness.
But this worry powder is on the same side as the sleeping pills and itching powder, so it is definitely not a medicine for good people.
Even though Tong Jia was precocious at the age of five, she would never have thought that there was something fishy about her father's death.
But Tong Jia has lived two lives, which together add up to more than fifty years, and can't help but think about it.
In order to find out whether the death of her father Tong Sihe is related to her uncle Tong Simin, Tong Jia decides to give Tong Simin some powder.
But as soon as she entered the RV, she was stunned.
The layout of the RV is no different from the original one, but there are a lot more things inside.
There is a tightly fitting cabinet in the driver's seat and the co-pilot's seat of the RV. No, to be more precise, the entire front row of the RV has an extra cabinet that fits perfectly. It is obvious that it was custom-made after careful measurements.
There is space between the driver's seat and the co-pilot seat for opening the refrigerator door. Above it is a flat cabinet with a single door, and the cabinet doors on both sides also open relative to each other.
Opening the cabinet on the left side of the driver's seat, there are three layers inside. The first layer is some big-name skin care products and cosmetics; the second layer is all perfumes, including some classic perfumes that are out of print in later generations; the bottom layer is some luxury bags, almost every bag is filled with velvet boxes, and the boxes contain some jewelry.
Open the cabinet on the right side of the passenger seat. There are four layers inside. The first layer is currently empty. There is only one book on the second layer, a pure English version of "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator". The bottom two layers are all filled with gold bars.
Of course, the bottom layer was completely filled with gold bars, but the third layer wasn't even full.
Tong Jia took out the book and flipped through it, and saw two deposit slips tucked inside.
They were all Swiss bank certificates of deposit, with quite a bit of money in them, one with five digits, one with six digits, and the depositor's name was Tong Tao.
Almost the moment Tong Jia saw the name, her eyes became moist.
Tong means Tong and Tao means Tao. If I am not mistaken, this cabinet should have been put in by Tao Junle. The more things in the RV than before should also have been put there by Tao Junle.
Tong Jia put the book back where it belonged, wiped her tears, and opened the middle cabinet, which was full of snacks.
Judging from the taste, Tao Junle probably put it here because he guessed that he would like it.
Tong Jia carefully checked the first and second floors and found that in addition to an extra cabinet in the front row of the first floor, there was also an extra cabinet on the second floor, which was full of clothes.
There are women's fashions of different colors and styles for spring, summer, autumn and winter, and there are also matching shoes.
But there wasn't a single piece of clothing for boys.
"This silly child is only concerned about his sister and doesn't think about himself at all." Tong Jia shook her head and sighed as she commented on Tao Junle.
Based on the styles of the clothes and the types of jewelry, Tong Jia deduced that Tao Junle should be in the same era as herself, just in a different place, most likely abroad.
So, she left a note for Tao Junle.
I briefly explained my current situation and why I came in now.
He then began to ask about Tao Junle's current environment, physical condition, and whether it would be convenient for them to make an appointment to meet in the RV.
Since she has just recovered her memory, she is not sure when she can enter the RV.
She hoped that after Tao Junle saw the note, he would tell her the time and location when he usually entered the RV. She would calculate based on the time and time difference and find a similar time to enter the RV and meet Tao Junle.
After writing the note, she wanted to put it under the medicine box on the coffee table.
But think about it, the things in the box are still there, so Tao Junle is probably still the same as before.
Without my permission, only the books on the second floor and the food and drinks in the refrigerator on the first floor were touched. He might not be able to discover the things on the coffee table in time.
So she stuck the note on the cabinet above the driver's seat and the co-pilot seat, on the top cabinet door where snacks were placed. It was very conspicuous and anyone who came in could see it at a glance.
After doing all this, Tong Jiacai left the space with the sleeping pills and the Heartfelt Powder.
When she came out, it was late at night and everyone was asleep.
Tong Jia first used sleeping pills to knock out the little maid who was dozing off at the door of her room, and then she knocked out the old lady of the Tong family and everyone in Tong Simin's yard according to the route she remembered.
After rummaging through boxes and cabinets for a while, Tong Jia discovered that the Tong family probably only had this house left. The old lady's dowry and Tong Simin's wife's dowry were almost gone.
No wonder Tong Simin urged the old lady to bring him back.
With me by my side, even if Qin Hanyi doesn't know where the other assets of the Tong family are, for my sake, she will definitely send money back on time and at a fixed location.
This was also the content of the conversation she heard between Tong Simin and his wife before she knocked him unconscious.
In fact, he originally wanted to lay off the servants and then rent out the Tong family's restricted houses, but at this time, he was really worried about being framed.
The servants can be dismissed, but the house cannot be rented out.
His child is three years older than Tong Jia and is also a girl. Both he and his wife are unable to work, so they have no source of income and can only pin their hopes on Tong Jia's mother, Qin Hanyi.
But Qin Hanyi is a woman, and no matter how high her income is, it is limited. It is more than enough to support one child, and it won't be too difficult to support the old lady of the Tong family. But if Tong Simin's family of three is added, it will be stretched.
In order to solve the problem once and for all, Tong Simin came up with the idea of "using the emperor to command the princes".
Tong Jia sprinkled the Heartfelt Powder on Tong Simin from head to toe, and then sat there waiting quietly.
About ten minutes later, Tong Simin, who had been drugged, suddenly sat up from the bed, opened his eyes, and looked straight ahead, but a closer look revealed that his eyes were completely unfocused.
He got out of bed and ran out. Tong Jia followed him out and walked all the way to the yard where Tong Jia's room was.
To be precise, it is the yard of Tong Jia's father Tong Sihe, where there is a century-old banyan tree.
Because it is very old, in addition to the main trunk, there are also four or five tree branches that are branching out and rooted in the ground.
Tong Simin walked around the trunk and treetops several times, and finally chose the thinnest treetop. He sat down on the ground and started digging with his bare hands.
Tong Jia was worried that a breeze would blow away the effects of his sleeping pills and heart disease medication, so she quietly asked, "Why did you come to Tong Sihe's yard? Are you related to his death?"
Tong Simin, who was digging hard, paused, and his originally empty eyes began to become a little confused, and then became a little vicious.
Then he showed an evil smile and said, "Why did I come here? Didn't you, a little brat, lead me here?
Haha~ I thought you were an honest person, and I felt sorry for the fact that you would not live long during the day.
I didn't expect that you are just like your damn father, a dog that doesn't bark but bites.
I don't know what means you used to lure me here, but since you lured me here, it means you already suspect me...
No, no matter how smart you are, you are just a five-year-old child and it is impossible for you to think so much.
It seems that Qin Hanyi is the real ruthless person. She knew what I wanted to do, but still let you come back with us.
Little thing, let me tell you.
That woman surnamed Qin is not a good person.
She is only in her early thirties and has a long life ahead of her. If something happens to you, she can take the property left by your father, eat delicious food and drink delicious drinks, and find another man in the future and live a good life as usual.
what about you?
You will soon know what your own ending will be.
I will send you to the underworld to see your father now. When you see him, you can ask him about the questions in your heart! Ah! "
Before he could finish his words, he was hit on the back of his head.
The one who knocked on his door was none other than Qin Hanyi, who had rushed to southern Jiangsu without stopping after learning that his daughter was critically ill.
It was already dark when she arrived in southern Jiangsu.
She knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. Worried about her daughter's condition, she didn't care about her reputation and climbed over the wall into the Tong family's yard.
Just as she reached the gate of the courtyard where she and her husband Tong Sihe originally lived, she heard her uncle Tong Simin say that he wanted to send her daughter downstairs to see her husband.
Without time to think, she picked up a stick used to block the door and swung it towards Tong Simin.
Tong Simin had his back to her and did not see her movements, but Tong Jia saw them clearly.
She did not let Qin Hanyi fight alone. While Qin Hanyi was beating his vicious uncle with a stick, Tong Jia also took the opportunity to sprinkle sleeping pills, itching powder, pain powder and forgetfulness powder on Tong Simin.
If Tong Simin had not fainted in the yard where his home was, Tong Jia was worried that his yard would become smelly, otherwise he would have used all the laxatives on him no matter what.
After Tong Simin fell to the ground, Qin Hanyi threw away the stick in his hand and immediately ran to Tong Jia.
He looked at her head, touched her arms, and then touched her back, confirming that his daughter was standing in front of him alive and healthy. The tension of traveling all night completely dissipated, replaced by grievance and fear.
It is undeniable that she loves Tong Sihe.
But Tong Sihe's elder brother wanted to kill her daughter and might even be related to Tong Sihe's death. However, she actually treated him as a relative and handed her most precious daughter to such a beast.
How could she not feel wronged, regretful, and afraid?
But fortunately, Tong Sihe should have been silently protecting his daughter and himself, otherwise he would not have been able to arrive at the critical moment and save his daughter's life.
After crying bitterly, Qin Hanyi realized that the Tong family was not a place to stay for long, and immediately wanted to leave with Tong Jia in her arms.
But Tong Jia did not agree to leave now, but she did not object to Qin Hanyi leaving, which made Qin Hanyi a little confused.