Gu Zhirong and Shang Wu glanced at each other, after all, this old lady was clueless, and they didn't know where to start to persuade them, so they had to remain silent.

After a while, the old lady finally stopped her grief, hugged her grandson in her arms, glanced at Gu Zhirong and Shangwu with some embarrassment, wiped her tears and said, "Look at my old woman, she cries when she says she cries, which makes the two of you laugh." ”

Shang Wu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, the eldest lady, it was my quick mouth that touched the sadness of the eldest lady." But Auntie, if there's anything you need our help with, just say it. As long as we can help, we will definitely do our best and have a responsibility. ”

Gu Zhirong nodded and said, "Auntie, tell me, why didn't you have a son?"

The eldest lady saved her nose, eased her emotions, and said: "My son is the second batch of kilns, and within a few days, news came that the kiln had collapsed, and hundreds of people inside were all buried alive. When I first heard the news, how could the people in the village believe it? My wife gathered more than a dozen people, took shovels, and said that they would see people in life and corpses in death, and that they would bring their son back no matter what. However, after my wife went with the dozen or so people, she never came back......"

Shang Wu was taken aback: "It's gone again?" he scratched his head, "It's strange, this person is so good, why is it gone, is it possible that he got lost and can't come back?"

The old lady shook her head: "Those of us who live at the foot of the mountain, relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, when we go up the mountain to fight wood, we can't come back for several days, and we have to spend the night in the mountain, which is a common thing." This mountain road is much more difficult to walk than the road to the mine. Why don't you see anyone who is lost?"

Gu Zhirong groaned, "This is really strange. ”

The old lady continued: "This strange thing is still to come. Later, rumors slowly came out that in the middle of the night, I heard a series of miserable cries coming from the cave sealed by large stones, and some people were going to hell. It is said that he saw a white shadow floating around near the cave...... After that, the people in the village, including people from several nearby villages, did not dare to go to the cave. Even if you have to pass through there, you have to take a detour. ”

"Is it really haunted?" Shang Wu felt a chill down his spine.

Gu Zhirong frowned even tighter. She thinks that there are no ghosts in the world, but anyone who plays up ghosts is definitely covering up some unspeakable secrets. So. What's the secret in that mine?

Using the high labor fees paid by mining, a large number of young and strong men from several nearby villages were lured to the cave, and then said that the cave had collapsed. A large number of young men were trapped in caves, and later, in order to prevent more people from snooping on their secrets, they said that they were haunted. Scare away the curious villagers......

Stringing together a series of strange things. In the end, Gu Zhirong gathered all the doubts on the question of "what is being dug in the mine". If it is just to dig gold mines, in fact, there is no need to enter the mine so many people, after all, the refining of gold mines also requires a large number of people, and these people do not need to go into the mines.

What if the cave was not gold, but iron?

In this way, the situation is different. After iron ore is refined, what can it be used for? The most direct use is that it can be used to make weapons. It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to make weapons, and it also has to ensure that they cannot be detected......

Gu Zhirong's expression became solemn. Once the private casting of weapons is involved, it will have nothing to do with the rebellion......

While the old lady was leading her grandson to the kitchen to wash her hands, Gu Zhirong lowered her voice and asked Shang Wu, "What are you going to do in the future?" Do you continue to work for my fourth sister or follow the one inside?"

Shang Wu's eyes quickly dimmed. He cooperated with the fourth lady of the Yuanning Hou Mansion, of course, for the sake of silver. If you want to plan for the long term, of course, it is best to follow the prince. One is that he has the trump card of saving the prince's life in his hand, and the prince will remember him as a person, and he will enter the prince's palace as a guest unimpeded. Second, he thinks that he is also a person who has read books, as a man in the clan, he has always had the idea of glorifying the lintel, and his uncle, that is, Shang'an, the secretary of the military department, has always been the pride of the clan, and it has also made the big house out of the limelight. Therefore, he also hopes to follow the prince and embark on a bright career from now on.

Gu Zhirong was so smart that he could already peek out all of his thoughts just from the silence he was talking about. She smiled slightly, took a step closer, and continued to lower her voice: "If you decide to follow the prince, I will give you a certificate of nomination as a gift for you to join the prince's staff, what do you think?"

Shang Wu looked at Gu Zhirong suspiciously, first, he was secretly shocked that his mind was seen through by a little girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old?

However, he saw Gu Zhirong's confident look, thinking that he had only been with her for a day, and he saw the unusualness of this little girl, and he couldn't help but listen to her proposition, and also lowered his voice and asked, "Fifth Miss Gu, do you have any good suggestions?"

Gu Zhirong simply attached himself to his ear and whispered for a while. Shang Wu listened, and the look on his face became more and more surprised. Finally, he raised his head, looked at Gu Zhirong solemnly, and said, "Are you sure?"

Gu Zhirong shook his head: "I didn't say 100% sure, but I am fifty percent sure, whether you want this opportunity or not, it depends on how you grasp it." ”

Opportunities are like this, fleeting, as long as you are bold enough and grasp it tightly, you can move forward and have a limitless career.

Shang Wu gritted his teeth: "Okay, when the three of us return to the capital, I will definitely explain this matter to the crown prince." Anyway, I have been martial all my life, so I will make a bet with God to see if I can flip my life, and when the time comes, I will raise my eyebrows and add glory to my Shang family. ”

Gu Zhirong smiled and said in a low voice, "You will." ”

At this time, the eldest lady led her grandson back to the house, Gu Zhirong said, I was really embarrassed to disturb people like this, so I took out a purse, stuffed some broken silver in it, and handed it to the eldest lady. Rural people are simple, and they don't care so much about one meal and one meal, so they refused to accept it at first, but they couldn't stand Gu Zhirong's words, so they accepted it.

Gu Zhirong remembered that when she was standing outside the courtyard, she saw a donkey cart tied to the courtyard, so she asked her if she could borrow it.

The old lady who received the broken silver was easy to discuss, and she decided that Gu Zhirong and her party were all good people, so when Gu Zhirong offered to borrow the most valuable donkey cart in her family, she agreed without saying a word. Moreover, he also offered to let his grandson drive Gu Zhirong.

Gu Zhirong said with a smile: "This lady, I know that you people, the donkey cart is your whole business to make a living, I will definitely protect your donkey cart well, and I will not let your donkey be too tired." I'm just going to go around outside and I'll be back soon. ”

Shang Wu was a little puzzled: "What are you going to do outside?" (to be continued......)