Chapter 156: The Big Man
General Zhou heard what she said interestingly, and saw that she was pale and seemed to be not in good health, so he said, "If you are afraid, I will send a few people to escort you over." ”
Xiaoyu didn't want to use it, but thought about it again; "With his people, you don't have to worry about crossing the checkpoint on the way. Besides, I will catch up with the people of the Wang family tomorrow, beat them severely, and then hand them over to the government. If General Zhou's name is right, wouldn't it be better than my own people?"
Thinking about it like this, he smiled and said: "Since this is the case, the folk girl is better than obeying her fate." ”
The Xia family and his entourage said goodbye to General Zhou and arrived at the inn. This inn is quite large, Xu is close to the capital, there are often feudal officials from all over the country in and out, there is a large side courtyard behind this inn is empty, and the Xia family lives in. Mrs. Xia ignored everything, first took the pen and ink and sat aside to draw. Xiaoyu didn't see her mother doing these things, so she couldn't help but come over curiously to take a look, thinking: "My mother has never seen anyone from the Wang family, how can I draw it?" But Starling had seen a few decent servants outside. ”
Thinking like this, he paced out and asked, "Who is the general who is guarding the city here?" I don't know what his name is? ”
The shopkeeper of the inn replied with a smile: "Our general's surname is Zhou, and his name is Zhou Chong." ”
Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment and thought secretly: "Their family was destroyed by the fire, I heard that there was only one concubine at that time, it must be him." Just looking at him, it's not bitter and hateful. Then he thought again: "My mother's family also died very miserably, and my mother seems to be kind." ”
Outside, the second master settled everyone and planned to go into the room to wash up. before going under the window. I heard Wanyin chirping in a voice: "Sister, brother-in-law, what else do you want?" The sergeants taught us to get off the bus only because someone passed the test in the name of the Xia family yesterday. And it wasn't meant to humiliate us. ”
The second master listened to the footsteps and knew that something was wrong, but he still couldn't help but want to know how he answered.
Lu Niangzi also said: "What kind of humiliation is not humiliating?" But I took the portrait and glanced at it. ”
It was like saying: "It's just that your husband is not around, Erlang doesn't even say a word, just let others be at the mercy." ”
When Wanyin heard this, she laughed angrily: "What do you want Erlang to say?" He could have killed the sergeant, so what should we do? ”
The second master didn't want to hear it anymore. He lowered his head and turned around and went to Mrs. Xia's house, ignoring what Mrs. Xia was doing, and said to himself, "Mother." It's like you're just being scared, not trying to contradict you. ”
Mrs. Xia was tilting her head to look at her painting, and when she heard this clueless sentence, she couldn't help but look at her son in amazement with her pen. It took a long time to wake up to what the second master said. Immediately frowned and said unhappily: "Is this something terrible?" Is it worth taking to heart? You follow such a daughter-in-law, and your mind is biased. ”
The second master's face was flushed by what his mother said, and Mrs. Xia shook her head: "Come and take a look, see if I drew correctly." ”
The second master hurriedly leaned over to look, and it turned out that Mrs. Xia had drawn a map from Xuanyang to the capital, and also marked several small county towns nearby. The second master was taken aback and looked at his mother puzzled: "This..."
Xia Xiucai also leaned over to take a look, and said disapprerovingly: "Your mother was put on a table by others." If you can't swallow this breath, you must catch up......"
Xiaoyu nodded again and again after hearing this: "This is nature." I want to borrow the name of our Xia family for nothing, but I don't have any doors. ”
The second master hesitated: "This toss, then we will miss the ceremony." ”
Xia Xiucai also took the pen in Mrs. Xia's hand and persuaded: "Qingqing, they borrowed the name of the Xia family and only hindered us at this time, if we want to go further, I'm afraid we can't." I guess a few nearby towns have laid a net waiting for them. Why should we entangle with them, at this time, if we catch up with them, we will encounter the officers and soldiers next to them to encircle and suppress them, I see that their guards are also brave, and they will inevitably fight and kill when the time comes, what's the point? ”
As he was talking, the eighth master drew the wanted portrait that he had just seen at General Zhou's place, and handed it to Mrs. Xia casually. Although Mrs. Xia was not very happy in her heart, her face was calm, but she did not expect that when she looked at the portrait, her face immediately changed greatly, and she sat in the chair for a long time without speaking.
When Xiaoyu saw it, she thought that her mother had seen the portrait of the old man, and the new and old hatreds came to her heart together, so she became more and more angry, so she said: "Dad, Confucius said: repay grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue." If you don't want to see them fight and kill, we naturally have other ways. If everyone borrows the name of our family to act outside, and now it just stops us, Ming'er may have caused some murderous disaster and blamed us on our heads, then it will not be such a thing as letting the female dependents get off the car, maybe they will go to prison! ”
After saying a few words, Xia Xiucai and the second master also groaned.
Xia Xiucai sighed and thought secretly: "Although what I said is good, it is difficult to calm down in the end, but I can't complain about Qingqing in this matter, and I will be beheaded all over the house, even if I am a person who is unkind, it will be difficult to let go." ”
Xiaoyu said and turned around to look at the guards and servants of the Wang family painted by the eighth master, and saw that the painting was almost complete, so he took the portrait and handed it to Luo Twelve: "You quickly send these portraits to General Luo." Then he lowered his head and looked at the map: "I don't know where they are going?" It's all here, their identities are sensitive, why are they still going in the direction of the capital? ”
The second master saw that Xiaoyu was fascinated, so he also leaned over to look at the map for a while, and thought about adding a small Taoist temple to it. Xiaoyu looked at the picture, her eyes lit up, she thought to herself for a while, knocked on the table and turned away.
At this time, Dacheng came in and said respectfully: "General Zhou, who is guarding the city, came over to apologize to a few wives and grandmothers." ”
While speaking, Song Huanhuan led General Zhou in, and General Zhou solemnly apologized. Mrs. Xia and Xia Xiucai invited a few grandmothers to come out, which was regarded as accepting his apology, and unveiled this page, General Zhou had to thank him for a few portraits of the eighth master: "I have found someone to copy, and I will send it out later." ”
"In such a hurry? The Wang family used to be just a relative, but now they are just lost dogs, and they don't have much power. Ruchen asked curiously.
General Zhou took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I don't have the ability to turn over, but they are also a family of the Jiangxi generation, and this scholar should not be underestimated." The day of the enthronement ceremony is approaching day by day, and we can't disturb everyone's hearts for this matter. Therefore, if we can finish them before then, we can also calm the hearts of the people. ”
Mrs. Xia smiled slightly when she heard this, and then lowered her head in contemplation.
Xia Xiucai has been married to her for many years, and she has never seen her so preoccupied, so she responded: "Thank you General Zhou for sending someone to escort the family." ”
General Zhou didn't care, waved his hand and said: "Although I have never met General Xia, I admire him very much. As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Xia with a smile.
Xiaoyu arranged for people outside in a deep voice because there were six sisters-in-law and others in the room: "Han Hu, Han Bao, you go to this temple in Zuoyang." Liang Cheng and Luo Twelve, you go to this forest in the south, there should be a Taoist temple nearby, they are in that temple nine times out of ten, if you see suspicious people, stabilize them, and then report to the government, don't conflict with them. It's best to be unaware of this, and don't let the family know that our Xia family did it. If these two places are not available, do not be in a hurry to come back and go here and here. As he spoke, he pointed near the capital and said, "This is not far from the capital, and we will meet in the capital then." ”
Mrs. Xia was about to answer General Zhou's words, when she suddenly heard Han Hu, Han Bao and others outside shouting: "Yes!" ”
General Zhou couldn't help jumping up when he heard this, and several people ran out to look, only to see four young men wearing one-color arrow sleeves, having run to the gate of the courtyard, Miss Xia stood tall, standing in the middle of the courtyard with her head held high and looking at the backs of several guards, General Zhou thought: "I saw Miss Xia sick earlier, and I still had some doubts in my heart, but now I look at it and kill a little decisively." I just don't know where she arranged for those people to go? At this thought, he could not resist the desire to chase him out, and after running two paces, he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, and in a short time the sound was far away.
At this time, General Zhou couldn't help but be shocked, and thought: "The subordinates are so resolute, I don't know if Miss Xia has a good way?" or a sergeant under General Xia. ”
Xiaoyu heard footsteps behind her, thinking it was her mother, so she turned around and smiled: "Mother, look how I can give you anger." When he turned around, he realized that General Zhou was also behind him, and thought, "Oh no, he saw it." His face was fine, and he said with a smile: "General Zhou is also here, it just so happens that we are going to have dinner here, so let's eat together." ”
General Zhou stammered: "Where do you send your guards?" ”
Xiaoyu frowned and said, "Where else can I go?" I told them to go around and see if they could find the bad guys who were pretending to be our family. As he was talking, he saw the ** grandmother holding the child to the main room for dinner, Xiaoyu turned the conversation and said: "If it weren't for this group of rats pretending to be our family, the sergeant guarding the door would not have stopped us, causing me to blow a cold wind outside." ”
** Milk saw that the general had not left yet, and was about to go back, so she snorted coldly when she heard this and entered the main room.
General Zhou still had time to pay attention to the side, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know where to look?" ”
Xiaoyu rubbed the corners of her forehead and said, "How do I know?" But my guards must know that I think they're all pretty sure. ”
Mrs. Xia said angrily: "Jiu'er, don't mess around. ”
Xiaoyu grinned, leaned into her mother's ear and said: "They should have fled for their lives, but now they have thrown themselves into the net, I am afraid that there are important people in their family near the capital, and they have not escaped yet, and they need to take care of it." ”
When Mrs. Xia heard this, her heart tightened, and she secretly thought, "This was actually guessed by her." (To be continued......)