In order to take care of these mountain people, Xiaolong and the guards did not do anything even if they could hunt, but just followed these mountain people into the mountains to see what special products they had in the mountains that could be sold for money. When the mountain people saw that Lord Wang and his guards had taken more protective measures than they did, they knew that these people were veterans who often entered the mountains. So you don't have to worry about these people dragging them down!

When the dragon and his guards entered such a mountain, they realized that the mountain they used for special training was simply a dwarf among the giants.

"Haven't been halfway up the mountain for most of the day?" Xiaolong asked the mountain people who led the way in surprise.

"Yes! Lord Wang, this mountain is very high, but it is not steep, so you can't feel it when you climb up. ”

The leader of the mountain people was Tian Laihua, the youngest brother of the village chief, and when he saw that Lord Wang and his subordinates would dig up any plants and flowers they had never seen before, they would dig one and put it in a basket to carry it, and any fruit would also be picked and put in another basket to take away. Although I was curious, I didn't ask much, I just watched silently, and sometimes I would come forward to help. At this time, although he didn't know what he meant when he asked Lord Wang, he still took the initiative to answer.

Xiaolong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's get here today!" Now let's start rushing back. Have you hunted enough prey? If that's not enough, I'll go deeper with you! ”

Tian Laihua shook his head again and again: "No, no, no!" When we go down the mountain, we can also hunt hares and pheasants. ”

Xiaolong nodded: "Then let's go down the mountain!" Then he said to his guards: "You guys will be clever in a while, help Uncle Tian get a few more rabbits!" ”

"Yes! My lord. ”

They went down the mountain. Er Ya and Xiaohu also took everyone to the foot of the mountain, a small town surrounded by mountains. They found a good-looking inn to rest, buy food, and buy other necessities for life. All were sent out.

Sister-in-law Ding, who had just cleaned up the room, was anxious to go out, but she had to wait patiently because the lady of the host was telling things. When Erya saw Sister-in-law Ding standing at the door, she knew what she was for, so she rushed out the door and said, "Sister-in-law Ding, you go and inquire with the shopkeeper, is this town the place where the master in front of you stayed!" ”

"Thank you, lady!" Sister-in-law Ding saw that the lady of the host family did not ask her to enter the house, so she asked her to inquire directly about the situation. It's not hypocritical, and after thanking you, I went to the counter to find the innkeeper.

The shopkeeper was not there, so she asked the busy Xiao Er: "This little brother!" Can your town be called a four-hill cottage? ”

"That's right! Our town is called Sishanzhai! You've always come here looking for someone? Xiao Er was busy cleaning up the table and stools. On the other hand, he politely replied to Sister-in-law Ding.

When Sister-in-law Ding heard that it was really this name, her spirit immediately came up, and she chased after the busy Xiao Er: "Yes!" Yes! Have you ever heard of a family with the surname Xi coming to settle down? The family was a big family, and when they moved over. There were more than a dozen wagons loaded with things alone. ”

Xiao Er put down the rag in his hand. straightened up and replied: "You really know that this little one you always said is the old man Xi's house who lives not far from us." It's not been long since they moved, it seems like it's only been six or seven years! The little one doesn't remember it very clearly, but his family is new, and the little one remembers it very well. ”

Sister-in-law Ding didn't expect it to be so smooth and inquired about the original owner, and happily took out a handful of copper coins from her pocket and gave it to Xiao Er: "Little brother! Thank you so much! You take this and drink it with a pot. ”

Xiao Er didn't expect that a mother-in-law who looked very much like a subordinate could also make a handful of copper coins as soon as he made a move. Stunned, he stretched out his hand to take it, and forgot to say a word of thanks.

Sister-in-law Ding rushed to the door of the owner's wife's room. knocked on the door frame, and Erya answered inside: "Come in!" ”

Seeing that it was smiling, her face was full of flowers, and Ding's sister-in-law guessed that she might have inquired about someone.

"Inquiry?"

Sister-in-law Ding smiled and nodded: "Yes!" Lady of the Owner! Xiao Er said that the place where he lived was not far from this inn. Do you think I'm going to see my daughter-in-law now, or will I'm going to go early tomorrow morning? ”

Erya thought that the daughter-in-law that Sister-in-law Ding went to find was a subordinate, and there was no taboo, so she replied to her: "You can go now, you can just ask her if she can redeem herself, if she can go, just bring the silver to redeem her early tomorrow morning." ”

Sister-in-law Ding's voice was filled with joy: "Hey! Then I'll go! ”

Erya didn't worry about Sister-in-law Ding alone, so she arranged for a guard boy to follow her.

The children were tired all the way, and they wanted to sleep when they lay down on the bed one by one. Dinner hasn't been eaten yet, and the bath hasn't been washed, how can Erya let them sleep.

"You all wait for a while before you go to sleep, I'll ask Xiao Er to bring hot water in and give you a hot bath, and then eat a bite of food before you sleep."

Wen Fan rolled on the bed: "Don't take a bath!" I'm going to sleep now! Wen Jincai didn't care what the eldest lady said, he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes and snorted. Wen Zhong, Xiang Kun, and Zhenzhen were older, and they could all listen to the words of adults, and they got up forcefully, waiting for the hot water to be delivered.

Er Ya and Xiao Hu bathed them one by one, and before the food came up, they all slept in a state of thunder and couldn't wake up, and Er Ya had to let them sleep, and didn't force them to get up to eat.

The boys who went out to buy things have all returned, and Sister-in-law Ding has no shadow yet, Erya can't help but be a little worried, "Little Tiger! You ask Xiao Er to take you to the door of the house that Sister-in-law Ding said. Sister-in-law Ding said that the house is not far away, why hasn't she come back yet? I'm a little worried! ”

Xiaohu, who was lying at the end of the children's bed, heard his daughter-in-law's command, and immediately jumped up, "Okay!" With that, he went out and looked for Xiao Er.

said that it was not smooth for Ding's sister-in-law to find her daughter-in-law, but they easily found the Xi family they were looking for. When she came to the back door where only the next person could enter and exit, Sister-in-law Ding first handed over a handful of more than a dozen copper coins to the next person guarding the door, and only when she saw that the person accepted it did she ask: "This eldest brother, looking at you with a very face, I wonder if your main family is the Xi family who just moved from Jiangzhou?" ”

The man guarding the door looked at Sister-in-law Ding with some vigilance, and asked in a scolding tone, "Who are you?" Inquire about this for what? ”

Sister-in-law Ding knew that this was a misunderstanding when she saw him like that, but she was already sure in her heart that this was the Xi family she was looking for. hurriedly explained: "Big brother, don't get me wrong! My wife, me! It turned out to be the second cook in the kitchen of the Xi family, and later when the main family moved over, the old woman stayed in her hometown, and this time she came back to find my daughter-in-law. Nothing else! ”

The man guarding the door listened to Sister-in-law Ding's words and believed that although he was an errand boy in the Xi family who entered later, he also heard that the master had left a lot of slaves and maids at that time, otherwise they would not have been able to enter the house on an errand.

So he nodded and said, "Wait! I'll help you find an old mother who comes with the master's family, and you ask her to help you call someone. ”

Sister-in-law Ding was busy thanking with a smile: "Hey! That's hard work big brother! ”

After waiting for a while, the back door opened again, and a woman in her thirties came out, dressed as a cook. Sister-in-law Ding recognized at a glance that this was the slave of the Xi family, and when she was working with her in a kitchen, she stepped forward in surprise and grabbed the woman's hand, and said excitedly: "Sister Xi! Do you still know my old sister? ”

The woman surnamed Xi nodded and said that she knew Sister-in-law Ding, but her attitude was a little cold. Interrupting Sister-in-law Ding's momentum and wanting to speak, she asked, "I heard that Sister Ding came to find your daughter-in-law?" ”

"Yes! Yes! How is she? I have to trouble Sister Xi to help me scream! ”

The woman surnamed Xi looked at the eager and excited sister-in-law Ding, sighed and said, "Your daughter-in-law here said that there is no good fortune!" But she was able to give birth to a pair of children and meet such a good mother-in-law as you. Say she's blessed! The husband went, but was given by the master's family as a concubine. What a sin! ”

Although Ding's sister-in-law's daughter-in-law is the young grandmother's dowry girl, her man died to save the head of the family, and it is said that even if the Xi family can't treat this widowed girl well, it can't spoil people and give her to others as a concubine. It is said that the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and none of the people who came with them did not feel cold when they heard about it. Therefore, there is a lot of resentment in the words, but it is not necessarily how much affection there is for Sister-in-law Ding's daughter-in-law.

As soon as Sister-in-law Ding heard that her daughter-in-law asked the main family to give someone away to be a concubine, she felt dizzy in front of her, and she was about to fall to the ground, so the guard boy hurriedly held on: "Aunt Ding!" If you can't fall down, ask which one you gave it to! Hello, I went over and begged someone to release my sister-in-law. ”

After listening to the little brother's words, Sister-in-law Ding forced herself to open her eyes, and when she saw that the woman surnamed Xi was still there, she asked her with tears: "Big sister! Do you know which one this is going to? ”

"Sister Ding! You can't be too sad, the house your daughter-in-law was sent to is the relative of the main family. I heard that she had a bad time in that family, and she was nominally a concubine, but in fact she was not as good as her subordinates. The mother-in-law who went to the house to give a New Year's gift came back and said, your daughter-in-law is now thin and has no appearance, like a skeleton. If you have the ability, go and get her out! ”

Sister-in-law Ding couldn't hold on any longer, and shouted: "My miserable son! And he slumped to the ground.

"Auntie! Auntie! Wake up! The guard boy hurriedly held up Sister-in-law Ding's head and slapped Sister-in-law Ding's cheek with his palm.

The woman surnamed Xi helped call Ding's sister-in-law while crying: "Sister Ding! Sister Ding! You can't fall, your daughter-in-law is still waiting for you to save her! ”

Maybe it was her daughter-in-law who waited for her call for help that made Sister-in-law Ding unable to let go of her heart, and she woke up slowly after fainting. Struggling to stand up weakly, the guard boy had to hold her up straight.

"Sister Xi! Thank you, old sister, when my old sister rescues my hard-working son, I will definitely come to thank you. Sister-in-law Ding choked up and said, and the tears couldn't stop flowing.

Xiao Er took Xiaohu out of the inn and hadn't walked a few steps before he saw Sister-in-law Ding staggering and wiping away tears. Xiaohu stood still and didn't go any further, and when they came forward, he didn't ask Sister-in-law Ding what was going on, but turned his questioning eyes to the guard boy who went with Sister-in-law Ding.

Sister-in-law Ding saw the owner standing in front, greeted the owner in a low voice, and followed Xiao Er into the inn. Outside the inn, the guard boy told the owner about the reason for the incident: "Aunt Ding's daughter-in-law was given by the Xi family as a concubine as soon as she followed the Xi family here. I heard it very badly, and I waited for Aunt Ding to save my life. Aunt Ding knew that she couldn't stand it, she cried so much that she couldn't walk. (To be continued.) )