Chapter 35: Guojia Village (1)
In the morning, the air in Kao Village is particularly good, and it is particularly refreshing to inhale. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Ru Yan walked out, on the road one after another met the villagers who came out to work in the village, just one day's work, Ru Yan became a celebrity in the village, and the villagers greeted her one after another.
"Looks like you're a celebrity here!" Yu Heng followed from behind.
"Brother Yu, are you here too?" Ru Yan asked.
"Pothos said she made breakfast but you were missing, so I guessed you must have run out!" Yu Heng replied.
The two walked side by side and chatted about the case.
"Brother Yu, do you think the direction of our investigation has deviated?" Ru Yan asked.
"It's not that there's a deviation, it's just not comprehensive enough!" Yu Heng replied.
"What is Brother Yu's opinion?"
"In the past few days, I have just launched an investigation into Ningfu, but I have ignored a big problem, after all, Peony has only been married into Ningfu for more than two years, however, Peony has been ...... for more than ten years."
"So, we ignored the Guo family. Peony has lived in the Guo family for more than ten years, and I hope the Guo family can give us more clues! Ru Yan then analyzed.
"That's right!" Yu Heng replied.
"Brother Yu, then let's go to Guo's house now!"
"Eh, don't worry, the Guo family can't run again, you have to go back to breakfast first, it is estimated that the pothos should also be in a hurry!" Yu Heng said.
Ru Yan smiled, "Exactly, then let's go back to breakfast first!" ”
The two had not gone far when they met an old man with a cow, and without paying much attention to it, they passed by, and after walking some distance, the old man suddenly returned.
"My lord? Ouch, is it really you? I thought I was so dizzy that I was wrong! The old man said.
"Uncle is polite!" Two people.
But when they looked up, they found that it was the old man who had talked to them by the stream yesterday.
"Oh, it's you! You're so early! Ru Yan said.
"Yes, it's just my clumsiness, I didn't see your identity, my lord, please forgive me for offending you, forgive me! But at that time, I felt that you two offspring cubs were not idle people, either rich or expensive! ”
"Where, where!" Ru Yan said politely.
"Oh, by the way, I still have something to trouble you, my lord!" The old man said.
"Uncle, please speak!"
"Those people sent out by the Ning Mansion to find peonies, they trampled everywhere and trampled my crops to death!"
"Don't worry, uncle, I will tell them to be careful next time!" Ru Yan said.
"Alas, actually, there's no need to look for this peony!" After speaking, the old man was about to lead the cow away, but was stopped by Yu Heng.
"What do you mean by that, uncle?"
"Young man, come here and I'll tell you!" The old man said mysteriously.
Ru Yan and Yu Heng leaned their ears to the letter suspiciously, this old man seemed to be born to whisper.
"Peony, it's actually dead!"
Ru Yan and Yu Heng were shocked when they heard this.
"Uncle, how did you know that Peony is dead?" Yu Heng hurriedly asked.
"This can still be fake, the Ah Lang wizard in our village has already taken up the hexagram, this hexagram shows that the peony is no longer alive!"
The two of them thought that the old man had some reliable evidence of information, it turned out to be the wizard's divination, and the two couldn't laugh when they heard it.
"Oh, then we know, thank you for the news!" Yu Heng replied.
"Hey, it's a sin, Kao is dying, Kao Village is going to suffer a big disaster!" , the old man shook his head and led the cow away.
After breakfast, Ru Yan, Yu Heng, and Ha Yue set off for Guojia Village.
The location of Guojia Village is still relatively remote, and the road is more rugged and narrow.
The three of them walked for more than an hour before arriving at Guojia Village. It may be because of the high terrain of Guojia Village, the rugged and difficult roads, and the fact that there is little contact with other villages. In addition to being less affluent than other villages, Guojia Village is also somewhat different from other villages in terms of the style of houses and the layout of roads.
The three of them crossed a small bridge and happened to see a lady squatting under the bridge washing clothes by the stream.
"Auntie, how to get to Peony's house?"
It is estimated that people in the mountains rarely see people from other places, so the eldest lady was so frightened that she threw away her clothes and ran away.
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing why.
There was no way, the three of them could only continue to move forward and try their luck.
The three of them were quite lucky, and after turning a big corner, they met people again, and they also met a group of people, young and old, including the lady who had just run away. Although there were a lot of people, the lady was still standing in the middle of the crowd and acting timidly.
The leader is an old man with black and white hair.
The old man greeted him and took the initiative to introduce himself: "The villain has seen the adult, and the villain is the father of the peony!" ”
"It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there!" Hazy Moon said happily.
"Oh, it turns out that you are Uncle Guo, can you come to your house and talk about it?" Ru Yan glanced at the bustling crowd around her.
"Of course, of course! Adults, please! Guo Laohan hurriedly said.
Lao Guo's home is not very far from the bend just now, walk a short distance, and then cross a small wooden bridge to arrive.
"Damn, is your tea boiled, the adults have already arrived!" After Lao Guo welcomed Ru Yan into the hall and sat down, he shouted into the kitchen.
"Oh, Uncle Guo doesn't have to be so polite, we're all casual!" Yu Heng said.
"Yes, yes, we are in the middle of nowhere, and we don't have any good things to entertain adults, but these proper etiquette is still indispensable!" Guo Laohan laughed.
After a while, an old woman with gray hair came from the kitchen, holding tea in her hand. Needless to say, this is the mother of Peony.
To be honest, looking at Lao Guo and Lao Guo's wife, and then looking at the house they live in, it is difficult to think of them and Ning Zhizhang's in-laws. Lao Guo's house is actually built next to a cliff, that is, the back of the house is actually a large cliff stone, which saves the material of a wall, but the house built next to the cliff stone is usually damp all year round and too unsafe and unstable. It seems that even if the old Guo family has a Kao daughter, even if they marry the richest family in Kao Village, it still does not change their poverty situation.
The lady of the Guo family had her hair messy, her eyes were red and swollen, and it seemed that she had shed tears for the peony in the past few days.
The lady of the Guo family came over and put the tea on the table, and suddenly knelt in front of Ru Yan with a plop: "My lord, you must be the master for us, it must be the people of the Ning family who hid our peony, the Ning family is so powerful, our small family can't fight their ......."
"Auntie, I can't help it, you get up, hurry up, I can't stand it!" It was the first time for Ru Yan to give her such a big gift, so she was a little panicked, and quickly left her seat to support Aunt Guo.
"Auntie, don't be like this, get up quickly!" Hazy Moon also hurried to help her.
"Yes, auntie, let's get up and sit down and talk about something, okay?" Yu Heng said gently.
"Your Excellency, you help us, help us ......!" Aunt Guo still pleaded.
"you up, don't be embarrassed in front of adults!" Guo Laohan scolded.
Aunt Guo listened, wiped her tears, and stood up.
"My lord, you don't know, this Ning family is not human at all, they hate the poor and love the rich, and they can't wait to go up and lick the soles of her shoes clean for the daughter of the patriarch......!" Aunt Guo still chattered after she stood up.
"Alright, alright, you can say a few words!" When Guo Laohan heard his wife say that the Ning family licked the soles of the patriarch's daughter, he interrupted her because she said something ugly.
I don't want this Guo family lady, it's not a fuel-efficient lamp at all, when can I stop, "What, am I wrong?" Woo woo, if it weren't for the fact that you, a dead old man, had no ability, how could the Ning family dare to bully our family peony like this? Tell me when Peony came back and was not injured? They were all beaten by the Ning family, woo woo woo ......! ”
"Auntie, auntie, don't cry first, you listen to me ......!" , Ru Yan tried to interrupt the crying of Aunt Guo's relatives, but she never succeeded.
"Oh, don't cry, I know crying and crying all day long, crying makes me upset, and said that the Ning family hates the poor and loves the rich, if you hadn't taken a fancy to the Ning family's big business, would you be looking forward to this family business?" Guo Laohan scolded.
"Uncle, auntie, you listen ......", Ru Yan still couldn't interrupt them.
Look at Yu Heng's expression again, it is helpless, and Hazy Yue's expression is a look of annoyance.
"Where am I looking forward to, where am I looking forward to it, that stupid girl from Peony didn't take a fancy to Ning Tao's kid, and Ning Tao didn't have to marry, besides, didn't you object at the beginning? Now it's all on me? The lady of the Guo family said angrily, and she did not lose fire in her momentum.
Suddenly, there was a 'snap', and Ru Yan stood up, not only startling the old couple, but even Yu Heng and Ha Yue, "Noisy, you continue to quarrel?" My daughter's whereabouts are unknown now, but you still have the heart to quarrel? ”
Aunt Guo looked at this soft and weak, delicate adult who looked like a girl, and was very gentle just now, and it was really strange and scary to start a fire now.
", you go out first!" Guo Laohan reminded.
Aunt Guo was just frightened, and after such a reminder, she quickly excused herself and left, "My lord, I'll go to the kitchen to have a look, go to the kitchen to have a look!" ”
Guo Laohan didn't dare to open his mouth to speak anymore.
"Uncle Guo, do you also think that Peony is often bullied by them in Ning Mansion?" Ru Yan asked.
"Hearing what Peony said, it's actually no wonder that our family can compare ...... with the patriarch's family."
"Have you ever seen the people of Ning Mansion beating Peony with your own eyes?" Ru Yan asked again.
"That'...... That's not it, in order not to be bored, I usually don't go to Ningfu, even if I pass through Ningfu, I won't go in to drink a cup of tea! ”
"In other words, you just listened to Peony, didn't you?" Ru Yan asked again.
Aunt Guo, who went out over there, didn't go far, she was lying at the door listening, listening, listening, I felt that it was wrong, this adult seemed to be partial to the Ning family, and she jumped out again in a hurry.
"My lord is clear, there are injuries on our peony as evidence, not only I saw it, but the neighbors on the left and right can also testify!"
"Hmm!" Ru Yan glanced at Aunt Guo sternly, "Does the official want you to come in and reply?" ”
Aunt Guo immediately shrank back in fright.