The lady of the Yin family was busy discussing with the prefect, and sent someone to clean the street and notify the big families in Xuanzhou to welcome them.

At least go out to welcome five miles, which is not rude.

If they hadn't gotten the news too late, they should have honestly left the city a few days early.

It was noisy, and the sound of horses' hooves outside was getting closer and closer.

Dressed in silver armor, the majestic general, with eighteen cavalry, and the banners were unfurled, all of them were royal forest troops, roaring.

The prefect was startled and hurriedly put on a smiling face to greet him.

Even if the rank of this Imperial Forest General may not be particularly high, but looking at the dress of others, looking at the tokens on their waists, they are all the personal guards of the Son of Heaven, and the travel represents the emperor.

"The general has come here, we have never been far away, forgive our sins!"

Hit the ground and said loudly.

The general jumped off his horse, stepped forward in two steps, squeezed away the prefect, landed on one knee, and knelt in front of Hongchen.

"County Lord, the car is just outside the city, dare to ask the county lord if he needs to be escorted by his subordinates?"

Hongchen exhaled: "It's not slow. Let them go directly into the city, don't bother, clean up the post station, we will live in the post station. ”

"Yes."

The little general didn't say a word of nonsense, and with a wave of his hand, he asked one of them to report the news, and the others naturally gathered around and protected Hongchen in the middle.

That kind of protective posture is natural, like doing it a thousand times or 10,000 times, and it is extremely skillful, and there is no need to think about it at all.

Prefect: "......"

The eldest aunt and grandmother of the Yin family were stunned on the spot, and couldn't help screaming: "What? She's the county lord? Checkmate. You must be mistaken. ”

She blurted out, so that the silver-armored young general glanced at it, and she was startled, and her mouth was slammed, and her heart was furious, and then her face turned red!

At this moment, she didn't want to admit it, but she had to admit it - this person was really a county lord.

And looking at the posture, he is not an unfavored county lord.

How she spoke arrogantly just now, how eager to get into the cracks in the ground now. Even the heart of death is there.

Hongchen smiled. didn't mention the stubble just now, so as to save himself from being vulgar, he only said: "I think the niece of Governor Xiao will find someone else for a while, she and Yin Xian's life are not compatible." Reluctantly getting married is also a grudge. ”

Yin San and the eldest girl were also dumbfounded.

Hongchen glanced at them: "It seems a little inappropriate for me to be a matchmaker." But I can't care about that much. If it's not ruly, it's not good, since these two are lovers, I'll be a big matchmaker for them. Presumably Master Yin will not give me face. ”

She couldn't be clearer that the Yin family is not stupid, a county is mainly a matchmaker, or to reunite the original husband and wife of the Yin family, and the Yin family will not play other means.

No one in the world is stupid, and as long as they value reputation, they can't go too far.

In fact, speaking of which, Master Yin values the child born to his beloved woman, and then he is angry with Yin San, but the matter has come to this point, the only son he can count on is Yin San, as long as he doesn't want to lose his family, he must pay attention to this son.

The man rejected his marriage with the eldest girl, how much of it was vindictive, and how much of it was to choose another family affair for Yin San, it's really hard to say.

The niece of the prefect, don't care why Yun Ying is not married, she has come to this point, and her family background is 108,000 miles stronger than that of the eldest girl.

But if Yin San is more self-motivated, he will not be willing to refuse such a family business.

If you still feel sorry for the eldest girl, you can take people in and take care of them when you become a parent, and it is also a way to raise them outside.

Man, it's not a problem to be romantic.

However, Yin San doesn't care how many other problems there are, it is really distressing to hurt his daughter-in-law.

Of course, in Master Yin's opinion, that is, having a daughter-in-law and forgetting her father, a big unfilial piety, Hongchen herself also has her own selfishness, she treats the eldest girl as a sister, and everything is good for the eldest girl, as for Yin San's filial piety or not, it is none of her business.

Hongchen was going to wait for a few days, and then followed the people of Jiangjiazhuang and returned to the village together, not planning to go with his own car, and those guards stayed to take care of them.

Others settled in the inn.

But before leaving, it is inevitable to entertain the wives of those big families in Xuanzhou.

But all the ladies with heads and faces, not all the eight faces, but also some self-cultivation, it is not difficult to deal with, Hongchen summoned a few times, but just to listen to some flattery, not tired at all.

The wife of the Yin family, Xu, also brought the eldest aunt and grandmother over.

In Xuanzhou, the Yin family is a big family, and such things can't avoid them, speaking of which, Yin San and the eldest girl got married, and in the whole Xuanzhou, Hongchen, the county lord, has the closest relationship with the Yin family, but unfortunately the Yin family is probably also very complicated.

Xu Shi is an understanding person, neither pulling the relationship close, nor showing weakness, she is not sorry for the big girl, nor is she worried about Hongchen's narrow-mindedness, in fact, how the Yin family, she probably doesn't care too much.

Since this Yin family is not destined to be her son's, although she is not very old, her health is not very good, and she may not live for a few years, why bother with this, even if she is not dead and the Yin family falls, she is holding a dowry and has her mother's family to rely on, and she can still live her life.

Compared with the Xu family, the aunt and grandmother of the Yin family are in a complicated mood, and they can't wait to be a transparent person when they are accompaniments.

But Hongchen didn't look at her, he treated her as air, the taste was even more uncomfortable, and his heart was empty, thinking that before Hongchen came, she was also a figure who was flattered by all the people in Xuanzhou, she was the representative of the imperial power, but now that the county lord of the family is coming, she has become worthless.

After dealing with these, Luo Niang and the others cleaned up.

Hongchen also stretched his waist: "Inform me, let's go back to the village early tomorrow morning, it's raining now, and it should be sunny tomorrow morning, and it won't affect the hurry." ”

The drizzle continued.

Jiang Zhuang walked slowly through the entrance of the restaurant, bypassed the garden, and entered the small courtyard where he rented.

The huge restaurant is silent.

Eighteen elite guards were scattered around, and a solemn atmosphere permeated the entire courtyard. He felt a little confused in his head.

Jiang Zhuang was actually a little confused about the situation, and the highest official he had ever seen was only the prefect he had just met.

But in his mind, the prefect is similar to the county order, and he can't even really tell the difference between the two?

Anyway, it doesn't matter whether it is one level higher or one level lower, ordinary people like him who have lived in Jiangjiazhuang for generations cannot afford to provoke him, and once he is provoked, it is not impossible to destroy the family.

Now he suddenly found out that the daughter he had raised for more than ten years turned out to be a county lord!

Not proud or happy at all. Because...... A county lord suffered in his family for many years. The culprit is his wife, and the life and death of his wife are now in the hands of others, and a word can be born. In a word, there is no place to die.

He should be in fear. Jiang Zhuang could still stand smoothly and steadily. It's not that he's broken, it's not how strong he is, it's just that it's too big. He was stunned, unable to react in any way.

"Ahem."

Hongchen was also a little embarrassed, rubbed his face, and said with a smile, "Daddy Jiang, our eldest sister's marriage should still be prepared, and it will almost definitely be done." ”

She really thinks that Yin San is impeccable, but they are husband and wife, and they are a family, all she can do is to help the eldest girl realize her own wishes.

When it comes to the eldest girl, Jiang Zhuang also temporarily put down those messy thoughts, he only has two children, Jiang Yi and the eldest girl, Jiang Yi goes to school to study, and the family's money is subsidized to it, over the years, the eldest girl and his wife have not helped less, but he, who is a father, has never done anything for his daughter.

"Will the marriage really go well?"

It went very well.

Hongchen laughed lightly, and was also a little helpless: "Power is a thing that is really useful sometimes, especially when dealing with people who value power. ”

Soon after returning to Jiangjiazhuang, the Yin family came to discuss the marriage again.

Jiang Zhuang looked at the dowry gifts that were sent - piled up on the dirt road outside, it was Master Yin who came to give the dowry gifts, and the elders of the Yin family were also very polite, and they could even be called cautious.

In the capital, a county lord may not be a big deal.

There are still a lot of princes and princesses in the capital, and the county lord can bring out thirty or fifty of them, even if it is the emperor's favored county lord, it will not make a certain family honestly afraid.

But in Xuanzhou...... County lords are very rare.

That's the person who can talk to His Majesty and the Empress, how can everyone below not be cautious?

If one is not done well, people will cut off the future of a family with one sentence.

The people of the Yin family were so polite, and the Jiang family members who came to help were also overjoyed for a while, and they were all full of pride, and they even spoke a little more.

Luo Niang glanced at it a few times, and she was amused in her heart.

"How? Thick nerves? ”

Hongchen also smiled: "There's nothing wrong with coarse nerves, if you really make me honestly afraid, for fear that I will retaliate, then I can't explain it." ”

Some things can't be legal, and even can't be reasonable, Gu's is a great crime, but she grew up in Jiangjiazhuang, this can't be wiped out, she got together with the villagers after she was born, the old and young in the Zhuangzi, love each other, and help each other in case of trouble is absolutely indispensable.

Because he has suffered hardships, and now that he is developed, he has to suppress all the people who have seen his embarrassed side, and cut the culprit with a thousand knives, maybe someone can do it, and take it for granted, anyway, Hongchen is not very happy.

Whether the Gu family lives or dies in the future depends on her own life, and she doesn't want to be involved.

Hongchen left a lot of suitable things for the big girl, fresh satin fabrics, and some fine leather.

As for the money, I didn't leave much left.

The two husbands and wives lived a small life with a lot of discussion, and they were very satisfied, so why bother to draw snakes, but Hongchen left two posts for Wenwen and Yuanyuan.

"It's time for them to read, if they read well, take the post to Yanshan Academy, maybe they can cultivate two reading seeds."

The eldest girl was very happy, and no amount of money and things were given, but it was more useful to leave her children with a possible future.

After staying in Jiangjiazhuang for another two days, Hongchen went to visit Xue Gonggong and other acquaintances, and then went back to repair his teahouse.

Originally, I wanted to sell it, but I don't know if I will have a chance to come back in the future, but when it comes to the end, I am a little reluctant.

I followed the car and held back the safety of the road. As soon as I arrived on the mountain, I spread joy everywhere, and it was difficult to clean up the news of the organs arranged in the teahouse, and if there were one or two things left when I cleared them, and then sold the house, I might become a pit man.

"Stay."

Xiao Yan also said.

Relying on this teahouse, they live in peace, this is the home, but also the root, which cannot be easily destroyed.

Something trivial. It's all pretty much cleaned up. Xiao Yan took out the greetings and filial piety that he received along the way for Hongchen to see.

The gifts are not very precious, they are just some clay instruments, to the back. There are many ancient books of calligraphy and painting. Apparently along the way. Those local official families also found out about her.

"Accept it, just go back to Beijing as a gift."

Hongchen handed over everything to Luo Niang. Let her pack up properly, as the status is high, the circle has gradually become wider, and gift-giving has become a knowledge, but most of them are also sent by this family, and they are remodeled and sent to other people's homes, and only those who are close to them are carefully arranged.

"Miss, Mr. Lin sent a letter here."

While he was dealing with things inside, Xiao Yan entered the door with a carrier pigeon, which cooed and looked a little dry.

Luo Niang took it, untied the letter paper, and fed it a little water, and it spread its wings and fluttered in the saucer containing water.

"The pigeon looks tired."

Said it was a letter, but in fact, I don't know where to tear out a page and write it, it was in a hurry, and there was some confidential information on the back, of course, it was almost half outdated.

Hongchen glanced at it, and there were only a few words - go to the snow mountain quickly, 100,000 urgent!

“……”

There are many snow-covered peaks in the world, but there is only one big snow-capped mountain, which is called a snow-capped mountain by people, stretching for thousands of miles, the first of the dangers of the four countries, and it is said that above the peak, people who are not skilled and proficient in the art of turtle breath cannot set foot in it.

But this kind of Jedi, sparsely populated, but also loved by the world's spiritual objects, there are many treasures, it can be said that if someone can go up, pick up a little bit of anything, maybe in the capital and other places to buy a big mansion.

But Hongchen definitely didn't plan to go.

"Maybe this letter is fake, and someone gave it away?"

Sighing, Hongchen ordered to go down, pack his bags, prepare all kinds of food and drink, and once again throw off the car, about to travel thousands of miles.

Senior Brother Lin, who is that?

Since he said that 100,000 is urgent, he is really 100,000 urgent.

"Don't forget to buy a few warm clothes along the way, and then prepare when you really get to the ground, I'm afraid of getting cold."

Now it's summer, they only prepare light and cool silk shirts when they go out, naturally it is impossible to prepare winter clothes, but this goes to the snow mountain, thousands of miles away, in case you really need to climb the mountain, a summer dress to go up, that is not fatal.

Luo Niang responded weakly.

From July to July, the weather is very hot, it is really hard work to rush during the day, Hongchen makes an ice bowl by himself from time to time, and holds it in his arms when he is about to melt before he is willing to enter, Luo Niang is inconvenient these days, and she can't eat ice, so she has suffered a little.

Don't look at it, you can still eat ice, it seems to be very leisurely, but they are actually in a hurry, day and night, even if it is stormy, as long as they can walk, they still have to keep walking.

Along the way, with eighteen guards, he took the token and ordered the post stations along the way to be responsible for changing horses, but he was still careless, and four horses were almost scrapped, and they could no longer be driven at all, so they had to be released back into the mountains and forests, and these horses could only be resigned to fate.

Hongchen didn't expect that one day she would be able to endure such hardships for the sake of Senior Brother Lin.

It took two months to finally reach the foot of the snow-capped mountains.

Iron Bull didn't show anything, and the guards were very nervous.

"County Lord, this place is almost bordered by Xidi, located on the border, the people are fierce, if we want to enter the mountain, we still have to find a guide."

He didn't even persuade anything.

Hongchen covered his entire face in snow-white fur, and when he looked up, the snow-white mountain was in front of him.

Towering and majestic, the momentum of the distant view is coming.

The gale was rolling, mixed with ice and snowflakes were flying around the person, and at that moment, Hongchen seemed to see the elves of the snow-capped mountains.

The breath is different, and the taste of the breath is strong, rough, and not the slightest graceful and feminine.

In such a place, there are also villages, and there are mountain people who have lived here for generations, and live on the backdrop of snow-capped mountains. Of course, they call the snow-capped mountain a sacred mountain, and they are the servants of the sacred mountain, and every household worships the mountain god.

"Since he asked us to come, he must have a purpose. Let's go around the village and listen to the news. ”

Don't look at it as a mountain village, but the area is very large, the population is not small, and it is not as desolate as imagined.

Most of the people in the village were surnamed Shi, and the men were born tall and large, and the women were also born strong, with red cheeks, and most of them wore fur clothes, although they were rough. But the color is bright. There is a different kind of quaint charm.

The houses are also built in a patchwork manner, all made of stone, tall and large, and at first glance the bluestone takes advantage of the snow. It's completely ready to be painted.

Obviously, outsiders don't come here very often. Those mountain people have a natural simplicity and enthusiasm. Hongchen They went directly into the largest of them, looking at the most magnificent house, the owner was an old woman. Very polite.

"Drink ginger tea, drink ginger tea, come and go to the cold."

The old woman claimed to be seventy-eight, her teeth were still very complete, and her speech did not leak, "Outsiders, yes, there are two groups of people, it is strange to say, there were no outsiders at this time in the past, the summer has passed, there are people who climb the mountain to hunt for treasures, and most of them go to the mountains in the spring season." ”

This old man speaks official language, although it is not standard, but it is also clear, and he is very gentle, and he has no tricky habits.

The so-called poor mountains and bad waters out of the people is a serious saying, under the big snow mountain at the junction with Xidi, it is not allowed, if it weren't for Hongchen's mind on Senior Brother Lin's intention to ask her to come over urgently, I'm afraid I would like to talk a few more words.

"The first one to come, that is, in the days before and after Halloween, is a little brother, surnamed Li, born so well, the old woman has not seen such a beautiful and handsome boy for decades, as if ice and snow are bones, and the mountain spring is ......"

The surname is Li, good-looking, and Lifeng Lotus?

Hongchen asked urgently: "What about others?" ”

"Hey!"

As soon as she said this, the old woman's face became gloomy, "The child didn't know why, as soon as he came, he wanted to enter the mountain in a hurry, and gave a lot of silver, he had to go, no one persuaded him, and Xiao Heng of our village gave him a ride and sent him into the mountain pass, but he said that he wanted to go to the top of the mountain, that is the top of the sacred mountain, even the old witch of our village, young and strong, and the divine power was amazing, he didn't dare to go, he was a young outsider, he really wanted to go up, how could he live?" I'm afraid it's ...... now."

Hongchen's face also showed a trace of worry, and sighed: "Mother-in-law, we are going into the mountain, which one is Xiao Heng?" Possibly show us the way? ”

"You're going too?"

The mother-in-law smiled bitterly, "Hey, everyone who comes to us wants to go in." ”

She turned around slowly, looking at the snow peaks in the mist, her gaze was a little strange, as if gentle, but also as if cold.

"People think that they are the spirits of heaven and earth, able to conquer everything, this snow-capped mountain has also given birth to countless creatures, and there are countless treasures hidden in it, and everyone wants it, but the treasures in the snow-capped mountains are not for people."

The mother-in-law turned her head, seemed to like Hongchen very much, patted her hand, but her face showed embarrassment, "If you really want to go, let Xiao Heng send you in, hey, that child is not easy, within a year, grandmother, father, mother, sister are gone, he lives alone with his weak and sick sister, with you foreigners to help and help, it is not bad to arrive." ”

Hearing these words, in Hongchen's ears, there is a kind of open-minded indifference.

I know you're going to die, but I just watch, I don't stop it.

Hongchen smiled, and her mother-in-law personally showed them the way and led them to the outside of the village.

"Xiao Heng is now keeping filial piety to his father and mother, if you are unlucky, just wait in the village, I will go and find him back."

Hongchen shook his head: "We have no taboos, and we ask my mother-in-law to lead the way." ”

But as soon as he came to the cemetery of Xiao Heng's family, Hongchen was stunned, and he was stunned for a long time - what a fierce place, could it be that Xiao Heng wanted to raise his relatives into zombies?

The tomb was built in a very steep position, suspended in the air.

Hongchen couldn't help but stand firm, looked around, just that place, even people will be blown by the wind to sway, such a pure yin, and yin indissolvable place, burying relatives in it, it is simply killing, no wonder their family has died in a row, they are dying, if you don't deal with it, I'm afraid there will be a disaster.

She shook her head, sighed, and waited for her mother-in-law to call the person named Xiao Heng over, and then said the matter with a serious face.

Xiao Heng was stunned, and his face changed suddenly: "What? But really? ”

Hongchen frowned: "I guess, it must have been after your grandmother was buried, and your parents and sister died one after another." ”

Xiao Heng's face was even paler.

"Believe it or not, so much has happened to your family, it's better to resolve it, I heard that you still have a sister, you can't joke with your sister's life."

The most important thing, if something happens to this Xiao Heng, where will she go to find a guide who knows the route of the law wind and lotus into the mountain?

When Xiao Heng heard that his sister might be in danger, he couldn't care about anything, so he hurriedly begged: "Please also give me some advice, how to resolve the disaster, if you can solve my family...... My family is in this crisis, I will definitely send you into the mountain safely, and I don't want to be paid. ”

Hongchen naturally agreed. (To be continued.) )