Chapter 3 Into the Mountains

Xie Roujia walked out of the Xie family's inner house, and the carriage and horses were already waiting outside the second gate.

There weren't many servants around, and they had apparently been ordered, so they didn't show the slightest surprise at the sight of the masked girl.

"Miss, someone has already cleaned up over there, you can go back to your yard and wait for tomorrow before leaving." A steward said, paused, and looked at the small burden that Jiang Ling was holding in his hand, such a little burden couldn't hold anything at all, "The eldest lady said, you can take whatever you like." ”

Xie Roujia looked back at the mansion behind her, this place where she had lived in her past and present lives for more than twenty years combined, and she was going to leave in the end, but this time it was much earlier than in her dream, and it was also voluntary for her.

"I don't have anything to bring." She said that there was no yard for her anymore, and there was nothing she liked, "I don't have to wait for tomorrow, I'll go now, as long as there is a roof to cover and a ground to lie on, it's enough." ”

After she finished speaking, she lifted her feet and got into the carriage, and Jiang Ling and Shui Ying also hurriedly climbed up.

Now that she had said this, the steward stopped talking, waved his hand, and the coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage slowly drove out of the road.

There was hardly a single servant to be seen along the way, and all seemed to be hiding, and when the carriage had passed, the servants suddenly emerged from the ground and began to walk about as usual.

A carriage came from the inside again, and the servants were startled, who was going to go?

"Cousin!" Xie Rouqing shouted and chased him out from within.

Shao Mingqing looked back at her from the front of the car.

"No need to send it, no need to send it." He smiled, "Come once every three to five days." Don't be so polite. ”

Xie Rouqing glared and stepped forward to grab his sleeve.

"Who sent you! Didn't you tell your uncle that your injuries hadn't healed and that you would have to stay for two more days? Why is this leaving? She said.

"I didn't expect the injury to heal so quickly." Shao Mingqing spread his hands and said.

"You didn't expect the excitement to be watched so quickly, right?" Xie Rouqing said angrily.

Shao Mingqing laughed.

"Don't say that, don't say that." He said, but didn't deny it.

Don't say that he didn't expect it, and he didn't expect that Xie Roujia would walk so cleanly, he originally thought that he would make a choice for two or three days, even if he chose to leave, he would have to clean up for a few days, but he didn't expect to wear a mask on his front feet. The hind foot went out of the house.

"I think she's glad she's gone." Xie Rouqing couldn't help but say.

"It's not good. Everyone is happy. Shao Mingqing said, flicking the horsewhip and walking slowly.

"If she's gone, you don't have to go, cousin." Xie Rouqing said, "Originally, it was because she was here. You can't stay in our house. Now she's gone. And you are Huihui's life-saving benefactor, and I heard from my uncle and father that I want you to stay in our house. There are several places for you to choose. ”

Shao Mingqing stopped.

"Let me choose?" He asked, "That's what my uncle said?" ”

"Yes, and it's all cinnabar." Xie Rouqing said.

If you master the sale of cinnabar, you will also master the connections of the Xie family, which is also the key to whether the husband who will become the lord of Dan in the future can gain a firm foothold in the Xie family.

Obviously, after this rescue, the Shao family still values Shao Mingqing more in the selection of Shao Xie for marriage.

Shao Mingqing let out a thoughtful sigh.

"Take your pick." He repeated, smiling and throwing the whip in his hand, "I'll go to my uncle now." ”

Xie Rouqing grabbed him a little puzzled.

"Shouldn't you talk to your uncle?" She asked.

"Telling my father is not going to work." Shao Mingqing said with a smile and walked inward.

Uncle is also one of the people in charge of the Shao family, and his thoughts must be extremely thoughtful, why did he tell him badly?

Xie Rouqing frowned, what strange thoughts does this Shao Mingqing have? She hurriedly followed.

When the sun was set, Xie Roujia's carriage arrived at the foot of Yushan Mountain.

Jiang Ling lifted the curtain of the car, looked up at the tall and stretching peaks, and let out an exclamation.

"It looks like the mountain is taller and bigger at night." She said.

"You've been here before?" Shui Ying asked.

"I've been here before." Jiang Ling said, she stretched out her hand and pointed to a mountain peak in front of her with some excitement, "Look, my grandfather and my father and uncle died on the mountain over there." ”

This one......

A trace of astonishment flashed on Shui Ying's little face, as if she didn't know what expression to use to reply, so she simply stopped talking.

Jiang Ling was interested and enthusiastically introduced Shui Ying.

"Don't look at this place so deserted now, I heard them say that more than ten years ago it was lively, there were lights everywhere, illuminating day and night, and the sound of trumpets was non-stop, and the chariots and horses pressed out of the road were too late to fill in."

"Later, the sand became less and less, and after the mine collapsed half of the mountain, it was completely abandoned, and it was only lively when there were sacrifices."

"The scenery of Mt. Yushan has always been very good, and many people come to visit it on purpose, and of course, no one can enter the mountain if they want to."

Shui Ying looked around, the sky was getting late, and her vision became dim, but she could also see that the mountains and trees here were lush and beautiful, and the chirping of returning birds echoed in the mountains, and there was a faint strange sound like crying and laughing in the distance.

"What's that sound?" She couldn't help but ask.

Jiangling listened attentively.

"That's the sound of a trumpet." "It's the sand miners shouting," she said. ”

Shui Ying sighed.

"Didn't you say this place was abandoned?" She asked.

"Abandonment means that this is no longer a big mine, and there are still loose mines." Jiang Ling said.

As they talked, the carriage was bustling with activity, but it did not seem calm on the silent mountain road, and the carriage went all the way to the mountain, and when it was dark, a house appeared at the foot of the hill ahead, lit up like stars.

"Look, that's the Xie family's Yushan ancestral hall." Jiang Ling said, stretching her sore body that was bumped, "We have arrived." ”

But the carriage did not stop here, but continued to go inside over the house, and Jiang Ling couldn't help but be surprised.

"Hey. Isn't this here? Where else are you going? She shouted.

The guard's torch had been lit, and one of the guards turned around when he heard Jiang Ling's shout.

"Miss Roujia can't live in the house here." He said.

Jiang Ling was stunned, and immediately understood, it was Miss Roujia, not Miss Xie Roujia, not surnamed Xie, how could the ancestral mansion of the Xie family let her live.

"The mountain guards in front have already packed up their accommodations." The guard continued, ignoring them and urging the horse forward.

The mountain breeze is whistling. Blowing torches fiercely.

Jiang Ling bit her lower lip. Looking back at the car, Xie Roujia looked out the window with her head on her hand, the lantern outside the car flickered and shone on her face, and she barely spoke along the way. Just looking out the window. It seems that you can't get enough of the scenery outside the window.

"Hey. Shui Ying, mountain keeper, you know what it is, right? Jiang Ling raised a smile again and continued with Shui Ying.

Shui Ying looked at her and didn't speak.

"This mountain is huge. There are also a lot of mountain guards, most of them are families. ”

The sound of Jiangling's chirping continued to echo on the mountain road.

It was dark, and when a crescent moon hung high on the top of the mountain, the group finally stopped in front of a house.

It is said to be a house, but it is actually a few wooden houses, surrounded by a fence outside.

The two middle-aged couples humbly and respectfully saluted everyone.

"Alright, Miss Roujia will leave it to you." The escort at the head said, not even getting off the horse, and said loudly.

"Yes, yes." The couple said in unison.

The guards stopped talking, turned their horses' heads and galloped away, the sound of horses' hooves faded away, and the valley was quiet.

"Miss Roujia." The couple approached the courtyard and said.

Xie Roujia turned around.

Under the light of the two dim lanterns, the golden mask was particularly eerie.

The couple hurriedly lowered their heads.

"It's been wiped, the bedding is clean, the fire is lit, and the meal is ready." The woman said quickly, pointing out the kitchen firewood room one by one.

Xie Roujia nodded.

"Okay." She said.

"Then let's go." The woman said.

Xie Roujia said hello again and watched the couple walk quickly towards the outside of the hospital.

"Oops." Jiang Ling hurriedly shouted, "You don't live here?" ”

The couple gave a salute with some trepidation.

"We, we're in another place." They said.

Jiang Ling looked around.

"No, the three of us are here by ourselves, what should we do if we are bitten by wolves?" She shouted.

The couple was even more nervous and stammered.

"No, there are no wolves." They replied.

"No, you can't ......," Jiang Ling said, interrupted by Xie Roujia before he finished speaking.

"Alright, let's go." Xie Roujia said, "I occupied your house, thank you." ”

The couple didn't dare to look at her, bowed their heads and hurriedly walked away.

"Miss." Jiang Ling shouted.

"They are not my subordinates, why should they let the family stay." Xie Roujia said, "Don't make people embarrassed, hurriedly let out the house for us to live in, maybe you will have to sleep in the wild." ”

Jiang Ling looked at her and replied.

"Miss, you go sit down first, Shui Ying and I will serve dinner." She said with a smile on her face.

Xie Roujia hummed and turned to go in.

Jiang Ling stepped into the kitchen and looked at the swarthy stove.

"Shui Ying, I want to cry." She said suddenly.

Shui Ying, who was following behind, sighed.

"You can cry if you want to." She said.

Jiang Ling really started crying.

"It's too ruthless, it's too ruthless." She raised her hand to hide her face and squatted down and cried.

Crying, he looked up and saw Shui Ying sitting on a small wooden pier looking at him.

"Are you done crying?" Shui Ying looked at her and asked, "Can you eat?" ”

Jiang Ling couldn't help but squirt out a snot bubble, and hurriedly wiped it away, angry and funny.

"You, can you still eat?" She said.

Shui Ying nodded.

"I'm hungry, of course I can eat." She said, "Aren't you hungry? ”

Jiang Ling looked at her, and the grievances that had accumulated didn't know whether she was crying or angry by her words, and suddenly she didn't want to cry, so she raised her sleeve and wiped her tears.

"I'm hungry, hungry." She said, standing up and lifting the lid of the pot, "Eat, eat." ”

When Jiang Ling came in with food, Xie Roujia was cutting off the lights.

"Miss, I'll come, don't burn your hands." Jiang Ling said hurriedly.

"It's already cut." Xie Roujia said and sat down.

Jiang Ling looked at Shui Ying who was standing on the side, frowned and pushed her.

"What are you doing standing stupidly, do something, go make the bed for Miss." She said.

"I won't." Shui Ying said, standing still, "My young master asked me not to make the bed." ”

Jiang Ling glared.

Xie Roujia laughed.

"Alright, alright, I'll make the bed." She said, "It's all a small thing, and now it's a big thing to eat, so sit down and eat, eat first, and then talk about anything else." ”

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Crossing and crossing. (To be continued......)