"Mengzi, I can only ask you to take care of the affairs of the family. Mother, she is gradually getting older, and Azhu is a woman, so there must be many inconveniences. ”

Liu Meng looked at him puzzled, and said, "Since Brother Ping'an can't rest assured, why do you want to leave?" ”

Ping An smiled bitterly: "I'm not forced to do it." Besides, I want to go out and break in. ”

After all, Liu Meng is also a man with strong blood, but he can understand Ping'an's approach, and said busily: "Maybe one day, there will be a general in our village." ”

Ping'an smiled: "Do you think the general can be so easy?" I am now following General Zhao Chuan, but I don't know what I can do in the end from being a small soldier. ”

Liu Meng listened with some envy: "Brother Ping'an will be famous in the future, don't forget to carry me." ”

Ping An smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's a family, and you still say such things." Am I such a heartless and unrighteous person? You are good to Xiangmei, help me take care of my mother, and I thank you very much when I come back! ”

The two said something about parting.

Here Ping'an chose the seventeenth month of the month to say goodbye, and did not notify the uncle's family and aunt's house, which was far away and could not be taken care of at ordinary times. Most of the people in the village don't know about it.

On the day of leaving, Mrs. Feng was still full of resentment, Liu Meng and Xiangmei also came to see each other, and the second uncle of the Feng family only Feng Bai's family came, and said some scattered words. Xiangmei was reluctant to give up her brother, so she cried with Ping'an and pumping. Yun Zhu kept a straight face, and couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.

Ping'an hardened his heart, got into the carriage sent by Liao Yan to pick him up, and left without looking back.

Yunzhu helped her mother-in-law and said, "Mother, let's go back, it's cold outside." ”

Mrs. Feng wiped a handful of tears, after all, she had to accept this fact, turned around and said, "Go back." ”

Everyone returned to Feng's house, Feng Bai glanced at Fei Ju and asked, "What does my sister-in-law plan to do in the future?" ”

Feng Lao Niang said: "What should I do." Let's take it one step at a time. The mountains must not be wasted, the crops must be planted, and the ducks must be fed. ”

Liu Meng said: "Okay, if my mother needs help in the future, just ask." ”

Old Lady Feng nodded weakly.

Yunzhu thought. She and her mother-in-law are afraid that it will take a long time to adapt to this life. There is no man in the family, and there are few people to do manual work, so she said to Liu Meng: "The old man you invited is not bad and honest." Wait until here for the end of the New Year. You ask him to come back and help. ”

Liu Meng smiled: "No problem. If you need any help, there are a lot of people in my kiln, and they will come when you shout. ”

The affairs of the family are now in charge of Yunzhu alone. But she was worried about the things in the shop, she couldn't do it alone, and the livestock at home also needed to be taken care of, and it was also inseparable. If you hire a small worker, you have to pay people's wages, and their small shop is afraid that it will not make much money.

So later, Yunzhu discussed with Feng Lao Niang: "Mother, let's go out of the noodle restaurant." ”

It was expected by Mrs. Feng. However, she knew very well how much effort Yun Zhu had put into the shop, including that the name of the shop was also related to Yun Zhu, so she was asked to give it up, and Yun Zhu was willing to do so.

Feng Lao Niang was afraid that Yunzhu would feel bad, so she came to comfort her: "Don't be too sad, I can't help much with the things in the shop, and when there is a time in the future, we will open it again." ”

"Well, I think so too, didn't Ping An leave a sum of money. When this side is settled, let's go into the city and live. ”

Feng Lao Niang was surprised: "Do you really want to go to the city?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that, this money can accomplish a lot with good planning. After settling down, I can also find a better shop again. Open a decent restaurant, isn't it? ”

At this time, Mrs. Feng didn't know what to say, she thought that Yunzhu would be sad because of the noodle restaurant, but she didn't expect Yunzhu to be so ambitious.

The next day, Yunzhu went to Master Zhang and asked him to talk to Lao Zhou. They don't buy or rent the shop.

Master Zhang knew the reason, and shook his head again and again: "What will you do in the future?" ”

Yunzhu smiled: "What to do, there are many ways, Master doesn't have to worry about me." ”

Master Zhang said: "It's not easy for you, if you need help with anything, just ask." If you want to come back and help, I'll talk to the shopkeeper. ”

Yunzhu nodded and said, "Thank you." ”

Gradually, the news of peace and tranquility spread in the village, and now only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are left in the Feng family, and many people have said, "I thought that their Feng family was going to be rich and expensive, but it seems difficult." ”

Some people immediately retorted, "Why can't you be rich and rich, if Ping An breaks into a famous hall, maybe it will surprise us." ”

"Enlisting in the army to fight, you think it's as simple as going up to the mountains to hunt, but I'm afraid that this trip will go and there will be no return!"

There are those who are worried about the Feng family, and there are those who watch the excitement, in short, they don't care much about them.

Seeing that it was the end of the year, only Feng Lao Niang and Yun Zhu were left at home during the Chinese New Year this year. Yunzhu is not in the mood to get New Year's goods, and he didn't prepare New Year's wine in the first month. There are few people, and it seems a little deserted.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law disposed of a batch of ducks, and Wang Qingshan helped send them to his brother-in-law, and brought them a sum of money when they came back. The cloud beads have counted more than two taels, and the New Year is already very rich.

It snowed again, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were stuck at home and didn't go anywhere. Mrs. Feng looked at the snowflakes in the sky and said worriedly: "I don't know if Ping An will be frozen, and he didn't bring a few thick clothes." What do you say are in such a hurry, you can't even spend the Chinese New Year's Eve together. He hasn't been to incense his father or sacrifice to his ancestors. ”

"Mother, Ping An said that General Zhao and Mr. Liao would take care of him, so don't worry."

Old Lady Feng glanced at Yunzhu and shook her head with a sigh.

"Mother, I'm going to chop grass and feed the ducks, you go back to the house to rest."

There is not much fresh grass in this season, but fortunately, there are only dozens of ducks, and they are in a hurry to make another batch of board ducks, and Yunzhu is not ready to feed them again next year. The family's pigs were also sold, and there were not many livestock left.

Yunzhu chopped the grass, mixed it with her own feed, and brought it to the ducks to eat. I hurriedly found some dry straw and fed the mules.

I didn't go out much this day, and at night, Yunzhu was lying in the quilt, lonely, but I couldn't sleep, and the wind outside was bleak. She secretly wondered what Ping An was doing at the moment, where he was now. Have you already reached the border? Did you encounter heavy snow blocking the road on the road? Will you be homesick in this cold and lonely night?

The next day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got up one after another, Feng Lao Niang was in charge of breakfast, and Yunzhu was in charge of serving the livestock. When she went to the pen to add grass to the mule, she suddenly found that the mule was missing.

Yun Zhu was shocked, and hurriedly ran to tell Feng Lao Niang: "Mother, are you leading the mule behind?" ”

"No, isn't the mule missing?"

Yunzhu said anxiously: "Yes." I can't find it. ”

The mule is the biggest animal in the family, and when Feng Lao Niang heard that the mule was missing, she hurriedly searched for it with Yunzhu.

But the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law searched back and forth, but they didn't find their mules.

"How could this happen? What about the black bear and the black tiger, let them also help find it. ”

But when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rushed to the place where the dogs were bolted, they found both dogs lying motionless on the ground.

Yun Zhu looked at it and said, "It's broken, someone must have drugged the black bear and the black tiger last night." ”

Feng Lao Niang stepped forward to take a closer look, the two dogs were already out of breath, and she cried angrily at that time: "Who the hell is it!" Which is it! Our dog was drugged to death, and the mule was taken away. ”

Yun Zhu was also terrified in his heart: "Who did this?" ”

The black bear and the black tiger were originally given by Tian Tian, and Tian Tian liked these two puppies very much. Take care of them every day and play with them. But now that the two dogs are gone, Yunzhu thinks of her daughter, and she can't hold back her tears.

It had snowed overnight, and the ground had been covered with a thick layer, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had just gotten up and had no time to clean up. Yunzhu comforted her mother-in-law twice, and when she saw that there were many messy footprints on the ground, she had a flash of inspiration in her mind and hurriedly opened the courtyard door. Rounded it around. There were no messy footprints at the gate of the courtyard, so she went around the back door and looked around, and sure enough, she found a lot of footprints, people's footprints. There are also animals, and the mules that Yunzhu has raised for so long can naturally be distinguished.

She slowly followed the marks in the snow until she reached the bridge, where she could no longer distinguish them because of the large number of footprints. Moreover, the footprints left by the mules were already small, and the people who passed by here in the morning walked around, and they were already covered. For a while, Yunzhu lost its direction, and their mules were really lost?

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law buried the two dead black dogs in the back mountain, and when Liu Meng came over at noon, Feng Lao Niang told him about it.

Liu Meng was very surprised: "Ping An has only been gone for a long time, and this kind of thing happened." I think I've been targeted for a long time. And it was done by someone I knew. ”

"I think so too."

Feng Lao Niang interjected: "Who could it be?" ”

The room fell silent, Liu Meng got up and said, "Mother, sister-in-law, I will find out this matter for you, don't worry." As the year comes, you should also pay extra attention to safety. I'll come back when I find out the truth. ”

When such a thing happened, both Feng Lao Niang and Yun Zhu could not feel at ease.

"The first step is to lose the mule and the dog to death, and then what will we do to us, and will we still be safe to live here?" Feng Lao Niang was a little panicked.

Yunzhu hurriedly comforted her mother-in-law: "Mother, don't worry, don't you have a brother-in-law, the Liu family also has some prestige in the village." Maybe it's just a villain making trouble behind his back, and nothing big will happen. ”

"Villain? Our family has done its duty, and we haven't offended anyone? Feng Lao Niang said, suddenly remembered something and said to Yunzhu: "You said that the Zhang family did it, there was such a big incident in front, and their family must have a grudge against us." When Ping An was at home, they were still afraid of two points, and now that Ping An is gone, they bullied us just two women? ”

Yunzhu said: "But there is no evidence, what if it wasn't done by the Zhang family?" We can't guess here. ”

Mrs. Feng was upset when she thought about it, and she shouted a headache when she was stimulated by these things. Seeing this, Yunzhu hurriedly helped her mother-in-law to lie on the bed, and hurried to ask Dr. Yuan to take a look.

Yun Zhu was in a hurry, and hurriedly ran to the side of the medical hall, patted the door panel, and it was Zhang Feng who opened the door. Yunzhu was stunned for a moment, remembering what happened last time, it was Zhang Feng who insisted in the middle, and Village Chief Zhang was soft, this time do you want to ask him what he knows. But now my mother-in-law's illness is even more important, and I want to go back and ask Zhang Feng again.

"Looking for Master?"

Yunzhu nodded and asked, "Is he here?" ”

Zhang Feng opened the door and invited Yunzhu in. Yuan Muhua took a nap before getting up, a little sleepy-eyed, and when he saw Yunzhu coming, he hurriedly put on a piece of clothes, put on cotton shoes and walked out.

"It's Song Niangzi who is here, is there something wrong?"

Yunzhu said anxiously: "My mother shouted dizziness, so I came over and asked Dr. Yuan to take a look." ”

When Yuan Muhua heard this, he hurriedly went into the house to take out his medical box, and followed Yunzhu to the courtyard of the Feng family here.

He carefully checked Mrs. Feng's pulse, inquired about the situation, and said, "It's okay, just get a needle, if it doesn't work, I'll come back tomorrow to continue the needle." ”

Yuan Muhua took the needle, found the acupuncture point, and tied it for Mrs. Feng, and after a while, Mrs. Feng fell asleep. It generally takes half a column of incense to prick the needle. During this period, Yunzhu poured boiling water for Yuan Muhua and asked him to drink it.

"My mother-in-law doesn't matter, right?"

Yuan Muhua smiled: "It's not a big deal, it may be caused by mental anxiety." You usually comfort and comfort her. ”

Yunzhu agreed.

Yuan Muhua looked at Yunzhu's sad face and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Can I help you? ”

Yunzhu told Yuan Muhua about the incident in the morning. After hearing this, Yuan Muhua was quite shocked and said: "There is such a big thing, and Ping An has only been gone for a few days, what are you going to do?" ”

Yunzhu said: "Brother-in-law Liu said that he would help find it." It's just that I think it's difficult. If you report to the official, the official will not accept such a trivial matter. There's really no clue at all. The mother-in-law may also have fallen ill suddenly because of this. ”

Yuan Muhua said: "You tell me the details." ”

Yunzhu said it 1510, and even said that the footprints disappeared at the bridge.

Yuan Muhua groaned: "Most of the cases are done by acquaintances, do you have any suspicions?" ”

Yun Zhu swallowed and spit out: "There is no evidence for this, it's not easy to guess casually." ”

"That's right." Yuan Muhua understood what Yunzhu was thinking, so he said, "Don't worry, I will find a way to help you." I'll ask you when I get back. ”

Yunzhu thanked him repeatedly.

Yuan Muhua looked at Yunzhu's appearance and nodded with a smile: "As long as the person is fine, it is not a big deal." Relax. ”

As soon as Yuan Muhua returned to the medical hall, he called Zhang Feng to him and told Zhang Feng about his concerns.

Zhang Feng looked at his master in slight surprise and said, "Master, do you suspect that my father did it?" ”

There is really no evidence, Yuan Muhua said: "Didn't your family have a holiday with the Feng family, you can only start from these aspects, you can help me inquire about it." If so, let your father return the mule, and I'll say a few more words and apologize. (To be continued.) )