The woman was dressed in a half-worn blue gown, with a thin golden hairpin on her head, and her face was clean and without a trace of rouge.

Zhen Xuan took a closer look, it was really a young girl, and she was surprised: "When did you get married?" ”

Qingya greeted her and said, "I got married last summer." ”

Zhen Xuan gave the child a golden nude to play with, sat for a while, and then asked Ma Pozi to lead the way and turn around the Zhuangzi.

Ma Pozi is a fast-mouthed and straight-mouthed person, and she talks to Zhen Xuan about interesting things on the mountain while walking.

Walking and stopping, Zhen Xuan raised her eyes and saw two figures on the mountain in the distance, Xing Aya also saw it, and said in surprise: "The one in purple seems to be our fourth master, and the other ......"

Momo Aya also opened her eyes and looked carefully, and said with some uncertainty: "That dark-colored clothes may be Xiang Cong, far away, I can't see clearly." ”

Although I don't know how Xia Jingqing went up the mountain, Xiangcong is the eldest grandson of Steward Xie, who runs on the mountain all the year round, and with him with him, there should be nothing wrong.

Ma Pozi guessed with a smile: "Does that master want to go to the mountains to find game?" ”

"Also at this time?" Aya asked.

"Why not, the girl doesn't know in the house, don't look at the cold on the mountain in winter, but if you're lucky, you can still catch a lot of things." Ma Pozi saw that they were interested in listening, and said something about how to lay traps and how to guard the prey, Zhen Xuan and the three of them had never lived in Zhuangzi for a long time, and it was interesting to listen to it for the first time, Ma Pozi finished speaking, and said, "In another ten days, when my man went to the house to deliver local products, I asked him to bring some game to grandma and girls to taste, what is the specific thing is not known now, I will know until I catch it." ”

It looks like the hour is almost up. Zhen Xuan returned to the Xia family's Zhuangzi.

As soon as he entered the door, he called the maid Walnut beside Xia Huqing to stop him.

Walnut looked gloomy. Whispered to Zhen Xuan: "Second grandmother." Our lady has been waiting for you for more than half an hour. ”

Zhen Xuan didn't know what was going on, and asked, "Where is the third lady now?" ”

"You're not here, it's not good for the third lady to wait in your house, it's in your own yard at this time." After Walnut finished speaking, she blessed her body, "The slave will go and talk to the young lady and let the young lady come to you." ”

Zhen Xuan nodded.

As soon as he sat down in the house, Xia Huqing came in a hurry.

Xia Huqing took Zhen Xuan's hand. Seeing that there were only Tao Aya and Xing Aya in the house, he didn't care about it, and whispered to Zhen Xuan: "Sister-in-law, the fourth brother went out without saying a word to his grandmother in the afternoon, and he didn't come back at this time." After a while, it will be time to eat in the ancestral house, if I don't see the fourth brother, what should I say? ”

"Haven't come back yet?" Zhen Xuan was stunned, glanced at the sky outside that was gradually darkening, and said, "Don't worry. I do know where the fourth uncle has gone. When I went to my Zhuangzi just now, I saw him and Xiang Cong going up the mountain from a distance. I had assumed they were going to catch game. Xiang Cong is an experienced person, so he should be fine, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't come back when it was getting dark. ”

Xia Huqing was slightly relieved when she heard Zhen Xuan say that she knew Xia Jingqing's whereabouts, but after listening to the words again, the heart that had just fallen rose to her throat again: "Up the mountain?" Catching game? It's too late to catch it. ”

Tao Aya frowned, and said to Zhen Xuan: "Grandma, didn't you say that it is dark early on the mountain and cold at night?" Xiang Cong should understand this, but he hasn't brought the fourth master back, isn't it that the fourth master doesn't listen to him and insists on doing it? ”

What is Xia Jingqing's temper, Xia Huqing knows the roots, reasoning and emphasizing righteousness is one thing, and his courage is also extraordinarily big, the situation that Tao Aya said is really possible.

Xia Huqing was anxious: "Sister-in-law, what if the ancestors and grandmothers know?" ”

Zhen Xuan couldn't help pursing her lips and pondering, she wasn't sure when Xia Jingqing would come back, if she was crazy and didn't care about the time, let the old ancestor and Mrs. Zheng know, at most she would scold and beat her, and it would be over afterwards. But if something happened on the mountain, they were afraid that Xia Jingqing would be punished, so they kept it secret and didn't report it, delaying the time, and it would be difficult to say what would happen later.

Xia Yiqing accompanied the Zheng family back to Yongzhou, Zhen Xuan could only judge this matter by herself, she thought about it and felt that it was not good to hide it, so she persuaded Xia Huqing: "You can't hide it, it's dark and cold on the mountain, and it may be foggy for a while, even if it's okay, it's easy to have an accident, so let's hurry up and report to the ancestor and grandmother, and send some people to go up the mountain to find it." ”

Xia Huqing wet the corners of her eyes, holding Zhen Xuan's hand and couldn't help hesitating, Zhen Xuan persuaded Tao Aya and Xing Aya a few more words, and then she nodded vigorously: "I listen to my sister-in-law." ”

Seeing this, Zhen Xuan went to the ancestor with Xia Huqing.

The old ancestor was about to have dinner in the house, and Yi Xi was setting the table with two little maids.

Old Lady Zheng and the eldest master were talking with the old ancestor, and when they saw the two of them coming in, they beckoned, "What's wrong?" All have a bitter face. ”

Zhen Xuan stepped forward and told me about Xia Jingqing and Xiang Cong going up the mountain together and not seeing anyone until now.

The eldest man frowned tightly and said, "This wild monkey is lawless!" ”

Old Mrs. Zheng had a worried look on her face, and when she saw that the lantern had been lit outside, she said to the old ancestor, "Where did Jingqing go?" It's so dark on the mountain, don't hurt it. ”

The old ancestor nodded, and said to the old man: "You go and talk to Steward Xie and ask him to send someone to the mountain to look for it." ”

The eldest lord answered, got up and went out.

Xie Peiwang was also looking for his grandson, and when he heard that Xiang Cong led Xia Jingqing into the mountain, his face turned white.

The two teenagers have been in the mountain for so long without any news, Xie Peiwang is worried, but don't run into anything. This is already early winter, and many animals are hibernating, so many ferocious animals are hungry, and if they run into a wild boar hungry wolf, it will be bad luck.

One is his grandson, and the other is the son of the owner......

Xie Peiwang didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he called more than a dozen villagers, and he took them personally and lit torches to find them.

The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, and Yi Xi Chong Gui pouted and motioned to what to do with the food on that table.

Mama Gui leaned down and whispered to the old ancestor: "Old ancestor, the fourth master is just greedy for fun and forgets the time." Do you remember when your two brothers sneaked out to play and came back for two days and two nights, and your mother was so worried that she didn't sleep for two whole nights, and when she saw them come back, she cried and went to sleep. Don't worry, let's eat some food first, don't hurt yourself. ”

The old ancestor sighed and said to Mrs. Zheng: "That's it, let's eat ours, the stinky boy is not afraid of hunger, let him go hungry alone." ”

No matter how worried the old lady Zheng and the eldest master were, they didn't dare to miss the ancestor's meal, so they sat down at the table with them.

Zhen Xuan and Xia Huqing also sat down, used some each, and then stopped.

After removing the table and sitting for another two quarters of an hour, Xie Peiwang's family came in a hurry and replied: "Ancestor, Xiangcong was found, and he fell in the forest on the side of the mountain road, but he didn't see the fourth master." ”

The old ancestor looked at him sharply and said, "Fallen in the forest? What kind of injury. ”

Xia Huqing was very nervous when she heard this, and looked at Zhen Xuan pitifully, Zhen Xuan shook her head slightly, signaling her not to panic.

Xie Peiwang's family hurriedly said: "It seems that he was knocked unconscious, there are no wounds on his body, and his clothes are still neat, it looks like he was attacked by someone, and he fainted all of a sudden." ”

Mrs. Zheng had a dark face and asked, "Is Xiangcong awake?" ”

Xie Peiwang's family shook her head, she felt sorry for her grandson, but at this time Xia Jingqing still didn't know her whereabouts, she didn't dare to show any emotion in front of the owner, forced her tears, and said: "Before he woke up, when he woke up, the old slave called him to call back to the old ancestor." ”

The old ancestor and the old lady Zheng were all pale, they had imagined that Xia Jingqing was playful, and they were also worried that he would meet a beast, or that the two of them would get lost in the fog on the mountain, but they never thought that they had met a thief and asked someone to calculate.

Xiang Cong was knocked unconscious, what about Xia Jingqing, was he knocked unconscious and taken away, or did he escape smartly?

Xia Huqing was sitting on pins and needles, this matter was all thanks to Xia Jingqing sneaking up the mountain, she was worried about her brother, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost wrung up.

Zhen Xuan remembered that in the past, Tao Aya was knocked unconscious by Tianbao, and after waking up, her neck was sore, although there were no other external injuries, she could only get out of bed after lying down for a day, and if she was forced to stand up, she would be dizzy.

Even if Xiang Cong wakes up, it is estimated that it will not be easy to come back and talk back.

Thinking of this, Zhen Xuan told the ancestor about this, and said: "The great-granddaughter-in-law wondered, should I ask someone to wait outside Xiang Cong's house, and when I woke up, I would go in and ask, and Xiang Cong didn't have to get up." ”

The eldest lord listened to the reason, he was already restless, and he just took advantage of this reason to ask in person.

After another quarter of an hour, the old man returned.

Xiang Cong had already woken up, and he only remembered that he and Xia Jingqing had met a big man.

The big man's clothes are not like the mountain villager, the body is sturdy, like a Jianghu person, he said that he is not familiar with the mountain roads in this area, and accidentally lost his direction, Xiang Cong kindly showed him the way, but the back of the neck was knocked hard, and he didn't know what was going on.

Xia Jingqing still has no whereabouts.

Zhen Xuan couldn't understand why that big man wanted to take Xia Jingqing away for no reason. It makes sense to kidnap a girl.

Old Mrs. Zheng closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and then said to the old ancestor: "As soon as it dawns tomorrow, I will ask someone to go down the mountain to report to Yiqing, and then go to the government to report the case." ”

The old ancestor nodded slowly: "That's very good. ”

As he was talking, there was a sudden commotion in the courtyard outside.

Yi Xi went out to investigate, and after a while, she hurried back, with a happy face, but before she could speak in a hurry, the curtain was lifted, and the purple-clothed figure rushed in, it was Xia Jingqing.

Obviously it was winter, Xia Jingqing's face was covered with sweat, he raised his hand to wipe it, and the mud on his hand was stained on his face again, making his already dirty face even more black and white, he grabbed the teapot on the table, and poured a few sips into the spout, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "It's really scared to death." (To be continued......)